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You\\u2019re about to hear an incredibly informative conversation I had with Chris Ressa about Commercial Retail investing.\\xa0 We recorded this on March 11th, just before our country went into lockdown, and as we all know, retail has taken quite a beating over these past months.\\xa0

What I\\u2019d love for you to do is to listen through this conversation to get a detailed understanding of how retail investing works, and then at the very end you\\u2019ll hear my follow-up conversation with Chris that we recorded this past week.\\xa0Chris is going to update us on how his $3 billion portfolio has survived during the past three months.\\xa0 Definitely stick around to the end, because you won\\u2019t want to miss it!

Every time I drive by a strip mall with a TJ-Maxx, or a ROSS Dress For Less, or a Burlington Coat Factory, I always wonder, \\u201cWho owns that property, and what does that investment actually look like?\\u201d\\xa0 Today we\\u2019re going to talk about investing in retail.\\xa0What are the factors that make this a profitable asset class, how do we value it, what are the risk factors, and in the age of amazon.com how will brick & mortar retail hold up in the future?

Luckily, we have an expert with us today to answer these questions.\\xa0 Chris Ressa is the Chief Operating Officer of DLC Management where he oversees an asset portfolio of $3 billion dollars and 18 million sq. ft. of retail space in 24 states.\\xa0 Since its founding in 1991, DLC has been one of the nation\\u2019s preeminent owners, operators and managers of shopping centers across the country.

Chris has been recognized by Chain Store Age and made their list of \\u201c10 Under 40: The Dazzling Dozen\\u201d.\\xa0 He also hosts the \\u201cRetail Retold podcast\\u201d.\\xa0 You can find out more about him through linkedin #RessaOnRealEstate, or by going to www.dlcmgmt.com