Commercial Real Estate Pro Network

 J Darrin Gross If you're willing, I'd like to ask you, Ashley Garner, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Ashley Garner I think the biggest risk is to be under capitalized and and ultimately, you know, a property can go up in value, or the the P and L can show a profit, but if you don't have enough cash flow to pay the bills or make the repairs that you need to make, or make the improvements you need to...

Today, my guest is Kenny Bedwell. Kenny Bedwell is a seasoned real estate investor and entrepreneur known for helping high income professionals identify and acquire short term rental properties that generate strong cash flow. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Kenny Bedwell about short term rentals versus boutique hotels.   https://www.instagram.com/kenny_bedwell/ https://www.linkedin...

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you. Kenny Bedwell, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Kenny Bedwell So you know, I the biggest risk. I think that this the answer I was going to give you originally, and I kind of talked about it, so I'll move on from it, but it's regulation. Regulation changes. You're in trouble that is a huge risk to any investment. But the risk that I don't really hear often talked abou...

Today, my guest is Joe. Downs. Joe is a lifelong entrepreneur with business ventures spanning securities, mortgage, hospitality and real estate industries. He co founded the bell Rose group to pursue opportunities within the niche Self Storage sector of commercial real estate, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Joe downs about pro storage. What is it and why we need it. Joe@Belroseam....

J Darrin Gross If you're willing, I'd like to ask you, Joe downs, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Joe Downs To me, it's, I'll give you, I'll give you, all right, you just want the biggest I'm gonna go right to base. To me, it's change. It's sort of what I just alluded to, if we were, if, if we still thought, because we weren't out there interviewing and investigating other third party management compa...

Today, my guest is Peter Roisman. Peter Roisman is the CO founding principal, President and CEO of REV, the multifamily leasing company, a Houston based venture established in 2019. Under his leadership, REV has become a trailblazer in multifamily leasing management and training, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Peter Roisman about leveraging data for improved multifamily leasing re...

J Darrin Gross If you're willing, I'd like to ask you, Peter Roisman, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Peter Roisman Well, the biggest risk, in my mind, for besides physical property itself, is the occupancy and and and the rental rates. So if you have an underperforming leasing team. And your occupancy drops into the 80s, you know. And at one point, 15% of the properties in Houston were under 85% you'...

Today, my guest is Brent Kesler. Brent Kessler was a chiropractor, and after implementing the money multiplier method, Brent paid off $984,711 in third party debt in 39 months, he became so passionate about how powerful this concept was, he began sharing it with others, and in just a minute, we're going to talk with Brent Kesler about Infinite Banking through the Money Multiplier Method.   https:/...

J Darrin Gross And so if you're willing, I'd like to ask you. Brent Kesler, what is the biggest risk?   Brent Kessler Yeah, well, let me answer it a couple different ways on there. But so as far as a risk, okay, as far as in our business, and what we do when you have this type of policy, I tell people all the time, there is no risk at all, because nobody's ever lost money in a whole life insurance...

Today, my guest is Travis Watts. Travis is a multifamily apartment investor, public speaker and the Director of Investor Development at Ashcroft Capital.  And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Travis Watts about Lessons Learned Through the Market Cycle 2022 to 2025.   speakwithtravis.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/traviswatts1234  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you. Travis Watts, What is the BIGGEST RISK?   Travis Watts I would say, in 25 we talked a lot about market and rates and the discounts, and you know why we're bullish, or why I'm bullish on multifamily, I would say it's more than ever. It's the operator that you're about to invest with. Okay, do they have a lot of distress on their books? Are they losing properties...

Today, my guest is Danielle Ash. Danielle Ash is a partner in the real estate group and co chair of the ground leases practice as well as the impact practice at Adler & Stachenfeld, a law firm based in New York that is solely focused on real estate. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Danielle Ash about Demystifying the Reality of Affordable Housing Returns and Risk Profiles. https://a...

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you. Danielle Ash, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Danielle Ash Well, I'm going to give a self serving answer, and then I'm going to give more of an investor based type answer. So the self serving answer, I think, is, you know, people come to me from all different sectors of real estate and at all different parts of their career, from early stage developers, sponsors to,...

Today, my guest is Mark Goldfinger. Mark Goldfinger is the General Manager Head of North America at Mindspace, a global flexible workspace provider that redefines the workplace experience for companies of all sizes, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Mark Goldfinger about flexible workspace solutions.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-b-goldfinger-mba-7aa73928/  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Mark Goldfinger, what is the BIGGEST RISK? Mark Goldfinger I think it's great question. I think in the co working ecosystem, or in the flexible office space, you know, ecosystem, I think one of the biggest risks is landlords starting to take on the opportunity to create their own turnkey sublet solutions for smaller companies, and kind of take business from us....

Today, my guest is Chris Zona. Chris Zona is a partner at Mandelbaum Barrett PC in New York, and a trial attorney specializing in Complex Commercial Litigation, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Chris Zona about Turning Conflict into Capital Litigation as a Real Estate Investment Tool.    https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-zona/ https://mblawfirm.com/professionals/christopher-t-zona  

J Darrin Gross  I'd like to ask you, Chris Zona, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Chris Zona Sure. So I think it really fits within what we're talking about. I think the biggest risk for investors that are in this this realm is that you need to be comfortable with taking over a potential non performing note, right? Like there is no way to avoid risk when you're making this sort of play. So what you nee...

Today, my guest is Travis King. Travis is the founder and CEO of Realm, where he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the organization with a particular focus on culture, strategy and investments.  https://www.realmlp.com/  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you. Travis King, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Travis King It's a great question. It's actually really hard to try to encapsulate it in one thing, so maybe I might give a multifaceted answer, if that's okay with you. One thing I would say that is paramount in real estate, and I alluded to it earlier, is the only real way I know to lose money in real estate is to lever...

Today, my guests are Bill Kannatas and Ben Salzberg with Self Storage Developers. And just a minute, we're going to speak with Bill Kanatas and Ben Salzberg about Self Storage from Dirt to Doors.  https://self-storagedevelopers.com/  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you Bill Kanatas and Ben Salzberg, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Bill Kanatas I look at two different risks, one as an investor slash investment, and one is a developer slash development. Um, so if we're talking about the development aspect first, because, as I mentioned earlier, Ben and I spend our money up front first, before we go to the investors looking for their...

Today, my guest is Philippe Lanier. Philippe Lanier is the principal at East Bank Inc, a DC based developer with 2 million plus square feet of trophy office, luxury retail and residential assets in the greater DC region. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Philippe Lanier about commercial real estate's evolving intersection with technology and culture. Eastbanc.com  

J Darrin Gross  I'd like to ask you, Philippe Lanier, what is the biggest risk?   Philippe Lanier Just to answer, because you gave me a little bit of a chain, one of the first important steps sitting in my feet. And to simplify for your audience, if you are an owner, you are an owner of real estate, is to recognize that the world changed and you lost a lot of money, and not bury your head in the s...

Today, my guest is Josh Bauchner. Josh is a partner in the landlord tenant and litigation practices at Mandelbaum Barrett PC in New York. He brings a depth of experience and dedication to his practice, where he's involved in complex commercial litigation and class action lawsuits, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Josh Bauchner about the Nuisance ADA Lawsuits. https://mblawfirm.com/...

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you. Josh Bauchner, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Josh Bauchner Well, the biggest risk here is getting sued by one of these serial plaintiffs, with one of these attorneys who's just in it for for the fees. To answer your question, I think ADA compliance planning, bringing in one of these testers, like we discussed, to assess the premises and make any determinations as...