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Real Estate Investing – Keys to Success and Key Mistakes

Investing in real estate is one of the best ways to create passive income and generate wealth. If you know what you are doing, it can be very profitable. However, it requires an initial investment not just of money but of yourself as well. I’m not talking about technical skills (although they are important), but rather about habits and personal skills that can help you build your business and become successful in this field.

WS1430: How to Win Approval for Ground-Up Construction | Michael Zaransky

Ground-up new construction is a process highly regulated by cities or municipalities. Developers of new construction projects go through a process of presenting their plans to city planning committees or local elected officials and the neighboring community before they can even break ground. When not planned and executed carefully, the approval process can become time-consuming […]

WS1429: What is Ground-Up Construction? | Michael Zaransky

Ground-up construction developments can be too complex, mysterious, and intimidating for many real estate investors. Not only do they carry significant risks, but they are also multifaceted and can take years to bring from initial planning to construction and ultimately leasing. However, ground-up construction developments can also be the most lucrative type of commercial real […]

WS1428: Hotel Redevelopment and Investing | #Highlights

If there’s one asset class that opened opportunities amid adversity such as the Covid-19 pandemic, that is the hotels. In this #Highlights episode, we feature our conversations again with two Mikes – Mike Zlotnik and Mike Stohler. They both found opportunities in hotels during the pandemic. One is hotel redevelopment and the other is hotel […]

WS1427: Multifamily in Focus | #Highlights

Multifamily as an asset class has helped many real estate entrepreneurs and investors find success in the industry. There are countless testimonials on this. In this #Highlights episode, we look back at our conversations with real estate entrepreneurs Ellis Hammond and Derek Alexandrenko. The two talk about how multifamily has changed their lives for the […]

WS1426: Lessons from 4 Decades of CRE Investing | Craig Coppola

The commercial real estate industry is ever-changing and ever-evolving. We go through market upswings, economic recessions, financial crises, and downturns that force us to change the way we work to be able to adapt to changes. Never has this been truer than in the past two years when the pandemic has pushed us to commercial […]

The 3C’s of Influential Communication

We often hear from our colleagues, coaches, and industry gurus that more than being in the business of real estate, we are all in the business of relationships. It isn’t really about how much capital you have or how clever you structure a deal or how sophisticated your marketing tools are – rather, it’s more […]

WS1425: Investor Communication Strategies | Peter Richter

Every real estate entrepreneur would agree that investors are an important part of the business. How we build a relationship with them and the way we communicate with them can make or break a particular deal. So what are the strategies you can use to have effective investor communication? Watch the episode here: Listen to […]