Too often, when talking about a project I'm working on, I hear something like, "Oh I could never do that! I don't know how." Well, if you don't try, you never will. I read an interesting story today that just might he...
Where are you all getting case studies from when talking to investors? I have a real estate background but haven't done syndication yet. I have some calls lined up next week and would love to have a concrete presentat...
I want to start cutting my teeth in CRE. Whether that be full-time, part-time, an internship, you name it, I just want to get started. I studied Biology in college in the hopes of going to med school. I even got as fa...
I have recently opened a property management company and I am 3 months in without a single client. We are active on social media and we reach out to independent landlords, leave business cards on vacant properties, a...
Is it ethical to continue to show a property after a contract has been accepted? I have a contract accepted and ratified. But now it seems someone has submitted a 2nd contract. This is a complicated deal. Now my realt...
I have been thinking about self-performing a cost segregation study to tap into accelerated depreciation on one of my smaller rental properties. I have seen companies offering the service for a few thousand dollars. H...
I’ve made some major mistakes in the short time I’ve been studying real estate investing. The biggest (so far) was putting my money into a “training program” from a guru - who will remain unnamed. Now I’m left restruc...
My wife and I are thrilled to begin our journey into real estate investment. I've been working for the same company for nearly two decades, but I was recently laid off. We see this as an opportunity to focus on real e...
A lot of people are saying that the reason why the rent prices are going up so much is because there is too much demand and not enough rental units available. But could bad tenants also contribute to the rent spikes?A...
I recently reviewed my taxes prepared by my CPA. I discussed with him the option of bonus depreciation. He asked for specific cost items. These included HVAC, roof, fire alarm and security system, cost of beds, furn...