4 Unconventional Signals That Show Me Untapped Potential in a Real Estate Market
We all know the basics for market analysis, but these less conventional signals can be game changers.
Use the ‘Five-Minute Snowball’ to Find Cleaning Motivation
I’m always looking for new ways to motivate myself to do things I don’t want to do. Sometimes I try to trick myself by just getting up and jumping into a task for a few minutes to get it over with—and it works! I find myself getting into the work, getting carried away, and doing […]
Airbnb Is Pairing Up With Mom-and-Pop Investors to Win Its War—but Is It Too Late?
When New York City banned short-term rentals (under 30 days) under Local Law 18 in September 2023, 15,000 landlords suddenly found themselves without income, many struggling to pay their mortgages. […]
The Fed Stalls as High Rates Cause More Pain—What Is Powell Doing?
As far as real estate investors are concerned, there’s more bad news than good from the latest Federal Reserve meeting. The bad news is that interest rates will remain the […]
How to Choose Between Proton Drive and Google Drive for Cloud Storage
When it comes to cloud storage, there are a lot of options to pick from. One of the most well-known and popular is Google Drive, and that’s because it’s included for free whenever you sign up for a Gmail account. But over the past couple of years, some enticing new contenders have entered the ring. […]
iOS 18’s Best New Battery Feature Is Only for iPhone 15
Now that the iOS 18 developer beta is out in the wild, we’ve learned about some new and interesting features that Apple failed to mention in its WWDC keynote announcements. One of these is expanded charging limit options, and though it might sound counterintuitive, these can really help your iPhone in the long run. New […]
How to Show a Rental Property (6 Simple Steps)
When you know how to show a rental property, you’d better position yourself to find a tenant in short order. Here are the six steps you must take to show a rental property to prospective tenants.
How to Market Your Rental Property (8 Tips for Landlords)
There’s no right or wrong way to market your rental property, but there are some tips you can follow to increase the likelihood of quickly finding a quality tenant.
My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: This LG UltraWide Monitor
Ultrawide monitors can help you save space and (sometimes) money compared to having two separate monitors. The 29-inch LG UltraWide monitor can do both for the price of a single budget monitor. For a limited time, you can get this LG monitor for $166.99 (originally $249.99), the cheapest price it has been on Amazon according […]
Why You Should Consider a Gas Grill (and Three to Check Out)
The only type of grill I ever saw growing up was one fueled by propane gas—they were at both of my parents’ houses, and at all of my friends’ homes. That’s not to say that charcoal grills aren’t a popular and high-quality option (read here to see if charcoal is right for you), but something […]
Initial Market Analysis Is the Most Important Part of Any Real Estate Deal
Purchasing a property in just any market doesn’t mean you’ll achieve financial freedom.
4 fair housing essentials any real estate professional can champion
Fair housing goes beyond knowing the protected classes. Dr. Lee Davenport offers a primer on 4 levels of fairness involved in fair housing and how to communicate the facts to buyers and sellers.
Find your space and plant a flag in the market you serve
Why make your brokerage decision based on their office location? Create your own office and establish yourself as a mainstay of the community.
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 14, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google: Sometimes Search Experiments Conflict Causing Issues
In the last Search Off The Record podcast, Gary Illyes from the Google Search team said that sometimes issues can arise within the Google Search results due to two experiments that conflict with each other. He said at the 19:41 mark, “Very often there are experiments that need to be rolled back because two experiments […]
