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Perfecting Your Strategy, Process, & Product With Scott Choppin

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - October 28, 2021 07:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In this special episode of the A.CRE Audio Series, we feature Scott Choppin, the CEO and founder of The Urban Pacific group of companies, a real estate development company based in Southern California. In this conversation, Spencer, Michael, and Sam consult Scott for his insights into the develo...

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Leveling Up as a CRE Entrepreneur With Mark Rios

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - October 21, 2021 09:00 - 27 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In this first special episode of the 3rd season of the A.CRE Audio Series, we feature Mark Rios, a real estate entrepreneur with a background in media. In addition to being an A.CRE Accelerator Graduate, he is the principal and co-founder of Prosperity CRE. Growing up in Hollywood, Mark planned ...

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Executing The Plan | Managing The Asset - S3E7

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - August 10, 2021 09:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Now that we've discussed the strategy and capital behind deal-making, and the due diligence required in conducting deals, let's talk about how to manage your assets. Ultimately, this is the step where quite frankly, the value comes to reality. Both Michael and Spencer have been on the developmen...

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Creating Your CRE Strategy - S3E2

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - August 10, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In this second episode of this special season of the A.CRE Audio Series, we're talking about how to create a strategy for deal-making and deal doing, the theme of season 3. Strategy is an important part of deal-making: before you can go out and identify deals, you need to have a strategy, a reas...

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Putting Together Your Capital Stack - Debt - S3E5

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - August 10, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
As far as deal-making, and deal doing are concerned. the last three episodes or so have been really focused on the making side. But making deals is great, but if you can't get them closed, they're not worth anything. In this episode, we're beginning to bridge over to the doing side. Episode 5 ...

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Here's What To Expect In Season 3 - S3E1

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - August 10, 2021 09:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Welcome to Season Three of the A.CRE Audio Series! In this season, I am joined by the creators of Adventures in CRE, Spencer Burton, and Michael Belasco. This season is the first chance Spencer, Michael and Sam had been able to get together in person since 2019, and so they decided to do somethi...

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Pro Level Due Diligence - S3E6

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - August 10, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Now that we've really dug into the details about deal-making in commercial real estate, it's time to get into the weeds concerning deal-doing. This episode talks about how to go about due diligence in CRE at a pro-level. Hear Michael's perspective on the three main things for keys to success in ...

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Putting Together Your Capital Stack - Equity - S3E4

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - August 10, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
As briefly mentioned in the last episode, before you can start sourcing deals and finding investment opportunities, you need a strategy and you need money. Episode 1 talked about how to develop a strategy. Episodes 4 and 5 talk about how to put together the capital required for closing a deal in...

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Maximizing Outcomes | Disposition - S3E8

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - August 10, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Welcome to the last regular episode of season 3, Deal Making and Deal Doing, from the A.CRE Audio Series. With both Michael and Spencer, today we talk about disposition. We're talking about bringing the whole thing full circle: realizing your profits and realizing your strategy. It seems like a ...

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How To Source Deals - S3E3

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - August 10, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Now that we've talked about the strategy behind deal-making in commercial real estate, it's time to get into the actual deals! This episode of season 3 of the A.CRE Audio Series talks about how to actually source deals and identify investment opportunities and the relationships needed to properl...

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The A.CRE Networking Reboot Cruise

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - July 08, 2021 09:00 - 23 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
One of our biggest goals here at A.CRE is building a community and engaging with our readers. Recently, you've likely seen our posts on the A.CRE Networking Reboot Cruise. This cruise we're putting together is another effort to bring that community together, give value back to our readers, and a...

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How to Maximize Value for Tenants featuring Justin Smith

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - June 10, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
This episode of the A.CRE Audio Series features Justin Smith, Senior Vice President at Lee & Associates and the author of Industrial Intelligence: The Executive's Guide for Making Informed Commercial Real Estate Decisions. In this episode, he sits down with Michael, Spencer, and Sam to talk abou...

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Making the Career Transition into CRE featuring Caleb Staub

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - June 04, 2021 09:00 - 26 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
This episode of the A.CRE Audio Series features Caleb Staub, a Real Estate Investor and Construction Project Manager. In this episode, we ask Caleb's advice on how to transition into the commercial real estate field. A big thanks to Caleb for offering his knowledge to our viewers!

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Maximizing Your ROI on In Person CRE Events'

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - May 19, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In this episode, watch as Spencer, San, and Michael discuss how to maximize your ROI on In-Person CRE Events.

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Internship Opportunities and More with A.CRE Fellow Samuel Obasi

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - March 25, 2021 09:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In this episode of Accelerators in Action, we're so happy to feature Samuel Obasi, the current A.CRE Fellow. In this episode we talk about the opportunities that come with a Fellowship as well as internships and so-on.  This is our 9th episode in a growing sub-series of interviews with commerc...

