Episodes

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 downturns. Stefan Tsvetkov, Financial Engineer turned Multifamily Investor and Founder at RealtyQuant, has developed solutions that predict appreciation and also downside risks for apartment syndicators and investors. Tim Vest, Founder of Harvest Properties Group Learn ...

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 Harvest Properties Group, has confined his searches in the Multifamily space to a four-hour radius of where he lives and grew up in Charlotte, NC. This hyper-focus reduces risk of the unknown for Tim and his investors. Learn more at https://www.streetsmartsuccess.com

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 extensions or refinance after an initial three-year term. When this happens, sponsors can lose their property. Brian Burke, CEO of Praxis Capital, has been in multifamily for over 30 years and shares his experience and wisdom on financing and many other aspects of multifam...

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 over 30 deals and is also a General Partner in several deals where he plays critical roles in the acquisition phase of multifamily. Joel is also involved in land and ground up development deals. Learn more at https://www.streetsmartsuccess.com

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 25% on your money. Mike Sjogren, CEO of Occupied LLC, is routinely getting these returns on his Short-Term Rental investments. Mike also has his own Master Mind group where he teaches others how to be successful in the Short-Term Rental business. Learn more at https://www.s...

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, inheritances, or any number of reasons. Mike Deaton, Co-Founder and President of Deaton Equity Partners, has been buying and selling land for the past five years and parlaying his earnings into cash flowing multifamily assets. Learn more at https://www.streetsmartsuccess.com

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 can use for hunting and second homes. Land also has numerous ways of producing income. Jake Hofer, Real Estate broker at LandProz, works in Peoria, Ill and helps mostly suburban Chicagoans acquire recreational land. Learn more at https://www.streetsmartsuccess.com

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 that helps him find the right sponsors with the right deals to mitigate risk and maximize returns. Some of his recent deals have generated over 40% returns for his pool of investors. Learn more at https://www.streetsmartsuccess.com

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 knows a market block-to-block. First-hand knowledge of a market reduces risk. Keith Meyer, a Principal of Symphony Capital Group, identifies local operators in select markets and co-GP’s with them to create highly effective operating teams and reduce operational risk. ...

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 undercapitalized. If history repeats itself, a lot of these operators will be underwater and they’ll take their investors with them. Today’s guest, Neil Bertrand, Executive VP of REIT Group Ventures, has been in the business for almost 25 years and seen numerous cycles. Right now, Ne...

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 supply of available apartments with near 100% occupancy and therefore represent great opportunities for investors. Today’s guest, Nathan Clayberg is Assistant VP of MLG Capital in Milwaukee. MLG is raising a $350 million fund that invests directly or JV’s in 200+ unit apartment ...

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 high returns without having to tie your money up for years. Today’s guest, Jay Tenenbaum, Co-Founder & President Of Capital Development at Scottsdale Real Estate Investments, is building a great business in the note space and is offering great returns for investors. Learn mo...