All Forum Posts by: Dan Brewer

Many investors are in apartments, office, warehousing etc. All good sectors.  But very few investors are in the #1 performing sector over the last 1, 3, 5 and 10 year periods, according to the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF): senior housing.  Even more importantly, is is positioned to be the top sector for the next 10+ years, thanks to the retiring baby boomer population and the lack of adequate new facility development.  

If you are not in this sector, why not? Now is the time to get involved in it.  I have been involved in this sector for the past five years, and its the best opportunity I have seen in my 21 years in real estate investment.  There are two basic models - the traditional larger 50 - 100+ bed facilities, and a trend towards converting SF homes into 6-10 bed facilities.  There are pro and cons to both.  I am more strongly in favor of investing in the larger facilities, because high quality property management is already in place.  There are many other factors too.  

Please provide your thoughts and questions on this sector, and i will be happy to answer your questions.  Bottom line, you should be in this sector.  

Thanks, Dan  

Hi, I'm coming to the Las Vegas tomorrow (November 9th) through November 11th to meet with some of my investor clients, but I always set aside some extra time to meet and make new connections. I have been in the RE investment sector for 21 years, and can't imagine I would do anything else. I particularly enjoy working with investors to help them make better investment choices and decisions. Most investors focus on single family investments, either buying, holding, flipping, financing, etc. All are very profitable if done right. But LOTS of competition. I encourage investors to mograte beyond the single family sector, and you will find less comptition and typically greater profit.

Here is a little known fact: The #1 performing commercial sector over the last 1, 3, 5 and 10 year periods is... senior housing!!  And thanks to all of us getting older, it will be the #1 sector for the next 10 years. If your interested in finding out more, lets chat. If not, lets chat anyway. I am always interested in making new connections and helping others!

I don't push anything, I am just very passionate about the sector an encourage others to get involved, with our without me.

Post a reply or email me and we will determine how to get together! Ill be staying at at Ceasars Palace.

Thanks!

Hi, I'm coming to the LA area tomorrow (November 6th) through November 8th to meet with several of my investor clients, but I always set aside some extra time to meet and make new connections.  I have been in the RE investment sector for 21 years, and can't imagine I would do anything else. I particularly enjoy working with investors to help them make better investment choices and decisions.  Most investors focus on single family investments, either buying, holding, flipping, financing, etc.  All are very profitable if done right.  But LOTS of competition.  I encourage investors to mograte beyond the single family sector, and you will find less comptition and typically greater profit.  

Here is a little known fact: The #1 performing commercial sector over the last 1, 3, 5 and 10 year periods is... senior housing!!  And thanks to all of us getting older, it will be the #1 sector for the next 10 years.  If your interested in finding out more, lets chat.  If not, lets chat anyway.   I am always interested in making new connections and helping others!

It's possible that it could be construed that I am pitching senior housing investment, so I will note that as I post this notice.  But I don't push anything, I am just very passionate about the sector an encourage others to get involved, with our without me.  

Post a reply and we will determine how to get together!  Ill be staying at an LAX hotel.

Thanks!

Derald - 

Welcome to BP!  Great place to learn and connect.  I consider it one of my top networking sites.  

Single family investing is by far and away the most popular sector for investors.  First and foremost, its the most logical entry point.  However, I would encourage you as well as other investors to push beyond that sector.  Less competition, rarified air.  You can really be your own boss, establish your own market.  The #1 performing commercial sector for  the last 10 years has been... senior housing!  I am sure that is a shock to many.  And the senior housing market dynamics now are incredible.  The next ten years will be phenominal.  Check out this article - very informative: http://www.nic.org/press/2014/AgingWell-June_2014_TIREL_AMERICA.pdf 

Good luck!

Hi David, 

Looks like you're in the Sacramento area.  I am based in KC, but travel frequently to the bay area.  In fact I'll be in San Jose Nov 13-16, and perhaps we can meet.  The best performing commercial sector for the last 10 years has been senior housing, but that performance wil pale in comparison to how the senior housing sector will perform over the next 5-10 years.  

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for the interest in this meeting - this will be great.  I'll give this another week or so, then we will finalize a location and time.  I have a couple options, depending on the potential turnout.  One option is in Lenexa, and the 2nd option is up by KCI.  We will plan on November 22nd.  Based on the travel times that Pauline noted, I'm thinking of perhaps a 1:00 meeting.  I personally prefer around 10:00 AM, but its not about me, its about you. Please provide your availability/preferences.  I wil base the time on what is likely to work for the largest percentage of potential attendees.  

The first meeting will be a very caual meet and greet, get to know each other.  We can discuss topics, themes, what would add value to each meeting.  Then we can take it from there. 

Please let me know about times that will work for you on the 22nd. 

Thanks

Dan 

Hi everyone.  Mark Twain is famous for many quotes, and one of my favorites is something similar to "Good decisions come from wisdom, and wisdom comes from bad decisions".  Essentially, we should learn from our mistakes, otherwise we are bound to repeat them.  If you have been in real estate investing long enough, you have seen both up cycles and down cycles.  It's clearly best to identify the impending peak of a cycle before it hits, otherwise you take a hit.  2007 taught me some valuable lessons, and because of that I am a much better investor today.  

So for the benefit of others as well as ourselves, what are the signs investors should look for that tells us the market is maturing/has matured, and how should we as investors react?  It may vary depending on what real estate sector we are in, but there are probably some pretty common signs we all should look for.  Are we at or near a peak?  

Thanks for your insights.

Dan

Thanks everyone.   Looking forward to meeting you.  I am inviting others I know in the KC area as well.  Should be a pleasant meeting.  Basedon the feedback so far, it appears the 22nd is the best date.   I'll get back to you with a time and location.

Thanks

Dan

Dear Kansas City BP Members,

Over the last 20 years, I have had the fortunate opportunity to be involved in many facets of real estate investment, all over the country and now internationally.   While single family investment is wonderful, there is so much more to real estate investment.  I have a growing interest in creating a KC investment group to share ideas and opportunities, help each other grow in our knowledge, increase our contacts.  

A very good friend and fellow investor is passionate about stock market investment, and has heavily invested in highly respected educational programs.  He is very successful with his process, and it provides those that are interested another form of diversification.  

I have many individual meetings with local investors, and want to pull us together for greater synergy and benefit.  I invite you to join me at this inaugural meeting, and then we will take it from there.  

When: November (20th or 22nd) - Date and time is dependant on availabiility of responders

Where: Kansas City mid-town area, place TBD based on the number of people interested.

If interested, simply reply to this thread.  Let me know any conflicts on the 20th or 22nd, and I will go with the time and date that best accomodates all who respond.  

I look forward to meeting all of you! 

I'm with @Matt R.

And those with great holdings, great experience - where did most of them start? Typically with their first house...  True, most investors may not move beyond a few holdings, but they certainly benefit those that are more serious real estate investors.  They are our customers.  Its up to us to nurture them along, educate them, introduce them to other opportunities.