Old Capital Real Estate Investing Podcast with Michael Becker & Paul Peebles

It is a REQUIREMENT to do a thorough analysis of the neighbourhood crime stats and school ratings when you are thinking about investing in an apartment building.

If available, retaining some or all of the existing staff can give you immediate inside knowledge on some of the property secrets that you did not uncover during due diligence.

Scott Henderson started in the apartment industry in 1982. He has learned some valuable lessons in apartment investing and brokerage over the last 35 years and shares them with you. He gives listeners a unique perspective on some historical events in the apartment industry and his assessment on what is going on today with apartment investing. Items that you should be aware of: -What caused the Sav...

Michael gives some general rules of thumbs on how to "stress" your underwriting for a future valuation on the exit.

In this podcast we speak with 4 lead-partners that came together to buy a 152 unit building in Waco, Texas. We discuss how they met, how they found the property and what they liked about the asset and of course…how they will make it profitable for their equity investors.   To contact Kevin or Daniella Dhillon:  dhillonpartners.com   To contact Bryant Ho:  bryantkho@gmail.com   To contact Angel Flo...


Michael discusses what you should do to protect yourself right BEFORE you sign your loan documents and close on an apartment building.

The quarterly loan officer roundtable is an internal discuss with some of the loan officers at Old Capital on what is working or not working with lending. Jonathan Ferrell is introduced to the listeners. Jonathan joined Old Capital as a Senior Director. Jonathan has over 14 years in banking and is an expert on financing commercial real estate. James Eng gives us macro-economic feedback on how some...

Michael gives reasons on why he would NOT build large apartments at this time.

Multifamily physical due diligence is extremely important. You gotta know what you are buying!  You need an apartment inspector to determine the condition of the asset you are buying.  Bryan Amos is a multifamily inspector & engineer. He helps buyers uncover possible rehab concerns and potential future costs when they are considering purchasing an apartment building. He is looking out for you and...

Michael comments on his personal beliefs on apartment ownership. He points to a few factors that keep his outlook positive. According to a new study commissioned by the National Multifamily Housing Council and the National Apartment Association, delayed marriages, an ageing population and international immigration are increasing a pressing need for new apartments in the U.S., to the tune of 4.6 mi...

Michael Becker knows something about finding apartment buying opportunities. He and his investors own thousands of apartment units. Michael explains what it takes to get the momentum going with listing agents and other influencers. Michael shares his win-win strategy on how to build deeper relationships with the "right people" in the apartment brokerage community. To receive our FREE 15 page WHITE...

Michael discusses what lenders are looking for when applying for financing on an apartment transaction.  With apartment lending- the quality, condition and location of the asset are the most important factors in underwriting. A PRE-APPROVAL is not going to be available because 2/3rds of an apartment lending decision is based on subject property. The lender needs to have a complete picture on a num...

Lessons learned from 30+ years in Property Management: City Gate Property Group Dawn Waye is President of Dallas/ Fort Worth based City Gate Property Group third party property apartment management. G. Patrick Smits is the CEO. Both have deep knowledge of managing in the "B & C – workforce housing" space. They currently manage over 10,000 units. Dawn & Pat share some ideas on what the 'biggest ban...

Interest only can certainly help the cash-on-cash returns on your investment. If you are purchasing a broken property- deferred maintenance, bad management, bad occupancy; you need some type of payment relief during times of weak cash flow. Having an interest only period during the renovation is certainly typical for a BRIDGE type of loan. Banks typically don't like to do lots of interest only…bec...

Al Silva has successfully closed nearly 15,000 units and over $600 million in investment sales transactions and in doing so has averaged an industry leading 99.6% closed sales price to asking price ratio. Al is currently based out of the Marcus & Millichap Fort Worth office, where he has been the top agent in seven out of nine years since the office opened in 2007.  You think it's tough to be awar...

Michael discusses who represents the buyer and seller and who pays the listing agent. In today's HOT apartment market…most apartment listing agents WILL NOT share the sales commission with a buyer's representative. Unlike the single family home market, where it is typical for the listing agent to share or split commission fees, most apartment listing brokers will not pay your agent representing yo...

This is the second podcast focusing on the new apartment buyer. "The first transaction is the hardest…" continues to be our theme. Today, we talk to a couple that was motivated to think about creating a passive income stream by a serious car accident. That life changing event put a new perspective on how important passive income can be. Doug is a dentist in north Texas and was severely injured in...

Yes and No…. After the Fed's raised rates last week; the 10 year treasury fell. The 10 year treasury is the benchmark interest rate for many commercial real estate transactions. The long term interest rates are getting flatter as compared to the short term interest rates. At this time, it should have a limited impact on investor that purchase or own commercial real estate for a long term hold. We...

Buying your first apartment building is the hardest.   The second and third become substantially less stressful and much easier …because you have created a "team template" for successfully closing an apartment transaction.  You have put your team together.   You have your banker, attorney, broker, insurance professional, third party property management company & physical inspector or engineer.  Ju...

Mark Patten & Mandy Thiebaud are CPA's with McKinnon Patten & Associates in Dallas. Their firm provides comprehensive tax, accounting and advisory services to a full range of real estate professionals and entities. Mark & Mandy are experts in advising clients on why owning real estate is more than just a return on your investment. With multiple IRS tax implications, the CPA's layout some structura...

Not all Lenders are the same; some Banks are not real estate lenders.  Not all Lenders like Apartment loans Not all Lenders like older properties that need to be rehabbed and repositioned  Not all Lenders like non-recourse loans; most will not even offer non-recourse loans Not all Lenders will like the part of town that you want to invest in. Not all Lenders will give you maximum leverage to acqui...

Raj was a civil engineer for the City of Dallas for 17 years. His wife, Raje is a dentist. After losing a huge amount of retirement money in the stock market crash about 9 years ago, they went searching for another way to invest. They wanted something that they could control. They looked at many options… but were drawn to real estate. Before they invested a dime into real estate, they invested in...

Top of the market (A+ institutional construction) is getting a little frothy in the urban core and suburban markets throughout the nation. Spread between the A property and C property is flatting on the cap rates. Coming out of the 2008 recession the A's recovered first and then the B's and C's followed. The cap rates between the different property types have compressed tremendously. Mike gives hi...

Recently Michael Becker was a guest on the Jacob Ayers Real Estate Podcast. Michael talks about his journey from being a commercial real estate banker to being "THE GUY" buying and operating apartments.  Michael discusses what made him successful in winning the purchase sale contract when he first started in this competitive market. If you don't have a qualified mentor, get one! If you don't have...

What is it and does every lender have that? Banks do not, Fannie and Freddie do! Freddie's is called Multifamily Green Advantage. Fannie's is called the Green Rewards Program. BOTTOM LINE: Older properties need to be more energy efficient; the agencies are incentivizing owners to change current usage by landlords and tenants of electric and/or water by 20%... if you are successful, your new loan m...