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The Affordable Housing Dilemma

More than any other property class, affordable housing is considered the white whale (or perhaps black sheep) for real estate investors. Despite the dire need for affordable housing in the marketplace, a strategy for developing affordable multifamily that meets suitable returns continues to elude investors.

While the trend towards luxury, A-class continues, many industry insiders say we are nearing the ceiling for sustainable luxury multifamily. Meanwhile, there remains no shortage in the demand for affordable workforce housing.

‘Taking Blight and Making Light’

When it comes to affordable housing, the biggest deterrent for multifamily developers is the perceived lack of sufficient returns to make it a worthwhile investor. The majority of the affordable housing market is comprised over older, B and C property classes in often overlooked areas leading many multifamily developers to believe that the returns aren’t there.

However there are some key points about the affordable multifamily market that developers overlook:

• Workforce housing consumers are often long-term tenants, ensuring steady returns
• Older, low-cost properties are ripe with value-add potential

The need for affordable housing isn’t going away. If you are willing to put in the effort, deals are out there. With the right tools and resources, you can carve out your own niche in the affordable multifamily market

About our Guest

Eddie Lorin is the Founder of Strategic Realty Holdings. Through his philosophy of impact investing, Eddie has purchased and transformed over $3 billion multifamily real estate establishing 180 communities and providing 40 thousand units to the affordable multifamily market.

Coming from a diverse real estate background, Eddie has made it his life’s mission to address affordable housing concerns.

This episode, Eddie shares his investment philosophy and how it led him to the affordable multifamily market. He shares how he was able to carve out a niche to meet a badly needed demand and offer tips for investors interested in affordable housing investing.

You do not want to miss this episode on carving out your niche in the affordable multifamily market!

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Northeast Florida is one of the state’s strongest real estate markets. With robust investment opportunity across various asset classes and consistent post-recession growth, the northeast region remains popular among investors. The Jacksonville single family market in particular has seen phenomenal growth and promise over the past several years.

Although the single family market has slowed somewhat throughout the state, strong economic drivers and steady population growth continue to foster investment demand. It may require some creativity and a little extra elbow grease in finding deals, Jacksonville remains fertile ground for single family investors.

A Look at the Jacksonville Single Family Real Estate Market

Single Family Market Outlook

• Strong post-recession upswing
• Institutional investors changed investment landscape
• Low single family inventory, tight market
  • Flippers and wholesalers getting more selective

Strong Single Family Markets

• North Jacksonville / Jacksonville Beach
  • Strong rental markets
  • Buoyed by commercial development
• Orange Park / Argylle
  • Strong flipping market
  • Good rehab opportunity

About Our Guest

We are excited to have Cameron Gaskill as our featured guest this episode. Cameron is a jack-of-all-trades and an expert on the Jacksonville single family market. A Jacksonville native, Cameron is the President of Suncoast Renovations & Design, Inc.

After purchasing his first home in 2006, Cameron cut his teeth in the single family market, as a licensed contractor and architect, Cameron applied his background in construction to fine-tune his rehab strategy. From fix-and-flips, Cameron ventured into wholesaling and built a name for himself as one of the premier rehab investors in northeast Florida. In addition to actively maintaining his own investment portfolio, Cameron also mentors other single family investors.

Contact Cameron

(904) 900-1162 or camerongaskill.com

You won’t want to miss this Jacksonville single family market outlook!

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When you think about branching your investment strategy into a new real estate asset type, what usually comes to mind?

A transition into multifamily or commercial investing probably seems like the most likely course. But while multifamily gets the most time in the spotlight as the typical path for investors looking to scale their portfolio, you may find it a difficult market to break into. As popular markets like multifamily heat up, competition is becoming more fierce. However, there may be assets types that can offer equally lucrative investment opportunities that you have overlooked.

Florida’s Self-Storage Market

One such asset type that has quietly been growing into a dominant market in Florida’s real estate investing industry is self-storage. As rental demand rises, especially around dense urban centers like Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa and Miami, the need for self-storage has been seeing parallel growth.

This is great news for investors as the demand for available storage space exists and it requires — relatively — less intensive management than traditional asset types.

This episode, we’re joined by investor and educator, Scott Meyers, as we discuss the current state of Florida’s self-storage investment market. A veteran investor, Scott was still focusing on traditional asset types when he discovered the investment potential of self-storage. Since then, he has not looked back.

Scott is particularly bullish on Florida’s self-storage market and has an active presence throughout the state.

About Our Guest

For a self-storage discussion, we couldn’t have asked for a better guest than Scott. Scott has years of experience in the acquisition, development and syndication of self-storage properties.

As the Founder and President of SelfStorageInvesting.com, Scott has created a comprehensive platform for investors to learn about and engage in the self-storage market.

