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A friend recently asked me to compare two Houston zip codes, 77008 and 77063, from an investment perspective.
Now, I'm a big fan of Texas but the first thing I said to him was the weather is HORRENDOUS. Anything simi...
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March 11, 2020
The situation with COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) continues to evolve and markets are down sharply for a second straight week. The California Association of REALTORS® has processed all of the recent data a...
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If you follow the financial market...Oil just closed at NEGATIVE $37. Meaning, oil producers are paying to have their oil taken off their hands. (just 7 years ago, oil cost over $100 per barrel)There are many people t...
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With a professional career in real estate investment and management in the small investor space, I have had the privilege to witness many pivots to the industry. I have seen economic busts and impacts. I currently m...
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Investing in a syndication sounds like a good idea, put in some money with to own a much more expensive property, and then get returns on it. What are some pros and cons of investing in a syndication?Do any investors ...
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I am working on my market research of Philadelphia and have a few concerns about the job diversity and resiliency. I have found an article where an NYU marketing professor told Business Insider that some colleges and ...
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Decent, short read in the link below. As someone who raises capital for a select few syndications, I often get questions around rising interest rates, inflation, will the market crash, etc?In my humble opinion, multif...
Anyone else getting notified this morning of paused Ashcroft distributions due to refinancing issues?
We have been working on refinancing the asset in order to access the equity and create liquidity to earnestly res...
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I figured we'd create a predictions thread for the stock market after I saw the Dow was below 7,000 for the first time in 12 years.
So . . . anyone have any predictions?
I received this in e-mail today. Just thought I would share this and open it up for discussion.
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Why Now Is The Perfect Time To Do A 1031 Exchange
By Stephen A. Wayner, Esq., CES
Between 2000 and 200...