Ritter on Real Estate

On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, we chat with Franco Perez. Franco is the founder of Franco Mobile Homes which has Established an innovative housing option and opportunity for families through mobile homes. Franco oversees the staff, the finances, and the leadership while evaluating the business's performance to see whether it is on track and reaching its objectives. Welcome to the show, Franco! Key Points From The Episode: - Franco's early life, migrating to the US. - Working as a real estate agent but not fulfilling his purpose of helping people. - Discovering mobile homes and how they can become a great track to home ownership. - Breaking the stigma surrounding mobile homes. Books Mentioned: The Lean Startup By Eric Ries Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

On today's episode or Ritter On Real Estate, We chat with Niti Jamdar. Niti Jamdar is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Open Spaces Capital based in Philadelphia. He brings 15 years of experience in Strategy, Finance and Audit. He focuses on value-add investing for residential homes and multi-family dwellings in and around Philadelphia. Along with his wife and partner Palak Shah, he manages the end to end life cycle starting from sourcing properties, renovation and rentals along with financing and investor relationships. Welcome To The Show Niti! Key Points From The Episode: - Niti's background, coming to America and working a corporate job but still not achieving time and financial freedom. - Niti's investment strategy, how he started vs now. - Niti's perspective for new investors in today's tough real estate market. - Why invest during an economic downturn. - Understanding the disconnect. Why people are afraid to invest in real estate. - The importance of Knowlegde and how it creates confidence when investing. - What Niti learned during his first investment. Books Mentioned: - The One Thing By Gary Keller Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, We chat with Paul Shannon and Jim Pfeifer. Jim Pfeifer, the maverick behind Left Field Investors, who is rewriting investment rules and blazing a trail in passive investing and syndications. Formerly a financial advisor, Jim has transformed into a cash flow expert, breaking free from the standard playbook. His commitment lies in sharing his knowledge with others who are eager to explore alternative ways to grow their wealth. It is with this understanding that he founded The Left Field Investors, an organization dedicated to passive investment, thriving on principles of knowledge sharing, networking, and continuous learning. Since transitioning to real estate investing full-time in 2019, Paul has acquired over 200 residential units, many deep value-add properties, starting with single-family and transitioning to multifamily, by recycling his equity and/or joint venturing. Paul is also an experienced limited partner, investing in over 1,500 multifamily units nationwide. These experiences have led to the formation of InvestWise Collective, a customizable fund aimed at helping investors diversify out of traditional markets into passive real estate opportunities. Welcome to the show Paul and Jim! Key Points From The Episode: Books Mentioned: - Avoiding Rookie Errors As A Left Fielder By Steve Su (Not out yet) - The Creature From Jekyll Island by Edward Griffin Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

Welcome to today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate! Today we chat with Tom Zeeb. Tom is the founder of Traction Real Estate Mentors. He works with real estate investors of all levels teaching them how to build their business correctly so that their personal goals and lifestyle stays at the center of everything they do! He is world-renowned for his negotiation techniques. Welcome to the show, Tom! Key Points From The Episode: - What makes a good negotiator. - Why negotiation should be a win/win for all parties involved. - Tom's three methods of negotiation. - Practical stories of how Tom's training works. - How to fight internal intuition when negotiating. - Reacting not off of feel, but off training. - Using the seller's problem as a solution. Books Mentioned: To Be or Not to Be Intimidated?: That is the Question, by Robert Ringer Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, we chat with Mark Khuri. Mark has been an avid real estate investor for over 17 years and throughout his career he has been involved in sourcing, underwriting, acquiring, raising capital, rehabilitating, managing and selling both residential and commercial investments throughout multiple markets in the US. Mark has analyzed thousands of investment opportunities and has successfully bought, renovated, sold and invested in over 120 properties with a combined value over $1 billion and created and managed over 60 real estate partnerships with investors. Welcome to the show, Mark! Key Points From The Episode: - Mark's background working in corporate America. Getting into real estate. -Building SMK Capital Management to the private equity firm it is now. -Why Diversification is key for SMK Capital Management. -An overview of the real estate market over the last 18 months. -How Interest rates & rent growth have evolved. -SMK's strategy for underwriting deals. -Mark's prediction of where cap rates will go. -Floating rate debt vs fixed rate debt. -How SMK Capital Management facilitates deals. Books Mentioned: 12 Pillars by Jim Rohn Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

