Inflation is affecting real estate investor insurance rates—and will hurt returns. Insurance premiums across the board are increasing at a fever pitch due to rising inflation and the increase in catastrophic weather events. Although there are a few practical ways to keep insurance costs from rising, inflation, labor trends, supply chain issues, and weather events [...]
Many factors are driving the trend, but private lenders must also understand the risks. Before we get into the latest loan craze in private lending—long-term rentals (LTRs)—let’s review how we got here. For years the focus in lending was around single-family fix-and-flip loans. The focus on this product hasn’t been a few years in the [...]
As someone whose roots are firmly planted in the world of private lending, you may be ready to tackle the real estate market, even if you may not know it! The principles of asset management (and the income potential) can be very similar when comparing private lending and real estate. For example, both investment strategies [...]
For the first time in my ten years of driving I wrecked my brand new Honda Fit last Wednesday. It was incredibly tragic; but in addition to watching my car crumble before my very eyes, the reality hit that this was only the first step of a very long process. Filing an insurance claim is [...]
For Christmas this year I headed south to visit my parents in their brand new humble abode that sits on the ninth fairway of a gorgeous golf course. Santa was extra good to me this holiday season, bringing sunshine, warm weather and a golf game two strokes under par – not to mention fewer family [...]
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