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2025-04-16

Predictions for Metro Detroit’s Rental Market in 2025

As we step into 2025, Detroit’s rental market finds itself at the intersection of steady transformation and new opportunities. Real estate trends, fueled by rising home prices, major infrastructure projects, and changing buyer behaviors, are reshaping the city’s landscape. For experienced landlords and investors, understanding these shifts is key to capitalizing on Detroit’s evolving rental […]

2025-04-07

Landlords Beware: A New Wave of Sophisticated Tenant Application Fraud

Fraudulent applications are nothing new in the rental industry. For years, we’ve seen common tricks, like applicants asking friends to pretend to be landlords or tweaking pay stubs to inflate income. But in recent months, we’ve come across cases that are beyond anything we’ve seen before. These days, fraudsters are using advanced tools like AI […]

2025-04-05

Tenant Payment Performance Update v 2025Q1

We’re unaware of any other property management company sending their clients these updates! Please share this with anyone interested in real estate investing or looking for a better property manager, so they can see what they are missing! GENERAL EVICTION UPDATE Courts have largely returned to pre-pandemic timelines and are now up to speed. While […]

2025-03-31

Metro Detroit Investors: Opportunity Amid Rising Mortgage Delinquencies

A recent study reveals a sobering reality for the housing market—over 6 million Americans are late on their mortgage payments, signaling potential turbulence ahead. While these figures might evoke memories of the 2008 housing crisis, they also represent a window of opportunity for savvy real estate investors, especially in regions like Metro Detroit. The Metro […]

2025-03-27

Indian Village New Builds: Key Insights for Investors

A series of new single-family homes have hit the market just outside Indian Village in Detroit, targeting a specific demographic of dual-income younger couples seeking city living without the upkeep of older homes. This project, and others like it across the city, are a crucial indicator for investors looking to understand Detroit’s nuanced housing market. […]

2025-03-24

Record Price Cuts in February 2025: What Rental Investors Should Do Next

The housing market has seen a dramatic surge in price reductions this February, with 33.2% of listed homes slashing their prices—the highest figure for this month in over a decade. For rental investors, this signals an important shift in the market landscape. While rising mortgage rates have undoubtedly dampened buyer demand, it’s important to note […]

2025-03-21

Detroit Property Owners $46B Wealthier Than 10 Years Ago

If you bought property in Detroit 10 years ago, you’re in luck, my friend. Detroit’s housing market has seen remarkable growth over the past decade, pulling off what many thought impossible just a few years ago. Long pegged as one of the most undervalued markets in the country, the city is now turning heads with […]

2025-03-17

8 Key Rental Market Trends From Exclusive ShowMojo Data

What are the parts of your rental listing that make a real difference when it comes to shortening days-on-market? And which don’t? New insights from ShowMojo’s comprehensive rental marketing data—from over 1 million on-market periods nationwide—reveal just that. As our own property showing partner, they’ve shared their exclusive report with us. And it paints a […]

2025-03-13

4 Major Detroit Developments Opening in 2025

Detroit is gearing up for an exciting year in 2025, with several significant projects set to open or move forward, marking key milestones in the city’s redevelopment. These developments represent a range of uses—office, hospitality, retail, and public spaces—and highlight an urban renaissance that could benefit rental investors. Here’s an overview of the key projects […]

2025-03-10

Deep Dive into Morningside, a Detroit Neighborhood

Today we’re taking a real estate investor’s Deep Dive into the Morningside neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan. This is just one of Motor City’s 183 neighborhoods. Which is a lot. And that’s why we created this series to explore each one from the POV of a rental investor. We’re Detroiters who’ve owned, financed, flipped and managed […]

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