Smartland Podcasts

It seems that every year, a new real estate investing strategy rises to the forefront. Recently, the trend du jour is the BRRRR method, which stands for “Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, and Repeat.” The acronym is self-explanatory: an investor buys a distressed property, remodels it to make it rentable, places a tenant in it to generate rental income, holds it for about six months before refinancing it, and then moves on to repeat the process with another property.While the process sounds like a...

Working your day-to-day job pays the bills, but if you’re hoping to generate additional income or are looking towards retirement in a few years, investing is an excellent way to put your money to work for you and help you meet your goals faster. Over the years, a great debate has raged on: is it better to buy stocks or focus on turnkey real estate investment? It turns out that there are pros and cons to each.

Tom Ott provides 7 common red flags that you should watch out for when choosing your turnkey provider. If you’re looking into turnkey real estate investing, you’re certainly looking at the risks involved. But are you looking at the potential risks that could come from the turnkey real estate company you’re working with?We get it, more and more investors are becoming increasingly worried about the unpredictable stock market and escaping it to search for safer assets such as real estate. H...

Tom Ott reveals his 5 Keys to Turnkey Real Estate Investing that are sure to assist in developing a successful turnkey portfolio.If you’re planning to invest in turnkey real estate, there’s a lot you need to learn. Turnkey real estate investment is a lot more complex than investing in stocks and due to the legal, financial, and other requirements involved. Therefore, it is a good idea to educate yourself before you make your first turnkey real estate investment.

When it comes to ground-up vs. value add in multifamily real estate, where are the best risk-adjusted returns? Smartland's EVP | COO, Steven Gesis, was featured on an Information Management Network (IMN) panel in Atlanta to answer this question. Steven had the opportunity to debate other panelists and present Smartland's multifamily real estate value-add strategy.

Smartland's EVP | COO, Steven Gesis, was featured on a panel at the IMN Dallas conference. Steven spoke on Smartland's apartment acquisition strategy and how Smartland focuses on heavy-lifting opportunities in the Class C/D market. Steven also touches on Smartland's one-day renovation process as well as the amenities that add value to our apartments as well as the surrounding community.

Smartland's EVP-COO, Steven Gesis, continues the company's IMN speaking engagements with a panel in Chicago. Steven spoke on Smartland's C/D investment strategy when it comes to multi-family real estate. Steven and the other panel members also discuss the impact of opportunity zones when it comes to developing an investment strategy.

When it comes to ground-up vs. value add in multifamily real estate, where are the best risk-adjusted returns? Smartland's Head of Investor Relations, Eric Golubitsky, was featured on an Information Management Network (IMN) panel in Chicago to answer this question. Eric had the opportunity to debate other panelists and present Smartland's multifamily real estate value-add strategy.

Eric Golubitsky had the opportunity to moderate a panel at the IMN Multi-Family Forum in Washington DC. Eric led an engaging conversation on how to prepare for the apartment of the future and the impact of technology on these decsions.

Every business knows it needs video content for marketing, promotion, brand awareness, etc. but should it focus its efforts more on the biggest video sharing platform in the world? In Episode 4 of Run With It, Matt, Tom, and Jake discuss the benefits and potential hurdles that come with forming your very own YouTube Department.