The Capital Stack

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Connect with Parker Pursell:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parker-pursell/

Episode Highlights:
✔️ Company Growth and Strategy
✔️ Investment and Financial Education
✔️ Personal Growth and Career Transition
✔️ Capital Raising and Coaching Program
✔️ Networking and Community Building

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Connect with Justin Dixon:
Website: https://greatventurecapital.com/

Episode Highlights:
✔️ Importance of Education and Networking
✔️ Resilience in Business
✔️ Investing in Short-Term Rentals
✔️ Future of Office Spaces
✔️ Opportunities in the Current Market
✔️ Investing in Less Risky Assets

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About the guest:
Nic is a multifamily real estate investor who also coaches and mentors investors with aspirations of becoming general partners (GPs) on their own deals. He has 6 years of experience in the commercial real estate investing space, 9 years of experience as a small business owner, as well as 24 years of experience managing physical therapy teams. He has been a GP / co-GP in +1,000 units, and a limited partner in 1,780 units.


Connect with Nic Espanet:

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: https://flexequitygroup.com/

Episode Highlights:
✔️ Tenant retention strategies
✔️ Navigating market cycles
✔️ Seeking mentorship and coaching
✔️ Investing in personal growth to live a fulfilling life
✔️ Finding motivated sellers

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Connect with Shawn Griffith: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-griffith/  

Instagram: @twtmultifamily 

Facebook: https://facebook.com/twtmultifamily  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twtmultifamily

Episode Highlights:

✔️ Building relationships and leveraging experience

✔️ Family and work-life balance

✔️ Journey from military to real estate

✔️ The role of networking as an investor

✔️ Transition from corporate to real estate

✔️ Risk mitigation

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About the guest:

Mark Updegraff moved to Rochester, NY, in 1997 to pursue a Bachelor's from RIT. After working for NASA, Kodak, and ITT Corporation, he fully shifted to real estate in 2010, founding Wedge Redux LLC, Ward Redux LLC, and Raze Capital LLC, which rehabilitate properties in Rochester. He now oversees Updegraff Companies in managing and developing residential, commercial, and mixed-use properties, raising capital for various real estate syndications. Passionate about affordable housing and economic growth, Mark's leadership fosters a creative and productive team environment that consistently exceeds expectations.

Connect with Mark Updegraff: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/updegraff/

Website: https://razecapital.com/

E-Book: https://razecapital.com/our-guide/

Phone: 585.314.9790

Episode Highlights:

✔️ Starting small as a real estate investor 

✔️ Managing construction and renovation costs

✔️ Transition to full-time real estate investing

✔️ Benefits and challenges of vertical integration

✔️ Real estate market analysis

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About the guest:

Derek Fasulo is a Senior Vice President on CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance team in Houston, TX.  He joined CBRE Capital Markets in 2013 and specializes in the advisement of multifamily and commercial assets.  His primary focus is sourcing capital for acquisitions, developments and refinances and keeping existing owner clients informed on the state of the capital markets.  Derek has been recognized on the Top Producer list for the Houston office since 2019 and the Top Producer list nationally in 2021 & 2022. Prior to joining CBRE’s Debt & Structure Finance group, he started his commercial real estate career in 2010 with CBRE’s Valuation and Advisory Services division as a commercial real estate appraiser. Mr. Fasulo holds a Masters of Real Estate degree from The Mays Business School at Texas A&M University.

Connect with Derek Fasulo: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-fasulo-1aa3b421/

Website: https://www.cbre.com/

Episode Highlights:

✔️ Mechanics of deal structuring for newcomers

✔️ Career shifts within real estate

✔️ Asset valuation in finance

✔️ Importance of realistic underwriting

✔️ Strategies against rising insurance costs

✔️ Sellers adjusting to market conditions

✔️ Lenders as partners in financial challenges

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Connect with Vlad Arakcheyev: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladarakcheyev/

Episode Highlights:

✔️The role of mentorship and coaching in real estate investing

✔️Networking and building connections

✔️ Scaling up your portfolio 

✔️ Market selection and criteria 

✔️ Investing in self-storage

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About the guest:

Jim Lee received his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from UCLA in 2010, and started his career as an inside sales representative for LoopNet/Costar. As a top sales rep, he quickly learned the importance of having multiple streams of income. Now through real estate syndication, he has invested in over 600 units as a general partner/limited partner.

Connect with Jim Lee: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/formosainvesting/

Instagram: instagram.com/formosainvesting

Facebook: facebook.com/formosainvesting

Episode Highlights:

✔️ Transition from Sales to Real Estate Syndication

✔️ Mindset Shift from Saver to Investor

✔️ Scaling Real Estate Investments

✔️ Importance of Networking

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Episode Highlights:

✔️ Celebrating episode 100!! Thank you for your support!

✔️ 5 steps to successfully launching your thought leadership platform 

✔️ New direction for The Capital Stack

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About the guest:

Nick Stageberg is a career technologist, father to 4 children, and Owner of Black Swan Real Estate, a real estate investment and property management company. Along with his wife Elaine, Nick owns and manages a real estate portfolio of over 1,000 doors and more than $300M in assets under management. Through real estate investing, Nick reached financial freedom in his 30s and now helps others to do the same. Black Swan has delivered exceptional returns to hundreds of passive investors through their unique investor-focused private equity funds which enjoy no sponsor fees whatsoever, 100% return of capital to investors before any splits, and long-term returns and tax advantages, all coupled with socially conscious investing and at least 5% of profits donated to charity.

Connect with Nick Stageberg: 

Website: meetblackswan.com

Facebook Group, Real Estate at Scale: https://www.facebook.com/groups/realestateatscale

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/blackswanrealestateteam

Website: www.meetblackswan.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/81014287/

Nick’s Calendly: https://calendly.com/nickstageberg

Episode Highlights:

✔️Organic growth of real estate portfolio

✔️Challenges and overcoming setbacks

✔️Investing in real estate for independence

✔️Mentorship's role in real estate success

✔️Strategic investment and hard work

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