Commercial Real Estate Investing From A-Z
220 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 141 ratingsGetting started with Commercial Real Estate Investing, or an experienced investor? This is a weekly podcast on the steps that I take to make my Commercial Real Estate investments (Retail, Office, Self Storage, etc) including successes and lessons learned. We cover advanced techniques for purchasing, operating, and exiting your properties, from the best people in the industry. You will learn everything you need to know about real estate investing. We are based in San Francisco / Silicon Valley and also cover how technology affects Commercial Real Estate, and how you can stay ahead of the game. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/best-commercial-retail-real-estate-investing-advice-ever/support (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/best-commercial-retail-real-estate-investing-advice-ever/support)
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8 Action Items to Take Today for Your Real Estate Investments
June 25, 2020 13:00 - 20 minutes - 36.8 MBToday we are recapping the highlights of a 3 day virtual conference that I attended recently. We'll cover: The state of this crisis and what the outlook is. How you can leverage the 3 loan options from the government and what does each of them mean. Things that you can do today and what you should be thinking about for the future. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/action-items-to-take-today-for-your-real-estate-investments/ Three loans available: PPP – Or...
Action Items to Take Today for Your Real Estate Investments
June 25, 2020 06:00 - 20 minutes - 36.8 MBToday we are recapping the highlights of a 3 day virtual conference that I attended recently. We'll cover: The state of this crisis and what the outlook is. How you can leverage the 3 loan options from the government and what does each of them mean. Things that you can do today and what you should be thinking about for the future. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/action-items-to-take-today-for-your-real-estate-investments/ Three loans available: PPP – Or...
Step by Step Guide to Ride This Recession and What Asset Classes Could Thrive? Russell Gray Explains (Part 2)
June 16, 2020 12:00 - 22 minutes - 41 MBWe continue our conversation with Russell Gray, the co-host of The Real Estate Guys Radio Show, he is a financial strategist with a background in financial services dating back to 1986. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-can-investors-prepare-to-ride-this-recession-and-what-asset-classes-could-thrive/ How can investors prepare to ride this recession since we are in the early stages, and hopefully there's still some preparation that they can do? There's ...
How Can Investors Prepare to Ride This Recession and What Asset Classes Could Thrive? Russell Gray Explains (Part 2)
June 16, 2020 05:00 - 22 minutes - 41 MBWe continue our conversation with Russell Gray, the co-host of The Real Estate Guys Radio Show, he is a financial strategist with a background in financial services dating back to 1986. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-can-investors-prepare-to-ride-this-recession-and-what-asset-classes-could-thrive/ How can investors prepare to ride this recession since we are in the early stages, and hopefully there's still some preparation that they can do? There's ...
Could This Downturn be Worse Than 2008? Russell Gray Explains Why (Part 1)
June 04, 2020 22:27 - 16 minutes - 30.9 MBToday we get insights from Russell Gray, one of the hosts of The Real Estate Guys Radio Show, he is a financial strategist with a background in financial services dating back to 1986. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/why-this-downturn-could-be-worse-than-2008-russell-gray-explains/ I would love to hear your thoughts on what you’re seeing is happening right now in commercial real estate. On one side of the commercial real estate ledger, you had retail spaces u...
Could This Downturn be Worse Than 2008? Russell Gray explains why
June 04, 2020 15:27 - 16 minutes - 30.9 MBToday we get insights from Russell Gray, one of the hosts of The Real Estate Guys Radio Show, he is a financial strategist with a background in financial services dating back to 1986. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/why-this-downturn-could-be-worse-than-2008-russell-gray-explains/ I would love to hear your thoughts on what you’re seeing is happening right now in commercial real estate. On one side of the commercial real estate ledger, you had retail spaces u...
Could This Downturn Could be Worse Than 2008? Russell Gray explains why
June 04, 2020 15:27 - 16 minutes - 30.9 MBToday we get insights from Russell Gray, one of the hosts of The Real Estate Guys Radio Show, he is a financial strategist with a background in financial services dating back to 1986. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/why-this-downturn-could-be-worse-than-2008-russell-gray-explains/ I would love to hear your thoughts on what you’re seeing is happening right now in commercial real estate. On one side of the commercial real estate ledger, you had retail spac...
