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Podcast: The Best Ever CRE Show
Episode: JF3658: Converting Hotels to Apartments, Navigating Permits, and Maximizing Affordable Housing ft. Ryan Sudeck
Description: Ryan Sudeck, CEO of Sage Investment Group, discusses their strategy of converting hotels into apartment buildings to address the affordable housing crisis. They look for hotels with existing infrastructure and amenities that can be repurposed for residents. They focus on growth markets with wage and employment growth and near transit corridors and centers of employment. The average cost for conversion per unit is between $37,000 and $50,000. They typically hold the properties for cash flow for about three to five years and then do a cash-out refinance. Investors in their fund receive quarterly distributions and share price appreciation. Ryan Sudeck discusses the...