This time, we do Riches n’ Niches: the very hippest in niche real estate strategies.
Niches n’ Riches is the latest installment of Random Walk’s “New n’ Different in Capital Markets” interview series (where the “n’” is never optional).
Previous episodes include:
It’s pretty good. They’re all pretty good. You should watch ‘em (ideally at 1.5x speed).
Riches n’ Niches
00:00 Introduction and Background on Niche Strategies
03:01 Brad’s fave
06:01 Challenges and Opportunities in Rural Land Development
08:55 Self-driving cars are coming to eat your lunch
12:06 Get thee to the exurbs
14:54 More Niches
17:58 Childcare Facilities, so hot
21:07 Navigating Capital Markets for Niche Strategies
23:44 Navigating Lenders in Niche Real Estate
26:40 Venture Capital in Real Estate (but really out)
30:13 The PropCo and OpCo Investment Model
31:03 Convert or die!
37:01 Elder Care: A Growing Market, where it’s hard to win
39:25 Doing Multi-Generational Housing Differently
42:30 Niche Successes and Failures
44:40 Mind the Electricity Grid, and fade Padel
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This one is not really part of the new n’ different in capital markets series, but it’s good and relevant, so you should watch it.
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