A few weeks ago I created 3 training videos on one of the strategies that I get a lot of questions about – master lease options. This strategy also happens to be my personal investing strategy....

On a webinar last night with Sean Carpenter, we were discussing low income housing tax credits and tax credit syndication.  I realized it’s a topic that a lot of investors know very little abou...

As real estate investors we’re supposed to do all sorts of calculations to make sure we’re getting a good deal. But what happens if you don’t know the real estate formulas in order to do the cal...

Just read the testimony Jon D. Greenlee, Associate Director, Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation gave regarding Residential and Commercial Real Estate before the Subcommittee on Domestic Po...

Today I’m going to take you on a tour of one of my favorite sources for a commercial loan lender online.  All you have to do is fill out one mini-app online (you can fill in dummy info if you d...

This is a great article about the types of properties to target for syndication. Joel advises looking for “owner distress”, “market distress”or “property distress.”...

I’ve been a little obsessed with the private equity firm KKR ever since I read Barbarians at the Gate which detailed their leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco in 1989. I read an article today on Blo...

Sam Zell Sam Zell, one of my personal real estate investing heroes, has put together a $625 million fund to buy distressed securities backed by assets including commercial real estate. The 67-ye...

I love Master Lease Options! They’re essentially sandwich lease options on commercial, income producing properties such as apartment buildings. When you have found a deal you want to make the...

I got an email from my friend Jeff Nemeth at Harper Realty with the subject line: It’s Only a Buyer’s Market if You Actually Buy. LOL! So, I’m spreading the word about thes...