Commercial Real Estate Investing From A-Z

How to decide what to invest in next? Is it ok to pivot to another asset class in real estate? How to look for and create opportunities where disaster strikes, and lessons learned in the real estate business over the last year. Bronson Hill, Managing Member at Bronson Equity, shares his insights. Read the entire interview here: https://tinyurl.com/ymukzsfn How do you decide what to invest in next,...

Can you take 100% bonus depreciation on parts of your property? What is the difference between accelerated depreciation and bonus depreciation? What are some other things you may now know to depreciate even more in real estate? Tom Brodie from CSSI shares his insights. Read the entire interview here: https://tinyurl.com/4pver7wk There have been some updates this year with the Big Beautiful Bill. L...

How did I make money on my first and worst investment? I’m going to be breaking down my first and worst investment and how I ended up making money on it and getting a free storage facility even after closing the business for 2 years. Read this entire interview here: https://tinyurl.com/mr22f6mx Top lessons learned from this experience: - Don’t ever get into an asset class that you know nothing abo...

Why are car washes a great investment? What investors should keep in mind when buying car washes? Why now is the time to buy? Why have car washes grown in popularity? Melissa Croll, Associate Partner at Attlee Realty, shares her expertise. Car washes have been a hot topic with investors for the last few years, why are they a good investment? The popularity of car washes has definitely grown since...

What is the state of raising funds for real estate syndications? What is the state of the market today? Mike Morawski, a seasoned investor and syndicator, shares his insights. Previous interview with Mike: https://tinyurl.com/3hjx8j3d https://tinyurl.com/vb6yyzzn Mike Morawski mike@mikemorawski.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-morawski/ Subscribe to our investor list here: https://montecarl...

Today we are talking about a deal we recently raised for, mostly so you can understand some of the things that happen behind the scenes and why we decided to have this be our first syndication for 2025. Read this episode here: https://tinyurl.com/2km2c2k9 Why did it pass our test besides the fact that these partners have a great track record and having exited 4 deals with them? 1. Low vacancy. The...

With regards to SEC exemptions and compliance, what are some of the common mistakes that syndicators make? What are potential consequences if the SEC finds out you paid a GP to raise capital? How would you structure a deal for the GP's and LP's to hold real estate forever and get infinite cashflow?  What are some of the legal challenges and opportunities in real estate investing tod...

What are the pros and cons of office, retail, and industrial? What should your real estate agent do for you as a buyer? How to get over fear in real estate investing? Trinity (Trent) Herrera , commercial director and real estate consultant of Black Tie Real Estate, shares his insights. Read the entire episode here: https://tinyurl.com/4dzzaart The pros and cons of office Professionals need an offi...

What should be your acquisition targets and goals as an investor? What are the pros and cons of different asset classes? What should your real estate agent do for you and what should you do as an operator? Trinity (Trent) Herrera , commercial director and real estate consultant of Black Tie Real Estate, shares his knowledge. Read the interview here: https://tinyurl.com/54p9jcvm How shoul...

How to make sure a syndicator/operator cares about your money as an investor, what can you do to mitigate the risk of investing with a bad operator? Trinity (Trent) Herrera , commercial director and real estate consultant of Black Tie Real Estate, shares his knowledge. Read the entire episode here: https://tinyurl.com/mr4ces9c How can a passive investor know that a syndicator/operator cares about...

What is the state of syndications today? How to structure a syndication for protection purposes? Major differences between funds vs syndications and why are funds popular today? Jonathan Tavares, Managing Partner at Premier Law Group, shares his insights. Read the entire interview here: https://tinyurl.com/25hhhjsf What is the state of the market today? What are the IRRs looking like? Are you seei...

How can new investors get started in the self-storage industry? What technologies are transforming the self-storage industry? What are the biggest challenges in self-storage management? Amy Jenkins and Kathryn East, co-founders of Omni Asset Management Group , share their knowledge. Read the entire interview here: https://tinyurl.com/mrxzdtu9 What are some of the biggest things that we should keep...

