Real Estate of Things: Recent Episodes
Lima One Capital
Welcome to the Real Estate of Things podcast. A show where we unpack the aha moments of those who have mastered the real estate investing market. From our weekly interviews with fix and flippers to multi-fam moguls - economists and influencers - we'll uncover the strategies, relationships, and processes needed to scale one's investment business to empire.
2023 will be about navigating and mitigating risk in your housing portfolios!
Our guest today is Josh Woodward, CFO at Lima One Capital, who gives an in-depth look at the forecast for the upcoming year as we delve into the potential risks of recession and inflation and how they may impact the market. How investors should be strategically based on the markets they’re working with, understanding, if it’s moving back down to normal rate levels or the market, is moving upward after a tough end-of-year in 2022.
Join as we discuss:
- Combating the risk of recession and inflation in housing for 2023
- The supply and demand on housing in 2023
- How the feds raising rates will impact investors
- How Lenders are adjusting their business models in 2023
- The unemployment rate impact on the housing market
As an investor, it is important to be aware of the potential uncertainty in the 2023 housing market. Factors such as economic conditions, interest rates, and demographics can all influence the market and make it difficult to predict exactly how it will evolve.
This week’s guest is Nate Trunfio, Chief Revenue Officer at Lima One Capital, to discuss how the fix & flip and rental markets can be carefully assessed through various factors such as availability, costs, and demand. As well, he discusses how changes for builders can impact the housing market and should be considered when evaluating investment opportunities.
Join as we discuss:
- Fix & Flip investment strategies for 2023
- Operating in the new construction market
- Forecasting what the rental market will look like
- The growth of the multifamily home developments
The Student housing market is one of the most abundant and in-demand segments of the real estate market in the United States. From international students to domestic students moving out for the first time, the college housing market is one of the most sought after for investors.
Dalton Elliott, Director of Sales at Lima One Capital, shares his insight on investment strategies for tapping into this highly demanded market to create sound cash flow opportunities and what the current trends to watch are..
Join as we discuss;
- The cash flow opportunities in student housing
- Student Housing investment trends
- The impact of international students on the market
2022 was a crazy year for the real estate world. Inflation and rising interest rates caused massive shifts in demand, while construction projects still worked to catch up to post-COVID levels. What can we learn from all of this? Quite a lot. Host, Dalton Elliott, Director of Sales at Lima One Capital, dives into all the lessons and takeaways from real estate investment in 2022 and what you can do to prepare for 2023!
Join as we discuss:
- Drastic changes in the market amid rising interest rates and inflation
- How unemployment rate remaining low is keeping housing inventory low
- Holding onto your current portfolio and preparing to scale in 2023
The single family housing market continues to see record demand, despite higher interest rates, because construction of new supply struggles to keep up with that demand, Meanwhile multifamily units continue to see rising valuations for lenders and agents.
Jamie Woodwell, Vice President, Research at Mortgage Bankers Association and Head of Commercial Real Estate Research, joins us again this week to discuss the consistent demand in the single-family home market and why supply is struggling to meet that demand. He also discusses the reasons behind growing multifamily property values and rents.
Join as we discuss:
- The rise in Millennial demand for single-family homes
- Figuring out 2023’s moving targets of housing supply and demand
- The growing value of the multifamily housing market
Fears of an economic recession are leading to many questions about the 2023 forecast for real estate. Knowing how each of the three major markets in real estate could be impacted, both positively and negatively, is a must for lenders going into 2023. We’re joined this week by Jamie Woodwell, Vice President, Research at Mortgage Bankers Association and Head of Commercial Real Estate Research, to discuss how each market is expected to be impacted in 2023 and how lenders and capital investors can prepare to be successful despite many unanswered questions..
Join as we discuss:
- Commercial real estate’s confluence on the 3 major markets
- Evaluating the space markets, equity markets and debt markets
- How recessions impact each sector of real estate differently
- The impact of multi-family housing on the market
With supply and demand of housing expected to remain in flux for the better part of 2023, it’s vital for investors to know where the strongest and most stable markets are for their portfolios.
In a continued conversation with John Beacham,C0-Founder and CEO at Toorak Capital Partners, we look at some of the strongest (and riskiest) markets right now across the U.S. .In a housing market that is struggling to meet total demand, Beachem discusses how using proper risk management can help identify strong markets where investors can create sustainable income for 2023.
