REL Freedom Podcast:
We're excited to share all of our Freedom Stories with you. These are people sharing their journey toward time and financial freedom through various opportunities in Real Estate. Listen. Learn. Find a story that resonates with you and go pursue your passion and your goals! Scroll down for current episodes or jump to the links for older episodes!
Episode 252: Matt O'Neill - Leading A Good Mood Revolution
Matt O'Neill teaches us that happiness is a choice, even when life gets tough. His work has positively impacted the lives of over 100,000 people worldwide. As a leader in happiness education, Matt teaches how to live a life of "Conscious Happiness". Matt is the author of the book "Good Mood Revolution", and has a podcast of the same name. He explains the importance of conquering negative thought patterns while embracing habits that lead to a happier life. He and his wife have 4 children, they run 2 businesses with over $8 Million in revenue, and his company was recognized as the #1 company to work for in South Carolina.
Episode 251: Steve Werner - From Active To Passive Investing
After amassing a real estate portfolio of 150+ units as an active investor, Steve Werner knew there had to be a better way. He was still caught on the hamster wheel of trading time for dollars. This journey led him to become the Chief of Investor Relations for Home Invest, where he now invests, and helps others invest, in multifamily apartments. Find out why Steve is so passionate about building passive wealth through real estate investing, and how you can do it too!
Episode 250: Jacopo Iasiello - Healthy, Rich, & Happy
Jacopo Iasiello is the EO of Luxury & Wealth Group. His journey started out growing up in Naples, Italy, where he developed a love for Entrepreneurship. He started a successful jewlery chain at 18 years old and dipped into real estate at 22. He earned his PhD in International Business Management , moved to Florida in 2011, and has since completed over 350 transactions and built a successful portfolio. Jacopo is the author of the book "Healthy, Rich, and Happy", which aims to share his transformative approach of M.P.B.E - Meditate, Morning, Pray, Biohacking, and Exercise to help others achieve financial freedom and personal fulfillment.
Episode 249: Jenn & Joe Delle Fave - The Creative Finance Playbook For Real Estate
Jenn started out as a middle school English teacher while Joe was stuck working at a car dealership in Upstate New York. Over time, they slowly started chipping away at their real estate goals through the use of creative financing and the rent to own strategy. What started out as a 1 month long trip to Florida turned into them taking 45 days to pack up their lives in New York, sell their primary residence and permanently move down to Florida, where they now homeschool their 2 kids while pursuing their real estate goals in warmer weather. As host of the Creative Finance Playbook Podcast, they help others use creative financing methods to help them achieve their real estate goals by buying rental properties without banks.
Episode 248: Wyatt Simon - Quitting Your W2 Job At 27 For Real Estate Investing
Wyatt Simon currently owns and operates a $20 Million vertically integrated real estate portfolio thanks to the BRRRR strategy. He was able to quit his W2 job at the age of 27 years old thanks to his real estate investing. He is the author of the book "0-100: A Real Estate Investor's Guide to Scaling A Rental Portfolio" and helps other people ditch their W2 job and transition to multi-family freedom.
Episode 247: Veena Jetti - $1 Billion In Real Estate
Veena is the founding partner in Vive Funds, a commercial real estate firm specializing in conservative opportunities for investors. After graduating from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a degree in Finance, Veena pursued her passion in real estate. She now has over a decade in the industry, and has over $1 Billion in multi-family transactions in her own portfolio. She also leads a Facebook Community called Mastering Multifamily with Veena Jetti, and is the founder of MultiFi, a community of like-minded investors. In 2017, she was one of only 3 women to receive the Politico Woman of the Year award for the time & focus she spent on aiding a grassroots Hurricane Harvey disaster response.
Episode 246: Ryan Chaw - Retired Pharmacist At 31 From Rent By The Room
Ryan Chaw is a pharmacist turned real estate investor. By investing in 15 properties while working his full-time job, in August 2023 he was able to replace his pharmacist salary and walk away from his job to pursue real estate investing full-time. Growing up, Ryan saw the power of real estate investing from his Grandpa, who was able to acquire rentals and was able to pay for Ryan's college tuition. Wanting to follow in his footsteps, Ryan set out to acquire 1 property per year and utility the rent by the room model. With properties now spanning 3 states, Ryan is able to double or triple traditional rental income in competitive markets with his co-living & student housing model.
