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How To Buy Giant Apartment Buildings

How To Buy Giant Apartment Buildings

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What do the world's most savvy investors and real estate operators have to say? Join Mark Allen Kenny as he interviews top real estate experts every week. Get an inside look at apartment building investments.
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9 KPIs Every Investor Should Know...

9 KPIs Every Investor Should Know...

Gary is the Co-Founder of the Asset Management Summit, host of the Real Estate Asset Management Podcast, and Co-Author of the book Best In Class.  In this episode, we talk about 9 Key Performance Indicators that every investor should know!

Nov 17, 202130:29
Over 1 Billion Dollars In High Profile Investments

Over 1 Billion Dollars In High Profile Investments

Ken Van Liew is an author, speaker, and real estate investor.  Along with doing over a billion dollars of high-profile real estate investments, Ken created the Modern Wealth Building Formula, a project that has empowered thousands of developers over the last 20 years.

Nov 03, 202127:04
From Almost Losing The Loan To $20M In Capital Gains

From Almost Losing The Loan To $20M In Capital Gains

Sam Rust is a managing partner at Life Bridge Capital and has been active in commercial real estate since 2017.  He has led the acquisition of properties across Colorado and Idaho with a value of over $125 million.

Oct 20, 202131:07
Unlocking Real Wealth with Multifamily

Unlocking Real Wealth with Multifamily

Phil Capron is the founder of Mission First Capital which allows veterans and active-duty military to invest in real estate for as little as $5K.

Oct 06, 202127:43
Doing Whatever It Takes with Jerome Maldonado

Doing Whatever It Takes with Jerome Maldonado

Jerome Maldonado is a highly successful real estate investor, business owner, coach, and speaker.  With over 20 years of experience, Jerome has done over $200 million in transactions, with another $52 million this year alone.  Check out his Real Estate Domination conference in Las Vegas on November 5th-7th http://www.realestatedomination.co

Sep 22, 202135:49
The Velocity of Money

The Velocity of Money

Steeve Breton is the founder of Velocity Capital.  He began investing in real estate in 2012 and now has 1,300 apartment units under management. His real estate experience includes flips, ground-up development, and private lending.  He is also passionate about helping others invest in large multifamily properties for cash flow.

Aug 25, 202125:32
Insider Secrets To Achieving Financial Independence

Insider Secrets To Achieving Financial Independence

James Kandasamy, host of the "Achieve Wealth" podcast, joins us this week.  His firm, Achieve Investment Group, has a portfolio of approximately 2,000 units for a total of $180M in assets under management.  James is also the author of the best-selling book "Passive Investing in Commercial Real Estate"

Aug 11, 202119:60
An Insider's Look At Real Estate Syndications

An Insider's Look At Real Estate Syndications

In this episode, Mark Allen Kenny discusses the 3 most important things to keep an eye on when investing in a real estate syndication.

Jul 28, 202106:56
Longterm Wealth With Real Estate

Longterm Wealth With Real Estate

Jonathan Twombly is the President of Two Bridges Asset Management LLC, a syndication firm in Brooklyn, NY. He is also the founder and leader of the Multifamily education platform, Multifamily Launchpad.

Jul 14, 202137:23
Going 'All In' on Multifamily

Going 'All In' on Multifamily

Zach Haptonstall is the CEO and Co-Founder of Rise48 Equity.  He and his wife Grace co-founded the company which now has over $143MM in assets under management.  In addition, Zach also co-founded ZH Multifamily as a way to provide mentorship and educational resources about Apartment Investing.

Jun 23, 202130:06
Multifamily Wealth Secrets: Cable Contracts

Multifamily Wealth Secrets: Cable Contracts

Kevin Gardner, President of Multifamily Utility Solutions, helps multifamily property owners increase NOI through leveraging cable and internet access rights.  Kevin spent nearly 20 years with Comcast and today he helps owners increase their cash flow and the value of their properties.

Jun 09, 202131:27
Let's Build Wealth Together

Let's Build Wealth Together

Venkat Avasarala is a seasoned Real Estate professional. His main focus is ground-up development and acquiring value-add workforce housing.  Venkat has developed over 500 units and acquired over  3000 existing apartment units since 2016.  He has also raised over $85 Million from Individual Investors and manages assets valued at over $400 Million.

May 26, 202135:33
How Passion and Hard Work Translated Into $350 Million

How Passion and Hard Work Translated Into $350 Million

John Cohen started investing in real estate in 2010. From there he went on to start Toro Real Estate Partners in 2015. Over the years John has been involved in over $350 million in various real estate transactions.

