Category: Investment Fundamentals
Finding Cash Flow in Today’s Inflated Home Market
When we brought our first investment property in 2019, it honestly was not very difficult….
When Is It Time To Raise Rents?
I have been a rental property owner since 2019. From the beginning, I committed to…
3 Ways To Beat Inflation
Inflation is a force that each of us working professionals has to deal with in…
This Is The Key Ingredient In Your Investment Recipe
Yes, some people have gotten wealthy overnight and these possibilities create jealousy over the luck…
How To Invest Most Effectively
Getting started is very difficult. You need seed money. Your budget is tight as it…
How To Tell If Your Property Is A Good Rental
Many first-time investors struggle with obtaining that first rental. Understandably, they deal with analysis paralysis….
The Most Successful Investments
Some people think of the most successful investments as exotic and hard to understand. Actually,…
Passive Multifamily Investor Guideline – After You Vet The Sponsor 💡
I have written numerous posts about doing your due diligence and vetting the sponsor prior…
How To Know if A Real Estate Investment Is Overpriced
Go to any app on your phone and you can find a house or apartment…
A Conservative Approach To Any Real Estate Investment
Real estate investing, like any other form of investing, can be risky. But not all…
Great Additional Income Sources For Multifamily Real Estate
It is widely known that the top income source of multifamily investments is rental income….
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…
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)…
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…
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,…
The True Goal of The Learn To Invest Blog
People that know me closely know that I write articles on real estate investing topics…
How To View Bad Debt in Real Estate Investing?
In the article Physical vs. Economical Vacancy, we explained that not having tenants in the…
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)….
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…
The Characteristics of A Great Multifamily Investment
The multifamily asset class is proven to beat inflation, provide cash flow and outsized returns…
How To Use Gross Rent Multiplier In Real Estate Investing?
What is GRM? A common metric in multi-family investing is Gross Rent Multiplier (GRM), which…
3 Red Flags with Potential Property Managers
You may have heard, but in case you haven’t, when it comes to your real…
Operational Value Add In Multifamily Investing
One of the most attractive aspects of the multifamily asset class is the ability to…
Managing Loss-To-Lease In A Value-Add Multifamily Investment
Loss-to-Lease Loss-to-lease is an economic vacancy line item that describes how much the operator is…