Welcome back investors. With no crystal ball to tell us what the future holds for Multifamily Investing, the best predictions come from those who are practicing multifamily operators. Today you’ll hear from Think Multifamily’s founder, Mark Kenney, in this webinar replay of panel experts including Bronson Hill, Kyle Mitchell and Reed Goossens. Join the guys in this exclusive session covering everything apartment investing from best practices and interest rates to current trends and inflation imp...
Mar 10, 2022•23 min•Ep. 105
Hey investors. Our guest today, Brian Pant, is here to debunk some misinformation that might be circling around about Multifamily Investing. Thinking he did not have enough money or experience to begin his real estate journey with Multifamily, he started with single family acquisitions as a side hustle to his IT sales career. 4 years of tenants and toilets later, Brian could not deny the shortcomings of this initial decision. The returns did not justify all the work! He sold off his 6 units and ...
Feb 24, 2022•27 min•Ep. 104
Welcome back investors. Our guest today, Roderick Capelo, is a Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon who supplements his W2 income through Multifamily Investing. Dr. Capelo stops in to talk about how he got started investing in apartment complexes, the tremendous tax advantages for real estate professionals, and how he used his position as a physician to scale his investing portfolio. Busting the myth that the only way for busy professionals to grow their wealth is through longer hours and harder struggl...
Feb 18, 2022•32 min•Ep. 103
Welcome back investors. We’re back with another REAL deal case study on a recent Think Multifamily property acquisition. Follow Mark and Brent on this deal review of Casa De Loma, a 102-unit apartment complex in our local Dallas, TX market. The guys get REAL as they recall everything that was appealing, and not so pretty about this investment. Nonetheless, the deal was closed, and makes for a great case study and training opportunity for you! THIS EPISODE’S GUEST: Mark Kenney Brent Kawakami thin...
Feb 10, 2022•18 min•Ep. 102
Hey investors! We’re back with another episode of “Ask Mark Anything” where listener questions are answered in depth by our very own Mark Kenney. Today we’ll talk about loan assumptions, supplementals and property management in a new market. You asked for it. So, stay tuned for this Q&A session with your host and expert apartment investor. THIS EPISODE’S GUEST: Mark Kenney thinkmultifamily.com...
Feb 04, 2022•18 min•Ep. 101
Welcome back investors. This is Mark and Tamiel Kenney with Think Multifamily. On this episode, we wanted to do something special for our 100th episode. We'll take you on a walk down memory lane and talk about how we got started in real estate investing, and why we started Think Multifamily. THIS EPISODE’S GUEST: Mark & Tamiel Kenney thinkmultifamily.com
Jan 28, 2022•22 min•Ep. 100
Welcome back investors. We have another great episode this week as Mark and Brent walk you through a REAL DEAL and Think Multifamily investment property. Today you’ll visit Cook’s Creek of Farmer’s Branch, Texas in a rare opportunity to shadow the actual property investors and their apartment investing process. We’ll leave no stone unturned from finding and buying this apartment complex to unexpected monkey wrenches and challenges along the way. See how it all shakes out in this transparent and ...
Jan 20, 2022•16 min•Ep. 99
Welcome back investors. Today we want to talk about a big part of the apartment investing process… Property Management, and specifically using a 3rd party property management company. It’s imperative to your real estate investing success that you know what to do when your property management company is not performing well. When is it time to make a property management switch? What should you be looking for before signing on the dotted line? And how to legally set-up and structure a change in pro...
Jan 14, 2022•19 min•Ep. 98
Hey investors. As 2021 comes to a close, and in preparation for the new year, we find ourselves reflecting on the last 12 months and the people who helped make them so successful. In 2021 Think Multifamily closed 24 deals with over 400MM in assets, raised over 100MM in equity, and sold 13 deals. Join Mark and Brent today as they discuss how, in the height of a pandemic, Think Multifamily adapted and made 2021 their best year yet in Apartment Investing. They’ll discuss Covid-influenced changes in...
Dec 31, 2021•21 min•Ep. 97
Welcome back Investors. We’re just coming off of our FIRE Summit 2021 conference and today we’re speaking with one of the attendees and a Family Syndication Group member, Harry Nima Zegarra. As a Physician & real estate investor, Harry helps physicians earn passive income, lower their taxes and achieve financial freedom. Harry and his wife witnessed the power of real estate when they began purchasing single family investment properties back in 2011. Now with 9 properties across the DFW metro...