Episode 245: Gino Barbaro - "The Pizza Guy" With $350 Million In Real Estate
Gino Barbaro is an investor, business owner, educator, entrepreneur & podcast host on 4 different shows. You may know him from "Jake & Gino", where along with his business partner Jake Stenziano, they teach others how to invest in multifamily real estate. Jake & Gino have a real estate portfolio of over 2,200 units transacted & $350 Million assets under management, and have helped their student close over 76,000 units and over $5 Billion in deals!
Episode 244: Jason Muth - Turning A Side Gig into 3 Short-Term Rental Businesses
Jason Muth is the founder of 3 real estate investment and short-term rental businesses. After working for large media corporations, Jason decided to leave the corporate world behind and welcome guests into short-term rentals full-time, so he turned his "side gig" into his primary focus. Along with his husband Rory Gill, Jason launched Prideaway Stays, a gay-owned, tech-driven short-term rental co-hosting business. He's also launched Straightforward Short-Term Rentals, their owned-and-operated portfolio of vacation homes in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Finally they also have their own podcast The Smart Stay Show (previously The Real Estate Law Podcast). Hear Jason share his journey and advice for others looking to leave a W2 behind and work in real estate full-time!
Episode 243: Grant Francke - From The Railroad To $8 Million Portfolio
Grant Francke is a self-made real estate entrepreneur and author who built an $8 Million real estate portfolio from humble beginnings. Working for a railroad company, Grant knew he needed to build something else on his own to be able to leave that work behind, be in business for himself, and build the life he wanted. He quit his job in 2019 and has been working on his real estate portfolio full-time since then. He is the author of the book "The Unlikely Investor: A Path To Financial Freedom Through Real Estate". He lives in Nebraska and enjoys spending time with his wife and their two children.
Episode 242: Matthew Gibbs - Leveraging AI To Simplify Mortgages
Matthew J Gibbs is a business innovator and seasoned professional in the Canadian real estate & mortgage industry. He's the drier behind a nationwide online mortgage brokerage, The Great Canadian Mortgage Co. His mission is to simplify & expedite the mortgage process to ensure clients have access to the best financing options available. He's leveraging advanced AI technology to streamline the mortgage application process, connecting clients with over 200 lenders nationwide. The approach saves time, offers personalized service, and ensures clients receive the best possible mortgage deal.
Episode 241: Justin Udy - Winning Real Estate Through Sales & Investing
Justin Udy's real estate career began on the mortgage side, where he began buying and renovating homes. He eventually got his real estate license and was named "Rookie of the Year". He continued to grow, consistently placing among the top 1% of salespeople nationwide and is ranked in the Top 10 producers globally for Century 21 and among the Top 200 Producing Agents in the USA. Through strategic investments in multi-family, commercial, and development projects, Justin has a portfolio that now brings in over $100,000 in net cash flow annually. He also went back to school and earned his Masters Degree in Real Estate Development. Beyond sales, Justin is a co-author of the book "Winning Real Estate".
Episode 240: Mike Gengler - From Real Estate Agent To Investor
Mike Gengler became a real estate agent and got his license in 2020. He started out working with residential clients, but pretty quickly realized that working with investors and eventually becoming an investor himself better aligned with his future goals. Hear Mike share his journey to building a portfolio of over 200 units and $6.5M in assets under management in the past 2 years while giving up being a real estate agent for residential clients and focusing on helping investors achieve their goals, while Mike's able to work on achieving his own personal goals at the same time!
Episode 239: Mike Swenson - 200 Units In 22 Months
We have some exciting news to share! With a recent closing, REL Freedom's Mike Swenson has now surpassed 200 Units owned in 22 months! How did he do it? What wisdom does he have to help you on your journey? Tune into this week's episode as he walks through some of the key things to help you move to the next goal in real estate.
