Category Archives: Apartment Investor Show

How to Save Money Using Solar at Your Apartment Property

Ever thought about installing solar power at your apartment property? Cutting your home electric bill with solar has become fairly common. But does the investment make sense for large scale multifamily? Today we talk with Todd Franks of Greystone Investment Sales Group about how he was able to leverage available tax incentives to install solar…

How to Eliminate Your Taxes By Qualifying as a Real Estate Professional

Is it really possible to eliminate your taxes as a real estate investor? You can if you qualify as a Real Estate Professional (REP) under IRS regulation. SPOILER ALERT There’s mass confusion on how it works and using it improperly could cost you huge dollars in back due  taxes and penalties with Uncle Sam. Today…

How to Protect Your Multifamily Assets in a Downturn

Are your multifamily investments at risk in these uncertain times? Apartment properties have shown great resilience in this recession. But there are signs of stress in the market. Average occupancies are down and rent growth has stalled. Meanwhile extended unemployment benefits ended and the economic recovery is losing steam with a big election around the…

Why You Need to Run Background Checks on Your Business Partners

Stop. Don’t invest your hard earned dollars until you do one simple thing… You’ve found a solid real estate investment that checks all the boxes. The company is credible and you’ve analyzed their business plan, scrutinized the financials and identified everything that can go wrong with the deal. Now it’s time to pull the trigger….

San Francisco Bay Area Multifamily in the Age of COVID19

The SF Bay Area has been a perennial bellwether for rental performance. Will that continue in the age of COVID19? This week we talk with Shivu Srinivasan, Senior Director of Capital Markets for Transwestern Commercial Real Estate, about how the post-pandemic economy has impacted multifamily in the San Francisco Bay Area. Shivu & his team…

How The Post-Pandemic Economy Will Impact Multifamily in 2020

Worries over pandemic driven cliff drop in rent collections have not happened so far. But what’s in store for the second half of 2020? This week we welcome back to the show Paul Hendershot, Director of Market Analytics for Costar, about how the post-pandemic economy will impact multifamily in the second half of 2020. CoStar…

How Will Workforce Real Estate Be Impacted by COVID19

National data suggests that workforce apartment owners are seeing a higher rate of rental collection loss early in this downturn. This week we talk with Andrew Reichert and Daniel Croce of Birgo Capital about how the COVID19 related slowdown is impacting their business and what steps they took early on to understand the economic makeup…

How Your Property Management Partner Can Help You Survive COVID19

With over 1 in 5 workers now unemployed and struggling to pay rent, a great property manager can help your multifamily business survive. This week we welcome back Ryan Wehner, Owner of Wehner Multifamily to discuss how he’s helping his owners maintain great resident relationships while maximizing rent collections and keeping expenses in check. Specializing…

How to Asset Manage an Apartment Property in a Downturn

Now more than ever, proper asset management is critical to your survival as a multifamily property owner. This week we talk with Boris Liubovitch and Albert Baranchuk of WGI about how they are asset managing a 1200 unit portfolio of apartments through this developing economic downturn. Watch this episode to learn: How to minimize expenditures…

How to Navigate an Economic Downturn in the Apartment Business

COVID-19 has every landlord scrambling to prepare an upcoming financial storm. This week we talk with Jason Yarusi of Yarusi Holdings about the steps he’s taking as an apartment owner to prepare for an economic downturn. Jason’s company currently owns a portfolio of 800 units. Watch this episode to learn: Four parameters you must monitor…