What are some ways to increase income on a commercial property? Joseph Woodbury, CEO of Neighbor, shares his knowledge. Read this entire interview here: https://tinyurl.com/wewybvt5 What kind of fees do you charge and how does it benefit the property owner? We only make money when our partners make money. We don't charge any upfront or recurring fee, free to use the service. Just like an Airbnb or other marketplace, will take whatever you decide to charge as a host and we'll charge the renter...

How to find, analyze, and convert small boutique hotels? What are the systems and tools to use and the processes for hiring top people? Blake Dailey, a real estate investor, owner of boutique hotels, and founder of BoutiqueHotelCon, shares his knowledge Read this entire interview here: https://tinyurl.com/yevhs2u3 How long did it take you to surpass your W2 income after you started investing? It took 13 months from the time of purchase. Short-term rentals helped me achieve that goal more...

What are the top lessons learned over a four-decade real estate investing career? What are his thoughts on the current real estate investing market compared to other difficult markets that he has been through in the past? Is there such a thing as work-life balance? We are chatting with Stephen Bittel, Chairman and founder of Terranova Corporation, he manages their sizeable portfolio of properties in several asset classes such as retail, multi-family and office. Read this entire episode here:...

We continue our education of the history of The Irvine Company, picking up where we left of  in the 1980's through 2013. Excerpts from the book: The Irvine Ranch: a Time for People" by Martin A. Brower. Read this entire episode here: https://tinyurl.com/y6s85em4 About 4,000 residential ground leases made over a 15-year period were coming up for renewal. The new rent, set at 5, 6, or 7% of the fair market value of the land, had been written so that rent would remain flat for an original 20...

We continue the introduction to the richest real estate investor in the globe, the owner of The Irvine Company, Donald Bren. Read the entire episode here: https://tinyurl.com/m2ehfys7 1970's At that point, cities and the County were increasingly imposing costly demands on the developer. These demands included roads, flood control channels, parks, and schools — all of which were previously provided by the cities and the County. The James Irvine Foundation became serious about selling The...

A little background on the history of The Irvine Company. Read this entire episode here: http://tinyurl.com/55zadwbj In 1864, James Irvine and three partners bought a 101,000-acre ranch, for around $26k. Much of that is now a city called Irvine, in California. It was initially a ranch focused on agriculture and it also encompassed coastal land. In the early 1900’s they started developing some of the real estate, and in the 1950’s they started large scale planned community development, also...

How to canvass tenants for retail properties? What are some techniques to get a new tenant? Who to target? Beth Azor, the "Canvassing Queen", CRE leasing coach, developer, investor, author/speaker, and CEO of Azor Advisory Services shares her knowledge. Read this entire interview here: http://tinyurl.com/2jdstyra How to canvass tenants for retail properties? Canvassing is when we knock on doors to find tenants to lease spaces in our vacancies. I was taught very early in my career not to sit...

Will interest rates come down in 2024? What is the economic outlook? What will happen with inventory by the time the rates go down? Should you buy real estate right now? Chad Zdenek, real estate investor, and owner of CSQ Properties, shares his knowledge. Read this entire interview here: http://tinyurl.com/8y6b9k57 You are in tune with the economy and economics. We have some interesting news on interest rates recently; let's dive into that and see where your thoughts are for 2024 and...

What are some ways that real estate operators and syndicators could market themselves in today's world? What are the benefits of a mastermind? Kyle Wilson founder of Jim Rohn International, YourSuccessStore, and KyleWilson.com, shares his wisdom. Read this entire interview here: http://tinyurl.com/3z7wnnd2 What are some ways that real estate operators and syndicators could market themselves in today's world with all the technology, and now even ChatGPT? After I sold my companies, I retired...

How do you approach requests from a national tenant that can hurt your property value? What do retail landlords care more about? How do you balance TI with free rent and how much to give of each? Bethany Babcock, Founder and Principal at Foresite Commercial Real Estate shares her insights. Read this entire interview here: http://tinyurl.com/mryukh4j There's a lot of pushbacks that we need to give tenants, how do you approach that because when you're talking to a national tenant, they have a...

What are the top things that you should be aware of when negotiating a retail lease? Bethany Babcock, Founder and Principal at Foresite Commercial Real Estate, reviews some major points for landlords to negotiate with their prospective tenants, large and small. Read this entire interview here: http://tinyurl.com/y8cppmt8 You represent both tenants and landlords, what are the main things we should be aware of when negotiating a lease, especially from a landlord's perspective? 1. Fixed renewal...

What went right and what went wrong in 2023? Which goals did I accomplish and what have I failed on? Since a lot of you have been following my career for a few years I thought it would be good to share the things that went right and wrong in 2023. My goals for 2023 were to purchase 6 properties worth $5M each and get one land ready for development in CA. My other goal was to sell or convert the car washes. Here is what I accomplished: I accomplished 3 properties worth $5M, and this was in a...

