Weiss Advice

Send us Fan Mail What is the importance of skill stacking and capital raising? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Josh Appelman. Josh Appelman is a successful entrepreneur who has established and grown several multi-million-dollar businesses, earning recognition such as a five-year run on the Inc. 500/5000 list. He possesses vast experience in real estate, managing a diverse portfolio of...

Send us Fan Mail Why is important to have team building and community among team members? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Bryant Dawson. Bryant is a former oil industry project manager turned real estate investor. He has built a massive rental portfolio with no end in sight. Bryant has a passion for helping others achieve their real estate investing goals through creative financing. Br...

Send us Fan Mail How can you leverage your team to have business success? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Vikram Raya. Vikram Raya is a trained cardiologist and functional medicine physician. He is an international speaker, high-performance coach, and real estate expert. Dr. Raya talks about his transition from a successful cardiologist to a real estate investor and entrepreneur. From...

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to make decisions from a place of love rather than fear? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Chelsea Mandel. Chelsea is the Co-Founder of Ascension, a corporate real estate and sale-leaseback advisory firm. She’s closed $2 billion in sale-leasebacks, working with business owners, private equity firms, and other sponsors acquiring operating companies. Tune...

Send us Fan Mail What does success mean to you for your business? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Robert Knakal. Bob Knakal is a sales broker selling investment properties in New York City since 1984. Bob is currently leading the Private Capital Group for JLL in New York.  He started his real estate career in 1984 at CB Richard Ellis where he met Paul J. Massey Jr. They both left CB in...

Send us Fan Mail What are the keys to building a successful business? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Jesse Futia. Jesse is the Principal and CEO of Executive Equity Investing. Jesse grew up in Albany NY and graduated from the University of Albany. He was commissioned as an officer in the US Army and served as a US Army Ranger from 2019-2021. He began investing in real estate during co...

Send us Fan Mail How do you utilize social media in the real estate syndication space? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Marc Kuhn. Marc founded MAK Construction with a vision to be the area's top concrete contractor. MAK Construction has grown from a small residential contractor to now general contracting multi-family units and commercial projects. Marc's entrepreneurial spiri...

Send us Fan Mail How do you stay on top of changing tax laws to be set up for success? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Chris McCormack. Chris is a proactive CPA and Certified Tax Coach who founded Better Books after working for the second-largest professional services firm in the world.  Chris explains how having an entrepreneurial mindset and being inspired by others can help set one...

Send us Fan Mail How to identify your tenants in the retail space? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Beth Azor. Beth is affectionately known as ‘The Canvassing Queen™’ Beth Azor is the founder and owner of Azor Advisory Services (AAS), a leading commercial real estate advisory and investment firm based in Southeast Florida. As its principal, Beth currently owns and manages six shopping c...

Send us Fan Mail Do you want to learn how car wash businesses can benefit you? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Kriss Berg. Kriss talks about how he got started in the business world and began investing in a variety of industries including construction, solar, online businesses, real estate, newsletters, and e-commerce. Despite the risks associated with these businesses, one venture tha...

Send us Fan Mail Why is it important to have a passion for what you want to do? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Coby Lefkowitz. Coby Lefkowitz is a real estate developer, writer, and thought leader in the world of urban planning and development. Based in New York, and in addition to his own projects at his firm Backyard, Coby works with people and cities worldwide to create more beauti...

Send us Fan Mail How can you get up from your failures to achieving success? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Val Katayev, Val Katayev is a highly successful serial entrepreneur, having been co-founder and leader of four tech companies focusing on digital media in display, mobile, music, search, and data, which generated over $500M in revenue combined without taking any venture capital....

Send us Fan Mail How can one leverage the power of social media for your business? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Aviva Sonenreich, Aviva has combined three generations’ worth of experience in commercial real estate with modern marketing savvy nearly absent from the field. She uses her platform to share a wealth of knowledge on one of the industry’s most rapidly growing markets. Tune...

Send us Fan Mail How do you get out of your comfort zone and get more social media engagement? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Reid Bennett, CCIM, Reid serves as the National Council Chair of Multifamily Properties for SVN International. As a licensed managing broker for over 20 years, he focuses primarily on the sale of apartment communities across the Midwest and also teams up with m...

Send us Fan Mail How do you create an ideal investment strategy? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Sujata Shyam, Suja is a seasoned commercial real estate investor with over 12 years of experience across multiple asset classes. Her passion for living her “life by design” and empowering other investors to do the same. This pursuit was the catalyst for the founding of Luxe Capital – a priv...

Send us Fan Mail What are the strategies and challenges of investing in real estate development? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome John Blatchford, John talks about his journey in real estate. He dives into the strategies and challenges of investing in real estate development, from getting permits and loans to dealing with structural problems. Tune in to this episode as John shares how t...

Send us Fan Mail How can you achieve financial freedom through real estate investing? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Melvin & Jacqueline Landry, Melvin & Jacqueline are the founders of More-Land Equity Capital. They have a sizable real estate professional with a single-family portfolio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Tune in to this episode as they shares their tips on achieving...

Send us Fan Mail What drives your desire to produce income? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Lauren Rothlisberger, Lauren is driven by a desire to produce income that will stand as the foundation of their transition out of military life, Lauren turned to commercial real estate. She learned about the competitive edge of automation and value-ad in the self-storage business, as well as the...

Send us Fan Mail How can we use technology to our advantage in real estate? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Sydney Phillips, Sydney is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, and philanthropist on a mission to push humanity forward and live interestingly. She is the Co-Founder & CEO of Zuke AR, the leading augmented and virtual reality platform for the building industry, an eccentric futu...

Send us Fan Mail How do you navigate through tumultuous events while doing your business? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome David Auerbach, David shares his inspiring journey from retail advisor to one of the pre-eminent REIT research trading desks in Dallas. He shares his 24 years of experience witnessing the growth of REITs from just a handful of names to over 200 publicly traded compa...

Send us Fan Mail How do you stay laser-focused in your business? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Marilyn Moedinger, Marilyn talks about her background in construction and architecture, her experience restoring an old farmhouse that has been in the family since 1730! She shares stories from her travels around the world and how this has shaped her view on vernacular architecture. Tune in...

Send us Fan Mail How can you leverage the power of Twitter in business? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Kevin Clark, Kevin explores how Twitter has become a necessary tool for networking and building relationships. He brings his 20 years of experience in commercial real estate, as well as 15 years teaching real estate and economics at NYU, to the table. Tune in to this episode as Kevin...

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to be young, have fun, and be financially free? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Leanna Haakons, Leanna is the entrepreneurial force behind Black Hawk Financial, a business development and marketing firm she founded in 2014. Working to make financial literacy more accessible, Leanna released her best-selling book Young, Fun & Financially Free, with...

Send us Fan Mail Jeff Davis, “The Supply Chain Investor”, has been a global sales executive for a Fortune 200 logistics company since 2005 and has been active in Real Estate since 2015. Jeff is an owner/operator of Bridgestone Holdings, LLC maintaining a portfolio of rental properties and fixing and flipping single-family houses in Houston and surrounding areas.  Tune in to this episode as Jeff Da...

Send us Fan Mail Danny Randazzo is the managing partner at PassiveInvesting.com where they help accredited investors achieve their financial goals and generate passive income. PassiveInesting.com has over One Billion in assets and focuses on institutional quality multifamily properties, self-storage facilities, express car washes, hospitality, and lending. Tune in to this episode as Danny Randazzo...