During a time of great uncertainty and change, connection and information is a more important resource than ever before. Today's problems could be amplified or altered in a matter of days or hours, so it is vital that organizations and thought leaders frequently share knowledge, dispel rumors, and offer insight. To meet this need, the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate hosts the resource Lusk Perspectives. Hosted by Professor and Lusk Center Director Richard K. Green, Lusk Perspectives offers t ...
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P.S. You're Interesting is a series of conversations on political science research hosted by Jeffery A. Jenkins. Formerly, "Our American Discourse," we continue the series to pick up the tradition Anthony W. Orlando began. We hope to keep conversations … discourse alive. To keep thinking about the research we do in the academy, why it matters to us, and hopefully to you. Sponsored by the USC Bedrosian Center http://bedrosian.usc.edu/ Recorded at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy http ...
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Make Money with Real Estate Investing and House Flipping! Tucker Merrihew, a successful Real Estate entrepreneur, shares his experience and knowledge and teaches listeners about real estate investing and house flipping in this weekly podcast. Hear about successes, failures, lessons learned, what works and how Tucker operates a successful Real Estate Investment Company. This podcast will include a wealth of how-to information as well as cover actual real estate deals and how to get started in ...
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Measuring the Shortfall: Benchmarking LA's Housing Crisis
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55:28What do supply numbers tell us about LA County's housing crisis, and how can research guide next steps? Jorge De la Roca (USC Price) joins Richard K. Green (USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) to discuss the findings of the 2025 State of Los Angeles County Housing (SOLACHAN) Report At the center of their conversation is the modern city dilemma: while …
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Building Through Cycles: It's All Related in California Housing
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1:01:31What shaped Related California's approach to housing, and how has it adapted across market shifts? William A. Witte and Gino A. Canori (Related California) join Richard K. Green (USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) to reflect on more than three decades of development, from pioneering uses of tax-exempt bonds to navigating today's capital markets. The …
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From Risk to Resilience: Practical Sustainability for Communities
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1:00:21How can cities adapt to rising climate risks and shifting infrastructure needs? Christopher Boone (Dean, USC Price School of Public Policy) joins Richard K. Green (Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) to discuss how sustainability and resilience are reshaping housing, cities, and policy. From rebuilding after California wildfires to lessons f…
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2025 Housing Market: Local Trends in a National Slowdown
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1:04:50Selma Hepp (Cotality) joins Richard K. Green (USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) to unpack the third year of low home sales as affordability and insurance reshape demand across the US. From Florida's downturn to California's inventory bump, the conversation explores local shifts and their contributions to national trends. Hepp also shares how new cli…
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From Florida's Downturn To The Winner's Curse: How Economics Affects The Markets And Our Lives
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1:02:44What's driving today's housing market shifts? How can economic principles help us navigate life and career choices? Daryl Fairweather (Redfin) joins Richard K. Green (USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) and offers a glimpse at US housing markets before diving into insights from her new book *Hate the Game*. The conversation starts with Florida's drop …
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Tariffs, Taxes, Trepidation: Real Estate Capital Markets
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1:06:45With fewer transactions to measure, what's happening in real estate capital markets, and what's next? Kev Zoryan (Arselle Investments) joins Richard K. Green (USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) to explore the state of capital markets and how today's environment is reshaping investment strategy. Zoryan shares his path from private equity to launching …
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Jerrold D. Green (Research Professor, USC Annenberg and President & CEO, Pacific Council on International Policy) joins Richard K. Green (Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) to discuss a short list of global hotspots from a United States perspective. Green delivers insights and offers detailed context on Israel-Gaza, China, Mexico, Ukraine-R…
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Real Dealz 411: How To Run AirBnb Properties
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36:55Tune in for a quick discussion about how to run AirBnb Properties successfully. These are the top tips I've learned over the past couple years being an Airbnb host with multiple properties. I hope you find this information helpful if you plan to or are currently offering short term rental properties!…
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2024 Or Bust: The Economy, The Fed, And Fiscal Policy
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53:19How will the US economy perform in 2024? Claudia Sahm (Founder, Sahm Consulting) joins Richard K. Green (Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) to discuss the US economy's recovery from COVID along with additional shocks and infer the implications of the Federal Reserve's playbook for 2024. Sahm's key points: - The US economy undeniably turned …
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Real Dealz 410: A Little Wisdom & Current Thoughts On The Market
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26:31I wanted to continue to share my thoughts on the real estate market again this week since it continues to be a fluid situation. I also want to provide a little wisdom on what success means to me and what traps you might consider avoiding as you build your life and your business. Feel free to reach out at [email protected] Thanks - Tucker…
