Ritter on Real Estate
A front-row seat to real estate experts as they give their top advice, strategies, and tools to help you become a better passive investor. I break down their insights into practical steps, so you can take action. This show is for anyone who wants to Passively Invest like a Pro!
Episodes
On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Paul Moore. Paul shares his unconventional journey from Ford Motor Company to building and selling a business, before discovering his passion for real estate and eventually founding Wellings Capital. He breaks down how his firm evaluates hundreds of operators to find only the best opportunities, why diversification across asset types and capital stack is key, and how to spot “intrinsic valu...
On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Andrew Cushman. Andrew shares his journey from chemical engineer to full-time multifamily investor, with more than 3,000 units syndicated and repositioned. He explains why chasing “rough C” properties created more risk and headaches than reward, why class B assets offer the best risk-adjusted returns, and how probabilistic thinking guides his underwriting and debt strategy. Andrew also dive...
On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Michael Blank. Michael shares his winding path from software IPO riches to a painful restaurant collapse, the light-bulb moment that multifamily creates true “mailbox money,” and how a Who-Not-How mindset lets new investors scale without waiting for decades of experience or their own capital. He breaks down the most common limiting beliefs, the step-by-step “dealmaker” approach he teaches, ...
On this week’s episode of Ritter on Real Estate, Kent Ritter interviews John Casmon. They break down a real case study: a 2019-built, B-class Louisville asset bought in 2021 where the team created value through operations and paired the plan with stable, assumed fixed-rate debt. John shares how they tightened collections, navigated a surprise tax reassessment, and used a “process, people, partner” framework to sharpen property man...
On this week’s episode, Kent is joined by Jonathan Greene, longtime investor and host of Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing. Jonathan shares how growing up learning real estate “old school” from his attorney-investor father shaped his bias toward action, diversification, and treating each property like a business. He explains why many busy, high-income earners should start with passive syndications, what he vets first (the op...
On this week’s episode of Ritter on Real Estate, Kent Ritter interviews Lon Welsh. They unpack Lon’s “four pillars of diversification” framework—asset class, geography, strategy, and sponsor—digging into why he favors multifamily for stability, mid-size industrial for supply–demand gaps, and budget extended-stay hospitality for resilient demand. Lon explains blending value-add (for depreciation and cash flow) with ground-up develop...
On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, We chat with Robert Preston. Robert Preston is the CEO and co-founder of Climb Capital, a real estate investment firm specializing in RV parks. With a background in aviation and a former career as a Marine Corps pilot, Preston transitioned into real estate investing, focusing on value-add opportunities in niche markets like RV parks. Under his leadership, Climb Capital has successfu...
On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, We chat with Jim Pfeifer. Jim founded Left Field Investors which is now PassivePockets. Formerly a financial advisor, Jim is committed to sharing his knowledge with others eager to explore alternative ways to grow wealth. Jim believes in Community Personal Finance and works with PassivePockets to promote passive investment in real estate syndications through knowledge sharing, netw...
On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, we chat with 2-time guest Russ Morgan founder of Wealth Without Wall Street. Founder and Partner, Russ Morgan, is known as “The Idea Guy.” Russ began his professional career as an investment advisor in 2004 after graduating from Auburn University — a slight foray from 10-year-old Russ’ dream of becoming a professional baseball pitcher. After obtaining his CFP in 2008, Russ started I...
On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, We chat with Joe Fairless. Joe Fairless is the Co-founder of Ashcroft Capital which has over $2,800,000,000 of assets under management. In addition to his responsibilities with Ashcroft Capital, Joe created the podcast, Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever Show, which is the longest-running daily real estate podcast in the world and generates over 500,000 monthly downloads.
On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, we chat with Franco Perez. Franco is the founder of Franco Mobile Homes which has Established an innovative housing option and opportunity for families through mobile homes. Franco oversees the staff, the finances, and the leadership while evaluating the business's performance to see whether it is on track and reaching its objectives.
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On today's episode or Ritter On Real Estate, We chat with Niti Jamdar.
Niti Jamdar is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Open Spaces Capital based in Philadelphia. He brings 15 years of experience in Strategy, Finance and Audit. He focuses on value-add investing for residential homes and multi-family dwellings in and around Philadelphia. Along with his wife and partner Palak Shah, he manages the end to end life cycle...
On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, We chat with Paul Shannon and Jim Pfeifer.
Jim Pfeifer, the maverick behind Left Field Investors, who is rewriting investment rules and blazing a trail in passive investing and syndications. Formerly a financial advisor, Jim has transformed into a cash flow expert, breaking free from the standard playbook. His commitment lies in sharing his knowledge with others who are e...
Welcome to today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate! Today we chat with Tom Zeeb. Tom is the founder of Traction Real Estate Mentors. He works with real estate investors of all levels teaching them how to build their business correctly so that their personal goals and lifestyle stays at the center of everything they do! He is world-renowned for his negotiation techniques. Welcome to the show, Tom!
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On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, we chat with Mark Khuri. Mark has been an avid real estate investor for over 17 years and throughout his career he has been involved in sourcing, underwriting, acquiring, raising capital, rehabilitating, managing and selling both residential and commercial investments throughout multiple markets in the US. Mark has analyzed thousands of investment opportunities and has successfully ...
In today's Ritter On Real Estate episode, we chat with Jindou Lee. Jindou is the CEO and Co-founder of HappyCo, a multifamily prop-tech company that develops software and service solutions to enable real-time property operations. Prior to his current role, Jindou also founded and exited two previous tech companies.
Jindou spent most of his adult life growing up in Australia and graduated from the University of South Australia...
On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, we chat with Ray Heimann. Ray is a real estate investor and co-founder of Terra Capital, an investment firm that focuses on turning small, outdated residential real estate assets into scaled, turnkey portfolios of modern-finish units across the US. He has over a decade of experience working for various investment firms, including JP Morgan, Booz & Company, and Sverica Capital, w...
In today's Ritter On Real Estate episode, we chat with returning guest Julie Holly. Julie is a speaker and founder of Three Keys Investment, and today we talk about Assisted Living Investments and why they are great investments!
Julie has invested in single-family homes, house-hacked before it had a name, managed properties from 1k miles away and passively invested in multifamily assets. Julie is passively invested in...
In today's Ritter On Real Estate episode, we chat with Xiao Ou Yuan. Xia is the Managing Director of Hageman Capital and manages the day-to-day operations, as well as leading all bond structuring and negotiations for the Hageman Capital portfolio. Prior to joining Hageman Capital, Xiao was a Principal at Fifth Third Securities, a regional investment banking firm, primarily focused on high-yield TIF and municipal bond transacti...
On today's episode of Ritter On Real Estate, we chat with returning guest, Veena Jetti. Veena is the founding partner of Vive Funds, a unique commercial real estate firm specializing in curating investors' conservative opportunities. She has over a decade of real estate experience including overseeing the management of $1B+ in real estate assets. Her expertise includes driving corporate growth strategy, asset management, ...
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