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There aren’t too many asset classes within Commercial Real Estate right now where you can generate 10% or more cash-on-cash returns before creating extra value and executing a new business plan. One exception to this is …

In supply constrained major metro markets with large employment bases, there’s always a strong rental market of young professionals who crave quality amenities. After the first Covid waves, we’ve seen rents come back in …

When it comes to underwriting, stick to your guns and don’t compromise or you may regret it. Even when you make conservative assumptions, expenses tend to rise and occupancy and rents typically contract when the economy …

Today’s investing environment is fraught with many pitfalls. Over the last couple years, many multifamily sponsors in particular took on super high …

Real Estate can be an amazing investment to grow wealth. It has cash flow, appreciation, and tax advantages, but most Real Estate operators only allow accredited investors and request high minimums to boot. Accredited …

Not every mortgage is held by a traditional bank. There are a number of extenuating circumstances where banks won’t make loans to solid borrowers so …

Many people don’t know you can invest directly into a large cash-flowing apartment building without having to be involved with the operations of the …

Not everyone that flips single family homes ends up flipping more than 3000 of them, and not everyone that gets into multifamily acquires over 7000 …

Everyone has a plan, but rarely do things go exactly the way we expect them to go. In multifamily Real Estate, there are so many variables when it …

After many years of a massive upward trajectory, multifamily real estate is facing headwinds, especially for older C and B class properties. In many …

Many operators specialize in a specific asset class, some operators specialize in a given geographic market, but invest across different asset classes. When you focus on one geographic area, it’s easier to build out a …

Interest rates are higher than anyone expected a year ago and they’re continuing to rise. As a result, many purchasers of multifamily properties with …

The West Coast is home to several multifamily markets but it’s becoming more onerous to be a landlord in these markets as a result of increasing …

Taking a piece of land, envisioning a purpose for it, and bringing that vision to fruition is a large but exhilarating undertaking that also entails real risks. Even before you get the land entitled, you have to invest …

The biggest inhibitor to growing wealth is taxes. That’s why the best investing opportunity to-date is in Opportunity Zones where you can defer capital gains taxes plus avoid depreciation recapture, not to mention …

90% of Alternative Investments are directly or indirectly placed in Real Estate. They can be great cash-flowing investments with high long-term appreciation. What they don’t provide is liquidity. You can’t get your …

In the world of Real Estate finance, property owners can end up in arrears on their existing payments. In these cases their debt may be sold off to …

Even with the market changing with respect to debt challenges and interest rate increases, there’s still opportunities in the Value-Add apartment space long-term prosperity. As prices come down 10-15% and possibly even …

Higher quality assets appreciate more in the long run, especially in supply constrained markets where it’s hard to build and there’s no more developable land. It’s simple, scarcity produces value. Even in recessions, …

There’s no secret we have a housing shortage in this county and the problem will persist as it stays prohibitive to build new housing units for a number of reasons. This is one of the factors that’s contributed to the …

The biggest aggregate asset class in the world is the U.S. single family housing market. That’s why the health of this asset class has such a large impact on the broader U.S. economy. Over time, single family homes in …

As interest rates have risen dramatically, asset prices have declined. The question on everyone’s’ mind is how much more they’ll fall and what’s the best investment strategy to be positioned for capital preservation and …

For investors in single family homes, auctions can be a great place to find deals. When homeowners can’t pay their mortgages, lenders will take back the properties and often put them up for sale at auction where …

Real Estate tends to go up over time and most newer investors have never experienced a downturn. There are periods, however, when Real Estate has come down in value and we’re quite possibly heading into a contracting …

The short-term rental space has exploded and turned into a formidable industry. Many successful owners are getting cash-on-cash returns in excess of …

In the world of multifamily Real Estate, the returns can be lucrative in heavy value-add projects. These opportunities also comprise the highest …

When looking for yield, money from the coasts often winds up in other parts of the country. Great markets like Chicago offer better yields, and still offer very strong fundamentals for investors that provide cash flow …

A 3 or a 4 cap in one market is not always equal to a 3 or 4 cap in another market. The risk profile is greater in markets where there’s fewer …

If you know how to manage lower income tenants and how to optimize the management of older properties, you can do extremely well. Many of these …

In the last five years, value add multifamily deals have abounded where you can buy a building at under significantly market rent, put $5,000- …

When things go wrong in a smaller apartment deal, it can wipe out all the Net Operating Income and profit in the deal. On bigger deals over 100 units, the property can absorb a lot more unexpected costs or mistakes …

After owning three Assisted Living homes in Phoenix, entrepreneur Gene Guarino created the Residential Assisted Living Academy in 2013 to train others to prosper like he had from the mega-trend of senior Assisted …

