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You Don’t Need Dozens of Rentals to Reach Financial Freedom (He Tried It)

You don’t need to buy dozens of rental properties to have financial freedom. And if you ask today’s guest, less is usually more. For over a decade, John Crutchfield was […]

How Much Should a House Hack Make in 2027? (Rookie Reply)

Can the numbers on your house hack still work when your tenant’s rent doesn’t come close to covering the mortgage? And if it won’t cash flow, how much should a […]

7 Real Estate Tax Benefits to Supercharge Your Rental Returns in 2027

We’re always talking about cash flow, appreciation, and loan paydown, but tax benefits are some of the most understated and overlooked advantages of real estate investing. Do you want to […]

The Trillion-Dollar Bubble Grows Bigger

AI could lead to an extinction event, but don’t worry, the stock market will be hitting all-time highs on the way there! We’re entering a new phase of the artificial […]

How to Go From 1 to 10 Rentals with “The Stack” Method

The idea of building and scaling a rental portfolio can seem daunting to most rookies starting off. What if we told you there’s a realistic, proven formula most rookies don’t […]

Apolo Ohno’s “Patient” Real Estate Investing Approach for Financial Freedom

You don’t need to be the smartest person in the room to build wealth through real estate. But you do need patience, discipline, and a willingness to play the long […]

The Path to 8% Mortgage Rates

8% mortgage rates are now on the table, and unfortunately, that’s not even the high end of estimates for where we’re going next. With bond yields hitting 20-year peaks and […]

Unauthorized Pets in Rentals: What They Cost Landlords

I want to tell you about a puppy. It was a mixed-breed puppy, which is the dog version of a mystery box (you don’t know exactly what’s inside, and I’m […]

I Timed Every Hour I Spent Chasing Rent—Here’s What Automating It Actually Saved

One of my tenants has never paid on the first. He pays on the fourth, every month, for two years, and he’s never actually missed. So for three days each […]

Seller Financing His First Rental When No Bank Would Lend

What happens when your first deal turns into the money pit you were afraid of? For a lot of rookies, that fear alone delays buying a rental property for years. […]

He Sold His Car to Buy His First Property: Now He Owns 40 Rentals!

Lawrence “Landlord Larry” Guerguis thought he would spend the next 40 years of his life in finance. But one conversation with a regretful investment banker changed his life’s trajectory and […]

CB’s tech rollout, SERHANT.’s AI, NextHome’s latest get: Top 5

Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories, according to Inman readers.

Why Google partner HouseCanary filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

A flurry of court filings has offered a much clearer picture of what pushed the increasingly influential proptech company into Chapter 11.

New-home sales rise, prices fall, Census Bureau finds

Builders sold new homes at a faster pace in August, according to Census estimates. The agency said the 6.4 percent gain in new-home sales was not statistically significant.

Coming-soon listings may yield higher prices: Study

The Association of Real Estate License Law Officials’ new study said coming soons outperformed private listings and listings that went active immediately.