3 Signs You’re Not Deal Ready (and how to fix it)
In this article, I’m going to show you the most important members you need on your team and how you can start building your own today. Are you new to the apartment investing world and you’re worried brokers or investors won’t take you seriously? Is it hard for you to find deals and analyze them because you just don’t have the experience?
MB518: Invest Like a Billionaire: Start with the Operator or the Deal? – With Bob Fraser
Learn how to invest like a billionaire with Bob Fraser as we break down diversification, market cycles, and why choosing the right operator matters more than the deal.
MB517 – The Conversations You Never Hear inside a failing deal — With Michael Blank and Garrett Lynch
In this episode, Garrett Lynch and Michael Blank dissect the current challenges in multifamily real estate, from soaring interest rates to navigating tough lender conversations. We reveal the strategies operators are using to survive and thrive, and why this period of market distress is actually creating unprecedented buying opportunities for savvy investors. Tune in to understand the real estate landscape and how to position yourself for success.
MB515: How To Do Your First $4M Deal in 7 Days – With Michael Blank
In this solo episode, Michael Blank introduces a strategy to help syndicators overcome the biggest obstacle in real estate: buying your first apartment. He walks through how using a “Sample Deal Package” can speed this process up.
MB512: Why This Real Estate Investor Walked Away From 100 Deals (and What He Did Instead) – With Steve Libman
In this episode, we break down Steve Libman leveraged his existing team, investor base, and deal experience to transition into multifamily and self-storage — and why that shift accelerated his net worth faster than seven years of single-family investing. If you want to build real scale, align profit with purpose, and understand what it actually takes to grow beyond small deals, this conversation lays it out clearly.
MB501: Interest Rates Down. Deals Up. Here’s What You MUST Know – With Brad Tacia and Jonathan Nichols
In this mentor roundtable, Michael Blank sits down with seasoned mentors Brad Tacia and Jonathan Nichols to unpack exactly what they’re seeing in today’s market.
MB497: Engineer Closes $9.7M Deal in 4 Months: How Jordan McNeely Closed His First Multifamily Syndication – With Jordan McNeely
In this episode, Jordan shares how he carved out 15 hours a week, learned to underwrite and raise capital fast, and overcame the fear of talking to investors.
MB487: How This Deal Maker Scaled to 700 Units and Raised $20M—With Chad Schieler
In this episode, Michael Blank sits down with Chad to unpack the gritty, unfiltered truth behind the rise of Focus Capital. They dive deep into the growing pains of scaling fast – partnership failures, capital raising fears, management misfires, and what it really takes to build a machine that lasts.
How to Underwrite Multifamily Real Estate Deals in a Flat or Declining Rent Market
The real estate market never stays the same. Every quarter, things are changing. One time rents are going up, and other times the rents are trending down.
MB472: How Two Newbies Closed a $4.6M Deal with No Experience – With Ryan Kindred and Russ Cannon
Whether you’re a high-income earner ready to pivot, or a burned-out investor trying to scale, this episode is packed with real talk, tactical steps, and one heck of a comeback story.