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What is a Good Rate of Return on a Rental Property?
Before investing in a rental property, you need to know how to calculate the potential rate of return to determine whether it’s a suitable investment. Not to mention, knowing the return on investment (ROI) allows you to be a more informed investor.
Why Invest in Affordable Housing?
According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, there is a shortage of seven million affordable homes in this country, and 75% of extremely low-income families must spend more than half of their income on rent. There is no community in the U.S. where one person working full-time in a minimum wage job can afford the rent on a two-bedroom apartment. Further, the coalition points out that increasing access to affordable housing is the most effective way to reduce childhood poverty and improve economic mobility in the United States.
When to Consider Selling Rental Property
You acquired a duplex, small office building, or stand-alone retail center for investment purposes several years ago. Or, you might have inherited rental or investment property from a grandparent who passed away a while back. Whatever your situation, you own rental property as an investment, and it seems to be providing very good cash flow.
How to Manage a Rental Property
Managing a rental property can be very difficult as rental property owners are responsible for managing contracts, repairs, maintenance, finding tenants, and more. This post will explore how to tackle some of the most important aspects of rental property management, which includes:
How Can I Invest in Affordable Housing?
By definition (according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development), housing is affordable if it requires no more than 30% of a household's income. The determination of affordability is based on an area's median income when reports are made about how much affordable housing is available.
How to Find Investment Properties
Investing in real estate is recognized as potentially one of the most successful paths toward wealth accumulation. No investment is guaranteed, and even real estate can lose value, but rental properties may offer both appreciation and passive income for the investor. As you prepare to enter the investment property arena or expand your interests, consider some options.
Can a Townhouse Be a Good Investment Property?
Buying a townhouse as an investment property might be your first step into real estate investing, or a way to branch out once you have some experience with single-family homes. Perhaps you are already renting out condos and are wondering about the distinction between a condo and a townhouse. There are several:
Ways to Invest in Senior Housing
Senior housing has become a mainstream commercial real estate asset in recent years with both institutional and private investors jockeying for position in advance of the pending “gray wave” of elder Baby Boomers, commercial real estate brokerage CBRE reports.
Can a VA Loan Be Used on a Rental Property?
Millions of current and former service members have used VA home loans to become homeowners. These loans are from private lenders at competitive rates, and oftentimes veterans aren’t required to come up with a down payment or pay for private mortgage insurance.
Do I need Homeowners Insurance for a Rental Property?
Homeowners insurance is typically required for owners of property that the person is living in. The coverage will protect the resident against losses and damage, and most lenders require a mortgage holder to maintain such coverage as a condition of financing the loan. If the loan has an escrow account, the homeowner’s insurance premiums may be paid from that account, along with the property taxes (and mortgage insurance, if applicable).
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