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Today we bring in Trevor Hightower, president and Chief Development Officer at Craftwork Group.

Craftwork partners with developers and landlords to design and service the next generation of our buildings, one that integrates the experience created through Craftwork’s “space-as-a-service” platform that gives residents, tenants, and coffee patrons what we all long for: A true community connection in an increasingly isolated world. 

In today’s interview we discuss: 

• How Craftwork is building partnerships with developers and landlords to expand their presence. 
• We discuss what Trevor calls the hotelification of traditional commercial real estate. 
• We discuss Craftwork’s laser focus on their end user’s experience. 
• And we even talk about the company’s coffee roasting facilities in Fort Worth, TX. 

You can learn more about Trevor and his company by visiting https://craftworkgroup.com/.

This week we bring in Jeff Lahr, Managing Director for Slate Real Estate Partners. 

At Slate, Jeff is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and executing new development opportunities in the Austin and Dallas Ft Worth markets. Jeff’s industry experience includes the successful completion of over $500M in residential and mixed-use projects, ranging from luxury high-rise to garden-style apartments and even retail shopping centers. 

Today we discuss how Jeff and his team source and evaluate these opportunities. We discuss Jeff’s involvement with SEVEN, a luxury high-rise apartment building in Austin’s Sixth Street. And we discuss the impact that COVD is having on architectural design in their projects. 

Website: http://slaterep.com/

This week we host RCLCO’s Director of Business Development Joshua Boren to discuss digital marketing in real estate as well as how he and his company see the current real estate landscape. 

Joshua Boren is recognized industry-wide for his digital marketing skills and for the work he does to bring business to his company through social media and other digital tools that our industry has generally been slow to adopt. 

We touch on new products that have hit the real estate scene recently and are garnering attention quickly, such as Single-Family Rentals and Production Studios.

You may reach Josh at [email protected], as well as on Twitter @JoshuaABoren. Be sure to follow RCLCO on Twitter as well @RLCO.

Today we host Matt Shafiezadeh, founding principal at Urban Genesis, one of the most active multifamily developers in the city of Houston. 

In today’s interview Matt goes into detail behind the success his company is achieving. 

We discuss the company’s staple product, the Highline series, we discuss the difference between being a developer and a manufacturer, and we talk about where Matt has set his sights for the next product series from Urban Genesis. 

You may learn more about Matt Shafiezadeh and Urban Genesis by visiting www.urban-genesis.com. 

In 2012, Reed Goossens quit his job in Australia and moved half way across the globe to the US to change his life, and to chase a dream. With limited funds, no investing experience, and no credit, Reed went from purchasing a small duplex to growing his own real estate investing firm. Today, Wildhorn Capital has over 2,000 units under management totaling over $250M. 

In our interview we touch on how Reed managed to get his start and reach current scale in such a short period of time, how he has been able to use his outsider’s perspective as a competitive advantage, and potential opportunities that he paying attention to in today’s environment, such as hotel reconversions into multifamily space. 

You may reach out to Will be e-mail at [email protected] and learn more about his business and investments at www.wildhorncap.com.

Cody Christoph joined the Houston office of Colliers International in 2006 as an Associate in the company’s Industrial and Land Services Group. 

After 7 years in the brokerage business, Cody decided to transition into the development side by joining Corner Store Brands, where he was in charge of site selection and development for the Houston and Louisiana Markets. 

After nearly 5 years at CST, Cody rejoined Colliers as a Senior Associate, where he remains today. 

In our interview we discuss stories and lessons learned from Cody’s experience at CST, what due diligence items pose a bigger red flag than others, Cody’s favorite type of property to buy, and how to look for opportunities in a post-Covid environment. 

Cody can be reached by e-mail at [email protected].

Cory Gardner, aka "Cory The Broker", is an Indianapolis-based real estate broker and investor. 

Today we discuss Cory's first investment, which he refers to as his "tuition", as it may have cost him financially but gave him the tools and experience that he needed and the confidence to move forward with subsequent deals which have turned out a lot better. 

We talk about what it takes to be successful as a broker, a business that relies on attention and volume.

And we discuss Cory’s daily rituals that involve waking up at 4:30am every day. 

You can find Cory in social media @CoryTheBoker, and reach him by e-mail at [email protected]. 

Morgan Group is a vertically integrated, 3rd generation family business that invests in multifamily housing. In its history, Morgan Group has built or acquired over $3 billion of multifamily assets, consisting of over 20,000 units. 

As Executive Vice President, Philip Morgan is responsible for overseeing MORGAN's growth in development activities in Texas, Colorado and Arizona as well as spearheading the company’s growing acquisitions business. 

Prior to joining Morgan Group, Philip co-founded BlueRoot Partners to take advantage of opportunities acquiring distressed real estate assets in Texas. 

We discuss this experience in detail as well as how it relates to potential post-Covid opportunities that may arise in the coming months. 

We also touch on the specific markets that Morgan Group is in and dissect the details as to why this is the case. 

And we dive into one of their most recent and probably most complicated yet rewarding projects, Pearl Marketplace in Midtown Houston. 

You may find out more about Morgan Group by visiting their website morgangroup.com.

In 2010, Lance Langenhoven founded The Commercial Professionals, a highly-regarded commercial brokerage firm in The Woodlands, TX. 

In addition to running his business, Lance is a successful real estate investor, having generated excellent returns in the investments he has made in recent years that include a boat and RV storage, land purchases, and residential flips, through very interesting strategies that we discuss openly and in detail in today’s show. 

Lance recently published two courses. One is on developing and operating a profitable Boat & RV storage operation, and the other is on buying and selling commercial land for profits. I highly encourage anyone who is willing to put in the work to create wealth through real estate to check them out at cashflowguru.teachable.com. 

You may also reach out to Lance directly at 832-483-8655.

Today we host real estate developer and Vice President at SUEBA USA, Raymond Gabriele. 

Sueba is a company whose work I have followed and respected greatly since I began studying the Houston market. 

Raymond's background and education is in architecture, however after working as an architect, Raymond decided to change seats at the table and venture into private development, joining Sueba 7 years ago. 

Today Raymond oversees Sueba’s development efforts in the greater Houston area, including the planning, acquisition, capitalization, and development of the company’s new residential and mixed-use projects. 

During today’s interview we discuss: 

• The process of developing in a city with high barriers to entry. 
• What to look for in a property when evaluating its use for commercial development. 
• And we discuss what the future holds for the multifamily and housing environment going forward.