The Cashflow Capitalist Show

Welcome to this episode of The Real Deal podcast! In this episode, we're joined by Tony Castronovo, a seasoned investor with 9 years of experience in the industry. From single-family homes to multifamily complexes, Tony has completed a variety of deals, bringing a unique perspective to real estate investing. Join us as he talks about his journey, from starting his own company to launching a coaching business and uncovering valuable insights into the world of real estate.

Who is Tony Castronovo?

Tony Castronovo is an experienced multifamily real estate investor and the founder of Novo Multifamily Group and Novo Investments, established in 2014. He has a strong background in construction, acquisition, underwriting, capital raising, and asset management. 

Tony has invested in over 900 units in Texas and Oklahoma markets. He is also a seasoned management consultant with 25 years of experience and higher education degrees in Engineering and Construction Management. 

Tony is revered as a mentor and coach for investors & entrepreneurs. In 2022, he launched Grit to Growth, a Transition & Performance Coaching business focused on empowering entrepreneurs to live an intentional life by design.

Connect with Tony:

Real Estate website: https://novomultifamilygroup.com/  

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbaveja/ 

Coaching website: https://grit-to-growth.com/ 

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Aman Shahi (host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanshahi1993/

Austin Wang (co-host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-ou-wang/

Jaspreet’s first real estate investment was in four duplexes in 2017. He started a private lending business in 2018, and finally quit his W2 in 2019, living off the income generated by his investments that are spread across different asset classes through different operators. His investments include multi-family syndications, storage, warehouses, and soon-to-be Airbnb-style apartments. 

Jaspreet believes in buying time by investing in deals that make sense so he has more time for himself, his four kids, and his lovely wife.

Who is Jaspreet Baveja?

Jaspreet is the Director of Fund Strategies at Fairwinds Capital Investments, a veteran-owned and -operated company with a primary focus on providing their tenants with secure, high-quality homes.  With a preference for Servicemen looking to diversify and strengthen their income, FWCI provides their partners with a shared ownership platform of low-to-medium risk alternative investments around the Southeast.

Jaspreet has a B.A. in Management Information Systems and computer engineering from Florida International University and Penn State University. He started investing in real estate in 2017, and focused on it full-time in 2019. He has executed buy-and-hold strategies and performed fix & flip operations. He has extensive private money lending experience and invests equity in cash-flow-producing properties.

He aims to maximize his time and revenue streams by utilizing various real estate investment strategies, ranging from private lending to multifamily syndications, in order to generate passive income.

Connect with Jaspreet:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbaveja/ 

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Aman Shahi (host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanshahi1993/

Austin Wang (co-host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-ou-wang/

Today's guest is Linda Lim, CEO of Essential Element Capital, a syndication firm. She shares her powerful story of survival and tenacity.

Linda talks about her journey from Wall Street to having no money, to flipping real estate properties and founding a company that now has a growing portfolio of multi-family units and a logistics investment fund. Linda emphasizes the importance of looking at risk concentration in choosing investments and enumerates other factors that lead her to focus on multi-family syndication.

She shares the value of cultivating healthy relationships with clients and building new relationships through networking in order to connect with like-minded people.

Who is Linda Lim?

Linda Lim started Essential Element Capital so that she could help others generate passive income and achieve financial freedom. She prioritizes the needs of her clients' above all else, using her keen eye and tireless work ethic to pave the way for their success.

Linda holds an MBA in finance, and her extensive background in both finance and real estate has given her a natural knack for finding solutions to problems, negotiating favorable terms, and leading investors to promising new ventures.

Linda, who comes from an Indonesian family of entrepreneurs, is the doting mother of two successful young adults, Drake and Lily.

She volunteers at the Union Station Homeless Services in Pasadena and served as the Commercial and International Real Estate Co-Chair for the Arcadia Association of Realtors.

Connect with Linda

Website: https://essentialelementcapital.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindalim88

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Follow The Real Deal Podcast and explore the latest industry trends, insights, and investment strategies that investors can use to build long-lasting portfolios. The podcast will also give you an inside look at commercial real estate investing from industry experts.

