Denver Investment Real Estate

In our first episode , we focused on a beginner investor who’s just starting to grow their portfolio.  Today, we’re going to look at what an intermediate investor should understand as their portfolio grows and their life changes.  To walk us through these concepts, we have our panel of experts: Pam Maass Garrett of Law Mother Bill McIntosh of Complete Protection Insurance Byron Elliott o...

To explain how these concepts are applied differently over time, we’re going to focus on three different avatars: a beginner investor, intermediate investor, and advanced investor.   Helping us walk through these stages of life is our panel of experts: Pam Maass Garrett of Law Mother Bill McIntosh of Complete Protection Insurance Byron Elliott of 3 Pillars Law While our panelists have gr...

The June 2022 MLS market stats for Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo are now out, and our roundtable is back to talk about what it all means.  Joining me in the studio are Envision Advisors agent Preston Newberry , lenders Joe Massey of Castle & Cooke Mortgage, and Travis Sperr of Renovo Financial. Make sure to listen to the podcast or check out the YouTube video for the full discussio...

Today, we’re examining a deal for an industrial building with value-add opportunity.  The investors are a group based in Denver who are buying in Indianapolis. Strategic Partners William Foy and Marcus Davis of Spearhead Commercial Capital did the debt financing on this transaction and joined me to talk about why this was a great move for their clients.  I found this deal fascinating and...

Strategic Partner and lender Joe Massey of Castle & Cooke Mortgage joins me to look at an investor who did a cash out refinance this April.  This refinance happened in the midst of the higher interest rate environment and shows that there is still an opportunity to redeploy equity in this environment for long term gains.  Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#391: Boo...

In today’s episode of our passive investing series with Lon Welsh, we’re diving deeper into the Investor Decision Tree we introduced in Episode 3 .  Hundreds of, if not a thousand, people have gone through Lon’s investing classes and read his books on investing.  Some take the advice he gives only to be disappointed because they didn’t fully understand what they were getting into. ...

A lot of people want to invest in real estate but don’t know what to invest in or how to start.  So today, we’re continuing our passive investing series with Lon Welsh by zooming out to look at different investing strategies and how to select the right one. We’re going to do this by walking through the Investor Decision Tree that Lon made.  This is a great flowchart that helps investors...

There are two main options for investing in real estate: active and passive.  Lon Welsh is back to break down the differences, give us examples of both types, and lay out some of the pros and cons of each.  Check out Episode 1 in our series to learn more about Lon, and why he’s a great guide to understanding real estate investing. For more information on passive investing with Ironton Ca...

I’m excited to kick off a new series today that focuses on passive real estate investing as a strategy for strengthening and diversifying your portfolio . Last year, I made my first passive investment: I wrote a check, and that was it. With that simple action, I added diversification to my portfolio and realized that this is a key concept for other real estate investors to understand. To hel...

We’re wrapping up our three-part State of the Market series with a look at Portfolio Opportunities.  Joining me to discuss this is Joe Massey , Strategic Partner and lender with Castle & Cooke Mortgage.  This topic is geared toward more advanced investors who have portfolios ranging from 1-15 properties .  We’re talking about not just optimizing your portfolio, but how to find t...

Today, Strategic Partner Travis Sperr of Renovo Financial joins me to talk about the financial aspects of a Fix and Flip in Aurora.  Travis is a hard money lender who’s also an investor.  He has a lot of experience doing his own fix and flips and has been a lender on thousands of these types of transactions.  Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#385: When Hard Money...

Welcome back to our three-part State of the Market series .  Today in part two, we’re discussing where and how to invest in rental properties.  Jenny Bayless joins me to discuss strategies in Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo.  We’re looking at six examples of where to invest: $50K, $100K, $115K, $150K, and $250K.  Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#384: State of the Market:...

Usually, our deal analyses focus on an investor who is midstream or just beginning their investing cycle. Today, though, we’re looking at a deal for an investor who’s at the end of his cycle.  Strategic Partners Marcus Davis and William Foy of Spearhead Commercial Capital joined me to talk about how they refinanced an investor’s office space, and why it’s a win for him and his goals. Three Le...

