Devon Kennard, The NFL Linebacker Who Built a 50 Rental Portfolio
Most NFL players are broke within five years of retirement. The statistic gets repeated so often it’s become background noise, but the numbers are real, and the trajectory is brutal:…
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6 Markets Where You Can Launch a Real Estate Investment Career With Homes Under $300,000
If home prices and interest rates are keeping you sidelined from investing, it’s worth looking outside your local market. According to data from Realtor.com, six major metropolitan markets have median…
From Crushing Debt to Renting Out Billy Joel’s Former Estate—How Ben Chester Turned It All Around
Name Ben Chester Location New York City Occupation Tech sales and real estate investor Assets Eight properties, three short-term rentals (including Billy Joel’s former Hudson River estate) Investment strategy Short-term…
How Government Red Tape is Stopping Investors and Flippers From Rehabbing Older Homes
Growing old is never much fun—unless it’s a house, in which case, for BRRRR investors and flippers, it has traditionally been both a lot of fun and a great source…
Deal Diary: You’re Never Too Old to Chase FIRE
Name Neil Whitney Location Picayune, Mississippi Occupation HVAC business owner & real estate investor Assets 23 doors (2 fourplexes, 6 duplexes, 3 single-family homes) Investment strategy Long-Term Rentals Financing Conventional…
Texas Dominates the Country’s Fastest-Growing Cities in 2026
If “Texas is a state of mind,” as author John Steinbeck once famously said, many people are thinking alike. New data from the U.S. Census shows that the five fastest-growing…
A New Bill Proposes Tax-Free Savings for Homeownership—Here’s How It Could Help Prospective Investors
In the quest to boost homeownership, a new bill has been floated that could gain enough bipartisan support to take flight: a tax-free homeownership savings account. For potential investors, should…
Deal Diaries: How Cameron Philgreen Built a Sprawling Portfolio Over Eight Years
Name Cameron Philgreen Location Waco, Texas Occupation Full-time real estate investor & coffee shop owner Assets 25 properties, 35 units Investment strategy BRRRR, long-term rentals, flips, commercial Financing Private Money…
It’s a Family Affair: Multigenerational Living Rental Can Help Landlords Boost Income While Offering Tenants Affordability
Most young adults can’t wait to fly the coop. However, more are moving back in with their parents and, in some cases, even grandparents, due to the affordability crisis sweeping…
Redfin Ranks Several Midwest Neighborhoods as the Hottest Markets in the County—But Should You Invest There?
Your best investment could be a goose-feather-filled down jacket and a pair of fur-lined winter boots. Why? Because Michigan and Wisconsin are the hottest housing markets in the U.S. That’s…
35% of Homeowners Won’t Sell at Any Price—And That’s Creating a Gold Mine for Small Landlords
Millions of homeowners are clinging to their pandemic-era mortgage rates like castaways clutching driftwood. That stubbornness is resetting the rulebook for investors. A new survey of 1,000 mortgage holders by…
The Build-to-Rent Strategy Could Be in Jeopardy as Lawmakers Push Back on New Legislation’s 7-Year Sell-Off Rule
The dream Wall Street REITs had of owning vast swathes of purposely built single-family rental communities, stretching as far as the eye could see, has hit a snag. A new…
Builders Are Building in These 11 Markets For a Reason
There’s no need to read the tea leaves to try and guess where to invest next—just follow the money. In this case, the money is the hundreds of millions of…
