The Mogul Marathon Commercial Real Estate Podcast

As a passive investor, your #1 goal should be preservation of capital. In the world of quick connections and social media, now more than ever is the time to perform due diligence on sponsors that bring you investment opportunities.

In this episode, Lee Johnson shares lessons from investing in over 20 Limited Partner real estate syndications, and strategies to invest passively in real estate.

Lee Johnson is the Co-Founder and Vice President of Value Investment Partners (VIP). Since beginning his investment journey in 2005, Lee is responsible for implementing strategic methods to grow his company and also he helps his investment partners grow their wealth using various alternative investment strategies - which allows them to leverage both money and time. As an active and passive investor, Lee’s current portfolio spans multiple markets around the country – with over 2800 units valued at about $334 million.

In this episode, we discussed...

Lee's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/passivereipros/

Lee's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/value_investment_partners/

Lee's Website: www.valueinvestmentpartners.com

Interested in investing in commercial real estate opportunities? Join our investor group here

Check out our FREE multifamily due diligence checklist to avoid costly mistakes. Click here to download the checklist.

Check out our FREE Syndication Guide For Passive Investors to learn everything you know need to know BEFORE you passively invest in real estate. Click here to download the guide.

Attracting capital is one of the most sought after and lucrative skills in real estate. In today's world of interconnectivity, investors have turned to various social media outlets to attract and build their investor base.

Our Guest Keisha Kennedy shares her investment strategy and how she attracts capital for U.S. real estate - all while investing from Kuwait.

Keisha Kennedy is an Army veteran and the founder of Kennedy Remedy Investments. Following her enlistment, she began investing in real estate in 2011, and has since then transitioned into multifamily investing in many states, both as a Limited Partner and General Partner.

Today, her company focuses on helping passive investors achieve generational wealth and financial freedom though multifamily real estate investing.

In this episode, we discuss

Keisha's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keishia-kennedy-373a2a46/

Keisha's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kennedyremedy/

Keisha'sWebsite: kennedyremedyinvestments.com

Keisha's Guide To Passive Investing: Guide

Interested in investing in commercial real estate opportunities? Join our investor group here

Check out our FREE multifamily due diligence checklist to avoid costly mistakes. Click here to download the checklist.

Check out our FREE Syndication Guide For Passive Investors to learn everything you know need to know BEFORE you passively invest in real estate. Click here to download the guide.

Historically, professional athletes have been known to spend their high earnings on more liabilities than assets. However, today's modern day athlete is smarter now, and understands that they have a short amount of time to maximize their earnings. In this episode, Former NFL player Picasso Nelson Jr. shares his journey from entrepreneurship, to the NFL to purchasing his first multifamily building.

In this episode, Former NFL player Picasso Nelson Jr. shares his journey from entrepreneurship, to the NFL to purchasing his first multifamily building.

From a small town in Mississippi with no red lights, Picasso Nelson Jr. is a former NFL player that graduated with two masters degrees from the University of Southern Miss at the age of 23. Today, his passion is commercial real estate and owns apartment complexes.

In this episode, we discuss

Picasso's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/picassonelsonjr/

Picasso's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cassojr_/

Interested in investing in commercial real estate opportunities? Join our investor group here

Check out our FREE multifamily due diligence checklist to avoid costly mistakes. Click here to download the checklist.

Check out our FREE Syndication Guide For Passive Investors to learn everything you know need to know BEFORE you passively invest in real estate. Click here to download the guide.

Don't be afraid to follow the money! Sometimes you have to pivot and look elsewhere for real estate opportunities that fit your criteria. As commercial real estate investors, it can be challenging to get deal flow that pencils out. Especially in a competitive market.

In this episode, Ola Dantis shares his journey from single-family to multifamily investing, and why relocated to Houston to grow his real estate firm.

