Why "Good" Real Estate Deals Fail

Every real estate investor hears the same advice: "Buy a good property, hold it, and it will take care of you.". But this advice contains a hidden assumption that has destroyed more fortunes than bad markets or bad operators combined..

In this video, I break down the "Duration Trap"—a structural failure where long-term assets are financed with short-term debt.. We’ll trace this pattern through four major crises across four decades and three continents:

The 1986 Savings and Loan disaster
Japan’s asset bubble in the late 1980s
The CMBS collapse of 2008
The recent 2022 bridge loan blowups

I also share the 5 critical questions I ask before finalizing any debt structure to ensure our portfolio can survive the scenarios that pro formas don't show..

Timestamps:
0:00 - The advice that destroys fortunes
2:20 - 1986: The Savings and Loan Disaster
5:24 - Late 1980s: Japan's Asset Bubble
7:22 - Mid-2000s: The CMBS Machine
8:57 - 2020–2022: The Bridge Loan Era
11:54 - The 5 Questions for Debt Structure
19:41 - Why I avoid development
20:54 - How to survive bad moments


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