With all asset classes priced at historically high levels, you may need to be open to different opportunities to find the right deal. When you expand your criteria, you’ll have more deals presented to you. The more …

According to The Family Office Real Estate Institute, a Family Office is a family with $250 Million to deploy in investable assets. There are 7500 in the U.S. and 16,000 in the world. 70% of families lose their money by …

It’s hard to achieve economies of scale operating multifamily apartments with fewer than 100 units, but if you buy smaller buildings close to each …

What is a Family Office? The term “Family Office” has become more common over the past decade and the number of Family Offices is growing at a fast clip. A Family Office is a private wealth management advisory firm …

In this environment, certain multifamily housing markets are seeing an 80% decrease in transaction volume vs. a year ago. Even though interest rates …

Although interest rates are on the rise at a faster clip than at any other time in recent history, the fed has historically lowered rates within two …

Sometimes adding value to properties has more to do with intangibles such as improving resident culture and building a sense of community than merely …

In this investing environment, it’s difficult to get an 8% to 10% yield on your cash and still achieve appreciation, without taking a lot of risk. …

You hear a lot about value add Real Estate in terms of creating value in acquisitions these days, especially as prices have skyrocketed over the past few years. Although there’s great gains to be made with the right …

There’s great money to be made in government subsidized, affordable housing. Occupancy is generally high and tenancies can last for years. It’s a recipe for steady, predictable income and high margins. On the management …

The world of alternative investments holds the promise of outsized gains and returns that exceed the public stock and bond markets. They also entail …

Even though the U.S. economy is in a state of flux and there are other domestic and global uncertainties, trends continue to be in favor of growth in …

Most people aren’t even familiar with the term “Alternative Investments.” That’s because until a decade ago, operators of apartment buildings and other Real Estate assets, Private Equity funds, or private companies …

In multifamily properties, it can be a challenge to manage buildings with fewer than 50-100 units. Third party property management companies cost a …

There’s nothing passive about investing in older apartment buildings. Appliances, roofs, HVAC systems, plumbing etc. have limited lifespans so …

If you pay close attention and evaluate what’s going around you, you can see opportunities and markets to be served that others don’t. It just requires continual awareness and objectivity and an honest appraisal of what …

If you ever think of cell phone towers and rooftop antennas that transmit wireless usage, you might think the owners of these properties would have …

With cap rates having gone as low as they arguably can go, multifamily operators are going to have to add deep value to properties moving forward to …

There’s been so much growth in Multi Family investing over the past few years it can make you wonder if it’s too late in the cycle to get into good …

Sometimes great entrepreneurship is just applying common sense and having your eyes open to great opportunities. Brandon Schwab, Founder and CEO of Shepherd Premier Senior Living, owned 23 single family rental houses …

If you’re willing to do what other aren’t, you may stand to benefit immensely. Jorge Newbery, Founder, Chairman and CEO of AHP servicing, has made a career out of inventing himself out of thin air. Jorge’s first big …

Private Equity and Alternative investments have outperformed the public markets 35 out of the last 35 years. However, few people are aware of investing in alternative investments such as Real Estate syndications in …

One of the great advantages of investing in Real Estate is the ability to shelter or defer paying taxes so you generate a higher return in the short-term and your money works harder for you and generates great wealth …

If you’re not careful, you can lose a lot of money investing with the wrong people and the wrong deals. As human beings, we’re inclined to trust …

Austin is one of the hottest Real Estate markets in the country. In order to be competitive and get the edge in this market, being there in person and having longstanding relationships has tremendous benefits. Andrew …

The prices on multifamily apartment buildings have risen meteorically over the past 3 -5 years. In some cases, however, between the cost-per-unit to …

A great way to reduce risk when investing in private placement alternative assets is to join an investment group. Investment groups give you access …

There’s no better way to vet someone you’re going to invest with than getting to know them personally. There are thousands of investment opportunities available and they all look great on paper, but the differentiator …

When investing in Value Add Real Estate, construction knowledge is critical to avoiding costly mistakes that can ruin an investment. Dealing with contractors, engineers, architects, etc. can be a shark tank because …

Alternative investments such as Real Estate and other private investment opportunities are becoming more favored as the stock market has had the worst first half of a year in 50 years. Whether it’s Real Estate, ATM …

In the Real Estate syndication ecosystem, one of the key roles is capital raising. Operators are always in need of capital to fund their pipeline of …

Ever since the creation of the 506c code a decade ago, which permitted operators to market to the public, alternative investing in Real Estate and other asset categories has grown dramatically. Whereas a decade ago it …

Operating Multifamily properties can be more difficult than it seems, and no one will care about your properties as much as you do. Whether it’s …

As markets are changing, it’s critical to stay on top of trends to maximize your investment returns and minimize risk. For example, you’re starting to hearing more about Build-to-Rent communities as alternative living …

