Tag: multi-family

Deepen That Relationship

DEEPEN THAT RELATIONSHIP Investing is more than numbers By Harland Merriam HUGE LIABILITY You and I often have tens of thousands of dollars on the line.  Sometimes even hundreds of thousands, don’t we?  This is what it takes to be investors in multi-family complexes. Someone finds a property, puts it under contract, forms an LLC […]

Multifamily is a Rather Stable Investment

MULTIFAMILY IS A RATHER STABLE INVESTMENT VOLATILITY CAN BE A CHALLENGE Stock prices go up and down, sometimes a whole lot.  They are volatile. A painful example is the 2008 recession and the dramatic dip in stock prices.  Other investment classes also have a lot of volatility — big ups and big downs. Commercial Multifamily […]

A Hedge Against Inflation — Yes or No?

A HEDGE AGAINST INFLATION – YES OR NO? Review of a Forbes Business Council Report We all know inflation is here! Can we find a way to beat inflation? Food, housing, fuel, entertainment, and almost everything else costs more today than it did a year ago.  Rising prices are here to stay, it seems. Can […]

Finding a Solid Investment in 2023

FINDING A SOLID INVESTMENT IN 2023 Dwight’s journey from single family to RV parks. Dwight knew real estate was a great investment.  SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES.  Like many investors, he started with single-family homes.  And he did quite well.  Over the last decade, Dwight bought and held several houses.  He has been able to rent each one, […]

What Does It Take For Success?

WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR SUCCESS? Two things! As I write this, the potential payout for the lottery is close to two billion dollars ($2,000,000,000).  Maybe what it takes for success is good luck.  A lot of people must think so.  But do the math and you will see the odds are against them. What […]

Finding Opportunity In Changing Markets

3 Questions To Answer Now FINDING OPPORTUNITY IN CHANGING MARKETS 3 Questions To Answer Now Have you noticed changes in the real estate market recently?  It seems to be in the news every day.  As real estate investors, many are anxious.  So are many people wanting to be homeowners.  Inflation is at a 40-year high […]

A Day in an RV Community

A DAY IN AN RV COMMUNITY Explore this RV Park Investment Niche Come with us to a brand-new Recreational Vehicle Community in Alabama.  We spent a day with the developers, along with about 50 operators and investors. AN “RV COMMUNITY” Notice first, with me, that it is called an RV Community, not an RV Park.  […]

5 Steps To Creating A Disaster Plan For Landlords

5 STEPS TO CREATING A DISASTER PLAN FOR LANDLORDS Last week we were reminded how quickly a disaster can occur.  Hurricane Ian developed from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in only a few days.  Sure there were projected paths.  But even the projections kept changing.  And the hurricane was projected to decrease […]

How Do You Deal with Uncertainty?

HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH UNCERTAINTY? Four Simple Steps Joe got scared.  It was the winter of 2018.  The stock market dropped almost 20% by Christmas. All of Joe’s retirement savings were invested in stocks and mutual funds.  Joe didn’t know if the value of his holdings would recover or keep going down.  But, he […]

Boost Your Multifamily Investing Business

BOOST YOUR MULTIFAMILY INVESTING BUSINESS Strategic Multifamily Connections – a meetup group Are you an investor with money to invest or an operator looking for capital?   Do you need access to fresh ideas or different perspectives to get out of a rut?   Are you looking for a way to learn more about multifamily investing? Connecting […]

Many Ways to Become a Multifamily Investor

MANY WAYS TO BECOME A MULTIFAMILY INVESTOR Which of these might work for you? JOHN’S FIRST INVESTMENT IN APARTMENTS John started investing in apartments years ago while he was still working.  He started by finding an operator he trusted and investing the minimum amount of funds in a property near where he lived.  John had […]

LET’S DO THIS TOGETHER

LET’S DO THIS TOGETHER An opportunity to connect with others Are you a real estate investor, or want to be?  Perhaps you want to focus on investments in apartments.  You may already see the many long-term benefits.  In a previous article we outlined 5 of the benefits of multifamily investments, what some call an IDEAL […]

Have You Thought About Investing in RV Parks?

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT INVESTING IN RV PARKS? Pros and Cons of RV Park Investing. The RV Park business grew from $5.48 billion to $6.32 billion in sales from 2020 to 2021.  This is a 15% year-over-year increase.  Perhaps you know people of all ages who enjoy RVing.  Some are young families who find this […]

WHAT MIGHT INFLATION DO TO YOUR MULTIFAMILY INVESTMENT?

WHAT MIGHT INFLATION DO TO YOUR MULTIFAMILY INVESTMENT? Keep your eyes open during the current economic turbulence. Eggs will cost you more today than they did yesterday. So will most everything else. It is called inflation. What will inflation do to your multifamily investment? I don’t know.  No one else does either. What we do […]

8 Real Estate Lessons From My Dad

8 REAL ESTATE LESSONS FROM MY DAD These Still Hold True Today I owe my passion for real estate to my dad.  With Father’s Day coming up this seems like an appropriate time to share some of the lessons that I learned from my dad with regards to real estate.   My dad was a broker, […]

Set FIRE To Your Retirement Plan

SET FIRE TO YOUR RETIREMENT PLAN Is your retirement plan on track?  Will it get you where you want to be financially on time?  Most people’s retirement plans are underfunded.  Many corporate pension plans are also underfunded.  Social Security was only designed to fund 40-percent of a retiree’s income, and it is expected to run […]