Episodes

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 15 ye...

Class C apartment buildings can have amazing upside, but buyer beware when it comes to operating them. The tenants can be incredibly difficult and expenses tend to be a lot higher than what you underwrite. John Cohen , Founde...

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 value to ...

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. Single te...

Multi-tenant industrial real estate provides a broad tenant base that creates revenue diversification and limits risk. There’s also very little tenant improvement costs, relatively short turnover time, and cap rates that are ...

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 represent...

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 units. For example, there are many operators who are making great returns o...

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 upside. ...

Although it’s getting increasingly difficult to get attractive returns in today’s investing world, it’s still possible to do incredibly well with Short-term Rentals. With Short-term Rentals you can also automate much of the p...

There are many things to consider when determining which property to buy. If you could predict future appreciation and also know downside risks, you’d be well ahead of the game of maximizing profits and avoiding devastating d...

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 , Founder of H...

One of the greatest risks to multifamily investing is financing. Many of today’s newer operators are using heavily leveraged bridge debt to finance deals. If things don’t go according to plan, they can get stuck unable to get...

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 partner in ...

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 generate 2...

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 that you can buy for any reasonable offer as a result of tax liens, inherita...

In the last couple years, recreational land has become incredibly popular and seen major appreciation. Land has gotten the attention of both bigger investors and also individuals in larger metros who are buying acreage they c...

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 process t...

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 ground in a market you’re investing in. It’s an enormous benefit if someone ...

The multifamily market has been so hot in recent years that pretty much everyone has prospered. These days, however, many newer operators are so hungry to get deals that they’re grossly overpaying and often times undercapital...

Major metro markets like Atlanta, Phoenix and Dallas are seeing huge employment and population growth, but there are much smaller markets that are also growing. Some markets with fewer than 500,000 people have almost no suppl...

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 super hi...

Multifamily values have accelerated over the past few years. A huge increase in household formation, Baby Boomers choosing to rent, 70 million millennials of whom choose to rent…all bodes well for multifamily. Investing in mu...

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 start-up costs you can launch a Direct Mail marketing program that gets you a ...

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 sustain, but will thrive in recessionary times. This is Mobile Home Parks. Today’s ...