Passive Income Through Multifamily Real Estate

Going full cycle on deals is often very important, particularly when you’re trying to build a track record. But seeing a deal through till the projected end isn’t always necessary if returns are high before this point. Today's guest, Michael Becker, Principal at SPI Advisory, is here to share more on disposition with us. In this show, Michael sheds light on a host of disposition-related topic...

There are three main objections to investing in the California real estate market: there is a barrier to entry, the cap rates are too low, and the properties are too expensive. On today’s show, listeners will hear real estate broker Juan Huizar convincingly refute each of these popular claims, showing that this market not only has a promising future but is performing surprisingly well despite the...

Today, Kyle Mitchel and Gary Lipsky look back at their latest summit, talk about the raging success that it was, and why you can’t miss out on the next one. The Asset Management Summit was hosted in September and October, and was born out of one question: How do we become best-in-class operators in asset management? To create maximum value, Gary and Kyle got in touch with the best speakers in the...

Not all landlords want to hire property managers. It could be that fees are too expensive and erase the margins completely or just that they would like more control. Whatever the case, landlords need systems to self-manage their property. Today’s guest, Laurence Jankelow, co-founded a company, Avail, that has built an all-in-one suite of tools to help landlords manage their rental properties. We k...

Fritz Ritter and his team at Kronos Investment Partners are skilled at obtaining tenant data to help them form their business plans and fit properties with the appropriate amenities. The age, family size, professions, and hobbies of your families play a large role in the type of property that they are interested in. In this episode, Fritz shares his tools and strategies for creating tenant profile...

Opportunity Zones were created to revitalize economically distressed communities using private investments rather than taxpayer dollars. However, due to their relative newness, Opportunity Zones are understandably unfamiliar to most investors and residents of these newly designated areas. What exactly are the benefits? Today’s guest is Jake Gardner, Head Of Investor Relations at the St. George Opp...

The topic of downside protection is of particular importance right now as we are all going through this current crisis and period of instability. Our guest, Tauheed Siddiqui, is here to discuss his thoughts on the subject and how he and his company, TAAS, have gone about preparing for the more difficult times. He mentions conservative underwriting as the best place to start with a safety net. He a...

While moving from single-family into multifamily is a gamechanger, once you start closing 1,000+ unit deals, things definitely switch gear again! Our guest on the show today is Jorge Abreu, and he joins us to talk about what it takes to close deals of that size, having recently closed on both a 1,000-unit portfolio and an 850-unit property too. Jorge is the co-founder and CEO of Elevate Commercial...

Jason Yarusi from Yarusi Holdings joins us today to give some practical advice for saving on controllable expenses. The first place where you want to start is with your utilities, and he shares how little adjustments in terms of water and electricity can make a big difference. Another area with cost-saving potential is contracts. When you have had the same service provider for years, it is easy to...

We know that deals can be structured in numerous ways. One model we don’t often hear about is joint ventures. Our guest today, Jerome Myers, has chosen this deal structure model to grow his real estate portfolio. As an asset manager for about 90 units and 90,000 square feet of workforce housing across Virginia and North Carolina, Jerome is also a passionate coach and teaches his methods of multifa...

Today on the podcast, listeners will hear from Ajai Sharma, the founder, and principal of AimNext Realty. Ajai oversees all aspects of property operations, including asset management, property management oversight, and investor relations. Since he entered the real estate investing space in 2008, he has been involved in almost 5,000 units as a passive investor and also a deal sponsor. In this episo...

Today on the Passive Investment Through Multi-family Real Estate Podcast we are joined by Damion Lupo! Damion has a long history in entrepreneurship and he is here to talk about the new CARES Act and how it might affect the foreseeable future for real estate investors. Damion does a sterling job of explaining the particulars of the act and what it means right now, leading into the rest of the cale...

