Chihiro Kurokawa
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Chihiro Kurokawa
- Sep 26, 2020
- 3 min
Idea -> Education -> Execution -> Wealth
Business school was an idea-rich environment. We had startup accelerators, case competitions, angel investors and the like within our...
Chihiro Kurokawa
- Aug 29, 2020
- 2 min
The best piece of financial advice I've ever received
You have to like making money more than you like spending or saving money. It is not difficult to find wonderfully effective strategies...
Chihiro Kurokawa
- Feb 23, 2020
- 3 min
The Cornerstone for Success - Philosophy
I just finished reading a book called The Slight Edge which mentioned many great concepts including the importance of having a philosophy...
Chihiro Kurokawa
- Nov 2, 2019
- 3 min
You will never know...
This is a Starbucks. It's not even a real one; it's inside of a grocery store in Allen, Texas. Nearly three years ago I met here with...
Chihiro Kurokawa
- May 27, 2019
- 3 min
What Multifamily Deal Sponsors Do
My colleague Dr. Cherry Chen, MD is a real estate investor specialized in raising capital for multifamily projects. I was fortunate to be...
Chihiro Kurokawa
- May 11, 2019
- 3 min
Gronk taught me about TRUE wealth
Some people are so poor, all they have is money. - Unknown Rob Gronkowski retired after his Super Bowl win in February this year. He was...
Chihiro Kurokawa
- Mar 26, 2019
- 2 min
Low vs. high cost-of-living regions: which is better for real estate investment?
To start off, here’s a quick definition: the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines housing as being affordable if...
Chihiro Kurokawa
- Jan 21, 2019
- 3 min
Why Real Estate over Stocks and Bonds?
I believe that real estate provides the best risk-adjusted returns of all asset classes. However it is not real estate investing, but...
Chihiro Kurokawa
- Dec 29, 2018
- 3 min
What is Passive Investing in Real Estate?
My original intent with multifamily was to save up my capital to go straight into syndicating my own deal, because there are a lot of...
Chihiro Kurokawa
- Dec 22, 2018
- 1 min
What's in a name? Why BlackRiver?
The name of the firm is actually very obviously to anybody who can speak Japanese, but I realize that this isn't the case for the vast...
Chihiro Kurokawa
- Dec 2, 2018
- 2 min
What exactly is risk?
More than once, people have told me that investing in real estate is risky. I think that these people may have made this idle comment...
Chihiro Kurokawa
- Nov 26, 2018
- 3 min
Knowledge is not power, it's just the first step toward it.
I was chatting with a friend the other day and he asked how I had learned so much about multifamily. The answer is pretty easy - it's...
Chihiro Kurokawa
- Nov 14, 2018
- 2 min
I'll give you the secret for free
I've been seeing more and more Facebook ads lately for multifamily education/investment groups. I believe you need a mentor of some sort...
Chihiro Kurokawa
- Nov 11, 2018
- 2 min
Are apartments a better investment than single family rentals?
I was talking to a potential investor a few days ago and she asked, "Why apartments? Aren't single family rentals (SFRs) better?" I don't...
Chihiro Kurokawa
- Nov 2, 2018
- 2 min
Biggie was wrong
How you living Biggie Smalls? In mansions and Benzes Giving ends to my friends and it feels stupendous I'm an avid consumer of...