Ritter on Real Estate

On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, we chat with Chance Finucane CFA/Chief Investment Officer at Oxbow Advisors. Chance joined Oxbow in 2017 after spending six years on the investment team at Institutional Capital (ICAP), a global value investment firm based in Chicago. He is a graduate of Indiana University with a B.S. in Accounting and Finance and an M.B.A. in Accounting. Chance is a member of the firm’s investment committee. Welcome, Chance! Key Points From The Episode: -Chance's background, graduating from IU & working In Finance. -The current state of the economy, how the pandemic impacted markets and investments. -How to analyze markets as a public investor.-Artificial Intelligence & Chat GPT, what are the investment opportunities?-How investors should deal with "FOMO".-The future of Inflation. Where Chance sees the fed heading next. -Where Oxbow Advisors guides investors to invest. Books Mentioned: -The Obstacle Is The Way By Ryan Holliday- The Most Important Thing By Howard MarxCheck us out on socials: Instagram LinkedIn Youtube https://hudsoninvesting.com/ Production by Outlier Audio

On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, we chat with Ellie Perlman. Ellie is a real estate investor who owns multifamily properties across the U.S. Ellie is the Founder and CEO of Blue Lake Capital Group, a real estate investment firm specializing in multifamily acquisition and management. At Blue Lake Capital, Ellie helps investors grow their wealth by investing alongside her in large multifamily deals.Ellie started her career as a commercial real estate lawyer, leading real estate transactions for Israel’s largest real estate company. Later, she transitioned to a property manager role and is now the CEO of Blue Lake Capital GroupEllie holds a masters in Law and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. She is a Forbes author and a real estate investing podcast host.​In her spare time, Ellie enjoys working out, driving sports cars, skiing black diamonds, and investing in startups. Welcome to the podcast, Ellie! Key Points From The Episode: Ellie's background, working as a former attorney, getting into real estate, and growing her firm.Why Ellie Prefers B-Class Real Estate Investments. How the tenants are more stable.Understanding risk-adjusted returns. Ellie's thoughts on supply risk. Downshift in supply w/ new interest rates.How Ellie's underwriting approach has changed. How to structure financing for multifamily investments. Good debt vs bad debt.How to grow a self-sustaining real estate firm.Why its better to not be cheap when hiring individuals. How an assistant was the best & first hire Ellie made.Books Mentioned:             - The One Thing by Garry KellerCheck us out on socials: Instagram LinkedIn Youtube https://hudsoninvesting.com/ Production by Outlier Audio

On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, we chat with Kenny Wolfe. Kenny is an experienced multifamily syndicator, the founder and CEO of Wolfe Investments. Kenny is also the author of “Investing in the Dream: How to Acquire Multifamily Real Estate and Attain Total Financial Freedom”. He invested in his first multifamily property in 2010 and instantly saw the potential for real estate to transform his life - giving him the opportunity to quit his day job and start a company.  Kenny is passionate about helping others attain financial freedom through real estate investing. Kenny has been involved in over $675 million worth of commercial real estate transactions nationwide and is a principal in 5,032 units (7,088 units all-time). He holds a BBA from Baylor University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Arlington. Kenny currently resides in Plano, Texas with his wife, daughter, and son. When he’s not scouring the market for new deals, he enjoys discovering new vegan restaurants and rooting for the Broncos. Welcome, Kenny!Key Points From The Episode: Kenny’s background & success in real estate. Why Diversification of assets is very important.The type of deals Kenny’s company invests in and how they work.Crafting real estate investments for every type of individual looking to invest. Kenny’s analysis of the current real estate market.Turning office spaces into multifamily.How the shortage of living spaces is creating opportunities for real estate investors.What are office conversions and how Kenny plans on using them to grow his AUM to $1 Billion. Books Mentioned: Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert KiyosakiInvesting in the Dream: How to Acquire Multifamily Real Estate and Attain Total Financial FreedomYour Quest to Financial Freedom: The Journey From Zero to Lifeling WealthCheck us out on socials: Instagram LinkedIn Youtube https://hudsoninvesting.com/ Production by Outlier Audio