Episode 238: Amir Khan - From Music To Real Estate Investing
Amir Khan is a published composer who bootstrapped growing a music school to a $300,000/year business. Nearing retirement age, he decided to put together a 5 year plan to own 80 single family homes free and clear in 5 years. He has substantial real estate experience as a landlord, wholesaler, flipper, new construction operator and property manager. He also owns and operates a 14 unit apartment complex in Texas and has a portfolio spanning Texas, Illinois, and Ohio.
Episode 237: Scott Stanfield - From PhD to Turnkey Rentals
Scott A Stanfield started his professional path by earning a PhD in Engineering, which led to 15 years as a research scientist and the Air Force Research Laboratory. He published 14 scientific journal articles and presented over 30 papers at scientific conferences. However, his desire to live life on his terms led him to real estate in 2010. He started with it being a side investment, and by 2017 he was in 7 states, and had amassed a portfolio of over $3M through turnkey rentals. His latest venture is founding Tuxedo Press and published his book "Passive Profits: The Turnkey Rental Investor's Guide," which encapsulates his real estate investment expertise and success. His goal is to empower individuals to achieve financial independence through informed, strategic investments in turnkey properties and other investment vehicles.
Episode 236: Tabatha Thorell - Building Legacy Wealth
Tabatha Thorell is a native of rural Nebraska, is a proud mom to 5 girls, and is also a dynamic speaker, best-selling co-author, life and business coach, podcaster, and seasoned real estate investor. Tabatha and her high school sweetheart started investing in college by renting out part of a house to friends, and their path has built and grown from there. With a desire to leave a legacy of wealth to their future children, they believed that real estate was the way to do that. Tabita is the host to her podcast "What Went Wrong" where she shares inspiring stories and insights from other sharing their success and struggles to help others.
Episode 235: Jacki Semerau Tait - From $4 To Queen Of Relational Real Estate
Jacki Semerau Tait is known as the "Queen of Relational Real Estate." Today she is a top producing Realtor and real estate coach, having founded Team Three 23 Real Estate Group with Realty ONE Mountain Desert in the Flagstaff, Arizona area. After losing her house and having literally $4 to her name, Jacki found herself needing to recreate herself and build and grow her income. While it was the lowest of the lows, it became the catalyst for her to launch into her dream life. She's shared platforms with Les Brown, Magic Johnson, and other top speakers. Jacki is also a bestselling author with books including Ignite The Hunger In You, Embracing Imperfections, Ignite Your Faith, and the children's book A Time To Fly.
Episode 234: Bradley Dorsey - Flipping $50 Million In Real Estate In 5 Years
Bradley Dorsey is a former real estate agent and contractor turned successful house flipper and investor, having bought and sold over $50 million worth of real estate in just 5 years. He has mastered the art of turning properties into profitable investments. He discusses the intricacies of real estate investing, flipping, and the secrets to achieving success in the real estate industry. Bradley has also launched the Flip My Future podcast where he shares more of his story, success, and actionable advice.
Episode 233: Brian Grimes - The Ivy League Educated Real Estate Flipper
Brian Grimes is an Ivy League educated real estate entrepreneur and coach. After graduating from Columbia University, Brian originally had a career in Financial Planning. In 2015, he launched his own real estate development company in his hometown of Philadelphia and has gone on to renovate 300+ rental properties all across the country using the BRRRR strategy. He also founded 24/7 Cash Flow University to teach students how to create passive income and escape their 9-5 desk job. He also teaches others how to fully gut, renovate, acquire, and stabilize cash flowing rental property portfolios.
Episode 232: Justin Martinez - Real Estate, Fitness & Finances
"Do today what your future self will thank you for." This is a motto that Justin Martinez lives by. Justin is a former Sergeant in the US Army, Ranger qualified. After his time in the Army, he attended Arizona State University, where he received a BS in Business Entrepreneurship and a Masters in Real Estate Development. While in college he also started a healthy vending machine company and ran a door to door sales team. He took his saved income and began a journey in Airbnb by buying and renovating cabins in the Great Smoky Mountains in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. He sold them off for over 7 figures and is now making cash purchases and home renovations for buy & hold properties. In addition, he just opened up a brick and mortar location for one on one fitness coaching, having completed the "75 Hard" program 4 times in the past year, as well as 6 Triathlons, a half marathon, a full marathon, 2 half Ironman's.
