Manuel Martinez

Real estate investors have traditionally had two basic options when seeking new opportunities, new housing or existing homes. Those have been the traditional choices, but now a new alternative has begun to emerge, single-family homes built-for-rent (BFR)| Real estate investors have traditionally had two basic options when seeking new opportunities, new housing or existing homes. Those have been the traditional choices, but now a new alternative has begun to emerge, single-family homes built-for-rent (BFR). The BFR market has been with us for some time, but it’s been small to the point of

Higher mortgage rates were widely expected this year, but so far it hasn’t happened. That’s great, but will our good luck continue? The real worry for real estate investors, property owners, and mortgage borrowers is that inflation above 2% might force interest rates higher. For much of the year this has not been an issue, […]

Home values have been soaring, powered in large measure by a visible and persistent lack of inventory. If you’re a property owner or real estate investor, the inventory shortage is no different from low mortgage rates or all-cash buyers — it’s a good thing. What makes the lack of inventory especially interesting is that it’s […]

Last month we asked if it was possible that eviction moratoriums from the federal government were illegal. “If you’re a real estate investor with rental properties you depend on monthly rental payments to cover the mortgage, taxes, repairs, and other costs. But what happens if the government says, nope, you can’t evict tenants who don’t […]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is moving to ban most foreclosures until the start of 2022. But rather than extend existing moratoriums, the CFPB instead wants to change mortgage servicing rules. It’s a new way to regulate real estate financing but is it necessary? Foreclosure Moratoriums To this point the federal government has had […]

A new tax idea is floating around Washington, one unlikely to thrill real estate investors. The Biden Administration is considering a proposal to increase the long-term capital gains rate to as much as 39.6% for those earning at least $1 million. That percentage, plus a 3.8% tax on investment income, could mean a long-term capital […]

The announcement that fully vaccinated individuals need no longer wear a mask in most cases is a significant turning point in the fight against COVID-19. With the pandemic beginning to fade it also means that the economy can increasingly get back to normal. Something else has also happened, but this reality has generated few headlines […]

Learn more about the eviction moratorium, whether it was legal or not and how it has impacted real estate investors with rental properties.

Payroll Protection Program (PPP) saved real estate investors. It kept 19 million people off unemployment — people thus had the ability to pay rent & mortgage

The real estate tax provision – stepped-up basis rule is getting a second look in DC. The concept could be changed & the size of the estate exclusion with it