His Family Built 10,000 Units Over 70 Years — Here’s Their Playbook

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No Vacancy with Taylor Avakian

Taylor Avakian | Los Angeles Multifamily Broker

47 episodes

6 days ago

Multifamily Commercial Real Estate in Los Angeles has never been more complex—or more full of opportunity. Hosted by Taylor Avakian, one of LA's most top commercial real estate brokers, No Vacancy is the top podcast for Southern California apartment owners, investors, and industry professionals looking to gain valuable insights on navigating LA’s competitive multifamily market. Each episode dives deep into strategies for overcoming regulatory challenges, tracking market trends, and building long-term wealth. Taylor interviews LA's top multifamily owners, investors, and visionaries providing listeners with actionable tips for success in Los Angeles commercial real estate. Whether you're managing apartment properties, growing your portfolio, or staying ahead in LA’s real estate game, No Vacancy with Taylor Avakian offers the expert advice and insider knowledge you need. Subscribe today for the latest on multifamily real estate trends, wealth-building strategies, and interviews with industry leaders—brought to you by The Group CRE.

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His Family Built 10,000 Units Over 70 Years — Here’s Their Playbook | Daniel Nagel

No Vacancy with Taylor Avakian

1 hour 16 minutes 55 seconds

1 week ago

His Family Built 10,000 Units Over 70 Years — Here’s Their Playbook | Daniel Nagel

In this episode, we sit down with Daniel Nagel — CIO & CFO of Decron Properties — to unpack how a multigenerational real estate family built a 10,000-unit empire over 70+ years and why they’re now pivoting billions OUT of California into growth markets like Phoenix & Austin.

Daniel shares his grandfather’s Holocaust-to-developer story, the philosophy behind surviving every market cycle since 1956, what institutional investors really look for, and how to build an investment platform that lasts generations.

If you're serious about multifamily investing, family offices, long-term real estate strategy, and institutional-grade deal thinking — this episode is a masterclass.

🎯 Key Takeaways

- Immigrant perseverance → building a $B real estate legacy

- Why Decron shifted from homebuilding to multifamily

- Surviving recessions & maintaining lender relationships

- California exit strategy: regulation, taxes, and rent control impact

- Why core & core-plus outperform value-add in today’s market

- The pivot to institutional capital & what IRR really means

- How to scale across markets without losing your edge

- Tech, AI, and modern CRE skill-sets for the next 10 years

🔗 Links

Sponsor: AI for CRE Collective – transforming real-estate workflows with AI

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Connect With Daniel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nageldaniel/ (Decron Properties)

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