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The Only Criteria That Matters in Real Estate Investing
By Vin Narayanan on April 21, 2023
All real estate is local. Sure, you can compile data and try to see if there are any big picture trends. But if prices in your neighborhood are going down while prices in some city across the country (or state!) are going up, “national” numbers don’t matter. Here’s the quickest way to understand just how local real estate is: Scroll through Google News headlines. These were the first three headlines I saw when I searched for…
New Pick: With Great Risk Comes Great Reward
By Vin Narayanan on February 16, 2023
We talk about risk all the time in investing. In the stock markets, companies can fail or not meet expectations. And if that happens, stock prices can go down or tank. In real estate, a property’s value could drop over time. Or it might not generate as much…
A New Standard for Investment Portfolios
By Ahmad Takatkah on December 20, 2022
True innovation in finance is rare. In 1952, Nobel Prize Laureate Harry Markowitz created one such innovation as a long-term portfolio strategy: the 60/40 portfolio. This concept involves investing 60% of portfolio capital in stocks and 40% in bonds. It offers the potential for high returns from stocks…
2022 Homebuyers Are All About Affordability
By Carolyn Price on December 16, 2022
As 2022 comes to an end, investors might begin to make resolutions and predictions for the upcoming new year. And one area of investing that’s drawing much speculation and discussion is the U.S. residential housing and mortgage market. Looming over optimistic predictions of the U.S. economic…
Commercial Real Estate’s Unused Office Problem
By Carolyn Price on September 30, 2022
As the popularity of hybrid work increases, office vacancies are becoming a major concern for building owners, cities and workers. While some companies are encouraging employees to return to the office full time, they tend to seek more modern spaces in popular locations to lure their…
New Pick: A Pizza-Making Robot Grabs a Slice of a Massive Market
By Andy Gordon on July 14, 2022
Robots are just beginning to make their presence felt in modern life. Surgery, prosthetics and warehouses are just some of the areas where robots have found a foothold in recent years. There will be many more. These are early days. But it’s not too early for…
Angel Insider: Real Estate Investment Opportunities in Today’s Market
By Early Investing on July 12, 2022
The housing market is a mess. Data from the National Association of Realtors shows that between May 2021 and May 2022, existing home prices soared nearly 15%. Since March 2020, they’re up 37%. Rent prices are skyrocketing too. RedFin reported that median asking rent rose 15%…
How to Play a Correcting Real Estate Market
By Carolyn Price on June 24, 2022
The U.S. residential real estate market is in the midst of a market correction. The average 30-year mortgage rate is at 6.28% currently — the highest rate since 2008. Higher interest rates are limiting access to capital and making mortgage payments…
KingsCrowd Is a Very Unique Investment Opportunity
By Andy Gordon on October 28, 2021
It’s hard to believe, but I’ve presented nearly 100 startup investment opportunities to First Stage Investors. All of these companies impressed the hell out of me. But there’s one startup that stands apart from all the rest. It’s the only one I’ve…
Startup Valuations Aren’t Changing Anytime Soon
By Adam Sharp on June 22, 2021
Lately, I’ve written a lot about how expensive startup valuations have become. It’s gotten pretty silly in some cases. Now I’m wondering: Are they going to get cheaper anytime soon? Based on what I’m seeing, I’m leaning towards no.
Invest in the Transformation of Real Estate Loan Flow
By Andy Gordon on June 3, 2021
There’s an ancient adage I have leaned upon at certain times in my life: What doesn’t destroy you makes you stronger. It certainly applies to AlphaFlow, the startup I’m showing you today. 2020 was the ultimate stress test for AlphaFlow. And it survived. …
Webinar: Caliber CEO Discusses Making Real Estate Investments More Accessible
By Vin Narayanan on February 24, 2021
Andy Gordon and I spend countless hours each week reviewing startups and talking to founders. So does our friend Chris Lustrino, the founder and CEO of KingsCrowd. And every now and then, we meet a founder so interesting that we ask them to…
Economic Freedom Plan
By Vin Narayanan on September 30, 2020
I’ve been thinking a lot about freedom in the wake of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing. As Americans, freedom is in our DNA. It’s written into the Declaration of Independence. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created…
Real Estate’s Unfair Advantage
By Andy Gordon on August 6, 2020
Note: This is a guest post from our friends over at MillionAcres. They’re at the frontier of helping individuals like you and me invest in alternative asset classes. And while we’ve urged you to invest in startups and crypto, MillionAcres believes in the investing power of real estate. And they…
Republic Founder Kendrick Nguyen Discusses Crowdfunding’s Future
By Vin Narayanan on August 5, 2020
Last week, Republic founder and CEO Kendrick Nguyen joined us for an exclusive live webinar. As many of you know, Republic is one of the most innovative equity crowdfunding platforms. In addition to helping everyday investors like you and me invest in startups, they also provide access to…
Real Estate Returns Versus Stocks
By Adam Sharp on August 4, 2020
Note: This is a guest post from our friends over at MillionAcres. They’re focused on finding the best real estate investment opportunities for accredited investors like you and me. And as they show here, real estate investing, much like angel investing, can be far more lucrative than investing in stocks.