Episode 113 - WHEN Are You Ready to Invest?

Today hosts Braden Cheek, Brian Duck and Joel Thompson discuss how to know when you're ready to invest in a commercial real estate deal. Time Stamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:15 - Details about the Grand Prairie early childhood education center project and its success. 02:20 - Discussion on the high returns offered by commercial real estate compared to average market returns. 04:31 - Ribbon cutting ceremony for the Owasso co-working space and leasing the last available office. 05:37 - Federal Reserve's interest rate increase. 06:47 - Updates on Owasso retail development projects and opportunities. 08:51 - Importance of having an emergency cash fund. 11:07 - Paying off credit card debt to save on high-interest payments. 12:16 - Considering debt on depreciating assets (e.g., carIs, boats) before investing. 13:18 - Maximize contributions to tax-deferred retirement plans. 15:33 - How much money should be available to invest? 17:42 - The need for diversification and not putting all funds into one deal. 21:04 - Understanding investment risks and doing research before investing. *Be Sure to check us out on Spotify and Apple Podcasts for the Audio version of today's episode!** https://open.spotify.com/show/08KmNvqGV5HjmHUC8fLuce https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-invest-in-commercial-real-estate/id1543470290?itsct=podcast_box&itscg=30200 Links mentioned in this episode: www.TheCriterionFund.com www.HowToInvestInCRE.TV Invest.HowToInvestInCRE.com To sign up for our exclusive investor list, click below. https://www.thecriterionfund.com/join-our-investor-list