Dec 17, 2021•29 min•Ep. 96
Welcome back Investors. Are you looking for opportunities to build wealth through cashflow investing niches? Then you’re listening to the right podcast. Today, we’re honored to introduce you to, the Cashflow Ninja himself, M.C. Laubscher. A South African native, M.C. bought his first investment property after reading Robert Kiyosaki’s purple book, “Rich Dad, Poor Dad.” He recalls being ASTONISHED that the process actually worked and M.C. ended up with money to reinvest! Now, a highly experienced...
Nov 19, 2021•35 min•Ep. 95
Hey investors! We're continuing our Best of the FIRE Summit series with David Shores of Multi-South Management. Good property management is the frontline for our apartment investments and can make or break a deal. In this talk, David gives best practices in dealing with property managers and gives some insightful wisdom on how to take care of your investment. After all... finding and closing on deals is fun... but you gotta know how to operate the property well, increase income, and decrease exp...
Nov 11, 2021•21 min•Ep. 94
Hey Investors. It’s a barrel of laughs, along with great investor advice, on today’s episode with guests Andrew Moore and George Cline. One, a former marine, and the other, the father of 9, this pair gives NO EXCUSES for taking ACTION when it comes to preparing a financially secure future. Find out why Andrew and George chose large Multifamily investments to safely grow their wealth quickly. And since, these two met at the FIRE Summit , make sure you’ve registered for this year’s event at thinkm...
Oct 27, 2021•31 min•Ep. 93
Welcome back investors! Join us today as we talk to the Donis brothers – 3 young men just barely into their 20s who started their Multifamily hustle, cold calling from their college dorm room. These siblings discuss getting started, scaling up, and why apartment investing ended up being the best and fastest route to building wealth. Sons of an immigrant single mother, from a low-income background, Jeffrey, Kerwin and Kenneth will prove to you that the best time to start investing in Multifamily ...
Oct 14, 2021•30 min•Ep. 92
Hey Investors! When it comes to investing for your family’s future, are you really doing what you should be doing? Whether you’re starting fresh, starting over, or scaling up in multifamily investing, this segment from our Best of The FIRE Summit podcast series will revitalize your investing outlook. Stay tuned to hear from founder of Jim Rohn International, Kyle Wilson, on the advice that changed his life and the 4 fundamental principles that determine your future. THIS EPISODE’S GUEST: Kyle Wi...
Oct 08, 2021•7 min•Ep. 91
Welcome back investors! You know the drill...it's time for another edition of Ask Mark Anything. On this episode, the guys are focused on passive investor questions... What are common fees that get charged on a multifamily deal? Or what are good ways to vet a sponsor? Let's get to the questions in this quick hitter episode. THIS EPISODE’S GUEST: Mark Kenney info@thinkmultifamily.com thinkmultifamily.com...
Sep 30, 2021•19 min•Ep. 90
Welcome back investors! We have a special episode for you today with special guests Maggie Cheung, Jin Wang, and Lana Choi, who co-founded Sage Investing Group. This all female POWER TRIO currently have a Multifamily portfolio of 4,400 doors across 9 markets. Hoping to create passive income and take advantage of tax benefits, they began their journey into commercial real estate investing together. ONE Interesting FACT about these lovely ladies… is that they all come from a CPA background. AND as...
Sep 23, 2021•33 min•Ep. 89
Welcome back investors! Have you ever considered the competition between Multifamily Investors, like yourself, and large investing institutions? What gives an individual or small partnership the advantage over established corporations with bottomless resources and capital? Well, stay tuned, because today, Multifamily partners, Ryan Webster and Warren Dresner, reveal their secrets for going up against, “The Man,” and WINNING. Dive into their partnership and investing strategy with us to learn how...
Sep 15, 2021•38 min•Ep. 88
Welcome back investors! On this week’s episode we’re pulling out some nuggets from our past talks in what we’re calling “Best of the FIRE Summit.” Mark goes through some of the differences you should expect when thinking about whether you want to be a true passive investor... or why you might want to fill one of the various roles on the active general partnership side. Don’t forget, if you want to attend our signature event, The FIRE Summit , visit thinkmultifamily.com/FIRE . THIS EPISODE’S GUES...
Sep 09, 2021•13 min•Ep. 87
Welcome back Investors! Last week Mark and Brent talked about keeping your deal on track and the important topic of Asset Management. On this week's episode, we're talking about something a little more fun...making money! The guys talk about things to consider when refinancing and selling properties. Think Multifamily has successfully exited multiple deals so this is one you don't want to miss. THIS EPISODE’S GUEST: Mark Kenney Brent Kawakami Thinkmultifamily.com...
