Darden Restaurants, the parent of Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, is making a significant move by acquiring Chuy's, a Tex-Mex chain, for $605 million.

My husband and I acquired a rental property in 2023 with hard money with the intention of rehabbing the home and renting out the 3 units, refinancing and paying back this short term loan.

Been around for quite some time and have made runs trying to acquire a SS facility and also considered developing in the past but now feel like its time.

We invest in both performing and non performing loans and when we acquire a performing loan at a discount, we have in house MLO who can try and refinance the borrower, we also will offer a discount to the borrower to refinance the loan.

Due to the nature of a fund model, the projections we shared with our investors, changes in the post-pandemic market, and the fact that a significant portion of the returns to our shareholders are realized as the facilities become stabilized and begin to churn out cash, high cash-on-cash returns during the first year of this fund – designed to acquire troubled, turn around assets – did not result.

Just like anything in life.Once you have made the decision, this is what you want to do.You need to have tunnel vision on your goal.If your saving up for a down payment, work an extra job, side hustle, reduce expenses, whatever.Finding cash flowing properties is not hard to come by, your first property does not need to be perfect or give you the absolute best return; you need to acquire it as soon as possible to start the compounding effect.Hope that helps :) Lets get to work

Too many investors focus their attention on how to get creative with their purchases and ignore the fundamentals of the actual real estate and the basis in which they are acquiring property.

UDFI typically arises when debt is used to acquire or improve income-producing property, and the proportion of income related to the debt can be subject to UBIT.

I am looking to expand this portfolio but I am just getting started when it comes to acquiring new rentals.

2) What main skills or knowledge should I focus on acquiring right now that would be beneficial for my current and future real estate investments?