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The Best Strategies for Actually Reducing Rental Turnover

By Chris Clothier on Tue, May 23, 2023

Real estate investors all know that resident retention is essential. Property vacancies are costly not only for the lack of rental income but also for the costs associated with filling that vacancy. Reducing turnover is often a matter you can control and adjust as you go. Sometimes, however, investors hurt their chances from the start.

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3 Million U.S. 6-Figure Earners Are Renting. Here’s Why.

By Chris Clothier on Thu, Apr 20, 2023

The misconception is that people rent because they have no other option. Either they’re terrible with money and can’t save due to debt and spending, or they don’t earn enough in the first place. This hasn’t been the case for a long time.

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Resident Longevity is Key to Peak Rental Property Performance

By Chris Clothier on Wed, May 25, 2022

If you’re reading this, you’re either interested in or already investing in buy-and-hold rental properties. You’re in this thing for the long haul.

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Real Estate Investing | Mortgage Rates Creeping Up

By Chris Clothier on Thu, Feb 10, 2011

Mortgage interest rates continue to rise on almost a weekly basis, according to information released by Freddie Mac.  The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage jumped to 5.05 percent last week.  That is the highest the rate has been in over three years and is the 6th straight week that the rate has gone up.

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Real Estate Investing | Memphis Foreclosures and Home Values

By Chris Clothier on Mon, Jan 17, 2011

Memphis real estate investors continue to get good news from independent analysts on the near future for Memphis investment properties.

Clear Capital recently released its' Home Value Index report for 2011 with data on major real estate markets around the country and their chief economists updated predictions for those markets.  As has been the case in the past, there are pockets of the country that seem almost unaffected by the housing crisis and other parts of the country that may never recover.  Memphis appears to be somewhere in the middle as economists are predicting Memphis Real Estate to appreciate 3.2% in the coming year.  That may not seem like a big boost, but Memphis is one of only four markets expected to appreciate in the coming year.

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Memphis Cash Flow Real Estate | Dallas Buying Event

By Chris Clothier on Tue, Nov 23, 2010

You may not be aware of this, but the Clothier family, at least the three sons, are all Texans...and proud of it! So when it comes to meeting real estate investors and sharing

our story of buying discount investment properties for monthly cash flow in Memphis, we really like to hit the road and"show off" a bit.  We are very proud of our excellent staff and never miss a chance to showcase them and how hard they work to make investors comfortable, secure and most important profitable!

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ANALYSIS: Why Memphis is a Better Real Estate Investment City

By Chris Clothier on Wed, Apr 14, 2010

Do you read the daily articles in Yahoo real estate news?  How about DSNews.com?

These are two great real estate sites for keeping up with the everyday news and I happened across two articles today that I thought everyone should know about.  I will link them at the bottom of the page.

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Bank strategy will lead to more investment properties in Memphis

By Chris Clothier on Fri, Jul 24, 2009

I have to admit, I was completely new to the term "extend and pretend" when I first heard it a couple of weeks back.  The investment real estate market, especially here in Memphis, TN. has been helped along by this strategy but also hampered by it. I was reading an article in my local newspaper and was shocked at what I read.  I was so dumbfounded after reading the article that I had to do some research on it before commenting here. 

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