Episodes

July 18, 2022

MB327: Work-Life Balance for Women in Real Estate – With Liz Faircloth, Savannah Arroyo, Julie Holly & Veena Jetti

There aren't a lot of women in the real estate investing business, in part because there are so few female role models. But if you can see it, you can be it. So, we brought together a panel of powerhouse women entrepreneurs …
July 11, 2022

MB326: Democratizing Access to Quality Real Estate Deals – With Jilliene Helman

Real estate investing is a critical part of a diversified portfolio. And while most Americans have easy access to stocks and bonds, most don't know where to go to find private real estate deals. That’s what inspired Founder …
July 4, 2022

MB325: The Future of Real Estate Is Digital – With Ryan Pineda

What does the future of real estate look like? If you ask , the future of real estate is digital. And he sees the potential to build multiple billion-dollar businesses that solve many of the problems we face—on the blockchai…
June 27, 2022

MB324: How to Grow & Lead a Real Estate Investing Team – With Cameron Herold

Growing a successful real estate business means growing a solid team. But many entrepreneur-investors struggle with hiring and don’t spend enough time developing key leadership skills. So, what makes for a successful leader …
June 20, 2022

MB323: The Shortcut to Success in Real Estate – With Sam Kwak

Are you struggling to do your first real estate deal? Is there an aspect of the multifamily business that’s taking a long time to master on your own? What if you stopped asking HOW and started asking WHO? Who is already good…
June 13, 2022

MB322: Developing a Next-Level Due Diligence Checklist – With Jake Harris

When was the last time you reviewed your due diligence process? Too many real estate investors are so eager to do a deal that they cut corners on due diligence and hope for the best. But a robust due diligence checklist is e…
June 6, 2022

MB321: Marketing to Scale Your Syndication Business – With Brian Wagers

Most new multifamily investors focus on deal flow. We know that capital flow is important, but we figure we can rely on friends and family to fund our first few deals. But eventually, the money runs out. So, if you want to s…
May 30, 2022

MB320: How to Use Social Media to Crush It in Real Estate – With Lili Thompson

Why would a real estate investor want to share content on social media? Yes, we can build relationships with other investors and raise capital without Instagram or YouTube. But social platforms help us maintain those real-li…
May 23, 2022

MB319: An Introvert’s Guide to Raising Capital – With Jonathan Wei

What’s stopping you from doing your first multifamily deal? Whatever your perceived weakness may be, you can overcome it and achieve the same kind of success in commercial real estate that you’ve had in other areas of your l…
May 16, 2022

MB318: High-Stakes Problem-Solving as a Class D Multifamily Operator

Before you invest with a multifamily operator, it’s important to understand their track record. To know that they’ve got experience overcoming obstacles and making a deal work. Prior to joining our team at , podcast cohost G…
May 9, 2022

MB317: Building Wealth in Minority Communities – With Duamel Vellon

A 2017 Forbes headline reads, ‘Median Wealth of Black and Latino Families Could Hit Zero by the Middle of the Century.’ That hit home for Puerto Rican-born Duamel Vellon. And he’s made it his mission to raise awareness in hi…
May 2, 2022

MB316: Financing Multifamily Through a Credit Union – With Mark Ritter

If you finance a multifamily syndication through Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, you’re securing non-recourse debt with a fixed interest rate. But if you want to exit anytime sooner than the loan expiration date, you're going to …
April 25, 2022

MB315: The Transition from Pro Athlete to Multifamily Investor – With Dan Brisse

A career as a professional athlete is exciting, and if you’re among the best, you can make a lot of money in a short amount of time. But what do you do when your career is over? Dan Brisse was a professional snowboarder for …
April 18, 2022

MB314: Live Your Purpose Through Real Estate Investing – With Lee Prosenjak

Why do you do what you do? Articulating the WHY behind your work gives it meaning. And makes for a richer, more fulfilling life.  But how do you uncover your purpose and then apply it each day?  Lee Prosenjak is a serial ent…
April 11, 2022

MB313: Earn BIG Returns with a Portfolio of Commercial Assets – With Steffany Boldrini

Imagine earning cash-on-cash returns as high as 50%!  Inspired by sophisticated real estate investors in her network, Steffany Boldrini moved her money out of tech startups and into commercial properties three years ago. And…
April 4, 2022

MB312: Become ‘Successfully Unemployed’ with Real Estate – With Dustin Heiner

When you work a traditional job, your ability to feed your family can be taken away from you at any moment. And your worth is determined by your employer.  But what if YOU can determine your own worth? What if you can earn e…
March 28, 2022

MB311: Wealth Creation with Crypto & Real Estate – With Matthew Diemer

Are you confused by cryptocurrency, the blockchain or NFTs?  As real estate investors, we’re all about wealth creation and owning physical assets as a hedge against inflation. But what about digital assets? Is it worth inves…
March 21, 2022

MB310: Understanding the Entrepreneur’s Paradox – With Curtis Morley

Most entrepreneurs believe that we are the secret sauce in our business. We think that no one else can bake the cupcakes or design the websites or analyze the real estate deals quite the way we do.  But if you’re busy buildi…
March 14, 2022

MB309: How to LAUNCH a Syndication Business – With Jonathan & Paula Nichols

In aerospace engineering, ‘escape velocity’ is the amount of power a rocket needs to break free of the Earth’s gravitational field. And if you ask Jonathan and Paula Nichols, launching a real estate syndication business is n…
March 7, 2022

MB308: To Scale Fast in Multifamily, Partner Up – With Patrick Grimes

Multifamily real estate is a big game. And if you want to scale quickly, you can’t do it alone. That’s how Patrick Grimes went from 0 to 1,200-plus units in under two years.  He partnered with a senior operator to go further…
Feb. 28, 2022

MB307: Save Tens of Thousands on Your Taxes – With Heidi Henderson

Real estate has always had tax advantages, but in recent years, the deal got even sweeter for multifamily investors.  So, how do we write off depreciation? What is a cost segregation study and how can it save us even more?  …
Feb. 21, 2022

MB306: To Scale Your Business, Put Investors First – With Veena Jetti

When you’re doing your first multifamily deal, scaling the business is the last thing on your mind. But if you don’t think about scale early on and come up with a plan, you’ll be fighting fires as you grow. So, how do you cr…
Feb. 14, 2022

MB305: The Life and Times of an 18-Year-Old Syndicator – With Alex Mandaro

At the age of 18, Alex Mandaro is the youngest mentoring student we’ve ever had at the Michael Blank organization. So, we’re doing a grand experiment and asking Alex to document his journey!  In a reality-style series broadc…
Feb. 7, 2022

MB304: Install Renewable Energy, Increase Your Profits – With John Matheson

Using renewable energy to power a multifamily property is not just for environmentalists anymore.  As the political environment shifts, going green doesn’t just make the world a better place. It’s also highly profitable. Joh…