Real Estate has made many people rich, but there are other opportunities where the returns can be much higher and not necessarily with more risk than an average apartment building. Adam Jason, Partner in Legacy Group, …

The profits on land investing can be stratospheric. Brent Bowers, Land Coach at The Land Sharks, makes outsized returns on buying land and he a ton of monthly passive income without having to deal with tenants or …

As the economy contracts, the need for affordable housing will be greater than ever. That’s why consumer demand for Mobile Home Parks will continue to expand. Max Dowd is Director of Acquisitions & Investor …

In order to be successful in Real Estate, you need to understand markets and trends. When certain asset classes get too frothy, you need to look for …

Whether it’s flipping, buying-and-holding, holding notes, or investing in syndications, there are countless ways to get great returns on capital. …

In any economy, there are some homeowners in various stages of distress and not current on their mortgages. Even though this can feel overwhelming to the homeowner, there are constructive ways to minimize the fallout of …

Getting started is the hardest part of anything you’ll do in life. Once you get over the fear and take the first step, things tend to fall in place. Bennett Schwartz, Performance + Executive Coach, Real Estate Investor, …

When it comes to multifamily investing in particular, property manager is where the rubber meets the road. Especially with bigger properties, there …

Even with inflation and rising interest rates, there are still major tailwinds for Multifamily properties in the right markets. There is still a …

In this market, finding an asset class not priced through the roof is incredibly difficult. RV resorts, however, are being priced attractively. These …

When you’re starting out, you don’t always have money to work with. If you’re willing to be resourceful, you can find partners to find deals for and …

A lot of smart people believe we’re headed into a severe economic downturn, maybe as bad as 2008. In Multifamily Real Estate in particular, a lot of …

Focusing on a tertiary market that you know incredibly well can pay great dividends. You eliminate a lot of risks when you’re that familiar with a market and the buildings in it. Tertiary markets historically have also …

Many growing markets in the U.S. still have more rental demand than supply. Tucson in particular has more population growth than housing which has …

There’s no substitute for experience and focus. A lot of risk is mitigated by becoming an expert in one thing and doing it over and over. As an investor, you want to invest with people that have mastered one thing. 

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Real Estate investing can generate great cash flow, and personal freedom. With enough cash flow you can choose where you want to live and when you want to work. 

Derek Clifford, Founder and CEO of Elevate Equity, bought …

Prices on quality Multifamily assets are holding firm. Although there are significant price reductions in older properties, Class B+ and A- in growth …

Ma and Pa operators all over the country are selling their Mobile Home parks to investors as they reach retirement age, and there’s lots of great Value-Add deals to be had. When you have limited supply, an increase in …

In major markets, the competition in self-storage is fierce with REITS and other institutional players competing for customers. In smaller markets, however, there are ma-and-pa owners who have not maximized their …

The biggest inhibitor to growing wealth is taxes. That’s why the best investing opportunity over the past few years is Opportunity Zones where you can defer capital gains and avoid depreciation recapture, plus other …

Multifamily values have accelerated over the past few years. A huge increase in household formation, Baby Boomers choosing to rent, 70 million …

The economy has been in bull territory for over a decade, but this will not last forever. One Real Estate asset class, however, will not only …

No matter what the economic trends, there’s always an opportunity to make money. You just need to see where the market’s heading. It’s not always in synch with the media and where everyone else is investing. 

Bob Fraser…

Finding a niche within a niche can provide extraordinary returns by reducing risk and insuring repeated success. 

Sean Katona, Landlord and Commercial Real Estate Investor at Simplified Properties, specializes in …

As interest rates have climbed, the multifamily market has started to slow down for the first time in years. Cap rates for C class multifamily …

When you have extra things that don’t fit in your home, self-storage is a perfect solution. When you have a car to store, or an RV or Boat, what do …

Value add B and C class industrial is a great way to generate high double digit returns. When you can buy a building with lower-than-market lease rates and vacancies, you can increase revenue and create great value. 

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Finding an undiscovered niche in the Real Estate market is not an easy thing to do. 

Jeremy Goff, CEO of Hiram Capital, identified a niche serving developers of industrial property in secondary and terciary markets that …

Leverage has helped a lot of multifamily operators generate great returns over the past decade, but too much leverage and an uncooperative market can …

There’s an unprecedented amount of money going into Real Estate right now, so It’s become increasingly difficult to get yield. If you’re willing to …

Manufacturing constitutes the holy grail of job growth and Phoenix has become a tier-one city for manufacturing. 

