The Apartments Operators Podcast

Thanks to travel delays I missed my flight to NC and thus didn't get to present this on the 2023 MFINCon so I recorded it and put it out here for everyone that wanted to participate in my session. 

01:05 Introduction 01:51 Joseph Gozlan of EBG 04:07 Hear directly from our expert guests 05:44 The Decision 09:01 The Challenge 14:39 The Horror Stories 19:41 The Math 24:02 Self-Management 25:19 The Current Market 29:28 Quick Tips!

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Ken and Rachel Wick join Joseph Gozlan, Host of the Apartments Operators Podcast, and share their journey from career educators to multifamily owners and operators!

00:00 00:39 The Wicks Background 03:49 How do you choose a third-party management company? 06:52  Treat your property management company as your quarterback 09:08 Thoughts about starting your own property management 17:17 How the Wick couple execute their value add plan...

Joining Joseph Gozlan, host of the Apartments Operators Podcast, Ed Modzel shares how he started his multifamily journey when he turned 60(!) showing that it's really never too late to start investing in multifamily.

00:00 08:25 Ed's Process of Hiring a Property Management Company 10:09 Why you really shouldn't move to the property you're managing! 11:40 The most successful properties that we have are ones that we self-manage 12:59...

Eric Upchurch joins host Joseph Gozlan on the Apartments Operators Podcast to share his journey from enlisted to owning & controlling a large portfolio of apartments! Eric started his real estate investing while being on Active Duty and has since created an organization dedicated to educating Active Duty members of the armed forces about the benefits of investing in real estate and helping them get started while still on active dut...

Tiffany Mittal joins Joseph Gozlan on the Apartments operators podcast to share her multifamily journey. From running section 8 properties in California to the realization that they need to move away to landlord-friendly Florida where they teamed up with Grant Cardon to develop an easier way for small multifamily operators to implement RUBs using their proprietary software called Utility Ranger.

00:00 04:42  Managing section 8 prop...

James Kandasamy Joins host Joseph Gozlan on the Apartments Operators Podcast to share his multifamily Journey. James has syndicated, purchased, and sold thousands of units, self-managing from day one(!). James shares the benefits and challenges that come with self-managing thousands of units and why he chose to do a hotel conversion (spoiler: he made a LOT more money than conventional multifamily value-add) and why he now does a gr...

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• 00:40 Start of the Journey
• 01:33 Pay check is just not enough
• 05:01 They're doing a lot of surgical work with a spoon
• 05:59 the biggest challenges in the industry when it comes to third party property management
• 07:32 There's big disconnect between third party management companies and people that are buying value
• 08:48 The only thing that goes in favor of the bigger companies
• 09:10 we're operators, we're owners, w...

Jonathan New is an active duty Navy personnel and still managed to grow his multifamily portfolio with his partners to over 700 units! Jonathan joins Joseph Gozlan, host of the Apartments Operators podcast to discuss how their team operates multiple multifamily properties across multiple states and dealing with multiple different third-party property managers.

• 00:00 Intro03:22 We use third party management everywhere!
• 04:51 I...

Episode 129: Increasing NOI by negotiations with utilities companies with Kevin Gardner - Apartments Operators Podcast

In this episode of The Apartments Operators Podcast Joseph Gozlan is hosting Kevin Gardner. Kevin is providing a service many apartment operators haven't heard about: negotiating access agreements with utility providers like internet and cable! Watch through to see how Kevin's method can help increase your income t...

Shane Carter joins Joseph Gozlan on the Apartments Operators Podcast to share his over 25 years journey from buying small 4plex and 6plex properties to buying large institutional grade multifamily. Shane shares the challenges along the journey and his plans to create his own property management company in the near future.

Episode 128: Stepping Up to Institutional Grade Multifamily with Shane Carter - Apartments Operators Podcast

Joseph Gozlan hosts Steven Nguyen on the Apartments Operators Podcast Episode 127 to discuss how Steven grew his portfolio to over 90 units on his own with no partners and while still having a busy W2 job! Steven shares his insights and honestly admits some of the regrets he has from the journey.

Episode 127: Zero to over 90 units while still working a W2 with Steven Nguyen

• 01:42 House Hacking: I lived in the master bedroom and...

Derek Vickers joins Joseph Gozlan on The Apartments Operators Podcast to discuss the operations of mobile parks, ways to force appreciation in mobile home parks and how similar the challenges mobile home parks operators face to the ones multifamily operators face.

Episode 126: Deep Dive into Mobile Home Parks Management with Derek Vickers

00:00 - pay more to do the job right

20:11 Good talent is worth paying more for!

22:56 Advan...

On this episode of the Apartments Operators Podcast, we are joined by Stewart Beal to discuss how he plans to shift his strategies for the new real estate market of 2023, How he built a portfolio of over 3,000 multifamily units, and how he created the infrastructure and the team to support this large operation!

Episode 125: Shifting Strategies for the New Real Estate Market with Stewart Beal

• Thoughts about the current market, i...

Paul Moore returns to the Apartments Operators Podcast to discuss how he and his fund expanded their portfolio from multifamily to it's close cousins the mobile home parks and the self storage facilities. We discuss the similarities to multifamily operations and the differences and hear Paul's thoughts about the future of these asset classes. If you're considering investing in multifamily properties, mobile home parks or self stora...

In this episode of The Apartments Operators Podcast, we're taking a deep dive into multi-family insurance. Calvin Roberts joins us to discuss the ins and outs of this important topic, from the basics of what it is to the biggest challenges that multifamily investors face when it comes to property damage and liability. We discussed what multi-family insurance is, the different types of coverage it offers, and how to find the right p...

Episode 122: I Prefer Smaller Multifamily Assets

• Focusing on small properties can make you more money?
• Why 3rd party management works for small properties.
• Never trust your business to people just because they are friends of yours.
• Finding property management who owns the same property class as yours can be a game changer.
• Look for a property management company with the same goals as you.
• Identify your management team before yo...

Episode 121: Not all Third-Party Management companies are born equal

• From accountant to Investor to multifamily Syndicator
• How having a 3rd party management company can help you grow your portfolio.
• How to attract and retain the right and long-term tenants!
• Alina shares some of the challenges she faced with the 3rd party management.
• Using storage unit rental to boost your income.
• Residential vs Commercial Management Companies
• H...

Feras Moussa joins us on The Apartments Operators Podcast to share his journey and discuss the real truth behind creating and running your own property management and furthermore, creating a 3rd party property management company that manages multifamily properties for other owners!

Episode 120: The Real Math Behind Self Management with Feras Moussa - The Apartments Operators Podcast

• Ferras's journey from software to real estate
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