The con of this though is that the monthly payment is much higher, thus reducing my cash flow significantly (if anything).Since I am somewhat new to real estate, I know there are more variables to consider like appreciation, or refinancing or HELOC down the road.

There are always cycles in real estate, but because of the size of the housing shortage, lack of new builds, and the largest economy in the country, it's hard to envision where we won't continue to see price and rent appreciation.

Real Estate investing is a long journey not a "get rich quick  phenomenon. 

I'm about to embark on my first commercial real estate development project.I plan to buy a ~1acre property in Georgia to construct a 20,000sqft building with the following breakdown:8,000sqft retail space7,000sqft warehouse space5,000sqft office spaceI'll be using some of the office space and warehouse space for myself.

Structure the wholesale deal by getting the property under contract, drafting a purchase contract, and assigning it to a real estate investor or buyer.

@Sunghee Shin we handle over 100 S8 rentals in Metro Detroit area.The main problems with S8:1) Tenants not paying their portion of rent and utilities2) Tenants damaging the homeBoth can be decently mitigated by properly screening S8 applicants.

The term syndication often is used in a multifamily/commercial or other real estate transaction, where a property is being purchased and the GP needs to raise capital (equity, often) to purchase the asset.

I'm Eric Whiting from central Florida, passionate about real estate investing and looking forward to learning more and meeting you fine people.

For the most part, all of the real estate based operating systems are geared toward property managers, NOT investors.

I’m a student at USC studying real estate, and a lot of talk on campus is about how to use AI tools like ChatGPT in the real estate industry.