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Real Estate is one of, if not the number one vehicle to build passive, long term, financial wealth. Make Money, Make Sense in Real Estate is a weekly podcast discussing all things real estate. Each episode varies between talking with experienced real estate professionals, educating our listeners on all things real estate investing or market updates to help you become a faster, stronger and more educated investor as a passive role or more active in the day to day. Your host is Danté Belmonte the managing partner of "Victory Capital Group, LLC", a multi-family value add investment company.

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    129: 2024 Recap, 2025 Outlook

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 22:35


    Dante is the #1 real estate agent in the Central New York market with most closed transactions as a solo agent. 142 closed transactions over $27M+ of volume. He's the founder & managing partner of Victory Capital Group, an investment firm that purchases & repositions apartment buildings across North Carolina. he is also the owner of Bellman Rentals, a dumpster rental company in Central NY

    128: Dante Interviewed on the Real Power Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 78:30


    Dante is a full time real estate agent & real estate investor in the Central NY market. He's the founder & managing partner of Victory Capital Group, an investment firm that purchases & repositions apartment buildings across several markets in the U.S.

    127: 24-Unit Syndication SOLD

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 45:10


    Dante & DJ talk about the 24-unit apartment building they bought in Dec of 2021 for $2.5M and sold for $3.35M in June of 2024. Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

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    126: Debt & Interest Rates Today with Jack Pomerantz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 31:11


    Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Jack Pomerantz is a Director of Real Estate Finance in Walker & Dunlop's small balance multifamily loans group. Mr. Pomerantz is an expert in multifamily financing, with over $2 billion in transactions personally underwritten, analyzed, and facilitated throughout his career. He is responsible for originating new loans for small balance and conventional multifamily properties nationwide as well as managing multifamily transactions from initial quote to close. Prior to his current role, Mr. Pomerantz began his career as an Underwriter at Walker & Dunlop. He offers substantial experience in sourcing and executing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac debt, along with his knowledge of market rate, affordable housing, value-add, lease-up, student housing, seniors housing, and bridge lending. Mr. Pomerantz earned his bachelor's degree in real estate and finance from Auburn University. Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    125: Buying 40 properties in 2 years with Micah Towery & Josh Steele

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 63:27


    Micah Towery and Josh Steele have purchased 40 C-class rental properties in only 2 years and in todays show we discuss their business plan, how they executed it and what today looks like for them in a strange market! Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

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    124: Real Estate Dealmakers with Omar Morales & Dante Belmonte

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 65:09


    Dante is interviewed on Omar Morale's Podcast "Real Estate Dealmakers". Omar is Commercial Real Estate Broker with Berkadia and has sold over $3.3B of real estate in South Florida. Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    123: Client Success Story - 18-Units in less than 2 years with CJ Underwood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 28:46


    Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    122: How We Conduct Due Diligence

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 34:59


    Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

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    121: Charlotte Multifamily Investor with 500+ Units with Hunter Bick

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 34:25


    Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    120: Dante is the Guest on The RO Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 74:06


    Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

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    119: The Syndication Slaughter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 18:58


    The Syndication Slaughter, coming to a PPM near you! Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

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    118: Mobile Home Park Investing with Dylan Marma

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 37:52


    Dylan Marma is the principal of The Requity Group, a vertically integrated real estate private equity company. He has been investing full-time for the last 5 years and has been the lead sponsor of over $150m in transactions, including over 750 multifamily apartments and 2,000 lots of manufactured housing communities and RV campgrounds. Dylan is a firm believer that through careful deal selection, attracting exceptional people, and utilizing technology-backed systems you can ensure above-average risk-adjusted returns through real estate. Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    117: 6 Steps To Never Lose Money In Real Estate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 15:40


    This episode we talk about the 6 Steps to Never Lose Money in Real Estate. I know it works because we use all 6 in our multifamily business every day! Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    116: Our Charlotte Based Property Manager Allison Regets of AM Realty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 53:31


