The Insider's Edge To Real Estate Investing

Mission Driven with Sujohn Sarkar

On this week's episode, I welcome Sujohn Sarkar, Managing Director of Asset Management at Trinity Church Wall Street. This episode dives into some topics that we haven't yet covered on the show, examining both not-for-profit, as well as Sujohn's unique background and career path. Sujohn gives us an inside look at Trinity Church Wall Street and all of the fascinating projects they're working on in the city, as well as how Sujohn ultimately landed with them. Sujohn discusses his time at Prince...

Dreamscape with Eric Birnbaum

On this week's episode I welcome a close friend and colleague in the industry, Eric Birnbaum, Founder & CEO at Dreamscape Companies. In this episode, Eric shares with us his incredible story on how a friendship with the President of Vornado in 2003 turned into a pathway into the real estate industry on the acquisitions side and why he decided to leave investment banking to take on this new challenge. Eric then gives us an inside look at his entrepreneurial side as he gives us a detailed look...

94: Multifamily Investors Who Dominate With Beau Beery

On this week's show I welcome the legendary multifamily broker, Beau Beery. Beau has taken the multifamily brokerage business by storm, starting his own firm Beau Beery Multifamily Advisors in the Florida market. Beau has also written a book entitled, Multifamily Investors Who Dominate showcasing all the aspects it takes to be an elite investor and become part of the top 1% in multifamily investing. In this interview Beau gives us an inside look at his business, including how many investors t...

Multifamily Investors Who Dominate With Beau Beery

On this week's show I welcome the legendary multifamily broker, Beau Beery. Beau has taken the multifamily brokerage business by storm, starting his own firm Beau Beery Multifamily Advisors in the Florida market. Beau has also written a book entitled, Multifamily Investors Who Dominate showcasing all the aspects it takes to be an elite investor and become part of the top 1% in multifamily investing. In this interview Beau gives us an inside look at his business, including how many investors t...

93: Perspective with Larry Taylor

On this week's show I welcome Larry Taylor, Founder & CEO at Christina, as well as seasoned real estate investor. This incredible interview goes into Larry's lifelong investment strategy, stories about investing in his first building at the age of 12 years old, as well as how he has built a successful portfolio. Larry discusses with us why he has chosen Southern California and Malibu for much of his success, who he has worked with in the past including some major names, as well as advice for ...

92: The Enthusiast - Atit Jariwala

On this week’s episode, I welcome a close friend and industry visionary, Atit Jariwala, CEO of Bridgeton Holdings. This truly incredible interview dives into Atit’s fascinating life of growing up in St. Louis, MO in which he helped his parents manage the motel they were living at. Atit shares with us that he applied to Yale University after only reading that it’s acceptance rate was higher than Harvard’s, and ultimately attending the prestigious school without even visiting it once! He explai...

91: Proposed Tax Policy Changes Webinar

In this week's episode, I am re-broadcasting a recent webinar I did entitled, Proposed Tax Policy Changes & the Impact on CRE. This extremely informative webinar featured Ryan McCormick, Senior Vice President and Counsel at the Real Estate Roundtable, as well as Kenneth Weissenberger and Lisa Knee, partners at Eisner Amper. Tune in to learn about the recent proposed tax policy changes that President Biden and the government have talked about including 1031 exchanges, capital gains tax and muc...

90: Best Of: Young Guns On Real Estate Investing Live From NY

On this week's show, I am doing a special edition highlighting some of the fantastic Young Guns that we've had on the show. This will include snippets from interviews showcasing some of the best advice we've heard thus far, as well as lessons learned along the way. For a breakdown of each guest, see below! - 0:00 - Jordan Vogel - 7:15 - Ayesha Seldon - 10:26 - Philip Michael - 12:54 - Steven Kachnanian - 16:24 - Peak Capital - 22:53 - Jessica Zaski - 27:30 - Chris Okada - 32:34 - Martin Nussbaum

89: Ambition With Beth Azor

On this week's show I welcome The Canvassing Queen herself, Beth Azor, owner and founder of Azor Advisory Services. In our interview, Beth gives us a snapshot of how she got to where she is today, focusing on her ambition and hustle. She shares with us that hard work does pay off and how she would be in the office on Saturday when no one else would be, trying to get deals done. She explains how she got her nickname and that canvassing was the best thing that ever happened to her career. Final...

