Real Estate Niche Show: Recent Episodes
Benjamin Kogut
The Real Estate Niche Show will be a focused one-on-one interviews of top real estate professionals who specialize in one particular niche of real estate.
Today’s guest is the founder and CEO of Loomba Investment Group, Vinki Loomba. Vinki is an IT professional turned full time real estate investor and syndicator. She is also an entrepreneur and a strategist with background in commercial real estate IT and the academe.
In this episode, Vinki discusses:
- Her real estate niche and how she began in the industry
- How she transitioned from being a W-2 professional to a full time commercial real estate investor.
- Her current focus and how she sees herself in the future
Let’s jump right in.
Episode Highlights:
0:28 Ben welcomes today’s guest, Vinki Loomba
1:16 What is Vinki’s real estate niche and how did she start in the industry?
3:24 Vinki’s transition from being a W-2 professional to a full time investor
8:05 What are Vinki’s thoughts and/or advice to those who want to switch from being a W-2 professional to full time CRE investing?
10:10 Vinki’s way of making a difference in the world
14:10 How does Vinki see herself in the future? What is her current focus?
16:16 How does Vinki invest in herself?
17:54 How does Vinki invest in the community?
18:39 Vinki’s definition of success
19:52 Best way to reach Vinki
20:29 Vinki’s final word of advice
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Connect with Vinki via:
- Website
- Contact them via WhatsApp
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Our guest for today is Eli Weisblum, Senior Director of Capital Services at Ariel Property Advisors. Eli has worked in various areas of real estate for more than 10 years and has developed a stronghold in origination and brokerage for debt placement and equity structures. In the last 18 months, Eli has closed over $325MM in loans with his team, in all asset classes, in over 35 states while navigating the ever-changing effects of the COVID pandemic.
Let’s jump right in.
Episode Highlights:
0:28 Ben introduces today’s guest, Eli Weisblum
1:56 Eli shares a brief history on how he started in real estate and how he got involved in his current niche.
3:49 What was the recipe of success for the expansion of Ariel Property Advisors?l
6:36 How does Eli’s organization find lenders and how they expand portfolio lending relationships
10:14 What trend does Eli foresee in the coming years for the lending industry? Are there any specific concerns that may arise?
15:39 What happens when rates increase and its effect to other investors
20:14 How does Eli invest in himself?
22:38 How does Eli invest in the community?
25:30 Eli’s definition of success
27:47 Ways to contact Eli
28:33 Eli’s final word of advice
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We hope you enjoyed this episode and learned a lot from it! If you wanna hear something that you need more clarification on, or you have a guest that you’d like to recommend, feel free to contact Ben at the following links:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benkogut/
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- Website: https://hjhinvestments.com/
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Connect with Eli Weisblum via:
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/eliweisblum/
- Emaileweisblum@gmail.com
- Websitehttps://arielpa.nyc/
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Gracing today’s episode is Levi Benkert, Founder and CEO of Harbor Capital. Levi has been involved, has managed or developed over $400 million with real estate properties around the world. He's incredible at building teams who are aligned around clear objectives and a shared passion for building a better world.
In this episode,Levi discusses:
- How Harbor Capital began and why they focused on industrial properties around Texas
- How Twitter has helped him expanding his network and building relationships
- The lessons he learned that shaped him as an individual
- His experiences in establishing an orphanage and a program the helped the community when he moved to Ethiopia
Let’s jump right in.
Episode Highlights:
0:29 Ben introduces today’s guest, Levi Benkert
2:22 Levi shares how Harbor Capital began
4:21 Levi sites an example of an industrial property Harbor capital has done
5:30 How Harbor Capital does their business and how they find deals
7:15 Levi talks about capital raising through relationships he developed
11:58 How Levi leverages Twitter as a marketing tool for him and his business
16:57 Levi shares the lessons he has learned that shaped him to who and what he is now
20:59 What is Levi’s thought process when bringing someone into his team
23:25 How does Levi invest in himself?
24:34 How does Levi invest in the community?
27:04 Levi’s definition of success
28:39 Ways to reach out/contact Levi
29:20 Levi’s parting words
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We hope you enjoyed this episode and learned a lot from it! If you wanna hear something that you need more clarification on, or you have a guest that you’d like to recommend, feel free to contact Ben at the following links:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benkogut/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benkogut/
- Website: https://hjhinvestments.com/
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- YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVIB81Wl2OmfwnFYpwk38_w
- Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6R04KOB3FblggyaiQ3W46T
Connect with Levi via:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/levi-benkert-81a18895/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Levijameshere
- Website: https://harborcap.com
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Today’s guest is Ben’s colleague in theNational Council of Exchangors, Steve Streetman. Steve is a data scientist, a systems engineer, and a commercial real estate investor and exchanger, and an avid cryptocurrency investor. His background in cryptography and long career in systems integration and risk assessment combined with real estate investment expertise makes him the perfect person to combine cryptocurrency and real estate.
