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Multifamily Insights
by John Casmon
Each week, John Casmon speaks with real estate pros and marketing specialists to provide useful tips for multifamily investing. Listen and learn insights for market research, finding deals, attracting capital, and growing your portfolio.
Episodes
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Your Multifamily Exit Starts on Day One with John Casmon, Ep. 813
This week, learn how to set yourself up for a strong exit on a multifamily deal. John points out that investors spend plenty of time on underwriting, finding markets, and raising capital, but rarely talk about the disposition, even though much of a successful exit is decided by the assumptions…
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Do You Want a Real Estate Investment or a Real Estate Business, Ep. 812
This week, learn how to decide whether you should be an active or a passive real estate investor. John explains that many investors learn about one or two strategies, pick one, and never check whether it matches their goals, financial situation, employment, and available time. John defines both...
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The Upgrade That Boosts Rents Without Rehabbing Units with David Tashjian, Ep. 811
David Tashjian is the Senior Vice President of Comcast's Xfinity Communities national business unit, where he leads strategy, transformation, and performance for one of the company's fastest-evolving growth segments. He has spent more than 20 years at Comcast and over three decades in...
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When "Buy and Hold" Stops Making Sense, Ep. 810
This week, learn how to decide whether to sell or hold a multifamily property you already own. John Casmon answers a question many investors are asking him, and explains why holding an asset indefinitely can cost you upside. The longer your equity stays locked in one deal, the higher the...
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The Tax Mistake Quietly Costing Real Estate Owners Six Figures with Tom Brodie, Ep. 809
Tom Brodie is a National Account Executive with CSSI, the nation's premier engineering-based consulting firm specializing in tax law surrounding commercial buildings. With over 23 years of experience and more than 65,000 studies completed, CSSI has a proven track record of delivering significant...
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Why Success Starts With Who You Become With Jonathan Berryhill, Ep. 808
Jonathan Berryhill is a former US Army infantry sergeant and law enforcement officer turned real estate entrepreneur, broker, and multifamily investor. He has built multiple seven and eight figure businesses, three real estate brokerages, and a team of over 50 agents. Today he specializes in...
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Buy, Sell, or Hold? How I'm Navigating Multifamily Right Now, Ep. 807
This week, learn how John evaluates the current multifamily market and decides whether to buy, sell, or hold. John opens with the question he hears most often from investors in the current portfolio: what is the outlook, and where does the firm stand as a buyer or a seller today? John explains…
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The Capital Raising Mistake That Nearly Killed Their Firm With Richard McGirr, Ep. 806
Richard McGirr is the co-founder and CEO of Property Llama and Property Llama Capital, an income focused fund sponsor that helps accredited investors move underperforming real estate equity into passively managed, cash flowing investments. He also hosts Unlimited Capital on the Best Ever CRE...
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If AI Can Handle Leasing Tasks, What Happens to Leasing Teams with Jacob Kosior, Ep. 805
Jacob Kosior has over ten years of experience in the multifamily housing industry, spanning operations, marketing, and centralization efforts across conventional, student housing, affordable housing, and build-to-rent communities. He previously served as Vice President of Centralized Services at...
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Why Property Appreciation May Actually Be Hurting Your Returns with Richard McGirr, Ep. 804
Richard McGirr is the co-founder of Property Llama and Property Llama Capital, an income focused fund of funds sponsor that helps accredited investors turn underperforming real estate equity into passively managed, cash flowing investments. He also hosts Unlimited Capital on the Best Ever CRE...
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Don't Quit Your Day Job for Real Estate with John McNellis, Ep. 803
John McNellis is a veteran real estate developer and founding partner of McNellis Partners, where he has spent more than four decades developing over 100 properties across Northern California, primarily supermarket anchored shopping centers. He started as a journalism major, went to law school…
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Why He Left Tesla for Mobile Homes with Leo Young, Ep. 802
Leo Young is the founder and managing partner of Cornell Communities, a private equity real estate firm revitalizing manufactured housing communities across eight states. He studied finance in college, then moved into sales at Tesla to build the communication skills he knew he was missing…
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The Real Estate Opportunity Most Investors Are Missing With David Bacon, Ep. 801
David Bacon has a background in digital marketing, investor acquisition, and growth strategy, with a focus on alternative investments and expanding access to real estate backed opportunities. At Worthy Wealth, he focuses on investor education and connecting everyday investors to income generating...
