I love seeing long-term plays like this pay off.

If you need cash quick for whatever reason, it could be a good play for the safer yet smaller profit option. 

Are off market opportunities still the best way to find undervalued properties, or is the playing field leveling out?

Playing with the idea of syndication or private capital raise, but don’t even know where to begin.

Still, I think you'd find it difficult to find one that would be a good long-term investment unless you had another ~20-30 years to go, it's at least cash neutral, and you don't plan to hold it too long (to avoid too much investment loss and before you get to the point where it's unsellable because of too few years left); that's another way of saying that maybe it suits your cash needs in the near-term or is at least less of a pill to swallow than other options until you find something that's more of a sensible long-term play

However, I received some feedback from one of my partners that the play here would be for an investor to subdivide or re plat the land for a multiple tenant situation.

Likely will need an upgrade in the vacant unit at least.Financing & Numbers:Purchase price: $1.3M$600K down, financing $700K at 7% interestMonthly mortgage (P&I): $4,660Property taxes: $1,300Insurance: $250Maintenance/reserves: $250 (may need more due to the condition)Total expenses: ~$6,760/monthRental income: $5,000/monthOut-of-pocket cost to live there: $1,760/monthThought Process:I could gradually tackle repairs & renovations while keeping the units rented.Tenant turnover could allow for rent increases, but that’s uncertain with SF rent control.SF appreciation is solid long-term, but the building needs work.Alternative: Rent a 1BR in SF (~$3,200) and invest in a property elsewhere in NorCal, but I like the idea of locking in SF real estate now.Would love to hear thoughts—good long-term play or too risky with the maintenance issues?

But, there are often other factors, beyond the short term financial returns, at play that cause people to take on negative leverage.And most importantly: raise rents to improve cash flow. 

Doubling down on multifamily, self-storage, and industrial real estate.Raising capital aggressively to get in before the next wave of incentives.Positioning myself to capitalize on tax advantages while everyone else plays catch-up.🔥 #2: Raising Capital Will Be Easier Than EverTrump will likely gut the SEC’s budget—which means less scrutiny on private capital raising.More capital will flow into private equity, syndications, and alternative assets.Fewer restrictions on fundraising, advertising, and deal structuring.Institutional investors will reallocate big money to private markets as the economy shifts.💰 What am I doing?

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