Mastermind: What Are Top Investors Doing During This Crisis (Multiple Asset Classes)
May 26, 2020 12:17 - 19 minutes - 36 MBThis is our second mastermind call with a group of experienced investors to understand where each investor is, and how they are dealing with the Covid-19 quarantine and its consequences on their properties. We had nearly 200 years of real estate investing experience in the call. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/multiple-asset-classes-mastermind-what-are-top-investors-doing-during-this-crisis/ Mixed Use, Construction, Senior Housing, Multi-family, Short Term ...
Multiple Asset Classes Mastermind: What Are Top Investors Doing During This Crisis
May 26, 2020 05:17 - 19 minutes - 36 MBThis is our second mastermind call with a group of experienced investors to understand where each investor is, and how they are dealing with the Covid-19 quarantine and its consequences on their properties. We had nearly 200 years of real estate investing experience in the call. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/multiple-asset-classes-mastermind-what-are-top-investors-doing-during-this-crisis/ Mixed Use, Construction, Senior Housing, Multi-family, Short Term ...
What are Delaware Statutory Trusts? (DST's)
May 14, 2020 12:39 - 20 minutes - 38.1 MBWhat are DST's and how are they different from other forms of real estate syndications? Can you 1031 exchange out of a DST? Jason Salmon, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Real Estate Analytics at Kay Properties and Investments LLC shares some insights with us. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/what-are-dsts-1031-exchange/ What is a DST and how is it different than syndications and REIT's? Most upfront would be the 1031 eligibility, REIT's are...
Which Areas Are Good to Invest in Real Estate Today?
May 05, 2020 12:38 - 17 minutes - 32.2 MBWhat is happening to retail during Covid-19? What is happening to offices? Which REITs could be good investments right now? Which areas are going to thrive, or not, during this crisis? Which asset classes should you keep in mind? Deidre Woollard is a writer and editor for Million Acres with two decades of experience covering all aspects of real estate. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/which-areas-are-good-to-invest-in-commercial-real-estate-today/ What are...
Is Now a Good Time to Buy Commercial Real Estate?
April 23, 2020 19:51 - 21 minutes - 39.4 MBToday I am covering what I think is going to happen to the economy, which will inevitably affect real estate prices. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/is-now-a-good-time-to-buy-commercial-real-estate/ If you are a listener of this podcast, you know that common sense is not common. And up until now I am not seeing a lot of common sense thinking out there. Starting with how the stock market is doing. Stocks are very high given what is happening in the world. On...
New Lending Requirements with Covid-19 and What You Can Do About It
April 16, 2020 14:06 - 22 minutes - 40.3 MBCommercial loans are what brings your real estate deals to life, and given the fact that the Coronavirus has affected lending significantly, we are keeping a pulse on what is going on, and what the potential impacts will be in real estate. Some topics we are curious about are: How should borrowers prepare for lending as we start to come out of this? What will likely happen in the lending industry over the next 6+ months? How should loan contracts look like moving forward? Billy Brown will he...
Step by Step Actions for Self Storage Operators to Take During This Downturn
April 09, 2020 12:36 - 32 minutes - 59.7 MBWhat is the state of the self storage market in this environment? What should operators prepare for? Where should you look for opportunities? We talked with RK Kliebenstein, President of Coast to Coast Storage, an industry veteran with over 30 yrs of experience. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/step-by-step-actions-for-self-storage-operators-to-take-during-downturn/ How should the operators prepare for this potential economic hit? For storage managers, your...
What Are Top Investors Doing During This Crisis (Multiple Asset Classes Mastermind)
April 03, 2020 02:27 - 36 minutes - 67 MBWith over 200 years of combined real estate investing experience in one call, we hosted a mastermind call with several highly experienced investors, and multiple asset classes. They are investors in retail, office, industrial, mobile home park, multi-family. Below are the takeaways. You can read the entire call script here: https://montecarlorei.com/steps-to-take-during-a-crisis-all-asset-classes-top-investors-mastermind/ Timing Lots of people have a wait and see attitude. Others are taki...
State of Commercial Loans During the Coronavirus: What are the Available Options?
March 26, 2020 12:54 - 19 minutes - 35 MBWhat is happening with lending during these times? We are having a timely conversation with John Pascal, Managing Director of Paramount Capital Advisors a highly experienced professional that has been through a few downturns and has some timely advice. You can read the entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/state-of-commercial-loans-during-the-coronavirus-what-are-the-available-options/ As of today, and we know that things can change tomorrow for the better or worse, what is happ...
