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    Passive investors: Why You Should Only Invest in a Preferred Return Investment
    Passive investors: Why You Should Only Invest in a Preferred Return Investment
    If you ask just about anyone involved in investments, you’re sure to hear that investing in real estate is one of the major ways people are ...
    Top 3 Things to Focus on When You Tour a Property
    Top 3 Things to Focus on When You Tour a Property
    An essential part of buying a property is touring it. The timing of the tour depends on your proximity to the property and your internal pro...
    5 Step Guide to Investing Out of State
    5 Step Guide to Investing Out of State
    “Live where you want, invest where it makes sense” – sound familiar? I’m a huge believer in investing in multifamily properties, for a varie...
    The Most Important Questions You Should Ask Your Syndicator
    The Most Important Questions You Should Ask Your Syndicator
    As a passive investor, you rely on your syndicator to find the right property, in the right market, and at the right price. However, in orde...
    How to Place Financing on a Newly Acquired Multifamily Property
    How to Place Financing on a Newly Acquired Multifamily Property
    You’ve made the decision to purchase an apartment building. You’ve done your research, properly vetted the numbers and came up with a potent...
    The Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Raising Capital for Syndication
    The Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Raising Capital for Syndication
    You never know when an exceptional multifamily deal will come across your desk. The truth is it could happen at any time, and when it does t...
    Buying & Managing Real Estate – Lessons I’ve Learned From 2020
    Buying & Managing Real Estate – Lessons I’ve Learned From 2020
    Saying that 2020 was a challenging year is a major understatement, considering what we’ve all experienced doing the past year. When the COVI...
    What Deal Research Can You Do as a Passive Investor?
    What Deal Research Can You Do as a Passive Investor?
    Many real estate investors who want to remain 100% passive, invest in multifamily properties with a syndicator. If you’re a passive investor...
    Lessons Learned from Closing a $28M Multifamily Deal
    Lessons Learned from Closing a $28M Multifamily Deal
    As a syndicator and real estate investor, I partner with passive investors and buy large multifamily properties. My company, Blue Lake Capit...