The Real Estate Syndication Show

There is one powerful tool that can help you grow your business if you know how to use it properly -- social media. In today’s Highlights episode, we feature our conversations once again with Ellie Perlman of Blue Lake Capital and Christina Daves of PR for Anyone. Ellie gives valuable tips on how you can position yourself as a thought-leader in your field using social media. She also emphasizes th...

If you are new to real estate investing, having a mentor can be a great help so that you will learn the ropes of the industry. But, how do you find the right mentor for you? How do you build a good mentor-mentee relationship? In this Highlights episode, we look back at our conversations with Jason Mittman of Mittman Real Estate and Matthew Baltzell of Boardwalk Wealth.  Jason shares how he was luc...

If you look at real estate investing, there are many asset classes that you can choose from. Today, we speak to Steve Olson of Fourplex Investment Group and he tells us about a unique business model that focuses on fourplexes. Steve explains the business model they have and why they are so focused on the fourplex-style communities. He also talks about the benefit of niching down and focussing on t...

If you are a first-time real estate investor, there is a tendency that you will get overwhelmed with all the aspects of investing in this industry. The same goes with first-time operators who want to attract new investors, there’s a tendency that you get too excited and overwhelm your prospective investors. So, how do you deal with this? We’ve got you covered in this episode. Best-selling author,...

Before the COVID-19 pandemic started, loans were made almost solely related to the quality of the property – its income and location. Today, lenders look at the quality of the experience, net worth in liquidity, and financial strength of the team that’s putting together the syndication. Even banks started raising their debt service coverage ratios. They have also stopped doing cash-out refinances....

There are multifamily offices that function like institutions – billions of dollars and large staff members. There are also single-family offices that have one family investor and staff. But it’s all about forming a relationship and trust between the investor and the operator. Just the term “family office” can already be intimidating. So, for our #TechandTacticsTuesday episode, Spencer Gray shares...

Adding value to your investors goes a long way. It’s a big component to building your brand and expanding capital. It’s also a great strategy that is often overlooked. Today our guest, Spencer Gray, talks about what they do at Gray Capital LLC to add value to their investors. Spencer built their own online platform in their website where they provide their potential investors with more specific in...

Whether we like it or not, adversity is part of life. We will be facing many challenges and of course, we will be having successes. In this Highlights episode, we look back at our meaningful and inspiring conversations with Bryan Chavis and  Nick Prefontaine. Bryan is a cancer survivor who found success in training and educating people in real estate syndication. He creates a certification program...

Recession is a part of the business cycle. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit last year, many industries faced a downturn. But, in real estate, several asset classes survived the hit, and among them are mobile home parks and self-storage. In this Highlights episode, we look back at our conversations with Hunter Thompson of Cash Flow Connections and Paul Moore of Wellins Capital. Hunter reveals he inve...

In the real estate business, knowing how and where to find deals is a great advantage. Today, our guest Nick Keys of The Dickman Company, Inc. lays out some things about how you can start generating your own leads and find off-market deals. Nick shares a step-by-step approach on how to find off-market opportunities: identify the kind of deals that you are looking for, broadcast it, and start cold-...

Most financial advisors will tell you to invest your money the conventional way. But, in this episode, our guest Chris Miles tells us why it is wiser to invest your money in alternative options like real estate. Chris was a former financial advisor and now calls himself an anti-financial advisor. Chris details on the show why you need to start creating an “anti-financial plan” if you want to start...

One of the reasons why we like real estate is because it doesn’t change all that much. It’s somewhat predictable. If you have invested in real estate you would see that throughout the history of America, real estate was probably the single best wealth generation tool that consistently delivered better returns in the broader markets. However, advances in technology have created new market spaces. W...

Judd Dunning is a third-generation real estate professional. He sold insurance when he was in college and got scouted off the street to act as a model and then ended up in a soap opera that brought him to Los Angeles. This is where his experience in commercial real estate started.  He became an investment institutional adviser throughout the United States and after some time he became the managing...

