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Fix & Flip Profitability Trends (2025): SFR & Small Multifamily Metro Breakdown
Introduction: flipping in a split‑market year If 2024 felt like trying to flip a house while the market kept moving the furniture, 2025 feels more like someone finally turned the lights on. We can see the room again—prices, demand, and costs are no longer sprinting in...
Green Rehab, Real Returns: The ROI of Sustainable Renovations for SFR & Small Multifamily
TL;DR (but you’ll want the details) Green rehabs can lift NOI quickly via lower utility and maintenance costs, small rent premiums, and reduced vacancy—especially in landlord‑paid utilities or RUBS/all‑bills‑paid situations. Fast‑payback winners: heat pump water...
The Tennessee Rental Property Market: Data, Deals, and Why Vols Orange Is the New Cash-Flow Green
Executive Summary Tennessee’s rental market in 2025 is marked by contrasting performances across asset types and metros. Multifamily is digesting a record supply wave—most heavily in Nashville—which has softened occupancy and rent growth temporarily. Single-family...
2025 Mid-Year Housing Market Outlook: Q1 & Q2 Insights for Real Estate Investors
Introduction to the 2025 Real Estate Investor Market The real estate investor market in 2025 is shaping up to be a test of adaptability, strategic thinking, and persistence. Investors across the country are contending with a dynamic landscape marked by high interest...
Fix and Flip Loans Explained: How They Work and When to Use Them
These days, if you’ve been in a room with real estate investors-or even just scrolling through investor forums, you’ve likely heard someone talking about a property they’re rehabbing or dreaming about their first flip. Despite higher interest rates and tighter...
Georgia’s Fix and Flip Market: Profits, Permits, and Peach-State Potential
Georgia, affectionately dubbed the Peach State, is increasingly becoming the "sweet spot" for real estate investors diving into fix-and-flip projects. In 2025, investors ranging from seasoned professionals to enthusiastic newcomers are flocking to Georgia, drawn by...
DSCR Loans for Airbnb Properties: What Real Estate Investors Need to Know
Short-term rentals like Airbnb aren’t just popular, they’ve become one of the most profitable strategies in real estate investing. By 2026, the short-term rental market is expected to reach a valuation of $8.9 billion. But if you have tried to finance one, you know...
Why are Investors Leaning on DSCR & Bridge Financing in 2025?
It should be no secret that the way investors are financing real estate deals is changing fast. Traditional loans just aren’t cutting it anymore – they’re too slow, too strict, and frankly, they often feel like they were designed for a different market. That’s where...
Small Multifamily, Big Opportunity: Why 5–10 Unit Rentals Are the Real Estate Investor’s Strategic Sweet Spot
For seasoned and aspiring investors alike, there’s a new center of gravity forming in the U.S. rental market—and it’s not the 200-unit Class A complex with the rooftop pool or the single-family rental in suburbia. It’s the 5–10 unit multifamily property. This...
The Opportunistic Investor’s Playbook: Acquiring Properties in a High-Rate Environment with a 40‑Year DSCR Loan and 10‑Year Interest‑Only Term
Rising interest rates and market headwinds might feel like a roadblock—but savvy investors know that volatility breeds opportunity. In today’s higher-rate climate, a 40‑year DSCR (Debt-Service Coverage Ratio) loan featuring a 10‑year interest-only period transforms...