Krystal is one of our valued investors and she kindly agreed to be interviewed for our Investor Spotlight series. Krystal lives in San Jose, California, which is just an hour south of San Francisco. Living in the Bay Area has been both a benefit and a drawback for Krystal in...

We were recently fortunate to be able to interview another one of our valued investors. Elena lives in Westchester County, New York, and has been investing alongside her husband for five years now. As a full-time real estate investor, Elena has learned a ton about real estate, how to comfortably...

This has been a tumultuous year for everyone. We’ve experienced a pandemic, waded through dire economic predictions and still come out reasonably safe, thanks to some smart investing in turnkey rentals. In a few short months the year will come to a close and it’s unlikely anyone will lament saying...

We recently spoke to one of our investors. Her name is Priya and she’s from Arlington, Virginia. We asked Priya to share her real estate investment journey, as well as any insights she’s collected along the way. Being a real estate investor can feel somewhat isolating. It’s difficult to know...

People sometimes fail to meet their financial goals despite working hard all their lives. Others achieve remarkable investment success seemingly with little effort. What’s the difference? Why do some people build wealth while others struggle without getting anywhere? One of the keys is matching investment strategies with your goals. This...

When it comes time to finance your turnkey rental, you have a choice of lenders. Just as if you were buying any other piece of real estate, you can shop around and try and find a lender that will work with you. But there’s a lot more to finding great...

As your closing date draws near, you’re probably getting excited about finally owning your own turnkey rental property. You should be! Everyone remembers buying their first real estate investment property. It’s the first stepping stone to building up generational wealth. Expert after expert and study after study show that real...

As a landlord, it’s your right to collect fair rents on turnkey rental properties. When your tenant signs their lease, they agree to pay you a certain amount on a certain date over a certain period of time. In exchange for that commitment, your responsibility as a landlord is to...

When you invest in a turnkey rental, you’re doing business with a turnkey rental provider. Essentially, they become your business partner. Even though the actual purchase transaction is brief, the consequences of doing business with that turnkey rental provider are long-term. Choosing one over another directly impacts how much success...

Being a turnkey rental owner is a no-brainer, right? You buy a property, get checks deposited into your account and go about your day. There’s a little more to it than that, though. While owning a turnkey rental is a means to get passive income there are a few tiny...

Having good credit is essential if you want to make money in real estate investing. Getting approved for a turnkey rental loan is probably paramount in your agenda. But that could get complicated if you allow your credit score to dip during the COVID-19 pandemic. With more people out of...

When MartelTurnkey began investing in Cleveland, Ohio years ago, we had identified the city as a good market using our standard criteria. We liked that the economy was diverse, the population growth rate was steady, and that there were plenty of jobs at major employers like Amazon and the Cleveland...