Episodes

Over the past several years, it’s been difficult to generate cash flow investing in commercial Real Estate equity. There’s been too much investor demand driving the prices up and the returns down. Investing in debt, however, ...

Acquiring quality multifamily assets has gotten increasingly competitive over the last several years. This is one of the reasons it’s become more profitable to build communities from the ground up. Whereas the economics are e...

The commercial real estate market has seen more activity over the past few months as a result of pent-up demand and optimism that interest rates will decline. Many institutions, Private Equity firms, and other investors have ...

Investing into smaller, consistently profitable, old economy businesses is a great way to generate cash flow and diversify risk. Business-to-business companies with reliable, steady client bases can generate consistent return...

It’s impossible to time the market, so it makes sense to buy at the right price relative to current markets. If you don’t stay active, you can miss out on great opportunities. It also makes sense to hold for long periods of t...

For steady, predictable cash flow, few assets perform as well as Flex Industrial. There’s a dearth of supply where tenants can operate their businesses, and the cost of relocating is often prohibitive. There’s also little day...

Nothing negatively impacts apartment performance metrics like vacancies. That’s why it pays to take great care of tenants, and to have precise systems and processes to replace tenants when prior ones leave. Many apartment ope...

Over 90% of U.S. businesses generate less than $5 million profit per year, yet these businesses are the backbone of our economy and employ the majority of U.S. employees. Whereas the majority of Private Equity investments are...

Running multifamily properties in tertiary markets can have major challenges, especially finding qualified staff and drawing from a smaller tenant base. Despite these challenges, you can still acquire at a low enough basis wh...

As investors tire of stock market volatility, and market awareness for private investments increases, allocations are increasing for non-traditional assets. In the past decade, and even more recently, retail investors have in...

The affordable housing issue persists in this country as homeownership becomes further out of reach for most people. One of the most viable solutions to this issue is manufactured homes, or Mobile Home Parks. They can be grea...

As the cost of acquiring existing multifamily assets has escalated over the past decade, it’s been more lucrative to construct these projects from the ground up. Although borrowing and material costs have gone up over the pas...

Many multifamily syndicators are facing major headwinds including interest rate increases, record new supply, escalating expenses, and vacancies. In order to thrive in this environment, you have to have an excellent organizat...

Most people who bought multifamily properties back in 2008-2010 wish they had bought more. Since then, multifamily values have soared. We never know when we’re at the bottom, but it’s possible we’re at a bottom now. Multifam...

Investing in large metro markets mitigates a lot of risk compared to smaller markets. In these markets, it’s easier to find tenants, banks, contractors, and other resources necessary to operate Mobile Home Parks. Ryan Narus, ...

40% of multifamily properties bought in Q 3 and Q 4 2020 and 2021 with variable rate debt will likely not get refinanced by their current lenders. In these scenarios, operators will be forced to attempt to raise more money vi...

Transaction volume for multifamily is down 80% from its peak. Distressed owners are holding on as long as they can to prevent selling at a big loss while buyers are waiting for more seller capitulation, and the possibility of...

Investors seeking truly passive, mailbox money are gravitating towards Single Tenant Triple Net Lease properties. When you have a credit tenant, and a strong long-term lease, you have very little to worry about when it comes ...

As multifamily and office properties are struggling, more money is flowing into other asset classes, like Single Tenant Net Lease. Over the past decade, STNL has become a specialized asset class as more investors, including 1...

We’re currently in the longest bull market in U.S. history as the government continues to print trillions of dollars. With this unprecedented situation, continued inflation and rising interest rates is unavoidable. Depending ...

Since mid-2022, multifamily prices have plummeted over 30% and transaction volume is down 80%. Class C, in particular, has taken a beating. In the Class A space, sales volume is starting to pick up as owners are being forced ...

The woes of the office sector are pervasive and no secret. The work-from-home phenomenon and the technology that enables it are clearly black swan drivers that have negatively impacted the sector. Apart from Class A+, trophy ...

It may sound too good to be true, but it’s possible to become an investor in residential real with no money. If you have no savings but want to start a career in real estate investing, wholesaling houses is a great way to get...

Even though B Class apartment prices have come down 20%-30%, sales volume for these properties is still at a ten-year low. Prices are still not low enough in most cases, however, to make sense in today’s interest rate environ...