Ep. 260 Riley Oickle & James Svetec – Canadian Investors Talking the Vacation Rental Market

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Land Flipping with Pete Reese

James Svetec is a knowledgeable AirBnB operator. He got his start in the short-term rental market by managing properties in Downtown Toronto. Riley Oickle is a specialist and mentor in multi-family residential market. Both now assist vacation investors find success across North America. They check in with the show today to talk about what they are seeing in Florida and share some hacks on the vacation rental market.

Key Discussion Points

[01:06] Introduction by Eric & Steven
[05:19] About our guests: Riley Oickle & James Svetec
[06:25] James: How did you get to where you are today? And why are you doing what you’re doing?
[07:29] Riley: How did you get to where you are today?
[08:10] So you’re based in Canada but you work with people in the Florida market, correct?
[08:49] What are you seeing with the B&B market in Orlando?
[10:42] What are 2 or 3 big things to keep in mind for investors considering purchasing property for a vacation rental?
[12:22] How do you deal with maintenance and property management?
[14:07] What’s the differential in the investment return of a typical 3 bedroom condo rental vs an air B&B rental
[15:33] What is AirDNA and how does it help investors succeed in the vacation rental market?


About our Guest

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Today we have with us James Svetec and Riley Oickle. They are the co-owners of BnB Inner Circle based in Canada. James is an Airbnb expert. He is an investor and a coach. He got his start in short term rental space by managing so me of the most successful short term rental properties in downtown Toronto. Riley is also a Canadian real estate investor and he specializes in multifamily residential investing.

After building a successful maintenance company, Riley transformed into real estate investing and started buying income properties around the southwestern area of Ontario. Today, they both have a coaching company where they help people be successful in Airbnb and short term rentals.


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Ep. 259 Land Flipping with Pete Reese

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Land Flipping with Pete Reese

We have been seeking someone to discuss land flipping with us. Land is a bit of an “outsider” asset class. Why? Because it is not typical cash flowing real estate. Finding investors to partner with or borrow from can be challenging. But that does not mean the asset class cannot be lucrative. Pete has been investing in the East Coast for over a decade and is now dipping his toe in the Florida market. Find out how he does it!

Key Discussion Points

[01:14] Introduction by Eric & Steven
[07:02] About our guest: Pete Reese
[12:40] How did you get to where you are today with land flipping?
[15:35] Tell us about your Raleigh, NC connection
[16:31] What types of property to you focus on? And what’s the sweet spot? What about Florida Land?
[17:56] When you reach out to people via letters, what do you say in those letters?
[18:48] What is the response rate for the letters you send out?
[21:29] Do you take possession of the property when you decide to flip it?
[22:53] How do you get other folks to invest with you?
[24:48] How are you using data to find the properties you want?
[27:25] How do you determine what areas to send out mail to potential investors?
[28:57] Walk us through a typical deal
[32:31[ Do you have a profile of who your tyicall seller is?
[34:10] How can people connect with you?
[37:05] What advice would you give to newbies getting into land flipping with regard to finding money partners
[38:01] Closing comments by Eric & Steven


About our Guest

PeteReese

Today we have with us Pete Reese. Pete is the president of Real West Properties, a land development and investment company. ?With nearly two decades of real estate experience as a broker and investor, Pete has successfully purchased and sold hundreds of pieces of real estate for profit over the years for himself and behalf of his clients. He is on track to earn $4 million of revenue in 2022 with his land flipping and development business.

Pete is always looking for his next deal, including his long time dream of owning his private island. Besides his professional accomplishments, Pete is also the father to three beautiful girls. He keeps up with his family by working out and enjoying a vegan diet. And he is a 31st great grandson of King Henry the II.


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Ep.258 Note Investing with Fred Moskowitz

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Note Investing with Fred Moskowitz

Finding deals that work in this market can be a real challenge. Rising interest rates have created a gap between CAP rates and borrowing rates. We are like any other investor, trying to find a way to make a return. Our guest, Fred Moskowitz, has been investing in alternative investments for over 15 years. He joins us to talk about opportunities in the private note market and how this asset class might be fit into your portfolio.

