Best Presented By Mara Poling Podcasts (2025)

1
The Struggle is Real 44:31

Play Pause

7d ago44:31

44:31

Send us a text The Struggle is Real: Turning Around a Property with Occupancy & Cash Flow Challenges Join The Laurens as they take you behind the scenes of asset management at Mara Poling. Not every property runs smoothly all the time — so what happens when occupancy dips and cash flow tightens? In this episode, Lauren Torres and Lauren Messina sha…

1
The Times They Are A-Changin' 35:47

18d ago35:47

35:47

Send us a text The Multifamily Real Estate Investing presented by Mara Poling podcast has two new voices at the mic — meet your hosts, Lauren Torres (CFO) and Lauren Messina (Investment Manager), aka The Laurens. Kicking off Season 10, in this episode they share what’s ahead for the show — from expert guest interviews to deep dives on trends shapin…

1
Exciting News! 3:44

1M ago3:44

3:44

Send us a text Excited to share the news. After 400 episodes and 9 seasons, we are thrilled to announce the all new Multifamily Real Estate Investing presented by Mara Poling. New content, new hosts, guests, interviews and so many other updates. Keep an eye out in the next few weeks for more on this - we announce the new launch date next week.…

1
State of The Nation's Housing 2025 JCHS Part 3 presented by Mara Poling 33:02

2M ago33:02

33:02

Send us a text Join Pat for a 3 part discussion of the State of The Nation's Housing in 2025 as prepared by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. This week in Part 3 Rental Housing Overall Housing Challenges The Outlook Is Uncertain

1
State of The Nation's Housing 2025 JCHS Part 2 presented by Mara Poling 30:07

2M ago30:07

30:07

Send us a text Join Pat for a 3 part discussion of the State of The Nation's Housing in 2025 as prepared by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. This week in Part 2 Demographics driving the home ownership and rental housing markets Home Ownership Rates are Faltering

1
State of The Nation's Housing 2025 JCHS Part 1 presented by Mara Poling 28:33

2M ago28:33

28:33

Send us a text Join Pat for a 3 part discussion of the State of The Nation's Housing in 2025 as prepared by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. This week in Part 1 What is this report and who is JCHS? Big Picture - Home Prices are Up, as are Inventories, Barriers to Home Ownership Rise, Rental Demand is Strong, Housing Costs…

1
Goldilocks and the Three Classes of Multifamily Real Estate presented by Mara Poling 32:01

2M ago32:01

32:01

Send us a text Reaching back into our archives we visit one of our most popular episodes - Goldilocks and the Three Classes of Multifamily Real Estate. Every wonder what an A is ? or a C? and why we invest in B? Then join Pat for a look back at one of our most popular episodes ever.By Presented by Mara Poling

1
Earnings for Both You and Your Estate presented by Mara Poling 24:39

3M ago24:39

24:39

Send us a text As an investor, do I focus on earnings, cash flow for my retirement? or growth for my estate? Join Pat for a discussion of how multifamily real estate can provide income for your retirement and serve as a cornerstone of your estate plan.

1
ARPU Growth - Vacancy v Rent presented by Mara Poling 30:16

3M ago30:16

30:16

Send us a text As multifamily real estate investors we want to grow average revenue per unit (ARPU). Lower vacancy rates with stable rents generate higher revenue...and...higher rents with stable vacancy also generate higher revenues. Which is better? Join Pat for a discussion of the interactions between vacancy and rent in the optimization of ARPU…

1
The Highest Return Investment Ever - Education presented by Mara Poling 27:38

3M ago27:38

27:38

Send us a text Fortunes have been made, and some lost, investing in stocks, bonds, gold, even real estate. But never has anyone lost money improving their knowledge and experience as an investor. No where is this more true than Multifamily Real Estate. Join Pat for a look at 5 ways to build your real estate investing knowledge base and one that is …

1
Stats, What Do the Numbers Say About Multifamily Real Estate presented by Mara Poling 29:08

3M ago29:08

29:08

Send us a text How many households rent? Who rents? How much do they spend on rent? Join Pat for a discussion of the most current multifamily rental data for 2025.