88: Passion With Joe McMillan

On this week’s show, I welcome a close friend Joe McMillan, former CEO of DDG and current CEO of Azur. This incredible interview dives into topics and information about Joe that even I never knew about after knowing him for close to two decades. Joe’s has an incredible story which begins in starting at an investment banking firm, working crazy hours, which ultimately led to him moving up in the banking world. He talks about meeting great mentors along the way and how those relationships forme...

87: Abundance Mentality With Eloy Retana

On this week's show I welcome Eloy Retana, fellow podcaster of The Savy Mobile Home Park Investor Show, mobile home park investor, and entrepreneur. This fantastic interview dives into an asset class our show has yet to discover: mobile home parks. Eloy comes to us and shares with us how he got involved in mobile park homes, after having had a six figure job and ultimately leaving it to follow this pursuit. He shares with us some of the tricks he uses to help in his marketing efforts, how mob...

86: Fearless With Doug Steiner

On this week's show, I welcome the one and only, Doug Steiner, Chairman of Steiner Studios and prominent developer throughout New York City. In this interview we dive right into it and discuss his early life in New Jersey, growing up working with his father and how that led him into development in New York. Doug shares with us an insight into how he designs his developments, the process he follows, and stories of some of his past projects. Finally, Doug also shares with us how he got involved...

85: Adapt With Blaine Strickland

On this week's episode I welcome a very special guest - my mentor and close friend in the business, Blaine Strickland, best-selling author, teacher, and past CEO at HBS Resources. In this extremely informative episode, Blaine gives us an inside look at the lessons in his newest book, Adapt, in which he shares with us the new role of brokers in commercial real estate and how investors have more resources today than ever. Tune in to hear this incredible and informative interview to get an insid...

84: Finding Your Calling With Greta Guggenheim

On this week's show, I welcome the incredible Greta Guggenheim, former CEO of TPG Real Estate Finance Trust. In this episode, Greta shares with us her story and how growing up in a small town where everyone knew each other, ultimately helped her become the woman she is today. Greta goes into some of her first jobs in finance and what tools she took from those early days and how she uses them today. Finally Greta shares with us her thoughts on moving over to the equity side of things and what ...

83: The NYC Investment Sales Market W/ Massey, Coiley and Vargas

On this week's show, I am re-broadcasting a panel I took part in, in which Paul Massey of B6 Real Estate Advisors, Christopher Coiley of Valley National Bank and Michael Vargas of Vanderbilt Appraisal Company discuss the NYC investment sales market, as well as the multifamily market. Tune in and get the most up to date information now!

82: Building the Largest US Private Development With Dean Shapiro

On this week's show, I welcome a true legend in Dean Shapiro, Senior Vice President and Head of U.S. Development for Oxford Properties. Dean shares with us his incredible story from the time he went to Vanderbilt University to some of his first jobs. Dean was behind the development of Hudson Yards in New York City, one of the largest and most transformative projects in modern day development. He shares with us the struggles that went along with it, and two other large scale developments that ...

81: The US Real Estate Market with David S. Rose

On this week's show I welcome a very special guest in David S. Rose - author, investor, keynote speaker, founder of over 100 companies, and most recently, co-founding the US Real Estate Market. David shares with us what it was like growing up in such an all-inclusive real estate family and how that helped mold him into where he is today. David also shares with us some of his endeavors, how he landed upon them, and some advice he can give along the way. Finally, David shares with us his latest...

80: Envisioning the Future Webinar Part 2

On this week's episode, I am broadcasting both part two of a webinar that I moderated entitled, Fordham REI Presents: Envisioning the Future:Technology, Innovation, and Obsolescence, as well as the first part of the State of the Market that I presented going over all the activity from the First Quarter in New York City. The all-star panel includes Michael Dowling, President & CEO of Northwell Health, Jeffrey Levine, Founder & Chairman, Douglaston Development/Levine Builders/Clinton Management...

