Street Smart Success

By Roger BeckerBusiness Entrepreneurship

Street Smart Success episodes

January 25, 2022 117: Short-Term Rentals in Opportunity Zones Create Fantastic Returns for Investors
The short-term rental market has exploded and investment returns in this asset class can be much higher than other residential real estate.
Today’s guest, Ryan Scott, Managing Director of Aspire Fund, is developing tiny home communities in Opportunity Zones with short-term rentals. It’s an incredible way for investors in 1031 exchanges to defer taxes and get incredible returns on their investment.
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41 min
January 20, 2022 116: Your Money Goes an Incredibly Long Way in Central America
You can live like a king on as little as $1,500/mo in a tropical paradise if you’re willing to experience a little adventure. Now that people are working from anywhere, they’re moving to places where they can live pennies on the dollar compared to the U.S.
Today’s guest, Mike Cobb, Chairman of ECI Development, builds and finances homes countries such as Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Belize and El Salvador.
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46 min
January 18, 2022 115: Huge Returns If You’re Willing to Do What Others Aren’t
If you’re willing to do what others aren’t, there can be gold in them hills.
Today’s guest, Arthur Drozd, has found incredible value with multifamily properties that have complex challenges. Arthur is highly skilled at finding opportunities and finding the right teams. Arthur is also the founder of ReadyLendGo.com., a one stop website aggregator of commercial Real Estate loans.
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56 min
January 13, 2022 114: A Search For a Self-Storage Opportunity Led this Investor Into The Lucrative Car Wash Space
There’s stable cash-on-cash returns in many real estate assets, but returns on car washes can be extraordinarily high. You just need the right car wash, in the right location, with the right management.
Today’s guest, Steff Boldrini, Principal at Monte Carlo Real Estate Investments, purchased three car washes in a portfolio that included a self-storage facility in Amarillo, Texas. She’s doing extremely well despite some bumps and bruises along the way.
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31 min
January 11, 2022 113: Why Ground Up Construction Provides Better Returns
When buildings are being priced at above replacement cost, that’s when it’s time to build.
Today’s guest, Michael Episcope, Principal at Origin Investments, is focusing on ground up multifamily development in the country’s top growth markets. He has a long-term hold strategy to help investors achieve tax efficiency and help them avoid the risk when having to find replacement properties.
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45 min
January 06, 2022 112: The Lending Component in Multifamily Investing has Many Facets that Can Make or Break a Deal
With asset prices climbing, getting the right financing is becoming a greater challenge. With so little daylight in deals, it’s harder for institutions to finance multifamily apartments.
Today’s guest, Terry Painter, President of The Apartment Loan Store, discusses current lending practices and also common mistakes new multifamily investors make when buying their first properties.
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38 min
January 04, 2022 111: Florida has Become Incredibly Diverse in Attracting New Industries and Opportunities
In the world of operating property, experience trumps all else. There’s just no substitute for someone who’s been operating apartments for almost 25 years, not to mention transparency in how they deal with investors.
Today’s guest, Ken Gee, Founder and Managing Partner of KRI Partners, has invested in Florida over the past decade to capitalize on the huge growth of Florida’s employment and population growth.
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55 min
December 30, 2021 110: With Rising Inflation and Market Uncertainty, Hard Assets are the Safest Places to Invest
In this era of inflation, hard assets are a way to prevent falling behind. That’s where Real Estate comes into play. Multifamily, in particular, is a great inflation hedge because you can raise rents every year, except in cities with rent control.
Today’s guest, Tracy Hubbard, Managing Partner of Hubbard Capital Group, had been in the financial world for many years before identifying Multifamily as a way to generate aggressive returns with a built in hedge against inflation.
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39 min
December 28, 2021 109: There’s Still Great Value in Stable Multifamily Markets in the Midwest
Although institutional money is chasing multifamily in most markets in the country and paying unprecedented low cap rates, there are still viable, smaller markets you can buy properties for $30,000-$40,000/door in good neighborhoods.
Todays’ guest, Seth Teagle, Partner and Director of Operations of The Stream Group, has bought several bigger multifamily properties in the Midwest with great cash flow.
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45 min
December 23, 2021 108: You Make your Money When you Buy. Patience Pays Off, Especially in This Market
Good Multifamily deals are getting harder to find as operators are lowering their expectations and willing to overpay for properties. They’re offering higher prices and justifying them because of lower interest rates and the anticipation of continued inflation of rents.
Today’s guest, Sterling White, CEO of Sonder Investment Group, is being more selective and patient in his approach to finding the right deals that can cash flow 8-11% and generate mid to higher teen IRR’s.
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36 min

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Street Smart Success is a show for accredited investors. Whether you’re investing in Real Estate, Private Equity, Private credit, Debt, or other alternative assets, or you’re just starting out, this…