Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast

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EP380 Why Elon Musk Believes that the Commercial Real Estate Debt Market is "By Far the Most Serious Looming Issue" & What You Can Do About It with Neal Bawa Apr 10, 2023

Show notes

I'm thrilled to have Neal Bawa back on the show today. Neal is a data scientist and technologist who always has his finger on the pulse of the economy and the state of commercial real estate investing.

Neal is also a top-rated and in-demand presenter at conferences and events across the country, he's a successful investor with over $1 billion dollars in assets under management, and he's the CEO of Grocapitus and Multifamily University.

He is known universally as the Mad Scientist of Multifamily, and I always pay attention to what Neal has to say – because he's incredibly well informed, and always entertaining.

Today we're going to discuss the recent bank failures and what that means to investors. We'll talk about the upcoming liquidity crunch, and why Elon Musk recently tweeted that the commercial real estate debt market is "by far the most serious looming issue."

Neal also explains why investors who bought between 2021 and 2022 are in trouble, and why he's hit the 'pause' button on his ground-up developments. He'll also share the opportunities he sees in the market and why he's starting his own rescue fund.

This is a 'must-listen' episode for anyone who wants to gain some clarity and insight into a very unstable and uncertain market.

Find out more:

https://grocapitus.com/

or google "Neal Bawa"

Today's episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area.

https://www.livegreenlocal.com

And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and medicare benefits.

https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

EP379 Expert Tips on Self-Storage Development and Management with Charlie Kao Apr 03, 2023

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Charlie Kao is an expert in many aspects of commercial real estate, with a concentration in self-storage acquisitions and development.

He's recognized nationally as an expert in self-storage and consults with investors all over the country. He'll be speaking next week at the Inside Self-Storage World-Wide Expo at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Charlie is also a friend of the show who first appeared way back on episode #96 and he interviewed me on episode #100. Since then, we've actually partnered on several self-storage deals together.

Today Charlie is going to break down his process in locating a self-storage development site, determining its feasibility, designing it, and instituting cost-savings and technology that will improve the net operating income. Charlie also shares his tips on achieving a work/life balance.

Find out more:

www.youtube.com/@twinoakscapital

Instagram @charlesckao

Facebook www.facebook.com/cck21

Today's episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area.

https://www.livegreenlocal.com

And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits.

https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

EP378 How Understanding the MATH of Real Estate Will Help You Make More MONEY with Mark Updegraff Mar 27, 2023

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My guest today has a quantitative and repeatable process for identifying areas that will experience 20 to 30% appreciation over a five-year period.

Not only does Mark Updegraff have a background in science, technology, and mathematics, he also began his career at NASA, so I'm excited to see how that background has translated to his real estate development, management, and brokerage businesses.

Today Mark shares the metrics and ratios he uses to convert the MATH into MONEY. We'll discuss gross rent multiplier (GRM) and price per foot and learn how Mark took those two simple ratios to help his clients and investors identify neighborhoods that were poised to appreciate at a much higher rate over a shorter time period.

Find out more:

Mark@UpdegraffGroup.com

http://www.MarkUpdegraff.com

http://www.RazeCapital.com

Today's episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area.

https://www.livegreenlocal.com

And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits.

https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

EP377 Inflation, Interest Rates, and Potential Recession: What Can We Expect? With Dr. Paul Isely Mar 20, 2023

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Anyone paying attention to the economy lately is aware that interest rates are rising, inflation has become a problem, and we may, or may not, be heading into a recession.

What does all this mean to us as real estate investors and rental property owners?

To put all this economic data into perspective I'm excited to have Dr. Paul Isely on the show with me today.

Dr. Paul Isely is currently Associate Dean and Professor of Economics for the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University. Since 2013, he has also led the economic forecasting team in the Seidman College of Business helping businesses across West Michigan have better information for decision making.

Paul spoke several weeks ago to a standing-room only crowd at the RPOA annual conference, and I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to bring him back to our RPOA audience.

Today's episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area.

https://www.livegreenlocal.com

And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits.

https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

EP376 Where's The Money: Creative Financing Options in a High Interest Rate Environment Mar 13, 2023

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A year ago, if you wanted to acquire a property there was plenty of money available from lenders at incredibly low interest rates.

Just one year later and lenders have pulled back drastically, and interest rates have doubled.

Those of us looking to get our real estate investments financed are having to accept a new reality that is impacting our cashflow and creating a lot of uncertainty as to whether deals will even pencil out.

Given this new reality, we thought we'd bring three experts from the lending world together to discover – "Where's the Money? Creative Financing Options in a High Interest Rate Environment".

John Burley

John has 40+ years of investing experience, several thousand (personally) completed Real Estate deals, and over Six Hundred Million Dollars Raised.

John wrote the International #1 Best Seller "Money Secrets of the Rich". He has produced over 100 books and audio programs during his career and was a featured speaker at our Michigan Landlord & Real Estate Investor Conference & Expo on the Secrets of Raising Private Money.

