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The Challenge of How We Now Actually Manage the Results for Our Private Midwest Multifamily Investments

There Is No “Secret Sauce” After nearly two decades of experience, one thing is clear: there’s no secret sauce to successful multifamily property management. Since 2006, we’ve managed heartland housing assets through economic cycles, construction delays, and literal fires. The formula isn’t magic—it’s execution. Superb property management depends on consistency and coordination. It requires systems,…

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The Biggest Mistake I Made (Twice!) on My Best Midwest Investments

Forget the Mistake, Not the Lesson One defining characteristic of Midwest multifamily housing stock is its age. The long decline in manufacturing employment that began in the 1970s resulted in almost no new multifamily housing construction for nearly 30 years. This means that Midwest multifamily housing stock is heavily skewed toward 1960 and 1970’s vintage…

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Why Did I First Decide to Invest in the Midwest?

Cyclicality in San Francisco taught me a lesson I will not soon forget In 2001, I purchased a small multifamily property located in the Marina district of San Francisco. It was a classic Edwardian style building that had been in the same family for over 100 years. Translation: this property needed a lot of love….

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