Podcasts about Apartment Life

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It's crucial for leaders to keep an eye on the horizon, anticipating what's ahead to better prepare their companies. As a rental housing economist, Jay shares with our listeners why it's essential for leaders to be as prepared as possible for the future—and offers practical ways to do just that. After 10 years of experiencing serving with Apartment Life, Jeff and Sandy share their tips for success. They deal with the important topics of dealing with managers, event choices, and flexibility. These three tips will make a difference for all who apply them.  

Join Richard Cunningham and John Coleman as they unpack all the excitement and insights from the 2025 Global Faith Driven Investor conference. Fresh off the gathering, they share how faith-driven investors are making an incredible impact across every corner of the investment world while pursuing excellence in all they do.Richard and John walk through the amazing transformation happening in public markets, where Christians are moving beyond just avoiding harmful companies to actively engaging and building positive cultures. They share their enthusiasm for what's happening in faith-driven entertainment, including the much-anticipated House of David, and discuss how Christians are reclaiming their legacy of cultural excellence. You'll hear about exciting innovations in real estate investment through Apartment Life's powerful ministry model, and learn how venture capital firms like Eagle Venture Fund are tackling human trafficking head-on.The conversation wraps up with John sharing his perspective on today's market dynamics, from groundbreaking AI developments to major policy shifts shaping 2025. Throughout their discussion, Richard and John highlight an inspiring truth: Christians can achieve remarkable success not despite their biblical values, but because of them. 

David Snyder explains that leadership is more than just a job or a paycheck—it is a calling. This calling is found at the crossroads of passion, purpose, and potential. Apartment Life coordinators work hard to foster a genuine sense of community among residents. This is an important—and often significant—undertaking. Ben Fridge shares from his experience as a coordinator and Program Director for Apartment Life, how partnerships can be a game-changer in achieving this goal.  

Happy New Year! Thanks for tuning in to the Microchurches Podcast, where we're currently in a season around calling within microchurches, and in this episode, we're jumping into a new section in hearing stories from microchurches where we live, work, play, and anywhere God calls us to. Today, we're joined by John Leslie of Apartment Life - a microchurch devoted to cultivating meaningful relationships in apartment communities and really living out what it means to love their neighbor. To learn more about Apartment Life, you can visit www.apartmentlife.org. New episodes every Wednesday! The Microchurches podcast is presented by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a network of microchurches and missionaries in the Tampa Bay area. We exist to inspire, engage, connect and empower missional people, churches and networks. If you have enjoyed or benefited from this podcast and/or other Underground resources and would like to support, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here to give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

What if the solution to the loneliness epidemic is as simple as moving into the neighborhood? In this episode, host Heather Jallad sits down with Sean Bailey and Josh Jackaway from Apartment Life to explore how the church can play a vital role in fostering community in apartment complexes. Together, they discuss the transformative power of intentional relationships and partnerships with local businesses and nonprofits.Listeners will hear inspiring stories of how small acts of presence and kindness have led to deeper connections and even life-changing moments. Sean and Josh share practical insights on how anyone can bring hope and hospitality into their own neighborhoods. Whether you're a church leader, a ministry volunteer, or simply someone looking to make an impact, this conversation will inspire you to take the next step in building meaningful relationships where you live.

All leaders have a list of projects on their desks to accomplish and they only have a certain number of hours in a day or week. Kelly “KC” Jones, Chief Operating Officer for Apartment Life, outlines the way that she approaches and teaches “Time & Project Management.” These simple and effective techniques make the leader more effect and efficient in these critical tasks. Apartment Life continues to fill the need for more communities in innovative ways. Chris shares how he is piloting an exciting “virtual” program. It is designed for communities that are waiting as Apartment Life is recruiting for their permanent coordinators. Chris walks property staff through the steps of hosting their own community events.  

Welcome to Microchurches Podcast where we're kicking off a new series on areas of calling. In this particular episode, we'll hear stories and lessons from John Leslie from Apartment Life and Jeremy Stephens about what it looks like to love your neighbors in microchurch life. Resources mentioned: Calling Lab by Tampa Underground, Microchurches book by Brian Sanders, and Parties Resource by Jeremy Stephens. New episodes every Wednesday! The Microchurches podcast is presented by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Underground Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a network of microchurches and missionaries in the Tampa Bay area. We exist to inspire, engage, connect and empower missional people, churches and networks. If you have enjoyed or benefited from this podcast and/or other Underground resources and would like to support, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here to give⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Dr. Debbie shares that by making the subtle shift from “I have to” to “I get to” changes the leaders mindset as they approach their specific tasks. A key in making this adjustment is to align your passion and purpose with your projects. The Allens are veterans of serving Apartment Life by living “Onsite” in communities. They share their new focus of bringing the same great events by using Apartment Life's “Offsite” model. They share the advantages of both models of building community for residents. The Allens tell how intentionality is the key to receiving the same great results in their new chapter with Apartment Life.  

Carson McDaniel, President of Marble Capital, discusses that decision making is a BIG part of the leadership role. There are many components to the process and dynamics of moving an organization. Delegation, values communication, building culture, and setting goals are some of the pieces the leader needs to consider. The Coles share how that by being diligent to encourage positive online reviews by their residents saved their community. Over 100 residents stated that they were renewing their leasing in part to the Apartment Life program and the Coles! They describe their process of moving the dial on online ratings.  

Send us a Text Message.Join us on the Fully Funded Show as we dive into the world of real estate with expert Steven Libman. Discover how Steven transitioned from a realtor to a successful real estate investor, flipping over 1000 properties and managing multi-million dollar projects. Learn about the importance of partnerships, raising capital, and investing with purpose. Whether you're a seasoned investor or just starting out, this episode is packed with valuable insights and strategies for real estate success. Don't miss out!Key Points From The Episode:• Transition to Commercial Real Estate: Steven discusses his shift from single-family flips to commercial real estate, emphasizing the tax benefits and scalability.• Importance of Partnerships: The critical role of finding and vetting the right partners for successful real estate ventures is highlighted.• Raising Capital: Insights into raising capital from private investors and structuring deals effectively.• Investing with Purpose: Steven shares his philosophy of giving back through real estate, including initiatives like Apartment Life and community programs.Contact The Guest:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenlibman/Follow Us On Social Media:LinkedIn: @thefullyfundedshowFacebook:  @thefullyfundedshowWebsite: www.Fullyfunded.capital

Payton Mayes (CEO of JPI) explains how their company implements the values of Patrick Lencioni's bestselling book, “The Ideal Team Player”. Whether making hiring decisions or building a company culture, Payton shares the importance of these three key character qualities. Apartment Life coordinators are known for their great events. However, the end goal of Apartment Life is not just to host wonderful events. It is to build community for the residents. The Landis' explain how they use hosting events to build that sense of authentic community.  

Every leader needs to be strategic about how they lead and how they grow their leadership. Mark shares numerous qualities that leaders should have developed along their journey. Humility, being genuine, directness, and a willingness to serve clients and staff are a few of them. Having a group who will help you see your blind spots is indispensable. One of the often-overlooked aspects of Apartment Life's services to communities is resident visits. Crystal discusses the different types of visits they conduct for the community and the why behind them. There is great impact by meeting residents on their turf.  

