The LSCRE Podcast

The best opportunities often come when the market feels the most uncomfortable. In this video, Rob Beardsley and Craig McGrouther discuss today's multifamily market, why transaction activity has slowed, and how volatility and uncertainty are shaping investment decisions. They also share why the buying opportunity is still here, why investors need the resolve to move forward when sentiment is...

We've wrapped up another incredible year at Preserve at Copperleaf, and I'm excited to share that the property continues to exceed our projections! In this video, I recap the progress we've made since acquiring the property in 2024, walk through our performance, and share why I'm optimistic we'll be able to increase distributions past our current 10% cash on cash in the fu...

The best buying opportunities don't come around often. When they do, it's important to understand what makes them different. In this video, Rob Beardsley and Craig McGrouther explain why Tiburon Apartments became one of the few multifamily acquisitions they felt was truly worth buying in today's market. They discuss the property's below-replacement-cost basis, attractive loan a...

In this video, Rob Beardsley and Sam Morris walk through the Tiburon, highlight the untapped value-add potential, and discuss how strategic interior renovations and amenity improvements can help close the gap between current rents and renovated comparable properties in the market. Invest in Tiburon: https://my.lscre.com/portal/offerings/10313/

In this video, Craig McGrouther and Sam Morris explain why they believe now is a favorable time to invest in Texas multifamily instead of waiting on the sidelines. They discuss how population growth, job growth, limited new apartment supply, and improving rental fundamentals are creating opportunities for long-term multifamily investors. Learn more about LSCRE at www.lscre.com

In this video, Craig McGrouther and Sam Morris compare multifamily real estate to the S&P 500 and explain why they believe today's market presents a compelling opportunity for long-term investors. They also discuss why Warren Buffett is holding record levels of cash, what current market valuations could mean for investors, and why risk-adjusted returns matter when building a long-term inv...

In this video, I walk through the acquisition process behind Tiburon, a 2007 vintage multifamily property in Northwest Houston, and explain what it takes to win highly competitive apartment deals. I discuss why institutional-quality multifamily assets attract the deepest buyer pools, how certainty of closing impacts acquisitions, and why competing against institutional capital can be a major advan...

In this video, Rob Beardsley and Sam Morris walk through Tiburon, LSCRE's latest multifamily acquisition, a 320-unit apartment community located in Northwest Houston. This walkthrough explores the property's value-add opportunities, the fundamentals driving demand in the submarket, and why Tiburon stood out as an attractive acquisition despite strong competition from other buyers. Learn...

In this video, Craig McGrouther and Sam Morris discuss the importance of underwriting, risk management, and investing in high-quality multifamily assets. They explain why LSCRE prioritizes strong locations, durable business plans, and long-term liquidity when evaluating investment opportunities. Learn more about LSCRE at www.lscre.com

In this video, Rob Beardsley discusses the challenges S2 faced during the multifamily downturn and explains why time and money are the two essential ingredients for surviving difficult market cycles. He also shares lessons investors can learn about liquidity, capital calls, and navigating periods of market stress. Learn more about LSCRE at www.lscre.com

In this episode of the LSCRE Podcast, Rob Beardsley and Craig McGrouther discuss why some multifamily investors were recently forced to sell at significant losses. They break down how floating-rate debt, leverage, liquidity constraints, and failed capital calls contributed to investor losses, while explaining why today's market may present opportunities for well-capitalized investors with a l...

In this clip, Rob Beardsley and Craig McGrouther discuss why the best real estate deals are often the hardest to buy. They break down how competitive bidding, location, and liquidity can make quality assets more difficult to acquire, but easier to sell when market conditions become challenging. Learn more about LSCRE at www.lscre.com

In this video, Rob Beardsley and Craig McGrouther break down how the market cycle has reset and why buyers are becoming far more selective in multifamily investing. They discuss why “hard to buy” assets are often “easy to sell,” how liquidity matters in changing market conditions, and why location, supply constraints, and newer vintage properties continue to attract the deepest buyer pools. They a...

