The Real Estate Espresso Podcast

On today’s show we’re talking about the new Inflation Reduction Act just passed by the US Senate and sent to the Congress for a vote. Anytime a piece of legislation comprising nearly $1/2T of new spending is tabled, I think it is worth spending at least five minutes on a podcast to analyze it. The first thing you notice when you read the 755 page document, is that it has almost nothing to do with inflation. In fact, out of the 755 pages, the word inflation only appears 35 times in the entire document. ------------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

On today's show we're talking about the steps and implications of China's rise to commercial dominance and the possibility of international transactions being subject to Chinese central government oversight. -------------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

Kim is one of the principals at Iron Peak Properties where they specialize in multi-tenant industrial buildings. This is a narrow segment of the industrial space and one that offers strong resilience against economic cycles. To connect with  Kim and to learn more visist ironpeakproperties.com.  ---------------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

Dave Dubeau is a real estate investor who also owns a boutique digital marketing agency. He has two different podcasts aimed at two different audiences. He uses a podcast to maintain a conversation with his clients and prospective clients.  His latest podcast is focused on training aspiring capital raisers in real estate how to raise funds. To connect with Dave visit raisecapital101show.com. -------------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

On today’s show we’re talking about who will want to sell in today’s environment. There are a lot of mixed signals happening in the market. There are those who are acting as if nothing has changed in the last 120 days. On the other hand, there are those who absolutely know something has changed. We have entered into a completely different set of market conditions in the past 90 days. Interest rates have gone up and the cost of debt service has increased by nearly 40% in a very short time period. I’m going to propose a thesis that is going to continue to keep inventories low in the coming year. ------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

Today’s question comes from Cody who asks: I've assembled several adjacent acres consisting of multiple property types in a prime area. What's your experience in this? Is it better to develop the land complete and sell lots / pads or sell the assembled package to a developer? I have more land banking experience than land developing experience, but how hard can it be and is it worth it? This is a great question. I’m going to answer your question with a series of questions. It’s the answer to those questions that will ultimately help answer your question. -------------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

On today’s show we’re talking about a different form of counter party risk. When we speak about counter party risk, we are usually having a discussion about the balance sheet. One person’s asset is another person’s liability. The quality of the asset is strictly linked to the ability to service the liability. But there is a second form of counter party risk that is not often talked about in the same terms. This form of counter party risk applies to the income statement. One person’s income is another person’s expense. If one party can’t afford to pay the expenses, then then the second party’s income is at risk. This leads to the question of which assets have the greatest income risk in this stagflation environment. On today’s show I’m going out on a limb to talk about three different asset types that I believe are most at risk in the current market conditions. -------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

On today's show we're talking about the mixed signals we're getting from energy markets. The narrative in the mainstream media concerning energy is outright misleading. It's a political narrative that is disconnected from the facts and the true supply / demand situation in the market. Since the economy is tied to energy, you need to pay very close attention to energy markets. 

In their book, William Strauss and Neil Howe will change the way you see the world—and your place in it. The Fourth Turning illuminates the past, explains the present, and reimagines the future. Most remarkably, it offers an utterly persuasive prophecy about how America’s past will predict its future. Strauss and Howe base this vision on a provocative theory of American history. The authors look back five hundred years and uncover a distinct pattern: Modern history moves in cycles, each one lasting about the length of a long human life, each composed of four eras—or "turnings"—that last about twenty years and that always arrive in the same order. ------------------ Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

On today's show George Ross and I are talking about negotiating in today's turbulent environment. He brings a perspective that few others have after many decades in real estate and having lived through numerous market cycles.  --------------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com