Rich Ford of Roofstock Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #472

Bruce Norris is joined this week by Rich Ford. Rich is Chief Development Officer and co-founder of Roofstock, a semi-stealth new startup based in Oakland. His website bills the company as “rental home investing made stock market simple.” Invitees who are starting to buy and sell on the site have called it the e-trade of occupied rental home investing. Rich is far from a newcomer to the single-family rental market. Before Roofstock, Rich spent 20 years doing investment banking with a focus on capital-raising and strategic advisory within the real estate sector and emerging single-family rental industry. Firms included Jeffries, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Leihman Brothers, and Morgan Stanley. He hosted the first ever single-family rental conference back in May 2012.

He was also instrumental in the formation of Invitation Homes, the largest owner of single-family residences and rentals in the U.S. today. He has worked with all the largest participants in the SFR sector on capital raising and advisory work. This includes providing expertise on most of the IPOs. He was integral to the creation of a new class of preferred security for AMH that links home appreciation to returns. He also advised on the sale of over 6,000 single-family rental homes included many of the major transactions in the market. He is a frequent moderator and panelist at single-family rental conferences.

Bruce and Rich discuss different inventory, which are good cash-flowing assets, the percentage of properties that were bulk sales, the challenges rental companies are facing, public capital and blind pool, net asset value, the biggest areas of accumulation, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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I Survived Real Estate 2015 Part 6 #462

On Friday, October 16, the Norris Group proudly presents its 8th annual award-winning black-tie event I Survived Real Estate. An incredible lineup of industry experts will join Bruce Norris to discuss perplexing industry trends, head-scratching legislation, and opportunities emerging for real estate professionals. Proceeds from the event benefit Make a Wish and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This event could not have been possible without the generous help of the following platinum partners: HousingWire, PropertyRadar, the Apartment Owners Association, the San Diego Creative Real Estate Investors Association, San Jose Real Estate Investors Association, InvestClub for Women, MVT Productions, First Lending Solutions, and White House Catering. For event information, visit isurvivedrealestate.com.

On this week’s radio show, Bruce continues his discussion with Eileen Reynolds, Leslie Appleton-Young, and Sean O’Toole, Doug Duncan, and David Kittle. Together, they all discuss split roll property taxes, the 1031 exchange, mortgage interest deductions and how realtors handle this, housing policy objectives, gentrification and where it is occurring, workforce housing, the lack of inventory in this economy, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

The Norris Group would like to thank its gold sponsors for supporting I Survived Real Estate: Adrenaline Athletics, Coachella Valley Real Estate Investors Association, Coldwell Banker Town and Country, Elite Auctions, iMortgage, In a Day Development, Inland Valley Association of Realtors, Jennifer Buys Houses, Keller Williams Corona, Keystone CPA, Kucan and Clarke, Las Brisas Escrow, LA SouthReia, Leivas Tax Wealth Management, NationalREIA, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association, North San Diego Real Estate Investors, Pasadena FIBI, Pilot Limousine, Orange County FIBI, Real Wealth Network, Realty411 Magazine, Resonant Lens Photography, Rick and LeeAnne Rossiter, Sacramento Real Estate Club - Capital City Wealth Builders, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Sonoca Corporation, Spinnaker Loans, Tri-Counties Association of Realtors, uDirect IRA Services, Westin South Coast Plaza, and Wilson Investment Properties, Inc.

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David Greenberger Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #447

Bruce Norris is joined again this week by David Greenberger. David has been a real estate attorney for over 25 years helping clients with thousands of transactions to buy, sell, refinance, and manage real estate. He owns an escrow firm and is president of the 1031 Exchange Advantage, Inc., a 1031 exchange accommodator. They facilitate tax-free exchanges under the IRS section 1031 code. He is familiar with many of the management, tax accounting, and transactional issues surrounding residential and investment real estate. Some of his clients include Prudential California, the larger broker in the United States, and Prudential Douglas Element in New York. David’s articles have appeared in the New York Real Estate Journal and Creative Real Estate Magazine. He has appeared on the cable television show Creative Real Estate Roundtable on numerous occasions. Bruce and David discuss 45 and 180 day timeframes to replace your property, the chances of files being audited, the need to express your intention to be an investor, improvement exchanges, reverse exchanges, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.

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David Greenberger Joins Bruce Norris on the Real Estate Radio Show #446

Bruce Norris is joined this week by David Greenberger. David has been a real estate attorney for over 25 years helping clients with thousands of transactions to buy, sell, refinance, and manage real estate. He owns an escrow firm and is president of the 1031 Exchange Advantage, Inc., a 1031 exchange accommodator. They facilitate tax-free exchanges under the IRS section 1031 code. He is familiar with many of the management, tax accounting, and transactional issues surrounding residential and investment real estate. Some of his clients include Prudential California, the larger broker in the United States, and Prudential Douglas Element in New York. David’s articles have appeared in the New York Real Estate Journal and Creative Real Estate Magazine. He has appeared on the cable television show Creative Real Estate Roundtable. Bruce and David discuss 1031 exchanges and the exchange law, real and personal property, the job of an accommodator, relinquished property, designation certified exchange specialists, and much, much more on this week's Norris Group real estate radio show and podcast.
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