1.5 trillion dollars in Real Estate debt is coming due by 2025. This Is starting to cause major distress across asset classes, markets, and sponsors. On top of increased borrowing costs, expenses such as insurance, taxes, and...
Single family homes are the most conservative asset class to both operate and lend against. Right now, inventory levels are the lowest they’ve ever been, so prices have maintained despite dramatic interest rate increases. Mat...
Although there are multifamily properties of all sizes that are not managed well, smaller buildings without on-site staff and ma and pa owners tend to be more likely to be run unprofessionally. These properties pose opportuni...
One asset class for passive investors that often gets overlooked is Short-Term Rentals. Like in other asset classes, there are companies that will manage the whole process starting with identifying the properties and managing...
By controlling all the construction and property management processes, you can successfully operate Multifamily properties, as long as you don’t overpay for the properties and you know how to manage expenses. Matthew Shields,...
Passive investing can generate cash flow, appreciation, and tax benefits through depreciation. By investing with others, you don’t have to spend time managing properties which may not even cash flow. They key is finding opera...
If you want to invest in Real Estate but don’t want to be a hands-on operator, a great way to participate is through hard money lending. When you invest with the right company, it’s a conservative investment that provides hig...
40% of floating rate Multifamily projects acquired over the past few years will not be able to get refinanced. This will cause distress for operators and opportunities for acquirers. Additionally, increased insurance costs, e...
As the cost of capital has increased dramatically, and generating yield has gotten more challenging, institutional investors are increasingly looking for specialized niches within sectors to invest in. Outside Storage, Cold S...
When it comes to investing, there are always risks. Despite countless resources on how to vet operators and deals, the most important decision you’ll make is who you invest with. Proformas and projections are at best, educate...
Increasingly, Real Estate investors on the coasts are deploying money into the Midwest. Not only are these markets less expensive, but many of them are thriving like never before, and are less volatile. Markets like Columbus,...
Nothing has caused more heartache and stress in Real Estate than too much debt. Leverage can work great in upmarkets, but it can cut the other way in a downturn. Joel Friedland, Principal of BRIT properties, has been buying ...
Nothing ensures success more than focusing on what you love and what you’re truly good at. Real Estate is a multi-trillion-dollar industry with many avenues to pursue, but you’ll thrive the most by identifying your strengths,...
Over the past several years, most operators in Real Estate did incredibly well, often regardless of experience. The rising tide lifted all boats. Today, more experience and skill will be required to acquire properties at the ...
In commercial Real Estate, most asset classes are already saturated with competition. It’s difficult to identify opportunities that are still relatively undiscovered and provide great cash flow at the same time. An exception ...
One asset class that performs well in any economy is self-storage. When people are downsizing, they need self-storage. When they’re moving, changing relationship status, or running out of space for any reason, they need self-...
Finding strong cash flowing properties has become increasingly difficult over the past several years as the amount of money chasing Real Estate has risen dramatically. Most properties typically require a value-add business pl...
The market for multifamily right now is seeing severe headwinds. Escalating insurance costs, rising property taxes, and rising interest rates are just a few. As such, sponsors need to deploy special deftness and adaptability ...
Investing in older, infill markets that are poised for repositioning and growth can be a recipe for huge appreciation. Over the past decade, several cities in Northern New Jersey with easy access to transportation have seen e...
One of the oldest, tried-and-true ways to make money in Real Estate is to flip houses. Although not easy, it can be started with almost no money, just a lot of effort. Most people fail at it, but some do well, a select few ma...
When you operate in the market where you live, it reduces a tremendous amount of risk. It takes years to develop relationships and the historical perspective to have a block-by-block familiarity that stacks the deck in your f...
There tends to be a prevailing focus on markets with growing population and job growth as the places to invest. While this makes obvious sense, these markets are much harder to identify discounted opportunities and often prom...
Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger invest on the basis of value, not the economy. Good investing, versus speculating, should be boring, like watching paint dry. You want to protect your capital and get appreciation as a bonus. ...
In the past several years, it got increasingly difficult to find the right deals in Real Estate, especially Multifamily. People were just paying too much across the board. In the past several months, however, the market has t...