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Real Dealz 409: The Market, Past and Present
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26:50In Episode 409, Tucker reflects on last years market in regards to housing demand and interest rates and also gives his thoughts on the current state of the real estate market moving forward! Tune in!By Tucker Merrihew
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In Episode 408, Tucker returns to the mic for what may be the final season of episodes for the Real Dealz Podcast. Tucker looks forward to educating you on investing, while also entertaining you and giving it to you straight. We hope you enjoy!By Tucker Merrihew
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Clayton Dube (Director, USC U.S.-China Institute) joins Richard K. Green (Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) to discuss the condition of U.S.-China relations and the latest developments in China's global influence on trade, supply chain issues, technology, and more. Dube highlights a challenge Chinese officials are watching closely in the c…
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2023 Global Economic and Market Outlook
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1:00:45Joyce Chang (Managing Director & Chair of Global Research, JPMorgan Chase & Co.) delivers an overview of global economic trends to watch heading into 2023 and beyond. In the near term, Chang sees a mild recession taking effect in late 2023, with a true "soft landing", as identified by the Federal Reserve, being unlikely. She notes that overall cycl…
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Lusk Director Richard K. Green delivers highlights from the 2022 Casden Multifamily Forecast. Before Green gives a breakdown of Southern California multifamily real estate markets, he pauses to discuss four uncertainties impacting the region. Inflation, interest rates, net migration, and the impending recession are all top-of-mind issues that could…
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An industry panel discusses the changing dynamics of office work in real estate and beyond. By now, it's apparent that some version of remote work is here to stay for a dominant number of firms. Remote and hybrid work can solve serious employee issues like flexibility, commute times, and even productivity. However, the new work arrangements are not…
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Racial bias in home appraisals and assessments is not just an anecdote. Norm Miller (Hahn Chair & Professor of Real Estate Finance, University of San Diego and Vice President, Homer Hoyt Institute), Ruchi Singh (Assistant Professor, University of Georgia), and Richard K. Green (Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) discuss the statistically si…
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ADU Construction Financing: Opportunities to Expand Access for Homeowners
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1:18:25Industry practitioners in lending and policy discuss the research and recommendations in the recently released paper "ADU Construction Financing: Opportunities to Expand Access for Homeowners." The joint paper, produced by the UC Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation and the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, compiles national data and stakeh…
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Real Dealz 407: Is It Time To Panic? Here's What You Should Look At!
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35:43In Episode 407, Elliot hosts a solo show this week talking about the national real estate market and where its headed. Before you panic, be sure to look at the data and numbers. Elliot discusses some online resources to research before making any assumptions about values and how to adjust your purchases moving forward. Lastly, he discusses how he's…
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Real Dealz 406: Husband & Wife Duo, Ramping Up In 2022!
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1:04:24In Episode 406, Elliot hosts Jess & Michael, a husband and wife real estate investing duo out of the Seattle area. Elliot brought them on to discuss the pros and cons of working as husband and wife and work through the challenges while also providing some great advice. They discuss the things they each focus on in the business as well as what they'…
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In Episode 404, Elliot reflects on the market crash that everyone's been witnessing this past week in the Stock and Crypto markets. Elliot discusses inflation fears, climbing interest rates and supply chain issues were having in this country. He then talks about how he's proceeding forward in this uncertain market and also reflects on the things he…
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Geopolitics, Monetary Policy and Real Estate
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58:32Richard Green (Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) delivers a presentation on how the ongoing conflict in Ukraine could impact the global economic trajectory as many countries, including the United States, attempt to cool inflation without triggering a recession. Green dives into more specific factors contributing to the USA's resiliency or …
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Real Dealz 404: The Journey - A Real Estate Story w/ Tucker Merrihew
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1:09:07In Episode 404, Tucker returns to the Mic and talks with Elliot about a new show and Journey he's currently on in his life. Tucker has uprooted his family and business and moved to sunny Florida to start over, without knowing what the outcome will be. He's creating a show about this entire experience of rebuilding his entire life and business and h…
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Getting Stuff Done - A Different Approach to Solving Problems in Los Angeles
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57:31Austin Beutner (Founder and Chair, Vision to Learn) joins Richard Green (Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) for a discussion on what it takes to accomplish real change in Los Angeles. Beutner asserts that the twin forces of leadership and governance have the power to solve many of the ongoing and intensifying issues in the county like homel…
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Real Dealz 403: Thriving With Marketing & Sales In An Ever-Changing Market!
