The Kirsh Connection

Forum’s Playbook for Winning in Any Market Cycle. My Conversation with Lee Beck, President of Forum Investment Group

Forum’s Playbook for Winning in Any Market Cycle. My Conversation with Lee Beck, President of Forum Investment Group. We discuss: * Forum’s “secret sauce” for sourcing off-market deals through the “Forum Funnel” * Why diversification across the capital stack is critical in volatile markets * The massive opportunities emerging from today’s value-add “dumpster fire” * Why political uncertainty in coastal markets concerns Lee more than Sunbelt oversupply Learn more about Lee Beck: Connect with Lee on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leebeck2020/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leebeck2020/] Forum Investment Group: https://forumig.com/team-member/lee-beck/ [https://forumig.com/team-member/lee-beck/] ******************************************* In each episode of The Kirsh Connection, Andrew Kirshinterviews industry leaders to learn their real-time opinions on today's market, their background and unique career highlights, and guidance for newcomers to the industry.   Don't miss an episode of The Kirsh Connection: • Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3GT1hoM [https://apple.co/3GT1hoM] • Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OQrd6j [https://spoti.fi/3OQrd6j] • Listen on Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh]... • Listen on Listen Notes: https://lnns.co/7ICHmPQyXnU [https://lnns.co/7ICHmPQyXnU] Andrew Kirsh is a founding partner of Sklar Kirsh LLP and isthe Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Department. Sklar Kirsh LLP is a boutique law firm providing services in corporate law, real estate, entertainment, bankruptcy, and litigation. • Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewkirsh/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewkirsh/] • Connect with Andrew on Twitter: https://x.com/atkirsh [https://x.com/atkirsh] • Visit Andrew's business website: https://www.sklarkirsh.com/profession [https://www.sklarkirsh.com/profession]... • Follow Sklar Kirsh LLP on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sklar-kirsh-llp [https://www.linkedin.com/company/sklar-kirsh-llp] • Follow Sklar Kirsh LLP on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sklarkirsh/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/sklarkirsh/?hl=en]   The Kirsh Connection is produced and edited by Ashley Thays

Inside LaTerra’s $455 Million Chicago Portfolio Multifamily Acquisition -

Inside LaTerra’s $455 Million Chicago Portfolio MultifamilyAcquisition - A behind-the-scenes look at LaTerra Development’s massive $455 million Chicago multifamily acquisition with Charlie and Chris Tourtellotte of LaTerra Development.  We discuss: * Why Chicago is suddenly one of the hottestapartment markets in America * How the deal delivers double-digit cash-on-cashprojections * Why even elite sponsors sometimes need 100meetings before landing the right capital partner * How we are in a generational buying opportunityfor apartments   Learn more about Chris Tourtellotte: Connect with Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-tourtellotte-3257224 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-tourtellotte-3257224]   Learn more about Charlie Tourtellotte: Connect with Charlie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-tourtellotte-a1890119 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-tourtellotte-a1890119]   https://laterradev.com/ [https://laterradev.com/]   *******************************************   In each episode of The Kirsh Connection, Andrew Kirsh interviews industry leaders to learn their real-time opinions on today's market, their background and unique career highlights, and guidance for newcomers to the industry. Don't miss an episode of The Kirsh Connection: • Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3GT1hoM [https://apple.co/3GT1hoM] • Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OQrd6j [https://spoti.fi/3OQrd6j] • Listen on Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh]... • Listen on Listen Notes: https://lnns.co/7ICHmPQyXnU [https://lnns.co/7ICHmPQyXnU] Andrew Kirsh is a founding partner of Sklar Kirsh LLP and is the Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Department. Sklar Kirsh LLP is a boutique law firm providing services in corporate law, real estate, entertainment, bankruptcy, and litigation.   • Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewkirsh/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewkirsh/] • Connect with Andrew on Twitter: https://x.com/atkirsh [https://x.com/atkirsh] • Visit Andrew's business website: https://www.sklarkirsh.com/profession [https://www.sklarkirsh.com/profession]... • Follow Sklar Kirsh LLP on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sklar-kirsh-llp [https://www.linkedin.com/company/sklar-kirsh-llp] • Follow Sklar Kirsh LLP on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sklarkirsh/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/sklarkirsh/?hl=en]   The Kirsh Connection is produced and edited by Ashley Thays

Why the Westside Always Wins: Ron Smith & David Berg on LA Residential Real Estate, Relationships & the Future of the Pacific Palisades

