Behind the Scenes, Broker Insights with Dan Lewkowicz | The Jake and Gino Show

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4.9 • 842 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we're excited to have Dan Lewkowicz, a seasoned real estate veteran with over 15 years of experience. From house hacking to flipping houses, Dan has done it all. He's currently the director of investment sales at Encore Real Estate Investment Services, focusing on shopping centers, medical office buildings, and industrial fulfillment centers. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - How and Why Did Dan Lewkowicz Get Into RealEstate? 03:24 - What Dan Looks for In A Perspective Investor? 03:34 - Gino Highlights an Answer Given By Dan 06:22 - Gino Recaps Dan's Answers 09:17 - Dan and Gino Speak to the Importance of a Good Brokers Time 10:11 - Dan's Niche And Net Leases 14:38 - Cons of Triple Net Leases 16:33 - Rent Payment, Leases, Vacancies, and Failing Businesses. 19:00 - Where To Contact Dan Lewkowicz 19:56 - Investor Profile that Should Be Investing in Triple Nets 21:15 - The Risk In Real Estate According to A Broker 24:02 - Problem Locations and Future State of Commercial Real Estate 27:28 - Why is the Media Creating a False Narrative on Retail? 28:17 - Dan Scaling the Buiness 31:04 - Mistakes Beginning Brokers Make 34:39 - Skills that Brokers Need to Succeed 37:48 - Where Can Listeners Get Ahold of Dan Lewkowicz 38:25 - Gino Wraps It Up Dan's Real Estate Evolution: Dan Lukowitz recounts his journey from house hacking to becoming the director of investment sales, highlighting his experience in flipping houses and leading a real estate company. Brokerage and Investor Relations: Insights into how Dan builds and maintains effective relationships with investors, emphasizing the value of trust and reliability in the brokerage business. Deep Dive into Net Lease Investments: Dan offers an expert comparison between net lease properties and multifamily properties, focusing on the unique benefits and considerations of net lease investments. Mitigating Risks in Single Tenant Net Leases: A discussion on the potential risks in single tenant net leases and strategies for risk management, including the importance of having strong guarantors. Retail Market Trends and Future Outlook: Debunking myths about the decline of retail, Dan presents a positive outlook on the retail market, supported by low vacancy rates and the evolving nature of retail spaces. Connect with Dan Lewkowicz: LinkedIn: Dan Lewkowicz Phone: 248-943-2838

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome. My name is Gino Barbera, one of the co-founders of Jake and Gino. And on today's show,
0:16.8	we have Dan Lukowitz. He's a seasoned real estate veteran with over 15 years of experience.
0:22.2	Starting his career house hacking, he quickly moved on to flip houses, eventually creating a company called Renaissance Real Estate Ventures.
0:30.2	Currently, Dan is the director of investment sales at Encore Real Estate Investment Services,
0:35.1	specializing in shopping centers, medical office buildings, and
0:38.1	industrial fulfillment centers. Welcome to the show, Dan. Yeah, thank you so much, Gino. Appreciate
0:43.5	having me on. And one thing I failed to mention in that bio, Dan's got five kids. So I'm beating Dan.
0:50.0	You know what? One more. I'm ahead of Dan. How you doing today, brother? I'm doing great. Yeah, I appreciate you having me here.
0:55.4	This is excellent and all as well.
0:58.0	Let me ask you house hacking.
0:59.9	How did you get into real estate?
1:01.4	And why?
1:02.6	Yeah, so really, I would say that the moment that I got into real estate, it actually wasn't
1:06.5	in a typical real estate environment. I had helped to start a company in 2005 called Disability
1:12.6	Made Easy, which is a barrier-free home modification company. Started it with some very close friends
1:18.1	of mine whose father, unfortunately, had ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. So we saw a niche and a need
1:23.7	to have like a one-stop shop for barrier-free home modification for people with terminal illness or disability or injury.
1:29.4	And I did all the sales and marketing, but there was some time that I spent with our project
1:33.7	manager actually going out to sites.
1:36.0	And I'll never forget one time we drove to a specific property, we got there, went through
1:40.5	the house, this individual was wheelchair bound.
1:43.0	I got out of the property with our project
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