Presented by Mara Poling

Multifamily Real Estate Investing

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Join new hosts The Laurens each week and learn the ins and outs of multifamily real estate investing. Episodes include everything from expert guest interviews to deep dives on trends shaping the multifamily real estate industry. Don’t forget to catch up on past seasons featuring Pat Poling of Mara Poling and be sure to check out The Learning Center on our website!  Questions? Have a hot topic you'd like us to discuss? Are you a multifamily real estate SME or investor and want to be guest on the pod?  Email us at podcast@marapoling.com  

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Presented by Mara Poling

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Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Lower Your Risk 4 Ways presented by Mara Poling 15.06.2021

Send us Fan Mail Lower risk not only helps you sleep well at night, it leads to higher returns.  Join Pat and learn 4 ways Mara Poling lowers risk - and ultimately increases returns. As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

More Value Add Math presented by Mara Poling 08.06.2021

Send us Fan Mail How does 40% or better annual cash return sound? What about 70% return on equity? Too good to be true? Join Pat for a deeper dive into the math of value add investing. As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Lenders are Great Partners presented by Mara Poling 01.06.2021

Send us Fan Mail Lenders write the biggest check in most acquisitions.  They are your greatest partner.  Join Pat and learn how Mara Poling makes better investment decisions because of lender input. As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Underwriting v. Cap Rates presented by Mara Poling 25.05.2021

Send us Fan Mail Cap rates moving down? Worried you, or your sponsor, are overpaying for an acquisition? Don't worry about cap rates.  Join Pat and learn how Mara Poling uses underwriting to protect investors from overpaying for assets. As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

How to Calculate Returns presented by Mara Poling 18.05.2021

Send us Fan Mail Do you know the discount rate that makes the NPV of future cash flows from your investment equal to zero? What about alpha, beta, or R-squared?  Join Pat and learn which metrics Mara Poling employs to assess the performance of their multifamily investments. As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Create Wealth without 1031 presented by Mara Poling 11.05.2021

Send us Fan Mail Lots of talk these days about potential changes to the tax code.  Let's ignore all that and take a look at how you can create wealth investing in multifamily real estate without using the 1031. Join Pat and learn how Mara Poling builds multigenerational wealth for their clients. As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

2020 Census and Supply and Demand presented by Mara Poling 04.05.2021

Send us Fan Mail What does the 2020 Census have to say about Supply and Demand in the multifamily space? Did the imbalance shrink or grow over this last decade? Join Pat for an analysis of the first data release from the 2020 Census. As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Simple Underwriting presented by Mara Poling 27.04.2021

Send us Fan Mail None of this is rocket science.  You can do simple underwriting on your own with no multifamily experience.  Join Pat to learn where to start and the 6 inputs needed to build your own underwrite. As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Why Now presented by Mara Poling 20.04.2021

Send us Fan Mail Why invest in multifamily real estate now? Join Pat for a discussion of 5 reasons now is the right time to start or expand your multifamily real estate portfolio. As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Do You K1? presented by Mara Poling 13.04.2021

Send us Fan Mail What is a K1? Why would you receive one and what would you do with it if you did? AND what is a K1 not?  Join Pat this week to learn more about multifamily real estate investing and the K1. As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

The 1031 Trap presented by Mara Poling 06.04.2021

Send us Fan Mail The 1031 is a valuable tool in the creation of wealth....and it is possible to "paint yourself into a corner" if you don't stay on top of it.  Join Pat to learn how to avoid the 1031 trap. As alway you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Total Return Tax Advantages presented by Mara Poling 30.03.2021

Send us Fan Mail The unique tax advantages real estate provides make a multifamily investment even more attractive.  Join Pat for a discussion of how deals can be structured to maximize tax advantages or optimize taxes in a more balanced return. As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Total Return Wealth presented by Mara Poling 23.03.2021

Send us Fan Mail One of the most powerful elements of multifamily real estate is wealth creation.  Join Pat to learn how to maximize your wealth through multifamily real estate as part of the Total Return.  As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Total Return Income presented by Mara Poling 16.03.2021

Send us Fan Mail Multifamily real estate investments can be designed to maximize or optimize cash income.  Join Pat to learn how to generate cash flow from your investments as part of the Total Return.  As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Total Return Stability presented by Mara Poling 09.03.2021

Send us Fan Mail Multifamily real estate had bond like stability – 1/3rd as volatile as stocks.  Join Pat to learn how a multifamily real estate investment with Mara Poling maximizes your stability as part of the Total Return.  As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Total Return Security presented by Mara Poling 01.03.2021

Send us Fan Mail What makes a multifamily real estate investment so secure? How can you maximize the security of your investment….and why would you want to?  Join Pat to learn how a multifamily real estate investment with Mara Poling maximizes your security as part of the Total Return. As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Multifamily Returns presented by Mara Poling 23.02.2021

Send us Fan Mail A multifamily investment can be designed in many ways, to maximize any one of a number of components.   Join Pat as he kicks off a series of podcasts on how to design multifamily investments and the 5 key elements to assess. As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Triple Net v Multifamily presented by Mara Poling 16.02.2021

Send us Fan Mail How is multifamily investing like a triple net leasehold? And what’s different? Join Pat to learn how Mara Poling integrates the best of triple net into their multifamily investments.   As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com  

Probability and Scale presented by Mara Poling 09.02.2021

Send us Fan Mail What do casinos and apartments have in common? Probability.  Join Pat to learn how Mara Poling uses probability and scale to achieve “AAA like” tenants.   As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

No Evictions presented by Mara Poling 02.02.2021

Send us Fan Mail No one wants an eviction, not the tenant, not us, no one.  So how do we eliminate evictions? Join Pat as he shares Mara Poling’s strategies for avoiding evictions.    As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com  

Self-Directed IRA Investing presented by Mara Poling 26.01.2021

Send us Fan Mail How do you invest in multifamily real estate using a Self-Directed IRA? Why would you want to? How is it different than a non-retirement account investment? Join Pat and learn more about Self-Directed IRA’s and how they can help you achieve your investment goals.   As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com  .

The 2021 Economy presented by Mara Poling 19.01.2021

Send us Fan Mail What do think will happen this year? Interest rates? Continued recession or recovery?  Join Pat for an excerpt from the State Multifamily Real Estate 2021 forecast.  You can find the full webinar recording at The Learning Center at MaraPoling.com As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Option Planning presented by Mara Poling 12.01.2021

Send us Fan Mail Multifamily real estate can be a stabilizing force in your investment portfolio as we all know the future of any economy is filled with a level of uncertainty. Option planning allows you to be prepared for the unknown and make the most of your investment. As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Classifying Multifamily presented by Mara Poling 05.01.2021

Send us Fan Mail How do you classify a multifamily real estate investment when allocating assets in your investment portfolio?  Join Pat and learn how he recently answered that question for one of his clients. As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com  

Best Ever! 8 Tips to Buy Right presented by Mara Poling 29.12.2020

Send us Fan Mail Our most popular episode ever, as voted by you our listeners, 8 Tips to Buy Right.  Join Pat for a discussion of these 8 characteristics that will take risk off the table and increase the potential for positive performance. As always you can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

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