Should Passive Investors be Concerned About Rising Interest Rates with Brian Alfaro

Episode 114: 

Brian Alfaro is a real estate entrepreneur and local Houston business owner. After spending over 14 years focused on Operations in a Franchise business, Brian facilitated the opening & growth of a multi-location café business in Fort Bend county serving thousands an upscale coffee experience.

Brian’s primary role at Blue Oak Capital is focused on Investor Relations, Marketing & Brand Development. Brian believes in leveraging a brand & scale to add value to both our residents & investing partners.

Brian currently holds ownership interest as a General Partner in 787 multifamily units.

For today’s episode we will cover: 

[ 00:00 - 05:25 ]  Meet Brian Alfaro

• Should passive investors be concerned with the rising interest rate environment?
• What happens when rates rise
• What we do as borrowers to hedge the risk

[ 05:25  - 20:32 ] Rate Cap

• Basic options for rate cap cost
• The Fed and Political Pressure
• How rising interest rates impacts passive investors

[ 20:32 - 26:44 ] Things that are still working in our favor

• We are in an inflationary period
• Tenured treasury
• Recession

[ 26:44 - 37:12] Length of time between the first rate hike and the first rate cut

• Supply and demand
• How people are able to afford rent bumps
• Rent escalation through history

[  37:12 - 42:39 ] Is it a scary time?

• One of the biggest advantages of a variable rate debt
• It's still a great time to invest

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