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

What Else Besides Multifamily? presented by Mara Poling 09.07.2019

Send us Fan Mail We left one question from last week's Q&A...What else would we invest in besides multifamily real estate? Office, retail, self storage.....Join Pat to hear what Mara Poling looks for in its investments. You can always email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Multifamily Questions presented by Mara Poling 02.07.2019

Send us Fan Mail Each week we discuss a new multifamily real estate topic...and, we invite your questions.  Today we address listeners' questions from the first half of this season.  Take a listen and see if we answer one of your questions. And if we don't, shoot Pat an email (Pat@MaraPoling.com) and we'll answer your question and include your question to our next Q&A podcast.

By the Numbers presented by Mara Poling 25.06.2019

Send us Fan Mail 44 million, 20%, 335 thousand...what do these have to do with multifamily real estate? Join Pat as he runs through the data that tells the story of multifamily, and sheds light on the ongoing investment opportunity multifamily presents us all. You can email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Strengthen Your Portfolio presented by Mara Poling 18.06.2019

Send us Fan Mail Commercial multifamily real estate strengthens your portfolio, increasing returns and stability, all while providing tax advantages other investments can't.  Join Pat to learn why you should add commercial multifamily real estate to your portfolio today. You can always email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Hold Period v Long on Multifamily presented by Mara Poling 11.06.2019

Send us Fan Mail Do you like multifamily real estate?  Looking to be a long term multifamily investor?  Then how long should individual properties be held?  How do you reconcile a long position in multifamily with 5 year holds?  Listen to Pat as he shares Mara Poling's strategy for a secure, stable long term investment that optimizes cash income, wealth creation, and the unique tax advantages...

Optimizing Cash Income part 2 presented by Mara Poling 04.06.2019

Send us Fan Mail What are the 5 biggest levers to optimize cash income from your multifamily real estate investment.  Join Pat as he shares the last of the 5 key drivers of cash income, and the simple strategy to long term income, wealth and security. Feel free to email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Optimizing Cash Income part 1 presented by Mara Poling 28.05.2019

Send us Fan Mail What are the 5 biggest levers to optimize cash income from your multifamily real estate investment.  Join Pat as he shares the 5 key drivers of cash income, and the simple strategy to long term income, wealth and security. Feel free to email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

The Economic Cycle presented by Mara Poling 21.05.2019

Send us Fan Mail Maturity, Recession, Recovery, and Growth - the unavoidable economic cycle.  How do you invest to prosper throughout the entire cycle, and what are the traps to avoid.  Join Pat as he share's Mara Poling's strategy for success in all four stages of the economic cycle. You can always email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Cap Rates and Why We Kinda Don't Care presented by Mara Poling 14.05.2019

Send us Fan Mail Cap Rates - What are they? How do they move?  And, should you care?  Join Pat as he shares why Mara Poling kinda doesn't care about cap rates. You can always email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

Multi-Generational Wealth presented by Mara Poling 07.05.2019

Send us Fan Mail Working to build an estate for your children, grandchildren?  Maybe some important philanthropy?  Commercial multifamily real estate is an essential component of multi-generational wealth.  Join Pat to learn how you can grow your portfolio and create $1M, $10M, $100M or more in multi-generational wealth. You can always email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com

What's So Special presented by Mara Poling 30.04.2019

Send us Fan Mail What's So Special about this property?  What differentiates it from all the others that a tenant could select?  Listen to Pat as he shares specific differentiators that Mara Poling uses to increase the value of their assets. Feel free to email Pat with any questions you have.  Pat@MaraPoling.com

Why, Why, Why, Why, Why? presented by Mara Poling 23.04.2019

Send us Fan Mail What are the five most common and important questions we get asked about multifamily real estate investing? Listen and find out as Pat not only shares the 5 questions routinely asked of us, but Mara Poling's answers.   As always, feel free to email Pat at Pat@MaraPoling.com or stop by The Learning Center at MaraPoling.com for more great educational content.