Sep 01, 2021•28 min•Ep. 86
Hey investors! We talk a lot about buying apartments here at Think Multifamily... but what happens after the deal closes? All those high-fiving social posts are all great at first, but someone has to make sure the deal actually performs for investors after. On this week's episode, Mark and Brent talk about the important topic of Asset Management. What are some best practices for keeping tabs on your property manager? What key performance metrics should investors pay attention to? Let's jump in. ...
Aug 25, 2021•37 min•Ep. 85
Hey Investors. On today’s show, Mark Kenney interviews his identical twin brother and investor, Mike Kenney. You heard that right… Mark has an Identical Twin. And… for those who did not know… Tamiel has a fraternal twin! Crazy, Right!?! Anyway, on today’s show Mike looks back on his ventures as a landlord and house flipper and tells us how he transitioned from passive investing to active syndication with the help of his brother and now mentor. Mike’s 2000+ unit portfolio is only made more impres...
Aug 18, 2021•24 min•Ep. 84
Welcome back Investors. Today we talk with Multifamily real estate partners, Mike Van Groningen and Tyler Caglia, who built a friendship working together in residential construction. But when Covid hit, they decided to capitalize on their synergy and elevate their dreams through commercial real estate investing. This partnership REALLY works and they both agree it was the right decision… Stay tuned to find out how two headstrong, smart family men and leaders are closing deals and living the Mult...
Aug 12, 2021•24 min•Ep. 83
Hey Investors. Today we have a new edition of, “Ask Mark Anything,” where Mark Kenney answers questions from our listeners in the multifamily space. We're concentrating on Underwriting in this episode. You love it or you hate it right? Either way, it's part of the process, and it's our mission to make sure you love it with these tips for clean quick underwriting magic! THIS EPISODE’S GUEST: Mark Kenney thinkmultifamily.com...
Aug 04, 2021•25 min•Ep. 82
Welcome back investors. Have you ever gotten into an investment or into a coaching program and immediately had regrets? In another addition of “Multifamily Mentor Horror stories”, we’re talking with another previous podcast guest, Josh Davis. Josh talks about how he jumped in headfirst into a coaching program and his first passive deal, no questions asked. No really! No questions asked! We’ll talk about what he wished he would have known and other things to ask before getting in too deep. THIS E...
Jul 21, 2021•19 min•Ep. 81
Hey Investors. The bumps and bruises of the real estate business don't get talked about enough, but today we have an amazing story of getting back up after getting knocked down. Today's guest is Andrew Welker, a successful investor and entrepreneur. Would you bounce back after losing a quarter of a million dollars from a deal falling through? Why would someone whose bought thousands of houses still need help breaking into large multifamily? And how does someone do a 780 unit, $52 Million deal fo...
Jul 14, 2021•29 min•Ep. 80
Hey investors. Mark & I are in Michigan this week, enjoying time with our families & celebrating America’s freedom as we lit up the night on the 4th of July. We hope you also enjoyed celebrating freedom, this week, with your friends and family. In today’s podcast episode, we will talk with former Finance Professional turned Apartment Investor, Davis Howell, as he takes us back to his first Multifamily deal…where he discovered FREEDOM through Apartment Investing. Davis reveals how he was ...
Jul 07, 2021•25 min•Ep. 79
Welcome back investors. Today, Brent Kawakami sits down with Think Multifamily’s Mark Kenney for another hard-hitting episode of “Ask Mark Anything.” Our listeners have submitted some curve-ball questions which Mark will address in detail exposing deal disasters, market motivators and lessons learned over his extensive Real Estate Investing career. Stay tuned for insights on the economy, answers to questions about fluctuating cap rates and to learn how Covid-19 has affected Multifamily buyer hab...
Jul 01, 2021•22 min•Ep. 78
Welcome back investors. Quick question for you… what image comes to mind when I say, “Investing Coach or Mentor?" If it’s a Slick-Rick type of car salesman, you may have had, or heard of a others having a bad experience with coaching programs. In this episode, we’re joined by Lucas Miller, investor and host of the podcast, “Fear Free Passive Investing.” While Lucas’s investing journey is now on a steady climb, the road to get here was littered with obstacles, uncertainty and Lucas admits, a few ...
Jun 17, 2021•19 min•Ep. 77
Hey investors! It’s time for another podcast episode of our A.M.A…. Ask Mark Anything! Join in as TMF’s own Brent Kawakami quizzes CEO Mark Kenney on questions centered around passive investor expectations and what they should be aware of when investing in a deal. These are tough questions every limited partner should know the answers to. So let’s get to it. THIS EPISODE’S GUEST: Mark Kenney thinkmultifamily.com...
Jun 09, 2021•14 min•Ep. 76
