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Dave Ramsey Says Build Your Own New House Now!

Dave Ramsey says Build Your own House to Build Wealth

Chicago Neighborhoods for New Construction Condos

There are a lot of great neighborhoods in Chicago where people want to live in new construction and builders are putting up small condo and rental projects to meet the demand. So why build in Lincoln Park? Most of these other areas have lower land prices which allows...

Appreciation vs Depreciation

People often talk about houses appreciating, but what if I told you that this is actually a myth? What actually appreciates is the land that your house sits on. The “sticks and bricks” and all the building components that make up your house itself actually start...

Passive Investing in New Construction Projects

There is a lot of pent up demand for new construction condos & rental properties in some of Chicago’s best neighborhoods. That’s why LD2 is focused on building great new multi-family projects in the Chicago market. Development projects require a lot of expertise...

LTC & LTV in Multi-Family – Your Lender’s Perspective

Regardless of whether you are doing new multi-family development, or Value-Add rehab projects, Understanding how your lender looks at Loan to Cost and Loan to Value ratios is critical to understanding and mitigating your risks in any multi-family deal that involves...

Multi-Family Risk Factors – Your Lender’s Perspective

Most of us would like to avoid Risk, but lenders and professional investors, know that understanding risk is actually their path to long term success. It’s important for all multi-family investors to understand the lender’s perspective because when you have a...

Multi-Family Best Hedge Against Inflation?

I just heard Elon Musk telling a group of his investors that now is a good time for them to invest in real property as a hedge against inflation. In other words, Elon is talking about using their capital to expand or make improvements to their manufacturing facilities...

Mistake to Pay Cash for Your New House?

Invest in Multi Family Without a Tool Belt?

So you’ve decided you want to invest in multi family properties, but you don’t want to put on a tool belt and be the handyman. That’s the whole point of my new book: Don’t Buy Multi-Family! BUILD IT Whether it’s an owner occupied 3 unit, or a bigger investment...

Multi-Family Syndicator’s Secret for Great Returns

So what is the multi-family syndicator’s secret to great returns? Well, any multi family property you buy is going to need some work. If it’s in great condition, the price will be so high that you can’t make any money on it. If you can buy it at a good price, it’s...