Painting the Corners presented by Mara Poling 16.04.2019

Send us Fan Mail Strengthen your portfolio by "painting the corners" of your strike zone.  Learn how Mara Poling has built a diversified portfolio of multifamily assets that remain true to their conservative strategy while leveraging the ability to "paint the corners."

Your Lender is Your Friend presented by Mara Poling 09.04.2019

Send us Fan Mail Hurdle? Impediment? No, they are your friend, your partner. They write the biggest check and will help you make this deal a great success. Who? Your lender.

12% Cash Flow presented by Mara Poling 02.04.2019

Send us Fan Mail How can you earn 12% cash flow? Join Pat as he shares specific strategies for an actual asset that is currently cash flowing at better than 12%.  And, what drives cash also drives equity growth. Shoot Pat an email with your questions or click here to schedule some time on his calendar.

401K's and IRA's presented by Mara Poling 26.03.2019

Send us Fan Mail Yes you can invest from your retirement account into multifamily real estate.  Learn how, and why, as Pat discusses the in's and out's of 401K and IRA investing.

Low Risk and High Returns presented by Mara Poling 19.03.2019

Send us Fan Mail 5 Tips to lower your risk that can lead to higher returns for your multifamily investment. Join Pat and learn how Mara Poling moves risk off the table for their investors - and how that strategy has delivered higher returns.

Where Do Deals Come From? presented by Mara Poling 12.03.2019

Send us Fan Mail How do you source good deals for your portfolio? What works best? Market? Pre-Market? Off-Market? And how do you build the relationships essential to success?  Listen and learn and Pat and Bill discuss the sourcing of quality deals for the Mara Poling portfolio.

How Much to Get In? presented by Mara Poling 05.03.2019

Send us Fan Mail How much does it take to invest in multifamily real estate?  While you can invest hundreds of thousand of dollars or more, you can start in multifamily with as little as $25,000.  Listen to Pat as he walks through the full range of multifamily opportunities to help you decide which is the right one for you. Learn more about the Mara Poling Total Return Fund here  

Team of Advisors I presented by Mara Poling 26.02.2019

Send us Fan Mail Everyone needs a strong team of advisors to help them with their financial life.  Join Pat and his special guest, Robert Wolf, President of Terra Firma Business and Financial Consultants, as they discuss a comprehensive approach to financial assets and cash flow generation, all with an eye towards reducing taxes. You can reach Bob at rwolf@terrafirmaconsultantsllc.com

The Due Diligence Question presented by Mara Poling 19.02.2019

Send us Fan Mail What's my excuse for walking away from this deal? Due Diligence is more than legal and lender required work, although it is that.  And it's not there to confirm your decision. Good due diligence helps you identify the reason to walk away.

Should I Sell? presented by Mara Poling 12.02.2019

Send us Fan Mail When do you accept an unsolicited offer to buy your multifamily property?  How do you evaluate if selling now is better than exiting when your acquisition pro-forma planned for an exit?  Join Pat and learn how Mara Poling evaluates opportunities to exit.

Evaluating an Acquisition presented by Mara Poling 05.02.2019

Send us Fan Mail Thinking about writing that check? Wondering how to evaluate this acquisition?  Working with a firm like Mara Poling (or with them directly) - what questions should you ask to better understand the investment, its benefits and risks?  Then join Pat for this discussion on evaluating an acquisition.

Residential Investing - A Case Study presented by Mara Poling 29.01.2019

Send us Fan Mail 5 Key lessons learned from a real, live residential real estate investor.  Join Pat as he addresses the 5 greatest challenges faced by residential multifamily investors, what can be done to try and mitigate the risks, and what this particular residential investor decided to do.

Cash Flow presented by Mara Poling 22.01.2019

Send us Fan Mail Everyone wants cash flow and more of it.  Where does it come from?  How do you increase it? And, NOI is not cash flow - learn what else you need to include to really understand cash flow.

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