Property Management News

Al Beahn was a 22-year-old college grad living in his parent's basement in the Detroit suburbs when he bought his first investment property in 2009. It cost him $27,000 and he flipped it three months later for a $16,000 profit. Today, his company, Pioneer Homes, has bought and sold 1,000 homes, primarily through a business model he calls the turnkey rental. Beahn buys and renovates a single-family home, hires a property manager and finds a tenant—then sells the whole package to an investor. He works mostly in the historic neighborhoods west of Detroit’s downtown, where the promise of high yields has helped attract investors from more than 30 countries. “There’s not many...Read more >

Last month, the United States Conference of Mayors passed a resolution in support of expanding the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, and calling for increased investment in our nation’s critical affordable housing infrastructure. This acknowledgment of the importance of housing programs by local leaders should not go unnoticed by the U.S. Congress. As public officials from two very different places – New York City and Des Moines – we are united by the shared need for safe and affordable housing in our communities. Our Mayors co-sponsored the Housing Credit resolution to underscore the growing shortage of affordable housing in our cities, and in towns and rural areas across the...Read more >