All Forum Posts by: Diogo Marques

You must vet them first. Lots of horror stories with TKeys. Get specific on the type of property you want, locations, returns and then get references from the TKey provider. Make sure to know who will do the property managment as well. Good luck.

Gino Barbaro 1/How to get more deal flow, even in times where cap rates are getting compressed(already posted this one, buddy:-)) 2/How to properly line up investors so when the time comes they will get on board.

What works well is to: 1/prepare questions of the stuff you don't know and ask experienced brokers, syndicators, lawyers, accountants... 2/take one real estate spreadsheet from Michael Blank or BIWS or whatever else you find and do it yourself from the start. You will learn how everything us glued together. Todd Dexheimer is right: Reading is important but you will learn more by doing. Good luck.

All experienced investors look to raise more capital than needed, since there will be always people that back out. You can have written commitments from them for the deal even though they are not giving you a check when you meet them. That way when the deal is actuallt going forward they cannot back out

@Joseph M. There are no bullet proof stocks. 2008 was not a year for real estate as well.

The best way for you to have a dividend yield is to invest in utility stocks. They don't go up nor down during bear/bull cycles.

I live in Portugal and am active in Multi Family apartment buildings in the Midwest region

We look for a HPR of 5-7 years, with the possibility of a REFI in between. The strategy is to maximize the IRR.

C-Properties in B Neighborhoods. Typically mismanaged. We look to get it working better.

What is your finacial criteria when analyzing a possible acquisition of a Multi Family property? Cash-On-Cash after taxes: Cash-On-Cash to Equity: 5Y IRR: Total Expenses %: Capex %: Replacement Reserves %: TI/LC:

You can't make someone be like you. I tried that, it doesn't work. It doesn't mean she/he is a bad person. They are just not like you. But you do have to make up your mind and do what you have to do and don't let anyone hold you back. Otherwise you are negating yourself. If you have a support system in place, great. In most cases people won't be behind your back.