Category: Real Estate
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Are Mobile Homes A Good Investment?
Are Mobile Homes A Good Investment? When I first began investing in real estate, most people recommended that I start with either single-family homes or apartments. They claimed those were great investments with the strongest growth potential. But there’s another asset class that’s currently one of the most overlooked opportunities out there. If you guessed…
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Cash On Cash Return Formula: Are You Making Money In Real Estate?
One of my first real estate mentors was Joe Fairless. Early on in my journey, he was nice enough to host me on his podcast (I guess to show that literally anybody can invest in real estate, even a periodontist 🙂 ) Joe helped me get started investing passively in real estate by teaching me…
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5 Reasons To Consider A Hotel Investment
When you think about investing in real estate, what comes to mind? Apartments? Single family homes? Office space? Self storage? But what about a hotel investment? That’s right, the hotel industry. In 2020, the pandemic caused a major disruption within the travel industry. Hotels saw their occupancy rates drop to single digits. Up until that…
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How To Get Started Investing In Storage Units Passively
One of my goals this year was to invest in a different asset class. I’m currently invested in several apartment syndications and hotel investments. One particular asset class that’s peaked my interest has: annual revenue of $40 billion an occupancy rate of over 90% And roughly 1 out of 10 households currently rent them. The…
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Investing in a Car Wash: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners
A few years ago, a local contractor recommended that I look into the car wash space as he knew I liked alternative investments. He was in charge of building a handful of express car washes for a national chain in our area. He personally knew the owner and informed me that he was getting an unbelievable…
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RV Park Investing: Is it Right for You?
It all started with a recent trip down to Lafayette, LA to spend the day with mobile home park mogul Chris Rood. I knew something was up when I heard Warren Buffett was getting into the mobile home investing space a few years ago. If the world’s greatest investor is putting billions into a certain…
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Real Estate Syndication: A Complete Guide To Investing
“Never depend on a single income. Make investments to create a second source.” – Warren Buffett Shortly after reading Kiyosaki’s “Cashflow Quadrant“; I had an abrupt wakeup call. It seemed that even though I am a “self-employed” practice owner, I’m nothing more than a glorified employee (trading time for money). In other words, if Dr.…
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Mineral Rights in Real Estate: What They Are and How They Work
What are The Mineral Rights in Real Estate, and How Do They Work? [Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest post from Pheasant Energy. Pheasant Energy is a Fort Worth based upstream oil and gas company. Their primary focus is in the mineral, royalty, and working interest subset of the industry. They analyze a high rate of…
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Real Estate Syndication vs REIT – Which Is Best?
Real Estate Syndication vs REIT – Which Is Best? Whenever someone first joins our Passive Investors Circle, the first step is setting up a call to determine their specific investment goals. Most either don’t have any and if they do, they’re rather vague. Examples include: I’d like to get into real estate but don’t know where…
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What Is a Syndicator In Passive Real Estate Deals?
When I finished dental training at LSU, I was focused on one thing: getting rid of the $300K student loan debt I’d accrued. I understood the value of investing as early as possible (I didn’t start practicing until my early 30’s); but again, I was in survival mode. You see, only two weeks before I…
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What’s A Waterfall Calculation In Real Estate Syndication Deals?
Real estate syndication deals have become quite popular especially among the doctor community. Why? It allows those too busy to deal with tenants to passively invest in real estate and still get the benefits such as tax advantages and cash flow distributions. One of the questions new Passive Investment Circle members want answered is “how…
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Active vs Passive Real Estate Investing: A Comprehensive Guide
I recently spoke with a south Louisiana dentist about real estate investing. He graduated three years ago and recently completed the process of buying an existing practice. His wife is also a dentist so they have a great income stream coming in. I was impressed that he was focused on building long-term wealth and already…
