The Multifamily Wealth Podcast

I'm very excited to announce the release of our first educational resource! If you are a multifamily investor who is: - Sick of competing with other buyers or waiting for brokers to send you deals - Looking to scale your business and more rapidly grow your portfolio - Mitigate your downside risk while investing amidst market uncertainty - And ultimately looking to build a robust pipeline of d...

It's crazy how few investors use this metric! Listen to this episode if you want to quickly assess how good a prospective multifamily deal is. Struggling to find good multifamily deals? Looking to close deals with less of your own money? Want to operate like the pros and maximize the cash flow of your assets? Join The Multifamily Wealth Community , where we help multifamily investors start, b...

If you're unsure of how to underwrite deals or invest at this point in the cycle, give this episode a listen. We're implementing these changes in our business to help us conservatively invest amidst the current market uncertainty. Struggling to find good multifamily deals? Looking to close deals with less of your own money? Want to operate like the pros and maximize the cash flow of your...

In this week's solo episode, I share 5 steps you can take in your business over the next 30 days if you want to begin raising investor capital for your deals. Struggling to find good multifamily deals? Looking to close deals with less of your own money? Want to operate like the pros and maximize the cash flow of your assets? Join The Multifamily Wealth Community , where we help multifamily in...

I had a great conversation this week with Robert Ritzenthaler, President and CEO of REM Capital. Robert has an interesting story... growing up in the DFW area he was exposed to construction at an early age, as his dad ran a construction business. When he went to school, he studied finance and began his career on Wall Street. After the market crash in 2000, he got into commercial real estate and jo...

In this solo episode, I talk about how we no longer acquire properties with average rents under $1,000/unit. That said, I'm not saying that no investors should invest in deals with lower average rents, just sharing what we've learned in our business when doing these types of deals. Struggling to find good multifamily deals? Looking to close deals with less of your own money? Want to oper...

In this week's episode, I'm bringing back Peter Lohmann, CEO of RL Property Management, based in Columbus, OH. Peter is a former engineer, expert systems/process builder, and one of the brightest minds in the property management industry. He is also really active on Twitter, where he shares loads of insights related to property management, asset management, and small business ownership....

Great episode this week with Jason Stubblefield, where we talk about how he overcame a tough upbringing, his background in the military, how he found real estate, and why he invests in affordable housing. In this episode, Jason discusses his first few single-family deals and why he decided to move into multifamily. We learn about his first deal, a 34-unit apartment complex, and the challenges Jaso...

This week we're joined by the charismatic Sterling White to share his incredible story, where he escaped a rough neighborhood and built a massive real estate business. We discuss what steps Sterling took to attain 150+ single-family rentals and 500+ units. We talk about dealing with adversity and maintaining resilience as you endure hardships in business and life. We also discuss working with...

This week, we have a repeat guest! Michael Ketchen (episode #3), joins the show to discuss how he built a $35M+ multifamily portfolio, very quickly, by leveraging the BRRRR strategy. Mike is a former teacher with an incredible story... he, his partner Matt, and his wife Hannah are a true representation of the American Dream. In this episode, we discuss creating value through operations, buying gre...

On today's show, I'm speaking with Michael Wayne, a young developer who is building multifamily properties throughout the Detroit metro. Most investors start their career in real estate by buying existing assets, whereas Michael and his partner jumped right into ground-up development! In this episode, we talk about how Michael was able to raise the capital to take down this project, how...

In this solo episode, I discuss the four ways we're mitigating risk as we continue investing in multifamily real estate amidst the rapidly changing market environment. Struggling to find good multifamily deals? Looking to close deals with less of your own money? Want to operate like the pros and maximize the cash flow of your assets? Join The Multifamily Wealth Community , where we help multi...

Great episode this week with Dante Belmonte, who is a broker, syndicator, and the man behind the well-known "MultifamilyMadness" Twitter account. Dante began his career in real estate in the brokerage world and is still actively brokering deals in upstate NY. As he was growing his brokerage business, he began seeking value-add multifamily deals. He began purchasing assets throughout Nort...

For the 100th episode on the pod, I wanted to do something a bit different. In this episode, I'm interviewed by a friend of mine, Ryan Weiss, about how I've built my business over the last 6+ years. We talk about how I got into real estate, the importance of building momentum when starting a business, how I quickly built a portfolio, and why we began raising investor capital. We touch on...

If you're crazy enough to have been a repeat listener (let alone a longtime listener) of the podcast - thank you! Additionally, to anyone who has reached out and shared something you've learned from the show, I greatly appreciate it - it's positive feedback that has kept me motivated to continue producing episodes. Struggling to find good multifamily deals? Looking to close deals wi...

In this week’s episode, we're joined by an Iowa-based investor, Drew Coffin. Drew has quickly built a massive portfolio by focusing on the fundamentals: finding great deals, creatively structuring them, and operating them well. He started in late 2017 with the purchase of a duplex and has since grown to 700+ units! We learn about how Drew became interested in the real estate business, his ear...

This episode is to challenge the "perma-hold" investors that believe selling is short-sighted (and all the money/upside in real estate comes when you hold indefinitely)... If your goal is to rapidly build a portfolio and grow your net worth, you need to constantly be chasing the highest and best returns on your cash - holding isn't the way to get there. Buy, create value, exit, rede...

I'm excited to announce that we're looking to hire an Operations Assistant at Aligned Real Estate Partners! This is a critical role in our business, considering this individual will be responsible for executing new projects, creating business systems and processes, asset management, conducting due diligence on potential acquisitions, and spearheading back-end business operations. This pe...

Bear with me in this episode - I probably say constraint over 100 times. That said, I thought it would be helpful to share how I approach growing my business and working through challenges. Every business is limited by a small number of constraints - developing the skillset to identify, assess, and solve these constraints is the key to quick progression. What constraints are you facing in your bus...

This episode with Ryan Corcoran is a thorough deep dive into finding discounted, off-market, multifamily deals. Ryan is a pro at getting in front of sellers and taking down deals below market value - this is a must-listen for all investors looking to grow their portfolio via off-market, direct-to-seller deals. In this episode, we dive into how you can start generating leads, how to make offers, an...

Are you thinking about how you're actually approaching the growth of your business or are you just going through the motions? My business growth started to accelerate when I started asking myself "how would an institutional investor/large investor/established firm approach this deal"? In this episode, I talk about how you can leverage three institutional strategies to grow your busi...

I enjoyed recording this episode with Zach Feldman, who has experience in various different asset classes, deal sizes, and deal structures. He describes his role as a VP of Development at Aptitude Development (one of the largest student housing development in the country) as his "day" job and buying small-midsized multifamily in numerous markets throughout the northeast as his "nigh...

In this week's solo episode, I talk about how you can start building off-market deal flow in under 30 days. Getting in front of sellers isn't rocket science, it just takes some prep work and a commitment to consistency. Listen in to learn how you can begin building out your direct-to-seller pipeline! Struggling to find good multifamily deals? Looking to close deals with less of your own...

Super excited to release this episode with Rod Khleif, one of the most prominent investors in the industry. Rod is well-known for losing over $50M in the real estate crash of 2008, pivoting to multifamily, and growing a sizeable portfolio of large multifamily assets. He is also one of the most notable speakers, educators, and podcasters in the multifamily industry. He hosts numerous boot camps thr...

In this episode, I’m talking about 4 potential challenges you need to be aware of when closing multifamily deals. Oftentimes, investors don’t understand the magnitude of these problems until they’re in the middle of dealing with them... avoid that mistake! Struggling to find good multifamily deals? Looking to close deals with less of your own money? Want to operate like the pros and maximize the c...