Welcome to The Real Estate Espresso Podcast, your morning shot of what's new in the world of real estate investing. Join investor, syndicator, developer, and author Victor J. Menasce as he shares his daily real estate investment outlook. Our weekday episodes deliver 5 minutes of high-energy, high-impact content to fuel your success. Plus, don't miss our weekend editions featuring exclusive interviews with renowned guests such as Robert Kiyosaki, Robert Helms, Peter Schiff, and more.
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Sep 28, 2026 · 6:36
I’m going to go on record with a prediction that’s somewhere in the next six months, we will see a major pull back in the stock market specifically tied to artificial…
Sep 28, 2026 · 13:57
Shane Pogue is based in Dallas Texas. He has a background in criminal investigation from his years at Fidelity. Today he helps real estate investors with all forms of due…
Sep 26, 2026 · 22:29
On today's show I'm sharing a segment of the Land Development Mastermind hosted by Brandon Cobb. We're touching on a subset of the top 10 land development pitfalls. -----------…
Sep 26, 2026 · 5:26
On today’s episode, we are tackling a question that is front and center for almost every capital allocator, developer, and buy-and-hold investor right now: Should you freeze your…
Sep 25, 2026 · 5:35
If you look back through the history of modern business, you’ll notice a distinct pendulum swing. There are eras where vertical integration is the ultimate gold standard, and…
Sep 24, 2026 · 7:22
On today’s show we’re going to talk about a Washington Supreme Court decision that, on the surface, is about natural gas. But I think the much more interesting story is what this…
Sep 23, 2026 · 5:27
When I first started investing in real estate, I was taught a very simple technique. Drive the neighborhoods. Look for the houses where the lawn is overgrown, the gutters are…
Sep 21, 2026 · 5:33
On August 2, I published an interview with Dr. Anas Alhajji on this podcast. Dr. Alhajji is an energy economist, and during our conversation one thing was clear: a shortage of…
Sep 21, 2026 · 19:07
Mark Shuler is based in Seattle, Washington. He currently has over 4,000 apartments in his portfolio, largely in Texas. On today's show we are talking about the irrational…
Sep 20, 2026 · 14:29
Tim Dowling is. based in Austin Texas. He is building a shopping center in a suburb of Austin along the I-35 corridor. On today's show we are talking about what is driving the…
Sep 18, 2026 · 5:25
If you’ve been in the development game for more than five minutes, you know the scenario. You find a parcel. You spend eighteen months and hundreds of thousands of dollars on…
Sep 17, 2026 · 5:47
Today’s show is sponsored by the Cost Segregation Guys. To save on taxes, visit the Cost Segregation Guys and learn how they can reduce your taxes. ------------ When the media…
Sep 17, 2026 · 6:30
Today is Fed rate day. This afternoon Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh announced a unanimous decision to increase the Fed funds rate by 0.25%. Today we’re going look deeper…
Sep 16, 2026 · 5:31
On September 11, the U.S. Department of Energy launched a new initiative called Building America New Construction Support program. The stated goal is pretty simple. Help builders…
Sep 14, 2026 · 5:55
On today's show we're talking about one of the quietest ways a deal gets killed. Not a rate move, not a cost overrun. A city council vote you assumed would never happen. Let's…
Sep 13, 2026 · 17:38
Michael Flight has been specializing in shopping centers since the mid 1980's. On today's show we are talking about how shopping centers are going through a revival of sorts.…
Sep 13, 2026 · 16:51
Eddie Fong is based in Seattle and he started his career at companies like Microsoft, Dropbox and Salesforce. In the past year he has taken that software development expertise…
Sep 12, 2026 · 6:40
Canada has a housing shortage. But at the same time, parts of the country have too many condominiums for sale. Those two statements sound contradictory. They’re not. Toronto has…
Sep 10, 2026 · 5:30
On today's show we're talking about a construction risk that may not be in your pro forma. You might say, "Victor, I only hire legally authorized workers. Why should immigration…
Sep 9, 2026 · 6:44
On Sept 10 at 8PM EDT, 5PM PDT, I'm hosting a live conversation with Jacob Blackett, CEO of Sponsorcloud. We are going to be talking about how software can improve the investor…
Sep 8, 2026 · 7:30
On today's show, we're looking at what boats, recreational vehicles, and cottages can tell us about the economic cycle. The pattern is familiar. Demand exceeds supply. Prices…
Sep 7, 2026 · 7:37
On today’s show we’re going to take a trip around the world through one very specific lens: the yield on the 10-year government bond. This is not just a tour of interest rates.…
Sep 7, 2026 · 20:28
Jared Jones is based in Riverside California. On today's show we are talking about the newest housing legislation and the impact it is having on adding supply to the housing…
