Tag: multifamily investing

28 Sep 2022

Interest Rate Hikes, Site Visits, and Deals

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Esplanade Apartments, Orlando, FL THE RECENT RATE HIKE I'm sure you've seen the latest Fed hike. Nothing new there. And expect the Fed to overshoot their goal as they move forward. This is in part due to the fact that they use lagging indicators to make policy decisions about the future. Big picture, though, ...Read More
20 Sep 2022

Why We Won’t See A Housing Crash This Time

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Park Thirty99, Lexington, KY Welcome back and hope you had a great weekend.  My update below is a little longer than usual, but I felt there were some key data points that are relevant to our current investment decisions.  Also including some quick links below for current deals we're working ...Read More
13 Sep 2022

The Ultimate Risk Hedge: The Right People

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Cottonwood Dallas, Dallas, TX Well, this is always a sobering time of year for me. I'll never forget standing on top of one of the buildings I managed in the NYC area and seeing the twin towers burning. It was a very sad day. I thought about all the good people who ...Read More
07 Sep 2022

15-20% Market Discount with Rent Growth Hedge

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City Park Apartments, Atlanta, GA I trust you had a great Labor Day weekend!  Hard to believe summer is "over." I guess that means we all have to go back to work! Speaking of work, I don't think I've ever had a more challenging hiring environment in my career. So many folks ...Read More
23 Aug 2022

Monthly Cash Returns: 10-12% Distributions

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Fairfield Lakes, Beavercreek, OH I just completed a great site visit trip up in the Midwest and thought you might like to see what we've been up to. I put together a couple short videos on two of my favorites that are both kicking out 10-12% monthly cash returns! Crazy good. In ...Read More
16 Aug 2022

$7.3 MM Annualized Distributions

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Millennium Dallas, Dallas, TX I've got a couple days in the office and then I'm off to visit our Cincinnati, Dayton, and Columbus properties. It's been a little while so I'm excited to get back on the ground in Ohio. Phil Meyer, our VP Asset Management and BJ Haydon, Regional Manager will ...Read More
02 Aug 2022

The War for Talent is ON

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Marbach Park, San Antonio, TX I trust your week is off to a great start. We're busy getting Avenue33 under management (transitioning management, hiring new folks, kicking off CAPEX projects, addressing delinquency) and preparing to add Marbach Park (more on that deal below) in just over a month (we've got the ...Read More
28 Jun 2022

Playing Defense to Win in Multifamily

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Audubon Crest, Oakwood, GA Welcome back to another exciting week! Hope all is well with you, and I trust your week is off to a good start. The last couple weeks of travel were very productive on my end, but I'm glad to be home (for now). I miss seeing the fam ...Read More
07 Jun 2022

Economic Update and Apartment Investing Basics-Live Q & A 

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Avenue 33, Atlanta, GA Hope you had a good weekend and the week is off to a good start!  The summer is usually a super busy time for us and this one looks to be par for the course.  This week I have more than the usual number of topics ...Read More
17 May 2022

The Twelve Billion Dollar Inflation Fight

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Atlanta, GA "We don't have to be smarter than the rest.We have to be more disciplined than the rest." -warren buffet Happy Tuesday and welcome back to another exciting week in the stock market!  I'm not your financial advisor, but yowsers...what a ride!  As a one-time Wall Street guy myself, I ...Read More