Make Money, Make Sense in Real Estate with Danté Belmonte
132 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago -Real Estate is one of, if not the number one vehicle to build long term, financial & sometimes passive wealth. Make Money, Make Sense in Real Estate is a podcast discussing all things real estate. Each episode varies between talking with experienced real estate professionals or educating our listeners on all things real estate investing.
Your host is Danté Belmonte the managing partner of "Victory Capital Group", a multifamily private equity firm based in the southeast. Dante Belmonte is also a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.
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127: 24-Unit Syndication SOLD
July 03, 2024 12:28 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBDante & DJ talk about the 24-unit apartment building they bought in Dec of 2021 for $2.5M and sold for $3.35M in June of 2024. Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.
126: Debt & Interest Rates Today with Jack Pomerantz
June 05, 2024 17:01 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBBased in Phoenix, Arizona, Jack Pomerantz is a Director of Real Estate Finance in Walker & Dunlop’s small balance multifamily loans group. Mr. Pomerantz is an expert in multifamily financing, with over $2 billion in transactions personally underwritten, analyzed, and facilitated throughout his career. He is responsible for originating new loans for small balance and conventional multifamily properties nationwide as well as managing multifamily transactions from initial quote to close. Prior...
125: Buying 40 properties in 2 years with Micah Towery & Josh Steele
May 09, 2024 14:23 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBMicah Towery and Josh Steele have purchased 40 C-class rental properties in only 2 years and in todays show we discuss their business plan, how they executed it and what today looks like for them in a strange market! Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.
124: Real Estate Dealmakers with Omar Morales & Dante Belmonte
January 17, 2024 22:34 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBDante is interviewed on Omar Morale's Podcast "Real Estate Dealmakers". Omar is Commercial Real Estate Broker with Berkadia and has sold over $3.3B of real estate in South Florida. Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.
123: Client Success Story - 18-Units in less than 2 years with CJ Underwood
January 02, 2024 23:46 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBLooking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.
122: How We Conduct Due Diligence
December 05, 2023 15:25 - 34 minutes - 32.4 MBLooking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.
121: Charlotte Multifamily Investor with 500+ Units with Hunter Bick
August 22, 2023 20:25 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBLooking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.
120: Dante is the Guest on The RO Show
August 07, 2023 18:52 - 1 hour - 102 MBLooking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.
119: The Syndication Slaughter
May 03, 2023 20:14 - 18 minutes - 17.6 MBThe Syndication Slaughter, coming to a PPM near you! Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.
118: Mobile Home Park Investing with Dylan Marma
March 02, 2023 19:28 - 37 minutes - 35 MBDylan Marma is the principal of The Requity Group, a vertically integrated real estate private equity company. He has been investing full-time for the last 5 years and has been the lead sponsor of over $150m in transactions, including over 750 multifamily apartments and 2,000 lots of manufactured housing communities and RV campgrounds. Dylan is a firm believer that through careful deal selection, attracting exceptional people, and utilizing technology-backed systems you can ensure above-aver...
117: 6 Steps To Never Lose Money In Real Estate
February 07, 2023 16:57 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBThis episode we talk about the 6 Steps to Never Lose Money in Real Estate. I know it works because we use all 6 in our multifamily business every day! Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.
116: Our Charlotte Based Property Manager Allison Regets of AM Realty
January 26, 2023 17:40 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBAllison brings a wealth of knowledge from an extensive real estate background in sales and property management. She is a rare Charlotte native having grown up in the Queen City. She is a graduate of Johnson and Wales University with a degree in hospitality. Her property management, customer and client relationship skills are above reproach. Allison believes individual client attention is the key to successful, prosperous relationships. Visit her at amcharlotte.com Allison is our property ma...
115: Current State of the Debt Market $1B in Multifamily Defaults
January 17, 2023 16:42 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBThis episode we talk about the current state of the debt markets and some large multifamily owners that have defaulted on almost $1B in multifamily loans! Debt plays a massive roll in real estate. If you have too much of it, it is not a good thing and in this episode you will see why! Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estat...
