Commercial Real Estate Investing From A-Z
Episodes
How to Evaluate & Purchase a Retail Property on Your Own
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How to evaluate and purchase a retail property by yourself? Where to get started? Jessica Malcomnson purchased two retail centers in the last couple o...
Real Estate Mogul Advice: How to Scale Your Real Estate Investments
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are some top advices for an investor looking at growing their portfolio and taking it to the next level? Chris Rising, co-founder and CEO of Risi...
How to Invest in Retail & Grow Through Syndications
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How to grow your retail portfolio and syndications? We will review the career of Aaron Zucker, founder and principal of Zucker Investment Group, they ...
One Tip to Improve Your Real Estate Investments
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I’d like to share something that I started doing in 2020 that has been very useful for my real estate investment career.You can read this entire epi...
Why Create Funds Instead of Syndications?
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are funds more beneficial than syndications for the investors? Are they better for the sponsors? How to approach investors when you have a deal? How t...
Why Invest in Parking Lots? Pros & Cons of Parking Lots and Where to Find Lenders?
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How to invest in parking lots? What are the benefits and drawbacks of parking lot investing? How do you even go about learning about this new asset cl...
How to Raise $16M in One Day? What Did They Wish They Know Earlier in Their Careers?
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How to raise a $16M syndication in one day? What are the major things they wish they knew earlier in their careers? Mark Shuler and Josh Welch, founde...
Which Metaverses Should You Invest in Today? Is Decentraland Democratic and Meta a Socialist Metaverse?
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why should you invest in the metaverse? Which metaverses should you invest in today? Is Decentraland more democratic and Meta a socialist metaverse? H...
Can you Develop in the Metaverse? How to Monetize It?
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the metaverse in very basic terms? Why should someone invest in land in the metaverse? Can you be a developer in the metaverse? How to monetiz...
5 Lessons From Going From $100M to Jail
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine building a $100M real estate company, losing it all, and then going to jail on top of it? That's what happened with Mike Morawski, he was sent...
From a $100M Real Estate Company to $0 - How to Overcome Adversities
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How to deal with the worst possible outcome when it comes to real estate investing? Mike Morawski has dealt with the ultimate challenge, he was senten...
8 Ways For Investors to Find Deals
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Where can you find commercial real estate deals in today's market? I will give you several ideas of how to find deals both online and offline. It's no...
How to Move From Residential to Commercial Investing
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are the top 3 ideas on how to make the transition from residential to commercial real estate investing? Amy Johnson, commercial real estate inves...
How to Quit Your Job and Become a Full Time Real Estate Investor?
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What steps should you take to be able to quit your job and become a full time real estate investor? Bronson Hill, a syndicator and investor at Bronson...
My Story: What Happened From When I Landed in the USA at 18 & How Did I Get to Where I am Today?
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I'm going to be covering a topic request from one of our listeners "What happened when I landed in this country at 18 and how did I get to where I am ...
Retail Leasing - What to Keep in Mind for Prospective Tenants
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join our 2022 goals calls here! Email us at [email protected] / Venmo @steffbold / or www.paypal.me/regoalsWhat are some things you need to keep...
Top Questions to Ask a General Contractor & How to Find Them
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join our 2022 goals calls here! Email us at [email protected] / Venmo @steffbold / or www.paypal.me/regoalsWhat questions should you ask a Gener...
Is Location Important in the Metaverse? What Makes Real Estate Valuable and How can you Monetize your Properties in the Metaverse? (Part 2)
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is location, location, location important in the metaverse? How can we develop properties in that world? What makes real estate valuable in the metave...
What is the Metaverse? Should You Buy Virtual Real Estate in the Metaverse? (Part 1)
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is the metaverse? Should you buy real estate in the metaverse? What does that even mean? What are some ways to monetize your property? Our metave...
What Could Be The Hottest Asset Classes in a Decade?
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are some asset classes that I think could potentially be very successful in the next decade with regards to real estate investing?You can read th...
Should You Invest In a 5% Cap NNN Property? Real Example Calculations
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we will review a real property example from a real potential buyer who wants to get into commercial real estate investing and prefers a NNN leas...
Top Lessons Learned from Owning $1.5 Billion in Real Estate
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After working in the industry for 30 years, and managing 5M square feet of assets worth $1.5B, what are the best pieces of advice out there? Chris Ris...
2nd Largest Office Holder in LA – How Did They Manage 1.5 Yrs of Lockdown?
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How to manage a huge economic hit on your main asset class? How to buy and add value to properties today? Christopher Rising, co-founder of Rising Rea...
3 Tips to Raise Capital & What is the Lifetime Value of Your Investors?
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How should you raise capital for your first real estate deal? What is the lifetime value of your investors? Should you get investment commitments or a...
