Due Diligence in Real Estate

On today’s podcast we talk about the importance of due diligence on both the buyer and tenant side with Natalia Ouellette, founding partner at LCO Law LLC. Natalie offers a wealth of information as we cover numerous aspects of due diligence, such as engineering , structural aspect, making sure the survey is accurate, making sure the title is accurate, and we cover some common lease terms that may trip up a buyer.

Key Discussion Points

[01:10] Opening remarks by Eric Odum

[04:30] About our guest: Natalia Ouellette

[07:19] How did you get started in real estate?

[11:40] Discussion about due diligence on the buyer and tenant side

[19:47] Discussion about due diligence of acquisitions of investment properties

[34:06] Talk about Joint and Several Liability (new buyer has to pay past dues of previous owner – ie HOA fees)

[43:22] What are some terms when signing a lease that are common but could trip up a buyer?

[56:12] How can folks contact you?

[1:00:00] Closing comments by Eric

About our Guest

Natalia Ouellette’s practice focuses on helping real estate investors reclaim their time and their sanity with their contracts, leases, evictions, foreclosures, purchases, and tax deeds.

Natalia is a founding partner at LCO Law LLC, and has successfully completed nearly a thousand Tax Deed cases and has skillfully represented foreclosure bidders in hundreds of cases, assisting them in recovering deposits, confirming foreclosure sales, negotiating lien payoffs, and re-foreclosing omitted junior lienholders. For nearly a decade, she was president of a Tampa Bay title company, and has participated in over six thousand closings.

Check out Natalia’s book on Amazon: TAX DEEDS – HOW TO BECOME AND STAY WEALTHY BY MASTERING LIENS, POSSESSION, AND MARKETABILITY

CONTACT INFO

Phone: 813-480-2106 or 813-408-2309

Email: legaladmin@lcolawfl.com

Website: https://lcolawfl.com/

YouTube: search for Natalia Ouellette or google Natalia Ouellette

Building Community While Increasing Retention in Multifamily Residential

Today we talk with Ben Pleat, CEO and founder of Cobu, which is a fully moderated community software app that helps build sense of community among residents of large apartment complexes while also helping to increase resident satisfaction and thus increase retention and renewals.

Living in apartment buildings can be an isolating experience. The way Cobu helps to build community is by connecting residents based on shared affinities — for example, a mom’s group, parent group, foodie group, dog group, etc, and it enables residents to create community in a way that doesn’t require additional time or budget from the property team.

Key Discussion Points

[01:02] Opening remarks by Eric Odum and Steven Silverman

[04:50] About our guest: Ben Pleat

[05:39] What inspired you to found Cobu?

[07:53] How does Cobu help create community for residents of multifamily apartments?

[10:52] At what size of an apartment complex does Cobu start to make sense?

[12:16] Talk to us about the data supporting Cobu helping with apartment retention and renewals

[15:25] What is the cost per apartment complex property for offering Cobu to their residents?

[16:14] Talk about how you have a live moderator helping to coordinate community groups within the app

[20:25] How can folks contact you?

[47:11] Closing comments by Eric & Steven

About our Guest

Ben Pleat is the CEO and founder of Cobu, a leading virtual community engagement platform built for multifamily. Cobu makes it easy for residents to connect with their neighbors and neighborhood while also helping to increase resident satisfaction and thus retention and renewals.