In the last blog we talked about choosing a market by looking at the job creation, population growth and trends, new deliveries, government planning, tenant affordability and lastly opportunity within a market. Finding a market that hits all of this criteria is...

 As the markets heat up and cash flow becomes more difficult to find in certain markets, it is common to think about investing in other markets. The market that I am in is trading at historically low capitalization rates, rents are at record highs, buildings are...

You’ve purchased an apartment, renovated units, raised rents and now you are ready to sell. It is important to make your property stand out, in order to maximize your profit upon exit. You also, need to understand what you are going to do with the sale proceeds. Let’s...

I get asked a lot of questions about syndication by people that are interested in investing in syndication's and by others that are interested in putting one together. Syndication can seem daunting and the thought of raising money can be intimidating. With a little...

In the previous article I talked about estimating repairs and how to quickly and accurately get an estimate. I want to talk further about some of the major things to keep an eye out for when doing your initial walk through and your inspection walk through. When you...

After completing well over 100 renovation projects ranging from $20,000 budgets to budgets near $1,000,000, I have learned a few things about estimating costs. I have learned that it is really easy to under budget. Even with the experience that I have gained, I tend...