How To Play The Long Game To Win Big In Real Estate | “Inspired To Invest” Ep141 with Mark Shuler
Buildings, Blueprints & The Back Nine What does it really take to build a $600M real estate portfolio managing more than 4,000 multifamily units? Welcome back to ep141 of Inspired To Invest with Mark Shuler. Mark Shuler is the founder of SGRE Investments and is here to discuss his journey from licensed architect to large-scale […]
Public vs. Private REIT’s: Risks, Returns & What To Watch Out For As An Investor
Are Private REIT’s As Safe As Public REIT’s If you’ve spent any time in real estate investing circles lately, you’ve probably noticed a shift. More and more deals are being packaged, branded, and sold through private REITs. They’re positioned as exclusive. Stable. Sometimes even “low risk.” And on the surface, they can sound incredibly compelling. […]
How To Rebuild After Losing Everything | “Inspired To Invest” Ep139 with Chris Prefontaine
Creative Real Estate Strategies For Investors What happens when the market crashes… and everything you’ve built disappears overnight? In this episode of Inspired To Invest, Serena Holmes sits down with Chris Prefontaine, Chairman and Founder of Smart Real Estate Coach, to talk about one of the most powerful comeback stories in real estate. Chris has […]
How Private Capital Fills The Financing Gap
If You Need Capital, Sometimes You Need To Get A Little Creative There’s a moment every real estate investor eventually faces. You find the deal. The numbers work. The upside is obvious. And then the bank says no. Not because the deal is bad. Because the deal doesn’t fit their box. That gap between opportunity […]
The Smartest Play In Real Estate Right Now | “Inspired To Invest” Ep134 with Debora Randall
The Silver Tsunami Is Here The real estate world loves shiny objects. But the smartest investors are paying attention to something far less flashy and far more inevitable. Welcome back to ep134 of Inspired To Invest. This week, we are sitting down with Debora Randall, an agricultural economist turned real estate investor, to unpack why […]
How Tech & AI Are Transforming Real Estate
The Way We Buy, Sell & Invest In Real Estate Is Changing How Tech and AI Are Transforming the Way We Buy, Sell, and Invest in Real Estate If you have been anywhere near real estate over the last few years, you can feel it. The process is changing. Quietly in some places, radically in […]
From Market Crash To Cash Flow | “Inspired To Invest” Ep130 with Jo Anna Wright
From Market Crash to Cash Flow: What It Really Takes to Live Off Real Estate What does it actually take to live off real estate—not just own a few rentals, but create true financial freedom, time flexibility, and legacy wealth? In Episode 130 of Inspired To Invest, I sat down with Jo Anna Wright, founder […]
Purpose-Built Rental & the Institutional Capital Pivot: Why Rentals Are the New Core Asset
The Power Of Purpose Built Rentals For Real Estate Investors For years, condos stole the spotlight. They were faster to build, easier to sell, and perfectly suited to a market obsessed with appreciation. Investors piled in. Pre-construction allocations sold out overnight. The exit strategy often mattered more than the operating plan. But quietly and decisively […]
From Corrections To Capital Raising! “Inspired To Invest” Ep128 with Belen Hipskind
Building A Real Estate Portfolio With Private Money What does it really take to go from working as a corrections officer to becoming a full-time real estate investor, operator, and developer? Welcome back to Inspired To Invest. This week, Belen Hipskind is joining us for episode 128. Belen is a hands-on real estate investor based […]
Family Wealth, Legacy & Real Estate
Teaching The Next Generation About The Value Of Property Most parents don’t set out to raise real estate investors. They set out to raise good humans. Resilient kids. Children who understand effort, responsibility, and the value of building something meaningful. But somewhere along the way, between rising costs, financial complexity, and a world that feels […]
