Thoughts, Stories, and Advice on Real Estate Investing and Development

Regulation and Economic Growth

A look at why regulation is an important consideration for real estate investment and the impact deregulation has on economic growth.

What Developers Can Learn from the Romans: Part 3

The third part in a series of posts analyzing lessons that developers can learn from Vitruvius, the father of Western Architecture.

What Developers Can Learn from the Romans: Part 2

The second part in a series of posts analyzing lessons that developers can learn from Vitruvius, the father of Western Architecture.

What Developers Can Learn from the Romans: Part 1

This is the first part in a series of posts analyzing lessons that developers can learn from Vitruvius, the father of Western Architecture.

Hospitality in Property Management

How do you stand apart from the competition in property management? A focus on hospitality.

Why Idaho?

Why we believe Idaho is the best place in the country to be building a real estate portfolio over the next 100 years.

Why We Don’t Specialize in a Real Estate “Niche”

The case for generalism and asset class diversification in a real estate investing strategy.

What Is Value-Add Real Estate?

A summary of what “value-add” means in real estate (and what it doesn’t mean), how it works, and why it’s so popular with investors.

The Risk-Return Relationship in Real Estate

When it comes to investing in real estate, what is the typical relationship between risk and return? This covers the important risk and return categories to pay attention to, examples of where different types of deals lay on the spectrum, and how to manage risk to be a successful investor in the long run.

How to Invest in Opportunity Zones

A practical guide to understanding opportunity zones and taking advantage of their tax benefits.