This is my story about how I bought a 12-unit apartment building with money raised from private individuals. This deal closed against all odds and then nearly bankrupted me. Don’t make the same mistakes I did and learn how to raise money to buy your first apartment building. Finding the Property ...

People tell me they’ll start their investing career when they have money. But who knows when that will happen? And so they wait. Or they’ll say they can’t see themselves putting ...

Having your investors committed before you even put a property under contract is critical when syndicating apartment building deals. Without upfront commitments from investors, you won’t be able...

I’ve been writing about buying apartment buildings with money from private individuals. In a response to my last article “

I appreciate all of your comments and questions to previous articles because it gives me fodder for articles that you’ll hopefully find helpful. One of the questions last week was about

It’s important to understand the different ways you can structure your syndicated real estate deals, not only so that you can visualize it happening, but also so that you can speak confidently t...

I’ve been writing lately about syndicating your apartment building deals by raising money from private individuals. As Ben Leybovich said in

When I bought my 12-unit apartment building (read the enti...

This will be one of those “mindset” posts of which I’m not normally a fan, but I recognize for myself (and others) that everything you do starts in the mind and your success is determined by you...

As I continue to hunt for a (bigger) apartment building deal, I am interviewing lenders and brokers to better understand their underwriting requirements. This is critical if I want to suc...

When I first read the book “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” it changed my financial goals drastically.  I went from trying to build up a nest egg for retirement to pursuing passive income. To this ...

If you’re a newbie investor interested in investing in apartment buildings, you might be wondering how to go about finding deals. Some gurus who will teach you to market to probates,