Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investing Podcast: Recent Episodes
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On our latest episode of the Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investors Podcast, Managing Director Karen Crouch shares how our property management teams focus on proactive customer fulfillment. She discusses our use of Net Promoter Score (NPS), 24-hour maintenance, market-competitive rates for renovated apartments, and our commitment to Lifestyles of Choice. We aim to create a positive loop between residents and team members, benefiting residents, staff, the local economy, and our capital partners who support our "Best B" multifamily vision.
In this episode of the Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investing Podcast, Lee Harris and Matthew von Ende from Cohen-Esrey discuss the company's historical ties and current footprint in the Kansas City market.
In this episode of the Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investing Podcast, Lee Harris, Ryan Huffman, and Jeanette Jayne from Cohen-Esrey delve into how to structure your partnership, the Corporate Transparency Act, operating agreements and the approach Cohen-Esrey employs.
On this episode of the Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investing Podcast, Lee Harris, Ryan Huffman, and Jon Atlas of Cohen-Esrey discuss insights into affordable and market rate housing development and the innovative methods utilized by Cohen-Esrey.
Podcast Discusses Mezzanine and Preferred Financing
On this episode, Cohen Esrey Chief Operating Officer Ryan Huffman and Philip Melton Managing Director of Cohen Esrey Capital Partners talk Mezzanine and Preferred Financing with Cohen Esrey Vice President of Acquisitions Matthew von Ende. They discuss Mezzanine and Preferred Financing products and the differences between them.
How Customer Fulfillment impacts investor returns
On this episode, Cohen Esrey President and Chief Executive Officer Lee Harris and Cohen Esrey Chief Operating Officer Ryan Huffman talk customer fulfillment with Cohen Esrey Director of Customer Fulfillment Karen Crouch. They discuss how customer fulfillment should be the center point of investments and operational platforms and how it greatly impacts investor returns.
Podcast discusses Renovation Plans and Projects
On this episode, Cohen Esrey President and Chief Executive Officer Lee Harris and Cohen Esrey Chief Operating Officer Ryan Huffman talk renovation plans with Nexus5 Senior Project Manager Stan Phelps. They discuss the planning, execution, and lessons learned of renovations.
On today's episode, Cohen Esrey President and Chief Executive Officer Lee Harris and Cohen Esrey Chief Operating Officer Ryan Huffman talk financing with Cohen Esry Capital Partners Managing Director Phil Melton. They discuss different types of debt products and the pros and cons of various options.
Today on the podcast Fund Manager Lydia Kinkade talks with Cohen Esrey President and Chief Executive Officer Lee Harris and Cohen Esrey Chief Operating Officer Ryan Huffman about the little things that make a big difference.
Topics discussed include:
- Curb appeal
- Litter-free grounds
- How to deal with vacant cars
- Importance of knowing residents' names
- How to deal with delinquencies
In today's episode of the Cohen Esrey Apartment Investors podcast Fund Manager Lydia Kinkade and Cohen Esrey Chief Operating Officer Ryan Huffman are joined by Cohen Esrey Chief Technology Officer Mark Fletcher.
Fletcher discusses the latest artificial intelligence tools that Cohen Esrey is currently using.
Topics include:
- How AI has been used in a variety of ways to enhance our operations and processes.
- How software companies, like Adobe and Microsoft are starting to use AI in their products.
- How AI has streamlined programing.
- What the future of AI in real estate could look like.
Today on the podcast, Fund Manager Lydia Kinkade discusses Cohen Esrey Apartment Investment opportunities with Cohen Esrey President and CEO Lee Harris. Opportunities discussed include:
- CEAI Fund 25, LLC - Our newest traditional co-investment equity fund. Investors own a diversified portfolio of 16-18 apartment properties, quarterly distributions are made as available, but the larger potential upside is at the end of the 5-year holding period when we sell the property.
- Park Edge Apartments offerings –
- 8% Guaranteed Return Offering through CEAI Park Edge Lender 2, LLC – Investors are guaranteed an 8% annual return through quarterly distributions. There is also a depreciation component that may shelter some or all of the distributions, potentially enhancing the return beyond 8%. This program has a 4-year holding period with a 1-year extension.
