In this powerhouse episode of the Mastering Commercial Real Estate Podcast, host Cory Mortensen sits down with Mike Sowers, author of Commercial Real Estate Investing: A Step-by-Step Guide and founder of Commercial Investors Group.

Mike reveals how he scaled from flipping houses to building a $100M commercial real estate fund, sharing his exact playbook for creative deal structuring, off-market sourcing, and scalable operations.

🎯 What You’ll Learn:

• Structuring funds, DSTs, and tax-advantaged exits

• Marketing systems for leasing & acquisitions

• Value-add strategies for industrial real estate

• How to build without employees

00:00 – Intro: Who is Mike Sowers?
01:05 – Early days: House flipping burnout & pivot to commercial
06:25 – Why flipping isn’t wealth building (& what is)
09:15 – Launching a fund: From joint ventures to scalable capital
13:50 – The “Bill” example: Solving problems for tired landlords
18:55 – DSTs, funds, and 721 exchanges explained
23:30 – How Mike structures deals across his portfolio
28:40 – Value-add strategies for warehouses and office
38:15 – The marketing engine: filling space faster than brokers
44:25 – EOS, processes, and creating scalable systems
50:00 – Mike’s tech stack & how he analyzes thousands of scenarios
56:00 – Staying focused: Time blocking, execution, and mindset
1:03:48 – Mentorship, gratitude, and purpose
1:06:08 – First job + what shaped Mike’s entrepreneurial journey
1:08:02 – Final thoughts and closing

🎧 If you’re a syndicator, investor, or business owner ready to scale smarter—this is a masterclass you won’t want to miss.

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