Full article index - Q1 2025

All the articles, in one place!

Welcome back - can’t believe we’re 25% of the way through the year!

At the end of every quarter, I like to summarize all of the articles in one place. With two articles per week and people joining at different times, I hope this helps you make the most of the 100+ article/podcast archive.

Below you’ll find the following indexes:

• Topic Index - index of all articles listed by their respective topics

• Reverse Chronological Index - index of all listed by their publish date

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Topic Index

Below you’ll find all the articles and podcasts, listed by topic.

All articles in bold are from this past quarter. To see all the weekly digest articles, please scroll down to the next section - Reverse Chronological Index.

Being a premium subscriber gives you access to all the articles in this index, along with the weekly articles I publish.

1. Pre Investment Diligence

   1. Minimum Viable Deck

   2. Investor Beware: Feeder Funds

   3. Guaranteed red flag

   4. The Refinance Assumption Trap

   5. 26 questions to ask your GP

   6. Top 15 Syndication Mistakes

   7. 4 reasons why cap rates are misleading

   8. Don't budge on return of capital

   9. Why acquisition fees in a syndication matter

   10. Three Pillars of LP Investing:

       1. Execution

       2. Alignment of Interests

       3. Property

   11. Asset Specific Posts:

       1. Single tenant net lease syndications

   12. 6 Lessons on the Perils of Quick Advice

   13. We renovated, but will they come?

   14. Filtering using IRR and CoC is dangerous

   15. Fees erode more equity than you think

   16. Track record audit

   17. Minimum Viable Due Diligence

   18. Cap Rate Compression Trap

   19. The dangers of “trust but verify”

   20. 6 reasons to put down a deck

   21. Does the pref even matter?

   22. 10 reasons why deal flow rules the world

   23. Can you teach me to be a GP?

   24. Are funds safer than single asset deals?

   25. Top 10 misconceptions about syndications

   26. LP Risk Mindshift

   27. Does due diligence matter?

2. Post Investment Diligence

   1. Minimum Viable Reporting Package

   2. Spotting GP/LP misalignment

   3. Passive investments require active monitoring

   4. Podcast 14 - GP Distress Shenanigans

   5. Criss-cross rescue sauce

3. Posts I’d recommend to beginners

   1. Does a $5,000 LP check make sense?

   2. Is real estate better than treasuries?

   3. Three Pillars of LP Investing:

      1. Execution

      2. Alignment of Interests

      3. Property

   4. An investor's mindset and principles

   5. Top 15 Syndication Mistakes

   6. 6 Lessons on the Perils of Quick Advice

   7. 5 ways in which real estate can lose you money

   8. Don't lose money (seriously)

   9. Minimum Viable Due Diligence

   10. The dangers of “trust but verify”

   11. 6 reasons to put down a deck

   12. 10 reasons why deal flow rules the world

   13. Are funds safer than single asset deals?

   14. Top 10 misconceptions about syndications

   15. LP Risk Mindshift

   16. Does due diligence matter?

4. Minimum Viable Series

   1. Minimum Viable Reporting Package

   2. Minimum Viable Deck

   3. Minimum Viable Capital Call

   4. Minimum Viable Due Diligence

5. Distress and Capital Calls

   1. Two part series:

      1. Is my investment distressed?

      2. My deal is distressed, now what?

   2. 6 steps to a successful capital call decision

   3. Do sunk costs matter in capital calls?

   4. Will a rate cut(s) save distressed investments?

   5. Minimum Viable Capital Call

   6. Podcast 14 - GP Distress Shenanigans

   7. Criss-cross rescue sauce

   8. Capital calls to pay off a GP loan

6. Investment sizing and syndications as an investment / marketplace

   1. Does a $5,000 LP check make sense?

   2. 5 reasons to invest in real estate syndications

   3. Is real estate better than treasuries?

   4. Why LP investments won't let you quit your 9-5

   5. Why most LP investments won't 2x your money

   6. Fees erode more equity than you think

   7. Minimum LP Investment Size

   8. Can you teach me to be a GP?

   9. Top 10 misconceptions about syndications

7. Tax Benefits & Implications

   1. What to know about K1s before investing

   2. LPs using 1031 Exchanges, DSTs, and more

   3. Losing it all in foreclosure

   4. Hidden risks of tax benefits in syndications

   5. Top 10 misconceptions about syndications

8. Downside Risk

   1. 5 ways in which real estate can lose you money

   2. Losing it all in foreclosure

   3. Don't lose money (seriously)

   4. Filtering using IRR and CoC is dangerous

   5. Cap Rate Compression Trap

   6. Does the pref even matter?

   7. Criss-cross rescue sauce

   8. Are funds safer than single asset deals?

   9. LP Risk Mindshift

   10. Does due diligence matter?

9. Podcast Episodes

   1. Podcast 1

   2. Podcast 2

   3. Podcast 3

   4. Podcast 4

   5. Podcast 5

   6. Podcast 6

   7. Podcast 7

   8. Podcast 8

   9. Podcast 9

   10. Podcast 10

   11. Podcast 11

   12. Podcast 12 - The Dark Side of Masterminds

   13. Podcast 13 - Great Investors ≠ Great Marketers

   14. Podcast 14 - GP Distress Shenanigans

10. General Discussions (investor mindset, how to approach investing, trends I keep seeing, etc)

    1. 4 biggest surprises from advising LPs

    2. Going in assumptions as an LP

    3. 11 lessons from my 2023 NYC trip

    4. An investor's mindset and principles

    5. 6 Lessons on the Perils of Quick Advice

    6. The dangers of “trust but verify”

    7. Does the pref even matter?

    8. 2025 Predictions

    9. 10 Lessons from my 2024 NYC trip

    10. 10 reasons why deal flow rules the world

    11. Top 10 misconceptions about syndications

    12. LP Risk Mindshift

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Reverse Chronological Index

Below you’ll find all the articles, listed from newest to oldest. All articles in bold are from this past quarter.

