Real Estate Breakthrough

"One of your most important calculations is your cap rate." -Christina Suter Today I am sharing with you 3 ways to calculate a cap rate. When investing in multi family properties, the cap rate is used to compare a property against another. The equation for one step is your net income divided by the purchase price. First you have to determine what your net income is by including in that what you pa...

"I love taking a property and making that transition and beautifying it to create a changing community." -Jorge Abreu    Today I am interviewing Jorge Abreu who is the Co Founder and CEO of Elevate Commercial Investment Group, which is a real estate investment firm with a focus on multi-family assets and value adds. Jorge is the link between the property managers and the overall business functiona...

"You want your interest rate to be less than your cap rate or the other way around. You want your cap rate to be greater than your interest rate." -Christina Suter Today I am sharing with you something I learned a long time ago that helped me improve my investing. It was learning the difference between cap rate and interest rate and how they play a major role in investing. The first rule of thumb...

"As a real estate investor, yes you are running a business, but it is someone's home or shelter which is super important." -John Alden   Today I am interviewing John Alden who is the Managing Broker at Alden Pacific Investments which is a brokerage and consulting firm with a specialty in assisting investors in commercial real estate. They are located in Santa Monica, CA with a focus on higher end...

"Discernment is not judgement. Its perception in the absence of judgement. It means im perceiving what's occurring but not judging whats occurring." -Christina Suter  I have not shared a mindset segment in some time, but this one may be the most important skill I think is necessary a Real Estate Investor. Using discernment versus using judgment will help you find actionable solutions instead of us...

"It's a real benefit to be able to have the knowledge and the data and to be working with the right people." -Jeff Isenberg   Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Jeffrey Insenberg who I have known for quite some time and is the sponsor of my FIBI Pasadena meeting. He is an agent at the renowned Buckingham Investments . They focus on helping their clients build long term wealth using commerci...

"When you're investing in Knoxville, TN, your capital improvements will wipe you out faster than when you get a higher rent base like you would in a Southern California market." -Christina Suter  I am continuing with my 4 part series on investing in appreciating and depreciating markets and what that means. Today I am talking about stabilized markets and some of the ways investors can invest in th...

"If you can prepare yourself emotionally to fail, but create systems that are going to be set up very well, you're going to be in a great position." -Hunter Thompson   Today I am interviewing Hunter Thompson who is the Managing Principal at Asym Capital . At Asym Capital Hunter is responsible for helping his clients invest in passive cash flow investments working in various assets that include res...

"You need to pay attention to the cycles that occur where you are invested and it's your job to know the movements in those cycles and whether you've hit the top or the bottom and what you're going to do with the property at that point." -Christina Suter   Today I am talking about investing in stabilized markets and what market cycles indicate for these types of markets. A stabilized market is a p...

"I always feel the biggest hurdle in real estate is between your ears. The concepts of doing real estate are not that difficult. Most of it is you." -Jeff Greenberg   Today I am interviewing Jeff Greenberg who is the CEO and Managing Member of Synergetic Investment Group , a company that acquires multi family assets in the US. They have been involved in 50 million in projects handling over 1100 un...

"It's a gamble from my perspective of being a long term investor in positive cash flow properties. The market is defining itself based on those buyers, which is what I'm seeing because the price of multi units are buying and selling off of that." -Christina Suter   Today I am continuing with last week's show about appreciating markets and what works. Depending on your investing style and where you...

"The most important thing is systems and the reason they're so important is they are helping me scale because you can't just rely on people. If you do and your property manager leaves, you'll be in terrible shape and they've taken all that information with them." -Michael Borba   Today I am interviewing Michael Borba. He is the President and CEO of Borba Property Group which began as a small famil...

"Generally an appreciating market, I think of it as sprinting. Short, compact and has a specific beginning and a specific end. It has a specific purpose and you don't want to lose track of it." -Christina Suter   Today I am talking about what it's like investing in appreciating markets and what cycles can do to your investing style. Cycles can last for years, but the fluctuation of appreciating an...

"1 of the nicest things about real estate is anybody can manage anyway they want within the confines of being legal." -Wes Hill   Today I am interviewing a very special guest, Wes Hill who is one of the creators of Multi Family Asset Advisors . As a certified Property Manager and California Real Estate Broker, Wes has been involved in over $200 million transactions and is part owner in over 1,000...

"If you're riding an appreciation market, you want to try to purchase either in the lower half of the downturn or the beginning of the up turn and sell at the top of the market or as the market is starting to decrease." -Christina Suter   Today I am talking about out of state markets, their cycles and why it's important to understand what the rules are for your asset in a particular market. The tw...

"Once you are in a position where you don't have to worry about cash flow or finances, that's when the real self actualization starts to come into play." -Dek Bake   Today I am interviewing Dek Bake, one of the Founders of Fair Trade Real Estate , a California based acquisitions firm dedicated to high quality service in helping investors and everyday people buy and sell homes. Dek, who specializes...

"Investing out of state gives you the advantage to be able to diversify what you're holding and why you're holding it." -Christina Suter    Today I am answering a question I get asked a lot and that is, should I invest out of state? My answer is always yes and it depends. Knowing what your investment goals are can help guide you better to answering this question for yourself. Depending on where yo...

"The federal regulations when you're raising money from passive investors is that you're also selling a security as well as buying a piece of real property." -Peter Fischer   Today I am interviewing a long time associate and friend of the FIBI network Peter Fishcer who is a real estate attorney and investor, and a partner at Sklar Kirsh . His practice revolves around most facades of the real estat...

"It's about being willing to be found and seen and it's not that hard whether it's a physical meeting or virtual as the  pathways are pretty straight forward. -Christina Suter    Today I am sharing with you a few ways you can improve your real estate path in just 14 days. The two main components to this is one network and two, education. What I am suggesting you do is attend 2 meetings a day for b...

"A lot of investors might hear & know the strategy, but if you're not implementing it correctly before you sell the property, then your CPA however good they are, cannot help you." -Amanda Han   Today I am interviewing Amanda Han, who is one of the founders of Keystone CPA alongside her partner Matt MacFarland. Keystone CPA focuses on tax strategies for the everyday investor to help them achieve w...

" The team on the ground is what will define my success especially as an out of state investor because I need to be able to cultivate my team." -Christina Suter   Today I am sharing with you the websites I use that help me with my real estate investing. Research, research and more research is one of the key components to investing successfully. There are websites available to us like City-data.com...

"I wanted to have a day job that allowed me to run an active income business, but was also going to give me exposure, experience and the knowledge to grow a real estate portfolio in the space that I wanted to be in." -Anthony Walker   Today I am interviewing my friend and fellow investor Anthony Walker who is  the Managing Broker at Buckingham Investments . He is also a trusted advisor helping his...

"3 basic things: the deal, your team and your goals." -Christina Suter   Today I am sharing with you the 3 things that I use before investing in a deal. As investors, most of our lessons will be delivered through first hand experiences both positive and negative. The goal is to be as educated as possible so that you can eliminate as much risk as possible regardless of how secure or risky a deal is...

"Don't underestimate the power of RE organizations and meetings because they can truly kick start your career." -Reed Goosens Today I am interviewing Reed Goossens who has been an entrepreneur, author, speaker and investor since 2007. He is a Managing Partner at Wildhorn Capital responsible for asset management and all things financial. He is the host of the Investing in the US podcast and the aut...

"Your network is your access point to your deals. Your network is your access point to your clients depending on what you chose to do in real estate." -Christina Suter   Today I am sharing 5 power moves for the new investor. There's so much information out there that will help you discover what you want to do in life, but how hard is it to get started when you finally make that decision? As a new...