Ola is the Founder and CEO at Dwellynn - a multifamily investment syndication firm. He originally grew up in Nigeria, and moved to the U.S. just a few years ago, and began investing in single-family. Since then, he has transitioned into the world of commercial real estate, and has successfully closed deals in excess of $25M+.

In this episode, we discuss…

Ola's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dwellynn/

Ola's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oladantis/?hl=en

Ola's Website: Dwellynn | Multifamily Investment Opportunities | Houston, TX

Interested in investing in commercial real estate opportunities? Join our investor group here

Check out our FREE multifamily due diligence checklist to avoid costly mistakes. Click here to download the checklist.

Check out our FREE Syndication Guide For Passive Investors to learn everything you know need to know BEFORE you passively invest in real estate. Click here to download the guide.

Do you want to build a championship level business? Or are you ok with mediocrity? Building a scalable business has its challenges, but building a scalable business with the right people in the right seats will help you build a top-notch real estate firm.

In this episode, Kent Ritter shares how he systematically translates his previous experience of building company culture, into the world of real estate private equity.

Kent's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ritteronrealestate/?hl=en

Kent's Website: https://www.kentritter.com/

Podcast: https://www.kentritter.com/podcast/

Interested in investing in commercial real estate opportunities? Join our investor group here

Check out our FREE multifamily due diligence checklist to avoid costly mistakes. Click here to download the checklist.

Check out our FREE Syndication Guide For Passive Investors to learn everything you know need to know BEFORE you passively invest in real estate. Click here to download the guide.

Are you ready to quit your job to become a full-time commercial real estate investor? Well, get ready for the ride. It can get bumpy until business starts to take off. One of the ways you can accelerate your road to success is by education and leveraging passive investments to gain experience.

In this episode, Clive Davis shares his journey on why he left his corporate position as an attorney, to take the risk to become a full-time commercial real estate operator, and how the law of the first deal helped him grow his portfolio.

Clive began his professional career as a corporate transactional lawyer with a Wall Street law firm, and after twenty years of corporate life, Clive is now a full-time commercial real estate investor and syndicator, and is currently focused on the acquisition and operation of large-scale multifamily communities, and is a general partner of over $70M of assets under management.

In this episode, we discuss…

Clive's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clivedavisesq

Clive's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkroyalcapital/?hl=en

Clive's Website: Multifamily Real Estate Investment | Park Royal Capital

Interested in investing in commercial real estate opportunities? Join our investor group here

Check out our FREE multifamily due diligence checklist to avoid costly mistakes. Click here to download the checklist.

Check out our FREE Syndication Guide For Passive Investors to learn everything you know need to know BEFORE you passively invest in real estate. Click here to download the guide.

Non-profits are a great way to acquire or build affordable housing, while leveraging government grants and programs to benefit the community.

In this episode, Alvin Hope Johnson shares his story on how he created a vertically integrated real estate portfolio under a non-profit organization and his plans to scale exponentially.

Alvin "Hope" Johnson has been in the Real Estate industry for over 35 years. Starting as a handyman selling painting and repair services door to door, Alvin has grown his entrepreneurial skills into a $225M empire. Alvin Hope Johnson is also the CEO of Multifamily Monopoly (MFM), an education platform for real estate investors interested in the process of Multifamily Development and Ownership and also the President of Hope Housing Foundation a 501(c) (3) non-profit. With a little over 1,300 affordable housing units and growing, the Foundation is building an additional 1000 units for completion in 2023 and new multifamily housing developments for the workforce community in North Texas and Wisconsin.

In this episode, we discuss…

Alvins's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvinhopejohnson

Alvins's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alvinhopejohnson/?hl=en

Alvins's Website: https://www.hopehousingfoundation.org/

Interested in investing in commercial real estate opportunities? Join our investor group here

Check out our FREE multifamily due diligence checklist to avoid costly mistakes. Click here to download the checklist.

Check out our FREE Syndication Guide For Passive Investors to learn everything you know need to know BEFORE you passively invest in real estate. Click here to download the guide.

