In this article “What is your least favorite aspect of real estate investing?”  Thanks for asking. I sold my company to a public firm over 25 years ago, and I’ve been a full-time investor since. There’s so much to love—and so many...

In this article Do you know what Warren Buffett did when the financial world was gripped with fear and uncertainty? And what can you and I learn from it?  I want to be clear: I’m not saying we’re in a financial free...

In this article It’s no secret that housing has gotten extremely expensive in the United States, both in terms of buying and renting. This chart should make that clear as day: CPI: Rent of Primary Residence vs. Case-Shiller Index (2000 – 2023) – St....

In this article It’s certainly the topic of the day, and you’re going to be hearing more about it between now and November 2024. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, it wasn’t really something that the average consumer paid much attention to. Since...

In this article I recently visited Machu Picchu, and a fellow hiker asked me what I do for work. I explained that I run a real estate investment club and that we pool small amounts of money to collectively buy fractional...

In this article Let’s stop talking about commercial real estate, which actually consists of over a dozen asset types, many of which are quite different.  Headlines like “The Biggest Crash Imaginable is Coming for Commercial Real Estate Assets” might apply to the...

In this article The question that I keep receiving the most often is: Why do you buy REITs instead of rental properties? I receive this question almost on a weekly basis.  It seems that a lot of rental property investors are confused...

In this article This article is presented by IntellCRE. Read our editorial guidelines for more information. Shocker: Apartment brokers misrepresent numbers.  If you’re new to the market, you may trust the market cap rate displayed on the marketing package of a commercial property—but you really...

In this article We’ve all heard the old adage “location, location, location,” and many consider it the most important piece of criteria that applies to real estate investment. Whether you’re buying a new primary residence, a rental property out of state,...

In this article You’ve seen it over and over: People posting on the BiggerPockets message boards about some investor buying a deal that doesn’t hit the 1% rule. Or the 2% rule, or the 50% rule. The list goes on.  Super-competitive properties...