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By Cedar Ridge Property Management - Thursday, August 20, 2026

The New Digital Drive-By: Win the Tenant Before the Tour

The drive-by used to happen from behind the wheel, but now it can happen on the phone. Before a prospective tenant schedules a showing, they may scroll through photos, check reviews, compare listings, look for virtual tours and judge how quickly someone responds to their inquiry....

By Cedar Ridge Property Management - Monday, July 27, 2026

July Investor Newsletter

Welcome to the July edition of the Investor Newsletter. Tight supply, sticky rents, and resilient tenant interest are keeping the floor solid. Whether you’re actively deploying capital or just keeping tabs, the information contained here is worth a closer look. Let’s ...

By Cedar Ridge Property Management - Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Deal #10: When Experience Starts Compounding

My insurance agent sent me a message about a wholesale opportunity in Castle Hayne.A 3-bed, 1.5-bath house with a tenant in place and no lease. Rent significantly below market. A seller who needed to move on.On the surface, it looked like a straightforward value-add play. But the...

By Cedar Ridge Property Management - Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Deal #9: The Base Hit That Created Value on Day One

I said no the first time he called.I had previously interviewed him for a property manager position. We did not end up hiring him. He later moved out of the Wilmington market. We stayed on good terms and occasionally crossed paths.When he decided he no longer wanted to own rental...

By Cedar Ridge Property Management - Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Deal #8: When Discipline Beats Excitement

Late 2023. Interest rates had climbed past 6.5% and were still moving.Every real estate podcast, every investor forum, every conversation at the gym had the same message: there are no good deals right now. Just wait. The market will correct.I disagreed.The investors who stop anal...

By Cedar Ridge Property Management - Thursday, June 25, 2026

The BRRR Method in 2025: Not Dead, But Deeply Distressed

Welcome to the June edition of the Investor Newsletter! As summer heats up the housing industry remains cool in many markets. And while it isn’t moving fast, it *is* moving. Steady rents and tight inventory are shaping a landscape where patience pays. In this issue, we&rsqu...

By Cedar Ridge Property Management - Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Deal #7: The Deal Where I Got Cocky and Paid for It

I had closed six deals. I had survived bad financing, a $20,000 loss on manufactured homes, a permitting-free duplex I wished I had kept, and a clean turnkey that validated my system. I had built Cedar Ridge Management from the ground up. I knew how to find deals, evaluate them, ...

By Cedar Ridge Property Management - Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Deal #6: The Turnkey Deal That Validated My System

I was at my desk working when my phone buzzed.It was a text from an old friend, a fellow infantry officer I had served with on the 26th MEU. We had been in the same small group at church for a couple of years. We had deployed together, trained together, and stayed close long afte...

By Cedar Ridge Property Management - Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Deal #5: The $33,380 Duplex That Built My Deal-Finding System

After Hurricane Florence, we saw an opportunity.There were a lot of absentee owners with damaged properties who were not local and not actively managing their investments. Instead of sending mass mailers, we took a more direct approach.I pulled a list of out-of-town property own...

By Cedar Ridge Property Management - Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Deal #4: How One Duplex Turned Into an Infinite Return (and Built Our Systems)

By 2018, Avery and I had built some momentum. We'd survived messy rehabs, expensive financing, long-distance management, and lost $20,000 on one deal.What we hadn't done yet was buy a duplex. So in 2018, we bought our first one.The property was a small two-unit building j...