What are the Four Investor Quadrants?

What are the Four Investor Quadrants?   Making decisions sporadically and without a plan has never produced quality results. The same is true for making real estate investment decisions and choices. You need to be analytical throughout the investment process, starting with educating yourself first on the...

What are the PIGs of Real Estate

What are the PIGs of Real Estate   When you hear the word “pig”, you may be thinking of an animal that is associated with filth, mud or dirt.  When people use the term “pig” in a derogatory way about someone, they typically refer to that person...

Interview with a passive investor

How to be a successful part-time investor Alina Hello and welcome everyone to this 2022 edition of the  SAMO Financial interviews. Today we're interviewing one of our investors Marc Halpern, who in addition to being one of the investors with us, is also a very well known...

What is Debt Vs Equity Investing?

What is Debt Vs Equity Investing?   What is one of the more common ways to invest in real estate? That would be to buy a house, build up some equity in it and hope that it appreciates. But contrary to popular belief, this investment option is...

The beauty of J-curve in Private Equity Funds

The beauty of J-curve in Private Equity Funds When most people hear the term “J-curve” they instantly realize that it has something to do with the letter “J”. But what makes this letter so special when it comes to real estate investing? J Curve Well, it turns out...

What does it mean to you to leave a legacy?

What does it mean to you to leave a legacy? What will our children, and the children of our children remember us by? There is no cookie cutter approach to building a legacy after we are long gone. So how do we achieve it? There are the...

What are various apartment asset classes

What are various apartment asset classes? When searching for a multi-family home or apartment, or whatever other type of real estate asset in which to invest or purchase, one very critical factor would be the asset class. Before we discuss this singular concept, however, the definition...

How my family builds wealth passively through real estate

 How my family builds wealth passively through real estate There is no mistake about it: the job market is erratic at best. Companies are in business one minute and unfortunately shut their doors the next minute, leaving some with pensions or IRAs that will stagnate if...

What are the passive real estate investment options to increase your net worth?

What are the passive real estate investment options to increase your net worth? Guest post Experienced investors consider real estate as an alternative and practical resource for making profits compared to stocks and bonds. Though most people haven't explored real estate investment prospects yet, it's gradually becoming...