The LSCRE Podcast

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....

In this Q&A session, Rob Beardsley (Founder & CEO of LSCRE) answers some of the toughest questions investors are asking about the multifamily market right now. Topics include whether the U.S. economy is actually in a recession, where we are in the real estate cycle, the biggest risks facing multifamily today, and how sponsors protect investor capital in volatile interest-rate environments....

In this episode of the LSCRE Podcast, Craig McGrouther sit down with Paul Moore to unpack one of the most misunderstood ideas in investing: the difference between investing and speculating. After selling his company in his early 30s, Paul believed he had become a full-time investor.  Instead, he learned the hard way that he had become a full-time speculator—a realization that eventually cost him m...

In this episode of the LSCRE Podcast, Rob Beardsley and Craig McGrouther unpack what’s really happening in today’s multifamily market - and why chasing “home run” deals may be the fastest way to lose investor trust. After meeting with dozens of investors at the Best Ever Conference, a clear theme emerged: value-add fatigue, rising skepticism around aggressive projections, and a growing demand for...

👉 Watch the full Preserve at Copper Springs webinar here: www.lscre.com/pcswebinarreplay  (This is a 506(c) offering open to accredited investors only.)  In this episode of the LSCRE Podcast, Rob Beardsley and Craig McGrothor walk through the acquisition of Preserve at Copper Springs, a 376-unit Class A multifamily property located in Houston’s highest-absorbing submarket. This walkthrough breaks...

In this episode of the LSCRE Podcast, Craig McGrouther sits down with Director of Acquisitions Brad Oliver to break down what really happened at NMHC, how 2025 unfolded, and where multifamily opportunities are forming in 2026. They discuss: Why Houston is leading the recovery Why Dallas remains selective Why markets like Austin, San Antonio, and Phoenix are still working through oversupply Why for...

In this episode of the LSCRE Podcast, Rob Beardsley and Craig McGrouther sit down with 1031 exchange expert and author Dasha Beardsley to break down how investors can properly use 1031 exchanges to defer capital gains taxes, preserve equity, and compound wealth through multifamily real estate. The team dives deep into: How 1031 exchanges actually work (and common misconceptions) Using 1031s to inv...

In this episode of the LSCRE Podcast, Craig McGrouther sits down with Sam Morris to answer one simple but critical question: What’s in it for you as an investor? Whether you’re new to passive multifamily investing or have invested across multiple sponsors, this episode breaks down exactly how LSCRE operates, why capital preservation comes first, and what separates disciplined operators from the re...

In this episode of the LSCRE Podcast, Craig McGrouther and Rob Beardsley break down the real takeaways from NMHC and explain why many so-called “distressed multifamily deals” are actually uninvestable. With record supply in markets like Dallas, Austin, Phoenix, and San Antonio, realism is finally hitting the multifamily market. Lenders are taking back properties — but that doesn’t mean they’re goo...