May 12, 202131:02
Taking Your Business to the Next Level

Taking Your Business to the Next Level

Sterling White, founder of Sonder Investment Group, is a multifamily investor specializing in value-add apartments in Indianapolis and other midwestern markets. With just over a decade of experience in the real estate industry, Sterling was involved with the management of over $10MM in capital, which is deployed across $18.9MM in multifamily assets.

Apr 28, 202123:44
Unlimited Upside...

Unlimited Upside...

Andrew Cushman is a principal at Vantage Point Acquisitions.  He started in real estate during the Great Recession with single-family house flips.  In 2011, Andrew transitioned into multifamily.  In total, Andrew and his team have acquired and repositioned over 1,800 multifamily units to date.

Apr 14, 202133:07
How To Thrive After a Market Crash

How To Thrive After a Market Crash

Mathew Owens is the owner and founder of OCG Properties, a company that specializes in value-add and multifamily real estate investments.  His company has purchased and renovated over 1000 properties in high cash flow markets around the country. Mathew also helps investors develop various cash-flow streams through syndications, promissory notes, and other real estate related assets.

Apr 07, 202134:22
Building Wealth With Multifamily

Building Wealth With Multifamily

Prashant Kumar is the founder and managing partner of My Realty Gains.  His strategy is to acquire stable, income-producing apartment complexes in emerging U.S. markets.  Currently, he owns and manages over 1,200 units.  Prashant also runs several mastermind and meetup groups.  He is passionate about educating investors about building wealth with multifamily real estate.

Mar 31, 202136:49
A Billion Dollars of Real Estate Under Management

A Billion Dollars of Real Estate Under Management

Michael Becker is a Principal at SPI Advisory LLC and heads up their office in Dallas. SPI Advisory specializes in repositioning multi-family assets. Under Michael's leadership, over the past 7 years, SPI Advisory has acquired approximately 10,000 units in the DFW & Austin markets.  He is also the host of the Multifamily Investing Show podcast.

Mar 24, 202125:48
Forward-Thinking Strategies in Multifamily...

Forward-Thinking Strategies in Multifamily...

Anna Myers, serves as Vice President at Grocapitus, a commercial real estate investment company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Grocapitus has a current portfolio of over 3,000 units for a total value of 345M.  As the lead underwriter for the company, Anna teaches deal analysis for MultifamilyU in quarterly Boot Camps. She is also a regular speaker on podcasts, webinars, and at conferences covering topics including Asset Management, Deal Analysis, Multifamily Syndication, and much more.

Mar 17, 202133:30
Investing for Growth in the U.S.

Investing for Growth in the U.S.

Reed Goossens is a real estate entrepreneur and Managing Partner of Wildhorn Capital. As a native Australian, Reed moved to the U.S. to pursue his investing career in early 2012.  Today Wildhorn Capital has a portfolio of over 1,800 units and a value of over $220M.

Mar 10, 202125:26
Financial Freedom and the Skill of Investing

Financial Freedom and the Skill of Investing

Danny Randazzo is a managing partner at PassiveInvesting.com.  His firm has acquired over 2600 units for a total portfolio value of $354M.  Danny is also an author, entrepreneur, mastermind host, national speaker, podcast host, and volunteer with The First Tee.

Mar 03, 202125:20
Giving Your Way to Success

Giving Your Way to Success

Paul Moore is a managing partner at Wellings Capital.  His firm has invested in over 17,000 self-storage, mobile home park, and multifamily units across the US - for a total value of over $500 million.  Paul is also the host of the podcast How to Lose Money.

Feb 24, 202129:26
Business and Negotiation Insights With J Scott

Business and Negotiation Insights With J Scott

J Scott is an entrepreneur, investor, and co-host of The BiggerPockets Business Podcast. In the past ten years, J and his wife have bought, built, rehabbed, sold, lent-on, and held over $70M in property all around the country. J holds advisory roles in several companies and is the author of four books on real estate investing, including the best-seller The Book on Flipping Houses.

Feb 17, 202128:03
Winning Retirement with eQRP

Winning Retirement with eQRP

Damion has been a professional investor for more than 20 years starting with the purchase of his first rental house he charged on his VISA. That move snowballed into 150 rental houses in less than 5 years. In 2008 he lost the whole $20 million business only to bounce back and recreate his wealth in less than 5 years. Damion is on a mission to free 1 million people from financial bondage.

Feb 10, 202123:28
The Powers of Institutional Equity

The Powers of Institutional Equity

Jon Heller, Vice President of Marc Belsky Limited, joins us today.  Marc Belsky Limited is a real estate equity broker focusing on raising single source equity checks of $10M to $50M for total deal sizes of $25M to 250M.  With over 20 years of experience and $10 billion in transactions, Marc Belsky Limited have established themselves as a market leader in the middle market real estate private equity space.