Sep 6, 2026 · 13:49
Bronson Hill is based in Pasadena California. On today's show we are talking about how accelerate the rebuilding process after the devastating fires that destroyed thousands of…
Sep 5, 2026 · 7:09
Traditional property management software digitized filing cabinets: it recorded payments, stored documents, and logged complaints, but did not change how work moved through the…
Sep 4, 2026 · 5:35
I spent some time this week looking at a new playbook out of the AI world, describing what they call the "AI-native software development life cycle." And the more I read it, the…
Sep 1, 2026 · 6:27
Our book this month is “ Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life” by Martin Seligman . It is an influential book about the way people explain success, failure,…
Sep 1, 2026 · 6:32
Back in 2018 we made the decision to invest in Lake Charles Louisiana. The thesis behind investing in this market is that the community is at the epicenter of a network of…
Aug 30, 2026 · 31:53
Today's show is a talk that I gave to the members at American IRA last week. We're talking about how the old value add playbook for apartments is broken and a different asset…
Aug 30, 2026 · 15:13
Michael Bull is based in Atlanta and he heads up Bull Realty. He is also the host of America's Commercial Real Estate Show. To connect with Michael email him at…
Aug 29, 2026 · 6:00
On today’s show we’re talking about short-term rentals, and more specifically, a change in how governments are enforcing short-term rental regulations. For years, most short-term…
Aug 28, 2026 · 6:55
There is a strange thing happening in rental housing across the United States. If you looked only at national statistics, you might conclude that the business of owning an…
Aug 27, 2026 · 6:04
On today’s episode, we’re taking a deep dive into an issue that is quickly becoming one of the most critical factors in site selection, underwriting, and property development…
Aug 26, 2026 · 5:25
Today, we are taking a closer look at last week’s executive shakeup at Fannie Mae. A lot of market commentators are treating this as a simple administrative hurdle—telling…
Aug 24, 2026 · 5:18
There has been a lot of discussion over the past few days about tariffs and the trade relationship between Canada and the United States. The events of Friday where Canada…
Aug 24, 2026 · 13:04
John McNellis is based in Palo Alto and has been in commercial real estate for more than 40 years. He has been focused on grocery anchored shopping centers in Northern California…
Aug 23, 2026 · 15:40
Dani Lyn Robison is based in Orlando Florida, but operates a real estate business located in Ohio. On today's show we are talking about Senior Housing. This is one of several…
Aug 22, 2026 · 5:32
On today's show, we're talking about a situation that confuses a lot of investors. How can the same property have two different underwriting models, and how can both of them be…
Aug 21, 2026 · 6:06
Today we’re going to venture outside real estate for a few minutes and talk about software. But this is really a discussion about business economics, and those principles apply…
Aug 20, 2026 · 6:28
On August 20, I'm going to be hosting a webinar on how to use AI to validate the quotes you receive from contractors and subcontractors. To register for the webinar click HERE .…
Aug 19, 2026 · 8:44
Today's episode is another AMA, or Ask Me Anything. Today's question comes from Charles, who asks: "What is your opinion of office-to-residential conversions? Namely, are they…
Aug 17, 2026 · 6:13
Later this week we're hosting a deep dive webinar on AI In Construction. To register, click HERE . Since the beginning, construction drawings have been one of the hardest…
Aug 17, 2026 · 13:35
Christina Kovacs is based in Fort Lauderdale, but she invests primarily in Missouri. On today's show we are talking about the pitfalls of remote management and how to set things…
Aug 16, 2026 · 16:26
Andrew Cushman is based in Southern California, but invests mostly in the South Eastern states. On today's show we are talking about the distress in the market and what is…
Aug 14, 2026 · 6:09
On today’s show we’re talking about Adam Neumann, the founder of WeWork. There are probably few entrepreneurs in recent memory whose rise and fall has been documented as…
Aug 14, 2026 · 5:39
On today’s show we’re going to connect three things that might seem completely unrelated: the Japanese yen, United States Treasury bonds, and the interest rate on your next real…
Aug 12, 2026 · 5:39
The question is whether you want to partner with the city or not. The city can add value (or erode it) without being formally at the partnership table. How many people underwrite…
Aug 11, 2026 · 5:04
Today's show is sponsored by The Cost Segregation Guys . If you own investment real estate and are not taking advantage of accelerated depreciation, you're probably leaving money…
Aug 11, 2026 · 6:03
Today we’re talking about a change in the condominium market that has received surprisingly little attention. The question is not whether your condo is worth $300,000 or…