What to Look for in Industrial Properties + Negotiation Strategies + Best and Worst Industrial Investments
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What should you look for in an industrial property that you are looking at buying? What are some of the strategies to make deals a win win for the buy...
How to Buy Industrial Properties? What is Happening in the Industrial Space?
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is the state of industrial investing today? What are some techniques you can use to buy industrial properties? Darren Smith, Principal of Solid G...
Tax Benefits of Investing in Real Estate
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are the tax benefits of investing in real estate? Ted Lanzaro, CPA and real estate investor shares his knowledge around tax planning while invest...
Short Term Rentals: Should You Invest in This Asset Class?
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are short term rentals a good asset class to invest in? Tim Hubbard will share all the knowledge he has acquired over the last 10 years investing in r...
How to Manage Properties Remotely: All of My Secrets!
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes you come across a property that has good potential, that you can add a lot of value, but it’s not a couple of hours away, it’s couple of...
What are the Benefits of NNN Leases and How to Find National Tenants
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are NNN leases, what are the benefits, and what's the best way to find national tenants? Adam Carswell answers all of those questions, he has bee...
How a 21-Year-Old Purchased 30 Units with Zero Money Down
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It is 100% possible to purchase commercial real estate with no money down, Cody Davis, a 21-Year-Old shares how he already purchased 30 units with no ...
5 Syndication Questions From a Podcast Listener
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are some good numbers to syndicate? Do you need experience? How would you go about it? We are answering questions from one of our podcast listene...
Pro-Forma + Most Profitable Asset Classes + Best Markets to Be In
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What should you include in your pro-forma when doing a real estate development? Renat Yusufov, Managing Partner at Bullpen shares his detail...
Everything You Should Put in Your Pro Forma Calculations
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What should you include in your pro-forma when calculating all of the details of a real estate deal? We deep dive into a pro forma for an office devel...
10 New Tips For Real Estate Investing & a Lot More Info
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What did I learn at the Real Estate Guys Summit on Sand event this year? A whole lot, and I'm sharing all of it with you today.You should read this en...
Where is Retail Going (According to Gen Z)
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gen Z is anyone born between 1997 and 2015, they are now getting into the workforce and were the generation that was born with a phone in their hands....
36-48% Cash on Cash? What Asset Class is That?!
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is happening with the car wash and self storage investments? This is an update on the portfolio of properties that we purchased about seven month...
What Are Some Best Practices for Raising Funds?
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are some of the best practices for raising funds? How to go about finding a partner? AdaPia d’Errico, principal and VP of strategy at Alpha Inv...
Is Senior Assisted Living an Interesting Asset Class? What Makes for a Good Operator?
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why is senior assisted living an interesting asset class? What makes for a good operator? What are the challenges in this space? AdaPia d'Errico, prin...
How to Add Value in Self Storage? How to Differentiate Against the Competition?
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With so many people interested in buying or building self storage facilities, how do you find one, and add value to a facility? How do you differentia...
How to Buy Value Add Industrial Real Estate & Biggest Lessons Learned
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How to add value to industrial investing, an asset class full of competition? What were some of the major lessons learned getting into the industrial ...
From Broke to Retired in 4 Years Through Real Estate Investing
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take from having a negative net worth to retiring within 4 years through real estate investing? Michael Manthei shares his journey, along...
Top Things to Negotiate in Retail Leases, How to Add Value in Retail, What's N, NN, NNN Leases?
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is going on in the single tenant retail space? What are the top things you should negotiate in retail leases? We cover a lot of ground in the ret...
What Will Office Space Look Like in the Near Future?
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are companies looking for right now? Benjamin Osgood will share insights coming directly from office tenants. He has brokered over $250M in real ...
5 Reasons to Invest in the Medical Office Space
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's happening in the medical office space and why is it a good asset class to invest in? We are getting insights from Catherine House, National Hea...
What's Happening with Office?
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is happening in the office space in large cities like San Francisco? What has happened in the last year? What is happening right now? Will we eve...
Top Things to Watch Out For in a Title Commitment
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are the major issues that can arise on a title commitment? We talk with Mindi McLain, attorney and co-owner of Wright Law.You can read this entir...
What is a Title Report? What Should you Watch Out For in a Title Commitment? What is a Survey?
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is a title commitment? What is a survey? What should you watch out for in a title commitment? We talk with Mindi McLain, attorney and co-owner of...
How to Deal With Major Problems in Real Estate Investing
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Closing on a property the same day that the president declares a national emergency? Our friend Loe Hornbuckle checked that off on his real estate inv...
Real Estate Goal Setting 2021: Using SMART Methodology to Achieve Real Estate Investing Goals
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk about setting goals for your investing this year. I think 2021 will be a great year for a lot of investors, and you guys have b...
