CREative Commercial Real Estate Show: Recent Episodes
Mike Sowers
Our mission is to demystify the Commercial Real Estate industry by giving you an inside look at the creative techniques that the smartest developers, investors, brokers and industry professionals use to create value. Topics include a vast array of strategies and specialties, with each episode focusing on a very specific CRE topic. We aim to give you the recipe to creatively solve complex problems, and unlock potential in people, places and ideas!
In this episode you'll learn from Aram Pajian on how to get your first deal done. Topics covered include:
- The mental game of highs and lows and how to stay motivated
- Cancelling deals and what not to do
- Why doing due diligence so fast is important
- When and How to walk from a deal
- Why having a support team and coach are so important
Aram Pajian is one of Commercial Investors Group's first franchisees and is crushing it out there. Make sure you check out www.crefranchise.com to check out our franchise and get a free PDF copy of Mike's book.
➡️ Tips for raising capital on your first syndication with Mike Desrosiers This week on the CREative Commercial Real Estate Show with @Mike, we talk about the importance of starting early, combining mindset and strategy to face fears, and why investor conversions take time to create big results. In this episode, you’ll hear: ◇ The biggest mistake most entrepreneurs make when raising capital ◇ The game-changing conversation to have with investors before they sign-on ◇ The biggest missed opportunity that’s leaving money on the table ( + how to build an investor list ) ◇ Our TOP tips to grow your network in-person and virtual ◇ Connect with Mike Desrosiers directly via growcaptoday.com Listen now on your favorite podcast platform! How would you answer our biggest question from the show - If you had 1 day left to live, how would you live it?! Let us know in the comments! 👉 Learn more about our franchise opportunity and truly achieve financial freedom with Commercial Real Estate investing https://www.crefranchise.com 👉 Get a free PDF & Audio copy of the #1 Amazon Bestselling Book "Commercial Real Estate Investing" - https://linktr.ee/commercialinvestors...
On today’s episode of the CREative Commercial Real Estate Podcast we have Sam Wilson from the Bricken Investment Group. He started in single family real estate and got sick of flipping houses and decided to get into his first commercial deal which was buying a parking lot. He hasn’t looked back since!
This episode we will go over:
- What is the right asset class?
- Why should you find other partners that are further ahead of you?
- Benefits of bringing on a general partner
- Where can beginners find the right partners?
- Starting a podcast
- LinkedIn being the best platform for real estate
- What is Sam Wilson working on now?
- Mobile Home Parks
- Tips for new real estate agents
Reach out to Sam Wilson via cellphone 901-500-6191 and website www.brickeninvestmentgroup.com/checklist
Thanks for listening!
Today on the CREative Commercial Real Estate Podcast, we have Whitney Sewell on to talk about raising capital and syndication for multi-family assets.
In 2009, Whitney began investing in real estate and found a passion for commercial real estate investing. Then, in 2017, he founded Life Bridge Capital, LLC - a multi-family syndicated real estate investment firm. In just a few years, Life Bridge Capital has grown into a small but powerful team, with 900 doors and $300 Million worth of assets under our management.
On today’s episode we talk about…
- How to Find, Figure and Fund deals.
- Overall marketing strategy
- How to source deals?
- The power of broker relationships
- How to add value to a partnership
- The power of social media, podcasts and/or books
Enjoy today’s episode!
Today on the CREative Commercial Real Estate Podcast we have a special guest, Mark Podolsky.
He started his career in 2000 and hated his job at the time. He befriended a man that bought land for cheap (pennies) and would sell for a profit and he thought why not try something new. He bought 10 individual ½ acre parcels and sold them for 300% profit and he never looked back.
Today’s Episode will cover:
- Buying and selling raw land
- How to get rid of economic dependency (1:1 input)
- How to create enough passive income so people can work because they want to and not because they have to
- Finding self-actualization
- Process of writing his book
- His podcast covers the pain point problems in land business and how to solve it
- How to create an offer? How to find the perfect offer price?
- Why sending out neighbor letters will get you buyers quick?