Join as we discuss:
- Finding stability in some housing markets compared to others
- Strongest market areas in the U.S. right now
- Assessing the riskiest real estate profiles
- Viable debt services in the market
While changes in interest rates and home prices are clouding the present of the real estate and lending industry, smart investors and companies are looking inward to provide reliability and efficiency.
In today’s episode, we’re joined by John Beacham, C0-Founder and CEO at Toorak Capital Partners to discuss how lending companies can navigate the uncertainty of the economy in 2023 by creating better practices and more sustainable tools and processes to serve prospective investors.
Join as we discuss:
- The real estate market forecast for 2023
- How to simplify and streamline the loan process
- The state of the secondary, life insurance, and bank markets
Your brand is everything in establishing your company's identity to a sound client base.
Creating a strong digital marketing strategy to promote your brand is one of the best ways you can create brand recognition and establish a customer network that will provide reliable repeat business.
In a continued conversation from last week, Taylor Owens, CMO at Lima One Capital, joins again to discuss how companies can create a digital marketing strategy through their brand and existing client base.
Join as we discuss:
- Defining and building your brand
- Crafting your digital marketing plan
- How to utilize your SEM
- Why capturing your email list is more beneficial than phone numbers
Creating a sound, highly valuable marketing plan is just as important as identifying valuable real estate properties for your ROI.
In today’s episode, Taylor Owens, Chief Marketing Officer at Lima One Capital, shares his valuable strategy in establishing a marketing strategy from gathering emails to phone numbers to create the tools you’ll need to grow your company even before you start hiring additional team members.
Join as we discuss:
- Investing in Marketing and Customer Experience in today’s economy
- Diversifying your marketing budget
- Investing in your company’s tools like CRM before hiring
Short term rentals are becoming a popular alternative for both investors and tenets.
Today, we are revisiting our conversation Jonathan Klunk, CEO at Key Source Properties and Founding Partner & Realtor at Six Degrees Real Estate (original airdate: 7/12/22), who shares how looking for a vacation property turned into a profitable business managing and consulting about short term rental properties
Join us as we discuss:
- Investing & managing short term rentals
- Understanding local laws and property regulations
- Scaling a real estate side hustle
The rising market of short-term rentals is an opportunity you should be taking advantage of. But how can you do that?
Our host, Dalton Elliott, Director of Sales at Lima One Capital, dives into the biggest trends in the STR market today and highlights what you need in your portfolio to set yourself up for success in this fast-growing marketplace.
Join us as we discuss:
- The supply of STRs rising to meet the growing demand
- Vacation goers preferring STRs over big-chain hotels
- How to strategize in a specific area when making a STR purchase
If you’re looking to enter the STR market,check out our partners at https://www.airdna.co/
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Despite home valuations declining while interest rates climb, investors have a unique opportunity to take advantage right now because rent costs continue to rise.
In today’s episode, Michael Finch, Executive V.P at SVN | SFRhub Capital Management explains how investors can take advantage of declining home valuations without waiting for the prices to reach the bottom but rather utilize the market’s inventory today to scale and build an extensive portfolio.
Join us as we discuss:
- Discovering today’s rental values
- Finding the silver lining in decline home valuations
- Utilizing primary and secondary real estate markets
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Modular construction isn’t new–companies like Marriott and other hotel chains have been using this off-site construction method to build properties in a short amount of time. Now modular homebuilding is moving into the single-family space. As more modular home factories are being built, there is an increased potential for them to become the predominant way that single-family and multi-family properties are constructed.
In a follow-up to our last episode, Ken Semler, President and CEO of Impressa Modular, dives deeper into the world of modular home builds, financing off site construction, and how modular homes factories are able to support quick recoveries from natural disasters.
Join us as we discuss:
- Financing options for modular home builds
- Regulations that impact modular home building
- The difference in regulations for on site vs modular builds
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When building a home, you have to be as precise as possible. That’s not always easy when dealing with unexpected weather conditions or having uneven ground. But what if you could guarantee perfect home-building conditions every single day? That’s the promise of modular homes.
In today’s episode, Ken Semler, President, and CEO of Impressa Modular, walks us through the assembly process for offsite construction and the benefits of us building modular homes.
Join us as we discuss:
- On-site versus off-site construction
- The costs involved in modular homebuilding
- Training and hiring builders for modular homes
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The change in interest rates has increased the average monthly payment on a home by $700 and created a new demand for new high-quality apartments.
For the one-year anniversary of the Real Estate of Things podcast, Jeff Tennyson, President, and CEO of Lima One Capital, joins us to share his favorite moments from the show and the greatest opportunities for both private real estate lenders and investors.