1
Taxes, One More Reason to Add Multifamily Real Estate to Your Investment Portfolio presented by Mara Poling 28:24

3M ago28:24

28:24

Send us a text Most if not all of us are happy to pay our fair share of taxes for the benefits we all receive from our cities, counties, states, and the federal government - and I can't recall meeting anyone who wants to pay more than they should. Adding real estate, specifically multifamily real estate, to your investment portfolio has significant…

1
Growing Demand for Apartment Units presented by Mara Poling 30:40

4M ago30:40

30:40

Send us a text Growing demand is accelerating the imbalance in multifamily housing. Conservative estimates are for 4.3M units required over the next 10 years, with a more likely number being 5.4M. Join Pat to learn what is driving demand, and a peak at the inability for supply to respond.

1
Why All the Free Education presented by Mara Poling 30:32

4M ago30:32

30:32

Send us a text We sincerely appreciate all the kind feedback we receive. Often it leads to a simple question, why do it? Join Pat and take a walk through the origin of The Learning Center and why Mara Poling is committed to multifamily real estate education.

1
What is the "Right" Scale presented by Mara Poling 28:37

4M ago28:37

28:37

Send us a text Goldilocks taught us about "fitness." The value of an item is relative to its "fit" with our purposes. Join Pat for a discussion of scale in multifamily real estate investing - just what is too big, too small, and just right.

1
Target Characteristics and Why presented by Mara Poling 30:51

4M ago30:51

30:51

Send us a text What goes into searching for and selecting a property for acquisition? Mara Poling is currently working on acquisitions - what are we looking for? Join Pat for a review of the characteristics that Mara Poling targets when searching for acquisitions.

1
What, Me Worry? I Have Underwriting presented by Mara Poling 32:24

5M ago32:24

32:24

Send us a text What is going on with the economy? Are we up? Down? What happens next? There are lots of questions in the minds of investors these days. Join Pat to see why Mara Poling isn't worried and the role underwriting plays in the security and stability of multifamily real estate investing.

1
Bond Rates and Why We Care presented by Mara Poling 30:32

5M ago30:32

30:32

Send us a text The 10-year Treasury dropped again this week. Why? How does the market set that rate? And why do we care? Join Pat for some bond math and a bit of economics behind bonds, interest rates, and multifamily real estate investing.

1
Rents Are Up presented by Mara Poling 32:39

5M ago32:39

32:39

Send us a text Rents are up, across our portfolio, 4% 5% 6% or more. Why? Join Pat for a review of 3 of the reasons rents are up and what that may mean for 2025 and beyond.

1
Where Does The Rent Go presented by Mara Poling 34:28

5M ago34:28

34:28

Send us a text Tenants think rent is not only too high but that landlords get all of it. Investors see a 6% or 8% or 10% cash return and wonder why it isn't higher. The question is, where does the rent go? Join Pat for a look at one of the assets in the Mara Poling portfolio for an analysis of all the cash items rent covers, what is left, and how t…

1
The Economics of Renting presented by Mara Poling 29:40

6M ago29:40

29:40

Send us a text Tenants chose to rent for a variety of reasons. Flexibility, little to no maintenance responsibility, the ability to "test drive" a neighborhood, and economics. Just what are the economics of the rent v own decision. Join Pat for a look at two rent v own scenarios and see just what the math says.…

1
Food and Shelter presented by Mara Poling 23:52

6M ago23:52

23:52

Send us a text Why do we believe multifamily real estate is among the most stable and secure long term investments? Join Pat for Mara Poling's answer with some data and a bit of insight from Abraham Maslow.

1
Who Is Bill and Other Questions presented by Mara Poling 20:48

6M ago20:48

20:48

Send us a text We get questions on a regular basis about Mara Poling and today we thought we would answer a few. Who is Mara? Where did Mara Poling come from? Why the 200 family limit? What happens 10, 15, 20 years from now? All these and more this week on Multifamily Real Estate Investing presented by Mara Poling.…

1
Simple Underwriting presented by Mara Poling 32:55

6M ago32:55

32:55

Send us a text We use an underwriting tool that we have developed over decades and tens of thousands of transactions. It is powerful and large (over 18,000 lines of code). Sometimes it can feel like we are hunting flies with a howitzer. Is there a more simple way to do this? Yes. Join Pat for a discussion of a simple underwrite, based just on the e…

1
Four Key Elements of the Balance Sheet presented by Mara Poling 31:50

7M ago31:50

31:50

Send us a text We spend a fair amount of time discussing the profit and loss statement, looking at vacancy, NRI and NOI and other key metrics. What about the balance sheet? Join Pat and Lauren for a discussion of four key elements of the balance sheet that Mara Poling and you may want to focus on.

