Old Capital Real Estate Investing Podcast With Michael Becker & Paul Peebles

It is all about “execution certainty.” This means your banker/broker must be your advocate in closing your apartment loan. Michael discusses some of the reasons on why you should consider using a commercial mortgage broker in your apartment transaction.

Beware of internet scammers when it comes to raising money for apartment investing. In the first part of the podcast, Paul discusses a real problem that recently occurred to one of his borrower. The sponsor’s email address and database were hacked. The scammers sent out emails to the borrower’s investor database asking for $250,000 for additional rehab on an apartment building owned by the borrower. The scammer offered an unbelievable 45% rate of return. The scammers false email address was close to the borrower original- except a small “i” was added into their faux email address. Fortunately, a few spelling errors were caught by alert passive investors that felt that the email was fake and reported it. BEFORE sending money to your general partner, make sure that the transaction is real and the wiring instructions are correct. In the second part of the podcast- Kathryn Schmeltz, Jimmy Edwards and Tim Hammick came together to buy apartments. Within 12 months of forming their team, they had purchased 3 large ap

Michael explains the reality of investing in apartments today and what you can expect in the future. Investment expectations for investors have changed in the last few years. “Longer and Lower,” are the general themes of todays apartment investing market. Longer investing hold times with a lower rate of return can be expected.

Tauheed Saddiqui spent years working for banks and hedge funds. He would spend days on the road raising money from institutional investors. He loved it; but traveling was killing him and hurting his young family and wife. He needed to make a change and decided that real estate was going to be his new “9-5” job. He found that Wall Street was “advanced calculus,” and Real Estate was not even “algebra- but simple mathematics”. He replaced volatility with predictability. In Real Estate, he felt you were not going to lose 20% of its value over night. Tauheed liked that math and explored residential and commercial real estate. His first project was the construction of rental duplexes. He was hooked on Real Estate after building a 32 unit property. Tauheed wanted to own more units without using ALL of his own money. He found that raising money through a syndication was the ideal way to acquire, rehab and stabilize large, older apartment buildings. Listen to Tauheed’s journey into real estate syndication. To contact

Greg Willett is the Chief Economist for RealPage. He is the nations top apartment economist that bankers, general partners and investors listen to. Here are some of his thoughts: The U.S. apartment rents climbed 3.2 percent on an annual basis as of the first quarter of 2019. Annual rent growth has topped the 3 percent mark for six consecutive months, accelerating from a pace that had hovered around 2.7 percent in all of 2017 and in the initial nine months of 2018. Occupancy stood at 95.2 percent for the first quarter, edging up from 95.1 percent a year ago. However, since the cold weather months are a period of limited leasing activity, occupancy has slipped from its third quarter 2018 seasonal peak of 95.8 percent. Greg mentioned, “It’s encouraging for apartment investors to see rent growth holding up so well when the new supply volumes are aggressive, while brand new properties still moving through the lease-up process tend to be offering discounts, pricing power actually has improved a bit for luxury deve

JC Castillo owns several large apartment buildings. Because JC is a disciplined real estate investor, it’s been almost two years between his last deal he closed on and his next new deal. Two years? Wow! JC and his business partner Eric Hardy underwrote close to 100 purchase opportunities during that time. They knew exactly what they were looking for and couldn’t find the right location or demographic of tenant, right sales price, right rental rate upside, right rehab budget…so they waited till the opportunity was right. Just like fishermen…they had many hooks in the water…but they patiently waited for Moby Dick to appear. JC attends many educational and networking conferences thru out the year. He recently attended two apartment specific investing conferences and shares some takeaways. To contact JC Castillo: jc@multifamgroup.com To receive our FREE page WHITE PAPER REPORT on the (updated) 2019 FUNDAMENTALS OF MULTIFAMILY FINANCING 101 and to learn more about upcoming educational events at Old Capital Speak

Michael gives general partners tips on what limited partners need to make an investing decision.

