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Plain English explanations of syndications, taxes, markets, and how to evaluate a deal.

April 18, 2024

5 Multifamily Investing Mistakes to Avoid at All Costs

While multifamily real estate offers undeniable advantages like consistent cash flow, long-term appreciation, and diversification benefits, it’s crucial to…

November 10, 2022

Five Reasons Real Estate Syndications Outperform Rental Properties

You’ve probably heard that investing in real estate is one of the few sources of passive income that will generate true wealth.

November 6, 2022

7 Steps To Investing In Your First Real Estate Syndication

For most people, the process of buying a house is fairly familiar.

November 1, 2022

An Introduction To Real Estate Syndications

Commercial real estate has always been considered an “alternative investment,” but it is fast becoming more mainstream. With housing prices skyrocketing, the…

October 28, 2022

Stocks Versus Real Estate: The Risks Present

Most of us have been told that we should work hard, climb the corporate ladder, maximize our 401k, and invest in the stock market along the way to maximize our…

October 26, 2022

7 Eye-Opening Things Every Passive Real Estate Investor Should Know About Taxes

If you’re like me, one of the last things you think about when investing in a new venture, is taxes. It’s way more fun to think about all the potential luxury…

October 26, 2022

7 Things to Look for in a Real Estate Syndication Investment Summary: How to Tell if It’s a Good Opportunity

Ah, investment summaries. They’re the all-in-one marketing package/business plan/underwriting explainer/photo gallery/why-you-should-invest-in-this-deal packet…

October 8, 2022

Locating And Vetting Profitable Real Estate Markets

When it comes to multi-family syndication investments, you get to take advantage of the team’s professional expertise within these markets. This team of…

October 8, 2022

How We Protect Your Investment and Minimize the Risk

Here’s a question for you: What was the first thing that caught your attention about real estate syndications?

October 8, 2022

Commercial Value-Add Real Estate: How Do They Work?

When my wife and I were in single-family fix-and-flips, we often found ourselves inside some very ugly houses. Certain pieces of real estate needed so much…

September 18, 2022

Commercial Real Estate Syndications

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September 13, 2022

REITs vs. Real Estate Syndications: What’s The Difference?

When I started out in real estate, I invested in single-family homes. It didn’t take long for me to realize that being a fix and flipper wasn’t very appealing.…

September 6, 2022

Investing in Real Estate using a Self-Directed IRA

A self-directed IRA is an individual retirement account in which you, the passive investor, maintain control over and the responsibility for the investments in…

August 23, 2022

Timing the Market

I answer this question a lot - “Jeremy, is now a good time to invest passively in real estate?”

July 21, 2022

The Team Who Makes a Real Estate Syndications Soar

My family loves to travel. The prospect of a RV road trip, flight to an amazing destination, or a hike in an exotic National Park make our heart sing. From…

June 1, 2022

The Simple, Five-Step Process to Investing In A Commercial Real Syndications

Before I started investing passively in real estate, my wife and I would fix-and-flip single-family homes.

April 21, 2022

Understanding the IRR

When first evaluating commercial real estate investment opportunities, it is important to understand the projected internal rate of return (IRR). The key…

April 16, 2022

Tax Benefits of Real Estate Investing

The IRS uses depreciation to acknowledge a decrease in value of an asset over time from wear and tear. Depreciation is then used as an expense that investors…

April 11, 2022

Don’t go Chasing Waterfalls

A waterfall in real estate investing is a legal term used in a sponsors operating agreement that defines how distributions and profits are paid, when the money…

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