Denver for example, has 3% of total office inventory, compared to 1.5% historically, with 5 million square feet of construction underway.According to CoStar, "The impending wave of new supply will have an impending ripple effect on demand fundamentals such as net absorption, occupancy and rental rates in several large markets in coming quarters."

He always gives me his insights from an insurance Co. point of view. 

On your first deal that you need traditional leverage, did you all have to personally guarantee the loan? It seems like most every bank I talk to wants me to personally guarantee the loan, since the LLC is new with no...

Hey everyone,

Brand new to the RE Investment world, coming in with a Licensed Broker background and currently active. Can't wait for my first deal!

Ashley C in Olympia, WA

Think of it this way, you would have to pay on average 10% to a PM company, so that's at least worth a 10% stake in the company, so if you put in 25 % and you manage, that should be a 35% stake in the co. st the least.

@Tom JonesI have a few friends and co-workers that want to invest.

People do it illegally all the time, until someone rats them out and they get shut down,  Also, I wouldn't want to have an insurance claim (especially a fire or some large liability issue) for fear that the claim would be denied once the true usage of the property was discovered by the ins. co. 

I have a co-worker that is starting to look for their first home.

I've recently passed my education requirements for a Colorado real estate license and will be traveling to Denver on Wednesday to take my state exam with the plan of interviewing brokerages while I am in the area.

I am a small investor living in the Denver metro area (Aurora).