Nate Zielinski, Senior Partnerships Coordinator at RCN Capital By Carole VanSickle Ellis When Nate Zielinski graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism in 2015, he did not foresee real estate investment financing in his future. Nevertheless, when he joined private lender RCN Capital in 2020, he knew his background in communications would be an asset in his new role. “I went in as a blank slate as far as the
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A Guide for Real Estate Investors in 2024 By Jason Jones Property owners across the country are grappling with the aftermath of another intense year for the insurance market. Extreme weather events and large-scale natural disasters have caused the insurance landscape to evolve significantly over the last few years. But what does that mean for real estate investors? Let’s start with a look back at a few of 2023’s most
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Q&A With Motivated Leads Co-Founder Bryan Driscoll By Carole VanSickle Ellis I got into investing first, failed at that first, then got into marketing, then got back into real estate,” states Bryan Driscoll with characteristic forthrightness when asked about his early days as a real estate investor. Back in 1998 when Driscoll first entered the investing world courtesy of the classic Ron LeGrand course that brought so many investors into
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Tips on Making the First Move By Lorraine Perez There are countless advantages to investing in real estate. It provides a passive income, allows for diversification of funds, and gives you a sense of freedom and control that you do not get with other forms of investment. Yet the space is dominated by men. According to Zippia’s latest findings, only 31.6% of real estate investors are women. It is not
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Investors are Flocking to BTRs as a High Performing Asset By Greg Godderidge Once occupying a small niche in the market, Build-to-rent (BTR) has emerged as the dominant acquisition model of the single-family rental (SFR) sector. Fueled by the persistent lack of existing homes for sale and growing demand for single-family rentals, BTR came into its own in 2023. The model attracted the attention of large institutional investors who recognize
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…. For Providing Rental Housing By David Howard A new bill introduced in January 2024 in the U.S. Senate levies an onerous new tax on owners of single-family rental homes for no other reason than they are deemed “institutional” and therefore somehow a threat to America’s housing market. The “Affordable Housing and Homeowner Protection Act,” introduced by Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) forces anyone
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