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Build-to-Rent Development: Yield on Cost, Debt, and Exit

How build-to-rent deals are underwritten and financed: yield on cost thresholds, 75% bank debt vs 88% LTC life-co capital, and the five-year exit cycle.

Mike HambrightOctober 23, 2026

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Automation vs AI in Real Estate: Where Each One Belongs

A 23-year software executive turned St. Louis flipper on which parts of a real estate business to automate, where AI actually helps, and what breaks…

Mike HambrightOctober 23, 2026

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Replacement Cost vs Actual Cash Value: A Landlord’s Fire Lesson

A landlord's Binghamton three-family burned down and actual cash value coverage paid only $130K — not enough to rebuild. What replacement cost would have changed.

Mike HambrightOctober 22, 2026

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Pre-Listing Home Prep: What a $12K Average Ticket Buys

Pre-listing home prep averages about $12,000 for paint, carpet, and cabinet painting. What that scope buys, which updates move buyers, and the hidden cost.

Mike HambrightOctober 22, 2026

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Tenant Damage Before Closing: Selling an Occupied Rental

Tenant damage before closing can blow up an occupied rental sale. Real sabotage cases, a pre-walkthrough checklist, and how to underwrite for the unexpected.

Mike HambrightOctober 21, 2026

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Flipping Houses Sight Unseen: The Realtor Walkthrough Test

How one investor contracts and flips houses sight unseen across Canada: the realtor walkthrough gate, buyer-side underwriting, and an 11,000-name buyer list.

Mike HambrightOctober 20, 2026

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What to Fix Before Listing: An Inspector’s Deal-Killer List

An inspector, contractor, and agent in one explains what to fix before listing a house — the panels, rot, and systems that kill deals, and…

Mike HambrightOctober 16, 2026

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AI Marketing Automation for Agents: One Broker’s Claude Stack

How a Montana broker runs two linked Claude projects for YouTube content, expired-listing email and directory audits — plus the real time cost and lead…

Mike HambrightOctober 16, 2026

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Hiring Your First Employee: The KPI Test Before You Post

Robert Syfert says most owners who feel ready to hire aren't. The test: can you document what comes off your plate and the KPIs that…

Mike HambrightOctober 15, 2026

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Lead Source Tracking: Know Which Marketing Actually Pays

How to tag every lead to its source, calculate CAC and LTV, and fix attribution before you spend more — from fractional CMO Danielle Hollembaek.

Mike HambrightOctober 13, 2026

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