Episode 231: Ed Kowalski - From REO to a Top Tier Realtor
Ed Kowalski felt the crash of the real estate market back in 2008 as a real estate investor. After filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, he didn't just bounce back, he soared to new heights. Through determination and resilience, Ed became one of the top REO agents in the Northwest region, selling $10 million annually for the next 5 years. Ed has completed over 20,000 BPOs (Broker Price Opinions) and sold over 1,000 homes as an agent for investors, hedge funds, banks, and government institutions. He's now working to help agents find success through various marketing platforms through his company Top Tier Realtor.
Episode 230: Morgan Anderson - Finding Solutions for Tax Debt Issues
Morgan Anderson is the founder & CEO of Golden Lion Tax Solutions. She is also the author of the book "Tax Debt Rule #1: There's Always A Solution." In almost 25 years, she has seen it all in solving past-due taxes owed to the IRS. Oftentimes her clients come to her scared, feeling hopeless, and don't know where to find answers. Her goal is to reach each and every taxpayer with a past-due tax debt to give them the confidence to find a solution.
Episode 229: Jim Manning - Building 3 Multi-Million Dollar Companies
Jim Manning's first job out of school was working for a self-made billionaire. He had everything you could ever want, except this person with all the money in the world was absolutely miserable. This caused Jim to set out to find a way to be financially free without sacrificing his personal life. He founded multiple real estate companies while still being able to be present for his wife and kids. He discovered he had a knack for creating financial freedom for others and is on a mission to show others how to generate passive income from real estate without doing the work. He is also the founder of the Passive Wealth Show, designed to educate high-income earners to the transformative potential of real estate investments.
Episode 228: Grant Warrington - Millionaire in 4 Years
4 years is what it took Grant Warrington to become a millionaire from real estate investing, once he started. His journey started with limited knowledge and no money, much like many of us! He quite his 24 year construction job to go full-time into property management, overseeing 800 units and 100+ rehabs. Today, he and his wife personally own and manage their 41 unit portfolio. He now is a contributor for Biggerpockets and has over 50,000 subscribers on social media as he teaches people how to find, buy and rehab small apartment buildings.
Episode 227: Davielier Turner - From Jail To Real Estate Investing
Davielier Turner started out his adult life in jail from selling narcotics. Once he got our of jail, he decided to make a change. Fast forward and Davielier is now a real estate broker, instructor, and investor in New Jersey. He has been selling real estate and flipping homes for more than 20 years. He is the owner of Pinnacle Real Estate Group and B.C. Enterprises, a company that specializes in flipping real estate. In addition, he has published 3 books and has a 4th book coming out June 20th, 2024.
Episode 226: Jordan Moorhead - House Hacking & Mobile Home Parks
Jordan Moorhead is a real estate agent and investor experienced in house hacking, BRRRRs, as well as mobile home parks. In addition to that, he's moved around the United States a bit, allowing him to build strong real estate investing connections and teams in multiple states. This has allowed him to invest in Kentucky, Minnesota, as well as his current home in Austin, Texas. Most recently he's jumped into mobile home park investing, having closed on a park in 2023. He runs his real estate team, The Moorhead Team, based out of Austin, with a focus on helping those investing, and is host of the Austin Real Estate Investing Podcast.
Episode 225: Dan O'Halloran - Running A Real Estate Team & Investing
Dan O'Halloran leads the O'Halloran Group, a residential real estate team based out of the Lake Sunapee Region of New Hampshire, along with his wife Christina. In addition to their team, consisting of a handful of agents and admin staff, they also own the office building that they use, as well as a few other properties and a lake home that also serves as a short-term rental during times they aren't using it. Dan discusses his strategy of adding a little bit at a time, and how these few moves have added up to a lot of great momentum in their pursuit of time and financial freedom through real estate. Dan also discusses the importance of building and growing his team and building a strong culture and making a great presence within their community.
