Real Crowd Podcast

An in-depth look at office and industrial properties with Danny Mulcahy of Northstar Commercial Partners on The RealCrowd Podcast - The Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate Investing.

Danny Mulcahy serves as the Director of Equity for Northstar. In this capacity, he is responsible for leading all equity offerings, investor relations, and helping to guide the evolution of the firm’s capital raising and investor relations infrastructure.

Danny brings more than 20 years of experience in leadership and management experience to Northstar. Most recently he was a managing director with Tripoint Global Equities and ZacksInvest, both being boutique investment banks focused on providing early and mid-stage companies with advice and guidance in corporate finance, corporate structure, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions. Prior to Danny’s roles in investment banking, he was an advisor for Merrill Lynch and Managing Partner of DM Hollo, a commercial real estate asset management and development firm. He has been the broker of record for more than $1 Billion in commercial real estate transactions, assisted with the development, sales, and leasing of more than 1 Million SF of industrial properties along with acquiring and divesting more than 1000 acres of land throughout the southwest United States.

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An in-depth look at hard money loans with Adam Fountain of Broadmark Capital on The RealCrowd Podcast - The Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate Investing.

Adam Fountain's responsibilities at Broadmark include investor and client sourcing, and transaction management across all of Broadmark's focus areas including life sciences, technology, new media, middle market, real estate, telecommunications and financial services. His current interests include life science companies that have demonstrated proof of concept, particularly drugs with clinical data and devices with at least animal data, and some mitigation of risk, e.g. shortened regulatory paths, 505(b)2, etc.

Areas of interest in technology include SaaS, new media, and any revenue generating high growth companies. Responsibilities also include all activities related to Broadmark's merchant banking function: identifying and qualifying potential direct investments and producing Broadmark white papers. In addition to these responsibilities, Mr. Fountain is a part owner of Pyatt Broadmark Management, LLC and Broadmark Real Estate Management, and responsible for their investor relations and fund management.*

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Listen as Adam Hooper and Steve Weikal discuss how virtual reality, autonomous cars and blockchain may impact the real estate of tomorrow.

Steve Weikal is Head of Industry Relations at the MIT Center for Real Estate, responsible for managing relationships between the Center and its global network of industry partners and over 1000 alumni of MIT’s Master’s in Real Estate Development (MSRED) program in 43 countries. He is also a lecturer and researcher, focused on innovative new technology and business models that disrupt the traditional ways of developing, transacting and managing real estate. He is the founder of Real Disruption, a successful series of conferences discussing the impact of emerging technology on the real estate industry, and he sits on the advisory boards of two Boston-based real estate technology start-ups.

Prior to his position at the Center for Real Estate, Steve was Vice President of NOW Communities, a Concord, MA based developer of new residential neighborhoods that merge the best of traditional design with 21st century energy technology. He was also the Manager of Partner Acquisition at Curl, a VC funded tech start-up launched to commercialize a new coding language developed at the MIT Lab for Computer Science (LCS). He began his real estate career restoring and redeveloping historic theaters in Detroit’s Fox Center entertainment district.

Steve holds a Master’s of Science in Real Estate Development (MSRED) and Master’s in City Planning (MCP) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a law degree from Suffolk University Law School. He is a licensed attorney, a licensed real estate broker and a LEED Accredited Professional.

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Listen as Adam Hooper and Todd Laurie discuss the inner workings of a real estate sponsor.

Todd Laurie s a Partner at Baceline Investments. He is responsible for meeting the capital needs for acquisitions activities, overseeing due diligence activities for institutional investors, managing human resources for the firm and plays a key role in the formation of new investments.

Mr. Laurie has a strong background in leadership, relationship building and operations, with over 20 years of experience in these areas. After graduating from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, where he was inducted into Psi Chi, Mr. Laurie established himself as a leader in the staffing industry by successfully turning around underperforming branches for several publicly traded firms.

In 2008, Mr. Laurie became a Director of Corporate Development with a private bank/wealth management firm, where he spearheaded merger and acquisitions efforts, played a key role in the launching of new lines of business, contributed to relationship management, business development and commercial banking activities and was responsible for the recruitment of key, executive positions for the firm.
Since joining Baceline, Mr. Laurie has been integral to growing the firm’s assets under management by playing a direct role in the capitalization and acquisition of over 30 properties valued at over $115 million.
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Listen as Adam Hooper and Mark Roderick discuss operating agreements and waterfalls.

