The Multifamily 5 Podcast

In this episode of The Multifamily 5 Podcast, Mark speaks with Lucas Hewett of Layers. Lucas sheds light on how they're partnering with multifamily owners and operators by providing corporate or short-term rental units. He highlights the benefits of their business model for owners, their success with their own workforce housing communities, the process when working with Layers, secondary benefits...

In this episode of The Multifamily 5 Podcast, Mark speaks with James Eng of Old Capital to discuss the current state of the marketplace and how it's changed since COVID-19, what he's seeing in terms of collection activity in the commercial refinance world, and why he's known as "The Professor" of real estate financing. James Eng has originated approximately $1 billion in multifamily loans nationwi...

TextByChoice's Co-Founder Nizar Bhojani joins us on The Multifamily 5 Podcast. Nizar discusses how TextByChoice is a seamless method of communication within Real Estate. Whether your a property manager trying to stay in touch with residents or prospects or a broker marketing a new listing. With 98% of texts being opened vs 20% of emails, your messages will be sure to get in front of your audience...

In this episode of The Multifamily 5 Podcast, Mark speaks with Bill Lane of GrandHVAC. Leasing GHL provides commercial water heating and HVAC solutions on equipment such as boilers, make up air and roof top units, water softeners, space heaters, fireplaces, water heaters, and air conditioners. We discussed why leasing HVAC systems makes sense for owners of class B and C multifamily properties. Lea...

In this episode of The Multifamily 5 Podcast, we sat down with Jake Marmulstein, CEO & Co-Founder of Groundbreaker, a revolutionary all-in-one investment management software for small to medium commercial real estate investment firms that raise outside capital; helping teams increase productivity and investor satisfaction by automating fundraising, reporting and investor relations workflows. For m...

In this episode of The Multifamily 5 Podcast, Mark sits down with Collin Chlebak to discuss the insurance market in the time of COVID-19, the catalysts of hard and soft markets, economic drivers behind insurance rates and steps buyers can take when making an insurance bid.  Virtus is an insurance brokerage out of Kansas City with offices around the united states, and believe in industry expertise....

In this episode of The Multifamily 5 Podcast, we sat down with Marc Belsky to discuss his process when it comes to deciding which sponsor to work with on a deal they're looking to capitalize. We talked about the current appetite for equity groups and the minimum experience level a sponsor must have in order to provide commitment. Marc shared his insight on the changes he is seeing on return expect...

In this episode of The Multifamily 5 Podcast, we sat down with Derek Merrill, Co-Founder & CEO of LeaseLock, which powers a modern lease experience that totally eliminates all security deposits, surety bonds and guarantors. Instead of tenants paying security deposits up-front, they pay a $30 monthly fee which insures the owner of missed rent payments and damages; ultimately, this helps increase le...

In this episode of The Multifamily 5 Podcast, Mark speaks with Ira Singer, principal at Mosaic Construction in Chicago, about the low-disruption, high-impact renovation investments that provide the best ROI for multifamily properties. We discussed in depth the Return-on-Income (ROI) timeline for common multifamily facility improvements, and how these renovations are carried out safely during activ...

SunRidge Management Marketing Director, Whitney Miller, spoke with me on this weeks' episode of The Multifamily 5 Podcast to discuss what she thinks are the biggest changes at the property level, 3 months after the 'shelter-in-place' order was activated in Texas. She also discusses the 5 P's of management that SunRidge focuses on to ensure maximum operational efficiency.   SunRidge Management Grou...

Grant Garlock, Commercial Loan Officer with BMC Capital, joins us to discuss bank & bridge loans, agency debt, as well as share his thoughts on the state of the market, before and after the start of the pandemic. BMC Capital's services include origination of commercial mortgage loans, bridge lending, mezzanine lending, construction lending, loan assumptions and loan servicing. While BMC is best kn...

Paul Pennington has been in the business of protesting commercial real estate CAD assessed values for over 33 years! Paul joins us to share what’s going on at the state level with regard to Section 11.35 of the Property Tax Code, specifically as it relates to disaster relief. It’s also time to protest your assessed values and reduce your property taxes; Paul shares what information and data he’s g...

