Commercial Real Estate Investing From A-Z

In this episode I talk about setting goals for your investing this year. I think 2021 will be a great year for a lot of investors, and you guys have been taking the time to learn as much as you can. 2021 will be a great year to put all of that to work. You can read this entire episode here: https://bit.ly/3b93z3h First we need to look back at our 2020 goals, and what got accomplished and what didn...

This is our December 2020 Mastermind call. Our guests were Todd Sulzinger (mobile home parks), Victor Menasce (development, various asset classes) and Adriana Finnie (single family investing). You can read this entire interview here: https://bit.ly/3mFeOCs Steffany Boldrini (Self Storage, Car Washes) I have been dealing with a new asset class that I invested in, and that is carwash. I was put thro...

In this part I will cover getting the loan for the portfolio of properties, the LLC formation, hiring, as well as dealing with challenges. You can read this entire episode here: https://bit.ly/341nXip Loan The first lender that gave us a loan approval initially gave us a loan approval with an extremely unreasonable request, which was to basically tie up cash until we pay out the loan, this gave us...

I will be talking about a project that I have been working on for a year and that closed about a month ago. You can read this entire episode here: www.bit.ly/3g9laZd This property came into my inbox because I have been getting alerts for self storage properties for sale. It was a portfolio of one Self Storage property and three self serve car washes. It took 84 back and forth email messages, plus...

How should you fundraise? What are the best practices? Ben Kogut, partner at HJH Investments will share his extensive experience with fundraising for syndications. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/getting-started-with-real-estate-syndication/ Walk us through your first syndication raise. What did you do? How long did it take for you to raise the funds? What were t...

What are the legal aspects of forming your LLC when investing in commercial real estate? We are talking with Garrett Sutton, a corporate attorney, asset protection expert and best selling author who has sold more than 900,000 books to guide entrepreneurs and investors. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/llc-strategies-to-protect-your-real-estate-assets/ How should a...

This is a transcript of our 4th Mastermind Call with a group of experienced investors to understand where each investor is and how they are dealing with the Covid-19 lockdown and its consequences. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/mastermind-call-what-are-top-investors-doing-during-this-crisis-multiple-asset-classes/ Self Storage and Retail Going into month 7 of the...

Nobody gets anywhere alone, everyone that is successful has gotten there with the help of many, many people. I'll also talk about how you can start your real estate career from zero and get your first deal done. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-to-grow-your-real-estate-network-and-how-to-start-your-investing-career/ How to Grow Your Network: Join Meetups in your...

How are retail investors dealing with everything that is happening? What kinds of things are they looking at repurposing retail spaces for? How are they projecting revenues? Chris Ressa, COO at DLC Management Corporation shares some insights. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/ how-is-retail-performing / What's going on in the retail space? There are certain places...

How do you start your career in commercial real estate, what kind of properties should you look for, and how to manage your properties during Covid-19? Eric Wang, a commercial real estate investor shares how he started his commercial real estate investing career and how he is successfully investing as a solopreneur. You can read this entire interview here: https://bit.ly/3lDR4j1 A lot of our liste...

How do you decide which opportunities to work on as we find stranded assets? We are continuing our conversation with Victor Menasce, he shares excellent insights into his methodology. You can read this entire interview here: https://bit.ly/327vMRL When you look at a property, what’s your thought process of figuring out how can I add value to this, and create something out of nothing? Whenever...

What are some ideas of how to think outside the box and negotiate real estate deals during these times? We asked Victor Menasce, host of The Real Estate Espresso Podcast , author of Magnetic Capital , and experienced investor and developer. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/what-is-a-stranded-asset-how-to-look-for-opportunities-in-stranded-assets/ What is a strande...

Today we learn what is CMBS, how are the delinquency rates of CMBS loans in each asset class, how does it differ from the 2008 rates, and what can investors do to prepare to take advantage of commercial real estate deals in the future. Jyoti Yadav, CMBS analyst at Trepp shares insights. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/what-is-cmbs-how-are-delinquency-rates-today-...

For the first time ever, we recorded our monthly Mastermind Call with several experienced real estate investors across multiple asset classes. Joining us in this month's mastermind were Beth Azor, Victor Menasce, Andrew Lanoie, Todd Sulzinger, Christian Cascone, RK Kliebenstein. Each investor shares what they are currently going through in their specific situation, market, and asset class. Watch t...

What does it entail to invest in land? Where are the opportunities and how can you monetize land investing? Today we are talking with Ryan Pettitt from Prosperity Aid . You can read this interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-to-invest-in-land-and-what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-land-investing/ Tell us what your experience has been with regards to investing in land. When we first got started...

How to evaluate a self storage property? What do self storage REITs look for when buying new properties? Kris Benson, Chief Investment Officer for Reliant Investments shares some insights into this recession resistant asset class. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-to-evaluate-a-self-storage-property-what-do-reits-look-for-when-buying-new-properties/ What are so...

Today we are recapping the highlights of a 3 day virtual conference that I attended recently. We'll cover: The state of this crisis and what the outlook is. How you can leverage the 3 loan options from the government and what does each of them mean. Things that you can do today and what you should be thinking about for the future. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/ac...

We continue our conversation with Russell Gray, the co-host of The Real Estate Guys Radio Show, he is a financial strategist with a background in financial services dating back to 1986. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-can-investors-prepare-to-ride-this-recession-and-what-asset-classes-could-thrive/ How can investors prepare to ride this recession since we are...

Today we get insights from Russell Gray, one of the hosts of The Real Estate Guys Radio Show, he is a financial strategist with a background in financial services dating back to 1986. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/why-this-downturn-could-be-worse-than-2008-russell-gray-explains/ I would love to hear your thoughts on what you’re seeing is happening right now in...

This is our second mastermind call with a group of experienced investors to understand where each investor is, and how they are dealing with the Covid-19 quarantine and its consequences on their properties. We had nearly 200 years of real estate investing experience in the call. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/multiple-asset-classes-mastermind-what-are-top-investor...

What are DST's and how are they different from other forms of real estate syndications? Can you 1031 exchange out of a DST? Jason Salmon, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Real Estate Analytics at Kay Properties and Investments LLC shares some insights with us. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/what-are-dsts-1031-exchange/ What is a DST and how is it d...

What is happening to retail during Covid-19? What is happening to offices? Which REITs could be good investments right now? Which areas are going to thrive, or not, during this crisis? Which asset classes should you keep in mind? Deidre Woollard is a writer and editor for Million Acres with two decades of experience covering all aspects of real estate. You can read this entire interview here: http...

Today I am covering what I think is going to happen to the economy, which will inevitably affect real estate prices. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/is-now-a-good-time-to-buy-commercial-real-estate/ If you are a listener of this podcast, you know that common sense is not common. And up until now I am not seeing a lot of common sense thinking out there. Starting wit...

Commercial loans are what brings your real estate deals to life, and given the fact that the Coronavirus has affected lending significantly, we are keeping a pulse on what is going on, and what the potential impacts will be in real estate. Some topics we are curious about are: How should borrowers prepare for lending as we start to come out of this? What will likely happen in the lending industry...

What is the state of the self storage market in this environment? What should operators prepare for? Where should you look for opportunities? We talked with RK Kliebenstein, President of Coast to Coast Storage, an industry veteran with over 30 yrs of experience. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/step-by-step-actions-for-self-storage-operators-to-take-during-downturn/...