All Forum Posts by: Diogo Marques

Do you get 30% of the income you get from the US?

How do you deal with Foreign Exchange Currency Loss?

Like i said, investors don't especulate. If you are looking to buy low cap rates, Europe is the place, but if you are looking for cash flow its US

Stay invested in the US. I created a whole channel to educate foreign people to invest in the US. Europe is for "appreciation"... It does not cash flow. Properties are all way overpriced and the rents are way too low. The only thing you see here is AirBnB, that defeats the whole process of investing. Happy to talk if you have any further questions. At this time i am trying to figure out a way to get out of Europe and get in the US, bringing value with my experience. Here is good for vacations, that's all.

We have a deal sent that is section 42 for the next 2 years. Opex is in the 69% Any thought besides the obvious?

There is no one size fits all. Multi Family works because there is scale associated with it. When you are analyzing an apartment building 10-15% goes to the Maintenance Capex. You have to see if the investment makes sense given all that you can do to increase Revenue and decrease expenses. That way you have a realistic assumption where you are getting yourself in. Good Luck

Don't invest in Europe. It doesn't work like in the US. Prices are way too high, rents too low, they will tax you to death on rental income(Portugal is 28%, Germany is 40%) and there is red tape from here to Mars.

Don't go the restaurant path. It is super time-consuming and has a large chance to fail. Start smaller. Use part of the reserves for a multi family deal,and part in the stock market like an index for instance. You will start having income from the apartments and still have cash earning a decent yield that you can use if you need it. There is no one pile of chips that gets you to the other side. You have to build it over time.

If you were starting out, what would you look for deals

right now? Cap rates are compressed. We've been getting lots of overpriced deals.

Any ideas if you wanted to buy something?

Even on the smaller side? 

How would you approach this? I've been reaching out to Brokers and all sorts of people. Numbers don't add up.

Calling all experienced Syndicators here.

For Foreign Multi Family Investors, how can they tell the difference between a C property and a D one, just by looking at pictures on Loopnet?

Can you tell by the rents? Year of construction? Can you help organize the thought process? Thanks in advance.