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Is Your Kitchen Remodel Worth the Investment?

Find out if your kitchen remodel will be profitable with insights into costs, market trends, and value-adding tips. Learn how Picket's AI tools can help you make data-driven decisions to maximize your investment returns.

Real Estate vs. Stock Market: What Is the Smarter Place to Invest?

Compare real estate and stock market investments, focusing on leverage, volatility, and returns. Discover why real estate often offers a more stable and profitable alternative, and learn how to balance risk with smart investment strategies.

Why Top-Down Real Estate Strategies Fail: A Case for Bottom-Up Analysis

Discover why top-down real estate strategies often miss key opportunities and how a bottom-up approach focusing on hyper-local data can lead to better investment decisions and maximize returns. Learn to leverage property-level insights for smarter real estate investing.

Revisiting 2022: Is Now the Time to Reallocate to Real Assets?

With interest rates dropping, investors are reconsidering a shift from bonds to real assets like single-family rentals, which offer stability, income, and inflation protection in a changing market.

How AI Can Simplify Real Estate Management

Managing real estate can be challenging, and AI tools can simplify real estate data management, and bill processing.

Why Do Home Value Estimates Differ? A Deep Dive into Property Valuation

Ever wonder why Picket, Redfin, & Zillow predict very different home prices? It's all about the data!

Musings of an Old House II

Delve into the reflections of an old house, exploring themes of memory, connection, and the enduring nature of home. Discover how the stories of those who lived within its walls continue to shape its legacy.

Small Markets are Big Investment Opportunities

Large markets often seem like the best place to invest in residential real estate, but as these markets become increasingly more saturated, investors are missing lucrative opportunities in small and secondary markets.

Musings of an Old House I

Explore the reflections of an old house, celebrating the craftsmanship and resilience of historic homes. Discover why traditional architecture stands the test of time and what modern homes can learn from these timeless structures.

Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Build-to-Rent Communities

Build-to-rent communities offer lucrative opportunities for investors, but come along with their own set of risks.