TIP239: COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTING
W/ IAN FORMIGLE
20 April 2019
On today’s show, Preston and Stig talk to Ian Formigle about investing in commercial real estate. Ian is a real estate professional and serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in real estate private equity, equity options trading, and start-ups. Ian is Vice President of Investments at CrowdStreet, overseeing its marketplace, an online commercial real estate investment platform that has completed nearly 300 offerings totaling over $10 billion of commercial real estate. Ian is the author of “The Comprehensive Guide to Commercial Real Estate Investing” and he is a contributing author at Forbes.com.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
- What an opportunity zone is and how to value them
- How to understand the importance of the interest rate in commercial real estate.
- How to diversify in commercial real estate
- How to take an index approach in real estate investing
TRANSCRIPT
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Preston Pysh 0:03
On today’s show we have brought back our friend Ian Formigle to talk about investments in commercial real estate. Ian is the Vice President of Investments at CrowdStreet. He has completed nearly 300 offerings, totaling to over $10 billion in real estate deals.
Ian is the author of the book “The Comprehensive Guide to Commercial Real Estate Investing.” He’s also a contributor on Forbes.
On today’s show, we’re going to be talking about opportunity zones, interest rates and how to value your time during a commercial real estate deal. Without further delay, here’s our interview with the talented Ian Formigle.
Intro 0:39
You are listening to The Investor’s Podcast, where we study the financial markets and read the books that influence self-made billionaires the most. We keep you informed and prepared for the unexpected.
Preston Pysh 1:00
Welcome, everyone to The Investor’s Podcast. I’m your host Preston Pysh. As always, I’m accompanied by my co-host, Stig Brodersen And like we said in the introduction, we’re here with Ian Formigle.
Ian, great to have you here.
Ian Formigle 1:12
Preston and Stig, thank you for having me back. It was a pleasure last time. I’m super happy to be back on the show today.
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BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Listen to Preston and Stig’s previous interview with Ian Formigle about Commercial Real Estate or watch the video.
- Ian Formigle’ company, CrowdStreet
- CrowdStreet’s free educational material
- CrowdStreet’s webinar about Opportunity Zones
- Tweet directly to Twitter for questions about commercial real estate: @CrowdStreet
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