Why the Westside Always Wins: Ron Smith & David Berg on LA Residential Real Estate, Relationships & the Future of the Pacific Palisades.  We discuss: * Why the Westside is almost always a seller’smarket * How Smith & Berg built a white-glove team tomake the home selling/buying process seamless from start to finish * Building a “client for life” real estatebrokerage business * The current state and future of the Palisades market Learn more about David Berg: Connect with David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davebergla/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/davebergla/]   Learn more about Ron Smith: Connect with Ron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/f-ron-smith-07935416/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/f-ron-smith-07935416/]   https://smithandberg.com/ [https://smithandberg.com/]   *******************************************   In each episode of The Kirsh Connection, Andrew Kirshinterviews industry leaders to learn their real-time opinions on today's market, their background and unique career highlights, and guidance for newcomers to the industry. Don't miss an episode of The Kirsh Connection: • Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3GT1hoM [https://apple.co/3GT1hoM] • Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OQrd6j [https://spoti.fi/3OQrd6j] • Listen on Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh]... • Listen on Listen Notes: https://lnns.co/7ICHmPQyXnU [https://lnns.co/7ICHmPQyXnU] Andrew Kirsh is a founding partner of Sklar Kirsh LLP and isthe Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Department. Sklar Kirsh LLP is a boutiquelaw firm providing services in corporate law, real estate, entertainment,bankruptcy, and litigation.   • Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewkirsh/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewkirsh/] • Connect with Andrew on Twitter: https://x.com/atkirsh [https://x.com/atkirsh] • Visit Andrew's business website: https://www.sklarkirsh.com/profession [https://www.sklarkirsh.com/profession]... • Follow Sklar Kirsh LLP on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sklar-kirsh-llp [https://www.linkedin.com/company/sklar-kirsh-llp] • Follow Sklar Kirsh LLP on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sklarkirsh/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/sklarkirsh/?hl=en]   The Kirsh Connection is produced and edited by Ashley Thays

The Turnaround Playbook: How Sandeep Mathrani Saved General Growth Properties and WeWork

Sandeep Mathrani has built a career stepping into chaos—andfixing it. From leading General Growth Properties out of bankruptcy during the Global Financial Crisis to taking over WeWork after the board removed Adam Neumann, he’s become one of the most respected turnaround CEOs in real estate. In this episode, Sandeep delivers a true masterclass on running companies and fixing broken ones.  If you’re in real estate, private equity, or leadership in any industry, this episode isn’t just a conversation—it’s a playbook.  We cover: *  His “glass completely full” mentality—reframingproblems as opportunities instead of problems * How he rebuilt GGP one asset at a time, despitemassive complexity * The 50–30–20 rule: which assets to sell, scale,and optimize * His disdain for the word “busy”—and what itreally signals * The 3 keys to loan workouts: reputation, plan,and exit * Walking into WeWork and realizing the mathdidn’t work—and cutting $2.5B in expenses to survive Learn more about Sandeep: * Connect with Sandeep on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandeep-mathrani [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandeep-mathrani]   *******************************************   In each episode of The Kirsh Connection, Andrew Kirshinterviews industry leaders to learn their real-time opinions on today's market, their background and unique career highlights, and guidance for newcomers to the industry.   Don't miss an episode of The Kirsh Connection: • Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3GT1hoM [https://apple.co/3GT1hoM] • Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OQrd6j [https://spoti.fi/3OQrd6j] • Listen on Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh]... • Listen on Listen Notes: https://lnns.co/7ICHmPQyXnU [https://lnns.co/7ICHmPQyXnU] Andrew Kirsh is a founding partner of Sklar Kirsh LLP and isthe Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Department. Sklar Kirsh LLP is a boutique law firm providing services in corporate law, real estate, entertainment, bankruptcy, and litigation. • Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewkirsh/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewkirsh/] • Connect with Andrew on Twitter: https://x.com/atkirsh [https://x.com/atkirsh] • Visit Andrew's business website: https://www.sklarkirsh.com/profession [https://www.sklarkirsh.com/profession]... • Follow Sklar Kirsh LLP on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sklar-kirsh-llp [https://www.linkedin.com/company/sklar-kirsh-llp] • Follow Sklar Kirsh LLP on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sklarkirsh/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/sklarkirsh/?hl=en]   The Kirsh Connection is produced and edited by Ashley Thays

From Frenzy to Reality, The Industrial Market Rest Explained w/Howard Schwimmer

From Frenzy to Reality, The Industrial Market Rest Explainedwith Howard Schwimmer, Founder and Former Co-CEO of Rexford Industrial and Founder of S5 Industrial Realty Inc. We discuss: * Why small bay industrial is becoming the mostcompetitive sector in real estate * Why the best deals never hit the market—and howproactive outreach still beats AI and algorithms * Why finding quality real estate is too nuancedfor AI to replace * What the “post-COVID hangover” in industrialreally means—and whether this is a correction or an opportunity   Learn more about Howard: Connect with Howard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/howard-schwimmer-b0100414/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/howard-schwimmer-b0100414/]   *******************************************   In each episode of The Kirsh Connection, Andrew Kirshinterviews industry leaders to learn their real-time opinions on today's market, their background and unique career highlights, and guidance for newcomers to the industry.   Don't miss an episode of The Kirsh Connection: • Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3GT1hoM [https://apple.co/3GT1hoM] • Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OQrd6j [https://spoti.fi/3OQrd6j] • Listen on Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh]... • Listen on Listen Notes: https://lnns.co/7ICHmPQyXnU [https://lnns.co/7ICHmPQyXnU] Andrew Kirsh is a founding partner of Sklar Kirsh LLP and isthe Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Department. Sklar Kirsh LLP is a boutique law firm providing services in corporate law, real estate, entertainment, bankruptcy, and litigation.   • Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewkirsh/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewkirsh/] • Connect with Andrew on Twitter: https://x.com/atkirsh [https://x.com/atkirsh] • Visit Andrew's business website: https://www.sklarkirsh.com/profession [https://www.sklarkirsh.com/profession]... • Follow Sklar Kirsh LLP on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sklar-kirsh-llp [https://www.linkedin.com/company/sklar-kirsh-llp] • Follow Sklar Kirsh LLP on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sklarkirsh/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/sklarkirsh/?hl=en]   The Kirsh Connection is produced and edited by Ashley Thays