Miami DealMakers

Anthony De Yurre is a Partner in Bilzin Sumberg's Land Development & Government Relations Group. Bilzin Sumberg has one of the largest real estate law practices in Florida. His practice focuses on the representation of real estate developers and investors in complex land use and zoning matters with a focus on transit oriented development, large scale mixed-use development, and public private partnerships. In this conversation, we talk all things Live Local Act, SB102 & SB328, and all major implications across Florida.  TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 3:19 - Florida “Live Local Act”  11:12 - Higher upzoning  17:55 - Affordability component  27:08 - SB102 & SB328 37:10 - Zoning, tax, financing implications 1:00:35 - Parking component & unit sizes  1:08:50 - Statewide or local? 1:10:55 - Value add component  1:14:50 - Closing statements Follow Omar on social media: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/OmarMora1es⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/omarmora1es/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://miamimultifamily.ck.page/⁠⁠

Dan Carr, Co-Founder of Alpaca Real Estate, shares insights on starting his fund, innovation in investments, lessons learned, and the macro environment. Topics include investing themes, Miami's market, fund process, and his background in the industry.

Bob Knakal is the top sales broker in New York, and arguably the world. Bob has sold over 2,000 properties, and over $20 billion in volume. He has been selling investment properties since 1984, was the Chairman & Founding partner of Massey Knakal, and currently leading the Private Capital Group for JLL. In this conversation, we talk about social media, marketing, starting & selling Massey Knakal, market conditions, New York, and a bunch of great advice he has learned along the way.  TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:33 - Thoughts on Miami 2:43 - Social media 9:43 - Marketing spend 13:01 - Starting Massey Knakal  17:04 - Advice for a slow market 21:13 - Growing and selling Massey Knakal  25:34 - Motivation to keep working 28:35 - Interest in the principal side?   36:02 - Current market conditions 40:10 - New York 46:39 - South Florida 48:27 - General advice for young professionals 54:51 - Lessons learned and the team 58:18 - Day structure  1:00:47 - Closing statements Follow Omar on social media: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/OmarMora1es⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/omarmora1es/⁠⁠ Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://miamimultifamily.ck.page/⁠

David Podein is an Equity Partner with Haber Law. He concentrates his practice on community association representation, real estate, and construction law. He represents real estate developers, investors, lenders, and landlords. He also serves as outside general counsel to community associations. In this conversation, we talk about condo terminations, redevelopment opportunities, insurance, general advice when purchasing a condo, and more.  TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Condo purchasing breakdown 4:16 - Condo terminations 11:26 - Thoughts on the termination process 15:05 - Castle Beach scenario 17:34 - 2024 condo reserves 19:16 - Insurance  20:28 - Advice for purchasing a condo 32:35 - Loans for class A,B,C condos 38:38 - Investor market 40:01 - Market conditions 44:18 - Segments of Miami 48:46 - Contact David Podein  Follow Omar on social media: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/OmarMora1es⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/omarmora1es/⁠ Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://miamimultifamily.ck.page/

Multifamily Madness, a famous anonymous Twitter/X account with over 50,000 followers and who has brokered over 300 multifamily deals, discusses topics such as leveraging social media for business growth, the pros and cons of anonymity in the real estate industry, entering the syndicate business, differences in general partner strategies, career options, time allocation and strategies for brokering and syndicating, and investing in oneself and business.

Rohin Dhar is a twitter friend, and someone who owns & operates vacation rentals in Sonoma, Kauai, Taos, Mt Hood, Yosemite, and Asheville. In this conversation, we discuss how feasible owning & renting Airbnb's actually is, what to look for & watch out for, and how the industry has changed from when he started in 2014. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:46 - Starting Airbnb business 10:10 - Managing COVID lockdown 13:50 - Earthships 16:30 - Finding & buying properties 22:14 - Estimating revenue & operations 28:00 - Loans & rates 30:46 - Passive investors 34:35 - Current Airbnb portfolio 37:33 - Expense & margin budgeting 39:33 - Market conditions 42:56 - Airbnb investing advice 46:01 - Benefit from online audience 49:33 - Newsletters & blogs 52:10 - San Francisco Follow Omar on social media: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/OmarMora1es⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omarmora1es.miami/?hl=en Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠https://miamimultifamily.ck.page/

Ana Bozovic is the founder of analytics.miami, where she slices & dices Miami's condo & single-family home transaction data better than anyone else. In this conversation, we talk about what's happening between different segments of Miami's market, trends, what pockets she finds interesting, and outlooks for where we think the market is heading. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:57 - Miami market conditions 4:57 - Miami inventory 7:47 - Population migration & economic impact 9:47 - COVID broke habits  12:57 - Miami population  17:06 - Future outlook  23:39 - Miami schools & taxpayer money 28:57 - Perception of Miami 32:42 - Submarkets in Miami 38:33 - Billionaires moving to Miami 39:32 - Long Miami Follow Omar on social media: Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/OmarMora1es⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/omarmora1es/⁠⁠ Newsletter: ⁠⁠https://miamimultifamily.ck.page/

Rafael Aregger is an investment executive with a broad expertise in the field of alternative investments. In his role as Head of Investments US, Rafael Aregger leads Empira Group´s US business which currently centers around a residential development portfolio in the Sunbelt with a development volume of c. $500 million and a value-add multifamily portfolio in the Midwest worth c. $300 million. Prior to his role at Empira, Rafael Aregger acted as a private equity investor at Partners Group, where he executed private equity investments with a total volume of c. $750 million. He also had roles at Swiss Prime Site, a leading Swiss real estate company, and JP Morgan. In this conversation, we discuss why Rafael and the firm are particularly bullish on Miami & the US sunbelt, how Empira Group is approaching the market, opportunities, Miami vs Switzerland, and more. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 2:20 - Empira Group 5:85 - Sunbelt portfolio strategy 12:15 - Raising capital  15:40 - Investor base  18:47 - Opportunities  21:32 - South Florida seller side  24:20 - Decision to come to Miami  30:20 - Comparison to Switzerland 32:20 - Cost to own vs rent 36:00 - Miami development 50:40 - Entrepreneurialism  52:15 - Rafael’s golf game  54:50 - Contact Empira  Follow Omar on social media: Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/OmarMora1es⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/omarmora1es/⁠ Newsletter: ⁠https://miamimultifamily.ck.page/

Discover the unique approach of Real Estate God, a famous anonymous account with over 100K Twitter followers. Topics discussed include leveraging the internet, Miami real estate trends, finding opportunities, contractor advice, investing strategy, and managing risk in real estate deals.

Randy Carballo and Cameron Tallon are one of the most prolific office leasing brokers in the state of Florida. Their focus is leasing office space across Miami area. Most recently, they were hired by the great Stephen Ross to lease the largest office development in the history of Florida. In this conversation, we talk about the career path, pros & cons of being an office leasing broker, pre-COVID and post-COVID office trends, and we compare & contrast offices around different neighborhoods around Miami. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:44 - High level role as broker 5:31 - Getting into the business 8:20 - How to stand out as a broker 10:54 - Dynamic between partners 15:44 - Market conditions 20:39 - Currently leasing the biggest office tower in Florida 21:31 - Tenant difference in South Florida areas 26:08 - Flight to quality 29:36 - Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Downtown, Brickell comparisons 34:11 - Hybrid vs remote work 43:44 - Long-term broker picture 47:14 - Closing statements Follow Omar on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmarMora1es Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omarmora1es/ Newsletter: https://miamimultifamily.ck.page/