ISP 184: Friday Look back - Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged - What It Means For Real Estate Investors

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Episode 184: Friday Look back - Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged - What It Means For Real Estate Investors
Host: Simon Castillo
Join our host Simon Castillo for a one on one Friday Look back episode as he reflects on:

• The Fed right now is projecting one rate cut during 2024.
• If inflations fall more rapidly than expected, then it is possible to see additional cuts on the table.
• The reality is that it may all unfold differently for all that we know.
• for investors, the key is to keep a close eye on economic data releases.
• Don't go out there and look at properties, and don't make decisions based on potentially incorrect assumptions about what might happen in the future.
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Simon Castillo is a real estate investor & business development executive from San Antonio, TX. Simon began investing in real estate in 2004 and is currently invested in more than $39 million of single family and multifamily assets both as a general partner and limited partner. Simon’s experience includes providing safe, stable returns for investors, real estate development, value add investing and investing for long term cash flow.
Simon is the Principal and Founder of SAS Texas Capital, a real estate firm focused on raising capital for the acquisition of value-add, class B & C multifamily properties. SAS Texas Capital has raised over $1 million in investor capital for the purchase of these assets.
Simon holds a Master’s Degree in Finance from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. In addition to his extensive professional experience, Simon serves as Chair for the prestigious Alexander Briseno Leadership Development Program (ABLDP) offered through the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, President for the South Texas Chapter for the Risk Management Society, and serves on the St. Mary’s University Greehey School of Business Finance & Risk Management Advisory Board.
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Host: Simon Castillo
Join our host Simon Castillo for a one on one episode as he reflects on:
Understanding the numbers behind what the contractor is quoting you.
What is your real long-term Return on Investment (ROI) by using that particular contractor?
Knowing and auditing every minute detail of a contractor's proposed budget and numbers is so mission-critical to real estate investors
The more that you do projects and renovations the more that you'll learn.
In reality, you should be using multiple bids from contractors, not just two.
In the real estate world, you get what you pay fo