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Having a direct ownership in commercial real estate has been a time-tested hedge against inflation.  But what factors affect how well these investments perform in inflationary times? Lease Duration.  As it relates to commercial real estate performance during times of high inflation, returns may depend on how leases are structured. Some of the most positively affected properties are those with [...]

Having a direct ownership in commercial real estate has been a time-tested hedge against inflation. But how is having direct ownership in investment real estate an inflation hedge? And what factors affect how well these investments perform in inflationary times? Inflation is at 8.6% as of May 2022, the fastest pace in 41 years. This isn’t news. It’s all over [...]

Why do people use self storage facilities? The reasons why people store their belongings affect nearly everyone at some point in their life.  And these reasons aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.  They are known as the Four D’s of self storage demand: Death. Divorce. Dislocation (moving). Downsizing.  The common theme here is change…change in life comes in different forms and [...]

This blog is written from the standpoint of investing in private offerings in real estate through a fund and comparing that with investing in individual assets (one at a time).  Investing in a fund has its benefits but also has some characteristics to be aware of that make this strategy different than investing in individual assets (one at a time).  [...]

I’ve received some good questions over the past year from my investors that I wanted to share here in this blog.  Questions such as: What exactly is a broker-dealer? How does it work when real estate investing through a broker-dealer?  What are the benefits of investing through a broker-dealer?   What is a broker-dealer? A broker-dealer (BD) is typically a [...]