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Aman Shahi (host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanshahi1993/

Austin Wang (co-host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-ou-wang/

In this episode, our guest Chad Zdenek tells us about his fascinating transition from rocket science to real estate. Chad bought his first property in 2015-2016, and his first syndication in 2019 as a solo GP. It was a $2M apartment in Long Beach, for which he raised $1.2M for it. He shares his investment journey in California and Florida, and mentions his investment in the storage sector in Texas. 

Chad talks about all the challenges he faced along the way and the strategies he used to succeed. He also shares some valuable insights into his investment journey and how it has shaped him as a real estate investor.

Who is Chad Zdenek?

Chad is an experienced Civil Engineer, Structural Engineer, and MBA graduate with a wide range of knowledge and professional experience. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Loyola Marymount University, a Master of Science degree in Structural Engineering from the University of Southern California, and an MBA from UCLA. 

He started out in Construction Management in the mid-1990s with Swinerton Builders before working with Boeing as a Structural Engineer on the Space Shuttle Main Engines. Then he joined Mobile Illumination as CEO and helped the company grow by over 2000% in 15 years.

Chad has lived in Los Angeles all his life, so he knows firsthand how essential multifamily housing is in the area.

Connect with Chad:

Website: csqproperties.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-zdenek-9153ab4/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CSQProperties

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Follow The Real Deal Podcast and explore the latest industry trends, insights, and investment strategies that investors can use to build long-lasting portfolios. The podcast will also give you an inside look at commercial real estate investing from industry experts.

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Aman Shahi (host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanshahi1993/

Austin Wang (co-host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-ou-wang/

We are excited to have Ryan Gibson, Co-Founder of Spartan Investment Group (SIG), join us to share his valuable insights on self-storage investments! Ryan is currently focused on building and scaling his commercial real estate portfolio in the self-storage sector, though his start in the business world was in a different industry. He is an experienced commercial airline pilot who started his real estate journey with an Airbnb-like business called pilot crash pads. It provides pilots a space to crash for short periods between flights. In that business, he did everything from marketing, cleaning, staffing, and finding tenants.

Fast forward to today, besides being the co-founder, Ryan is SIG's President and Chief Investment Officer. Their self-storage brand is called FreeUp Storage, and their mission statement is 'Make Space for Life.' He shares that self-storage is the best-performing asset class and why it continues to be profitable. He talks about the importance of performing a demand feasibility study and understanding the area in which you're investing. Ryan also touches on optimal strategies, key considerations during the evaluation process, how to determine the ideal price point to maximize returns, and much more.

Who is Ryan Gibson?

Ryan Gibson is the President, Chief Financial Officer, and Co-Founder of SIG, which focuses on commercial real estate investments. He has raised over $200 million in private capital for Spartan's initiatives. Ryan is skilled at overseeing the development of SIG initiatives in competitive environments. He is responsible for investor relations, and capital raises for projects at SIG.

Ryan has a wide range of expertise in the real estate industry, such as residential development, in-fill, self-storage, sales, finance, marketing, and investor relations. His expertise includes tax foreclosures, inherited homes/estates, development, and real estate syndication.

Ryan earned a bachelor's degree in Business with concentrations in Marketing, Management, and Advertising from Mercyhurst University.

Ryan also has extensive experience as a commercial airline pilot.

Connect with Ryan:

Website: https://spartan-investors.com/

Email: [email protected]

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Follow The Real Deal Podcast and explore the latest industry trends, insights, and investment strategies that investors can use to build long-lasting portfolios. The podcast will also give you an inside look at commercial real estate investing from industry experts.

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Aman Shahi (host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanshahi1993/

Austin Wang (co-host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-ou-wang/

Today's fascinating topic will pique the interest of real estate investors who favor off-market commercial real-estate deals. In this episode, we learn about the up-and-coming real estate platform created by our guest Joseph Hunike called multivested.com.

First, Joseph briefly shares his thoughts about the current financial situation in the US, including the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank. He shares what this means for multifamily investors.

Joseph then introduces his brainchild, multivested.com, and dives deep into how it works. He talks about how he got the idea and what problems it solves for the real estate investor community, such as capital firms, private equity, and others. He tells us the requirements, such as the minimum AUM, to join the platform to network with others and buy and sell properties. The website is already up and running, and if you pass the screening process, you can start selling or buying immediately!

Joseph Hunike is a SAP Consultant and a real estate investor who owns multivest.com, a hub for off-market multifamily properties and investor listings.

