Episodes

MB 241: What to Say to Potential Multifamily Investors – With David Kamara
Nov. 23, 2020

MB 241: What to Say to Potential Multifamily Investors – With David Kamara

What is the best way to approach the conversation with potential multifamily investors? How do you communicate the benefits of investing in apartment buildings over other asset classes and assure them that their money is safe with you—even if...
MB 240: How to Get Unstuck & Get Into Action – With Matt Brawner
Nov. 16, 2020

MB 240: How to Get Unstuck & Get Into Action – With Matt Brawner

A lot of would-be multifamily syndicators get stuck, sometimes out of fear and sometimes because they want to plan every step of the process before they dive in. But that’s not how entrepreneurship works! In fact, the most successful real...
MB 239: Developing a Can-Be-Done Mindset for Multifamily – With Jeremy LeMere
Nov. 9, 2020

MB 239: Developing a Can-Be-Done Mindset for Multifamily – With Jeremy LeMere

So, you’ve got some experience in single family rentals. And you KNOW that multifamily investing would help you achieve financial freedom on an accelerated timeline. But you just don’t BELIEVE that you can do it. What can you do to overcome that...
MB 238: Plug into a Multifamily Network & Fast-Track Your Success – With Barry Flavin
Nov. 2, 2020

MB 238: Plug into a Multifamily Network & Fast-Track Your Success – With Barry Flavin

How do you land your first syndication deal without a track record in multifamily? Well, it all starts with networking. Networking with brokers. Networking with potential investors. Networking with other multifamily operators. And if you can get...
MB 237: Biggest Myths about Building a Platform to Raise Capital – With Patricia Sweeney
Oct. 26, 2020

MB 237: Biggest Myths about Building a Platform to Raise Capital – With Patricia Sweeney

Wish you could attract an audience of engaged, eager investors like we do at ? Have you thought about building a thought leadership platform but rejected the idea because you’re not a writer or a techie? Or because you don’t like the way you look...
MB 236: The Financial Freedom to Do What You Love – With Megan Lamke
Oct. 19, 2020

MB 236: The Financial Freedom to Do What You Love – With Megan Lamke

Time is precious. Are you spending your days doing what you love with the people you love? What if multifamily real estate could help you do just that? What if you could achieve financial freedom fast—regardless of your current financial situation?...
MB 235: What Is a Platform & Why Should You Build One?
Oct. 12, 2020

MB 235: What Is a Platform & Why Should You Build One?

What is the secret to growing a multimillion-dollar multifamily syndication business? The strategy that has worked for my team, allowing us to raise MILLIONS in just a few days, starts with building an online thought leadership platform. On this...
MB 234: Earn Your Master’s in Real Estate with a Mentor – With Josh Gorokhovsky
Oct. 5, 2020

MB 234: Earn Your Master’s in Real Estate with a Mentor – With Josh Gorokhovsky

Yes, an education in business or finance is a good foundation for a real estate investor. But spending time with an experienced syndicator and watching a deal happen firsthand is more valuable than any degree. So, how do you find a mentor and convince...
MB 233: From Trading Time for Money to Financial Freedom– With Dave Seymour
Sept. 28, 2020

MB 233: From Trading Time for Money to Financial Freedom– With Dave Seymour

Trading time for money has a ceiling. There are only so many hours in the day, and eventually, we run out. And those of us who work 80 hours a week (or more!) to make ends meet simply can’t be a good partner or parent. So, what can we do to get out...
MB 232: Turbocharge Your F.I.R.E. Journey with Real Estate – With Rajneesh Jha
Sept. 21, 2020

MB 232: Turbocharge Your F.I.R.E. Journey with Real Estate – With Rajneesh Jha

The F.I.R.E. movement challenges us to achieve financial independence and retire early by saving and investing aggressively. And by aggressively, I mean anywhere between 50% and 70% of your income. Rajneesh Jha was following the F.I.R.E. method,...
MB 231: Lessons of a Master Multifamily Deal Finder – With Garrett Lynch
Sept. 14, 2020

MB 231: Lessons of a Master Multifamily Deal Finder – With Garrett Lynch

2020 has been a tough year for finding deals—even for us. In fact, the team is currently in the process of closing on our first and only deal of the year (so far). But that’s not for lack of trying! So, what are we looking for in a deal right...
MB 230: Don’t Wait for a Crisis to Get Your Priorities Straight!
Sept. 7, 2020

MB 230: Don’t Wait for a Crisis to Get Your Priorities Straight!