Welcome to the first of our three-part State of the Market series.  In this episode, we’re looking at house hacking in the Denver metro area.  Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#382: State of the Market: Should I Still House Hack in Denver?” Denver Real Estate Investing Podcast Watch the YouTube video (at the bottom). Read the blog post. Note, the blog is an exec...

The May market stats are out, and our roundtable panel is back to discuss what they mean.  We’re finally seeing some relief in the market, with inventory in the Denver metro area up 76% over this time last year.  Granted, that’s still 24% down from where we should be historically, but the extra inventory is giving buyers more opportunity.  While we’re expecting to see things slow do...

It’s no news flash, but the real estate market is shifting.  In fact, I would say it’s already shifted some and is going to shift some more.  I don’t have a crystal ball to tell you the best move or type of investment for you, but I do have a 4-step framework I use any time there’s a major change.  This framework allows me to take stock of what’s going on in the market and gives me...

I recently sat down with Strategic Partner Joe Massey of Castle & Cooke Mortgage to do a deal analysis on a property he helped close.  His clients are part time real estate investors who were looking for a solid property to hold onto.  They decided to invest in Pueblo in order to find a single family home that cash flowed and had a lower cost of entry than Denver or Colorado Springs....

We’ve previously mentioned that we see a lot of opportunity in Pueblo and want to expand our business down there.  Now that we’re regularly helping clients complete transactions there, we’re looking for a talented agent to add to our team in Pueblo. Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#86: We’re Hiring! Pueblo Investor Friendly Agent” on the Colorado Springs Real...

How can real estate change your life?  Our guests today are Derek Marlin, founder of ELEVATION and co-host of our Elevate Your Flip  house flipping series, along with Jesse and Rachel, who teamed up with Derek on his most profitable Partnership Flip ever, a $1 million house in Littleton, Colorado. Jesse and Rachel are a married couple who were both working engineering jobs right out of c...

In order to bring you the most in-depth and up to date information on the commercial real estate market around Denver, we’re starting a quarterly roundtable with local experts.  Joining me on the first episode of the new series are: Tom Konkel of First Integrity Title William Foy of Spearhead Commercial Capital Kevin Woosley and Will Scherman of Kaufman Hagan Commercial Real Estate Travis Spe...

Today, we have the privilege of having Loftium co-founder and CEO Yifan Zhang join us to talk about Loftium’s new Host to Own program.  This program is a great way for people to save up for a down payment on their dream home by hosting an Airbnb.  Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#375: Loftium’s Host to Own Program Review: Can You Really House Hack with Almost N...

This month, we have a full team to discuss the residential market trends in Colorado for April 2022. Envision Advisors agents Jenny Bayless and Preston Newberry and lenders Joe Massey of Castle & Cooke Mortgage, and Travis Sperr of Renovo Financial joined me to discuss the trends. Watch the YouTube video or listen to the podcast to hear the full conversation. Three Learning Options! Listen to...

You’ve heard us giving updates on Property Llama , our new software that helps investors analyze their portfolios.  Over the past few weeks, we’ve had a whirlwind of opportunities, culminating in presenting the software at the Inman Conference.   To hear the Property Llama presentation, go to 5:59 of this episode’s YouTube video! Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast &...

We’re back with another episode of House Hack Mastermind.  Guests Kyle and Tiffany join co-host Jeff White and me to discuss their first house hack , a duplex in Englewood.  They faced some hurdles during the transaction process, but are settled in and ready to continue their investing journey. Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#372: Lessons Learned from First Time Hou...

This won’t come as a newsflash to our audience, but cashflow around Denver and other parts of Colorado is getting harder and harder to find in rental properties.  Over the past few years, a lot of clients started turning to short and medium term rentals to boost cashflow.  These clients have been able to go from low or no cashflow to hundreds and sometimes even thousands of dollars a mon...