Midwest Multifamily w/Isaac Holtz

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The Midwest multifamily market is full of opportunity. This podcast helps you find it. Join Kansas City multifamily agent Isaac Holtz for weekly conversations with operators and investors on deals, market shifts, scaling strategies, and the tools reshaping apartment investing.

Episodes

  1. Oct 16

    No Silver Bullets: Building Axiom One Operational Test at a Time - John Emanuels | Episode 5

    John Emanuels is a co-founder of Axiom Equities, the Kansas City real estate investment company he started with Ben Kalny in 2007. He began in industrial brokerage in Seattle, built a portfolio of small rental properties, and eventually helped build an owner-led operating platform that includes Axiom Property Management and Swyft Property Care. In this episode, John shares: How a side-lot sale gave him the capital to buy his first small investment propertiesWhy he moved from flipping houses and small multifamily properties toward long-term ownershipHow he tested a hypothetical 100-unit deal with ten prospective investors before buying Axiom's first larger propertyWhy Axiom brought property management in-house after relying on a third-party managerThe "value values" culture behind Axiom's approach to hiring, retention, and leadershipHow the team ties incentives to operating results while guarding against the wrong behaviorsWhy Axiom uses "low cost probes" to test changes before rolling them across propertiesHow resident priorities, not the owner's aesthetic preferences, shape renovation decisionsWhy John prizes downside protection, patient wealth-building, and time to think while exercisingLearn more about John and connect with him: Axiom Equities: https://axiomequities.com/who-we-are/ Axiom Family of Companies and careers: https://www.axiomfc.com/ Axiom Property Management: https://www.axiompropertymanagement.com/ Swyft Property Care: https://www.swyftpropertycare.com/

  2. Oct 2

    From a $50-a-Month Mastermind to Co-GP on 1,500 Units - Marcus Long | Episode 4

    Marcus Long spent 21 years in the Navy, serving on submarines and surface ships while building a rental portfolio on the side. He started with a VA-loan condo in 2004, grew to about 15 single-family doors, and began moving into multifamily while stationed in England. Since retiring in 2022, he has become a co-GP on 1,500+ units and a fund manager on another 250+ units. In this episode, Marcus shares: * How his first VA-loan condo became the start of a self-managed rental portfolio * The cross-collateralization strategy he used to grow to about 15 single-family doors * Why he shifted toward multifamily while stationed in England * What he gained from a $50-per-month mastermind beyond information alone * What he does as a capital raiser, from due diligence to weekly asset management calls * Why he increases investor communication when a deal gets difficult * How he compares third-party and vertically integrated property management * Why he takes time to vet GP partners before bringing them investor capital * How his Navy experience and fatherhood shaped his approach to risk * What nonprofit fundraising and his home-building work have taught him about relationships Learn more about Marcus and connect with him: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-long-22278391/ Website: https://alonglegacy.com/ Instagram/X: @marcus.l.long

  3. Sep 16

    From Warehouse Hours to a 12-Unit Portfolio - Rachel Morrow | Episode 3

    Rachel Morrow is a Kansas City Realtor and real estate investor with 12 units across two fourplexes and two duplexes in Lee's Summit and Lenexa. She changed course after being accepted to medical school, worked 60-hour warehouse weeks, and used house hacking to buy her first fourplex at age 20. In this episode, Rachel shares: How surrounding yourself with people who normalize thoughtful risk can expand your view of what's possibleWhy she chose house hacking as her entry point and how she weighed a duplex against a fourplexHow working 60-hour warehouse weeks helped her qualify for her first fourplexWhy she changed course from medical school and committed to a career in real estateHow she evaluates Kansas City neighborhoods and why she prioritizes strong schools, safe areas, and durable demandHow she vets agents and lenders when looking for an investment-focused teamWhat she learned from inheriting tenants, managing below-market rents, and renovating units over timeThe property-management lesson she learned from a poorly screened tenant and a costly renovationWhy investors should look at the numbers, maintain multiple exit strategies, and avoid making decisions from fearHow faith, fitness, and family shape the business and long-term life she is building Learn more about Rachel and connect with her: Instagram: @rachdoesrealestate LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-morrow-88ab8b17b/

  4. Sep 3

    Don't Tell Me How Much I Could Win: Tell Me How Much I Could Lose - Josh Stall | Episode 2

    Josh Stall is a full-time multifamily real estate investor based in Atlanta, running a portfolio of 227 units through joint ventures and another 150 units through syndications. He started nine years ago grinding through single-family value-add deals before making the jump into multifamily at real scale, and today he operates across four markets: Northern Alabama, Atlanta, Kansas City, and Tulsa. He focuses on risk assessment, underwriting, partner alignment, and executing business plans across a portfolio that spans very different regulatory and market environments. In this episode, Josh shares: Why he believes investors should focus less on how much they could win and more on how much they could loseThe difference between real value-add and cosmetic unit turns that just "sell the story"How he made the jump from single-family flips into multifamily joint ventures and syndicationsThe difference between physical and economic occupancy — and why that gap matters more in some markets than othersThe slab-leak moment that changed how he assesses risk as an ownerWhy he evaluates deals by how many things have to go wrong, not how many have to go rightHow a long sales career shaped the way he builds trust and negotiates with brokers and partnersThe role coaching and mentorship played in his growth as an investorHis take on AI's long-term promise and short-term valuation risk in real estate

  5. Aug 6

    Welcome To The Midwest Multifamily Podcast

    Midwest Multifamily with Isaac Holtz explores the people, deals, and ideas shaping multifamily real estate across the Midwest. Isaac sits down with owners, operators, lenders, brokers, and industry experts to discuss practical strategies, market insights, and hard-earned lessons from the field. Whether you’re actively investing or simply curious about the business, each episode delivers an honest look at how multifamily deals really get done.

  6. Aug 6

    Think Bigger: Building the Right Partnerships in Real Estate - Christina Kovacs | Episode 1

    Christina Kovacs is a multifamily investor and asset manager with 126 units as a general partner and investments in more than 500 additional units as a limited partner. After getting her start as a loan officer, Christina transitioned into live-in flips, single-family rentals, and short-term rentals before moving into multifamily investing. Today, she focuses on acquisitions, underwriting, asset management, partnerships, and operating properties throughout Missouri and Kansas. In this episode, Christina shares: Why she moved from single-family properties into multifamilyLessons from a challenging $50,000 passive investmentHow she evaluates markets, operators, and potential partnersWhat investors should look for in a third-party property management companyThe differences between investing as an LP, GP, and JV partnerWhy transparency and clearly defined roles are critical in partnershipsHow networking helped accelerate her investing careerHer experience acquiring a 21-unit property with an all-women ownership groupWhy she believes investors should think bigger, remain curious, and take calculated risks Learn more about Christina and connect with her: https://www.christinakovacs.com/

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The Midwest multifamily market is full of opportunity. This podcast helps you find it. Join Kansas City multifamily agent Isaac Holtz for weekly conversations with operators and investors on deals, market shifts, scaling strategies, and the tools reshaping apartment investing.

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