Key Discussion Points

[01:06] Introduction by Eric & Steven
[05:39] About our guest: Fred Moskowitz
[06:48] Tell us how you got into Note Investing?
[11:11] Talk about the importantace of diversification to help mitigate risk in a portfolio of notes
[13:08] How do you interact with the investor class?
[14:36] How long are you locked into the investment?
[17:24] How do you source?
[18:14] What kind of yield do you get on investment for notes?
[21:23] Is it viewed as an “upside” if a property falls into foreclosure?
[24:25] Are there states that you prefer over others? Why?
[27:50] When you look at a note, do you go out and try to assess the value of the underlying property?
[30:22] What is a loan servicer with regard to a note?
[36:11] What are some of the note organizations that investors might want to get involved with?
[37:31] Tell us about your book about note investing (available on Amazon)
[37:56] How can people reach you?
[39:34] Closing comments by Eric & Steven


About our Guest

FredMoskowitz

Fred Moskowitz is an educator and bestselling author who has trained countless investors from all walks of life on how to create passive income streams of their own. As a fund manager, Fred manages a mortgage note investment fund and is considered an industry veteran within the note investing arena. Fred teaches the concept that individual investors are able to step into the shoes of the lender through note investing and effectively be the bank.

Fred takes pride in collaborating with investors to help them grow and profit in the notes space. As well as being a trusted and valued resource in the area of alternative investments, his new book, titled The Little Green Book of Note Investing, has recently been launched.


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Ep. 257 Beau Beery: Talking Multifamily in N Florida & How to Make Sure You Have Access to Deals

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Talking Multifamily in N Florida

Beau is a multifamily broker covering North Florida. He is one of the best known apartment advisors in the State. He gives us a rundown of the market and why investors don’t see all the good deals.

Key Discussion Points

[01:15] Introduction by Eric & Steven
[05:41] About our guest: Beau Beery
[06:36] How did you get into the real estate business, and specifically in multifamily?
[10:16] How can people find deals in the multifamily market?
[15:06] What’s your advice for newer investors trying to find the right broker like yourself?
[26:03] How do you avoid bogus retrading tactics? (i.e. trying to muscle the seller into significantly shaving the contracted sale price right before the sale)
[30:06] Tell us about how to do market analytics
[35:45] With the current inflationary environment, what do you see in the multifamily market right now, and what do you see happening over the next 18 months?
[39:38] Do you think the Fed is going too far with raising interest rates?
[43:20] How can people reach you?
[45:14] Closing comments by Eric & Steven


About our Guest

Ep. 257 Beau Beery: Talking Multifamily in N FloridaToday we have with us Beau Beery. He’s been in the commercial real estate business in Florida since 1999. He earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a masters of science degree in real estate from the University of Florida. Beau is a commercial realtor, and he has been consistently ranked as the number one multifamily producer in Florida for Coldwell Banker.
Beau is regularly asked to speak at industry conferences and to private companies. He has a YouTube channel where he guides viewers on how to buy more family assets, how to sell them and how to conduct market analysis.

GUEST CONTACT INFO

Website: beaubeery.com
Amazon: book – Multifamily Investors Who Dominate (https://a.co/d/54iwxxq)

 

Ep. 256 Chris Kaiser: Economic Benefits of Green Technology & Clean Energy for Commercial Properties

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Economic Benefits of Green Technology & Clean Energy for Commercial Properties

Chris Kaiser, Sona Energy, joins us today to talk about how to save costs at your commercial property by implementing green energy solutions.

Key Discussion Points

[01:03] Introduction by Eric & Steven
[04:28] About our guest: Chris Kaiser
[05:35] Give us an overview of the clean energy solutions you are involved in now
[06:55] How did you get involved with Sona? (a clean energy solutions company)
[11:17] What are the economic benefits of clean energy for commercial properties?
[16:56] Tell us about your experience with Retail / Grocery Stores regarding “green” lighting (LED lighting)
[17:48] If LED is the “low hanging fruit” for green energy, what’s the next level? HVAC?
[21:23] Are renewables effective for investors to bring down costs?
[28:14] What tax incentives are there for investors / tentents for green lighting, HVAC, and EV charging?
[31:36] With commercial real estate, who makes or loses money on the “free” EV charging stations?
[36:02] How can people reach you?
[38:37] Closing comments by Eric & Steven

 

About our Guest

Ep. 256 Chris Kaiser: Economic Benefits of Green Technology & Clean Energy for Commercial Properties

Chris Kaiser is a partner at Sona Energy, a provider of turnkey clean energy projects and solutions for multi-site commercial spaces for property owners and tenants. Chris has an engineering degree from Georgia Tech.

