Cash Flow Connections - Real Estate Podcast

Our guest for today is Jason Hartman who is the founder of Platinum Properties Investor Network. From very humble beginnings Jason quickly worked his way to the top one- percent of realtors in the US and in quick succession earned a number of prestigious industry awards and became a young millionaire. He is also the host of one of the most popular real estate investing podcasts on iTunes, Creating...

Today, we are going to hear a cautionary perspective on the current state of commercial real estate, particularly in the multi-family sector. Our guest is Jack Ehrman, who is the co-founder of Post Investment Group. Jack is wicked smart, knowledgeable, and extremely cautious about buying in today’s market. In fact, he says that his real estate firm basically isn’t buying real estate at this point....

Today, we are joined by Kevin Burke, founder of Trinity Capital, to discuss investing in restaurant-based real estate. This is an important topic right now because there are some interesting changes taking place in the market for a variety of reasons. Additionally, the restaurant business is typically thought of as a high-risk, low-profit-margin business, but I got the impression for this discussi...

One of the major mistakes new investors make when starting in the CRE space is spending too much time underwriting each potential deal, before verifying that the seller is actually motivated and could be convinced to get close to their goal purchase price. Our discussion today is going to help investors avoid this potential issue by implementing the 10-minute offer strategy. It's a great way to ge...

Today, we are joined by Brian Burke of Praxis Capital to discuss how he pivoted his business out of the single-family sector into $10mm+ commercial real estate investments in multi-family. Since he started in 1989, Brian has managed over 700 properties, including over 1,500 multi-family units. He has overseen more than $300mm in debt and equity for Praxis acquisitions and their current portfolio e...

Obviously, it is impossible to cover due diligence too many times on the program, as it is the most important part of the entire investment process. Our guest for today is Christina Sutter, who is the owner of Ground Level Consulting. Since 2002, Christina has helped numerous clients increase profits, analyze deals, perform due diligence, reduce hours of management, implement quality standards, as...

Happy 2018! Thank you to all the listeners and investors that made this year a success. Thanks to your help, CFC now has more than 200+ investors who are taking advantage of some of our unique investment opportunities.   In 2017, we invested more than $7mm of equity and purchased more than $21mm of quality commercial real estate.   In this self-guested episode, I review some of the highlights of 2...

You know those people that just seem to be firing on all cylinders at all times? I’m talking about the people that can go in 100 different directions of business simultaneously and succeed at all of them. Well, today, we are joined by a powerhouse that perfectly meets that description.   Our guest is Kathy Fettke, who is the co-founder of Real Wealth Network. Kathy is a frequent guest expert on CN...

Our guests for today are Jake Stenziano and Gino Barbaro who are real estate entrepreneurs who specialize in the affordable multi-family sector. Together, they control over 700+ apartment units.  Recently, they co-authored a book which is titled Wheelbarrow Profits, which teaches investors the three pillars of investing in multi-family apartments: Buy Right, Manage Right, and Finance Right.     On...

You may have heard people say that timing markets is a fool’s errand. You could even make the case that failed attempts at timing the market have resulted in a significant amount of the devastation which has taken place throughout US real estate history. However, regardless of whether or not you want to believe it, market timing can be the single most important determining factor in the investment...

Our guest for today is Joe Fairless, who is the Founder and Managing Principal of Ashcroft Capital. Joe controls over $190MM worth of real estate in the Houston and Dallas Fort Worth markets. He has accomplished this by tripling down on his strengths and leveraging the experience and expertise of those around him. Not only does have an impressive real estate portfolio, he also is the host of one o...

Today, we are going to discuss international investing with one of the most well-known speculators in the world. Our guest for today is Doug Casey, who is best known as an economic commentator, investors, and author of seven books. He has been a New York Times bestseller, a guest on 100+ radio shows, and has been featured on Time, Forbes, and many others publications.   In this interview, we are g...