In today's Ritter On Real Estate episode, we chat with Jindou Lee. Jindou is the CEO and Co-founder of HappyCo, a multifamily prop-tech company that develops software and service solutions to enable real-time property operations. Prior to his current role, Jindou also founded and exited two previous tech companies. Jindou spent most of his adult life growing up in Australia and graduated from the University of South Australia with a Bachelor of Visual Communications (Design). Following graduation, he worked at Midway Games where he led the User Interface team to work on classic titles such as Mortal Kombat, Gauntlet, and Dukes of Hazzard. Besides his love for technology, Jindou is also an avid real estate investor, ex-semi pro soccer player, and enjoys spending time with his family. Welcome to the show, Jindou! Key Points From The Episode: - Jindou's background before getting into real estate investing. Working in the gaming industry and selling his company. -Leaving Midway Gaming to start investing in single-family real estate. -How his journey started in real estate. -What is Happy.co and how it assists investors. -Technology & AI's impact on multifamily. -Why property management & management software is super important. -Use cases for AI in multifamily. Books Mentioned: The Hard Thing About Hard Things By Ben Horowitz LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jindou/ Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, we chat with Ray Heimann. Ray is a real estate investor and co-founder of Terra Capital, an investment firm that focuses on turning small, outdated residential real estate assets into scaled, turnkey portfolios of modern-finish units across the US. He has over a decade of experience working for various investment firms, including JP Morgan, Booz & Company, and Sverica Capital, where he covered US REITs, advised on He is known for his focus on cutting out the noise around what's hot and honing in on strategies that repeatedly drive strong, risk-adjusted returns. Welcome to the show Ray! Key Points From The Episode: -Ray's background & upbringing working at a few other firms before co-founding Terra Capital. -What brought Ray back to the Midwest. -Ray's investment strategy. What he looks for in a deal. -Getting around the issue of scaling a firm. -Why Terra Capital manages all of their assets. Books Mentioned: Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

In today's Ritter On Real Estate episode, we chat with returning guest Julie Holly. Julie is a speaker and founder of Three Keys Investment, and today we talk about Assisted Living Investments and why they are great investments! Julie has invested in single-family homes, house-hacked before it had a name, managed properties from 1k miles away and passively invested in multifamily assets. Julie is passively invested in nearly 300 doors, strategically partnered in 68 Atlanta based and a general partner in 387 units. Her podcast 'The Conscious Investor' is designed to support investors at every step of their journey. Enjoy over 300 episodes on mindset and how highly successful investors overcome limitations and become an unstoppable force of success. Welcome to the show, Julie! Key Points From The Episode: -How Julie discovered assisted living and how it sparked her interest later in life. -Why Assisted Living is a great investment right now. -The exponential need for assisted living, 70% of seniors using it at some point. -Assisted Living vs Nursing Homes, what's the difference? -Julie's investment strategy for Assisted Living. -What Investors need to know before investing in Assisted Living. -Why good management is ESSENTIAL for investing in Assisted Living Assets. Books Mentioned: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho & The 4 Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz Learn more about Julie and Three Keys: https://www.threekeysinvestments.com/ Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

