The Mack Podcast Industrial Real Estate Through a Family Office Lens: Strategy, Structure, and Capital Discipline
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Apr 3, 2026 Sherwood Egbert, next-generation leader of a third-generation family firm focused on Southern California industrial holdings. Tripp Alexander, Alabama industrial broker with deep local market experience. Adam Cohen, 25+ year commercial real estate advisor specializing in middle-market industrials. They discuss family-office investment mindset, market opportunities in the Southeast, tactical vs long-term holds, tenant mix, development vs acquisition, and disciplined capital and debt approaches.
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Family Business Expansion Fuels Real Estate Growth
- Sherwood’s family expands real estate by accommodating growth in their operating business and becoming the tenant.
- This vertical approach gave them controlled leases, baked-in returns, and steady cash flow.
Basis Drives Reposition Opportunities
- Basis often determines opportunity more than product type when repositioning industrial assets.
- Tripp Alexander notes converting underperforming or older buildings into multi-tenant assets can win when replacement costs are high.
Tour Submarkets To Vet Out Of State Markets
- Learn a nonlocal market by touring submarkets, recent deliveries, housing growth, and comps before committing.
- Tripp Alexander advises on-site visits or virtual drives to assess where growth, zoning, and tenant demand are concentrated.