The masses are chasing rainbows in the stock and crypto markets right now - driving the Dow and bitcoin to record levels. Armed with stimulus checks and free trading platform Robinhood, millions of novice investors are treating the markets like their personal casinos. This widespread speculation has the Dow trading at...
Are you confident enough to be a contrarian investor?
It is hard to break away from the crowd. Going along with the herd has deep roots in psychology. In the field of Behavioral Economics, herd behavior happens when individuals act as a group and do things as a group they would not do on their own. Herd behavior often results in the...
How a Coach/Mentor Can Help You Scale Your Portfolio
If you dive deep into the careers of some of the world's greatest athletes, the one consistent theme you will find among all of them is that they never sit still, and they are never satisfied with their accomplishments of the past. They are continually looking to the future. Elite athletes are always...
Grow Your Portfolio Faster by Leveraging Experts
As human beings, we are prideful by nature (as my wife often reminds me). We take pride in our own strength and knowledge and hate being told what to do or taking advice from others. I guess it’s that primordial urge in all of us to be the alpha in all things....
MHP ZONING CHALLENGES
Mobile home parks (MHPs) - also known by the more socially palatable moniker, manufactured home communities (MHCs), or the less appealing label trailer parks - present one of the most interesting conundrums in the real estate and housing sectors. MHPs provide a solution to the affordable housing crisis, yet so...
CONSOLIDATION IN THE MOBILE HOME SEGMENT
Mobile home parks (MHPs) are ripe for consolidation due to a couple of prevailing trends: 1) Aging mom and pop owners 2) Increasing corporate and private investor interest in this highly profitable segment. Consolidation happens when ownership moves from single mom and pop owner-operators to corporate owners and professional operators owning multiple...
2021 FORECASTS
As the COVID-19 rollout is accelerated, we can expect the return to normalcy to also pick up steam - in business, social situations, school, travel, etc. Life will never be the same post-COVID, but what can we expect to see in the crucial areas of our lives including housing, investments, employment,...
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A SYNDICATION
Private capital has never been hotter for funding real estate acquisitions and other private business ventures. According to a recent SEC report, in 2019, for the first time, more capital was raised through Reg. D (the most widely used SEC private exemption) offerings than from registered offerings (i.e., IPOs). Most...
Why Multifamily Syndications Right Now are Susceptible to Risk?
When you first roll into a casino, you don’t usually put all your chips down on your first hand or the first roll. It was a long drive or flight to the casino and you don’t want to go home after just one sitting. You’re cautious at first but as...
Why are MHP syndications ideal for mitigating risk?
On New Year’s Eve in 1967, daredevil Evel Knievel attempted to jump over the fountains at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Falling short on the jump, Knievel crashed spectacularly, suffering a crushed pelvis and femur and fractures to his hip, wrist, and both ankles. He spent several weeks in the...