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The Real Estate Espresso Podcast
Hosted by Victor Menasce · EN
Welcome to The Real Estate Espresso Podcast, your morning shot of what's new in the world of real estate investing. Join investor, syndicator, developer, and author Victor J. Menasce as he shares his daily real estate investment outlook. Our weekday episodes deliver 5 minutes of high-energy, high-impact content to fuel your success. Plus, don't miss our weekend editions featuring exclusive interviews with renowned guests such as Robert Kiyosaki, Robert Helms, Peter Schiff, and more.
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Oil Has Been Weaponized Forever
1w ago00:05:02Tap to summarizeOn today show we are talking about the situation in the Persian Gulf. I’m here to tell you that the straight of Hormuz is going to be a weaponized flash point for years to come. Even if the Trump administration negotiates a deal with Iranian regime, there are too many third parties who would benefit from weaponizing transit through the channel. There are reports of independent parties already demanding ransom from ships for up to $10M dollars for safe passage. For only a few thousand dollars a rogue actor can convince the world that the straight is not a safe place for shipping.Headlines are not going to bring peace to the Middle East. A simple agreement between Washington and Tehran will not bring peace to the region. There are simply too many parties involved and most of them are not even present at this negotiating table.------------**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1) iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613) Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com) LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce) YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso) Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com) **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital) Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)
Transcribe →Recession in Europe and North America
1w ago00:05:36Tap to summarizeOn today's show we are seeing empirical evidence that most Western economies are in recession. Data from Walmart, Lowes, Kroger and others are all pointing to the same thing. The consumer has hit their limit. ---------------**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1) iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613) Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com) LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce) YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso) Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com) **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital) Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)
Transcribe →Last Mile Logistics with Sean Dalfen
1w ago00:14:11Tap to summarizeSean Dalfen runs the largest privately held industrial company in the United States with over 65 million square feet in the portfolio. On today's show we are talking about the characteristics of the last mile property and what makes for a good location for an asset. Dalfen Industrial is clearly operating at a very high level. To learn more visit dalfen.com.---------------**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1) iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613) Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com) LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce) YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso) Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com) **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)
Transcribe →Live - How To Raise Capital
1w ago00:14:13Tap to summarizeToday's talk is from a stage appearance at The Expand conference earlier in May at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier. I'm speaking about how to raise funds for any worthy venture. -----------**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1) iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613) Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com) LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce) YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso) Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com) **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital) Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)
Transcribe →Have You Mastered Skills In Real Estate?
2w ago00:05:14Tap to summarizeOur sponsor is The Cost Segregation Guys. If you own investment real estate, you can improve cash flow and returns by accelerating depreciation. Cost Segregation is the first step. Learn more by connecting with them directly and get a discount because you came from the show. ------------On today’s show we are talking about how to make more effective use of artificial intelligence in your Real Estate Investing business. This is a real estate show not an AI show. I realize we have been talking about AI a fair bit over the past year. It is because changes in capabilities are so monumental that quite frankly it would be irresponsible not to share. What we are learning on a daily basis through the adoption of new tools and techniques.Every time you ask a chat window to perform a task it has to figure out how to perform that task from scratch each and every time. Not only is that wasteful of resources, chances are high that it will not follow the exact same process each and every time.This is where it becomes important to introduce a new concept called skills. Skills are a repeatable set of instructions that you want performed the same way each and every time. Now the idea of skills may sound foreign or even scary. The fact is, skills are now part of the AI toolkit. Skills take you from 5% effective with AI to over 50% effective. There are so many skills that have been developed that there is no need to reinvent the wheel. There are libraries of skills on the internet that you can copy and adapt. There is no need to reinvent. In fact I would suggest that if you are new to using skills, you should start with already proven skills files that you can copy, read, understand, and use. From there you can modify them to suit your work process and then take a step further to create a skills file from scratch. But don’t start typing a skills file from a blank page. Describe what you want to accomplish and ask AI to create the first draft of the skills file for you. This is the power of AI that will enable you to graduate from using AI as a glorified search engine to a truly productive member of your team. ------------**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1) iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613) Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com) LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce) YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso) Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com) **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital) Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)
Transcribe →AMA - How To Overcome Bureaucratic Obstruction