How much have commercial real estate prices declined? Are the properties we are buying today discounted? Neal Bawa, CEO of MultifamilyU, shares his knowledge. Read the entire interview here: http://tinyurl.com/832h7ak6 How were you investing in 2020, 2021, 2022? For that property, I must be honest and say there is no horror story to tell. The property did what it was supposed to do, we bumped rents by $175 from the very beginning to the end. On the last day, we had rents $176 dollars higher....

How to find the next market? How to convince investors to invest in something that is new to them? Neal Bawa, CEO of MultifamilyU, shares his knowledge. Read the entire interview here: http://tinyurl.com/4vj3wyhr You sold a deal today and you returned a huge amount to the investors. Let's go over the entire process from why were you analyzing that deal and what made you want to buy it. The name of the deal is Equinox at Night, which is a name that we gave it, it was called Weatherly Walk when...

How to approach due diligence on a new operator as a limited partner? How should investors decide if they should invest in a fund or not? How should you fundraise for deals that have not been determined what they are yet? When to say no to a potential investor? Dr. Joseph Ryan Smolarz, founder of STOR, shares his insights. Read the entire interview here: http://tinyurl.com/yph2892p What are some of the main topics that you want to pass to passive investors and how should they do due...

What are the top lessons learned over a very successful six decades of real estate investing? Tom Wilson, principal at Wilson Investment Properties, a seasoned investor in several asset classes including retail, office, multi-family, industrial and others, shares his wealth of knowledge. Read the entire interview here: https://tinyurl.com/38phajz2 Major Lessons Learned My first tip of the day is to go to Fannie Mae's website and look for Doug Duncan's predictions around what's going on in the...

What to do if your property is in trouble? If your interest rates are doubling? What will save your deals? This is a step by step guide on what to do if your property is in trouble, from managing your bank all the way to getting multiple bids from all of your vendors. Ken McElroy, CEO and founder of MC Companies, shares this golden guide with us. Read this entire episode here: https://tinyurl.com/mry4cbnv What are some of the things we should be doing if our properties are in trouble? The...

What is happening with commercial real estate? Is now a good time to buy or will it get even better? How are the Fed rates going to play out? Ken McElroy, CEO and founder of MC Companies, shares his experience. Read this entire episode here: https://tinyurl.com/mryp72kv A lot of investors have bridge debt or value-add deals, we're seeing capital calls, you've been through 25 years of this, how are you looking at what's happening right now? What happens in a normal balanced market is: there...

How to approach doing a capital call to your investors? And on the other hand, how should investors decide to give more money for a deal that is in trouble? Mauricio Rauld, securities attorney of Premier Law Group and host of Real Estate Syndicator Live, shares his knowledge. Read this entire interview here: https://tinyurl.com/3mz7t22h A lot of people are in trouble, interest rates have doubled, insurance has doubled in many states, and some people have to do capital calls, how would you...

What are some of the biggest items that syndicators need to keep in mind? How to raise a fund yourself under your company name? Mauricio Rauld , real estate syndication attorney of Premier Law Group and host of real estate syndicator live, shares his knowledge. Read this episode here: https://tinyurl.com/yvk4k4e3 What are some of the biggest items that syndicators need to keep in mind that are easily forgotten? Understand that you are in the business of selling securities, because a lot of...

What do family offices look for in a deal? How do they manage their investments, are they risk takers or not? How are they evaluating deals in today's market? Irwin Boris is responsible for Acquisitions & Asset Management at Peykar Capital, he has 25+ years of hands-on FP&A, due diligence, and operations experience. Read this entire interview here: https://tinyurl.com/4ycychye How were you evaluating deals when the market was hot and extremely competitive? How has that changed...

How to invest in medical office? How to find your tenants? What's the average TI (tenant improvement) for a small to medium size office? William Pozo, a podcast listener that has been investing in medical offices for several years, shares his knowledge. Read this entire interview here: https://tinyurl.com/mjbhu6fm How do you find your tenants? First, it's the size of the space. Larger spaces tend to be more sophisticated tenants that want to have leasing agents. Tenant reps inflate all my...

What is the difference between a regular IRA and a self-directed IRA? What are the benefits of a self-directed IRA? Amanda Holbrook, from Specialized Trust Company shares her knowledge. Read this entire episode here: https://tinyurl.com/mtyykj3j What are the main differences between a regular IRA, for example, Fidelity or Vanguard, and a self-directed IRA? When you're at some of those big box companies, they will give you that old pat on the back stuff and say," Oh, Steph, you can go and...

What is a cognovit clause? What are some of the main things that a borrower should be aware of in a loan document for a commercial property? Adam Lustig, head of the Real Estate Group at Bilzin Sumberg shares his knowledge. Read this entire episode here: www.tinyurl.com/nhzj3rmv What is a cognovit clause? How can that affect an investor if it is in a loan document? A cognovit clause is a clause in an agreement that authorizes the entry of a judgment against the defaulting party in the event...