CREducation Podcast

Episode 21 features Boise commercial real estate market OG, Tim Reid! He's watched the market crow and change over time and has built a career out of knowing what's going on with whom and where. In addition to great insights about how to build a successful career in CRE, Tim also shares how he overcome an incredible life challenge in a cancer diagnosis recently, and how that changed his...

Summary In this episode, Drey and Tay host Bob Knakal and Rod Santomassimo, who share insights on their long-standing professional relationship, the importance of coaching in real estate, and the discipline required to succeed. They discuss their new book, $elling Building$ , which emphasizes maximizing profits for brokers and investors. The conversation also touches on the evolving landscape of r...

Jeremy Malone has been a lifer at one of the biggest commercial real estate developers in the state of Idaho, Oppenheimer Companies. On this episode he joins Drey and Tayler to talk about how he got his start in commercial real estate, what he has learned along the way, and what projects are at the forefront for Oppenheimer in the current real estate market. Jeremy is a skilled CRE professional, a...

Drey and Tayler are excited to introduce you to Janice Stevenor Dale of JSDA Inc. Janice is a visionary design theorist and practitioner, shaping the profession of commercial interior design. Her company, JSDA Inc., is a nationally renowned design firm specializing in large-scale corporate interiors, high-end residential and preservation projects. On this episode, Janice breaks down the meaningful...

Bob Knakal is a legend when it comes to commercial real estate in New York City. He was a fixture at the 2023 CREi Summit, and while there he was kind enough to sit down with us to discuss his CRE journey and provide advise for others looking to follow in his footsteps. The episode is packed with insights from Bob about how he got into the business, and many lessons he's learned along the way...

Drey and Tayler recorded this episode at the 2023 CREi Summit in Orlando, Florida. Rod was a presenter at the event and was kind enough to dive into a podcast episode to discuss Artificial Intelligence as it pertains to Commercial Real Estate. One of Rod's best lines during his presentation was: "AI is not going to take your job as a commercial real estate broker.  But a commercial real...

The  Podcast is coming full circle in this episode! Back in 2021 show hosts, Tayler Tibbitts and Drey Campbell, attended the inaugural Commercial Real Estate Influencers (CREi) Summit in Truckee, CA. It was there they had the idea to start the TVCRE Podcast, which is now the CREducation podcast! Ken Ashley, Casey Flannery, and Sarah Malcolm have been instrumental in the growth of the CREi Summit,...

Tooba Patoli of Huntington Properties, Inc. in Houston, Texas recorded this episode with us while we all attended the CREi Summit in September 2023. Tooba is known as CREgirl (@CREgir1) on  Twitter (now known as X), and is a recognized commercial real estate influencer on social media. Tooba joins the show to talk about how she has leveraged social media to grow her commercial real estate business...

Brett Ekart of United Metals Recycling appears in this episode of the TVCRE Podcast. Brett is a go getter! He has made a number of power moves to help grow his family business into a real force to be reckoned with, including a number of commercial real estate plays that he breaks down on this episode. We haven't explored the intersection of this type of business and commercial real estate on...

On lucky episode 13, we are excited to introduce the Treasure Valley CRE market to Andrew Bermudez of Digsy. Andrew, Drey and Tayler connected initially through the CREi Summit (https://creisummit.com/), which we highly recommend checking out.  He runs a company that provides virtual support in a variety of ways for commercial real estate professionals, and on this episode of the podcast, he break...

On this episode CCIM instructor and experienced real estate broker and developer, Steve Cannariato joins Drey and Tayler on the TVCRE podcast.  Steve shares details about his storied career, about things he's learned in real estate development, his thoughts about what's coming to the current real estate market, and about the value of the CCIM designation for commercial real estate profes...

Brock Cherry is the Community Development Director for the City of Mountain Home, Idaho. In this episode, Brock joins Drey and Tayler to discuss various projects ongoing in the City, creative ways they've been able to attract economic development, and an outlook for this area of the Treasure Valley going forward. It's only 40 minutes from Mountain Home to Boise, and there's a lot of...

We take a deep dive on this episode of the podcast into Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) developments with Corey Checketts of Happy Home Development Corporation and Aleph Tav, Inc. Corey has immersed himself in developing LIHTC projects, and he breaks down the full process from start to finish. It's a complex area of the tax code, and he simplifies it masterfully for our listeners. You c...

Welcome back to the TVCRE Podcast for our 9th episode! Trever Nicoll is a Sr. VP at Lincoln Property Companies and is developing a number of properties in the Treasure Valley, including some mixed use developments that he digs in to during this episode. He also breaks down some high level financing processes and gives a nice overview to how LPC seeks to stack financing on a project. And as with ev...

Kirk Walton of GPWM Funds, situated in Eagle, Idaho, joins Tayler and Drey to break down the tax deferral strategy associated with opportunity zone investing. Often misunderstood as an alternative to a 1031 exchange when replacement properties are hard to come by, Kirk breaks down the history of opportunity zones and explains how they are much more than that! Our longest, most detailed episode to...

Srinivasa Nookala is the Vice President of Development at LDK Ventures and resides in Idaho's Treasure Valley. He joins Drey and Tayler on this installment of the TVCRE podcast to discuss how to overcome common challenges in industrial development, share his insights on the current market, and provide suggestions for folks looking to participate more in industrial development in the future. S...

Karlee May is the Executive Director of the Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Idaho chapter.  She has a ton of experience working in downtown Boise, and she shares some things she's learned along the way about the Treasure Valley's real estate market, along with some key ULI tools that are available to address real estate challenges in the Treasure Valley's "Built Environment&q...

Randy Rhoads, Executive Director of Affordable Housing for Cushing Terrell, joins Tayler and Drey on this episode. He addresses how to tackle affordable housing projects, shares some of his experiences in developing them, and brings up some great points regarding this challenging and widespread issue. If you'd like to continue the conversation, here's a great article Randy and his team a...

Chad Olsen has an incredibly interesting journey into real estate development that we hope you enjoy! He joins Drey and Tayler to talk about the process he followed, what helped him be successful, and how he is proceeding in today's market.  Chad has developed a number of projects that have made a special mark on the Treasure Valley real estate landscape, and this episode was actually recorde...

We are excited to introduce you to Jessica Heggie with Studio H Architects ! Jessica has a wide variety of architectural design and development experience. In this episode we dive into Jessica's professional and also get some key insights and tips for parties working with architects on commercial projects. Jessica is a great resource for those working in commercial real estate development in...

No April Fool's joke here! We are dropping our third episode today, and it features Jeremy Schalk , project manager for Wright Brothers, The Building Company, Eagle LLC . Jeremy joins us on the show to talk about some of the opportunities and obstacles in commercial construction in the Treasure Valley. He has some great insights as to material and labor inputs, as well as where the opportunit...

Graye Parnell joins Drey and Tayler on the TVCRE Podcast for our first full-length episode!  As the Founder and Managing Principal of Graystoke Capital Partners, Graye works closely with investors and focuses his efforts on deal origination, acquisitions, and maintaining institutional capital relationships. He came to the Treasure Valley about two years ago and has built Graystoke up as one of the...

Drey Campbell and Tayler Tibbitts introduce the podcast and its goals and objectives. Each also takes you briefly through their professional journey that got them involved in commercial real estate in Idaho's Treasure Valley! Be sure to follow us on Instagram (@tvcrepodcast), YouTube (TVCRE Podcast) and LinkedIn (TVCRE Podcast) to stay up to date on future episodes and other exciting news! Ep...