Real Estate Investor Series Part 7: 2 Ways To Show Experience
Thursday, November 18
In a previous blog post, I discussed one of the many chicken and egg scenarios when it comes to real estate investing: Experience versus Getting Deals. This blog post will delve a little deeper into the topic of experience and provide two strategies to show “experience” even if you don’t have it...
Passive Investor Series Part 5: Backdoor 1031
Wednesday, November 10
Disclaimer: Before taking any action, please seek licensed advice.While listening in on a webinar recently where the guest was a CPA whose firm focuses on real estate, there was a discussion about the 1031 exchange into a syndication and the use of passive losses. 1031 EXCHANGE DEFINED When an i...
Real Estate Investor Series Part 6: Conservative Underwriting Part II
Wednesday, November 03
The term “conservative underwriting” is thrown around so much that it has lost a lot of its significance. It is also a very subjective term where no real threshold exists to make something "conservative". The dictionary defines conservative as "marked by moderation or caution". So how cautious (...
Passive Investor Series Part 4: Scaling
Wednesday, October 27
There is often a debate as to whether an investor should invest in single family homes or multifamilies. When considering scaling a real estate portfolio, there are several reasons I believe multifamily investments are superior to single family, however, I will focus on one primary reason: Scalin...
Real Estate Investor Series Part 5: Economic Vacancy
Wednesday, October 20
When underwriting, it is a common rule of thumb to use a vacancy of only 5%. While it is good to always build in vacancy into a deal, is 5% good enough? Well, maybe. It really depends on the historic average of the property and the market. Another factor to consider is the market cycle the real...
Passive Investor Series Part 3: Stock Market vs Real Estate Returns
Wednesday, October 13
A well-known multifamily real estate investor spoke at a meeting I recently attended. During the meeting, he discussed the stock market versus real estate and made an interesting statement. He said if you paid someone 4% to invest in real estate for the last 20 years up to 2020, it would return ...