If there’s one piece of advice that we often hear about how to find the best deals, it is building a good relationship with your broker. Today, we look at the perspective of real estate broker Reid Bennett. Reid is a licensed managing broker who focuses primarily on the sale of apartment communities across the Midwest. In this episode, Reid tells us how to stand out and win deals in the industry....

Real estate offers an opportunity to anyone at any age, may you be a fresh graduate, mid-career professional, a seasoned businessman, or a retiree, it’s never too early or too late to thrive in the industry. In this Highlights episode, we feature our conversations again with Joel Florek of JF Holdings LLC and Michael Wayne of Detroit Riverside Capital. The two entrepreneurs started their real esta...

There are a lot of opportunities waiting to be discovered especially if you know how to have value-add properties. In this Highlights episode, we look back at our conversations with Chris Grenzig of Toro Real Estate Partners and Paul Moore of Wellings Capital. They talk about how to discover opportunities in value-add properties! Chris reveals how a focused investing approach can help you syndicat...

If you are still thinking about whether to jump into real estate investing or not, then this show will help you understand why you should make that shift right now! Today, our guest is Chris Odegard of theprolificinvestor.net, and he talks about conventional versus alternative investments. Chris shares his investments were 100% conventional back then, and now it is 95% alternative. He talks about...

Many people choose to pivot their careers and try real estate syndication as a way to achieve financial and time freedom. Today our guest Vikram Raya of Viking Capital Investments shares the mindset shift he had from being a physician to getting into the real estate business. Vikram details how you can forge an investor mindset to help you achieve your goal. Vikram goes into great detail about the...

We’ve all heard a lot of horror stories about insurance claims. Maybe you’ve experienced one yourself. But it doesn’t have to go that way! Our guest, Galen Hair, a property-casualty insurance attorney, and owner of Insurance Claim HQ, talks about how to make sure you have the right insurance policy for your property and other important stuff!  One of the problems for apartment building owners is e...

People nowadays are almost constantly online. That’s why if you have a business and you want to market and expand your brand, digital marketing is the way to go. So, for our #TechandTacticsTuesday episode, we invited Bryan Driscoll. He has a decade of experience doing SEO for both large and small companies and he’s going to share some tips on how to maximize certain online strategies like SEO or P...

Part of running a syndication business is accomplishing many administrative tasks. And, one way that many entrepreneurs are addressing this is by hiring a virtual assistant or VA who can help them remotely. Today, our guest Charlie Wessel of Cordell Capital details how a rock start VA can help you with capital raising. Charlie says you can automate all the emails you want to, but you got to get pe...

One of the reasons why people are getting into real estate syndication is the opportunity to earn passive income. In this Highlights episode, we feature once again our conversations with Jens Nielsen of Open Doors Investing and Chad Hudson of Savoy Companies. They give nuggets on how you can start making passive income through syndication. Jens shares how he built some passive income away from his...

Real estate development is a crucial process in the industry that creates value for the property. That’s why as an investor or syndicator, there is a need to have at least an idea of the processes of development. In today’s Highlight’s episode, we look back at our conversations with Edward Orasi, the market director at Keller Williams in Las Vegas, and Scott Choppin, founder of The Urban Pacific G...

As a leader, it is natural that you would want to be hands-on with everything about your business. But, to be an effective leader, you need to learn to hand control off. Today, we pick the brain of Devin Elder of DJE Texas Management Group , and he talks about building the dream team and processes to help you grow your multifamily syndication business. Devin admits that he used to struggle with ha...

Have you ever heard about the “who not how” idea? It is about getting people that can help get things done for you so you can focus on the things that matter most and that is to grow your business. In this episode, JC Castillo of Velo Residential shares valuable tips on how you can operate your multifamily property with more profit and less stress. JC shares three things that revolve around the pr...