The 2 basic reasons we buy real estate, according to conventional wisdom, are: 1.To protect buying power2.To increase buying powerHowever, it has been well documented that RE does not outpace inflation. Check out this...

Hello all,I am underwriting an acquisition of an apartment portfolio in San Diego. It is a unique opportunity to purchase from a distressed seller with almost all units completely renovated. In a normal world, this wo...

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So I saw the data below and am wondering, are americans fighting inflation with debt? Have incomes kept up with inflation? What will happen when the credit card companies and banks tighten their lending standards?Do y...

Apologies if there's already a thread on this....Suppose growth slows and inflation pipes up in the coming years, giving us stagflation again. What will the effects be on real estate investors? How well did the older ...

Interesting new article put out by Forbes today on Short Term Rental investing, what are yall's thoughts? Any critiques?"“The property types expected to provide the strongest inflation protection are the ones characte...

Look Beyond Your Nose

When I got out of high school, I went to work for a construction company driving an extremely large belly-dump at an earth dam project for a new lake.

Once a week there was a manda...

Real Estate News in Brief
A string of favorable data (lower inflation, higher unemployment rate) has convinced the market that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting short-term interest rates in September, and mortga...

Why is positive cash flow mandatory in a real estate investment? I understand looking for positive cash flow is a good proxy to avoid making bad deals when you’re a beginner, but if you’re careful in your estimates an...

Gold broke the $1000 an ounce barrier last week and is zooming up over $1100 as I write this. It seems to me that the money that the Fed's loose monetary policy is going to come home to roost. If I recall the 1970's a...