Episodes

In the last several years, industrial Real Estate has become a highly visible asset class, mostly because of ecommerce. One growing subset of this category is Industrial Outdoor Storage. It’s a great asset class because there...

There can be outsized returns in out-of-favor asset classes when there are still strong underlying fundamentals. Office, in particular, can still be lucrative. Matt Drouin, Partner at Oak Grove Development, has acquired grea...

In the alternative investing space, there are numerous ways to build long-term wealth. Many of these opportunities involve direct investment in Real Estate, but there are other investments that the same or even better returns...

As we’ve emerged from the pandemic, Americans are now travelling almost as much as they were back in 2109. In certain markets, the hospitality industry is doing as well, if not better than ever, but there are still great oppo...

A great sector of Real Estate investing that has a low barrier to entry is land flipping. Land flipping requires very little start-up money, and the profits can be incredibly lucrative with very little downside. Mike Deaton, ...

A well refined market niche for real estate entrepreneurs can deliver outsized returns, but it’s easier said than done. It takes a lot to discover a niche in a crowded marketplace, and it requires discipline to stick with it ...

Over the last five years, overly exuberant investors vastly overpaid for multifamily properties. Instead of basing their pricing on in-place property performance, they based their pricing on overly aggressive proformas. In ma...

Although there can be gains from physical improvements to a property, the most expedient value-add occurs when you buy well-maintained properties for less than they’re worth. Ben Kogut, founder of Rooster Equity, buys single ...

With construction costs having increased for value-add properties, and better deals coming online for newer properties, acquiring older properties may make less sense than a few years ago. Older properties also have a lot of ...

In the past few months, great deals have materialized across asset classes as the buyer pool has shrunk and sources of capital have dried up. As a result, more deals are generating attractive in-place cash flow. Cash-on-cash...

Prices on most Real Estate assets have come down significantly over the past year. In multifamily, class C properties in particular have gotten crushed and prices on Class A and B properties have also contracted. Too many spo...

Supply-demand imbalance is what drives value in Commercial Real Estate. In this country, we currently have a severe shortage of affordable housing in many markets. In the case of Mobile Home Parks, the ultimate in affordable ...

When institutions like pension funds or other groups like family offices invest in Real Estate, they’re looking to invest with best-in-class operators with stellar track records to partner with. They have very specific criter...

When it comes to doing larger Real Estate deals, the power of partnerships comes into play. It’s helpful to leverage several sources of capital and specific areas of expertise in order to fund deals and execute on business pl...

It’s difficult to create value when you do whatever everyone else is doing, and hard to find opportunities others haven’t discovered. One such asset class in independent hotels is small, popular tourist towns. Many of these h...

When it comes to stable tenants and predictable cash flow, it’s hard to find a better asset class then Medical Office. As the population ages and people live longer, the demand for medical care will continue to flourish. Plus...

Since mid-2022, Commercial Real Estate prices have been in a freefall. Dramatic increases in Interest rates have pushed prices down, capital has dried up, and the market has come to a standstill. The lending industry, however...

In the past few years, great deals for multifamily properties have been few and far between because the prices have simply been too high to make sense. As a result, many inexperienced operators relied on risky financial engin...

For Real Estate investors who are capitalized enough to acquire properties over the next couple years, a lot of money will be made. Many current operators are over-leveraged and using floating rate debt and are now suffering ...

The stock market can be great for long-term appreciation, but it’s unpredictable and doesn’t generate as much passive income as alternative investments like Real Estate, Oil and Gas, Commercial Lending, and others. With alter...

In the past couple years, there’s been an unprecedented amount of new multifamily developments under construction. With so many construction loans coming due over the next couple years, there will be many opportunities to pro...

A sector of Real Estate that remains robust is outparcel developments. The demand for great locations exceeds current supply. Outparcels are attractive because they have great visibility, and they don’t compete with dozens of...

For predictable and consistent cash flow, it’s hard to beat small neighborhood retail with national credit tenants. Rents are secured by some of the country’s largest corporations, and there’s very little to do to maintain th...

The best Real Estate deals often occur when someone sees what others don’t. In any market, there are always great opportunities. In today’s market, for example, there are especially great deals in suburban office. As workers ...