Episodes

As deals have gotten harder to find over the past several years, you have to find solvable problems in order to make deals that pencil. Finding these deals and having relentless focus on operations is required in today’s mark...

One asset class that still has great deals on sub-institutional properties is Mobile Home Parks. Although larger parks near major metros are being acquired by REITs, Private Equity, and other institutions, parks with fewer th...

It’s hard to time the bottom of a market but real signs of distress are starting to appear in multifamily. Because of financing issues in addition to operational challenges, the market is starting to see forced sellers with l...

In a world where there’s so much money available to finance private Real Estate, there’s no need to employ your own capital as an investor. With creative deal structuring that solves other’s problems, you won’t need to come o...

Many investors over the years have built portfolios of single-family rentals that have ultimately enabled them to quit their jobs and build legacy income for their families. Single family homes in the right neighborhoods can ...

Alternative assets are getting a greater share of investor allocations as they seek higher yields and less volatility. Pension funds, endowments and other large institutions are directing more dollars to these assets in order...

The hardest part of Real Estate investing is finding the right deals, but there are great deals in any market. Someone always has to sell; you just have to be able to identify the opportunity when you see it. In order to do t...

Currently, there are great deals being sold by developers on newly constructed properties at below construction cost. As institutions have been on the sidelines, this is a once in a decade to fifteen-year opportunity. In the ...

Nothing pays off like geographic focus and vertical integration, especially with multifamily. Multifamily is a block-to-block business where things can change quickly within a short distance. When managing or owning apartment...

Knowing how to buy right is the key to not losing money. When you paid the right price in the first place, you can better weather mistakes and sustain unaccounted for market conditions. One of the ways to achieve this is to b...

If you’ve been looking to make passive investments in hard assets but are finding it difficult to get the returns you’d expect, there are other great vehicles that can generate 10 % or higher with conservative risk. Business ...

The best ideas are simple. For example, creating a national coffee chain like Starbucks, or an alternative to taxis, like Uber, or Airbnb, etc. Joseph Woodbury, CEO of Neighbor.com, connects homeowners and businesses that hav...

Starting a Multifamily brokerage from scratch can be a steep undertaking. It takes time to build awareness, and to get known in a market in order to hire the right agents and obtain property listings and clients. As the curre...

Despite the desire for short-term gains, the predicable wealth in Real Estate is built over the long term with quality assets and strong operators. In multifamily markets where employment and population trends are favorable, ...

Single family homes in the U.S. are the largest asset class in the world at $37 trillion dollars. This is why the largest financial institutions on Wall Street have been increasing their investments in this lucrative asset cl...

In an environment where it’s difficult to achieve significant cash flow with direct equity investments in Real Estate, investing in the debt can be an attractive option with much more liquidity. Investing in debt can have le...

Most of the problems in commercial Real Estate right now are related to debt. In addition to evaluating the General Partner, debt is the most important aspect of a deal. James Eng, “The Professor” of multifamily financing, is...

Making money in Real Estate requires timing and being able to see what others don’t. Just a few years ago, retail was written off for dead because of e-commerce and Amazon. More recently, office has become a hated asset class...

Both residential and commercial Real Estate occupancy rates and rents are contracting in many markets in combination with higher expenses. When investing in the right part of the cycle, however, Real Estate can generate attra...

Real Estate is a block-to-block business where an intimate lack of local knowledge can be costly. It’s critical to know the nuances of a submarket and the different neighborhoods to mitigate risk. Eddie Ring, Founder and CEO ...

In the world of multifamily, 80% of total units are in buildings with fewer than 50 units. This represents a big opportunity for buyers, because these buildings are mostly too large for most smaller operators to acquire, and ...

Although the multifamily market has seen huge headwinds, the competition for buying these assets remains fierce. Even in this market, there is still lots of competition, but Lee has managed to find great value-add properties ...

You don’t need to be a direct operator of Real Estate to get a great return on your money. You can invest in the secondary mortgage market and get a 12% return with conservative leverage against single family homes. Nic DeAng...

Getting high returns is very difficult in Real Estate investing, largely because there are too many people chasing the same deals and sellers want a lot for their properties. If you’re willing to invest in projects that are o...