Quick answer: The due diligence period is the time between an accepted offer and closing, when a buyer investigates the property, schedules inspections, reviews disclosures, and ensures it meets expectations before finalizing the purchase. You put an offer on a home and it’s been accepted, now the due diligence period begins. In real estate, the…

Rethinking Retirement in Today’s Market For many people, retirement accounts feel like a distant promise—something you contribute to faithfully but can’t touch for decades. Yet even well-balanced portfolios can feel fragile. Inflation steadily erodes purchasing power, stock markets swing unpredictably, and traditional retirement investments often don’t generate immediate income. At Disrupt Equity, we hear this…

The multifamily market outlook 2026 reflects a sector that has moved through recalibration and into a more balanced phase of the cycle. Conditions today look meaningfully different than they did a year ago. Pricing has adjusted. Underwriting has normalized. Capital now engages with clearer expectations. The market did not reach this point by accident. The…

Having been through enough policy cycles, I know one thing: When Washington starts talking taxes, real estate investors start paying attention. Back in 2017, just a few lines of tax reform reshaped how we underwrote deals with accelerated depreciation, pass-through deductions and capital gains treatment in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Capital moved quickly…

Working in the investment world, I’ve learned that “private equity” means different things to different people. For some, it signals high risk. For others, it’s a mysterious club reserved only for the ultra-wealthy. In reality, private equity is simply a way of investing outside the public markets. And for qualified investors, it can be a…