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A MUTUAL FUND MADE WITH REAL ESTATE Welcome to the Like A Real Estate Mutual Fund article. Before jumping into this content, will you take a moment to SUBSCRIBE to this awesome community by entering your name and email address here? We love to speak with investors and help them on their investment journey towards […]

CAN YOU BUY A CUP OF COFFEE WITH THAT HIGH IRR? A growing number of real estate investors see a high-projected IRR (Internal Rate of Return) on Value-Add*** offerings compared to the Core* or Core Plus** cash yield deals and jump quickly to conclusions. However, the more prominently displayed IRR might include a large degree […]

WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT INFLATION TO PROTECT YOUR WEALTH? In the course of speaking with numerous Real Estate investors, the number one issue keeping them up at night is INFLATION. How will inflation impact your existing asset(s) or future investment returns? Will inflation push interest rates higher? If so, how will this affect the future […]

LOOKING FOR A FREE LUNCH? TRY DIVERSIFICATION “Diversification is the only free lunch.” Nobel Prize laureate Harry Markowitz Are you truly diversified with a few index funds or market tracking ETFs? Is the Classic 60/40 portfolio composed of 60% stocks and 40% bonds going to protect your wealth? Are you standing still or losing money […]

ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PASSIVE INCOME REAL ESTATE INVESTING Most of us have been conditioned to fully rely on the income from our day job to pay our bills, take vacations and save for the future. But there is another way, and those who take it will get ahead financially and create a unique type of […]

HOW TO UTILIZE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FOR TAXES Traditional reasons for investing in commercial real estate (CRE) include cash flow, passive income, portfolio diversification and price appreciation over the long-term. In one way or another, these benefits generate consistent income for investors. But another, often-overlooked, benefit of commercial real estate investing is the tax advantages. […]

SHOULD I INVEST IN RETAIL COMMERCIAL SPACE AFTER COROVANIRUS? While the world has experienced a fair amount of upheaval during the last year due to COVID-19, and life has seemingly been put on hold, people are once again starting to look towards the future with their investment portfolios. Commercial real estate (CRE) was one of […]

WHAT IS REAL ESTATE TOKENIZATION? As an asset class, real estate has a lot going for it. Appreciation gains, tax benefits, regular income and relative stability are just a few of the reasons why so many investors choose to deploy capital in real estate assets. Total commercial real estate (CRE) values in the United States […]

UNDERSTANDING THE INS AND OUTS OF REAL ESTATE CAPITAL STACK Almost all commercial real estate deals are financed with some combination of debt and equity. Multiple lenders and equity investors could potentially patriciate in a real estate investment, depending on the size and scale of the operation. Capital stack just refers to the types of […]

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE STATISTICS AND TRENDS 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic shook up almost every real estate asset class but actually pointed out some interesting findings. Property types, including Triple Net (NNN), multifamily, and industrial, proved their market resilience even in the face of a global shutdown. At the same time, hospitality and downtown office spaces […]

WHY ARE PEOPLE INVESTING IN RENTAL PROPERTIES? HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW The commercial real estate market is as hot as ever, in all parts of the country and across all different property types. This was true even amid the uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the stock market swinging every which […]

HOW BLOCKCHAIN WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE FUTURE OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE Blockchain technology is a topic of discussion on every major news channel, newspaper, finance blog, and investor group—from your office Slack or Zoom chats to r/investing or r/wallstreetbets on Reddit. What is less discussed, not altogether unsurprisingly, is how this radical new(ish) technology will impact […]

THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF FINANCING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE Financing a commercial real estate deal is one of the most critical elements of getting a deal across the finish line—no money equals no investment. With these deals, which are usually much larger or more expensive than a typical residential property sale, most investors need to use […]

FAQ: WHAT IS AN ABSOLUTE NNN LEASE? Are you new to the world of commercial real estate investing and are finding yourself lost amid the sea of terms, acronyms, and lease types? If so, you’re in the right place. Learning how to invest in leases is a complicated and often time-consuming business, especially when it […]

WHY ARE NET LEASE PROPERTIES POPULAR WITH HIGH NET WORTH INVESTORS AND FAMILY OFFICE INVESTORS? Net lease, or Triple Net (NNN), properties are a popular form of commercial real estate investment that continue to attract investors of any level because they create reliable cash flow over the length of the lease and have limited management […]

BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO TRIPLE NET LEASE (NNN) INVESTING Introduction Have you been considering investing in Triple Net (NNN) leases but don’t know if it is a wise financial decision? Well, you’ve come to the right place to learn and put your worries at ease. Several different components must be considered when it comes to Triple […]

NET LEASE PROPERTIES VERSUS MUNI BONDS Welcome to Net Lease Properties versus Muni Bonds article. Before jumping into this content, will you take a moment to SUBSCRIBE to this awesome community by entering your name and email address in the following box? SUBSCRIBE HERE If you are an investor looking for passive income, where do […]

SINGLE-TENANT NET LEASE – EXPLANATION OF A NET LEASE Before jumping into this content, please take a moment to SUBSCRIBE to this awesome community and receive important updates you’ll definitely want to get delivered to your inbox. Net-Leased rentals have become highly sought after by individual investors, REITs, insurance companies, pension funds and other institutional […]

10 REASONS TO INVEST IN REAL ESTATE ON THE BLOCKCHAIN In 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto published the whitepaper “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System,” which explained how online payments could be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution. That system is blockchain technology (or, simply put, a digital ledger). What […]

WHY CHOOSE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTING? “Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become rich and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.” – Abraham Lincoln  Welcome to the LF002 – Why Choose Commercial Real Estate […]