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Episode 800: How Our First Guest Scaled to the Top of His Market with Tryfon Christoforou
Episode 800 brings the show full circle. Tryfon Christoforou was the very first guest on this podcast, back when it was still Target Market Insights and his brokerage was little more than himself, his partner, and one other agent. Today 3CRE runs 42 agents and brokers, and Tryfon returns to break...
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This Simple Mistake Cost One Business Owner $800,000 with Bobby Casey, Ep. 799
Bobby Casey is an international tax strategist and lifelong entrepreneur. He is the founder of Business Anywhere and a managing partner of Global Wealth Protection, helping entrepreneurs legally reduce taxes, protect assets, and run borderless businesses. Raised in an entrepreneurial family…
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Stop Reviewing Deals. Start Building a Strategy with Whitney Elkins Hutten, Ep. 798
Whitney Elkins Hutten is the director of investor education at Passive Investing, one of the nation's fastest growing private equity real estate firms with over $1.5 billion in assets under management. She is also the author of Money for Tomorrow: How to Build and Protect Generational Wealth…
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The Real Lesson Behind Brandon Turner's $15 Million Loss, Ep. 797
This week, John Casmon breaks down the lessons behind Brandon Turner reportedly losing $15 million of investor capital, and why the headline misses the point. Rather than pile on or use the story as fuel for fear, John makes the case that apartments and syndications are not the problem. The real...
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Why Doing Everything Yourself Is Costing You with John Gravelyn, Ep. 796
John Gravelyn spent most of his career in engineering, managing technical launches at Ford and then Rivian. He grew up wanting to work on cars, but after buying his first house he realized he loved ownership more than the cars themselves. After succeeding at Rivian and later being laid off, he...
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The Overlooked Design Decisions That Drive NOI With Marcy Sagel, Ep. 795
Marcy Sagel is the founder and principal of MSA Interiors, a commercial interior design firm specializing in multifamily housing, student housing, senior living, affordable housing, and other complex commercial projects. With over 30 years of industry experience, Marcy has built a reputation for...
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The $100K Risk Most Multifamily Owners Overlook with Kevin Jacobson, Ep. 794
Kevin Jacobson is the CEO of Foxen, a proptech company modernizing multifamily operations with value-add compliance and financial wellness solutions. A former investment banker and private equity professional, Kevin built his career working on technology M&A transactions, IPOs, and capital...
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Why Insurance Costs Keep Rising With Nicholas Lares, Ep. 793
Nicholas Lares is the founder of Insur3Tech, a syndicated insurance group built for real estate owners and operators. Before entering real estate insurance, Nicholas was one of the largest brokers for Amazon's logistics network. When carrier exits threatened his clients' ability to operate, he...
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The Hidden Systems Every Multifamily Operator Needs to Scale with Spencer Vickers, Ep. 792
Spencer Vickers began his career at Invesco Real Estate, working across industrial, retail, and multifamily assets on their U.S. platform. He then moved into healthcare real estate acquisitions and development for a group in Dallas before serving as senior analyst at D.R. Horton's multifamily...
