As a limited partner, you’ve heard the term “value-add” a few times by now. It’s probably the most overused term in multifamily investing today. If a property was built prior to 2020, there’s a good chance that the sponsor will label it as a value-add. But is it really though? That term references the incoming […]
The cash flow metrics of multifamily syndications are usually the ones that get the most attention from passive investors. In my first syndication investments, I rarely looked at any of the other numbers as long as I knew, liked, and trusted the sponsor and vetted the location of the asset. In the Left Field Investor’s […]
Do you ever ponder how you could replace your salary from you day job, or become less reliant on it, so you could focus more on the things that matter to you? One of the biggest mistakes people make is being dependent on only one source of income – their job. Similar to how insurance protects […]
Why do we invest? It’s not a trick question. To make money of course! Hopefully enough money that someday we have what we need to live a comfortable retirement. What I find interesting, though, is the lack of control most investors accept when they make an investment. Maybe due diligence was performed, fundamentals were understood, and projections seemed realistic. But once […]
Successful investors are always looking for ways to lower their tax liability. One of the most impactful ways to reduce taxable income is by owning rental properties directly or by investing passively in real estate syndications. If you go the passive route, in most cases the sponsor will utilize a cost segregation study to maximize […]
Most successful real estate investors can give you multiple recommendations for books that helped guide them in their journey. You can find a wide variety of real estate books with topics ranging from flipping properties to buy-and-hold rentals to investing in real estate investment trusts (REITs). If you have not done any real estate investing, […]
You may have heard that real estate investing is the I.D.E.A.L. investment because you get Income, Depreciation, Equity, Appreciation, and Leverage. To take those concepts a step further, I believe that investing passively in commercial real estate syndications, or private placements, may be the P.E.R.F.E.C.T. investment, especially when it comes to multifamily properties. PassiveMany active […]
