If you’ve got real estate on the brain, either as a homebuyer or investor, you know what it’s like to fantasize about that property with an alluring “for sale” sign. You might be the type to browse Zillow, dreaming of the perfect home…or the ideal investment.

Tariffs are likely to have a ripple effect on the real estate market.

As the Spring buying season kicks off, investors may find themselves with a bit of FOMO, or 'fear of missing out'. After all, property acquisitions are exciting! However, as responsible real estate investors, we understand that scaling one’s portfolio demands a plan.

April 15^th is creeping up on us. Many people procrastinate on tax filing (don’t worry, some of us are guilty, too!), but there’s little room for investors to make the same mistake. Dread and procrastination are holding you back in more ways than one.

We’re about to throw a few numbers at you.

A lot of people have outdated assumptions about who rents their homes. In this day and age, renting isn’t something people necessarily do out of necessity. While that may be the case, more and more people are choosing to rent.

We don’t know anyone who hasn’t made a financial mistake at some point. And while we can bounce back from many misjudgments with money, some have lasting, painful consequences. Our investors know that we’re here to see you succeed. We don’t want to see any investor fail. We don’t even want you to make it harder on yourself than it has to be.

Have you been dreaming of finally investing in real estate? Maybe for a long time? Far more people are in the position of dreaming rather than doing. But we want to be doers! So what’s holding us back from just going for it already? It often comes down to financial preparedness. People either don’t feel they can fiscally take on this venture or don’t know what they need in the first place! Financially preparing to invest in real estate, particularly in single-family residences (SFRs), requires a solid financial foundation and strategic planning.

Investing in real estate comes with a dizzying number of options. Passive or active? Residential or commercial? Single-family or multifamily? Which market? While many decisions come down to personal preference or investment strategy, some are less subjective.

Looking at real estate-centric headlines, you can almost immediately sense the anxiety. We’re not sure those feelings are well-founded. After all, it’s almost always the same song and dance: Is the real estate market going to crash? Why does this remind us of 2008? Things are bad!