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The Best Ever CRE Show

JF 4081: Micro Private Equity, Mobile Home Parks and Multifamily Cash Flow ft. Michael Alberse

The Best Ever CRE Show

Best Ever CRE

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7996 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Pascal Wagner interviews Michael Alberse. Michael walks through his journey from earning $161 a month in high-yield savings interest to building over $6,000 a month in passive income through a “Frankenstein” mix of cold storage, micro private equity, small business loans, covered-call ETFs, mobile home parks, multifamily, and private money lending. He shares both the 9x home-run exit from a cold storage deal and painful lessons from chasing yield in risky rideshare and cupcake business loans, highlighting why he now prioritizes experienced, obsessive operators and better downside protection. Michael also talks about using masterminds and education to level up his due diligence, hiring a CPA, capping his check size per deal, and keeping his Google job so active income can continue to fuel his passive income portfolio and long-term lifestyle freedom goals. Michael AlberseCurrent role: Google Cloud Account Executive and creator of Micro Investing Based in: Atlanta, Georgia. Say hi to them at: https://investingmicro.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/micro.investing/ | i Alternative Fund IV is closing soon and SMK is giving Best Ever listeners exclusive access to their Founders’ Shares, typically offered only to early investors. Visit smkcap.com/bec to learn more and download the full fund summary. 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 Podcast production done by ⁠Outlier Audio⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Have you ever noticed every investment pitch deck paints a beautiful picture?

0:04.0

The charts point up and to the right. The business plan sounds bulletproof and the returns look great.

0:09.0

But here's the real question. How do you know if those projections are realistic?

0:14.0

Which sectors are the most stable? And which sponsors can you trust?

0:18.0

That's where SMK Alternative Fund 4 comes in. In the past six months,

0:23.5

SMK reviewed over 350 opportunities and invested in five high conviction deals. Alternative

0:30.9

Fund 4 gives accredited investors access to recession-resistant real estate, industrial,

0:37.0

multi-family, mobile home parks, and private debt,

0:40.2

with top operators. Investors can avoid high individual deal minimums and gain diversification

0:46.5

across multiple assets all through one allocation. SMK Capital Management, a family-owned firm

0:53.6

with over 15 years of experience, is known for

0:56.8

discipline, selectivity, and rigorous due diligence. Each investment undergoes deep underwriting to

1:03.1

ensure strong performance potential, capital preservation, and long-term value creation. The fund

1:10.3

targets a five-year hold with immediate cash flow and 11 to 16%

1:14.4

annualized returns along with tax benefits through 30 to 40% passive losses in the first year.

1:21.0

Investors gain instant diversification, downside protection, and a fully passive experience with

1:26.6

one point of contact and consolidated reporting.

1:30.4

Alternative Fund 4 is closing soon, and SMK is giving Best Ever listeners exclusive access to their founder's shares,

1:37.7

typically offered only to early investors.

1:40.6

Visit SMKKAP.com slash BEC to learn more and download the full fund summary. Hi this is eva from

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