Dallas Makes Rules Tougher on Landlords with New Housing Standards

Dallas leaders say renters will be less susceptible to slumlords after the City Council voted Wednesday to overhaul the city’s housing standards and require code inspections of single-family rental homes for the first time. The new minimum housing standards also […]

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How Many Loans Will the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Lend to Investors?

● Graham Parham ● October 21, 2016 ● Conventional Products How to Get a Mortgage Investor Loans Mortgage 101 Multi Property Loan Programs Out of State Investing Real Estate Investing Refinancing Turnkey Properties ● No Comments

In 2009, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rolled back the mortgage rule that prevented real estate investors from financing more than 4 properties per borrower. At the time, investors were limited to 4 properties financed, which included their primary residence. […]

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Millions of Boomers Prefer to Rent

● Graham Parham ● July 3, 2016 ● Buying an Investment Property Real Estate Investing Tenants and Landlords Turnkey Properties ● No Comments

Earlier in June, Freddie Mac reported that the 67 million baby boomers and other homeowners over the age of 55 control two-thirds of the nation’s aggregate home equity and therefore are in a position to greatly influence the direction of […]

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Nearly Half of Foreclosures Wrapped up in Five States

● Graham Parham ● July 1, 2016 ● Buying an Investment Property Foreclosures Out of State Investing Turnkey Properties ● No Comments

As foreclosure numbers continue their downward spiral, the data showed that almost half of the nation’s completed foreclosures for the 12-month period ending on April 30, 2016, were locked up in five states, according to CoreLogic. Florida, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, […]

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The Delicate Art of Rent Increases

● Graham Parham ● May 8, 2016 ● Buying an Investment Property Property Management Real Estate Investing Tenants and Landlords Turnkey Properties ● No Comments

Rents seem to only continue to go up. Nationally, the median asking rent increased 5.74 percent in the third quarter of 2015, compared with the same quarter a year earlier. But while many landlords raise the rent whenever it seems […]

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6 Reasons to Invest in Single-Family Homes

● Graham Parham ● January 24, 2016 ● Buying an Investment Property Out of State Investing Real Estate Investing Turnkey Properties ● No Comments

Making investments to build wealth and secure your future is very important, and an excellent way to add to your portfolio is through real estate ownership. When you first get into property investment, though, there’s one big question you’ll need […]

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Here are the Fundamentals Driving SFR Growth

● Graham Parham ● January 10, 2016 ● Buying an Investment Property Real Estate Investing Tenants and Landlords Turnkey Properties ● No Comments

The single-family rental (SFR) market gained traction as a viable asset class with phenomenal growth in 2015. The homeownership rate fell to its lowest level in nearly five decades during the summer as more and more families and individuals chose […]

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