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The Real Estate Crowdfunding Review October 2018 Update
Newcomer Holdfolio has a shaky start in the rankings. Plus two funds slash minimums exclusively for club members, three funds give...

Ian Ippolito
Oct 11, 20183 min read


The Real Estate Crowdfunding Review Late August 2018 Update
Newcomer ArborCrowd leaps to #5 in the rankings. Plus a new private club forum, private webinar for WFP Income fund and promising new...

Ian Ippolito
Aug 28, 20182 min read


The Real Estate Crowdfunding Review August 2018 Update
2 new platform reviews, 4 new hard money loan funds, new deals (self storage, multifamily and residential), and the latest news about...

Ian Ippolito
Aug 13, 20183 min read


How to protect your investment (and other) online accounts from the phone porting scam
In part 1 of this article, we talked about how hackers are stealing millions of dollars from investors and consumers using just a phone...

Ian Ippolito
Jul 6, 20185 min read


The Real Estate Crowdfunding Review June 2018 Update
5 new comprehensive platform reviews, latest industry news, new deal library, and 5 new off-platform deals. (Usual disclaimer: I'm...

Ian Ippolito
Jul 5, 20183 min read


How Will All the Apartment Overbuilding End?
The similarities to the years leading up to the “Apartment Recession” of 1972 are eerie. If history repeats itself, the end won’t be...

Ian Ippolito
Jun 28, 20187 min read


Can You Really Rely on Auditors to Catch Sponsor Fraud?
Contrary to popular belief, audits are not designed to be thorough enough to catch most fraud. And even with that low bar, the so-called...

Ian Ippolito
Jun 20, 20186 min read


Banks Rejecting Big Loans to Apartment Sponsors. Should You Jump In or Think Twice?
Rising interest rates, skyrocketing property prices, and slowing rents are causing banks to pull out. So sponsors are hitting-up...

Ian Ippolito
Jun 12, 201810 min read


Conservative Investor's Guide to Picking Real Estate Investments: Part 1 - Portfolio Strategies
Preserving principal and reducing risk with a deliberate portfolio-matching strategy. (Usual disclaimer: I'm just an investor expressing...

Ian Ippolito
Apr 29, 20188 min read


The Conservative Investor's Guide to Picking Real Estate Investments: Part 3 - Property Basics.
Property-level due diligence basics: "pro-forma popping," sensitivity analysis, and "stall and see" (Usual disclaimer: I'm just an...

Ian Ippolito
Apr 29, 201814 min read


New Low-Cost Way to Access Top-Ranked Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT)
BREIT is by far the largest and one of the best diversified core+ strategy funds (which along with core has historically outperformed all...

Ian Ippolito
Apr 14, 20183 min read


New "Code of Ethics" for the Site and Investment Club
Many financial sites and investment clubs suffer from significant conflicts of interest that compromise their neutrality, integrity and...

Ian Ippolito
Apr 7, 20183 min read


New Study Incidentally Reveals Secrets to Real Estate Success: Long-Term Holds and Timing
However, its main conclusion (that apartments walloped other commercial real estate classes) is questionable, and marred with a...

Ian Ippolito
Mar 28, 20183 min read


A Peek Inside My 7-Figure Real Estate Portfolio: 2018 Q1/Q2 Update
A profitable exit on a risky investment (finally!), a dump of (awful) Lending Club loans, and a new long-term hold to avoid taxes...

Ian Ippolito
Mar 7, 20186 min read


Retail Armageddon Hits High-end Malls and Some Grocery-Anchored Strip Malls May Be Next
"It's the End of the Mall As We Know It..."
2017 set all sorts of terrible records for retail. Decades of overbuilding and gr

Ian Ippolito
Feb 28, 20184 min read


Self Storage, Senior Housing Drop to Lowest Levels Since 2014
Self storage occupancy suddenly falls to lowest since 2014. Senior housing has been dropping for 2 years. As more building continues, no...

Ian Ippolito
Feb 20, 20183 min read


How to Invest in Real Estate Without Paying a Penny of Tax (Legally): Part 2: "Defer, Defer and Die"
You can pay $0 in tax by pairing depreciation with a technique humorously called "defer, defer and die". Also, the new tax law opens up...

Ian Ippolito
Feb 12, 201810 min read


How to Invest in Real Estate w/o Paying a Penny of Tax: Part 1 Why IRAs + 401k's don't cut it
You can pay $0 in tax. IRA's/Solo 401k's are okay but won't get you the whole way there, due to limited tax sheltering and/or significant...

Ian Ippolito
Feb 12, 20187 min read


Investor Club Exclusive: First Shot at Upcoming Off-Platform Deal from Popular All-Star Sponsor
Rare sponsor with multiple-cycle experience and has never lost investor money. B-/C+ multi family value-added strategy with long-term...

Ian Ippolito
Jan 29, 20182 min read


Rich Uncles' auditor charged with accounting fraud by SEC
This, on top of SEC investigation for marketing fraud, adds to embattled platform's woes. Now, a new Wall Street Journal article alleges...

Ian Ippolito
Jan 29, 20182 min read
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