All Forum Posts by: Brianna Babienco

I stumbled upon this doing a Cinci search..... look at OTR now! Man how 10 years changed things!  Hope you all struck gold! 

@John Casmon interesting thought with family trusts and institutional investors.  Such great info on these threads!  

Its an interesting option to think about- but it sounds like with a traditional investor the model of releasing them from the deal wouldn't work. 

@David Thompson Thanks for linking those blogs!

@Jay Hinrichs Lol at the Job comment.  I know any successful RE investor spends time doing what they're doing... nothing is truly passive if you're at the head of doing a deal. My thoughts were that you're constantly finding and turning over properties- long term hold isn't a primary option with syndication.  The model that appeals to me personally is more of a long term buy and hold to get returns in retirement. I know this is not without TONS of work- and some of those properties would be turned over not held forever.  

Some great conversation and insight in this thread! I appreciate all your input! 

If you’re full time REI what is your strategy and how many hours in your work week?

$8000 Seems like such a small amount to conquer, I'd personally just get rid of it... but it also depends on your interest rate.  Personally I'd Live frugally, keep educating yourself and it could be gone very quickly! 

I'm excited to follow this post. I've done quite a bit with FB ads in ecomm and I see such varied results depending on the ad.  It takes a bunch of testing to figure out what gets people to respond. Don't be discouraged if your first ad isn't a total win.  

Also, make sure to set up retargeting ads- thats where the real money comes. Getting in front of people over and over... thats where I think digital marketing has a leg up that direct mail can't compete with.  

Best of luck! Keep us posted! 

@Brian Burke That makes so much sense! Thanks!  You have a great way of easily explaining things for lost newbies like me. ;) 

@Jeff Greenberg - This makes sense why you'd want to sell in the case you listed. I'm just thinking in terms of long term wealth. Syndication seems more like a job than a long term wealth strategy because you have to constantly be finding new deals to make your profits, right?  Not saying it isn't a bad way to make money, just trying to figure out long term goals of syndication.

@Brian Burke Thanks for your insightful answer! I can see how investors would feel like their best interest wasn't accomplished by feeling "kicked" out of a deal at a certain time.  I guess from my limited understanding syndication should be treated as a more sophisticated flip, than a long term buy and hold option. I was just curious if this was a viable model for long term holds- but it seems like it won't be in the best interest of any party. Thanks!

I’m early in the learning process- so be patient with me! From what I’ve seen many syndicators buy deals that are value add and have an exit plan of around 5 years. Does anyone here do syndications where they cash out the investors and keep the property as a long term hold as the sole owner? Is that a thing? I’d love to be pointed to a podcast or blog if anyone knows one about this option. (If it is one!)

Areavibes.com has some good neighborhood maps, but they are only for larger cities I believe. 

@Ashish Acharya

Thanks for the insight!  We are moving into a new financial status in the next year, so the idea of having money to invest is new to us.  

I guess I shouldn't be vague.  lol!  Your post was SUPER helpful though! I appreciate you taking time to answer.   In a year our earning will be close to $400,000- but it feels like a long ways off!  However, we have $380,000 in student loan debt.  (!#&%*!@)

Trying to find the balance of aggressively paying off debt (4.25% for 7 year term) or possibly making a rental purchase before our debt is paid down.  If there would be a significant tax advantage I would rather pay the money into an investment than in taxes.  

@John Akolt I'll look up the passive income rules! Thanks!