We’re taking a break from all this real estate talk to bring you the following podcast: Everything You Need to Know to Live a Happy and Successful Life (and be a happy and successful commercial investor!).

Harry Edelson grew up in the poorest part of Brooklyn, with an ill mother and an absent father. But that didn’t stop him from becoming one of the most successful venture capitalists in New York. At the wise old age of 80, he’s invested in 11 unicorns, learned to read 4,000 words per minute and, at one point, was covering 100 companies on Wall Street (today it’s usually 10 at most…). But the best part? He’s managed to stay happy, positive, and worry-free the entire time.

If you want your life to be free of worries and filled with productivity and success, take a listen to Harry Edelson’s tips for a well-lived life. Or -- better yet -- join The Commercial Investor team this summer for our required reading: Positivity: How to be Healthier, Happier, Smarter, and More Prosperous by Harry Edelson.

• Harry’s one piece of advice for keeping a positive mindset and how to effectively eliminate problems 100% of the time
• How to spend your time where it’s most valuable and why it pays to direct your focus where it’s going to do the most good
• The very best way to increase your capabilities (so that you too can read 4,000 words per minute and magnify your life successes many times over!)
• The best way to overcome mental and physical roadblocks and increase your lifelong health and well-being
• Making your brain work effectively ALL the time -- not just in a rush or an emergency situation

Positivity: How to be Healthier, Happier, Smarter, and More Prosperous by Harry Edelson

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Economists and sell-side brokers, like weathermen, make many, many bad claims. Only they don’t have to live with the consequences of their claims, while you do.

According to the well-loved Alan Synder, the best way to succeed in CRE is to surround yourself with people who are smarter than you... with people who DO have something to lose (also known as the ‘smart money’). In this podcast episode, hear about and see financial markets the way ‘smart money’ like Alan sees them, and learn the best way to know who you can really trust in the real estate industry.

• What’s going on in the loan market right now and what’s happening with yields
• How liquidity works (or doesn’t work) in the commercial real estate world
• The way real estate portfolios are being valued today (hint: incorrectly…)
• The many appeals of alternative lending as opposed to private equity
• The ups and downs of financial market trends, as discussed by real estate’s ‘smart money’

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In yet another Commercial Investor interview with one of the real estate industry’s key players, you’re going to get the lowdown on everything to do with commercial lending. Alan Snyder’s story is a unique one, and it’s going to become obvious that this man has eons of experience under his belt when it comes to lending and building diversified real estate portfolios.

In this special episode of The Commercial Investor Podcast, not only will you hear Alan’s story, but you’ll see for yourself why it pays to learn from the “oldies” in this business. Snyder’s real estate experience and expertise goes far beyond that of many of the players you’ll meet in this industry, so take a listen… who knows, you might just learn a thing or two.

• Alan Snyder’s thoughts on the current real estate industry -- the trends, the opportunities, and more...
• What a truly diversified commercial real estate portfolio looks like and how to build one
• What’s happening with commercial lending, what’s going to happen, and why it matters that you be prepared when it does

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Multifamily -- one of the most popular asset classes of today. You’ve heard all the reasons why it’s the safest, easiest asset to get involved with, especially if you’re a newer investor.

Special guest Augustus Moy gives you all the reasons why it’s not. Oh, and he also talks about how to make BIG yields in real estate and which trends are currently running in our favor (hint hint…).

Listen now to hear a conversation spoken by the professionals -- and learn the terms and lingo you need to know to position yourself as a serious real estate investor in this market.

• Why a lot of formal education doesn’t matter when it comes to successfully managing multifamily assets (and lots of other things in this business)
• The most organic way to generate bigger yields
• Political winds and banking sentiment: everything you need to know
• What LPs, MFOs, and Pari Pasu mean and why knowing these terms will give you a BIG step-up on every other investor around
• How patience pays off when working with commercial REO assets

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How are you going to protect your retirement “nest egg” and make sound investment decisions when the markets today are all over the place?

Our answer: By knowing where they’re headed. Anyone with a trained eye can see where the key investment opportunities of today are, and it doesn’t take an elite economist like Axel Merk to know that historically, all markets follow trends. (Although having an economist like Merk tell you what these trends are CAN be helpful…)

Merk is the president and chief investment officer of Merk Investments, as well as the author of Sustainable Wealth. He’s got a lot of experience under his belt, and in this episode of The Commercial Investor Podcast you’re going to hear his ideas for where to invest your time and money to build wealth that’ll sustain you for a lifetime.

• How to manage your finances now to ensure financial stability later on
  
  
• How dispersion of risk works in an uncertain world (and why markets today have ZERO risk dispersion…)
  
  
• Why it pays NOT to follow the herd (if you haven’t figured it out already, “the herd” is rarely right...)
  
  
• Gold, hard assets, and the very best things that never change
  
  
• What THE SMARTEST INVESTMENT is for someone of retirement age

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While Trump’s first 100 days in office have indeed been controversial, it’s undeniable that he’s altered the world of business and commercial real estate investments in a major way.

But for better or worse?

Your pal Sal is going to go through Trump’s first 100 days in office and discuss what’s changed, what hasn’t, and what we can expect to change in these coming months and years.

You’re going to hear about the world of politics and how slight changes in international relations can alter investment opportunities for Americans everywhere.

And you’ll hear it from Sal himself: Why commercial real estate will be the only constant we can rely upon during these next four years (and probably even longer than that) ...

