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The TCO Method
by Andy McQuade
Who doesn’t want to make more money in real estate?This isn’t another real estate podcast talking about how to start investing in real estate, or how to do deals or find money from investors... there’s already too many of those.Twice a week, Andy McQuade brings firsthand information on where problems happen, what they really cost your operation, and best practices on how to fix or avoid them altogether.Twice a month Andy hosts extended interview episodes with commercial real estate leaders and industry experts that share their insights on ways to avoid costs, add efficiency, reduce expenses, increase your income, and keep more of your money.Andy McQuade is the host, author and creator of The TCO Method ™, Principal Strategy Consultant and Managing Principal at The ARM Companies, and he brings over 25 years of experience working with real estate developers and investors. He maintains multiple industry certifications from the National Association of Home Builders and the US Green Bu
Episodes
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Property Management vs Asset Management: Why They Aren't Financially Aligned | Ep.35
Andy McQuade exposes one of the most common (and costly) mistakes in multifamily and commercial real estate: treating asset management and property management as the same thing, then blaming the property manager when an asset underperforms or fails. Andy breaks down the fundamental misalignment…
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How To Fix Your Multifamily Maintenance Shop | Ep.34
Is your multifamily maintenance shop quietly destroying your NOI? Discover why most apartment maintenance warehouses are cash-burning disasters and exactly how to fix them fast. In this solo episode of The TCO Method, Andy McQuade breaks down the expensive maintenance shop problem that’s costing...
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Aleksey Chernobelskiy LIVE at The Best Ever Conference | Sp.06
Special Episode Recorded LIVE From The Best Ever Conference Podcast Stage! Andy welcomes back Aleksey Chernobelskiy, and together we explore the often-hidden complexities and controversies in the real estate investment world. Aleksey shares insights from his new GP-LP Match system, which has...
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Make Sure Your Time Creates ROI | Ep.33
In this podcast episode, Andy McQuade explores the importance of strategically investing time over cost-saving measures in real estate, emphasizing opportunity cost, the benefits of hiring professionals, and effective time management for maximizing business growth. Highlights: - 0:05 -...
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You've Been Lied To | Ep.32
Andy McQuade brings over two decades of experience on the supply side to today's episode where he discusses a couple of the most blatant lies about product that keep getting repeated across the industry. Highlights: - 00:01:45 - Discussion on product quality not differing significantly between...
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Not A Normal Real Estate Podcast - The TCO Method ® w/ Andy McQuade | TRAILER #2
Are you sick of real estate podcasts that all sound the same? That all talk about the same things over and over again without actually giving you the information you REALLY want and need? The TCO Method ® might be the show you've been waiting for. We talk about how to actually DO the things that...
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People First! Advanced Multifamily Operations w/ Gino Barbaro | Sp.05
Gino Barbaro joins Andy McQuade on The TCO Method ® podcast to discuss how Jake & Gino successfully own and operate over 2,000 units across their multifamily portfolio - without the issues currently plaguing the industry. Key takeaways from the episode include the significance of proactive…
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GP & LP Syndication Lessons - Don’t Make These Mistakes! w/ Aleksey Chernobelskiy | Sp.04
Aleksey Chernobelskiy joins Andy McQuade on The TCO Method ® podcast to discuss the current state of distressed and struggling real estate syndications and what they've done to get here - but more importantly how to avoid many of issues by learning what to look for. He brings stories and...
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Navigating Insurance in Commercial Real Estate w/ Jeremy Goodrich | Sp.03
Andy welcomes Jeremy Goodrich to the show, where he shares the current state of ever-increasing insurance costs for commercial real estate and real estate in general and how important having a team and business partners looking out for your best interest really is. Watch the Video, Read the...
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Don’t Let Your Business Run YOU | Ep.31
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Are you running your business and your projects, or are your projects and business running YOU? Andy continues the conversation around the need to show up and do the work to get ahead of your business. Read the transcript Watch…
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Project Planning and Estimating 101 | Ep.30
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Are you running your business and your projects, or are your projects and business running YOU? Andy talks about how planning ahead, systems, and standards will help you take control of your operations so you can scale. Watch the...
