Q: I am seeing more and more tenants who have had an eviction during the moratorium because they fell on hard times. Can I change my practice and accept residents who have been evicted? A: Absolutely – who you chose to rent to is an operational decision, as long as it’s done legally. In other [...]
by Mark Gannaway, CPCU Arcana Insurance If you have not reviewed your insurance values in your current portfolio in the last 6 months, you are probably underinsured and will not meet the 80% requirement to have replacement cost on your properties. Back in the summer of 2018, I wrote an article for the RE Journal [...]
Written by Daniel Ortega, Head of Retail Sales, Vantage By now, hopefully you know your investment portfolio should be diversified. And if you’ve been reading the work put out by Vantage and other advocates of alternative investing, you know that a Self- Directed IRA is the best way to diversify beyond the stock market. With [...]
Whether you are the party seeking financing for a deal or you are the party with some cash and someone is seeking to borrow that money for a deal they are working on, the topic of personal guaranties is one that you, as a real estate investor, are sure to encounter frequently. When the borrower [...]
Finding true love can be a tricky task in today’s digital age. Technology has made the ability to connect with people across the world amazingly easy. From a simple swipe on a phone or a few clicks on the computer, you can talk to anyone who shares a similar interest or simply has the desire [...]
The rapid increase in home prices has garnered headlines across the country and has affected our industry in several ways. Using the Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index as indicative, home prices have risen about 15% comparing April 2021 with the prior April (the latest numbers available). Colorado and Texas home prices have risen, in-line [...]