Episode 224: Laura Gisborne - Running 9 Businesses Starting At 23 Years Old
Laura is a highly successful business expert with over 25 years experience. From small boutique businesses to a multi-million dollar wine business and a real estate empire, Laura has owned 9 businesses in her career, with the first starting at 23 years old. She is also an internationally recognized speaker through her company, Limitless Women, and exemplifies that companies can be both profitable and purposeful. She has raised over $750,000 to date for her charities. She is the author of the books "Stop the Spinning - Move from Surviving to Thriving" and "Limitless Women", and has been featured as guest experts on CBS and ABC, as well as on the national hit show "The List". She focuses on "mastering your systems" so that business owners can grab control of their time and money and make their dream life in their real life.
Episode 223: Charisse Walker - From Food Stamps & 400k In Debt To Financial Freedom
Charisse Walker is not your typical real estate investor. Her journey from living on food stamps and being 400k in debt to financial freedom, she had to scrape and claw her way to success. With a determination to succeed, she began investing in real estate and now resides in a home that her passive income pays the mortgage for. She has helped over 100 clients embark on their own journey of wealth creation. Charisse is on a mission to empower 100,000 real estate investors to create at least $5,000 per month in passive income in the next 10 years. Charisse is also the host of the Unbreakable Mompreneurs podcast, and is author of the book Flipping the Iceberg, set to be released May 6, 2024.
Episode 222: Amy Terry - Starting Real Estate at 16 To Becoming Managing Broker
Amy Terry began her real estate career at just 16 years old! From answering phones to a top producing agent, to a Managing Broker, to helping others create phenomenal careers, Amy really has done it all. She's bought, sold, rented, flipped, developed, and invested in many properties. She is passionate about helping people build long term wealth through real estate and leading her brokerage with authenticity and vulnerability. Amy shares her story, gives advice for others considering getting into real estate, and talks about how opportunities continue to come her way and she's learning something new every day!
Episode 221: Flint Jamison - From Boeing To 2200+ Units
Flint spent 20 years in aerospace as an engineer and program manager. He helped design the wing structure on the Boeing 787 before leaving in 2014. Having endured a great deal of burnout, he turned to purchasing real estate in 2018. He quickly pivoted to commercial real estate, which allowed him to reclaim his time and quit his day job. Having founded Vestus Capital, Flint helps educate others on how they can grow and protect their wealth by passively investing in commercial real estate and break free from the Wall Street rollercoaster.
Episode 220: Jeff Anzalone - RV Park Investing Success From The Debt Free Doctor
Jeff Anzalone is a successful doctor. His journey from being a periodontist with $300k in student loan debt to thriving real estate investor started with a wake up call. A skiing accident that injured his wrist made him realize how fast something like that could take away his ability to earn an income and provide for his family. He shifted his mindset and attention over to real estate investing as a way to build another stream of income. He's invested in RV Parks, Campgrounds, Self-Storage, Apartments, and Hotels. He has now built up passive income to grow his wealth in addition to keeping his practice on a part-time basis. Learn how the Debt Free Doctor did it!
Episode 219: Pam Butera - Building Time Freedom Through Virtual Assistants
Pam Butera has been able to find a ton of leverage and time freedom through her role of running the operations of the Greater Philly Cyberbacker franchise. In a market that went down by 30% last year, Pam's real estate business with The Butera Group, went up by over 10%. Plus, she also had the time to pour into this franchise role giving business owners the leverage they need to grow their business at a fraction of the cost. Hear Pam's story growing up in a family with a father and grandfather that were real estate agents, how her mom was her assistant for 18 years, and about how now she's been able to accomplish so much, and how others can follow in her footsteps.
Episode 218: Josh Fonger - Get Control Of Your System
Josh Fonger is founder and CEO of WTS Enterprises. Based on the book "Work The System" by Sam Carpenter, Josh helps ambitious business owners break free from the day-to-day by getting control of their systems. His specialty is taking stressed-out entrepreneurs from working "in" their business to working "on" their business using systems so that profit and freedom can become a consistent mechanical reality. He's personally helped over 1,000 business owners from more than 300 industries. In the real estate space, he's helped investors, property managers, flippers, wholesalers, real estate agents, and more. Find out how you can help work less hours and get more fulfillment in your life by applying Josh's teachings.
