No Vacancy with Taylor Avakian
by Taylor Avakian | Los Angeles Multifamily Broker
I Own 6000 Apartments and Have No Plans to Retire
About this podcast
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.
Episodes
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- I Own 6000 Apartments and Have No Plans to Retire · 1 h 7 minRon Kolar, founder of L'Abri Management, explains how he built a portfolio of roughly 6,000 apartment units across Southern California, starting with a 16-unit building in Downey…
- How The Rich Use Real Estate to Make Infinite Money | Tom Safran | No Vacancy Real Estate Podcast with Taylor Avakian · 1 h 6 minTom Safran, Chairman of Thomas Safran & Associates, joins Taylor Avakian to discuss a 50-year career developing and managing affordable multifamily housing across Southern…
- Alex Hormozi’s Risky Real Estate Strategy (It Works) | No Vacancy Real Estate Podcast with Taylor Avakian · 1 h 10 minRobert Pereira of ARC Multifamily Group discusses scaling multifamily real estate investing, his partnership with Alex and Layla Hormozi, the shift from single-family development…
- Professor Explains Why LA Real Estate Doesn’t Work | No Vacancy Real Estate Podcast · 1 h 13 minEric Sussman on multifamily syndication, Los Angeles real estate, and Clear Capital. Taylor Avakian talks with the UCLA Anderson adjunct professor and founding partner of Clear…
- I Turned A $1M Deal Into $200M (Here’s How) | Austin Nissly | No Vacancy Real Estate Podcast · 48 minAustin Nissly of LWK Partners on how he went from Citi and CIM Group to building an LA multifamily private equity firm, pairing value-add apartments with ADU density, and…
- I Found A Way To Fix Housing, The City Tried To Stop Me | Dave Rand | No Vacancy Podcast · 1 h 11 minLand use attorney Dave Rand on California housing law, builder’s remedy, CEQA, Measure ULA, and why Los Angeles keeps making new housing harder even as the state rewrites the…
- He Built A Real Estate Empire From Nothing (Here’s How) | John Ward (Turnstone Capital) · 1 h 14 min*John Ward of Turnstone Capital joins Taylor Avakian on the No Vacancy podcast for a deep conversation on decades in multifamily real estate, from early loan officer days to…
- This 26-Year Old Is Building $300M of Affordable Housing (Here’s How) · 1 h 11 min*26-year-old Shant Samuelian is building $300M+ in large-family affordable housing projects across Los Angeles through Samuelian Group.*In this episode of No Vacancy, Taylor…
- How He Became The #1 Multifamily Developer In LA · 1 h 0 minSean Burton, co-founder and CEO of Cityview, joins Taylor Avakian on the No Vacancy podcast for a deep conversation on scaling a vertically integrated multifamily firm…
- From a 4-Plex to Buying 11,000 Units (Here’s How) · 1 h 6 min*Keith Wasserman of Gelt Venture Partners shares how he scaled from a single fourplex in Bakersfield to thousands of multifamily units and billions in real estate assets through…
- He Found A Solution To LA’s Real Estate Crisis · 1 h 10 minMartin Muoto, founder of SoLa Impact and Model/Z, joins Taylor Avakian on No Vacancy for a wide-ranging conversation on affordable and workforce housing in California. They cover…
- Why LA Is Getting Worse (And They Won’t Fix It) with Landlord Lawyer - Niv Davidovich · 1 h 3 min*Niv V. Davidovich, LA's go-to eviction attorney with 10,000+ cases, reveals why being a landlord in Los Angeles has become one of the toughest real estate plays in America.*From…
- The Most Controversial Man in Real Estate: Grant Cardone · 1 h 37 min*Grant Cardone sits down with Taylor Avakian on No Vacancy for a raw conversation on building massive multifamily wealth, raising capital on his own terms, and why he's betting…
- The Winning CRE Strategy He Built Over 5 Decades | Larry Taylor · 1 h 21 min*Taylor Avakian sits down with legendary West Side Los Angeles real estate syndicator Larry Taylor.* With more than 50 years focused exclusively on LA’s most desirable…
- Is this tech Billionaire the next Mayor Of Los Angeles? | Adam Miller · 1 h 8 min*Adam Miller for LA Mayor: Tech Billionaire on Fixing LA's Housing Crisis, Homelessness & Government Inefficiency | No Vacancy Podcast*Taylor Avakian sits down with Adam Miller —…
- Lost Millions in His 20s, Now One of LA’s Biggest Landlords (Here’s How) | Richard Mehta · 1 h 6 min*No Vacancy Podcast: Richard Mehta (Xenon Investments) on Building a 3,300 Unit Empire in Los Angeles*Taylor Avakian sits down with Richard Mehta, co-founder of Xenon…
- She runs Section 8 Housing in Los Angeles. Can she save LA? Lourdes Castro Ramirez (HACLA) · 1 h 0 minLourdes Castro Ramirez, President and CEO of HACLA (Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles), joins Taylor Avakian on the No Vacancy Podcast for an in-depth conversation on…
- How He Builds Homes Without Investing A Dollar · 1 h 5 minBob Buente, President & CEO of 1010 Development Corporation, joins Taylor Avakian on the No Vacancy Podcast for a deep dive into the real world of affordable housing development…
- How He Went From Fired Lawyer To Tech Legend · 1 h 13 minRandall Kaplan, Co-Founder of Akamai Technologies, shares his extraordinary journey from failed lawyer to building a $35 billion unicorn company in this powerful No Vacancy…
- How He Built Playa Vista and Silicon Beach · 47 minRandy Johnson, the real estate veteran who helped master develop Playa Vista from Howard Hughes land into a thriving 6000 unit neighborhood, joins Taylor Avakian on the No…