• Why it’s almost impossible to keep politics and the world of commercial real estate investing separate.
  
  
• The major changes we’ve seen in the markets since Trump entered the White House.
  
  
• International politics with Trump and how it’s molding the future of business in the United States.
  
  
• The major business opportunities soon to be opening up (or closing) as a result of international conflict (think North Korea…).
  
  
• Why commercial real estate will continue to be the safest and most long-lasting investment opportunity for every investor, both young and old.

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In this special episode of The Commercial Investor Podcast, Sal and associate Riley will go through a deal sourced directly from Loopnet. Then Sal will answer commercial real estate questions from a live audience...

Questions like…

• When you’re raising money, where does that money go?

• How does one buy a commercial property from a realtor on a master lease option?

• Is there a way to invest in a triple net property as part of a group, so that one doesn’t have to do as much of their own research?
  
  
• And more!

Play now or click here to watch the full open mic session on The Commercial Investor Facebook page.

• How to qualify a commercial real estate opportunity sourced straight from Loopnet
  
  
• The workings of CMBS loans, capital accounts, NNN property investments and more
  
  
• Why it pays to do a little research before investing your money
  
  
• Why it matters that you invest in your sponsor, not your asset
  
  
• The types of questions you should be asking in commercial real estate

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If you’re investing in real estate right now, you’re leaping into a bloodbath filled with hordes of hungry, rabid, emotionally-driven investors.

That’s right -- it may not seem like it now, but tensions are growing in real estate. Reality TV has completely skewed the housing market. People are basing their investment decisions purely on emotion. The voice of everyone’s greed glands is drowning out their sense of logic.

In short, it’s going to be difficult to keep yourself away from the current chaos of real estate investments.

So if now isn’t the time to invest, when is? And what should we -- the reasonable, dispassionate investors who aren’t driven entirely by emotion -- be doing in the meantime?

Tune into this episode of The Commercial Investor Podcast to hear Sal’s suggestions for swimming above the muck in the markets right now, and learn what you can do to build your commercial real estate repertoire despite the unavoidable real estate craze buzzing all around.

• What every single real estate market has in common
  
  
• How you’re going to source and identify the best commercial real estate opportunities as they become available
  
  
• When the REAL money is made in real estate (hint: it isn’t when most people think…)
  
  
• The dilemma every American home buyer today is facing
  
  
• Why it pays to determine your return-on-investment well in advice (and this doesn’t just apply to real estate investments…)

CQSI July 2017: Get The Tools To Ensure Your Commercial Investing Success

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Would you wear jeans to a wedding? Or a tuxedo to a pool party in Miami?

Attending conferences is exactly the same: If you want to appear credible, you need to wear the right clothes to the party -- literally and figuratively.

That means if you’re wearing flip-flops and trying to talk to investors about capital raising, you’re not going to be taken seriously. If you’re trying to network with people and don’t know the right questions to ask (such as “Where do you like to be in the capital structure?”) you aren’t going to get anywhere...

So what questions do you ask then? How should you present yourself at conferences to appear credible in front of the “big boys and girls”? And what shouldn’t you do?

This episode dives into all of these: How to present yourself if you want to be taken seriously, the questions to ask that’ll leave a lasting impression on your contacts, and the most effective means of networking with serious investors.

• How to build your commercial deal making business BIG through conferences and networking.
  
  
• Why it pays to dress right for the occasion (meaning NO sandals at high-entry family office conferences...).
  
  
• What to say and how to open up your credibility when talking about capital raising
  
  
• How you’re going to make a lasting impression with JUST your introduction
  
  
• What the “big boys and girls” will be expecting to hear from you and why disappointing them is the WORST thing you can do
  
  
• How your networking skills will determine your lasting success as a commercial real estate mover and shaker

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Peter, the first ever analyst to work with Sal’s Dandrew Partners investment firm, is currently managing a $50 billion portfolio for a major life insurance company at the tender age of 31. He’s a “loan guy,” and he’s filled with all sorts of insider secrets on what the best way to approach the “loan guys” are -- along with what exactly it is they’re looking for.

A very special guest on this episode of The Commercial Investor Podcast, Peter is going to give you his “7 Commandments to Hitting it Off With the Loan Guys.” This is Peter’s completely consolidated list of everything that people in his position — men and women managing loans on huge commercial real estate properties and overseeing major portfolios — look for in investors. You’re going to learn how you should approach your transaction if you want to be taken seriously, and what you need to do to maintain or build your credibility..

What’s more, you’re going to hear about the general market sentiment as it relates to interest rates, erosion in equity, and the current loan portfolio. There’s little room for error in the high-dollar business of commercial real estate, and qualifying for loans to do your deals is going be vital to your success.

Take a listen now to ensure you have all the tools you need to succeed when it comes to commercial real estate transactions.

• How to market yourself with professionalism and credibility when communicating with a buyer or funding source (and how to avoid looking foolish while doing so)
  
  
• Why it’s all about the network and the know-how when it comes to commercial real estate opportunities (and just about anything else in life)
  
  
• What the “loan guys” want to see in an investor and why it’s important not to disappoint them (it all has to do with what Peter refers to as “integrity” in the business)
  
  
• The current market sentiment as it relates to interest rates, cap rates, erosion in equity, the loan portfolio, loan markets, and much, much more

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