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On this, our 50th episode, Gina is joined by two men who lead an organization that is empowering literally hundreds of everyday people all over North America to live Jesus-Shaped lives and minister to thousands of their immediate neighbors. Pete Kelly and Josh Jackaway are leaders with Apartment Life, a faith-based, non-profit organization that has been serving the apartment industry since 2000. They're here to share the story of Apartment Life, and it's a story that is sure to spark missional creativity in your heart and mind as you listen!www.3dmovements.comFall Learning CommunitiesApartment Life Web SiteJoshJackaway@apartmentlife.org

Every person is filled with a degree of leadership potential. For most people it is even more than they realize. Every leader who hires new staff wants to help them grow to become the very best leaders that they were created to be. Kiley shares three principles for you to unlock that potential. Monthly social events are a powerful way Apartment Life teams build community for residents. Andre describes how finding and utilizing local vendors is the key to connecting the residents to the community outside the boundary of their property. If residents love their neighborhood, it increases the chances of them staying on their property.  

Everyone stumbles at some point in life. The key is picking yourself up and moving on. Marshall Edwards, founding board member of Apartment Life, shares tips from his sports and business experiences. Serving residents with diverse backgrounds, ages, and occupations can be a challenge in planning social events that hit the mark for everyone. Kiara describes her favorite events to meet the needs of her residents. The events range from pet art events, amazing pool parties, to tea tastings. Each one creates a memorable way to meet their neighbors.  

Pete Kelly is the CEO of Apartment Life, which helps multifamily landlords slash their largest expense: vacancy. Pete's organization works with multifamily building owners to place coordinators whose sole mission is to befriend, connect with, and assist residents in their day-to-day lives. The result? Tenants stay longer. And apartment building owners add an average of $200k to their NOI and millions to their net worth.Pete also talks about: - Why loneliness is the biggest reason tenants don't renew their leases - How Apartment Life finds mission-driven team members - Why property managers love his service- The average return on investment investors can expect- How you can apply his tactics even if you don't own multifamily- Finding real estate deals in 2024- His parenting advice and why he wishes he had a time machineBooks Mentioned:- The Holy Bible by ESV Bibles - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey- Preaching Christ in All of Scripture by Edmund P. Clowney- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki- Practicing The Presence Of God The Best Rule of a Holy Life by Brother LawrenceConnect with Pete and Apartment Life: Website: https://apartmentlife.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aptlifeListen to the end, where Pete gives out his phone numberConnect with us!Website: https://abetterlife.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterlife/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/beardybrandonPete's charitable cause (100% of ad revenue goes here):- Apartment LifeShow Sponsor: The BetterLife Tribe, where we help you build wealth through real estate without losing your soul

Three key core leadership characteristics that lead to success are being Humble, Hungry, and Hustle. These principles (found in H3 Leadership), in the right balance, can set the stage for any leader to maximize their potential. Donna shares her journey to the top. An important aspect to the success for most of the Apartment Life coordinators is utilizing outside help or volunteers at strategic times. The Thomson's share how strategically having friends, family, and their small group to serve their community, not only impacts their resident events but helps in recruiting new potential residents and coordinators.  

How are you boldly incorporating scripture into your life and business? In this episode, Jeff and Rick discuss: Incorporating scripture into our day-to-day lives from individual to business. Handling tough situations in the right way. Rick's transition from a career in the multi-family residence business to working in the Middle East with SRG. The three impacts you can have.  Key Takeaways: Do the right thing because it's the right thing. God will bless. Live your life after God's manner and you will be making a statement that you will be running your business differently because it's the right thing to do before the Lord.  You don't need to wait until you get older to be bolder. Get out there, be who God wants you to be, and get out there.   "All you have is Gods. The sooner you realize that, the more freeing that will become." —  Rick Graf Episode References: NCF: https://www.ncfgiving.com/Apartment Life: https://apartmentlife.org/homeThe Business Card by Dr. Steve O. Steff About Rick Graf: Rick serves as a resource partner, board member, and as the senior managing partner for SRG. As senior managing partner, he has responsibility for stewarding the overall organization, and reporting to the board of directors. He leads a gifted team of managing partners that oversee resource development, portfolio management, strategic initiatives, and strategic services. Prior to retiring in late 2022, Rick served as president of multi-family asset services at Cushman & Wakefield, a global leader in commercial real estate. In this role, he focused on strategic oversight for the vision and growth of the multi-family asset services platform, while managing a spectrum of real estate assets for major institutional housing clients across multiple states. This culminated in a 45-year career in the real estate industry. Rick and his wife, Linda, live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and have four married children and seven grandchildren.  Connect with Rick Graf:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rigraf/   Connect with Jeff Thomas: Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/Podcast: https://www.generousbusinessowner.com/Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-upEmail: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdv Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkosglobal/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arkosglobaladvisorsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkosglobaladvisors/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLUYpPwkHH7JrP6PrbHeBxw

Many organizations discover that they have somehow become stuck. Pete Kelly, CEO of Apartment Life describes three reasons why this can happen to organizations and to individuals. He also shares several steps for getting unstuck and back on track. Everyone wants to be seen and cared for where they live. Destiny and Isaac share how that giving flowers, providing food to neighbors in need, giving a card, or sharing a smile can start meaningful relationships. No act of kindness is too small to have an impact.  

Paul (Co-Founder and CEO, Thompson Thrift Real Estate Company) shares the value and power of servant leadership in the workplace. Thompson Thrift takes this principle to new heights by integrating serving others from the Board Room, to staff members, to their properties, to local non-profits, and to others in need globally. Katie and Steven share how remembering the “Why” has enabled them to serve as coordinators with Apartment Life for 15 years. They also mastered the art of transition. They served 4 different communities, 3 owners, and 12 property managers with grace and powerful impact. They helped build community in part by hosting over 500 events!  

Meg and Jessica meet up at Jennifer Goodnow's Apartment 1B to chat about air shafts, nosy neighbors, and the best pickles in town.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica

Many people talk about and struggle with “work-life balance”. Greg Brenneman, Founder, CEO and Chairman of Turnworks Inc., discusses the advantages of “work-life integration”. Greg points out that the work in work-life balance usually wins out. However, with work-life integration there is a harmony between both. The Apartment Life's Senior Adult program is designed to promote resident well-being in the physical, mental, occupational, social, and spiritual areas of life. Rosie shares how her communities of active senior adults thrive with this program. They love the events and have accepted Rosie as family.  

David Oelfke, Co-Founder and Principal of Marble Capital shares his experience of starting and growing multiple successful organizations. He discusses the vital ingredients of vision, risk taking, skills and abilities, and building the right team. Oelfke goes in depth on each topic and how they contribute to a winning combination. Beth Coble serves with the new Apartment Life's concierge program. She describes how the programs are designed to meet the needs of each community and reflects its unique features. Located on Lake Wylie, Beth's residents are treated to events such as lake cruises. Since Beth's property is a lease-up, she has been able to get to know each resident personally.

Join Andrew Bowen, Emily Watson and Kiley Sharp as they discuss centralization from both an operations and community perspective. They'll dive into the push and pull of technology on the resident experience, and its effects — both positive and negative — on NOI, the need for dedicated community teams and the always critical role of staffing. Find out more about Apartment Life at:https://apartmentlife.org/homehttps://www.facebook.com/liveapartmentlifehttps://www.instagram.com/aptlife/ Find out more about Lantower Residential at:https://www.lantower.com/about-us/

Paul Schultheis, the Founder and a Managing Partner at Strategic Resource Group for 28 years, shares three great tests for all leaders: they must cast vision, they must seek partnerships, and they must have followers. Volunteers are a key to the most successful Apartment Life programs. Matt from Kent, WA shares the fundamentals of the “why”, “when”, and “who” of utilizing the power of volunteers for events. No matter the size of the community you do not need to serve alone. Coordinators can multiply their effectiveness by inviting others to join them.

