All Forum Posts by: Jerry Kim

Right now, I live with my mom (my dad passed away) in a 2000 sq ft, 4/3 house in southern California, and the mortgage is $3K/month. We have another house that we've paid off the mortgage for and we're renting it out. It is 1200 sq ft, 3/2 and close to where we currently live

I thought it would be better if we just sold or rented out our current home and moved back into the smaller home. However, my mom mentioned we would have to pay alot in taxes, whereas if I were to inherit it from her when she passes away, then I wouldn't have to pay as many taxes on it

Is it worth it to stay in this house instead of moving back into the smaller house?

I've been thinking about getting into REI. RE Syndications sound appealing since I've heard its more passive than typical REI as I could just hire a manager that has way more experience than what I have, and possibly get higher returns investing in expensive commerical RE instead of just SFH or whatever

From what I've gathered, index funds usually return around 7% on average each year. 

From what I've gathered about investing in syndications as a limited partner, it is typical to get around 15% annualized total returns. Is this a reasonable return?

But since being a limited partner would involve a lot more time and effort than index funds, as you would have to find the syndicator, choose what city to invest in, the neighborhood, etc, how is this better than just sticking to index funds?

Hello! I live in California and am looking to get started with REI. I have never bought a property before, but have considered out-of-state investing. Moreover, I would like to eventually live abroad permanently, either as a digital nomad or teacher or whatever. I prefer to live in Asia, such as China, Malaysia, etc.

I've read about out-of-state investing a little, and it sounds like getting into apartment syndication deals as a limited partner could be what I'm looking for, whether it be investing in the US or abroad. But I don't meet the criteria to be accredited

If one plans to live abroad, is it better to just go with other types of investing such as stocks, if it's too complicated and a hassle to invest in US RE while living overseas? Or would investing in apartment syndication deals out-of-state or while abroad give larger returns than investing in stocks?

If anyone has any advice then please let me know. Thanks in advance and I can’t wait to start meeting and interacting with you guys!