Multifamily Insights

Recent Episodes

1. The Tax Mistake Quietly Costing Real Estate Owners Six Figures with Tom Brodie, Ep. 809

   Sep 15, 2026

   Tom Brodie, National Account Executive at CSSI, explains cost segregation studies—a tax strategy that allows commercial and multifamily property owners to accelerate depreciation schedules and dramatically reduce tax liability. He walks through real examples, including a $2.9M medical office building that generated $3.48M in accelerated depreciation versus $13,790 under standard methods, and reveals a common land valuation error that quietly costs owners six figures. He also discusses recapture, 1031 exchanges, and when to pursue cost segregation.

2. Why Success Starts With Who You Become With Jonathan Berryhill, Ep. 808

   Sep 8, 2026

   Jonathan Berryhill, a former U.S. Army infantry sergeant and law enforcement officer, discusses his transformation from poverty and a failed marriage into building multiple seven and eight-figure businesses, including three real estate brokerages and a land-flipping enterprise. He shares how alignment at home, identity forging, and long-term commitment—rather than motivation—became the foundation for his success in real estate, entrepreneurship, and family legacy.

3. Buy, Sell, or Hold? How I'm Navigating Multifamily Right Now, Ep. 807

   Sep 1, 2026

   John Kasman, host and apartment investor, discusses his current framework for evaluating multifamily deals in today's market—whether to buy, sell, or hold. He explains how higher interest rates and savings alternatives have changed the investment landscape, and walks through his decision-making process: separating uncontrollable macro factors from operational performance, evaluating each deal individually, and weighing value-add upside against loan runway. Kasman also shares his philosophy of treating real estate assets as trades, emphasizes the importance of leverage and control, and projects forced seller opportunities over the next 12–18 months.

4. The Capital Raising Mistake That Nearly Killed Their Firm With Richard McGirr, Ep. 806

   Aug 25, 2026

   Richard McGirr, co-founder and CEO of Property Llama and Property Llama Capital, returns for part two to discuss capital raising mechanics for debt funds. He explains how his firm nearly failed in its first 12 months after launching, then pivoted to debt funds which now generate $2M in annual carried interest on $42M AUM. McGirr breaks down his systematic approach to capital raising: treating it as a measurable sales and marketing operation with weekly dial targets as the leading indicator, using paid webinars on trusted platforms for lead generation with brand transfer, and maintaining rigorous lead quality over volume.

5. If AI Can Handle Leasing Tasks, What Happens to Leasing Teams with Jacob Kosior, Ep. 805

   Aug 19, 2026

   Jacob Kosior, VP of Operations at EliseAI with over a decade of multifamily experience, discusses how operators are deploying AI across leasing, collections, renewals, and maintenance. He explains the shift from generative AI chatbots to agentic AI—where operators define workflows toward specific goals—and why leasing is the natural entry point. Kosior covers practical ROI metrics (speed over conversion rate), change management strategies, and addresses misconceptions about voice AI adoption.

6. Why Property Appreciation May Actually Be Hurting Your Returns with Richard McGirr, Ep. 804

   Aug 11, 2026

   Richard McGirr, co-founder of Property Llama and Property Llama Capital, discusses why long-term single-family landlords often sit on millions in equity while earning negative cash flow. Using data from 6,000 rentals in the Property Llama platform showing an average -1% cash-on-cash return, McGirr explains how a decade of appreciation and debt paydown have eroded returns on equity. The conversation pivots to debt funds—specifically hard money lending to flippers—as a solution for investors seeking stable, immediate double-digit cash flow, and McGirr walks through the operational and risk differences between private lending and fund-based debt investing.

7. Don't Quit Your Day Job for Real Estate with John McNellis, Ep. 803

   Aug 4, 2026

   John McNellis, founding partner of McNellis Partners and veteran real estate developer with 43 years of experience developing over 100 properties across Northern California, discusses his unconventional path from journalism to law to real estate development. McNellis shares lessons from his four-decade career, including why he transitioned from raising institutional capital to self-funding deals, the critical importance of risk evaluation, and his contrarian advice to aspiring developers: keep your day job, as the development failure rate exceeds 60% and cash flow takes years to materialize.

8. Why He Left Tesla for Mobile Homes with Leo Young, Ep. 802

   Jul 21, 2026

   Leo Young, founder and managing partner of Cornell Communities, discusses his unconventional career path from finance to Tesla sales to real estate investing, and his focus on revitalizing manufactured housing communities across 8 states. The episode explores the manufactured housing investment thesis, value-add strategies in mobile home parks, and the critical importance of vetting operators when investing passively in real estate deals.

9. The Real Estate Opportunity Most Investors Are Missing With David Bacon, Ep. 801

   Jul 14, 2026

   David Bacon, a digital marketing and growth strategy professional, discusses the senior living real estate opportunity with host John Kasman. Bacon explains how Worthy Wealth democratizes real estate investing by offering $10 minimum share purchases in portfolios of senior living facilities, targeting 15% annualized returns through quarterly dividends and profit-sharing. He identifies a critical market gap: 10,000+ seniors turn 65 daily, occupancy in senior facilities is at 90% and rising, yet new construction is at a two-decade low due to banks charging 50-100% higher interest rates on horizontal infrastructure work. Worthy Wealth's strategy focuses on acquiring and modernizing functionally obsolete facilities built before the smartphone era, positioning them to meet contemporary senior expectations for community-oriented living.

10. Episode 800: How Our First Guest Scaled to the Top of His Market with Tryfon Christoforou

    Jul 7, 2026

    Tryfon Christoforou, one of the managing partners and owners of 3 CRE, a leading commercial real estate brokerage in Cincinnati, returns as the podcast's first-ever guest for episode 800. He discusses how the Cincinnati market has evolved over 14 years, highlighting its white-collar job base, affordability compared to coastal markets, and the Montgomery Road Corridor as a premier investment area. Christoforou shares insights on market selection criteria, the importance of conservative underwriting in today's higher-rate environment, and strategies for scaling a brokerage through smart hiring and diversification into multiple business lines including asset management, residential, and capital markets.