In the early days of COVID, many did not know what the outcome would be on the economy or the real estate industry in general. The consensus was that when the first round of stimulus burned off, more pain would come. The assumption was that as a result, better buying opportunities would come. But as many of us have seen, quite the opposite has occurred. And with so much conflicting information in the news, it's hard to tell what's going on.

To get ahead in this life, not only do you need to work hard but smart. Part of that is balancing your life with other things that you enjoy. Though we love real estate, and for us, it's enjoyable. It's also not all that life is. Understanding what those other things are can be transformative. I am not telling anyone these are things you must do but just things that work for me. In this article, I will go through what I do to balance life and give myself the space to develop unique creative solutions that make us better investors.

At the beginning of 2020, when we first started to transition from the flip business to the buy hold business, things were different. This was after we had already bought our first building with our cash in Kansas City. Our idea was to continue this by using the capital we had to fund a couple of flips that would subsequently, along with other means, support our multi-family buy and holds.

The JB2 Investments team first became interested in Oklahoma City in May 2020, after it became more challenging for us to find deals in Kansas City.

Lately, we have seen a handful of pitch decks with other operators. The common theme between them is they are essentially long-term flips. What we mean here is that they will significantly improve the property and sell in four to five years. The goal here at JB2 is quite the opposite, where we want to hold forever.

The Cash-On-Cash return is merely the cash profit earned off the cash invested on a deal. To state it more simply, it is the cash we make off of our money. The funny thing is, most investment shops do not focus on this metric.

We recently tweeted about our past successes through our family flip business. During our decade of time in the industry, 22 million in profits were created with an average yearly return of 38% spanning across 400 Single Family Residence (SFR) deals. We’ve been asked several times about why we would leave such a lucrative business.

A good investment in an apartment should provide cashflow appropriately. The increase in value is just the added benefit. There are a few ways we increase value in buildings, and it's where the magic happens.

You may be reading this because you are interested in buying apartments. Maybe you want to know how we value apartments. Whatever the reason, we’re glad you are here and hope to provide you with some insight in this article.

Is it possible to put an asset under contract without putting boots on the ground? Apartment syndicator, Jonathan Barr, shows it is possible—not wasting your time but still ensuring the quality of the property. In this episode, he joins Dan Handford to talk about his acquisition of the 72-unit Norman Creek in Oklahoma City, OK.

Stocks and real estate are two of the most common types of passive investing. Most people invest in stocks as they typically have fewer barriers to entry. In this blog, we will outline the positives and negatives of investing in each one. We will also outline how investing in real estate can be comparable to investing in stocks and better.

Asset Management is one of the most important topics rarely talked about in the real estate investments industry. The role of the asset manager is to oversee the property managers. Asset managers are responsible to ensure the property is performing to budget or better.

We often hear from others that they want to do a flip or buy a small multi-family unit independently. However, many of these people are busy with their successful day jobs and businesses. They don’t put enough weight into what those words mean. They don’t often understand the time and expertise it takes to get even smaller deals done.