Episodes
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investing | Podcast #35
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
On this episode of the Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investing Podcast, Lee Harris, Ryan Huffman, and Jon Atlas of Cohen-Esrey discuss insights into affordable and market rate housing development and the innovative methods utilized by Cohen-Esrey.
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investing | Podcast #34
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Podcast Discusses Mezzanine and Preferred Financing
On this episode, Cohen Esrey Chief Operating Officer Ryan Huffman and Philip Melton Managing Director of Cohen Esrey Capital Partners talk Mezzanine and Preferred Financing with Cohen Esrey Vice President of Acquisitions Matthew von Ende. They discuss Mezzanine and Preferred Financing products and the differences between them.
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investing | Podcast #33
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
How Customer Fulfillment impacts investor returns
On this episode, Cohen Esrey President and Chief Executive Officer Lee Harris and Cohen Esrey Chief Operating Officer Ryan Huffman talk customer fulfillment with Cohen Esrey Director of Customer Fulfillment Karen Crouch. They discuss how customer fulfillment should be the center point of investments and operational platforms and how it greatly impacts investor returns.
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investing | Podcast #32
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Podcast discusses Renovation Plans and Projects
On this episode, Cohen Esrey President and Chief Executive Officer Lee Harris and Cohen Esrey Chief Operating Officer Ryan Huffman talk renovation plans with Nexus5 Senior Project Manager Stan Phelps. They discuss the planning, execution, and lessons learned of renovations.
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investing | Podcast #31
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
On today's episode, Cohen Esrey President and Chief Executive Officer Lee Harris and Cohen Esrey Chief Operating Officer Ryan Huffman talk financing with Cohen Esry Capital Partners Managing Director Phil Melton. They discuss different types of debt products and the pros and cons of various options.
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investing | Podcast #30
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Today on the podcast Fund Manager Lydia Kinkade talks with Cohen Esrey President and Chief Executive Officer Lee Harris and Cohen Esrey Chief Operating Officer Ryan Huffman about the little things that make a big difference.
Topics discussed include:
- Curb appeal
- Litter-free grounds
- How to deal with vacant cars
- Importance of knowing residents' names
- How to deal with delinquencies
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investing | Podcast #29
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
In today's episode of the Cohen Esrey Apartment Investors podcast Fund Manager Lydia Kinkade and Cohen Esrey Chief Operating Officer Ryan Huffman are joined by Cohen Esrey Chief Technology Officer Mark Fletcher.
Fletcher discusses the latest artificial intelligence tools that Cohen Esrey is currently using.
Topics include:
- How AI has been used in a variety of ways to enhance our operations and processes.
- How software companies, like Adobe and Microsoft are starting to use AI in their products.
- How AI has streamlined programing.
- What the future of AI in real estate could look like.
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investing | Podcast #28
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Today on the podcast, Fund Manager Lydia Kinkade discusses Cohen Esrey Apartment Investment opportunities with Cohen Esrey President and CEO Lee Harris. Opportunities discussed include:
- CEAI Fund 25, LLC - Our newest traditional co-investment equity fund. Investors own a diversified portfolio of 16-18 apartment properties, quarterly distributions are made as available, but the larger potential upside is at the end of the 5-year holding period when we sell the property.
- Park Edge Apartments offerings –
- 8% Guaranteed Return Offering through CEAI Park Edge Lender 2, LLC – Investors are guaranteed an 8% annual return through quarterly distributions. There is also a depreciation component that may shelter some or all of the distributions, potentially enhancing the return beyond 8%. This program has a 4-year holding period with a 1-year extension.
- 14% Preferred Return investment position within CEAI Park Edge Investor, LLC – This offering includes a preferred return capped at an annualized 14% IRR, but is not guaranteed. Investors own equity in the property and will receive a pro-rata depreciation allocation.
- New Development Project in San Marcos, TX through Cohen-Esrey Development Group – projected 26% IRR and 3.18x multiple on investment.
Accredited Investors should reach out to Lydia Kinkade (lkinkade@cohenesrey.com; 913-671-3325) for more information.
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investing | Podcast #27
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
On this episode, Fund Manager Lydia Kinkade talks with Cohen Esrey President and Chief Executive Officer Lee Harris and Cohen Esrey Chief Operating Officer Ryan Huffman about margins of safety. Topics discussed include:
- How a disciplined approach to apartment investing is actually a margin of safety in itself;
- How our due diligence process creates margins of safety;
- Co-investment fund structure – how diversification enhances margins of safety;
- Underwriting margins of safety in our financial modeling process, including how we utilize debt;
- Building margins of safety into our operations.
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investing | Podcast #26
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
It's midyear report time for the CEAI podcast. Today Fund Manager Lydia Kinkade joined Cohen Esrey President and CEO Lee Harris and Cohen Esrey COO Ryan Huffman to share market trends and how they impact their Best B™ investment thesis.
Topics discussed include:
- Generational trends with home buying
- Absorption
- Rent growth
- Cap rates
- Interest rates
- Resident preferences