Craig Coppola, Commercial Real …

Real Estate is a vehicle to get extremely rich, but slowly. If you own the right property in growth markets, your returns and your net worth will …

What happens when your small commercial Real Estate investment appreciates like crazy, but your rents don’t keep up. If you’ve had your property for a long time in a coastal market, you’re cash-on-cash returns against …

When it comes to investing, we all want outsized returns. This is possible to achieve in the right industries with the best-in-class operators. Cash flow is king, appreciation can be incredible, and smart tax strategies …

Retail strip centers, Medical Office, Land, Debt funds, Multifamily, there are a lot of ways to generate passive cash flow in Real Estate. It all …

It takes a different level of skill, expertise, and experience to manage Class C apartments, but the cash flow generally exceeds Class B and Class A properties. You just need to know how to manage the tenants and have …

There’s no such thing as the “Real Estate market.” Regardless of macroeconomic trends, even in recessions, each market is different and there are always great opportunities if you have the ability to see them. 

Jason …

When it comes to value-add projects, knowing the construction process, including accurate costs, is essential. A sponsor can get in over their heads quickly if they don’t know how to manage construction. 

Jeff Rosenfeld…

As a young residential realtor in Ann Arbor, Michigan making over $1,000,000/yr in the late 90s, to large ground up Multifamily and Condo projects …

Compared to some other Real Estate classes, Self-Storage has steadier income, smaller expenses, and greater operating margins. Self-Storage is also a great recession-resistant investment. 

Tom Dunkel, Managing Director …

In Real Estate you can achieve a lot on your own, but you can scale a lot faster and more successfully with the right partnerships. There are too …

The ROI on land flipping is unparalleled. You can make 300% on your money or even more by buying a piece of land and selling it to the owner of a neighboring property, a developer, or someone else who wants to own the …

An often overlooked, but critical piece of the equation in underwriting multifamily Real Estate, is insurance. When not handled appropriately, it can …

When it comes to Real Estate investing, you can be a borrower or you can be a lender. When you’re the lender, you get monthly payments without having to actually manage the property and you can generate disproportionate …

Weddings are a huge industry and a lucrative niche for the hospitality business. Wedding parties routinely pay upwards of $50,000 and even more for a venue plus guests spend a lot more on eating, drinking, and shopping …

Multifamily, Self-Storage, Mobile Home Parks, industrial and retail generally produce 4%-10% returns on your money the first couple years of a …

In the world of Real Estate investing, it takes a lot of skill sets to make a deal run smoothly. From acquisitions and underwriting, to operations, …

When it comes to putting larger real estate deals together, a lot of different roles are necessary. One of the most important roles is raising money …

There are great values in the Heartland, although it’s being discovered by big out-of-town money. 

Darin Garman, Owner at Heartland Real Estate Companies, has been investing in apartment buildings in Iowa over the past …

Class C apartment buildings can have amazing upside, but buyer beware when it comes to operating them. The tenants can be incredibly difficult and …

There are many people buying raw land and flipping it, but there can be even more profit when you buy the land, entitle it for another use, and then reselll it. There are a lot on infill properties to add incredible …

In today’s market with an enormous amount of capital chasing few deals, it’s harder to find a great deal than ever before. Yet you can still get a great return on industrial properties if you knock on owner’s doors. …

Multi-tenant industrial real estate provides a broad tenant base that creates revenue diversification and limits risk. There’s also very little …

The cliché of the retail apocalypse is overstated. Retail is far from dead and thriving in the right locations. More than many other asset classes, there are operational inefficiencies in leasing and management that …

A lot of multifamily investors talk about economies of scale one you get to 100+ units, but there’s a lot of money being made in buildings with fewer …

It’s hard to find the right buy properties to buy these days but if you’re willing to do the heaving lifting with distressed assets, you can still find Class C properties for $45,000-$65,000 door with a lot of rental …

Although it’s getting increasingly difficult to get attractive returns in today’s investing world, it’s still possible to do incredibly well with …

There are many things to consider when determining which property to buy. If you could predict future appreciation and also know downside risks, …

Online research tells you a lot, but nothing equals the value of spending time in a neighborhood. Being on the ground gives you a sense of what the reality is block-to-block that a computer just can’t. 

Tim Vest, …

One of the greatest risks to multifamily investing is financing. Many of today’s newer operators are using heavily leveraged bridge debt to finance …

Real Estate investing is a team sport. You need people to find the deals, raise money, structure the financing, fund risk capital, guarantee the loans, and more. 

Joel Fine of Lakeline Properties has been a limited …

In today’s Real Estate investing world, you will most likely generate from 4%-10% on your money in the first year of an investment depending on the asset. Short Term Rentals, however, are an exception where you can …

Buying real estate requires a lot of money, but you can buy parcels of land in growing areas for less than $500. There are millions of acres of land …

In the last couple years, recreational land has become incredibly popular and seen major appreciation. Land has gotten the attention of both bigger …

Hiring the right sponsor is like hiring a CEO of a company. Everything rides on the decision and very few people are actually qualified to do the job. 