Every year, Warren Buffett, writes his Berkshire Hathaway shareholders a letter. This eagerly anticipated letter from the ‘Oracle from Omaha’ gives rich insights, from the greatest investor, on what has happen in the last 12 months for Berkshire and what he sees on the horizon for their owned businesses. Everyone (investors and non-investors) can learn life lessons from his common sense approach to investing in businesses and people. Old Capital’s James Eng has taken Buffett’s 2019 annual report and deciphers several nuggets for the multifamily investor. There are several parallels in investing in apartments and investing like Warren Buffett. To receive our FREE page WHITE PAPER REPORT on the (updated) 2019 FUNDAMENTALS OF MULTIFAMILY FINANCING 101 and to learn more about upcoming educational events at Old Capital Speaker Series please visit us at OldCapitalPodcast.com Are you interested in learning more about how Multifamily Syndications work? Please visit www.spiadvisory.com to learn more about Michael Bec

Real estate is easy; people can be hard. In apartment syndications, general partners need equity. That equity comes from limited partners. Not all limited partners are going to be easy to work with AFTER you close. Setting the correct investment expectations with the limited partners at the beginning of the transaction is very important. Michael also discusses how he has dealt with a challenging investor.

An asset manager oversees the property on behalf of the investors. They report any financial or physical changes (good or bad) to the general partner. They help in managing a solution. When you own a small property (10-30 units) you are the ASSET MANAGER…. When you purchase a larger property or own more apartment communities, you may need to hire an asset manager. Remember, your job, as a general partner is to find more apartment purchase opportunities and find more equity. An asset manager will need help run the operational side of the business.

Cost segregation identifies building costs that would typically be depreciated over a 27.5 period and reclassifies them to permit a shorter, accelerated method of depreciation for certain building costs. Your apartment building is made up of thousands, maybe millions of parts. Flooring, cabinets, lighting, stoves are examples of items that can have different and shorter depreciation schedules. A cost segregation study identifies and reclassifies those assets to shorten the depreciation time for taxation purposes, which reduces current income tax obligations. This is one of the biggest reasons on why we buy real estate. Tax advantages!! BBG is a nationwide commercial appraisal group that not only completes valuation, but helps real estate investors recognize rapid depreciation on their asset. Louis Yorey is a COST SEGREGATION expert with BBG. His group creates the cost segregation analysis/ report that assists you with tax savings. To contact Louis Yorey: lyorey@bbgres.com To receive our FREE page WHITE PAPE

Independence is leaving the commercial real estate business. Listing agents are being hired by commercial apartment lenders. Yes…they now work for the lender! Gone are the independent real estate agents that represented the seller only. Today, listing agents have two bosses, 1) the apartment seller/owner and 2) the apartment mortgage company they are employed with. How do you serve two masters? The listing agent is almost forcing the buyer to use their commercial mortgage company; IF they want to be considered in “best and final.” What this means to you… is that the buyer is NOW handcuffed to the listing agents’ lender…and will not get the best financing available. Your listing agent is now a mortgage originator and getting paid to push mortgages to the buyer, too! How is that possible? The listing agents mortgage company will not shop other agency lenders. The listing agent’s lender… will not get you the best interest rate, best leverage, and best terms available. In today’s podcast, Paul and James bring yo

Michael discusses what he reads on a daily basis and what helps him understand the big picture in apartment investing. If you come across interesting and supportive investing articles; share some of those articles with your investors. Michael, uses the example of Apple adding thousands of jobs in the same submarket of an apartment building that he owns. He also makes comments after the article on how this will impact their investment with a brand new campus a few miles away. Communicating that information to your investors, helps reinforce a good investing decision by them.

