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3 Jun 2021

DEALING WITH DEBT

It’s no secret that Americans as a collective are carrying a massive amount of personal debt. It’s also no secret that if you’re trying to buy a house, having debt is not working in your favor. Let’s take a look at just where many of us stand in terms of personal debt and see what […]

3 Jun 2021

BUILDING A PROPERTY INVESTMENT TEAM

Property investors are generally solo practitioners in their field. But that doesn’t mean they only work alone all the time. While investors’ businesses are their own, it takes an effective team to successfully invest in rental and flip properties. We have talked before about how to secure financing, but let’s look at the bigger picture. How […]

3 Jun 2021

TIPS FOR NAVIGATING A HOT REAL ESTATE MARKET

If there has been a unifying theme across our articles lately, it’s that southern California continues to have a very active housing market. What’s a buyer to do? Here are some tips on how best to navigate a hot market and get that offer accepted. Search Early, Search Often Start your search before you’re ready […]

3 Jun 2021

WHAT IS A PRICE-TO-RENT RATIO (AND WHY DOES IT MATTER)?

When we wrote about investment property target markets, we mentioned the concept of the price-rent ratio. To further expand on that point, let’s look a little closer at what the price-to-rent ratio is, and what it means—to both the buyer and the investor. Price-to-Rent Ratio The price-to-rent ratio looks at the annual cost to rent […]

3 Jun 2021

CALIFORNIA’S INVESTMENT PROPERTY OUTLOOK FOR 2019

We have been spending a lot of time looking at great places to buy a home around the greater Los Angeles area. Now let’s switch gears and look at the best places to own rental property. On a national level, the rental market represents about 60% of the total housing market, and in 2018 renter growth outpaced homeowner […]

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