Multifamily Insights

Mark Kenney knew he had to make a change. After his wife, Tamiel, expressed concerns regarding their marriage due to his long work hours, they agreed to focus on buying commercial apartments to generate passive income. Fast forward and they now own over 3,600 units. In addition, last year they helped others acquire 2,500 units. Today, Mark shares why apartment investing was the solution he needed...

What's it going to be worth when I'm done? Answering this question is how Brian Burke underwrites large multifamily deals. However, to truly answer this question requires a deep understanding of the market and an accurate projection of the income statement. Brian is the President and CEO of Praxis Capital, a vertically integrated real estate private equity firm, founded in 2001. Brian has been inv...

Building generational wealth consists of many investment strategies, but real estate seems to be a common choice. Many seek to buy single family homes to fix and flip, but is there a better way to create wealth through real estate? Today's guest, Juan Vargas shares time-tested means to do just that. While others do-it-themselves, he shares that leveraging on other's experience is key to real estat...

After witnessing several market crashes in her lifetime, Alina Trigub knew she had to find alternative ways to preserve her wealth outside of Wall Street. Armed with extensive research skills, she looked deeply into real estate and decided to start through syndication. Thus far, she continues to diversify her portfolio by investing in various asset classes. She stepped up her real estate game by s...

Monick Halm's Haitian parents taught her to get a good job as either a doctor, lawyer, professor or engineer. She chose law and it wasn't until she went to purchase her own home in Los Angeles that she started learning about real estate investing. She ended up house-hacking with a friend and realized the advantages to creating passive income. Then she met a mentor who introduced her to apartment s...

Successful investors have a knack for finding the path of progress. Where the progress goes, the money follows. In today's show, Joseph Gozlan, a multifamily investment specialist, shares how he gets ahead of the progress happening North of Dallas. He talks about his current market (Celina and Lubbock) and how he finds other investment opportunities in Dallas. Plus, he shares valuable tips in find...

Finding the right real estate agent can be as valuable as finding a good deal. However, many agents seldom know much about the investment space. Hiring the wrong agent can cause investors to miss out on valuable information to determine if a deal is good or bad. But how do you find an investor-friendly agent? John Warren is an investor and realtor for Second City Real Estate, a brokerage that work...

Mark Podolsky was an investment banker back in 2000, analyzing income statements in search of the diamond in the rough. So, when a co-worker stated that he was getting a 300% ROI on land investing, he thought it was too good to be true. He took a road trip to the auction and used funds set aside for car repairs to buy his first land investment. 18 months later, he quit his investment banking job t...

Smart homes are all the rage and many short-term rental and long-term apartment owners are taking notice. Technology is appealing to many renters and guests, but when implemented right, it can boost the bottom line for owners. Resha Shroff, CEO of Virtual Key, joined us to share how smart technology is directly increasing the NOI for Class A and B properties and adding security and preventative se...

M.C. Laubscher is a native South African who played rugby and travel and wound up playing rugby in the Ivy League at Princeton. Shortly after moving to the U.S., he discovered a book that changed his perception on money and finances, Rich Dad Poor Dad. This led him to his journey of studying wealth, investing and business for two decades. M.C. shares his 20 years of knowledge as a wealth and inves...

"Everybody's in the paper game, most are just on the wrong side of the payments," states Scott Carson. He's been in the mortgage, finance, and banking industry since 2001 and actively buying notes since 2005. Nicknamed, "The Note Guy," Scott has closed on over half a billion of assets and teaches others how to become lien lords instead of landlords. On this episode he explains why he focuses on bu...

Tamar Mar loves the familial spirit and energy that comes with startups and small businesses. For nearly 20 years, she's helped grow small businesses into multi-million dollar companies. Readied with her success helping others in business, she launched her own firm. Tamar started Marota Group, a real estate syndication company that focuses on multifamily and commercial properties. Expectedly, her...

Corporate America was not the route for Scott Bower. After a scary accident as a teen, he began detailing cars and launched his own car detailing company at the age of 17. His first business venture led him to his first mentor who offered him an internship and a job after college. However, he left that job and started his real estate career as a realtor, before developing a thriving wholesaling bu...

