The Insider's Edge To Real Estate Investing

In this week's episode, I am re-broadcasting a recent webinar I did entitled, Proposed Tax Policy Changes & the Impact on CRE. This extremely informative webinar featured Ryan McCormick, Senior Vice President and Counsel at the Real Estate Roundtable, as well as Kenneth Weissenberger and Lisa Knee, partners at Eisner Amper. Tune in to learn about the recent proposed tax policy changes that President Biden and the government have talked about including 1031 exchanges, capital gains tax and much more! This is information anyone in real estate will have to know in the coming months, even weeks!

On this week's show, I am doing a special edition highlighting some of the fantastic Young Guns that we've had on the show. This will include snippets from interviews showcasing some of the best advice we've heard thus far, as well as lessons learned along the way. For a breakdown of each guest, see below! - 0:00 - Jordan Vogel - 7:15 - Ayesha Seldon - 10:26 - Philip Michael - 12:54 - Steven Kachnanian - 16:24 - Peak Capital - 22:53 - Jessica Zaski - 27:30 - Chris Okada - 32:34 - Martin Nussbaum

On this week's show I welcome The Canvassing Queen herself, Beth Azor, owner and founder of Azor Advisory Services. In our interview, Beth gives us a snapshot of how she got to where she is today, focusing on her ambition and hustle. She shares with us that hard work does pay off and how she would be in the office on Saturday when no one else would be, trying to get deals done. She explains how she got her nickname and that canvassing was the best thing that ever happened to her career. Finally, Beth gives us an inside look at how she started buying her own deals and what kind of capital she raised early on to how she raises it today.

On this week's show, I welcome a close friend Joe McMillan, former CEO of DDG and current CEO of Azur. This incredible interview dives into topics and information about Joe that even I never knew about after knowing him for close to two decades. Joe's has an incredible story which begins in starting at an investment banking firm, working crazy hours, which ultimately led to him moving up in the banking world. He talks about meeting great mentors along the way and how those relationships formed bonds in his life. He talks about some of his first deals in the real estate industry and how he didn't see a single paycheck for close to 21 months. Finally, Joe gives us an inside look at how his deals are so incredibly successful and how building teams is the true key to his success.

On this week's show I welcome Eloy Retana, fellow podcaster of The Savy Mobile Home Park Investor Show, mobile home park investor, and entrepreneur. This fantastic interview dives into an asset class our show has yet to discover: mobile home parks. Eloy comes to us and shares with us how he got involved in mobile park homes, after having had a six figure job and ultimately leaving it to follow this pursuit. He shares with us some of the tricks he uses to help in his marketing efforts, how mobile home parks have done over the past few years and why he ultimately decided to get into this type of investing.

On this week's show, I welcome the one and only, Doug Steiner, Chairman of Steiner Studios and prominent developer throughout New York City. In this interview we dive right into it and discuss his early life in New Jersey, growing up working with his father and how that led him into development in New York. Doug shares with us an insight into how he designs his developments, the process he follows, and stories of some of his past projects. Finally, Doug also shares with us how he got involved in the television/film business and how that evolved into building Steiner Studios. This is one you will not want to miss!

On this week's episode I welcome a very special guest - my mentor and close friend in the business, Blaine Strickland, best-selling author, teacher, and past CEO at HBS Resources. In this extremely informative episode, Blaine gives us an inside look at the lessons in his newest book, Adapt, in which he shares with us the new role of brokers in commercial real estate and how investors have more resources today than ever. Tune in to hear this incredible and informative interview to get an inside edge to your investing platform!

On this week's show, I welcome the incredible Greta Guggenheim, former CEO of TPG Real Estate Finance Trust. In this episode, Greta shares with us her story and how growing up in a small town where everyone knew each other, ultimately helped her become the woman she is today. Greta goes into some of her first jobs in finance and what tools she took from those early days and how she uses them today. Finally Greta shares with us her thoughts on moving over to the equity side of things and what interests her about investing instead of the debt side.

On this week's show, I am re-broadcasting a panel I took part in, in which Paul Massey of B6 Real Estate Advisors, Christopher Coiley of Valley National Bank and Michael Vargas of Vanderbilt Appraisal Company discuss the NYC investment sales market, as well as the multifamily market. Tune in and get the most up to date information now!

On this week's show, I welcome a true legend in Dean Shapiro, Senior Vice President and Head of U.S. Development for Oxford Properties. Dean shares with us his incredible story from the time he went to Vanderbilt University to some of his first jobs. Dean was behind the development of Hudson Yards in New York City, one of the largest and most transformative projects in modern day development. He shares with us the struggles that went along with it, and two other large scale developments that he believes have transformed communities. Dean also gives us some great insight as to how he got to where he is today and what students or young professionals should look for in a company when joining.