Tara Griffin, Director of Apartment Life at Knightvest Residential, shares how a company's core values are not just a nice slogan, but guide a company's culture and relationships. Tara unpacks the C5 core values of Knightvest.   Ashle discusses that hosting events encourages neighbors to get to know one another. But, by showing acts of care to the residents, it let's them know they are loved. Recently Ashle and Jeremy had 38 acts of care in one month!    

Stan Dobbs, Founder of Apartment Life, reminds all leaders and organizations that innovation is crucial for continued success. The world around us keeps changing quickly. Organizations and leaders that desire to stay relevant must have a plan to keep innovating as well. Serving as Apartment Life Coordinators can be challenging anywhere. Serving New York City takes that challenge to a whole new level. The Manning's discuss life in the Big Apple and being an Apartment Life team.  

As birthdays or the holidays get closer, many families are looking for good gift ideas for teens. Whether you are looking to buy something for your child, a niece, a nephew, a grandchild, or a friend of the family, you want to make sure the gift you buy is one that they will like – and something that will be useful!  Today we are going to dive into several areas to make your holiday gifts count!This show is for the confused college applicant and family to learn simple and effective strategies to help you find the BEST college for your student while having positive conversations.  This will turn you into the College Ready applicant and family so you can be confident with your next steps and your choice of college! Please subscribe so you don't miss any episodes!  Here are a few episodes you might be interested in:Episode 6: Does College Searching Have to be SO Stressful?Episode 12: 5 Organization Strategies for College SearchesEpisode 58: Is College Right for Me?Episode 59: Is a Four-Year College Worth the Cost?Episode 61: How to Find Colleges For MeEpisode 62: 7 Most Important Things to Create Your List of Colleges Part 1Episode 63: 7 Most Important Things to Create Your List of Colleges Part 2You can also download our free guide on How to Start or Expand Your College Search here.  You can also follow me on social media at Confused to College Ready.I'm Courtney Kountz and I'm looking forward to serving you and your student!

Dax Holt and Adam Glyn get you caught up on the biggest stories in Hollywood in the Raw Rundown! The guys talk about Ramona Singer being banned from Bravocon due to a history of racial slurs, Kanye living in an apartment, Celine Dion popping up at a hockey game in Las Vegas, & MORE! Take a dive into Hollywood unlike any you've done before. Real, raw, and uncensored. Join us as we talk to celebs living their lives in front of the cameras AND hear from the paparazzi, bodyguards, and private flight attendants that surround them. Find out what your favorite celebrities are REALLY like. Hosted by entertainment news veteran Dax Holt and NYC photojournalist Adam Glyn. Follow Hollywood Raw TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hollywoodraw  Instagram:instagram.com/hollywoodrawpod Facebook:facebook.com/HollywoodRawPodcast Twitter: twitter.com/hollywoodraw  Dax Holt Insta:https://www.instagram.com/daxholt/ Twitter: twitter.com/daxholt TikTok: tiktok.com/@dax_holt Adam Glyn Insta: https://www.instagram.com/adamglyn/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamglyn TikTok: tiktok.com/@adamglyn YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdamsAppleNYC/ This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephen Vecchitto, Founder and CEO of Advenir Living, explains that leadership is not a title, it is a behavior. Successful leaders serve, guide, and give targeted care to those they lead. They also need to be a cheerleader, coach, counselor, and composer.   Combating loneliness is vitally important today. Especially in senior communities. Hannah shares her two favorite events serving a senior community with Apartment Life's Strategic Initiative Division.

Welcome to Uplifting Fruit, a nine-week interview series on the fruit of the Spirit, and how they are lived out through our phenomenal guests. To kick off this uplifting series, we're diving into the important and foundational topic of the fruit of love with special guest, Josué Ramos. Josué Ramos is a native New Yorker and has been living in the Houston area for almost 3 years. Before moving to Texas, Josué served as a bi-vocational association pastor for Radiant Church in Queens, NYC, and also worked as the Young Adult Program Coordinator for the NYC Department of Corrections. ⁣⁣ Since moving to Houston, Josué served as the Director of Growth for Apartment Life, a missional organization. He is now the new Prison Ministry Manager for Prison Fellowship in Houston. Josué has been married to the love of his life, Elizabeth, for the last 21 years and has two adult children, Fredy and Rebekah. He enjoys collecting comic books and exploring flea markets. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Josué and Elizabeth are no strangers to the Mission Uplift fam. Some of you may remember his message from the Uplifting I AM teaching series, "I AM the Light of the Word." Elizabeth shared her story in the Uplifting Prayer interview series in 2021 and recently led the live-stream prayer meeting that closed out the Uplifting Identity summer series. They are dear friends and incredible uplifters. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I trust you will be encouraged and uplifted as you listen to Josué's story. Check out Uplifting the Fruit of Love with Josué Ramos, connect with him on IG, and give him a shout in the comments. Be sure to listen all the way through, so you don't miss out on an amazing opportunity for Uplifting Fruit! And don't forget to like, comment, share and subscribe! Check out the YouTube video for links and resources mentioned: https://youtu.be/97N3hHH42Mk?si=J3d5NPs9u1xdXsd8 ⁣ Connect with Mission: Uplift: https://linktr.ee/missionuplift⁣ ⁣⁣ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/missionuplift/message

Greg Bonifield, a Founding Partner at Woodfield Development, explains how part of the leader's responsibilities is to handle relationships outside of the organization well. Those relationships should be more than “transactional”. They should be authentic. Intentional acts of care. It often gets overlooked when properties consider adding Apartment Life services to a community. However, it is like the glue or mortar that ties all the other pieces together. Elise from Orange County, CA helps residents “feel seen” in their community.

In this episode, we dive deep into purposeful investments with Joey Mure and Russ Morgan of Wealth Without Wall Street. Join us as Steven shares why aligning your investments with your core values is essential. Key takeaways to listen for 05:05 The heart behind Investing with Purpose 09:32 Importance of having core values and how to create them 19:09 How can you be a good steward of your gifts? 24:24 The impact of aligning your investments with your core values 35:32 Ways to align resources with values to make a positive impact Resources mentioned in this episode 22:38 Apartment Life 35:36 WaterStone.org 39:23 Fintech Discover how to turn your active income into passive income by visiting https://go.wealthwithoutwallstreet.com/pios. Learn how close you are to achieving financial freedom by taking the Financial Freedom analyzer at https://go.wealthwithoutwallstreet.com/quiz. About Joey Mure and Russ Morgan Russ Morgan is the co-founder and partner of Wealth Without Wall Street, known as “The Idea Guy.” Russ began his professional career as an investment advisor in 2004 after graduating from Auburn University — a slight foray from 10-year-old Russ' dream of becoming a professional baseball pitcher. Russ started IBC in 2009 and eventually went on to found Wealth Without Wall Street in 2015. Joey Mure is also a co-founder and partner at Wealth Without Wall Street, bringing impact, integrity, and generosity to the company every day. He hopes to be remembered as a lover of Jesus, a devoted husband, and a faithful father. Despite dreaming, around age 10, of becoming an orthopedic surgeon, Joey was in the mortgage business for 11 years before moving to finance in 2014. Joey's strengths in building relationships, asking great questions, and influencing and empowering people with the Wealth Without Wall Street message make him invaluable to the company's mission. Connect with Joey and Russ Website: Wealth Without Wall Street Podcast: Wealth Without Wall Street Podcast Do you want to be intentional about giving and making a difference in the lives of others? Go to https://www.investingwithpurpose.org/ to learn more about partnering with Integrity Holdings Group to impact and empower small communities worldwide today! Connect with Us Are you interested in joining a community of like-minded individuals who aspire to build true wealth through real estate passive investing? Go to IHG Investor Club to learn more!

