How to Minimize Downside Risk While Investing in a Turbulent Market with Axel Ragnarsson

<p>Are you looking to invest in real estate but need help figuring out where to start amidst the current market uncertainty? Our latest episode with Axel Ragnarsson can help!</p> <p>Axel is an active real estate investor. He purchased his first multifamily property during his sophomore year in college, leading to the founding of his real estate investment firm, Aligned Real Estate Partners. Aligned Real Estate Partners owns $25M in multifamily real estate and has been a principal party in $35M+ transactions.</p> <p>In this episode, Axel deep dives into the changes he implemented in his business that helped his investments succeed in the current market, including how to buy property discounted to today's price, increase your reserve funds, and when to underwrite refi. He also explains why he focuses on smaller deals during market uncertainty and how you can increase your chance of success in any market.</p> <p>HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EPISODE 00:00 Coming up 06:24 Intro 01:25 Axel’s background – how he got into real estate 04:50 Buying properties at a good price to the current market 07:13 What percentage is he looking for? 09:15 What markets is he finding success in? 10:35 How has he adjusted to the rising interest rates? 13:07 Fixed debt 16:16 Keep adequate reserves on hand 17:19 The worst place to be as a sponsor 19:47 How much capital should you allocate for reserves? 21:15 Don’t underwrite refi in the first five years 24:04 Why smaller deals? 28:46 Active investor 29:31 Summary 29:52 Contact Axel </p> <p> CONNECT WITH THE GUEST Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/multifamilywealth/?hl=en LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/axelragnarsson/ Website- https://alignedrep.com/</p> <p> CONNECT WITH THE HOST Website- https://upstreaminvestor.com/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/TwoSmartAssets/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/upstreaminvestor/ Twitter- https://twitter.com/twosmartassets LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/company/two-smart-assets/</p> <p>-----------------------------------------------------------