2w ago00:07:07Tap to summarizeToday’s question comes from Mark who writes:Even when the city says that they encourage development in specific zones, in our case an industrial corridor, but the bureaucrats who are responsible for the approvals can still erect significant roadblocks. When do you decide that the juice is not worth the squeeze? -------------**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1) iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613) Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com) LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce) YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso) Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com) **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital) Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)
Transcribe →Wall Street Is Winning
2w ago00:06:37Tap to summarizeOn today’s show we are taking a look at the stock market. We don’t really know what the future will hold and whether the market will go up or down. But we can observe trends and see what those trends are telling us. So far the runup in the stock market is narrowly concentrated in a few companies. There is no secret and no surprise that companies are reducing headcount with the advent of AI. I’m here to say that the benefits of AI are going to permeate through corporate income statements on a much broader basis. The real opportunity is for companies to leverage AI in creating new business models and to drive growth. That will come in the future. For now, the vast majority of companies are simply looking to leverage AI to create efficiency without necessarily redesigning their business entirely. The net result is that companies are going to be cost cutting their way to increased profitability over the next year. While it is true that very few companies have ever cost cut their way to greatness, many companies will always focus on expense management to deliver improved operating results to Wall Street. -------------**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1) iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613) Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com) LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce) YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso) Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com) **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital) Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)
Transcribe →AI In The Real Estate Work Flow
2w ago00:05:09Tap to summarizeToday we’re talking about a significant shift taking place in artificial intelligence during the first half of 2026.For the last three years, most of the attention has been focused on foundation models. Which company has the most powerful language model? Which model scores highest on the benchmark? Which one can write code, pass exams, summarize documents, or generate images?That phase is not over. The models are still improving. But the easy gains appear to be behind us. The bigger story is no longer simply about training a larger model. The bigger story is integration.In other words, AI is moving from the lab into the workflow.That sounds simple, but it has enormous implications.There are really two movements happening at the same time.--------------**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1) iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613) Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com) LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce) YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso) Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com) **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital) Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)
Transcribe →The Small Project Trap
2w ago00:05:07Tap to summarizeToday’s show is sponsored by The Cost Segregation Guys. If you own investment real estate and haven’t looked seriously at cost segregation, you could be leaving significant tax savings on the table. The Cost Segregation Guys help investors accelerate depreciation, improve near-term cash flow, and make more efficient use of capital, all without changing the underlying asset. ------------On today’s show, we are talking about a trap. It’s a subtle trap, one that is paved with good intentions, conservative mindsets, and the comforting illusion of "low risk." I am talking about the trap of investing in small projects.Now, if you’ve been listening to this show for any length of time, you know that we advocate for thorough underwriting, deep market research, and risk mitigation. And to the novice investor—or even the experienced investor looking to pivot into a new asset class—the logical first step seems to be a small project. A single-family rental, a duplex, a tiny four-unit apartment building, or a minor cosmetic flip.The logic goes like this: "If I make a mistake, it’s a small mistake. I’ll learn the ropes, and then I’ll scale up."The fundamental flaw of the small project lies in the math of overhead. Every single real estate project, regardless of size, requires a baseline level of administrative and operational infrastructure.To operate a real estate business professionally, you need a wide breadth of highly specialized skills. You need expertise in construction management, property management, marketing, legal compliance, financial reporting, and tenant relations.On a large-scale project, the asset generates enough revenue to afford top-tier, professional talent. You can hire a professional property management firm with a dedicated on-site team. You can hire a dedicated leasing agent. You can afford a sophisticated maintenance crew.But a small project simply does not generate enough income to afford that breadth of skills. Therein lies the trap.-------------**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1) iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613) Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com) LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce) YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso) Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com) **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital) Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)
Transcribe →Luxury Properties with Howard Lorey
2w ago00:12:20Tap to summarizeHoward Lorey is Executive Vice President & Brokerage Manager for Nourmand & Associates based in Beverly Hills. He and his firm specialize in luxury and celebrity properties in Los Angeles and the exclusive enclaves. On today's show we are talking about the criteria and how the market segments. There is a growing investor component to this segment. To connect with Howard, visit https://nourmand.com or you can email him directly at hlorey@nourmand.com.------------**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1) iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613) Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com) LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce) YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso) Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com) **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital) Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)
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