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Judy Dutton

Judy Dutton is a book author and editor who's contributed to The Wall Street Journal, Wired, Atlantic, and other outlets. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.

shipping container home
Real Estate Strategies

1 ex-firefighter, 4 shipping containers, $100k per year in rent

Building a luxury home out of shipping containers isn’t as easy as you’d think.

money to buy home
Real Estate Financing

Hard money loans aren’t as sketchy as you think

Private lending is on the rise among investors for very good reason.

Yellowstone Airbnb
Real Estate Strategies

He turned the Yellowstone stampede into a cash cow

You can’t go wrong buying in a tiny town near a hugely popular national park.

BlackRock building
Housing Market

How small investors are beating big ones: ‘Don’t play their game’

Institutional investors have more money, but small buyers have advantages, too.

commercial real estate
Real Estate Strategies

They run a mini commercial real estate empire in their town

They broke in with no experience by knowing exactly what their neighborhood needed.

Tampa
Real Estate Strategies

Why 13 bedrooms is better than 3

In Tampa, FL, more roommates means better returns.

Zillow economist
Real Estate Strategies

Here’s how a Zillow economist invests in real estate

What opportunity costs, ROI, and Yogi Berra have taught him about picking the right property.

manufactured and modular homes
Properties

Manufactured homes are having a moment

New laws and low costs have placed this misunderstood property in the spotlight.

manufactured home investor
Properties

What it’s really like to invest in manufactured homes

They may get a bad rap, but the returns tell a different story.

home with American flag
Housing Market

How America’s new housing law will reshape real estate

Cheaper homes are coming…at least in theory.