Join us as we discuss:
- A demand for high-quality multi-family properties
- The two critical things you need for success in real estate
- Underbuilding and developing the building infrastructure
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In Florida alone, 3.9 million properties are located in high fire hazard areas.
While your insurance may cover repairs due to wildfires, natural disasters can still affect premiums, class action lawsuits, as well as direct and reinsurance markets,
In today’s episode, we’re joined by Andrew Douglas and Allie Carter from Lockton Insurance, who explain how risks related to local climate and population density, among other factors, affect insurance premiums for investment properties.
Join us as we discuss:
- The impact of wildfires on the insurance market
- How insurance needs change when investors pivot from single to multi-family properties
- How local climate and population density increases insurance risks
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Do you know how to make the safest investment on a risk/reward calculation? What about how a yield curve impacts multi-family and investments?
In today’s episode, Andrew Shook, Head of Commercial Real Estate Capital Markets at Lima One Capital, joins us as we dive into the risks and rewards of investing in multi-family properties.
Join us as we discuss:
- The impact of inverted yield curves
- Operational risks in multi-family property management
- Getting started with large multi-family properties
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Owning short term rental properties is becoming a popular strategy amongst investors due to the opportunity to increase their daily cash flow over traditional rentals.
In this solo episode, our host Dalton Elliott, Director of Sales at Lima One Capital, shares how to evaluate short-term rental amenities so that you know what investments will bring you the greatest average daily rental rate.
These insights are all based on original research conducted by the Real Estate of Things podcast team and Lima One Capital.
Join us as we discuss:
- How to increase your average daily rental rate
- Amenities that you can add to your property
- Ranking amenities based on income potential
Most investors don’t think about insurance until it’s time to close on a property. By doing so, you risk losing thousands on your investment.
In today’s episode, Matthew Sutika, Chief Insurance Officer at Obie, breaks down everything an investor needs to know about insurance and why you need to have someone on your team who is keeping up with the insurance market.
Join us as we discuss:
- Evaluating replacement costs
- A role every investor needs on their team
- Venturing into multi-family investing
Most investors don’t think about insurance until it’s time to close on a property. By doing so, you risk losing thousands on your investment.
In today’s episode, Matthew Sutika, Chief Insurance Officer at Obie, breaks down everything an investor needs to know about insurance and why you need to have someone on your team who is keeping up with the insurance market.
Join us as we discuss:
- Evaluating replacement costs
- A role every investor needs on their team
- Venturing into multi-family investing
Just because something seems like a good investment opportunity, doesn’t always mean it is a smart real estate decision.
In today’s episode, Alex Haler, Strategic Account Executive at AirDNA, gives us a crash course on making smart decisions in short-term rentals. He also shares how you can leverage data to protect your short-term rental investment and navigate local regulations.
Join us as we discuss:
- Supply and demand for short term rentals
- Navigating short term rental regulations
- What to expect in the next 24 months
The housing market has been severely underbuilding since the crash in 2007 to the point where there is now an oversupply of homes
John Curry, CEO of Setanta Development Capital, returns to the show to compare the differences between the housing market from 1978 to today. He also examines where building supply is heading.
Join us as we discuss:
- Comparing the housing market of 1978-84 to today
- How curbing interest rates impacts home construction
- The underlying health of the housing market
- Factors needed to meet the demand of housing
More homes are under construction than ever before, but that doesn’t actually tell us how the housing market is doing from a supply perspective.
In today’s episode, John Curry, CEO of Setanta Development Capital, joins us to share how he and his partner, Rob Davenport, created a platform to address what was missing and being ignored in the home development industry.
Join us as we discuss:
- The nuances of home construction at a historic high
- The supply and demand of home construction today
- Normalizing mortgage rates
A lot of content has romanticized quitting your job to become a full-time real estate investor, but this doesn’t speak to the person who just wants to diversify their portfolio while investing in their career. The second option is common, especially for individuals in high-income professional careers.
Today’s guests, Nate Hedrick and David Bright, are two pharmacists who teach people how to invest in real estate without leaving their career. They launched their podcast, Your Financial Pharmacist Podcast, to encourage people to diversify their portfolios using real estate while maintaining a busy career. While they specialize in supporting medical professionals, their advice is easily digestible and can be implemented by successful professionals in any industry.
Join us as we discuss:
- Working full-time while investing in real estate
- Working with a property manager
- Diversifying your portfolio
How do you demonstrate that a key element of a lending transaction is actually taking place? How do you clean up the data and make the operations team more efficient?
