In this episode of Commercial Real Estate 101, Raphael Collazo shares a special update on the upcoming Local Real Estate Developer Meetup taking place in Louisville, Kentucky from August 27–29.

This event is designed for aspiring and active real estate developers who want to learn directly from people doing real projects across the country. The meetup will include speaker sessions, strategic partner panels, downtown and urban development discussions, project site tours, networking opportunities, and a VIP experience for deeper relationship-building.

Raphael also discusses the mission behind the Local Real Estate Developer Podcast, which he co-hosts with Kristi Kandel, and how the podcast has featured more than 50 developers working on innovative residential and commercial projects nationwide. The goal is to inspire others to pursue their first development project and continue growing as real estate developers.

Featured speakers and topics include:

✅ Ground-up development and adaptive reuse✅ Affordable housing development✅ Creative mixed-use and urban redevelopment projects✅ Strategic partners including lenders, attorneys, and other professionals✅ Downtown and urban development insights✅ Louisville project site tours✅ Networking with developers from across the country

The event will also include tours of several Louisville development projects, including Raphael’s own East Broadway adaptive reuse project, where attendees will get a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges, lessons, and strategy behind bringing a commercial redevelopment project to life.

Whether you are a broker, investor, developer, contractor, lender, attorney, or someone interested in pursuing your first real estate development, this meetup is designed to help you build relationships, gain practical insight, and connect with others who are actively working in the space.

If you’re interested in attending, check the links below to learn more and register.

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