In this episode, Steve discusses:
- How he started and what got him into real estate and cryptocurrency.
- Real estate syndication and tokenization
- Pioneering a platform that uses cryptocurrency for real estate transactions
- Why NFTs (non-fungible tokens) were the hottest thing in cryptocurrency in the past year.
Let’s jump right in.
Episode Highlights:
0:27 Ben introduces today’s guest, Steve Streetman
1:43 A quick background about Steve, how and what got him into his current career
7:32 What are the lessons that Steve has learned as far as his involvement in real estate and cryptocurrency?
11:10 Tokenization in real estate syndication
12:25 Steve talks about security token offering
17:43 His plans of establishing a platform that uses cryptocurrency for real estate properties
25:05 Steve talks about NFTs - the hottest thing in cryptocurrency for 2021
29:17 How does Steve invest in himself?
29:50 How does Steve invest in the community?
30:49 How does Steve define success?
Success is control of time and space.
32:18 Ways to connect with Steve
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We hope you enjoyed this episode and learned a lot from it! If you wanna hear something that you need more clarification on, or you have a guest that you’d like to recommend, feel free to contact Ben at the following links:
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- YouTube
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Connect with Steve Streetman via:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevestreetman/
- Email: steve@streetsmartinvestmentsllc.com
- Website: http://cryptorebook.com
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Gracing the show today is Matt Delahoussaye. He is the Founding Partner and Broker of Record of the Commercial Market Exchange.
In this episode, Matt discusses:
- His involvement in the commercial real estate business and the businesses he is currently managing
- The opportunities he see that allows him to share his wisdom and experiences, and how he provides value to his mentees
- What areas besides Austin can provide opportunities for growth and development
- His personal game plan and how he adds value to the community
Let’s jump right in.
Episode Highlights:
0:28 - Ben introduces today’s guest, Matt Delahoussaye
1:09 - Matt’s involvement in the commercial real estate business
The diversity has allowed us to kind of flow one direction or another with the business, depending on what the economic demands are the market demands.
8:31 - How does Matt manage his businesses?
11:26 - Matt’s advice to those who want to get started in the commercial real estate niche
You have to get somebody to give you the opportunity as an apprentice to go and do that (learning the ropes), because you can't really go to school to do what we do, because it takes certain skill sets to be successful in this business.
15:21 - Where does Matt see the most opportunity at?
20:08 - How does Matt invest in himself?
23:11 - Matt’s definition of success
It’s not about the money. It’s freedom. It’s the love for your family and having the time to enjoy it all.
24:24 - How can we reach out to Matt?
24:49 - Parting words from Matt Delahoussaye
If you’re in the business, focus on what demands are in the area.
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Connect with Matt via:
- Email: matt@cmeatx.com
- Website
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Our guest today is Nicole Gauthier, Founder of Wicked Holdings, a real estate investment company focused on social change and community empowerment. She has been working on multifamily deals, raising capital, and a woman dedicated to educate others on the concept of generational wealth and financial literacy
In this episode, Nicole discusses:
- Her background, what brought her to her current niche and her involvement in real estate.
- Wicked Holdings and the company’s focus.
- Transitioning to real estate, her involvement in multifamily investments and raising capital.
- Teaching people about the concept of generational wealth and financial literacy.
Let’s jump right in.
Episode Highlights:
0:27 - Ben introduces today’s guest, Nicole Gauthier
1:21 - Nicole’s background and what brought her to real estate
2:20 - The company, Wicked Holdings and it’s focus
3:31 - Nicole tells us about the “Pasadena project”
5:03 - What else does Nicole get herself involved in besides raising capital?
7:17 - Nicole shares the concept of generational wealth and financial literacy
11:22 - Why is it important to have a passive income?
I still passively invest because we only have so much time in a day.
12:38 - Where does Nicole passively invest?
14:09 - How does Nicole invest in herself?
15:34 - How does Nicole invest in the community?
Be open and honest and help other people along in their journey.
17:02 - Nicole’s definition of success
Success, in a whole, is just being a good resource, and being a good person to other people.
18:12 - Nicole’s words of wisdom
The issues that you experience can really tear a person down. And I think that's why it's important to understand the struggles and the experiences that you go through on your journey there. They are there for a reason, they are there to teach you something.
Stay persistent, stay positive and know that your time of abundance will come when it's the right time for you.
