Hello all,I got involved with Bigger Pockets back in high school before I had any clue what real estate was about. All I knew was, my family friend drove a Ferrari and he did Real Estate, therefore, I wanted to do Rea...

Commerical loan?

RE Syndications sound appealing since I've heard its more passive than typical REI as I could just hire a manager that has way more experience than what I have, and possibly get higher returns investing in expensive commerical RE instead of just SFH or whateverFrom what I've gathered, index funds usually return around 7% on average each year. 

BP Community, I have an LLC and liability insurance on all 5 properties with the goal to purchase more. I also have a personal umbrella policy. Do you think a Commercial umbrella policy is required vs a personal u...

I see a lot of newer agents if they don't have a warm market or sphere to tap into.. they will get on a big producers team.. this can jump start you.out our way agencies have lead creation systems and will literally hand you web leads for listings or sales.My wife had taken a few year hiatus and to kind of jump start ( her normal business is referrals) but she wanted to work some leads and get going and it worked very well she made many sales and got a few listing which in this market is simply money in the bank. find your niche.. and remember 95% of agents all try the same thing.. you may want to specialize.. and commerical agents though dog tough to start if you make it.. its a really good business once your established.

I have a simple straightforward question for you bp folks:If you wanted to become an expert at analyzing small, medium and large multifamily properties as well as commercial property potential investments what would b...

I love Commerical loans.

Federal funds rate affects me though in all my Commerical construction loans and other builder developers who have the same credit facilities. 

I live in Memphis, but own very little MF in Memphis, rather we own ours in Little Rock (I own a large portfolio of SF and Commerical in Memphis).

And they are very good at tenant law figuring out who to rent to how to keep their properties going etc.. but may not be that experienced transaction-ally as its really not needed they just need to know the Escrow officer or closing attorney will take care of the details for them.. and then they are more attuned to borrowing for the business.Then you have transactional folks who also invest I would put these as RE Brokers ( REsi and Commerical)   Flippers,Wholesalers   and Builders etc..