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Podcast: The Best Ever CRE Show
Episode: Bigger Checks, Better Terms and Less Stress ft. Maria Zondervan
Description: Richard McGirr interviews Maria Zondervan, a fund-of-funds operator who pivoted from a career as an endangered-species wildlife biologist into multifamily investing after realizing she needed to build legacy wealth for her special-needs son. Maria explains why she disliked directly operating multifamily and instead built a model where she partners with other fund managers to write larger checks, negotiate better tiers/terms, and put more âeyes on the dealâ during due diligence. She also breaks down how her group manages risk and investor expectationsâdoing fewer, higher-quality equity deals and leaning on an income fund for liquidityâplus how she qualifie...