As the holiday season approaches, numerous sites are playing Santa and awarding hefty bonuses for investing. Some of the most generous included Acquire Real Estate (free Apple TV) and PeerRealty ($500 credit).

Investors were unhappy with two Realty Mogul hard money loan investments that faced bankruptcy/foreclosure issues. This news prompted a controversy over whether nationally based hard money lenders are more risky than local. And we did a tutorial on how to avoid losing money on bad hard money loan investments.

Finally, we interviewed the man who literally wrote the book on commercial real estate investing. MIT's Dr. David Geltner explained what to expect in the next downturn and tips and techniques to improve your return. 

Happy Holidays!

Ian Ippolito

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• ​What will the next downturn look like? Part 1 interview with Dr. David Geltner

• ​CRE investment tips- Part 2: Interview with MIT's Dr. David Geltner

• Two Realty Mogul investments face bankruptcy / foreclosure issues

• How to protect the hard money loans in your portfolio.

• Is now really the best time for that Houston-based investment?

• New promotion at PeerRealty pays hefty $500 credit for investing.

  • ​Article Update: CEO of PeerStreet claims far fewer defaults than RealtyMogul on hard money loans.