Urban In-Fill & Land Use Patterns
Tuesday, January 07
It’s often said that the three most important factors in real estate investing are “location, location, location.” Multi-family housing is subject to this truism in special ways. We’ll explore here the phenomenon of urban in-fill and some ways in which larger cities tend to grow. How citi...
Introduction to Mobile Home Park Investing
Tuesday, December 17
Real estate investing as a broad term encompasses everything from single or multi-family residential all the way through commercial high-rise office space. Included somewhere in the middle is a lesser-known niche focus of investing in mobile home parks. Often overlooked by many real estate i...
LLCs as Real Estate Investment Vehicles
Wednesday, December 11
Real estate investment funds were historically structured as general or limited partnerships, primarily to exempt investors from corporate-level taxes. Limited liability companies, or “LLCs,” provide nearly identical tax benefits as partnerships, but avoid the unlimited liability risks associ...
Office Buildings -- a Crowdfunding View
Monday, December 02
Real estate investment opportunities can cover many different market segments, and crowdfunding sites like Realty Mogul allow investors to take advantage of opportunities within most or all of the various property types. One of the primary market sectors is that of office buildings, which con...
Assuring a Property's Title
Monday, November 25
It’s not common, but a person could conceivably own real property without having any proof of it. When a person has “title” he is said to have all of the documents necessary to prove ownership. Investors must be particularly concerned with getting assurances of title where they act as a lend...
Crowdfunders Eye Commercial Real Estate
Thursday, November 21
Crowdfunding, a method of collective investment in new products and businesses, is being used for everything from board game startups to movie productions, but now those who organize crowdfunding projects are eyeing much bigger investment opportunities in the commercial real estate (CRE) marke...