JF 3929: Creative Lending, Off-Market Deals, and Business Acquisitions ft. George Otel

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4.8 • 983 Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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On this episode of Multifamily Mastery, John Casmon interviews George Otel, a commercial real estate finance expert and founder of US Business Funding. George shares his journey from the transportation industry into real estate, detailing his pivot into multifamily and ultimately commercial lending. He explains how his team works with over 1,000 lending sources, including private lenders, family offices, and funds, to help investors navigate complex financing scenarios—especially when traditional banks fall short. They discuss the importance of structuring deals creatively, moving fast on off-market opportunities, and the emerging landscape of business acquisitions as a wealth transfer looms. George Otel Current role: Founder, US Business Funding Say hi to them at: https://usbizfunding.net Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at ⁠https://www.stamps.com/cre⁠. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show! Post your job for free at https://www.linkedin.com/BRE. Terms and conditions apply. Join the Best Ever Community The Best Ever Community is live and growing - and we want serious commercial real estate investors like you inside. It’s free to join, but you must apply and meet the criteria. Connect with top operators, LPs, GPs, and more, get real insights, and be part of a curated network built to help you grow. Apply now at ⁠www.bestevercommunity.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:58.5	Hey, what's going on best ever listeners? I'm your host John Kazman right here with this new show
2:03.4	multifamily mastery. And I'm excited to be here and talk today with our great guests. We're going to be
2:09.4	talking to George O'Tell. George, you got a great background in lending. So you understand business
2:16.6	financing, commercial real estate lending. But before we
2:20.1	jump into all of that, why don't you take two minutes and give all of our listeners a little bit
2:24.8	more on your background? Hey, John, appreciate you taking your time from busy life as an
2:31.8	entrepreneur to create this podcast to offer knowledge and insights for a younger generation
2:38.7	and hopefully to get a lot of value because in the next couple of years it's going to be a lot of
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