Imagine you’re at a restaurant. You shell out your hard-earned money not just for a meal – but an experience. After all, would you return to a place that served an excellent meal with poor service? Likely not. And many of us would more easily forgive a mistake or a fine – but not exceptional – dinner if it came with attentive, personable service.

With a new year and a new president approaching, change is on the horizon for the real estate market. While we’re cautiously optimistic that the U.S. housing market will turn in our favor, we also know this: success depends less on market conditions and more on our informed decision-making backed by solid fundamentals.

Portfolio analysis sounds daunting, particularly to newer investors who may be unsure what this process entails. Are you doing it right? Looking at all the relevant factors? Making the right decisions?

Do us a favor. Type “real estate news” in your search bar. Now count how many headlines seemingly contradict one another. No matter when you do this, you’ll find a huge variety of opinions and predictions. Right now, we’re seeing people say that “there’s never been a better time to invest,” while others say the opposite.

Believe it or not, the end of the year is already upon us. By the time we account for the holidays, it may as well be over, especially when preparing your investment portfolio for 2025!

There are many ways to invest in real estate, but inexperienced investors are often drawn to the most difficult, risky way to do it: DIY investing.

Investors might feel gunshy about buying because the real estate market seems like such a toss-up (especially with un-affordability and unpredictable reactions to slashed interest rates). Never feel pressured to buy properties if it goes against your risk tolerance. Still, though, investors should do something. It isn’t enough to twiddle our thumbs, even as passive investors.

The Average Joe likely looks at the real estate market of 2024 in shock and awe. Prices are high, but mortgage rate cuts promised to bring everything back into balance. Meanwhile, data shows that the real estate market remains frozen, with only a tiny percentage of homes on the market changing hands.

Rental property turnover: the bane of an investor’s existence.

Insurance feels, in many ways, to be a necessary evil. Not only is insurance largely required, whether on a car or a property, but it can also seem like paying for nothing until you actually need it. And even then, many of us have experienced the headache of trying to make a claim and get a promised payout.