I have been investing in Real Estate for over 30 years, primarily in small properties, and only recently found what I consider to be an optimal strategy for busy professionals. – investing in syndications to provide passive income streams, allowing me to break my dependency on my paycheck without it creating another job.
I started MBC to share the opportunity with you.
Within MBC, I apply the project management and organization skills I developed running complex, ,multi-year, multi-organization software projects in a 20+ year career in tech (culminating as a Principal Technical Program Manager at Amazon) to my real estate investment projects.
For more details about me, connect with me on LinkedIn.
Check out our blog for details on why I love these deals. If you have any questions, reach out at blog@mbc-rei.com
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How I think about, and manage, risk in real estate investing
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If you have been paying attention to the economy lately, you know there is a lot going on.
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What do you mean, “my home is not an asset”?
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If you have ever read the classic Rich Dad, Poor Dad [1] you have seen Robert Kiyosaki assert that your home is not an asset but rather a liability (note: if you haven’t read this book, you should, it is a classic and helps establish the mindset required to become financially independent). This is one…
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What does “active investing” in real estate mean?
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When people think about real estate investing, what they typically think about is active investing. In active investing you do the work to make the investment succeed. And if you don’t do the work, your investment will likely not be successful. This is what a sponsor does, but you don’t have to be leading a…
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Thoughts on the latest bank failures
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It has been a really interesting week on the financial front, so I wanted to take a break from my normal focus on syndications and talk about what has happened so far, what seems to be happening in the short term, and some possible long term implications. While this isn’t specifically focused on real estate…
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Definition: What is an accredited investor?
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An accredited investor is the term used by the SEC to refer to investors who are “financially sophisticated”. Accredited investors are able to invest in a wide variety of opportunities that normal investors are not – some of which (such as capital raises for tech startups) are much riskier than the investment options that are…
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When should you use an IRA or other retirement accounts to invest in syndications
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Standard disclaimer: I am not an accountant or financial advisor, and am not providing tax or financial advice, this article reflects my understanding of the rules as they currently exist and is not a recommendation on what you should do. I always recommend talking to your tax and financial advisors before making any financial decisions.
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My advice for new investors
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One of the questions I usually get when talking to someone who is looking at real estate investing for the first time is, “Where do I start?” Sometimes the question comes out as directly as that, sometimes the conversation dances around the topic for a while.