Matt Lasky | Source | Managing Partner at Equity Velocity Funds

Many investors look at commercial real estate as a high-risk, confusing, and sometimes scary way to invest. Our guests today show us why this isn’t the case. From commercial real estate, to mortgage-backed securities, pandemic affects, and hedging risk, Matt Lasky of Equity LLC and Darren Kottle of Caddo Capital Management are on today to go through it all. Take a listen to learn more about private investments, hedging real estate with trading models, mortgage-backed securities, favorite investing books, levels of leverage, basic income effects on real estate, real estate debt, yield solo, deflationary periods, Maple & Ash, hedging fixed income, negative rates but not negative mortgages?, the future of large retail real estate, eating in the East Bay, and pandemic effects on future of real estate & mortgages.

att Lasky serves as Managing Partner and Senior Vice President of Equity Velocity Funds. He has advised clients nationally on over 1.3 million square feet of retail, mixed-use, and medical property since 2011. At Equity, he leads a team whose focus is on providing customized analytics and financial solutions to market strategy and capital markets clients nationally. The team brings deep experience in both multi-unit rollouts and acquisition/disposition work. In today's episode, he and Chris discuss lender attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic, Matt's perspective on working as a principal owner in the medical real estate world, and much more.

Matt is the managing partner at Equity Velocity Funds, a boutique real estate private equity fund based in Columbus, Ohio. There he is responsible for deal sourcing, structuring, analysis, and post acquisition strategic planning. His focus is on value-add and opportunistic healthcare & retail assets. Equity’s current portfolio consists of approximately $400-$500 Million AUM. What... Go to Episode