Mark Roderick is a very boring corporate and securities lawyer. Since the JOBS Act of 2012, he has spent all of his time in the Crowdfunding space and today is one of the leading Crowdfunding and Fintech lawyers in the United States. He writes a widely-read blog, www.CrowdfundAttny.com, with a wealth of legal and practical information for portals and issuers. He also speaks at Crowdfunding events across the country, and represents industry participants across the country and around the world. He can be reached at (856) 661-2265 or [email protected].

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Listen as Adam Hooper and Mike Hu go in-depth on the key fundamentals of hospitality investing.

Mike Hu is a Senior Vice President at Gaw Capital and he leads the Capital Markets team in the US. Mr. Hu is based in Los Angeles, our US headquarters, and is responsible for capital formation, co-investments, separate account investments, investor relations and marketing.
Mr. Hu joined Gaw Capital in 2011 and was previously a member of Gaw Capital’s acquisitions and investment team based in Hong Kong, our global headquarters. In December 2014, Mr. Hu was relocated to Los Angeles to help grow our US business.
Before joining Gaw Capital, Mr. Hu was with Tishman Speyer in London and New York, where he as part of their Leadership Development Program. While at Tishman Speyer, he completed rotations in acquisitions, debt financing/restructuring, property and asset management, and design & construction.

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Episode 9 of the Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate Investing is now available on your favorite podcast listening platform. In this episode, RealCrowd Co-Founder & CEO, Adam Hooper, discusses how to evaluate a real estate sponsor's investment opportunity with Paul Kaseburg, Chief Investment Officer at MG Properties Group.

Paul Kaseburg joined MG Properties Group in 2010 and is responsible for the firm's acquisition, disposition, and capital markets activities. At MG, he has been involved with the purchase of approximately 12,000 units totaling $1.7 billion in total consideration. Paul has 17 years of experience in real estate private equity investment, capital markets, and corporate M&A. Prior to joining MG, he held various roles in commercial real estate debt and equity acquisitions, development, and financing. He has a background in corporate M&A and venture capital investing at Northrop Grumman (NOC). Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Paul is also the author of the book: Investing in Real Estate Private Equity: An Insiders Guide to Real Estate Partnerships, Funds, Joint Ventures & Crowdfunding (available on Amazon).

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In this episode, RealCrowd Co-Founder & CEO, Adam Hooper, discusses fees that investors will come across when investing in commercial real estate with, Michael Episcope, Co-Founder & Principal at Origin Investments.

Michael Episcope co-chairs the Investment Committee and oversees capital raising efforts and company operations at Origin Investments. He has been an active real estate investor for more than 15 years and has overseen the acquisition and disposition of more than $1 billion of commercial real estate. He cofounded Origin Investments in 2007 as a vehicle to invest his personal capital in private real estate. He has helped Origin become an industry leader through his 25 years of risk management and investment experience.
Before forming Origin, Michael spent 15 years trading interest rate derivatives. He had a prolific career and was twice named one of the top 100 traders in the world by Trader Monthly Magazine. In 2005, he retired from trading with the intention of focusing full-time on real estate investing.

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In this episode, RealCrowd Co-Founder & CEO, Adam Hooper, discusses how to evaluate real estate sponsors with Paul Kaseburg at MG Properties Group.
In this episode listeners will learn about:
- How to evaluate the executive team
- Is there a point where a good deal outweighs in-experienced sponsorship?
- The importance of local market knowledge and relationships
- What to look for in a sponsors track record 

Paul Kaseburg joined MG Properties Group in 2010 and is responsible for the firm's acquisition, disposition, and capital markets activities. At MG, he has been involved with the purchase of approximately 12,000 units totaling $1.7 billion in total consideration. Paul has 17 years of experience in real estate private equity investment, capital markets, and corporate M&A. Prior to joining MG, he held various roles in commercial real estate debt and equity acquisitions, development, and financing. He has a background in corporate M&A and venture capital investing at Northrop Grumman (NOC). Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Paul is also the author of the book: Investing in Real Estate Private Equity: An Insiders Guide to Real Estate Partnerships, Funds, Joint Ventures & Crowdfunding (available on Amazon).

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Listen as Pat Poling, Founder & CEO of Mara Poling, discusses the impact of the election on multifamily investments, the current multifamily climate and where multifamily is headed in 2017.

Mara Poling is a total return real estate investment firm dedicated to helping their Investor Clients Build Lasting Wealth. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas with offices in Northern California, Mara Poling’s principals bring over 60 years of commercial real estate experience to the multi family investment market. Experienced asset managers with a proven track record including acquisition and management of over $1B in assets, $1.5B in annual cash flow, and more than 10,000 acquisitions. Mara Poling has acquired 700+ units $40M in Multi Family assets in the last 15 months.

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