The Real Estate Espresso Podcast

Jonathan Miller is based in Denver Colorado where he is part of the leadership team of a national wealth management practice called Parsonex. On today's show we are talking about what wealth management clients are looking for in terms of alternative investments. To connect with Jonathan visit parsonex.com ----------------- **Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1)   iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613)   Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com)   LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce)   YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso)   Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com)  **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)   Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)  

What drove the Fed to change their tune? In the most recent testimony in front of a congressional committee, chair Powell spoke about getting closer to their stated 2% target. But clearly the numbers are still elevated. The restrictive monetary policy is serving to bring demand and supply into better balance and to put downward pressure on inflation.  He said that moving too soon or too much could stall or even reverse the progress we have seen against inflation.  In spite of this, Chair Powell said that there is a risk of reducing policy restrain too late or too little could unduly weaken economic activity and employment. For now they’re going to continue to monitor the data on a meeting by meeting basis and make decisions on a meeting by meeting basis.  So why did the Fed change their stance? This is a very different posture from what we have heard over the past two years.  This is one of those questions that seems to be eluding the mainstream media.  -------------- **Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1)   iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613)   Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com)   LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce)   YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso)   Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com)  **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)   Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)  

 Today’s show is an observation based on years of a particular pattern repeating itself. When that pattern of progress is disrupted, people become dissatisfied and we start to experience fragmentation and chaos. There is an expectation that every year someone wants to get ahead. Even in an inflationary environment, people need to see their income increasing. We know that there is widespread discontent, not just in the United States. We see it in the United Kingdom, in France, in Canada, in Italy in China, and countless others. This kind of discontent leads to a fracturing of society and increase social turmoil. --------------- **Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1)   iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613)   Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com)   LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce)   YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso)   Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com)  **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)   Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)  

Today’s question comes from Raffaele who asks: I have a project that is about to go into construction. The city is requiring me to pay a parkland dedication fee equivalent to 7% of the land value that the city can use in the future to build and maintain new parklands. We know what we paid for the land several years ago. That value has probably changed over time and will require a new appraisal to be determined. The value of land is often affected by the cost to get the land into a shovel ready state. What things do you think I can realistically ask the appraiser to take into account when determining the value of the land?  --------------- **Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1)   iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613)   Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com)   LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce)   YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso)   Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com)  **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)   Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)  

Today’s show is the second in our beginner series. Our listeners are sophisticated. Many of you own large portfolios of apartments. But you also have people in your life who are interested in learning more, but maybe don’t have access to high quality information. The idea of sending your spouse to a $199 weekend bootcamp for beginners where they are going to be abused by sleazy sales people sounds unthinkable. So where do they go. Look no further. We are going to dedicate a couple of shows a month to topics that will accelerate the learning for less experienced investors, and might give the most sophisticated investors a new way of explaining a concept that is otherwise complex to describe. So here we go. On today’s show we are talking about scale of investment, and why you might want to participate in a larger project versus going out and buying a single small investment by yourself. Real Estate investing is a game of big numbers. Everyone always runs out of money, I don’t care how much money you have, you’re going to run out at some point and you will need to borrow funds, or raise capital, or stay small. There are not enough hours in a lifetime to save your hourly wage to wealth. You are going to need to work with others in order to get leverage.  If you’re already a billionaire, then congratulations. But for everyone else, you’re going to need to use other people’s money.  ------------- **Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1)   iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613)   Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com)   LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce)   YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso)   Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com)  **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)   Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)  

