May 2022
What seduced me into real estate investing was simply the adventurous opportunities but what kept me interested early on and still today is the people I associate with. Nowhere else do you find people with such positive attitudes, ready to help with no expectation of anything in return. Once I became connected with networking groups, […]
April 2022
Renters like to move in the spring. That’s not big news to anyone with experience over more than a couple of years. When I first started buying apartments 11 years ago I had heard this, and it made sense, but year after year this simple rule of thumb has proven extremely reliable. Even if they’re […]
March 2022
The roller coaster continues. Our business is reacting to the economic bad news with cautious optimism. We’ve been told there’s so much money on the sidelines that any dip in the stock market will be filled quickly, but that’s not been the case. We were told that the spike in the money supply would not […]
February 2022
The multifamily real estate market could be about to experience a profound transformational change through adoption of blockchain technology. If you’re not up on it, start reading up. First imagine being able to buy a small share in a multifamily investment, say $1,000 or less. The number of buyers is many times the number who […]
January 2022
Have you read books that change the way you think about things that are important to you? I’ve read lots of books that help me form opinions or change my perspective, but not often do I take significant actions because of a book I read. I am now though. Who Not How by Dan Sullivan […]
December 2021
Have you sold any properties in a heated market where buyers are willing to put down hard money on day one? It feels like you have made it, like all of your planning, choice of location, and management of your property has paid off because qualified buyers are jumping over themselves to win your deal. […]
November 2021
In-person real estate conferences are back. Halleluiah! They are one of my favorite real estate activities, more so now because we’ve been homebound. No place else can you begin to understand the people you might want to work with. Zoom is great but nothing replaces the visual and personal experience for sincerity, connection, mutual interest, […]
October 2021
In-person real estate conferences are back. Halleluiah! They are one of my favorite real estate activities, more so now because we’ve been homebound. No place else can you begin to understand the people you might want to work with. Zoom is great but nothing replaces the visual and personal experience for sincerity, connection, mutual interest, […]
September 2021
How has the Covid resurgence affected your thinking? If you think it hasn’t, you’re not being honest with yourself. Regardless of your stance on vaccinations, masks, the reality is that our lives have changed, and our real estate business has to adapt to these changes. For one, and this has been agonizing for me, we […]
July 2021
Where do your investors fit in to your hierarchy of real estate priorities? Are you relieved they decided to invest, ecstatic that they helped you and your team close, or do you hold the belief that they should be grateful they got into your deal? Sure, they are getting a great deal and you’re as […]