Real Estate Investor Podcast

Welcome to Episode 65 of the Asset Management Mastery Podcast. Today, it’s just family. Your hosts, Kyle Mitchell and Gary Lipsky, are discussing their new book, Best In Class: How to Manage Your Multifamily Asset, Avoid Mistakes, and Build Wealth through Real Estate . There are plenty of books about investing in multifamily real estate, but few that tell you what to do with that property once you...

There are a bunch of factors that contribute to closing deals with finesse and David Lagat joins us today to share his skills in this department. David is the Owner of Bella Asset Management, a vertically integrated company that does multifamily in Texas and the surrounding states. The last three months have been extremely busy for David; he closed on three deals in just a week recently, so we kic...

If you are in the multifamily game and want to scale up, you should seriously consider becoming vertically integrated. The more you can bring the different processes involved in deal acquisition and property management in-house, the more seamless the processes that govern your business will become. Jacob Garza from REEP Equity doesn’t just own 2,700 units but does all his property management too,...

The Texas freeze of 2021 had a huge array of impacts on the population, the economy, and of course the real estate world. Joining us on the show today to unpack some of these results is Omar Hernandez of the Garzella Group, an insurance brokerage firm based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Garzella deals with commercial real estate from all over the US and focusses on partnering up with local banks to brin...

Financial independence and greater control of how our money can work for us might seem very attractive, but how exactly do we go about making this a reality? Joining us on the show today to talk about his approach to having a better handle on the way we interact with our money and deal with our investments, is the amazing Mark Willis from Lake Growth Financial Services. We get to hear from Mark ab...

More than anything, good property management is about good people. No one knows that better than today’s guest, Tom Shelton, of Asset Living. In this episode, Tom walks us through what to look for when finding a property management company and sheds light on how operators can build strong relationships with this key part of their team. Tom talks about the importance of being on the same page, havi...

Working with property managers is not always easy. It involves setting clear expectations upfront and having difficult conversations at times. Kaylee McMahon does not shy away from these talks because she knows what is at stake. Kaylee is known as The Apartment Queen, and after today’s episode, you will understand why! We sit down to talk about her criteria when hiring a property manager, the impo...

In today’s episode, Gary and Kyle talk about the 42-unit midtown asset they recently sold in Tuscon. We hear about how they took the property from barely surviving to thriving, and the upgrades they chose to make. Gary and Kyle do not only look for rehab opportunities; they also look for chances to upgrade operations. We find out what surprised them when they tweaked the building and the rationale...

As an owner, you always want to be lowering your operating costs. One underutilized mechanism to boost NOI is water conservation. Here to shed light on this topic is Kelly Stinson. Kelly is partnered with SAS, an organization that focuses on water efficiency and reducing water-related expenses in multifamily operations. In today’s episode, we hear about how SAS helps owners save money and the proc...

Refinancing properties is no easy feat. However, when done properly, both syndicators and investors can reap the rewards. Joining us today is Steve Louie, a partner at Vertical Street Ventures, a syndication firm focused on the Phoenix area. In this episode, Steve sheds light on the two properties the firm refinanced, how they did it, and what the benefits for the investors were. Not only did the...

Asset management is such a huge piece of real estate investing that is not talked about enough. We need to continue to push resources and information about asset management out there so that people can continue to learn about it! Today on the show, we have our very own Gary Lipsky and Kyle Mitchell, and we have some news to share today! We are excited to announce that we will be launching our cour...

New laws are coming into effect that impacts how you raise capital and who you can bring onto deals as accredited investors. To explain these changes, we welcome syndicator and securities lawyer Gene Trowbridge back onto the show. After chatting about his professional history, we dive into the topic, with Gene unpacking why spousal equivalence is a game-changer for many couples who want to invest....

You’re missing out on huge profits if you don’t have an exit plan in place when you buy a property. Today we speak with real estate veteran, coach, and expert strategist Mike Morawski about maximizing your profits through solid exit strategies. After chatting about his extensive real estate background, Mike reveals his transition into helping people to scale their businesses while living a better...