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Launching a Co-Living Company Amidst a Global Pandemic with Johannes Peter

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - March 10, 2021 19:30 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In this episode of the A.CRE Audio Series, we're pleased to be joined by Johannes Peter, the Founder & CEO of TomoDomo Co-Living in Switzerland. TomoDomo provides Co-Living residences in Switzerland. Through Co-Living, TomoDomo's goal is for their residents to consciously share their living spac...

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Building a Diverse and Competent Team with Garland Fuller

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - February 16, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In this episode of the A.CRE Audio Series, we're pleased to be joined by Garland Fuller, a Diversity Recruiting Leader and Inclusion & Equity Strategist at CBRE. For this episode, we consult Garland on the best way to build a diverse team in the CRE profession. We're very grateful for Garland'...

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CRE Networking in 2021 with Allison Weiss

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - January 28, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
With the events of 2020, networking in CRE has changed. In-place interactions have taken a necessary backseat to virtual connections. We all must adapt in order to advance our careers. In this episode of the A.CRE Audio Series, we’re pleased to be joined by Allison Weiss, Principal and Founder...

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Elevator Pitches and Other Career Advice with Jenn Cook

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - January 04, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Many of our content here at Adventures in CRE recently has been about career help and advice. This isn't accidental. With the current pandemic, we're doing our best to help our readers get through the recession. This episode features Jenn Cook, a Corporate Recruiter and Learning & Development Ma...

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Setting your Sights High with Alex Williams

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - December 08, 2020 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
One important aspect present in real estate more than any other industry is the need to shoot above your station. Alex Williams, a Financial Analyst at CBRE Capital Markets and our guest today exemplifies this. As just an intern in college, he cold-called and asked to speak with the CEO to close...

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Integrating Tech into Real Estate with Justin Lia

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - December 01, 2020 11:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Commercial real estate isn't the fastest to adopt the newest tech compared to other fields. Doing so, however, could increase returns, lower operating expenses, and reduce workload. In this Accelerators in Action episode, listen as Sam Carlson speaks on this topic with RE professional working to...

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Getting the First Job with Julio Villalobos-Torres

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - November 24, 2020 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
We get a lot of questions here at Adventures in CRE about how to "get the first job." Many young professionals breaking into the market struggle to do just that. Jobs available often require experience and or connections - things that new professionals often lack. This episode features Julio V...

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Evolving your Career as a Young Professional with Greg Astor

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - November 05, 2020 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Being young and just out of college is a shared experience of many of our listeners. Breaking into the industry and continually evolving your career as a young professional is an important thing to know. This episode talks about exactly that. In this episode of the A.CRE Audio Series, Sam welc...

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Advice for Young CRE Professionals with Mike Strug

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - October 29, 2020 09:00 - 29 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Adventures in CRE has always had to goal to provide value to CRE professionals. Mike Strug, our guest speaker today, has a similar goal. This week we met together to talk about different pieces of advice for young CRE professionals. This episode talks about how to make connections as a just out-...

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Alternatives to Graduate Real Estate Education with Richard Byrd

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - October 12, 2020 11:00 - 33 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Over the past few weeks, the Adventures in CRE staff have been updating and populating A.CRE with real estate education content, including profiles of some of the top undergraduate and graduate real estate programs in the United States. Though pursuing graduate education in real estate is a grea...

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Three Keys to LinkedIn Success in CRE

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - September 17, 2020 13:08 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
For commercial real estate professionals in 2020, one social media platform is more important than all of the rest. That platform is LinkedIn, and it now serves as a long-form real estate resume, a virtual business card, and for many their online professional persona. So given its importance, we...

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How to Quickly Evaluate Real Estate Opportunities (Without Opening Excel)

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - September 01, 2020 12:00 - 25 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
We regularly respond to questions from A.CRE and Accelerator members as it relates to analyzing and evaluating real estate investment opportunities. Recently, in an Accelerator forum post a young professional marveled at how certain individuals in his office could look at a deal and within a mat...

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Today's Job Market & How To Stand Out In An Interview

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - July 28, 2020 12:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
The real estate job market has changed dramatically over the past 3-4 months, with the market shifting from one that favored job seekers to one that now favors employers. In light of that shift, we're excited to welcome onto the A.CRE Audio Series one of the foremost experts in real estate caree...

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Making the Masters in Real Estate Decision

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - July 07, 2020 12:00 - 19 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
In this episode of the Adventures in CRE Audio Series, we dive into the Masters in Real Estate decision. Specifically, we discuss for whom the Masters in Real Estate is ideal and share our thoughts on the benefits of this specialized degree. This discussion is a good complement to our two-epis...

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The "Secret" to Learning Real Estate Financial Modeling

Adventures in CRE Audio Series - June 24, 2020 12:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Just like any skill in life, there are tips and tricks to learning that skill. Some suggestions are more helpful than others, although all contribute in some way. In this episode, we share one of the more valuable tips - what our marketing team has dubbed the "secret" - for learning real estate ...

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