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Imagine with me, that your workday began with the usual routine, but halfway through your morning, you received the news you’d been laid off.    For most Americans, that means zero income starting tomorrow morning.    Now, let’s pretend that during your employment, you leveraged your money.     The rich don’t work for money. They…

If you’re interested in investing in real estate but aren’t sure how to get started, you’re not alone. Often, would-be investors know that real estate is a reliable, relatively low-risk way to build wealth but aren’t sure how to initiate the process.   A typical path new investors take is starting small and building capital,…

Ever wondered how to find real estate syndication deals and what it takes to understand your options?   Once you get wind of real estate syndications and you begin thinking about the possibility of investing passively in them, it’s natural to simultaneously have questions… lots of questions.    Investing in real estate is a big deal and…

One of the best analogies for a real estate syndication is to think of it as an airplane ride. There are pilots, passengers, flight attendants, mechanics, and more, who all work together to get the plane safely to its destination.    In this analogy, the pilots are the sponsors of the syndication, and the passengers…

Any time a potential investor is reviewing real estate syndication investment opportunities, they’ll likely come across the term “equity multiple”. Even if they’ve purchased a primary home or a residential rental property before, it’s unlikely they’ve heard of equity multiples.    When it comes to passively investing in real estate syndications however, it’s an important…

Let me ask you a question. What first interested you in real estate syndications? Most likely, it was the potential to put your hard-earned money to work for you to create a good return and thus grow your wealth over time.   And in fact, that’s the number one question that most of our investors…

If you’ve ever experienced owning single-family or multifamily homes, you know that these investments require time and energy.   Investing in residential real estate can be challenging because, typically, you as the investor wear many hats throughout the seemingly never-ending process. Responsibilities include finding the property, funding the deal, renovating the property, interviewing tenants, and…

Did you know that you could invest in real estate without the headaches of tenants, toilets, and termites? It’s true – you can get all the benefits of investing in real estate, without any of the hassles of being a landlord.   In this blog, you’ll see what passive real estate investing means and find…

When it comes to investing, as with many of life’s major paths, it’s easy to look back and see the best choices, what should have been done, and what would have been a smart decision. Harnessing the ability to thoroughly understand your financial situation, identify actual financial goals, and commit to a plan of action…

Real estate investments are often referred to as one way the wealthy stay that way. Why is this?   While you may have read about tax benefits, passive income, and how real estate investments are separate from wall street, there’s a twist for high-income earning families.    High incomes typically come with high tax liabilities,…

Are there questions you’ve always wanted to ask about the other investors in a real estate syndication?   A real estate syndication is a group investment, yet it can feel like a lonely process at times. For security and privacy reasons, you may never meet or even know the names of the other investors, even though you’re…

Each real estate syndication goes through a progression of stages with a clear beginning, middle, and end, which ensures individual investors operate as one, according to a clear business plan. Think back to elementary school. Do you remember the 5 paragraph essay structure from elementary school? Having guidelines to introduce a central idea, provide 3 supportive…

Investor Webinars: What They Are, When They Take Place, And What to Ask   Choosing a singular real estate syndication deal out of the bouquet of investment opportunities at your fingertips is no small feat. Attending an investor webinar during your evaluation process can be one of the smartest moves on your part, giving you…

Have you ever met a new mom? She likely has stashed packages of baby wipes everywhere. In her purse, the diaper bag, multiple places in the baby’s room, in the master bedroom, in the car… it’s likely that anywhere she and the baby might be, a stash of baby wipes is near.   The purpose,…

The order in which distributions are paid in a real estate syndication investment is called the capital stack, and your clarity on this concept is critical because you need to know where you fall in order of priority for returns. If you invest at a Class B level and Preferred, Class A investors receive distributions…

High-Level Concepts To Fuel Your Wealth-Building Strategy I know I’m not alone when I share that I came from a working middle-class family with parents who, unfortunately, had no personal finance knowledge beyond getting an education, finding a steady salaried job, and saving any pocket change possible into a small savings account.   School didn’t…