Dcn John invites us to reflect upon our reading from Romans 14 and the call upon our lives as disciples through a new endeavor to make Jesus know to our neighbors in an area apartment complex and ministry therein.

Charlie Paparelli, noted Angel investor and entrepreneur, shares what it means to be an angel investor and the art of asking questions. How to go below the surface and ask questions that give you insight about the person you are partnering with. Tyrone and Staci Mayo from Houston, TX share how to serve with Apartment Life with children. Tyrone and Staci give the benefits of including the whole family in meaningful ways.

How do you create a flourishing workplace that features healthy communication and strong employee engagement? What are some of the key rhythms a leader must practice to flourish? Pete Kelly, CEO of Apartment Life, shares his perspective. Find full show notes here: https://bit.ly/350petekelly Share the love. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it on Apple Podcasts and write a brief review. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flourishing-culture-podcast/id1060724960?mt=2   By doing so, you will help spread our podcast to more listeners, and thereby help more Christian workplaces learn to build flourishing cultures. Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on Twitter https://twitter.com/allopus  Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allopus/ Email our host at al@workplaces.org

THIS IS THE DAY - Ivy PART TIME - Oceanator THE BEND - The Tubs YOU SHELTER - Sweeping Promises I'M A DREAMER - The Parade ALL WE HAVE IS NOW - Fishbone HARD TO BE A HUMAN - Bettye LaVette ORPHEUS DESCENDING - John Mellencamp HAUNTED MOUNTAIN - Buck Meek I GET THE MESSAGE - Ivy LOVE YOU MORE - Chime School SONDRAIL SILHOUETTE - Avalon Emerson GHOST RUN FREE -The Lemon Twigs COVER OF ROLLING STONE - 2nd Grade THE BEST THING - Ivy TOOTHACHE - Lydia Loveless BEAUTIFUL TEXAS SUNSHINE - Son Volt COTTON EYED JOE - Rufus Wainwright, Chaka Kahn PARTY AT GROUND ZERO - Fishbone  

Michigan music fan Ron Wade is a sucker for alternative/pop female-fronted bands, and when he first heard Ivy and their 1997 release 'Apartment Life' while working at a Detroit weekly, it ticked all his musical boxes! Lush, breezy and expertly crafted, the songs written by Andy Chase and the late/great Adam Schlesinger - with the magnificent Dominique Durand on vocals - will most-surely tick the boxes of any/all pop music lovers. Songs featured in this episode: Sleeping Late - Ivy; Panic In Detroit - David Bowie; Utopia Parkway - Fountains Of Wayne; Sex and Candy - Marcy Playground; That Thing You Do - The Wonders; Gepetto - Belly; Only Happy When It Rains - Garbage; The Best Thing, I've Got A Feeling, This Is The Day - Ivy; The Bright Light - Tanya Donelly; This Is The Day (Live, Philadelphia PA 3.22.98), Never Do That Again, I Get The Message, Baker - Ivy; Slide Away - Oasis; You Don't Know Anything - Ivy; I've Got A Feeling - Potty Mouth; The Noise Of Carpet - Stereolab; Ba Ba Ba - Ivy; Ba Ba Ba - Liz Phair; Get Out Of The City, These Are The Things About You, Quick, Painless and Easy, Back In Our Town - Ivy; Caribou - Pixies; Sweet Mary - Ivy

안녕하세요 한국 말로 뭔지 알아? 네이버 바이 옆집 그러면 옆집 할머니는 뭐야? 올드 웬만하면 좀 슬프지 않아? 좀 할머니? 우리는 양쪽에 쪽이 뭐지? 양쪽에 이웃들이 있어요. 옆집들이 있는데 한쪽 집은 고양이들이 많고 세 마리가 있고 고양이가 뭐지? 할머니가 살고 계시는데 할머니가 혼자 살고 계세요 어떤 사람이? 할머니가 혼자 살아요? 왜냐면 할아버지가 할아버지가 몇 살이지? 90 그래서 할머니 혼자 사시는데 아이 그냥 응. 그래서 지금 가 가드닝 하고 계세요 왜냐하면 에이전시 부동산 에이전시 에이전시가 와서 그거 할 거 같아 집이 얼마인지 말하는 거 valuation 할 것 같아요. 그래서 가든 정리하고 있는데 옆집 사람들 알아가는데 근데 옆집에 그래서 조금 좋은 좋은 사람들이 와야 되는데 그치 오빠 플레이 엑스도어에 맞아. 제이콥 나이에 친구 오면 좋겠다. 같이 놀 수 있으면 좋잖아요. 옆집하고 벽없애고 한국에서 살 때 한국에서 살 때 기억나? 죄송합니다. 미안합니다. 우리 애들이 너무 뛰어요. 우리 애들 너무 시끄럽죠? 죄송합니다 하면서 집이 더 좋지 않아? 가든도 있고 떠들어도 점프해도 밑에서 뭐라고 안 하고 근데 아파트가 convenient 타긴 했다. 그렇지 주차장도 있고 아파트에 헤어스클럽 gym도 있었고 라이브도 있었고 또 뭐가 있었잖아요 여러분들 뉴스 있습니다. 뉴스가 뭐지? 이 여러분 내일 제이콥이 프랑스하고 Germany 가요. 그리고 이 아프리카 저희 사우스 아프리카 여름방학 보내러 가는데 가는 길에 우리 어디 가지? 오케이. 한국말로 나라에 이름을 보자. 프랑스 한국말로 뭐지? Germany 한국말로 뭐지? 독일 오늘 진짜 여기까지 하겠습니다. 여러분들 건강하세요.

David Sidoni sits down with How-to-Buy-a-Homie Corey from Dallas, Texas, to talk about his experience transitioning from an apartment to buying his very first home! Check out their conversation as they discuss the differences between condos and apartments, reverse-budgeting, house flippers, and so much more. Here are some takeaways from today's conversation: Episode Highlights: [0:30] Planning and Saving Before buying a house, Corey knew he needed to tackle some student debt. So, he used the reverse-budget approach to save enough money for a down payment while knocking out student loan payments. The reverse-budget prioritizes long-term savings over a traditional budget's focus on month-to-month expenses, allowing you to save more money quickly. Reverse-budgeting allowed him to knock out debt quickly and get into a good position to buy a home. It worked so well for him, in fact, that he was approved for a loan within 72 hours! [12:16] Picking the Right Place After his record loan approval, Corey was ready to start looking at homes. He and his unicorn team picked out some neighborhoods that would suit his preferences and then started visiting. After viewing about 15-20 places, Corey settled on a condo in one of his favorite neighborhoods. While he did compromise on some things, such as his own yard, he was able to enjoy so many other amenities that he wasn't able to enjoy at his old apartment. [16:43] Your Relative Happily Ever After While looking for homes, Corey didn't have to face too much competition. But he found that investors are very likely to purchase homes in middle class neighborhoods and give them a quick “flip” for profit, often marking up the homes for way more than they're worth. But, having the right unicorn team can help you sniff those homes out by looking “under the hood,” if you will. Veteran realtors know where to look to make sure you're getting a good deal and warn you about the duds before it's too late.