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You don’t need to be an expert to know that the current real estate market cycle is winding down. As popular asset classes and sub-markets become more competitive, you may be finding your current investment strategies are not earning the returns you’d like. As we continue to feel the effects of a contracting market, you may be wondering what you can do as an investor to increase your earnings and ensure a successful strategy that can adapt with a changing cycle.

The good news is that real estate is a robust and varied industry. There’s more than one way you can earn money through real estate investing and there are creative, flexible investment strategies that you can develop to keep a strong portfolio even through market downturns.

Our guest this week discusses the power of flexible investment strategies as well and offers up a market overview for Florida’s I-4 corridor. We learn that, with an open mind and a will to adapt, there are still tons of opportunities open to investors!

You don’t want to miss this episode on building flexible investment strategies to keep you ahead of the real estate cycle!

About Our Guest:

Rick Melero is the Co-Founder and Principal of HIS Capital Group, a comprehensive real estate investment and lending group. Rick has assisted in the acquisition and restructuring of over $500 million in assets internationally.

Rick has worn many hats as a real estate investor. Early on, he realized there was a lot more to real estate investing than just wholesaling and single-family flips. Since then he’s gained experience across a variety of asset types and developed a unique insight into developing successful strategies.

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So you’ve got all the fine details of your next real estate project or development squared away; from the planning stages to financing you’ve worked it all out. Now comes the easy part – building it…right?

While breaking ground on a development (commercial or residential) signals a final stage of the project for many investors, it does not mean your due diligence should end. In fact, there are several important things to consider when you actually start developing your property. You need to be aware of current construction market factors that could affect your project in a variety of ways. Neglecting these factors could mean the difference between a successful investment and a hard lesson learned.

Construction is a lot like real estate itself in that you need to understand that it does go through market cycles. The construction market is affected by both global and local factors that you need to track.

Construction Market Factors Affecting Your Real Estate Project

• Increase in demand > construction labor supply
  • Shortage in skilled labor
• Material escalations
  • Commodities price hikes via tariffs: 25% on imported steel, 10% on imported aluminum (with certain exemptions)
  • Domestic producers can’t keep up with demand
  • Seeing price hikes in metal and lumber across the board; concrete and masonry are more market-driven

About our Guest

Frank Rygiel is the Vice President and General Manager of Walbridge Construction‘s Florida division. Walbridge has been involved in Florida’s construction market for over 30 years. With offices in Tampa and Orlando they are active in and around the I-4 corridor and throughout the rest of the state.

As an active industry leader, Frank has managed numerous large-scale commercial projects in various asset classes. His experience spans a range of developments including educational facilities, corporate campuses, hospitals, aviation facilities and high-rises.

Contact Frank

frygiel@walbridge.com

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When you’re a single-family real estate investor, there comes a time when you need to start thinking about scaling your investing. The question at that point is whether to scale through a transition to other asset classes or continue to scale through single-family investments. While some investors find commercial and multifamily assets to jibe with their investment strategy, you may find that you can still build your SFR portfolio while earning long term cashflow through single family tenants.

Single family properties may not seem like the most direct path to your investment goals, but an investment strategy focused on earning cashflow through long term single tenants can prove to be successful.

Earning Long Term Cashflow Through Single Family Tenants

Just ask John Schaub. John is an active single family investor, landlord and author in Sarasota, FL. 

Getting his start in real estate as a broker, John initially subscribed to the notion that – in order to generate true wealth as a real estate investor – he would have to invest in commercial and multifamily properties. However, he soon found that these types of properties demanded a lot more work to maintain cashflow.

This episode, John talks the merit of single family properties as a way to earn long term cashflow. He discusses how stable, long term single family tenants can offer a (relatively) stress-free investment strategy.

Contact John

If you have more questions about how you can build cashflow through single family tenants, check out John’s book: Building Wealth One House at a Time.

If you have a potential deal you’d like to share with John, contact him directly through his website at johnschaub.com

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February marked this year’s Mortgage Bankers Association Conference & Expo. The annual summit serves as a chance for those involved in the real estate lending industry to discuss trends, market cycles and forecast conditions.

Trying to make sense of the real estate lending market?

For the uninitiated investor trying to make sense of real estate lending and financing options, it came seem like a lot to take on. There are a lot of factors that play into the overall conditions of the real estate lending market. The MBA conference is a great way for you to get a gauge on current lending conditions and alternative financing options as well as an idea of what you can expect to see coming down the road via legislative and regulatory changes.

If you can’t attend these conference, that’s okay! Each year, we talk with an industry insider who attended the conference to bring you key takeaways and insights into the world of real estate lending.

This episode, we talk with Casey Siggins, a loan origination expert with Franklin Street specializing in real estate debt and equity. Casey gives us his takeaway from the conference and we discuss what’s going on with the big players: agency debt, CMBS, and bank loans. We also talk alternative financing and lending options as well as construction loans.

