Podcasts by The Alternative Investor
The Alternative Investor is a show about investing money outside of the stock market (private equity, real estate, venture capital, etc.) where the returns are typically higher but the investment decisions are less straightforward. Join Grayson Morris and Brad Johnson as they discuss investing in alternative assets to help you make better decisions with your investment portfolio.
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Grayson is Finally Buying a Company! from 2019-06-20T08:00:12
Today is an incredibly big day! Grayson may be closing on a huge deal tonight. It’s been a long time coming but it’s finally happening! He quit his last job about 3+ years ago and since then he’...
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How to Hire a Broker from 2019-06-06T08:00:53
et’s say you find yourself in the fortunate position to have a wonderful asset that you’ve operated for a number of years — whether it’s real estate or an operating business — and you’re ready t...
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We Talk about a Purchase Agreement from 2019-05-23T08:00:30
After 2 ½ years of looking for a software business to buy with my partner, I think we’re finally getting towards the end! And at the end of the due diligence process when you’re going to buy a c...
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What is a Cap Rate? from 2019-05-16T08:00:56
Today is going to be our all-encompassing, definitive episode all about on cap rates! What are they? How they are used? What’s the whole deal here? Tune in to find out!
We discuss how ...
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Investors Need Love Too from 2019-05-02T08:00:38
In this episode we’re going to be talking about investor relations — i.e. staying in touch with your investors and maintaining good relationships with them.
Investors are people ...
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How to Read a K-1 from 2019-04-25T08:00:13
Today’s episode is all about taxes! Specifically, we’re going to be talking about K-1s. A K-1 is a tax form that you get from private investment (typically an LLC.) on an investment you’ve made....
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Productivity Porn from 2019-04-18T08:00:59
Productivity and how you get things done on a day-to-day basis is an ever-present issue for most everyone — including those in investing and alternative investing. There’s lots to do on a daily ...
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How to Raise Debt for a Real Estate Project from 2019-04-11T08:00:15
We’ve talked about finding deals, sourcing deals, putting a pitch deck together, raising money, and all that stuff — but we haven’t yet talked about how to go about raising deb...
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The Three Most Important Investment Metrics from 2019-04-04T08:00:56
We’re getting technical today — so fasten your seatbelts, buckle up, take an extra sip of coffee and get ready for today’s show.
We’re going to be diving into the topic of the th...
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What Should Go In Your Private Equity Pitch Deck from 2019-03-28T08:00:24
We’ve talked about sourcing and analyzing deals — but, we’ve yet to really get into the details of what goes into the pitch deck. The pitch deck is the document you’re going to send out to your ...
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We Talk To A Guy With An Innovative Apartment Investment Strategy from 2019-03-21T08:00:50
This week on the show, we’ve invite on a real estate expert: Moses Kagan! Moses is a partner of Adaptive Realty — a property management company in Los Angeles.
Adaptive Realty has a un...
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You Just Bought Real Estate, Now What? - EP.39 from 2019-03-14T08:00:36
We’ve spent a lot of time on this podcast telling you how to find alternative investments — how to buy them, how to raise money for them, and more — but we haven’t talked a lot about what to do ...
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We Talk to a Guy Who Bought a Business with an SBA Loan - EP.38 from 2019-03-07T09:00:41
Just as this title says, we talk to guy who bought a business with an SBA loan! Nick Haschka is an entrepreneur and investor who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, with his wife and two kids. ...
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Should You Get an MBA? - EP.37 from 2019-02-28T09:00:31
We often get emailed by 25-35 year olds interested in getting into private equity, venture capital, or real estate private equity, wondering if it’s worth it or not to go get an MBA.
Investing in Alternative Assets via Retirement Accounts - EP. 36 from 2019-02-22T16:41:23
Use a self directed IRA to make private investments for higher returns
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Today we’re talking about an incredibly important topic: the dangers of mistaking EBITDA with Cash Flow. It’s so tempting when you’re looking at a lot of these small businesses to buy ...
What is a Search Fund? - EP.31 from 2019-01-10T09:00
In this week’s episode, Brad and I discuss search funds! We explain what a search fund is (and who’s funding them), the four main steps, how they originally got started, who they’re great for, a...
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How to Raise 10 Million Dollars - EP.30 from 2019-01-03T09:00:49
In today’s episode we answer one of the questions that we probably get most frequently from people looking to break into the industry, and that is: ‘Once I’ve found the deal, how do I make it ha...
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The Art of the Retrade - EP.29 from 2018-12-27T09:00:42
Today’s episode may not be about the happiest of topics — but it’s definitely a necessity. So today, we’re discussing all things retrade. We’re going to explain the ins and outs, give some examp...
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Surprising Aspects of Private Equity - EP.28 from 2018-12-13T09:00
When I was on the other side of private equity (i.e. operating businesses), I always thought those in investing were out there counting money, doing deals, and going home at 4 p.m. … but now tha...
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Brad & Grayson’s Favorite Investing Tools - EP. 27 from 2018-12-06T09:00
In today’s episode we thought it would be fun if we did something a little bit different! We want to share with you some of our favorite tools that we use in our jobs everyday — from software an...
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Overpay the Right Way! - EP.26 from 2018-11-29T09:00:27
Today’s show is going to be all about asset prices and what we’ve been seeing lately. Don’t lose hope — it’s not all bad! Things may seem expensive right now (and are expensive!) but there a...
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Unreal Tax Benefits of Qualified Opportunity Zones - EP.25 from 2018-11-15T09:00:55
In today’s episode we’re talking all about qualified opportunity zones — these things are amazing. They’re portions of the country that are economically disadvantaged, and if you invest in those...
