Ep029: Protecting Rental Profitability in 2026 – What Smart Landlords Are Doing Right Now (Pillar #1)

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Chris McAllister and Laci LeBlanc discuss the challenges of protecting rental profitability in 2026 and strategies for landlords amidst market uncertainty.

When people talk about “market uncertainty,” they usually focus on interest rates, home prices, or whether now is the “right time” to invest. But for landlords, the bigger challenge right now is something else entirely: margin compression. In this episode, Chris McAllister and Laci LeBlanc break down why rental profitability has become harder to protect in 2026—and what smart investors are doing differently because of it. Across the country, landlords are being squeezed by rising insurance co...

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Host: Chris McAllister

Guest: Laci LeBlanc

Topics covered

• rental profitability
• market uncertainty
• margin compression
• landlord strategies
• investment challenges

Keywords

• rental profitability
• margin compression
• landlords
• investment strategies
• market uncertainty

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