Don’t miss this episode for your real estate lending outlook!

About Our Guest:

Casey Siggins is the Director of Loan Origination with Franklin Street Capital Advisors. Casey specializes in the origination of debt and equity for all income-producing properties. Previously a Senior Analyst with Franklin Street, Casey assisted in the transactions of more than $200 million in assets. Casey is actively involved with the Tampa Bay real estate investing community.

You can reach Casey directly at casey.siggins@FranklinST.com or by calling his office at (813) 397-1638. You can find out more about services offered by Franklin Street through their website.

 Resources

• 2018 Real Estate Lending Outlook

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Want to transition your single family portfolio to multifamily investments?

It might seem like a lot to take on, but it can be done! If you are a regular listener, you have heard past episodes with guests discussing their transitions to more scalable asset classes. While each investor has their own, individual strategy for making the transition, there is a common thread throughout most of these stories: they didn’t do it alone. Scaling your real estate investment goals through a transition to a different asset class might seem intimidating, but forming strategic partnerships can empower you to realize and achieve those goals.

The Power of Strategic Partnerships

This episode, we learn how a focused vision and a strategic partnership helped one investor successfully transition from a single-family portfolio to multifamily and promoted mutual growth.

Our guests this episode are Kurt Westfield and Jon King.

Kurt is a returning guest to the show, who has spoken about his own multifamily transition in the past. He is the co-founder of WC Companies – a full service real estate investment firm, as well as an active investor in the Tampa Bay area.

Jon is a single-family investor currently transitioning to a focus on multifamily. Jon connected with Kurt’s story of transition and reached out about possibilities of his own. Thus, a strategic partnership was born. Jon and Kurt are in the process of liquidating Jon’s SFR assets and purchasing multifamily properties. Jon is also forming a syndication fund – Dreamstone Investments to leverage other people’s capital into managed assets.

This episode, Jon and Kurt discuss this transition and how strategic partnerships have enabled them both to explore new opportunities on their real estate journeys. Check out this episode to find out how you can leverage and scale your investment strategy!

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This episode is the first in our new ‘Lawfare’ series. We’ll be offering up shorter episodes focusing on the legal aspect of real estate investing.

Our first guest is attorney, Rob Gidel. Rob is a real estate attorney specializing in acquisitions, dispositions, development, financing and leasing. We’ve had Rob on the show once before and we’re glad to have him back!

This episode, Rob talks about net lease investments and using 1031 Exchange to purchase properties. He also shares tips for investors to avoid pitfalls.

1031 Exchanges & Single Tenant, Triple Net Lease Investments

A lot of multifamily and rental property investors love to use 1031 Exchanges to leverage new investments. If you’re not familiar, 1031 Exchanges allow for a deferral on capital gains tax from the sale of a property if the earnings are used to purchase another property.

However, some investors rush into buying a property on a 1031. This can get you into hot water if you don’t consider the purchase from an investment standpoint. If you purchase a property solely as a tax decision and not a financial decision, you may end up biting off more than you can chew. This is especially true for first-time investors of single tenant, net lease investments, or triple net leases.

Many investors who are new to net lease investments are enticed by the seeming ease of a long-term, single tenant. It may sound like an easy, hands-off investment strategy, but there are many nuances to triple net leases that make them complex.

Rushing blindly into an investment is never a good idea and net lease investments are no different. You do not want to miss this episode!

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Starting a single-family rental portfolio can be a great introduction into the world of real estate investing – but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. There is a big difference between buying a single-family property as a fix-and-flip and one purchased as a rental. There is a lot to keep track of when you invest in a single-family property for cashflow; from finding a good deal to finding and managing tenants.

Often, as you’re starting your single-family rental portfolio, you will be managing those first few properties yourself. Many first-time investors are not a natural fit as landlords and it requires thinking about your investment portfolio as a business – and running it as such.

Our guest this week, Augie Byllott, learned the hard way how to manage his single-family rental portfolio.

Augie and his wife became landlords by default. After getting married and buying a house together, they turned their respective homes into rental properties, never intending management of their rental investment to be their main focus. However, they quickly realized that single-family rentals don’t just manage themselves and that (surprise, surprise) tenants don’t always have the landlord’s best interests at heart.

Managing a single-family rental portfolio

Augie and his wife quickly learned that to successfully manage their single-family properties, they needed to think about their investments like a business – and manage them as such.

About Augie Bylott

Augie is a seasoned single-family investor and the founder of Creating Wealth U.S.A.

With over 500 deals under his belt without the use of bank loans, Augie has become an expert on tailoring his acquisition strategy to fit specific deals. He now share his advice and experience through books and mentor programs.

Contact Augie at (863) 255-5858

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