The Mogul Marathon Commercial Real Estate Podcast

Like every commercial real estate asset, the hotel industry requires intimate knowledge to be successful. Hotels have bounced back to positive levels since the decline during the pandemic - as the U.S. reopened its doors to travel and leisure activities. However, there are some hotel niches that performed well during the pandemic and are considered to be recession-proof.

In this episode, Davonne Reaves shares her journey from taking an unpaid internship to becoming a hotel owner!

Davonne Reaves is an award-winning hotel consultant, asset manager, and the owner of 3 hotels. She is also the Founder of Vesterr, the first crowdfunding platform for hotel investments, and The Vonne Group, a company she created to teach people how to become successful hotel owners. When Davonne acquired her first hotel under a major hotel chain at 34, both she and her partner became the youngest african-american women to accomplish this in history. Today, Davonne has educated over 4,000 people and provided a path to hotel ownership for many individuals across the U.S.

In this episode, we discuss:

Davonne's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davonnereaves/

Davonne's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davonnereaves/

Davonne's Company Website: www.thevonnegroup.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.

Understanding the world of tax credits is a steep learning curve but is a highly lucrative investment strategy. The government provides real estate developers tax credits to develop projects that will impact the community in a positive manner.

In this episode, Anthony shares his journey of how he was able to leverage his construction background to become a real estate developer in the affordable housing space.

Anthony Kazee is a real estate developer based in Milwaukee that specializes in tax credits for development projects. He has an extensive background in construction science & management. He currently oversees the entire development process from acquisition and due diligence to completion for his company KG Development group.

In this episode, we discuss:

Anthony's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonykazee/

Anthony's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theintentionaldeveloper/

Anthony's Company Website: https://kgdevgroup.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.

Do you want to know EVERYTHING you need to know about investing passively in a real estate syndication or just real estate in general? Click here to download our free syndication guide to passive investing!

Real estate private equity is a tough sport. Depending on your financial picture it may require some sacrifices. If you want to have a $100M+ portfolio, it's important to surround yourself with the right team, and build the right foundation.

In this episode, Ismael "Rey" Reyes shares his journey from a retired colonel to a full-time real estate syndicator, and what you need to know before you start building a private equity business.

Rey has been actively investing in residential real estate since 2005 and has focused exclusively on multifamily since 2016. He’s the Founder and Managing Partner of The Admirable Group and MI Real Estate and has led investment firms in the acquisition of 14 multifamily properties totaling 900+ units and valued at over $100 million dollars. Rey also provides independent consulting to multifamily investors, is the host of the Greater Central Florida Multifamily Investors virtual meeting, and is the bestselling author of BLUF: The Bottom Line Up Front about Passively Investing in Multi-family Properties.

In this episode, we discuss:

Rey's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ismaelreyreyes

Rey's Company Website: www.mirealestate.us

Rey's Book: https://www.amazon.com/BLUF-Passively-Investing-Multi-family-Properties/dp/B08FP7LP72

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.

Managing affordable housing requires a special operational skillset to be successful. Moreover, utilizing tax credits to invest in affordable housing is very complicated, but it presents and phenomenal opportunity to make an impact in the community.

In this episode, Jason shares journey from single-family, to multifamily, to investing in affordable housing by utilizing tax credits.

Jason Stubblefield has been investing in real estate for over 10 years. He started with single family homes and has since moved into the multifamily real estate space. He scaled his portfolio to over 1,000 multifamily units in just a few years. His company is now devoted to helping solve the affordable housing crisis while maintaining strong returns for his company and his investors. Prior to becoming a full-time multifamily entrepreneur, Jason spent over 11 years experience in software development and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Memphis. He is also a United States Marine Corps veteran.

In this episode, we discuss:

Jason's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonstubblefield

Jason's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason_stubblefield_/?hl=en

Jason's Company Website: https://snscapitalpartners.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.

Do you want to know EVERYTHING you need to know about investing passively in a real estate syndication or just real estate in general? Click here to download our free syndication guide to passive investing!

Creating a fund to invest in real estate is a great way scale your real estate portfolio - while remaining passive in real estate. However, as always, it's extremely important to have a systematic process of screening potential operators.

In this episode, John shares his due diligence process of how his company screens operators, and how he was able to transition from a passive investor to an active fund manager that has investor over $25M in equity into real estate projects.

