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Understanding Different Investment Return Metrics
When comparing different investment opportunities in the commercial real estate space there are numerous metrics used to capture the...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
3 days ago2 min read


Equity or Cash Flow: Which is More Important?
If you have reviewed an investment summary for a multifamily passive investment before then you will know that real estate provides...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Nov 32 min read


How Does Fear Keep Us From Reaching Our Financial Potential?
If you take a survey of the general population and their perception of real estate as an investment, you will likely find a couple of...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Oct 273 min read


Loss to Lease, Vacancy, Bad Debt and Concessions
If we take a look on the P&L statement for a property we will see two different listings for gross income. These are the gross potential...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Oct 203 min read


Investor Communications: What To Expect?
Every general partnership team communicates with its investors in a slightly different manner. While there is no specific right way to...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Oct 132 min read


What Is The Net Operating Income (NOI)?
In multifamily (and business in general) we often want to know the net operating income (NOI) of a property. The NOI is a useful metric...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Oct 62 min read


Difference In Returns of Stock Market Investments Vs Multifamily Investments
One of the first questions investors ask when considering a real estate investment is what kind of returns they can expect for their...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Sep 293 min read


Warning Signs On A Multifamily Deal
In school, you are often taught to solve multiple choice problems through a process of elimination. The idea is to look for things that...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Sep 222 min read


Are Retirement Accounts Limited To Stock Market Investments?
To the typical worker in corporate America, words like 401k or IRA are common place when discussing retirement benefits. Many people...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Sep 153 min read


Differences Between Investing in REITs and Apartment Syndications
Many investors who are not familiar with apartment syndications often wonder what the difference is between investing in a syndication...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Sep 82 min read


Four Steps To Becoming A Limited Partner In A Multifamily Syndication
Passive income has become a buzzword of sorts in the investing community. Many understand and desire to have income that is decoupled...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Sep 13 min read


Three Things we Consider When Reviewing a Multifamily Deal
1. Market It's often said that location is the most important consideration when purchasing real estate. An understanding of a...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Aug 252 min read


How To Create Wealth Through Passive Investing In Real Estate?
In today's fast-paced world, the quest for financial freedom and building wealth is a common goal for many. While traditional investment...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Aug 182 min read


Can a Non-Accredited Investor Participate in a Multifamily Syndication
To the new investor who is looking to place an investment in a multifamily syndication, it can seem that the industry favors accredited...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Aug 112 min read


Four Elements that Create a Strong Multifamily Market
1. Population Growth In the housing industry, one of the best lead indicators of high occupancy is population growth. When many people...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Aug 112 min read


What Is A Preferred Return?
There are many ways a multifamily sponsor can put their investor's interests first in a syndication. One of those ways is a preferred...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Aug 42 min read


Building a CapEx Budget for a Multifamily Acquisition
When searching for multifamily properties that will generate high return for investors, it is imperative to find a value-add component....

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Jul 283 min read


What Is a K1 For a Multifamily Investor?
Taxes are perhaps one of the most boring and painful of all topics that one can choose to discuss. That is unless you are a real estate...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Jul 212 min read


Is it Better to be an Active or Passive Investor in Multifamily?
With the recent hype and explosion of education around multifamily investing, many people have come to see its lucrative benefits. Much...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Jul 142 min read


Benefits to Passively Investing in Real Estate
Real Estate (RE) has always been known as a strong investment choice and in recent years, many more people have carved their path to...

Jonathan & Paula Nichols
Jul 72 min read
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