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...

Are you getting ready to buy a turnkey rental? When you buy real estate, you always have the option of paying cash or getting financing. If you’ve been saving for a while or plan on using your self-directed retirement account to buy a turnkey rental for sale, you may be...

Getting started is often the hardest part of doing just about anything, including real estate investing. But once you get started investing in real estate, you’ll find that things get easier and easier, especially when you invest in turnkey rentals. We’ve explained before about how passive turnkey rentals are and...

One of the most commonly cited reasons why more people don’t invest in real estate is lack of funds. It’s easy to understand. Coming up with a down payment of $20,000 isn’t as easy as dipping into your savings account. After all, most people have their savings tied up in...