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The Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act, better known as FIRPTA, is one of the first things any non-U.S. investor needs to understand before purchasing American real estate — and one of the most common sources of confusion. In simple terms, FIRPTA requires a buyer to withhold a percentage of the sale price (typically […]

Property insurance has quietly become one of the most consequential line items in real estate underwriting. Premiums across Georgia and much of the Southeast have risen substantially over the past several years, driven by increased construction costs, more frequent severe weather events, and a harder reinsurance market overall. For investors accustomed to treating insurance as […]

The Sun Belt’s multifamily story is, at its foundation, a demographic one. Over the past several years, more Americans have relocated to Southeastern and Southwestern metros than to almost any other region in the country, and that migration shows no sign of reversing. Atlanta, along with peer markets across the corridor, continues to absorb new […]

Few terms get thrown around as loosely or misunderstood as often as the capitalization rate. At its core, a cap rate is simple: it is a property’s net operating income divided by its purchase price, expressed as a percentage. A property that generates $80,000 in net operating income and sells for $1,000,000 has an 8% […]

Atlanta has spent the last decade quietly becoming one of the most compelling real estate markets in the United States, and 2026 is no exception. The metro continues to rank among the top five destinations in the country for domestic in-migration, driven by a combination of relative affordability, a business-friendly tax environment, and a job […]

A quarterly investor report contains a lot of information, and it’s worth knowing what to focus on so the document is actually useful rather than overwhelming. Here is how to read one efficiently. Start with distributions — what was paid out during the quarter, and how does that compare to the prior quarter and to […]