The Multifamily Hour Podcast
The Multifamily Hour (formerly The Multifamily Wealth Podcast) features Axel Ragnarsson in conversation with successful real estate investors, breaking down how they're navigating today's evolving multifamily market to start, build, and scale their businesses. Each episode delivers tactical, current, and actionable insights to help listeners grow their business and real estate portfolio.
Episodes
341 episodes
#343: Becoming Desensitized To $$ As You Grow Your Portfolio Is Important… Until It’s Not
In this Multifamily Minute episode, Axel gets introspective on a concept he's been wrestling with personally: the psychological relationship investors have with money as their portfolio grows — and why the skill that helps you scale can quietly...
#342: While New Supply Is Dropping… It Isn’t Coming To Save Your Rent Projections (and Bail Out Your Bad Deals)
In this Multifamily Minute episode, Axel pushes back on one of the most commonly repeated narratives in multifamily investing right now: that falling housing starts will automatically trigger rent growth and bail out investors who bought or und...
#341: Discussing The “K-Shaped Economy” and How This Impacts The Deals Investors Should Be Pursuing
In the first official Multifamily Minute episode of the newly rebranded Multifamily Hour, Axel introduces a macro economic concept that he believes every active real estate investor should be factoring into their deal-making right now: the K-sh...
#340: The Multifamily Wealth Podcast is now The Multifamily Hour! Why I Decided To Rebrand The Show After 6 Years and 340 Episodes
After six years, 340 episodes, and over 500,000 downloads, Axel announces the rebrand of the Multifamily Wealth Podcast to its new name: The Multifamily Hour. In this short solo episode, he explains the reasoning behind the change, what listene...
#339: The Difference Between Average and Best-In-Class Brokers, How Buyers Can Stand Out To Brokers, and State Of The Market Update for NH/MA Real Estate Investors with Will Peck
In another in-person episode, Axel sits down with Will Peck — multifamily broker at Horvath & Tremblay and one of the most active apartment building brokers in New Hampshire — for a wide-ranging conversation on the current state of the New ...
#338: The ONE AI Use Case In Your Business You Need To Focus On... Highly Tactical Episode
In this solo episode, Axel gets highly tactical on the one thing every real estate investor should be doing right now to get the most out of AI — regardless of which tools they use, how big their portfolio is, or how tech-savvy they are. The an...
#337: Underwriting Multifamily Real Estate Boils Down To Evaluating TWO Numbers... Revisiting the Fundamentals Of Multifamily Investing
In this solo back-to-basics episode, Axel steps away from the AI and current events conversations that have dominated recent episodes to refocus on the real estate underwriting process. He breaks down the entire game of value creation in real e...
#336: Putting Together a Complex 300-Unit, 40B Multifamily Development Deal on Cape Cod with Pat Carino
In this deal segment episode with Pat Carino we break down one of the most unique deals featured on the podcast to date: a 300-unit, five-building ground-up development on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, acquired through the state's 40B affordable hou...
#335: Working on Institutional Multifamily Development Deals, Building an Acquisitions Process, and Fun Deal Stories with Pat Carino
Axel sits down with Pat Carino — a multifamily developer, acquisitions professional at NRP Group, and co-founder of DealNav — for a wide-ranging conversation that spans institutional development, deal sourcing at the highest level, and the orig...
#334: The Importance Of Context When Seeking Advice + Key Focuses for 25/40/55 Year Old Investors
In this solo episode, Axel tackles one of the most overlooked — and potentially damaging — mistakes new real estate investors make: seeking advice from the wrong people. Not wrong because they're unsuccessful, but wrong because they're in a com...
#333: Buying a 20-Unit Deal Using His License To Reduce Cash Out Of Pocket and Discovering The Seller Lied About Leased Rents with Phil MacArthur
In this deal segment episode, Axel sits back down with Phil MacArthur to break down one of Phil's most recent acquisitions: a 20-unit portfolio deal across four buildings in New Hampshire, picked up on the MLS after months of sitting on cash fr...
#332: Bootstrapping a 100+ Unit Portfolio In Small (Tertiary) Markets and Lessons Learned Along The Way with Phil MacArthur
Axel once again sits down with Phil MacArthur — a Boston-based real estate broker and multifamily investor who has quietly bootstrapped a 125-unit portfolio across some of the most remote, tertiary markets in New Hampshire. Phil's story is a re...
