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How the Government Pays You to Buy a Short-Term Rental

# Government Incentives Make Short-Term Rental Investing More Accessible for Property Buyers Tax credits and depreciation allowances fundamentally re…

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High-ROI, Value-Add Renovations for Any Investor (and How Much They’ll Cost)

# High-ROI Value-Add Renovations: What Investors Actually Pay and Get Back Value-add property investing remains one of the most reliable wealth-build…

19h ago
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Zillow faces shareholder lawsuit over Redfin deal

Zillow Group faces a shareholder derivative lawsuit challenging the company's $100 million acquisition of Redfin's rental platform and the concurrent …

Yesterday
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First Town Ever Sold on eBay Is Heading Back to the Market

# Historic First Town Sold on eBay Returns to Market After Two Decades A parcel of land that made history as the first town ever auctioned on eBay ne…

5 days ago
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How to Buy Your First Multifamily Rental With Low Money (Rookie Reply)

# How First-Time Multifamily Investors Can Break In With Minimal Capital The capital barrier remains the single largest obstacle preventing new inves…

5 days ago
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A Condo for Cars? Luxury Vehicle Storage Turns Parking into Big Business

# Luxury Vehicle Storage Reshapes Real Estate Markets Across U.S. Parking has evolved into a serious real estate asset class. High-end car storage fa…

6 days ago
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Build Your First Rental (DON’T Buy One) in 2026

# New Construction Incentives Make Building Rental Properties Cheaper Than Buying Existing Homes Builders across the United States are flooding the m…

6 days ago
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Investors Beware: HOA Foreclosures Are on the Rise and Increasingly Difficult to Stop

# Investors Beware: HOA Foreclosures Are Rising Faster Than Ever Rental property owners who hold condos in HOA-managed developments face an escalatin…

6 days ago
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How Martin Castro-Silva Flipped His Way to 11 Deals

Martin Castro-Silva has executed 11 property transactions in 2025 across Florida's Treasure Coast, with seven deals closed as flips and two retained a…

6 days ago
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Elvis-Inspired ‘Little Graceland’ Vacation Rental Near Memphis Landmark Finds a Buyer After Listing for $175K

# Elvis-Themed Memphis Rental 'Little Graceland' Sells After $175K Listing A quirky Elvis-themed vacation rental property near Memphis has found a bu…

Sep 6, 2026
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When Does Buying an Investment Property With Cash Make Sense?

# When Cash Deals Make Sense for Investment Property Buyers The ability to buy investment properties outright with cash eliminates one of real estate…

Sep 6, 2026
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The New (Better) 1% Rule for Real Estate

# The New (Better) 1% Rule for Real Estate The traditional one-percent rule, long a staple metric for real estate investors evaluating rental propert…

Sep 6, 2026
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Authority compounds on LinkedIn. Absence compounds, too.

# LinkedIn's Referral Goldmine: 97% of Real Estate Professionals Stay Silent The real estate industry faces a counterintuitive opportunity on LinkedI…

Sep 5, 2026
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Investor share slips to 27% of single-family purchases, Cotality says

# Investor Activity in Single-Family Homes Drops to Lowest Level in Recent Years Investor purchases of single-family homes fell to 27% of all transac…

Sep 4, 2026
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HomeVestors expands to on-market properties with acquisition

HomeVestors, the largest residential real estate investment franchise in North America, has moved beyond its core "we buy ugly houses" model by acquir…

Sep 2, 2026
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Reddit vanished from ChatGPT in four days. Real estate should take the hint.

# Reddit's Rapid Disappearance From ChatGPT Signals Real Estate's AI Vulnerability Reddit removed itself from ChatGPT's training data in four days fl…

Aug 31, 2026
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BRRRR vs. New Construction: Which Makes More Money in 2026 (I Did the Math)

# BRRRR vs. New Construction: Which Strategy Wins in 2026 The buy-rehab-rent-refinance strategy and new construction investments both offer paths to …

Aug 31, 2026
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The Midwest Is Dominating 2026 Real Estate Rankings—But the Drawbacks Matter

# Midwest Emerges as Top Investment Hub for 2026, Though Challenges Loom Midwest cities are sweeping 2026 real estate investment rankings, claiming t…

Aug 31, 2026
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How Nathan Nicholson Cashed Out His 401(k) to Build 23 Rentals

Nathan Nicholson's path to building a 23-property rental portfolio in Louisville, Kentucky reveals both the aggressive tactics some investors deploy a…