Justin Martinez and Matt Picheny are business partners in a 132 unit, two property portfolio in Lawrence, Kansas. Justin lives in Dallas, and Matt lives in Boston, we discuss how they found this opportunity near the University of Kansas. Success in real estate just doesn’t happen overnight. You must take action! Many new investors go to real estate conferences to get educated and networked with like minded folks. Matt met Justin at an educational and mentoring conference and found they had common ground. Prior to meeting Justin, Matt had only purchased single family homes and had never purchased an apartment building. Matt leveraged Justin’s past ownership and management experience in over 1200 units to help him purchase a large apartment building. If you DO NOT have current multifamily ownership real experience; you will need to find a partner that brings a set of skills that you are lacking. Listen to how Matt and Justin came together to purchase a large apartment building. Teaming up can bring success fast

ASKING and GETTING are two different things when dealing with a seller. Michael explains what critical financial and physical information you must ask the seller to produce before your earnest money is at risk. Make sure you download Michael’s “DUE DILIGENCE CHECKLIST” at the Old Capital Podcast website at OldCapitalPodcast.com. This CHECKLIST gives you the best breakdown of items you need to review.

CoStar Group’s David Kahn illuminates the “big picture” behind apartment investing in Texas. Before you invest, you need to know some of the basics: What can you expect in annual rent appreciation? How are occupancies on B & C apartment properties? Where are the new jobs being created? What are those jobs paying employees? What can you expect with cap rates in the future? What location should we invest in DFW? Where are the new apartments being built? Please take notes. If you want to get a copy of David Kahn’s presentation please send an email to ppeebles@oldcapitallending.com To receive our FREE page WHITE PAPER REPORT on the (updated) 2019 FUNDAMENTALS OF MULTIFAMILY FINANCING 101 and to learn more about upcoming events at Old Capital Speaker Series please visit us at OldCapitalPodcast.com Are you interested in learning more about how Multifamily Syndications work? Please visit www.spiadvisory.com to learn about Michael's Real Estate Syndication business with SPI Advisory LLC.

Shane Thomas and Prashant Satoskar did not know each other 2 years ago. Shane and Prashant met at an apartment educational/mentoring group meeting. They immediately recognized that by working together it would make their investing partnership stronger. Both guys brought in strengths to the team. Today, they own 3 large apartment buildings. To go bigger (more units) and go faster (shorter time frame) - it’s important to meet as many fellow investors that share your common goals. Networking within the apartment investor community is critical. If you are looking for equity, vendors, or partners; it’s important to attend and network with as many qualified folks as possible. In many markets within the country, trying to win a deal is super competitive. Sometimes, you are not the original choice of the seller. Shane and Prashant discuss winning and closing two deals AFTER they were not originally chosen. Coming in second may feel like coming in last…but many times, the original buyer cannot perform. Keep the faith.

Apartment REIT’s (REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS) own thousands of apartment units throughout the country. They own all different types of apartments; from brand new buildings in downtown urban areas to older properties in the suburban markets. These apartment managers and executives get together once a year to discuss the latest insights and market intelligence in apartment ownership. The 2018 NAREIT meeting was in San Francisco in November and featured some of the brightest minds in apartment ownership. James discusses investor fundamentals that large apartment ownership groups already know and what you need to find out. Listen to what specific cities these institutional apartment owners are buying in and what they are doing to push NOI. These institutional apartment buyers are just like you… buy a good marketable asset, in a good area…fix the problem, stabilize the asset, hold for cash flow or sell for a profit. Learn pro-tips from these professional investors. To contact James Eng: jeng@oldcapitallending.c

Saturday, March 30   7.30a - Noon‬ ‪Southern Methodist University- Dedman Center  Dallas‬ ‪Hoops for Homelessness is a 3 on 3 half court basketball tournament hosted by Old Capital in order to raise money and awareness for the charity organization City House.‬ ‪City House is dedicated to providing homeless children and teens in North Texas with emergency shelter and transitional residential services.‬ ‪We need YOU to play!!  It will be a great way to network and compete with others in the apartment industry, while at the same time supporting a great cause.‬ ‪Please join us for this event.‬

Your seller may require you to prove that you are a serious buyer by demanding a large amount of initial earnest money up front. This money could be at risk, IF you do not perform. The seller wants to assured that you won’t re-trade them during the sales process. Michael explains some of the paths he uses to mitigate that possible risk.