19:25 - Ways to reach out to Nicole
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Connect with Nicole via:
- Website
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Today’s guest is Tyler Lyons, an active real estate professional and the Director of Investments for ASYM Capital. Similar to what Ben does for HJH Investments, Tyler is responsible for investor relations, fund management, and due diligence for new investment opportunities. Tyler also has extensive experience, investing passively in private placements covering many different asset types, including multifamily, senior living, and some other non-real estate alternative assets. Prior to being a real estate professional, he was an auditor at a Big 4 public accounting firm and is a Certified Public Accountant.
In this episode, Tyler discusses:
- How he went from being a CPA to investing in real estate
- His role in ASYM Capital, how the company operates and finds deals in the market
- Trends in the industry to watch out for in the next 12-18 months
- What the passive investor summit $100K to Invest is all about
Let’s jump right in.
Episode Highlights:
0:27 Ben introduces today’s guest, Tyler Lyons
1:39 Tyler’s real estate niche and a little background about ASYM Capital.
7:54 How does ASYM Capital find deals knowing that the market is very competitive at this point?
11:03 How Tyler went from being a CPA to investing in real estate
14:53 Major lessons learned from Cash Flow Connections and other mentorship programs he has been involved in
16:45 Trends to watch for in the next 12-18 months
21:55 How does Tyler invest in himself?
22:56 How does Tyler invest in the community?
23:55 Tyler’s definition of success
25:25 The best ways to connect with Tyler and promote the passive investor summit $100K to Invest
27:15 Tyler’s words of wisdom for the listeners of the show
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We hope you enjoyed this episode and learned a lot from it! If you wanna hear something that you need more clarification on, or you have a guest that you’d like to recommend, feel free to contact Ben at the following links:
- Website
Follow our social platforms:
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- Spotify
Connect with Tyler via:
- Website
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Today’s guest is Fletcher Wheaton, a real estate investor based in Los Cabos, Mexico. Fletcher helps investors buy and invest in real estate in Los Cabos and other parts of Mexico, and educates buyers of owning real estate and beach markets there. He is a partner at Cabo Key and one of Ben’s friends and colleagues from The Next Level Mastermind.
In this episode, Fletcher discusses:
- His real estate niche and how he got involved in it.
- What brought him to Los Cabos and
- What his real estate market is and how it is different from investing in the US.
- The finances and taxes involved in these deals, and how Fletcher sees the growth and development in Cabo
Let’s jump right in.
Episode Highlights:
00:27 - Ben introduces today’s guest, Fletcher Wheaton.
1:13 - What is Fletcher’s real estate niche?
1:27 - What brought Fletcher to Los Cabos?
3:26 - Who is Fletcher’s real estate market?
4:37 - Investing, financing and taxes in Los Cabos
9:37 - What growth is Fletcher seeing in the Cabo market?
The thing with Cabo is that it's still more land and there's development.
11:12 - Fletcher debunks the misconceptions about safety in Cabo.
13:35 - Fletcher talks about the trend in remote working and the opportunity it brings to the real estate market.
15:20 - Short term versus long term commitments — which makes more sense?
18:17 - What is Fletcher’s marketing strategy?
YouTube is a very powerful platform, if you use it correctly. Whatever you're doing, you got to be consistent.
20:54 - How does Fletcher invest in himself?
22:05 - How does Fletcher invest in the community?
23:10 - Fletcher’s definition of success.
Success today is the ability to do things on your terms.
24:46 - Ways on how to reach out to Fletcher.
25:14 - Fletcher’s good words for Ben
Ben's one of the more professional guys I've ever come across. And in our group, I remember we were on a call once that I said "Ben you're really good at what you do, man." And it's good to be able to see, actually when I was sharing what is success, I was thinking about you. And just your ability to kind of travel check the places that you're going.
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Connect with Fletcher via:
- Website
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Ben’s guest for today is Steffany Boldrini. Steff is the Principal of Monte Carlo Real Estate Investments, LLC. To give back to the community, Steffany hosts the “Commercial Real Estate Investing from A-Z” podcast. The show focuses on investing in retail, office, industrial, and self-storage properties.
For the past three years, Steffany has focused on her career in commercial real estate investing after receiving inspiration from experienced real estate investors in Silicon Valley.
Let’s dive in.
Episode Highlights:
01:49 - Steff’s real estate niches and the history behind her real estate journey
05:41 - Some of the lessons Steff learned on her STR and carwash niche journey
08:05 - How Steff got involved in the self storage space and she talked about her journey along the way
09:45 - Steff on raising capital
10:44 - Steff talked about her podcast, “Commercial Real Estate Investing from A-Z”
13:25 - What Steff is currently working on and her position about the Metaverse, Cryptocurrency, and NFTs
16:25 - What Steff is also investing in right now and how she earns a revenue from it
21:26 - How do you invest in yourself?
