How to Invest in Commercial Real Estate

Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund talk about why it is such a pivotal time to invest in Commercial Real Estate, as well as the importance of diversifying your assets to prepare for market corrections. Topics discussed: What are your investing goals in 2022? Why is CRE such an attractive asset class? The importance of making a HABIT out of CRE inve...

Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund talk about their most recent CRE acquisition in Wichita, Kansas and how to effectively evaluate deals in Commercial Real Estate. Topics discussed: The origin of how we found Plaza West deal in Wichita. How brand new construction close to the property from national chains is a good sign for a purchase. The importan...

Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund talk about the power and importance of negotiating your own lease renewals. Topics discussed: The benefits of handling your own lease renewals. The Triple Nets of the deal (maintenance, insurance, and property taxes). The financial benefits of implementing Annual Compounding Increases for your tenants. The power o...

Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund talk about how to leverage your debt by buying assets that produce a positive cash flow. Topics discussed: Re-thinking what we were taught about debt as kids. Good debt vs. Bad debt. Typically, the more someone is willing to loan on it, the safer the asset class is. Personal guarantees in CRE. Do banks reach a lim...

“Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate.” -Andrew Carnegie Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund talk about the best ways to reduce your taxes and increase your leverage by properly investing in Commercial Real Estate. Topics discussed: Real Estate Risk vs. Risk in Crypto Currencies "90 percent of millionaires & bi...

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." — Lao Tzu Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund talk about the best ways to start your journey in Commercial Real Estate as a beginner investor. Topics discussed: How would you spend your money if you only had $15,000 starting out? Book recommendations when it comes to getting your Commercia...

"The richest people in the world look for and build networks, everyone else looks for work. Marinate on that for a minute." —Robert Kiyosaki Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund talk about the best ways to supercharge your network to take your Commercial Real Estate game to the next level! Topics discussed: How to get in the right rooms via conferenc...

"Millionaires are trying to make more money, & billionaires are trying to save money on taxes." - Warren Buffet Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund dive into everything related to getting your money to work for you by creating & investing your passive cash flow. Topics discussed: How investing with cash differs from investing in a 401k. The...

"Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it's the life blood of business." - Richard Branson Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund review why cash flow is one of the most powerful benefits of investing in commercial real estate. Topics discussed: Cash FLOW is King - Investors love getting quarterly cash flow. It is the ultimate peace of mind wh...

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." – Thomas Edison Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund review some of the most creative ways to make money in Commercial Real Estate. Topics discussed: Creative ways to monetize over parked shopping centers. 0.5 Acres of excess land could be worth Millions! Lo...

Whatever Your Mind Can Conceive and Believe, It Can Achieve.” – Napoleon Hill Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund review how you can set your goals to make sure they are achievable. Step #1 - Decide what you want in this life. Step #2 - Go and DO IT! Topics discussed: Decide what you want to do and actually go and do it. Don't be afraid of failure....

Ugly? - PASS; Cap Rate too low? - NEXT; Purchase Price too high? - ONTO THE NEXT; Horrible Location? - KEEP LOOKING; Not Enough Traffic Counts? - NOT A CHANCE; 2nd Story Retail - FORGET ABOUT IT! Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund review why you should create an investment criteria and learn to stick to it! To find the deals that you will actually...

Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund review the most Frequently Asked Questions we receive from people getting started investing in commercial real estate. Topics discussed: What are you actually investing in? A REIT? A LLC? - When you direct invest in Real Estate through an LLC you receive all of the tax advantages of actually owning the real estate...

Have you ever wondered how you can legally setup a company to raise money from investors and then use that money to invest in commercial real estate? Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund along with Tom Hutchison from GableGotwals in Tulsa, OK explain how easy it can be to set up these companies and stay compliant with the SEC. Topics discussed: Tom H...

If I told you that every 1 out of 10 commercial real estate developments actually gets built would you believe me? Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund along with Josh Chesney from Cyntergy in Tulsa, OK explain how to keep your development alive and actually make it to construction and ultimately completion! Topics discussed: Josh Chesney Intro - Dir...

Have you ever wondered how to make an easy $1,000,000 in commercial real estate? Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund how you can make millions of dollars in commercial real estate from the compounding nature of Rent Growth. Topics discussed: How basic annual rent increases can add up to millions of dollars in value on your commercial real estate pro...

Do you have Real Estate included in your investing portfolio? It may just be the best kept secret of all time. Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund release how you can get amazing, cash-flowing, real estate assets in your portfolio. Topics discussed: Stability - Avoid the volatility of so many investment sectors and sleep well at night knowing your r...

At the end of the day most people just want a safe outlet to invest in commercial real estate. Today our hosts Brian Duck, Braden Cheek & Joel Thompson from The Criterion Fund review how most commercial leases are structured and why. Topics discussed: How Commercial Leases are Structured. Different Types of Credit guaranteeing the lease. National, Regional & Local. 3.The Value of a nationa...

At the end of the day most people just want a safe outlet to invest in commercial real estate. Today our hosts Brian Duck and Braden Cheek from The Criterion Fund review how you can find sponsors or companies to manage your real estate investments! Topics discussed: Looking for the opportunity to invest passively in commercial real estate? How do you even start trying to find somewhere or someone...

Finding Debt and Equity for your commercial real estate deal is probably the biggest thing keeping more people from doing it. Today we have special guest Andrew Thelen from The Woodmont Company along with our hosts Brian Duck and Braden Cheek from The Criterion Fund, & Joel Thompson from Precision Equity reviewing how simple it can really be finding debt and equity relationships for Commercial...

Have you ever wondered how the big CRE firms get their business? It may be as simple as building relationships and adding value where you can. Today we have special guest Grant Gary from The Woodmont Company along with our hosts Brian Duck and Braden Cheek from The Criterion Fund, & Joel Thompson from Precision Equity going over how to win in the retail commercial real estate space. Topics dis...

When you realize that the majority of the capital stack (where the money is coming from; bank debt, investor equity, sponsor equity, etc.) is typically coming from some sort of debt instrument you start to focus on how to use it to your advantage. Today we have our hosts Brian Duck and Braden Cheek from The Criterion Fund, & Joel Thompson from Precision Equity going over how you can payoff all...

Most people that are wanting to get started investing in commercial real estate typically have the same problem - they need money. Today we have our hosts Brian Duck and Braden Cheek from The Criterion Fund, & Joel Thompson from Precision Equity going over different ways you can think outside the box to get your FIRST REAL ESTATE DEAL FUNDED! Topics discussed: 1.Most people will not be able to...

Today we have Tyler Detring with Ascend Construction breaking down when the best time to involve your general contractor when you are doing your first development. We have our hosts Brian Duck and Braden Cheek from The Criterion Fund, & Joel Thompson from Precision Equity along with Tyler Detring reviewing the best way to start your first development. Topics discussed: You have a piece of land...

On today's episode we have Jason Kennon from Case & Associates, w/ over $2B+ in CRE assets, reviewing how COVID-19 affected the Retail, Industrial, and office segments of their commercial real estate portfolio. We have our hosts Brian Duck and Braden Cheek from The Criterion Fund, & Joel Thompson from Precision Equity along with Jason Kennon reviewing how each asset class preformed in 2020...