The Real Estate Espresso Podcast

On today’s show we are taking a look at what is happening in global foreign exchange markets. It’s no secret that the US dollar has been very strong. This naturally has an impact on countries that have needs for foreign reserves. The strength of the US dollar makes the cost of imports denominated in US dollars more expensive. It makes exports denominated in US dollars more profitable for local man...

Our book this month is "The Intelligent Investor" by Benjamin Graham. This is not a new book. It was first written in 1949 and has been on Warren Buffet's recommended reading list for much of the past decade. ------------ Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

On today’s show we are talking about how conditions are normalizing in the world of construction. After two years of absolute insanity in the world of construction, lead times and inventory seems to be much more sane. One of the contractors I spoke with today recently priced the wood framing for an apartment project at $20 per square foot on a turnkey basis. That’s inclusive of labor and materials...

On today’s show we are talking about the ways a city can block your project from coming to reality. Some people believe that once you have the correct zoning for your property, that’s all you need to submit your drawings to the building department for a building permit. It turns out there are several other conditions that need to be met in addition to the basic zoning. Parking ratios Traffic load...

On today’s show we are talking about the impact of the macroeconomics environment on the world real estate investing so much of what is happening in the economy is being dominated by the macro economic environment. ----------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

Trevor Oldham is the owner of podcastingyou.com, a podcast booking service where aspiring guests can get exposure by being booked on podcasts. Trevor brings the experience of being a show host, a show producer, and a show editor. The breadth of experience in all these roles makes for a good agent, knowing how to provide value to both the guests and the show hosts. To connect and to learn more, vis...

On today's show we're taking a case study out of George's law school course on negotiation from when he was teaching at NYU. It's a case where he was negotiating on behalf of his client Sol Goldman with Bill Zeckendorf a well known and highly respected name in New York real estate. ------------------------ Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

Today and every day this week we are looking at some aspect of food security and the major shifts that are putting enormous strain on our global food supply. We are already experiencing acute shortages all over the world. On Monday’s show we talked about how dietary preferences have increased the demand for grain on a global basis as more and more people shift from plant based diets to consuming m...

Today and every day this week we are looking at some aspect of food security and the major shifts that are putting enormous strain on our global food supply. We are already experiencing acute shortages all over the world. If you like Chicken, then don’t try to order it in a restaurant in Singapore. If you like Dijon mustard, don’t try to order it in France. On Monday’s show we talked about how die...

Today and every day this week we are looking at some aspect of food security and the major shifts that are putting enormous strain on our global food supply. We are already experiencing acute shortages all over the world. If you like Chicken, then don’t try to order it in a restaurant in Singapore. If you like Dijon mustard, don’t try to order it in France. On Monday’s show we talked about how die...

Today and every day this week we are looking at some aspect of food security and the major shifts that are putting enormous strain on our global food supply. We are already experiencing acute shortages all over the world. If you like Chicken, then don’t try to order it in a restaurant in Singapore. If you like Dijon mustard, don’t try to order it in France. On Monday’s show we talked about how die...

On today’s show and every day this week we are talking about food. You might be wondering what food and real estate have to do with each other. Hopefully by the end of the week, I’ll connect the dots for you in what is an extremely important topic. Successful investing, just like in team sports requires a strong offence. But equally important and far less exciting is a strong defence. That conserv...

Jonathan Cattani got his start as a stock broker in Salt Lake City. That lead to eventually reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad and pivoting into the world of real estate investing. On today's show we're talking about how to talk to investors in today's environment given all of the uncertainty that has been injected into the environment since the end of the first quarter. To connect with Jonathan, visit in...

Jorge Newbery is based in Chicago Illinois where he runs a series of businesses connected with distressed loans. You can connect with Jorge and learn more about their platform at prereo.com ----------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

On today’s show we’re talking about what’s happening in the RV industry. We’ve seen white hot demand for RVs over the past two years. The requirement to social distance and limit contact to those in your immediate household during the pandemic made camping vacations an ideal choice for many families. The industry has struggled to keep pace with demand during the pandemic. The combination of materi...

On today show we were talking about whether we are about to experience another repeat of the 2010 and 2012 sovereign debt crisis having a ripple effect through global financial markets. There are clues of an impending crisis when you listen to the words of Christine Lagarde head of the European central bank. This next crisis will also precipitate a change in foreign exchange markets. When countrie...

On today’s show we’re talking about conservation easements. These are a poorly understood and rarely used asset type. My friend Tom Wheelwright is fond of saying that the tax code should be viewed as a series of incentives. The portion of that tax code that extracts money from business, employees and the population at large can be described in a very small number of pages. The thousands of other p...

On today show we are looking at whether the most recent economic figures are an indication of a trend, or a false flag? We are going to be looking at the inflation metrics and looking at the constituent elements to determine whether inflation has peaked. Will the Fed succeed in breaking the back of inflation or is inflation systemic at this point? Finally we are going to look at Europe and ask whe...

Today is a part 2 response to last Friday’s AMA episode. Last Friday Joseph from Boulder Colorado asked a question about systems and software for his company that almost accidentally got into the excavation business. For a complete context, you may want to listen to that episode first before listening to this one. I was thinking some more about your question related to how you got into the excavat...

Mark Pattison is based in San Diego where he is engaged in development projects and a growing portfolio of multi-family apartments. On today's show we're talking about opportunity zones that can be a diamond in the rough.  Mark also hosts a podcast called the "Mark Pattison Show" which can be found on Youtube. ---------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

Brett is based in Sacramento California where he helps investors nationwide with tax deferral strategies using the Deferred Sales Trust. To connect with Brett or to learn more, visit capitalgainstaxsolutions.com ----------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: pocast@victorjm.com

Joseph in Boulder Colorado writes: Thank you for all you do.  Your podcast is a real treat and we get so much from it. At the beginning of the year, I wrote you an AMA about how to best serve our community, as an investor, after the devastating fires near Boulder Colorado. The advice you gave in that podcast really spark my efforts towards helping the most amount of people and becoming a solu...

On today’s show we are talking about the most recent employment report that was published on Friday of last week. You’ve no doubt heard the saying that you can use statistics selectively to make just about any argument. On today’s show we are going to take a more wholistic view of the US employment report and hopefully construct a more complete view of what we think is happening. Is the government...

On today’s show we’re talking about one of the patterns that has emerged with new home buyers. The typical scenario with a new home or condo purchase involves signing a purchase agreement, several months, sometimes a year in advance of the actual delivery date of the finished product. There are a number of real estate closings scheduled for August and September this year when the actual agreement...

On today’s show we’re talking about the new Inflation Reduction Act just passed by the US Senate and sent to the Congress for a vote. Anytime a piece of legislation comprising nearly $1/2T of new spending is tabled, I think it is worth spending at least five minutes on a podcast to analyze it. The first thing you notice when you read the 755 page document, is that it has almost nothing to do with...