Commercial Real Estate: Starting From Scratch
Documenting my journey in commercial real estate from the very beginning. You'll see me calling brokers, making offers, analyzing deals, visiting properties, building relationships with brokers, bankers, lenders, investors, remodeling assets, leasing properties and buying commercial real estate buildings from start to finish!
Episodes
31 episodes
Ep 30 - Roofs, Tenants & Crackies
Had some good old breaking & entering at Thunderbird, $3,900 worth of damage for $20 worth of copper, a tale as old as time. Sometimes I wish I lived in China or the Philippines so the gov't would just round up these useless heaps of ...
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Episode 30
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Ep 29 - Co-Working Potential
Some interesting options for Thunderbird has presented itself. Not quite sure how to take it all in, but has some potential. Just like anything else, there's upsides and downsides to it all. Would need to get more final info t...
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Episode 29
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24:34
Ep 28 - Minor Moves
Slower week overall, the last few months have been a lot so not too much to report. Slowly getting ready for new tenants, moving stuff out, getting everything ready on Grand has been the big push. Roof is getting done ASAP along wit...
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Episode 28
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19:59
Ep 27 - Making Major Money Moves
The times, they are a changin! For the better, which is welcomed with open arms. Have an agreement for tenant 2 to take over tenant 1, signed a lease for $1,600/mo for an outdoor covered area, and saved $12,000 on insurance. O...
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Episode 27
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16:48
Ep 26 - Eviction: Mission Accomplished
That title is somewhat sarcastic, maybe 50%. The eviction has been completed, but the work has just begun. Getting this shop empty of stuff is my #1 priority for the time being. Every day that spot needs to produce $250+ per d...
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Episode 26
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12:58
Ep 25 - Thunderbird Updates
Evictions have been dominating my life and this podcast as of late. So we're talking about another topic! It's been a while since I've spoken in-depth on Thunderbird, so the timing was perfect to get everyone caught up on that build...
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Episode 25
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28:15
Ep 24 - Eviction Delays
For starters, this didn't get uploaded last night, not sure why. Ugh, delays with eviction on my end. Hopefully we can get the ball rolling and get our spot back this week. Next week would be a bummer. <...
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Episode 24
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30:50
Ep 23 - Eviction Days Away
It's been a busy week, and my tool belt is getting more and dangerous as we move forward. Now I'm well versed in the eviction process so when it happens again, it won't be so overwhelming. Side note, if I do a really good job screen...
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Episode 23
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Ep 22 - Eviction Hell
SO! Boys and girls, here we are now facing an eviction. This has been going on for a while now. Some weeks I thought we'd avoid it, and some weeks I knew we were going to do an eviction. It was pretty close but at this p...
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Episode 22
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21:50
Ep 21- Big Updates
I haven't touched on Grand or Thunderbird recently, mostly because they've been on cruise control. But some recent events have caused a stir! So good for content, bad for my health and well being!! Non paying tenant issue at ...
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Episode 21
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30:35
Ep 20 - On The Hunt
Well, I wrote a description and it didn't upload for some reason! First draft was excellent, what a shame. I have 2 active deals I'm currently working, I go over each one, pros & cons and break down my thoughts.&nbs...
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Ep 19 - Active Income
One of the many reasons people avoid Commercial Real Estate is the lack of active income while building a portfolio. Of course there are ways to do it via CRE but for the most part, it doesn't make reliable money on a monthly basis in the...
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Episode 19
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20:33
Ep 18 - Off Like A Rocket!
2025 was a major year, maybe the biggest of my career. Starting to build momentum, things are starting to work, and a reminder that it takes a bit longer than you think. 1 year of making intentional progress in the right direction is good...
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Episode 18
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24:08
Ep 17 - Merry Christmas
Short week, Tbird is for real almost finished. Carpet finished end of last week, cleaning ladies finished on Tuesday, we hired a broker to list the office for rent. There's legitimately less than 8 hours of work to get Tbird done, and that's re...
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Episode 17
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9:57
Ep 16 - Thunderbird Completion
Thunderbird is so close to the finish line I can smell it!!! Not sure what it exactly smells like, but it smells GOOOOOOD!!!! We agreed on terms with the existing tenant which is great for both of us, and had a fantastic walkthrough...
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Episode 16
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25:30
Ep 15 - I LOVE Flooring
Semi joking here, flooring is done and looks fantastic, couldn't be happier. The contractor was fast, efficient, and did an excellent job. I hope I have more buildings that require flooring, I would use them 10/10 times. Final...
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Episode 15
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Ep 14 - I Hate Flooring
Thunderbird remodel is in full swing, flooring crews are prepping the floors for the glue down LVP and doing a fantastic job. The main sticking point has been color of flooring. The trim work in this place is gorgeous, but colors do...
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Episode 14
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Ep 13 - Thunderbird Update
Thunderbird is moving along nicely. Some things coming under budget, other issues popping up that cost thousands. Pretty standard for a remodel, especially for flippers with very mild experience. Common sense goes a long way, ...
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Episode 13
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14:27
Ep 12 - Closing Chaos
Never a dull moment in real estate. I'll tell you what, so many times in life, I've chose to do things that are painful(mentally & physically), and then I continue to do said things over and over and over again. But I have a fe...
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Episode 12
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20:31
Ep 11 - Final Walkthrough Nightmare
Final walkthroughs are not supposed to be exciting, but this one was! About $22,700 worth of excitement! Found damage to the building in multiple spots, crackie break-ins, water heater leak, damage to 1 office, fun times!
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Episode 11
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17:35
Ep 10 - Deal 2 Closing & Projections
Deal #2, Thunderbird, the office building was supposed to close today. Waiting on lender docs for 2 days now. Whenever I hear that I just imagine the lender playing video games all day just not doing anything at all and using lender...
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Episode 10
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16:28
Ep 9 - No Bad News!
We hit 50 downloads! Crazy to think of 50 people listening to this show. Mostly good news so far this week, getting close to funding on the office building, which is supposed to close in 6 days! Grand Ave is moving along in a ...
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Episode 9
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18:42
Ep 8 - End of an Era
I have left the Collective Genius mastermind. It was an extremely tough decision that took me forever to make. I owe everything real estate related to CG in countless ways. Beautiful thing is, I can always rejoin.Finall...
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Episode 8
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16:35
Ep 7 - Houston We Have Lots of Problems
The ups and downs of CRE are no different than normal residential real estate. Sometimes is awesome, sometimes is blows chunks, and sometimes you question all of your life decisions. I have been taking a beating the last few weeks o...
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Episode 7
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