While I have truly enjoyed hosting the show over the last several years. I have found it a good time to stop producing episodes.  As our real estate business develops and changes. I have to be very careful with where I spend my attention and energy. And unfortunately, I think the podcast is one of the things that I don't think I can continue without sacrificing other areas of our business. I am super, super grateful for what the show has given me over the last several years, including a lot of my own education. A lot of great relationships that I've built.  I hope that in turn, th ..read more

IntroductionCaleb Johnson is the founder of Red Sea Capital, which was founded in 2022. Red Sea currently has 86 units under management across Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona.  Caleb is also the host of the From Trial to Triumph podcast. Highlights(0:07:17) - Sourcing commercial properties and alternative investments like short term rentals (0:12:21) - A Hawaii STR opportunity and underwriting STR deals (0:28:35) - Caleb emphasizes the importance of showing both the risks and rewards to potential investors when raising capital for alternative investments like Airbnb's in Hawaii. (0:35 ..read more

IntroductionMatt Williams is a seasoned investor with over 22 years of experience in real estate.  Before making his mark in real estate, he began his career as a mortgage broker. In addition to being a successful investor, Matt has also spent the last 13 years sharing his knowledge as a public speaker. Highlights (0:06:35) - Silicon Valley Bank's and the tech industry (0:09:02) - Analysis of Fed funds rate hikes and the impact of mortgage-backed securities. (0:18:15) - Discussion on the FDIC reserves and advice on how to pick a strong bank (0:33:13) - Examination of the consolidation tr ..read more

IntroductionVessi Kapoulian Founder is the Founder of DBA Capital Group which focuses on operating multifamily investments under both a JV and syndication model. DBA's Portfolio consists of GP 161 units across seven properties, totaling $13M in AUM Highlights (0:06:40) - Thorough market research and focusing on factors like median household incomes, poverty rates, and crime rates. (0:15:40) - The significance of exit caps in the valuation of properties (0:18:30) - Why you should revisit insurance premiums throughout the investment sale process (0:24:53) - Vessi shares resources and advice for ..read more

IntroductionTom is the Chief Investment Officer for Belrose Storage Group. Belrose specializes in acquiring underperforming self storage facilities in the Eastern US. Before Storage, Tom had a background in corporate finance and 25 years of real estate investment experience Highlights(0:00:22) Tom  talks about his journey from corporate finance to real estate investment and shares how he and his partner found self-storage to be the ideal asset class (0:07:33) The importance of leveraging talents and building strategic partnerships, and challenges in the acquisition process (0:12:18) Navi ..read more

Introduction Drew Breneman has been investing in real estate since he was 19 years old where started in the single family space. He went on to get his degree in real estate and urban land economics and then worked for several national real estate development firms. He then went on to co-found three companies; Breneman Capital in 2005, Black Hawk Investment Group in 2008, and Dwell in 2019, which focuses on Chicago real estate investing and property management. Drew is also the host of the Brenman Blueprint podcast Highlights: (0:00:11) - Drew's start at 19 years old to the founding of three c ..read more

Mike is a business partner at Next Gen Ag, an agriculture consulting firm specializing in farm transition and legacy planning. He and his wife are also the founders of Farm Raise Capital,  an investment platform for professionals and the Ag community. Mike started investing in the late 2000s in single-family and small multifamily and later transitioned to passive syndication investments. He has 3500 units across the US between self-storage and multifamily, and as of late, he has been a general partner in 174 multifamily units in Florida and Texas.    During this episode, you wil ..read more

Join the conversation with Brandon Hicks as he shares the strategy he has been using to find success in real estate. Brandon is the founder of Ridgeline Wealth Group, which focuses on purchasing self-storage facilities that meet specific property and market criteria. The company adds value by renovating the property and introducing automation to improve the customer experience. Brandon began his real estate investing journey in 2020, making several investments in his first year. He is a limited partner in 203 doors with multifamily and a general partner in a 58k sqft self-storage facility. As ..read more

Brandon's Background: Brandon is the owner and partner of HBG Capital, a vertically integrated real estate firm providing investors with superior risk-adjusted returns and downside principal protection backed by real assets in the residential single-family construction sector in Middle TN, and Commercial Multifamily Acquisitions in the southeast. HBG Capital’s construction arm – HBG Construction, executes ground-up new developments, land development, and residential property rehabilitation in Middle TN.  Brandon was a former sports medicine medical device sales rep before becoming a lice ..read more

Stefan's Background: Stefan Tsvetkov is the Founder of RealtyQuant (www.realtyquant.com), a company that brings data-driven and quantitative techniques to the real estate industry. On a mission to add massive industry value through education, investment, technology, and analytics.  Financial engineer turned multifamily investor, analytics speaker, and live webinar host.  He holds a Master's degree in Financial Engineering from Columbia University, and during his finance career managed ~$90 billion derivatives portfolio jointly with colleagues. In this episode we cover: 05:57 Short ..read more