Adding Value to Apartment Investments by Omar Ruiz This article is about adding value to apartment investments by focusing on stabilized operations. Rehabbing a distressed property can provide numerous ways to affect a distressed properties value depending on its condition; therefore, this article is not about rehabbing. It’s about properties that are stabilized, to achieve operating […]
Omar Ruiz On Mastering Apartment Complex Due Diligence Omar Ruiz a veteran real estate investor shares his expertise. Listen and learn from his experiences in his podcast interview with the Passive Wealth Strategy Show. Omar will talk about the following: A Great Time to be Involved Why and how Omar started with property management in […]
PODCAST: Expansion The Inside Track on Where Growth Will Be Omar Ruiz was interviewed by Profit from the Inside Podcast hosted by Joel Block. Omar talks about his insights on how to find growth markets with tips to help other real estate investors and business entrepreneurs. Topics discussed include: Domestic Migration Trends Demographics vs Psychographics […]
Maintenance and Turnover in Apartment Investments by Omar Ruiz Maintenance and turnover in apartment investments are constant activities. Because maintenance and turnover are common expenses, it’s important to understand each one separately. Understanding maintenance and turnover in apartment investments by separating them individually, will tell you a story of how your property operates. It will […]
How Inflation Affects Real Estate Inflation has been a hot topic lately and knowing how inflation affects real estate helps to forecast things into the future. This article is about how inflation affects real estate and how to deal with it as a real estate investor. Many individuals have speculated that with passage of government […]
Debt Coverage Ratio – A Lender’s Most Important Number The debt coverage ratio (DCR) is the most important number to your commercial real estate lender for several reasons. Lenders are the most important partner in your real estate deals because they typically provide the largest capital stack and lowest capital cost. As such understanding DCR […]
Analyzing Apartment Expenses for Investing Analyzing apartment expenses for investing is a continuous activity that goes beyond the close of sale. This article focuses on common expense items to apartment investments. It’s important to know if costs are in line with what you estimated at initial underwriting. If expenses changed, you may need to make […]
My Biggest Mistake in Real Estate Investing Early in our real estate investing business the window of opportunity to cash flow in California real estate was quickly sealing shut. We didn’t realize how fast the window was closing. There seemed to be so much inventory; investors believed there was time to cherry pick deals. Around […]
Multifamily VS Single Family We invest in apartments and single family homes. Our preference is for having more doors under fewer roofs. As a result we focus effort towards multifamily/apartment deals. We still buy single family homes; however, we do so based on strategic investing objectives and the value we expect. We may hold some […]
Know Your Occupancy Physical Occupancy vs. Economic Occupancy in Apartment Investing Vacancy is the dreaded word in apartment investing. As an apartment investor, I focus on minimizing vacancy and getting occupancy as high as possible so our properties generate maximum income. Most people knowledgeable in real estate understand occupancy; however, there are two different types […]