Co-Founder & CEO at Findigs, Inc., Steve Carroll, met with me to discuss their revolutionary product addressing slow landlord rental application processing times, reducing fraudulent application submittals, and most of all TIME. Findigs delivers expedited, non-frustrating, and efficient onboarding solutions from start to finish. To get to know Steve or learn more about Findigs services, you can re...

I had a chance to catch up with Michael Becker of SPI Advisory, LLC who has owned and managed several thousand units this cycle. We discuss the current multifamily environment with COVID-19, and strategically planning for multiple scenarios on the back end of COVID-19. Specifically, how to communicate with your investors and lenders, good (and not so good) operational tactics, and what to look for...

Episode 38: Jeff Chalfin of Flow Dynamics, LLC Jeff Chalfin, CEO of Flow Dynamics, LLC, the patent holder and manufacturer of the SMART VALVE™, offers great insight into how a simple, yet extremely effective variable flow management device solves a number of problems inherent in your water system that are causing you to overpay for your water.  "With water becoming one of our most precious and exp...

Robert Martinez, Founding Partner and CEO of Rockstar Capital, provides 'Rockstar' insight about how they managed to implement a paperless environment successfully, focusing on reputation management & transparency, and how all these efforts prepared them for the conversion to virtual leasing solutions effectively separating themselves from other owners & operators struggling to implement these muc...

Noah Molnar helps investors create additional cash flow by turning rental insurance into a property revenue stream.  The POPIC group of companies specializes in structuring, forming, and managing specialty insurance programs. The industry is set up so that 3rd party insurers are set-up to profit, but POPIC works with hundreds of multifamily owners to shift the paradigm, allowing the owners to capi...

In this episode of the “Multifamily 5”, Mark Allen discusses the current COVID-19 environment from a sales and lending perspective with Todd Franks and Trip Going of Greystone. The podcast was recorded on Feb. 27th; Trip shares updates regarding debt service reserves, dynamic interest rate spreads, and loan forbearance. Todd reviews what he’s seeing in the sales market with offers, tours, deals un...

Ben Mandel helps investors with an alternative to the 1031 exchange. If you’ve ever wanted to sell but weren’t sure what to do with the equity because of the competitive market, Ben and his team can help with a unique tool. Listen to learn more about Ben’s offering and how you can defer capital gains without any of the 1031 exchange time requirements. For more information, reach out to Ben through...

Mike Ochstein of Price Realty Corporation is a multifamily veteran to say the least, with over 30 years in the business. Listen in to hear about how Mike got his start in multifamily as one of the original multifamily brokers in Dallas back in the 1980s, which ultimately led him to purchase his first property in the late 80s. Knowing that he couldn't be great as a broker and investor, he decided t...

Mitchell Voss from WindMass Capital has gone from 0 to 100, real quick! He used to fear if he would have the capital to buy the deal, now he focuses on great deals and knows the capital will be there. Mitchell works with several Family Offices to fund his deals. Why deal with a hundred investors on a single deal, when you can work with a few that are writing BIG checks? Listen to hear how Mitchell...

D.J. McClure is with National Flood Experts as a National Account Manager. Have you ever purchased or looked to purchase a multifamily community in a flood zone? Flood Insurance premiums KILL NOI! National Flood Experts and their engineers works with FEMA to potentially remove your property from the flood zone, helping to reduce your insurance expense, and improve the value of your property (and c...

Brett Luskey joined Fairmont Management as Vice-President in 2015. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of each of Fairmont's properties, marketing and development, tenant relations, project financial analysis, and human resources. We discuss one of the most important aspects of multifamily investment: property management. Brett delivers insights you're not going to find anywhere else....

Lane Beene. Air Force Captain and seasoned real estate investor. He explains the importance of approaching real estate investment like a solider would for a mission. Lane also shares his two keys to net worth and real estate investment. These are insights you don't want to miss.

Fiber Stream provides innovative internet and WiFi services at incredible speed. They wholesale these services in bulk packages to apartments, MDU’s, and business facilities across the continental U.S. Providing a technology perk to residents while adding another revenue stream to your business has never been so easy. Learn more during our conversation with Anthony, the COO of Fiber Stream.