Anna Miller

Anna's passion is for her clients in helping them find the right solutions to meet their financial needs. She's been a mortgage loan officer at United Bank of Michigan since 2013 and works with home buyers and investors to make their goals a reality.

Frederic SaintAmour

Former U.S. Army Ranger who now helps real estate investors and business owners of all sizes get the capital they need, when they need it, with the best terms possible.

Fred has been a commercial loan executive with Boathouse Commercial Funding Group since 2010.

Today's episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area.

https://www.livegreenlocal.com

And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits.

https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

EP375 Should You Invest in Car Washes? With Whitney Elkins-Hutten Mar 06, 2023

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Are car washes a great investment for cash-flow and appreciation? My guest today would say 'yes'.

Whitney Elkins-Hutten is the Director of Investor Education at PassiveInvesting.com and a partner in $800m+ in real estate—including over 6,500+ residential units (MF, MHP, SFR, and assisted living), 7 express car washes, and more than 2,200+ self-storage units across 11 states. She also has experience flipping over $5m in residential real estate.

We're also going to discuss The 5 freedoms in life and how the billionaires and the 1% invest in real estate.

Find out more:

PassiveInvestingwithWhitney.com

Today's episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area.

https://www.livegreenlocal.com

And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits.

https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

EP374 Last-Minute Tax Strategies with Amanda Han and Matt MacFarland Feb 27, 2023

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Tax season is upon us, and we thought this would be a good time to discuss the most common and costly tax mistakes that real estate investors make.

Here with me today to strategize our taxes is Amanda Han and Matt MacFarland, two CPAs and tax strategists who specialize in helping people use real estate to save massive amounts in taxes and keep their hard-earned money.

We'll also be discussing tax strategies to supercharge your wealth-building, what it means to be classified as a "Real Estate Professional" for tax purposes, and how to use a short-term rental loophole to reduce your taxes.

Amanda and Matt are the authors of "The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor" and "The Book on Advanced Tax Strategies"—both released by BiggerPockets Publishing.

Find out more:

Website: https://www.keystonecpa.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanda_han_cpa/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keystone.cpa/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keystonecpainc/

Today's episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area.

https://www.livegreenlocal.com

And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits.

https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

EP373 How They Treat Their Real Estate Flipping and Renting as a Business Through Teams and Systems with Glenn and Amber Schworm Feb 20, 2023

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Today we're going to talk with a married couple, who together have weathered the ups & downs of real estate investing through good and difficult markets.

Back in 2007, Glenn and Amber Schworm owed $80,000 on their credit cards and had a family take care of. They turned to real estate investing just as the market began crashing.

Still, they persisted with their flipping and renovation business and have since helped others flip over 1,000 homes worth over $85 million dollars.

Glenn and Amber recently published their first book – "The Birth of the Everyday Real Estate Investor". They've also managed to build teams and systems that allow them to treat their real estate as a business that requires very little of their time.

Find out more:

https://glennandamber.com/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637584156

Today's episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area.

https://www.livegreenlocal.com

And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits.

https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

EP372 How Climate Change and Climate Migrants Will Affect Real Estate Investors in Michigan with MLive Reporter Lindsay Moore Feb 13, 2023

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Today we're going to discuss one of the greatest threats not only to real estate investors, but to everyone who lives in areas with rising sea levels, frequent hurricanes, forest fires, draughts and intense heat.

Yes, I'm talking about climate change.

Whether you believe it's real or not doesn't matter. Because its already affecting every single person who lives in this country.

But for real estate investors there are areas that will actually benefit from climate change – areas that have plenty of fresh water and are considered to be climate havens – areas like Michigan.

My guest today is Lindsay Moore, an economic reporter for MLive who covers the housing markets across Michigan.

Lindsay and her colleague Sheri McWhirter have been writing an excellent series on the affect climate migration will have on Michigan, and whether or not we're ready for the influx of new residents we'll be experiencing over the coming decades.

Find out more:

https://twitter.com/_lindsaymoore

https://www.mlive.com/staff/LMoore/posts.html

Today's episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area.

https://www.livegreenlocal.com

And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and medicare benefits.

https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

EP371 Four Years to 350 Doors, 24 Employees, and $70 Million in Assets with Allon Avgi Feb 06, 2023

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My guest today is Allon Avgi, the Founder and CEO of AVGI, a real estate investment firm with a portfolio of $70m built over the past 4 years.

Allon got his start at the age of 20 with a wrecked house in Westbury, NY, where he turned a high-interest hard-money loan into a steadily growing holding and new development company.

Currently, AVGI specializes in multifamily investments, managing 350+ properties with 24 full-time employees.

Today Allon will share the mindset that helped him grow his portfolio so quickly, why he started hiring employees to accelerate that growth, and social media tips that have allowed him to amass a huge following online.

Find out more:

Website: https://avgi.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allonavgi/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@allonavgi?lang=en

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allonavgi/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/allonavgi

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everythingAllon/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AllonAvgi

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-shop-with-allon-avgi/id1547359926

Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6dxNrujg4Feevqqmru76MT

Today's episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area.

https://www.livegreenlocal.com

And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits.

https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

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