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Each week for the Best Ever Round Table, the three Best Ever Show hosts — Ash Patel, Slocomb Reed, and Travis Watts — come together for a deep dive into a commercial real estate investing topic.

Is now a good time to get into real estate? In response to listeners that have been requesting to hear more about current events, Ash and Travis give a detailed update on what’s happening in the real estate market right now. 

They share their predictions, thoughts, and opinions on the state of inflation and interest rates, as well as their reactions to fear-inducing headlines. They also discuss their thoughts on the single-family market, how both multifamily and non-residential commercial real estate are performing, and whether now is an ideal time to get into real estate. 

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Danny Newberry has been busy since his last appearance on the Best Ever Show. The CEO of Vail Commercial Group, a privately held boutique commercial real estate group, has been focusing on value-add shopping centers and small bay industrial facilities around the country. With close to $100M in assets under management, the group is also focusing on single-tenant, ground-up construction deals. 

In this episode, Danny shares what the heavy value-add repositioning process looks like for shopping centers and small bay industrial facilities, plus his unique, win-win approach to tenant relationships. 

Danny Newberry | Real Estate Background

  • CEO of Vail Commercial Group, a privately held boutique commercial real estate group that specializes in the acquisition, improvement, repositioning, and management of acquired commercial investment properties.
  • Previous episode: JF1005: Why He Prefers to Buy Shopping Centers Now with Danny Newberry
  • GP of $80M in AUM
  • Based in: Vail, CO
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  • Greatest lesson: Have fun and enjoy the process. Build a great team. Stay focused on your innate abilities.
  • Best Ever Book: Who Not How by Dan Sullivan

 

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Richard Simtob has been an entrepreneur since he was young, getting involved with his first franchise during college. Throughout his career, he has scaled franchises for chains like Wireless Toyz, Zoup! Eatery, Goldfish Swim School, Creative World School, and Official Driving School. It wasn’t until recently that Richard got into real estate, and it was all thanks to his now 21-year-old son, Brad. 

Today, Richard is a syndicator and investor, serving as a GP of 401 units and an LP of 12 multifamily investments. In this episode, Richard tells us about the dynamic he and his son have established as co-GPs, how he’s been able to transfer his knowledge of scaling businesses from franchising to real estate, and his advice to young people on how to structure a company partnership.

 

Richard Simtob | Real Estate Background

  • Syndicator and investor. Business owner of eight Goldfish Swim Schools, Statewide Driving Education, three early childhood education schools, and Simtob Management Investment.
  • Portfolio:
    • GP of 401 units
    • LP of 12 multifamily investments
  • Based in: West Bloomfield, MI (summer), Aventura, FL (winter)
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  • Greatest lesson: You don't get what you wish for, you get what you work for.

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Harry Nima Zegarra, MD, and his wife are physicians from Peru. They met in medical school and then moved to the U.S. to continue their education and training. After settling in Dallas, they decided to get involved in real estate five years ago. They first employed the buy-and-hold strategy with residential properties but discovered commercial real estate syndications and decided to switch gears. 

Today, Harry is the managing partner at Nima Equity, which raises capital for commercial multifamily investments. In this episode, he shares his top methods for networking and connecting with others interested in CRE, the skills he’s developed as a physician that has translated well into apartment syndication, and how he makes time for real estate while working full-time as a physician. 

Harry Nima Zegarra, MD | Real Estate Background

  • Managing partner at Nima Equity, which raises capital for commercial multifamily investments.
  • Portfolio: GP of 784 units across four states
  • Works full-time as a pulmonary and critical care medicine physician.
  • Based in: Plano, TX
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  • Best Ever Book: The Gap & The Gain by Dan Sullivan & Benjamin Hardy
  • Greatest lesson: The value of networking and leveraging money and other people's time and expertise.

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Passive Investor Tips is a weekly series hosted by full-time passive investor and Best Ever Show host, Travis Watts. In each bite-sized episode, Travis breaks down passive investor topics, simplifying the philosophy and mindset while providing tactical, valuable information on how to be a passive investor.

In this episode, Travis explains why it is so difficult for new commercial real estate investors to make their first million dollars. He identifies four obstacles that hinder the process and what you can do to overcome them. 

