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Hurricane Season Is Just Around the Corner

Are you Prepared? By Shawn Woedl AccuWeather recently released its 2023 Atlantic hurricane season forecast, and although predictions point towards a less active season, it will still bring certain dangers and the potential for property loss. Tropical weather forecasters at AccuWeather are projecting 11-15 named storms, with four to eight expected to reach hurricane strength. The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1, so now is the time to prepare your

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From Portfolio Asset to a Rental Home

A New Perspective on SFR Management By Nickalene Badalamenti-Kalas The housing crisis of 2008 sent seismic waves through communities across the country and left a lasting impact on how investors and property management companies handle single-family rental property management. That event will not be the last of its type, and the lessons it imparted to investors, property managers, tenants, and their communities bear continual scrutiny as the housing market is

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Proptech Companies Are Taking a Customer-Centric Approach

Combining Technology with the Human Element By Matt Olsen Henry Ford once said, “Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.” This quote perfectly captures how real estate companies should approach technology advancements in today’s digital age. It’s not enough to simply implement a new solution and expect it to resolve every problem; instead, the real estate industry is shifting toward a

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The Evolution of the Single-Family Rental

Investors Need to Plan for the Economic Shift Everyone is Feeling Right Now By David Hicks Real estate investing can be a great way to curate long-term, and even generational, wealth. The most common type of real estate investment is single-family rental (SFR) – as opposed to multi-family or commercial properties. Reportedly, there are 108.5 million Americans who rent their housing and 35% of those rentals are single-family homes. Sure,

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An Ounce of Prevention — Best Practices

Preventive Maintenance Plans Can Save You Time, Money and Hassle By Doug Ellis As they build their portfolio of single-family rental (SFR) properties, owners and operators focus on key business strategies—to find quality renters, reduce tenant turn times and maximize their investment. But there is one step a lot of owners and operators often overlook: preventive maintenance. Part of maximizing your SFR investment is ensuring that each of your properties

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For SFR, Adversity Is in Our DNA

It’s Far Too Early to Write Eulogies for the Late, Great SFR Market By Greg Godderidge From humble beginnings, the Single-Family Rental (SFR) market has grown into an asset class worth trillions of dollars. Today, institutional investors own approximately 500,000 properties of the 16 million single family rental homes nationally, representing a fraction of all rental units in the United States. But their importance to the national housing industry is

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