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Beware of Sponsor Promises of a "Demographic Tailwind"
A dry real-estate study contains a hidden bombshell: One of the most popular ways investors pick "the best" investment is usually...

Ian Ippolito
Jan 24, 20183 min read


Groundbreaking New Study (called "The Rate of Return of Everything") Finds Long-term Returns of Real Estate Walloped Bonds and Treasuries...and did About the Same as Stocks.
A new study of all major asset classes (going back to the 19th century) finds that long run returns from un-leveraged residential real...

Ian Ippolito
Jan 9, 20187 min read


How Mere Accredited Investors Can Access Elusive Core Real Estate
Core has outperformed other strategies over the long run, yet is glaringly absent from the crowdfunding platforms. The Private Investor...

Ian Ippolito
Jan 1, 20182 min read


How Will the New Tax Law Affect My Real Estate Investments?
Sweeping changes will create some big winners, big losers and mixed results for others. Understand what's coming so you can strategize...

Ian Ippolito
Dec 23, 20177 min read


Best Core and Core Plus Investments of 2017-2018
The best of this almost impossible-to-find, but highly recommended and historically high-performing strategy. (Disclaimer: I'm an...

Ian Ippolito
Dec 20, 20172 min read


SEC Fires Warning Shot at Bitcoin ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings)
Unregistered investments put on notice that they're breaking the law, and can expect vigorous policing and enforcement 2018-02-01: Cyber...

Ian Ippolito
Dec 17, 20176 min read


All-Star Real Estate Crowdfunding Fund Managers 2017-2018
3 rare diamonds in the rough: sponsors who went through the last recession and never lost investor money. Real estate investment author,...

Ian Ippolito
Dec 8, 20171 min read


Comprehensive Guide to Hard Money Loan Investing Part 4: Top 19 Hard Money Loan Funds 2024
We found not just 1 but 19 needles in the haystack (in this difficult to find asset-class). Then we gathered 25+ data points on each one...

Ian Ippolito
Nov 30, 20173 min read


Newcomer Zeus Crowdfunding Zooms to #7 in the Rankings
Platform has industry-leading volume and unique features. (Usual warning: I'm just an investor and not an accountant, financial...

Ian Ippolito
Nov 28, 20171 min read


Investor-only Club Launched on The RECF Review
Membership is free and includes member-only analysis, articles, investment minimum discounts, and due diligence exchange. (Usual...

Ian Ippolito
Nov 5, 20171 min read


How to Liberate Your IRA to Invest in Real Estate
Quick guide on self-directed IRAs and solo 401(k)s. And what to watch out for.. (Usual warning: I'm just an investor and not an...

Ian Ippolito
Nov 5, 20176 min read


Landlords using eRentPayment missing rent checks
Intermediary bankruptcy causes some landlords to reports tens of thousands of dollars in rental payments taken from tenants but not...

Ian Ippolito
Nov 3, 20172 min read


Want your nominations for best funds and sponsors
The best of the best will be featured for all investors in the private section of the site. (Usual disclaimer: I'm just an investor and...

Ian Ippolito
Oct 28, 20171 min read


2020 Real Estate Investing Fund Honors and Reviews (for every-day, non-accredited investors)
Choices have exploded for everyday investors, making informed comparisons even more important than ever. (Usual disclaimer: I'm just...

Ian Ippolito
Oct 27, 20171 min read


My Secret Weapons for Unearthing Great Rental Properties
Rent Range tool provides make-or-break rental and vacancy information. (Usual disclaimer: I'm just an investor and not a financial...

Ian Ippolito
Oct 12, 20174 min read


A Peek Inside My 7 Figure 2017 Real Estate Portfolio
How I'm preparing for the next recession with "quick" and "slow" investments. Note: this is an older version of this article series and...

Ian Ippolito
Oct 12, 20176 min read


2017-2018 Real Estate Crowdfunding Rankings and Reviews Released
Seismic changes have split the industry in two. (Note: this is the ranking for accredited investor options. Nonaccredited rankings...

Ian Ippolito
Oct 2, 20172 min read


Realty Shares Ends the Real Estate Crowdfunding VC Drought in a Huge Way
$28 million is first successful, major raise since at least early 2016. In the first few years of the Real Estate Crowdfunding...

Ian Ippolito
Sep 18, 20172 min read


How to protect your financial life from the fallout of the massive Equifax hack
More than half of Americans may be seriously compromised. On September 7, Equifax announced that the most massive and severe hack of...

Ian Ippolito
Sep 16, 20175 min read


Realty Shares exits the residential hard-money-loan origination business
Lima One announced that it has acquired the residential loan origination business of Realty Shares (which is sometimes called...

Ian Ippolito
Sep 15, 20171 min read
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