Episode 217: Mike Swenson - 5 Takeaways From Hunter Thompson's RaiseFest
A week ago I had an opportunity to attend RaiseFest, which was put on by Hunter Thompson, author of the book "Raising Capital For Real Estate." Held in Phoenix, AZ, this conference was attended by over 1,000 people looking to raise capital for their real estate ventures. I had an amazing time, made some great connections, and learned a lot about the next steps we plan to take in our business to grow and help people to passively invest in real estate opportunities. Here I share some of my favorite learnings, quotes, and concepts to be able to share with you.
Episode 216: Bryce Robertson: Negative Net Worth To Time, Financial & Location Freedom in 2.5 Years
Not many people have the Freedom Trinity - financial, time and location freedom. For Bryce Robertson, this is his reality, however it was not always the story. Growing up in Australia, he was a high school dropout with no knowledge of business and entrepreneurship. After working a few years in gold mines and traveling the world, he ended up in the USA. With a negative net worth and $2,000 he was able to gain financial freedom in 2.5 years, primarily from investing in mobile home parks. He's focused on growing a great team of people to give him leverage which allowed him and his wife to take 6 months and travel to 20+ countries around the world. Bryce is the host of the Freedom Hack Radio podcast, host of Financial Freedom Mastery, writes articles for BiggerPockets, leads the Cultiv8 Collective Inner Circle focused on investing to create freedom, and wrote a best selling book titled "10,000 Miles to the American Dream."
Episode 215: Anders Jacobson - From $0 To Millionaire At 27
After winning a college basketball national championship and receiving MVP honors, Anders Jacobson felt on top of the world. However, just weeks later he overdraft his bank account, found out he'd have to pay his own way for school, and hit an all-time low. In just a few years, he entered the door-to-door sales industry, became the #1 producer, started 2 companies and lead over 500+ sales professionals across 17 states, and became a millionaire by 27. Today, Anders is an investor, and founder of Brighton Capital. He's invested in 17 assets and 2500+ units across 5 states. His mission is to help others to live a life by design, not by default. He helps investors achieve the 5 freedoms: Freedom of finances, freedom of time, freedom of geography, freedom of relationships, and freedom of impact.
Episode 214: Jodi Nielsen: Unlocking The Power of Cost Segregations On Your Real Estate Investments
Benjamin Franklin famously said back in 1789 "Nothing is certain but death and taxes." Jodi Nielsen would quickly chime in "I can help defer one of them." Jodi is a Sr. Account Executive for Cost Segregation Services Inc (CSSI) which has performed over 40,000 Cost Segregation studies. The goal of having a cost segregation study on your investment property is to help accelerate up to 40% of a building's depreciation so that you can use your money now to help make more money. For every 500k on a building, they find that they are able to provide a tax savings benefit in the range of 40-80k (note: this is an estimate only. Your situation may be different). After getting her degree in Nuclear Medicine and working as a Administrator of a Medical Clinic, co-owning a shipping and packing company, and serving as a consultant, Jodi found her home working for CSSI. She is extremely passionate about helping real estate investors free up capital that they can use to continue to grow their wealth. In this episode, we walk through the basics of Cost Segregation studies, who it is a good fit for, and the benefits of how it can help you in your real estate investing journey.
Episode 213: Rob Natale - Helping Medical Professionals Passively Invest
Rob Natale is the founder of North Square Capital, a privately held real estate investment firm in Boston, Massachusetts. He spent numerous years at Columbia Threadneedle Investment, collaborating with financial advisors and their teams, overseeing assets from $20M to $3B. He felt that the financial services industry poorly served a more sophisticated audience, like several of his relatives who dedicated their lives to medicine. He decided to make his mission to help medical professionals buy back their time, expand their wealth, and redirect their funds from Wall Street to Main Street through passive real estate opportunities. He currently resides in Boston and enjoys spending time with his family and exploring the city's many food options and staying active.
