The ICOR Podcast - Rockies' Real Estate Investing

Lots of nonsense and shenanigans this month during ICOR's monthly market update. First, the Denver Post chimes in with an article stating that the down turn will come somewhere in 2019, or is it speculation? Plus hear how one agent was approached by a buyer's mother asking the agent to PLEASE reconsider her daughter's offer. So, what's next for this outstanding real estate market? Tune in!

As we gear up for ICOR's May Meeting, we sat down with Frank Rolfe, owner partner of 200+ Mobile Home Parks in the US. He started with one park, and then partnered with Colorado Investor, Dave Reynolds to expand into a multi million dollar portfolio of commercial property. Tune in to hear the opportunity for investors, the due diligence process, and new advantages coming online this year in terms of laws that will affect owner operators!

Augie Bylott is an investor and market expert from Central Florida, and today he shares with us the nuances of Central Florida Real Estate. More Importantly, he discuss the strategies and advantage of investing in Land Trust State along with the bells, whistles and opportunities of investing the "Land of the Mouse" and highly sought after vacation and coastal areas.

We speak to Tim Emery, Investor, Landlord, Property Manager, & CEO/Mentor at InvestSuccess in Denver, to learn what peaked his interest to investing out of the Colorado real estate market. What due diligence did he do going into a new market, what he learned once he got bots on the ground, and deciphering opportunity versus reality of that potential "Grass is Greener" real estate market place.

As we prepare for ICOR's Out of State Investing Summit we sit down with Gary Pallini or Great Lakes REIA to get a peak into the resurging North East Ohio Real Estate Market. Also, he gives some insight on how simply looking at numbers do not a deal make, and how local codes will affect your cashflow during the holding period. Plus, he chimes in with his insight into what investors should be doing in terms of due diligence no matter the mark!

There is no end in sight for the particular market, and all the key indicators support that as we still have not reached the top of this market cycle. Tune in as our panel discuss this month’s numbers, and also listen for major regional projects that are attempting to lighten the load for demand for the Colorado Real Estate Market!

Are you concerned where interest rates may or may not go? Are you paying attention to the market? More importantly, our panel asks us to control what we can control. Tune in this month as our panel discusses the numbers across the state, but discusses strategies on how to build protection as interest rates begin to climb and are surrounded by uncertainty.

Where are we in the real estate life cycle, historically speaking, for Colorado? We've established that we're not in a bubble. Our panelist chime in boldly stating that we are firmly in the expansion period. The rental market is beginning to slow down, but is that because more inventory is coming on board? We are, however, are still having a housing deficiency.

Our panelists weigh in on the effects of the election outcome. Everything from long and short term rates, deregulation, reduction in costs to job creation with a focus on infrastructure, and the possibility of inflation. Speculation is swirling, but what is important is maintaining our strategies? Tune in for the numbers as our panel runs the numbers on the major Colorado real estate markets.

ICOR sits down with Demetri Fefes, member, to discuss how he achieved his goal of spending one year in Greece, while keeping his real estate investing business going. He discusses how he acquired 1M in assets, built his business and systems, and continues to grow his portfolio with living 9 hours away in the Greece Isles. Also, he answers the burning questions on everyone's mind, how to creatively find deals in this market and still make money.