#331: Discussing The Current State Of The Debt Market (Especially Local Banks) and How To Be A Great Borrower with Pat Brady
In this episode, Axel sits down with Pat Brady — founder of Brady Capital Advisors — for a sharp conversation on the current New England debt market, what makes a great borrower, and where smart capital is flowing in 2026.He brings a uni...
#330: How To Determine If You Should Re-Trade a Deal and If So... HOW You Should Do So
In this solo episode, Axel dives into one of the most misunderstood and emotionally charged moments in any real estate transaction — the re-trade. He breaks down exactly what re-trading is, when it makes sense to do it, when it doesn't, and how...
#329: Why Your First Deal Doesn’t Need to Be a Home Run with Justin Dragone
In this deal segment episode, Axel sits back down with Justin Dragone — Acquisitions Manager at Aligned Real Estate Partners — to break down Justin's very first personal real estate deal: a 3-unit property on the west side of Manchester, New Ha...
#328: Digging Into Our Acquisitions Process + How We’re Finding DTS Deals with our Acquisitions Manager, Justin Dragone
In another in-person episode, Axel sits down with Justin Dragone — Acquisitions Manager at Aligned Real Estate Partners — for a deep, behind-the-curtain look at how Aligned actually finds deals. Justin brings a unique perspective on the operato...
#327: Sharing 4 Tactical Tips For Multifamily Investors Who Are Renovating a Value-Add Deal
In this quick solo episode, Axel shares tactical renovation tips for value-add multifamily investors — the kind of on-the-ground, practical guidance that comes from years of buying, renovating, and operating older New England apartment building...
#326: Buying 9 Units at Below-Market Value, Selling An Adjacent Lot, and Creating $400k in Value Within 10 Months with Ryan Corcoran
Axel sits down with Ryan Corcoran of Specialized Property Group for a new segment on the show. Ryan walks through a property he picked up for $1.325 million through an off-market agent relationship, with a simple business plan of renovating vac...
#325: An Intensive Deep Dive into Sourcing Multifamily Deals Direct-To-Seller With An Investor Buying 60+ Deals/Year with Ryan Corcoran
In this episode, Axel sits down once again with Ryan Corcoran of Specialized Property Group — a New England investor doing 60 to 80 deals per year across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire through a relentless focus on direct-to-sel...
#324: Returning 100% of Investor Capital Within 14 Months On A 23-Unit Portfolio Deal + Lessons Learned Along The Way with Sean LeBlanc
In this debut episode of the podcast's new deal breakdown segment, Axel sits down with Sean LeBlanc of Mammoth Properties to dissect one of the most compelling deals they've done together — a 23-unit, three-property portfolio in New Hampshire t...
#323: How Operational Excellence Unlocks More Deals, Buying From Unsophisticated Owners, and The First LIVE Podcast with Sean LeBlanc
In this episode, Axel records the first-ever live, in-studio episode of the Multifamily Wealth Podcast alongside good friend and fellow Southern New Hampshire investor Sean LeBlanc of Mammoth Properties. Sean runs a vertically integrated operat...
#322: What "5% Vacancy" Actually Means In Terms of Renewal Rates + Time To Turn Units... Most Investors Never Do This Analysis!
In this solo episode, Axel breaks down one of the most overlooked calculations in multifamily underwriting — what your vacancy rate assumption actually means in practice. Most investors pick a flat vacancy figure (4%, 5%, 6%) without ever conne...
#321: How To Tactically Maximize Renewals, Adopting AI in a PM Business, and 2026 PM Trends with Peter Lohmann
In this episode, Axel welcomes back Peter Lohmann of RL Property Management for his third appearance on the podcast for another tactical episode. Peter actively operates a 750-unit property management company out of Columbus, Ohio, and brings a...
#320: Lessons From Bringing Management In-House, Tips For New Investors, and The State Of The FL Market with Gabe Bowling
In this episode, Axel sits down with Gabe Bowling — founder of The Deal Room, active multifamily investor, and operator for a return appearance on the podcast. Gabe shares how he went from raising capital for Grant Cardone's funds to building h...
#319: 10 Year Anniversary Since My First Deal + 4 Lessons I Learned From it... All Apply To New AND Experienced Investors
In this solo episode, Axel reflects on the 10-year anniversary of his very first real estate deal, a 3-unit property he found on Craigslist back in March 2016 and extracts four powerful lessons from that experience. While the deal didn't go as ...
