Episodes

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 now because the valuations don't support the risk. A lot of these properties...

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 deals at a deep discount. As such, he’s still doing multifamily, but he’s also...

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. Although the ...

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 building ...

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 Garman...

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 affordable ...

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 ratios for running self-storage are relatively low and the operating margin...

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 to nail down this key ingredient. Kyle Jones, a multi-family entrepreneur, ...

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 multifamily operators are spread out all over the country, but today’s guest stays in...

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 larger multi-family with a 22-unit class C building in Indianapolis for $350,...

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. There’s so many investors chasing the same deals. Today’s guest is incredib...

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 easier t...

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 them efficiently. Today’s guest, Drew Whitson, a former Target Corp executive...

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 Khuri, is t...

There are so many ways to make money in real estate. Whether it’s wholesaling, flipping, buy-and-hold, holding notes, investing in syndications, there are countless ways to get great returns on capital. Today’s guest, Matthew...

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 three years and just closed on his first Self-Storage deal. He also founded ...

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 are studying online, most would rather do it away at college than being stu...

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 radar if you know your market. Today’s guest, Sean Morrisey, of Chicagoland Re...

The Midwest is prospering as the coasts are facing challenges. Low unemployment and less reliability on industries such as tourism and hospitality plus growth in ecommerce and manufacturing are resulting in more stability and...

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 benefitted as...

The world of multifamily apartment investing has gotten crowded. There’s infinitely more demand than supply and there’s little differentiation in the marketplace. After buying an online real estate course three years ago, tod...

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, in the 90’s, Self-Storage started to grow. Today’s guest is truly a Real Es...

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 to ret...

These days there are hundreds of syndicators buying multi-family properties in growth markets with the same value-add strategies. As prices for existing multi-family have gone through the roof, today’s guest has pivoted to gr...