Episode 9 – How To Evaluate A Sponsor’s Deal

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Paul KaseburgEpisode 9 of the Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate Investing is now available on your favorite podcast listening platform. In this episode, RealCrowd Co-Founder & CEO, Adam Hooper, discusses how to evaluate a real estate sponsor’s investment opportunity with Paul Kaseburg, Chief Investment Officer at MG Properties Group.

Paul Kaseburg joined MG Properties Group in 2010 and is responsible for the firm’s acquisition, disposition, and capital markets activities. At MG, he has been involved with the purchase of approximately 12,000 units totaling $1.7 billion in total consideration. Paul has 17 years of experience in real estate private equity investment, capital markets, and corporate M&A. Prior to joining MG, he held various roles in commercial real estate debt and equity acquisitions, development, and financing. He has a background in corporate M&A and venture capital investing at Northrop Grumman (NOC). Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Paul is also the author of the book: Investing in Real Estate Private Equity: An Insiders Guide to Real Estate Partnerships, Funds, Joint Ventures & Crowdfunding (available on Amazon).

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Episode 8 – Tax Advantages of Real Estate Investing

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Timothy WallenEpisode 8 of the Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate Investing is now available on your favorite podcast listening platform. In this episode, RealCrowd Co-Founder & CEO, Adam Hooper, discusses the tax advantages of real estate investing with Timothy Wallen, CEO of MLG Capital.

Timothy Wallen, is a Principal, CEO, and sits on investment committee for MLG Capital. Tim joined MLG in 1989 as the Chief Financial Officer. In 2000, he assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer. He serves on the Board of Directors, and is an Officer for the MLG Affiliation of Companies including MLG Capital, MLG Development, and MLG Management. As CEO, Tim remains committed and involved with daily, integral functions of the investment and development segments. This includes long-term and short-term business strategies, innovative concepts to debt financing, and complex partnership structures. Tim is also a Principal and Board Member of NAI MLG Commercial, which provides Brokerage and Property Management services to Wisconsin.

Prior to joining MLG, Tim was a Tax Manager with PriceWaterhouseCoopers in San Francisco and Milwaukee. He specialized in income tax planning for partnerships and corporations in the real estate industry. In 1989, he transferred to the Milwaukee office where he was promoted to the position of manager.

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Podcast Episode 7 – Is Retail Dead?

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Eric HohmannEpisode 7 of the Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate Investing is now available on your favorite podcast listening platform. In this episode, RealCrowd Co-Founder & CEO, Adam Hooper, discusses what’s happening in brick and mortar retail with Eric Hohmann, President & Co-Founder of Bond Street Advisors.

Eric Hohmann, is a founder and Principal of Bond Street Advisors, and is also the former President of Madison Marquette, a private commercial real estate investment and services company.

Bond Street Advisors is a real estate investment management firm whose core objectives are to provide investors with reliable, monthly, tax advantaged cash flow. Bond Street owns more than 20 open air convenience retail centers in five southeastern US states.

In this episode, learn more about what changes are happening in the retail real estate world and learn how companies are positioning themselves to take advantage of the demographic and technology trends. Are we witnessing the end of retail as we know it? Or is this just another cyclical change? Find out more in this weeks episode.

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Episode 6 – Economic Analysis of Real Estate, Part 2

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Michael MadsenEpisode 6 of the Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate Investing is now available on your favorite podcast listening platform. In this episode, RealCrowd Co-Founder & CEO, Adam Hooper, goes even deeper on the current economic climate and how it will impact real estate investing with Michael Madsen, Economics Director at RealSource.

In this episode listeners will learn about:
– How rising household income impacts multifamily investments 
– How property tax factors into decision making
– Where to access data on real estate markets
– What asset class RealSource is pursuing in this current economic climate 

Michael Madsen, a Client Services representative since 2005, has participated in workshops around the nation in the National Association of Real Estate Investors, as well as analyzing multi-family properties and doing market due diligence for RealSource.

RealSource was established in 1989 with the central focus of putting our investor clients in the right place, at the right time, to help insure their maximum profitability. Putting the investor in the right geographical location in the right economic conditions is the heart of location investing and what we call “Prime Time Investing.”

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Episode 5 – Economic Analysis of Real Estate, Part 1

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Michael MadsenEpisode 5 of the Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate Investing is now available on your favorite podcast listening platform. In this episode, RealCrowd Co-Founder & CEO, Adam Hooper, discusses the current economic climate and how it will impact real estate investing with Michael Madsen, Economics Director at RealSource.

In this episode listeners will learn about:
– The impact of rising interest rates 
– Market timing and execution
– Fundamentals that help to minimize risk and maximize reward
– Where the market is headed 

Michael Madsen, a Client Services representative since 2005, has participated in workshops around the nation in the National Association of Real Estate Investors, as well as analyzing multi-family properties and doing market due diligence for RealSource.

RealSource was established in 1989 with the central focus of putting our investor clients in the right place, at the right time, to help insure their maximum profitability. Putting the investor in the right geographical location in the right economic conditions is the heart of location investing and what we call “Prime Time Investing.”

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