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How to Underwrite an Apartment Deal By Percy Nikora, Owner/Co-founder Underwriting is an essential part of the decision making process when you’re looking to invest in multi-family – apartment – real estate. This is the process you go through to observe the market conditions, characteristics of the apartment building itself, and any extenuating circumstances.  …

Differences Between Passive Vs. Active Investing By Percy Nikora, Owner/Co-founder If you’re looking at getting into either passive or active multi-family real estate investing, it’s important to understand the differences between the two. Although in both cases you’re investing in the same asset, an active investor has a vastly different role than a passive investor.…

How to Prepare for a Downturn By Percy Nikora, Owner/Co-founder No one knows when the next downturn will come. There are always signs, but you can’t tell when exactly it’s going to happen. Looking in depth at certain metrics helps. However, it’s not a perfect science.   The truth is that it doesn’t matter if…

How to Grow a Commercial Real Estate Company By Percy Nikora, Owner/Co-founder In the CRE (commercial real estate) business, growth is essential to survival in the market. When you’re working with investors, you want to be continually adding to your portfolio and doing as much as you can to increase your revenues for them. For…

Millennials vs. Boomers: Real Estate Trends By Percy Nikora, Owner, Co-Founder Savvy real estate investors must be keenly aware of demographic patterns in the areas in which they’re looking to invest – particularly as it pertains to potential demographic shifts. For example, is the population growing or expanding? Who is moving to an area, and…

Types of Technology in Real Estate By Percy Nikora, Owner, Co-Founder Importance of Technology in Real Estate   Advancements in technology are shaking up every industry, especially commercial real estate. There are many types of real estate technology to consider, which include both hardware and software. Both have made it easier for commercial real estate…

How Technology is Changing the Real Estate Industry By Percy Nikora, Owner, Co-Founder What is Real Estate Technology?   Real estate technology is a broad, umbrella term that encapsulates many different types of emerging technology – from property management software, to smart home devices, and a range of tools enabled by the “Internet of Things”…

Investing in Commercial Real Estate: Risks and Rewards By Percy Nikora, Owner, Co-Founder Investors looking to diversify their portfolios often consider investing in alternative asset classes. Commercial real estate is one prime example. While it’s considered an “alternative” asset class, there’s no question that it has become more mainstream over the past decade. Nowadays, it’s…

What are the Best Passive Income Investments? By Percy Nikora, Owner, Co-Founder Many people will find it hard to get ahead in life by solely working a routine 9-to-5 job. Those with the most financial freedom tend to get there with some combination of active and passive investing. Active investing requires ongoing, even daily, oversight…

Best Commercial Real Estate Data Sources By Percy Nikora, Owner, Co-Founder What is Commercial Real Estate Data?   Commercial real estate data is an increasingly powerful tool utilized by almost all of those in the industry – investors, brokers, lenders, developers, and more. CRE data comes in many different forms and can be utilized in…