Invest Florida - A Real Estate Podcast

Today we talk with Charles Carillo, founder and managing partner of Harborside Partners Inc., about all things multifamily. This episode is packed with great information that both new and seasoned real estate investors will appreciate such as pitfalls to avoid when investing, advice for new multifamily investors, cap rates, and what the future holds for multifamily real estate. You won't want to m...

Today we talk with Jason Schaller, founder of the Schaller Group in Winter Park FL, about multifamily syndication in the central Florida market. Jason spent a lifetime learning construction, redevelopment, due diligence, inspection, marketing, and branding, and he has now put all that knowledge to work with his own company, The Schaller Group, which syndicates multifamily investments and provides...

Even before the COVID crisis, Florida had a strong natural growth which as driven up real estate prices. Now during COVID, that growth is intensifying as people are fleeing intensely populated metropolitan areas from other states and flocking to Florida. Financing is therefore, playing a more and more important role, and with current rates so low, we can expect a lot of new construction to fill th...

Today we talk with David Drewett, owner of Property Hero. David provides a great service to Sarasota, FL by providing affordable housing in a market that's not affordable. He does this by investing in distressed multifamily properties, fixing them up and adding rooms in the living spaces, and then he rents out the rooms. The tenants share the kitchen and bathroom, and they also do the cleaning and...

Today we talk with Lauren A. Cohen, founder of eCouncilInc.com.  Lauren is both an attorney and a realtor, and she uses this background to help foreign nationals find and secure U.S. real estate investment opportunities as well as obtain visas. For those foreign nationals looking to use real estate as a vehicle for obtaining a visa in the U.S., there is a way to do it, but you have to do it in the...

Most everyone has a profile on LinkedIn, but few understand the power that it has to find investors and raise money. Engagement on LinkedIn is at an all-time high, with the average household income above six-figures.    Today we talk with Yakov Smart, the leading expert when it comes to attracting high net worth investors and raising capital through LinkedIn. Yakov discusses how to create lists to...

Today we talk with Ana Bozovic, founder of Analytics Miami, about her outlook on the Florida market using her analytical, unbiased, and data-driven approach. The focus for this episode is mainly on the residential market, from condos to single family homes - and we even discuss if climate change & sea level rise is having an affect on the single family home market in Miami Beach and other areas. A...

Today we talk with Landrum Randolph about property management and the software he created, called RAAMP, to help with property management. Leases can be complex, and property management can be complex because leases are always different. What's interesting about RAAMP is that it's built around the lease, and from that everything else is driven - the accounting, the financial reports, document mana...

Finding real estate leads and deals is one of the hardest things for investors, especially new investors just starting out. Some people respond to email, some to Google ads, and some to Facebook - there's no silver bullet.   Today, we talk with Gus Munoz Castro from PowerISA about his leads-generation service his company provides that can help you find the right deals. Gus also discusses the benef...

If you are interested in turning your investment property into a successful short-term vacation rental, then this episode is for you. Today we hear from J-Ryan Steward & Jared Higginbotham of Teal Door Hosting about about the short-term rental market as well as how they can work with you using their full scale management service. Note that this episode is a recording of a recent Meetup attended by...

Today we talk with Derek Waltchack, partner at Shannon Waltchack, about his personal perspective on the retail market. While many investors steer clear of retail, especially when retail assets like malls are not doing so well, Derek embraces it and is doing quite well.    Our co-host, Eric Odum, is also bullish on retail, and said as long as we are driving cars, there is always going to be a need...

Today we discuss the current Florida Market and the Market Forecast with Brian Alford, director of Market Analytics for CoStar Group. Brian uses market data analysis to give us a current high-level and detailed overview of Retail, Industrial, and Office - as well as his market forecast for each. These are certainly unsettling times with COVID-19 affecting various businesses and asset classes. The...

Today we talk with Jeremy Kloter, owner of Out Fast Property Management, about how the market is looking currently, how it will evolve over the next several months, and what the market will look like post COVID19. Eric thinks that after the evictions and foreclosures start hitting the market again, we will see a short flattening of the price curve, and then there will be a pricing bubble as the ma...

Today we talk with Byron Fisher, owner of BT Realty Services in the Tampa Bay area, about his real estate strategies during this COVID19 pandemic. Although Byron only started in real estate in 2012, he has become quite successful in a short amount of time. Byron also gives his advice to new investors on how best to navigate the current real estate market and mistakes to avoid. Also discussed is th...

Jake Marmulstein is a tech-savvy entrepreneur and co-founder & CEO of Groundbreaker, a tech company that creates software to automate real estate fundraising, investment management, and investor relations. Jake discusses the software and how it is helping real estate investors and syndicators. He also reveals how he got the idea and how Groundbreaker got started.

Today we talk with Colin Murphy about how the COVID19 crisis is affecting the single family market. Colin is active in the affordable single family home market - $150k-$180k concrete block homes - and they have been remarkably resilient which means he hasn't seen many discounted prices or special deals as a result of COVID19.   At least in the near future, Colin doesn't think we will see a wave of...

Today we talk with Albert Auger who shares his story of how he went from broker to developer to investor. Albert is a successful real estate investor who's cash flow allows him to live in Europe while he continues to invest in Florida. His model is "keep it simple" and his strategy is value-add, stay in the property for 3-5 years, stabilize it, then sell it.    Albert gives some practical advice s...

On today's podcast Eric Odum and Steven Silerman give their thoughts and analysis on the Commercial Real Estate market during this COVID19 pandemic. They cover each asset class from retail and office to residential / multifamily to Industrial and everything in between.    While COVID19 has put the breaks on a lot of real estate activity, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. People are social...

Today we talk with Rod Khleif -- real estate and multi-family investor in Sarasota, FL -- about how he is coping during this COVID crisis. Although Rod admits that a lot of business aren't going to make it through this pandemic, he takes the position that "along with serious pain, there will be serious opportunity" and that investors should focus on moving forward and not get caught up in the fear...

Today we talk with Beth Azor, founder and principal of Azor Advisory Services, as she shares her current experience with managing her properties, tenants, and banking relationships during this COVID crisis. Beth is facing the same fears and frustrations and many others in commercial real estate. What if I don't get the rent? Maybe I can pay this month's mortgage payment but what happens next month...

Today we talk with Eamon Anderson, director of strategy and underwriting at TheGuarantors agency, about an alternative security deposit solution for commercial businesses that helps both the landlord and the tenant. Their solution is basically an insurance version of the commercial security deposit that protects the tenant and landlord for the term of the lease from potential loss of rent payments...

Congress just recently passed the Federal Coronavirus Relief Bill referred to as the CARES Act. The centerpiece of the CARES Act is the $350 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) which is designed to help small businesses such as real estate investors / agents, landlords, business operators, etc.. continue to make payroll at their staff's current pay rate as well as cover key expenses by offer...

With the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic, the last several weeks have taken an unfortunate turn, and this has affected the commercial real estate world as well. For commercial landlords and investors, there are some very real issue you are facing as more and more tenants start facing financial hardships due to their businesses being closed.   As a commercial landlord, you need to be prepared to r...

On today's podcast we talk with social media expert Christy Murdock Edgar about the importance of content marketing and how it can help generate more leads for your business. Social media enables people to feel like they know you before they actually make contact, and this makes connecting with you even easier. After all, people do business with people - not companies.   Christy shares some great...

On this week's podcast we talk with Michael Mincberg about multifamily and mixed-use development. Michael talks us through everything from what he looks for in multifamily investments to his decision-making process for ground-up deals and the regulations and zoning issues around mixed-use.   Michael also tells the story of how how he got started in real estate. He acknowledges that while he is now...