- His go to buyers list
- How to get passive income to exceed total expenses
- Biggest mistakes when becoming a land buyer
- Where are the land investors going?
- How to evaluate specific counties?
- How to fund land deals?
Enjoy today’s episode!
If you are interesting in find out more information on how you can get into commercial real estate investing, follow this link to our webinar. After watching the webinar you will get a free copy of my new book, Commercial Real Estate Investing.
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Can opportunistic ground up can be less risk than value add?
On today’s episode we have a very special guest, Shannon Robnett. Shannon is a 2nd generation developer and focuses on ground up development. He currently has 200 doors under construction. I learned a lot after chatting with Shannon, he dropped a lot of knowledge on opportunist development and how that can benefit one’s profit.
This episode covers:
- What are people really looking for when they want a new development?
- Solving investors and community problems while also making money.
- How to never bust a budget.
- Giving a budget to everyone involved in project to create no mishaps
- Things that aren’t on the table for value add
- How to de risk situations.
- How to combat risks that come from projects.
- How to structure construction contracts over cost runs?
- How do you protect yourself against unforeseen expenses from construction?
- Benefits of having a closing plan before starting the project.
- How to modify accordingly if over budget.
- How to get rid of transaction costs by opening it up to the market?
- How to make sure everyone is making money in your deal?
Enjoy today’s episode!
If you are interesting in find out more information on how you can get into commercial real estate investing, follow this link to our webinar. After wtching the webinar you will get a free copy of my new book, Commercial Real Estate Investing.
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Today’s episode we have Ash Patel, he has been a full time Commercial Real Estate Investor for over 10 years. His deals are at minimum 30% cash on cash return and more often over 70% cash on cash. He accomplishes this by using creative tactics to chase deals. Look where no one else is looking! His portfolio consists of office, industrial, warehouse, land, medical, retail, restaurants etc.
We cover:
- Why you should go for deals that not everyone wants
- Forensic accounting
- Getting detailed documents from seller
- PNL’s
- Due Diligence
- How messed up leases can be an opportunity
- Why partnering with local lenders are beneficial
- Why comps mean nothing in commercial real estate
- Buying commercial properties at auctions
Don’t miss out on this great episode. There is so much knowledge that Ash dropped and if you are new to commercial real estate this episode is a great place to start.
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Today’s episode is with Kevin Bupp, a real estate investor at Sunrise Capital Investors and he is in the market of Mobile home parks.
In 2008 after the market crash Kevin hit rock bottom and he tells us how he made his way to the top. He explains that focusing on fitness and getting your mind right is the key to success.
This episode we will learn:
- Always doing the right thing when valuing relationships with people over personal gain
- How to protect yourself/company from a potential market crash?
- How to go from raising capital on individual deals to starting a multiple fund asset.
- Secrets and tips to structure payouts and splitting profits with partners
- What types of things should you include on offers
- How to deal with rental rates fluctuating
- Getting involved in slower markets in order to amplify your business
- Working with Investors
Kevin is a great example of hard work paying off. We hope you enjoyed this episode and learned more about moving from funding single assets to a multi-asset fund.
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Today’s guest Tyler Cauble has started from the bottom of real estate and has definitely made it to the top! He is one of the top developers in Nashville, Tennessee and owns his own firm and property management company and is only going up from here. This episode, he will talk all development and investing. Tyler goes into detail of how investing in one real estate development will jump start your career into something way bigger than you expected. We Cover:
- Benefits of keeping all business aspects in house.
- Commercial versus retail management
- Dealing with tenants
- Starting a Property Management Company and Turning it into an Empire
- Creating Spaces that are Needed
- Financing a new Development
- NOI
- Market Research
- Building Business Relationships
Give this Episode a Listen and learn all you need to know on Commercial Development.
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Investing as a Limited Partner
Steven Pesavento is a Multifamily syndicator who is a High Performance Investment Coach and Trusted Advisor at VonFinich Capital.
Today’s episode is geared towards people who haven’t decided if they want to be an active or passive investor and what the benefits of each are. You’ll also learn what you need to know in order to keep your money safe.
