Episode #064 - Maximizing Trust and Managing Risks With Neal Stenzel!

Today our hosts Braden Cheek, Brian Duck, and Joel Thompson with The Criterion Fund team up with Neal Stenzel, CFO of Oral Roberts University, to discuss his personal experiences when investing with The Criterion Fund! 0:00 - Introduction 0:43 - ICSC (International Conference of Shopping Centers) Convention 1:30 - This will be the last podcast in this studio! 1:55 - Our special guest- investor Neal Stenzel, CFO of Oral Roberts University. 3:19 - Neal's background as a conservative investor, and how he got into Commercial Real Estate Investing. 5:06 - "I went out and searched for some advice." - Neal dives deeper into the world of investing & starts to take more risks. 6:42 - "Education is expensive" - the price of making mistakes & how to bounce back. 7:28 - You have to learn what NOT to do! Life is about taking risks! 9:35 - "Risk" vs. "Risky” 10:56 - Neal's first time investing with us, and why trust played a huge role in minimizing "swindle risk" 13:44 - The biggest question for Neal was “How much money do I put into this?" And the importance of starting small. & more on swindle risk. 17:01 - Investing with The Criterion Fund in 2019. Remember you're in it for the LONG HAUL (5-7 year time period). 18:34 - Every time he had a question, Brian & Braden would answer his calls. The importance of being responsive. 20:32 - The combination of capital appreciation & income. Neal's reaction to the first deal that sold in Las Vegas. 22:19 - A lot of investing has to do with your family! 23:13 - The importance of over-delivering on your promises & consistently sending out checks to your investors. 25:41 - "You have to put yourself in position to be lucky." - how this applied to the El Luchador Deal. 28:10 - Comparing CRE Investing to investing in the stock market. *Be Sure to check us out on Spotify and Apple Podcasts for the Audio version of today's episode!** https://open.spotify.com/show/08KmNvqGV5HjmHUC8fLuce https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-invest-in-commercial-real-estate/id1543470290?itsct=podcast_box&itscg=30200 Links mentioned in this episode: www.TheCriterionFund.com www.HowToInvestInCRE.TV Invest.HowToInvestInCRE.com To sign up for our exclusive investor list, click below. https://www.thecriterionfund.com/join-our-investor-list MB01GOYTK7WTBLE