The Multifamily Real Estate Experiment Podcast
“Multifamily Real Estate Investing for the Career Professional.” Join Shelon "Hutch The Marine Investor" Hutchinson who talks to military veterans and real estate professionals about the results of their journey and multifamily real estate experiments. Each week, Hutch discusses Multifamily Real Estate Investing for Career Professionals and military veterans to help you build wealth and financial independence. Questions about Multifamily real estate investing are systematically dissected as your host works through observations and data to answer the week's question.
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MFREE 126 Full Episode with Ryan Gibson: Are You Reading the Flight Plan or Guessing the Destination?
Host Shalon “Hutch” Hutchinson interviews Ryan, former commercial pilot and now CIO at Spartan Investment Group, on how elite investors think about risk using aviation principles like checklists and the ability to “set the parking brake” and wa...
MFREE 126 Trailer # 5 with Ryan Gibson: Are You Buying Assets or Buying Responsibilities?
A lot of people hear the word passive and think it means hands-off.But Ryan Gibson challenges that idea in this conversation. 🧠In this episode Hutch and Ryan talk about the difference between owning real estate and truly investing...
MFREE 126 Trailer # 4 with Ryan Gibson: Could Better Operations Create Better Results?
One of the biggest lessons from this part of the conversation is simple:Not every “fixed” expense is truly fixed. 💭In this episode Hutch and Ryan Gibson talk about the importance of looking deeper into the operating side of a busi...
MFREE 126 Trailer # 3 with Ryan Gibson: Are You Building Wealth or Just Building Another Job?
Real estate can create income while you are awake, asleep, present, or somewhere else entirely. 🏡💭That idea is what first attracted Ryan Gibson to real estate.In this episode Ryan shares how he started by doing what many people be...
MFREE 126 Trailer # 2 with Ryan Gibson: What Does Real Self-Reflection Look Like in Leadership?
Adrenaline may get your attention……but discipline, people, and communication shape the direction you actually go. ✈️💭In this episode Hutch continues the conversation with Ryan Gibson about life after the airlines, the people who i...
MFREE 126 Trailer # 1 with Ryan Gibson: When Should a Leader Set the Parking Brake?
You don’t have to take off if something doesn’t feel right. ✈️In this episode Hutch sits down with Ryan Gibson to talk about a lesson from aviation that still shapes how Ryan makes business and investment decisions today.As a pilo...
MFREE 125 Full Episode with Shams Merchant: What Drives Success in Modern Real Estate?
In a lightning-round “focus run,” an attorney who works on real estate syndications and capital markets shares that his idea of fun is investing and sourcing deals and sponsors. He describes the biggest inflection point in his career as leaving...
MFREE 125 Trailer # 5 with Shams Merchant: Are You Ready to Work With Serious Capital in Real Estate?
In this episode, Shams breaks down a shift many operators aren’t prepared for. Raising from family offices is not the same as raising from retail investors.With larger capital comes higher expectations. More structure. More accountabilit...
MFREE 125 Trailer # 4 with Shams Merchant: Are You Being Transparent or Just Hoping No One Notices?
In this episode, Shams touches on something a lot of operators avoid talking about. There’s no “fake it till you make it” in this business.When you’re dealing with investors and securities law, clarity and honesty are not optional. They’...
MFREE 125 Trailer # 3 with Shams Merchant: Are You Making Your Deals Too Complicated for Investors to Say Yes?
In this episode, Shams breaks down a mistake many operators make. Overcomplicating the deal structure.The reality is simple. If investors can’t understand it, they won’t invest.Even institutional players, with all their experience...
MFREE 125 Trailer # 2 with Shams Merchant: How Do You Build, Operate, and Grow in Real Estate Over Time?
In this focus round, Shams keeps it real. There’s no separation between work and fun when you actually enjoy the game. For him, investing is the downtime.He also shares a major career shift. Leaving a big law firm to build something more...
MFREE 125 Trailer # 1 with Shams Merchant: Are You Investing With the Crowd or Thinking for Yourself?
In this episode, Shams shares a simple but disciplined approach to investing. Don’t follow the crowd. Understand it.It’s easy to get pulled into what everyone else is doing, especially when the market feels loud or uncertain. But strong ...