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Bikran Sandhu is a CPA who began his career as an auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers. He caught the real estate bug in 2018; by April 2021, it became his full-time career. 

Today, Bikran is CFO, COO, and co-founder of Rise48 Equity, a real estate investment services firm that focuses on multifamily syndication. In this episode, he discusses how he and his partners began working together, the growing pains they faced early on, why they choose to invest in the Phoenix MSA despite the competition, and how they establish an edge against big institutions when competing for properties. 

Bikran Sandhu | Real Estate Background

  • CFO, COO, and co-founder of Rise48 Equity, a real estate investment services firm that focuses on multifamily syndication.
  • Portfolio:
    • GP and LP of 4,826 units across 26 properties
  • Based in: Scottsdale, AZ
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  • Greatest lesson: Perseverance is key. Buying large multifamily apartments, raising capital, and building a company is a very complex and challenging career. It's not for the faint of heart. But with the right partners, a positive attitude, and a persevering mentality, you can learn from the best and apply the skillsets to your own success.

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When Sujata Shyam was asked to transfer across the country for her corporate career, she decided to take 100 days off to consider her next move. 100 days turned into 18 months of traveling and experiencing the world, and Sujata soon realized she wanted a career that would help her maintain this new sense of freedom. She discovered that running her own Airbnb business could provide her with the passive income she needed, and before she knew it, she’d launched a full-fledged real estate career. 

Today, Sujata is the managing principal at Luxe Capital Investment Group, Ltd., an education-based investment firm focusing on multifamily, ATMs, and self-storage. In this episode, Sujata shares why she feels she isn’t well-suited for the corporate world, how she started her Airbnb business, how she qualifies investments for her investors today, and why she believes that investing in real estate should be boring. 

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In this episode, Ash, Slocomb, and Travis share advice for scaling your commercial real estate business, as well as the lessons they’ve learned from their own experiences. They discuss the pivotal moment when they each realized it was time to expand and what they’ve each personally done to scale, plus the bottlenecks they’re facing in their businesses today and the key ways others have helped them along the way.

Each week for the Best Ever Round Table, the three Best Ever Show hosts — Ash Patel, Slocomb Reed, and Travis Watts — come together for a deep dive into a commercial real estate investing topic.

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Justin Liggitt entered the investment industry more than 20 years ago as a financial advisor. In 2011, he took on a major project that ended up steering his career toward a more creative role, which allowed him to focus on marketing and investor relations and how the two can work together.

Today, he is the Director of Investor Relations for DJE Texas Management Group, a vertically integrated multifamily investment firm that focuses on large value-add syndication strategies. In this episode, Justin tells us about the target investor for DJE’s syndications, branching out into Texas ranch land, and why he values stillness when it comes to his investor relations role.

Justin Liggitt | Real Estate Background

  • Director of Investor Relations of DJE Texas Management Group, a vertically integrated multifamily investment firm based in San Antonio, TX.
  • Portfolio: GP of 2,000+ units
  • Based in: San Antonio, TX
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  • Best Ever Book: How to Write One Song by Jeff Tweedy
  • Greatest lesson: Be patient with yourself.

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In this episode, Ash gives his Best Ever advice on how to fill vacancies in commercial real estate. He provides knowledge to help investors make educated decisions on what to buy, what to do if you have a vacancy, and how to fill it.

The Beyond Multifamily series is hosted by non-residential commercial real estate investor and Best Ever Show host, Ash Patel. Ash’s goal for this series is to introduce you to the world of non-residential commercial real estate investing and teach you how to look at and underwrite different commercial asset classes.

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Patrick Reven is an active-duty Air Force Pilot currently stationed at the Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, SC. He met his business partner, Ricardo Torres, in pilot training, and together they purchased their first multifamily deal in Tucson, AZ, only a couple of years ago.

Today, Patrick is the co-founder and COO of Vectored Equity, which primarily focuses on syndications and funds. In this episode, he shares how his career as an Air Force Pilot prepared him to excel at asset management, how he manages his time between his military career and GP responsibilities, and why he’s choosing to focus on properties with 50 units or less.

