Valuations 101

Optimizing Your Valuation Strategy to Maximize Profit and Minimize Risk By Kade Clark Over the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of technology and digital processes across the real estate industry, from search to close. For investors, evaluating properties at scale locally, regionally, or nationally requires a technological edge. New valuation tools leveraging the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and data science are making it

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Co-Living: A Powerful Strategy

Investors are Beating Uncertainty with a New Investment Model By Frank Furman For the past decade, single-family real estate investors have benefited from a seemingly iron-clad law that a property you buy today will be worth even more tomorrow. Low interest rates and eager lenders have saved many, many marginal deals. How disciplined does your underwriting and valuation need to be when the most common lament you hear from investors

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Understanding a Property’s Claims History

Evaluating the Potential Investment By Shawn Woedl Knowing a property’s claims history helps in evaluating a potential investment. Past claims can affect insurance rates, coverage availability, and can shed light on possible hidden damage and risk. Doing your due diligence provides you with crucial information that can help you understand what to expect moving forward, mitigate the risk of an investment, and make an informed decision about whether a certain

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Competing in a Challenging SFR Market

Acquisition Strategies to Grow Your Portfolio By Jamie Rey-Hipolito The single-family rental market is not for the faint of heart. With the lack of available inventory that has become a hallmark of the pandemic-era housing market, real estate investors are feeling the pinch (with even the most seasoned investors having a difficult time navigating it). As someone who has been in the industry for more than 20 years, I have

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