114: Rising Interest Rates & Hard Money/Private Capital Loans with Will Coleman
October 10, 2022 17:06 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MBWill Coleman is the founder & CEO of Urban Gate Capital, a real estate hard money/private capital lending company. Will is responsible for the operations and investor relations. Will has 7+ years of real estate investing experience in TX & TN. In addition, Will has worked as a credit analyst at City Bank and as Director of Finance at Rand Capital, a commercial mortgage brokerage. Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ vis...
113: Our recent multifamily closing in North Carolina
September 05, 2022 15:55 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBOn this episode Dj & myself speak about our recent closing on The Abbey Apartments - 44 units in Hickory, NC. This asset is poised for value add and features some cool amenities such as a pool, elevator, 5 laundry rooms and solar panels on the roof. We talk about the investment, how 2e found it, funded it and much more! Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Est...
112: My Car Wash Investing Experience
August 10, 2022 18:06 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBAs we are always looking to diversify our portfolio we turned to car washes, I have heard these are major cash cows! Well today you get to here about my experience of what it takes to own/operate a car wash and the hours I spent with the owner of one that was for sale in my neighborhood! We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real E...
111: Charlotte Multifamily Broker Conversations with Spencer Crigler
June 30, 2022 19:52 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBSpencer Crigler is the Co-Founder & Director of Brokerage Services of One Alliance Companies. Spencer specializes in multifamily brokerage sales. We bought a deal that Spencer brought us right before the end of the year in 2021 and have stayed connected ever since. He has a great outlook on the current landscape of the multifamily market and what to expect. Spencer is a wealth of knowledge for his age and we hope you guys enjoy this episode! To learn more about or connect with Spencer, vis...
110: 20 Year Old Luxury Real Estate Agent in Las Vegas Killing It! with Adam Rein
June 15, 2022 18:41 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBAdam is originally from the Syracuse area. When Adam graduated from high-school he moved directly to Las Vegas at the age of 18 when he got his real estate licenses. Adam has been practicing real estate for 3 years now and has primarily sold $1M+ houses where he specializes in luxury home sales. I had a great time chatting with Adam and how he has been so successful at such a young age!
109: Making The First Deal Work To Experience Extreme Growth with Marty Grizzanti
May 05, 2022 14:04 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBMarty is from Rochester, NY and is the co-owner of Upstate Home Buyers and Suplex Properties. Him & his partner Matt focus on buying property in the Upstate New York area. Marty also runs the Upstate New York Real Estate Investors Facebook Group where like-minded individuals can network. He wrestled and played rugby in high school and college. Marty is married, has a background in marketing, and is member of FFREIA which is a local real estate investing organization. To learn more about or ...
108: Our Recent Multifamily Closing in North Carolina
April 22, 2022 13:28 - 33 minutes - 31 MBOn this weeks episode, Dante and DJ of Victory Capital Group discuss their latest multifamily acquisition they closed on earlier this month with their investors in Greenville, NC. English Village Apartments is a 1992, 32 unit apartment community consisting of half 2 bed, 1 bath & half 1 bed, 1 bath units. Listen in as they discuss all things on this deal! We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com D...
107: Invest In Real Estate With As Little As $500 with Craig Cecilio
April 13, 2022 18:40 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBCraig Cecilio is the Founder, CEO of DiversyFund. DiversyFund Imagines a world where Everyone has an Equal Opportunity to Build Wealth. Our mission is to break down the barriers that keep most Americans from investing like the privileged, well-connected, and wealthiest 1% in our country. Our platform allows access to Private Markets where everyday investors have the opportunity to participate through fractional investing with a minimum investment amount of $500.00. The American Dream should ...
106: Dante Belmonte Interviewed on Weiss Advice Show
March 10, 2022 17:52 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBThis week I share my podcast episode where I was interviewed by my good friend Yonah Weiss on his shoe Weiss Advice. We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.
