Real Estate Reserve Podcast

On this episode we bring in Bill Daly from Liberty Title & Escrow. We discuss the 'new normal' with real estate settlements. We chat about how settlements are occurring, are buyers and sellers still conducting transactions and where we believe the real estate industry is headed along with the future of closing the transactions.

On this episode we talk about how it seems like real estate is currently very active and investors and Realtors seem to all be very busy. We dive into why we believe the smaller, safer and more consistent deals seem to be the trend. We recap this weeks show along with who is on deck for next week.

Have you ever heard of cost segregation? Well neither had we until Ian Horowitz (co-host on this Real Estate Reserve Podcast) told me about it earlier this week. Don't quote us on this but he explained it to me like this... We came across a tax strategy called, cost segregation. This simple strategy can help reduce your tax basis on your rental properties and even retail businesses! Cost segregation allows you to advance depreciation on parts of your assets that ultimately reduce your overall taxable income. We were interested and decided to invite Jerry Lotz of CSSI onto our live podcast today. His firm specializes in the cost segregation strategy. We will be doing a case study on how it works along with discussing the recent tax benefit that was passed in the Cares Act! We already told him that we never pitch or sell anything to our podcast s so he knows its strictly for sharing a new concepts and ideas that you can utilize in your real estate portfolio. We don't personally have any experience with this concept yet so will be learning as we go through it. Tune in now to learn about Cost Segregation

On today's episode we interview Chris Kershisnik. Chris has been an active, top producing real estate agent since 2002 and wow-ed us with a ton of insights on (1) What he is seeing currently in the market (2) How he has been adapting in his business (3) How he currently runs his business with 9 young kids at home and (4) Advice for current agents that are having difficulties during this time. Tune in now to hear us interview Chris Live...

Jason and Ian bring Vernon Vaughan from Capitol Gateway Development onto the show today. Vernon discusses his current business model and adjustments he has recently made for his new construction and rehabbing deals. He focuses in Washington DC and PG County Maryland. Although many investors are focusing on shorter term projects he still believes his method for building new construction on infill lots is a profitable business model. Two good tips from Vernon are 'The best day to list a property was yesterday, the next best day is today' and 'When we buy land our max price is =

On this episode Jason and Ian interview Tim Kane from Kane Home Designs. Tim has been an active investor in the Washington DC metro area since 2012 and provides great insights about current market conditions, how he's adjusted his business model and his thoughts on where the local real estate industry is headed. Tim's business is diversified into several strategies and he talks about which strategies he has been less focused on and which ones he is 'betting' on and spending much more resources on. Jason and Ian end the podcast with some updated news about the Paycheck Protection Program and rumors about additional funding possibly getting released late this week. Tune in now...

Ian and Jason dive into a recent project that Ian's company (Equity Warehouse) purchased and Jason's company (Hard Money Bankers) financed. Ian shows us how he got the deal, what he did to rehab it, what rental program he used to get this tenant in place and which bank he refinanced with for cheaper, longer term debt. Greg Pilotti stopped by the show to discuss his recent experiences of the Paycheck Protection Program. As of the beginning of the show, Greg was the only company we knew who had already gotten funding for this business through the PPP.

On this episode we invited Justin Verner and Brooks Healy from Harbor Stone Advisors onto the show. They are a mid-market ($1-$15 million) apartment investment sales brokerage in Maryland. We discussed what they are currently seeing in market place, how they are adapting to these changes, advice they have for their investment buyers and sellers and what they believe the future will hold for their current markets. Tune in now!

In this episode of the real estate reserve podcast Jason and Ian dive into a tour of a recent 34 unit apartment building. This podcast was originally recorded on video so some of the video will be hard to understand if listening this to on audio. Get a free copy of Ian's Book – www.landlordinglife.com Get a free copy of Jason's Book – www.propertyhackers.com Find out more about Equity Warehouse – www.equitywarehouse.com Find our more about Hard Money Bankers – www.hardmoneybankers.com

In this episode we talk to Terry Royce about the the current market conditions, wholesaling and auctions. Currently court houses are closed and see how this auction buyer has to adapt during these conditions. Get a free copy of Ian's Book – www.landlordinglife.com Get a free copy of Jason's Book – www.propertyhackers.com Find out more about Equity Warehouse – www.equitywarehouse.com Find our more about Hard Money Bankers – www.hardmoneybankers.com