Feb 03, 202123:11
How to Build Generational Wealth at Scale

How to Build Generational Wealth at Scale

Drew Kniffin is the President of Nighthawk Equity.  Nighthawk Equity helps investors grow their cash flow and build generational wealth through practical education and high-quality investments.  Nighthawk Equity currently has over 1700 units and a portfolio valued at over $70Million.

Jan 27, 202129:17
4 Major Problems With Investing in Stocks

4 Major Problems With Investing in Stocks

How does investing in the stock market compare with real estate?  Many investors would be shocked by how most financial advisors calculate "average returns."  Here are 4 major problems with investing in stocks...

Jan 20, 202106:35
To Educate, Empower, and Help People Grow

To Educate, Empower, and Help People Grow

Eric Upchurch is a co-founder of Active Duty Passive Income.  He has a passion for educating the military community on how to create long term wealth through real estate investing.  Eric is a General Partner in 571 doors and a limited partner in 575 doors.  He is also the co-author of the Amazon bestseller "Military House Hacking."

Jan 13, 202126:02
An Insider's Guide To Real Estate Syndications...

An Insider's Guide To Real Estate Syndications...

Gene Trowbridge, founding partner of Trowbridge Law Group LLP, educates us on the complexities of real estate syndications.  Between Gene’s individual syndication practice and the firm’s legal practice, the partners in the firm have written offerings for more $5 billion.

Jan 06, 202135:15
Do You Run Your Real Estate Like A Business?

Do You Run Your Real Estate Like A Business?

Dan Handford teaches us operating apartment buildings is like running a successful business.  Dan Handford is a managing partner with PassiveInvesting.com.  He has led his apartment syndication company to acquire over 2,000 units with a portfolio valued at over $220mil in just under 24 months.  He also hosts the very popular podcast of the same name “Multifamily Investor Nation."

Dec 02, 202029:31
Why You Should Always Take the Long View...

Why You Should Always Take the Long View...

Adam Adams started investing in real estate in 2005. After repositioning his first apartment community from a valuation of $1MM to $2MM as a property manager, Adam bought his first multifamily apartment building. Since then, Adam now has ownership in over $100 Million in apartment communities.  Adam also hosts the Creative Real Estate Podcast.

Nov 25, 202033:50
Preserving Your Family's Wealth With Direct RE Ownership

Preserving Your Family's Wealth With Direct RE Ownership

Brian C. Adams, President and Founder of Excelsior Capital, joins us today to talk about the many benefits of owning real estate.  Brian spearheads the investor relations and capital markets arms of his firm. He has 10 years of experience in real estate private equity and has advanced knowledge in best practices for strategic real estate investing. 

Nov 18, 202027:36
How To Close an $80 Million Deal During COVID-19

How To Close an $80 Million Deal During COVID-19

Ellie Perlman, Found and CEO of Blue Lake Capital, joins us to talk about mindset, building teams, and how her firm closed an $80M deal during the COVID-19 pandemic. Blue Lake Capital is a real estate investment firm specializing in multifamily acquisition and management of B class properties in TX, FL, and GA.  Ellie is also the host of the REady2Scale podcast.

Nov 11, 202025:28
Scaling Smart with Gino Barbaro

Scaling Smart with Gino Barbaro

Gino Barbaro is an investor, business owner, best-selling author, and entrepreneur. He has grown his real estate portfolio to over 1400 multifamily units. He is the co-founder of Jake & Gino, a multifamily real estate education company that offers coaching and training in real estate.  He is also the co-host of the Wheelbarrow Profits Podcast.

Nov 04, 202035:10
3 Ways Joint Ventures Are a Powerful Tool for Building Wealth

3 Ways Joint Ventures Are a Powerful Tool for Building Wealth

Mark Allen Kenny presents 3 important reasons why joint ventures are a powerful tool for building your wealth.  Whether you're looking for more cash flow, higher returns, or slowly building your wealth over time, learn how joint ventures are the preferred choice of the ultra-rich.

Oct 28, 202013:11
Raising Capital and Finding Great Partners
Oct 21, 202027:26
How COVID-19 Is Affecting Where People Work and Live

How COVID-19 Is Affecting Where People Work and Live

Josh Bobrowsky, co-founder of a premier co-working space in NYC joins us today.  Josh and Mark discuss the macroeconomics of the real estate market as well as how COVID-19 has affected the values of multifamily, retail, and office space.  

Oct 14, 202024:22
Passive Investing With Good People

Passive Investing With Good People

Julie, co-founder and CEO of Goodegg Investments, joins us this week.  Goodegg Investments has invested in over 8,400 units with a total portfolio value of over $870MM.  Julie is also the co-creator of the online course Passive Real Estate Investor Academy and co-host of the Investing For Good podcast.  Text "book" to 41404 for your FREE hardcover copy of Investing For Good.