105: What I Look At When I Get A New Deal From A Broker
March 03, 2022 15:52 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBIn todays quick episode, I cover everything I look at as soon as a broker sends me a property. Even before I look at any numbers, I will look at these fews items to save time and effort of underwriting an entire asset. We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.
104: Student Rental, Airbnb, Commercial, SFR & More All In 1.5 Years with Eric McCarty
February 24, 2022 14:56 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBEric Started his investing journey not too long ago while working his W-2. He started his portfolio with a student rental in Oswego, NY. After that he acquired a single family rental with a Section 8 tenant, did a small flip, a commercial deal with seller finance and now an airbnb! Listen in to learn more about Eric and his new but strong journey in real estate! To learn more about or connect with Eric, follow him on Instagram @cny_investor We hope you were able to take some value away fro...
103: Storing Up Profits with Bigger Pockets Author Paul Moore
February 03, 2022 13:55 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MBPaul Moore is the Founder and Managing Partner of Wellings Capital. After graduating with an engineering degree and then an MBA from Ohio State, Paul entered the management development track at Ford Motor Company in Detroit. After five years, he departed to start a staffing company with a partner. They scaled and sold the company to a publicly traded firm five years later. After a brief “retirement” in his early 30s, Paul began investing in real estate in 2000 to protect and grow his own wea...
102: Debt Funds For Passive Investors & Active Operators with Kevin Dureiko
January 20, 2022 15:35 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBKevin Dureiko resides in eastern Connecticut with his wife Valerie and their young son Dallas. As a family they enjoy the outdoors and travel, and are actively engaged in their community and church. Kevin is the founder and fund manager of Birch and Dobson LLC, a private real estate debt fund located in Connecticut. Birch and Dobson was founded in 2007 Kevin objectives as the Fund Manager are to source property secured investments that produce returns as expected by his capital investors....
101: GP & Co-GP on 8 Total Multifamily Deals Year 1 with Arn Cenedella
January 14, 2022 15:35 - 51 minutes - 47.8 MBArn Cenedella, founder of Spark Investment Group, is a real estate expert with more than four decades of experience, including 35 years as a Realtor navigating the unique real estate landscape in Silicon Valley, CA. During that time, Arn invested in real estate ranging from single family homes and fix-and-flips to land subdivisions and condominium conversions to commercial multifamily properties. Through these experiences, he developed a passion for helping others achieve their own financi...
100: Our Multifamily Closing This Week in North Carolina
December 24, 2021 16:10 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBOn this weeks episode, Dante and DJ of Victory Capital Group discuss their latest multifamily acquisition they closed on earlier this week with their investors in Concord, NC. Allison Heights Apartments is a 1986, 24 unit apartment community consisting of all 2 bed, 1 bath 868 sq ft units. Listen in as they discuss all things on this deal! We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte i...
099: From Flipping to Self Storage In Less Than 6 Months with Chris Lawrence
December 16, 2021 17:56 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBChris was a serial flipper & had single family rentals in the Rochester, NY but realized he needed scale to become financially free through his real estate. Knowing someone that was in self storage, this peaked Chris's interest and so he began this year to pursue self storage and secure his first facility. Listen in today to learn more about Chris's journey and how he found an awesome self storage deal! To learn more about or connect with Tom, follow him on Instagram @chrisflipsroc We hop...
098: Best & Final On Our Next Acquisition
December 09, 2021 16:03 - 6 minutes - 6.08 MBWe hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com
097: Acquiring over 117,000 SqFt of Warehouse Space in 24 months with Tom McCrossin
November 26, 2021 16:48 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MBTo learn more about or connect with Tom, follow him on Instagram @tommccrossin We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com
096: Understanding Absolute NNN Leases with Dan Lewkowicz
November 18, 2021 22:17 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MBDan Lewkowicz is a seasoned real estate veteran with over 15 years of experience in many facets of the real estate industry. Starting his career “house hacking” he quickly moved on to flip houses in and around metro Detroit and eventually created a company called Renaissance Real Estate Ventures which specializes in the acquisition, financing, renovation, and resale of single-family residential properties in the booming city of Detroit, Michigan. Before joining Encore Real Estate Investment...
