The Real Estate Syndication Show

Many career professionals, especially those earning healthy incomes, look for ways to put their money to work, earn passive income and potentially build wealth. Thus, many, especially those holding a lucrative day job, turn to passive real estate investing to accomplish these goals. While most remain passive investors, there are highly-motivated and driven individuals who go on to active investing as general partners or co-GPs in multifamily syndication.Such is our guest in today’s episode. Building a 15-year career in the IT industry, Rama Krishna Chunchu of Usha Investment Group has now chosen the path to active investing in the multifamily syndication space. Before doing so, he pursued various means of learning real estate investing - from reading books, listening to podcasts, attending conferences, joining mastermind groups, and investing in deals as a passive investor. Listen now and gather how an IT professional gets a start in real estate investing and becomes a co-GP in multifamily syndication.VISIT OUR WEBSITEhttps://lifebridgecapital.com/Here are ways you can work with us here at Life Bridge Capital:⚡️START INVESTING TODAY: If you think that real estate syndication may be right for you, contact us today to learn more about our current investment opportunities: https://lifebridgecapital.com/investwithlbc⚡️Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealEstateSyndicationShow📝 JOIN THE DISCUSSIONhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/realestatesyndication➡️ FOLLOW UShttps://twitter.com/whitney_sewell https://www.instagram.com/whitneysewell/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-sewell/ ⭐ Be Our Guest!We are continuously working hard to help our listeners with their journey to real estate syndication. If you think you can add value in any way to our listeners who are in commercial real estate, then we’d love to have you over. Apply here: https://lifebridgecapital.com/join-our-podcast/

As one of the most popular social media platforms, YouTube has the potential for bringing higher visibility and traffic, engagement and conversion rates. Yet, most real estate investors don't know how to optimize it. What’s the secret to getting the marketing tactics right?Levi Lascsak, the co-founder of The Reel Agents, has built the fastest-growing and most viewed real estate YouTube channel in Dallas that generates three to five inbound leads per day. Learn the best strategies when it comes to YouTube marketing for real estate in this new episode.VISIT OUR WEBSITEhttps://lifebridgecapital.com/Here are ways you can work with us here at Life Bridge Capital:⚡️START INVESTING TODAY: If you think that real estate syndication may be right for you, contact us today to learn more about our current investment opportunities: https://lifebridgecapital.com/investwithlbc⚡️Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealEstateSyndicationShow📝 JOIN THE DISCUSSIONhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/realestatesyndication➡️ FOLLOW UShttps://twitter.com/whitney_sewell https://www.instagram.com/whitneysewell/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-sewell/ ⭐ Be Our Guest!We are continuously working hard to help our listeners with their journey to real estate syndication. If you think you can add value in any way to our listeners who are in commercial real estate, then we’d love to have you over. Apply here: https://lifebridgecapital.com/join-our-podcast/

