Investors always saw value in REIT to participate in ownership of assets they would not be able to own ordinarily, i.e. class A multifamily, industrial, commercial, retail, etc.

Lokesh: if the home is owner occupied now and the owner is paying more than 31% of net income for PITI, than she could be eligible for a modification if the lender participates in Making Homes affordable. there are other in house modifications as well.If the homeowner qualifies the minimum payment could be as low as 31% of the owners gross income if you calculate a 40 year amortization at 2% for 70% of outstanding balance with a 30% balloon at the end of 40 years which will have no interest or payments for 40 yrs you will see what a minimum payment could be .

What ever hat you might wear in a N/P circle you need to be viewed as the expert in your area to command respect of other participants and have the ability to lead them in the direction needed to accomplish the mission.

With larger tracts of farmland in the midwest yield can be good some years as the highest lease rates are when you are willing to accept variable payout as a participation on crop yield.

Well, a friend of mine (very wealthy) participates in funding some loans this bank makes.My current set of questions will revolve around what their lending guidelines are, what types of portfolios/properties/deals they'll lend against, if they have any bad assets/loans on their books they want to dump, and where/how a small fish like me can become a bigger part of the food chain.

As a passive investor with active participation you are allowed to take up to a 25K loss against ordinary income.

Good thing to see you participating.

I think it's the thought of most folks who haven't participated in the self-storage industry (as was my mindset until I browsed your blogs; great writings btw!)

BP has been great resource, and I'm looking forward to ramping up my participation

Also, you cannot @mention somebody who has not participated on a thread unless you are already colleagues on BP.