I've done a fair bit over the years — student, BTR, co-living, commercial — and most down valuations I see were avoidable. 
I once talked a widow out of selling me a great deal
Turning it down cost me nothing I'd want to keep.
The Deal Order of Operations - the 7 things to sort before you offer
Most people assess a deal in the wrong order. They fall for the asset first and check whether it works second.
The fear that keeps good investors small
You don't grow out of the fear. You just get better at doing it anyway.
My first development started after I looked at the wrong building
I look back at that deal and I see every mistake I didn't know I was making, and I see the one thing I got right, which was refusing to walk away.
You bought it for one main reason - A good deal pays you in seven different directions at once
A strong deal is paying you from several of these at once: income while you hold, debt being paid down, value you've forced, a margin from buying right, capital pulled back out to go again, and the tax handled properly.
The advice that keeps people broke
You can't go wrong in property." I hear it constantly.
Protect good tenants, Rayner, but don't punish good landlords.
Rent controls don't solve housing shortages. They create them.
Get. Advice. First.
The cheapest advice you'll ever buy is the advice you get first.
