The Top 10 Most Sought-After Amenities in Commercial Real Estate In the real estate industry, more than simply having a prime location and stunning design is needed to attract and retain premium tenants. The added amenities truly enhance residents’ lifestyles and set properties apart. As sponsors,...
Artificial Intelligence in Real Estate | Innovation & Efficiency Real estate investment has historically been an industry left relatively unchanged by technological environments. However, the waves produced by the groundbreaking uses being discovered in generative artificial intelligence and their applications in real estate will soon become...
A SIMPLE SOLUTION TO A COMPLEX QUESTION While our government currently reports an annual inflation rate of 5% for 2023, price increases feel closer to 15% or more. Almost everything I touch in my day-to-day life has more than a 5% price increase. No one can...
Every year we reflect on our performance as a company and what value we provide our investor community. Through this process, we leverage our resources and 30-plus years of experience to provide better service and opportunities to our employees and investors. It is with little...
RESPECT THE HEADLINES, DO NOT FEAR THEM The negative headlines are increasing, and we are likely to encounter economic headwinds or outright recession in the near future, (if we’re not already there.) If you’ve never been through a recession, it can be scary, particularly if you’re not...
A LOOK AT REAL ESTATE INVESTING WITH TOM BURNS, MD Bobby Hillert, Executive Director of the Texas Orthopaedic Association, sits down with Dr. Burns to take a look at his project. Tom Burns, MD, is an Austin orthopaedic surgeon who created his own real estate investment...
TAKE-AWAYS FROM TEN DAYS OF MASTERMINDS Darin and I are compulsive learners, and we’re always looking for an edge that will improve your returns and grow our business. Personally, I spend a lot of money and time on masterminds. It’s a great way to learn new information,...
SEC LOOSENS THE REINS ON ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS On August 26, 2020, the SEC loosened the restrictions a little regarding the definition of an accredited investor. Why is that important to you? In the past, many private investment firms required you to be an accredited investor to...
CASH OR TRASH I was recently at a conference in the mountains and there was a lively debate about the utility of cash in these uncertain times. The title of the debate was aptly named “Cash or Trash?” Four very bright individuals debated both sides of...
HOW LONG IS YOUR RUNWAY? If there is anything I have learned over my experiences since the first oil crisis in the late ’70s (gas rationing to a 16-year-old was the end of the world) through the credit crisis of 2008 and all the other...