    Allison brings a wealth of knowledge from an extensive real estate background in sales and property management. She is a rare Charlotte native having grown up in the Queen City. She is a graduate of Johnson and Wales University with a degree in hospitality. Her property management, customer and client relationship skills are above reproach. Allison believes individual client attention is the key to successful, prosperous relationships. Visit her at amcharlotte.com Allison is our property manager for our Charlotte area properties and she has done an amazing job. Working together we have completely turned around one our apartment complexes resulting in an increase of NOI by over 60%! Listen in to this episode as we dive deeper into how! Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    115: Current State of the Debt Market $1B in Multifamily Defaults

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 24:37


    This episode we talk about the current state of the debt markets and some large multifamily owners that have defaulted on almost $1B in multifamily loans! Debt plays a massive roll in real estate. If you have too much of it, it is not a good thing and in this episode you will see why! Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    114: Rising Interest Rates & Hard Money/Private Capital Loans with Will Coleman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 52:27


    Will Coleman is the founder & CEO of Urban Gate Capital, a real estate hard money/private capital lending company. Will is responsible for the operations and investor relations. Will has 7+ years of real estate investing experience in TX & TN. In addition, Will has worked as a credit analyst at City Bank and as Director of Finance at Rand Capital, a commercial mortgage brokerage. Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    113: Our recent multifamily closing in North Carolina

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 42:18


    On this episode Dj & myself speak about our recent closing on The Abbey Apartments - 44 units in Hickory, NC. This asset is poised for value add and features some cool amenities such as a pool, elevator, 5 laundry rooms and solar panels on the roof. We talk about the investment, how 2e found it, funded it and much more! Looking to learn more about these types of passive investments and to get involved? Connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    112: My Car Wash Investing Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 20:50


    As we are always looking to diversify our portfolio we turned to car washes, I have heard these are major cash cows! Well today you get to here about my experience of what it takes to own/operate a car wash and the hours I spent with the owner of one that was for sale in my neighborhood! We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

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    111: Charlotte Multifamily Broker Conversations with Spencer Crigler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 57:30


    Spencer Crigler is the Co-Founder & Director of Brokerage Services of One Alliance Companies. Spencer specializes in multifamily brokerage sales. We bought a deal that Spencer brought us right before the end of the year in 2021 and have stayed connected ever since. He has a great outlook on the current landscape of the multifamily market and what to expect. Spencer is a wealth of knowledge for his age and we hope you guys enjoy this episode! To learn more about or connect with Spencer, visit onealliancecompanies.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    110: 20 Year Old Luxury Real Estate Agent in Las Vegas Killing It! with Adam Rein

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 31:39


    Adam is originally from the Syracuse area. When Adam graduated from high-school he moved directly to Las Vegas at the age of 18 when he got his real estate licenses. Adam has been practicing real estate for 3 years now and has primarily sold $1M+ houses where he specializes in luxury home sales. I had a great time chatting with Adam and how he has been so successful at such a young age!

    109: Making The First Deal Work To Experience Extreme Growth with Marty Grizzanti

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 47:42


    Marty is from Rochester, NY and is the co-owner of Upstate Home Buyers and Suplex Properties. Him & his partner Matt focus on buying property in the Upstate New York area. Marty also runs the Upstate New York Real Estate Investors Facebook Group where like-minded individuals can network. He wrestled and played rugby in high school and college. Marty is married, has a background in marketing, and is member of FFREIA which is a local real estate investing organization. To learn more about or connect with Marty, visit webuyhomesroc.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    108: Our Recent Multifamily Closing in North Carolina

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 33:30


    On this weeks episode, Dante and DJ of Victory Capital Group discuss their latest multifamily acquisition they closed on earlier this month with their investors in Greenville, NC. English Village Apartments is a 1992, 32 unit apartment community consisting of half 2 bed, 1 bath & half 1 bed, 1 bath units. Listen in as they discuss all things on this deal! We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    107: Invest In Real Estate With As Little As $500 with Craig Cecilio