Mastermind Call: What Are Top Investors Dealing With Right Now (Multiple Asset Classes)
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is our December 2020 Mastermind call. Our guests were Todd Sulzinger (mobile home parks), Victor Menasce (development, various asset classes) and...
Step by Step: Purchasing a Portfolio of Properties
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this part I will cover getting the loan for the portfolio of properties, the LLC formation, hiring, as well as dealing with challenges.You can read...
99 Tips to Analyzing and Closing a Portfolio of Properties
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I will be talking about a project that I have been working on for a year and that closed about a month ago.You can read this entire episode here: www....
Getting Started With Real Estate Syndication
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How should you fundraise? What are the best practices? Ben Kogut, partner at HJH Investments will share his extensive experience with fundraising for ...
Legal Strategies to Protect Your Real Estate Assets
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What are the legal aspects of forming your LLC when investing in commercial real estate? We are talking with Garrett Sutton, a corporate attorney, ass...
Mastermind Call: What Are Top Investors Doing During This Crisis (Multiple Asset Classes)
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a transcript of our 4th Mastermind Call with a group of experienced investors to understand where each investor is and how they are dealing wi...
How to Grow Your Real Estate Network & How to Start Your Investing Career
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nobody gets anywhere alone, everyone that is successful has gotten there with the help of many, many people. I'll also talk about how you can start yo...
How is Retail Performing? How to Project Revenue in Retail?
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How are retail investors dealing with everything that is happening? What kinds of things are they looking at repurposing retail spaces for? How are th...
How to Start Real Estate Investing & How to Determine What's a Good Project to Take On as a Solopreneur
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you start your career in commercial real estate, what kind of properties should you look for, and how to manage your properties during Covid-19...
Opportunities in Real Estate: How do You Pick Which Ones to Work on? Where do You Look for Stranded Assets?
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you decide which opportunities to work on as we find stranded assets? We are continuing our conversation with Victor Menasce, he shares ex...
What is a Stranded Asset? 2 Examples of How to Find Opportunities in Stranded Assets.
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What are some ideas of how to think outside the box and negotiate real estate deals during these times? We asked Victor Menasce, host of The Real Esta...
What is CMBS? What are the Delinquency Rates Today? What can Investors do to Take Advantage of Commercial Real Estate Deals in the Future?
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we learn what is CMBS, how are the delinquency rates of CMBS loans in each asset class, how does it differ from the 2008 rates, and what can inv...
Live Real Estate Mastermind: How are Multiple Asset Classes Performing
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time ever, we recorded our monthly Mastermind Call with several experienced real estate investors across multiple asset classes. Joining...
How To Invest in Land? Pros and Cons of Land Investing
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What does it entail to invest in land? Where are the opportunities and how can you monetize land investing? Today we are talking with Ryan Pettitt fro...
How to Evaluate a Self Storage Property? What do REIT's Look For When Buying Your Property?
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How to evaluate a self storage property? What do self storage REITs look for when buying new properties? Kris Benson, Chief Investment Officer for Rel...
8 Action Items to Take Today for Your Real Estate Investments
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are recapping the highlights of a 3 day virtual conference that I attended recently. We'll cover: The state of this crisis and what the out...
Step by Step Guide to Ride This Recession and What Asset Classes Could Thrive? Russell Gray Explains (Part 2)
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our conversation with Russell Gray, the co-host of The Real Estate Guys Radio Show, he is a financial strategist with a background in fina...
Could This Downturn be Worse Than 2008? Russell Gray Explains Why (Part 1)
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we get insights from Russell Gray, one of the hosts of The Real Estate Guys Radio Show, he is a financial strategist with a background in financ...
Mastermind: What Are Top Investors Doing During This Crisis (Multiple Asset Classes)
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is our second mastermind call with a group of experienced investors to understand where each investor is, and how they are dealing with the Covid...
What are Delaware Statutory Trusts? (DST's)
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What are DST's and how are they different from other forms of real estate syndications? Can you 1031 exchange out of a DST? Jason Salmon, Senior Vice ...
Which Areas Are Good to Invest in Real Estate Today?
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is happening to retail during Covid-19? What is happening to offices? Which REITs could be good investments right now? Which areas are going to t...
Is Now a Good Time to Buy Commercial Real Estate?
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am covering what I think is going to happen to the economy, which will inevitably affect real estate prices. You can read this entire episode ...
New Lending Requirements with Covid-19 and What You Can Do About It
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Commercial loans are what brings your real estate deals to life, and given the fact that the Coronavirus has affected lending significantly, we are ke...
Step by Step Actions for Self Storage Operators to Take During This Downturn
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is the state of the self storage market in this environment? What should operators prepare for? Where should you look for opportunities? We talke...
