Posts by Ridgegate Financial

Do you feel like you’re just managing your properties day-to-day, keeping everything moving, but not really moving forward? You’re not alone. A lot of investors find themselves in the same spot, dealing with tenants, cash flow, and maintenance, yet unsure where all the hard work is leading. Take the case of a real estate investor…

Have you ever found yourself so focused on a project that you forgot why you started it in the first place? One of my favorite movies is the classic WWII film The Bridge on the River Kwai. In the film, British prisoners of war are tasked with building a bridge for their Japanese captors. Initially,…

It’s easy to say, “Real estate is just business,” but let’s be honest—there’s often more emotion involved than we’d like to admit. Take a recent case we had: a long-time investor owned a rental property that was generating solid returns. The only problem was he hadn’t raised the rent in years because he’d grown close…

To sell or not to sell… That is the question—one of the most common questions we get. How do you know if it’s the right time? I recently spoke with a client who owned a large commercial property—a single-tenant, triple-net lease that had been generating consistent income for years. On paper, it looked like the…