79: Envisioning the Future Webinar Part 1

On this week's episode, I am broadcasting part one of a webinar that I moderated entitled, Fordham REI Presents: Envisioning the Future:Technology, Innovation, and Obsolescence. This fantastic and informative webinar goes through the way we are using technology and innovation in today's real estate world. The all-star panel includes Michael Dowling, President & CEO of Northwell Health, Jeffrey Levine, Founder & Chairman, Douglaston Development/Levine Builders/Clinton Management, Christopher M...

78: Adapt with The Goldberg Group and Guesst

On this week's episode I welcome members of the Goldberg Group including Principal Josh Goldberg, as well as Co-Founders Debbie Reich and Xan Goldberg, with special guest Jay Norris of Guesst. This is a very special episode as we learn how the Goldberg was founded and how their background in real estate got them to where they are today. We also learn from Jay Norris of Guesst about the incredible things he is doing, as well as how they all met. This is one you won't want to miss!

77: Hard Work Pays Off With Martin Nussbaum

On this weeks show I welcome a very special guest in Martin Nussbaum, Co-Founder & Principal at Slate Property Group. Tune in to learn about Martin's upbringing and how at one time he thought he would become a doctor, but ultimately decided to pivot and get into real estate. He shares with us how he first got involved in real estate by finding it through investment banking and how he put in the hard work to learn the business. Martin also shares with us advice he has for anyone looking to get...

76: Niche Players with Peak Capital

On this week's show I welcome Alex Rabin and Alex Kaskel, Co-Founder & CEO, and Managing Director of Peak Capital. Tune in to learn about how they were able to obtain multiple units of real estate in the New York City area and how their niche market is going after younger professionals that are looking for luxury apartments for an affordable price. Both Alex's also share with us how they were able to start their company and what obstacles they faced along the way in order to be successful. Th...

75: Reimagining Retail

On this week's show I am re-broadcasting a panel of highly intelligent individuals in which we discuss the future of retail and the ever-changing landscape that encompasses retail. Included on the panel was Deborah Jackson, Senior Managing Director of Valuation & Consulting at Cushman & Wakefield, Tom McGee, President and CEO of ICSC, John Morrison, Chairman, Former ICSC President and CEO of Choice Properties, Jay Norris, and Lewis Stirling III, Principal at Stirling Capital Advisors.

74: Powered By People With Mark Rose

On this week's show, I welcome a very special guest, Mark Rose, CEO of Avison Young. This is Mark's second time on the show as he was one of our very early on guests. Tune in as Mark shares with us more of his story including growing up playing hockey, some of the earlier positions he had during his career, as well as how he got to where he is today. Mark also shares with us the power of mentors and also what opportunities he believes have come to fruition following the pandemic.

73: Investment Coaches With Stacy Rossetti, Glenn & Amber Schworm

On this week's show I welcome Stacy Rossetti, founder of REI-USA and StorageNerds, as well as Glenn and Amber Schworm of Home Flipping Workshop and their own podcast, to the show. Tune in as our incredible guests talk about the storage investing business, the home flipping business, and how all three have managed to provide real insight and knowledge for all investors on how to succeed in today's market. All three emphasize that their programs are not get rich quick schemes, but instead are t...

72: Investing For All With Janine Yorio

On this week's show, I welcome Janine Yorio, Head of Real Estate at Republic, a private investing platform for investors seeking high growth potential. Janine shares with us how visiting constructions sites at an early age with her mom gave her the passion to get involved and how she realized that the people who own the buildings are the people who call the shots. Janine also shares with us some of her early experience and jobs such as being an analyst for an investment banking firm and what ...

71: Blogging the Way to Success With Brandon Donnelly

On this week's show, I welcome the second installment of our interview with Slate Asset Management, featuring Brandon Donnelly who is the Managing Director of Development at Slate. Tune in as Brandon shares with us how he landed in real estate after first studying architecture, as well as what fascinated him about the business. He also discusses how he looks at master planning the developments he works on to include a live, work, play element in projects that aren't necessarily multi-building...

70: Global Perspective With Peter Tsoulogiannis

On this week's episode I welcome Peter Tsoulogiannis, Partner of Slate Asset Management and who also sits on Slates Investment Committee and Management Committee. In this show, Peter shares with us how he started his career in investment banking but ultimately made the jump to commercial real estate to be on the side of the Principal. Peter also shares with us some of the first things he handled upon joining Slate in 2015, as well as why he believes having a mentor is one of the best things s...

