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Podcast: The Best Ever CRE Show
Episode: Fireside Chats - Cash Flow, Positive Leverage and Scalability with Matt Faircloth and John Chang
Description: On this week’s episode of Best Ever CRE, John Chang and Matt Faircloth interview each other in a fireside chat style. They unpack the three market drivers John watches most — jobs, demographics and local supply — and why rates matter mainly when the deal hits underwriting rather than for predicting operating performance. Matt explains his pivot toward day-one cash flow, positive leverage and scalability while moving away from C class value add plays. They debate hospitality with Matt favoring flagged limited-service hotels tied to business travel as John flags labor and construction headwinds, then trade war stories on COVID and Le...