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Flood Maps Change November 13: Check Your FEMA Zone Before Your Lender Does
The Succession Weekly Brief for August 2, 2026: what the November 13, 2026 FEMA FIRM map updates mean for independent property owners, how to check your…
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Timely briefings on the financing, regulatory, and market developments that shape small-portfolio investing.
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Private Mortgage Note Investing: When the Independent Investor Becomes the Bank
The Succession Weekly Brief for August 1, 2026: how independent investors originate and hold private mortgage notes in 2026, the IRS Form 1098 reporting…
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Property Tax Reassessment After Sale: The Acquisition Pro Forma Trap in 2026
The Succession Weekly Brief for July 31, 2026: why the seller's property tax bill is a misleading acquisition pro forma input, how state reassessment…
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HUD's May 2026 ESA Memo and the Six FHA Compliance Gaps It Did Not Close
The Succession Weekly Brief for July 30, 2026: HUD's May 22, 2026 FHEO enforcement memo on assistance animals, what the rescission does and does not…
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Anatomy of a 4-Unit Pittsburgh Deal: What Cap Rate Expansion Hides
The Succession Weekly Brief for July 29, 2026: a deal anatomy of a 4-unit small multifamily in Pittsburgh with realistic 2026 underwriting, what the…
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Multifamily Starts Surged 76 Percent in June. The Permits Are the Real Story.
The Succession Weekly Brief for July 28, 2026: the U.S. Census Bureau's June New Residential Construction release shows multifamily starts at 513K SAAR…
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The $58 Million Verdict Hiding in Your Rental's Front Steps: Why Premises Liability Is the Risk Your Insurance Markets Are Pricing You Out Of
The Succession Weekly Brief for July 27, 2026: why large premises verdicts are a tail risk for small landlords, how social inflation is driving claims…
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Your Insurance Policy Has Not Kept Up With Your Property's Value. Here Is the Five-Minute Check.
The Succession Weekly Brief for July 26, 2026: two five-minute actions for independent landlords at the midpoint of 2026 — verify your building insurance…
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Before You Buy Property Number Five: The Fannie Mae 5-10 Lending Wall Most Independent Landlords Don't Realize Is Right in Front of Them
The Succession Weekly Brief for July 25, 2026: what changes at the Fannie Mae 5-10 financed property threshold, why independent landlords hit the wall…
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The One Calculation Most Small Landlords Skip: Why Break-Even Occupancy Matters More in 2026
The Succession Weekly Brief for July 24, 2026: the difference between DSCR and break-even occupancy, why the Federal Reserve's 75 percent insurance cost…
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Your LLC Privacy Just Changed — Federal Retreat, State Moves, and the Gap Between Them
The Succession Weekly Brief for July 23, 2026: FinCEN's federal BOI CTA reversal for domestic entities, the New York and California LLC Transparency Acts…
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Anatomy of a 12-Unit Cincinnati Deal: What Cap Rate Compression Is Hiding
The Succession Weekly Brief for July 22, 2026: a deal anatomy of a 12-unit Class C small multifamily in Cincinnati with realistic 2026 underwriting, what…