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Blog Post Why Your Rental Sat Vacant for 90 Days (It Usually Isn't the Market)

Why Your Rental Sat Vacant for 90 Days (It Usually Isn't the Market)

Sunday, August 30, 2026
An owner called us last year about a house that had been empty for three months. His conclusion: the market was dead. We got it leased in 16 days without dropping the price. The market wasn't dead. The process was.I'll grant the macro picture first, because it's real....
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Blog Post What I Look For Before Buying a Class B or C Rental in the Triad

What I Look For Before Buying a Class B or C Rental in the Triad

Sunday, August 16, 2026
Most investment advice about North Carolina goes straight to Charlotte and Raleigh. Meanwhile the Piedmont Triad quietly does what a rental market is supposed to do: house working people at rents they can pay, near jobs, with entry prices an actual human can underwrite.Some conte...
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Blog Post Self-Managing Your Rental: When It Works and When It Quietly Costs You

Self-Managing Your Rental: When It Works and When It Quietly Costs You

Thursday, August 6, 2026
I run a property management company, so you'd expect me to tell you self-managing is a mistake. It isn't always. Roughly half of rental owners still manage their own properties, and some of them are doing it right.Here's when self-managing genuinely works. You own one...
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Blog Post What Property Management Actually Costs in 2026 (And What You Get For It)

What Property Management Actually Costs in 2026 (And What You Get For It)

Thursday, July 23, 2026
Let's just put the numbers on the table, because most owners googling this question get vague answers on purpose.The national average management fee in 2026 is 8.49% of collected rent, with most companies landing somewhere between 8% and 12%, according to iPropertyManagement&...
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