{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Westside Investors Network (WIN)","title":"152. Real Estate Market Insights and How to Invest Amid Economic Shifts with Neal Bawa","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2448,"description":"Click here to view the episode transcriptABOUT NEAL BAWANeal Bawa is CEO / Founder at Grocapitus and Mission 10K, two commercial real estate investment companies. Neal’s companies use cutting-edge real estate analytics technology to source and acquire OR build large Commercial properties across the U.S., for over 1,000 investors. Neal shares his team’s unique and cutting-edge real estate data methodologies to connect with geeky and nerdy (or just data-driven) investors who share his vision – that data beats gut feel by a million miles. Over 10,000 real estate investors have taken his free Real Estate Data Analytics course on udemy.com and the course has over 1,000 five-star reviews. Neal speaks at dozens of real estate conferences across the country and virtually online. Neal believes that we are at a turning point, where traditional commercial real estate will combine with Proptech and Fintech technology disruptors, and will truly reach its potential as a tradable, highly liquid asset class that will rival and eventually beat the stock market in its size and scope.   THIS TOPIC IN A NUTSHELL: Neal as the “mad scientist” of real estateHow Grocapitus startedWhat is mission 10k?Acquisition and Development Challenges of interest rates spikeHis Insight on the real estate market in the next two years How to Forecast Housing Demand and Supply Knowing the different markets to investEffect of the spike of interest rates on DevelopmentFED’s role in rates and impact on the economyAbout the Super Value Add Deal Location, metrics, and what they like about the propertyRaising capital Value Add Implementation and ReturnsChallenges encountered along the wayConnect with Neal   KEY QUOTE: “A lot of times you'll find opportunity in a deal, but you have to be able to follow through and solve challenges. You constantly try to look for solutions to every problem. That is the true value we created there.”    SUMMARY OF BUSINESS: Grocapitus Investments is a very fast-growing...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rzB7o2PW0NjpWNU9sjG8vbCsTn1yeUjplaqduyrvfao/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE2NjI4LzE2MDY4/ODI0MjAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}