Commercial Real Estate Investing From A-Z

With over 200 years of combined real estate investing experience in one call, we hosted a mastermind call with several highly experienced investors, and multiple asset classes. They are investors in retail, office, industrial, mobile home park, multi-family. Below are the takeaways. You can read the entire call script here: https://montecarlorei.com/steps-to-take-during-a-crisis-all-asset-classes-...

What is happening with lending during these times? We are having a timely conversation with John Pascal, Managing Director of Paramount Capital Advisors a highly experienced professional that has been through a few downturns and has some timely advice. You can read the entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/state-of-commercial-loans-during-the-coronavirus-what-are-the-available-options/...

The black swan has arrived in our economy, the Coronavirus has taken an unprecedented, unanticipated curve in our economy. What will the impacts be in the commercial real estate market? We talked with experienced real estate investors that have been through a few economic downturns to get their perspective on what we should do during this time. We spoke with George Ross, he has done more real esta...

What makes investing in commercial real estate attractive in the United States, how to get over paralysis by analysis and how to find a great business partner? We are interviewing Reed Goossens, author of Investing in the US, the Ultimate Guide to US Real Estate. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-to-overcome-paralysis-by-analysis-in-your-real-estate-investments...

What happens as soon as you get in contract to purchase a property? What are some of the things that you need to keep in mind? What do you need to do and how do you need to organize yourself? You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/things-to-do-when-youre-in-contract-to-purchase-a-commercial-property/ The first step is to have something really simple, like a word document...

When you're ready to sell your commercial property, it is a wise idea to hire a professional photographer. What should you look for when hiring a professional commercial real estate photographer? What are some technologies that could be useful in marketing your properties visually? We are interviewing Brian Balduf, CEO and co-founder of VHT Studios, a visual marketing company with over 1,000 photo...

In his first podcast interview ever, Robert Steele, author of 300 Ways to Buy, Sell or Exchange Real Estate, shares some of his top tips for buying, selling and exchanging commercial real estate. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/300-ways-to-buy-sell-or-exchange-real-estate/ Let's go over the first two strategies of your book, which you mention are the most importa...

What are some key things you must do when doing community engagement for your real estate project? Ilana Lipsett details 4 steps that are a must for every development, in any community. You can read this episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/4-steps-for-community-engagement-for-your-development/ When you get a community engagement project, what is the first thing that you do? I have a four step...

Learn how to find, analyze and learn more about micro markets for your real estate investments. Victor Menasce has been investing in real estate for the last nine years in both Canada and the United States, and has done all kinds of commercial projects. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-to-find-and-analyze-a-market-for-your-real-estate-investments/ What are some...

In this episode we learn how to move from residential investing to commercial / mixed use investing. Hanna Azar has been an investor since 2012 and currently manages a family portfolio of approximately 91 units, of which he co-owns 50. You can read this episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-to-go-from-residential-investing-to-commercial-properties/ What was your first deal like, and how did...

How to find the best retail leasing agents for your vacant space? What questions should you be asking them? Beth Azor has over thirty years of experience in leasing, managing, developing, redeveloping and teaching commercial real estate leasing agents all over the country. You can read this interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-to-find-a-great-retail-leasing-agent/ What makes for a great r...

In this analysis, I will be using a real property that I came across. It is a self-storage portfolio in Missouri. They had four properties and an additional property was in a strip mall, so they were leasing it. This property was interesting because it was in one of our target markets. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-to-analyze-a-commercial-property/ We asked f...

Devin Lewis is a California Licensed Architect that has spent the last 10 years working with real estate developers determining the highest and best use for properties across the country, and around the world. You can read this interview here: https://tinyurl.com/uj4bqos What are entitlements? Entitlements, in a simplified explanation is what you, as an owner, are promising the city that you or so...

Dave Zook, an experienced real estate investor and syndicator will talk about the tax benefits of investing in real estate, as well as self storage, and a different kind of investment: ATMs. He has acquired more than $100 million worth of real estate since 2010. Dave has been actively investing in multi-family apartments, self storage, and ATMs. You can read the entire interview here: https://mont...

In the light of setting goals for the New Year, improving our personal lives, as well as our professional lives, we're going to talk about a course called the Landmark Forum that has had a huge impact in my life, as well as my friend Bronson Hill's life. Bronson has been investing in real estate since 2006 and is an active general partner in over 700 multi-family units. Link to available courses t...

In this episode we will learn how to find out about the political environment of a city that you’re looking at purchasing,  How to deal with bank problems? How to prepare and ride the next downturn? We are interviewing Michael Flight, an expert retail real estate entrepreneur who has been active in commercial real estate over the past 34 years. Michael has handled more than $500 million worth...

In this episode we will learn the story of how a successful retail real estate investor got into real estate, what was his first deal like, what has been the best deal of his career, and we’ll also touch a little bit about a not so talked about topic: how to deal with political risks in the city that you invest in. We are interviewing Michael Flight, an expert retail real estate entrepreneur who h...

Today we’re learning what are the top things to watch out for when investing in hotels. We’re interviewing Jerome Yuan, CIO of ASAP Holdings . He has assisted with acquisitions and dispositions of over 33 hotels in the past 9 years. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/top-3-things-to-know-about-investing-in-hotels/ Why should investors invest in hotels, especially no...

In this episode we will learn the pros and cons of investing in a few asset classes: retail, office, self storage, and mobile home parks. We are interviewing Jeremy Roll, a passive real estate investor since 2002. Read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/passive-investing-retail-vs-office-vs-self-storage-vs-mobile-home-parks/ What are some pros and cons of the following asset cla...

We will learn what do passive investors look for in an operator as well as in a deal. We are interviewing Jeremy Roll, a passive real estate investor since 2002. Read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/5-things-passive-investors-look-for-in-a-syndication-operator-and-the-deal-itself/ You are a full time passive investor. That means that you are investing in other people’s deals....

Today we are interviewing an incredible woman, Heather Self, a multi-millionaire real estate investor that literally came from nothing. I am incredibly humbled to interview her, she was a single mother of FOUR when she started her journey into real estate investing. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-a-single-mother-of-four-went-from-food-stamps-to-millionaire-r...

In today's episode I go over how you can potentially lose 50% of the value of your property in one economic downturn. You could potentially lose less, you could potentially lose more, the point of this episode is to share with you the key points that make property values go down in a downturn. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-you-can-lose-50-of-your-property-val...

In this episode we learn about mobile home parks: why are they a good asset class to invest in, how do you go about analyzing a mobile home park, how do you get rent comps when there are no parks near you, and how to find these deals? We are interviewing Todd Sulzinger, founder of Blue Elm Investments . You can read this interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-to-invest-in-mobile-home-parks/...

Today we cover self storage lending, how long should you stabilize a property before refinancing, and the best kept secret is out: who is the best commercial lender in the world? We are interviewing Billy Brown, the Vice President of Business Development for Alternative Capital Solutions. You can read this full interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/loans-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-self-stor...

Today we are learning what are the pros and cons of each asset class and their loans. In this post we are covering office, retail, and warehouses. You will also learn some strategies for selling your property, as well as how long you should account for getting a commercial loan. We are interviewing Billy Brown, the Vice President of Business Development for Alternative Capital Solutions . You can...