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In this episode of Weiss Advice, Yonah Weiss sits down with Linda Holtz, multifamily investor, property management expert, and co-founder of M2RE (Married to Real Estate).

Originally from France, Linda moved to the United States in 2012 with two suitcases and a dream. What started with door-to-door sales in New York City turned into a decade-long career in property management, eventually leading her and her husband into multifamily investing.

This conversation dives into the real journey behind scaling in real estate: the grit, the networking, the mistakes, and the long-term vision required to build generational wealth.

🔎 What You’ll Learn:

• Why Linda credits door-to-door sales for building her entrepreneurial resilience
• How starting in property management gave her the confidence to invest
• The truth about scaling from small multifamily to larger syndications
• Why networking consistently beats underwriting hundreds of deals
• The philosophy behind holding real estate long-term vs. value-add flips
• How social media and authentic content transformed her business
• Why “Save the Chat” might be the most underrated networking advice

⏱️ Key Timestamps

00:49 – From France to NYC: How door-to-door sales built grit and discipline
02:11 – Falling into property management and discovering real estate
05:00 – House hacking a Chicago triplex and becoming landlords during COVID
09:07 – Why networking and masterminds accelerated their multifamily journey
11:09 – Finding partners vs. chasing 100 deals a month
16:34 – How LinkedIn and consistent content changed Linda’s business
21:41 – “If you own real estate, never let it go” — lessons learned from selling
22:00 – Reconciling short-term syndication models with long-term wealth building
27:19 – The vision behind “Save the Chat” and building real relationships
32:02 – The Millionaire Next Door and redefining what wealth actually looks like
33:18 – What success truly means: choosing how you spend your time

Linda’s story is a powerful reminder that you don’t need to quit your W2 overnight to build wealth. Confidence compounds. Relationships compound. Real estate compounds.

And if there’s one takeaway from this episode, it’s this:

The magic isn’t just in the deal.
It’s in the consistency.

Connect with Linda:

@M2RETX on Instagram
Married To Real Estate on Facebook
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-holtz-1493495a/

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In this episode of Weiss Advice, host Yonah Weiss sits down with Faraz Cheema, SIOR, CCIM, a Manhattan office specialist at BKREA, to unpack what it really means to understand commercial real estate from the inside out.

Faraz shares his journey from growing up around a family office to working as a financial analyst and asset manager, and how that foundation shapes the way he approaches brokerage today. With deep experience across hospitality, retail, multifamily, and now office, Faraz explains why investors value advisors who truly understand the numbers, operations, and long-term strategy behind every deal.

The conversation dives into the realities of the Manhattan office market, how capital thinks in today’s environment, and why credibility is built through experience, not just transactions.

Episode Highlights

• 01:00 – Welcome to Weiss Advice and Faraz’s return to the conversation after a social media hiatus
• 02:15 – Faraz’s background in commercial real estate and growing up in a family office environment
• 04:30 – Limited-service hospitality explained and early exposure to real asset operations
• 07:45 – Transitioning from analyst and asset manager to brokerage
• 12:30 – How investment experience changes the way brokers add value
• 18:10 – Insights into the Manhattan office market and current investor mindset
• 24:00 – Why designations like SIOR and CCIM matter in complex transactions
• 28:40 – Lessons learned from managing, owning, and now advising on real estate

This episode is a must-listen for investors, operators, and brokers who want a clearer picture of how experience across ownership, analysis, and brokerage creates better outcomes in commercial real estate.

Connect with Faraz

https://www.linkedin.com/in/farazcheemacre/
https://x.com/FarazUCheemaCRE
https://www.instagram.com/faraz.cheema.cre/

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In this episode of Weiss Advice, host Yonah Weiss sits down with real estate investor and broker Christina Kovacs to unpack her full journey through residential flips, short-term rentals, multifamily ownership, and asset management at scale.

Christina shares how getting her hands dirty early in her career shaped her as an operator, why she ultimately pivoted away from single-asset investing, and the lessons she learned the hard way about property management, partner selection, and staying focused in one lane.

They also dive into tenant management, underwriting realities in Class C assets, the power of LinkedIn as a business tool, and why Christina is now doubling down on multifamily and commercial brokerage heading into 2026.

This is a must-listen for investors who want real, operator-level insight into what actually drives performance in multifamily deals.

⏱️ Episode Timestamps

00:01:30 – Christina’s early real estate journey and live-in flips
03:30 – Pivoting from single-family and STRs into multifamily
06:45 – Joint ventures vs syndications and building confidence as an operator
07:50 – Why property management can destroy a great deal
09:00 – The 42-question property manager vetting process
11:00 – Auditing ledgers, hidden expense creep, and CapEx tracking
16:15 – Tenant horror stories and inherited problems after acquisition
18:45 – Managing delinquency and underwriting reality in Class C assets
20:00 – How LinkedIn became a powerful networking and deal-making tool
22:20 – The “Final Four” questions: books, skills, failure, and success
26:30 – Transitioning into commercial real estate brokerage
28:15 – What success truly means to Christina today

🔑 Key Topics Covered

• Scaling from hands-on investing to multifamily operations
• Property management due diligence and accountability
• Asset management systems that protect investor returns
• Avoiding shiny object syndrome
• Leveraging LinkedIn for real business growth
• Building a long-term, focused investment strategy

🌐 Connect with Christina

Learn more and connect with Christina at ChristinaKovacs.com

www.linkedin.com/in/kovacsmultifamily

facebook.com/christinakovacs8

instagram.com/christina_kovacs

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