In this first guest episode of Series 5 of the GowerCrowd.com podcast, The Real Estate Reality Show, you're going to be meeting with David Saxe. David has lived through prior real estate downturns at major institutional commercial real estate companies. He discusses how distress is filtering its way into the CRE investing world and we look at the impact of rising interest rates on cap rates, asset values, and how this is leading to an increased flow of distressed opportunities across all asset classes. David shares his insights into how sophisticated sponsors mitigate risk in their underwriting and in their operations, and he also discusses how less experienced players get complacent during good times in a way that can lead to critical failures when times turn bad. You'll hear how assumable loans appear to be artificially propping up asset values in some cases, and you'll also learn about the risks and benefits associated with bridge loans. *** In this brand new podcast series at GowerCrowd, The Real Estate Reality Show, we take a realistic view of commercial real estate investing, providing pragmatic insights for passive investors who are looking for sponsors they can trust and distressed opportunities they can invest in. You’ll find no quick fixes or easy money ideas here, no sales pitches, big egos or hype. You’ll learn how to build your wealth while protecting your capital investing as a limited partner in commercial real estate investments, even and especially during an economic downturn. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/gowercrowd?sub_confirmation=1