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 33:38


    Craig Cecilio is the Founder, CEO of DiversyFund. DiversyFund Imagines a world where Everyone has an Equal Opportunity to Build Wealth. Our mission is to break down the barriers that keep most Americans from investing like the privileged, well-connected, and wealthiest 1% in our country. Our platform allows access to Private Markets where everyday investors have the opportunity to participate through fractional investing with a minimum investment amount of $500.00. The American Dream should be available to everyone, regardless of socioeconomic status. That's why we founded DiversyFund. To learn more about or connect with Craig, visit diversyfund.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    106: Dante Belmonte Interviewed on Weiss Advice Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 32:40


    This week I share my podcast episode where I was interviewed by my good friend Yonah Weiss on his shoe Weiss Advice. We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    105: What I Look At When I Get A New Deal From A Broker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 13:52


    In todays quick episode, I cover everything I look at as soon as a broker sends me a property. Even before I look at any numbers, I will look at these fews items to save time and effort of underwriting an entire asset. We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

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    104: Student Rental, Airbnb, Commercial, SFR & More All In 1.5 Years with Eric McCarty

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 34:19


    Eric Started his investing journey not too long ago while working his W-2. He started his portfolio with a student rental in Oswego, NY. After that he acquired a single family rental with a Section 8 tenant, did a small flip, a commercial deal with seller finance and now an airbnb! Listen in to learn more about Eric and his new but strong journey in real estate! To learn more about or connect with Eric, follow him on Instagram @cny_investor We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    103: Storing Up Profits with Bigger Pockets Author Paul Moore

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 42:47


    Paul Moore is the Founder and Managing Partner of Wellings Capital. After graduating with an engineering degree and then an MBA from Ohio State, Paul entered the management development track at Ford Motor Company in Detroit. After five years, he departed to start a staffing company with a partner. They scaled and sold the company to a publicly traded firm five years later. After a brief “retirement” in his early 30s, Paul began investing in real estate in 2000 to protect and grow his own wealth. He completed over 85 real estate investments and exits, appeared on HGTV's House Hunters, rehabbed and managed dozens of rental properties, and developed a subdivision. After completing three successful real estate developments, including assisting with the development of a Hyatt hotel and a very successful multifamily project, Paul narrowed his focus on commercial real estate in 2011. Paul is married with four children and lives in Central Virginia. To learn more about or connect with Paul, visit wellingscapital.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    102: Debt Funds For Passive Investors & Active Operators with Kevin Dureiko

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 39:33


    Kevin Dureiko resides in eastern Connecticut with his wife Valerie and their young son Dallas. As a family they enjoy the outdoors and travel, and are actively engaged in their community and church. Kevin is the founder and fund manager of Birch and Dobson LLC, a private real estate debt fund located in Connecticut. Birch and Dobson was founded in 2007 Kevin objectives as the Fund Manager are to source property secured investments that produce returns as expected by his capital investors. The fund and Mr. Dureiko raise capital from accredited investors to place or purchase senior mortgages on investment real estate. A new $20,000,000 fund (Birch Dobson Lending Fund LLC) will begin taking subscribers in Q1 of 2022. The main focus of the fund is lending to real estate investors with mortgages in first position on value add syndicated multi-family properties, non syndicated multi-family and 1-4 family. In addition to fund manager, Kevin is also retained by a $20B hedge fund as a monthly consultant to the private lending industry. This relationship is now on its fourth year. To learn more about or connect with Kevin, visit birchdobson.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    101: GP & Co-GP on 8 Total Multifamily Deals Year 1 with Arn Cenedella

