Commercial Real Estate Mastery Podcast

Back in 1986, a combination of a plunge in oil prices, coupled with a change in tax laws, ushered in a recession called the “Texas Savings and Loan Crash”. This economic calamity resulted in over 3,000 bank failures. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast we’re going to review the lessons learned for every borrower from this crash, which may well apply to the next one.

No real estate deal is perfect. But when you have weak spots on a potential purchase, it’s vital that you have extraordinary factors to counter-balance them. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast we’re going to explore what those big positive offsets can be in a deal.

There’s one topic so scary, so horrible, that nobody ever talks about it. But it was a part of life for Americans for half a century and has a strong chance for returning in the years ahead. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast we’re going to shed some light on the one topic that nobody else will mention.

The $2 trillion commercial real estate debt problem is not going away, nor is the $40 trillion U.S. debt. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast we’re going to explore the impact of this growing mountain of debt on real estate investing, and what the corresponding lender “flight to quality” really means.

Lobster was once as poorly thought of as trailer parks, and then rose in popularity into a staple of fine dining. Meanwhile, trailer parks have had a similar trajectory of “white trash” to “the gold-standard of housing investing”. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast we’re going to explore why lobster and mobile home parks share a similar life story.

Everyone wants to make money in real estate, but it may seem puzzling when even private equity group buyers close on deals in which the cap rate is lower than the interest rate on the mortgage. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast we’re going to explore the strategies buyers use in these types of “inverted” deals and why they’re not as crazy as they look.

The national affordable housing crisis is not as universal as people think. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast we’re going to review what can be learned from the U.S. housing affordability map and the opportunities it suggests.

As the U.S. commercial real estate market navigates one of the largest debt challenges in modern times – brought on by both structural changes in American society as well as the rapidly ascending interest rates beginning in 2022 – the stats are starting to come in and put a spotlight on where the greatest weaknesses are. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast we’re going to explore what these early indicators are showing.

One of the best ways to find a property to buy is utilizing “cold calling”, which translates to simply picking up the phone and reaching out to potential sellers. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast we’re going to explore some modifications and refinements to this approach that can increase your odds and reduce your stress.

Regardless of what sector of real estate you are engaged in, working with contractors is a necessary part of the job and one that comes with huge financial and risk ramifications. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast we’re going to review the necessary steps and strategies required to make your contractor interactions highly successful.