James Nelson

The Insider's Edge To Real Estate Investing

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You'll learn how to get started and level up in real estate investing on "The Insider's Edge to Real Estate Investing."Hosted by James Nelson, Principal and Head of Avison Young's Tri-State Investment Sales Group in New York City, the show features legends in the business and industry experts who share their experiences and advice. Nelson is also a WSJ bestselling author and investor with a 25-year career, during which he has sold more than 500 properties and loans totaling over $5 billion. His accolades include being named the #1 broker at Avison Young globally, a Commercial Observer's Power...

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12. Jordan Vogel: Says Just Do It 14.01.2020 1:00:26

On this week's show, I welcome Jordan Vogel, co-founder of Benchmark Real Estate Group to discuss his early career and how he founded his current company. Tune to hear how growing up in New York City gave him a dream of one day owning property in New York, as well as how working as a property manager showed him all that goes into real estate. Jordan also discusses how he first started off raising...

11. Ken Horn: From a $600 Law School Education to a Prominent New York Development Company 07.01.2020 59:58

Happy New Year to all! On this week's show I welcome Brooklyn native, Ken Horn, onto the show to discuss his early upbringing and ventures in New York real estate. Like many of our previous guests, Ken didn't grow up around the real estate business, but rather found it later in life through other avenues. Listen in to hear how Ken managed to go to law school for just $600 dollars, brought the busi...

10. From Interning to Mastering Development with Susan Hewitt 31.12.2019 57:57

On this week's show, I welcome Susan Hewitt, co-founder of the Chesire Group, a real estate investment firm specializing in New York metro-area multifamily properties. Tune in to hear how talking her way into a summer job after college at a small development firm in Providence, Rhode Island set up her career in real estate. She gives us an inside look at how working on small conversion projects ga...

9. How a Colgate Education Set Dan Hurwitz Up for Success 24.12.2019 1:00:03

On this week's episode, I have the pleasure of welcoming to the show Dan Hurwitz, founder and CEO of Raider Hill Advisors, a private retail real estate investment and advisory firm. Over the course of his career, Dan has held a variety of positions including CEO at DDR Corp., interim CEO of Brixmor Property Group and Senior Vice President and Director of Real Estate and Corporate Development for B...

8. From Broker to Owner with Special Guest Ofer Yardeni 17.12.2019 57:42

On this week's show, I welcome industry titan, Ofer Yardeni, Founder and CEO of Stonehenge NYC. This fantastic show covers Ofer's journey from broker to owner and what separates his firm today by leveraging technology. Tune in to hear about his childhood in Israel, moving to New York City with $600 in his pocket and how he formed his great partnership. Yardeni also shares great advice for any firs...

7. Lessons Learned from a Conversation with Jeff Ravetz 10.12.2019 57:01

In this week's episode, we have Jeff Ravetz, Principal of Girona Ventures, on the show to cover many different topics in the real estate investing world. Hear how Jeff's childhood growing up in Long Island helped shape his career in real estate by visiting properties with his father, as well as how real estate grants him the independence he was looking for in a career. Jeff also explains that imme...

6. Real Estate Investing - Live from Fordham 03.12.2019 58:43

Tune in as we bring Real Estate Investing - Live from New York to the Fordham University campus. Special guests include Martin Gilligan, Hugh Kelly, Sadie McKeown and Serge Reda.

5. The Art of Commercial Real Estate Investing with Author Doug Marshall Continued 26.11.2019 58:14

In this week's episode, we continue our fantastic conversation with Doug Marshall, author of "Mastering the Art of Commercial Real Estate Investing." The discussion further unravels as James and Doug discuss the professionals needed in order to close a real estate transaction, how there may be a conflict for some brokers who want to invest in property themselves and the different levels of investo...

4. Building Passive Income. An Interview with Doug Marshall. 19.11.2019 53:30

This week's episode features Doug Marshall, author of "Mastering the Art of Commercial Real Estate Investing." Tune in to hear Doug discuss how writing blog posts every other week 12 years ago turned into a complete book about how to invest in Commercial Real Estate. He discusses with James the seven advantages he believes investing in real estate bring, as well as why real estate is the best form...

3. Partnership. Performance. An Interview with Mark Rose. 12.11.2019 57:25

Tune in to hear why Mark Rose led the opening of 50 offices in the U,S with a total of now 120 around the world, for Avison Young. When he joined the Canadian firm, he convinced them that their truly client first approach way of doing business was needed around the world. Mark accomplished this unprecedented expansion with a great hands on team in just a little over 10 years. A born New Yorker, Ma...

2. Leading By Example with MaryAnne Gilmartin 05.11.2019 58:22

In this episode James Nelson sits down with a leader in the commercial real estate industry. MaryAnne Gilmartin is Chief Executive Officer of L&L MAG, a New York-based real estate development company she founded with David Levinson and Robert Lapidus. Prior to founding L&L MAG, MaryAnne served as President & CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies, where she oversaw a period of game-changing ground-up...

1. How Bruce Ratner Became One of New York City's Top Developers 29.10.2019 57:14

Legendary developer Bruce Ratner has been the catalyst behind some of New York City's largest commercial and residential projects. In this episode Bruce shares how he got started in the commercial real estate business and his secret to success. Since co-founding Forest City Ratner Company in 1985, Bruce's firm has built around 50 ground-up projects in New York City, including the New York Times bu...