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The DTI Trap: Why Traditional Financing Stops Working After Your Second Rental (And What to Do Instead)
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- Posted on June 18, 2026
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This article is presented by LendingOne. You have two rentals. Both are cash-flowing and performing exactly the way you underwrote them. You’ve been patient and disciplined, and now you’re ready […]
Entry-Level Rentals Are Disappearing—Here’s How Landlords Can Fill the Gap
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- Posted on June 18, 2026
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Amid the glut of shiny new amenity-filled rental communities, one type of home is disappearing from the investment landscape: the starter rental. However, savvy small investors are uniquely positioned to […]
Wall Street is Locking You Out of the Housing Market (Unless You Pay Up)
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- Posted on June 18, 2026
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Wall Street is quietly monopolizing the housing market—and we’re not talking about them buying homes. It’s something more far-reaching, something that will affect every investor in every market on every […]
Stop Waiting for Rates to Drop—New Construction Investors Already Bought at 4%
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- Posted on June 17, 2026
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This article is presented by Rent to Retirement. Half the investors I talk to are doing the same thing right now: nothing. They are sitting on cash, refreshing the rate […]
How Few Rental Properties Do You Actually Need to Quit Your Job? (Coach Chad Carson Says Fewer Than You Think)
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- Posted on June 17, 2026
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A conversation with Chad “Coach” Carson, host of the Real Estate Investing for Cashflow Podcast and author of The Small and Mighty Real Estate Investor The default real estate investing […]
Bonus Depreciation, Explained Without the Jargon
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- Posted on June 17, 2026
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I want to talk about something that confuses many new investors but is actually one of the most powerful tools in real estate tax strategy: bonus depreciation. And before you […]
The Easiest Ways to Find Off-Market Properties in 2026 (Our Exact Playbook)
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- Posted on June 17, 2026
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Many rookies assume the best real estate deals are already listed on the market, but what if that’s not the case? The truth is, it’s getting harder and harder to […]
Morgan Housel: The Investing Expert’s “System” for Stress-Free Wealth
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- Posted on June 17, 2026
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Morgan Housel, best-selling author of The Psychology of Money, Same as Ever, and The Art of Spending Money, has a “system” for building wealth that seems too simple, too easy […]
What We’re Buying During The 2026 Multifamily Crash
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- Posted on June 16, 2026
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This is exactly what we’re buying, selling, and trading in Summer 2026. It’s a strange time for real estate—multifamily prices are crashing hard, single-family is staying stable, rents aren’t moving […]
Should You Offer a Concession to Get Your Apartment Leased Faster?
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- Posted on June 15, 2026
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The deluge of newly built apartments in the Sunbelt and Northeast has put tenants in the driver’s seat when negotiating rent prices. Landlords in large multifamily developments have been acting […]
Deal Diary: How Deandra McDonald Went From Lender Rejections to 10+ Unit Multifamily Properties
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- Posted on June 15, 2026
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Name Deandra McDonald Location Virginia Occupation Real estate investor Assets Multifamily real estate Investment strategy House hacking, long-term rentals, joint ventures, seller financing Financing Conventional, FHA, seller financing Deandra McDonald […]
She Lost $85,000, Then Made It All Back with a Single Rental Property
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- Posted on June 15, 2026
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Real estate bookkeeping might not be the most thrilling part of owning a rental property, but it’s often the difference between bleeding money each month and earning cash flow you […]
First Rental in 2016, Financially Free in 2026 (Every Strategy I Used)
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- Posted on June 15, 2026
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Ten years ago, Erika Brown bought her first investment property. Now, a decade later, she’s financially free, with a portfolio she’s slowly starting to scale down so she can do […]
The Best Property Management Software for Small Landlords (Rookie Reply)
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- Posted on June 15, 2026
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Thinking about self-managing your rental property? Then, you’ll need property management software to help with things like processing applications, collecting rent, and managing maintenance requests. In this episode, we’re sharing […]
Inside the Search: The Pipes Burst During the Final Walkthrough. He Bought the House Anyway.
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- Posted on June 12, 2026
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Here’s how an out-of-state investor turned a flooded hoarder house into his next step toward 20 doors, and what his team says separates the investors who make it from the […]