What are the terms for an SBA construction loan? Can you refinance from a conventional loan into an SBA loan? Is there an 100% financing option with SBA? How many SBA loans can you take? Anne Mino, Senior Loan Officer at LiveOak Bank, shares her knowledge. Read the entire episode here: https://tinyurl.com/yu5ufr49 Can we get an SBA loan for development? For construction, these loans are even more...

Can you buy a property with 10-15% down payment? What are SBA loans and why do they matter? Which asset classes qualify for an SBA loan? Can you get working capital on your loan? Is there a prepayment penalty? Can an SBA loan be fixed or variable? Can an SBA loan be assumable? Can the SBA be a second loan on a property? Anne Mino , Sr Loan Officer at LiveOak Bank shares her insights. You can read...

Which real estate markets are growing more rapidly in the US, and why? What will happen to construction costs given the on and off tariffs? Pike Oliver, author of Transforming the Irvine Ranch shares his insights. Read the entire interview here: https://tinyurl.com/5fxk6ydm Regarding markets from your newsletter, the few growing cities are Raleigh, North Carolina, Gainesville, Georgia, and smalle...

Will there be real estate opportunities in the Palisades area of California after the fire? What is the current state of the real estate industry, and what is the outlook for 2025? Pike Oliver , real estate veteran in master planned communities, and co-author of  Transforming the Irvine Ranch  book, shares his insights. How do you think that is impacting real estate professionals th...

How to negotiate better loan terms and manage lender relationships? We will also cover top lessons learned at the latest conference and evens, and what is the current state of the market? Read this interview here: https://tinyurl.com/yf53zdpu Lessons Learned Some of the Dollar Stores that closed are now selling in bankruptcy for a huge discount. There are so many ways you can partner up with peopl...

What are some retail trends that may not be so obvious today? Why should you add a retail component to your multi-family project? How to host a successful popup in your center? Edie Weintraub, Founder and Managing Director of Terra Alma, shares her insights. Read this interview here: https://tinyurl.com/v25xssbn We all know that retail is changing. It's a lot more service-oriented today, and it wi...

How to repurpose real estate? How to negotiate a contract in an expensive area? How to work with the city to get your project entitled? These were notes from a development event we attended. Read the entire interview here: https://tinyurl.com/9624cn5k Smart developers are in touch with their city representatives. The city is a great resource for leads. If you meet with them, they will tell you: th...

What is the current state of the economy and real estate market? What are the opportunities and challenges in the commercial real estate market? Michael Ryan, an investor and loan broker with over 23 years of experience, shares his knowledge. Read this episode here: https://tinyurl.com/49eua957 Based on all of your readings so far, what is happening right now? The two fundamentals for generating w...

What type of industrial building is Chad Griffiths investing in today? What are the downsides of the industrial asset class? Chad Griffiths, Partner and Commercial Real Estate Agent at NAI Commercial Real Estate shares his knowledge. Read this entire interview here: https://tinyurl.com/mre9kmt4 What are you investing in right now? I like very simple buildings that can be used for multiple purposes...

What are the latest news in industrial real estate? How to predict what kind of industrial will be in demand in the future? What are some characteristics of an industrial building that would allow you to have different types of tenants? Chad Griffiths, Partner and Commercial Real Estate Agent at NAI Commercial Real Estate shares his knowledge. Read this episode here: https://tinyurl.com/mvnjh5sp W...

Why should you have a mid-term rental? What are the pros and cons of mid-term rentals? What do corporations look for when looking for corporate housing? Angela Healy, CEO of AvenueWest Managed Corporate Housing shares her knowledge. Read this episode here: https://tinyurl.com/4uaeke3p What are midterm rentals? Why should someone have to offer a midterm rental as an investor? Most people are very f...

How to determine the highest and best use for a piece of land? What is a new product that is in high demand in certain areas? What systems to put in place to manage a growing company? Amy Johnson, managing partner of Y Street Capital, shares her knowledge. Read this episode here: https://tinyurl.com/4ajk387f How to find the highest and best use for a piece of land? It comes down to vision. For us...

How to form a successful partnership as real estate operators, what are some of the important tools and processes to make your company run smoothly? Amy Johnson, managing partner of Y Street Capital, shares her knowledge. Read the interview here: https://tinyurl.com/bddxjmvv How did you partnership come about? My husband and I decided to get into the rental game market of residential houses and we...