The Multifamily Wealth Podcast
Axel Ragnarsson speaks with successful real estate investors and dissects how they started, built, and scaled their businesses. In each episode, listeners can expect tactical and actionable information to help grow their business and real estate portfolio.
Episodes
333 episodes
#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 ...
#318: Answering Listener Questions! AI Is Erasing Your Edge (Except For These Areas) + When To Bring Management In-House and How To Do It
In this Q&A episode, Axel answers two timely listener questions that are becoming increasingly relevant for multifamily investors in 2026: when it actually makes sense to bring property management in-house and how artificial intelligence is...
#317: The Release of OpenClaw, Leveraging AI Agents, and How Investors Can Stay Ahead Of The AI "Curve" with TJ Burns
In this episode, Axel is joined by longtime friend, business partner, and co-sponsor TJ Burns of Burns Capital Partners to break down one of the biggest developments in AI since the launch of ChatGPT: the release of OpenClaw.The conversa...
#316: Follow This 3-Step Process To Get Sellers To Accept More Offers + Launching Final Round of The NH Multifamily Fund III
In this solo episode, Axel breaks down a simple but highly effective 3-step framework his team uses to get sellers to accept more offers, without being the highest bidder.Rather than focusing purely on price, Axel explains how c...
#315: Answering Listener Questions! Detailing Our Asset Management Process, How We Find Deals, and How To Estimate Construction Costs
In this solo Q&A episode, Axel answers listener-submitted questions covering three core pillars of successful multifamily investing: asset management execution, deal sourcing, and construction cost estimation.Axel breaks down how his...
#314: The 5-Point Framework For Evaluating Passive Investments, Building Investor Relationships, and 2026 Opportunities with Spencer Hilligoss
In this episode of the Multifamily Wealth Podcast, we sit down with Spencer Hilligoss of Madison Investing, for a tactical and transparent conversation on how passive investors should evaluate deals, vet sponsors, and position their po...
#313: Three Pieces of News/Data Informing Our Approach To Investing in 2026... Declining Rents, Higher Home Sales, and Impending Legislation
In this solo episode, Axel breaks down three specific pieces of news and data that are directly informing how his team is thinking about multifamily investing decisions in 2026.Axel also explains why increased single-family home sales ca...
#312: Vetting Partners, Importance of Transparency, and Diving Into The Pros and Cons of Preferred Equity with Steeve Breton
In this episode, Axel sits down with Steeve Breton, Founder of Velocity Capital Partners, to break down what long-term multifamily investors need to understand about partner selection, transparency with investors, and the growing role of prefer...
#311: Sharing 8 Predictions + Trends for 2026 That Multifamily Investors Need To Be Aware Of
In this final episode of 2025, Axel shares eight forward-looking predictions and trends that multifamily investors need to be aware of as we head into 2026.Moving beyond the generic predictions found in major publications, Axel focuses o...