21:36 - How do you invest in the community?
22:09 - Steff’s life lessons from Brazil to Silicon Valley
23:10 - How do you define “success”?
“Personally, I have a target number that I’m personally away from. I’ll consider myself successful when I reach that number.”
24:29 - Steff’s final words of wisdom
“You have to be persistent with everything in between.”
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We hope you enjoyed this episode and learned a lot from it! If you wanna hear something that you need more clarification on, or you have a guest that you’d like to recommend, feel free to contact Ben at the following links:
LinkedIn: Benjamin Kogut
Instagram: Ben Kogut
Real Estate Niche Show
Website: HJH Investments
Facebook: Real Estate Niche Show
Connect with Steffany via:
Website: Monte Carlo Real Estate
LinkedIn: Steffany Boldrini
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Ben’s guest for today’s episode is Aileen Prak. She is the co-founder of Bonavest Capital, where she helps people generate passive income through real estate syndications. She is on the path to creating time freedom for her family and two young children and believes real estate is the best vehicle that can help her and others achieve this dream.
Let’s dive in.
Episode Highlights:
01:20 - Aileen’s real estate niche and how she started
02:36 - First investments of Aileen and her partner
03:21 - How Aileen started in capital raising
05:09 - How Aileen structures deals bringing in investors
07:47 - What's changed between her being a person and being an investor
09:01 - Who is the "we" she always mentions as her partner in business and how it ties up to her and her family
"From a husband and wife standpoint, I feel that we've grown so much as well, not just on real estate and financially, but also personally as well and together as a couple."
10:28 - Aileen’s perspective about the mindset shift
"The mindset has been the most impactful thing that we've improved on, though the one thing, if I were just to say that was the most impactful so far, has been the mindset shift."
11:57 - Aileen talked about their podcast and how they started it and how far they've come
14:35 - Aileen's advice for those who are new to podcasting and for those who plan to start one
15:47 - Aileen’s social media strategy and the platform she’s actively using
16:50 - How Aileen leverages their business
18:36 - How do you invest in yourself?
19:59 - How do you invest in the community?
20:42 - How do you define “success”?
22:48 - Aileen’s final words of wisdom
“As long as you focus on your own journey and celebrate other people’s wins and learn from them, I think that that’s the biggest way that you’re gonna be able to grow.”
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We hope you enjoyed this episode and learned a lot from it! If you wanna hear something that you need more clarification on, or you have a guest that you’d like to recommend, feel free to contact Ben at the following links:
LinkedIn: Benjamin Kogut
Instagram: Ben Kogut
Real Estate Niche Show
Website: HJH Investments
Facebook: Real Estate Niche Show
Connect with Aileen via:
LinkedIn: Aileen Prak
Email: aileen@bonavestcapital.com
Website: Bonavest Capital
Podcast: How Did They Do It? Real Estate
Instagram: How Did They Do It? Real Estate
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Ben’s guest for today’s episode is a good friend of his and a co-member of the Society of Exchange Counselors, Steve Fithian, of which he was a former president. He’s a real estate broker and a syndicator.
Let’s dive in.
Episode Highlights:
01:16 - Steve’s real estate niche and how he started, and the lessons he learned since he dived into his niche
03:20 - Steve’s real estate transitions and the adjustments he made
04:34 - Steve shared his experience about the first deal he made with PPM
06:28 - The non-multifamily syndications that Steve did and the lessons he learned along the way
07:09 - Steve’s advice to people who are raising capital
08:38 - Steve’s show guesting along with Robert Kiyosaki
11:43 - Steve discussed what the Society of Exchange Counselors is about and the deals he’s done and the lessons he learned
13:36 - The deals he’s done with the Society of Exchange Counselors and the lessons he learned
17:19 - Steve’s strategy in raising capital
20:06 - Steve’s projects and future plans
20:55 - A deal that would make Steve excited to syndicate about
22:47 - How do you invest in yourself?
24:59 - How do you invest in the community?
25:59 - How do you define success?
“Success to me is being able to have four grown kids and be very proud of them and feel that my wife and I have a part in raising them up and they're doing well.”
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We hope you enjoyed this episode and learned a lot from it! If you wanna hear something that you need more clarification on, or you have a guest that you’d like to recommend, feel free to contact Ben at the following links:
LinkedIn: Benjamin Kogut
Instagram: Ben Kogut
Real Estate Niche Show
Website: HJH Investments
Facebook: Real Estate Niche Show
Connect with Steve via:
Email: steve.fithian@svn.com
Websites: https://svntrinity.com/ and https://frontlineproperty.com/ (residential property management company)
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