- 14% Preferred Return investment position within CEAI Park Edge Investor, LLC – This offering includes a preferred return capped at an annualized 14% IRR, but is not guaranteed. Investors own equity in the property and will receive a pro-rata depreciation allocation.
- New Development Project in San Marcos, TX through Cohen-Esrey Development Group – projected 26% IRR and 3.18x multiple on investment.
Accredited Investors should reach out to Lydia Kinkade (lkinkade@cohenesrey.com; 913-671-3325) for more information.
On this episode, Fund Manager Lydia Kinkade talks with Cohen Esrey President and Chief Executive Officer Lee Harris and Cohen Esrey Chief Operating Officer Ryan Huffman about margins of safety. Topics discussed include:
- How a disciplined approach to apartment investing is actually a margin of safety in itself;
- How our due diligence process creates margins of safety;
- Co-investment fund structure – how diversification enhances margins of safety;
- Underwriting margins of safety in our financial modeling process, including how we utilize debt;
- Building margins of safety into our operations.
It's midyear report time for the CEAI podcast. Today Fund Manager Lydia Kinkade joined Cohen Esrey President and CEO Lee Harris and Cohen Esrey COO Ryan Huffman to share market trends and how they impact their Best B™ investment thesis.
Topics discussed include:
- Generational trends with home buying
- Absorption
- Rent growth
- Cap rates
- Interest rates
- Resident preferences
In this episode, CEAI Fund Manager Lydia Kinkade discusses recent headlines with Matthew Von Ende, Cohen Esrey's Vice President of Acquisitions, and Ryan Huffman, Cohen Esrey's Chief Operating Officer. In this episode, the Cohen Esrey trio discusses the following topics:
- How to delineate headlines that say rent increases are shrinking through specific markets and submarkets.
- The importance of normalizing the conversation about slowing rent gains, and what historic rent increases look like.
- The impact of multifamily starts on Class B portfolios.
- The nuance of multifamily rates.
In this episode, iiM Managing Director Lydia Kinkade welcomes Cohen Esrey Chief Operating Officer Ryan Huffman and Cohen Esrey Director of Renovation Richard Williams. The three discuss the importance of hiring a central maintenance technician when managing renovations and upkeep at multiple buildings.
In this episode, Lydia and Ryan speak to Cohen Esrey's Director of Revenue Michele Rollo-Burns. They discuss dynamic pricing and the impact that it has had on multifamily properties.
On this episode Lydia and Ryan sit down with CEAI asset manager Stefan Zajczenko. The discuss the importance of having a third party asset manager.
In this episode, Lydia, Lee, and Ryan break down a recent deal CEAI made with the purchase of Brighton Creek. This episode discusses:
- The Kansas City Market
- Benefits of properties with diverse units
- Creative ways to make deals
In this episode, Lydia, Ryan, and Lee discuss the risks involved with different types of multifamily investing. Lee delves into past trends as they all discuss the current investment climate.
In this episode Lydia and Lee discuss red flags to look for in the underwriting process.
Lee Harris, Ryan Huffman, Matthew von Ende, and Lydia Kinkade discuss a case study: The Fairways at Lincoln apartment investment.
Lee Harris, Ryan Huffman, and Lydia Kinkade discuss several macro issues and mitigation techniques in the current environment.
Lee Harris, Ryan Huffman, and Lydia Kinkade discuss an investment case study - Pine Crossing Apartments
Lee Harris, Ryan Huffman, and Lydia Kinkade discuss multi-family apartment investing trends.
Lee Harris, Ryan Huffman, and Lydia Kinkade discuss Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investor's competitive advantage.
Lee Harris, Ryan Huffman, and Lydia Kinkade discuss different types of apartments and nuances in the multifamily class.
Lee Harris, Ryan Huffman, and Lydia Kinkade review the recent sale of The Grove at Trinity Pointe.
Lee Harris, Ryan Huffman, and Lydia Kinkade discuss the latest CEAI property disposition in Garland, TX.
Lee Harris, Ryan Huffman, and Lydia Kinkade discuss the evolution of Cohen-Esrey's apartment acquisition program in the second episode of Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investment Podcast.
Lee Harris, Ryan Huffman, and Lydia Kinkade talk apartment investing, target markets, forecasting, returns and Zoomers on this first episode of the Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investment podcast.