Technical Report Management with Kelly Stratton - CRE PN #499
Commercial Real Estate Pro Network
Release Date: 04/17/2025
Commercial Real Estate Pro Network
Today, my guest is Sandeep. Patel Sundeep is the CEO and co founder of companies, an asset management and fintech firm that specializes in commercial real estate, private credit, lending and investing. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Sundip about the impact of return to Office trends on the hospitality industry.
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J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you Sundip Patel, what is the BIGGEST RISK? Sundip Patel That's a great question. Darrin, by the way, so the biggest risk that I foresee, and in our business, is the underestimating of the impact of AI and to our business and everything we do, from assessing risk, evaluating risk, to, you know, funding that risk, the entire process. So we as a company have taken some bold steps to get ahead, to understand how we can apply AI and what it will mean. As as you remember when we started the conversation, my mission was to create jobs and maintain jobs. I live...
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Today, my guest is David Blumenfeld. David is the co founder of , a Silicon Valley based consultancy dedicated to assisting traditional physical businesses and leveraging digital technologies. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with David Blumenfeld about how AI is transforming real estate.
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J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you. David Blumenfeld, what is the BIGGEST RISK? David Blumenfeld We're going to answer it a couple different ways, if that's okay. So I think I mean, and this, this first one might, might seem like a self serving answer, but I think the risk for real estate companies in general for not looking at technology. And again, it doesn't have to be the biggest, you know, the biggest, the newest, the the flashiest, but if you're not incorporating technology into your your your day to day operations, whether it be from a marketing perspective, a company, a...
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Today, my guest is Simon Isaacs. In 2015 Simon moved his family from London to West Palm Beach, Florida, where he became more involved in the local real estate market after seeing an opportunity, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Simon Isaacs about the real estate market trends.
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J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you, Simon Isaacs, what is the BIGGEST RISK? Simon Isaacs Wow, I would say the biggest risk here. Big Question, the big question. Demand. I. Demand is the biggest risk here. You know, demand for properties, demand, if you know you only need one event, one weather event, and everybody ends up leaving. So I would say demand and weather are the biggest risk in my book, yeah, clearly, in Florida, you're, you're one, you know, one, one major weather event, or something like that from, you know, sour people souring on the on the place, or at least,...
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David Codrea, co-founder of Greenleaf Capital Partners, discussed the hidden opportunities in small strip malls near new construction developments. He emphasized the importance of long-term cash flow and the resilience of retail despite negative perceptions. Codrea highlighted his investment strategy, focusing on retail and office spaces, and his preference for smaller, local service-oriented businesses. He noted typical investment sizes of $2-4 million and a preference for 3-5 year leases. Codrea also stressed the importance of efficient operations, quick tenant turnover, and the role of time...
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J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you. David Codrea, what is the BIGGEST RISK? David Codrea For me, what I see as the biggest risk that impacts my business the most is time. So it looks at it, there's a huge benefit to time, but there's also a huge risk if you are not able to get the ball moving on things so extended vacancy or or even just time to make a decision if it takes too long for your organization to get things through, to make, get, get approval for something, or make a decision on what you're going to do with this tenant or that tenant. I think that that can lead to a lot of...
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Today, my guest is Joel Miller. Joel Miller is the author of the best selling book, Build Real Estate Wealth. Enjoy the Journey of Rental Property Investment, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Joel Miller about the Journey to Real Estate Wealth.
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J Darrin Gross I'd like to ask you. Joel Miller, what is the BIGGEST RISK? Joel Miller Well, I'm going to surprise you with the answer, but it's going to be two pronged here. From a financial standpoint, I will say that rental property can be a source for risk, which is why you typically should form an entity that you hold your properties in that protects your personal assets from things that might happen within your entity related to those properties. And on top of that, you know, I do recommend carrying replacement costs insurance on your properties and. A commercial liability...
info_outlineToday, my guest is Kelly Stratton. Kelly Stratton is the President and Chief Product Officer and founded Quire in 2010 to transform the manual, air prone Technical Report development process she experienced for more than the first 10 deck the first decade of her engineering career. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Kelly Stratton about three trends that will define technical report management for project driven businesses in 2025.