From wire fraud to title fraud to cyber attacks, protecting data is a constant battle in the real estate world.
In today’s episode, Adam Chaudhary, President FundingShield LLC, joins us to share the various schemes that exist in the real estate space and how his company works to reduce risks and sets up automated systems to protect investors like you from becoming victims of fraudulent attacks.
Join us as we discuss:
- Fraud vs cyber attacks
- Having higher quality data at closing with title controls
- The IC3: Internet Crime Complaint Center
A lot of investors who have been priced out of their markets are starting to take a look at buying properties in Louisville's steadily growing real estate market
In today’s episode, Jonathan Klunk, CEO at Key Source Properties and Founding Partner & Realtor at Six Degrees Real Estate, returns to share how to invest in an area that gets 26 million visitors every year — and also give his top two pricing strategies that will work in any market.
Join us as we discuss:
- What brings visitors to Louisville
- Pricing strategies to reduce property price cuts
- Jonathan’s short term rental tips on Instagram
Short term rentals are becoming a popular alternative for both investors and tenets.
We’re joined by Jonathan Klunk, CEO at Key Source Properties and Founding Partner & Realtor at Six Degrees Real Estate, who shares how looking for a vacation property turned into a profitable business managing and consulting about short term rental properties
Join us as we discuss:
- Investing & managing short term rentals
- Understanding local laws and property regulations
- Scaling a real estate side hustle
It’s easy to feel some anxiety from all of the dark sentiment surrounding inflation and rate hikes, but there is hope.
In today’s episode Chad Musgrove, Senior Vice President at M&T Realty Capital Corporation, joins us as we dive into the opportunities that are present in today’s marketplace and brings a positive perspective to how to navigate uncertainty in the real estate environment.
Join us as we discuss:
- Finding Resources During A Supply Chain Crisis
- Understanding The Ups & Downs of Inflation
- Comparing Today’s Rates to Historic Rates
Securitization, Macroeconomics, and yield curve are just a few of the complex economic factors that come into play when considering how to price your loans. In today’s episode, we get a crash course in how private lenders price their products — which is essential knowledge in the current interest-rate environment.
We’re joined by Barrett Clayton, Director of Secondary Markets at Lima One Capital, LLC, who shares his experience joining Lima One Capital and managing secondary markets during the pandemic and today’s inflationary market.
Join us as we discuss:
- Loan securitization
- Interest Rates Pre- and Post-Covid
- The Difference In Fix and Flip and Rental Pricing
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How do you start closing deals in real estate? You may have the information, but do you have anyone guiding you to close the gap from education to actual deals?
What about how to structure those deals?
In this episode, Chris Prefontaine, Founder & Chairman of Smart Real Estate Coach, joins us to discuss his philosophies on:
- Markets & how to find deals
- The keys to Deal Structuring
- The misconceptions of joining the Real Estate industry
Market Predictions for the remainder of 2022
During the pandemic, a moratorium was set on foreclosures to allow people time to adjust to the chaos. The idea: let the dust settle long enough for people to react appropriately and then lift the moratorium so the housing market can safely find its balance once again. Well, how did we do? Here, Daren Blomquist, VP, Market Economics at Auction.com, joins to discuss the grade he would give the foreclosure moratorium response to the epidemic.
Join us as we discuss:
- Bringing the foreclosure process into the 21st century
- Finding balance in housing’s supply and demand
- What comes next?
Are you prepared for another recession? In real estate there are really high ups, but there are also going to be downs. If you don’t have a strategy in place, you may find yourself in an uncomfortable situation.
In today’s episode, we speak to Andrey Sokurec, Founder and CEO of Homestead Road, about his journey from immigrating from Belarus with $0 to building a real estate empire with 89 employees and $120 million in revenue.
Join us as we discuss:
- How to make more money by working less.
- Why you need to plan and complete short term investments.
- Understanding the Minneapolis real estate market
- How he is protecting his real estate investment strategy against potential recession
[Originally Aired in 2021] When you want to encourage doing good in the world, how do you incentivize it?
For the government, incentives usually come in the form of tax breaks…
And when it comes to Opportunity Zones, the incentives are too good to ignore.
If you need help navigating the opportunity in Opportunity Zones, you turn to today’s guest, the Wizard of OZ investing — Chris Knoppe, Partner at CBUS OZ Funds, who returns to the show to dive deeper into the topic.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The history of Opportunity Zones
- The 3 incentives for investing in them
- How to get started investing in them
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Most kids don’t help their mom flip houses after school.
