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Michael Blank

Expertise: Business Management, Commercial Real Estate, Landlording & Rental Properties, Real Estate Deal Analysis & Advice, Mortgages & Creative Financing, Personal Development, Real Estate Investing Basics
126 Articles Written
Michael Blank is a leading authority on apartment building investing in the United States. He’s passionate about helping others become financially free in 3-5 years by investing in apartment buildi...
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Michael Blank is a leading authority on apartment building investing in the United States. He’s passionate about helping others become financially free in 3-5 years by investing in apartment building deals with a special focus on raising money. Through his investment company, he controls over $30MM in performing multifamily assets all over the United States and has raised over $8MM. In addition to his own investing activities, he’s helped students purchase over 2,000 units valued at over $87MM. He’s the author of the best-selling book Financial Freedom With Real Estate Investing and the host of the popular Apartment Building Investing podcast Apartment Building Investing podcast.
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Commercial Real Estate Nov 14, 2019

How a Small Apartment Building Made Me $40,000/Year

By Michael Blank

Why should you take a serious look at multifamilies? Learn about one investor who added $40,000/year to his net worth with a 12-unit apartment building.

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Commercial Real Estate Aug 16, 2020

Why Apartments Are the Single Best Way to Escape the Rat Race Within 3-5 Years

By Michael Blank

Are you wholesaling, flipping or landlording? If so, then that strategy will NEVER get you out of the rat race. Find out why and what you can do about it.

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Buying & Selling Houses Jul 26, 2019

3 Ways to Handle Requests for Proof of Funds When You Don’t Have Any

By Michael Blank

You submit an offer, but the seller requests proof of funds before they’ll sign. You don’t have the funds. What do you do? While showing the seller actual proof of funds would certainly satisfy them, there are other things you can do instead. Here are a few strategies.

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Buying & Selling Houses Jul 02, 2019

How to Buy Your First Investment Duplex in the Next 90 days

By Michael Blank

Break that duplex purchase into actionable chunks! Here’s what you can do in the next 90 days to line yourself up for your very first deal.

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Landlording & Rental Properties Jun 19, 2019

6 Actionable Steps to Land Your Very First Apartment Building Deal

By Michael Blank

Apartment building investing can definitely be intimidating—but you CAN get there if you break the process into doable steps! Here’s EXACTLY how to go about it.

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Commercial Real Estate Jun 15, 2019

3 Metrics Crucial for Finding Amazing Apartment Building Deals

By Michael Blank

How do you know if an apartment building is a good deal? In this article, I give you the 3 main indicators and rules of thumbs to find out.

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Commercial Real Estate Jun 26, 2017

What Yields a Higher Return: Selling Now, Selling in a Few Years, or Refinancing?

By Michael Blank

How do you determine when to sell your apartment building to maximize the overall returns? I’m going through this decision-making process right now for one of my buildings, and I’d like to share...

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Commercial Real Estate Jun 19, 2017

How to Use Commercial Real Estate to Add $1M to Your Net Worth in 5 Years

By Michael Blank

This is the story of how to add $1M to your net worth in 5 years by purchasing a 21-unit apartment building at fair market value, raising the rents by just $100 per unit and controlling costs.

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Commercial Real Estate Jun 12, 2017

How Overpaying For an Apartment Building Can Get You a Deal in Real Estate

By Michael Blank

We’re taught that we should never underwrite a commercial real estate deal based on future performance—but always on current performance. This is great advice, but sometimes it doesn’t ma...

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Real Estate Deal Analysis & Advice Jun 05, 2017

The Ultimate Analysis: Cash on Cash Return vs. Overall Return

By Michael Blank

What’s the difference between cash on cash return and overall return, why do they matter, and what’s a good return? Don’t miss this in-depth analysis.

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Commercial Real Estate May 22, 2017

Case Study: How to Give Investors a 9% Cash-on-Cash Return in a Syndicated Apartment Deal

By Michael Blank

Some of you have me asked questions like, “How is it possible to make a deal with investors not only cash flow but achieve 13%+ returns for the investors? I can’t even seem to make this work wit...

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Real Estate Deal Analysis & Advice May 15, 2017

Your Complete Guide to Analyzing a Property in Just 10 Minutes

By Michael Blank

Don’t waste hours analyzing multifamily deals. Learn how to work smarter, not harder with this step-by-step guide to a 10-minute property analysis.

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