All Forum Posts by: Don Zou

Quote from @David C.:

Excellent question. I’ve been wondering that same thing.

Seems to me when comparing candidate investments, why would I pay more for an investment with risk and work (5% Cap multifamily), than a risk-free passive investment (5% CD or T-Bill).

Note that going from a cap rate of 5% to 10% is a 50% drop in price…that’s significant…easy to see why a seller isn’t willing to give a higher return.

I’ve asked the question before and gotten answers like it’s because investor borrowing costs vary, and you must consider future rent growth and appreciation … I guess if you have low borrowing costs and are optimistic about the future a 5% cap rate makes sense.

 that's just a bunch of bull from agents and gurus trying to keep their game going... of course price should drop 50%... say today the commeercial loans are at 7%, and cap should be 2% higher to make the risk worth while, so call it a 9% cap.

patience... this bs market needs cleansing... and when the time comes, it will be easy picking.

no need to play the hard game... my friend

as an IT consultant and investor for 20+ years... I'd say for most people the best investment is still YOURSELF.. get higher education, better career path for higher earning potential etc.... position yourself in the most lucrative career you can think of and you'd love to do. make that your main hussle (that could be RE among all things)... then vertically expand your business from your main hussel and put the residual income into passive assets like stocks and passive RE e.g. REITs or syndication.

RE is just a hussle like any hussle. very time consuming and could be a drag on your main career.... you don't want to invest yourself into just another job like managing toilets and tenants etc lol.

Quote from @Kevin Powell:

Originally posted by @Account Closed:

@Kevin Powell

NO on REIT. Find a successful investor and ask to be a capital partner.

Care to enlighten and elaborate? And why NO on REIT?

old thread lol....

historically private placements performance are basically on par with the public REITs.... if you think about it, why would the syndications have any competitive edge? they and the REITs basically have the same business model. and if anything the guys running the bigger REITs are the smartER money!

the private placements 'low volatility' is just a delution. if there were a liquid market for limited partnership shares, or even physical houses for that matter, these investments would be just as volatile as the public traded ones lol.

Originally posted by @Brian Van Pelt:

@Don Zou

Such a straw argument, try again.

traffic accidents is not contagious
alcohol is not contagious
smoking is not contagious


you are dead you are dead, doesn't matter contagious or not... number is the number.

you can argue contagious or exponential all you want...  you cant exponential to infinity... check worldometer.. death toll is far less than many of the other risks people take everyday.

you try again... or maybe not, with your limited IQ points.

Originally posted by @Kirk R.:

Originally posted by @Don Zou:

none of this is about 'protecting lives'... it's all political posturing... politicians beating each other to show who is taking action so they are safe for the next election. covid19 is just a flu+... where was the panic in 2018 when we had 80000 death.... all that overburdening the health system is all bs.

 The daily death toll was 2,405 on Tuesday, according to the Johns Hopkins tally.

with social distancing. 

2,405 * 365 = 877,825.

Where do you get your facts /news?

do u believe we landed on the moon? Do you believe in Italy the health care system was overwhelmed?

so you conveniently multiply by 365, for a disease that clearly will peak then diminish... check worldometer  death tolls. 

lots of sensationalization here... human life is not priceless... look at the death tolls this year... far more deaths from traffic accidents, alcohol and smoking... why are we not banning cars, sigs and alcohols.

none of this is about 'protecting lives'... it's all political posturing... politicians beating each other to show who is taking action so they are safe for the next election. covid19 is just a flu+... where was the panic in 2018 when we had 80000 death.... all that overburdening the health system is all bs.