Commercial Real Estate Pro Network

Today, my guest is Andy Matthews. Andy is a real estate lawyer at Stoel Rives LLP in Seattle, Washington, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Andy Matthews about Real Estate Law.   https://www.stoel.com/people/andrew-l-mathews https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-mathews-8716453/  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you. Andy Matthews, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Andy Mathews Well, that's a great question, and I know you framed it as switching gears from our last topic, but I think there's a way in which it, it is related to the use of things like AI. And my answer is, the biggest risk that I can think of is failure to stay on top of the things that that impact you and your indu...

Today, my guest is Michelle Hamilton. Michelle Hamilton spent 30 years as a strategic leader in commercial real estate and the AEC sector, before focusing on one of the biggest challenges in enterprise technology, the gap between AI investment and actual workforce adoption. She founded spark AI strategy to help organizations close the gap, and was recently recruited by answer rocket, a global AI t...

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Michelle Hamilton, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Michelle Hamilton I think the biggest risk. And it doesn't matter how big of a company you are, you could be a small business, a two person shop, or a 10,000 person shop, if you start investing in AI tools, technology, and you don't invest in your people and teach them how to use it for the outcomes you are expectin...

Today, my guest is Jens Nielsen. Jens Nielsen immigrated from Denmark in 1996 and after a successful career in IT, he followed his passion for real estate and coaching and became a full time real estate investor and certified high performance coach. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Jens Nielsen about using systems and mindset to create financial returns and meaningful impact.   http...

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Jens Nielsen, what is the biggest risk?   Jens Nielsen Yeah, I mean, the way I look at risk is now is little bit different. I look a lot more protecting the downside. Right in the past, it was all well here, all the ways it can go well and, you know, we can make a lot of money and so on. You know, practical experience has shown that it could also go bad, and if,...

Today, my guest is Gino. Barbaro. Gino is an investor, certified money coach, entrepreneur and podcast host. As an entrepreneur, he's grown his real estate portfolio to over 1900 multifamily units and 450 million in assets under management, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Gino Barbaro about multifamily investing and money coach.    https://jakeandgino.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@...

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Gino Barbaro, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Gino Barbaro That is an excellent question. I can look at risk from my own perspective in my life as when I look at risk, what is the risk of not doing something? If I had been at the restaurant back in 2008 and I would have said, You know what? It's too risky. I've got a nice little small business. I'm hanging out. I'm...

Today, my guest is Daniel Daly. Daniel didn't start in real estate, but after he scaled an automotive startup to 600 million, then built a cross border European real estate portfolio. Today, he leads a Portugal Golden Visa eligible hospitality fund focused on experiential assets, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Daniel Daly about short term rental properties.   https://globalipllc.c...

J Darrin Gross  I'd like to ask you, Daniel Daly, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Daniel Daly The biggest risk for investing in short term rentals in Europe, from my perspective, it's the same as any other investment in real estate. Maybe Location, location, location. So you know, the biggest risk is, did I pick the right place to invest in? That is the location where everybody wants to go. Am I in? R...

Today, my guest is Mark Shuler. Mark Shuler RA is a licensed architect in the states of Washington and Texas with more than 35 years of professional experience as an architect, engineer, business owner and real estate investor as president of SGRE investments, Mark pursues value add opportunities that leverage his professional background and capitalize on his skill sets as an architect and real es...

J Darrin Gross So if you're willing, I'd like to ask you. Mark Shuler, what is the BIGGEST RISK? Mark Shuler I have a pat answer for that. The biggest risk to real estate is government. That's what I was alluding to. And beginning of this conversation, the West Coast Seattle is as Uber blue as it gets. You have a lot of well meaning city councils and county councils trying to address significant h...

Today, my guest is Caleb. Christopher Caleb is the founder of Creative TC, DOS Guard and Creative Title Company. He's a cyber security expert specializing in creative finance, risk management and ethical business building, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Caleb about Creative Finance Mechanics.   https://creativetc.io/  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Caleb, Christopher, what is the BIGGEST RISK? Caleb Christopher I'm going to answer with a categorical answer. I think the biggest risk is any risk that you either refuse or fail to identify and seek to address, like you talked about, what bucket can I put it in? Can I transfer it or do I have to accept it? But the ones where you don't have the eyes wide open, t...

Today, my guest is George Thomas. George Thomas is the founder of Financial Freedom Builders, an organization helping families build confidence with money. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with George Thomas about Money and Wealth Building Concepts.   https://www.thefinancialconstructor.com/  

J Darrin Gross If you're willing, I'd like to ask you, George Thomas, What is the BIGGEST RISK?   George Thomas By far, the best the biggest risk, is not investing. You know, to darrin's point about, can you avoid it? You could try to avoid it. You can put it into the savings account, and you could, you know, avoid the market because you're worried about what could happen with your money. You coul...

Today, my guest is Nick Deangelo. Nick Deangelo is known as the Fixed Income Goat in real estate circles, with a $206 million plus portfolio, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Nick Deangelo about fixed income. https://saintinvestment.com/ saintinvestment.com/book  

J Darrin Gross  I'd like to ask you, Nick Deangelo, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Nic Deangelo The biggest risk, I'll give you the biggest front side and the biggest backside. Biggest front side is always going to be due diligence on our side, we have beaten that to death. We have overlaid many economic factors. Our due diligence confidence is at an all time high. But what I see in the marketplace i...

Today, my guest is Cary Prejean.  Cary Prejean, is the founder of Strategic Business Advisors LLC. Cary vision is to work with business owners to dramatically improve cash flow and profits, business autonomy and long term strategic planning. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Cary Prejean about maximizing profits and cash flow.   https://strategicbusinessadvisors.org/ cary@strategicbu...

J Darrin Gross I would like to ask you, Cary Prejean, what is the BIGGEST RISK?.   Cary Prejean You talk about big risk for business owners,   J Darrin Gross yeah, however you want to, however you want to identify it.   Cary Prejean Well, I mean, that that's why I deal with business owners, right? The biggest risk for them is, is not paying attention. You know, not paying to get lost in the weeds,...

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Charles Gaudet, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Charles Gaudet Well, we mentioned risks earlier, of you know, between the marketing risks and the operational sales risk and all that other stuff. But right now, there's the risk of the unknown. And when I say that every single business is being disrupted by AI already, as it sits right now. The thing is, is, if you lo...

Today, my guest is Charles Gaudet. Charles is the CEO of Predictable Profits. He has helped clients generate over a billion in revenue by solving The Founders Trap where successful entrepreneurs become their businesses biggest bottleneck, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Charles Gaudet about escaping The Founder's Trap.   https://predictableprofits.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/c...

Today, my guest is Christopher Tiessen. Christopher is the president and CEO of Klaus Multi Parking America Inc, Christopher Tiessen spearheads the US sales and operation subsidiary of a global leader in premium parking systems, Clos multi parking, GmbH.    https://us.multiparking.com/  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you. Chris Tiessen, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Christopher Tiessen The biggest risk, in my mind, is for our industry, that we're seen as a commodity is as seen as somebody that is not necessary between because before they go into the risk of getting mechanical parking and maybe the system not working, I will just, you know, let the whole project go away and not do t...

Today, my guest is Ashley Garner. Ashley is a seasoned real estate entrepreneur and founder of ABG and Associates with over 30 years of experience, he combines analytical rigor and hands on property management to consistently deliver strong, cash flowing returns to his investors. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Ashley Garner about value add, deal making, real world stories and less...