In this first episode, Steffany Boldrini and Michael Flight discuss how he got into real estate, what was his first deal like, what has been the best deal of his career, and we’ll also touch a little bit about a not so talked about topic: how to deal with political risks in the city that you invest in. We are interviewing Michael Flight, an expert retail real estate entrepreneur who has been active in commercial real estate over the past 34 years. Michael has handled more than $500 million worth of real estate transactions.  How to Go From 0 to $500M in Retail Real Estate Investments

The second segment is How to Deal With Politics & Problems in Real Estate Investing. In this podcast Steffany and Michael discuss how do you solve political issues and risks when investing in a commercial property? How to deal with bank problems? How to prepare and ride the next downturn? We are interviewing Michael Flight, an expert retail real estate entrepreneur who has been active in commercial real estate over the past 34 years. Michael has handled more than $500 million worth of real estate transactions. Him and his partner formed Concordia Realty Corporation in 1990 which has grown into a premier boutique shopping center investment and redevelopment firm.

Michael J. Flight is a real estate entrepreneur who is an expert in commercial real estate, especially shopping center investment and NNN retail real estate.  Michael has been active in commercial real estate for the past 35 years and has handled more than $600 million worth of real estate transactions. Michael has been featured on many business podcasts, served on numerous non-profit boards, held elected office, and shared as a featured speaker on real estate investment, poverty alleviation, and free markets. He is also an Amazon #1 Best Selling author with the book DESIRE, DISCIPLINE & DETERMINATION: LESSONS FROM BOLD THOUGHT LEADERS

More information can be found at www.michaeljflight.com and www.concordiarealty.com

Steffany Boldrini‘s Commercial Real Estate Investing From A-Z podcast is an outstanding resource for individuals looking to get started in Commercial Real Estate Investing.  Steffany gives you a jump start of high voltage information in her bi-weekly podcast with the steps needed for making Retail Real Estate investments.  You journey with her by experiencing successes, lessons learned, and learning valuable information from experts in their field. Her Bold Goal is for you to learn everything you need to know to get started with real estate investing. She is currently based in San Francisco / Silicon Valley.

Steffany is originally from Brazil and moved to Silicon Valley nearly 20 years ago, where she was introduced to technology, and the power it has to make an impact in the world. She had a successful career in tech sales, closing large deals at startups in the Bay Area. For the past two years, Steffany has focused on commercial real estate investing after receiving inspiration from sophisticated real estate investors with multiple years of experience. Listening to Steffany Boldrini’s  Commercial Real Estate Investing From A-Z will put you ahead of the game.

Concordia Realty Corporation has been successfully connecting sound economics with experience in real estate for more than 30 years.  More recently, Concordia Equity Partners LLC was created to provide the same investment opportunities and expertise that our institutional partners have enjoyed over the years.  We are a premier private real estate investment and management firm that specializes in Retail Real Estate, including Shopping Centers and Single-Tenant Net-Lease Detail/Medical (“Medtail”) properties (more information at medtail.com). Our wide range of experience has uniquely positioned us to redevelop and repurpose properties that are experiencing disruptions related to technology and merchandising.  This experience has built a skill-set that helps to add value to all of our real estate ventures.