What good, bad and ugly deals reveal about real estate investing
by Mark Green, CIO of Cottonwood Group
The good, the bad and the ugly reveal what can be learned from deals that did not go as planned. Every transaction leaves a fingerprint. The ones that go well reinforce discipline. The ones that do not reshape how you think. Looking back across transactions, patterns begin to emerge. Certain elements consistently drive resilience, while others expose fragility when conditions shift. The following reflects those experiences — the good, the bad and the ugly — and how they have reshaped our approach to investing.