David Sidoni sits down with How-to-Buy-a-Homie Corey from Dallas, Texas, to talk about his experience transitioning from an apartment to buying his very first home! Check out their conversation as they discuss the differences between condos and apartments, reverse-budgeting, house flippers, and so much more. Here are some takeaways from today's conversation: The right approach to budgeting can help you save and pay off debt Buying a home can mean compromising on your wish list Beware of house flippers and their wild markups Your unicorn team is your advocate in negotiations Episode Highlights: [0:30] Planning and Saving Before buying a house, Corey knew he needed to tackle some student debt. So, he used the reverse-budget approach to save enough money for a down payment while knocking out student loan payments. The reverse-budget prioritizes long-term savings over a traditional budget's focus on month-to-month expenses, allowing you to save more money quickly. Reverse-budgeting allowed him to knock out debt quickly and get into a good position to buy a home. It worked so well for him, in fact, that he was approved for a loan within 72 hours! [12:16] Picking the Right Place After his record loan approval, Corey was ready to start looking at homes. He and his unicorn team picked out some neighborhoods that would suit his preferences and then started visiting. After viewing about 15-20 places, Corey settled on a condo in one of his favorite neighborhoods. While he did compromise on some things, such as his own yard, he was able to enjoy so many other amenities that he wasn't able to enjoy at his old apartment. [16:43] Your Relative Happily Ever After While looking for homes, Corey didn't have to face too much competition. But he found that investors are very likely to purchase homes in middle class neighborhoods and give them a quick “flip” for profit, often marking up the homes for way more than they're worth. But, having the right unicorn team can help you sniff those homes out by looking “under the hood,” if you will. Veteran realtors know where to look to make sure you're getting a good deal and warn you about the duds before it's too late.

Record Store Day 2023 is April 22, and we're doing two back to back episodes to feature a few of the artists with titles coming out on the big day. In part one, Ivy's Dominique Durand & Andy Chase are here to talk about the late Adam Schlesinger, and their landmark 1997 album Apartment Life, in advance of the RSD 2023 release of the The Apartment Life Demos. Composer, self-styled rhythmatist, and founder of The Police, Stewart Copeland tips his hi-hat about his alter ego Klark Kent, whose self-titled album is reissued on RSD 2023. Beauty Pill mainstay Chad Clark revisits their critically acclaimed 2015 album Beauty Pill Describes Things As They Are, 2000 copies of which are released on RSD 2023. RSD co-founder Carrie Colliton talks about some upcoming RSD events and releases. Go to RecordStoreDay.com for the latest news about all things RSD. Sponsored as always by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Tito's Handmade Vodka, and Crosley turntables. Produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, with theme music and selected interstitial music composed by Paul Myers.

Will a double bottom line in real estate investing work?  Our guest today operates in this realm – achieving significant ROI for investors and creating a major Kingdom impact. How do they do it? We will have the answers in this episode.Keith Dunkin, co-founder, and CEO of Waymaker, a Christ-centered multifamily investment platform joins us to talk about Waymaker's innovative investment thesis, which uses data, technology, and world-class operations to create new assets or make existing ones better and make a difference in people's lives in partnership with Apartment Life while achieving significant returns for investors. You'll hear about Keith's personal journey and his experience in the multifamily space and how his faith and generosity have played a central role in his life. Tune in now and learn how Waymaker creates kingdom impact and why community is good for both people and business. Key Points From This Episode: Keith recounts how Waymaker came about and how a partnership with Apartment Life was formed.Keith cites some statistics and information on the impact that Apartment Life has created over the years.How Apartment Life creates meaningful relationships among tenants and stronger communities within the multifamily residential spaces that it manages and its positive effects on the business side of apartment ownership.Keith talks about Waymaker and its current business model.Keith highlights that the double bottom line - financial returns and Kingdom impact - is attainable as long as there is a high-quality investment opportunity offered by a values-aligned group.  What is the most significant investment that Keith has ever made? Keith reflects on his life, shares mistakes committed and lessons learned.How does Keith view and exercise generosity? How is generosity built into the system of Waymaker? Keith answers the mentor-minute questions.Tweetables:“The double bottom line - financial returns and kingdom impact - is absolutely attainable. It starts with a high-quality exceptional investment opportunity brought by a values-aligned group.”“One of the biggest challenges that we must solve as a country is we are lacking in truly affordable housing.“Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Waymaker websiteApartment Life websiteJPI websiteMadera ResidentialJ Turner ResearchWild At Heart by John EldredgeThe Kingdom Investor Podcast on LinkedIn About Keith DunkinKeith Dunkin is a co-founder of Waymaker, an investment platform focused on serving people and delivering outperformance to investors through new developments, acquisitions of opportunities with significant returns, asset management, technology, and community engagement in partnership with Apartment Life. With the goal of transforming communities with the love of Christ in a fund that pursues compelling, risk-adjusted financial returns, Keith and his partners aim to leverage mission and technology to create positive resident living experiences and drive yield for investors.Keith has more than 20 years of experience in multifamily including 17 years as senior vice president of the Asset Optimization platform of RealPage, a $10 billion multifamily technology firm. 

There was never a question that Ivy would make it, though they did so with many strokes of luck, good fortune, and heart ache along the way. With talented songwriters Andy Chase and Adam Schlesinger writing sophisticated pop songs showcasing their love of ‘80s and ‘90s UK music, the only thing missing was a voice to go with the sounds. Chase's girlfriend at the time (now wife), Dominique Durand, had moved to New York City from Paris to study fashion. While growing up in a house full of music journalists in France, Durand enjoyed the lifestyle and the personalities but never entertained the thought of taking center stage until she was reluctantly talked into it by Chase and Schlesinger. And the industry took notice. In the bumpy times of the mid-90s where labels were signing every band with a pulse, and subsequently dropping the ones that didn't meet sales targets, Ivy was the type of band to earn glowing reviews that didn't always translate to units shifted. 1995's debut Realistic was released by Seed Records. 1997's critically-acclaimed Apartment Life was originally put out by Atlantic Records and reissued the following year by 550 Music after Atlantic unceremoniously dropped the band while they were in the middle of a tour. Since that time, Ivy has released music on Nettwerk, Minty Fresh and, now, Bar-None, who is releasing Apartment Life on vinyl for the first time. For Chase and Durand, it's been a bittersweet few years as the rights to Apartment Life came back to the band shortly after Schlesinger passed away from Covid complications in 2020.   Songs In This Episode: Intro - The Best Thing 5:55 - I've Got A Feeling Outro - This Is The Day   Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon. Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.

