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Owning & InvestingHow to Calculate Return on a Rental Property (With a Worked Example)
Four return measures tell four different stories about the same house. Here is each one, worked through on one illustrative example, so you can run your own numbers and know what they mean.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Owning & InvestingHow Much Reserve to Keep per Rental, and Where to Keep It
The right reserve is not a rule of thumb. It is built from the systems in your house and the cost of a vacancy. Here is how to size it and where to keep it.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Owning & InvestingRefinancing a Rental Property: The Basics Owners Should Know
Refinancing a rental is a different process from refinancing your home: different loan terms, more paperwork about the lease and a tenant in the house during the appraisal. Here is what to expect.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Owning & InvestingUsing Equity to Buy Your Next Rental: What to Think Through First
Equity in one rental can fund the next one, and it can also sink both. The difference is whether the cash flow after leverage, the reserve and your capacity to run two properties were checked first.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Owning & InvestingThe 1031 Exchange in Plain English for Texas Rental Owners
A 1031 exchange lets you sell a rental and buy another without paying the capital gains tax now, if you follow strict steps on a strict clock. Here is the concept, the timeline and the people you need.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Owning & InvestingWhen to Sell a Rental Property: Signals That It Is Time
Most owners sell after a bad week and hold through years of thin returns. The signals that actually matter are return on equity, upcoming capital bills, the neighborhood cycle and tax timing, checked once a year.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Owning & InvestingSelling a Rental With a Tenant in Place
The lease goes with the house, so a tenant-occupied sale is really a sale of a house plus a contract. How to pick the buyer, time the listing, run showings and move the deposit without a dispute.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Owning & InvestingBuying a Rental With a Tenant in Place: Due Diligence Checklist
A tenant-occupied purchase is a house plus a contract you did not write. Read the lease, get an estoppel, verify the ledger, collect the deposit at closing and plan the first thirty days before you sign.
Justin Brown · 8 min read
Owning & InvestingShould You Hold Your Texas Rental in an LLC? The Overview
An LLC separates the rental from your personal assets, but only if it is run as a real entity and only after insurance has done the first job. The lender question, the cost and the upkeep, in plain terms.
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