578: Anton Mattli | Mini Class on Commercial Real Estate

Few things are as lucrative as investing in commercial real estate and even fewer people can truly lead others to find success in it than Anton Mattli. Anton, CEO of Peak Financing, has decades of experience in commercial and investment banking, private equity, and commercial real estate.

He’s held senior management positions at major financial institutions all over the world - directing the structuring for Fortune 500 companies. Over the past years, Anton has been advising family offices, high net worth individuals, as well as private investment funds, in commercial real estate across Europe and the United States.
So jump right in and get ready for some winning investment strategies or, if you will, a mini class on commercial real estate.

Things you will learn in this episode: 
[00:01 - 05:59] Opening Segment 

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I introduce today’s guest, Anton Mattli

Peak Financing CEO

Expert in commercial real estate

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Anton gives some background 

Finance as a big part of the Swiss culture

Joining one of the largest investment banks 

The urge to become an entrepreneur

The corporate background 

[06:00 - 14:02] Winning Investment Strategies 

Making the jump from corporate to entrepreneurship

The feeling of being over your head

The benefits of learning 

The current state of commercial real estate 

Some struggles and others flourish 

The dips and the upticks 

Where to start learning and getting into investing

Learning and understanding the market 

Advice around diversifying your funds rather than going all in 

Warning signs of a bad syndication 

Past experiences and track records 

Know the company’s true involvement in previous deals

When to ‘RUN’ 

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[14:04 - 19:27] Mini Class on Commercial Real Estate

Knowing good from bad deal terms

Focus on cash flow 

Cash on cash return 

Appreciation and depreciation benefits

Reit vs. investing with a syndicators 

Reit - buying into a liquid fund 

Syndications - expect that your money is on a long term hold

Advantages and disadvantages

Missteps rookie investors make

Don’t succumb to FOMO

Underestimating the amount of data you need to gather

[19:28 - 26:14] Closing Segment

Who you know or what you know?

If you don’t know it you can find the person who does 

Brain to brain capacity 

One relationship that lead to success

The impact from networking right out of the gate 

A senior manager that became a driving force 

How to engage with Anton

Links below

Final words 

Tweetable Quotes: 

“That’s the reality when you try new things, not everything turns out right… there were a couple of times we felt in over our heads, but the advantages when you do that; you learn how to overcome it and you get more confident for future ventures…” - Anton Mattli

“You have to be your own investment analyst. Even if you’re a passive investor, you need to spend a considerable amount of time analyzing these investments.” - Anton Mattli

Connect with Anton by emailing [email protected], or on LinkedIn and Twitter. Check out https://peakfinancing.com/ to dive deeper into commercial real estate investment opportunities.

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