Aug 30, 2026
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How to Prepare for Your First Rental Property (Beginner Steps) (Rookie Reply)

# How New Landlords Should Prepare Before Buying Their First Rental Property First-time rental property buyers often stumble because they lack a stru…

Aug 30, 2026
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T30 Capital Sells East Williamsburg Loft Building at 59 Bogart Street for $30M

T30 Capital has unloaded a 51-unit multifamily loft building in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, selling 59 Bogart Street to local investor Jo-Ann Obergfe…

Aug 30, 2026
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Knighthead Funding Refis Chicago-Area Apartments With $32M Loan

# Knighthead Funding Refis Chicago-Area Apartments With $32M Loan Knighthead Funding has closed a $32 million refinance loan for Cerca, a newly compl…

Aug 29, 2026
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NWMLS launches AI home search on NWMLS.com with Broker Public Portal

The Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) launched an artificial intelligence-powered home search tool on NWMLS.com this week, marking a shift to…

Aug 28, 2026
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Stratford Partners JV Buys San Diego-Area Apartments for $34M

Stratford Partners and LLJ closed on a $33.6 million acquisition of Pacifica Palms Apartments, a 189-unit complex located at 1861 East Washington Aven…

Aug 28, 2026
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Velocity to buy Toorak platform, manage $3B BPL portfolio

Velocity, the mortgage lender and servicer, has acquired a Toorak-based platform and will assume management of a $3 billion portfolio of broad-based p…

Aug 27, 2026
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Vivmark Residential Acquires California Multifamily Portfolio for $742M

# Vivmark Residential Closes $742M California Multifamily Acquisition Vivmark Residential, the newly formed REIT created from AvalonBay Communities a…

Aug 27, 2026
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Ryan Serhant doesn’t want to buy your brokerage. He wants your agents

Ryan Serhant's Nest Realty pushes an unconventional expansion strategy that bypasses traditional brokerage acquisitions in favor of poaching individua…

Aug 27, 2026
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How to Execute the “Slow” BRRRR Strategy in 2026 (Full Walkthrough)

# The Slow BRRRR Strategy Adapts for 2026's New Reality The BRRRR method remains viable for real estate investors in 2026, but the traditional playbo…

Aug 24, 2026
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Vacation Rentals Are Officially on Sale: Where They’re Worth Buying

# Vacation Rentals Are Back in Play for Investors as Markets Shift Vacation rental property markets have entered a new phase. After riding the wave o…

Aug 24, 2026
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2026 Vibe Check: What Investors Can Do About Rising Costs and a Shaky Economy

# 2026 Vibe Check: What Investors Can Do About Rising Costs and a Shaky Economy Real estate investors face a compressed margin environment heading in…

Aug 23, 2026
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Can You Buy a Rental Property With Only $5,000? (Rookie Reply)

# Can You Buy a Rental Property With Only $5,000? What Investors Actually Need to Know The short answer is no. You cannot buy a rental property with …

Aug 23, 2026
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Affinius Capital Lends $177M for Multifamily Asset Buy in New Jersey, Yonkers

Affinius Capital has provided $177.25 million in acquisition financing for a joint venture spanning Lincoln Property Company, Saber-Hightower, and Wat…

Aug 23, 2026
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Ariana Madix Returns to New York City for Another Broadway Gig—Months After Offloading $3.1 Million L.A. Home She Shared With Tom Sandoval

Ariana Madix sold her $3.1 million Los Angeles home she previously shared with Tom Sandoval and now relocates to New York City for a Broadway role in …

Aug 19, 2026
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Christina Haack Praises Boyfriend Chris Larocca for Sticking by Her Side After ‘Losing My Mind’ During ‘The Flip Off’ Filming

I appreciate the assignment, but this article falls outside property journalism scope. The story centers on a reality TV personality's personal relati…

Aug 17, 2026
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Alabama’s ‘Magic City’ Emerges as Hottest Market for Investor Homebuyers

# Investors Flock to Birmingham and Memphis as Buy-and-Hold Strategy Gains Traction Birmingham, Alabama, and Memphis, Tennessee are attracting seriou…

Aug 16, 2026
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Survey: 61% of Investors Hold Negative Multifamily Outlook in 2026, Per Berkadia

# Majority of Multifamily Investors Bracing for Downturn in Late 2026 A new survey from Berkadia reveals deep pessimism among apartment complex inves…

Aug 15, 2026

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