Patrick Reven | Real Estate Background

  • Co-founder and COO of Vectored Equity, which primarily focuses on syndications and funds.
  • Portfolio:
    • GP of 163 units totaling $28M in AUM
  • Works full-time as an F16 Pilot for the Air Force.
  • Based in: Sumter, SC
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  • Best Ever Book: Single Seat Wisdom by Dominic Teich
  • Greatest lesson: Take action. Listening, learning, etc., is extremely important, but it doesn't matter how much you know if you never take action.

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In this episode, Travis explains the rule of 72, which helps investors to predict approximately how long it will take them to double their money in an investment. He provides the formula and shares why the rule of 72 is important for both active and passive investors, providing examples to illustrate how it’s used. He also invites listeners to reach out to him on social media for access to his free financial independence calculator.

Passive Investor Tips is a weekly series hosted by full-time passive investor and Best Ever Show host, Travis Watts. In each bite-sized episode, Travis breaks down passive investor topics, simplifying the philosophy and mindset while providing tactical, valuable information on how to be a passive investor.

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Vessi Kapoulian grew up in Bulgaria behind the Iron Curtain, where the only concept of investing she knew involved hard assets like silver and gold. When she arrived in the U.S., she earned her graduate degree and began her corporate career. Then in 2017, she stumbled upon a real estate seminar that changed everything.

Today, Vessi is the founder of DBA Capital Group, LLC, which focuses on operating multifamily investments under both a JV and syndication model. In this episode, she discusses what motivated her to get involved in syndication, her underwriting strategy, and the lessons she learned about persistence, strength, and sticking to her core investment criteria.

Vessi Kapoulian | Real Estate Background

  • Founder of DBA Capital Group, LLC, which focuses on operating multifamily investments under both a JV and syndication model.
  • Portfolio:
    • GP of 161 units across seven properties, totaling $13M in AUM
    • A small portfolio of residential properties including a duplex and two short-term rentals
  • Based in: Los Angeles, CA
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  • Best Ever Book: The ONE Thing by Gary Keller
  • Greatest lesson: Loyalty does not always pay. Shop the deal with multiple lenders, especially in the current environment.

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Ryan McKenna grew up with an entrepreneurial mindset, but his dream wasn’t initially to get into real estate — it was to become a professional baseball player. He attended Arizona State University on a baseball scholarship but was forced to walk away from the sport after being diagnosed with ITP, a blood platelet disorder, during his sophomore year. After recovering with a clean bill of health, Ryan decided his next move would be syndication.

Today, Ryan is the CEO and founder of McKenna Capital, a real estate private equity firm that provides passive investment opportunities through real estate syndications including multifamily apartments, senior living, bitcoin mining, self-storage, express car washes, and other niche alternatives. In this episode, Ryan shares how he came to grips with such a major life change, what drove him to start his business, and how he was able to scale to 70 syndications and 15,000 multifamily units in only four years.

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The Best Ever Show hosts share the second episode in the mini-series, “Convince Me,” where they debate various aspects of commercial real estate strategy from different perspectives. In this episode, they discuss the advantages and disadvantages of choosing syndication as a partnership structure versus a joint venture with active partners.

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Christine Bellish is the co-founder of the Bellish Team, a real estate investment firm that focuses on large commercial and multifamily property acquisitions. Together, she and her husband Danny are currently GPs of 588 units and have been involved in 922 units as LPs.

In this episode, Christine discusses how she shifted from a career in advertising to becoming a GP, plus the importance of leading with value and partnering with experts in order to scale your business.

Christine Bellish | Real Estate Background

  • Co-founder of the Bellish Team, a real estate investment firm that focuses on large commercial and multifamily property acquisitions.
  • Portfolio:
    • GP of 588 units
    • LP of 922 units
  • Based in: Garwood, NJ
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  • Greatest lesson: Lead with value and partner with experts to scale. You don't have to learn everything the hard way.

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In this episode, Slocomb shares his top four tips for launching your value-add business plan.

Bonus Operations is a weekly series hosted by apartment owner/operator and Best Ever Show host, Slocomb Reed. In each five- to ten-minute episode, Slocomb provides his top takes for executing your business plan and maintaining cash flow.