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Making Money in Net Lease Real Estate w/Dan Lewkowicz | Sp.02
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Andy welcomes commercial net lease broker Dan Lewkowicz to the program for our second Saturday Special interview episode! Read the transcript Watch the episode on YouTube They discuss the current market and Dan breaks down making...
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Appliances - To Be, Or Not To Be? | Ep.29
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Andy talks all things appliances, from service to expectations and what to avoid and how to generate some extra NOI with incidental income with your business. Read the transcript Watch the episodes on YouTube Our Saturday Special...
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Toxic Personalities | Ep.28
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Andy discusses three toxic personalities and cutting people out of your business and personal life who are holding you back. Read the transcript Watch the episodes on YouTube Our Saturday Special interview episodes have landed!...
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Know What Your Time Is Worth! Process Costing! | Ep.27
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Andy deep dives into the why and how of process costing and breaks down a few examples that show how important it is to understand what your true cost of doing business is and how it can impact your long-term success. Read the...
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Leverage Your Relationships! | Ep.26
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Andy makes a few announcements about the new website (check it out here) and starts a discussion about how to identify and start a relationship with vendors to reduce costs, and get better service. Read the transcript Watch the...
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Pay Less In Taxes & Keep More of Your Money w/ Yonah Weiss | Sp.01
Andy welcomes the Cost Seg King himself, Yonah Weiss in the very first interview special of The TCO Method ® podcast. Yonah covers all the details on cost segregation, how it works and who it's best for, and answers all the random questions Andy can toss at him. Watch the video, read the...
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Systems, Controls & Standards | Ep.25
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Andy discusses systems and controls on a much larger scale and dives into building a tool that most large operations who scale have already implemented - a standards guidebook.
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Controls? We Don’t Need No Stinking Controls. | Ep.24
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™. Andy discusses inventory management and ordering controls, standards, and the need to streamline and simplify operations to create transparency and collect good data to help you make money down the road.
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Consultants and Coaches and Mentors OH MY! | Ep.23
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Andy digs into the importance of having a coach or mentor to help you develop and improve your performance for the benefit of both your life and business, but also discusses vetting those people properly. Social media is a…
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Automate EVERYTHING | Ep.22
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Andy discusses the benefits of automating as many repetitive processes as possible that are a time sink or an opportunity for complications, human error, or failure and how it can benefit your organization to do so.
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Just Say ”NO” to the GPO | Ep.21
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™. Andy discusses the different types of Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO's), how they work, and how they make their money. Learn about when GPO's might be the right fit and find out how much buying power and money you leave on…
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Is Your Network Your Net Worth? | Ep.20
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Andy discusses current internet business clichés - the value of your network - or the lack thereof - and how you "become the five people you spend the most time with" and what the costs and challenges of that really are, why it's...
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Budgets? Part Duex | Ep.19
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Andy shifts the conversation away from procurement and discusses capex, cash reserves, and other impacts to your budgetary planning and why it's important to have good data and leverage that for success - while taking into...
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Budgets? Pt1 | Ep.18
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Andy dives into some processes and standards you should use when building your budget and negotiating for an upcoming project.
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Vendors, Relationships & Innovation | Ep.17
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Andy discusses vendor relationships and collaborating with them to solve business problems, reduce costs, and create better efficiency so you can focus on filling units and making money.
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Due Diligence 2.0 - No Idealism | Ep.16
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Andy discusses more things he looks at when doing due diligence walks and discusses how the balance between cost, curb appeal and resilience don't seem to get much play during the walks and why all the discussions need to be based...
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Listener Feedback #1 | Ep.15
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Andy reads and responds to four listener messages from around the country covering some of the topics people wanted to speak out about from prior episodes.