What Are Top Investors Doing During This Crisis (Multiple Asset Classes Mastermind)
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With over 200 years of combined real estate investing experience in one call, we hosted a mastermind call with several highly experienced investors, a...
State of Commercial Loans During the Coronavirus: What are the Available Options?
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is happening with lending during these times? We are having a timely conversation with John Pascal, Managing Director of Paramount Capital Adviso...
How Will the Coronavirus Impact the Real Estate Market?
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The black swan has arrived in our economy, the Coronavirus has taken an unprecedented, unanticipated curve in our economy. What will the impacts be in...
How to Overcome Paralysis by Analysis in Your Real Estate Investments
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What makes investing in commercial real estate attractive in the United States, how to get over paralysis by analysis and how to find a great business...
Things to Do When You’re in Contract to Purchase a Commercial Property
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What happens as soon as you get in contract to purchase a property? What are some of the things that you need to keep in mind? What do you need to do ...
3 Tips for Hiring a Commercial Real Estate Photographer
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When you're ready to sell your commercial property, it is a wise idea to hire a professional photographer. What should you look for when hiring a prof...
300 Ways to Buy, Sell or Exchange Real Estate
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In his first podcast interview ever, Robert Steele, author of 300 Ways to Buy, Sell or Exchange Real Estate, shares some of his top tips for buying, s...
4 Steps for Community Engagement for Your Real Estate Project
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What are some key things you must do when doing community engagement for your real estate project? Ilana Lipsett details 4 steps that are a must for e...
How to Find & Analyze a Real Estate Market
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how to find, analyze and learn more about micro markets for your real estate investments. Victor Menasce has been investing in real estate for t...
How to Go From Residential to Commercial Properties
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we learn how to move from residential investing to commercial / mixed use investing. Hanna Azar has been an investor since 2012 and cu...
How to Find Great Leasing Agents
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How to find the best retail leasing agents for your vacant space? What questions should you be asking them? Beth Azor has over thirty years of experie...
How to Analyze a Commercial Property
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this analysis, I will be using a real property that I came across. It is a self-storage portfolio in Missouri. They had four properties and an addi...
What Are Entitlements?
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Devin Lewis is a California Licensed Architect that has spent the last 10 years working with real estate developers determining the highest and best u...
Can You Avoid Paying Taxes - Legally - With Real Estate?
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Zook, an experienced real estate investor and syndicator will talk about the tax benefits of investing in real estate, as well as self storage, a...
New Year, New Life: How to Make Your Real Estate Dreams Come True
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the light of setting goals for the New Year, improving our personal lives, as well as our professional lives, we're going to talk about a course ca...
How to Deal With Politics & Problems in Real Estate Investing
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we will learn how to find out about the political environment of a city that you’re looking at purchasing, How to deal with ba...
How to Go From 0 to $500M in Retail Real Estate Investments
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we will learn the story of how a successful retail real estate investor got into real estate, what was his first deal like, what has b...
Top 3 Things to Know Before Investing in Hotels
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re learning what are the top things to watch out for when investing in hotels. We’re interviewing Jerome Yuan, CIO of ASAP Holdings. He h...
Pros and Cons of: Retail / Office / Self Storage / Mobile Home Parks
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we will learn the pros and cons of investing in a few asset classes: retail, office, self storage, and mobile home parks. We are inter...
5 Things Passive Investors Look For in a Syndication Deal and the Operator
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We will learn what do passive investors look for in an operator as well as in a deal. We are interviewing Jeremy Roll, a passive real estate investor ...
From Food Stamps to Millionaire Real Estate Investor: How a Single Mother Did It
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are interviewing an incredible woman, Heather Self, a multi-millionaire real estate investor that literally came from nothing. I am incredibl...
How You Can Lose 50% of Your Property Value in One Downturn: The Quadruple Whammy
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode I go over how you can potentially lose 50% of the value of your property in one economic downturn. You could potentially lose less,...
How to Invest in Mobile Home Parks
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we learn about mobile home parks: why are they a good asset class to invest in, how do you go about analyzing a mobile home park, how ...
Loans: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Self Storage, Who is The Best Commercial Lender (Part 2)
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we cover self storage lending, how long should you stabilize a property before refinancing, and the best kept secret is out: who is the best com...
Loans: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Office, Retail, Warehouse (Part 1)
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are learning what are the pros and cons of each asset class and their loans. In this post we are covering office, retail, and warehouses. You...
Commercial Loans: What is Debt Service Coverage Ratio, What Counts as Assets, What Are Deal Killers
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue our conversation around commercial financing, will learn: how you can get a commercial loan as a first time buyer and operator, what is...