3 Myths of Real Estate Investing
I both write and speak often about misconceptions of real estate investing because I know that so many people who...
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The Easiest Way To Get Started In Real Estate Investing
Many of America’s landlords are accidental landlords, meaning it was not their original intention to invest in real estate or...
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Why Everyone Should Have Real Estate in Their Wealth Portfolio
For most Americans, especially those in the lowest income class, the majority of their wealth is tied to their primary residence. ...
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The #1 Cause of Real Estate Horror Stories
You have heard friends talk about it; you may know someone; maybe it was your experience. Everyone has heard the...
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Buyer Beware: Common Mistakes in Underwriting Multifamilies
Buying multifamily real estate involves addressing many variables. Underwriting is the process of accounting for those variables in order to...
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What is Multifamily Syndication?
If you have listened to the lingo in the investing world, you likely have heard talk of real estate syndication. If...
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Why I Chose To Invest In Multifamily
As a single family investor, I was proud to have obtained cash-flowing single family homes in less than a year. Both...
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Getting Started: Self-Manage or Property Management
When you have a small rental portfolio, it may not make as much sense initially to hire a property management...
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Uhaul Top US Growth Cities of 2023
As I dive back into the 2024 market for real estate, I wanted to start with reviewing the Uhaul Top...
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How To Underwrite Multi-Family Real Estate Using the T-12
What is a T-12? When underwriting a multi-family real estate investment, one of the common documents expected is the Trailing...
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What Is A Pro Forma In Multi-Family Real Estate?
When listing multi-family real estate investment opportunities, brokers will often provide the Offering Memorandum (OM) which includes details about the...
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Is My 401k The Best Way?
We have all heard it and most of us working professionals have followed this path suggested to us by well-meaning...
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What Is Loan To Value (LTV) in Real Estate Investing?
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Why Student Housing Could Be A Powerful Growth Investment
Especially after the pandemic, investors were very wary of student housing, a unique niche within the multifamily asset class. Aside...
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A Helpful Explanation of the T12 in Multi-Family Real Estate Investing
What is a T12? Effective underwriting is the foundation of multi-family investing. Without good underwriting, any operator is sure to...
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The True Goal of The Learn To Invest Blog
People that know me closely know that I write articles on real estate investing topics each day. I started writing...
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How To View Bad Debt in Real Estate Investing?
In the article Physical vs. Economical Vacancy, we explained that not having tenants in the units (vacancy) is not the...
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What Is The Best Holding Period for A Multi-Family Asset?
Buying large commercial multi-families can be different from buying in the residential sector (2-4 units). Once you start looking in...
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How To Measure Your Personal Financial Wealth
Financial wealth is not everything. In fact, it should be a means to an end and not the end itself....
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How To Seek Revenue-Driven Appreciation in Commercial Real Estate Investing
In an earlier post, two types of appreciation, we discussed market-driven appreciation, something that cannot be controlled, and revenue driven...
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