The Commercial Real Estate Investor Podcast

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Recent Episodes

1. Can Architecture Students Help Save This Abandoned Mill?

   Nov 2, 2026

   Tyler, the owner and developer of Peerless Mill, a 1.5 million square foot historic mill campus in Rossville, Georgia, walks through the site with architecture students from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for a design charrette. The discussion covers the scale and condition of the property, environmental remediation for lead paint, asbestos, and a contaminated soil area, and the goal of preserving the mill's history. It also covers the phased, self-funded approach in which each building must generate revenue to pay for the next phase, beginning with a self-storage facility, and the range of possible tenant uses under consideration.

2. How to Buy Your First Commercial Property With Little Money Down

   Oct 30, 2026

   In this solo episode, the host walks through four ways to buy a first commercial property with little money down: seller financing, SBA loans, private money, and partnerships. He covers how to identify motivated sellers, typical seller note terms (10-30% down, 5-10% interest, 20-30 year amortization, 5-10 year balloon), SBA owner-occupancy rules and the 504 vs. 7A programs, and key private money and partnership terms. Examples are drawn from members of his CRE Accelerator, and the episode closes with answers to listener questions.

3. Commercial Real Estate Leases Explained (NNN, Gross, and Modified Gross)

   Oct 22, 2026

   This solo episode of the Commercial Real Estate Investor podcast, recorded live from Nashville, explains the three main commercial lease structures: triple net (NNN), full-service gross, and modified gross. The host covers how property taxes, building insurance, and common area maintenance (CAM) are allocated under each, and why the lease terms rather than the lease label determine who pays what. He also presents a modified gross lease with a base year expense stop as his preferred structure, with examples of how expense increases affect landlord income and property value.

4. How Much Will It Cost to Save This Building?

   Oct 19, 2026

   Tyler, a partner in the Peerless Mill redevelopment in Chattanooga, walks through Building 21, a 43,000-square-foot industrial building on about 2.5 acres that he is selling for $500,000 from the existing partnership into a new one with Dave Codre and the Greenleaf team. The episode covers the deal's pricing logic, including the roughly $400,000 roof replacement, electrical and power work, planned below-market rents, and projected NOI of about $160,000 a year. Tyler also explains why he is bringing in strategic partners to fund a multi-year, $100 million-plus site buildout.

5. How to Underwrite a Commercial Real Estate Deal (Step-by-Step)

   Oct 15, 2026

   In this solo Office Hours episode, host Tyler walks through underwriting a 4,000-square-foot, four-unit retail strip center, covering rent rolls, vacancy, NNN reimbursements, operating expenses, NOI, and cap-rate-based valuation. He also explains how DSCR, lender requirements, and lease terms affect the financing and offer price. The episode closes with a demo of his firm's Deal Analyzer tool and answers to audience questions on hard money, interest rates, AI lease review, submetering, and valuing vacant offices.

6. 410. How to Underwrite Commercial Deals Like a Pro

   Oct 8, 2026

   Tyler Cauble walks through his full underwriting process for a value-add industrial flex property in south Denver, Colorado, listed at $650,000 with 371 days on market. He covers evaluating the site's access and parking, estimating renovation and demolition costs, researching flex market rents, structuring financing, and stress-testing returns in his CRE Central Pro underwriting software. The episode also answers listener questions on environmental due diligence and software pricing.

7. 409. Negotiate the Loan, Not the Price

   Oct 5, 2026

   Tyler Cauble, host of the Commercial Real Estate Investor podcast, breaks down why commercial real estate investors should prioritize negotiating loan terms over purchase price. Using a $2 million building example, he demonstrates how 12 months of interest-only payments can add $31,000 in year-one cash flow—more than double a $200,000 price reduction—and how extending amortization from 20 to 25 years increases borrowing power by $130,000. He outlines a negotiation hierarchy: interest-only periods first, longer amortization second, and reduced recourse third.

8. 407. Your Building Is 40% Empty. Now What?

   Sep 21, 2026

   Tyler Cauble analyzes why commercial real estate listings sitting on the market for extended periods—sometimes 400+ days versus market medians of 200 days—can represent overlooked investment opportunities. He breaks down the four primary reasons properties stall (wrong pricing, financing issues, property defects, poor marketing), identifies which problems are fixable versus deal-killers, and demonstrates how to use days on market, seller basis, carrying costs, and comparable sales to strengthen negotiations and uncover deals.

9. 406. This Building Hasn't Sold in 400 Days. Why?

   Sep 17, 2026

   Tyler Cauble discusses why commercial real estate listings sitting on the market for extended periods—often 400+ days versus typical 200-day medians—can present negotiation opportunities. He breaks down the four primary reasons properties stall (pricing, financing, property defects, poor marketing), identifies which issues are fixable versus deal-killers, and demonstrates diagnostic techniques using days-on-market analysis, comparable sales, seller basis research, and carrying cost calculations to strengthen investor negotiations.

10. 405. An 8% Cap Rate Doesn't Mean You Earn 8%

    Sep 14, 2026

    Tyler Cauble explains why a cap rate alone is misleading as a return metric in commercial real estate investing. Using a $1M, 8% cap rate property as an example, he demonstrates how the same deal can produce cash-on-cash returns ranging from 3% to 12.5% depending on financing structure, closing costs, capital expenditures, and accuracy of reported NOI. He introduces the loan constant as the key metric for evaluating true deal performance and presents a rule of thumb: cap rate must exceed interest rate by 3 percentage points for a deal to meaningfully cash flow.