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You're Not Ready And That's Exactly Why You Should Start Raising Capital, Ep. 791
This week, learn why waiting until you feel ready to raise capital is the exact mindset keeping you on the sideline. John Casmon makes the case that you will never feel fully ready, and that confidence comes from preparation. In this episode, John breaks down three practical steps to start…
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He Quit Rentals After 3 Houses—Here's What He Did Instead, Ep. 790 with Will Harvey
Will Harvey began his real estate career in 2015 as a residential loan officer before transitioning into direct real estate investing. After building a small portfolio of rental houses, he moved toward multifamily investing as both a limited partner and general partner, eventually focusing more…
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Avoid These Mistakes When Hiring Property Managers, Ep. 789
This week, learn why property managers can make or break your multifamily investment. John explains that once you decide to scale, you cannot do everything yourself, which means your success depends heavily on your ability to find the right property manager, understand what good management…
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Why You Must First Create a Mindset and Environment for Success, Ep. 788
This week, learn why many investors stay stuck not because they lack effort, but because they lack exposure to bigger strategies. John breaks down how most people are taught to think about real estate through a narrow lens, usually one single-family rental at a time, and why that approach can…
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Why Apartment Investors Pay Less in Taxes, Ep. 787
This week, learn how apartment investing can help you keep more of what you earn by using the tax code the way it was designed. John breaks down why the tax code rewards certain behaviors, how multifamily investing fits into that system, and why tax strategy matters just as much as income growth…
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How to Raise Capital in a Trust Recession with Todd Heitner, Ep. 786
Todd Heitner has spent roughly 20 years helping real estate investors improve their online presence, with the last decade focused on multifamily apartments and syndication. After seeing capital raisers struggle not because they lacked tools, but because they lacked strategy, Todd expanded from...
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The Real Reason You're Stuck and How to Change It, Ep. 785
John Casmon breaks down the two major barriers that prevent most investors from achieving meaningful growth in multifamily real estate. In this solo episode, he explains why many aspiring investors stall before getting started and what separates those who scale from those who remain stuck. Rather...
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No Hype, No BS. The Only Legit Way to Scale in Apartments with Ari Rastegar, Ep. 784
Ari Rastegar is the founder of Rastegar Capital, a real estate investment firm that works with public pension funds, insurance companies, institutional capital partners, and hundreds of accredited investors. Starting with just $3,500 in student loans, Ari built a platform that has invested across...
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5 Steps You Must Take After Buying an Apartment Building, Ep. 783
This week, learn the five critical steps you need to take immediately after purchasing a multifamily property. From setting up your ownership structure and bank accounts to notifying tenants, coordinating utilities, managing vendors, and communicating with investors, this episode walks through…
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3 Takeaways from This Year's Best Ever Conference, Ep. 782
This week, learn three key takeaways from the Best Ever Conference that can shape how you approach multifamily investing in today's market. You'll hear why AI is becoming a competitive advantage for operators, what a 35% drop in multifamily values really means for buyers and sellers, and how the...
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The New Rules of Investor Credibility with Dominic Forth, Ep. 781
Dominic Forth is the CEO of Thought Leaders America, where he helps founders, operators, and investors earn trust and raise capital through credible media visibility. With a background training at the BBC and working across major U.S. TV markets including Kansas City, Tampa, San Francisco, Tulsa,...
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Avoid "Feast or Famine" as an Agent or Investor with Curtis Grimes, Ep. 780
Curtis Grimes is a Florida real estate professional with 20+ years of investing experience. He's a licensed Realtor in Florida, a certified general contractor, a certified home inspector, and a certified elevator instructor. Curtis and his wife work as a team under "The Grimes Group," with Curtis...
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Avoid These Traps with Your Retirement Plan with Alan Porter, Ep. 779
Alan Porter is a former U.S. Army Black Hawk instructor pilot turned nationally recognized financial educator, bestselling author, and certified financial fiduciary. After a long military career and success in real estate and mortgage lending, a series of family health crises reshaped his...
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Don't Fall for These Scams as an Apartment Investor, Ep. 778
This week, learn how to protect yourself from scams that quietly destroy returns and credibility in multifamily investing. You'll explore real-world examples involving questionable wholesalers, unethical contractors, property management fraud, tenant scams, and misleading coaching programs, along...
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The #1 Cause of Water Damage in Multifamily (And How to Prevent It) with Phil DePaul, Ep. 777
Phil DePaul is a home-services entrepreneur and the CEO of Boom Zell Enterprises, which includes United Water Restoration Group of Long Island and 1-Tom-Plumber Long Island. Raised in a blue-collar household with a father who was a plumber, Phil spent more than a decade helping scale a…
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How Investors Lose Money in Multifamily, Ep. 776
In this solo episode, we break down the most common ways investors lose money in apartment investing. And, more importantly, how to avoid them. While multifamily is a powerful wealth-building vehicle, it's not foolproof. We walk through real-world examples from my own portfolio to highlight where...
