Invest Florida - A Real Estate Podcast

Santosh Govindaraju cut his teeth in the Wall Street debt markets. Learn how he applies his experience to the Florida real estate market.

Elise Batsel, attorney with Phelps Dunbar, talks about commercial leases....some of the most important items landlords should know about commercial leases.

Livingston Hessam talks about the latest Mortgage Bankers Association Meeting and what the outlook is for 2016. There are some big changes coming for agency debt, the banks and CMBS loans you will want to plan around, so you can appropriately plan your year.

Investor George Levey tells about his first adventure in the world of commercial real estate. Useful insight on how to get started.

Business of real estate, Investor and dealer comparison for tax purposes, plus new FIRPTA rules for foreign investors

Discussion on how to eliminate your property from a flood zone.

Bruce Kirsch, Founder of REFM, discusses how to improve your financial modeling on investment decisions.

Jerome discusses how he began in the Florida market and what he sees as good investment opportunities.

Justin Ford is based out of Delray Beach Florida. He talks about being flexible in the Florida coastal markets. He invests in hotels, vacation rentals and multifamily.

Amir Korangy is an Iranian-American publisher and real estate investor. Looking for better info on the NY real estate market, he founded the popular real estate magazine "the Real Deal." Later, because of the ties between NY and So Florida, he expanded coverage to the So Florida market. Learn what Amir had to say about his own personal investing and the unique ties between South Florida and the Northeastern real estate markets.

Section 121 of the IRS code is known to most home owners as the primary residence exclusion. This provision allows you to sell your home and exclude a limited amount of the capital gains from federal capital gains taxes. In this episode, we talk about one strategy to leverage this rule to expedite acquisition of investment properties.

Jean Francois is a developer of multifamily residential. His experience in residential develop covers multiple asset classes, from condo and apartment to senior living.

It has been almost a decade since the last Fed Funds rate increase. Mark Fleming, Chief Economist for First American discusses what this means for the housing and real estate markets.

Jefferson Lilly is a mobile home park investor. He realizes that bringing in funds from multiple investors can help to buy more assets and diversify risk for all involved. Here is his story.

Albert Berriz is a Co-Managing member and CEO of McKinley, an Ann Arbor Michigan-based real estate investment firm. Albert shares with our listeners why Central Florida is important to his overall business strategy and talks about the Florida real estate investment climate.

Karma Senge is a multifamily apartment investor based out of Orlando Florida. His story is one of getting started, getting knocked down and then coming back to fight another day. He is a testament to persistence and hard work make for a successful real estate investor.

Brian Bandell from the South Florida Business Journal joins us to discuss the red hot S Florida market. From development, to transit to rent increases on multifamily....we discuss it here!

You should always consult an attorney when transacting real estate. The risks are high. If an "I" is not dotted or a "T" is not crossed, the consequences can be steep. But, attorneys by nature are extremely risk adverse. And that can put fear in a clients causing them to unnecessarily walk away from solid deals over relatively minor issues. Where is the balance? Atty Rob Gidel joins us to talk about how to communicate with your attorney and walk through deals to the most logical and sound business decision.

Ken McElroy wrote the book on real estate investing....literally. Or...should we say books? Ken is the author of the best selling books The ABC's of Real Estate Investing, The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing and The ABC's of Property Management. He is also a contributor for The Real Book of Real Estate. The idea behind Ken's fourth book, The Sleeping Giant, is to help inspire people to believe that they can be part of solving the world's economic problems by creating business - which in turn create financial freedom, job growth and reduces the reliance on other sources.Ken is also an adviser to Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad. He owns over 10,000 doors of multifamily properties in States across the US.