How to Invest in Commercial Real Estate & Escaping the Rat Race

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Published 2024-03-24
Want to escape the rat race? To do so, you’ll need some serious investments. And if you want bigger and better cash flow or appreciation, commercial real estate is the place to start. But how do you find these bigger deals? Sure, it’s easy to log on to your favorite listing website and find a hundred houses to buy, but what about self-storage facilities, multifamily apartments, warehouses, and more? How do you find the BIG deals?

On this Seeing Greene, we’re answering crucial investing questions so you can build wealth better and reach financial freedom faster. First, "Real Estate Rookie" guest Mike Larson calls in to ask how to find off-market commercial real estate deals. If you’ve ever wondered how to invest in commercial real estate, this is the place to start! Next, a BiggerPockets Forum poster asks for the best investment to “escape the nine-to-five rat race.” A short-term rental investor needs to know the best way to invest his home equity. Plus, we discuss why mortgage rates DON’T matter as much as you think they do!

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00:00 Intro

01:17 How to Buy BIGGER Properties

08:10 How to Finance Commercial Real Estate

10:45 How to Escape the Rat Race

14:35 Best Investment with Home Equity?

20:54 Mortgage Rates Too High To Invest?

25:13 Ask Us Your Question
All Comments (16)
  • @spidaman8888
    My three favorite channels: Biggerpockets, Stock Brotha, & Everything Money. Great to watch! 🔥 🔥 🔥
  • @BigDanDCNation
    Definitely a good question on the rat race .... I had a couple of deals implode on me and I 'very blown my war chest. I now need to build that equity so I can get out of the rat race ... it sucks busting your ass for years and have nothing to show for it. 😤
  • @nicolecarter152
    Best show I’ve seen thus far. Feels like this was for me. Especially the first question from the forum
  • @cleiteera
    Love the show, have been listing to it for about 1 year now and you guys always inspire me to do better..... I have a question about this episode: you are always taking about ADUs. In this episode you spoke about transforming your property in San Francisco into basically three units rental. How does the bank approach their appraisal with this kinda of property? Does it appraise as a single-family or as a multifamily? Would that be a DCR type of loan. Thx so much for your input
  • @sandraavalos9501
    Two of my favorite people ❤ David you super guapo e intelligent! I have lot of respect and admiration for you! James you are super sabio amigo thank you for your service and knowledge
  • @DanielDoesRentals
    Once your passive income surpasses your earned income, thats when you can go ahead and quit your 9-5 job. Until then I would say to stay at your job and invest as much of your earned income as you can into your real estate side hustle. Banks like to see that you have a stable w2 job to loan you money.
  • @samatar1025
    The big money in Real estate is in appreciation not cash flow.