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1:40:58In Episode 403, Elliot records a marketing and sales training he conducted for a large clients brokerage team of about 90 agents. He discusses sales, marketing strategy in a changing market, as well as how to talk to sellers and dealing with their rebuttals. This is a long conference call with a ton of great info and take-aways, so be sure to tune …
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Real Dealz 402: Mortgage Rates, Hedge Funds, Inflation... WTF Do I Do?
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44:06In Episode 402, Elliot hosts a solo show this week discussing the latest market news. He plucks several of the latest news articles having to do with Mortgage Rates, Hedge Funds and Inflation. He then shares his thoughts on each article, how it relates to the real estate market and offers suggestions on how to navigate this current market. Subscrib…
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Rethinking Health Policy in America
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1:00:28Dana Goldman (Dean, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy) joins Richard K. Green (Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) to provide a look into how the economics of health care contribute to decisions about health policy and the strides that medicine is still making to close gaps in access to care. Pulling from a variety of case studies, Dean …
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Real Dealz 401: Full Marketing Strategy Training!
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58:20In Episode 401, Elliot welcomes Real Estate Investor Daniel Miller to the show. Daniel had reached out to Elliot about coaching so Elliot decided to share the recording of their market plan discussion. It's a coaching call talking all about marketing and focusing on direct mail and driving for dollars to find the best leads possible in Daniels Mark…
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Real Dealz 400: Getting Crushed In 2018 Only To Build Back Bigger! w/ Jared Holland
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50:17In Episode 400, Elliot welcomes Seattle area Real Estate Investor Jared Holland to the show. Jared shares his story of how he got into real estate and how he grew his business only to be crushed buy the collapse in 2018. He then discusses how he built his company back to where it is today with both an investing side to his business as well as a lar…
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Real Dealz 399: Russia, Market Crashing, Rampant Inflation, Mortgage Rates Up! What Could Go Wrong?
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23:22In Episode 399, Elliot records a solo show talking all about market volatility. He discusses the state of the economy and the real estate market with the ongoing crisis with Russia and the Ukraine, stock market volatility, rampant inflation and lastly the threat of mortgage rates going up! Tune in for a risk check and things to think about as we mo…
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Real Dealz 398: Raising Capital? Real Private Lenders Give You A Road Map!
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53:26In Episode 398, Elliot welcomes two of his private lenders to discuss raising capital. Both are high earners in their professions with one being a Lawyer and one being a Doctor. They both invest in real estate through investors like Elliot and explain what they're looking for in an investor and how to get people like them to lend to you! Subscribe …
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Economic Outlook For 2022 & The Fed's New Framework
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58:02Claudia Sahm (Director, Macroeconomic Research, Jain Family Institute) joins Richard K. Green (Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) to look at the US Economy and how the Federal Reserve is responding to inflation, unemployment, and interest rates. Sahm cites that the big picture points to economic recovery, especially while the Fed incorporat…
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Real Dealz 397: Pro Hockey Player Turned Real Estate Developer!
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48:59In Episode 397, Elliot welcomes retired pro hockey player turned real estate developer Aaron Palushaj to this weeks episode. Aaron shares his story of how there can be life after professional sports. He discusses the multifamily projects he's working on, what his operation looks like, how he finds his properties as well as how he puts his deals tog…
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Real Dealz 396: Massive Off Market Operation Built With People In Mind w/ Pat Flynn
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1:13:10In Episode 396, Elliot hosts Real Estate Investor Pat Flynn. Pat shares the size and scale of his REI business and how impressive his growth has been. He shares the strategies he uses in order to scale his pipeline for off market deal volume. Tune in for some great tips and strategy! Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube or Stitcher …
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Jeff speaks with Anna Harvey, Professor of Politics; Affiliated Professor of Data Science and Law; Director, Public Safety Lab at NYU about research and more. Harvey's research focuses on criminal justice, policing, judicial politics, and political economy. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BedrosianCenter…
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Real Dealz 394: Mental Health, Finances And The True Stress Of Entrepreneurship...
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27:46In Episode 394, Elliot hosts a solo show this week discussing the stress of being an entrepreneur. He talks about how to maintain good mental health and finances so that you and your spouse have better peace of mind taking the risks that you take. Tune in for an honest look at how to manage your life and mental state when operating in a risky busin…
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Real Dealz 393: What? I Have To Have Money To Buy The Deal??
