All Forum Posts by: Vince DeCrow

@Tom Conant As a late responder to you question a few days ago - In my opinion, a bitcoins value, in theory, is derived from the supply and demand of the finite number of coins, like you said, however there's more details that are pertinent here. It sounds like you are familiar with bitcoins blockchain ledger - did you know there are currently estimated to be more than 6 million unique users of bitcoin's blockchain? My valuation thesis here is that while bitcoin may have zero value as a fiat currency, it represents the value (...a bubbly value) of its blockchain ledger system. A user network of 6+ million users certainly has value, which is what I would say the intrinsic value of a bitcoin is. There are many other blockchain ledgers that exist today that are considered more usable and efficient than the bitcoin blockchain, however they don't have as many users, which is one reason why their native alt coin currencies are currently worth less than bitcoin.

@Account ClosedWhile I would agree that talking about bitcoin on a real estate website is off-topic...there is an emerging trend that we should be paying attention to that creates a relationship between bitcoin and real estate.  There are currently several blockchains being developed that would allow users to issue security tokens (like bitcoins) associated with them, specifically to publicly raise funds for real estate investments. I recently wrote a blog on this that you may be interested in taking a look at.

The Low-Down on Real Estate ICOs

An ICO is a concept similar, in ways, to crowdfunding. However, in my opinion, it has the potential to be much more scale-able and secure than the current crowdfunding technology.

@Kevin Yi What is your investment goal, cash-flow, appreciation, or maybe both? My opinion is that your best bet would be a primary US market such as:

• Atlanta
• Denver
• Raleigh
• Charlotte
• Austin

I choose these markets because they have strong population, job, and wage growth. From a macro-perspective, they would be relatively more sheltered from downward market movements than smaller secondary or tertiary markets. They would be relatively more sheltered due to lower chances of the jobs and population leaving the market if a downturn occurred. If everyone stayed, real estate demand would stay strong. They are also best suited to keep taking advantage of the strong market and economy that we are currently experiencing. 

However, a 6% return (like mentioned above) does not represent the highest return that can be achieved with a passive, low risk real estate investment. My company has returned annual net returns in excess of 20% for our passive investors over the last 6 years by investing in the markets I mentioned above, taking a boots to the ground approach, and utilizing a team that has billions of $ in real estate transnational experience. 

My advice would also be to pick a primary market and go with a syndicator that you can trust and that has significant experience/expertise. 

-Vince

@Anthony Venturini I had this exact same thought and did a little research on it. Check out the blog I wrote about it.

The Low-Down on Real Estate ICOs

ATLANT seems to be one of the more advanced players today looking to make this all possible.

Let me know your thoughts.

-Vince

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@Omar Ruiz 

Omar - I took a look at your website and it looks great! You must have a great design team. I was able to navigate the site easily and use the site to learn almost everything that I wanted to know about your business within a minute or two. I like that you have multiple calls to action on the homepage and that the "Request A Cash Offer" call to action at the top of the page appears on every page so that a seller can easily react once they make a decision if they want an offer from you without having to navigate to some other page to do it. 

Regards,

Vince

@Daniel F. Harb No problem! That sounds like a very interesting career and must feel good to help people. I am not sure about their membership policies, but I would assume that they could answer that for you.

-Vince

@Daniel F. Harb Can't beat .03%! 

Being as busy as you are, taking a passive approach to RE investing is the way go in my opinion. I would be happy to discuss passive commercial real estate investments in more detail too if you are interested in diversifying your SFRs portfolio. Multifamily and Office is what I specialize in. 

Also, if you are not already involved in The Whitecoat Investor, you should check it out. Its an online community similar to Bigger Pockets, but the topics are on all types of investments/finance (rather than just RE) and it's specifically geared towards towards doctors. 

@Daniel F. Harb Thank you - I have seen the comparison made to the .com bust many times and I completely agree with you on that. Sorry about your loss - the bright side is that you wont have to worry about losing money in crpytos since you're not involved. 

I agree that index funds have been the way to go in the stock market since the bull run started in 2010. The indexers have outperformed almost all actively managed funds focused on industry niches. What kind of real estate investments do you like? Are you a passive investor or DIYer?

@Clay Hartwig Good points - Are you familiar with annual yield an investor would get on owning the property but not actual marina business?