Ritter on Real Estate

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Gene Trowbridge. Gene, a veteran securities attorney and former syndicator, breaks down potential SEC and Congressional changes to accredited investor rules, including proposals to exclude retirement accounts from net worth calculations, raise income and net worth thresholds, or introduce a qualifying exam. They also explore the debate over allowing 401k f...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Eddie Speed. Eddie shares how note investing allows individuals to step into the role of the bank, generating strong cash flow backed by real estate while avoiding the headaches of being a landlord. He explains why today’s market conditions, including tighter underwriting and compressed rental margins, have created a major opportunity to serve creditworthy...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Dwight Dunton. Dwight shares how he built Bonaventure from a single 378-unit acquisition at age 25 into a vertically integrated platform with billions in assets by prioritizing discipline, risk management, and long-term thinking. He explains why fixed-rate debt, conservative leverage, and true sponsor alignment are critical to surviving downturns and compo...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Zach Feldman. Zach breaks down the nuances of student housing, from renting by the bed with parental guarantors to achieving near full occupancy by pre-leasing a year in advance, and explains why location and university enrollment trends are critical to success. He shares how top operators differentiate through hospitality-driven design, health and wellnes...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Curtis Edwards. They dive into the details of a new Hudson Investing project, the 300-unit Maple Knoll Apartments in Westfield, Indiana, breaking down why it exemplifies their current investment strategy. Curtis and Kent discuss how a focus on high-growth markets, operational efficiencies, and simple, smart renovations can create strong, risk-adjusted retu...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Ben Kanner. They dig into why EV charging has quickly shifted from a “nice-to-have” sustainability feature to a real, capital-efficient value-add for multifamily owners. Ben explains how growing EV adoption, renter demand, and rent premiums are creating a compelling NOI opportunity—especially when paired with a no-upfront-cost infrastructure model. The con...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Mark Kenney, co-founder of Think Multifamily, for a candid conversation on what real market downturns actually teach long-term operators. Mark draws on 30+ years of experience and recent hard lessons from the multifamily correction to unpack what broke, what held, and what investors must rethink around debt, partnerships, and risk. They dive into the reali...

*This is a previously aired episode* On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Robert Preston to explore why RV parks are an underrated and increasingly compelling real estate asset class. Robert shares his journey from single-family flips to multifamily, mobile home parks, and ultimately RV parks, explaining how lower competition, strong cash flow, and operational upside drew him into the space....

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Matthew Medrano to break down why real estate financing often gets harder as investors scale—and what smart investors can do before they stall out. Matt explains how traditional banks underwrite borrowers, why arbitrary lending caps exist, and how asset-based and DSCR lending can unlock continued growth beyond the first 5–10 properties. The conversation de...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Bob Fraser. Bob explains why many passive investors underperform not because they choose bad deals, but because they misunderstand portfolio construction and risk. He breaks down how volatility quietly erodes compounding, why true diversification requires uncorrelated assets, and how family offices think differently about capital preservation. The conversa...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Justin Goodin. Justin breaks down how he’s still getting ground-up multifamily and mixed-use deals done in a market where most development has slowed, including how public-private partnerships can bridge the “cost vs. value at ribbon cutting” gap. They dig into real risk mitigation in development—GMP contracts, lower leverage, stronger contingencies, and a...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Veena Jetti. Veena, founder of Vive Funds, breaks down the massive $100 trillion wealth transfer headed toward women and why this shift will fundamentally reshape investing, leadership, and capital allocation. She and Kent explore how women think about money differently, the social and structural impacts of this generational shift, and how operators should...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Matt Faircloth. Matt walks through his 20-year journey from small single-family deals to raising hundreds of millions in private capital and building a diversified portfolio of multifamily, hotels, and a debt fund. He and Kent unpack why the classic value-add play has changed in today’s market, where he still sees opportunity in newer assets and public-pri...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by August Biniaz. August walks through what it really takes to launch and scale a real estate private equity firm, from finding your place between mom-and-pop operators and institutional giants to structuring a business that can attract serious capital. He breaks down the three core pillars of a PE firm—acquisitions, asset management, and investor relations—a...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Chris Zona. Chris shares how investors can use litigation not as a defensive tool but as a powerful offensive strategy to unlock value in distressed and value-add real estate deals. He explains how buying non-performing notes, enforcing loan covenants, and strategically using foreclosure or receivership actions can give investors control and create strong...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Gino Barbaro. Gino is an investor, author, coach, and co-founder of Jake & Gino, who has built a $400M multifamily portfolio and now teaches others how to do the same. In this conversation, Kent and Gino revisit Gino’s investing journey from restaurant owner to real estate mogul and dig into his “Jockey, Saddle, Horse” framework for evaluating passive...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Matt Picheny. Matt shares his journey from actor and web developer to real estate investor, revealing how one condo purchase in New York City turned into a 15+ year career and a portfolio touching over 10,000 apartments. He and Kent unpack the surprising similarities between Broadway show syndications and multifamily deals, including how he invested in Ham...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Pascal Wagner. A former Techstars VC turned professional LP. Pascal shares how he built a six-figure passive income stream by diversifying across real estate and alternatives—and the simple three-step framework he uses to evaluate opportunities with institutional discipline. He explains why clarity of goals comes first, why great investors source and filte...

 On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Axel Ragnarsson—founder of Aligned Real Estate Partners and host of The Multifamily Wealth Podcast. Axel breaks down why his team targets small-to-mid multifamily in New Hampshire and Rhode Island, winning on inefficiencies while packaging assets into funds to spread risk. He gets tactical on the tech that lets a scattered-site portfolio scale (self-showi...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Amanda Han and Matt MacFarland, partners at Keystone CPA and authors of Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor . Amanda and Matt reveal how real estate investors—from beginners to high-net-worth professionals—can use the tax code to build wealth faster and keep more of their earnings. They break down how depreciation, bonus depreciation, and cos...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Paul Moore. Paul shares his unconventional journey from Ford Motor Company to building and selling a business, before discovering his passion for real estate and eventually founding Wellings Capital. He breaks down how his firm evaluates hundreds of operators to find only the best opportunities, why diversification across asset types and capital stack is k...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Andrew Cushman. Andrew shares his journey from chemical engineer to full-time multifamily investor, with more than 3,000 units syndicated and repositioned. He explains why chasing “rough C” properties created more risk and headaches than reward, why class B assets offer the best risk-adjusted returns, and how probabilistic thinking guides his underwriting...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Michael Blank. Michael shares his winding path from software IPO riches to a painful restaurant collapse, the light-bulb moment that multifamily creates true “mailbox money,” and how a Who-Not-How mindset lets new investors scale without waiting for decades of experience or their own capital. He breaks down the most common limiting beliefs, the step-by-ste...

 On this week’s episode of Ritter on Real Estate, Kent Ritter interviews John Casmon. They break down a real case study: a 2019-built, B-class Louisville asset bought in 2021 where the team created value through operations and paired the plan with stable, assumed fixed-rate debt. John shares how they tightened collections, navigated a surprise tax reassessment, and used a “process, people, partner...

On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Jonathan Greene, longtime investor and host of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing. Jonathan shares how growing up learning real estate “old school” from his attorney-investor father shaped his bias toward action, diversification, and treating each property like a business. He explains why many busy, high-income earners should start with passive syndi...