It’s an honor to be featured in D Profile magazine, which shares stories about what’s making waves in Downriver Detroit. The recent article highlighted our major move last spring, when we transitioned our headquarters from Southgate to Wyandotte. This strategic relocation was a step toward accommodating our growing business—and a reflection of our commitment to…
Planning for a remodel on an investment property is not a creative or emotional process, like a home renovation to your primary residence might be. It’s a strategic process focused on maximizing your return on investment (ROI) by increasing your income, effectively improving your price to rent ratio. So, like most business processes, a rental remodel hinges largely…
Price-to-rent ratio is a quick and simple metric used by real estate investors to evaluate potential investment opportunities. It’s a tool that helps gauge a rental property’s potential for both near-term profitability and long-term viability. The equation is simple: divide a property’s purchase price by the annual rent it can generate. But getting smart about…
Wondering how to scale a rental property business? Let’s look at the 3 factors that can make or break your success. We get the opportunity to work with many investors and property owners who are excited about the growth of their businesses but also want to be intentional about how they scale. They know that…
If you asked 100 owners what their favorite thing is about real-estate investing, 0% would say managing city inspections for rental properties. As necissary as they are inconvenient, costly, and time consuming, city inspections can be a headache on many levels. From coordinating with tenants to keeping up with requirements to managing sub-contractors for each…
Scattered site property management is an ongoing challenge for many residential real-estate investors. It doesn’t take long to realize that managing multiple properties across different locations can be a challenging task, to say the least. Scattered site operations require a high level of property-management sophistication that not all management companies can deliver—and that many individual…
In many of the best action movies, a high-tech, fully functional command center is imperative to the success of the mission. Full of modern equipment, efficient workspaces, highly trained professionals, and system after system dedicated to maximizing efficiency, this room functions like the brain of the operation. Without it, the mission would fail. At Epic…
If you’ve been in the property game for a while, you’ve probably toyed with the idea of scaling your business by investing in multifamily properties. The idea of having 10, 20, or more units all in one geographic location sounds like it would make for an easier investment. But the truth is, managing multifamily properties…
Partnering with a property-management team means a group of professionals takes care of the details of your real-estate investment, so you don’t have to. Whether you opt for percentage-based or flat-rate property management, a good service should handle But what is the right pay structure for these invaluable services? It’s an important question for every…
At one point or another, many rental-property owners find themselves wondering, “How many properties can one person manage?” While there’s no one-size-fits-all answer to this question, we have some great food for thought as you consider where your landlord journey is headed—and your best options for today and the future. People end up owning rental…
