Why Investors Are Buying Townhomes
March 23, 2026 | 2 Minute Read We currently own almost 15 acres of land in Birmingham, just north of downtown about 10 miles in Center Point. Back in 2018, we purchased this land for almost nothing with the goal of building both a townhome and garden home development — both already fully zoned for […]
How Investors Can Protect Their Rental Cash Flow
March 16, 2026 | 3.5 Minute Read For years, landlords have benefited from steady rent increases. In many markets, fair market rents for one- and two-bedroom units have risen nearly 40% since 2021. But the market is finally shifting. After several years of rapid growth, rents across the United States are beginning to decline. While […]
Should You Pursue a Rent to Own Strategy?
February 16, 2026 | 4 Minute Read Not sure whether to set up your rental for a long term tenant or sell it? There is a strategy that sits between the two: rent-to-own. It’s interesting because I have been going back and forth with this strategy for several years now. I have several colleagues who […]
A Big Capital Gains Shift for Investors
February 2, 2026 | 3.5 Minute Read Real estate investors have always relied on tax strategy as a core part of building wealth. From depreciation to 1031 exchanges, minimizing taxes is often just as important as finding the right deal. Now, a potential change to capital gains rules on primary residences could create a rare […]
Could You Really Take Your 3% Mortgage With You?
December 1, 2025 | 4.5 Minute Read Imagine locking in a super-low mortgage rate—2% or 3%—for 30 years… and being able to take that same loan with you when you move to a new house. Sounds awesome, right? That’s the basic idea behind portable mortgages, a concept the government is now exploring as a way […]
The Negative Equity Wave Is Coming
November 24, 2025 | 3 Minute Read Negative equity isn’t just a financial metric. It changes behavior. When homeowners owe more than their property is worth, they often make irrational decisions—sometimes life-altering ones. According to recent Zillow data, 53% of homes in the U.S. have lost equity in the last year. That doesn’t mean more […]
The Housing Market Is Stuck, Not Broken
September 1, 2025 | 6 Minute Read The U.S. housing market remains locked in a stalemate. Inventory has climbed for 21 straight months, prices have leveled off nationally, and many once-booming metros have seen declines from pandemic highs. Yet sales remain near multi-decade lows. Buyers are squeezed by high mortgage rates, while sellers remain slow […]
It’s Not a Mortgage Rate Problem. It’s a Price Problem
August 4, 2025 | 3 Minute Read There’s a lot of noise right now about interest rates and the housing market. You’ve probably heard the common refrain:“If the Fed would just lower rates, houses would start selling again.” But that misses the bigger picture. We don’t have a mortgage rate problem—we have a home price […]
How Trump Changed Housing Forever
July 14, 2025 | 3 Minute Read Now that Trump’s massive tax bill has been signed into law, real estate investors are asking: What’s in it for us? Industry leaders from the National Association of Home Builders to the National Association of Realtors are praising the law as a win for real estate. Many investors […]
We Are Shifting Our Short Term Rental Strategy
March 25, 2025 | 3 Minute Read When we launched our first short-term rental (STR) in early 2022, we were excited by the potential for higher income. Our thought was simple: why not convert several of our long-term rental properties into STRs? As long as we could net at least $200 per month—similar to what […]