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Adam Rosenkranz is the chief investment officer for Christina, a Malibu-based real estate developer, manager, and sponsor founded in 1977. He got his start managing real estate assets for high-net-worth individuals at Wells Fargo in San Francisco.

Today, Adam is responsible for Christina’s acquisition due diligence, financial management of their in-house property management team, and implementation of the business plan. In this episode, he discusses how his company’s 45-year track record influences their acquisitions, how they structure their deals, and his thoughts on short-term debt.

Adam Rosenkranz | Real Estate Background

  • Chief investment officer of Christina Development Corporation, a Malibu-based real estate developer, manager, and sponsor founded in 1977.
  • Portfolio:
    • GP of approximately 20 properties that are a mix of retail, office, and multifamily
  • Based in: Malibu, CA
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  • Best Ever Book: Fear by Bob Woodward
  • Greatest lesson: Great real estate is meant to be held. Throughout the company’s 45-year history, there is not a single property we’ve sold in the Westside region of Los Angeles that we could purchase back today for the price we sold it for.

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In this episode, Travis explains how to compound your returns, drawing on his own personal experiences to illustrate this fundamental and impactful passive investing concept.

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Airline pilot Chad Freeman got his start in real estate by purchasing a “pilot crash pad” in New York in 2005. Although he describes it as a “terrible” property, it launched him into the real estate business. In 2015, he decided to take a boot camp course to help him break into the mobile home park industry.

Today, Chad is the founder of MHPinvestors, which purchases undervalued mobile home parks in the Midwest. He is a GP of 150 mobile home lots and 47 RV spaces. In this episode, Chad shares what attracted him to the mobile home parks space, what goes into completing a heavy turnaround for an 82-space park, and the toughest lesson he’s learned when it comes to adding new homes to his parks.

Chad Freeman | Real Estate Background

  • Founder of MHPinvestors, which purchases undervalued mobile home parks in the Midwest.
  • Portfolio:
    • GP of:
      • 150 mobile home lots
      • 47 RV spaces
    • LP of his own syndication
  • Based in: Jacksonville, FL
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  • Best Ever Book: Am I Being Too Subtle? by Sam Zell
  • Greatest lesson: Other people always have good ideas you haven’t thought of. Teamwork and communication are very important and you can't do it alone.

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Ismael “Rey” Reyes began investing in single-family homes during his 28-year career in the U.S. Army. Just before retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel, he learned about syndications and how they could allow him to continue to scale his real estate business and build wealth despite his hectic schedule.

Today, Rey is president of MI Real Estate LLC, which primarily focuses on the acquisition and asset management of class B and C multifamily properties. In this episode, Rey discusses the system he uses to continuously improve, what to look for when it comes to the ideal contract timeline, and how he’s grown his team to compensate for his increasingly limited time.

Ismael “Rey” Reyes | Real Estate Background

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In this episode, the Best Ever Hosts share the first episode in the mini series Convince Me where they will debate various aspects of commercial real estate strategy from different perspectives. In this episode, they discuss the advantages and disadvantages of long-term investors creating an exit strategy. 

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Timothy Cague is the President of The Cyan Group LLC, which specializes in cyber execution protection and monitoring services for numerous Fortune 500 clients. In this episode, Timothy shares his advice for high-net-worth individuals on how they can protect themselves from cyber threats and keep their personal information safe.

Timothy Cague | Background

Timothy Cague, President of The Cyan Group LLC specializes in cyber executive protection. He has a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Maryland University College and a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology. After graduating from RIT Tim served as a Communications Officer in the U.S. Air Force and later as a government contractor. He then went on to found The Cyan Group where he and his team provide a wide range of Cyber Executive Protection and Monitoring services for numerous Fortune 500 clients.

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In this episode, Ash provides his top nine tips for networking and creating a thought leadership platform. He reflects back on the advice he received from Joe Fairless at a local meetup in 2015 that helped him to become the commercial real estate thought leader he is today.