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 51:38


    Arn Cenedella, founder of Spark Investment Group, is a real estate expert with more than four decades of experience, including 35 years as a Realtor navigating the unique real estate landscape in Silicon Valley, CA. During that time, Arn invested in real estate ranging from single family homes and fix-and-flips to land subdivisions and condominium conversions to commercial multifamily properties. Through these experiences, he developed a passion for helping others achieve their own financial freedom through investing in multifamily real estate syndications. Through Spark Investment Group, Arn is putting his decades of real estate expertise to work for his clients, helping them reach their goals and attain the lives they've always wanted to live. To learn more about or connect with Arn, visit investwithspark.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    100: Our Multifamily Closing This Week in North Carolina

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 54:29


    On this weeks episode, Dante and DJ of Victory Capital Group discuss their latest multifamily acquisition they closed on earlier this week with their investors in Concord, NC. Allison Heights Apartments is a 1986, 24 unit apartment community consisting of all 2 bed, 1 bath 868 sq ft units. Listen in as they discuss all things on this deal! We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    099: From Flipping to Self Storage In Less Than 6 Months with Chris Lawrence

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 36:37


    Chris was a serial flipper & had single family rentals in the Rochester, NY but realized he needed scale to become financially free through his real estate. Knowing someone that was in self storage, this peaked Chris's interest and so he began this year to pursue self storage and secure his first facility. Listen in today to learn more about Chris's journey and how he found an awesome self storage deal! To learn more about or connect with Tom, follow him on Instagram @chrisflipsroc We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com Dante Belmonte is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with HUNT Real Estate ERA in New York State.

    098: Best & Final On Our Next Acquisition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 6:34


    We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

    097: Acquiring over 117,000 SqFt of Warehouse Space in 24 months with Tom McCrossin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 56:35


    To learn more about or connect with Tom, follow him on Instagram @tommccrossin We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

    096: Understanding Absolute NNN Leases with Dan Lewkowicz

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 35:47


    Dan Lewkowicz is a seasoned real estate veteran with over 15 years of experience in many facets of the real estate industry. Starting his career “house hacking” he quickly moved on to flip houses in and around metro Detroit and eventually created a company called Renaissance Real Estate Ventures which specializes in the acquisition, financing, renovation, and resale of single-family residential properties in the booming city of Detroit, Michigan. Before joining Encore Real Estate Investment Services, Dan was a Senior Advisor at Fortis Net Lease specializing in commercial real estate investment sales. Dan is also a former business development executive for Amazon in Detroit Michigan. Currently, Dan is director of investment sales at Encore Real Estate Investment Services and specializes in shopping centers, medical office buildings, industrial fulfillment centers, quick service restaurants and automotive repair and parts stores. Of lesser known fact, Dan possesses industry leading knowledge on cannabis cultivation and its impact on the economy in general, and industrial commercial real estate specifically. An expert on Multi-Family and the current economic undercurrents facing this asset class in today's #postcovid world, Dan often expresses the incredible opportunities for investors of all sizes. To learn more about or connect with Dan, visit danontop.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

    095: Understanding Property Insurance with Matthew Sutika

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 36:21


    Matthew Sutika is an award-winning entrepreneur and business owner in the multifamily and habitational insurance sector. His current focus is Skylight Insurance in which he is the founder and CEO. Prior to opening up Skylight, Matt was the #1 ranked State Farm agent, ranking first out of thousands. He also invests in early stage start-ups in the insurance, technology, and entrepreneurial sectors. To learn more about or connect with Matt, visit obierisk.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

    094: The Guy Who Got Me Started in Real Estate Investing with Nimo Almog

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 47:03


    This weeks guest is a very special individual. He was the gentlemen that really got me started in real estate investing, acted as a mentor and sold me my first property. Nimo is originally from Israel and moved to the United States to begin a cosmetics business but fell into real estate investing. Today Nimo owns entire city blocks of Syracuse and has completely transformed them from abandoned properties into beautiful rental homes where he has over 200 units, 3 office admin workers and 12 - 15 construction members that work for him full time on his projects. Nimo drops some great tips on how he has built such an amazing empire with a very high end product.

