Are Rent Prices Going to Drop? The US housing market including the rental market was continuing at a good pace as employment and demographics fed the demand for rental properties. Recent economic events have of course, intervened. Now tenants are landlords are inquiring whether rents will go down and their cash flow stop. Rent prices…

Buy vs Rent? This year, hundreds of thousands of people will be using a rent vs buy calculator to help them decide whether to buy a home or rent one. The dream of having one's own home, building equity, and enjoying stability is alluring. Yet a number of factors can make owning a home a painful…

How to Foresee Tenant Departures Why is it that good things must come to an end? Your tenants have worked out so well, they enjoyed living in your home or apartment, yet despite that bliss, they will decide to move on. Yes, it's so nice when people stay put, but everyone's life evolves. Young couples…

Which Cities are Best Multifamily Opportunities? Multifamily in 2019.  It may not matter how much the property market rises or declines in 2019 for property management companies. Growth is the theme in 2019. Up or down, you must improve your portfolio of properties. As these reports from Zumper and Freddie Mac reveal, 2018 was a…

The Accidental Landlord When Al and Pat bought a beautiful 3 bedroom townhouse for their graduating daughter, they pictured it as the perfect way to help her launch her life. It was a new build released in 2012 in a very nice neighborhood within a fast growing city. A very smart and timely choice. Instead,…