If you knew you only had six months to live, what would you do differently? Who would you spend time with? Who would you reconcile with? How would you spend your days? On this episode of Apartment Building Investing, I’m describing the health crisis...
MB 229: Commit, Don’t Quit 3 Feet from Gold! – With David Acosta
Aug. 31, 2020

MB 229: Commit, Don’t Quit 3 Feet from Gold! – With David Acosta

We’re told that our goals have to be time-bound. That we have to give ourselves a deadline if we want to achieve. The problem with that is too many of us quit three feet from gold, as the saying goes. But how do you stay committed when a year has...
MB 228: What’s Working Now to Get Deals Done – With Drew Whitson & the Michael Blank Mentoring Team
Aug. 24, 2020

MB 228: What’s Working Now to Get Deals Done – With Drew Whitson & the Michael Blank Mentoring Team

Despite the disruption of COVID-19, multifamily investors are still doing deals. The question is, HOW? What’s working right now to get deals done? What isn’t? What are real people doing to find success in today’s market environment? On this...
MB 227: The State of Multifamily
Aug. 17, 2020

MB 227: The State of Multifamily

Our world is in upheaval. Between COVID-19 and the current riots, nothing feels normal. And this has a lot of investors asking, is now the right time to pursue multifamily? On this episode of Apartment Building Investing, I’m sharing my keynote...
MB 226: How to Protect Your Wealth in a Crisis – With Russell Gray
Aug. 10, 2020

MB 226: How to Protect Your Wealth in a Crisis – With Russell Gray

The black swan event financial pundits predicted has arrived in the form of the Coronavirus pandemic. But how, exactly, will the crisis play out in the markets? What does it mean for us as real estate investors? And what can we do to understand the...
MB 225: How to Stay Committed to Your Multifamily Goals – With Ed Hermsen
Aug. 3, 2020

MB 225: How to Stay Committed to Your Multifamily Goals – With Ed Hermsen

According to the Law of the First Deal, a multifamily investor who buys their first apartment building will do their second and third deals in rapid succession, achieving financial freedom in just a year or two. But there is an exception to every...
MB 224: Why Multifamily is a Better Bet Than the Stock Market – With Bruce Fraser
July 27, 2020

MB 224: Why Multifamily is a Better Bet Than the Stock Market – With Bruce Fraser

Investing in the financial markets is stressful, especially in a crisis. And even if you happen to be brilliant at options trading, $100K in the equity market will still only buy $100K in assets. On the other hand, investing $100K in multifamily will...
MB 223: An Insider’s Guide to Investing in Passive Real Estate Syndications – With Brian Burke
July 20, 2020

MB 223: An Insider’s Guide to Investing in Passive Real Estate Syndications – With Brian Burke

There are tons of books out there that teach you how to invest in real estate syndications with other people’s money. But what if you’re the ‘other people’? What resource teaches you how to evaluate opportunities and pick the right sponsor to...
MB 222: Don’t Be a Syndicator, Scale a Syndication Business – With Ellie Perlman
July 13, 2020

MB 222: Don’t Be a Syndicator, Scale a Syndication Business – With Ellie Perlman

In the world of startups, entrepreneurs take a lean approach early on with an eye to grow quickly. applied these principles to real estate, building and scaling a syndication business in a few short years. So, how do you shift from being a syndicator...
MB 221: Achieve BIG Things with Tiny Action – With Brandon Turner
July 6, 2020

MB 221: Achieve BIG Things with Tiny Action – With Brandon Turner

Doing something monumental like moving your family across the ocean to Hawaii or buying a 100-unit apartment complex may feel overwhelming. But Brandon Turner has done both of those things, and he contends that any process is easy IF you break it down...
MB 220: Affordable Housing by the Numbers – With Damian Bergamaschi
June 29, 2020

MB 220: Affordable Housing by the Numbers – With Damian Bergamaschi

You may have heard the prediction that unemployment in the US could reach 30%, and that does sound scary. But what do those numbers really mean? And how would that worst-case scenario impact collections? What should we be concerned about as investors...
MB 219: The New World Order of Multifamily Investing – With Michael Becker
June 22, 2020

MB 219: The New World Order of Multifamily Investing – With Michael Becker

No one knows exactly what will happen in the multifamily real estate market as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold. But the heavy-hitters who have been in the game for a long time can predict, with relative certainty, which markets will...
MB 218: The Most Direct Route to Financial Freedom – With Jacob Blackett
June 15, 2020

MB 218: The Most Direct Route to Financial Freedom – With Jacob Blackett

Those of us who enjoy success in the real estate business are typically introduced to a model, an investor operating at a scale we never considered, who gives us an idea for what’s possible and a vision for the future. And if we’re smart, we can...