Dovid Preil, Principal of YDLP Investments Group, has a formal …

Location, location, location. The ultimate Real Estate cliché, but it stands the test of time. That’s why it’s a huge advantage to have boots on the …

The multifamily market has been so hot in recent years that pretty much everyone has prospered. These days, however, many newer operators are so …

Major metro markets like Atlanta, Phoenix and Dallas are seeing huge employment and population growth, but there are much smaller markets that are …

Investing in hard Real Estate assets can be great for appreciation, but getting cash flow Is harder than ever and your investment is illiquid. Investing in notes, however, can be a way to generate great cash flow and …

Most real estate asset classes are efficiently priced. With raw land, however, you can buy lots at literally 30 cents on the dollar. With very few …

Having a great niche results in making more money because of better operating margins, a competitive advantage, more efficient processes, and a more …

When it comes to investing in Real Estate, there’s more ways to do it than directly buying properties. One way is to invest in notes and not have to deal with renting out and maintaining properties and dealing with …

There’s an exodus of people escaping cities in search of more space, tranquility, lower taxes, and they want to own tangible assets. As a result, …

Investing your hard-earned money is a risky business. There’s no such thing as an unattractive proforma, but a lot of things can go wrong. With interest rates rising and operational expenses on the rise, NOI’s may …

There are literally hundreds, if not thousands of Real Estate syndicators you can invest with. But how do you know which ones you can trust and which deals to invest in? There’s a lot of risk in these deals so it’s good …

If you’re looking for an asset class that is recession resistant and poised for huge growth, look no further than Assisted Living. Over 10,000 Baby boomers turn 75 every day. 

Today’s guest, Loe Hornbuckle, CEO of Sage …

A lot of focus in Real Estate has been on Multifamily, Self-Storage, Mobile Home Parks, Industrial, and other like asset classes. But one asset class …

Even through covid, some hotels have performed well, especially ones with great locations, like being near a busy highway. Ecommerce kept truckers on the roads and they needed places to stay. The same thing applied to …

When buying existing properties becomes too cost prohibitive, you may need to pivot to new development. Whereas cap rates on existing properties in desirable markets may have plummeted to as low as sub 4%, cap rates on …

Is LoopNet the place where all good deals go to die? This may be the case generally, but like most other things, there are exceptions if you’re …

Investing in Real Estate can be very profitable. It can also be very risky. A lot of people have lost money over the years, especially when they’ve …

How high can Real Estate go? With inflation and rents climbing, and interest rates still at historic lows, prices continue to climb. Even after a torrid first half of 2021, prices continue to climb and there’s been …

The short-term rental market has exploded and investment returns in this asset class can be much higher than other residential real estate. 

Today’s guest, Ryan Scott, Managing Director of Aspire Fund, is developing …

You can live like a king on as little as $1,500/mo in a tropical paradise if you’re willing to experience a little adventure. Now that people are working from anywhere, they’re moving to places where they can live …

If you’re willing to do what others aren’t, there can be gold in them hills. 

Today’s guest, Arthur Drozd, has found incredible value with …

There’s stable cash-on-cash returns in many real estate assets, but returns on car washes can be extraordinarily high. You just need the right car …

When buildings are being priced at above replacement cost, that’s when it’s time to build. 

Today’s guest, Michael Episcope, Principal at Origin …

With asset prices climbing, getting the right financing is becoming a greater challenge. With so little daylight in deals, it’s harder for …

In the world of operating property, experience trumps all else. There’s just no substitute for someone who’s been operating apartments for almost 25 years, not to mention transparency in how they deal with investors. 

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In this era of inflation, hard assets are a way to prevent falling behind. That’s where Real Estate comes into play. Multifamily, in particular, is a …

Although institutional money is chasing multifamily in most markets in the country and paying unprecedented low cap rates, there are still viable, …

Good Multifamily deals are getting harder to find as operators are lowering their expectations and willing to overpay for properties. They’re …

In the world of multifamily, things change from block-to-block. That’s why hyperfocus on not just a market, but a neighborhood, can generate …

In the 100+ Multifamily universe, it’s become increasingly difficult to find value regardless of market or asset class. There’s just too much money …

When unprecedented amounts of money are chasing so few assets, the result is inflated asset prices like never before. As a result, ground up …

Successful investing requires planning for economic downturns. When the economy takes a hit, more people go to college to prepare for careers. That’s …

When you have a reduction in supply, an increase in demand, and the most affordable housing option, you have an incredibly durable asset class. Ma and Pa operators all over the country are selling their parks as they …

Over 25 years ago, you had to send your loved one to a nursing home if they could no longer care for themselves. Today, you can send them to an …

Knowing when to buy can make all the difference between average and incredible returns. In today’s world there’s distress in office, retail and hotels. 