69: Public Investment With Rachel Loeb

On this week's show I welcome Rachel Loeb, COO at the New York City Economic Development Corporation. Tune in to hear Rachel's incredible story about how backpacking around Asia for a year after college led her to think about the way cities were built and put together. Rachel also shares with us her biggest piece of advice for anyone looking to get into real estate development and how it can be achieved.

68: Knowing Isn't Doing With Rod Santomassimo

For this week's episode, I welcome back past guest Rod Santomassimo to talk about his book Knowing Isn't Doing. Rod joins us to explain the purpose behind writing this book and how it benefits everyone, not just brokers in real estate. He shares with us lessons he's learned and tips along the way that can help anyone get to where they want to be.

67: Tenacity With Jessica Zaski

On this week's show I welcome Jessica Zaski, Co-Head of Acquisitions at Acadia Realty Trust. In this interview Jessica shares with us how she ultimately got the real estate bug going to Northwestern in Chicago and what led her to get her Masters of Business at Kellogg School of Management. Jessica also explains what it takes to make it in the industry whether it be being someone who is tenacious and goes after deals or it's someone who is creative and thinks of different ways to get a deal do...

66: Raising Capital With Joel Breitkopf

On this week's show, I welcome Joel Breitkopf, Principal at Alchemy Properties, one of the most active residential developers in New York City. Joel shares with us his story of getting started in real estate nearly 25 years ago by starting a commercial mortgage brokerage company. He shares with us his time working early on with a past guest of the show, Ken Horne, and how they first went into business with each other over a lunch in 1993. Joel also shares with us some amazing guidance on anyo...

65: Real Estate Wealth Hacking With Philip Michael

For this week's episode, I am thrilled to welcome Philip Michael, a true visionary and inspiration that is founder of the NYCE Group. This spectacular interview dives into Philip's upbringing in Denmark, why he chose to move to the United States, and his incredible story about getting involved in real estate. Philip shares with us a story about approaching one the most prolific developers in the country at a young age, buying his first property and why is he on a quest to make 100,000 million...

64: The Great Game of Real Estate Investing with Doug Marshall

On this week's episode, I welcome a veteran of the show, Doug Marshall. I am thrilled to have him back on to discuss a brand new online course that he has created in which it truly helps people get started in investing in commercial real estate. He explains that this is not a course to get rich quick or another scam! Doug gives us an inside look as to why he has created this, his purpose behind it and how you can get started now! He also shares with us his own experience in investing and his ...

63: Pivot With Adam Gordon

For our very first show in 2021, I am welcoming a close friend and Co-Founder, President and Managing Partner of Wildflower Limited, Adam Gordon. Adam shares with us his fascinating story and gives us amazing insight as to how he got his entrepreneurial spirit early on whether it be flipping cars or having a business itch as a young kid. Adam dives into his childhood of growing up in Ohio with his father, one of his first jobs working at a law firm in Dayton, Ohio, as well as one of the first...

62: Real Estate Investing - Live from New York

62: ESG Investing With Amy Erixon

61: Building Better Cities With David Kramer

For this weeks show, I welcome David Kramer, President of the Hudson Companies, a leading New York City housing developer with a hands-on approach. Tune in to learn more about David's story, including one early venture back at Yale in which David had an idea for a video-streaming service before Netflix was even thought about! David also shares with us his early life, days at college and how he ultimately landed in real estate and development. He also shares with us his secrets to success and ...

60: 2021 Outlook With Chief Economist Mark Zandi

For our 60th show, I am re-broadcasting a fantastic webinar that I held on December 9th with Mark Zandi, Chief Economist for Moody's Analytics, in which we discuss the outlook for 2021. Tune in to hear what Mark thinks a Biden Administration will look like, what the commercial real estate industry is going to see in the future and what is currently being proposed for a second stimulus bill. Mark shares some other bold predictions and gives us amazing insight as we begin to re-open our country!

59: Top 10 Trends for 2021 With Nick Axford

This week I am bringing on Avison Young's Global Director of Research and Principal, Dr. Nick Axford. Joining us from across the pond in London, Nick shares with us his very anticipated Top 10 Trends for 2021 in Commercial Real Estate. Tune in to hear all 10 trends and to hear Nick's thoughts as we all get through 2020 and look onward to a new year! For Avison Young's Top 10 Trends Presentation, please follow the link here: https://avison-young.foleon.com/2021-forecast/real-estate-trends/over...

