Episodes

There’s a big difference between investing and speculating. Speculating is exciting. Investing is less exciting, but more predictable over time. Great investors like Warren Buffet, Charles Munger, Howard Marks and others, are...

Apart from Real Estate, there are many private placement vehicles to invest in, including Oil and Gas, pre-IPO companies, and many others. Some of these opportunities are less well known, but present higher returns than comme...

Given pricing corrections over the past couple years, some of the best mid-market multifamily deals in the last decade are now being acquired at well below replacement cost. There are more buyers that need to sell and there’s...

Submarket-specific focus, complete vertical integration, and 20 years of experience mitigates a lot of risk. Chicago has been the number one market for multifamily rent appreciation in the country over the past couple quarter...

Prices on most value-add workforce class B and C multifamily properties are too high to execute successful business plans. Construction costs have escalated and obtaining higher rents is not a certainty as renters are being s...

Current events and policy will determine inflation levels and interest rates that effect our broader economy and Real Estate values and investments. Volatility around tariffs and other decisions will make a significant impact...

Although prices have come down as much as 30% or even higher on Class B and C Value-Add multifamily, they haven’t come down enough for most seasoned investors to want to jump back in. There still needs to be further concessio...

Investing in real estate syndications from 2015 – 2018 resulted in highly positive outcomes, including major appreciation and double-digit returns, often times as high as 30%-40%, or even higher. Investing in 2020 to 2022, ho...

There are many alternative investments you can invest in, but one centuries-old asset class almost no one knows about is claims investing. When companies such as Sears, American Airlines, Big Lots, or even Madoff Investment S...

One of the highest in-demand asset classes is Small Bay Industrial. In the last several years, most of the new industrial construction has been large warehouses to address the growth of e-commerce. Small Bay, on the other han...

Most of the problems in multifamily right now are related to debt. Many operators are in their second extension phase and not making payments. Several of these are giving their properties back to the lender. These lenders in ...

After a forty-year honeymoon of plummeting interest rates, it’s going to require a lot more operational skill moving forward to generate positive returns in commercial real estate. Although we’re going to see increased distre...

How deals are capitalized can make the difference between success and failure. This is why there’s a need for loan consultants. The process of determining and sourcing the right financing can be complex, so the services of lo...

The growth of private market investing has taken off over the past few decades as returns have proven to be better over the long term. Fewer companies are going public these days and they’re staying private longer. Part of th...

Many people are taught that the best way to achieve financial security is to build a nest egg through stocks and mutual funds. Most Americans, however, even after following this advice, do not have enough money to retire and ...

So many people are chasing value-add multifamily deals, that the deals rarely pencil. On the construction side, it’s also become difficult to achieve profitability because of prohibitive costs including higher interest rates....

A few years back, retail was completely out of favor. Everyone thought Amazon and e-commerce spelled the end of in-store shopping. The reality on the ground told a different story. Many prominent national retailers were actua...

The multifamily business is a people business that is operationally intensive and requires experienced business acumen. To be successful entails great systems, winning teams, excellent customer service, and a disciplined mark...

Most new businesses fail within their first five years. That’s why if you’re considering going into business, investing in a franchise can be the best option. Investing in a successful franchise mitigates a lot of risk by ali...

Most new businesses fail within their first five years. That’s why if you’re considering going into business, investing in a franchise can be the best option. Investing in a successful franchise mitigates a lot of risk by ali...

The multifamily sector is facing major headwinds. Not only have interest rates escalated at an unprecedented pace, and are not going down, but operating costs have also soared. In certain states, insurance costs have increase...

Investing in single family dwellings and three to four-unit apartments can generate cash flow and appreciation, but it’s become more difficult over time to find good deals, and they tend to be time consuming to manage. If yo...

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

A new apartment building is at its highest value upon completion of construction. Like a new car, it’s a depreciating asset. That’s why you need to invest with operators who have a lot of experience with all aspects of the bu...