On today's episode of #RitterOnRealEstate we chat with Investor, Syndicator, Author, and Podcaster, Reed Goossens. Reed is an Australian real estate entrepreneur, investor, author, public speaker, and an all-around good bloke. Reed got his start in real estate investing back in 2012 when he moved to the US. Since then he has gone on to start two multifamily syndication investing firms which have been involved in the acquisition of over $680 million worth of US real estate to date. He also hosts the Investing in the U.S. Podcast, where he interviews top real estate investors to help educate entrepreneurs looking to break into the U.S. market. Welcome to the show, Reed! Key Points From The Episode: - Reed's background, Quitting his job in Australia backpacking through the US then getting a job in corporate America.- Discovering Rich Dad Poor Dad and learning that real estate was something he wanted to be a part of. -How and why partnerships are important when getting started in real estate. -The value of meetups.-Reed's first deal with his former partner.-Doing 8-10 deals before hiring his first employee.-How to create systems in multifamily real estate investing. -The Dos and don'ts of partnerships.-2 Lessons for solo real estate entrepreneurs. -How to develop a strong mindset. Books Mentioned: -Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki-Key Person Of Influence by Danial PriestleyCheck us out on socials: Instagram LinkedIn Youtube https://hudsoninvesting.com/ Production by Outlier Audio

On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, we kick off season 2 with a slightly different type of episode. Today our guest is the Vice President of Investor Relations for Hudson Investing, Curtis Edwards.  Curtis has a diverse and global background in finance, marketing, consulting, and business development. An entrepreneur at heart, he’s launched and exited several successful businesses across various sectors including Food & Beverage, Distribution, Hospitality, and Residential and Commercial Real Estate. He uses his depth of knowledge learned from his unique journey to help you wherever you are in your investing journey. Welcome to the show, Curtis!Key Points From The Episode:Curtis' background in sales, marketing, and entrepreneurship working for and starting multiple businesses. Curtis' family background in real estate. Why Kent launched Hudson Investing. Kent's background in management consulting, single family.How to build a strong team and the importance of scaling Hudson Investing.Wanting to help others achieve financial freedom through real estate investing. Lessons Kent has learned over the years as a multifamily investor/syndicator.Understanding interest rates and the current economic landscape for investors. Upgrades/changes Hudson Investing made to better improve investor experience and returns in 2022. How to build better trust/relationships with investors. Interested in learning more about Hudson Investing? Click the link here: https://invest.hudsoninvesting.com/investnowCheck us out on socials: Instagram LinkedIn Youtube https://hudsoninvesting.com/ Production by Outlier Audio

On today’s episode of Ritter On Real Estate, We chat with Lars Hedenborg. Lars is the host of the Real Estate Team Builders podcast and the Founder of Real Estate B-School. Real Estate B-school provides tools, systems, training, and coaching for top-producing real estate agents and team leaders looking to build profitable, sustainable, systems-driven businesses. Lars is also the best-selling author of “Scale or Die - Achieve True Freedom in Your Real Estate Business & Live Your Life Without Regrets”. Lars' career in real estate began in March 2007 when he left his corporate career in acquisitions and strategy. By the end of his first full year in real estate, he hustled to close 71 sides but was working 70+ hour weeks, leaving his family life to suffer. This motivated Lars to scale his real estate business so that it could run without him. Lars and his team have served over 5,000 families with their real estate needs. Now he's on a mission to help other top agents and team leaders achieve time and money freedom by scaling their businesses and building leveraged income through the eXp platform. Lars is a Jesus follower and is married to his much better half Julie, they have 2 kids Anders and Kendal that keep him on his toes and incredibly busy.Key Points From The Episode:Lars's background, why time management is so important.How Kent looks it in time management.Being honest with yourself about your managing your time.Balancing family wife Cindy.Determining what your core money-making activities are and figuring out how to only focus on those.Check us out on socials: Instagram LinkedIn Youtube https://hudsoninvesting.com/ Production by Outlier Audio

On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, we chat with Peter Powers. Peter has been with MPI Family Office since its inception. Peter serves as the Vice President of Acquisitions and Asset Management for MPI’s workforce housing portfolio, self-storage portfolio, and senior housing portfolio. As the head of MPI’s real estate efforts, Peter focuses on procuring real estate investment opportunities, managing MPI’s current portfolio of $600mm of real estate assets, and developing co-investment relationships. Since Peter joined MPI Family Office, he has helped pivot MPI’s investment focus towards affordable housing by developing a LIHTC investing platform and an adaptive reuse platform. These platforms make up $150mm of MPI’s total real estate portfolio. Peter has also worked alongside Peter Habib, a Principal Member of MPI Family Office, in the development of The Circle of Wealth network, which is the advisory arm of the family office. Before Peter joined MPI full-time, he was the Senior Analyst for MACC Venture Partners, a privately held real estate investment from, where he identified, researched, and underwrote multifamily assets. He also worked alongside the marketing team for Capstone Multifamily Group, the property management arm of MACC Venture Partners, where he helped assist team members with carrying out investment plans for particular assets. Welcome to the podcast, Peter! Key Points From The Episode: Peter's background working for MPI Family Office.Why learning by doing is the best way to gain experience.What MPI invests in. Why the wealthy invest in real estate.The importance of choosing the right deal sponsor.Key metrics/analytics Peter looks for in deals.Setting expectations & underwriting risks.The importance of being careful who you're partnering with.Books Mentioned:- Any book by Howard Marx, founder of Oaktree Advisors.- Dale Carnegie Books. Check us out on socials: Instagram LinkedIn Youtube https://hudsoninvesting.com/ Production by Outlier Audio