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The Pros and Cons of Different Types of Real Estate - EP.24 from 2018-11-08T09:00:40
In this episode, Brad takes us through some of the different types of real estate asset classes and gives us the pros and the cons of each! He also gives us some ideas on what we should think ab...
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How to Source Off-Market Deals - EP.23 from 2018-11-01T08:00:56
Today we’re talking about how to source off-market deals!
It’s easy enough to go on LoopNet or MLS Deal Finder but anybody can get those deals, so we want to share some solid ...
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What it Takes To Be an Alternative Investor - EP.22 from 2018-10-25T08:00:02
Just in case you were wondering if you have what it takes to be an alternative investor, today we thought we’d share with you all of the things — the behaviours, the attitudes, and the skills — ...
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What Exactly is Adjusted EBITDA? - EP.21 from 2018-10-11T08:00:26
Today we’re going to talk about Adjusted EBITDA — or in Brad’s world, Adjusted NOI; Net Operating Income. So what is it? First off, it depends who the player is. Are they legit?
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Brent Beshore - Contrarian Private Equity Investing - EP.20 from 2018-09-27T08:00:04
Today on The Alternative Investor we have our first guest on the show: Brent Beshore! Brent is the CEO and founder of Adventur.es — a private equity firm in Columbia, Missouri. Adventur...
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Why You Should Care About Business Quality - EP.19 from 2018-09-20T08:00:43
Today’s an exciting show — we’re talking about business quality. Who doesn’t want to buy a quality business?
Business quality is a little bit of an amorphous term, but today we focus o...
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Debt: If You Owe The Bank $100 Million ..... - EP.18 from 2018-09-06T08:00:07
Today we’re talking about debt! It’s an investor’s best friend … or enemy.
We answer all the questions you may have about debt, such as: what is debt? When do you get debt? How m...
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How Do You Pick an Investment Theme? - EP.17 from 2018-08-30T08:00:22
In today’s episode, we address a recent listener’s question on how to identify or pick out an investment theme. We think of investment themes as something that can help you narrow down (what see...
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How To Think About Risk - EP. 16 from 2018-08-16T08:00:07
Risk is an often misunderstood and poorly communicated concept. Even professional investors can be afraid of risk.
However, risk is going to be a part of every single investment ...
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What Price to Pay For An Investment? - EP.15 from 2018-08-09T07:00:11
Today we’re going to talk about how to figure out how much to pay for an asset. When you’re buying an asset, price is the most important variable you’ll be looking at — probably not the only var...
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What is an Accredited Investor? - EP. 14 from 2018-07-26T08:00:34
Today we’re talking about accredited investors. To become an accredited investor you have to meet the SCC’s income and net worth requirements (such as needing to have $200k of income in the last...
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What is Preferred Equity? - EP. 13 from 2018-07-19T08:00:18
Today’s episode is all about preferred equity — so we’re going to try and keep it light and fun.
Firstly, we talk about what equity is and how preferred equity differs from it — ...
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How The Blockchain Will Revolutionize Investing - Ep. 12 from 2018-07-05T00:00:55
It’s finally here — the day we talk about blockchain. Blockchain is a new technology — providing a global marketplace, allowing you to transact with a click of a button. Blockchain is a highly e...
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Broker Deals VS. Off-Market Deals - EP. 11 from 2018-06-28T00:00:34
Broker deals and off-market deals are night and day. Everybody thinks that an off-market deal is the holy grail and that you’ll score a way better price. At least that’s what most people think —...
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Real Estate Diligence 101: Avoid Financial Disaster - EP.10 from 2018-06-21T08:00:31
You find a real estate property you like, you sign it, you wrap up the deal under LOI, sign the purchase agreement, and then you get into diligence — which is what we’re going to be talking abou...
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A Deeper Look at Private Equity - EP.09 from 2018-06-07T08:00:35
Today, we take a deeper dive into looking at private equity. Private equity is Grayson’s world — so we switch the script and I ask him all of the questions I have about private equity.
We Love Real Estate, You Should Too - EP. 07 from 2018-05-17T08:00
We’re talking real estate today. Brad walks us through the ins and outs of finding a good deal in real estate — covering the basics and then diving deep further into the episode.
Every...
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Let’s Talk About LOIs (Letters of Intent)- EP.06 from 2018-05-10T08:00:27
Today we’re talking about LOIs — Letters of Intent. LOIs are kind of like you and the seller are dating — you’re testing the waters and have the intent of moving forward with a relationship, but...
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Don't Get “Bernie Madoff’d”: Avoid Ponzi Schemes and Fraud - EP.05 from 2018-05-03T08:00
Today we’re talking about how not to lose your hard-earned money through fraud. One of the advantages of alternative investments are that they are less heavily regulated by the federal ...
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Case Study: Buying an operating business - private equity investing - EP.04 from 2018-04-18T03:25
The guys go deep on what a private equity investment in a operating business looks like. Grayson tells the story of how he purchased Birdwell Beach Britches, a beloved surfer brand that was underpe...
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How to find great alternative investment deals - EP.03 from 2018-04-17T03:38
In this episode, Grayson and Brad go in detail on how to put your money to work in alternative investments. They cover how to source investments from your network or online via a crowdfunding platf...
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How to find great alternative investment deals - EP.03 from 2018-04-17T03:38
In this episode, Grayson and Brad go in detail on how to put your money to work in alternative investments. They cover how to source investments from your network or online via a crowdfunding platf...
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Want more yield? Why you need to invest in alternative assets - EP.02 from 2018-04-16T03:44
On today's episode we review all the benefits of alternative investments and why retail investors should take the time to learn, evaluate and invest in alternative assets.