    093: From Single Family to Multifamily Investing with Tim Vest

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 37:40


    Tim Vest has more than 15 years in real estate and development. From partnering with developers, to developing raw land, to purchasing and investing in single family rentals, fix and flips, multifamily and hotels. He is currently an owner and partner on multiple apartment communities. Outside of his passion for Real Estate, Tim has also enjoyed a 20+ year career in Technology, founded multiple startups and enjoys music, sports, travel and an active lifestyle. Of course, none of this would be possible without the amazing support from his wife of 20 years, Sara, and their soccer star daughter, Payton. To learn more about or connect with Tim, visit harvestpg.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

    092: Making Moves in Multifamily with Steven Pesavento

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 33:44


    Steven Pesavento is a real estate entrepreneur and Managing Partner of VonFinch Capital. Investing full time since 2016, he's completed over 200 transactions, renovated nearly 100 houses and transacted over $26,000,000 in residential investment real estate. Steven's investors have entrusted him with over $11 million of investor capital, delivering solid consistent returns. A former Management Consultant for some of the Fortune 500's top companies, he brings his years of process improvement, marketing and sales experiences to every project. Steven graduated with honors from prestigious St. John's University in 2011 and is active in multiple charities including working with youth teaching business with Junior Achievement.

    091: Scaling Quickly in Small Multifamily & Airbnb with Brandon Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 38:11


    Brandon J. Johnson has nearly four years of experience working as a landlord in the city of Syracuse, specifically within the Strathmore neighborhood. Operating the company Crossett Property Management, the vast majority of renovations and all aspects of management are handled in house by members of the company. Mr. Johnson's professional experience includes over six years as a Nursing Home Administrator. He currently works as the Vice President for the Mohawk Valley Health System Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a 202-bed hospital-based nursing home in Utica. Responsible for the Center for Rehabilitation and Continuing Care Services, tenants in the building under purview consist of a hospital-based acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, a hospital- based Dialysis Center, the Visiting Nurses Association of Utica and Oneida County, and Senior Network Health, a managed care company. We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

    090: Being The Bank - Note Investing with Scott Carson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 43:35


    This weeks guest is Scott Carson. Scott is super knowledgeable source in the market when it comes to note investing. He brings a great amount of energy to the show and drops a bunch of knowledge. To learn more about or connect with Scott, visit weclosenotes.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

    089: Wholesaling 100+ Deals a Year with Hayato Hori

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 49:30


    Hayato is the founder of RocketOffr a wholesaling company in the midwest. Him and his company are closing 10-15 wholesale deals a month amount which is really amazing. We enjoyed having him on the show and dropping some knowledge for us and our listeners! To learn more about or connect with Hayato, visit rocketoffr.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

    088: Get Hard Money Funds or Invest Passively In Flips with Brian Dally

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 37:12


    As the co-founder and CEO of GROUNDFLOOR, a wealthtech platform that allows everyone to build wealth through real estate, Brian has helped make private capital markets radically more accessible to new participants. Under his leadership, GROUNDFLOOR became the first company qualified by the SEC to offer direct real estate debt investments via Regulation A to non-accredited investors and accredited investors alike. In 2020, GROUNDFLOOR made its debut onto Inc. Magazine's prestigious list of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in America, and was recognized in the top 10 percent of all honorees as well as being the fastest-growing financial services company in its home state of Georgia. Brian has also been recognized for his entrepreneurial leadership by many organizations. Before co-founding GROUNDFLOOR in 2013, Brian's career building disruptive technology startups included stints in Silicon Valley, Boston, London and the North Carolina Triangle region. Previously, he led the launch of Republic Wireless to take on the big four cellphone carriers to international acclaim. As a result, millions more Americans can now afford a smartphone. To learn more about or connect with Brian, visit groundfloor.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