On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, we chat with Veena Jetti. Veena Jetti (VEE-nuh JEH-tee) is the founding partner of Vive (rhymes with "five") Funds, a unique commercial real estate firm that specializes in curating conservative opportunities for investors. Veena brings a dynamic perspective to targeting, acquiring, managing, and operating assets using best practices combined with cutting-edge technologies. Her professional expertise includes driving corporate strategy and business development opportunities.After graduating from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a degree in Finance at 20 years old, she pursued her passion for real estate. Veena has over a decade of real estate experience and over $1B+ in real estate assets over her career in both the startup world as well as the corporate world. Because of her diverse background, she is often a panelist and speaker for various podcasts, global conferences, and radio shows.Aside from professional endeavors, Veena is a passionate philanthropist. She has founded and served on the board for a national non-profit organization. In 2017, she was one of only three women to receive the Politico Woman of the Year award for the significant amount of time and focus she spent on aiding in a grassroots Hurricane Harvey disaster response. She continues to be involved in helping companies and charitable organizations develop better disaster recovery protocols for future emergencies. She is a current lending team lead at kiva.org, an organization that specializes in helping entrepreneurs with micro-loans. Other organizations that Veena has a passion for include RIPmedicaldebt.org, local food banks, water.org, St. Jude's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Safe Mothers Safe Babies.Vive Funds is the vision of an investor-centric firm coupled with proven bestpractices coming together. The firm was established to create a space forinvestors to rely on carefully planned projects with client experience being atthe forefront of our mission. Any project with the Vive name on it can betrusted to have gone through our rigorous metric standards before approval.Welcome to the podcast, Veena! Key Points From The Episode: Veena's upbringing, being the daughter of two immigrants. Learning the power of real estate investing.How important the underwriting is in the deal. How different deal sponsors underwrite deals and how it can impact returns.Understanding IRR and setting expectations with investors.Risk-adjusted returns.Underwriting deals now vs 2 years ago...Scenario planning for deal sponsors.The rise of women investors! Books Mentioned: - The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J StanleyCheck us out on socials: Instagram LinkedIn Youtube https://hudsoninvesting.com/ Production by Outlier Audio

On today’s episode of Ritter On Real Estate,  we chat with Saket Jain. Saket is a #1 bestselling author, investor, syndicator, tech enthusiast, and philanthropist. Saket is the founder and CEO of Impact wealth builders where he’s passionate about achieving financial freedom through real estate.He has over 15 years of experience in real estate investing. Saket along with his partners has built a portfolio of over 2000 units totaling $200M in assets across several US Markets & generate consistent double-digit annual returns.Key Points From The Episode: Saket's background growing up in India learning about assets early.Learning the true value of an asset in 2016.What types of assets Saket was invested in before real estate and why he prefers real estate?Why it's important to just replicate what already works when investing.Being prepared for an economic downturn and ready to invest. Using cash flow from real estate to take advantage of downturn.The idea of real estate being "liquid".How to control inflation.What markets Saket invests in.Books Mentioned: - Mindset by Carol DweckCheck us out on socials: Instagram LinkedIn Youtube https://hudsoninvesting.com/ Production by Outlier Audio

On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, we chat with Whitney Elins-Hutten. Whitney is a real estate maven who, after purchasing her first rental in 2002, and hitting a home run, then nearly losing it all on her second deal, took control and figured out how to invest in real estate the right way. She realized that success must leave clues. So, she studied and replicated the very personal finance and wealth creation strategies the wealthy use to create financial freedom.Today, Whitney is a partner in $700M+ of real estate —including over 5000+ residential units (MF, MHP, SFR, and assisted living) and more than 1400+ self-storage units across 7 states—and experience flipping over $3.0M in residential real estate. Key Points From The Episode:- Whitney's background, becoming an accidental investor back in 2002.- Realizing that she needed to hold on to properties to build wealth.- The knowledge gaps investors have.- The three different types of investors. - Making real estate investing more understandable to new investors. - The main concerns investors worry about.- Setting expectations as a new investor.- Teaching kids the principles of money at an early age.- Investing for the long term.Books Mentioned: - The Cashflow Quadrant by Robert KiyosakiThe One Thing by Gary KellerCheck us out on socials: Instagram LinkedIn Youtube https://hudsoninvesting.com/ Production by Outlier Audio