Have you heard of the opportunity zones? These are new community development program that was established by Congress through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The reason why the government is creating these opportunity zones is to encourage long-term investments, specifically in low-income urban and rural areas throughout the country, and bolster the economy. Now, as a real estate entrepreneur, how will this benefit you? In this last episode of our three-part series with Dave Codrea of Atlanta-based real estate investment firm Greenleaf, he discusses what an opportunity zone is, its risks and benefits, and the importance of proper underwriting when you have a deal in the opportunity zone. He also explains why it’s important to look at it so that it makes sense from a deal standpoint, not just from a tax standpoint. Tune in now and find out if it’s time for you to look at the opportunity zone you can invest in! Key Points From This Episode: Dave details what an opportunity zone is and why investors should look at it as an opportunity for growth.Dave explains that in opportunity zones, taxes are deferred until 2026.With taxes being deferred, is this an opportunity for buying?Dave discusses some of the risks and rewards of doing opportunity zones.Are there any changes since the opportunity zone law was rolled out in 2019?How does Dave prepare for 2026?How does Dave plan for possible downturns?What is Dave’s best source for meeting new investors at the moment?Dave talks about the big challenge they are facing in Greenleaf right now.What's the number one thing that's contributed to Dave’s success?How does Dave like to give back?Tweetables:“Our whole strategy was to buy value-add deals and be able to refinance them at some point between now and 2026, to provide some cash-out mechanism will refinance or through just earning money on the deal so that investors can use that to pay their tax liability that is coming out.”“I think there's definitely some opportunities outside of the original thesis of buy and hold long-term where people are going to have to make tax payments coming up in 2026.”“There's no point in taking on outsize risks to defer taxes and something that's not going to work.”Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Dave CodreVISIT OUR WEBSITEhttps://lifebridgecapital.com/Here are ways you can work with us here at Life Bridge Capital:⚡️START INVESTING TODAY: If you think that real estate syndication may be right for you, contact us today to learn more about our current investment opportunities: https://lifebridgecapital.com/investwithlbc⚡️Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealEstateSyndicationShow📝 JOIN THE DISCUSSIONhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/realestatesyndication➡️ FOLLOW UShttps://twitter.com/whitney_sewell https://www.instagram.com/whitneysewell/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-sewell/ ⭐ Be Our Guest!We are continuously working hard to help our listeners with their journey to real estate syndication. If you think you can add value in any way to our listeners who are in commercial real estate, then we’d love to have you over. Apply here: https://lifebridgecapital.com/join-our-podcast/

Inflation, recession, and the current economic climate are just a few of the things that businesses, including real estate, are facing now. So, is it time to buy, sell, or even hold? In the second episode of our three-part series with Dave Codrea of Greenleaf, he talks about the risks the asset class is facing and the strategies that they have to weather it.Dave also details how you can prepare for a possible downturn, the pros and cons of multifamily, and the importance of having the best team. He then shares whether they are buying, selling, or holding their properties now, their deal criteria, and the importance of transparency whether to your team, residents, or teamKey Points From This Episode: Dave elaborates on their key considerations in investing in multifamily assets.Dave gives an example of a deal that they did.How does Dave’s team find the deals that they should be buying?What data should be considered in buying multifamily?Dave talks about the pros and cons of investing in multifamily.Dave’s expectations of the multifamily sector for the year.Why does Greenleaf prefer not to have floating-rate debt?Will Dave continually buy, sell, or just hold this year?How many reserves do you need?Dave talks about the different asset classes that they have.Dave shares that Greenleaf has two teams, they are the commercial team and the residential team.Dave emphasizes the importance of transparency whether to your team, residents, or team.Tweetables:“When we're looking at buying multifamily, or any of the deals that we've bought in that space, there's a lot of talk of just, right now, there's a shortage of supply.”“When we're making investment decisions, we want to see exactly what's happening in the surrounding area.”“If you have a growing population area and you have an affordable product, there's going to be demand.”Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Dave Codrea on LinkedInGreenleaf websiteWS1555: How I Started My RE Journey in High School | Dave CodreaAbout Dave CodreaDave is co-founder of Greenleaf, an Atlanta-based real estate investment firm. From the very beginning, Dave builtVISIT OUR WEBSITEhttps://lifebridgecapital.com/Here are ways you can work with us here at Life Bridge Capital:⚡️START INVESTING TODAY: If you think that real estate syndication may be right for you, contact us today to learn more about our current investment opportunities: https://lifebridgecapital.com/investwithlbc⚡️Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealEstateSyndicationShow📝 JOIN THE DISCUSSIONhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/realestatesyndication➡️ FOLLOW UShttps://twitter.com/whitney_sewell https://www.instagram.com/whitneysewell/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-sewell/ ⭐ Be Our Guest!We are continuously working hard to help our listeners with their journey to real estate syndication. If you think you can add value in any way to our listeners who are in commercial real estate, then we’d love to have you over. Apply here: https://lifebridgecapital.com/join-our-podcast/