Oct 07, 202028:46
Investing With a Self-Directed IRA

Investing With a Self-Directed IRA

Bernard Reisz, founder of 401kCheckbook.com, explains the benefits of using self-directed accounts to invest in real estate.  Bernard provides an integrated approach. He gives investors direct control of their tax-sheltered funds for real estate equity and debt opportunities using Checkbook Control IRAs, QRPs, Solo 401(k)s, and Checkbook Life Insurance.

Sep 30, 202031:35
Do You Invest in the Operator First or the Deal?

Do You Invest in the Operator First or the Deal?

Devin Elder, owner of DJE Texas Management Group LLC, joins us this week.  Devin has successfully completed over 200 Real Estate renovation projects since 2012.  He has ownership interest in over 1,400 units of multifamily in Central Texas valued at over $130MM.  Devin is also the host of the DJE Podcast, a weekly show interviewing the top commercial real estate experts in the world.

Sep 23, 202029:54
Why Asset Management Can Make or Break You

Why Asset Management Can Make or Break You

Kyle Mitchell speaks about the impact of asset management on investor returns.  Kyle is a Managing Partner of APT Capital Group and has been investing in income-producing real estate since 2010 with a focus on asset management. He currently manages and operates $17MM in multifamily assets in Arizona. Kyle is co-host of the Passive Income Through Multifamily Real Estate podcast. 

Sep 16, 202022:32
How to Control 100% of Your Capital Stack

How to Control 100% of Your Capital Stack

A. Donahue Baker, founder of Baker Capital Partners, talks about how he went from Grammy-nominated producer to founding a chartered bank called Money Avenue.  Donahue also has 20+ years of multifamily real estate experience and his portfolio includes over 500 units of residential and commercial properties nationwide.

Sep 09, 202031:42
Low Volatility & Predictable Outcomes

Low Volatility & Predictable Outcomes

Hunter Thompson, Founder of Asym Capital, joins us and shares invaluable insight into the capital markets, various RE asset classes, and how to properly raise money in today's market.  Hunter has raised more than $30MM with his company Asym Capital.  He is the author of Raising Capital for Real Estate and host of the Cash Flow Connections podcast.

Sep 02, 202032:42
Growing Family Capital With Strategic Partnerships

Growing Family Capital With Strategic Partnerships

Adam Levine, founder of Levine Capital Management shares his insight on vetting sponsors and forming strategic partnerships.  Levine Capital manages family capital and invests with high quality, experienced sponsors in order to generate superior, risk-adjusted returns to preserve and grow his family capital.

Aug 26, 202029:57
Why Deal Structure Is Paramount To Wealth Creation

Why Deal Structure Is Paramount To Wealth Creation

Today on the show Mark Allen Kenny discusses deal structures and the differences between being an active vs passive investor.  Whether you're looking to invest passively in syndications or have an active role in joint ventures, you won't want to miss this.

Aug 19, 202014:58
Scaling Fast With Passive Investments

Scaling Fast With Passive Investments

Jens Nielsen, from Open Doors Capital, joins us today.  Jens has raised over $2M for 4 deals totaling over 775 units.  Jens has also invested passively in over 800 apartment units, 2,000 mobile home lots, 6000 storage units as well as mortgage note funds and private money lending.

Aug 12, 202022:34
The Power of Joint Ventures

The Power of Joint Ventures

Jerome Myers, Managing Director of The Myers Development group, brings insight and knowledge about deal structures and joint ventures - a powerful strategy for building true wealth.  The Myers Development Group was established with the mission of improving the world by developing places and people.  Jerome also hosts the Dreamcatchers podcast.

Aug 05, 202029:54
Growing Net Worth & Passive Cashflow

Growing Net Worth & Passive Cashflow

Lane Kawaoka shares some serious insight on investing passively and building net worth.  Lane is an experienced real estate investor who invests passively.  He also controls over 3,500 units across the U.S. and hosts the Simple Passive Cashflow podcast.

Jul 29, 202031:56
The Secrets of Asset Management and Increasing Returns

The Secrets of Asset Management and Increasing Returns

Daniel Simpson, asset manager at Nighthawk Equity, shares insights from over 25 years of asset management experience.  Daniel holds an exceptional record of acquiring and repositioning value-add properties in as little as 18 months.  Nighthawk Equity currently has over 1700 units under management and a portfolio valued at over $70 Million.

Jul 22, 202026:54
Construction Management Insights on Heavy-Lift Value-Adds

Construction Management Insights on Heavy-Lift Value-Adds

Maureen Miles, Founder of 4M Capital joins us today.  Maureen shares insights on everything from construction management to the secret "Pizza Test" she uses during due diligence.  Maureen has owned and managed nearly 3,100 units and done over $275 million in transactions.  

Jul 15, 202032:21