While many people's retirement accounts were cruising along in 2019, they quickly hit a major bump in the road once COVID-19 rolled into existence in early 2020. With businesses closing and unemployment soaring to frightening levels, the stock market and, subsequently, retirement accounts took a nosedive. Though the economy will...

As recent times have proven, people won’t always be able to go on vacation, but they’ll always need a place to live. This is just one reason why it’s better to own a turnkey rental instead of a vacation rental. Myriad problems have emerged regarding vacation rentals on the market....

Throughout the last five decades, interest rates have bounced around more than a pinball in an arcade hall. Fluctuations in the market have opened the doors for alert opportunists to make a lot of money. Others who found themselves on the wrong side of the market have lost fortunes. This...

Cleveland is in a growth stage and now is the time to get in early. Your opportunities to succeed in real estate investing in Cleveland have never been greater. Cleveland’s market offers reliable, cash flowing properties that both new and seasoned investors can enjoy. And since there are so many...

MartelTurnkey turnkey rentals are considered a solid investment for anyone looking for passive income. Our turnkey rentals are chosen with great care and sold with property management and paying tenants in place 100% of the time. But there are lots of turnkey rentals on the market from other companies that...

The government has extended the 2019 tax filing deadline to July 15. This is good news for everyone, but especially landlords. It means you have more time to make sure you take all the deductions you’re entitled to. The taxes that come with owning a rental property can feel overwhelming...

As you read in our previous blog post, we’ve started investing in the beautiful city of Baltimore. We’ve already sold our first supply of Baltimore turnkey rentals, but we have several more that are currently being renovated. They’ll be available to our investors shortly. Like the previous two Baltimore turnkey...

As COVID-19 continues to tighten its grip on the world, we at MartelTurnkey are carrying on with business as usual, with a few differences. We wanted to take time this week to share with you some of the ways in which we have demonstrated the flexibility of our company to...

Many first-time investors are attracted to duplex turnkey properties over single family turnkey rentals. They may have heard that duplexes cash flow more than single family homes, or they may just like the idea of owning a larger property. It’s true that duplexes tend to produce higher cash flow—at least...

The COVID-19 virus has shaken the faith of nearly every citizen on the planet. Every morning, we wake up to increased restrictions on movement and activities, and the human statistics seem to worsen with each passing hour. This global crisis is certainly testing our strength as individuals and as a...

Now that the stock market is showing its greatest weaknesses, more investors are seeking to grow their real estate portfolios. One of the ways that serious real estate investors build their portfolio is by purchasing multiple investment properties. This enables the savvy investor to create multiple streams of passive income...

Are you almost ready to buy a turnkey rental property? One of the first things you’ll need to do is get a down payment together and then acquire financing. But even before that, you need to make sure your down payment funds have been seasoned. If you’ve never purchased real...