 

 

 

 


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LinkedIn: Chris Kaiser | https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriskaisersustainability/
Email: CKaiser@sonaenergy.com

 

Ep. 255 Cherif Medawar: Talking Hotels and AirBnB

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Talking Hotels and AirBnB

Cherif Medawar has a unique background. He started in hotel management and learned running hotels from one of the best in the business. While he has invested in many real estate asset classes, his forte is hotels. He operates and owns deals across the country and teaches investors how to earn double digit returns and navigate the waters of this asset class that few investors seem to understand.

Key Discussion Points

[01:11] Introduction by Eric & Steven
[08:43] About our guest: Cherif Medawar
[09:50] How did you get started in the real estate investing business?
[17:06] Tell us about the complexities with investing in hotels, and how you make money
[21:27] What are the steps and things to look for when investing in commercial property
[27:21] What is considered to be a good return on hotels?
[34:53] How does syndication work with hotel investing
[41:19] How is AirBnB affecting the hotel industry?
[43:12] Tell us about your residential developments in North Port, FL
[46:40] What size hotels makes it profitable?
[47:48] Who manages the operations of a hotel that size?
[51:27] How can people reach you?
[52:26] Closing comments by Eric & Steven

 

About our Guest

Cherif

Cherif Medawar is an investor, a real estate fund manager and an educator. Cherif is bi-coastal. He started a fund in 2009 and is focused on luxury homes in the San Francisco Bay area. With over $100 million in assets under management, he’s also the largest owner of commercial historic properties in San Juan, Puerto Rico, since 2004.

And he is active with his office in Florida. Cherif has authored some best selling commercial real estate investment books and continues to share his methods and programs through his education company. He has produced over 2000 video trainings and success stories.


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Email: info@cmrei.com

 

Ep. 254 Tyler Cauble: Syndication in Commercial Real Estate

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Syndication in Commercial Real Estate

YouTube and Instagram influencer, Tyler Cauble, joins us to discuss how he invests in his local market, improves his community and makes his unique deals available to a broad investor base.

Key Discussion Points

[01:01] Introduction by Eric & Steven
[04:16] About our guest: Tyler Cauble
[07:54] What audience does your YouTube channel target?
[08:56] Is you investing centered only in Nashville? Or also outside the Nashville area?
[10:01] How do you work debt into your commercial real estate transactions?
[13:59] What kinds of mixed-use things are you doing?
[19:16] How are you handling the financing for your acquisitions? Do you bring in outside investors?
[21:10] How many agents do you have in your office?
[22:52] Do you mostly find your investors through social media?
[23:26] What asset classes, if any, are you focused on?
[25:02] Which asset classes do you think still have a lot of “runway”
[26:17 Discussion about office space and the trend to work from home
[31:00] How do you go about finding your investors?
[33:16] Have you done blind funds? Or is it property specific?
[35:03] How can people reach you?
[35:44] Closing comments by Eric & Steven

 

About our Guests

Invest Florida Ep. 254 Tyler Cauble: Syndication in Commercial Real Estate
Tyler Cauble is the founder of the Cauble Real Estate Group. Tyler’s commercial real estate career began in 2013 when he was an in-house leasing agent for a Nashville development firm. After he stabilized the company’s assets, Tyler began taking on other projects and put together his first development deal. In 2008, Tyler launched his bestselling book, Open for Business: The Insider’s Guide to Leasing Commercial Real Estate, and founded the East Nashville based commercial real estate brokerage firm The Cauble Group.
Later, he founded Parasol Property Management. Lately, Tyler has been raising capital for value-add investments and new construction development in the greater Nashville area.

 

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Websitehttps://www.tylercauble.com/
LinkedIn: Tyler Cauble

 

Ep. 253 David Atkinson: A New Idea for AirBNB in Remote Areas?

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A New Idea for AirBNB in Remote Areas?

It’s so much more than this though. Z Sphere has a structure concept that could be anything from housing in disaster prone areas to self contained, medical care structures in remote areas.

