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April 2020
Facebook Live! Tiny Homes, Big Solutions: Reducing Homelessness in Portland
The effects of COVID-19 are hitting our community's most vulnerable populations hardest - in the face of Portland's housing crisis, Investor Lab is excited to highlight those working on creative solutions to reduce homelessness.Join us for an interview with Andy Olshin, founder of Cascadia Clusters, a non-profit focused on training houseless Portlanders to build affordable, sustainable, and high-quality transitional housing, and help them acquire valuable contracting skills to be able to rejoin the workforce. They offer affordable Tiny Homes On Wheels to…
Find out more »Panel Webinar: Building Greater Value for your Real Estate Investment Business
Investor Lab and BREF (The Builder and Real Estate Forum) have teamed up to present a special panel webinar on Tuesday, April 28 at 12 PM. Heidi Hawk and Scott Dunn of BREF will interview 4 local real estate experts on how you can continue to build value to your real estate investment business even during unprecedented times. They’ll cover the following topics: Landlords in today’s real estate market with Mike Nuss of Rarebird Real Estate + Property Management Get…
Find out more »Facebook Live! Flipping and Syndicating in the time of COVID-19
Join us for an interview with Ashley Wilson about the essentials of syndication and how to be a successful flipper in today's market. Ashley Wilson is the Co-Founder of Bar Down Investments, LLC, and has almost ten years of real estate experience. She has been involved in over $30 million worth of multi-family properties consisting of over 450 units in Texas and Ohio. Ashley also has a high-end flipping business in Pennsylvania called HouseItLook LLC. Tune in on Facebook Live…
Find out more »May 2020
Facebook Live! May 5 – Weekly Update with Mike Nuss
Join Investor Lab for our Weekly Update with Mike Nuss on Facebook Live on Tuesday, May 5, at 12 PM. Get an analysis of the latest headlines, official announcements, and economic stats. This week, Mike will be talking GDP! He'll dive into what a -4.8% GDP contraction in the first three months of 2020 really means and why it will be worse for Q2 and the months ahead. Tune in on our Facebook page to watch live, and be sure…
Find out more »Facebook Live! Keep Crushing It in Commercial Real Estate
Author of the bestselling and award-winning book Crushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate, Brian Murray will be sharing how you can keep crushing it during COVID-19. We'll find out if he's buying or selling, how he's underwriting deals, and his advice on managing renovations right now. Brian Murray acquired his first investment property in 2007. Without raising any outside capital, Brian bootstrapped his way from newbie investor to founder and CEO of Washington Street Properties. Brian is also…
Find out more »Facebook Live! PDX Real Estate Market Update
We know it's been anything but business as usual! With COVID-19 impacting the day-to-day of real estate activity for more than a month, how has the market reacted? Mike Nuss will share his take on what we saw in April and what he expects to see in the market over the next few months. Tune in on Facebook Live on Tuesday, May 12 at 12 PM! Be sure to leave your questions in the comments.
Find out more »Facebook Live! COVID-19, Restaurants, and Real Estate
Restaurants have been some of the hardest-hit businesses and the future of the industry is uncertain. Real estate investor and owner of Le Bistro Montage, Scot Abplanalp sits down to talk about restaurants and real estate! We'll be asking Scot how the restaurant industry and its current struggles may impact the real estate market. Tune in on our Facebook page on Thursday, May 14 at 9 AM to watch live!
Find out more »Facebook Live! Weekly Update with Mike Nuss
The latest RMLS data from April has arrived! Mike Nuss shares the numbers and his take on where the market may be headed next. Mike will also share the latest updates and headlines impacting COVID-19 and the real estate market. Tune in on Facebook Live on Tuesday, May 19 at 12 PM! Be sure to leave your questions in the comments.
Find out more »May Book Club Virtual Meeting
Join Investor Lab’s book club! Our next meeting is on Tuesday, May 19, from 6-7 PM. This month, we are reading "Built to Sell" by John Warrillow. This short (176-page) read, will teach entrepreneurs specific steps—no matter what stage their business is in—to create a valuable, sellable company. Eric Guess will be leading a discussion about the book via Zoom.Registration is required to access the discussion. Use the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rcumrrDIvGNw45PgKzbOTM8UfM48yoszt
Find out more »Facebook Live! Recent Updates to 1031-Exchanges with Toija Beutler
Join Investor Lab for a virtual master class with Toija Beutler, attorney, and owner of the Beutler Exchange Group. Toija will share the latest updates to the 1031-Exchange process and how real estate investors can take advantage of the new timelines and extensions due to COVID-19. Tune in on our Facebook page on Thursday, May 21 at 9 AM to watch live!
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