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In this episode, Jeff, Alan, and David discuss: How God's providence has shown up in his life and career. Modeling generous giving and encouraging your family. Deciding how to give. Being intentional in your busy life.   Key Takeaways: Find somebody that you can mentor under, regardless of what you do. Learn from them, learn what work is about, learn how to do things with excellence and integrity. You can minister wherever you are at, whatever your business, and whatever your circumstances. Lift where you stand. God gives us a lot of experiences. He will put things in our path that are for us to support tht matter to us. Step out in faith. If it is for a good cause, step out, even if you are uncomfortable, because that is where the impact will be found.   "The most impactful things that I've been a part of, were some of the most uncomfortable things I've ever done." —  David Oelfke About David Oelfke: David K. Oelfke is a co-founder and managing principal of Marble Capital, LP. In this role, he helps manage all aspects of investment activities for Marble, including capital raising, deal sourcing, and investment management for the company's various funds. David has been in the multifamily investment business since 1986, receiving nationwide recognition for his performance in the apartment market throughout the United States. David has been integrally involved in over $15B in multifamily advisory assignments, working on behalf of the world's leading owners. After growing ARA (now Newmark) to over 25 offices nationally, he executed the sale of ARA to BGC Partners (ticker: BGC) in December 2014. David is also a founding principal and owner in PinPoint Commercial, L.P., a Houston-based commercial real estate investor. At PinPoint, David has been involved in the ownership of over 6,000 multifamily units, the development of 13 assisted living facilities, 850 acres of land and over 500,000 sf of industrial space with a total value of over $1B. David was a co-founder of Apartment Life (www.apartmentlife.org), a 501(c)(3) corporation committed to enhancing the lives of residents in over 400 apartment communities across the nation by connecting residents to one another through the CARES program. He is also active in other non-profit organizations such as The College of Biblical Studies, Stoney Creek Ranch, On Every Word, The Toolbox Lunches, The UT System Chancellor's Council and Second Baptist Church. David holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from The University Texas at Austin.  Connect with David Oelfke:   Website: https://marblecapitallp.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-oelfke-40230b19a/ Connect with Jeff Thomas: Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-upEmail: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdv Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkosglobal/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arkosglobaladvisorsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkosglobaladvisors/

