Even if you're cash flowing negatively, you're still investing in an appreciating asset. 

General industry norm is if you are a GP on the deal, you can claim the entire asset on your AUM.

If you form a partnership LLC and put that in a land trust (and keep ownership interest of the land trust anonymous, together with its trustee), you've gone a long way to protecting the assets in the LLC.

I was in nationwide general contracting and reconstruction for all asset classes.

You are right that it increases the need for supporting professionals like us, but taking the long term outlook, I would say that a tax professional / accountant focused on the assets you are investing is imperative for success.

These assets were bought in 2021 and 2022 and you did not need to have a crystal ball to understand interest rates would be rising.

Thank you so much guys.Best,Jake Before dumping $500k into an asset, maybe consider something smaller and spending like $50k or $100k on a less expensive property.

When conducting an analysis of the numbers and layout of a commercial real estate property, would it be advisable to engage the leasing broker representing the property, or should I seek to gather comparable data and financial information online independently?

I have been using Empower financial for about a year now.

The financials are really strong on most of those places year round with summer oftentimes even out-performing winter.