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22:52In Episode 393, Elliot hosts a solo show this week talking about Multi-Family and Single Family Financing. He discusses how he is looking to scale how he and his team fund multi-family deals to make it more efficient in the future. Tune in for a great show with a ton of golden nuggets you can implement into your own business! Subscribe to our podca…
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Richard K. Green (Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) highlights data and analysis from the 201 Casden Multifamily Forecast Report. Before Green dives into forecasted rent, vacancies, and deliveries for Los Angeles, Inland Empire, Orange County, San Diego and Ventura submarkets, he offers an economic context for where Southern California sta…
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Jeff speaks with Michael Olson, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Washington University at St. Louis about research and more. Olson's research focuses on political representation using historic and contemporary observational data. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BedrosianCenterBy USC Bedrosian Center
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Real Dealz 392: Crazy Growth In His First Year w/ Cole Simpson
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1:09:16In Episode 392, Elliot welcomes Cole Simpson to the show to discuss Cole's first year in the business and the crazy growth he has had. Elliot and Cole discuss marketing, sales and strategy and how Cole has positioned himself to achieve such incredible growth in such a short time. Tune in for a great show with a ton of golden nuggets you can impleme…
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Real Dealz 391: Drivers Of Inflation And How To Thrive!
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43:49In Episode 391, Elliot records a solo show talking all about market economics having to do with inflation and whether or not its transitory like the Fed is saying, as well as the velocity of money. He applies this to the real estate market and talks about the steps he's taking in his business as well as the steps you can take to thrive in an inflat…
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Real Dealz 390: Hiring Yourself Out Of Your Business w/ Mike DeHaan
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1:17:06In Episode 390, Elliot welcomes repeat guest, Mike DeHaan back to the show. Mike is a Spokane area investor and in this weeks episode they discuss how to grow and scale your REI business by hiring good people so that you can focus on your business more as opposed to constantly working in it. Tune in for a great show with a ton of golden nuggets you…
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Real Dealz 389: How To Close Deals To Achieve Six-Figure Months!
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1:20:12In Episode 389, Elliot welcomes Michael Garry who's the co-owner of HelloPad in Seattle Washington. Michael discusses his sales process and strategies with Elliot as well as reveals their marketing strategy to achieve consistent six figure months. Tune in for a great show with a ton of golden nuggets you can implement into your own business! Subscr…
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How PropTech is Shaping the Future of Real Estate
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59:27Richard K. Green (Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) moderates a discussion on the growing opportunities PropTech brings to the real estate industry. Travis Putnam (Founder and Managing Partner, Navitas Capital) provides perspective on the overall momentum of venture capital in the space while Ashley Colella (Senior Product Manager, HqO) an…
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In Episode 388, Elliot discusses the current real estate market, how the Fed is posturing that they will beginning tapering and how that will affect not only real estate, but mortgages and the market as a whole! Tune in for some great analysis and insight on what the future may bring. Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube or Stitcher…
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Real Dealz 387: Training With My Sales Team - Anthony Bianco
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53:25In Episode 387, Elliot goes through some sales training with his Sales Manager Anthony Bianco. He lets you listen in to the strategies he and Anthony discuss now that they're marketing more to multi-family properties. Tune in for a great show and some great tips that you can implement in your sales and acquisition process! Subscribe to our podcast …
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Jeff speaks with Zhao Li, Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton University. Li studies institutional and behavioral factors in donor decision making in contemporary American Politics. She recently gave a research talk at USC Price, looking at the connections between Fox News and GOP campaign rallies and finances. Recent wo…
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Real Dealz 385: Some Wins, Some Struggles And Some Lessons Learned
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39:59In Episode 385, Elliot hosts a solo show this week with several talking points. He shares real world examples of Wins he's had in real estate investing, struggles and some lessons learned. He then goes into the current administrations affordable housing plan and discusses how he plans to take advantage of it in his business. Tune in for a great sho…
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Real Dealz 384: Catching Knives w/ Jake Harris
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1:21:19In Episode 384, Elliot interview Author and Real Estate Investor Jake Harris. Jake wrote the book "Catching Knives" which talks about investing in Distressed Commercial Real Estate. Tune in for a great show with someone that loves talking and teaching commercial real estate! Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube or Stitcher for all f…
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Real Dealz 383: Being A Surgeon In Your Business
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33:00In Episode 383, Elliot discusses how to be a surgeon in your REI Business. Meaning, how to only focus on your strengths in order to grow your business faster. He compares how a surgeon only has specific tasks and how in your business you should only have specific tasks that you're the best at. As we all know, there is only so much time in the day, …
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