Eager to make it as an investor, Hunter Thompson was up for any vehicle that has risk-adjusted returns with predictable income and results. After the European Debt Crisis, which caused great volatility in the US stock market, it became apparent to him that real estate is the key. Hence, he became a full-time real estate investor. Hunter started by pooling funds from family and friends and to date,...

Lane Kawaoka was focused on the American Dream, getting his degree, landing a high-paying job and buying a home. However, once he crossed those off of his list, he found himself with an empty house as his job required him to travel often. It was at this point that he decided to become a landlord and earn passive income. He continued to acquire properties, focusing primarily on single-family homes...

More often than not, we wear many hats in our lifetime, but only a few can say that they have worn the hats of an Olympian, coach, entrepreneur, and investor, but one person who can is Bob Berland. In the 1984 Olympic Games, Bob brought home a silver medal, which remains the highest finish of an American in Judo history. He brought home another bronze medal in 2004 Olympic Games, as the team coach...

Sep Bekam had a plan to be set for life. Study for 20 years, get a job and earn money. But after learning the sad truth that money devalues over time through inflation, he knew he had to change course. He added an investment property on the side while working as an electrical engineer. Like any novice, he learned valuable lessons from his leap. Instead of welcoming checks on his first properties,...

Sometimes it takes a bit of blind confidence to get going. Take Josh Eitingon for example. He has always been drawn to multifamily real estate. So at 25, he jumped at a short sale opportunity for a distressed 20-unit property in a neighborhood he wouldn't want to hang out in at night. He didn't have the capital so he raised debt equity for the deal. His early vigor led to a portfolio growth in mul...

Adam Adams is known as Triple A amongst real estate circles and has developed a networking regimen that puts most socialites to shame. When he's not hosting a meetup or his Creative Real Estate podcast, he's on social media sites connecting with other investors and building his massive network. He has over 19,900 connections on LinkedIn and hosts the most active real estate meetup in Colorado.  On...

If you spent over a decade training to become a surgeon, would you give it all up after only 6 years of practice? For most professionals, it's a no-brainer, but not Buck Joffrey. When a nagging feeling of pursuing entrepreneurship hit him, he set up a business to transition fully from being a physician to an investor. Since then, he continues to build 7 to 8 figure businesses remotely. Given his p...

Bernard Reisz is a CPA with extensive experience in alternative investments. He founded ReSure LLC & ReSure Financial Advisors. With a background in financial and tax analysis for institutional and personal investors, Reisz helps to empower investors to take control of their retirement accounts in accordance with their asset preferences. On this episode, Bernard shares tips to leverage tax-advanta...

A native of San Antonio, Texas, Devin Elder was inspired to become an entrepreneur after observing his business-minded brother. Before fulfilling that dream, he started a corporate career in a handful of small tech companies in San Antonio as a salesperson. Those roles provided invaluable sales skills, which helped with his real estate investments. After some insightful reading, he realized the ne...

Growing up in a family of investors, Ivan Barratt had a taste of real estate during his formative years. Since then, he had set his goal of becoming an investor himself. He studied about the industry and even worked a commission-based job just to gain experience. At his lowest point, he started a property management company Barratt Asset Management out of his spare bedroom and slowly began acquiri...

After only a few years in the industry, he had already built an empire. In his head, he was a real estate god and had created a lifetime of cash flow. Then, the crash of 2008 shook the entire economy. Rod Khleif crashed and lost $50 million dollars. With such a loss, he shifted his gears and focused on his mental makeup.  Armed with a $50 million dollar lesson, he learned from his mistakes and dov...

50 years of hard work cannot guarantee a good retirement. Take it from Jeff Greenberg, who had walked that path before facing the reality that his retirement may not sustain his lifestyle. Before hitting retirement, he started looking into real estate. He found a niche in student housing investments and after years of persistence, he has become an expert. On this episode, Jeff explains some of the...