A/C Maintenance 101

Maximize Your SFR Investment and Renter Satisfaction By Doug Ellis A/C maintenance is key to lowering energy bills and preventing expensive repairs. These items should be addressed as part of an A/C preventive maintenance visit. Summers can be tough on your air conditioning system. If you missed an early season A/C maintenance check on your single-family rental (SFR) properties, do not put it off any longer as fall and winter

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Aligning the Real Estate Industry to a Tech-Savvy Generation of Renters

What’s Next for Asset and Property Managers By Sarah Lange The property management landscape is undergoing a profound transformation driven by the rising economic influence of Generation Z. Recognizing the rapid shift toward technology post-COVID and its effects on the asset and property management industry helps to predict and navigate future changes. The New Age of Rentership The property management landscape has undergone a significant transformation as Gen Z takes

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Utilize Modular-Built Assets for Higher Returns

Modular Housing is Gearing Up to be the Future of Real Estate By Amy Martinson Institutional investors play a critical role in the real estate market, constantly seeking innovative strategies to maximize returns in a market that is marked by complexity and rapid change. The United States real estate market, in particular, presents a complex tapestry of contradictions that demand a fresh perspective and novel approaches. On one hand, residential

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Why You Should Go Green with your SFR Properties

Renters Will Pay a Premium By Anthony Scotese The benefit of “going green” with your single-family rental (SFR) properties does not stop with the environmental impact alone (although that is certainly cause for celebration). Investors have also enjoyed financial benefits as well, such as improving property value, minimizing tenant complaints and improving tenant retention. Plus, studies show that renters favor living in energy-efficient buildings and will pay a premium to

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Embracing the Change in Eras

Utilizing Advanced Technology in Asset Management By Katherine Baunach We seem to have found ourselves at an “era crossroad,” and no, I am not referring to Taylor Swift’s tour and the struggle to find tickets. There appears to be a consensus that we are exiting the Information Age, once defined as the ability to generate, access, and control information, which occurred after shifting away from more traditional industries and practices

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An Introduction to “From the Hill”

Providing Insight and Perspective to the Real Estate Investor By David Howard The National Rental Home Council (NRHC) is proud to have been invited by REI INK to write a column focused on relevant policy issues and developments on a federal, state, and local level impacting the single-family rental home industry. Each month we’ll endeavor to provide insight and perspective on both the opportunities and challenges shaping the industry’s policy

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