Commercial Real Estate Pro Network

Commercial Real Estate Pro Network

Commercial Real Estate Professionals who work with Investors, Buyers and Sellers of Commercial Real Estate. We discuss today's opportunities, problems & solutions in Commercial Real Estate.

Episodes

October 30, 2025 44 mins

Today, my guest is Chris Zona. Chris Zona is a partner at Mandelbaum Barrett PC in New York, and a trial attorney specializing in Complex Commercial Litigation, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Chris Zona about Turning Conflict into Capital Litigation as a Real Estate Investment Tool. 

 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-zona/

https://mblawfirm.com/professionals/christopher-t-zo...

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J Darrin Gross

 I'd like to ask you, Chris Zona, what is the BIGGEST RISK?

 

Chris Zona

Sure. So I think it really fits within what we're talking about. I think the biggest risk for investors that are in this this realm is that you need to be comfortable with taking over a potential non performing note, right? Like there is no way to avoid risk when you're making this...

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Today, my guest is Travis King. Travis is the founder and CEO of Realm, where he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the organization with a particular focus on culture, strategy and investments. 

https://www.realmlp.com/

 

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October 21, 2025 2 mins

J Darrin Gross

I'd like to ask you. Travis King, what is the BIGGEST RISK?

 

Travis King

It's a great question. It's actually really hard to try to encapsulate it in one thing, so maybe I might give a multifaceted answer, if that's okay with you. One thing I would say that is paramount in real estate, and I alluded to it earlier, is the only real way I know to lose money in real e...

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Today, my guests are Bill Kannatas and Ben Salzberg with Self Storage Developers. And just a minute, we're going to speak with Bill Kanatas and Ben Salzberg about Self Storage from Dirt to Doors. 

https://self-storagedevelopers.com/

 

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I'd like to ask you Bill Kanatas and Ben Salzberg, what is the BIGGEST RISK?

 

Bill Kanatas

I look at two different risks, one as an investor slash investment, and one is a developer slash development. Um, so if we're talking about the development aspect first, because, as I mentioned earlier, Ben and I spend our money up front first, before we go to the investors l...

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Today, my guest is Philippe Lanier. Philippe Lanier is the principal at East Bank Inc, a DC based developer with 2 million plus square feet of trophy office, luxury retail and residential assets in the greater DC region. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Philippe Lanier about commercial real estate's evolving intersection with technology and culture.

Eastbanc.com

 

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October 7, 2025 1 min

J Darrin Gross

 I'd like to ask you, Philippe Lanier, what is the biggest risk?

 

Philippe Lanier

Just to answer, because you gave me a little bit of a chain, one of the first important steps sitting in my feet. And to simplify for your audience, if you are an owner, you are an owner of real estate, is to recognize that the world changed and you lost a lot of money, and not bury y...

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Today, my guest is Josh Bauchner. Josh is a partner in the landlord tenant and litigation practices at Mandelbaum Barrett PC in New York. He brings a depth of experience and dedication to his practice, where he's involved in complex commercial litigation and class action lawsuits, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Josh Bauchner about the Nuisance ADA Lawsuits.

https://mblawfirm.com/

 

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September 30, 2025 2 mins

J Darrin Gross

I'd like to ask you. Josh Bauchner, what is the BIGGEST RISK?

 

Josh Bauchner

Well, the biggest risk here is getting sued by one of these serial plaintiffs, with one of these attorneys who's just in it for for the fees. To answer your question, I think ADA compliance planning, bringing in one of these testers, like we discussed, to assess the premises and make any d...

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Today, my guest is Jennifer Brener Seay.  If you're a developer who wants your projects to become more than just buildings, today's episode is for you. Jennifer Brener Seay is the founder and CEO of Art Plus Artisans, who's rewriting the playbook on real estate development by transforming commercial real estate. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Jennifer Brener Seay about the ROI of Art.

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September 23, 2025 2 mins

J Darrin Gross

If you're willing, I'd like to ask you, Jennifer Brener Seay, What is the BIGGEST RISK?

 

Jennifer Brener Seay

So I'm going to give you two Darrin, one of the biggest risks, I think, is just having solid contracts, and the contracts are there to protect you from all different kinds of risks. So, you know, we're a small business. We've been in business for for 23 yea...

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Today, my guest is Blake Rogers. Blake Rogers is the co founder at Steel Peak Properties. Steel Peak is a Southern California based real estate investment firm focused on acquiring and improving industrial outdoor storage assets throughout the western US, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Blake Rogers about outdoor storage properties. 

 

https://steelpeakproperties.com/

 

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September 16, 2025 1 min

J Darrin Gross

I'd like to ask you. Blake Rogers, What is the BIGGEST RISK?

 

Blake Rodgers

Sure. So I think in in our space, we say this all the time to to our investors, because they ask us this question as well, what? What's, what do you think the biggest risk is here, guys with this asset class? For us, it's really, since we're buying single tenant deals. I think it's the sing...

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Today, my guest is George Otel. George is the seasoned entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience in real estate and finance, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with George Otel about business finance.



https://bizfunding.net/lander

https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgeotel/

 

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September 9, 2025 3 mins

J Darrin Gross

If you're willing, I'd like to ask you, George Otel, what is the BIGGEST RISK?

 

George Otel

The biggest risk when it comes to funding, is not looking for funding early enough, because the biggest risk is when people call me that they need funding yesterday. So it's I tell people you always have to look for funding, even if you don't need it, because when you need i...

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Today, my guest is Pete Neubig. Pete is the co founder and CEO of VPM solutions, and in just a minute, we're going to speak with Pete Neubig about the Benefits of Hiring a Remote Team. 

 

https://www.vpmsolutions.com/

 

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September 2, 2025 1 min

J Darrin Gross

If you're willing, I'd like to ask you. Pete Neubig, what is the BIGGEST RISK?

 

Pete Neubig

So the biggest risk for VPM, well, I would say for us, the biggest risk is, at the end of the day, we're a payment processor, okay? You know, even though we have all these whistles and bells where you have this marketplace and you have these searches and you have this traini...

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Today, my guest is Marcy Sagel. She's the founder and principal of MSA interiors, with over 30 years of experience shaping multifamily housing, student living and senior housing and more. And in just a minute, we're going to speak with Marcy Sagel about From Blueprints to Brilliance, designing multi family spaces that rent. 

https://msainteriors.com/

 

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August 26, 2025 2 mins

J Darrin Gross

I'd like to ask you, Marcy Sagel, what is the BIGGEST RISK?

 

Marcy Sagel

I'm going to answer that in a few parts, because there's different aspects of the job that can be different risks. So when we pick materials for a project, we have to make sure we're working with tried and true materials, okay, materials that are not going to fail on a job, for instance, in th...

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