1
Time to Rebalance presented by Mara Poling 25:24

7M ago25:24

25:24

Send us a text Allocating your investment portfolio across a range of asset types is a common and generally accepted practice among investors. Investments in stocks have grown dramatically over the last 5 years...as have P/E ratios. Is now a good time to rebalance? Join Pat for a look at the value of including multifamily real estate in your invest…

1
Acquisition Targets presented by Mara Poling 30:48

7M ago30:48

30:48

Send us a text Ever wonder where we find properties to acquire? What markets do we "hunt" in? What size asset? Age? Type? Join John and Pat for a discussion of their latest acquisition, what the targets are and why.

1
Why Buy Now presented by Mara Poling 29:24

7M ago29:24

29:24

Send us a text You can buy/invest in good deals during downturns and in bad deals during market highs, so why buy now? Join Pat for a review of Mara Poling's acquisition strategy and why current market and economic conditions make now the right time to buy/invest.

1
2025 Multifamily Outlook presented by Mara Poling 15:21

7M ago15:21

15:21

Send us a text What is ahead for multifamily in 2025? Join Pat for an overview of Mara Poling's most recent webinar - "2025 Multifamily Real Estate Outlook presented by Mara Poling" available now on The Multifamily Real Estate Channel at The Learning Center at MaraPoling.com.

1
Multifamily Data Resources presented by Mara Poling 27:58

8M ago27:58

27:58

Send us a text Data drives our actions. Where does it come from? The Resources section of the Learning Center includes some of the inputs to our decision making process. Join the team as they walk you through some of the most valuable data sources that drive Mara Poling's investment decisions.

1
Introducing Lauren and John presented by Mara Poling 33:17

8M ago33:17

33:17

Send us a text Welcome to the inaugural episode of season 9 of Multifamily Real Estate Investing presented by Mara Poling. We begin season 9 by introducing two of Mara Poling's principals, John Jones COO, and Lauren Torres CFO. Join Pat and Lauren and John for a "get to know you" chat. Future episodes this year will feature John, Lauren, and other …

1
Taxes presented by Mara Poling 23:11

8M ago23:11

23:11

Send us a text We finish the year with a complete look at taxes for multifamily real estate investors. This episode is a companion to our recent webinar - recorded and available for viewing on the Multifamily Real Estate Channel at The Learning Center at MaraPoling.com

1
Fair Market Value and the IRS presented by Mara Poling 28:32

8M ago28:32

28:32

Send us a text The second in our three part series on taxes is fair market value. What is it? Do I care? and how might it lower my tax exposure by 50% 60% 80% or more.

1
Where Does Your K1 Come From presented by Mara Poling 27:26

9M ago27:26

27:26

Send us a text It's getting to be that time of year - TAXES! Join Pat for a three part series on Taxes, beginning with understanding your K1 and where it comes from.

1
What To Look For When Touring a Property presented by Mara Poling 36:35

9M ago36:35

36:35

Send us a text We just returned from a week of asset tours. What were we looking at? Join Pat for a review of the two reasons to tour a property, three areas to focus on during the visit, and the big question we ask each time we tour.

1
Do Lenders Care about NOI presented by Mara Poling 25:15

9M ago25:15

25:15

Send us a text Net Operating Income is the key to investing success! You've heard us say that a million times. Then why don't lenders care about it? Join Pat for a look at what lenders really care about when it comes to NOI.

1
All About Insurance presented by Mara Poling 27:44

9M ago27:44

27:44

Send us a text How are multifamily properties insured? Tenant coverage? Limits? Deductibles? Claims? Service? Premiums? Enough to make your head spin. Join Pat for a discussion of multifamily real estate insurance and how Mara Poling optimizes coverage and costs.

