Real Estate Addicts

Marc Savatsky, Ray Hurteau, Dan Rubin
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The Real Estate Addicts (REA) podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in real estate development, investment, construction and entrepreneurship. Each episode dives into a wide range of industry topics and features conversations with savvy, successful entrepreneurs who candidly share their career paths, challenges, breakthroughs, and the stories behind the remarkable companies they’ve built. Expect big personalities, thoughtful insights, and conversations that both educate and inspire. Co-hosted by Ray Hurteau, Dan Rubin (Instagram: @rhinvestgroup), and Marc Savatsky (Instagram: @choose_boston) Follow the Real Estate Addicts Podcast on YouTube: @RealEstateAddicts

  1. 2日前

    #141 - The Pitfalls of Adaptive Reuse

    The guys dissect adaptive reuse through Dan and Ray's 1874 mixed-use Amesbury building — a restaurant, three commercial spaces, and six residential units — unpacking why reviving a 150-year-old structure is far more demanding and unpredictable than new construction. They trade renovation horror stories and hidden surprises: asbestos waterproofing behind all four sides of the brick, three stacked layers of dropped ceiling floating with no structural support, charred-but-intact original timber from a long-ago fire, a basement section that collapsed overnight in the rain, and a facade-ectomy that produced "the most expensive wall in Boston."

    28分

  2. 6月30日

    #140 - Selling Out Buildings Without Putting them on the MLS w/ Crystal Chieregatti

    Guest Crystal Chieregatti of Choose Boston Brokerage joins for a fiery rent control debate, including Marc's contrarian case that if Massachusetts must adopt rent control it should be strict and immediate rather than a slow creep that scares lenders and equity capital into fleeing to Florida. The heart of the episode is a masterclass in selling new construction during the build. Branding each project like a mini-business, a Domino's-style "pizza tracker" website to keep buyers engaged after P&S, seller-paid rate buy-downs, and using Zillow new construction plus Instagram to put units under agreement without ever touching the MLS.

    44分

  3. 6月23日

    #139 - Holding a Rental 14 Years and the IRR It Actually Made

    The guys go deep on the operational grind of construction and demo focusing on the economics of Marc's Circle Waste business, transfer-station logistics and tipping fees, his new labor-saving gear (a mini excavator and a stair-climbing crawler), and a riff on robots and exoskeletons eventually replacing job-site labor. Dan also tells the story of catching a contractor on camera illegally dumping about 20 yards into his Dorchester dumpster and winning restitution in district court. The headline, though, is Dan and Ray selling the final unit of their very first joint purchase. A 2012 Dorchester three-family they condo-converted which is a lesson in real estate as a long game and the trap of over-optimizing every decision.

    28分

  4. 6月16日

    #138 - The Multifamily Minute

    The guys open on the frozen capital markets for multifamily development. Banks are eager to deploy senior debt at reasonable terms, but equity, mezzanine, and pref capital have gone into hiding, leaving big approved projects unbuilt while smaller deals still pencil. From there, Ray launches a new "Multifamily Minute" news segment covering three timely items: the Darby Development v. United States case, in which the federal government may owe roughly $1 billion to settle landlord claims over the CDC's COVID eviction moratorium; a stealth 3% rent-increase cap on Massachusetts MRVP voucher holders that functions as backdoor rent control despite no legislative process; and the first real softening of Boston-area rents in years, down an estimated 4–7%.

    24分

  5. 6月2日

    #137 - Are Most Subcontractors Breaking Labor Laws?

    Fresh off a crash course with his labor law attorney, Marc pulls back the curtain on Massachusetts non-competes, non-solicitations, and the brutal world of employee misclassification including a real pest control case where workers walked away with a seven-figure judgment. The guys dig into the three-part test the AG uses to decide if someone is truly an independent contractor, why the "nuts and bolts" rule trips up nearly every GC and subcontractor, and how wage-theft damages stack up fast with double pay and attorney's fees baked in.

    17分

  6. 5月26日

    #136 - Operational Excellence and How to Keep Jobs Moving Forward

    The guys break down what operational excellence actually looks like on a construction site — from how to build a 13,000 sq ft, five-townhouse project in just 9.5 months to the hidden advantages of self-performing as the GC. They get into the mechanics that actually move jobs forward: pre-construction meetings, three-week look-aheads, cash as "the lubricant," and why trust with subs matters more than any schedule on paper. Along the way they tackle the death-by-a-thousand-cuts problem of buyer changes, share a controversial take on why full-time superintendents are overrated on smaller projects, and kick things off with a wild story about San Francisco landlords intentionally leaving units vacant under rent control.

    28分

  7. 5月20日

    #135 - The 'All-Electric Trap' That's Quietly Wrecking Multifamily Deals w/ Charles de Jager

    Charles de Jager — aka "The Hunter," founder of Energy Credit Consulting joined the guys to break down what's actually saving developers money now that federal incentives like 179D and 45L have been gutted by the One Big Beautiful Bill. He walks through how his team finds millions per project by running hundreds of energy models and challenging "default" specs like triple-pane windows, continuous exterior insulation, and the rush to go all-electric (including the "All-Electric Trap" where heat pump water heaters score worse than a simple Navien tankless).  They also play a round of Marc's favorite game - Overrated/Underrated/Appropriately rated covering solar panels, ducted heat pumps, battery storage, and the political risk hanging over MassSave incentives.

    53分

  8. 5月12日

    #134 - AI Tools Built for Construction Professionals w/ Jordan Hayashi

    In this episode, Dan and Marc sit down with Jordan Hayashi, founder of Bizzen, to break down how AI is rapidly transforming small businesses—especially in construction and real estate. Jordan shares his journey from working in a top AI lab to building tools that eliminate tedious tasks like estimates, reporting, and project communication. The conversation dives into the overwhelming explosion of AI tools, how to separate signal from noise, and why choosing the right platform matters more than ever. They also tackle the big question: will AI replace jobs—or unlock a new era of productivity and opportunity for those who adapt early?

    36分
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番組について

The Real Estate Addicts (REA) podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in real estate development, investment, construction and entrepreneurship. Each episode dives into a wide range of industry topics and features conversations with savvy, successful entrepreneurs who candidly share their career paths, challenges, breakthroughs, and the stories behind the remarkable companies they’ve built. Expect big personalities, thoughtful insights, and conversations that both educate and inspire. Co-hosted by Ray Hurteau, Dan Rubin (Instagram: @rhinvestgroup), and Marc Savatsky (Instagram: @choose_boston) Follow the Real Estate Addicts Podcast on YouTube: @RealEstateAddicts

情報

  • クリエイター
    Marc Savatsky, Ray Hurteau, Dan Rubin
  • 配信期間
    19年 - 26年
  • エピソード
    142
  • 制限指定
    不適切な内容を含む
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  • 番組のWebサイト
    Real Estate Addicts

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