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How a First-Time Investor Achieved a 3X Return on His First Multifamily Deal with Yosef Lee, Ep. 775
Yosef Lee is a full-time litigation attorney based in New York who pivoted into multifamily real estate investing to gain greater control over his time and legacy. Driven by his desire to be more present for his two daughters, Yosef began his investing journey in 2019, joining mastermind...
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Real-Time Risk Mitigation for Multifamily with Nadav Schnall, Ep. 774
Nadav Schnall is the co-founder of ProSentry, a proptech startup focused on real-time risk mitigation for multifamily and commercial buildings. With a decade of experience at First Service Residential as VP of Luxury Properties and New Development, Nadav saw firsthand the operational challenges...
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Passive Investing as a Learning Strategy With Dr. Tudor Francu, Ep. 773
Dr. Tudor Francu is a Romanian-born anesthesiologist and real estate investor with over 15 years of experience. After immigrating to the U.S. at age 28 and building a successful medical practice, Tudor began investing in real estate—starting with single-family homes before transitioning into...
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How Volatility Affects Lending Decisions with Sharon Karaffa, Ep. 772
Sharon Karaffa is the President of Multifamily Debt and Structured Finance at Newmark. With over two decades of experience, she's built her career advising on agency lending, capital markets strategy, and multifamily finance. From starting in corporate finance at Fannie Mae to shaping lending...
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What I Learned About Raising Money for Real Estate with John Casmon, Ep. 771
In this guest appearance on the Investor Fuel – Real Estate Mastermind podcast, John Casmon shares his journey from working in corporate advertising to building a $150M multifamily portfolio. He opens up about his employer filing bankruptcy during the 2008 financial crisis, house hacking in...
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Steal This Process to Find the Best Real Estate Market with John Casmon, Ep. 770
This episode features a solo session with John Casmon, where he draws on personal investing experience in markets like Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, and San Antonio to share a deep-dive framework for evaluating which markets to invest in, and how to spot the signs of long-term growth. From...
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How to Track and Cut Apartment Expenses with Chris Wise, Ep. 769
Chris Wise is a Navy veteran, attorney, and founder of Wise Capital—a property technology company focused on upgrading Class C multifamily housing through in-house AI, IoT, and data systems. By combining real estate ownership with smart software development, he's redefining operations and…
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His $1.5M Apartment Renovation Blew Up to $3M — Here's How He Survived It, with Joe Rinderknect, Ep. 768
Joe Rinderknecht is the founder of Upgrade Partners Capital and Cowboy Capital, a real estate investment firm specializing in acquiring and operating value-add multifamily properties. With deep roots in ranching and a background in construction, Joe brings a hands-on approach to real estate…
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Stop Relying on Spreadsheets to Underwrite, Ep. 767
In this week's solo episode, John Casmon steps away from guest interviews to break down one of the most misunderstood topics in multifamily investing: underwriting. After speaking at the Big Deal Summit in Columbus, John shares the real-world framework he uses to analyze deals—not just in...
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Ask These Questions When Vetting Deals with Nitzan Mosery, Ep. 766
Nitzan Mosery is a serial entrepreneur, coach, investor, and host of the Traveling Investor radio show. With decades of experience across diverse industries—including renovation, hospitality, and jewelry—Nitzan eventually found his calling in multifamily real estate. Through firsthand trial and...
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How to Do More Creative Deals with Caleb Christopher, Ep. 765
Caleb Christopher is a real estate investor, entrepreneur, and one of the foremost minds in creative financing for residential properties. He's the founder of Creative TC, a consulting firm helping investors structure safe, legal, and ethical creative finance deals—including subject-to, seller...
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Look for This When Investing Passively with Evan Polaski, Ep. 764
Evan Polaski is the Director of Capital Raising at Black Gate Partners, where he leads investor relations and capital strategy for multifamily real estate syndications. With 18 years of commercial real estate experience—including roles in retail development, multifamily investments, and investor...
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Each week, John Casmon speaks with real estate pros and marketing specialists to provide useful tips for multifamily investing. Listen and learn insights for market research, finding deals, attracting capital, and growing your portfolio.
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