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Dealer Margin, Fix and Flip Profit, and Income Valuation
One of the first lessons I teach new investors or distressed niche agents in our mastermind group lessons are the different financial models for purchasing investment property.  There are several types of real estate investors, and they use different criteria to estimate profits depending on the value [...]

As the “apartment guy” in our real estate office,  I field a lot of questions about income properties from residential agents.  The most common question is “how do I value this building?”  The agents are all very accomplished at running values using comparable sales for single family houses, and even duplexes.  But when the valuation [...]

Due to increasing requests about using IRA funds to purchase investment real estate, our team has created new preferred relationships for clients that streamline this process.  We now offer programs for direct IRA purchases of turn-key rental properties without or with leverage up to 65% non-recourse loans.  We can also organize purchases for LLC’s that [...]

In the current financial environment, residential real estate investing continues to be a viable business, but the business has changed dramatically.  There are more challenges and deals require different credentials and strategies compared to recent years of loose lending standards and appreciating prices.  Private investment placement managers and established cash buyers are squeezing out the [...]

One of the ways that I evaluate the level of sophistication of fellow real estate investors, and potential clients, is the answer to this question:  “What is your acquisition criteria?”   More often than not, the answer is “I just want a good deal,”  which is usually a sign of a novice investor.  Experienced investors know [...]