Weekly Brief
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…
Archive
Succession Weekly Brief
Timely briefings on the financing, regulatory, and market developments that shape small-portfolio investing.
Weekly Brief
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…
Weekly Brief
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…
Weekly Brief
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…
Weekly Brief
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…
Weekly Brief
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…
Weekly Brief
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…
Weekly Brief
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…
Weekly Brief
Rents Hit an Inflection Point — What Minneapolis Tells Independent Owners
The Succession Weekly Brief for July 21, 2026: the national rental market shows signs of turning, with strong Q2 2026 net absorption per Cushman &…
Weekly Brief
When Property Taxes Go Unpaid — How Municipal Tax Lien Sales Work and Why the Clock Matters
The Succession Weekly Brief for July 20, 2026: how municipal property tax lien sales work, what happens to the owner when a lien is sold, and one…
Weekly Brief
What the FBI's 2025 Cyber Crime Numbers Mean for Your Next Wire Transfer
Succession Weekly Brief for July 20, 2026: the FBI IC3 2025 annual cyber crime report's real estate and BEC numbers, why most owner's title policies do…
Weekly Brief
Before Someone Files a Fake Deed in Your Name, Do This Five-Minute Check
The Succession Weekly Brief for July 19, 2026: deed fraud targeting small rental property owners, how to pull your chain of title in under five minutes,…