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
39 episodes
Ep 38 - The Numbas!
Just like Ben Mallah says, THE NUMBAS!!!!!Going over some quick updates on both buildings, but mainly spend time going over the numbers on Grand. I've yet to really break everything down in reality, mostly theory in the past. ...
Ep 37 - Crisis Averted
Spoiler alert, after finding out some crucial insider information, we decided to not move forward with the co-working company. Turns out, well, that they suck. Therefore, CRISIS AVERTED! Now this news comes...
Ep 35 - Up and Down
Breath of fresh air with Grand, no more eviction issues, most of the stuff is gone, so call that a victory. Leasing struggles have continued, but to be expected, not really bad news, just still trudging along. Thunderbird is...
Ep 34 - The Cops Are on The Way
Not a click bait title. I had to call the cops on my tenant that got evicted for trespassing. I don't even know what to put in this description, because there's just too much to the story. SO! You'll just have to listen ...
Ep 33 - Getting Closer
Interesting podcast with some good updates, moving closer in the right direction. Feels good to be moving forward instead of backwards, and being this close to signing very valuable leases that will completely change the pace of this buil...
Ep 32 - YYYYEEAAAHH BUDDDDDDY!!!
BOYS AND GIRLS! We're making moves baby!!!! Roof started to get done today, swamp cooler guys going out there tomorrow to scope it out, things are shaking!About to sign a lease for Tenant 2 spot and a portion of lot 3! ...
Ep 31 - SHOW ME THE MONEY!
I was out of town last week in Encinitas, CA enjoying the ocean and cool weather. But the CRE fun did not stop! Going over some updates on each property, and a major potential investor could change the path on both of these bu...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. <...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...