Brent Zande
Why is there so much Happy Talk???
In 2010 I had the rose colored glasses knocked off my face hard and I am trying to understand why and how there is such Happy Talk right now about the economy. I am trying to figure out if it is my pessimism based in...
Casey Maeda
Multifamily as a resilient asset class
Prior to covid 19, always hear multi family syndicators preaching how safe and resilient large multi family assets are. Boring but evergreen. Post covid 19 pandemic, I wonder how much this holds true...
Sarah K.
Sell or hold Chicago south side rental?
I purchased an apartment in the Chicago area near my university campus while I was studying back in 2006. Of course they gave a full-time student with no real income a mortgage with just 20% down payment back then. An...
Tyrone Jackson
Who is buying the other 99 out of 100
I am a new investor, yet to complete my first deal but I have a question that pops in my head every so often when I am reading an investing book or article or listening to a podcast....If everyone says smart investors...
Garrett M.
Zillow predicts Philadelphia will be among coldest markets 2021!!
Just came across an article from Zillow with their picks for the hottest and coldest markets of 2021. Austin was their pick for the hottest market.
But why would Philadelphia be among the top five coldest markets? I...
Joshua Ferrari
Provident Properties Newsletter January 2020
Sorry about all of the lines... After copying and pasting this is the only way it would let me separate paragraphs.
Happy New Year Everyone!! It's officially 2020 and I'm so excited to begin this year out talking a...
Roman Rosario
How Baby Boomers Will Affect the Commercial RE Market
My mom recently was discussing her retirement with me and it dawned on me how much the baby boom generation will impact the commercial real estate investment market. I was a partner for 8 years at a national firm bro...
Bob McIntosh
Discounted Properties
So after tooling around these forums for a while, conducting many searches, and reading a lot of posts I have seen something that has come up often but not yet been addressed (please correct me if I'm wrong).
Everyon...
Justin Brickman
Hypothetical - 15-Unit Apartment or 5 Single Family Homes (All numbers being equal)
One of my client's asked me if I had to choose a portfolio between one 15-unit apartment or five single family homes, which would I choose? If all numbers were equal (purchase price, repairs, cash flow, expenses, etc)...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (Monday, November 23, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, November 23, 2020)
When COVID-19 arrived, all of us were confronted with an unexpected pandemic that upended the plans we had for 2020. But the pandemic is only part of our story. Whe...