The Real Estate Espresso Podcast

On today's show we're talking about the steps and implications of China's rise to commercial dominance and the possibility of international transactions being subject to Chinese central government oversight. -------------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

Kim is one of the principals at Iron Peak Properties where they specialize in multi-tenant industrial buildings. This is a narrow segment of the industrial space and one that offers strong resilience against economic cycles. To connect with  Kim and to learn more visist ironpeakproperties.com.  ---------------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

Dave Dubeau is a real estate investor who also owns a boutique digital marketing agency. He has two different podcasts aimed at two different audiences. He uses a podcast to maintain a conversation with his clients and prospective clients.  His latest podcast is focused on training aspiring capital raisers in real estate how to raise funds. To connect with Dave visit raisecapital101show.com....

On today’s show we’re talking about who will want to sell in today’s environment. There are a lot of mixed signals happening in the market. There are those who are acting as if nothing has changed in the last 120 days. On the other hand, there are those who absolutely know something has changed. We have entered into a completely different set of market conditions in the past 90 days. Interest rate...

Today’s question comes from Cody who asks: I've assembled several adjacent acres consisting of multiple property types in a prime area. What's your experience in this? Is it better to develop the land complete and sell lots / pads or sell the assembled package to a developer? I have more land banking experience than land developing experience, but how hard can it be and is it w...

On today’s show we’re talking about a different form of counter party risk. When we speak about counter party risk, we are usually having a discussion about the balance sheet. One person’s asset is another person’s liability. The quality of the asset is strictly linked to the ability to service the liability. But there is a second form of counter party risk that is not often talked about in the sa...

On today's show we're talking about the mixed signals we're getting from energy markets. The narrative in the mainstream media concerning energy is outright misleading. It's a political narrative that is disconnected from the facts and the true supply / demand situation in the market. Since the economy is tied to energy, you need to pay very close attention to energy markets. 

In their book, William Strauss and Neil Howe will change the way you see the world—and your place in it. The Fourth Turning  illuminates the past, explains the present, and reimagines the future. Most remarkably, it offers an utterly persuasive prophecy about how America’s past will predict its future. Strauss and Howe base this vision on a provocative theory of American history. The aut...

On today's show George Ross and I are talking about negotiating in today's turbulent environment. He brings a perspective that few others have after many decades in real estate and having lived through numerous market cycles.  --------------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

Today's show is a live talk on how to prepare for the upcoming downturn.  --------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

On today’s show we’re talking about the mental game of handling sticker shock. It doesn’t matter how often I remind myself that a high quote from a subcontractor is nothing more than a high quote. I still experience an emotional reaction. It takes some time to work through all of the second guessing that happens when you experience sticker shock. Am I out of touch? Is my budget at risk? Did I make...

I listened to Jerome Powell’s entire remarks yesterday after the end of the two FOMC meetings which ended on Wednesday. Chairman Powell said some things in his press conference that were astounding. But the most stunning statement from Jerome Powell was the flat statement the he does not believe the US is in a recession. The official GDP numbers for the second quarter will be released today. We do...

The Wall Street Journal published an article this week in collaboration with realtor.com where they ranked 300 communities across the United States based on a set of criteria. The purpose of the ranking is somehow tied to their prediction of those communities offering the best rate of return on investment using a set of criteria that they applied to their methodology. The Wall Street Journal is wi...

On today’s show we’re talking about factors that could signal global instability and a crisis of confidence in our financial system. What happens if the Fed was to loosen monetary policy before actually beating inflation? This is a realistic scenario that many investors have been predicting. The hope of many investors, those who are addicted to the loose monetary policy of the last decade, is that...

On today’s show we’re talking about emotional investing. We are emotional creatures who often make emotional decisions. The old adage is to buy low and sell high. But left to our own emotional devices unchecked, humans are inclined to buy high and sell low. Humans are motivated by both fear and greed when it comes to investing. These two emotions are naturally designed to protect us in the wild. B...

Today’s show is not what I was expecting to publish today. I’m here in the heart of Rome Italy. I’m one block from piazza del Popolo with its ancient Egyptian obelisk at the center of public square. It’s two blocks from Villa Borghese the gardens that were transformed by Cardinal Borghese in 1605 from a vineyard into a 200 acre park. The Spanish steps lead up to the entrance of the park. I came to...

Garrett Moore is the founder and CEO of Agorus in San Diego where they have developed new technology to focus on new home design integration and new home construction automation. Today's show addresses the obstacles and the opportunities to improving the efficiency of the home construction process. To connect with Garrett and to learn more visit agorus.com -------------------- Host: Victor Menasce...

On today’s show we are talking about managing projects. In particular, there is a disease in project management which I call one week itis. This is where a project is delayed by one week every week. Today’s show is a cautionary tale in which I’m going to describe a project management failure that happened in our company. Now we did correct it, but not nearly fast enough for my liking. I’m sharing...

On today’s show we’re talking about why you might want investor relations management software in your company. Whenever you have a relationship with investors, there is a lot of information to manage and to distribute. You have a fiduciary duty to protect your investors and to keep them informed over the life of the project. If you are using an exemption under securities laws, then there are proba...

Today’s question comes from Eric in Dallas Texas. I am invested in a value add apartment building that closed in the first quarter of this year. It’s a C-class asset, purchased at a 5% cap rate. I am on a variable rate bridge loan and have not yet converted to permanent financing. I’m now thinking that I should have waited to see what happens in the market. I’m hearing that prices can be expected...

On today’s show we are talking about regulation. Cities have a habit of making short term decisions to help citizens. But when they create an environment that discourages investment, they are making a long term decision to reduce supply in the market which ultimately causes rising cost of housing, the very thing that municipal politicians are trying to combat. Money seeks the place where it is tre...

On today’s show we are taking a look at why the housing demand in the market has defied demographic predictions. In the wake of the great financial crisis many demographers were predicting that the large detached homes belonging to the parents would become dinosaurs in the market. A multi-generational household is defined as a household in which at least three generations of a family live under th...

Brien Lundin is the chair of the New Orleans Investment Conference, the longest running investment conference in the world. He is also the editor and publisher of the Gold Newsletter. Brien is an expert in precious metals and commodities. On today's show we're talking about the economic cycle and how it is impacting our lives as investors. ------------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@vi...

Garrett Sutton is a corporate lawyer based in Reno Nevada. Garrett is famous as one of the Rich Dad advisors. His company corporate direct specializes in helping real estate investment companies with their corporate structures and maintenance of their corporate entities. He has a new book entitled "Veil Not Fail" which describes the pitfalls that can cause the corporate veil to be pierced thereby...

On today’s show we’re talking about the impact of changes in the currency markets on global economic stability. We have endured supply chain disruptions as a result of the pandemic over the past two years. What I’m about to share could have an even larger impact than anything we have seen in the past two years. There is nothing that says the US dollar must have an exchange rate of 75 cents to the...