How Will the Coronavirus Impact the Real Estate Market?
March 19, 2020 14:13 - 18 minutes - 34.6 MBThe black swan has arrived in our economy, the Coronavirus has taken an unprecedented, unanticipated curve in our economy. What will the impacts be in the commercial real estate market? We talked with experienced real estate investors that have been through a few economic downturns to get their perspective on what we should do during this time. We spoke with George Ross, he has done more real estate deals in New York City than virtually anyone else alive today. We also noted thoughts from ot...
How to Overcome Paralysis by Analysis in Your Real Estate Investments
March 12, 2020 14:00 - 20 minutes - 38.1 MBWhat makes investing in commercial real estate attractive in the United States, how to get over paralysis by analysis and how to find a great business partner? We are interviewing Reed Goossens, author of Investing in the US, the Ultimate Guide to US Real Estate. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-to-overcome-paralysis-by-analysis-in-your-real-estate-investments/ Let’s talk about paralysis by analysis. What would you recommend people doing? How much do y...
Things to Do When You’re in Contract to Purchase a Commercial Property
March 06, 2020 03:45 - 16 minutes - 29.9 MBWhat happens as soon as you get in contract to purchase a property? What are some of the things that you need to keep in mind? What do you need to do and how do you need to organize yourself? You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/things-to-do-when-youre-in-contract-to-purchase-a-commercial-property/ The first step is to have something really simple, like a word document where you will have all of the information on the property in this document. My document has: ...
3 Tips for Hiring a Commercial Real Estate Photographer
February 27, 2020 14:00 - 16 minutes - 30.4 MBWhen you're ready to sell your commercial property, it is a wise idea to hire a professional photographer. What should you look for when hiring a professional commercial real estate photographer? What are some technologies that could be useful in marketing your properties visually? We are interviewing Brian Balduf, CEO and co-founder of VHT Studios, a visual marketing company with over 1,000 photographers and videographers, focused in real estate. You can read this episode here: https://mon...
300 Ways to Buy, Sell or Exchange Real Estate
February 20, 2020 14:48 - 23 minutes - 43.4 MBIn his first podcast interview ever, Robert Steele, author of 300 Ways to Buy, Sell or Exchange Real Estate, shares some of his top tips for buying, selling and exchanging commercial real estate. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/300-ways-to-buy-sell-or-exchange-real-estate/ Let's go over the first two strategies of your book, which you mention are the most important ones to get The first one is called "Unpriced". The pricing is only in the eyes of the beh...
4 Steps for Community Engagement for Your Real Estate Project
February 13, 2020 14:22 - 22 minutes - 40.7 MBWhat are some key things you must do when doing community engagement for your real estate project? Ilana Lipsett details 4 steps that are a must for every development, in any community. You can read this episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/4-steps-for-community-engagement-for-your-development/ When you get a community engagement project, what is the first thing that you do? I have a four step process that I like to lay out when I’m starting a project. The first is, get curious, show u...
How to Find & Analyze a Real Estate Market
February 06, 2020 15:00 - 17 minutes - 31.3 MBLearn how to find, analyze and learn more about micro markets for your real estate investments. Victor Menasce has been investing in real estate for the last nine years in both Canada and the United States, and has done all kinds of commercial projects. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-to-find-and-analyze-a-market-for-your-real-estate-investments/ What are some market conditions that people should be looking for in real estate? I’m not actually a real e...
How to Go From Residential to Commercial Properties
January 30, 2020 15:13 - 16 minutes - 30.4 MBIn this episode we learn how to move from residential investing to commercial / mixed use investing. Hanna Azar has been an investor since 2012 and currently manages a family portfolio of approximately 91 units, of which he co-owns 50. You can read this episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-to-go-from-residential-investing-to-commercial-properties/ What was your first deal like, and how did you transition to value add properties? Luckily for me I was in college in 2008 during the re...
How to Find Great Leasing Agents
January 23, 2020 15:00 - 23 minutes - 43 MBHow to find the best retail leasing agents for your vacant space? What questions should you be asking them? Beth Azor has over thirty years of experience in leasing, managing, developing, redeveloping and teaching commercial real estate leasing agents all over the country. You can read this interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-to-find-a-great-retail-leasing-agent/ What makes for a great retail leasing broker? Someone that's not afraid to ask the tough questions. How much is it g...