Wholesaling real estate, and investing in commercial real estate is two different worlds. One side is transactional in nature, and the other side provides monthly cashflow. And stepping up into the world of commercial real estate is a bit more challenging. In this episode, Jeff Donis shares how at the age of 20 years old, he overcame his limiting beliefs to become successful in commercial real estate.

Making the shift from wholesaling real estate to commercial real estate investing can be challenging. The transactional nature of wholesaling is similar to flipping houses, in that you're only as good as your last deal. However, commercial real estate provides the opportunity to engage in transactions that provides long-term cashflow. In this episode, Jeff Donis shares his story at age 20, of how he was able to skip college, jump into wholesaling, and not multifamily real estate.

Jeffrey Donis is a real estate investor and syndicator with Donis Investment Group. He is responsible for capital raising and investor relations. He and his two brothers (Formally known as the Donis Brothers) began investing in single family, then transitioned into the multifamily space, and has created a portfolio of cash-flowing rentals. Jeffrey is responsible for raising capital & investor relations at the Donis Investment Group. Today, their goal is to empower others to achieve their financial goals through apartment investing.

In this episode, we discuss…

Jeffery's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreydonis

Jeffery's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffrey.donis/?hl=en

Jeffery's Website: https://www.donisinvestmentgroup.com/

Jeffery's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-estate-monopoly/id1555469404

Interested in investing in commercial real estate opportunities? Join our investor group here

Check out our FREE multifamily due diligence checklist to avoid costly mistakes. Click here to download the checklist.

Check out our FREE Syndication Guide For Passive Investors to learn everything you know need to know BEFORE you passively invest in real estate. Click here to download the guide.

Short-term rental investing has increased in popularity since the launch of AirBnb-like platforms. Many times, cash flow in the short-term rental space can yield higher returns compared to traditional long-term rentals. But how do you create a business out of it? Well first, you need to treat it like a business and not a hobby.

In this episode, TJ Tijani shares his high-level strategy on he got started in the game, to now coaching others to become successful short-term rental entrepreneurs.

TJ Tijani is a short-term rental entrepreneur and mentor. His strategy is purchasing medium-size multifamily and converting them to Airbnb boutique hotels. His portfolio consists of a mix of multifamily and single-family properties that he converts into short-term rentals. He is also an expert in the rental arbitrage strategy. TJ also teaches and educates others on how they can start or grow their six or seven figure short-term rental business!

In this episode, we discuss…

Tj's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjtijani/

Tj's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tjtijani/?hl=en

Tj's Website: The Short-Term Rental Roadmap

Interested in investing in commercial real estate opportunities? Join our investor group here

Check out our FREE multifamily due diligence checklist to avoid costly mistakes. Click here to download the checklist.

Check out our FREE Syndication Guide For Passive Investors to learn everything you know need to know BEFORE you passively invest in real estate. Click here to download the guide.

Asset management is one of the most crucial components of executing the business plan. It also comes with dealing with the blocking and tackling of property operations. It's important that your asset manager know how to play both offense and defense.

In this episode, Lloyd Grosklags shares his journey from brokerage to becoming a partner at Argus Eyed Partners.

At Argus Eyed Partners, Lloyd is responsible for the asset management of direct real estate investments across new ground up developments and value-add investment strategies. Prior to Argus Eyed Partners, he has worked in affordable and market rate development and private equity, working to source opportunities and grow both teams and portfolios. Lloyd earned his bachelor’s degree from UW-Milwaukee, and a Masters in Real Estate Development and Infrastructure from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.

In this episode, we discuss:

Lloyd's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lloyd-grosklags

Lloyd's Company Website: www.arguseyed.com

Interested in investing in commercial real estate opportunities? Join our investor group here.

Check out our FREE multifamily due diligence checklist to avoid costly mistakes. Click here to download the checklist.

Check out our FREE Syndication Guide For Passive Investors to learn everything you know need to know BEFORE you passively invest in real estate. Click here to download the free guide.