Stephen Morel is a title attorney with 20 years of experience in property law and the founder and CEO of JurisDeed, a tax lien investing PropTech startup that makes tax lien investing accessible to accredited and non-accredited investors with as little as $5,000. After Hurricane Katrina destroyed his home in 2005, Stephen rebuilt it with [...]
Comments Off on SS283: How to Turn Around a Struggling Apartment Building
Turning around a distressed multifamily asset requires a blend of aggressive operational auditing and strategic capital improvements. In this episode, Charles discusses the best practices for successfully repositioning a multifamily property. Watch The Episode Here: Listen To The Podcast Here: Talking Points: Acquiring a struggling property can be a headache, but what can make the [...]
Comments Off on GI360: What is C-PACE Financing? The Financing Tool Reshaping CRE with Sal Tarsia
Sal Tarsia is the Managing Partner at CastleGreen Finance, a premier provider of Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy financing solutions. Sal has over 30 years of expertise in commercial real estate financing. He has built and led multiple lending platforms, originating and structuring billions of dollars in transactions across ground-up construction, adaptive reuse, and large [...]
Comments Off on SS282: What Passive Investors Look for in Apartment Deals
Passive investors in apartment syndications typically prioritize the stability of their capital and the reliability of the team managing it. In this episode, Charles discusses what passive investors look for when investing in multifamily syndications. Watch The Episode Here: Listen To The Podcast Here: Talking Points: I have been a passive real estate investor since [...]
Comments Off on GI359: How to Maximize Short-Term Rental Revenue with Dan Rivers
Dan Rivers has nearly 20 years of real estate experience and is the founder of SynergyStays, a short-term rental revenue management company that helps investors and property management companies maximize profitability. Having facilitated transactions totaling over $100 million, Dan has honed his skills in analyzing deals, identifying market trends, creating value-add opportunities, and negotiating contracts [...]
Comments Off on SS281: What I’d Do Differently on My First Multifamily Deal
Charles purchased his first multifamily property in 2006. In this episode, Charles discusses the mistakes he made with that property and what he would have changed if he were to do it again. Watch The Episode Here: Listen To The Podcast Here: Talking Points: I purchased my first multifamily property in 2006, a 3-family house, [...]
Comments Off on GI358: From Physician to Investor: Building Generational Wealth with Dr. Chirag Chaudhari
Dr. Chirag Chaudhari is an emergency medicine physician turned real estate syndicator, and the son of Indian immigrants. What began as a few rental properties with his wife has grown into a portfolio spanning nearly 800 units through hotel-to-multifamily conversions, land syndications, ground-up construction, short-term rentals, and even oil & gas funds. Watch The Episode [...]
Comments Off on SS280: Common Underwriting Mistakes That Kill Returns
Underwriting is a mix of integrating your estimates as a buyer with the seller's actual numbers. In this episode, Charles discusses the most common underwriting traps. Watch The Episode Here: Listen To The Podcast Here: Talking Points: When you are underwriting a property, you are trying to predict the next 1 – 10 years of [...]
Comments Off on GI357: Why Self-Storage is the Smartest Play in Real Estate with Fernando Angelucci
Over the last 7 years, Fernando Angelucci has purchased 55 self-storage facilities across 24 states, totaling $240 million in value. He specializes in creative deal structuring to purchase cash-flowing assets and build ground-up, institutional-grade self-storage facilities. Fernando is a second-generation immigrant who started his real estate company by cash-advancing $97,000 on credit cards and is [...]
Comments Off on SS279: Debt Basics Every Apartment Investor Must Know
Your lender is usually the largest capital contributor to a real estate investment, and the terms of the debt often determine whether the deal wins or fails. In this episode, Charles discusses the fundamental debt concepts every apartment investor needs to understand. Watch The Episode Here: Listen To The Podcast Here: Talking Points: When purchasing [...]