I am often contacted by people who think that multifamily real estate is a way to hide their money. This is a misconception that I want to address on this episode of the Heartland Multifamily Show. There are many benefits to being a multifamily investor. Your money is insulated from theft because no one can steal your ownership of a property. Your money may grow because the property becomes more valuable, or you may be able to write off the depreciation if it goes down, while still receiving income from your tenants. There are also tax benefits, especially if you invest your money in other multifamily properties. Put together, you may see all these benefits as hiding your money, but there’s nothing illegal about it. Learn more on this episode of the Heartland Multifamily Show.

In this episode of the Heartland Multifamily Show, we are talking about real estate fails. Specifically, we are talking about why many real estate investors are heading toward a cliff and may have to bail out before they drive off it. The costs of owning and operating multifamily real estate have gone up significantly in the past few years, and because tenants are getting squeezed by the same economic forces, landlords can’t raise rent. Watch this episode and we’ll do a deep dive into why this is happening and what you can do to prepare yourself for a tough couple of years.

On this episode of the Heartland Multifamily Show, we’re putting down our real estate hats in favor of thinking caps. It’s our first episode of “Uncle Darin.” Uncle Darin is a source of folk wisdom, because, after all, he’s wise and he’s from Iowa, which is where a lot of folks live. In this inaugural episode, we answer the question of why you don’t have what you want. The answer isn’t complicated, but it isn’t easy to hear. Watch the episode to find out the two biggest reasons you don’t have what you want in life.

In this episode of the Heartland Multifamily Show, Trot and I talk about market crashes. The market always goes up on a long enough timeline, as does real estate, but market dips and corrections are inevitable. When the market does go down, should you sell or buy the dip? Well, the answer isn’t one-size-fits-all. This episode will tell you what to do when the market goes down.

In this episode of the Heartland Multifamily Show, we’re talking about the three different types of multifamily investors: Investors who want income, investors who want to build wealth, and investors who want a mix of both. Trot and I talk about what our experience has been with each type of investor, and what the benefits and drawbacks are of each. What type of investor are you? Leave a comment below.

This is an emergency episode of the Heartland Multifamily Show. We are recording this on July 15, 2024, days after a young man tried to assassinate former president and current nominee Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. This is not an episode directly about politics, and it is not at all meant to be a source for news. This episode is for multifamily owners who want to know how to protect themselves and their investment if things get chaotic and violent in the coming weeks. As a regular person without much power and influence, you can feel very helpless to watch as events unfold and have no way to control them. In this episode, I will give you actionable steps for you to take control of your investments and your life before chaos comes to your front door.