Ableman Real Estate

@shaqcnqrd Real estate takes more work and stress, while stocks are more passive and liquid, so preference depends on your goals.

Liquidate all my real estate last year. Enjoyed being a landlord while it lasted. Started seeing my stock return vs rent returns. Looked at the bs which comes with owning property. A easy call.

@jonbrooks The issue is less total units and more mismatch in type, location, and affordability.

There is NOT a housing shortage. There is a housing MISMATCH. America has ~148M housing units… … and only ~134M households. That’s a 14M unit surplus on paper. The problem? Builders overbuilt luxury. America underbuilt starter homes. Big difference.

@CaseyMericle Real estate value often comes from solving difficult problems or finding overlooked opportunities, which can create strong competitive advantages.

The big money in real estate is in solving the problems no one else can or doing the things that no one else knows how to do If you can do that you’ll have a monopoly

@SimpleCRE If someone markets lifestyle more than results, it’s worth looking closer at their actual deal track record.

If someone you're thinking of investing with spends more time marketing their lifestyle than their deal results, you may want to reconsider.

@EricSpracklen Many agents close few or no deals in a year, but exact percentages vary and are often overstated.

Did you know that 70% of real estate agents haven’t closed a deal in the last 12 months?

@ashleyschendel When property values rise, taxes often rise too, which can create pressure for long-time homeowners on fixed incomes.

Seniors should not be priced out of a house they already paid for because the area around them got more expensive. They didn’t suddenly get richer because Zillow says the house is worth more. Most of them are living on fixed income, paying higher insurance, higher utilities, higher groceries, and then the tax bill shows up like they somehow got a raise. People can argue all day about how to fund schools and services, and that part does matter. But making older homeowners keep rebuying the same house every year through property taxes is exactly why so many people feel like ownership is never really ownership.

@AUTOMATEWITHOLA That's the key!😁

@Ableman_REI Lowkey this business would go crazy with instant follow-ups”

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@GrowthStockDad Real estate can still build wealth through buy-and-hold, but returns vary widely by timing, leverage, and market conditions.

Real estate is still a wealth builder, but man, prices are stupid right now We bought our primary home for $435,000 in 2016 Worth $800,000 today Bought 1st rental in 2022 for $270,000 Worth $390,000 today Bought 2nd rental in 2023 for $460,000 (two-family) Worth $500,000 today It's certainly not a $VOO and chill investment, but the strategy is the same... buy and hold

@theficouple Value-add multifamily with seller financing generating cash flow, repeat and scale.

A 5 unit deal we bought: Price: $485,000 Investment: $53,500 Strategy: Seller financing Rent: $5,595/mo - Operating exp: $1,000/mo - PITI: $3,286/mo Cash flow: $1,300/mo Own 5-7 deals like this, pay a few off & you're set for life.

@DividendBreeder Housing has appreciated over time, but whether buying beats renting depends on timing, costs, leverage, and personal financial situation.

The housing market has appreciated +5% annually since the 1960s but people will still argue that renting is better than buying.

@m3_melody @Adam__Josephson New multifamily supply can put downward pressure on rent growth in the short term, but the longer-term impact depends on local demand and absorption rates.

"Landlords are itching for the moment when supply ebbs and they can increase rents again. That is unlikely to come soon. Roughly 480,000 apartments will come online this year and about 450,000 more a year will be delivered in the years to come" H/T: @Adam__Josephson

@rickycarruth Real estate agents are people too, balancing personal responsibilities while still showing up to help clients through the buying process.

Your real estate agent has a spouse, kids, bills, and problems just like you—but they showed up with a smile to help you find a house at 8 AM on Saturday.

@JakehellerAI Mostly solid. AI boosts efficiency, but real edge stays in data, relationships, and execution.

Here are 23 things I believe about AI in Commercial Real Estate: 1) There's no mass job displacement coming. Roles are changing fast and will keep changing. We adapt. We always have. 2) There's no AI agent that's going to do everything for you (not anytime soon at least). Keep dreaming. 3) Folks in Real estate are builders. You're going to see a massive wave of operators and teams building their own internal systems and proprietary tools. 4) You need to define what AI success looks like for your business. Set a baseline. Track real KPIs. There's a ton of false productivity happening right now because people are "AI-ing" everything without measuring whether it actually helps. 5) We're heading towards a centralized command center (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or another LLM) where you pull in all your data and all your tools and just talk to everything in natural language from one place. 6) Real estate will always be a people business. Relationships and judgment aren't going anywhere. 7) Implementing AI (in a meaningful way) into your business is hard. Most people have no clue how much work it takes to set up, much less maintain. 8) Finding alpha in CRE is about to get a lot harder. The market is already efficient. These tools will make it even more efficient. 9) Every failed CRE AI company founder will quietly rebrand as an "AI automation and implementation consultant." Watch for it. 10) Anyone telling you their AI agents are running their business autonomously is exaggerating. I promise. 11) The time investment to learn and use these tools is real. Much harder than people think. 12) I'm most bullish on tools that meet us where we already do the work, and make that work dramatically more efficient. Claude for Excel is the perfect example. I'm way less bullish on platforms that ask you to abandon how you already work. 13) AI is going to multiply a lot of stupidity in our industry. Sorry. 14) AI is also going to make incredibly capable people unstoppable. The right mindset, the right understanding, the right work ethic, paired with this technology, will create monsters. 15) 90% of CRE AI tools are just Claude/ChatGPT wrappers 16) AI hallucinations are very common, and it's scary how many people are blindly trusting outputs without verifying (comps, market research, analysis...etc) 17) Data is king. Learn how to leverage your proprietary data set. 18) Your employees are going to use AI whether you like it or not. Figure out how to allow them to self serve without jeopardizing the security of your organization 19) AI literacy is already becoming a hiring filter. You must know how to use this technology. 20) Those that refuse to learn/use these tools will have a very difficult time being competitive in 2-3 years 21) Deal timelines will get compressed... Brokers will be able to run a comprehensive marketing process more efficiently and quicker 22) I am really bullish 23) Things will cool down and stabilize after companies realize the ROI isn't 100X (still huge ROI but not as much as anticipated) Where am I wrong?

@oh_HOLMES Low purchase price properties can be paid off much faster if the buyer aggressively pays down principal, even on a standard 30-year mortgage.

My buddy bought a home about 1.5 hours outside Atlanta for $70,000 just a few years ago. He will be done paying it off in like 3 years max🤣. So much for the 30 year mortgage.

@realEstateTrent That describes a fund structure mindset, asymmetric upside when markets rise, limited downside if risk is structured properly.

The common playbook: Pick an asset class, raise a TON of money, buy deals at market price. Prices happen to go up - you make a crazy amount of money. Prices happen to go down - things suck, but you didn’t personally guarantee any debt and the fees were sweet.

@MsVeilMoney Rent adds up over time, so the real question is whether you’re also investing the difference to build wealth.

Paying $1,500/month in rent? That’s $18,000/year. Over 10 years = $180,000. Question isn’t “rent vs buy.” It’s: “Am I investing alongside my rent?” Because rent alone doesn’t build wealth.

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@CaseyMericle Real estate debt investing can offer income with lower operational risk than ownership.

Wanna open up your real estate bag Invest in debt

@rickycarruth Agents often invest a lot of unpaid time and problem-solving upfront, with compensation only coming if and when the deal closes.

Real estate agents are the only people who will work for you for 6 months, solve 47 problems you didn't know existed, and never send you an invoice—until closing day.