Today’s guest, Nate Barger, started out flipping homes and …

Not all retail is the same. Many mid-market, grocery-anchored centers are doing very well and other tenants are benefitting from the traffic. Among other e-commerce resistant tenants, Health Care providers are starting …

With C class properties selling for cap rates equivalent to B and A class properties, a number of operators are exchanging into A class. These …

10,000 people are turning 75 every day in this country. There are currently more people in their 70’s 80’ and 90’s than ever before. The demand for Assisted Living is just at the tip of the iceberg and operators are …

Few asset classes have both increased consumer demand and not only limited, but reduced supply. That’s what makes Mobile Home Parks such a great …

Out of favor asset classes can yield great investor returns, especially when they’re growing in occupancy and are in limited supply. Flex industrial used to be underneath the radar until a decade ago. 

Avistone LLC has …

Even in this super hot market, you can still generate strong cash flow. Whether it’s from utility bill backs to tenants that make a huge impact on cash flow or buying from long-time ma and pa owners with units that are …

It’s never too late to get started in Real Estate Syndication. It just takes the right mentoring and the right team. It’s amazing what just a proven process can yield. 

Today’s guest, Brain Noel, CEO of Ascot Equity …

From converting distressed hotels into Assisted Living facilities to Value-Add apartments, there are many ways to generate great investor returns. It just requires rigor and creativity to see what others don’t. Today’s …

When it comes to multifamily, it seems like no good deals are to be had. Even in smaller markets, cap rates have compressed so much and the …

Ecommerce is changing the playing field in unprecedented ways. As companies need to get their goods into customer hands within hours, the demand for warehouses will continue to expand dramatically all over the country …

When it comes to choosing what to invest in, 80% of the decision comes down to the team. There’s no substitute for experience and roles within the …

When it comes to multifamily, it seems like no good deals are to be had. Even in smaller markets, cap rates have compressed so much and the …

Is the Texas market going to stall, or is it just beginning a longer-term growth trajectory? According to today’s guest, the chronic housing shortage will not abate as people and jobs keep pouring into the Lone Star …

Although the multifamily market is on fire, there’s still a chronic housing shortage that will persist for several years. In many markets, job and …

In this exuberant environment for Multifamily, the returns for ground up construction can be more compelling than usual. Although the risk profile is …

Traditional financial investments versus alternative investments…. which is better? The answer may be more nuanced when looking at both over a long period of time. Today’s guest, Denis Shapiro, Managing Partner of SIH …

Is there a downturn coming? Either way, you have to plan on it, according to today’s guest, Whitney Sewell. Whitney is the founder of Lifebridge Capital. Lifebridge is acquiring properties in the Mountain West states of …

Cap rates on most real estate asset classes have dropped 40% over the past five years. This has made cash flow very hard to achieve. Ground up construction, on the other hand, has much higher cap rates. The key is …

Great Multifamily deals are a needle in a haystack these days, but great deals are still to be had if you’re willing to be patient and methodical. …

In today’s multifamily market, you need to buy deals with as much rental and operational upside as possible to make sense for investors. Today’s …

Even though Austin is the hottest multifamily market in the country, lifelong relationships and a great reputation yields great deals, even when …

Even in historically low appreciation markets, single family homes are appreciating at unprecedented rates. New household formation and historically …

Market cycles ultimately determine the potential of an investment. Markets and asset classes are always in different phases of development. Today’s …

Starting out from scratch can be really hard. In this case, two partners in Northern New Jersey have leveraged their unique experience and skill sets …

In the world of multifamily, first-hand knowledge of a market, property management and construction can make or break a deal. This is where the money …

For investors who want to invest passively in Real Estate, it can be hard knowing who to invest with and in what deals. The process can be daunting when there’s a lot of money on the line. Lance Peterson, Founder and …

Believe it or not, there are still markets where you can get great cash-on-cash returns on single family houses and small multi-families. Whether at …

There’s no two ways about it. Getting into the Real Estate business is hard. Finding people to mentor you, getting brokers to take you seriously, and raising capital are just some of the challenges to starting out. …

In every market, there’s always a deal. Somewhere, there’s an older landlord that’s self-managed his own property and just wants to get out. These …

Even in a competitive market, there are still great deals if you’re willing to put the time in to follow proven lead generation systems and be …

In this overheated Real Estate environment, you may need to find smaller, growing markets to find the right deals. Depending on where you look, it’s still possible to find cap rates of 5% or slightly higher for Class C …

From flipping single family houses all the way to building high-rises in New York, there’s countless approaches to making money in Real Estate. Today’s guest, Ken Van Liew, Founder and CEO of Global Real Estate …

