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Securing your property with insurance is an important part of due diligence. Although the common practice is that acquiring insurance is left to the final stages, it is still in the investors’ best interests to secure one early on. In this episode of Highlights, we look back at our conversations with insurance broker J Darrin Gross and Multifamily Risk Advisor Bryan Shimeall.


As a commercial real estate insurance broker, Darrin knows his stuff. Darrin talks about why it’s important to have a trustworthy insurance broker long before a deal is done. By having someone like this on your team, you could easily run properties by them before making any commitments. Meanwhile, Bryan shares what you need to know about insurance in this particular niche, giving us a peek at what they do, how they support their clients, and what their partnership looks like. Looking deeper into the industry, Bryan tackles the problem experienced by habitational insurance, how it is affecting underwriting deals, and more. Listen now and learn some important wisdom about real estate insurance!

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting global food systems, disrupting regional agricultural value chains, and posing risks to household food security. That is why investing in agriculture is important not only as a business but as a way to help secure there is enough food for everyone.


In this Highlights episode, we look back at our conversations with real estate investors who focused on agriculture and farmland, they are Chris Rawley, Peter Badge, Evie Brooks. Chris details the numerous benefits of investing in agriculture, including the fact that it is a great diversification tool. Peter shares his experience in international farmland investing, and why he moved into this asset class. Peter also talks candidly about the risk metrics involved. And, Evie walks us through two of the investment opportunities she has available: a farm-in-a-box venture and greenhouses. Click the play button now and find out if agriculture is a fit for you!

When you invest in multifamily, you may do it on your own. But, for most people, it is a lot easier to partner up or even find a team to make your goal achievable. Today, we speak to real estate investor Cameron Roy and he tells us, multifamily for him is a team sport.


Cameron shares his journey in real estate, from quitting his job and taking a leap of faith in real estate by doing it full-time in February last year. In November, he was able to close his first deal – a 120 unit, $9.2 million acquisition. Cameron also talks about how important it is to get your spouse or partner on board with your real estate goals. He adds, finding the right mentor is a key step to learn the ropes in the industry. Tune in!

Technology is simply defined as the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. It is helping many industries to cope with the demand of time and that includes real estate. Now, properties such as multifamily or apartment buildings need to use technology for security, leisure, and more. Some examples are the use of WiFi, applications to pay rent, or applications for cleaning services, gym schedules, and more. In today’s episode, we pick the brain of Michael Parks of Spire Real Estate Investing Group and he tells us how technology is impacting real estate, specifically multifamily.


Using strong analytical skills, technology, and a conservative approach, Michael evaluates risk to identify wise investments that maximize returns while preserving capital. Michael also shares his journey that he had seeking passive income – from franchising a business to taking a whole other path in real estate. Michael emphasizes the need to have a partner with the boots on the ground, who knows the ins and outs of the area. Tune in now!

Modular real estate created some buzz over the past years for being an alternative in property construction. A Forbes article even described modular as larger-than-life Legos. The same website even called it the future of the real estate. But what is modular? And is it really the future of real estate?


Today, we dig deep about modular real estate with Aundre Oldacre, co-founder and managing partner in AoRa Development. Aundre is also the Vice-Chair of the Offsite Construction Council for the National Institute of Building Sciences. Aundre tells us that the quality is better with modular compared to stick-built. He, however, says that this technology is still in its infancy stage, taking just 4% of the marketplace. Aundre also details how modular can take away the heavy and tedious work from construction workers. Click the play button now and find out why modular real estate is a good option for you!

Real estate provides opportunities even to those who are living overseas. This was proven by Michael Barnhart and Suzy Sevier, founders of Adventurous Real Estate Investors, who are both based in the United Kingdom. Today, we speak to Michael and Suzy and they detail how they were able to successfully seal their first deal while living abroad.


Michael and Suzy share that they found the opportunity in real estate when the Covid-19 pandemic hit last year. Since then, they have done everything online. Michael and Suzy also talk about the challenges of investing in real estate while living abroad and how they overcame those. They say it is through time blocking, due diligence, and discipline. The two also say having the right mentor helps them a lot. Listen now and learn how investing in real estate while overseas is possible!