The Real Estate Espresso Podcast

David Chan is based in NYC where he specializes in agricultural land investing on a nation wide basis. You can learn more at their website farmtogether.com . David shares some eye opening statistics about agriculture in the United States. This is a truly fascinating conversation. --------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

Today’s question comes from Josh at Virginia Commonwealth University I’m appraising a 504-bed student apartment complex in a tertiary college market in Virginia. The property is unique, and recent comparable sales and reliable market data are scarce. I enjoyed your interview with Will Matheson a couple of weeks ago. I emailed him to discuss my property and get his thoughts on the changing market d...

On today’s show we’re going to ask a number of “What if” questions. I believe it’s important to stop and think strategically about what is happening in the business world that can materially affect your own business. But before you can think strategically, you need to ask a bunch of “what if” questions.  Over the past decade we have been accustomed to living in a world that has been largely modera...

This past week, Marcus & Millichap published a new report on BORDER-PROXIMATE INDUSTRIAL  As we talked about a few weeks ago on the podcast, there is growing demand for local manufacturing, or manufacturing located within the continent of the North America. Global tensions with China and Russia have disrupted trade relationships that were once considered stable.  A group of domestic and intern...

On today’s show we are looking at human behaviour to try and understand what is happening in the housing market.  It’s normal to associate a falling market with falling transactions, rising inventory, and falling prices. According to the laws of supply and demand, when supply increases and demand falls you will see all three of these classic effects, falling transactions, rising inventory of homes...

On today’s show we are talking about a spring-time ritual. The operation of the sump pump is linked to spring showers and the spring thaw.  All that water being held in the frozen ground or on the surface lets go all at once it seems and the water table rises quickly. Add a few spring rain storms and all of a sudden you have inches of water in your basement. If you have tenants in a basement apart...

Franco Perez is based in Silicon Valley where he invests in mobile home parks. On today's show we are talking about the mobile home park strategies that Franco prefers in today's market conditions. To connect with Franco and to learn more visit franco.tv or check out his YouTube channel. ---------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

Damion Lupo hails all the way from Birmingham Alabama where he specializes in retirement accounts. But not just any retirement accounts. He specializes in retirement accounts that maintain checkbook control with the beneficiary. On today's show we are talking about the merits of such an approach. To connect with Damion and to learn more, visit eqrp.com ------------- Host: Victor Menasce email:...

Michael asks: I listened to your podcast about bridge loan default/buying opportunities that would hit the market.  Was this message mostly for big institutional investors or for anyone investing in real estate?  I was wondering how to find these opportunities to be ready for them when they are available. Can you give suggestions on the number one source of these deals?  Are they brokers?  With ba...

Today's show was delayed by a widespread power and internet outage in Ottawa as a result of an ice storm. There has been a lot written in recent weeks about the US dollar and the potential loss of the reserve currency status. Rumors of the BRICS nations forming their own crypto currency between their trading block has been making news headlines. I’ve actually held off in publishing a podcast o...

On today’s show we’re going to speak about a question that I received during a live zoom meeting. The question was about whether I thought it was a good idea to raise capital in the US for large scale industrial projects in India. The thesis was that there is a large and growing logistics opportunity in India and that it could be a great opportunity for US investors. While the specifics of the que...

On today’s show we are taking a look at a new law in the city of Los Angeles that has been recently amended called SB8.  This new rule states that no new development can take place that demolishes housing whether occupied or vacant unless replacement housing is constructed that maintains equivalent affordable and very affordable units and rents those units to low income households. What are the in...

Why is our money supply shrinking so much? Will that precipitate a credit crunch? On today's show we are looking at QT and what is driving it. -------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

Brad Cartier specializes in developing new "missing middle" multi-family apartment buildings in secondary and tertiary markets within a radius of Ottawa Canada. On today's show we are talking about the merits of missing middle investment opportunities. To connect with Brad, you can find him on LinkedIn. Also visit his newletter which can be found on Twitter at https://twitter.com/bri...

Dr. Pippa Malmgren is a very well informed economist who has served as a former presidential adviser and a national security advisor to the Joint Chiefs of the US military. She is extremely well connected and offers insights that are not being shared in the mainstream media.  I believe that seeing things as they are happening before they become news is a competitive advantage.  "Signals"...

Governments across the US and Canada are starting to become creative when it comes to addressing the issue of affordability.  Rather than a straight cash handout, different schemes are aimed at assisting financing. California, Utah and Idaho are three states that have recently implemented programs aimed at improving housing affordability.  But the problem is that the true cost is often a combinati...

Tracy from Washington State asks: What does one do when a City imposes/interprets a code ruling wrong? I have a situation where a City official did not follow the standard guidelines for fire protection in a multifamily unit. Normally if buildings are located 10 feet or further apart standard attic venting can be applied and we designed our duplexes accordingly. When we submitted our plans the Cit...

 On today show, we are looking at how human behaviour can vary predictably damage to global banking system. There are many examples and many repeated opportunities in history to see this phenomenon at work. But on today show, we are going to look at a very recent example that most of us can easily relate to. In the early days of the pandemic, we started to experience shortages of every day staples...

On today’s show we’re talking about another missing piece in the puzzle over the evolution of money.  Crypto-currencies were launched with the promise of replacing FIAT currency with a crowd sourced anti-establishment, off-grid alternative. The technology is rooted in the need for a system that would enable online micro-transactions where the transaction cost could be virtually zero.  If you want...

On today’s show we are looking at some currents that are underneath the surface which to me are very concerning. We have a history as a society of taking quantum steps to relinquish our individual rights in response to a crisis or even in some cases for convenience.  In the wake of the terrorist attacks of Sept 11, 2001 many people in the West allowed for governments to collect much more informati...

Today's show is coming to you live from the Secrets of Successful Syndication Conference in Dallas. We're talking about the current market reality. ------------ Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

Will Matheson is based in Charleston South Carolina. On today's show we are talking about student housing and the strategies that make for successful investment in that specific segment. To connect with Will and to learn more, visit his company website at mathcap.com ------------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

On today's show, Roland asks: I listen to your podcast daily. Thank you for sharing your insights and bringing together a depth of knowledgeable people to share their real estate insights. George Ross is my favourite! I am writing to you because I am in a predicament with a recent acquisition. Recently I purchased a number of small, run down lake side properties in a small Quebec community abo...

On today’s show we are answering a simple but important question: Is the market ignoring the Fed?  What does the yield curve tell us about the recent 0.25% rate increase  announced by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday.  The shape of the yield curve can tell us a lot about the market sentiment in response to the Federal Funds rate. We have been inverted for much of the past year.  The yield curve ha...

 On today show, we are looking at why we might be experiencing a global debt crisis. So far virtually nobody in a position of authority is admitting that we have a debt crisis. As I said, on the show a couple of days ago, when a balloon bursts, it’s very often the case that the pin gets the blame and it’s almost never the pins fault. Before we can understand the problem, we first need to go back t...