Property Management Blog

Investing is the concept of long-term. In general, the IRS views long-term investing as anything more than a year. Day-trading and house-flipping can be lucrative business models, but they are not investments – they’re speculative. In addition to the higher risk, spec...

While 2020 and 2021 have been a red-hot seller’s market on the residential side, supply has been extremely short on the multi-family and commercial side, too. Never in my career have I ever seen multiple offers on an apartment complex days after it has come onto the market....

One of the greatest factors in determining whether a real estate investor will succeed or fail is the screening process used when rental applications are received. The key areas an investor will want to evaluate are: credit report and score, employment history, rental history, cr...

A rental property is more than just a temporary accommodation.  It is a place that many individuals and families call home.  That distinction matters to Jeff Wright, Broker/Owner of Foundation First Property Group.  “Our goal is to satisfy the needs of the ho...

When investing in real estate, whether you use a property manager or not, there are several basic rules you learn to follow over time. Whether you learn by trial and error or by reading from other peoples' mistakes, we each develop our own set of rules to lead us on a path of...

There are 4 key benefits of adding real estate to your investment portfolio. Often times people become so fixated on contributions to their 401k that they fail to realize there are other options. Sure, they hear the ads about investing in gold and silver, and maybe even receive i...