Strong investor relations are a crucial part of the syndication puzzle. Without these, it will be very difficult to thrive in the business. Our guest today, Ivan Barratt of Barratt Asset Management, is here to share his top tips on creating investor relationships that propel you to success. In this episode, we learn about the importance of investor communication. Ivan shares how frequently he inte...

Diversification can be a great ally in the game of passive investing and today's guest is a wonderful example of this! Travis Watts currently has 27 investments, utilizing 14 different sponsors, and while this high number might be a bit unusual, our conversation makes it quite clear how Travis has made this work for him and his business. Travis believes in recession-resistant asset classes an...

Going through a property’s monthly reports might not be the most glamorous syndication related activity, but it is incredibly important. You need to inspect each report with a fine-tooth comb to ensure that all of the numbers are correct. Today, Kyle Mitchell, co-host of this show, is in the hot seat, answering questions about monthly reporting. In this episode, Kyle talks about the new company he...

Starting your real estate investment journey with single-family is a good way to get an understanding of all the moving parts. However, it's not scalable or passive and often requires more work than a larger project. Our guest today, Agnes Wong, saw this first hand, which is why she transitioned from single-family solely to include multifamily. Her portfolio now consists of single-family, mul...

It is so important to explore every avenue when trying to generate more income from your properties. This requires creativity and outside of the box thinking. Today’s guest, Ben Suttles, of Disrupt Equity, is here to share some of the top strategies he and his team use to increase their property returns. In this episode, Ben sheds light on why implementing RUBS is a huge boost to property revenue....

When it comes to investing and managing a large portfolio, fortune definitely favors those who know when to take risks but more importantly, when to exercise diligence and caution. Today on the show we were lucky to speak about all the ways that we could become better multifamily syndicators with the famous Gino Barbaro! For listeners newer in the game, Gino has over $100 million, or 1400 units in...

With all the different concerns that go into real estate investing and the multifamily business, the human element can sometimes be understated. After all, managing a residential property is first and foremost about providing people with a place to stay! This is the attitude of our guest today, Jamie Gruber, who has a strong philosophy of putting people first. This does not mean that he is not bus...

Self-storage is a fast-growing sector of commercial real estate that has been called ‘recession-resistant’. Today’s guest is Kris Benson, a Chief Investment Officer for Reliant Investments, which is a subsidiary of Reliant Real Estate Management and was named one of the top 30 commercial self-storage operators in the US in 2018. Investing in real estate has been in Kris’s steadfast path to passive...

Today on the show we welcome Andrew Campbell, the co-founder at Wildhorn Capital, a multifamily operations group in Central Texas. Currently, they have 1,800 units that are all value ad and within the B to A-minus asset class range. Andrew shares with listeners how they have been doing in-house renovations with great success, partly due to the savings they make on bulk purchases and focusing on th...

With a ratio of four million employees to two million companies, the commercial real estate industry in the US is highly bifurcated. Some of the larger firms have over two million employees though, meaning there are a considerable amount of companies that only have a staff count of one or two. Hiring full-time specialist staff in such a climate can be difficult for the smaller firms, but our guest...

Our guest for this episode, Drew Kniffin, is the president of Nighthawk Equity, a syndication group focused exclusively on buying C plus and B class multifamily assets. The topic today is leasing, and as an expert in this field, Drew shares what a good leasing strategy should look like, including the performance indicators for leases and leasing agents and how they have had to temporarily adjust t...

Where do you want to be in ten or twenty years from total monthly income perspective? Are you interested in passive real estate investments that will allow to live off the money you make on them in the meantime, while also continuing to increase in value? Today’s guest is David Gwilt, an active duty USAF Officer, Realtor, Real Estate Investor, and financial analyst for an apartment investing firm....

With the right approach to your value-add strategy, you can be sure that your dollars are being well spent, you’re up to speed with your competition, and that you’ll lease up faster! Today on the show, Kyle interviews Gary and the two talk shop about best practices for value-add! It’s important to start your value-add process from the very beginning, and Gary tells us that he’s already thinking ab...