How early should you start your real estate business? What are the things you need to know before starting one? Who do you need to surround yourself with to be knowledgeable in this space? We answer all these questions today with Dave Codrea of Atlanta-based real estate investment firm, Greenleaf.In the first part of our three-part series with Dave Codrea of Greenleaf, he details how he began his real estate journey as a senior in high school. He shares that his family influenced him to be an entrepreneur and that his grandmother helped him when he was in high school to buy his first rental property. He then discusses moving to Atlanta, being an operator, and establishing himself in the Atlanta market.Key Points From This Episode: Dave shares that he bought his first real estate, a rental property when he was a senior in high school with the help of his grandmother.How Dave’s family influenced him to start early in the real estate business.Dave talks about his portfolio before moving to Atlanta.Dave shares that he started as an operator in Atlanta.How did Dave establish himself in the Atlanta market?Dave talks about the importance of having a mentor.How do you find the right mentor?Reaching out to people and giving them value is the best way to start in the real estate space.Dave gives tips about scaling.How has Dave’s business strategy changed over the years?Why knowing what you’re good at can be beneficial?Dave shares his deal criteria.Tweetables:“My grandmother was a real estate agent back when I was in high school. And I always love looking at this stuff. And, I was trying to find like what am I going to, where am I going to go in life, right? And real estate was something that always intrigued me.”“Management really led the way of understanding the market, seeing what's out there, and meeting people in the space.”“If you're going to start out in real estate, most of the people you meet that are successful in real estate, they're like, ‘Oh, I've been doing it for 50 years, you can't fast forward 50 years, you've got to start at some point.’”“We operate everything that we own. So if we can't operate it, we're going to run into some challenges. So we don't buy that stuff.”Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:DVISIT OUR WEBSITEhttps://lifebridgecapital.com/Here are ways you can work with us here at Life Bridge Capital:⚡️START INVESTING TODAY: If you think that real estate syndication may be right for you, contact us today to learn more about our current investment opportunities: https://lifebridgecapital.com/investwithlbc⚡️Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealEstateSyndicationShow📝 JOIN THE DISCUSSIONhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/realestatesyndication➡️ FOLLOW UShttps://twitter.com/whitney_sewell https://www.instagram.com/whitneysewell/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-sewell/ ⭐ Be Our Guest!We are continuously working hard to help our listeners with their journey to real estate syndication. If you think you can add value in any way to our listeners who are in commercial real estate, then we’d love to have you over. Apply here: https://lifebridgecapital.com/join-our-podcast/

Many investors and syndicators don’t even realize that it is possible to do a 1031 exchange into syndication. In today’s #Highlights episode, we look back at our conversations with real estate entrepreneurs who have done this. They are Ken Holman of Overland Group and Brandon Bruckman of Insight Real Estate Partners.Ken stresses the importance of choosing suitable properties to deal with and the process of incorporating 1031, self-directed IRAs, and regular investors in the same project. Meanwhile, Brandon shares the idea of proper planning and its indispensable role in the processes of 1031. Listen now and learn new knowledge today!Key Points From This Episode: Ken discusses how you can incorporate 1031, self-directed IRAs, and regular investors in the same projects.Ken explains that a 1031 investor can’t invest in regular syndication because they’re buying a share of an entity, they’re not buying real estate.A little bit of Brandon’s background in real estate and some information on his firm.How Insight helps investors with planning and more!Steps for operators to take and Brandon’s thoughts on the impact of the political climate.The job of matchmaking between syndicators and investors.Costs involved in 1031 exchanges and weighing the benefits versus inputs.Important details around timing for operators considering a 1031 exchange.Tweetables:“ I like to work with bigger investors as opposed to smaller investors. I have found that it’s possible to incorporate 1031 tax-deferred exchange investors with self-directed retirement account investors and regular investors.” – Ken Holman“Planning is so critical before you even get into the exchange process.” – Brandon Bruckman“To stop and to do something a little bit different is more costly and time-consuming.” – Brandon Bruckman“CPA is a great person to have in this transaction, real estate lawyers are a great person to have in this transaction. The investor wants to speak with these people before they even start to think about doing an exchange.” – Brandon BruckmanLinks Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Ken Holman’s EmailKen Holman on LinkedInWS283: The Benefits Of Incorporating 1031 Investors, Self-Directed IRVISIT OUR WEBSITEhttps://lifebridgecapital.com/Here are ways you can work with us here at Life Bridge Capital:⚡️START INVESTING TODAY: If you think that real estate syndication may be right for you, contact us today to learn more about our current investment opportunities: https://lifebridgecapital.com/investwithlbc⚡️Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealEstateSyndicationShow📝 JOIN THE DISCUSSIONhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/realestatesyndication➡️ FOLLOW UShttps://twitter.com/whitney_sewell https://www.instagram.com/whitneysewell/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-sewell/ ⭐ Be Our Guest!We are continuously working hard to help our listeners with their journey to real estate syndication. If you think you can add value in any way to our listeners who are in commercial real estate, then we’d love to have you over. Apply here: https://lifebridgecapital.com/join-our-podcast/