Positive resident experiences increase the value of the property. Here to talk about how they are uplifting communities are Ken and Rachael Wick.   Ken and Rachael, founders of Higher Point Investing, are educators turned real estate investors. Their purpose is to bring a sense of home and belongingness to their tenants and, in this episode,  they share their unique way of doing that. They also discuss the value of partnering, education, and networking, and how these helped them along the way.     [00:01 - 04:37] From Education to Real Estate Ken and Rachael talk about how they got into multifamily Doing deals with like-minded partners The projects they are working on right now   [04:38 - 12:29] Lessons Learned Along the Journey Reflecting on their real estate experiences  Why they want to adjust their preferred returns Being more conservative in the underwriting The importance of getting educated and trained Finding the right property manager Networking and making connections with people   [12:30 - 17:45] Creating Places That People Want to Live In Ken and Rachael's goals for the future The benefits of having a sense of community in the property Creative marketing through Apartment Life Increasing stickiness and NOI while providing added value to the residents   [17:46 - 18:55] Closing Segment Reach out to Ken and Rachael!  Links Below Final Words Tweetable Quotes   “Get education and training from some kind of reputable entity that will train you from start to finish on multifamily syndication.” - Ken Wick   “You got to come in with this eyes wide open and really know it's not, you know, a simple cakewalk. There are steps that you have to continually do in your life every single day.” - Rachael Wick   “The people that live in these apartments are people. These are their homes… We want to create a community where people feel safe, comfortable, have friends in that apartment complex.” - Ken Wick   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Connect with Ken and Rachael at HigherpointInvesting.com!   Resources Mentioned Kingdom REI Apartment Life Connect with me:   I love helping others place money outside of traditional investments that both diversify a strategy and provide solid predictable returns.     Facebook   LinkedIn   Like, subscribe, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or whatever platform you listen on.  Thank you for tuning in!   Email me → sam@brickeninvestmentgroup.com Want to read the full show notes of the episode? Check it out below:   [00:00:00] Rachael Wick: So for us, I think a goal would be whoever we are partnering up with in various different properties that that would be a sole focus, not only, you know, complete the business plan, creating income for our passive investors, but also build up the residents that live there and make it a place they don't want to move out of. [00:00:30] Sam Wilson: Ken and Rachael Wick are former educators. They are co-founders of Higher Point Investing and they invest in multifamily properties in different parts of the country. They focus on acquisition and asset management and are keenly interested in giving back. Ken, Rachael, welcome to the show.  [00:00:46] Rachael Wick, Ken Wick: Thank you. Nice to be here.  [00:00:47] Sam Wilson: Pleasure's mine. There are three questions I ask every guest who comes to the show, either one of you can take this for us, but it goes like this: in 90 seconds or less, can you tell me, where did you start? Where are you now? And how did you get there?  [00:00:58] Ken Wick: We started 17 years ago, a small multifamily in our hometown. We started with a duplex, a triplex, a single-family home, then acquired a second single family home. We had 6 children and managed those through two educational careers and most of the last 17 years until about two and a half years ago. And then I had exited teaching in Rachael. I exited in 2019 and we decided, Hey, why not look into large multifamily? It's maybe a little bit more work, but the scalability is so much greater. So we jumped in, took an education program, had a whole bunch of people made great connections, did some investments and here we are. [00:01:37] Sam Wilson: And then here you are. That's a lot of moving pieces. So you were educators for the bulk of your career and, you know, but also had some real estate experience. And then in 2019, you had the opportunity to say, Hey, let's go long in multifamily.  [00:01:53] Rachael Wick: Yeah. [00:01:53] Ken Wick: Exactly.  [00:01:54] Sam Wilson: That's absolutely great. I love that. Tell me about the first deal you got done. How did you do it?  [00:01:59] Rachael Wick: Sure. Well, we are on our fourth deal right now. And the first three we did with partners, we're actually still partners in the fourth deal as well, but they live out in Henderson, Nevada, right next to Las Vegas, an amazing market, as you know, and they picked up, they started probably a year ahead of us, I would say. So we met them actually through our educational program and they were very like-minded in how they wanted to build community in their properties. And so we ended up partnering up with them.  [00:02:31] Ken Wick: Now, our first deal, it was a 24-unit class E rehab apartment complex about four blocks from the convention center and not the greatest neighborhood in Las Vegas, but our partners did a great job bringing us into the deal, teaching us a lot about how to go through the asset management process, taking care of the backend bookkeeping, and so forth. And as it turns out, we ended up selling a complex before, or they were even finished renovating it for a 15% profit within 15 months, I think.  [00:03:04] Rachael Wick: Yeah. Yep. During COVID.  [00:03:06] Sam Wilson: Oh, that's awesome. That's absolutely awesome. Cool. I love that. So tell me, tell me this. You said this is the fourth deal that you guys are doing together with your partners and is everything you're doing out in Nevada?  [00:03:18] Rachael Wick: No, we, so we actually live in Minnesota and we wanted to do some stuff a little closer to us. They've got their hands full with all the stuff they're asset managing out there. They've even started to get into development and affordable housing, which we love as well, but we wanted to pick up some stuff that we could asset manage back here. So we have found that the Des Moines market in Iowa is amazing. And right now we picked up a 48 about 8 or nine months ago down in Ankeny, Iowa, which is just a few miles north of Des Moines about three hours from our house. And so that has been our most recent deal.  [00:03:57] Sam Wilson: That's cool. I love that 48 units. And this is a deal you took down all by yourself?  [00:04:01] Ken Wick: We did our biggest partners came in and helped us with some of the cap and Rachael and I did the bulk of it.  [00:04:08] Rachael Wick: And we have other, yeah, we have a few other partners.  [00:04:11] Ken Wick: We put this indication together, did all the groundwork and we're kind of still doing all of your groundwork, that's okay. [00:04:16] Rachael Wick: We still have some of our hair left.  [00:04:18] Ken Wick: Yeah.  [00:04:19] Sam Wilson: Hey, now you're getting close to home. You know, I can't grow any of that. So that's, you almost hurt my feeling there. But I think this is important here to point this out because, you know, it sounds like this is the first deal that you have taken down, a larger deal where you're the lead sponsor. [00:04:37] Rachael Wick: Yep.  [00:04:37] Sam Wilson: What are some of the things for those that are listening that want to be in the shoe, you know, in your position? Oh gosh. I'd love to be the lead sponsor on a deal someday. 'Cause that's the name of the show is how to scale. What are some of the things you feel like that you could go back, if you could rewind 12, 16, 18 months and tell yourself what would you tell yourself to do differently or to do the same?  [00:04:57] Rachael Wick: Do you want to start?  [00:04:58] Ken Wick: Go ahead. I'm sure.  [00:04:59] Rachael Wick: The list is relatively long.  [00:05:00] Ken Wick: You can fill up the whole podcast.  [00:05:02] Rachael Wick: And honestly, you know, just to tell the people that are listening, you're going to, you know, always wish you did something as part of the learning process. So you'll always kind of wish you improved something. But I think probably, you know, we did a good job, I would say, with the underwriting, being very conservative on your underwriting, number one and your business plan. And then after you thought you'd been conservative, be more conservative, like to the point where the numbers barely work, and then, you know, so be realistic. [00:05:33] Rachael Wick: If we had to go back, I would probably do more like a 6 pref to investors because we're going through this little economic storm. Prices are going up. Labor shortages. And, you know, we choose to do class C value-adds most of the time. So I guess right off the bat, that would be something, I guess, we would also, you know, kind of think about maybe do fixed rates right off the bat, especially if you saw this coming. I mean, we have a pretty good set long loan bridge, but, you know, bridges can always be a little, in this kind of timeframe, you know, what's going on out there.  [00:06:08] Sam Wilson: Question on the fixed rate, that comment. Did you buy an interest rate cap?  [00:06:11] Ken Wick: At that time? There were really offering interest rate caps. [00:06:14] Rachael Wick: Well, we have.  [00:06:15] Ken Wick: For long-term debt. [00:06:16] Rachael Wick: We do have a fixed bridge.  [00:06:17] Ken Wick: We do have a fixed bridge.  [00:06:18] Rachael Wick: Yeah. It's just that it's a bridge.  [00:06:20] Sam Wilson: Right, right. [00:06:21] Ken Wick: Now you hear about that almost on a daily basis or by deal basis, you can purchase that cap. That wasn't a thing 9 months ago or 10 months ago. [00:06:30] Sam Wilson: Right, right. Yeah. Very, very interesting. And I'm, and I'm wondering, you know, on your comment there about, you know, dropping that 6 pref down, would you have dropped or, it should be, you would maybe drop it to a 6 pref. [00:06:41] Rachael Wick: We not like a crazy difference, but you know, we have found, we're in a group of other syndicators and, you know, just kinda listening to the very high level experienced syndicators. They pretty much all do a 6 pref because that gives you a little wiggle room for additional reserves, or additional repairs, or renovations, or additions to some new amenities in the future. So I think that would be a nice cushion to also have if, for our next one.  [00:07:10] Sam Wilson: Right, right. Just because, is there, I might be getting too personal here, but is there like something inside of you that says that, Hey, I have to pay out the 6 pref or that you feel compelled to pay the 6 pref and you know, if you don't hit it? [00:07:24] Rachael Wick: I think we're people pleasers. I mean, who doesn't want, you know, we want our investors to continually return. We love to see smiles instead of hesitation. So of course we want, you know, the business plan we wanted to run with no hitches, but you know. [00:07:38] Ken Wick: So a little, a little history. At first, you know, we were in Las Vegas, didn't pay anything the first year. And between that time and the time that we took on the Iowa deal, things had changed. People were giving 6 prefs, or 8 prefs. So we aim for a conservative 7 and we thought at the time we could, we could meet and it's okay.  [00:08:00] Sam Wilson: Right, right. And you had mentioned that, that you said underwriting, you would be conservative and then you'd be even more conservative. What would be a tweak you would've made on the underwriting side of things when you review this deal?  [00:08:11] Rachael Wick: I would just recommend to listeners that are underwriters to maybe keep in mind, now this is current, so it could definitely change with, you know, the rest of the economy, but I would say for when doing a value-add and doing most things in a, an apartment for renovating, I don't think it's crazy to put 10 to 12,000 per unit. So many times as we are learning, we are told 6,000, you can redo an entire unit for $6,000. Right now that's not... [00:08:38] Ken Wick: That's not true. [00:08:39] Rachael Wick: Not feasible. We got to pay higher wages. There's definitely a labor shortage. So you're kind of at the mercy of time, you don't want vacancy too long. And then of course supplies are more expensive.  [00:08:49] Sam Wilson: Right, right. Yeah. What's not more expensive? I hadn't purchased paint in years and I had to go buy two gallons of paint yesterday and it was like, it was, oh, I can't remember the, the price was up 50%. [00:09:04] Rachael Wick: Yes.  [00:09:05] Ken Wick: My son just bought his first house. And it's in Minneapolis. And so last weekend we were up helping him paint and he went to Sherwin Williams on our recommendation, bought the paint and I said, Hey how much did that cost you? $60 a gallon in Sherwin Williams.  [00:09:21] Rachael Wick: Yeah.  [00:09:22] Sam Wilson: Right, right. Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. I was picking up some paint for some contractors yesterday. They're working on a project for us and, yeah, it was just like, oh my gosh.  [00:09:31] Rachael Wick: And there's a shortage. So, like, sometimes you got to go with whatever's available.  [00:09:34] Ken Wick: Whatever color they have.  [00:09:35] Sam Wilson: Right, right. Yeah. Well, luckily we didn't have that problem. We still got to pick the colors that we still need.  [00:09:40] Sam Wilson: Good for  [00:09:41] Rachael Wick: you. [00:09:41] Sam Wilson: Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. So, so those are some things you would do differently, but tell me about some things that you would do, you would say, Hey, these are things we really did right that I feel like other people should emulate.  [00:09:51] Ken Wick: The number one thing is get education and some kind of training from some kind of reputable entity that will take you, that will train you from start to finish on how to put the multifamily syndication if you're interested in doing multifamily syndication.  [00:10:07] Rachael Wick: And being an operator, I mean, you got to come in with this eyes wide open and really know it's not, you know, a simple cakewalk. There are steps that you have to continually do in your life every single day. So if you're planning on operating, know that, you know, it's pretty hard to work a full-time job and asset manage a property, which is really running a business.  [00:10:28] Sam Wilson: Right. Yeah. It absolutely is. Do you guys have a property manager in place or do you self-manage this property?  [00:10:33] Ken Wick: We do. We have a property manager in Des Moines.  [00:10:37] Sam Wilson: How did you find a good property manager for a smaller property. I mean, 48 units, it's tough to find a good PM for that.  [00:10:44] Ken Wick: That's a great question. And hit the nail on the head. Sometimes property managers don't want to take out 48 units, right? Like the bigger, the bigger size is then they can put somebody on payroll, staff on site. We just happen to meet our current property manager back in 2019 when we were doing a different property in Des Moines. And when this one came up, we, you know, we exchanged business cards back then, and this one came up, we called 'em up and said, Hey, would you like to look at this property with us? Because of that relationship, we just continue to, we hired them.  [00:11:19] Rachael Wick: And that's something I'd like to recommend to listeners too. Before you even find a property, if you are having a specific market that you want to stay in, go interview property managers, narrow down to who you might like, and take them from the get-go to the property for the initial tour, get that information. They're the ones that know the vendors that you're going to be using. I mean, you need those connections as soon as you close.  [00:11:43] Sam Wilson: Right. Yeah. Yeah.  [00:11:44] Ken Wick: The other thing, Sam, that I was going to mention, you asked the question, what are some things you felt you did correctly? And Rachael just touched on it. It's that connection piece, the networking piece, we had to talk to lots and lots of people, had lots of phone calls, went to a whole bunch of different conferences, landed in our Kingdom REI group, the group of Christian investors who have been just great, great contacts and great, great friends to bounce ideas off of and make connections with. So the two things in our opinion are education and networking with people and making those connections. And, and it's really, actually, it's really fun. You meet some very interesting people in different parts of the country, not focused on your own area. It's fun to talk to lots of different people.  [00:12:29] Sam Wilson: Absolutely, absolutely. Fast forward this business five years, where do you want it to be? [00:12:34] Rachael Wick: So far we have a focus on building community in the properties that we are a part of. So for us, I think, a goal would be whoever we are partnering up with in various different properties that that would be a sole focus, not only, you know, complete the business plan, creating income for our passive investors, but also build up the residents that live there and make it a place they don't want to move out of. And of course scale. [00:13:00] Ken Wick: Yeah, sure. Short term, we want a 200 plus units in the same market in Iowa. We started to reach out to some local people in our town her in Southern Minneapolis and we made connections with people up in the Twin Cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul, to start looking for properties and deals around here.  [00:13:19] Sam Wilson: Got it. Got it. I think that's great. I want to circle back on the comment you made of building community. What does that mean?  [00:13:26] Ken Wick: We realize and, and hopefully most listeners do, too, that people that live in these apartments are people. These are their homes. We are blessed enough to live in a house. Some people are blessed enough to live in an apartment. We want to create a community where people feel safe, comfortable, have friends in that apartment complex. And that creates what, what is known as sticky tenants. They tend to stay the more community they feel in an apartment complex. They tend to stay there. We also, because we're Christians, we also want to spread that love through the things that we do. For example, last Thanksgiving we decided, Hey, why don't we, Rachael and I just decided, why don't we go get some apple pies and pumpkin pies and knock at everybody's door and hand out, hand, 'em a pie for Thanksgiving. Just something, just a little thing to try and make them feel welcome and that they're cared for. And that's really what we mean by building a sense of community.  [00:14:18] Rachael Wick: We'd also like to build up enough units in one market so we could bring in a company called Apartment Life where we actually plant a couple or two people in one apartment and they are specifically there to help build community. And not only does it help with, you know, resident retention, it overall helps the NOI because it's about $2,500 on average for a turnover so people staying and enjoying the place also helps the bottom line. And then usually they'll start telling others to come and live there, so they will actually help build like a list for the property.  [00:14:54] Sam Wilson: Right. That's your cheapest form of advertising is certainly word of mouth. When you say Apartment Life, is this like a third-party organization? I've never heard of it.  [00:15:04] Ken Wick: It's apartmentlife.org. And it's an organization that, they have at least 10, between 10 and 20,000 units across the country. They operate in large markets and they do exactly what Rachael said. They plant people in apartment complexes to create community. They bring in outside resources. Let's say, there's a single mom that doesn't know how to change a tire and she needs her tire changed. Well, that couple will find somebody either within or outside the complex to come in. And help that mom out, or they sometimes offer classes and seminars on, you know, good banking practices and... [00:15:39] Rachael Wick: Building your credit. [00:15:40] Ken Wick: Building your credit. [00:15:41] Rachael Wick: They'll have events once a month to bring people together. They will... [00:15:44] Ken Wick: Like pop-ups.  [00:15:45] Rachael Wick: They'll be like the welcome wagon when a new tenant comes in and then they'll check with them four months before they go to leave and be like, would you like to think about staying and what do you need? You know, what are you missing, blah, blah. You know, just lots of different connections.  [00:15:58] Sam Wilson: That's really cool. I think that's a great way, a great way to build community. What, and I know you're not, you didn't come on this podcast to market Apartment Life. [00:16:07] Rachael Wick: We could be their cheerleader though.  [00:16:08] Sam Wilson: Yeah, I mean gosh, we're at, I don't know when this will go live, but it'll be somewhere close to 600 episodes. I've not heard anyone talk about this yet.  [00:16:16] Ken Wick: You're kidding.  [00:16:17] Sam Wilson: No, I'm not. And so this is, this is why I want kind of spend a couple of minutes here and kind of highlight this. What do you, you know, if you were to move forward, I'm sure you've done the research on this, what do you as operators have to give? I mean, do you give 'em a budget? Do you then give 'em a place to stay? Do you, what does that look like to bring these people on board?  [00:16:36] Ken Wick: So the typical complex size is 200 units or a combination of some nearby complex is a total 200 units. The owners typically allow the Apartment Life couple to do live in an apartment, either run for here at a greatly reduced rate. The apartment owners include in our marketing a budget for the things that Rachael was talking about like offering potlucks or bringing in other outside people to teach a class, that kind of thing. And they have proven, and if you go to their website, they have proven statistically that the apartment complexes that are successful doing this, it's actually increasing their NOI way past the cost of supporting a couple in one of those apartments.  [00:17:21] Sam Wilson: Right, right. Yeah. That's really, really cool. That's creative marketing. I'm going to, I'm going to call it a marketing tactic though it's more than that, so I don't want to downplay it, but it's certainly, it certainly is providing incredible value to the people who are living there. And then yet you as the building owners and landlords get to reap the benefits of providing that value. It sounds like a really cool and true win-win. This is awesome. I've loved your growth thus far, loved how you guys have taken down some larger assets, you partner with some other people, and then also use those same partners that then help you take down your first 48 unit. [00:17:57] Sam Wilson: You've given us some great things to think about on the underwriting side. Maybe even how you would adjust your preferred returns just to protect more cash in this environment. And then really talk about what success looks like for you in the future. So thank you for taking the time to come on today. Ken, Rachael, certainly appreciate it. If our listeners want to get in touch with you, what's the best way to do that?  [00:18:16] Ken Wick: higherpointinvesting.com, higherpointinvesting.com. [00:18:20] Rachael Wick: Yep.  [00:18:21] Sam Wilson: Fantastic. I will make sure I put that there in the notes. higherpointinvesting.com. Thank you so much. I appreciate it.  [00:18:27] Rachael Wick: Thank you for having us. Take care.