How to Analyze a Commercial Property
January 16, 2020 17:01 - 18 minutes - 33.8 MBIn this analysis, I will be using a real property that I came across. It is a self-storage portfolio in Missouri. They had four properties and an additional property was in a strip mall, so they were leasing it. This property was interesting because it was in one of our target markets. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-to-analyze-a-commercial-property/ We asked for the offering memorandum, sometimes the OM is readily available on the website that you find...
What Are Entitlements?
January 09, 2020 15:00 - 21 minutes - 39.6 MBDevin Lewis is a California Licensed Architect that has spent the last 10 years working with real estate developers determining the highest and best use for properties across the country, and around the world. You can read this interview here: https://tinyurl.com/uj4bqos What are entitlements? Entitlements, in a simplified explanation is what you, as an owner, are promising the city that you or someone that purchases your entitled design will build and it ultimately determines the value o...
Can You Avoid Paying Taxes - Legally - With Real Estate?
December 31, 2019 00:22 - 16 minutes - 29.3 MBDave Zook, an experienced real estate investor and syndicator will talk about the tax benefits of investing in real estate, as well as self storage, and a different kind of investment: ATMs. He has acquired more than $100 million worth of real estate since 2010. Dave has been actively investing in multi-family apartments, self storage, and ATMs. You can read the entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/can-you-avoid-paying-taxes-legally-with-real-estate/ When you understood that y...
New Year, New Life: How to Make Your Real Estate Dreams Come True
December 19, 2019 15:22 - 24 minutes - 45.3 MBIn the light of setting goals for the New Year, improving our personal lives, as well as our professional lives, we're going to talk about a course called the Landmark Forum that has had a huge impact in my life, as well as my friend Bronson Hill's life. Bronson has been investing in real estate since 2006 and is an active general partner in over 700 multi-family units. Link to available courses throughout the world: https://www.landmarkworldwide.com/searchResults?prgid=7&pgid=117&crid=840&...
How to Deal With Politics & Problems in Real Estate Investing
December 12, 2019 15:03 - 17 minutes - 32.5 MBIn this episode we will learn how to find out about the political environment of a city that you’re looking at purchasing, How to deal with bank problems? How to prepare and ride the next downturn? We are interviewing Michael Flight, an expert retail real estate entrepreneur who has been active in commercial real estate over the past 34 years. Michael has handled more than $500 million worth of real estate transactions. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/how...
How to Go From 0 to $500M in Retail Real Estate Investments
December 05, 2019 16:00 - 24 minutes - 45 MBIn this episode we will learn the story of how a successful retail real estate investor got into real estate, what was his first deal like, what has been the best deal of his career, and we’ll also touch a little bit about a not so talked about topic: how to deal with political risks in the city that you invest in. We are interviewing Michael Flight, an expert retail real estate entrepreneur who has been active in commercial real estate over the past 34 years. Michael has handled more than $...
Top 3 Things to Know Before Investing in Hotels
November 21, 2019 16:00 - 14 minutes - 25.9 MBToday we’re learning what are the top things to watch out for when investing in hotels. We’re interviewing Jerome Yuan, CIO of ASAP Holdings. He has assisted with acquisitions and dispositions of over 33 hotels in the past 9 years. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/top-3-things-to-know-about-investing-in-hotels/ Why should investors invest in hotels, especially nowadays? I heard that where the economy might end up going, it might be a bit risky. But let's l...
Pros and Cons of: Retail / Office / Self Storage / Mobile Home Parks
November 14, 2019 16:00 - 16 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this episode we will learn the pros and cons of investing in a few asset classes: retail, office, self storage, and mobile home parks. We are interviewing Jeremy Roll, a passive real estate investor since 2002. Read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/passive-investing-retail-vs-office-vs-self-storage-vs-mobile-home-parks/ What are some pros and cons of the following asset classes: retail, mobile home parks, self-storage and office? Retail What I don’t like about ret...