In today's Ritter On Real Estate episode, we chat with Xiao Ou Yuan. Xia is the Managing Director of Hageman Capital and manages the day-to-day operations, as well as leading all bond structuring and negotiations for the Hageman Capital portfolio. Prior to joining Hageman Capital, Xiao was a Principal at Fifth Third Securities, a regional investment banking firm, primarily focused on high-yield TIF and municipal bond transactions in the Midwest. Welcome to the show, Xiao! Key Points From The Episode: - Xiao's background, how he and Kent met. - What are TIF Bonds and how they work. - How TIF Bonds work with deals and what developers need to know. - The positive tax benefits associated with TIF Bonds. - Why investors should not rely on bonds to make their underwriting work. - How investors can get started with TIF Bonds. Learn more about Hageman Captial: https://hagemancapital.com/ Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, we chat with returning guest, Veena Jetti. Veena is the founding partner of Vive Funds, a unique commercial real estate firm specializing in curating investors' conservative opportunities. She has over a decade of real estate experience including overseeing the management of $1B+ in real estate assets. Her expertise includes driving corporate growth strategy, asset management, and business development derived from working for multiple Fortune 500 companies. Her professional expertise includes driving corporate strategy and business development opportunities. In this episode, Veena shares her story of building her Facebook community, Mastering Multifamily where she offers training/guidance to the group members! Welcome to the show, Veena! Key Points From The Episode: - Veena's background in multifamily. Finally crossing the $1B transaction mark. -What is Thought Leadership and how it builds credibility amongst investors. -How to build a brand, the work it consists of. -The Joy of helping new investors get started in real estate. -What is the Mastering Multifamily community and how individuals can get involved. Books Mentioned: Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters Learn more about Veena: https://veenajetti.com/ Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

Welcome to Curtis' Corner, a segment hosted by Hudson Investing's Vice President of Investor Relations, Curtis Edwards. On this episode,we chat with Corey Daharsh. Corey is the business development specialist at Advanta IRA. Advanta IRA is an elite provider of self-directed plans serving clients across the nation. Their mission is to enlighten and empower people who want to take an active role in building retirement wealth. Born and raised in central Florida, Corey is a University of South Florida graduate. He worked in the finance and banking industry for several years before joining Advanta IRA. Corey is a Certified IRA Services Professional (CISP) and delivers exceptional service and self-directed expertise as he educates investors on the power of self-directed accounts in the Carolina/Tennessee region. Welcome to the show, Corey! Key Points From The Episode: -What is a Self-Directed IRA? -Corey's background and upbringing. -How Advanta IRA helps individuals take control over their retirement. -Self-Directed IRAs vs more traditional alternatives typically recommended to investors. Hudson Investing's Guide To Self-Directed IRAs: Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

In today's Ritter On Real Estate episode, we chat with Eddie Ring. Eddie is the founder of New Standard Equities and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. He has ultimate responsibility for NSE’s investment strategy, operations, risk management, and investor relationships. He has over 25 years of real estate and financial consulting experience, with 16 years of dedicated investing and operating experience in the multifamily sector. Under Mr. Ring’s leadership, NSE is known as a full-service, vertically integrated organization, and a leading investor of multifamily properties primarily located in the Western U.S. including Seattle, Northern and Southern California, and San Diego. Welcome to the show, Eddie! Key Points From The Episode: - Eddie's background, working as a comedy writer before discovering real estate investing. - How fatherhood changed Eddie's perspective on work and time freedom. - How Eddie scaled NSE to the large size it is today. - What Eddie learned working for other multifamily firms before starting his own. - Pros and Cons of in-house property management. - How Eddie grew his team strategically. - NSE's Investment thesis, how Eddie evaluates potential deals. - Understanding supply and demand in California's market. How politics impact developments. - Rent growth overbearing income growth. Books Mentioned: - Start With Why by Simon Sinek Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

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 Marx Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

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 Group Ellie 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: Books Mentioned: - The One Thing by Garry Keller Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

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: Books Mentioned: Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

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 Priestley Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

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: Interested in learning more about Hudson Investing? Click the link here: https://invest.hudsoninvesting.com/investnow Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

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: Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

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: Books Mentioned: - Any book by Howard Marx, founder of Oaktree Advisors. - Dale Carnegie Books. Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/

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 best practices coming together. The firm was established to create a space for investors to rely on carefully planned projects with client experience being at the forefront of our mission. Any project with the Vive name on it can be trusted to have gone through our rigorous metric standards before approval. Welcome to the podcast, Veena! Key Points From The Episode: Books Mentioned: - The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J Stanley Take a look at our new Investment opportunity located in Spartarnburg, SC here: https://hudsoninvesting.com/cev/