Most people don’t earn an MBA in Finance and wear practically every hat in the housing, funding, and startup spaces.
Our guest is Kim Deter , the vivacious and expert Director of Short Term Finance at Lima One Capital , and she’s definitely not like most people. In this lively conversation, we’ll dive into a variety of fascinating topics, including:
- The real reasons behind Austin’s stratospheric real estate prices
- Underwriting based on growth trends and economic development
- Gentrification, what to avoid, and other Texas trends
- Other areas that are ripe for short-term real estate investing — if you’ve got your financing ducks in a row
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The real estate market is booming everywhere.
But there are some places where that boom is more pronounced than others. Noticeably, the Southeast United States is seeing a lot of growth.
Specifically, Birmingham, where our guest on this week’s episode, Thomas Henry, is located. Thomas is the Vice President of Investments at Stone River Company, and joins this episode of Real Estate of Things to talk all about:
- The rocket ship ride that is Birmingham real estate
- Why multifamily properties are dominating the area right now
- Some of the worst deals that Thomas has been a part of
- The future of real estate in the Southeastern United States
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Everyone wants to live in paradise — and that spells huge opportunities for investors in Hawaii’s booming real estate market.
But before you flee the mainland and seek out your fortune in the Aloha state, you need to understand its real-estate particulars.
Inspired by a recent vacation to Hawaii, in this solo episode, host Dalton Elliott covers:
- The current market trends impacting Hawaii real estate
- The challenges the slow permitting process presents for investors
- The ever-present threat the volcanoes that formed Hawaii pose to housing on the islands
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The process of real estate investing is evolving to accommodate an unprecedented demand. Everything has changed, from shake-ups in real estate appraisals to mom and pop investors flooding the market, with the goal of speeding up processes to match a lightning-fast market.
Chris Wilhoit , Director of Operations at Lima One Capital , joins the show today to talk about the trends laying the foundations for the future of real estate investing.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The ongoing revolution in Real Estate Appraisals
- Where the Single Family Home market is headed
- The far-reaching impact of explosive lending volume
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Knowing how to pivot is part of the game.
Diversification is a skill and no one knows how to do it better than NFL player William Sweet.
From pivoting his focus away from Atlanta real estate to creating a new business out of his passion for Teslas, William Sweet , Former NFL player and Chief Executive Officer at Sweet Ventures, LLC, is making his money work for him.
Join us as we discuss:
- Why he’s shifted from Atlanta to Jacksonville
- How he’s diversified into Tesla
- How he picks diversification partnerships
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Birmingham, Alabama, is a perfect storm for attracting residents in the build-to-rent space. Can you identify the signs like our guest can?
Hear our conversation with Jimmy Moore, Co-Founder at Camellia House:
- Attracting good labor in a labor shortage
- Strategies to target raw land and partially developed communities
- The importance of flexibility and future planning
More information about Jimmy and today’s topics:
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmymooreallstate/
- Company Website: https://camelliapartners.com/
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In 2021, there were 20 separate billion-dollar disasters in the United States — triple the 40-year average. That has to create some widespread effect on property insurance, right?
Hear our conversation with Lee Rogers, President at realprotect, as we cover:
- What competitive pricing really means
- Widespread disasters that drive up the cost of insurance everywhere
- Flood, hurricane, earthquake… and global reinsurance
More information about Lee and today’s topics:
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-rogers-02987020/
- Company Website: https://realprotect.com/
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Measuring downside risk with real estate investments isn’t all that hard because it’s driven by population, income, and housing supply. Welcome to the art of data-driven investing.
Hear our conversation with Stefan Tsvetkov , Founder at RealtyQuant :
- What data-driven real estate investing looks like
- What to measure and why
- Methods to forecast prices: trends versus historical pricing
More information about Stefan and today’s topics:
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefantsvetkov/
- Company Website: https://www.realtyquant.com/
- Measuring the Bubble by Hussman Investment Trust: https://www.hussmanfunds.com/comment/mc180201/
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NFTs and Crypto might be the trending topics right now, but blockchain has the potential to transform various facets of life in many more profound ways than monkey GIFs and volatile currencies.
And that includes real estate.
Today, our returning guest, Lucas Whaley , Senior Director of Technology at Lima One Capital, LLC , shares the impact blockchain technology will inevitably have on the future of the real estate industry — and how you can prepare.