095: Understanding Property Insurance with Matthew Sutika
November 11, 2021 17:38 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBMatthew Sutika is an award-winning entrepreneur and business owner in the multifamily and habitational insurance sector. His current focus is Skylight Insurance in which he is the founder and CEO. Prior to opening up Skylight, Matt was the #1 ranked State Farm agent, ranking first out of thousands. He also invests in early stage start-ups in the insurance, technology, and entrepreneurial sectors. To learn more about or connect with Matt, visit obierisk.com We hope you were able to take som...
094: The Guy Who Got Me Started in Real Estate Investing with Nimo Almog
November 04, 2021 13:03 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBThis weeks guest is a very special individual. He was the gentlemen that really got me started in real estate investing, acted as a mentor and sold me my first property. Nimo is originally from Israel and moved to the United States to begin a cosmetics business but fell into real estate investing. Today Nimo owns entire city blocks of Syracuse and has completely transformed them from abandoned properties into beautiful rental homes where he has over 200 units, 3 office admin workers and 12 -...
093: From Single Family to Multifamily Investing with Tim Vest
October 29, 2021 16:15 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MBTim Vest has more than 15 years in real estate and development. From partnering with developers, to developing raw land, to purchasing and investing in single family rentals, fix and flips, multifamily and hotels. He is currently an owner and partner on multiple apartment communities. Outside of his passion for Real Estate, Tim has also enjoyed a 20+ year career in Technology, founded multiple startups and enjoys music, sports, travel and an active lifestyle. Of course, none of this would be...
092: Making Moves in Multifamily with Steven Pesavento
October 21, 2021 17:06 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MBSteven Pesavento is a real estate entrepreneur and Managing Partner of VonFinch Capital. Investing full time since 2016, he’s completed over 200 transactions, renovated nearly 100 houses and transacted over $26,000,000 in residential investment real estate. Steven’s investors have entrusted him with over $11 million of investor capital, delivering solid consistent returns. A former Management Consultant for some of the Fortune 500’s top companies, he brings his years of process improvement,...
091: Scaling Quickly in Small Multifamily & Airbnb with Brandon Johnson
October 14, 2021 15:05 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBBrandon J. Johnson has nearly four years of experience working as a landlord in the city of Syracuse, specifically within the Strathmore neighborhood. Operating the company Crossett Property Management, the vast majority of renovations and all aspects of management are handled in house by members of the company. Mr. Johnson’s professional experience includes over six years as a Nursing Home Administrator. He currently works as the Vice President for the Mohawk Valley Health System Rehabilita...
090: Being The Bank - Note Investing with Scott Carson
October 08, 2021 12:56 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBThis weeks guest is Scott Carson. Scott is super knowledgeable source in the market when it comes to note investing. He brings a great amount of energy to the show and drops a bunch of knowledge. To learn more about or connect with Scott, visit weclosenotes.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com
089: Wholesaling 100+ Deals a Year with Hayato Hori
September 30, 2021 14:16 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBHayato is the founder of RocketOffr a wholesaling company in the midwest. Him and his company are closing 10-15 wholesale deals a month amount which is really amazing. We enjoyed having him on the show and dropping some knowledge for us and our listeners! To learn more about or connect with Hayato, visit rocketoffr.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com
088: Get Hard Money Funds or Invest Passively In Flips with Brian Dally
September 23, 2021 15:15 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBAs the co-founder and CEO of GROUNDFLOOR, a wealthtech platform that allows everyone to build wealth through real estate, Brian has helped make private capital markets radically more accessible to new participants. Under his leadership, GROUNDFLOOR became the first company qualified by the SEC to offer direct real estate debt investments via Regulation A to non-accredited investors and accredited investors alike. In 2020, GROUNDFLOOR made its debut onto Inc. Magazine’s prestigious list of th...
