The Real Estate Espresso Podcast

MC Laubscher is a South African transplant, real estate investor, and host of the popular Cash Flow Ninja podcast. He has a great story. Check it out.

David from Pittsburgh asks a great question, challenging what is often considered conventional wisdom in the world of real estate education. Traditional real estate educators recommend starting in single family homes. I know why they do it. It creates an early success. It's relatively easy. But is it truly helpful?

WeWork has grown from a single location in NYC 8 years ago to now being the largest single occupant of office space in New York with over 5.3 million square feet of office space. They have a massive enterprise valuation at $20B and they have yet to turn a profit. Even though they're big, the same math rules apply that would apply to a small business. On today's episode, we dig into one area that I...

Today we’re talking about whether higher US interest rates cause other countries to have financial trouble, and ultimately trigger the next global financial crisis. Italy's yield on 10 year debt reached a new 4 year high this week. Pakistan has raised interest rates and signaled to the IMF that it will seek a bailout. China raised short term interest rates 5% yesterday. That's right, 5% in one day...

Last week another podcast was advocating an approach that I consider to be truly dangerous. I'm not one to openly criticize others. But in this case, I felt strongly enough that novice investors should hear an alternate point of view.

News headlines grab attention, they shape public opinion, and they bias the reader who only reads the first paragraph of a story. The Wall Street Journal had a front page headline "U.S. Unemployment Rate Falls to Lowest Level Since 1969". But is that really the whole story? Listen and find out.

Todd Sulzinger is a corporate finance executive in Silicon Valley and part-time developer. He has an intriguing project near Carson City Nevada that shows just how diversified the real estate industry can be.

Marco Santarelli operates a turn-key investment business that spans 21 markets across the US. The focus is single family homes that provide both cash flow and growth. Check out this fascinating interview with my good friend Marco.

What? Really? That sounds like a tenuous link at best. Stay with me on this. I promise to bring these two together. Have a listen.

I’m continually bombarded with offers to participate in deals. The vast majority make no sense. What’s more difficult is learning to say no when something is attractive enough to meet our criteria. It’s a little like the chipmunk with an acorn in each hand, an acorn stuffed in each cheek, and there’s an acorn on the ground in front of them. In order to pick it up, the chipmunk needs to put one aco...

Construction projects rarely complete in linear fashion. Sometimes, 2% of the effort can take more than 10% of the time. Modeling and predicting this project characteristic is difficult. The delays don't follow normal planning rules. On today's show we dig into a few examples of non-linear schedule impacts.

The latest revision of the North American Free Trade Agreement strengthen's the local motor industry. It's an industrial win for North American content in cars.

We're starting a new feature on the podcast where on the first of each month we'll review a new book that will transform your life of your business. This month we're reviewing "Who" by Geoff Smart and Randy Street.

Coming to you live from Northern France today where we've been attending the sailing expo in La Rochelle. Today, I share who some of my coaches are and the reasons why you might want a coach to accelerate your business.

The regularly schedule interview this weekend isn't available due to a technical problem. Instead, today we're talking about the I Gap. This is the gap that exists between where you are now and becoming an effective real estate investor.

All of the hype around blockchain technology is centered around crypto-currencies. But in truth blockchain is even more useful to solve real world problems. We explore these on today's show.

On today's episode we discuss the impact of higher short term rates on several different aspects of the economy. There is not only a higher cost, but a real destruction of wealth.

Last year we saw the first test of Europe's new bank bailout system in which Santander acquired Banco Popular for just 1 Euro. Last week, The Royal Bank of Canada announced the first of a new security called a "Bail-In Bond". This bond can be converted in shareholder equity if the bank runs into trouble. What does this all mean?

How is it that McDonalds took 17 minutes to deliver an order for two salads that required no preparation? Listen to find out.

I discovered that my book Magnetic Capital is missing a chapter. In discussion with several investors and syndicators over recent months, many are having trouble connecting with high net worth individuals who could eventually develop into meaningful funding relationships. In today's episode I discuss the most critical first impression and what's important to have happen in the first 15 seconds.

George Ross wrote the textbook on negotiation. His book "Trump Style Negotiation" was the result of 37 years experience at the Trump Organization as a senior executive where he was responsible for major negotiations. Today he shares his perspective on the global trade negotiation.

Damion Lupo is the author of "The Qualified Retirement Plan" for Syndicators. He wrote the book to help educate the marketplace on what is possible for qualified retirement investments.

Sadly, digital marketing techniques become so over-used that they very quickly fall into the spam category. Most newsletters have crossed the road and are now firmly in the spam category. How do you communicate with your customers in an effective way? How do you remain present in peoples minds? Have a listen.

Today's episode is a continuation of yesterday. So if you missed yesterday’s show, I suggest you stop today’s episode and go listen to that one first. Today’s show will make so much more sense if you do. I outline a simple 3 step process for getting an invitation from your funding partner to send the executive summary of a project. You don't want to push it on them. They should ask you for it.

This past weekend I was at a syndication conference in Dallas. I met one syndicator after another who were having trouble raising funds. After digging into it, I realized what the problem was. Far too many people have taken internet marketing courses. The approach you would use to sell baseball caps online are not appropriate for a $5M capital raise.