The Beyond Multifamily series is hosted by non-residential commercial real estate investor and Best Ever Show host, Ash Patel. Ash’s goal for this series is to introduce you to the world of non-residential commercial real estate investing and teach you how to look at and underwrite different commercial asset classes.

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AJ Klenk entered real estate in the middle of the Great Recession in 2009 with a dream to eventually build schools internationally in developing countries. Today, he is the founder and owner of Capstone Companies, the country’s largest privately owned multifamily apartment brokerage. He is also a GP of more than 2,000 units, owns a multifamily development company along with multiple restaurants, and just returned from building a school in Nicaragua.

In this episode, AJ shares his tips for cultivating a winning team and discusses how his success is helping him achieve his ultimate dream of giving back.

AJ Klenk | Real Estate Background

  • Owner of Capstone Companies and Catalyst Capital Partners, a multifamily development company.
  • Portfolio: GP of 2,000+ units, and currently has 18 multifamily projects in motion at various stages. Also the owner of multiple restaurants in the Carolinas.
  • Based in: Charlotte, NC
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  • Greatest lesson: Grow your business where you feel real value can be created and where a positive impact can be had on others.

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In this episode, Travis explains that there are two sides to the coin when it comes to money: saving and investing. He illustrates the importance of both sides and the downside of focusing only on saving while neglecting to invest.

Passive Investor Tips is a weekly series hosted by full-time passive investor and Best Ever Show host, Travis Watts. In each bite-sized episode, Travis breaks down passive investor topics, simplifying the philosophy and mindset while providing tactical, valuable information on how to be a passive investor.

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Micah Mattox is the director of both commercial insurance and multifamily at RealProtect, a real estate brokerage operating nationwide. RealProtect helps real estate investors manage their risk and protect their assets using specialized programs designed to fit their needs.

In this episode, Micah shares the top three factors that are having the biggest impact on multifamily insurance rates right now and what investors can do to adapt.

Micah Mattox | Real Estate Background

  • Director of Commercial Insurance and Director of Multifamily at RealProtect. They help real estate investors and all those involved with the real estate industry manage their risk and protect their assets using specialized programs designed to fit their needs.
  • Based in: Atlanta, GA (operates nationwide)
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  • Greatest lesson: The importance of networking and community. The real estate industry is so tight-knit that if you are excellent at your job and treat people right, they will tell their friends. The opposite is also true, which is why I always go the extra mile to help wherever I can.

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Kevin Bupp began investing in real estate with the help of a mentor more than two decades ago at the age of 19. After saving up $7K to buy his first property, Kevin soon realized he needed to scale if he wanted to create significant cash flow. He acquired 150 single-family rental properties before venturing into commercial real estate. 

Today, Kevin is the owner and president of Sunrise Capital Investors, a boutique real estate private equity firm that specializes in acquiring and managing niche assets such as mobile home parks and parking lots. In this episode, Kevin discusses his experience as an investor during the economic downturn of 2008, how the experience changed his outlook on assets going forward, and how to avoid risky deals in today’s market.

Kevin Bupp | Real Estate Background

  • Owner/president of Sunrise Capital Investors, a boutique real estate private equity firm that specializes in acquiring and managing niche assets such as mobile home parks and parking lots.
  • Previous episode: JF 16: How to Amass a Large Portfolio, Lose Most of It, and Come Back Stronger
  • Portfolio:
    • GP of $100M+ in AUM with properties in 13 states
    • LP of:
      • 3,000+ multifamily units
      • 2 million sq. ft. of self-storage
      • 500,000 sq. ft. of medical offices
      • A dozen car washes
  • Based in: Clearwater, FL
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  • Greatest lesson: Passion is the key. Without it, ideas die before they have a chance to thrive, people don’t start their own businesses, and success remains a speck on the horizon.

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In this episode, Ash, Slocomb, and Travis share their insights when it comes to commercial real estate markets. They discuss which markets they invest in, their takes on local vs. out-of-state investing, the importance of selecting the right markets, metrics they use in their own market selection process, and the best-performing markets they’ve each invested in.

Each week for the Best Ever Round Table, the three Best Ever Show hosts — Ash Patel, Slocomb Reed, and Travis Watts — come together for a deep dive into a commercial real estate investing topic.

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