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Timely briefings on the financing, regulatory, and market developments that shape small-portfolio investing.
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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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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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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 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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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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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…
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The Succession Weekly Brief for July 21, 2026: the national rental market shows signs of turning, with strong Q2 2026 net absorption per Cushman &…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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The Succession Weekly Brief for July 18, 2026: the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is proposed legislation advanced by the Senate Banking Committee.…
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The Succession Weekly Brief for July 17, 2026: the DSCR underwriting habit every independent owner should adopt in 2026, why lender minimums are not…