Being a premium subscriber gives you access to all the articles in this index, along with the weekly articles I publish.

1. Does due diligence matter?

2. LP Risk Mindshift

3. Top 10 misconceptions about syndications

4. Are funds safer than single asset deals?

5. Capital calls to pay off a GP loan

6. Can you teach me to be a GP?

7. Criss-cross rescue sauce

8. 10 reasons why deal flow rules the world

9. 10 Lessons from my NYC trip

10. 2025 Predictions

11. Minimum Viable Due Diligence

12. Does the pref even matter?

13. 6 reasons to put down a deck

14. The dangers of “trust but verify”

15. Minimum LP Investment Size

16. Cap Rate Compression Trap

17. Podcast Episodes

    1. Podcast 1

    2. Podcast 2

    3. Podcast 3

    4. Podcast 4

    5. Podcast 5

    6. Podcast 6

    7. Podcast 7

    8. Podcast 8

    9. Podcast 9

    10. Podcast 10

    11. Podcast 11

    12. Podcast 12 - The Dark Side of Masterminds

    13. Podcast 13 - Great Investors ≠ Great Marketers

    14. Podcast 14 - GP Distress Shenanigans

18. Track record audit

19. Fees erode more equity than you think

20. Minimum Viable Capital Call

21. Will a rate cut(s) save distressed investments?

22. Filtering using IRR and CoC is dangerous

23. Passive investments require active monitoring

24. We renovated, but will they come?

25. 6 Lessons on the Perils of Quick Advice

26. What to know about K1s before investing

27. Minimum Viable Reporting Package

28. Minimum Viable Deck

29. Going in assumptions as an LP

30. Spotting GP/LP misalignment

31. Investor Beware: Feeder Funds

32. 4 biggest surprises from advising LPs

33. Guaranteed red flag

34. The Refinance Assumption Trap

35. Why LP investments won't let you quit your 9-5

36. Single tenant net lease syndications

37. Why most LP investments won't 2x your money

38. 6 steps to a successful capital call decision

39. LPs using 1031 Exchanges, DSTs, and more

40. 5 ways in which real estate can lose you money

41. My deal is distressed, now what?

42. Is my investment distressed?

43. Losing it all in foreclosure

44. 11 lessons from my NYC trip

45. 26 questions to ask your GP

46. Is real estate better than treasuries?

47. Hidden risks of tax benefits in syndications

48. An investor's mindset and principles

49. Do sunk costs matter in capital calls?

50. 5 reasons to invest in real estate syndications

51. Don't lose money (seriously)

52. Top 15 Syndication Mistakes

53. 4 reasons why cap rates are misleading

54. Don't budge on return of capital

55. Three Pillars of LP Investing:

    1. Execution

    2. Alignment of Interests

    3. Property

56. Does a $5,000 LP check make sense?

57. Why acquisition fees in a syndication matter

Second, the following are the free weekly digests I send out that have links to anything that’s relevant to an LP. All free articles are paywalled after a month. Again, all bold articles from this quarter.

1. LP Investing Digest #69

2. LP Investing Digest #68

3. LP Investing Digest #67

4. LP Investing Digest #66

5. LP Investing Digest #65

6. LP Investing Digest #64

7. LP Investing Digest #63

8. LP Investing Digest #62

9. LP Investing Digest #61

10. LP Investing Digest #60

11. LP Investing Digest #59

12. LP Investing Digest #58

13. LP Investing Digest #57

14. LP Investing Digest #56

15. LP Investing Digest #55

16. LP Investing Digest #54

17. LP Investing Digest #53

18. LP Investing Digest #52

19. LP Investing Digest #51

20. LP Investing Digest #50

21. LP Investing Digest #49

22. LP Investing Digest #48

23. LP Investing Digest #47

24. LP Investing Digest #46

25. LP Investing Digest #45

26. LP Investing Digest #44

27. LP Investing Digest #43

28. LP Investing Digest #42

29. LP Investing Digest #41

30. LP Investing Digest #40

31. LP Investing Digest #39

32. LP Investing Digest #38

33. LP Investing Digest #37

34. LP Investing Digest #36

35. LP Investing Digest #35

36. LP Investing Digest #34

37. LP Investing Digest #33

38. LP Investing Digest #32

39. LP Investing Digest #31

40. LP Investing Digest #30

41. LP Investing Digest #29

42. LP Investing Digest #28

43. LP Investing Digest #27

44. LP Investing Digest #26

45. LP Investing Digest #25

46. LP Investing Digest #24

47. LP Investing Digest #23

48. LP Investing Digest #22

49. LP Investing Digest #21

50. LP Investing Digest #20

51. LP Investing Digest #19

52. LP Investing Digest #18

53. LP Investing Digest #17

54. LP Investing Digest #16

55. LP Investing Digest #15

56. LP Investing Digest #14

57. LP Investing Digest #13

58. LP Investing Digest #12

59. LP Investing Digest #11

60. LP Investing Digest #10

61. LP Investing Digest #9

62. LP Investing Digest #8

63. LP Investing Digest #7

64. LP Investing Digest #6

65. LP Investing Digest #5

66. LP Investing Digest #4

67. LP Investing Digest #3

68. LP Investing Digest #2

69. LP Investing Digest #1

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