    087: What Makes Multifamily Real Estate a Security with Kim Lisa Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 50:21


    Kim Lisa Taylor is our securities attorney for our multifamily syndications. She is an awesome resource and great member of our team at Victory Capital Group. In this weeks episode we get to talk with Kim about what makes a real estate investment a security and how to handle them. To learn more about or connect with Kim, visit syndicationattorneys.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

    086: Deal Deep Dive 166-Unit in Bradenton, FL with Josh Plave

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 46:48


    This week we bring on Founder of Wall to Main Josh Plave and dive deep into one of his recent multifamily deals in the Bradenton, Florida. We really unpack the deal and talk about numbers, financing, market, business plan and so much more! To learn more about or connect with Josh, visit walltomain.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

    085: Deal Deep Dive 350-Unit in Charleston, SC with Chris Larsen

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 49:50


    This week we bring on Managing Partner of Next-Level Income Chris Larsen and dive deep into one of his recent multifamily deals in the Charleston, South Carolina. We really unpack the deal and talk about numbers, financing, market, business plan and so much more! To learn more about or connect with Chris, visit nextlevelincome.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

    084: Deal Deep Dive 64-Unit in DFW, TX with Abbas Mohammed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 59:19


    This week we bring on Syndicator Abbas Mohammed and dive deep into one of his recent multifamily deals in the Dallas Fort Worth Area. We really unpack the deal and talk about numbers, financing, market, business plan and so much more! To learn more about or connect with Abbas, email him at abbas@theabbasgroup.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

    083: Looking at Alternative Real Estate Assets & Beyond with Denis Shapiro

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 67:31


    Denis began investing in real estate in 2012, when the market was just beginning to recover from the GFC (Global Financial Crisis). He built a cash flowing portfolio including many alternative assets, such as Note and ATM funds, mobile home parks, life insurance policies, tech start-ups, Industrial property, short term rentals, and more. He co-founded an investment club for accredited investors in 2019. Following the success of his investor club he launched SIH Capital Group. SIHCG provides accredited investors with a simplified strategy to invest for passive income. To learn more about or connect with Denis visit sihcapitalgroup.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

    082: Part 4 - Negotiating and Executing Your Purchase & Sale Agreement

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 31:15


    In this mini series Dante & DJ discuss different parts of how to find, acquire and reposition multifamily assets. Part 4 talks about negotiating and executing the purchase and sale agreement which is your binding contract for the asset. It outlines all of the terms and really paves the process for acquiring a multifamily property. We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

    081: Scaling From a 4 Unit Deal To a 384 Unit Deal with Ashton Levarek

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 54:32


    Ashton acts as the sales and marketing manager for Valkere Investment Group. He coordinates the development of new and existing partner relationships and provides innovative ways to increase brand awareness. Ashton is a retired Air Force Special Warfare Pararescue Jumper, a Sniper and Combat Diver. With over 10 combat deployments and 21 years of experience working within US Special Operations, Ashton is a strong believer in leveraging expertise and professional experience to ensure mission success, and therefore focuses on building effective teams to ensure our investments are successful. Ashton now lives in Oregon with his wife Vivian, and their two little girls, where he enjoys traveling the world, as well as teaching his girls to surf and snowboard. To learn more about or connect with Ashton visit valkeregroup.com We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

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    080: What Is a Syndication?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 18:10


    When talking with new passive investors we get the same questions a lot. This episode is a great tool to listen and even playback some portions to truly understand what a syndication is, how it works and how you as an investor can benefit! We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

    079: My Favorite Books That Improved My Real Estate Game!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 14:34


    This week I am riding solo talking about a group of my favorite real estate books. Not all of them are real estate but they all have played a roll in improving my real estate business to where it is today. We hope you were able to take some value away from todays episode. To learn more or connect with Danté or DJ visit victorycapgroup.com

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