Join us as we discuss:
- How blockchain technology can operate like a Carfax for houses
- Blockchain and securitization
- Why blockchain technology will inevitably become a part of real estate
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When it comes to real estate transactions, there’s a lot of inefficiency; but with blockchain technology, that’s all changing…
And today’s guest, Lucas Whaley , Senior Director of Technology at Lima One Capital, LLC , is here to tell us exactly how — walking us through what blockchain is and how it can revolutionizing the real estate industry.
Join us as we discuss:
- What is blockchain and why it makes sense for a real estate context
- Where blockchain is taking real estate transactions
- The cost of the current inefficiency in the process for real estate investors
- What smart contracts are and how they will make a difference for investors
- The timeline for meaningful change w/ blockchain technology
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When you get an Uber, rent a hotel room or book a plane ticket, AI and algorithms calculate current supply and demand to offer a perfectly priced service.
So, why are home rentals — one of the largest expenditures most people make — still left to crystal balls and guesswork?
That’s a problem today’s returning guest, Daniel Mishin , is trying to solve in his role as Founder & CEO of June Homes .
Join us as we discuss:
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Why we need data-driven rental pricing
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Why data-driven rental pricing benefits renters and landlords alike
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Current rental trends and where the market is heading
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For lots of renters, the process of seeing the apartment, applying, and being accepted can be grueling.
But it doesn’t have to be, thanks to the capabilities of the internet — things like virtual walkthroughs and online document signing are making the process much easier. Still, more organizations have to take the leap to this elevated renter experience.
And that’s exactly what today’s guest, Daniel Mishin, Founder & CEO of June Homes, is advocating for.
Join us as we discuss:
- Starting his first company at 11 years old & the company progression
- Details about June Homes
- The separation between ownership & service for renters
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Private lending used to get a bad rap.
Every investor knows that what was once seen as “hard money” is now the backbone of one of the fastest growing verticals in real estate.
But the perception hasn’t yet caught up to this reality.
Today’s guest, Eddie Wilson, Founder of Empire Operating Model and Owner of American Association of Private Lenders, is leading the charge to change that perception through his organization’s education and advocacy.
Join us as we discuss:
- Why private lending is so critical to real estate investing
- How the AAPL are advocating for the industry
- Why strong relationships help prevent onerous regulation
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In any industry - real estate or otherwise - doing your job well is table stakes.
What sets you apart?
Your principles.
That's why today's guest, Darion Dunn, Managing Partner at Atlantica Properties, sees his mission to stabilize rents and give back to the community as more than a noble cause - it's also his strategic advantage.
Join us as we discuss:
- Why you need to embrace the process
- How Darion's principled approach to real estate investing is paying dividends
- The Atlanta real estate market and why Darion is investing in the west side
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When most people think of a retirement portfolio, the first thing that springs to mind is a 401(k).
There’s nothing wrong with that — but there are so many other ways to start investing for retirement.
And one of the best alternatives is — you guessed it — real estate.
To learn how, I sat down with Zach Lemaster, Founder and CEO of Rent to Retirement, to find out how he’s making it easy for people to break out of the 401(k) box and still achieve their dream retirement
Join us as we discuss:
- How Zach and his wife funded their retirement with real estate
- How they are helping others do the same
- The markets and assets best suited for a real-estate retirement strategy
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If you loved sports as a kid, playing professionally may have been your dream career…
But did you ever think about what came after?
Well, the smart athletes do — and they learn how to invest in their future.
One such athlete is today’s guest, William Sweet, Former NFL player and Chief Executive Officer at Sweet Ventures, LLC, where he’s making his money work for him — and giving back to the community — by investing in Atlanta’s booming real estate market.
Join us as we discuss:
- What makes Atlanta such a hot market
- Why he’s specializing in transitional housing
- Why shared living is the optimal arrangement for both investor and renter
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While most investors get their start with single-family properties, more and more are eager to make the move into multifamily residences.
Why is this asset class so popular among investors?
Today, I’m continuing my conversation with Daniel Angel, Investments and Capital Markets at Apex Development Group, and learning about why Apex is doubling down on multifamily investments in Atlanta’s thriving market.
Join us as we discuss:
- How Apex’s multifamily story began
- The benefits of multifamily over other asset classes
- What makes Atlanta a great real estate market for investors like Apex
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For real estate investors who want to offer more services, one question always crops up:
In-house or 3rd-party?
And while outsourcing is often the easier option, keeping it in-house can pay off big.
Just ask today’s guest, Daniel Angel, Investments and Capital Markets at Apex Development Group, who is happy to extol the benefits of keeping services like renovations and construction in the family.
