True Multifamily is a podcast created by Justin Fraser with the goal of sharing real life stories about the truth of what really happens after closing on Multifamily Property!
In this episode, Karyntha Walsh joins True Multifamily to share her experience of buying a 20-unit building with her fiancée, how their occupancy went from 19 to 7 in 2 years and how they turned it all around! She shares all the mistakes that they made, how she changed property managers and became a GC to their 20-unit. In 2018, they were able to turn everything around, learning from their beginner mistakes and raised rents more than 50%.
This special episode is the second collaboration with this outstanding group. We don't just talk circles about real estate investing, we dive right into the deep end.
Kris Reid, Founder and CEO of Ardor SEO, joins True Multifamily to share the knowledge on how search engine optimization helps multifamily investors and other realtors. He shares how the predictability and measurability of digital marketing go hand in hand to build a specific strategy for a website, not just generating leads but also nurturing them. He breaks down the process on how to optimize and maximize specific keywords to get more customers to trust you and your brand, from the simple nudge to the nurture campaign.
In this episode, Matt Engle of Elash Investment Group joins True Multifamily to share how he devised four steps that create a better experience for both his tenants and investors. He rolled out a new Residence Experience Program to know more about the wants and needs of his tenants. These four steps were inspired by his trip to Hong Kong and Macau.
Preston Walls, Founder & CEO of Walls Property Management, joins True Multifamily to talk about his philosophy on homeownership and his experience with a project that took seven years to complete because of a land development play that didn’t allow him to build and improve upon it.
Ken Van Liew, founder & CEO of Global Real Estate Strategies and author of the Modern Wealth Building book, joins True Multifamily to talk about how he went from building skyscrapers to starting an assisted living home. He shares that similar to multifamily, having a career in assisted living gives you an opportunity to commit, develop, add value, and diversify.
Alex Felice of Broke Is A Choice gets real with Justin Fraser to talk about his introspection about the challenges and mistakes he made like when Alex undercapitalized, affecting the whole process of turning a deal. He also shares how he learned from his mistakes and managed to get a really great return.
Gary Lipsky of APT Capital Group joins True Multifamily to talk about his process of becoming a successful asset manager. He talks about the system of running his multifamily business with tremendous detail, talking about how communication, accountability, and flexibility are a huge part of the success of an asset manager.
In this episode, Andrew Schutsky of Redline Equity, LLC shares to True Multifamily how he got into the multifamily space by joining a general partnership, added value using his corporate experience, and getting experience by networking with the right people. He reveals his thought process behind working a full-time job and making the decision to invest in larger multifamily properties.
Anton Mattli of Peak Financing joins True Multifamily to talk about how to maximize a deal and how to prepare for refinancing. Anton shares the whole process of working with operators, asset managers, and apartment buyers, giving detailed examples of how he can help with the whole path to ownership and preparing yourself in the proper fashion.
The Multifamily Mastermind special episode welcomes Shannon Ludlow of The Multifamily Journey, John Fortes of The Passive Investor Show, Justin Fraser of True Multifamily, Shawn DiMartile of The Multifamily Takeoff, Daisy Serrano & Luc D’Abreau of the Make it Rain Podcast, and German Buendia & Oscar Buendia of the REI Brothers Podcast as they come together for a one-of-a-kind multifamily conversation.
Megan Lamke of the Business For Good with Megan Lamke podcast joins True Multifamily to share how she helped transform her tenants' lives by offering a special app called Ramsey+, an all-in-one-financial tool to take control of your finances and to hit your financial goals faster. By offering Ramsey+ as an amenity to her tenants, her tenants ended up paying rent in full and on time all throughout the pandemic while continually offering up coaching for property managers and operators as well.
In this episode, Arn Cenedella of Spark Investment Group joins True Multifamily to share the risk he took when he transitioned from single-family to multifamily when COVID hit. He shares that even with the economic impacts of the pandemic, the value of real estate stood solid and how transitioning felt more like a transfer of assets.
In this episode, John Casmon of the Casmon Capital Group shares to True Multifamily how he went from 8 units to 192 units by adding value to the right team. He emphasizes the success of having the right partners who will listen to the ideas, vet them, and implement the ones that make the most sense. He also shares how to add value specifically, demonstrating the capability and what you can bring to the table.
Anselmo Torres III & Kelly Stinson of Sustainability Solutions (SAS) joins True Multifamily to talk about how they help multifamily operators increase rents, add value, and improve NOI by focusing on water efficiency and conservation. They talk about how a lot of multifamily operators don't know if their property is consuming the right amount of water-based on the number of residents and how large their properties are, missing out on a great opportunity to add value in the long run just by getting the right toilets.
This special episode features Jerome Myers of the Multifamily Missteps podcast. Jerome shares to True Multifamily an incredible opportunity for everyone who is serious about multifamily investing. He has put a conference together where you can show up and meet with people like you, regardless of your background or sex. He shares his goal to inspire more people to do more and get further in their business.
In this episode, Michael Becker of SPI Advisory joins True Multifamily to share about the challenges they faced when most of his portfolio literally froze because of the Texas Freeze. He shares about maintenance and budgeting when it comes to the issues that came up.
Jorge Abreu, Co-Founder and CEO of Elevate Commercial Investment Group, joins True Multifamily to share the importance of insurance claims. He lays out what your insurance should cover such as rent loss, building code upgrades, asbestos, and more. Jorge adds the advantages of having an adjuster to ensure that everything gets covered, making up for how much they ended up getting covered versus what the insurance company would have covered.
In this episode, Alina Trigub of SAMO Financial joins True Multifamily shares her experience of switching to a commercial property management company. She tells us the significant difference when she found the right commercial property management company with the right tools, up to date technology, and complete professionalism.
All the way from Japan, Anthony Pinto of Mission First Capital joins True Multifamily to discuss how he contributed to a general partnership by working remotely and to share the lessons he learned from the hiccups that they experienced on their multifamily properties