Aug 10, 2026 · 13:59
Frank Rolfe is based in Missouri and invests in mobile home parks across the US. He is the fifth largest owner of mobile home parks in the country. On today's show we are talking…
Aug 8, 2026 · 13:10
Neal Bawa is based in Silicon Valley where he invests in multiple asset classes including new development in several markets across the US. On today's show we are talking about…
Aug 8, 2026 · 6:32
On today’s show, we’re continuing our look at industrial real estate across the United States. Today we’re moving through the central states, starting around the Great Lakes,…
Aug 7, 2026 · 8:30
On today’s show, we’re looking at the industrial outlook across the Western United States, based on Marcus & Millichap’s second-quarter 2026 market reports. We’ll examine ten…
Aug 5, 2026 · 8:48
On today’s show, we’re looking at the industrial real estate outlook across the Northeast corridor. Marcus & Millichap recently published its 2Q 2026 industrial forecasts for 36…
Aug 4, 2026 · 6:01
Today is the first in a four part mini-series on Industrial Real Estate across the US. The folks at Marcus & Millichap recently published 36 submarket reports across the US…
Aug 3, 2026 · 6:32
On today’s show, we’re examining the Japanese yen carry trade and why its possible unwinding should be of interest to real estate investors thousands of miles away from Tokyo. A…
Aug 2, 2026 · 30:18
Dr. Anas Alhajji is one of the preeminent energy analysts in the world today. He is based in Dallas Texas. On today's show we are talking about the multiple factors that are…
Aug 2, 2026 · 6:10
On today’s show, we’re reviewing a new book by Andrew Ross Sorkin called 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History, and How It Shattered a Nation . Sorkin is best…
Jul 31, 2026 · 4:36
Cost Segregation Is The Key to Bonus Depreciation. To Take advantage of bonus depreciation and lower your taxes, reach out to the Cost Segregation Guys. ------------- Panama is…
Jul 30, 2026 · 6:24
The progression from Alan Greenspan to Kevin Warsh is not simply a change in personality. It reflects four different views of how much the Federal Reserve should shape market…
Jul 29, 2026 · 5:12
It’s rare that I get wrapped up in the news cycle. I’m not a news junkie. But this week, something crossed my desk that I simply could not ignore. We all lived through the…
Jul 28, 2026 · 4:55
We're building a project in Louisiana that has a lot of site work associated with it. In fact we need to import about 60,000 cubic yards of material to raise the finished grade…
Jul 26, 2026 · 13:06
Eric Brunner is a CPA based in Milwaukee. On today's show we are talking about which types of improvements must be capitalized versus expensed. Many accountants get this wrong…
Jul 25, 2026 · 10:40
Mitchell Rice is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the founder of ElkStone Capital Partners. He got his start in the investment management group at The Church of Jesus Christ…
Jul 24, 2026 · 4:55
China is manufacturing solar panels at a scale that has transformed the economics of the global market. High-efficiency panels leaving China are currently priced at roughly…
Jul 24, 2026 · 5:27
Most people are still using artificial intelligence as though it were a slightly more sophisticated search engine. They type a question into a chat window, receive an answer, and…
Jul 23, 2026 · 5:52
There are between 5.7 and 6.5 million second homes in the United States. That represents a meaningful portion of the housing stock, about 5% if you consider that there are about…
Jul 22, 2026 · 6:08
Today's show is sponsored by the Cost Segregation Guys . They can help accelerate depreciation and improve your property's cash flow. Click on the LINK to qualify for a discount.…
Jul 21, 2026 · 6:52
A few days ago I reported on the structural failure at the former Pfizer headquarters at 235 East 42nd Street in Manhattan. Late last week we learned a few more details. The…
Jul 20, 2026 · 12:43
Burt Mulwitz is based in Pataya in Thailand. He has been investing in real estate over 7 decades. On today's show he is sharing a funny story of a 68 unit property that I suspect…
Jul 18, 2026 · 10:59
Chad was one of the founding members of Left Field Investors and today coaches passive investors on how to make thorough evaluations of investment options. Not a substitute for a…
Jul 18, 2026 · 5:43
The term ROAD means Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream. The act Act became law on July 11 without the President’s signature. It passed with enough votes in the Congress…
Jul 16, 2026 · 6:10
The Strait of Hormuz is capturing headlines again as conflict between the United States and Iran escalates. Some commercial operators are reportedly refusing passage even with…
Jul 16, 2026 · 5:41
Yesterday’s inflation report delivered a surprise. Headline prices fell sharply, but the important story was beneath the headline. This was not a gasoline story. Core inflation…
Jul 14, 2026 · 6:39
S2 Capital failed last week with the loss of nearly $400 million of investor capital. On today's show we are looking at some of the macro factors that contributed to this…
