Sakovich: Real estate investors lose money from bad underwriting, not bad locations
Joey Sakovich · The 3 Stress Tests Every Real Estate Deal Must Survive · Jan 20, 2026 · at 1:53
Real estate investor Joey Sakovich explains the primary reason real estate investors lose money on acquisitions.
“Most investors, they don't lose money because they got the neighborhood wrong, right? They lose money because they bought a bad deal that looked good on the back of a napkin.”
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