531: Can’t Find a Deal? Here's How to "Make a Deal" w/ Daniel Harvey

<p><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2012-07-30-zoning-a-primer-for-real-estate-investors/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Real estate zoning</strong></a>&nbsp;allows those with a keen eye, creative mind, and delayed gratification to&nbsp;<strong>transform a once-vacant warehouse into a massively profitable multifamily deal</strong>. While this isn’t as easy as the simple buy-and-hold strategy of real estate investing, it can&nbsp;<strong>generate far more profit, equity, and appreciation</strong>&nbsp;than buying a single-family home or even multifamily buildings outright.</p><p><a href="https://www.jscott.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">J Scott</a>&nbsp;joins David Greene to talk with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dantherealestateman.biz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Dan ‘The Real Estate Man’ Harvey</strong></a>, who has been using this&nbsp;<strong>multifamily conversion strategy</strong>&nbsp;for years after he realized how many vacant commercial properties were being under-analyzed by investors. The tactic isn’t too complicated:&nbsp;<strong>find a&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/overlooked-commercial-investments-real-estate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>commercial property</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;with the right zoning</strong>, convert it into multifamily housing, stabilize, refinance, and do it again! Dan says that this strategy is a slight off-shoot of the ever-popular&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/brrrr-pros-and-cons" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>BRRRR strategy</strong></a>, but with FAR more upside.</p><p>Even if you know nothing about zoning, construction, or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-investment-analysis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>analyzing big deals</strong></a>, Dan will help you navigate&nbsp;<strong>how to do your first multifamily conversion&nbsp;</strong>in this episode. He even g