John is a former Naval Aviator for 20 years. John is the COO, Founder & Co-Managing Partner of JID Investments LLC (JIDI). JIDI is a real estate private money and equity investment firm which seeks to secure high yield returns with medium risk by providing investment capital to individuals & businesses with viable residential, commercial & mixed-use real estate business and/or investment opportunities JIDI has invested over $25M on various projects in the US.

In this episode, we discuss:

John's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnarubino1975

John's Company Website: www.jidinvestments.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.

Do you want to know EVERYTHING you need to know about investing passively in a real estate syndication or just real estate in general? Click here to download our free syndication guide to passive investing!

As a commercial real estate investor, challenges are a part of the game and you have to learn how to push through adversity to achieve success in the business. Every mistake is a lesson learned. Challenges that are faced builds both experience and character, to help you become a top tier real estate investor.

In this episode, Larry shares his transition journey from the NFL to commercial real estate, and how he overcame mistakes and challenges to grow into the "battle-tested" real estate investor that he is today.

Larry English is a retired NFL athlete and 1st round draft prick for the San Diego Chargers. Currently he is the CEO of Union Property Company, a purpose-driven real estate investment firm characterized by 30+ years of experience amongst firm leadership. Larry has been involved in over $80M+ in real estate development projects. He is also an active member of the Urban Land Institute Los Angeles Chapter and currently resides in Los Angeles

In this episode, we discuss:

Larry's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larryenglishunionpropco

Larry's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/larryenglish_/?hl=en

Larry's Company Website: https://www.unionpropertycompany.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 download the checklist.

As an Asset Manager, your #1 goal is to execute the business plan, and exceed expectations for your investors. However, it can be challenging when dealing with all of the blocking and tackling that you will face when operating the asset. In order to remain focus on the execution of the business plan, you have to track a set of metrics or KPIs that will serve as your roadmap to success

In this episode, Yannik shares his insight on 5 top KPIs you need to monitor as a multifamily Asset Manager.

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

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.

Vertically integrating your portfolio holds a tremendous amount of value when scaling your real estate operations. However, it can be challenging to put the pieces together. Today, multifamily deals are becoming more and more competitive due to the abundance of liquidity in the market, and vertical integration gives a competition advance to win deals.

In this episode, Eddie shares how he was able to start from humble beginnings, to operating a multifamily syndication firm and property management company.

Eddie Symmonett is an active multifamily syndicator multiple transactions - both as a limited and general partner. He began with a purchase of his first duplex and four-unit apartment in 2017, and has since then, scaled up to tackle bigger deals, including a 36-unit and 48-unit apartment deal by partnering with high net-worth investors.

In this episode, we discuss:

Eddie's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardsymmonett/

Eddie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eddiesymmonett/

Eddie's Company Website: www.symmonettmanagement.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 download the checklist.

Real estate investors often don’t pay tax on the cash flow from their rentals portfolio because of depreciation. In some cases, they even create large tax losses from their rental portfolio, that can be used to offset their other income, such as W-2 and business income. But what if there was a way to maximize depreciation to offset almost ALL of your income?

In this episode, Yannik breaks down how to qualify for the real estate professional status, and how the benefits can help you build a real estate empire.

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.

Raising capital for real estate deals by partnering with everyday retail investors is the typical route for the average real estate investor. However, breaking into the institutional real estate space can be challenging for most investors. In today's world, access to millions of dollars in retail capital through the internet presents a compelling opportunity to scale your real estate portfolio.

In this episode, Rob breaks down his journey in commercial real estate, and why he focusses on raising both institutional and retail capital to scale his existing $300M+ portfolio.

Rob Beardsley is the principal of Lone Star Capital and oversees acquisitions and capital markets for the firm. To date, Lone Star Capital has acquired over $300M of multifamily real estate. Rob has evaluated thousands of opportunities using proprietary underwriting models and published the number one book on multifamily underwriting - "The Definitive Guide to Underwriting Multifamily Acquisitions." He has also written over 50 articles about underwriting, deal structures, and capital markets and hosts the Capital Spotlight podcast, which is focused on interviewing institutional investors.

In this episode, we discuss:

Rob's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-beardsley

Rob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robbeardsley3/

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 download the checklist.