Racing Full-Speed

RCN Capital’s Jeffrey Tesch is Pushing the Limits and Staying in the Fast Lane By Carole VanSickle Ellis If Jeffrey Tesch, CEO at private direct lender RCN Capital, were not involved in the private lending industry, he would probably be zooming at top speed around an asphalt track in Daytona or Talladega. “My wife might not agree, but I think if I put a helmet on and really worked at

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A Father and Son Partnership

How the Mayhews Became a Real Estate Success Story Richard and Nathan Mayhew are a father-and-son team in the real estate investment industry. As partners in the Virginia-based Maycor Real Estate Services, LLC, they own and operate one of the most successful HomeVestors® franchises in the country, focusing primarily on the Richmond and Norfolk Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Richard had a very successful career in the mortgage and commercial banking industry

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The Future of Rental Listings

How to Stay Ahead of the Competition By Kori Covrigaru As a single-family rental (SFR) investor, you have likely seen an increase in competition. The demand for SFRs is up, but with demand up, more investors are adding SFRs to their portfolios. As a result, investors need a way for their listings to stand out. According to Realtor.com’s 2022 Housing Marketing Prediction Report, there will be a higher demand for

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Affordable Housing

Better Affordable Housing Options Improve Quality of Life By John Beacham Inflation, rising interest rates and soaring housing prices—with demand for property widely outstripping supply—continue to endure as features of America’s post-pandemic recovery. While each trend is likely to normalize over time, families and communities today are desperate for reasonable housing options that serve low- and middle-income earners. Particularly as population concentration continues to shift and become more urbanized, the

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Durham, North Carolina

There are Lots of Reasons to be Bullish on the “Bull City” By Carole VanSickle Ellis When Google announced in March 2021 that it would create its next “engineering hub” in Durham, North Carolina, many investors in the area were not particularly surprised. After all, Durham, also known as the “Bull City” due to the longstanding presence of Bull Durham Tobacco, the first nationally marketed tobacco brand in the United

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Single Family Institutional Investor Industry Turns 10

A Look at the Evolution of the Industry and What to Expect in the Future By John Gordon In an issue of REI INK dedicated to the fix-and-hold single family rental business, it is appropriate to note that many of the institutional investors have or will celebrate their tenth anniversary this year. If we take a quick glance across the playing field, we see Invitation Homes, Progress Residential, Main Street

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