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Before You Invest In Real Estate, Be Sure To Clearly Define Your Investing Goals
How did you find the home you’re currently living in? I’m guessing that you didn’t just close your eyes and blindly point to a spot on...
Rick Martin
4 min read
Why the Value Add Apartment Investment Is A Great Investment
A few years ago, I came across an old bookshelf on the side of the road. It had been neglected and had a “free” sign on it, but it was in...
Rick Martin
7 min read
How Exactly Does An Apartment Building Make Money?
It's not very obvious how apartment buildings make money. Apartment buildings are not like corner stores or restaurants. You typically...
Rick Martin
6 min read
Equity Multiples and What They Mean for Passive Investors
Any time a potential investor is reviewing real estate syndication investment opportunities, they’ll likely come across the term “equity...
Rick Martin
3 min read
How To Tell Whether You’re An Accredited Investor
A gold plated name card, a guaranteed table at the most exclusive restaurants in town, first-class plane tickets anywhere in the world… I...
Rick Martin
3 min read
WHAT IF THAT SECURE 9 to 5 ISN'T SO SECURE? Start Creating Passive Income Streams.
I recall a day at a particular place that I freelanced at, in another life. There was a meeting called to make a big announcement about...
Rick Martin
6 min read
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide To Investing In Real Estate
I’m often asked about the best way for someone to get started in real estate investing. If you’ve been wanting to get into real estate...
Rick Martin
14 min read
Retirement = 65. Why? Let's rethink retirement.
When will we retire? How will we retire? Can we retire? After all, retirement is decades down the road, so why do we need to think about...
Rick Martin
4 min read
7 Eye-Opening Things Every Passive Real Estate Investor Should Know About Taxes
Taxes aren't the first thing that come to mind when investing. At least not for me. It’s more fun to think about travel, vacation homes,...
Rick Martin
8 min read
Where The Cash Flow Distributions From A Real Estate Syndication Actually Come From
Let’s say you’ve just invested in your first real estate syndication. Together with a group of other investors, you acquired a 100-unit...
Rick Martin
5 min read
The Beauty of Investing Passively in Real Estate Syndications.
I remember my last single-family rental well. I received an email from my property manager. "We did our quarterly inspection today, and...
Rick Martin
6 min read
Did we all just Warren Buffet, Warren Buffet, or are we all just his puppets?
"Be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful?" Isn't that what you told us, Warren? Essentially Zig,...
Rick Martin
3 min read
5 Things Every New Investor Should Do Before Investing In Their First Real Estate Syndication
Every article I read and every conversation I had built my certainty until I began to feel confident toward taking the plunge. If you’re...
Rick Martin
3 min read
THE FALSE SENSE OF REALITY THAT THE STIMULUS PACKAGE HAS CREATED
This article is not political, and let me also say that I am not a very political guy. Still, at the risk of sounding political – America...
Rick Martin
3 min read
POST-COVID 19 PASSIVE INVESTORS WILL HAVE A CLEAR VIEW OF WHOM THEY SHOULD INVEST WITH
When passively investing, you must vet the opportunity, and most importantly, vet the person's track record with whom you are placing...
Rick Martin
2 min read
THE CORONAVIRUS’ IMPACT ON INVESTING: THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE OPPORTUNITY.
How is the staycation going? Those who invest in any asset have been predicting – almost waiting for – a market correction, but this? It...
Rick Martin
5 min read
IT IS PANIC IN THE (WALL) STREETS ONCE AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I FEEL FINE.
Hello, fellow investors. How is that stock market treating you? Has the Coronavirus found its way into your home yet? If you are a big...
Rick Martin
3 min read
QUICKLY FIGURE HOW MUCH VALUE YOU ADDED TO YOUR APARTMENT.
I looked around at all the listeners nodding their heads in an “I get it,” kind of way, and I nodded right along with them. But I didn't...
Rick Martin
2 min read
JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! And oh yeah, affordability
What is the realtor always telling you? "Location, location, location!" In residential, it is true. You want to be on that beautifully...
Rick Martin
4 min read
PLACING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE. HAVING YOUR MONEY IN PLACE BEFORE THE DEAL COMES
Today’s market is insanely hot. Drawing another comparison to the single-family home - people are asking ridiculous prices for their...
Rick Martin
2 min read
THE FORTRESS FEDERATION BLOG
Build never-ending income streams by investing in commercial real estate, so you can finally step off that treadmill and set your own schedule in life.
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