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Understanding Preferred Returns
As an investor, there are various ways you could put your money to work. When you’re in the world of private placements, you may have heard of preferred returns. These refer to the order in which profits from a project are distributed to investors. Preferred return...
How to Achieve Passive Income Using Leverage
We are at the age in which people have increasingly become financially savvy in such a way that we get to talk about passive income now more than ever. The generations before us were fairly contented with the income they get from the usual 9–5 job, and rightly so...
Finding the Best Passive Investment Opportunities: What You Need to Know
Are you searching for the best passive investment opportunities? Passive multifamily real estate investing is a tried-and-true method that lets you take advantage of real estate’s stability without the direct responsibilities of being a landlord. Steady cash flow and...
Apartment Syndications vs. Single-Family Rentals: Which One Is Better?
Investing in real estate is an endeavor as rewarding as other investment vehicles such as stocks or bonds but can involve a lesser degree of management in monitoring your holdings (especially if you’re engaged in apartment syndications). So, what is the best way to...
1031 Exchange: Everything You Need to Know
Maybe you’ve heard of a 1031 Exchange or simply a 1031. A term that got its name from the IRS Code section 1031, it is an exchange or a swap of one property for another that is a powerful tax strategy allowing for the deferral of capital gains taxes. Anyone who owns...
Passive Investment in Multifamily Syndication vs. REIT – Which is Better?
Maybe you realize you want to invest passively in real estate, but you’re not sure which is better for you – to invest in multifamily (through a syndication) or an REIT. This article helps you understand the difference between passive investment in multifamily versus...
How to Invest in Multifamily Real Estate Using A Self-Directed IRA or solo 401K
Can I Invest in Multifamily Real Estate Syndications Using Funds From My IRA? Yes you can, by transferring the funds from your IRA into a self-directed IRA. This article will explain how that works and how doing so will increase your investment options, allowing you...
How to Analyze a Passive Investment Opportunity in Real Estate Syndication
Passive investment opportunities in real estate syndication can provide outstanding ways to generate attractive financial returns. In the very best scenarios, you and your fellow passive investors can earn consistent income with few of the headaches that come from...
Multifamily Syndication Tax Benefits Every Passive Investor Should Be Aware Of
While many people tend to dread tax season each year, those who are proactive with multifamily real estate investing (specifically real estate syndications) are likely excited about it. That is because there are tons of multifamily syndication tax benefits and...
Balance Your Portfolio Through Diversification
Current global events should motivate you to focus on certain pressing questions. Here is one of the most vital questions to consider: Is my investment portfolio balanced and resilient enough to withstand market volatility or do I need to diversify more fully? ...
Active vs. Passive Property Investing: What’s the Difference?
There’s a lot to learn when you first start thinking about investing in real estate and a lot of decisions to make. One of the very first decisions is whether you want to be an active or passive investor. To decide, you should know what each...
How a General Partner (Sponsor) Makes Money in an Apartment Syndication
Apartment syndication has been a strong buzzword in society, especially since the JOBS Act passed back in 2012 that boosted real estate crowdfunding. All in all, apartment syndication is an inked transaction between a general partner/sponsor and a group of passive...
Investing in Real Estate vs. the Stock Market
Of the two types of investing, investing in stocks and shares seems on the surface to be more accessible to many than the world of property investment. So, why would you consider investing in real estate? Both types of investment have their pros and cons but the...
Multi-Family Property Classifications and Your Investment Strategy
What is meant by the multi-family property classifications A, B, C, and D? In investment terms which of these property types are classified as core assets and which can be considered core-plus assets? If you are looking to pursue a conservative investment strategy or...
Why Multifamily Investment Makes Sense
Multifamily Market Overview The demand for rental accommodation continues to significantly outpace supply. The current status quo is that rental housing supply is falling short by hundreds of thousands of units each year across the United States. This situation,...