Can You See the Opportunity?
CAN YOU SEE THE OPPORTUNITY? Excellent Deals for Multifamily Investments are Coming GOOD DEALS ARE OUT THERE The whole commercial investment space is definitely facing headwinds these days. For example… · Rising interest rates put real pressure on the cash flow at a given net operating income. · For Florida properties, and in […]
The First Time is the Hardest
THE FIRST TIME IS THE HARDEST 3 Tips for Passive Real Estate Investing It is true about speaking in public, about stepping into the batter’s box, about asking someone out on a date, about having a baby… The first time can be the hardest. It is also true about your first investment in real estate, […]
A Deal from Start to Finish
A DEAL FROM START TO FINISH You can learn from our experience of finding, buying, operating, and selling a 128-unit apartment complex. It was a bumpy ride, through Covid and eviction moratoriums, and other surprises. But, we made it from start to finish. Most importantly, our investment partners received an appropriate return. Two of our […]
MEETUP – Wednesday, August 16, noon
FROM ACQUISITION TO SALE What is it like to run the complete cycle of a multifamily property? At this week’s virtual meetup group on Zoom, Mike Jacobson and I will share a brief story of our recent sale of a large multifamily property in Tallahassee. See the picture for a birdseye view of the complex. […]
Three Different Investors
THREE DIFFERENT INVESTORS Which is more like you? At Attune Investments, we serve a whole range of investors. Each individual has a different goal for their investments. Each has a different tolerance for risk. Each has their own story. We take time to get to know our potential investors, to make sure they have the […]
Reducing Portfolio Risk When Approaching Retirement
What Are The Risks That We Are Missing? REDUCING PORTFOLIO RISK WHEN APPROACHING RETIREMENT What Are The Risks That We Are Missing? One of the greatest fears many people have is running out of money in retirement. Sometimes fear causes us to make less than ideal decisions. Some people put their money into an annuity […]
How to Get Started in Multifamily Investing
HOW TO GET STARTED IN MULTIFAMILY INVESTING 4 paths toward your goal Luis and I were talking on the phone this morning. He is a college basketball coach in New England. We worked together several years ago as he got started in real estate investing. He bought his first duplex and has since added on […]
Finding Opportunities In Real Estate Partnerships
FINDING OPPORTUNITIES IN REAL ESTATE PARTNERSHIPS Investing is a team sport. Some of my best deals and experiences have come from investing with partners or working with others as a team. I have also seen many real estate investors appear to violate Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, regulations. It was unintentional. Usually by newer […]
5 Ways To Get Started In Multifamily Investing
5 WAYS TO GET STARTED IN MULTIFAMILY INVESTING Plus An Easier Way So, you want to get started investing in multifamily properties. You see the benefits. You think this will be a better investment. But, how do you get started? 1. DO IT YOURSELF. If you are someone who is bold and works well alone […]
Is Your Investing A DIY Project?
4 Strategies To Get Back Your Time IS YOUR INVESTING A DIY PROJECT? 4 Strategies To Get Back Your Time Does your investing ever seem like a DIY project? One of our first rental property investments was a student rental in Statesboro, Georgia. Our kids were going to school at Georgia Southern and the […]
You Can Be On the Team
YOU CAN BE ON THE TEAM Discover the power of being a partner in an apartment complex PLAYING BASEBALL I remember playing baseball with my friends from school. Some of us had our own baseball gloves. Almost all of us owned a baseball, often worn and ragged from use. A few of us even owned […]
How To Achieve FIRE Faster With Passive Real Estate
HOW TO ACHIEVE FIRE FASTER WITH PASSIVE REAL ESTATE Have you heard of the FIRE movement? Financial Independence, Retire Early. Does it sound like a crazy idea? Or maybe something to aim for? The basic premise is to live and spend on less, and invest more. This enables financial independence at an earlier age than […]
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 […]
How To Get More From Your IRA
HOW TO GET MORE FROM YOUR IRA Boosting Returns and Reducing Risk With a 401(k) The IRA is a powerful tool. Millions of people are using them to invest for their retirement. They can reduce taxable income now and let your investments grow tax deferred, allowing you to wait and pay taxes later. But there […]
The Power of Compounding Interest
What Would You Do With $1,000,000 Tax-Free? THE POWER OF COMPOUNDING INTEREST What Would You Do With $1,000,000 Tax-Free? How often have you heard someone say, “I’d be a millionaire if I only had …”? It’s as if they had already given up hope. I once had a trigonometry teacher who told us he was […]
Getting Real Estate Benefits Without Being A Landlord
GETTING REAL ESTATE BENEFITS WITHOUT BEING A LANDLORD Many millionaires obtained their wealth through real estate. Billionaires like to use real estate to continue growing their wealth. And enjoy some of the benefits. And many people see that there are benefits to owning real estate, but they don’t want to be landlords. It sounds like […]
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 […]
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 […]