Get in touch with Joseph:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-hunike-18613869/

Website: https://www.multivested.com/

Email: [email protected]

Follow The Real Deal Podcast and explore the latest industry trends, insights, and investment strategies that investors can use to build long-lasting portfolios. The podcast will also give you an inside look at commercial real estate investing from industry experts.

Web: https://elantecapital.com/

Aman Shahi (host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanshahi1993/

Austin Wang (co-host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-ou-wang/

In today’s episode, Austin tells us about house hacking and the problems he encountered. He tells us how he acquired a home at a low downpayment as a first-time homebuyer. He then shares details of the difficulties he faced as a homeowner and landlord and how he resolved them. Tune in to learn some critical lessons from Austin's unbelievable house hacking experience.

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Follow The Real Deal Podcast and explore the latest industry trends, insights, and investment strategies that investors can use to build long-lasting portfolios. The podcast will also give you an inside look at commercial real estate investing from industry experts.

Web: https://elantecapital.com/

Aman Shahi (host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanshahi1993/

Austin Wang (co-host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-ou-wang/

We might be biased, but today’s episode is one of our favorites, and we’re excited to share it with you. Our guest for today is Isaac Chiang, a commercial real estate investor and the founder of The Jackson Property Holdings LLC. We discussed how he got introduced to the multifamily real estate, his first-ever deal, where he gets his information from, and a little bonus tip at the end. So make sure you tune in for that.

Isaac Chiang founded The Jackson Property Holdings LLC, which conducts value-add, tenancy stabilization, and value preservation for multifamily apartments. He and his wife own 200 apartments, and he happily shares his knowledge to help others become financially successful through real estate investment.

Reach out to Issac and say hello!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaac-chiang-09374a163/

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Follow The Real Deal Podcast and explore the latest industry trends, insights, and investment strategies that investors can use to build long-lasting portfolios. The podcast will also give you an inside look at commercial real estate investing from industry experts.

Web: https://elantecapital.com/

Aman Shahi (host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanshahi1993/

Austin Wang (co-host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-ou-wang/

As we continue to explore the world of commercial real estate, we also strive to bring you industry experts who can share valuable information. In this episode, we have Vessi Kapoulian, who is an experienced real estate investor with a portfolio of investment properties in Central Florida and Tenessee. She shares how she managed to invest in rental properties despite living in an expensive area, how being laser-focused propelled her to success, why she likes underwriting and how she does it, and so much more.

Who is Vessi?

She specializes in product offerings consisting primarily of working capital lines of credit (cash flow lending and asset-based lending), structured trade finance (accounts receivable purchase programs, global payables programs, etc.), Ex-Im Bank programs finance, acquisition finance, trade services (letters of credit), global cash and treasury management, and commercial real estate lending.

Learn more about Vessi Kapoulian or reach out to her at:

Linked: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vessi-kapoulian-1475172/

DBA Capital Group web: https://dbacapitalgroup.com/

Grab a copy of Vessi’s book, The Busy Professional’s Quick Guide To Investing In Multifamily - https://dbacapitalgroup.com/free-ebooks/

Email: [email protected]

Book recommendations:

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill - https://amzn.to/3xYqsR3

Best Ever Apartment Syndication by Joe Fairless - https://amzn.to/3ZsPjZ2

More book recommendations - https://dbacapitalgroup.com/book-list/

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Follow The Real Deal Podcast and explore the latest industry trends, insights, and investment strategies that investors can use to build long-lasting portfolios. The podcast will also give you an inside look at commercial real estate investing from industry experts.

Web: https://elantecapital.com/

Aman Shahi (host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanshahi1993/

Austin Wang (co-host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-ou-wang/

In this 13th episode, our guest today, Sandhya Seshadri, Founder of Engineered-Capital.com Apartment Syndicator and Asset Manager. She is an Electrical Engineer turned into Real estate entrepreneur.

Today, we gain insight about Key performance Indicators to manage MultiFamily Real Estate. Sandhya explained about what key factors we need to keep in mind in order to increase revenue of investment property.

In this episode we learn more about passive investing as an ideal approach for those investors looking to earn ongoing income and ultimate appreciation when the property is sold. It’s also a long-term wealth-building strategy that will play into creating generational wealth.

Follow Sandhya Seshadri on social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/engineered-capital/

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