We Cover:
- How mindset affects investing.
- How to get started with the tools given to you?
- Passive Investing
- What is syndication?
- The Power of Partnership
- Understanding what type of Investors you want for specific deals
- How to build trust with Investors
- The difference between an opportunity for an investor versus asking for a favor
- Understanding why you want to become an Investor
- How to structure a deal.
- How to divide shares up for specific investors.
After listening to today’s episode, you will understand the process of Investing and finding the right investors for your business. Also creating relationships surrounding investors and how that can benefit your business more than the cash flow.
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Today’s guest, Adam Webb is the Managing Director at Quazar Business Brokerage. This episode is great for people who are interested in the managing side of business.
We Cover:
- How to Flip a Business
- How to Gain and Retain Good People in your Business?
- What Software to use? – For Sourcing Deals, Analyzing Deals, Organizing the Sales Pipeline, Marketing, etc.
- Why Putting Systems in Place to make Real Estate Assets Worth a Higher Multiple to a Buyer, is Beneficial for your Business.
- The Benefits of Documenting Processes
- Property Management/Management Team
- Benefits of having Multiple Customers, in Order to Reduce Risk
- The Differences between Enterprises Value and Liquidation Value
- If you can make the Income Stream more Sustainable, Reduce Risk, and Increase Cash --How that will then get an increase multiple.
After listening to today’s episode, you will understand the management side to this kind of business. While also learning what tools and strategies will make your business a level up compared to competitors.
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We cover everything you need to know about commercial construction including how to contract, how to estimate repairs, and how to save money when doing commercial projects!
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How to Conduct Property Due Diligence with Brian Hennessey Brian is the author of the Due Diligence Handbook For Commercial Real Estate and a few other books. He is a licensed broker and runs impact coaching systems, a coaching business that helps other investors. On today’s show, you get an in-depth look at why due diligence is so important to structuring away risk in real estate, especially commercial real estate. We cover:
✅ When to ask for a discount and when not to ✅ A methodical approach to doing due diligence
✅ How to ask for a discount if you need to in order to make your numbers work
✅ When to walk away and leave your money on the table
✅ Why you need to be proactive in influencing the appraisal
✅ Why continuing to be a learning machine is critical to long-term development
✅ Why you should never have fear of failure, and how fear holds you back After listening to today’s episode you will have a plan and a process for structuring away the controllable risk. Learn More here:
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👉Wanting to Learn How to Partner with Us? Book a Discovery Call with Mike https://www.commercialinvestingmastery.com/discovery
👉Get a free PDF copy of the #1 Amazon Bestselling Book "Commercial Real Estate Investing" - https://www.commercialinvestingbook.com
👉Wanting to Learn How to Partner with Us? Book a Discovery Call with Mike https://www.commercialinvestingmastery.com/discovery
👉Get a free PDF copy of the #1 Amazon Bestselling Book "Commercial Real Estate Investing" - https://www.commercialinvestingbook.com
👉Wanting to Learn How to Partner with Us? Book a Discovery Call with Mike https://www.commercialinvestingmastery.com/discovery 👉Get a free PDF copy of the #1 Amazon Bestselling Book "Commercial Real Estate Investing" - https://www.commercialinvestingbook.com
👉Wanting to Learn How to Partner with Us? Book a Discovery Call with Mike https://www.commercialinvestingmastery.com/discovery 👉Get a free PDF copy of the #1 Amazon Bestselling Book "Commercial Real Estate Investing" - https://www.commercialinvestingbook.com
👉Wanting to Learn How to Partner with Us? Book a Discovery Call with Mike https://www.commercialinvestingmastery.com/discovery
👉Get a free PDF copy of the #1 Amazon Bestselling Book "Commercial Real Estate Investing" - https://www.commercialinvestingbook.com
👉Wanting to Learn How to Partner with Us? Book a Discovery Call with Mike https://www.commercialinvestingmastery.com/discovery
👉Get a free PDF copy of the #1 Amazon Bestselling Book "Commercial Real Estate Investing" - https://www.commercialinvestingbook.com