Whereas 93% of large multifamily properties are owned by larger professional investors, Mobile Home Parks and Self-Storage facilities are still …

These days it’s become virtually impossible to get an attractive, conservative yield on commercial Real Estate. Cap rates have gone down and prices have gone way up. There’s one asset class, however, that’s held up …

Amongst other positive aspects of Real Estate, depreciation is a phenomenon that makes it like no other investment. Especially with recent changes around bonus depreciation, you can depreciate 100% of certain costs in …

Everyone who’s invested in real estate knows that the success of a deal can come down to property management. Today’s guest, Peter Lohmann, co-owner …

Starting out in Real Estate can be the hardest part, but once you do, good things can come your way fast. Today’s guest, Lee Yoder, of Threefold Real …

Unlike many other asset classes, Real Estate is a hard asset with conservative, long-term predicable utility that also provides cash flow. That’s why so much money in other asset classes has moved into Real Estate in …

This is episode two of a great conversation with super star investor, Nathan Petrowsky.

If you’re based in an incredibly expensive coastal market, looking inland may be your best option to get great returns. This thesis …

A key to safe investing is finding the absolute best-in-class operators. Don’t just take someone’s word directly, but find others who’ve done …

Taking down 15 large multifamily deals in less than two years is no easy task, especially when you’ve just started out. But tirelessly doing all the …

Having a niche is always an advantage. Having a niche within a niche is even better. Today’s guest, John McNellis, built his fortune with 100,000 sft neighborhood shopping centers. Founder of McNellis Partners, John is …

In order to get the best deals, the-old fashioned way still works the best, mailing and calling owners directly. There are no shortcuts. Today’s …

The discipline required to pass up deals in an overheated market can be rare. Everyone says they have conservative underwriting and that they’ve found a unique deal, but today’s guest has really walked the walk and done …

There can still be great deals in sub-100-unit buildings with C class Value Add in the right markets. Like any other deals, it helps to have boots on the ground and the ability to create the right teams to manage the …

This is episode one of a great conversation with super star investor, Nathan Petrowsky.

If you’re based in an incredibly expensive coastal market, looking inland may be your best option to get great returns. This thesis …

It’s never too late to get started in Multifamily. You just need to get in the game with that first deal. Today’s guest, Jeff Greenberg, CEO and …

When it comes to someone else’s underwriting, there’s often a lot more than meets the eye, so buyer beware. There’s often any number of items that get left out in a broker or sellers P & L’s. That’s where years of …

Many things can go wrong with Real Estate syndications. There’s more to the game than just the numbers and managing properties. Today’s guest, Gene Trowbridge, is co-founding partner at Trowbridge Law Group and has been …

In real estate investing, having a proven, repeatable formula is highly conducive to succeeding in the long run. Getting to be an expert in a …

What does it take to be a number one commercial broker? It takes ridiculous hard work and an ability to create lasting and meaningful relationships. …

The part of multifamily that no one talks about is construction. Yet, your approach to construction can make or break the deal. Whether you hire …

There are many ways to engage in multifamily investing, it just depends on what you want to bring to the table. It just takes a team to make a deal …

The largest asset class in the world is single family homes in the United States. It represents over $200 Trillion dollars. That’s a lot of money. …

After several years of consistent growth in the multi-family market, several markets continue to have strong projected gains in population growth, …

With over 11 million families behind on rent or mortgage payments and the fed pumping six trillion into the economy, today’s guest has a wait-and-see perspective on investing in today’s Real Estate market. There’s just …

You can get great appreciation in coastal markets like NYC and San Francisco, but it’s virtually impossible to get cash flow. That’s why many investors seek opportunities in other parts of the country. Today’s guest …

No matter what a situation looks like from the outside, you can’t know everything until after you get the keys. Today’s guests’ second multifamily …

In this hot Real Estate market, you need to be extra careful how much you pay for properties. Some experts think there's extra risk in Class C right …

When the market is overheated, it takes unusual discipline to be patient and only insist on getting great deals. Today’s guest will still only buy …

Many syndicators favor the reliability of Class B properties because of their performance in all economic cycles. When the economy turns, Class A tenants move down to Class B but Class B tenants mostly stay put. …

When starting out in Real Estate, it’s hard to underestimate the value of education and the people you meet. By persistent networking, today’s guest found a great mentor and he also found a business partner who he’s …

Slow and steady wins the race. That’s why it’s been great to invest in stable markets in the Midwest. Today’s guest is based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and has generated great returns for his investors for many years. Darin …

There’s a niche in the market below 100 units where there’s less competition. You just need to know how to pick the right markets and figure out the off-site management piece. Today’s guest discovered Tucson as an …

As people are spending more time at home, they’re developing a need for more space. As a result, there’s a growing need for self-storage. The expense …