58: Sustainable Development With Helena Durst

On this weeks episode, I welcome Helena Rose Durst, Principal at the Durst Organization. In this fantastic interview, Helena shares with us her experience growing up in a real estate family and how that ultimately helped shape the way she thought growing up. Helena also shares with us how the company makes a concerted an effort to build green and how many of their buildings have been LEED certified and what the process for that is. At the end of the interview, she also shares with us some adv...

57: Klosed with Steve Kachanian

On this week's show I welcome Steven Kachanian and Adam Hajibai of Klosed Properties, a family-owned, vertically integrated real estate firm specializing in the acquisition and management of well-positioned commercial properties in the New York Metro area and in select markets nationwide. On the show, Steven shares with us how he got started in real estate investing and what ultimately made him decide to move from brokerage to investing. Both Steven and Adam also share with us how they look f...

56: Urban Standard with Seth Weissman

On this week's episode, I welcome Seth Weissman, Founder and President of Urban Standard Capital, a group that is focused on investment funds for real estate investment and development in New York City. Tune in to hear Seth's story in which he talks about his time at the University of Pennsylvania and how that gave him real world experience in the real estate business. Seth also talks about his experience interning in the city and how that helped him work on entrepreneurship, as well as how h...

55: Melissa Burch - The Midwest New Yorker

On this week's episode, I welcome Melissa Burch, Executive General Manager of New York Development at Lend Lease Americas. Tune in as Melissa shares with us her childhood growing up in Columbus, OH and how that helped guide her to become interested in real estate and helped shape her career today. Melissa also shares with us her early experiences in the business and working closely with the legend Bruce Ratner at Forest City Ratner Companies.

54: Building With Foreign Capital With David Kronman

On this week's episode, I am broadcasting an interview I held for REBNY with David Kronman of Cape Advisors, a prolific developer in New York City and the Hamptons. David and Cape Advisors are behind iconic developments including Mondrian SoHo, 30 Warren, 75 West Broadway, Greenwich West/110 Charlton Street and 5 Crosby Street (all in Manhattan) and the Watchcase in Sag Harbor, NY. Tune in to hear about what they are currently working on during the COVID-19 impact and how they have prospered ...

53: Wrestling Deals to the Mat with Matt Pestronk

On the week's episode, I welcome Matt Pestronk, President of Post Brothers, a real estate investment, development and management company with singular and unique expertise in urban real estate development. Tune in as Matt gives us an inside look at his early career in office leasing and how that ultimately shaped him ending up in investment instead. Matt also shares with us some stories about his time at Drexel University, as well as his first deals and the struggles that arose with them.

52: What Opportunities Have Arisen

For this week's episode, I have decided to broadcast a panel that I participated in that discusses how the commercial real estate industry has been affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. We dive into what opportunities are still out there and how to grow your business and make moves amidst the on-going pandemic.

51: Avison Young's Deal of the Year

On this week's episode, I am pleased to re-broadcast a recent webinar that took place in which colleagues of mine gave a behind the scenes look at how we won the Real Estate Board of New York's Edward S. Gordon Memorial Deal of the Year Award. In this broadcast, Susan Kanaher, Jennifer Ogden and Jon Epstein from our New York office give listeners an inside look at the structure of the deal and what made it so difficult to accomplish.

50: The Best of Real Estate Investing Live From New York

On this week's very special episode, I am pleased to bring to everyone a different type of show. For this week, I have decided to take some of the best advice from our past guests including Bruce Ratner, Ian Ross, Dan Hurwitz, Aeysha Seldon and many more. This advice is truly timeless and is something that listeners can come back to as they try to move forward with their careers or get involved in real estate and investing. I want to thank you all for the incredible success that we've receive...

49: Fundamentals of Leasing

On this weeks episode, I decided to use a panel that I took part in that I think will be very informative to all aspiring investors and people looking to get into real estate. This panel discussion goes over commercial leasing with some of the top names in New York City real estate, giving listeners an inside look at what to look for with leases, tips and tricks that benefit all sides of a transaction, as well as some other great information!