Join us as we discuss:
- The story behind Apex
- US investing vs. investing abroad
- How Apex is benefiting from it’s in-house offerings
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How do you look at real estate investing when you’ve got a $5 billion fund at your disposal?
To find out, I asked Dan Ganguly, SVP of Mynd Investment Management at Mynd Management, the only end-to-end real estate platform helping everyone from first-time buyers to global institutions buy, manage, and sell residential properties.
Join us as we discuss:
- Institutional va. Individual Investing
- Whether we’re facing an impending market correction
- How Mynd assesses and rates neighborhoods
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The world of real estate investing is evolving — millennials are settling down, the pandemic has changed how we work and inventories are at historic lows.
But no matter where real estate’s future ends up…
Business-purpose lending will help shape it.
So says Jeff Tennyson, President & CEO at Lima One Capital, who joins the show today to talk about the exciting — and often unexpected — trends laying the foundations for the future of real estate investing.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Why the pandemic recession didn’t become the catastrophe of 2008
- How the pandemic has shaped future real estate trends
- The role private lending will play in real estate’s future
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Before the National Private Lenders Association (NPLA), there were no trade associations advocating on behalf of the private lending industry in the real estate investment financing space.
Sure, some groups claimed to be associations, but they were doing nothing from a legislative standpoint, a code of ethics standpoint, or a best practices standpoint.
That all changed about four years ago.
Leonard Rosen, CEO of Pitbull Conference and Executive Director of the NPLA, joins the show to share how the NPLA came to be and how the industry has changed and will continue to change in the future.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How private lending has evolved over the years
- The origins of the NPLA
- Creating a model for best practices and ethics in the industry
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When it comes to capital, the more advanced financial instruments like Mortgage REITs and securitization may seem daunting to some investors.
But there are great opportunities for those who successfully navigate their complexities.
And the best place to start is by teaming up with the right partners.
So says today’s guest, Gudmundur Kristjansson, Co-Chief Investment Officer at MFA Financial, who joins the show to discuss:
- What MFA looks for in a partnership
- Why alignment is the most important component of any partnership
- The ins and outs of securitization
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When you want to encourage doing good in the world, how do you incentivize it?
For the government, incentives usually come in the form of tax breaks…
And when it comes to Opportunity Zones, the incentives are too good to ignore.
If you need help navigating the opportunity in Opportunity Zones, you turn to today’s guest, the Wizard of OZ investing — Chris Knoppe, Partner at CBUS OZ Funds, who returns to the show to dive deeper into the topic.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The history of Opportunity Zones
- The 3 incentives for investing in them
- How to get started investing in them
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Many investors understand the challenges in financing a development project…
But what about what comes first?
That’s right, today we’re talking about land — the horizontal investment opportunity that vertical investors often view as anything from a mysterious black box to real estate’s risky four-letter word.
To help decipher the enigma, today I’m joined by John Curry, Chief Executive Officer at Setanta Development Capital, whose success in this asset class will assuage any doubts about the opportunities in the space.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Why John doesn’t buy the argument that land is illiquid
- Why the 2008 housing crisis has been completely misremembered
- How to customers hatred for lenders helps him deliver great customer service
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What do emergency medicine, triathlons and real estate have in common?
Well, they all require the ability to balance meeting the demands of the present moment with an extreme devotion to achieving long-term goals.
Oh, and they share one other through-line…
That would be today’s guest, Dr. Tiencia James, ER Physician, triathlete, and Owner of Amorix Realty, who joins me today to share her unorthodox path into real estate.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How she balances her unique (and demanding) trifecta of expertise
- How she “stumbled” into the real estate world and the lessons she learned along the way
- The skills she’s brought from medicine and triathlons to real estate
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Predictions are hard — especially about the future.
A couple years ago, no one would have guessed working from home would become the new normal, but here we are.
So, it’s tempting to look at today’s trends in real estate and ask:
Where’s all this heading?
Predictions may be hard, but I can’t think of anyone in real estate more likely to get them right than Margaret Whelan linked, Founder and CEO at Whelan Advisory, who joins the show to discuss what current market trends mean for the future of real estate.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The high demand and low inventory defining today’s housing market
- Whether there is a risk of repeating the mistakes that led to the 2008 housing crisis
- The opportunities in ESG, build to rent, and modular housing
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One of the surest ways to become a millionaire is to invest in housing. But is it always the most advantageous option to pursue MLS? Not if you have the cash to purchase off-market.
Our guest today, Daniel Sarao, Partner at Sesa Properties, walks us through his company's strategy for housing investments and why they pursue listings found on the MLS.
