by Eric Krattenstein | Jun 11, 2026 |
Indianapolis quietly became one of the most balanced investor markets in the Midwest while attention chased cooling Sunbelt cities. The ZIP-level map drawn from Zillow Home Value Index and HUD Fair Market Rent data, the Indiana constitutional 2% property tax cap that...
by Eric Krattenstein | May 29, 2026 |
Memorial Day marks the start of peak summer inventory — the window where motivated sellers list, family relocations close, and investor competition compresses against everyone else’s vacation calendar. The eight markets where summer 2026 DSCR math actually...
by Eric Krattenstein | May 14, 2026 |
Paying upfront points for a lower DSCR rate is the right move on some deals and a capital trap on others. The breakeven math is straightforward, but the variable most investors get wrong isn’t math — it’s hold period assumption. The four variables that...
by Eric Krattenstein | May 12, 2026 |
Detroit went from “where capital goes to die” to one of the strongest cash-flow markets in the Midwest, but the DSCR math works at the neighborhood level — not the city level. East English Village pencils. Indian Village barely does. Russell Woods produces...
by Eric Krattenstein | May 8, 2026 |
Spec builders consistently miss two things on their first build: how much carry actually costs over 12 months, and how draw schedules dictate cash position from groundbreaking to certificate of occupancy. A walk-through of where the margin really goes, three...