5 Things Passive Investors Look For in a Syndication Deal and the Operator
November 07, 2019 16:31 - 19 minutes - 34.9 MBWe will learn what do passive investors look for in an operator as well as in a deal. We are interviewing Jeremy Roll, a passive real estate investor since 2002. Read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/5-things-passive-investors-look-for-in-a-syndication-operator-and-the-deal-itself/ You are a full time passive investor. That means that you are investing in other people’s deals. How do you evaluate an operator before investing with them? Great question. I want to stress...
From Food Stamps to Millionaire Real Estate Investor: How a Single Mother Did It
October 31, 2019 13:59 - 23 minutes - 42.5 MBToday we are interviewing an incredible woman, Heather Self, a multi-millionaire real estate investor that literally came from nothing. I am incredibly humbled to interview her, she was a single mother of FOUR when she started her journey into real estate investing. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-a-single-mother-of-four-went-from-food-stamps-to-millionaire-real-estate-investor/ I am so excited that you are here to share with our audience how you star...
How a Single Mother of Four Went From Food Stamps to Millionaire Real Estate Investor
October 31, 2019 06:59 - 23 minutes - 42.5 MBToday we are interviewing an incredible woman, Heather Self, a multi-millionaire real estate investor that literally came from nothing. I am incredibly humbled to interview her, she was a single mother of FOUR when she started her journey into real estate investing. You can read this entire interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-a-single-mother-of-four-went-from-food-stamps-to-millionaire-real-estate-investor/ I am so excited that you are here to share with our audience how you star...
How You Can Lose 50% of Your Property Value in One Downturn: The Quadruple Whammy
October 24, 2019 14:00 - 19 minutes - 34.8 MBIn today's episode I go over how you can potentially lose 50% of the value of your property in one economic downturn. You could potentially lose less, you could potentially lose more, the point of this episode is to share with you the key points that make property values go down in a downturn. You can read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-you-can-lose-50-of-your-property-value-in-one-downturn-the-quadruple-whammy/ Let’s take an example of a commercial retail property...
How to Invest in Mobile Home Parks
October 17, 2019 15:00 - 19 minutes - 36.2 MBIn this episode we learn about mobile home parks: why are they a good asset class to invest in, how do you go about analyzing a mobile home park, how do you get rent comps when there are no parks near you, and how to find these deals? We are interviewing Todd Sulzinger, founder of Blue Elm Investments. You can read this interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-to-invest-in-mobile-home-parks/ Why mobile home parks? I had always been intrigued by mobile homes, for one the returns are b...
Loans: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Self Storage, Who is The Best Commercial Lender (Part 2)
October 10, 2019 15:00 - 13 minutes - 24.3 MBToday we cover self storage lending, how long should you stabilize a property before refinancing, and the best kept secret is out: who is the best commercial lender in the world? We are interviewing Billy Brown, the Vice President of Business Development for Alternative Capital Solutions. You can read this full interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/loans-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-self-storage-and-what-is-the-absolute-best-commercial-lender-part-2/ Self Storage Loans Did you know t...
Loans: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Office, Retail, Warehouse (Part 1)
October 03, 2019 15:00 - 18 minutes - 33.7 MBToday we are learning what are the pros and cons of each asset class and their loans. In this post we are covering office, retail, and warehouses. You will also learn some strategies for selling your property, as well as how long you should account for getting a commercial loan. We are interviewing Billy Brown, the Vice President of Business Development for Alternative Capital Solutions. You can read this interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/commercial-lending-the-good-the-bad-and-the-...
Commercial Loans: What is Debt Service Coverage Ratio, What Counts as Assets, What Are Deal Killers
September 26, 2019 15:00 - 21 minutes - 39.8 MBAs we continue our conversation around commercial financing, will learn: how you can get a commercial loan as a first time buyer and operator, what is debt service coverage ratio, what counts as assets when you are getting a loan, what are deal killers when getting a commercial loan, and what are some things that you should keep in mind about your loans in case our economy takes a turn. We are interviewing Blake Janover, the founder and CEO of Janover Ventures, a commercial real estate and m...
8 Things You Should Know About Real Estate Financing
September 19, 2019 15:00 - 19 minutes - 36.3 MBToday we are continuing our conversation around commercial financing, we will learn how you can get a commercial real estate loan, ways to partner up with seasoned operators, how to find lenders that can make creative financing available to you, and a few other valuable things. We are interviewing John Pascal, Managing Director of Paramount Capital Advisors (PCA). You can read this interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/8-things-you-should-know-about-real-estate-financing/ Let's start w...
