Breneman Blueprint: Real Estate and Entrepreneurship Podcast

The impacts of inflation on the overall economy are deep, and predicting how inflation will guide real estate investment and rent prices in the future is a challenging call to make.  This is why we brought back Phil McAlister, a well-respected voice on real estate Twitter with deep insights on the intersection of macroeconomics and real estate.  In this follow-up conversation to an episode release...

There are multiple types of real estate investment, but what is the best way for you to get involved in the sector?   Before you dive into this video, take a second and ask yourself the following questions:  How active do you want to be with your real estate investment?  What is your investment horizon, and what are your liquidity needs?  How much control do you want to have over the investment? ...

Interest rates are up, property valuations are down, and in the less popular product types, major assets aren’t trading hands right now...   It may sound like the sky is starting to fall, but what exactly is going on?   How can you prepare to navigate a changing market environment?   Breneman Capital Founder and CEO, Drew Breneman, shares an update on the real estate market and overall economy, of...

Dom Scafidi, Marketing Manager at Breneman Capital (formerly Rise Invest), joins Drew on the podcast to discuss socioeconomic indicators that drive US metro growth.  Classic indicators of regional market growth lean on more quantitative pieces of hard data like regional job growth, inward migration, and population growth, with wage growth being a supporting indicator. These data points help us und...

Stephanie Spenner, the founder of Maven at Compass, covers her ascendant career as a leasing agent, making headlines and breaking records for her highly-successful lease up at a 690-unit high rise. Stephanie describes her transition from Milwaukee to Chicago and how she built her business as a broker.  Next, Stephanie talks about social media and how to utilize these networks for lead generation b...

Mike Hennig has been a part-time real estate investor since 2007. His portfolio is anything but part-time, as Mike owns 96 units across 15 different properties in Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana with just under $10mm in real estate value. For the last five years, Mike has worked as a management consultant with Gallup Inc. and, before that, as an executive with a trading firm at the Chicago Board...

Dan Cullen is the founder of Domicile Consulting, a home and building inspection company with deep roots in the Chicagoland area and surrounding communities.  Dan has decades of experience in the home inspection industry and joined Drew on the Rise and Invest Podcast to discuss: Major concerns that investors aren't thinking about on an inspection What to do when you run into a major issue during a...

Dan Hanlon is a Senior Vice President at Midland Trust, a leading custodial services provider focused on self-directed IRA accounts and private fund custody services.  He has become an expert in the self-directed IRA industry and has deep expertise in real estate investing, private placement offerings, and start-up investing. Dan joined Drew on the Rise and Invest Podcast to discuss self-directed...

On this episode, Drew is joined by Phil McAlister, a voice on real estate twitter with deep insights on the intersection of macroeconomics and real estate. This economics deep dive includes conversation on what the federal reserve could be doing better, the fed funds rate, treasuries, interest rates, and inflation. They cover a wide swath of the overall economic picture, from how the bond picture...

Drew Breneman and Evan Dillon discuss relevant topics in this time of market turbulence characterized by high inflation and surging cost of borrowing. In an analysis composed of publicly available data from Federal Reserve Economic Data ( https://fred.stlouisfed.org/ ), the hosts interpret timeseries dating back to the 1960’s and 1970’s by conducting correlations to determine the statistical relat...

Joe Smazal, a broker at Interra Realty, returns to the Rise and Invest podcast for our 26th episode. Joe joined the podcast for our pilot episode back in December 2021 and it is great to have him on the show again.   He is one of the top multifamily brokers in Chicago with $600+ million in total career sales.  In this episode, Drew and Joe continue their conversation from the pilot episode as they...

Javi Mendez, Associate at Breneman Capital (formerly Rise Invest), joins Drew on the podcast to discuss aspects of working the real estate acquisitions. The team go over: 1. Drew's key insights about what skills and abilities best predict success in real estate. 2. Drew's biggest concerns when he was starting out.  3. The ways to think in real estate.  4. The best and worst kinds of deals in comme...

John Casmon, founder of Casmon Capital Group, is a multifamily real estate entrepreneur focusing on helping investors meet their financial goals. He joins Drew on the podcast this week to discuss: 1. The most important thing for people thinking about getting into real estate. 2. The value of working with others. 3. Personal success and how to share that with others. 4. Why real estate is a powerfu...