087: What Makes Multifamily Real Estate a Security with Kim Lisa Taylor
September 16, 2021 16:30 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBKim Lisa Taylor is our securities attorney for our multifamily syndications. She is an awesome resource and great member of our team at Victory Capital Group. In this weeks episode we get to talk with Kim about what makes a real estate investment a security and how to handle them. To learn more about or connect with Kim, visit syndicationattorneys.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com
086: Deal Deep Dive 166-Unit in Bradenton, FL with Josh Plave
September 09, 2021 22:33 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBThis week we bring on Founder of Wall to Main Josh Plave and dive deep into one of his recent multifamily deals in the Bradenton, Florida. We really unpack the deal and talk about numbers, financing, market, business plan and so much more! To learn more about or connect with Josh, visit walltomain.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com
085: Deal Deep Dive 350-Unit in Charleston, SC with Chris Larsen
September 02, 2021 14:07 - 49 minutes - 46.1 MBThis week we bring on Managing Partner of Next-Level Income Chris Larsen and dive deep into one of his recent multifamily deals in the Charleston, South Carolina. We really unpack the deal and talk about numbers, financing, market, business plan and so much more! To learn more about or connect with Chris, visit nextlevelincome.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com
084: Deal Deep Dive 64-Unit in DFW, TX with Abbas Mohammed
August 26, 2021 12:07 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBThis week we bring on Syndicator Abbas Mohammed and dive deep into one of his recent multifamily deals in the Dallas Fort Worth Area. We really unpack the deal and talk about numbers, financing, market, business plan and so much more! To learn more about or connect with Abbas, email him at [email protected] We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com
083: Looking at Alternative Real Estate Assets & Beyond with Denis Shapiro
August 19, 2021 13:59 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBDenis began investing in real estate in 2012, when the market was just beginning to recover from the GFC (Global Financial Crisis). He built a cash flowing portfolio including many alternative assets, such as Note and ATM funds, mobile home parks, life insurance policies, tech start-ups, Industrial property, short term rentals, and more. He co-founded an investment club for accredited investors in 2019. Following the success of his investor club he launched SIH Capital Group. SIHCG provides ...
082: Part 4 - Negotiating and Executing Your Purchase & Sale Agreement
August 12, 2021 14:56 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBIn this mini series Dante & DJ discuss different parts of how to find, acquire and reposition multifamily assets. Part 4 talks about negotiating and executing the purchase and sale agreement which is your binding contract for the asset. It outlines all of the terms and really paves the process for acquiring a multifamily property. We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com
081: Scaling From a 4 Unit Deal To a 384 Unit Deal with Ashton Levarek
August 05, 2021 15:23 - 54 minutes - 50.5 MBAshton acts as the sales and marketing manager for Valkere Investment Group. He coordinates the development of new and existing partner relationships and provides innovative ways to increase brand awareness. Ashton is a retired Air Force Special Warfare Pararescue Jumper, a Sniper and Combat Diver. With over 10 combat deployments and 21 years of experience working within US Special Operations, Ashton is a strong believer in leveraging expertise and professional experience to ensure mission ...
080: What Is a Syndication?
July 29, 2021 19:38 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBWhen talking with new passive investors we get the same questions a lot. This episode is a great tool to listen and even playback some portions to truly understand what a syndication is, how it works and how you as an investor can benefit! We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com
079: My Favorite Books That Improved My Real Estate Game!
July 22, 2021 16:14 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBThis week I am riding solo talking about a group of my favorite real estate books. Not all of them are real estate but they all have played a roll in improving my real estate business to where it is today. We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com
078: Client Success Story, Building a Strong Portfolio from Scratch with JP Bseirani
July 15, 2021 15:29 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBJP contacted me on one of my multifamily listings a little over a year ago. Since then he has become more than a client, he has become a friend. This week I bring in JP to talk about his journey from starting with zero properties to scaling in less than 6 months to 4 properties that cashflow like no other. This is a HUGE client success story that I wanted more people to hear about, a great example on what you can do to invest in real estate and take the proper steps! We hope you were able to ...