Denver Investment Real Estate

Lon Welsh of Ironton Capital is back to explain why it’s not always advantageous to hold onto a rental property.  While most investors’ knee jerk reaction is to hold onto their properties long-term, this could actually result in lower returns.  Today, we’re looking at a case study of a 4 bedroom/3 bathroom Aurora single family home that Lon recently helped an investor analyze.  Thre...

In 2021, the Denver City Council passed a new ordinance requiring a Residential Rental Property license for residential rental properties in the City and County of Denver.  The program will go into effect starting January 1, 2023.  This program is designed to proactively enforce minimum housing standards to ensure all renters in Denver have safe and sanitary housing.  Landlords in Denver will...

Over the past six months, we’ve done a lot of commercial deal analyses that generated significant interest from our audience.  Commercial lending tends to be more creative than residential lending, and borrowers have many different levers they can pull.  While the commercial lending environment is changing due to rising interest rates, deals are still getting done.  Today, we’re loo...

Thanks to the appreciation gains we’ve seen in the past few years, a lot of Colorado investors have a ton of equity in their portfolios.  What’s the best way to use that equity and maximize their investments?  Lon Welsh , founder of private equity company Ironton Capital is here to go over some options.  We’re going to look at four investing strategies and measure the returns over t...

If you only look at the headlines, the world seems very scary right now.  But today, two of my mentors, Joe Massey and Lon Welsh, are here to talk about national trends in real estate, break down what’s really going on, and bust some housing market myths.  Joe is a loan officer with Castle & Cooke mortgage , while Lon is the founder of Ironton Capital and Your Castle Real Estate.  They’re answ...

Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#414: Is Your House Hack Protected? 5 Moves You Can Make Right Now” Denver Real Estate Investing Podcast Watch the YouTube video (at the bottom). Read the blog post. Note, the blog is an executive summary. Get the in-depth breakdown from the podcast or video. How Is Estate Planning Different for House Hackers? Before we dive into the tips,...

Our guest today is Nicole Rueth, Senior Vice President at OneTrust Home Loans.  She’s the #1 loan originator for all of Colorado, and an investor herself with over 24 doors.  While that number is impressive, what’s even more amazing is she didn’t even start investing until she was 40 years old.   She joined me to talk about why she got started, how she selects her rental proper...

We all know the market and interest rates have changed.  That means our investing strategies need to change with them.  Today, I’m excited to announce the launch of our 2022 investing guide, and share my updated investing strategy.  Remember, we can’t change the market, but we can pivot to take advantage of new opportunities.  Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast &#822...

Originating a real estate contract can be challenging.  Most areas of the country have an archaic system for creating these documents, and it’s easy to make mistakes.  Local property technology company Ink aims to change the way these contracts are created to make them more user-friendly and protect consumers.  Co-founder Justin Knoll joined us to talk about the current problems wit...

The August 2022 market stats are out, and we’re back with another roundtable to discuss what they mean. As inventory increases in both Denver and Colorado Springs, we’re seeing a slight shift in power back towards buyers. We still have a long way to go to reach a balanced market, but the trends are consistent. Rising interest rates may cause some homeowners to stay where they are in th...

Over the last couple of years, listeners have gotten to know Terrance Doyle through his time on this podcast, Multifamily Mentors show with BiggerPockets , and his work with VareCo. During that time he’s been consistently scaling his business and has learned a lot along the way.   Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#409: Learn Real Estate Investing from a Pro: Terrance...

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Today, we’re not looking at a typical deal analysis.  Instead of the normal trading up that investors do with a 1031 exchange, we’re analyzing a move from one fourplex to two single family homes.  Jeff White joins me to talk about why he made this move and how it helped his portfolio. Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#408: Trading Down to Increase Cash Flow: Why Jeff...

Today we’re looking at a north Denver apartment building called Midtown Plaza that was VareCo’s most profitable deal yet.  We purchased this property during the height of Covid in 2020 when other people were hesitant to do any deals.  This deal made me realize that just because the rest of the world is stopping or pausing because they’re afraid doesn’t mean VareCo needs to stop, too.&#16...

All investors, regardless of what they invest in, want to maximize their reward while minimizing risk.  In real estate, there’s no clear cut metric to measure risk and reward.  Today, Lon Welsh joins me to compare directly owning real estate (active investing) to passive investing in today’s economy.  Lon has overseen thousands of transactions as the founder of Your Castle Rea...

Today, we’re looking at the six major ways you can find capital to go out and invest in real estate.  Joining me is Your Castle Real Estate and Ironton Capital founder Lon Welsh .  As an investor for over 20 years, Lon is well-versed in the different ways to get funds to invest.  Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#405: Don’t Let Your Equity Just Sit There: 6...

The July market stats are out, and our roundtable panel is back to discuss what they mean.  Across Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo we’re seeing seasonality return to the market. After a couple of years where there was consistently low inventory and buyers had to make multiple, above-list offers, they finally have some breathing room. They can look at a few houses, take some time to...

What kind of paperwork do you need to read through and sign in order to start passively investing?  Your Castle Real Estate and Ironton Capital founder Lon Welsh is back to walk us through the process and explain what you need to understand about this paperwork before you sign off on it.  While this may not be the most exciting topic, it’s very important for investors to fully comprehend before pu...

About the show : The theme is House Hacking “Cribs”, inspired by the MTV show “Cribs”, the show will focus on strategies for house hacking by walking house hacks around Denver. I have a favor to ask… It would mean a tremendous amount if you watched the videos, gave them a thumbs up, and left a comment. It helps a lot with the YouTube algorithm. There are seven episodes coming out: #1: High I...

Diversification is a hot topic in this changing real estate market.  How do passive investors get access to diversification in their real estate investments?  Your Castle Real Estate and Ironton Capital founder Lon Welsh is back to talk about the three dimensions of diversification in passive investing. Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#402: Boost Returns and Lower Risk by Dive...

We’ve done a lot of content about the basics of passive investing, but what is the structure of these investments, and how do passive investors actually make money?  Lon Welsh is back to tie together the building blocks we’ve touched on , and explain who does what when it comes to passive investing. Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#400: All the Benefits of Real Estate without...

Understanding the real returns of your real estate properties is a critical part of assessing your investments.  Today, Lon Welsh is sitting down with us to talk about four common ways we can look at returns for passive investments, three ways to look at passive investment returns, and the most overlooked metric everyone needs to understand.  Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast...

Our Commercial Market Roundtable is back to bring you updates from Q2.  We’re talking about what’s going on in the market and looking at some interesting data on what happens to cap rates when interest rates rise and fall.  Joining me in the studio are: Tom Konkel of First Integrity Title Travis Sperr of Renovo Financial Kevin Woolsey and Will Scherman of Kaufman Hagan Commercial Real Es...

It seems more and more likely that we’re heading into a recession.  So today, I want to talk about an important metric that investors should keep in mind with the current state of the market: Debt Coverage Ratio (DCR).  Joining me to explain this concept is Lon Welsh .  Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#397: Protect Yourself in a Recession by Understanding the Debt Coverage Rat...

Today, we’re focusing on advanced investors.  After growing a sizable portfolio over a number of years, some investors will want to branch out into different types of investments.  We’re going to talk about how to protect your assets—and yourself—in more complicated deals. Helping explain these concepts is our panel of experts: Pam Maass Garrett of Law Mother Bill McIntosh of Complete Pr...