The Skeptical Investor Newsletter

A frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another.

Featured Articles

The Landlord Loyalty Tax

The largest apartment landlord in the Sun Belt cut rents 6% for newcomers and raised them 5.3% for the tenants who stayed. That gap is a hidden risk in every rent roll, and a quiet opening for small owners. Have you checked yours?

Andreas Mueller

Nov 9, 2026

Real Estate Investing

Has Circular Financing Reached the Homebuilders?

America's 2nd largest homebuilder sold 1,233 houses to a company its own chairman controls. Plus: Florida votes on a tax cut that may land on renters, and Oracle breaks ground in Nashville.

Andreas Mueller

Nov 2, 2026

Real Estate Investing

As Washington Chases Big Landlords, a Quieter Apartment Shortage Takes Shape

A ban that spares mom-and-pop investors, a tax cut that may raise rents, and a Nashville luxury boom.

Andreas Mueller

Oct 26, 2026

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Real Estate Investing

The Landlord Loyalty Tax

Andreas Mueller

Nov 9, 2026

Real Estate Investing

Has Circular Financing Reached the Homebuilders?

America's 2nd largest homebuilder sold 1,233 houses to a company its own chairman controls. Plus: Florida votes on a tax cut that may land on renters, and Oracle breaks ground in Nashville.

Andreas Mueller

Nov 2, 2026

Real Estate Investing