How to Apply for a Commercial Loan & How to Find the Best Lenders
September 12, 2019 16:00 - 12 minutes - 22.3 MBToday we're discussing commercial loans: how are they different from residential loans, how to find the best lenders, how to apply to these loans and present them to the lender, and what are some of the terms that we get to choose on these loans. Read the full interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/how-to-apply-for-a-commercial-loan-how-to-find-the-best-lenders/ How should a new investor present a deal to a lender in order to get approved? Run your credit report up front, accumulate th...
7 Tips to Improve Your Personal Finances (Before We Talk About Commercial Real Estate Lending)
September 05, 2019 17:00 - 15 minutes - 29.2 MBOne of the most asked for podcasts has been on the financing side of real estate investing: do we need to be employed in order to get a commercial real estate loan? Does our credit score matter? How long are these loans for? Are the interest rates the same as residential loan rates? What does the downpayment look like? What are the risks, loan options, etc? We will have a series of interviews coming up with commercial lenders to discuss the financing side of things in order to clarify some o...
What's The Future of Retail, How Should a Retail Investor Approach Their Investments in Today's World?
August 29, 2019 17:00 - 16 minutes - 30 MBToday we are reviewing where is retail going, how should a retail investor think and approach their investments in today's world, what are tenants looking for in a retail center, and what are major items that national tenants and landlords want to see in their lease. Read the full interview here: https://montecarlorei.com/where-is-retail-going-lease-negotiation-national-tenants/ Where do you think retail is going based on your experience? I'm sure a lot of folks that have come on your pod...
What is Cash on Cash, IRR, and REIT's?
August 23, 2019 00:43 - 17 minutes - 31.1 MBToday we are covering what is the difference between Cash on Cash and IRR, what are REIT's, and what are the pros and cons from an investor's perspective. Read this interview here: http://montecarlorei.com/episode-23-what-is-cash-on-cash-irr-and-reits/ We're interviewing Jason Ricks, a professional real estate investor focusing on acquisitions, leasing, construction, and development. He has a background in retail leasing and asset management working on premier properties worth hundreds of ...
Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Investing in Commercial Real Estate
August 16, 2019 03:06 - 13 minutes - 24 MBIn this episode we will learn what are some of the top 5 mistakes to avoid when investing in CRE. You can read this episode here: http://montecarlorei.com/episode-22-top-5-mistakes-to-avoid-when-investing-in-commercial-real-estate/ 1. Looking at Pro Forma Numbers One of the things that you will start to see as you're searching for properties is that there are two sources of income in the financial statement. Number one is the actual revenue / actual net operating income of the property. N...
How to Prepare for a Possible Recession and How to Underwrite Deals With That in Mind
August 08, 2019 17:00 - 20 minutes - 37.3 MBToday we are reviewing how to make investments with a possible recession coming up, and how do you underwrite deals with that in mind. We are interviewing Hunter Thompson, the founder and managing principal of Asym Capital. You can read this full interview here: http://montecarlorei.com/how-do-you-prepare-for-a-possible-recession-how-to-underwrite-real-estate-deals-resistant/ I am personally very excited about this topic, from my observation living in Silicon Valley, I think that the signs...
What is Due Diligence? What are Some Items You Should Cover When Purchasing a Property?
August 02, 2019 03:40 - 15 minutes - 28.8 MBIn this episode, we will review what is due diligence, what types of questions you should be asking during the due diligence period, and what documents you should be getting from the seller. I won't go over the entire due diligence checklist because that is a very long checklist. This is just a very brief overview of some of the items that you will need as you're going through the due diligence report. You can read this podcast here: https://montecarlorei.com/what-is-due-diligence-what-ar...
Should You Buy a Home or Invest in Commercial Real Estate? Project Updates and Lessons Learned
July 25, 2019 17:00 - 20 minutes - 38.3 MBToday we’re going to do a very basic analysis around the question: should you buy your own place, or should you invest in a commercial property? I’ll also going to update you on what I have been up to for the last couple of months, and how are my projects going. Read this entire episode here: https://montecarlorei.com/should-you-buy-a-home-or-invest-in-commercial-real-estate-my-project-updates-and-lessons-learned/ Should you buy your own home, or rent and put the down payment in an investm...