1
Pay Your Taxes with Dollars that are Worth Less presented by Mara Poling 25:21

10M ago25:21

25:21

Send us a text A dollar isn't always a dollar. What does that mean? The purchasing power of a dollar today is more than that of a future dollar. Join Pat for a discussion of why future dollars are worth less than today dollars and how you, as a multifamily real estate investor, can use that to your benefit.…

1
Where Do Interest Rates Come From presented by Mara Poling 30:22

10M ago30:22

30:22

Send us a text The Federal Reserve sets interest rates in the United States, right? Well, some, but overall the answer is No. Well if the Fed doesn't, then where do interest rates come from? Join Pat for a brief (people earn PhD's on this topic) discussion of Treasury Notes, the bond market, money supply, investor confidence, and the inverse relati…

1
2025 Webinar Schedule presented by Mara Poling 18:14

10M ago18:14

18:14

Send us a text We are proud to provide the investing community with quality, free multifamily real estate education. Our weekly podcast, Multifamily Real Estate Investing presented by Mara Poling, The Learning Center at MaraPoling.com where you will find the Mulitfamily Real Estate Channel and our webinar registration page. Today we announce our we…

1
When You Hear Annuity Think Multifamily Real Estate presented by Mara Poling 15:37

10M ago15:37

15:37

Send us a text Millions of investors purchase annuities every year looking for secure income over a period of time. Do you know what insurance companies do with the premiums? Join Pat for a discussion of annuities and why investors should think multifamily real estate when they hear the word annuity.…

1
5 Benefits to Depreciation in Multifamily Real Estate presented by Mara Poling 16:39

10M ago16:39

16:39

Send us a text Not everyone attended our recent webinar on multifamily real estate depreciation. Join Pat this week for a quick run through 5 benefits to depreciation and how you can learn more.

1
Value in the Rent Roll presented by Mara Poling 34:15

11M ago34:15

34:15

Send us a text Rent growth can come from a variety of sources. Value-add improvements, increases to match the market, searching to find the "true market". A sometimes forgotten path to rent growth is mining the rent role. Join Pat and learn how Mara Poling finds value in the rent roll.

1
Your Top 10 presented by Mara Poling 27:21

11M ago27:21

27:21

Send us a text We believe if you listen carefully, the market will guide you - rent movement is a great example. What do multifamily real estate investors care about? Join Pat as he "listens to the market" and shares the top 10 topics you have all voted on with your ears (most popular podcast and webinar topics).…

1
I Want Out presented by Mara Poling 23:55

11M ago23:55

23:55

Send us a text You've built a successful investment portfolio. Equities, fixed income, commodities and a modest real estate portfolio.....and I'm done with the real estate. Too much work at this time in my life....so, how do I get out? Join Pat for a look at three potential paths to take when the time comes to step away from active management.…

1
The History of Supply presented by Mara Poling 25:42

11M ago25:42

25:42

Send us a text Join Pat for a look at multifamily construction and supply over the last 50 years, with a special emphasis on supply by vintage (decade) and some solid data on deconstruction volumes.

1
Is There Really a Housing Shortage presented by Mara Poling 38:12

12M ago38:12

38:12

Send us a text There is and has been a significant shortage of housing in the US for years....or has there? One of the underpinnings of investing in multifamily real estate is the lack of new supply, especially in Class B, relative to ever increasing demand. Join Pat for a look at some of the facts around housing in the US and the answer to the que…

1
Throttling, the Art of Optimizing Revenue 30:40

12M ago30:40

30:40

Send us a text If you raise rents won't you increase vacancy? What if you increase fees or add new charges? Where do concessions fit in? How exactly do you optimize revenue? Join Pat for a discussion of the art, not science, of managing revenue.

1
How To Get Started in Multifamily Real Estate Investing presented by Mara Poling 25:51

12M ago25:51

25:51

Send us a text Ok, I've listened to lots of podcasts, attended some webinars, read a couple books - I am ready. How do I start? Where do I go? Join Pat as he lays out 5 ways to get started in multifamily real estate investing.

1
Do You ARPU? presented by Mara Poling 27:17

1y ago27:17

27:17

Send us a text NOI, NRI, Cap Rate, IRR.....so many terms to learn. What on earth is ARPU? Join Pat as he shares how Mara Poling uses Average Revenue Per Unit to optimize rent growth strategies.