<![CDATA[Midwest Multifamily w/Isaac Holtz]]>The Midwest multifamily market is full of opportunity. This podcast helps you find it. Join Kansas City multifamily agent Isaac Holtz for weekly conversations with operators and investors on deals, market shifts, scaling strategies, and the tools reshaping apartment investing.

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:40:46 GMTMon, 18 May 2026 13:42:03 GMT60Isaac Holtz<p>The Midwest multifamily market is full of opportunity. This podcast helps you find it. Join Kansas City multifamily agent Isaac Holtz for weekly conversations with operators and investors on deals, market shifts, scaling strategies, and the tools reshaping apartment investing.</p>episodicIsaac Holtzisaac@stoictrainingsystems.comno<![CDATA[Don't Tell Me How Much I Could Win: Tell Me How Much I Could Lose - Josh Stall | Episode 2]]>Josh Stall is a full-time multifamily real estate investor based in Atlanta, running a portfolio of 227 units through joint ventures and another 150 units through syndications. He started nine years ago grinding through single-family value-add deals before making the jump into multifamily at real scale, and today he operates across four markets: Northern Alabama, Atlanta, Kansas City, and Tulsa. He focuses on risk assessment, underwriting, partner alignment, and executing business plans across a portfolio that spans very different regulatory and market environments.

In this episode, Josh shares:

  • Why he believes investors should focus less on how much they could win and more on how much they could lose
  • The difference between real value-add and cosmetic unit turns that just "sell the story"
  • How he made the jump from single-family flips into multifamily joint ventures and syndications
  • The difference between physical and economic occupancy — and why that gap matters more in some markets than others
  • The slab-leak moment that changed how he assesses risk as an owner
  • Why he evaluates deals by how many things have to go wrong, not how many have to go right
  • How a long sales career shaped the way he builds trust and negotiates with brokers and partners
  • The role coaching and mentorship played in his growth as an investor
  • His take on AI's long-term promise and short-term valuation risk in real estate
]]>549897e3-7ac4-4b06-8803-efbe6c811eafThu, 03 Sep 2026 19:09:41 GMT<p>Josh Stall is a full-time multifamily real estate investor based in Atlanta, running a portfolio of 227 units through joint ventures and another 150 units through syndications. He started nine years ago grinding through single-family value-add deals before making the jump into multifamily at real scale, and today he operates across four markets: Northern Alabama, Atlanta, Kansas City, and Tulsa. He focuses on risk assessment, underwriting, partner alignment, and executing business plans across a portfolio that spans very different regulatory and market environments.<br /></p><p>In this episode, Josh shares:</p><ul><li>Why he believes investors should focus less on how much they could win and more on how much they could lose</li><li>The difference between real value-add and cosmetic unit turns that just "sell the story"</li><li>How he made the jump from single-family flips into multifamily joint ventures and syndications</li><li>The difference between physical and economic occupancy — and why that gap matters more in some markets than others</li><li>The slab-leak moment that changed how he assesses risk as an owner</li><li>Why he evaluates deals by how many things have to go wrong, not how many have to go right</li><li>How a long sales career shaped the way he builds trust and negotiates with brokers and partners</li><li>The role coaching and mentorship played in his growth as an investor</li><li>His take on AI's long-term promise and short-term valuation risk in real estate</li></ul>yes01:50:292Don't Tell Me How Much I Could Win: Tell Me How Much I Could Lose - Josh Stall | Episode 2full<![CDATA[Welcome To The Midwest Multifamily Podcast]]>Midwest Multifamily with Isaac Holtz explores the people, deals, and ideas shaping multifamily real estate across the Midwest. Isaac sits down with owners, operators, lenders, brokers, and industry experts to discuss practical strategies, market insights, and hard-earned lessons from the field. Whether you’re actively investing or simply curious about the business, each episode delivers an honest look at how multifamily deals really get done.

]]>858ea24d-e4a8-479b-bbcf-9b2d3052fcffThu, 06 Aug 2026 14:21:45 GMT<p>Midwest Multifamily with Isaac Holtz explores the people, deals, and ideas shaping multifamily real estate across the Midwest. Isaac sits down with owners, operators, lenders, brokers, and industry experts to discuss practical strategies, market insights, and hard-earned lessons from the field. Whether you’re actively investing or simply curious about the business, each episode delivers an honest look at how multifamily deals really get done.</p>no00:00:42Welcome To The Midwest Multifamily Podcasttrailer<![CDATA[Think Bigger: Building the Right Partnerships in Real Estate - Christina Kovacs | Episode 1]]>Christina Kovacs is a multifamily investor and asset manager with 126 units as a general partner and investments in more than 500 additional units as a limited partner.

After getting her start as a loan officer, Christina transitioned into live-in flips, single-family rentals, and short-term rentals before moving into multifamily investing. Today, she focuses on acquisitions, underwriting, asset management, partnerships, and operating properties throughout Missouri and Kansas.

In this episode, Christina shares:

  • Why she moved from single-family properties into multifamily
  • Lessons from a challenging $50,000 passive investment
  • How she evaluates markets, operators, and potential partners
  • What investors should look for in a third-party property management company
  • The differences between investing as an LP, GP, and JV partner
  • Why transparency and clearly defined roles are critical in partnerships
  • How networking helped accelerate her investing career
  • Her experience acquiring a 21-unit property with an all-women ownership group
  • Why she believes investors should think bigger, remain curious, and take calculated risks

Learn more about Christina and connect with her:

https://www.christinakovacs.com/

]]>320a572c-a522-41cd-a00d-b62710153568Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:34:31 GMT<p>Christina Kovacs is a multifamily investor and asset manager with 126 units as a general partner and investments in more than 500 additional units as a limited partner.<br /></p><p>After getting her start as a loan officer, Christina transitioned into live-in flips, single-family rentals, and short-term rentals before moving into multifamily investing. Today, she focuses on acquisitions, underwriting, asset management, partnerships, and operating properties throughout Missouri and Kansas.<br /></p><p>In this episode, Christina shares:</p><ul><li>Why she moved from single-family properties into multifamily</li><li>Lessons from a challenging $50,000 passive investment</li><li>How she evaluates markets, operators, and potential partners</li><li>What investors should look for in a third-party property management company</li><li>The differences between investing as an LP, GP, and JV partner</li><li>Why transparency and clearly defined roles are critical in partnerships</li><li>How networking helped accelerate her investing career</li><li>Her experience acquiring a 21-unit property with an all-women ownership group</li><li>Why she believes investors should think bigger, remain curious, and take calculated risks<br /></li></ul><p>Learn more about Christina and connect with her:</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.christinakovacs.com/" target="_blank">https://www.christinakovacs.com/</a></p>no01:03:251Think Bigger: Building the Right Partnerships in Real Estate - Christina Kovacs | Episode 1full