Key Discussion Points

[01:03] Introduction by Eric & Steven
[04:58] About our guest: David Atkinson
[05:39] What’s your background and how did you get to where you are now?
[08:34] What is Z Sphere?
[11:19] So your product is self-contained, off-grid, natural disaster resilient, spherical home?
[14:23] What is the Z Sphere intended to address? Natural disasters? And to live and work in?
[18:25] Is the Z Sphere factory-built and shipped onsite? Or is it built on-site?
[24:41] Can these be made into restaurants buildings?
[26:07] What is the pricing structure on these Z Spheres relative to a standard building?
[27:24] So this could be a good option as an AirBnB or as an emergency command building where there are limited or no utilities?
[29:26] Are there investment opportunities for these Z Spheres?
[30:38] How can people reach you?
[31:26] Closing comments by Eric & Steven

 

About our Guests

Ep. 253 David Atkinson: A New Idea for AirBNB in Remote Areas?
David Atkinson is the CEO and founder of Z Sphere. Z Sphere is a completely different kind of real estate company and it is especially relevant in today’s world with global warming and the environment changing and threats to real estate and the way we live.

GUEST CONTACT INFO
Website: https://myzsphere.com/
LinkedIn: David Atkinson

 

Ep. 252 Laura Spaulding: Investing in Properties of Crime Scenes and the Deceased

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Investing in Properties of Crime Scenes and the Deceased

Today we talk with Laura Spaulding, founder of Spaulding Decon, which is a full service restoration company for crime scenes, death, and accidents. Laura takes it a step further by investing in these properties.

Key Discussion Points

[01:03] Introduction by Eric & Steven
[07:02] About our guest: Laura Spaulding
[09:17] How are you using your crime/accident/death cleanup business to leverage buying the crime scene properties?
[13:49] What’s the craziest thing you’ve scene when doing crime scene cleanup?
[16:09] Do you have franchisees all over the country?
[17:00] Does your business do better where there is more crime?
[17:52] Tell us how your business model works, from property cleanup to possibly buying the property
[19:23] Do you have a list of relaiable investors that you take these properties to?
[21:48] Are most of the crime/suicide/death scene properties residential? Any commercial properties?
[25:52] What is your investment profile? What do you look for in properties you are holding?
[27:32] Do you have a team for the renovation?
[29:29] What’s your formula for pricing these types of properties?
[31:50] What are you seeing in the market right now?
[37:25] How can people reach you?
[38:37] Closing comments by Eric & Steven

 

About our Guests

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After seven years in law enforcement and serving in the military, Laura Spaulding identified a need for crime scene cleaning while she was working a double homicide. A family asked her Who is going to clean this up. So with a $15,000 loan, Spaulding Decon was born. What began as a one woman show today stands as a franchise with over 55 locations nationwide.
Spaulding Decon is a full service restoration company. Laura has a master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s in criminal justice. She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal Inc magazine and Entrepreneur magazine. Laura has developed an impressive real estate portfolio. She has purchased hold or crime scene homes and convert them into beautiful estates. This has become a labor of love that has produced millions in revenue.
Laura is active in the community and does initiatives such as Holiday Hoarding Gateway.

GUEST CONTACT INFO
YouTube Channel: Crime Scene Cleaning
Website: SpauldingDecon.com
LinkedIn: Laura Spaulding

 

Ep. 251 Bob Henriquez, Hillsborough County Property Appraiser, Talks Valuations and Tax Process

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Bob Henriquez, Hillsborough County Property Appraiser, Talks Valuations and Tax Process

The Hillsborough County Property Appraiser comes on the show to discuss the inner workings of valuation. While the discussion is specific to Hillsborough County, the laws are applied across the State in a similar fashion. We cover how assessors arrive at their valuations, some of the rights property owners have and what you can do to contest a valuation if you don’t agree.

Key Discussion Points

[01:04] Introduction by Eric & Steven
[04:19] About our guest: Bob Henriquez
[06:32] Give us an overview of what’s happening in the market related to property values
[07:55] What is your process for doing property assessments?
[11:56] Explain the difference on property tax bills of “assessed value” vs “market value”
[17:36] With cap rates so low, and commercial property values rising, does that translate into proportionately higher taxes?
[20:34] Explain about the “save or homes” cap and what happens to the cap when there’s a new owner
[25:56] Talk about property tax assessments that are non-owner occupied
[30:04] Are you having discussions with municipalities about how rising interest rates might affect the real estate market in the area?
[34:20] How can folks reach out to the property appraiser if they want more info?
[38:18] Closing comments by Eric & Steven

 

About our Guests

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Bob “Coach” Henriquez is the Hillsborough County property appraiser, elected in 2012. Bob is the 5th generation born in Tampa, and his great grandfather, Enrique, was the last mayor of West Tampa. Bob has served the community in all kinds of capacities. He’s known as coach because of his help in coaching teams and he’s done all types of community outreach and help programs.

 

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Websitehttp://hcpafl.org
Phone:813- 276-6100