09/24/2026
INVESTORS!
The best use of a house may not be the obvious one.
I’ve expanded the way I’m helping clients evaluate residential investment opportunities — not just:
What can I buy it for?
What will it rent for?
But:
What is the highest and best revenue strategy for this particular asset, in this particular market?
Sometimes the answer is a traditional long-term rental.
Sometimes it’s resale, renovation, or another value-add strategy.
And in the right location, with the right property profile, mid-term corporate and insurance-displacement housing can create an entirely different return model.
Black Sumac is one example.
We repositioned this Fort Worth home as a professionally managed furnished mid-term property designed for corporate stays and families temporarily displaced from their homes.
The analysis goes beyond an advertised monthly rent. We look at acquisition cost, carrying costs, management fees, expected occupancy, achievable rates, competing inventory, and the likely return on the capital invested.
There are properties and submarkets where an investor may have more options than they realize.
If you’re considering buying an investment property — or you already own one that isn’t performing the way you want — let’s run the numbers before assuming what the asset should be.
Cary Stillwell & Zein Khairullah
REALTORS® | Investor Strategy
Cary Stillwell Real Estate
