Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina

The Palmetto State’s “Emerald City” is Still a Prime Location for Investors By Carole VanSickle Ellis The Greenville, South Carolina, real estate market has normalized, and that means the Palmetto State’s “Emerald City” is looking more alluring than ever in 2023. Ranked fifth on Realtor.com’s “Top 10 Real Estate Markets to Watch in 2023 and Into the Future,” Greenville boasts a combination of “better housing affordability, greater numbers of renters

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Millennial Home Buyer Report: 2023 Edition

What are the Barriers to Millennial Homeownership? By Jaime Dunaway-Seale Millennial home buyers can’t catch a break. After weathering two economic recessions that delayed their ability to buy a home, they entered one of the most expensive markets in U.S. history. Fierce demand driven by historically low interest rates and limited inventory caused home prices to soar, and many millennials were priced out of the market or outbid by wealthier

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Lending, Real Estate, and How Both Sectors Could Change in the Coming Year

A Q&A with Dave Goldstein, Founding Partner, Bavex Lending When Dave Goldstein, founding partner at Bavex Lending, says his company wants to be your lender, he’s not kidding. Bavex is known for what Goldstein refers to as “the most aggressive pricing and leverage in the industry,” meaning that he and his team are determined to help real estate investors get good deals done. “We know that everything in lending is

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5 Ways to Reduce Days on Market for SFRs

Rental Property Marketing is a Critical Part of the Rental Process By Kori Covrigaru When it comes to single-family rentals (SFRs), the number of days they sit on the market is often the most crucial factor in determining how successful your property will be. Reducing the days on market can be beneficial in many ways, such as keeping your bottom line healthy. The SFR market keeps booming. Compared to the

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U.S. Foreclosure Activity Doubles Annually

Foreclosure Starts Up from 2021, While Foreclosure Completions Decline by ATTOM Staff ATTOM, a leading curator of real estate data nationwide for land and property data, released its Year-End 2022 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows foreclosure filings— default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 324,237 U.S. properties in 2022, up 115% from 2021 but down 34% from 2019, before the pandemic shook up the market. Foreclosure filings in

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real estate is your retirement vehicle

Mohammed Diab is a Doctor of Pharmacy who was born and raised in Saudi Arabia. He moved to the United States for a better future and today, he has left his career in healthcare to flip houses and own rental properties.  Listen to this episode to learn more about Mohammed, his story, and how he built his real estate business shortly after migrating to the US from Sudan!  Quotables “Everybody

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