MFREE MFREE 124 Full Episode with Brandon Cobb: What Do Most Investors Miss About Land Development?
Host Hutch interviews land developer Brandon Cobb about how sophisticated investors find and evaluate land worth developing. Cobb shares a guiding quote about stress and explains how fatherhood forced him to be present rather than resist life’s...
MFREE MFREE 124 Trailer # 5 with Brandon Cobb: What Are You Really Solving For in Your Deals?
In this episode, we get into how Brandon Cobb approaches land and development from a different angle.It starts with understanding this.Not all land is equal. What matters is what it can become and who actually wants it.The ...
MFREE MFREE 124 Trailer # 4 with Brandon Cobb: What Changes When Your Perspective Gets Bigger?
In this episode, we walk through how Brandon Cobb got started and how his thinking evolved over time.His first deal, he went all in. Liquidated retirement accounts, took the risk, and made it work. Not recommending that path, but it show...
MFREE MFREE 124 Trailer # 3 with Brandon Cobb: Are You Relying on a Job That Was Never Meant to Secure You?
In this episode, we unpack a pivotal moment with Brandon Cobb that changed the direction of his life.He shares how he finally broke into medical device sales, landed his dream role, and was performing at a high level.Then one day,...
MFREE MFREE 124 Trailer # 2 with Brandon Cobb: What Does Success Actually Look Like When You Zoom Out?
We got into a focused round with Brandon Cobb, and it opened up a bigger conversation around how we approach business and life.From health and longevity to building trust and communication, a few key principles stood out.One of th...
MFREE MFREE 124 Trailer # 1 with Brandon Cobb: Are You So Focused on Winning… That You’re Missing the Moment?
In this episode, we sit down with Brandon Cobb and get into a conversation that hits beyond business, how we handle stress and show up in our daily lives.Brandon shares a shift he experienced after becoming a father. For a long time, the...
MFREE 123 Full Episode with Tyler Lyons: What Does Disciplined Investing Actually Look Like?
In this episode of the Multifamily Real Estate Experiment Podcast, host Hutch interviews Tyler Lyons, the Chief Investment Officer at Asym Capital. Tyler shares his extensive background in corporate finance and how it shaped his approach to rea...
MFREE 123 Trailer # 5 with Tyler Lyons: What Should Investors Look for Beyond Returns?
Experience shortens the learning curve. 📈🧠In this episode, Tyler explains how talking to operators, reviewing dozens of deals, and asking better questions helps investors develop real judgment. Alignment of interest isn’t a buzzword — it...
MFREE 123 Trailer # 4 with Tyler Lyons: How Do Small Decisions Compound Into Big Change?
Most people are taught to wait. Tyler chose to redesign. 💡In this clip, Tyler walks through the mindset shift that changed everything — moving from saving for a distant future to acquiring cash-flowing assets that support life now
MFREE 123 Trailer # 3 with Tyler Lyons: What Separates Discipline From Noise in Investing?
Good deals don’t fail first — bad execution does. 🧠📉In this conversation, Tyler explains that real underwriting goes far beyond the numbers. You’re underwriting people, decision-making, resilience, and operational discipline. What separa...
MFREE 123 Trailer # 2 with Tyler Lyons: Is Persistence More Important Than Talent?
Quick answers. Real insight. ⚡️In this focus round, Tyler touches on the habits and decisions that shaped his path — staying active, recognizing the power of the right opportunity, learning to communicate, and realizing early on that rea...
MFREE 123 Trailer # 1 with Tyler Lyons: Are You Putting in the Reps Before the Rewards?
Everyone wants the results. Very few commit to the reps. 🔁In this clip, Tyler shares a quote from Tony Robbins that’s shaped how he approaches leadership and investing: what you practice in private is what shows up in public. He e...
MFREE 122 Full Episode with Mike "Big Mike"Zlotnik: How Do Sophisticated Investors Think When the Old Playbook Breaks?
In this episode of the Multifamily Real Estate Experiment podcast, host Shalon 'Hutch' Hutchinson is joined by Mike Zlotnik, also known as Big Mike, to discuss insightful strategies for multifamily real estate investment. Mike shares his extens...