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.

The definition of a “pessimist” is “a person who expects the worst outcome”. There is much to worry about in American real estate investing today, but even in the great sectors like mobile home parks, being a “pessimist” is a great way to approach deals. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast we’re going to explore why a negative approach can actually protect you from bad decisions and help you forge outstanding transactions.

Congress recently passed the “Road to Housing Act” which was supposed to make significant changes in housing and create new complexities in investing in that sector. However, the final version is not the landmark initiative that America was promised. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast we’re going to review this legislation in detail.

Nobody likes attorneys, but they can be a necessity in certain situations. But, that being said, there are some things you should know regarding how to work around lawyers. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast we’re going to explore how to handle the selection and management of attorneys.

Who would have ever imagined that a computer could kill off giant office buildings? Or that the friendly Amazon logo could throw big-box retailers into bankruptcy? But that’s the reality of the impact of technology on real estate, and it’s still evolving today. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast, we’re going to explore how technology shapes real estate and where that trend is heading.

With $2 trillion of commercial real estate debt coming due, the commercial real estate lending community has hid of massive losses in the office, retail and lodging sectors using a strategy called “extend and pretend”. But recently many lenders have been abandoning this practice. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast we’re going to review why the lenders have changed their minds and what’s to come for distressed real estate and the impact on the macro industry.

There’s something strange going on in real estate – something not seen before in over a century. And it revolves around a concept called the “Wired Belt”. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast we’re going to explore the “Wired Belt” phenomenon, and how to invest on the right side of this megatrend.

In the technology world, innovation yields success, but in commercial real estate it often yields failure. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast, we’re going to explore the reasons why original thought has not proven to be profitable in real estate and instead review where the real money is.