Are you applying for a new job that requires knowledge of data and spreadsheets? If so, chances are good that you’ll need to prove your Excel expertise during the job interview. A wide range of roles — from IT and data analysis to accounting — requires familiarity with Excel. And the job interview is your […]
Owning and operating a rental property has many benefits, but it’s not without risks. As an owner of a rental property with tenants and guests going in and out of the premises, it’s possible for tenants and guests to injure themselves, others, or cause damage to the property itself. While there is no way to […]
This article is written by guest writer Kate Mallison. Kate is a real estate investor who works for Tellus, a real estate tech platform helping landlords and property managers save time through effortless automation. This is the second part of a two-part series. Read Part 1 here. In Part 1, we took a look at the […]
This article is written by guest writer Kate Mallison. Kate is a real estate investor who works for Tellus, a real estate tech platform helping landlords and property managers save time through effortless automation. It’s a common question, but the answer depends on your situation and what’s best for your business. Rather than giving a […]
Could we have predicted the housing crash of 2008? And with some degree of accuracy? Sort of. But to understand what happened, we have to go way back to the late 1800s, when a man by the name of Henry George first noticed a very peculiar yet seemingly consistent 18-year cycle through which real estate […]
There’s a saying in real estate that says, “You make your profits when you “buy,” not when you “sell” the property.” But to buy profitably, you must value accurately. To do that, we have three valuation approaches to explore. The cost approach to valuing property The cost approach to valuation makes a simple assumption: that […]
This article is written by guest writer Kate Mallison. Kate is a real estate investor who works for Tellus, a real estate tech platform helping landlords and property managers save time through effortless automation. The 3 most ignored profit opportunities for landlords As a landlord, you know cash doesn’t just come from the couch cushions. […]
No one strategy is better or worse, just more or less fitting for different investors with different goals and risk tolerances. These are Core, Opportunistic, and Value-Added. Core for the conservative investment An example of core investing is buying a recently built, new single-family home that already has a tenant renting from it, in a […]
When we speak of real estate investing, we’re typically referring to directly investing. That is when you have direct ownership of a property. If you went and bought a property on your own or if you partnered with friends and purchased a property under your partnership, that’s direct investing. Indirect investing involves buying shares in a real […]