The mobile home park is considered to have the lowest cost investment per unit of any real estate asset class. Thus, this asset class is getting the attention of many real estate investors. In this #Highlights episode, we feature our conversations again with mobile home parks investors Joyce Walder and Sumeet Makhijani. The two tell us how they transitioned into the asset class and why they chose to invest in mobile home parks.Joyce gives tips on securing a successful transition when acquiring a mobile home park and emphasizes the need to acknowledge the community's needs, be on the ground and talk to the residents themselves. Meanwhile, Sumeet shares that his real estate journey was difficult but possible with proper time management. Click the play button now and be inspired by Joyce and Sumeet’s journeys!Key Points From This Episode: Joyce shares her career transition from legal banking to dental hygiene to a real estate investor.Why are people skills important in business?Joyce details what she does as B3 Investment’s operations transition expert.The work that needs to be done so residents will know that there is a potential new owner of the community.How to let people in the mobile home park community know you are there to help.Joyce shares how to have a successful transition in acquiring a mobile home park.Sumeet talks about his journey from being a physician to investing in real estate.How did Sumeet manage to finish medical school and at the same time invest in real estate?Sumeet details how he and his partner were able to purchase four mobile home parks in eight months, three through syndication.How did Sumeet get into the syndication business?Tweetables:“We actually have fallen into a great process – not by planning but by learning like everyone else.” – Joyce Walder“Our big goal (is) we want to provide safe, clean, affordable housing options. As we know, that’s such a big deal in our country right now.” – Joyce Walder“When we go into a community, we really do want to improve it.” – Joyce Walder“I think part of this business is luck and timing, I really believe that, but also we had developed relationships.” – Sumeet Makhijani“I always tell people, you have to be in the game to be in the game.” – Sumeet MakhijaniLinks Mentioned in Today’s Episode:VISIT OUR WEBSITEhttps://lifebridgecapital.com/Here are ways you can work with us here at Life Bridge Capital:⚡️START INVESTING TODAY: If you think that real estate syndication may be right for you, contact us today to learn more about our current investment opportunities: https://lifebridgecapital.com/investwithlbc⚡️Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealEstateSyndicationShow📝 JOIN THE DISCUSSIONhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/realestatesyndication➡️ FOLLOW UShttps://twitter.com/whitney_sewell https://www.instagram.com/whitneysewell/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-sewell/ ⭐ Be Our Guest!We are continuously working hard to help our listeners with their journey to real estate syndication. If you think you can add value in any way to our listeners who are in commercial real estate, then we’d love to have you over. Apply here: https://lifebridgecapital.com/join-our-podcast/

It takes a deeper appreciation for accounting to realize that it is indeed the language of business. After all, knowing what’s going on inside the business can only be possible if business leaders can gather and understand their company’s past, current and prospective financial health. In this second of our two-part series featuring Mark Kappelman, founder of Real Estate Accounting (REA), the CPA and CFA Charterholder discusses how real estate investors can be more accountable by getting their real estate accounting right. If you know your numbers well, then you’re ahead of the game.VISIT OUR WEBSITEhttps://lifebridgecapital.com/Here are ways you can work with us here at Life Bridge Capital:⚡️START INVESTING TODAY: If you think that real estate syndication may be right for you, contact us today to learn more about our current investment opportunities: https://lifebridgecapital.com/investwithlbc⚡️Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealEstateSyndicationShow📝 JOIN THE DISCUSSIONhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/realestatesyndication➡️ FOLLOW UShttps://twitter.com/whitney_sewell https://www.instagram.com/whitneysewell/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-sewell/ ⭐ Be Our Guest!We are continuously working hard to help our listeners with their journey to real estate syndication. If you think you can add value in any way to our listeners who are in commercial real estate, then we’d love to have you over. Apply here: https://lifebridgecapital.com/join-our-podcast/