When it comes to managing multi-family apartments, no one will care as much about your property as you do. Today’s guest has learned the hard way how …

There’s something to be said for specialization and a singular focus. When you do one thing over and over, you tend to do it well. A lot of …

Having a mentor, reading the books, listening to podcasts…it’s all great, but at some point, you need to take the plunge. Today’s guest jumped into …

In today’s multifamily market finding a great deal is harder than ever, even for the super heavy value ad deals many investors used to shy away from. …

Sticking with large metro markets and heavy value-add properties mitigates a lot of risk. Even when you make mistakes, being in a large market makes it easier to find tenants and if things really go wrong, it will be …

There’s a lot to learn when it comes to multifamily apartments. You have to know how to buy them right but even more important, you need to operate …

Investing in a lot of deals with a lot of operators and markets can be quite time consuming. It also requires expertise a lot of passive investors don’t have the time or inclination to develop. Today’s guest, Mark …

There are so many ways to make money in real estate. Whether it’s wholesaling, flipping, buy-and-hold, holding notes, investing in syndications, …

It doesn’t take that long to get traction in Real Estate if you doggedly follow a process. Today’s guest has acquired 3000 multifamily units in just …

Has the pandemic killed student housing? Far from it. ACC, the largest owner of Student Housing in the country, is at 93% occupancy. Even if students …

You don’t need to be involved in syndication and doing huge deals to make money in real estate. There are smaller deals to be found underneath the …

The Midwest is prospering as the coasts are facing challenges. Low unemployment and less reliability on industries such as tourism and hospitality …

All things being equal, relationships can make the difference especially in Real Estate.Today’s guest started out by getting to know brokers on a personal basis by taking them to lunch and staying in touch, then …

The world of multifamily apartment investing has gotten crowded. There’s infinitely more demand than supply and there’s little differentiation in the …

Like everything else in business, real estate is all about timing. Starting back in the 80’s outlet malls were popping up all over the country. Then, …

Will people go back to offices, or will they continue to work from home? Facebook, Google, Microsoft and other tech companies are gobbling up as much office space as they can. Today’s guest believes employees will want …

These days there are hundreds of syndicators buying multi-family properties in growth markets with the same value-add strategies. As prices for …

Sometimes happiness can lead to success more than success leads to happiness. Today’s guest encountered challenges early on in life but always stayed happy to accept responsibility and succeed in life. He started out …

If you’re in a career you hate, you don’t have to stay stuck. You can do something about it to change your life. From big box retail store manager to …

Some people like to buy properties that they don’t have to do too much work on. Other people see big opportunity in older properties with much more …

Starting out as a Real Estate syndicator is no easy task. Finding your first property and then raising money from investors can be daunting and scary. Today’s guest is a newer syndicator who bought a 76 Unit townhome …

The real estate market has been on fire for the last several years. Today, investors seem to be buying just based on the come. But today’s guest only does deals if there’s enough existing cash flow in addition to the …

The more you do, the more you can do. And today’s guest has done a lot. Karen Briscoe is Principal of the Huckaby Briscoe Conroy Real Estate Group …

There are many ways to invest in Real Estate and Self-Storage in particular has gotten to be popular in the last few years as investors have taken …

Going from zero to owning and managing over 100 homes, especially section 8,  isn’t for the faint of heart. But starting back in the early 2000’s, today’s guest, Emerich Herbst, started buying foreclosures in Cleveland, …

Flipping houses can generate big profits. Today’s guest started buying houses and small apartment buildings in the Twin Cities before graduating to …

Being a top 1% Real Estate agent takes incredible talent and resourcefulness. With every market saturated with agents, standing out from the crowd …

Every day 10,000 people turn 75 in this country. And there are more people in their 80’s and 90’s than at any other point in history. That’s why there’s an insatiable demand for senior housing, especially quality senior …

Investing in real estate can be lucrative and now you can become a philanthroinvestor. A philanthroinvestor changes the world through their investments. Todays guest, Ivan Anz, is founder of Equity & Help, a company …

Many people are dying to quit their 9-5 job but they never do it. Well, today’s guest started flipping houses while working full-time. He eventually …

People that own luxury vacation homes can rent them out when they’re not there. That way they can offset their costs and maybe even turn a profit. Today’s guest founded a company that makes it easier for luxury vacation …

The profits to be made on land investing can be stratospheric. Today’s guest makes anywhere from 300 to 1000 percent returns on buying and selling …

Literal fortunes have been make in multi-family real estate. Seasoned investors live off the monthly cash and the appreciation can be tremendous. But …

One of the hardest parts of property management is dealing with contractors. And one of the hardest parts of being a contractor is finding steady …

More people have gotten rich in this country from Real Estate than any other way and today’s guest is one of them. After seven years in the corporate …