We discuss:
- Sesa Properties’ competitive advantage
- The benefits of direct mail & the state of the Cleveland market
- Finding value as an investor in the highly competitive & volatile housing market
- Strategy for rental property exposure
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How does private real estate lender acquisition affect borrowers?
It gives you every opportunity to make the best deal possible.
That's why investors who are trading in lenders need to remember that the borrower holds the keys. And today's guest is the man to help them do it.
Kevin Kim, Partner at Geraci LLP, joins the show to discuss all the crazy buying and selling that's been happening in real estate lending over the past 18 months. And he talks about how you can take advantage of it.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Who the heavy hitters are in real estate lender acquisition
- How to increase buying power through fund equity
- Legislation that may affect real estate lender acquisition
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Which is the next, best asset class you should invest in?
The one that makes money.
Balancing diversification with stretching yourself thin can be tricky — but today’s guest makes it simple.
Sam Wilson from Bricken Investment Group joins the show to discuss how to successfully move between asset classes in your investing as you scale your real estate investment empire.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How to know you’re ready for investment in a new class
- Why move from SFH to MFH
- The underrated asset class of RV storage
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In real estate, as in life, adversity is often the best educator.
The greatest opportunities are almost always found by overcoming obstacles.
And if you’re lucky, those opportunities offer a chance to give something back.
Today’s guest, Chris Knoppe, Partner at CBUS OZ Funds, is living proof. In the wake of the 2008 housing crisis and the subsequent rise of Wall-Street-backed real estate investment, he discovered the opportunity in urban real estate and found great success investing in neighborhoods in dire need of investment.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How the 2008 housing crisis led Chris to find opportunity in urban real estate
- The symbiotic relationship between large and small investors
- How Opportunity Zones further incentivize urban investment
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So, you’ve saved some money from flipping single family homes…
Is it time to move to Multifamily?
Before you dive in, it pays to learn the ins and outs of multifamily investing.
And there is no one better to teach them than today’s guest, Cortney Newmans, Head of National Accounts and Commercial Lending at Lima One Capital, who has made the move he’d always planned to make from SFH to MFH — and has learned the real-life lessons they don’t teach in the books.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Why Cortney made the switch
- The risks and rewards of MFH investing
- Key considerations for anyone starting out in MFH
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As your business grows, you can expand into standalone new ventures — or you can make every new investment a multiplier.
That’s building a flywheel where every part of the business feeds another.
I can’t think of anyone better to breakdown how to pull this off than today’s guest, Lincoln Edwards , Principal at Houndstooth Capital Management , who has built a real estate investment flywheel in which renovations, wholesaling and video marketing all come together in a winning symphony in one of the hottest markets in the world: Austin.
In this episode, we discuss:
How Lincoln built such an impressive flywheel
The explosive growth in Austin real estate
Why a ban on short-term rentals hurts homeowners, the city and tourists alike
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Eviction moratoria across the country have led to an unnatural disruption in lending not seen since 2008.
The good news?
Unlike the 2008 financial crisis, there is still real value — driven by surging demand — in the real estate market.
Today, I’m speaking with Jon Hornik, Chair of the Private Lender Law Group at LaRocca Hornik Rosen & Greenberg, about what the eviction moratoria means for the real estate market.
In this episode, we discuss:
The eviction moratoria across the country
Differences between 2008’s financial crisis and now
The Fed’s announcement on tapering and interest rates
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In a market with such high demand and low supply, it’s easy to see why competition for houses is making the news.
Large investors vs. small; investors vs. homeowners — are the battlelines drawn?
Well, I’m happy to report: The Real Estate War has been greatly exaggerated.
At least, that’s how Gary Beasley, CEO & Co-founder at Roofstock, sees it — instead of a war, he sees opportunities on all sides, and he joins the show today to share his insights.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Why small real estate investors should partner with larger investors
- Why the American Dream is still homeownership (but maybe not a home you live in)
- Whether the real estate market is as overvalued as many think
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Real estate is about more than just buying and selling a piece of property -- it’s about investing in a community. It’s about fixing or building houses, rentals, and multifamily properties that elevate neighborhoods and that families are proud to call home.
This process of turning land-to-property and house-to-home involves many different people and moving parts. And that is what we are here to talk about!
I’m Dalton Elliott, Director of Sales and Customer Experience at Lima One Capital, and I am excited to announce that we’re launching a show for those people. The relationships, processes, analysis, and strategies needed to navigate the dynamic market of real estate investing.
Join me as we sort through the chaos together every week on The Real Estate of Things.
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