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

Jeremy Roll has been investing in commercial real estate for over 18 years. He is an 100% passive investor and has invested in over a hundred different partnerships. He is a very savvy investor and has a well thought out perspective. (He is as sharp as they come.) In this podcast, James "The Professor" Eng discusses the challenges that commercial real estate investors will face with COVID 19. What...

Today, you need direction and confidence to handle the Scary Times ahead in multifamily real estate. James "The Professor" Eng discusses Dan Sullivan's "Scary Times Success Manual." James gives you 10 simple tips that you should follow. It can be tempting to focus only on surviving through difficult times, but with these tips in mind, we're confident you can keep on thriving. Right now, that means...

As the situation around COVID-19 continues to evolve, we recognize that these are unprecedented times that most apartment operators have never been through. They don't know, what they don't know. James "The Professor" Eng explains what committed operators must do to keep their property cash flowing. This is up to the minute advice that all operators must heed. To contact James Eng: JEng@oldcapital...

This special edition focuses on what LIMITED PARTNERS and GENERAL PARTNERS can possibly expect with the impact of the coronavirus on apartment investments. You will want to listen to this.

Rowan Multifamily Advisors (RMA) is a full-service real estate brokerage company for the acquisition and disposition of multifamily assets in North Texas. They focus on 'B & C' multifamily properties. This family owned company is led by a North Texas apartment industry legend in Mike Burch. RMA was started in 2012 by Mike Burch, his son Coleton Burch and industry veteran Pete Hartnett. Mike has be...

Rickey is an underwriter/ gate keeper for a Small Balance Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lender. He is an expert in providing smaller, non-recourse loans between $1,000,000 - $6,000,000 with the Agencies. Rickey explains what some of the new underwriting rules are for apartment buyers for 2020. Is Fannie Mae better? Is Freddie Mac better? Rickey helps you decide what loan could be a better choice for...

Michael discusses and answers some of the questions that you asked.

Good apartment property management is critical for your success. In today's discussion Lane speaks with Michael Walker with Walker Holder Residential Property Management. Michael has been in property management since 1981 and currently manages thousands of apartment units. Where do you start to find a property management company? How do you get a referral to the right group that is going to manage...

In structuring transactions; there are somethings you can do and not do…per the IRS guidelines. Michael discusses some of the in's and out's of doing a TENANTS IN COMMON structure.

The core skill of a deal sponsor is 1) finding apartment opportunities to buy 2) find equity from investors to invest in your deal. You can do this by yourself or you can recruit a partner to help you. Michael, discusses on how he and his business partner came together to form SPI Advisory.

No credit, No job, No liquidity is not a great way to start as a deal sponsor. The most challenging could be credit. Michael gives some insight on mitigating credit issues that some apartment deal sponsors have found themselves with in the past.

Joey Tumminello with Marcus & Millichap's Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) sells large apartment buildings to institutional buyers. Institutional buyers are REITS, insurance companies, large hedge funds and large family offices. Their groups average sales price is over $40 million. Joey chats with Michael and Paul about rookie mistakes some investors make when touring apartment buildings with...

Michael gives you an update on what is happening today in the apartment market. He reflects back on 2019 and what to expect in the future when investing in apartments. As you can imagine, finding and purchasing a value added apartment in 2020 will continue to be a challenge.

Spencer Burton helps manage a $45 billion real estate portfolio. This Ivy League graduate is a gate keeper to one of the largest real estate groups in the country. He and his team help determine whether their group should invest in a specific real estate opportunity. As you can imagine, those determinations are done through careful analysis and with lots of responsibility. Do you wish you could se...

Michael discusses future acquisition strategies with an apartment buyer. Michael has concerns about ownership focus and time management when looking to diversify into other markets. Most larger apartment markets have buying opportunities within their markets. Unfortunately, many potential buyers don't focus on a specific market to get an in-depth relationship with listing agents, local management...

Lane Beene is with Pilot Properties and owns almost 700 apartment units. This recently retired Lt. Colonel graduated from the US Air Force Academy and flew combat F16's for over 28 years. Less than 15 years ago, he started with one single family home and turned that into a large multi-million dollar apartment portfolio…all during the time he was serving in the military. He is direct. He is smart....

Are apartments values and prices too high? Michael chats about the direction of the apartment industry today. Do we have enough apartment supply? Too many apartments being built; too little? A lot of the apartment value is based on the expectation of job growth. What geographic areas do you want to invest in- has job growth? Also...follow Michael Becker's rule #1: Don't buy in the hood!

Benit Gupta was born in Nepal. He came to America for a better life with only $2000 in his pocket. He put himself through college and got into the rat race. After 10 years…he and his family wanted something different; he wanted to use real estate to build wealth and passive income streams. He did not want to make a costly investing mistake…so he became a member of a national education/mentoring or...

Darwin German is a PROUD apartment syndicator. He has been investing, operating and brokering commercial real estate for over 30 years. In the past, he has owned or managed over 8000 units. Today, through investor syndication he delivers housing to over 1500 families. He has over 400 individual investors and provides a living wage to his 50 employees. He is filled with great stories in owning and...

Occasionally, seller financing is an option to purchase a multifamily property. The seller becomes the lender. A regional bank…or Fannie Mae is not used to finance an apartment building. Michael discusses what he is seeing today in today's market and why or why not seller financing is used.

James "The Professor" Eng goes through the highlights of the two-day 2019 Old Capital Multifamily Conference at the House of Blues in Dallas. Almost 700 apartment investors attended the annual networking and educational event at the end of October. James gives you a breakdown of the different speakers and topics that were featured. Kim Betancourt, top economist with Fannie Mae, spoke about apartme...

Michael shares his opinion of a syndicator that doesn't put any of their own funds into a deal, but wants you to invest your money. Some new apartment syndicators or new managing members are under the impression that they do not need to put any of their own money into a deal that they are putting together. Michael, gives a lending war story or two from years ago when he was a banker.

Investors will only invest with you when they know, like and trust you. Perhaps a holiday party would be a good opportunity to build a deeper relationship with your investor. The guys discuss a "relationship building" activity that some investment groups use around the holidays.

Darwin German is a PROUD apartment syndicator. He has been investing, operating and brokering commercial real estate for over 30 years. In the past, he has owned or managed over 8000 units. Today, through investor syndication he delivers housing to over 1500 families. He has over 400 individual investors and provides a living wage to his 50 employees. He is filled with great stories in owning and...

Michael discusses another reason to invest in commercial real estate. Bonus depreciation can have a great impact on you. Please chat with your personal financial adviser or tax professional on what investing into a "hard asset" can do for you.