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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 calculations in the first place? Never fear as long as I

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 Policy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, on November 2, 2009. Yes, I read it for

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 don’t have an actual deal) and get immediate access to more than

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.” Every real estate syndicator who I speak with recognizes that there’s a lot of money sitting on the sidelines that’s just terrified to

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 Bloomberg.com that detailed their new strategy. I guess LBO’s are a little too pricey these days so KKR

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-year-old billionaire filed a private-placement notice last month for Zell Credit Opportunities Fund LP,

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 next move on (as in due diligence) here’s a sample letter of intent or LOI that you