Today we speak with Brock Mogensen about the mistakes he made as a rookie real estate investor, and how he has developed his processes to iron our potential problems in the future. To kick things off, we ask Brock to share a little on his professional history and his first deal. He touches on the importance of due diligence, and why it is important to meet with tenants on-site. Following this, Bro...

One of the great things about investing in real estate is that the returns you get from a property can come from so many different places. Today’s guest is Guido Nunez and he joins us to talk about all the creative ways he has boosted his net operating income to take home bigger profits at the end of the day. Our conversation with Guido centers specifically around the strategies he has implemented...

When it comes to value-add strategies, spending your CapEx budget on features that will boost your NOI as much as possible is a must. Today’s guest is Sandhya Seshadri and she joins us to talk about the amazing value-add strategy she implemented on her 86-door property in Cleburne. Since purchasing the property in 2019, Sandhya and her team have been able to upgrade the property significantly usin...

Employing foreign investor capital could suit your syndication perfectly, but there are some differences in the process compared to working locally. A basic foundation of knowledge will therefore be very beneficial to have so that you can know what to expect before choosing this option. Today’s guest is Charles Carillo and with his extensive experience in working with international investors, he i...

Welcome to the Asset Management Mastery Podcast. This show focuses on educating syndicators and apartment owners on how to build systems and manage their properties more efficiently to become best-in-class operators. In today’s show, Gary interviews Kyle about their most recent acquisition in Tucson to take listeners behind the scenes on how they look at markets, opportunities, and executing a bus...

For over a decade, Andrew Cushman has been growing real estate investment businesses full-time. Starting off with single-family properties in the depths of the Great Recession, Andrew completed 27 single-family flips, all of which were profitable. In 2011, he transitioned to the acquisition and repositioning of multifamily properties and now acquires B-class, value-add properties throughout Texas...

In today’s segment, we focus on building better systems and becoming best-in-class real estate operators. Our guests, Ed Sittler and Perry Zhang, walk us through the ins and outs of their latest deals and share insider tips along the way. We open the show by hearing about Ed and Perry’s professional history and get up to speed with their most recent CapEx development. Ed reveals some of the immedi...

Preferred equity is not something you tackle when starting out as a new syndicator. It comes with a large amount of added paperwork, legalities, due diligence, and much more. Today on the show we talk to a leader in this field, Ellie Perlman, founder of Blue Lake Capital. Ellie has over 10 years of experience in real estate investment, law, and property management. She started her career in Israel...

Joining us for this Asset Management Friday segment is Justin Fraser, host of the True Multifamily Podcast and syndicator at 88 Real Estate Capital. In our conversation, we get to hear about Justin's role at the firm and the most recent deal they completed before we dive into our focus of hardening assets and what this means for syndicators. Justin explains what an important part of the real...

Welcome to another Asset Management Friday’s Edition of the Passive Income Through MultiFamily Real Estate Podcast. Today’s guest on the show is Veena Jetti, who is the founding partner of Vive Funds, a unique commercial real estate firm that specializes in curating conservative opportunities for investors. Veena is also a multifamily owner-operator, real estate investor, and entrepreneur with ove...

Knowledgeable and passionate about all things real estate and with a keen eye for detail, Ashley Wilson, Founder of Bad Ash Investments, joins us on the show today to discuss topics ranging from construction management to COVID-19 to capital reserves. Before Ashley became a real estate investor over 10 years ago, she was involved in vaccine development. Her knowledge of pandemics meant that in the...

For this Asset Management Fridays edition of the show, Chris Jackson from Sharpline Equity joins us to talk about renewal management now versus a few months back! Chris is a multifamily investor and syndicator with 10 years of experience, who has raised over 12 million dollars and completed over 500 unit transactions. Chris weighs in on the value of having more communication touchpoints with tenan...