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Clay Finck talks with Charles Clinton on today's show, diving into commercial real estate and EquityMultiple. They discuss trends in prices amidst interest rate hikes, and how EquityMultiple ventures into niche asset classes like self-storage and car washes. Charles is the co-founder and CEO of EquityMultiple, which is a leading online investment platform that is leveraging technology to help modernize the real estate industry IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro. 01:35 - The macro trends that stand out in commercial real estate over the past decade. 07:49 - What segments are included in the world of commercial real estate. 09:07 - What attracted EquityMutliple to get into investing in self-storage units and car washes. 15:00 - How Charles is seeing commercial real estate prices trending in light of interest rate hikes. 24:28 - Why Charles is avoiding office space at current valuation levels. 33:41 - How Charles sees the residential space developing over the coming years. 39:28 - What private credit is and what attracts investors to private credit. 49:21 - What products EquityMultiple offers on its platform. 53:11 - What differentiates EquityMultiple from other crowdfunding platforms. 60:12 - What’s to come in the future for EquityMultiple. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Check out EquityMultiple. Check out of our review of Microcap Investing with Ian Cassel,  or watch the video here. Follow Clay on Twitter. Follow EquityMultiple's Twitter. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.  SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Linkedin Marketing Solutions Fidelity Efani Shopify NDTCO Fundrise Wise NetSuite TurboTax Vacasa NerdWallet Babbel HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sergio Altomare didn’t start out investing in self storage. He made a massive leap, making lots of mistakes along the way until he found this gold mine of an asset class. For years, Sergio was buying small multifamily properties, one of them being a “monster house” which he later had to sell due to some serious zoning issues. Once he was introduced to syndications, he knew he could take his portfolio higher, without the headaches of large multifamily. Now, Sergio has twelve self storage facilities, with a combined valuation of close to $40M. He’s been able to increase his equity by many, many millions with simple value-add strategies like increasing rent, paving parking lots, and installing key-accessible gates for his customers. This isn’t the regular value-add you’re used to with granite countertops and freshly tiled showers; self storage value-add can be minimal with massive results. Sergio also dives into his long-term exit plans—something every investor should be thinking about. Are you planning on selling your properties one by one to the highest bidder, or will you package them up and walk away with a huge payday? In This Episode We Cover: What a multifamily “monster house” is and why you should avoid them Zoning laws and how they can affect your long-term profit The pros and cons of investing in self storage facilities  What to look for in self storage facilities and other types of commercial real estate How to raise money for your deals (even if you’re a new investor) Defining your exit plan so you can walk away rich after building your portfolio And So Much More! Links from the Show: BiggerPockets Talent Search BiggerPockets on Itunes BiggerPockets on Audible BiggerPockets on Twitter Facebook Ads Google ads Radius Plus U-Haul's Facebook page Blackstone Open Door Capital Bird-in-Hand Self Storage The Real Estate InvestHER Facebook Community GoBundance Hearthfire Self Storage BiggerPockets Podcast 388: The 7-Step “Playbook” for Scaling Your Real Estate Business With AJ Osborne BiggerPockets Podcast 286: $13M in Equity from One Deal & Cash Flowing Despite Being Comatose with AJ Osborne Paul Moore's BiggerPockets Profile Ashley Wilson's BiggerPockets Profile Liz Faircloth's BiggerPockets Profile Check the full show notes here: https://biggerpockets.com/show545 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever have a conversation that is just impacts your life so powerfully you wish you could share it with everyone? That’s exactly what our conversation on today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast is! Our guest, AJ Osborne, shares an incredible story of building his real estate business — which focuses on self-storage facilities — as a way to transition his family from rich to wealthy (and yes, there is a difference!) This show is packed with insight from AJ, including: How a loss on his first deal directly led to millions of dollars in later profit How to find underperforming real estate deals How he made $13,000,000 in equity from a old Kmart building And the medical emergency that put his real estate to the ultimate survival test while AJ fought for his life (this story will shock, amaze, and inspire you!) This show is one of the most powerful episodes yet of the BiggerPockets Podcast, and we’re excited for you to dive in! In This Episode We Cover: His first deal that didn’t go the way he wanted… but the logic behind doing that deal (super important for every newbie) The difference between being rich and being wealthy Picking a wealth vehicle — and the difference between a Ferrari and a train How to find an underperforming self storage building and turn it around (applies to any kind of real estate) The Kmart story that helped him build around $13,000,000 in equity  Price / Convenience / Quality Coma: “One of the most incredible stories I’ve ever heard” Subsequent: Does your business survive “the coma test”? And SO much more! Links from the Show BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets Webinar BiggerPockets Podcast 245: Creating Wealth that Lasts Generations with Bestselling Author Ryan Holiday Books Mentioned in this Show The Essays of Warren Buffett by Warren Buffet & Lawrence A. Cunningham The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday Conspiracy Ryan Holiday Fire Round Questions What are the conditions that make for an ideal development opportunity? Is there any issue with renting out a storage unit in a self storage facility then subleasing it out to someone else? Is Loopnet the best source for self-storage deals or is there another website that focuses exclusively on self-storage? Managing Self Storage how far is too far? Tweetable Topics: “It’s not about overthinking things. It’s about finding things that work and putting them into action quickly.” (Tweet This!) “There’s no way you win in life without having your agenda and being purposeful towards your agenda.” (Tweet This!) “The economic downturn was my lucky break.” (Tweet This!) “Work ethic is not enough.” (Tweet This!) Connect with Aj AJ’s Blog AJ’s Instagram AJ’s Facebook Profile AJ’s Twitter Profile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices