Commercial Real Estate Pro Network

Today, my guest is Mark Halpern. Mark is the CEO of Wealth Insurance.com and one of Canada's top estate planning and life insurance advisors. For over 30 years, he's helped successful families and business owners pay less tax and leave more legacy with a mission.   https://wealthinsurance.com/  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Mark Halpern, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Mark Halpern Great question, Darrin. And I'm glad you're asking it. So, I'm on a bit of a mission, Darrin, and that is I want to inspire and educate professional advisors to be incorporating this insurance and philanthropic planning into clients' estate plan, so I'm on a mission for that. Okay, because people don't know...

Today, my guest is Gregory Kovsky. Gregory is the president and CEO of a regional business brokerage and commercial real estate firm called International Business Associates, and in just a minute we're going to speak with Gregory Kovsky about why it is prudent to have a real estate licensed merger and acquisition broker facilitate the sale of your business, https://ibainc.com/  

J Darrin Gross  I'd like to ask you, Gregory Kovsky, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Gregory Kovsky Um, I believe uncertainty in the economy is the biggest risk. I, I believe people can successfully play on the field when they know the environment. You can win a football game in the sun, the rain, the snow, if you can plan for it and develop a stride. Energy to execute in that environment and I believ...

Today, my guest is Michael Pouliot. Michael is a fourth generation real estate entrepreneur and the CIO at Carbon Residential, where he focuses on workforce housing in high-growth southeast markets, and in just a minute we're going to speak with Michael Pouliot about the 2026 Multifamily Marketplace. https://www.carbonresidential.com/  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Michael Puliot, what is the BIGGEST RISK?    Michael Pouliot The biggest risk, as it relates to property, right, or, you know, property, the property business, so yeah, the first thing I thought of was I think the biggest risk is, you know, really having strong operations, honestly, and then that comes back to your people, your process, and your technology, and...

Today, my guest is Oscar Hedaya. Oscar is the CEO of Space, the company behind the Space Safe. Oscar has selected, excuse me, Oscar has scaled multiple businesses and now focuses on modernizing physical security for commercial and hospitality environments to reduce operational and liability risk. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Oscar Hedaya about The Space Safe,   https://www.thesp...

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Oscar Hedaya, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Oscar Hedaya Yeah, I mean, the biggest risk in general for.. I'm in the security business, you know, so I'm in this business for a reason, you know, I think that there's so much theft out there, and there's so many reasons for people to need to steal, that for me, that's that's one of the biggest risks, that if you don't...

Today, my guest is Koliah Fuzzy Jardine. Fuzzy, as he's known, is the co-founder of HUI Mastermind. They empower Native Hawaiians and locals to build generational wealth through real estate investing in their homeland, the Pono Way. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Fuzzy Jardine about his journey from prison to real estate investor.   https://www.instagram.com/hifuzz/  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Fuzzy Jardine, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Fuzzy Jardine Well, in the development space, and without what I'm doing today in the Hawaii market, it's one of the most expensive markets. Is the biggest risk is, I think not keep doing what I'm doing, right, investing in real estate, because it's only going to go like it's only going to go up, right? So, if you sit o...

Today, my guest is Rod Santomassimo. Rod is the founder of the Massimo Group, the leading coaching organization for commercial real estate brokers worldwide. He is a five-time best-selling author, a patented inventor, and a former Division One athlete. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Rod Santomassimo about how Commercial Real Estate Brokers can use AI to improve their deal flow,  ...

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Rod Santomassimo, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Rod Santomassimo I think, the by far the biggest risk today is what we talked about. It's AI. AI is the biggest risk, and there's different risks. You mentioned the three forms of risk, right? So that the risk from an AI, from a business perspective, there's the adaptability risk. You know, if I do not adapt to the A...

Today, my guest is Jerry Vinci. Jerry explains why most communities are unprepared for the silver tsunami, this demographic wave, and what leaders must do now to get ahead of it. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Jerry Vinci about how to win the silver tsunami demand surge.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerryvinci/?isSelfProfile=false  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Jerry Vinci, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Jerry Vinci I would definitely lean on the Senior Living industry for sure. To answer that question. I think the biggest risk for sure, and this goes back to our capital facing services would just be the operator selection. You know, a lot of people might think it's like cap rate compression or labor shortages or even lik...

Today, my guest is Guffy Wright. Guffy Wright is a multifamily insurance expert 20 years or with 20 years experience helping operators protect and grow equity. He built the Mahoney Group's Real Estate Practice, oh, and to over 100 million in premiums, and has created tools that turn insurance into strategic advantage. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Guffy about why your insurance b...

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Guffy, Wright, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Guffy Wright The biggest risk is apathy, status quo, if you don't have clarity, safety and direction on a large and spend on your asset. I think that's the biggest risk. Is apathy, not treating insurance like you would your own debt and your own clients. That's the biggest risk. https://www.linkedin.com/in/guffy-wright-...

Today, my guest is Joey Mure. Joey Mure has been helping individuals achieve financial freedom through faith driven strategies that align values with Sustainable Passive Income Creation. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Joey Mure about Sustainable Passive Income Creation. https://www.wealthwithoutwallstreet.com/  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you. Joey Mure, What is the BIGGEST RISK?   Joey Mure I think the number one risk facing America right now, which me included, is the onset of AI. And I don't think people are paying attention to how quickly it is making things that were solid, confident, type ways of making money obsolete. And let me just I'll share this with you. I'm a part of a mastermind. And the...

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Pamela Eyring, what is the BIGGEST RISK?,   Pamela Eyring I think the biggest risk that you can control, but is the assumption that your people that you've hired or even has worked for your company for. Long period of time knows what they don't know. And I think that assumption is a risk, because a lot of times they say, Well, you should already know this. This...

Today, my guest is NIV Davidovich. Nib is the managing partner of Davidovich stone Law Group, a landlord centered law firm in California, providing a full slate of legal services to the landlord, property manager and developer communities. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with NIV Davidovich about landlord tenant law and related topics there.   www. Davidovichlaw.com E: niv@davidovichlaw...

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you. Niv Davidovich, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Niv Davidovich Risk in being a real estate owner? J Darrin Gross However you wanted to.  It's up to you to find what you consider to be the biggest risk.   Niv Davidovich I guess I'm I'm somewhat tainted, because the things that I deal with are either the expensive evictions or the expensive or difficult habitability c...

Today, my guest is Gary Eastman. Gary is an attorney turned entrepreneur who has built a thriving national surety bond brokerage business into one of the most misunderstood sectors of finance, or in one of the most misunderstood sectors of finance, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Gary about performance bonding, also known as charity bonding.    https://swiftbonds.com/  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Gary Eastman, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Gary Eastman Okay, so this is a great question, and I think there are two risks that kind of embed themselves in everything that we see today, at least from the surety bond perspective. One financing risk, right? Because those are the you know, the amount of capital available is going down if the cost of capital is going...

Today, my guest is Beau Turner. Beau Turner is the founder of Abundant Mines, a Bitcoin mining company built with one purpose to make passive crypto and infrastructure investing simple, secure and sustainable. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Beau Turner about demystifying Bitcoin. https://home.abundantmines.com/about-us https://www.linkedin.com/in/beau-turner-445732251/  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Beau Turner, what is the BIGGEST RISK? Beau Turner Well, I think the Bitcoin network itself is very challenging to find any sort of risk in, and I think that would be surprising to most people to hear. But part of the reason it is such an incredible innovation is how it is designed to be resilient in almost any case. I mean, like, short of a forever nuclear wint...