Commercial Real Estate Pro Network

Today, my guest is Jennifer Brener Seay.  If you're a developer who wants your projects to become more than just buildings, today's episode is for you. Jennifer Brener Seay is the founder and CEO of Art Plus Artisans, who's rewriting the playbook on real estate development by transforming commercial real estate. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Jennifer Brener Seay about the ROI of...

J Darrin Gross If you're willing, I'd like to ask you, Jennifer Brener Seay, What is the BIGGEST RISK?   Jennifer Brener Seay So I'm going to give you two Darrin, one of the biggest risks, I think, is just having solid contracts, and the contracts are there to protect you from all different kinds of risks. So, you know, we're a small business. We've been in business for for 23 years. I think for a...

Today, my guest is Blake Rogers. Blake Rogers is the co founder at Steel Peak Properties. Steel Peak is a Southern California based real estate investment firm focused on acquiring and improving industrial outdoor storage assets throughout the western US, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Blake Rogers about outdoor storage properties.    https://steelpeakproperties.com/  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you. Blake Rogers, What is the BIGGEST RISK?   Blake Rodgers Sure. So I think in in our space, we say this all the time to to our investors, because they ask us this question as well, what? What's, what do you think the biggest risk is here, guys with this asset class? For us, it's really, since we're buying single tenant deals. I think it's the single tenant nature...

Today, my guest is George Otel. George is the seasoned entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience in real estate and finance, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with George Otel about business finance. https://bizfunding.net/lander https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgeotel/  

J Darrin Gross If you're willing, I'd like to ask you, George Otel, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   George Otel The biggest risk when it comes to funding, is not looking for funding early enough, because the biggest risk is when people call me that they need funding yesterday. So it's I tell people you always have to look for funding, even if you don't need it, because when you need it, you may not fi...

Today, my guest is Pete Neubig. Pete is the co founder and CEO of VPM solutions, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Pete Neubig about the Benefits of Hiring a Remote Team.    https://www.vpmsolutions.com/  

J Darrin Gross If you're willing, I'd like to ask you. Pete Neubig, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Pete Neubig So the biggest risk for VPM, well, I would say for us, the biggest risk is, at the end of the day, we're a payment processor, okay? You know, even though we have all these whistles and bells where you have this marketplace and you have these searches and you have this training, you have this...

Today, my guest is Marcy Sagel. She's the founder and principal of MSA interiors, with over 30 years of experience shaping multifamily housing, student living and senior housing and more. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Marcy Sagel about From Blueprints to Brilliance, designing multi family spaces that rent.  https://msainteriors.com/  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Marcy Sagel, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Marcy Sagel I'm going to answer that in a few parts, because there's different aspects of the job that can be different risks. So when we pick materials for a project, we have to make sure we're working with tried and true materials, okay, materials that are not going to fail on a job, for instance, in the units, if we se...

Today, my guest is Lissette Calderon. Lissette is the founder and CEO of Neology Group, a vertically integrated, lifestyle driven residential and commercial real estate firm that specializes in transforming undervalued neighborhoods into sought after communities, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Lissette Calderon about solving for housing's greatest need, a focus on workforce commun...

J Darrin Gross If you're willing, I'd like to ask you. Lissette Calderon, What is the BIGGEST RISK?   Lissette Calderon Well, I think in today's world, probably the biggest risk you have is uncertainty. And how do you underwrite uncertainty? You know what happens next? How do you underwrite whether it's Harris insurance numbers, construction costs, what does that uncertainly look like, and what, h...

Today, my guest is Allen Buchanan. Allen Buchanan is an S, I, O, R, and is a nationally recognized commercial real estate broker, columnist, speaker and creator of the sequence success framework. He's also a principal at Lee and Associates in Orange County, California, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Allen Buchanan about building a successful career in commercial real estate.  http...

J Darrin Gross If you're willing, I'd like to ask you. Allen Buchanan, What is the BIGGEST RISK?   Allen Buchanan Darrin, for me, the BIGGEST RISK is relevance. And I use this in a micro sense, in a macro sense. The micro sense is, I'm 68 years old, and so I realized that I'm on the back nine, maybe the last three holes of my career. And so maintaining relevance with those with whom I deal, first...

Today, my guest is Bob Lachance. Bob Lachance is the founder and CEO of Riva Global , the leading virtual assistant staffing company for real estate investor professionals. Excuse me for real estate professionals, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Bob LaChance about virtual assistants for real estate professionals.   https://revaglobal.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/boblachance/  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you. Bob Lachance, what is the BIGGEST RISK?     Bob Lachance Well, for my virtual I'll give you two answers. My virtual assistant company, it is AI, so stepping ahead of that, and in being aware of that and training our virtual assistants be to become experts on that, that now gives me the insurance I need to stay in business as a real estate professional, I would s...

Today, my guest is Brian Roberts. Brian Roberts is with Dandelion where he serves as director of business development, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Brian Roberts about high performance, Earth powered geothermal heating and cooling.   https://dandelionenergy.com/  

J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Brian Roberts, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Bryan Roberts Yeah, of course, the biggest risk, one of the biggest risks, I would say, for geothermal HVAC systems is late integration into the project. If a developer brings us in after the mechanical engineering the MEP is finalized or or even well underway, we're. Often trying to retrofit a solution into a system th...

Today, my guest is Adiel Gorel. Adiel is one of the leading experts on real estate and real estate investment in the United States and around the world. He is the author of five books, including his Amazon bestseller, Remote Control, Retirement Riches. And in just a minute, we're going to going to speak with Adiel Gorel about The Miracle Real Estate investment, Sitting in Plain Sight.   https://ic...

J Darrin Gross Adiel Gorel, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Adiel Gorel With your permission, I'm going to riff the answer, not going to be one sentence, just a few sentences to me knowing what I know now, funnily enough, the biggest risk is doing nothing at all, because later in the future, you say, Oh, my God, I could have owned three houses. Okay, so doing nothing is a very big rate, but Okay, fine...

Today, my guest is Andy Gurczak. Andy is the founder of All City Adjusting, a licensed Public Adjusting firm with a focus on making sure the clients get what they truly deserve from their insurance claims. https://allcityadjusting.com/ Ph: (708)655-4186  

J Darrin Gross  I'd like to ask you. Andy Gurczak, What is the BIGGEST RISK?   Andy Gurczak Biggest Rsk? Cut me up. Cut me off guard, not you know what I'll say, not maintaining your home. I think a lot of people the biggest risk is people not maintaining their home, and then homes falling apart, having damage which they all expect the insurance to cover. And it's not, you know, singles falling of...

Today, my guest is Richard Ross. Richard is the CEO of Quinn Residences. Quinn Residences is a is a leading institutionally backed owner, operator and developer of dedicated Rental Communities in in the southeastern United States. https://live-quinn.com/

J Darrin Gross  If you're willing,    Richard Ross You're asking, what keeps me up at night is that?    J Darrin Gross That's right. Richard gross, what is the BIGGEST RISK?   Richard Ross So people in this business typically would say interest rates, and certainly the elevated level of rates has been a factor. My opinion on interest rates is, as long as they're stable, I can deal with them like I...

Today, my guest is Vince Gethings. Vince is the co founder of Tri City Equity Group and the owner of Wheelbarrow Profits Academy.   Vince@wheelbarrowprofits.com https://www.vincentgethings.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-gethings-50420a137 https://www.instagram.com/vince.gethings/