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Due What Now? | Ep.14
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Andy dives into due diligence and what he looks for when walking with a client pre-purchase or pre-project and covers some of the things that you can plan for that will help your budget actually be useful instead of a random…
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Don’t Do It! | Ep.13
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™ Andy discusses deferred maintenance, what it is, why it's bad, and what it costs you over time as well as opinions on appliances and youtube / tiktock / hgtv real estate "experts".
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The Perfect Storm of Stupid | Ep.12
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™. Andy dives into the negativity in the news and discusses a few things you can start today that can help you increase your NOI when the economy is having a rough patch.
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Turn The Lights On | Ep.11
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™. Andy details his love/hate relationship with integrated LED fixtures and why you should be avoiding them at all costs in your rental properties.
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Your Business - In Versus On | Ep.10
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™. Andy finishes up the conversation about your team and your business by bringing your business into focus and encouraging leaders to take a hard look at where their time is being spent and how it aligns with their goals.
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Who Is On Your Team, Part 2 | Ep.09
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™. Who you have on your team can make or break your business. Andy continues & wraps up the conversation from last week's podcast.
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Who Is On Your Team? | Ep.08
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™. Your team will make or break you. Andy discusses finding your team members and what to look for in good business partners and why your choices will impact your NOI.
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Stepping Over Dollars To Pick Up Pennies | Ep.07
Massively Increase Your Net Operating Income™ with The TCO Method™. Andy discusses the recurring issue with the industry and its habit of doing the same thing over and over while lighting money on fire...
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Risk? What Risk? | Ep.06
Andy McQuade brings some stories and perspective on Risk Management in business and some ways to limit exposure during business operations. Avoiding costs through good risk management, mitigation and avoidance practices can add up to significant savings every year - if you take the time to do it....
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What Is Your Time Worth? | Ep.05
Today, Andy McQuade deep dives into decision making based around the value it generates to your life and your business and how to value your time. Many business owners and leaders will spend time doing tasks that should be delegated or just not done at all... Ask yourself, "will this move the...
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What Is The TCO Method ®? | Ep.04
In our fourth episode of the show, Andy McQuade answers that burning question... What IS The TCO Method? What does it have to do with real estate? In this episode you'll get some information on the what and how The TCO Method came to be, and what to look for when you want to apply Total Cost of...
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Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud | Ep.03
In this episode, Andy McQuade says the quiet part out loud and discusses both the race to the bottom and the incentives built into construction and remodeling that encourage the "cheaper is better" mentality and increase costs to the owners of a project over time. Why do we care? The goal is to...
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Two Cars, No Brains | Ep.02
Andy McQuade brings us the story of Two Cars, No Brains in the first real episode of The TCO Method ®. The first concepts of The TCO Method ® are explained and applied in this episode and shows how to look at purchases through the window of the Total Cost of Ownership in order to reduce long-term...
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Episode Zero | Ep.01
In this first episode of the show, Andy McQuade introduces The TCO Method®, explains the goal of the show, and publicly embarrasses himself by making a podcast with almost no preparation and no script. You'll also learn who he is and why he created The TCO Method. His goal - to help you Massively...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Who doesn’t want to make more money in real estate?This isn’t another real estate podcast talking about how to start investing in real estate, or how to do deals or find money from investors... there’s already too many of those.Twice a week, Andy McQuade brings firsthand information on where problems happen, what they really cost your operation, and best practices on how to fix or avoid them altogether.Twice a month Andy hosts extended interview episodes with commercial real estate leaders and industry experts that share their insights on ways to avoid costs, add efficiency, reduce expenses, increase your income, and keep more of your money.Andy McQuade is the host, author and creator of The TCO Method ™, Principal Strategy Consultant and Managing Principal at The ARM Companies, and he brings over 25 years of experience working with real estate developers and investors. He maintains multiple industry certifications from the National Association of Home Builders and the US Green Bu
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Who doesn’t want to make more money in real estate?This isn’t another real estate podcast talking about how to start investing in real estate, or how to do deals or find money from investors... there’s already too many of those.Twice a week, Andy McQuade brings firsthand information on where...
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