Guides & Tutorials

Guides​

• Which deals should I pick?
   

  • Guide to picking deals (for conservative, accredited investors). 
     

  • Guide to picking deals (for non-accredited investors).
     

• The Comprehensive Guide to Hard Money Loan Investing:

  • Part 1 - What is hard money loan investing?

  • Part 2 - How to protect from loss

  • Part 3 - The Due Diligence Check List 

  • Part 4 - Top 19 hard money loan funds

  • Part 5 - Postmortem: Money flushed down the drain (a loan that took years to resolve and lost 60%)
     

• How to Invest in Passive Real Estate Without Paying a Penny of Tax (Legally):
   

  • Part 1 - Why IRAs don't cut it on their own.​

  • Part 2 - "Defer, Defer and Die"

  • Part 3 - The Power of "Passive-Pairing"

  • Part 4 - "Passive-Pairing" Details
     

Tutorials: Beginner's 101

 

• Real estate
   

  • Why invest in direct real estate?

    • Investing Myths Debunked: Groundbreaking study finds that long-term return of real estate walloped bonds, treasuries and did about the same as stocks.
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  • How much direct real estate is ideal for my portfolio?
     

  • How many properties do I need to diversify?
     

  • Why not a REIT?
     

    • Why not a REIT? Part 2: Publicly Listed REITs
       

  • ​Is the Sponsor Taking Fair Compensation? Or Ripping Me Off?
     

• Real estate crowdfunding
   

  • What is real estate crowd investing?
     

  • Site minimums put diversification beyond many investors' reach?
     

  • 7 limitations of real estate crowdfunding sites
     

    • Part two: 7 limitations: not enough investments and high minimums.
       

  • Real estate crowdfunding versus The Lending Club / Prosper. Which is better for you?
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Tutorials: Intermediate

 

• The real estate cycle

  • Part 1: The long commercial real estate financial cycle that drives prices.

  • Part 2: The shorter physical cycle that drives rental income via vacancies and rent prices.

  • Part 3: When is the next recession coming?

  • Part 4: Where are we in the local real estate cycle?

• What are the 4 investment strategies? (Part 1: core and core+)
   

  • What are the 4 investment strategies? (Part 2: value-added and opportunistic)
     

• Should I invest in residential or commercial real estate? (Part 1: residential
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  • Should I invest in residential or commercial real estate? (Part 2: commerical)
     

• What is the difference between equity and debt?
   

• Why you shouldn't hold your breath waiting for commercial real estate prices to fall
   

• How to liberate your IRA to invest in real estate
   

• How to Invest in Passive Real Estate Without Paying a Penny of Tax (Legally): Part 1 -Why IRAs don't cut it on their own​
   

• How to Invest in Passive Real Estate Without Paying a Penny of Tax (Legally): Part 2 - "Defer, Defer and Die"
   

• How to Invest in Passive Real Estate Without Paying a Penny of Tax (Legally): Part 3 - The Power of "Passive-Pairing"
   

• How to Invest in Passive Real Estate Without Paying a Penny of Tax (Legally): Part 4 - "Passive-Pairing" Details
   

Tutorials: Expert

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• Hard money loan investing guide:

• • Part 1 - What is hard money loan investing?

  • Part 2 - How to protect from loss

  • Part 3 - The Due Diligence Check List 

  • Part 4 - Top 19 hard money loan funds

  • Part 5 - Postmortem: Money flushed down the drain (a loan that took years to resolve and lost 60%)
     

• Which deal should I pick?

  • Guide for conservative, accredited investors. 

  • Guide for non-accredited investors.
     

• Commerical real estate expert Dr. David Geltner - Part 1: What will the next downturn look like?
   

• ​Commerical real estate expert Dr. David Geltner - Part 2: Investing tips.
   

• Black-Belt Real-Estate Strategies from Investment Author Paul Kaseburg: Part 1: Why your sponsor’s performance-based compensation isn’t as aligned with you as they claim.

• Black-Belt Real-Estate Strategies from Investment Author Paul Kaseburg. Part 2: How to evaluate a sponsor
   

• Is a cash-out refinance strategy really a no-brainer?
   

• Beware sponsor promises of a demographic tailwind
   

• Banks Rejecting Big Loans to Apartment Sponsors. Should You Jump In or Think Twice?
   

• Can you really rely on auditors to catch sponsor fraud?
   

• How will all the apartment overbuilding end?

Tutorials: Other

• Why I'm dumping Lending Club and Funding Circle

• A Deep-dive Into My Seven Figure Alternative Investment (and Real Estate) Portfolio
   

• How will Covid-19/Coronavirus Affect my Alternative Investment Portfolio? 

  • Part 1: The Coronavirus: What is it?

  • Part 2: The Economy: What are possible scenarios, and how would they affect the economy?

  • Part 3: Strategy. How will scenarios effect alternative investments and my personal strategy?
     

  • Part 4: March 22nd weekly update

  • Part 5: March 29th weekly update

  • Part 6: April 5th weekly update

  • Part 7: April 11th weekly update

  • Part 8: April 18th weekly update

  • Part 9: April 26th weekly update

  • Part 10: May 2nd weekly update

  • Part 11: May 10th weekly update (and update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 12: May 16th weekly update

  • Part 13: May 24th weekly update (and update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 14: May 30th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 15: June 6th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 16: June 13th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 17: June 20th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 18: June 27th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 19: July 4th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 20: July 11th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 21: July 18th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 22: July 25th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 23: August 1st weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 24: August 8th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 25: August 15th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 26: August 23rd weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 27: August 30th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 28: September 5th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 29: September 13th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 30: September 19th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 31: September 26th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 32: October 3rd weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 33: October 10th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 34: October 17th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 35: October 24th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 36: November 1st weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 37: November 8th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 38: November 15th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 39: November 21st weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 40: November 28th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 41: December 5th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 42: December 12th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 43: December 19th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 44: December 27th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 45: January 9th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 46: January 16th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 47: January 23rd weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 48: January 31st weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 49: February 6th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 50: February 13th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 51: February 27th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 52: March 13th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 53: March 27th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 55: May 2nd weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 56: June 5th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 57: July 18th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

  • Part 58: August 7th weekly update (and latest update on my personal strategy)

Rankings & Reviews
 

• Top 100+ Crowdfunding Sites (accredited investors only)
   

• Top 14 Nonaccredited sites and funds
   

  • ​Which non-accredited fund should I pick? Guide for newbies.
     

• *Top 15 Hard Money Loan Funds for 2017-2018 (And Honors)
   

• *3 Most Experienced Real Estate Crowdfunding Fund Manager All-Stars 2017-2018
   

• *Best Core and Core Plus Investments 2017-2018: Part 1 (Core Plus)
   

• *Best Core and Core Plus Investments 2017-2018: Part 2 (Core)
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