Catching Knives: Jake Harris Discusses His Investment Strategy
CRE Insights With Cecil Cummins
In this Episode, Cecil Cummins interviews Jake Harris. Jake Harris is a Managing Partner at Harris Bay, a real estate investment firm focused mainly on real estate development. Recently Jake published his book entitled, Catching Knives. Catching Knives summarizes two decades of Jake's experience. It talks about how to maximize a distressed market by cost control systems, scaling of distressed environment, and opportunity development. Jake also shares how he started, his personal experience, and how he fell and bounced back. Jake also discusses how the pandemic hit him, his current...
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Bonus Episode: Josh Wilson Interview with Cecil Cummins
CRE Insights With Cecil Cummins
In this episode, Cecil will be discussing the world of buying, selling, and leasing Commercial Real Estate, and his past experiences investing in real estate. From office buildings to warehouses, to residential flips- we'll dive into the various types of commercial real estate, residential real estate investing, and the unique challenges and opportunities they present. Along with Josh Wilson, Cecil will share a part of himself and his principles in commercial real estate industry. Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the game, we hope this podcast will provide valuable information and...
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BONUS Episode: Virtual Assistants in the CRE Brokerage Industry
CRE Insights With Cecil Cummins
Cecil Cummins, a young entrepreneur, is interviewed by Daniel Ramsey, CEO, and Founder of the Virtual Assistant Company, MyOutDesk. Cecil and Daniel speak about his experience, Four years in the industry, and how Cecil was able to build his business and was able to reach his biggest year in 2021. Cecil decided to become a client in MyOutdesk to seek an assistant that would help him in running his CRM and administrative tasks. Cecil shares his best practices in training his virtual assistant and provides tasks to be able to maximize his assistant's potential in helping him leverage growth...
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Introduction to CRE Insights
CRE Insights With Cecil Cummins
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Commercial Lending in 2020- A New Normal?
CRE Insights With Cecil Cummins
In this Episode, Cecil Cummins and Erik Chick discuss commercial lending in 2020, how the first quarter finished out, and what the next 3-12 months may look like for commercial Real Estate Lending. Erik Chick has over 20 years in the banking industry. Erik Current serves as the Chief Lending Officer and Executive Vice President for Severn Bank. He was a Vice President and Commercial Relationship Manager with Severn Bank since 2015. He has held various positions with local community banks including commercial banker, commercial real estate, residential, consumer lending and management...
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The Federal Reserve's Stimulus and Long Term Economic Considerations
CRE Insights With Cecil Cummins
Cecil Cummins and J Scott sit down to discuss the long term implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the Federal Stimulus Bailout, along with its implications in the commercial real estate market. J Scott (he goes by "J") is an entrepreneur, investor, speaker, author, and co-host of the BiggerPockets Business Podcast. An engineer and business guy by education, J spent much of his early career in Silicon Valley, where he held management positions at several Fortune 500 companies, including Microsoft and eBay. In 2008, J and his wife Carol quit their corporate jobs, moved back East, got...
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CRE Brokerage and The Value of Human Capital
CRE Insights With Cecil Cummins
Justin joined Hyatt Commercial in 2017 with more than 10 years’ experience in the commercial real estate industry. As Broker of Record and Senior Vice President, he manages the day to day brokerage operations, business development and focuses on sourcing and acquiring commercial real estate investments for the growing Hyatt Commercial portfolio. Justin has completed over $300,000,000 in leasing and sale transactions in his career. He has served clients in various industries including health care, telecommunications, professional services, health and fitness, marketing, and...
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Is this the Era of a Resurgence of Flex-Industrial Real Estate?
CRE Insights With Cecil Cummins
Cecil Cummins and Ned Mahic discuss self-storage, logistical industrial and the potential resurgence of small manufacturing in the US and large manufacturing in the Western Hemisphere. Ned Mahic is an experienced real estate developer and investor. He has accumulated more than 20 years’ experience in acquiring, financing, developing and investing in various real estate properties ranging from the condo, student housing, self-storage to light industrial across North America. As a business veteran, Mr. Mahic is widely recognized for his abilities in creating stellar growth in a sustainable...
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The COVID-19 Impact on Shopping Center Retail
CRE Insights With Cecil Cummins
Cecil Cummins sits down with Ray Bayat of NetCo investments to discuss COVID-19's impact on Shopping Center Retail. Cecil and Ray talk through short term and long term asset management strategies and what the future may hold. Ray founded NetCo Investments, Inc. along with Mitch Bayat in 2002 to pursue value-added shopping center developments and investments. Since then, Ray has been involved in the acquisition, redevelopment, sale, and financing of more than 1.2 million square feet and transactions valued at over $300 million. Prior to this, Ray was with Grubb & Ellis from 1997 to 2003. He...
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Cannabis Investing in 2020 With Mana Supply
CRE Insights With Cecil Cummins
Cecil Cummins sits down with Chris Jensen and Matt Volz of Mana Supply, a multi-state Cannabis company that has maintained profitability- despite the hurdles. In this interview, Cecil, Matt and CJ discuss where cannabis s now- the potential impact of COVID-19 and how they see cannabis navigating a market downturn. Christopher Jensen is a former lawyer turned successful entrepreneur with a history of startups and exits across multiple industries. He was the Co-Founder of Trustpoint International ($60M in annual revenue); Former senior executive at Hudson Global, Xerox and CS Disco; Board Member...
info_outlineCecil Cummins sits down with Jerry Feldman of Mid-Maryland Title to discuss aspects of Commercial Real Estate as it relates to Title. Listen in to hear Jerry offer suggestions on when to record items, what commercial building owners can do to be prepared for when they want to consider selling a property, and the intricacies of easements and encumbrances.
Jerome I. Feldman has always been passionate about business and helping people. His parents and grandparents were involved in businesses, and Mr. Feldman spent his summers as a young man working at family-run establishments. A native of Annapolis, Mr. Feldman grew up in Murray Hill. After earning his B.A. from the University of Maryland and his J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law, Mr. Feldman returned to Annapolis to start his career. He has an illustrious history working for over 40 years in the legal industry. Jerry has started and successfully grew and sold a securities dealership regulated by the SEC; Jerry has been a principal in a building savings and loan bank and started, grew, and sold his title company in 2017. Now Jerry works as of-counsel for Hyatt and Weber Law Firm in Annapolis and manages the day to day operations of the title company he sold, Mid-Maryland Title.