Investing In Land: The Path To Financial Independence With Mark Podolsky
How to Scale Commercial Real Estate
Release Date: 10/13/2021
Exploring the Potential of Credit Trade and Hotel Development in Commercial Real Estate
How to Scale Commercial Real Estate
Today’s guest is Greg Friedman. Greg has more than 23 years’ hospitality experience with an emphasis on deal-structure and financing. He successfully has led Peachtree in more than $8 Billion in hotel acquisitions, investments and development since co-founding the company. Show summary: In this podcast episode, Greg Friedman shares his insights on the commercial real estate landscape, focusing on the lucrative opportunities in credit trade for financing acquisitions, developments, and recapitalizations. He recounts Peachtree's adept navigation through economic downturns...
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How to Get Money for Real Estate Deals Without Relying on Traditional Money Lenders
How to Scale Commercial Real Estate
Today’s guest is Jay Conner. Jay Conner has been buying and selling houses since 2003 in a town of only 40,000 people with profits now averaging $78,000 per deal. He has Rehabbed over 475 houses and been involved in over $118 Million Dollars in Transactions. Show summary: In this episode, Jay Connor discusses the advantages of using private money and private lending over traditional banking methods for real estate investments. He shares his personal success story of raising $2.15 million in private funds within 90 days. Jay also highlights the importance of mastermind groups,...
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From Medicine to Money: Dr. Joseph Ryan's Journey into Commercial Real Estate
How to Scale Commercial Real Estate
Today’s guest is Ryan Smolarz. Dr. Joseph Ryan Smolarz is the founder of STOR, leveraging his experience as an entrepreneur and Otolaryngology practitioner to guide people toward financial sovereignty. Show summary: In this podcast episode, Dr. Joseph Ryan, a former otolaryngologist and founder of Store Partners, shares his transition from medicine to commercial real estate, focusing on self-storage facilities. He highlights the importance of team building, relationship-driven negotiations, and ethical business practices. Dr. Ryan also discusses his podcast, "Medicine and Money...
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The Power of Delegation and Automation in Land Investing
How to Scale Commercial Real Estate
Today’s guest is Mark Podolsky. Since 2001 Mark has completed over 6,000 raw land deals with an average return on investment of over 300% on cash purchases and over 1000% on land deals that he financed. Free Book: October 2021 podcast: Show summary: In this episode, Mark shares his journey from hands-on management to overseeing his business in just 30 minutes a week by building a capable team, establishing efficient systems, and utilizing technology for automation. He stresses the importance of delegation, staying focused on high-impact activities,...
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Can Self-Storage Strategies Thrive in the Current Real Estate Market?
How to Scale Commercial Real Estate
Today’s guest is Ben Lapidus. Ben Lapidus is the Chief Financial Officer for Spartan Investment Group LLC, where he has applied his finance and business development skills to construct from scratch a portfolio of over $500M assets under management, build the corporate finance backbone for the organization, and organize over $200M of debt capital from the firm. In addition to completing over 50 real estate transactions at and prior to Spartan, Ben is also the founder and host of the national Best Ever Real Estate Investing Conference and managing partner of Indigo Ownerships LLC....
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A Deep Dive into Flex Warehousing with Portal Warehousing
How to Scale Commercial Real Estate
Today’s guest are Alex Morrison and Andrew Runnette. Alex Morrison has broad experience across real estate, capital markets and startups. Alex currently is the founder and CEO of Portal Warehousing, an innovative real estate operating company in the flex warehousing space. Show summary: In this podcast episode, Andrew and Alex, co-founders of Portal Warehousing, discuss their innovative flex warehousing business. They detail how they provide small industrial spaces to various businesses, emphasizing the flexibility and services they offer, such as logistics support and...
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Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate Financing
How to Scale Commercial Real Estate
Today’s guest is Ben Fraser Ben Fraser is the Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at Aspen Funds, where he combines his analytical nature with a passion for delivering outstanding client service and strong returns through out-of-the-box investments. Show summary: In this episode, Sam speaks with Ben Frazier from Aspen Funds. They delve into the complexities of raising capital and the strategic shifts Aspen Funds has made to adapt to the evolving market. Ben outlines three common scenarios they encounter: providing gap funding for urgent capital needs,...
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All-Cash Real Estate Investment Strategy
How to Scale Commercial Real Estate
Today’s guest is Joel Friedland. Joel has 40 years of experience as a broker, investor and syndicator in industrial real estate. Show summary: In this episode Joel Friedland shares his journey from starting as a broker to establishing his own firm. He stresses the importance of specialization and building lasting client relationships. Joel discusses the industrial market's growth due to e-commerce and manufacturing but warns of economic downturns. He advocates for all-cash deals, avoiding debt for investment stability, and highlights the competitive edge it...
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Capitalizing on the Surging Demand of RVs
How to Scale Commercial Real Estate
Today’s Gust is Ben Spiegel. Ben is a experienced portfolio manager specializing in niche lower middle market commercial real estate opportunities. Show summary: In this episode, Ben Spiegel, founder of Redwood Capital, discusses his transition from investment banking to real estate private equity, focusing on niche lower middle market opportunities. He shares his "asset agnostic" investment philosophy, in-house property management strategy, and his goal to build a premier outdoor hospitality brand. Ben also talks about the benefits of diversifying asset classes, the growth...
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Nomad Capital: Repurposing Retail for Premier Storage
How to Scale Commercial Real Estate
Today’s guest is Clint Harris. Clint spent 16 years in medical sales, built a STR portfolio to replace that income, and a property management company. He made the jump to self storage conversion projects, and then syndication, and is now a General Partner with Nomad Capital, $120 million AUM. Show summary: In this episode, Clint Harris, a partner at Nomad Capital, shares his transition from medical sales to real estate investing, focusing on short-term rentals and self-storage conversions. He emphasizes financial independence and the value of time and location freedom. Clint discusses the...
info_outlineFinding financial freedom isn’t easy. But if you face your fears and take them head on, then you can find the path. Mark Podolsky of Land Geek faced his fears, and by investing in land, is now well on his way to financial independence. In this episode, Mark is interviewed by Sam Wilson as he shares how he got into real estate and his journey so far. He also shares useful tips and strategies he used to great effect. Tune in and learn more about learning to become financially free through land.
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