The Real Estate Espresso Podcast is a show that speaks to sophisticated investors. Many of our listeners have large portfolios of apartments. They are investors in storage, industrial, land. We have lenders, economists, developers, project managers for the major national commercial builders all amongst our listening audience. This is a sophisticated audience. You know what cap rate is, what yield is, what an interest rate inversion.  But chances are, you the listener have a family member who is a stakeholder in your business, but maybe not an active participant in your business. We have been receiving feedback that from time to time, it would be great to provide some content that would accelerate the understanding for some of our less experienced audience members. Starting today, we are going to include two evergreen shows per month that include topics that are geared more towards the beginner audience.  On today’s show we are going to talk about adding value to an apartment. We are often lead to believe that value is determined by the market. When you sell an asset like a single family home in the open market, the sale price is more like an auction than a scientific formula.  In the world of multi-family investing, the most common measurement of value is the cap rate, or in other words the multiple of net income.  But if the profit generated by the property goes up, then the value of the property would go up too in order to keep the value of the building constant at 5%. There are numerous ways the profit can increase. You can increase the base rent. You can reduce the vacancy which adds to the income. You can reduce expenses. You can add features to the property that can add revenue. For example, you might have a tenant rent a parking space from you in addition to their apartment. They might rent a storage locker. They might choose the building’s internet access instead of paying a monthly fee to AT&T.  If the building has been improved, then you might be able to command higher rent. If the building was modernized with a new exterior facade, and new kitchens, new bathrooms, new flooring you might get an extra $200 a month in rent. If you got rid of the coin operated laundry in the basement and put laundry machines in each unit, you might get an extra $50 a month in rent.  ------------------ **Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1)   iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613)   Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com)   LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce)   YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso)   Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com)  **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)   Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)  ---

Jeff is based in Austin Texas where he runs Visio Lending, a national lender that specializes in portfolio loans for single family investment properties. To connect with Jeff, visit visiolending.com --------------- **Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1)   iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613)   Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com)   LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce)   YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso)   Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com)  **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)   Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)  

Richard Wilson is the founder and CEO of the Family Office Club. The organization caters to high net worth families and deal makers. On today's show we are talking about the purpose of a family office and the benefits to a high net worth family. To connect with Richard, visit any of the following links: familyoffices.com richard@investorclub.com Check out nearly 1,000 videos on their Youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@FamilyOfficeClub -------------- **Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1)   iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613)   Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com)   LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce)   YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso)   Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com)  **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)   Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)  

On today’s show we are looking at the residential real estate market in select areas of Florida. Many local brokers are sounding the alarm that rising inventory of homes for sale is causing prices to fall. These markets are experiencing multiple headwinds at the same time. Some of the shifts are reminiscent of 2008.  For example in Cape Coral, homes for sale inventory is up nearly 1000%. There are currently over 800 homes for sale in Cape Coral as compared with 80 homes for sale two years ago. Now some would say that this is not a fair comparison. We need to look at other metrics like the long term average inventory and how does the current inventory compare against the long term average.  Today’s inventory level appears to be on par with what it was in 2018 and 2019. Nobody was sounding the alarm back in 2019. So why is it a problem now if that same inventory level was not a problem then? The difference comes down to affordability. Prices are 50-60% higher today than they were in 2019. That means that homes are simply more costly to own. ---------- **Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1)   iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613)   Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com)   LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce)   YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso)   Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com)  **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)   Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)  

On today’s show we are conducting an experiment in artificial intelligence. Of course AI is supposed to revolutionize our lives for better and for worse. I conduct these experiments from time to time to assess the state of natural language models and how they are maturing. Now you are probably wondering whether I have been using artificial intelligence in the production of the real estate espresso podcast. The answer is no. You are getting 100% me and my team when it comes to the creation of the show. The only instance where we have used AI is to brainstorm ideas for future topics that I would feature on the show. Even then, we have never taken the topics verbatim. What I’ve discovered is that the quality of output from an AI tool is highly influenced by the way you ask a question. Some ways of prompting the tool result in a very poor quality response and others give a much higher quality response. I found that asking the AI bot for more ideas is a fairly effective way of getting a broader range of ideas than you might have imagined on your own. So on today’s show I’m going to review the question that I asked the Microsoft copilot and it’s responses and then provide my commentary on the entire process. I have an 8 acre parcel of land across the street from a high school that is zoned commercial. on the other side is a residential neighborhood . I'm thinking it would be a good location for a restaurant and maybe some neighborhood amenities such as a coffee shop. how would you suggest to subdivide the 8 acres and what types of businesses would you propose for that location? ---------- **Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1)   iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613)   Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com)   LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce)   YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso)   Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com)  **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)   Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)