Today, we are going to review the top 10 key takeaways that we have covered in the CFC podcast. Rather than have a guest who is interviewed, I’m going to discuss some of the topics which we have covered, and how real estate entrepreneurs can interpret this content to best suit their needs. Due to the structure, there is an unbelievable amount of knowledge packed into this short, 26-minute episode....

Our guest for today is Antionio Marquez, who is a Managing Parter of Comunidad Realty Partners. Antonio knows the multi-family business inside and out and has a very thorough understanding of the underwriting process. Today, we are going to take a very detailed look at some of the key metrics you should be looking at, and how you should be conservatively underwriting your transactions so that you...

What does it take to raise $100,000,000? There are not a lot of people out there that can speak knowledgeably about this topic, but luckily, we a guest today, who is one of the very few individuals that know some of the answers to the question. In fact, they are in the process of raising a $100mm fund right now. John is the Executive Vice President of MACC Venture Partners, where he directs strate...

Our guest for today is Keith Wasserman who founded Gelt Inc. during the height of the financial crises of 2008. Since that time, Gelt has gone from $0 under management to more than $1,000,000,000. Gelt specializes in multi-family apartments and has experienced significant success by identifying poorly managed, undercapitalized, and under-performing assets and implementing value-add strategies whic...

Our guest for today is Jillian Sidoti, who is one of the country’s leading experts on crowdfunding. Her firm, CrowdfundingLawyers.net, focuses on securities transactions with an emphasis on servicing the small business and entrepreneurs providing PPM’s, Regulation A filings, and small public offerings. We are not going to let this opportunity of talking to an experienced attorney go to waste. Inst...

Yes, it’s true. This is a real estate podcast. In fact, it even says so in the title. However, cryptocurrencies are probably the most interesting topic in the entire investment space right now and many lessons can be learned from what is taking place in crypto which are relevant to any market cycle.   Unfortunately, there is a tremendous amount of uncertainty and misinformation in the crypto world...

Investing in notes is a very important topic because debt should play a role in any serious real estate investor's portfolio for many reasons. When structured properly, notes should be very passive. The risk profile is essentially unparalleled because of the amount of protection they can provide. Additionally, the cash flow is extremely non-volatile and predictable. Also, they can be bought, sold,...

What are some of the key metrics pros look at when considering an investment opportunity? What are asset classes that are still presenting consistent opportunities in today's market? What metropolitan areas provide an opportunity for job growth, without exposing investors to significant risk of volatility?   Today, we are joined by Ross Reagan, Managing Director of Alpha Investing, to discuss all...

Whether you like it or not, mobile home parks are quickly becoming the hottest investment asset class in the U.S. The combination of the 10,000 baby boomers entering retirement every day with very little savings and the zoning restrictions limiting the supply of MHPs creates a very rare investment profile, the likes of which is completely unparalleled. However, it takes much more than a broad inve...

Our guest for today is M.C. Laubscher, who is the President and Founder of Valhalla Wealth Financial, a wealth advisory company. Also, M.C. is the host of a very well-known investment podcast, Cashflow Ninja. The podcast is frequently ranked in the top 100 business podcasts on iTunes. Feel free to check it out in the links below... Today, we discuss some of the pillars of financial freedom from a...

The topic for today is Controlling Your Future Through Self-Directed Retirement. Unfortunately, self-directed retirement is the most under-utilized investment vehicle in the US. These vehicles allow investors to supercharge their returns by taking full control over their retirement savings. This is only of many reasons I am very excited to get into this topic. First, we are going to discuss what s...

There has been a tremendous amount of buzz in the Senior Housing space for about two decades, but where can you go to get accurate industry information? Today, our guest is Doug Fullaway, who is the founder of FourteenPlus. Doug is a master of identifying opportunity in the senior housing space.   Today, we are going to talk about demographics, market analysis, intricacies of the asset class, and...

Today, we are going to get into the details of investing in hard money loans, an important topic that we haven't yet discussed. Investing in debt can play a crucial role when building a portfolio because it allows you to have access to liquidity much faster than typical real estate investment hold periods. Of course, you are also able to receive the benefits of passive cash flow, without the heada...