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**The Real Estate Espresso Podcast**

Welcome to The Real Estate Espresso Podcast, your morning shot of what’s new in the world of real estate investing. Join investor, syndicator, developer, and author Victor J. Menasce as he shares his daily real estate investment outlook. Our weekday episodes deliver 5 minutes of high-energy, high-impact content to fuel your success. Plus, don’t miss our weekend editions featuring exclusive interviews with renowned guests such as Robert Kiyosaki, Robert Helms, Peter Schiff, and more.

Latest Episodes:

Accounting with Cherry Chan Oct 14, 2023

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On today's show, our guest is a full fledged CPA who specializes in Tax and real estate investors

To connect with Cherry, visit realestatetaxtips.ca

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Host" Victor Menasce

Selling Your Design To Decision Makers Oct 13, 2023

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On today’s show we are talking about the marketing of new development projects to city officials. It’s difficult to know what is the best way to communicate with bureaucrats and politicians who have a say in determining whether your proposed project is going to be approved or not.

Cities have well defined templates for submission and they try as much as possible to make all applications look the same by sharing the same format.

When you talk to city officials, they will often offer guidance on what is required to get a project approved.

Zoning codes define things like the building envelope, the height, the setbacks from the property line, parking ratios, density, and so on. But the politicians who ultimately approve the project are going to answer to the local residents who will be forever angry that a politician approved an ugly building.

But what constitutes and ugly building?

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Host: Victor Menasce

email: podcast@victorjm.com

AMA - Inflating Away The Debt Oct 12, 2023

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Today's question comes from John who writes:

"You have answered a question for me in the past and is was well received for me.

Next question is I have heard a few different people say that back in the 80s, the debt was inflated away. I only know how to pay down debt. I don’t understand how debt can become inflated away? "

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Host: Victor Menasce

email: podcast@victorjm.com

AMA - Outdoor Storage Oct 11, 2023

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This question comes from Sam who writes:

I have 7 acres near a major boat ramp North of Houston that I am looking to develop.

The area has grown 4.11% per year for the last 2 years according to the Census. With a major development up the road I expect this trend to continue. I am having trouble finding info on income growth do you have any input on where to find this data?

Do you have a Development Pro-Forma that I could look at? I don't know what I don't know and would love to learn for your experience/mistakes. The land does not have many trees, ground is relatively flat and the lot will be crushed concrete.

-Are Contractor Garages a good option to add to a storage facility/what is the typical square footage per capita needed?

-With Shipping Containers are you able to refinance the property once it's almost full or is it best to sell and buy something with Real Property?

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Host: Victor Menasce

email: podcast@victorjm.com

Fannie Mae Offers 5% Downpayments on Multi Family Properties Oct 10, 2023

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On today’s show we are talking about a new program being offered by Fannie Mae that theoretically should make real estate more accessible than ever.

Starting the weekend after November 18, 2023, Fannie Mae will allow 5% down payments for owner-occupied 2-, 3-, and 4-unit homes.

We don’t know exactly what the underwriting rules will be. The announcement was buried deep in the Desktop Underwriter and Desktop Originator Release Notes dated October 4. The version 11.1 release of the software will be rolled out on November 18. This software is used by loan originators who work with Fannie Mae to determine whether a borrower will qualify for a Fannie Mae Loan.

As real estate investors in the commercial space, we are familiar with underwriting requirements. In particular, a property must generate enough income to more than cover the debt. The Fannie Mae announcement makes no mention of a debt coverage constraint. They typically use the debt to income ratio as a proxy for affordability.

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Host: Victor Menasce

email: podcast@victorjm.com

Why The US Needs Inflation Oct 09, 2023

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On today’s show, we’re talking about why the United States needs inflation. In order to understand us we need to go back to the. Following World War II.

From 1945 until 1951 US government Debt went went from 110% of GDP to 50% of GDP. How did they do it? In 1945 US government debt as at an all time high as a result of the second world war. All wars are inflationary and WW2 was no exception.

There was a massive liquidation of government debt. Real interest rates went to -13%. Inflation was running hot after WW2 peaking at 19% in 1947, but Fed rates were kept low around 2% from the period of 1945 until 1951. After Pearl Harbor the Fed capped the rate at 2.5 from 1943 until 1951. This was a wartime decision. The Fed was not allowed to operate independently during those years.

It is was trick issue. You can fool the world once. Those who bought those 30 year bonds were virtually wiped out by the time 1980 rolled around. The government made every single interest payment, but the debt got inflated away.

Fast forward to 2023. The treasury needs to roll 5T in debt next year, plus whatever they issue in new debt. It’s unclear who will buy all of that paper. The US cannot afford its own debt.

The only way this is solved is with negative real interest rates

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Host: Victor Menasce

Atlanta MultiFamily Apartments with Daniel Angel Oct 08, 2023

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Daniel Angel is based in Atlanta where he invests in multi-family apartments. On today's show we are talking about the state of the market and navigating the headwinds that we are all experiencing. To connect with David and to learn more, visit apexinvesting.us.

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Host: Victor Menasce

email: podcast@victorjm.com

Affordable Housing with Peter Neill and Ron Lockhart Oct 07, 2023

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Peter Neill and Ron Lockhart are based in Philadelphia where they redevelop blighted properties into affordable housing in Philly, Baltimore and New Jersey. On today's show we talking about how their investment model is extremely resilient even in today's high interest rate environment. To connect and to learn more, visit gsprei.com

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Host: Victor Menasce

email: podcast@victorjm.com

Danger - Be Careful Out There Oct 06, 2023

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On today’s show we are exploring the limits that could trigger the next major breakage in the economy. I believe that the conditions are consistent with those that led up to the black Monday stock market crash in 1987. I remember that day very well. I was in my fifth year running my family’s investment portfolio and I was in my early 20’s. What’s different then is that the US had a debt about 30% of GDP and an annual deficit running about 2% of GDP. Today, the US has a debt of 130% of GDP and a deficit of about 8% of GDP.

There are stark differences, and some similarities.

I believe that the first dominos fell earlier this year in March. But it didn’t create a huge domino effect cascading throughout the system. Part of the reason for that is that the US had stopped issuing new treasuries. If you remember, the US had exhausted its debt ceiling and was spending down the balance of the Treasury General Account.

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Host: Victor Menasce

email: podcast@victorjm.com

Ranch Land For Sale Oct 05, 2023

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More farmland is now hitting the market as a large percentage of America’s farmland is owned by people aged 75 or older. Forbes Magazine recently published an article about this phenomenon. We have experienced this first hand. Last year, our team acquired the last remaining piece of the Norris Ranch. At one time, the Norris Ranch was more than 20,000 acres called T Cross Ranch. On today's show we are digging deeper into this growing opportunity.

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Host: Victor Menasce

email: podcast@victorjm.com

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