Evan Dillon, comes back on the show as the team go over a recent acquisition in Tempe, AZ! The team covers: 1. Sourcing the deal. 2. What we liked about the property & location. 3. Equity sources 4. Debt structure. 5. Our strategy for the property. 6. & more! -- The Rise and Invest Podcast is hosted by Drew Breneman, real estate investor and founder of Breneman Capital. Drew began his real...

Ryan Cahalan, Founder & CEO of Artisan Capital Group, is a successful property investor and owner based in Chicago, IL. He joins Drew on the podcast this week, where they discuss: 1. How to get started as a GP. 2. Playing “Moneyball” When Evaluating Markets. 3. Scaling a GP Business. 4. Mitigating Risk as a GP. 5. Advice for GPs early on in their careers. 6. & more! -- The Rise and Invest...

Sam Markin, Associate at Breneman Capital (formerly Rise Invest), joins Drew on the podcast this week as they break down a recent off-market acquisition in Phoenix, AZ. They go over: 1. The process of finding the deal. 2. Going through due diligence. 3. Our strategy for the property. 4. What about the property we liked. 5. Key deal details. 6. & more! -- The Rise and Invest Podcast is hosted b...

Evan Dillon, VP at Breneman Capital (formerly Rise Invest) and Drew continue their conversation about the firm's underwriting processes and tools, discussing: 1. How and why we use a deal database 2. The benefits of our deal database 3. How we gather & analyze rent comp data, including an explanation of our in-house Yardi Rent Regression tool 4. How we use third party data providers 5. + more!...

Evan Dillon, Vice President and head of our acquisitions team sits down with Drew to discuss our processes and tools for underwriting investment opportunities for our target asset class—multifamily real estate. We cover: 1. How our underwriting model works 2. Tools we developed in house to streamline our underwriting 3. What investors in multifamily real estate look for in deals 4. How we use and...

Tom Panos is a Commercial Insurance Broker with BKS, and an expert in multifamily property insurance. He joins Drew on the podcast to discuss: 1. Red flags you should look for in potential properties. 2. How insuring your properties works. 3. The value between market value and replacement cost. 4. Making life easy for your clients. 5. and more...   -- The Rise and Invest Podcast is hosted by Drew...

Evan Dillon, VP at Breneman Capital (formerly Rise Invest), joins the show to talk about his predictive model for March Madness, the yearly college basketball tournament. Drew and Evan go over: 1. How Evan’s NCAA bracket optimization model works 2. The best way to fill out your NCAA March Madness bracket 3. Strategies you can implement to improve your odds of winning your March Madness pool 4. Whe...

Jim Vozza is a Senior Vice President at CBRE, specializing in originating loans for CBRE’s Fannie Mae Small Mortgage Loan (SML) and Freddie Mac Small Balance Loan (SBL) programs. He joins Drew as they do a deep-dive on Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac’s small loan programs where they cover: 1. Fannie SML and Freddie Mac SBL program overviews 2. Property and loan size requirements 3. Fixed rate term, i...

Kyle Stengle is Senior Managing Director at Marcus and Millichap, with a wealth of multifamily brokerage experience. Join Drew and Kyle on the podcast as they discuss: 1. How to get into brokerage 2. How to succeed at the beginning of your brokerage career 3. Bringing people into the business 4. How to make deals happen 5. Building a career in multifamily brokerage 6. Knowing your market 7. Workin...

Mike Hansen is a professional real estate owner and manager operating in the Chicago area. A friend of Drew’s, he joins the podcast to discuss how he entered the real estate world, how he has found success, tips for new owners and self-managers, and much more. This is the most comprehensive episode yet on getting started investing in real estate. In this episode, you will learn about: -Buying your...

Javi Mendez, Associate at Breneman Capital (formerly Rise Invest), joins Drew on the podcast this week to talk about how our firm uses technology to find the best deals & markets to invest in. They go over our machine learning models, how technology sets us apart, insights from our machine learning models, Phoenix as a market, and much more. -- The Rise and Invest Podcast is hosted by Drew Bre...

Drew breaks down how he set up and executed two highly-successful investment properties he just sold with guest Jordan Multack of Greenstone Partners.   The two investments generated returns of: 1846 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60647: IRR: 45% Equity Multiple: 2.3x Cash Invested: $400,000 Cash Distributed: $924,780 Purchase Price: $1,650,000 Sale Price: $2,150,000 Hold Period: 6 Years Refinance...