Looking for a real plan for Multifamily Investing in 2025? Investor and operator Kent Ritter breaks down what’s working now—Midwest focus, public-private partnerships, and bringing management in-house.

 In this episode, Kent explains how operators are adapting Multifamily Investing in 2025 to tighter debt markets and slower deal flow. We dive into why he pivoted from C-class value-add to newer assets and development, how TIF bonds and city partnerships can make construction pencil, and why centralizing leasing and operations boosts profit-per-unit. You’ll hear lessons from a successful 80-unit ground-up project in Indiana, actionable hiring frameworks (yes, the “video interview” filter), and why the Midwest’s fundamentals—job growth, steady rent gains, and shorter drive radiuses—are compelling. If you’re refining your buy box, debating self-management, or exploring 55+ housing, this conversation gives you practical playbooks you can use. Multifamily Investing in 2025 rewards great operators—here’s how to become one.

Connect with Kent Ritter: RitterOnRealEstate.com • HudsonInvesting.com

 

 

Chapters:

• 00:00 – Introduction
  
   
• 02:30 – Market shift since 2023: from C-class value-add to newer assets & development
  
   
• 11:03 – Systems > heroics: scaling and bringing property management in-house
  
   
• 21:21 – Development playbook: site control, bids, contingencies & partnerships
  
   
• 32:25 – The “why” of self-management: cost control, core values & all-star hiring

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