In this video, Rob Beardsley and Craig McGrouther break down the timing behind one key decision that helped protect a deal from rising interest rates during closing. They share how LSCRE locked the index for Preserve at Copper Springs near the bottom of the market before rates climbed higher, while also explaining the risks that come with locking ahead of closing. The discussion also covers how th...

In this video, Rob Beardsley and Craig McGrouther discuss why some wealthy investors rotate from the S&P 500 into private real estate during different market cycles. They explain how a tax-advantaged real estate yield can outperform lower post-tax stock yields, and why strategies like depreciation, cost segregation, and 1031 exchanges can dramatically improve long-term returns. Learn more abou...

In this video, Rob Beardsley and Craig McGrouther explain why deals with lower projected returns can often lead to better long-term outcomes. They discuss the discipline required to pass on aggressive “high-return” opportunities during strong markets, how recency bias can distort investor decision-making, and why protecting downside risk often matters more than chasing upside. They also cover the...

LSCRE is excited to share our first takeover update for Preserve at Copper Springs. In just one month of ownership, the team reduced over $60,000 in delinquency to $0. Early execution has been strong, but this is just the beginning. Watch the full takeover update to see what’s already changing at Preserve at Copper Springs. Learn more about LSCRE at www.lscre.com 

In this episode, Rob Beardsley and Craig McGrouther break down one of the biggest misconceptions in multifamily investing today: the belief that distressed real estate automatically means opportunity. They discuss why discounts from peak pricing can be misleading, how supply can overpower even the strongest demand story, and why investors need to look beyond flashy market data and marketing narrat...

In this clip of the LSCRE Podcast, Rob Beardsley and Craig McGrouther break down how delinquency can be actively managed in multifamily properties and why it plays a critical role in performance after takeover. They discuss what delinquency really represents in practice, how proactive collections efforts can materially shift outcomes, and why execution at the property level often determines how qu...

In this episode of the LSCRE Podcast, Rob Beardsley and Craig McGrouther break down how a $60,000 delinquency balance was taken to $0 in just 30 days after we took over a 376-unit multifamily property. They cover what drove the turnaround, from proactive collections to maintaining occupancy, and how scale impacts execution at larger properties. The conversation also highlights why “distress” doesn...

In this video, Rob Beardsley, Craig McGrouther, and Sam Morris break down why we don’t really make money on our new leases, we make money on our renewals and what that really means for multifamily operations. Instead of focusing only on occupancy or trade-outs, they explain how renewal rate directly impacts cash flow through turnover costs, vacancy, and operational risk. For long-term holders, ren...

In this video, Rob Beardsley, Craig McGrouther, and Sam Morris unpack the real relationship between Houston and oil, and why it’s often misunderstood. People look back at a time when a sharp drop in oil dragged everything down with it, from real estate to jobs to the broader economy, showing just how dependent the city once was. Today, oil still plays a major role, and when it rises, it drives pro...

Houston’s story is closely tied to oil and gas, but its economy today is much more diversified than it once was. In this episode of the LSCRE Podcast, Rob Beardsley, Craig McGrouther, and Sam Morris revisit the 1980s, when oil went from about $30 a barrel to about $8 a barrel. When that happened, it dragged down everything with it, with real estate on fire sale, widespread job losses, and banks fa...

In this episode of the LSCRE Podcast, Craig McGrouther sits down with Patrick Grimes to unpack why he moved away from speculative investing after losing everything in 2009 and how that experience reshaped his entire approach to risk. Instead of “big flips and big gambles,” his focus is on being hyper-diversified and cross-collateralized, investing at just 10–30% of collateral value rather than the...

We have successfully closed on Preserve at Copper Springs, a 376-unit apartment community in Houston, TX! If you’re a passive investor looking for stable, tax-efficient, cash-flowing opportunities: Reach out directly to Craig: craig@lscre.com Learn more: www.lscre.com In this episode of the LSCRE Podcast, Rob Beardsley and Craig McGrouther break down a counterintuitive truth most investors ignore....