Big Mike Fund is a real-estate and business-structure show where the host (Big Mike / Mike Zlotnik) brings in investors and operators to break down practical strategies and deal models. Guests typically share how they create value—through land development, property operations, or tax/exit structures—using concrete frameworks that appeal to active and passive investors.
277 episodes, Irregular, 4.9 rating
<1k, Male, USA
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Entrepreneurship, Business, Investing, Business News
Typical Credentials:
Real estate operators/investment firm leaders (owners, co-founders, managing partners) or business-structure experts with credible track records explaining investor-relevant strategy (e.g., development models, asset class performance, exit planning like ESOPs). Guests are usually able to discuss underwriting/value creation in practical terms.
Required Achievements:
Founding or running an investment firm focused on a specific asset class (e.g., mobile home parks), Demonstrated track record of acquisitions/dispositions and investor reporting/distributions, Developed a recognized framework/model (e.g., entitlement-to-appreciation approach; Land Development Accelerator), Expertise in business exit structures such as ESOPs, including technical mechanics and tax planning implications
Brandon Cobb - Land Entitlement And Forcing Appreciation; Horizontal Infrastructure; Risk Of Vertical Construction; Land Arbitrage And City Collaboration; Value Creation And Underwriting., Matt Middendorp - How Esops Create Millionaires; Maintaining Independence; ESOP Mechanics (trust, Share Purchase, Valuations, Vesting); Tax Advantages (s-corp Esop); Seller Financing And Retirement Plan Structure., Jack Martin - Resilience Of Mobile Home Parks; Supply/demand Dynamics; Rent Growth Stability; Operational Value-add; Acquisition Underwriting (cap Rates, Leverage); Tenant Turnover And Recession/covid Performance.
Real Estate, Investing, Land Development, Business Exits, Esop, Mobile Home Parks, Commercial Property, Depreciation, Private Lending, Valuation