Urban development still has a long way to go. In today’s episode, we’re going to dive into them! Matt Ryan is the Principal of re-viv. With over 10 years of experience in real estate and construction, Matt founded re-viv to re-engineer residential and commercial real estate in underserved communities. The company’s mission follows his passions for urban policy, building technology and social impact ventures. Matt is an expert at handling all facets of commercial transactions, including duties as a broker, property manager, and a general contractor. He has demonstrated a strong track record in commercial real estate, boasting a personal portfolio that has achieved a 25+% IRR since inception.
[00:01] – [04:22] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know today’s guest, Matt Ryan
- A long way back: Matts’ journey to impact investing
- Revitalizing communities through re-viv
[04:23] – [21:16] Impact Investing
- Retention versus displacement
- How to keep your tenants from leaving
- Co-living and Craigslist’s Model
- Matt talks about the potential of co-living housing
- Purpose-built co-living
- “It’s expanding rapidly.”
- Adapting for individuals, families, and the elderly
- Matt shares about their company’s co-living housing plans
- Go outside of your market!
- The Problem in Housing
[21:17] – [26:23] Final Four Segment
- Matt’s advice to aspiring investors
- “Associate with people who are 10-15 years ahead of you.”
- How Matt stays on top of his game
- Spending time on Kindle
- Matt’s way to make the world a better place
- Returning 1% of re-viv profits to the community to build trust
- Reach out to our guest – see links below
- Final words
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Tweetable Quotes
“We are shifting as a society where we are saying, ‘You know what? We can also use the help’.” – Matt Ryan
“We’re not producing enough housing. People are going to continue to move into these geographic regions that have affordability and being able to find balance between the incoming people and the people that are there that’s really the thesis.” – Matt Ryan
“People are getting further away from opportunities.” – Matt Ryan
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