Not every real estate investor, especially those starting out, is aware of property accounting. However, getting real estate accounting right from preparing financial information to organizing transactions is crucial to every business.Today’s episode features Mark Kappelman, founder of Real Estate Accounting (REA). The CPA and CFA Charterholder explains why investors must consider outsourcing their accounting operations to finance professionals who understand the complexities of both real estate and accounting.VISIT OUR WEBSITEhttps://lifebridgecapital.com/Here are ways you can work with us here at Life Bridge Capital:⚡️START INVESTING TODAY: If you think that real estate syndication may be right for you, contact us today to learn more about our current investment opportunities: https://lifebridgecapital.com/investwithlbc⚡️Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealEstateSyndicationShow📝 JOIN THE DISCUSSIONhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/realestatesyndication➡️ FOLLOW UShttps://twitter.com/whitney_sewell https://www.instagram.com/whitneysewell/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-sewell/ ⭐ Be Our Guest!We are continuously working hard to help our listeners with their journey to real estate syndication. If you think you can add value in any way to our listeners who are in commercial real estate, then we’d love to have you over. Apply here: https://lifebridgecapital.com/join-our-podcast/

Inflation is one of the major concerns now in many parts of the world. And in the U.S., the Federal Reserve raised rate hikes several times last year in hopes to address this. So, entrepreneurs, how can one navigate through this current economic climate which is affecting all industries?In the last part of our three-part series with Ivan Barratt of the BAM Companies, Ivan shares what he thinks will be the Fed's next move, how it will affect the industry, the ways they manage risks, and why there’s the possibility of more opportunities to transact now. He also explains why he thinks it is a great time to trade in the paper for hard assets, particularly multifamily housing in the Midwest. Listen now!Key Points From This Episode: Ivan says today’s inflation has come in cooler than expected.Ivan believes this is a great time to trade paper into hard assets.Why investing in multifamily housing in the Midwest is a good idea right now?Ivan shares he’s planning to go from four assets per year to up to 10.How does Ivan expect his current units to perform over the next six to 12 months?What has changed in the way that Ivan manages his assets?Ivan says continuous improvement is an advantage in the property management side of your real estate business.How many reserves should you have?What’s the most important metric that Ivan tracks personally and professionally?The number one thing that contributed to Ivan’s success is faith.How does Ivan like to give back?Tweetables:“From a macro long-term perspective, I think it's an incredibly advantageous time to take paper money and trade it in for hard assets that generate income. And my favorite hard asset that generates income is multifamily housing.”“I think I'll be a net buyer as well, what that means is, I'll be buying a lot more units than I will be selling.”“By having the flexibility of floating shorter-term debt, with rate caps, and more cash on the side, those are my insurance I can be more nimble as to when I sell the asset.”“We're making sure that we got the best asset management team on the field or making sure that they're looking over the shoulders of the property management side of the house.”Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Ivan Barratt on LinkedInVISIT OUR WEBSITEhttps://lifebridgecapital.com/Here are ways you can work with us here at Life Bridge Capital:⚡️START INVESTING TODAY: If you think that real estate syndication may be right for you, contact us today to learn more about our current investment opportunities: https://lifebridgecapital.com/investwithlbc⚡️Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealEstateSyndicationShow📝 JOIN THE DISCUSSIONhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/realestatesyndication➡️ FOLLOW UShttps://twitter.com/whitney_sewell https://www.instagram.com/whitneysewell/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-sewell/ ⭐ Be Our Guest!We are continuously working hard to help our listeners with their journey to real estate syndication. If you think you can add value in any way to our listeners who are in commercial real estate, then we’d love to have you over. Apply here: https://lifebridgecapital.com/join-our-podcast/