Jul 13, 2026 · 5:59
The Real Estate Espresso Podcast is sponsored by the Cost Segregation Guys. Cost Segregation is the key to accelerating depreciation and improving cash flow for your real estate…
Jul 13, 2026 · 12:10
David Pelusio is based in Rochester NY where he specializes in converting abandoned department stores and shopping centers into drive-through, climate controlled storage. On…
Jul 11, 2026 · 12:46
Nate Astle is based in Kansas City where he is a financial therapist. On today's show we are talking about the emotional component of money and financial decision making. To…
Jul 11, 2026 · 6:45
Today's podcast continues our discussion of the structural failure at the former Pfizer headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, where a massive office-to-residential conversion…
Jul 10, 2026 · 7:42
The structural failure on 42nd St. in Midtown Manhattan this past week made headlines all over the world. The building in question was originally an office building belonging to…
Jul 8, 2026 · 4:47
On today’s show, we’re talking about meetings, specifically the balance between enough structure to create accountability and so much meeting time that the work itself gets…
Jul 7, 2026 · 5:22
Today we’re talking about the July 1 review of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement, better known as USMCA, and what it means for anyone developing or constructing buildings…
Jul 7, 2026 · 5:21
As usual the headline doesn’t tell the story. The numbers often get revised for previous months. This time revisions to April and May, combined with a falling unemployment rate,…
Jul 6, 2026 · 14:42
Paul Moore is the principal at Wellings Capital, based in Lynchburg Virginia. On today's show we're talking about how the investment thesis has changed in response to market…
Jul 4, 2026 · 13:16
Dipesh Sitaram is based in Austin Texas. He's a dentist, like my father. He has invested in multiple asset classes including hotels, medical, office to name just a few. On…
Jul 4, 2026 · 5:23
Today we are asking a practical question. Can you get a leading indicator of what is happening in real estate before monthly or quarterly reports from the major brokerages? If…
Jul 3, 2026 · 4:50
On today’s show we are talking about the difference between pattern recognition and intelligence. We’ve all seen the cases where AI is completely lacking in common sense. In…
Jul 1, 2026 · 7:05
Our book of the month is "This is Strategy" by Seth Godin. When this book was published, I knew I wanted to read it. I’ve been following Seth for years. Rather than presenting…
Jun 30, 2026 · 5:34
This month Mayor Mamdani implemented a rent freeze for the next two years on rent stabilized apartments. Memories are short. This has been tried before and it was a dismal…
Jun 30, 2026 · 6:18
Today's show is sponsored by The Cost Segregation Guys . To learn more, click on the link and you can qualify for a discount on your cost seg study. ----------- I’m usually…
Jun 29, 2026 · 13:55
Anthony Scavo is with Basis Industrial. They are on a growth trajectory and now have more than 10M SF of industrial in the portfolio. On today's show we are talking about the…
Jun 28, 2026 · 16:11
Kyle Whissel is the principal at EXP in San Diego where they have sold more than 9,000 properties in their team. On today's show we are talking about what's happening in San…
Jun 26, 2026 · 4:55
On today's show we're talking about a simple transaction, selling a portion of one property to the neighbor. Simple enough. Get a survey, update the new legal description,…
Jun 26, 2026 · 5:01
Today’s episode is a cautionary tale about real estate, memory, and the story attached to a piece of land. On June 24th, 2021, Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida…
Jun 24, 2026 · 5:48
Today we’re looking at the AI value chain, and more specifically, how the migration of AI workloads from centralized data centers to local devices could change the investment…
Jun 23, 2026 · 5:42
A recent Wall Street Journal article laid out the rising cost of home ownership in a very clear way. From 2019 to 2025, the annual cost of owning a home rose from about $20,600…
Jun 22, 2026 · 5:20
Today we’re looking at a very interesting policy announcement out of British Columbia. The federal government, working with the province, has announced a plan to purchase more…
Jun 22, 2026 · 16:29
Pat Zingarella is the founder of Invest Clearly, a platform for providing reviews by investors. On today's show we are talking about how the process works and the nuances of…
Jun 21, 2026 · 11:02
Allie Readyhough is based in Rhode Island where she is a realtor. On today's show we are talking about the upcoming luxury second home tax for homes having an assessed value…
Jun 20, 2026 · 6:42
Markets are supposed to be mechanisms for price discovery. That’s the theory. Markets are also supposed to be efficient. Millions of buyers and sellers, each acting on their own…
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