Episode 212: Gladys Diaz-Jourdain - Finding The Money To Build My Dreams
Gladys Diaz-Jourdain, is a bilingual Cuban American residing in vibrant Miami, and is a dynamic figure in the world of real estate. She specializes in affordable housing finance. Co-Founder and Managing Director of Urbaniza Group since 2001 (along with her husband Ray), Gladys has guided growth of this mult-million dollar business across business development, finance, marketing, public relations, and technology integration. She was a visionary in the 'tiny house' movement and developed a historic Coral Gables property into a collection of ADUs, which was featured on HGTV's "Small Space, Big Style" show. An architect and Cornell University alumna, she's a knowledgeable captivating speaker, sharing her wealth of insights on real estate and property development.
Episode 211: Sonny Moyers - Solving Problems In Real Estate
Sonny Moyers has been a real estate agent since 1971. Based out of the Dallas Fort Worth area, he's a top 1% agent in Texas for many years in his career. He was named by D Magazine as "Best In Dallas" for sixteen straight years. He is President of The Renaissance Group, a real estate brokerage, consulting, and publishing company. He authored the book "The Architecture of The Real Estate Practice", which is a thorough reference book that encapsulates all that he's learned in the field of real estate, while mixing in his perspective with his Masters in Psychology, emphasizing in Human Behavioral Theory, Interpersonal Communications Theory, Organization Design, and Research Methods. His focus has been "I don't sell homes. I solve problems and provide solutions to problems."
Episode 210: DJ Olojo - Helping Homeowners Successfully Navigate Foreclosure
DJ Olojo is a real estate investor, Realtor, podcast host of "The Foreclosure Fix" and Managing Director of ASO Custom Homes, LLC. His mission is to help 1 Million homeowners successfully navigate foreclosure. With more than 15 years of real estate experience, including purchasing foreclosure properties on the courthouse steps, he is the go-to expert on residential foreclosure. He also is the author of the book, "The Foreclosure Fix: 12 Proven Steps To Beat The Bank, Escape Foreclosure, and Turn Your Property Into A Profitable Asset."
Episode 209: Bill Ham - Creative Financing To Acquire 402 Units
Back in 2005, Bill Ham walked away from his lucrative career as a corporate pilot. After buying his first deal via creative financing, he quit his job and went full-time into real estate. He grew from $300/mo in cashflow and 10k in savings and built a large portfolio of single and multi-family rental properties. He later built out a large property management company with 16 employees and his peak. He bought his first 402 units using only creative financing and now teaches others how to do the same. He's also the author of 2 books - "Creative Cash" & "Real Estate Raw". He is also the COO of Broadwell Property Group in Atlanta, GA.
Episode 208: Nishant Sondhi - Build To Rent Investments
Nishant Sondhi is a dynamic entrepreneur who embarked on a remarkable journey from India to the United States In 2018. He started his real estate career in the heart of New York City as a real estate agent in 2019. After experiencing success as an agent, he realized his true passion was combining the great relationships he was developing in real estate and providing them with fantastic real estate investments across the United States. In just a short period of time, he has helped his investors place funds in build to rent opportunities in South Dakota, Texas, and South Carolina through Sondhi Capital Group.
Episode 207: Michael Messner, Nick Haraden. & Marc O'Bryan - Achieving Your Real Estate Goals By Working Together
Michael Messner, Nick Haraden & Marc O'Bryan form Mattanza Capital Partners, an investing group that focuses on multi-family properties in St. Louis, Missouri. As a group, they've closed 5 successful deals, raised over $10M in capital, and currently have almost $20M in assets under management. These 3 discuss how they got their start, how each of them play distinctively different roles in their organization, and how they work together to build strong partnerships and relationships that help them find deals, manage the assets they have, and foster great relationships with their investor partners.
Episode 206: Being An Investor Focused Agent in Chicago
Chris Dewilde is a real estate agent in the Chicago area that serves real estate investors. With a 10 year contracting background, Chris has a ton of knowledge to help investors pick great properties, know and understand renovation costs, and see opportunities in properties where others may pass. We discuss how Chris adds value to those he works with, and helps them grow their real estate portfolio depending on their preferences and goals. Chris is also a brand new dad, welcoming his first child into the world 2 months ago.
Episode 205: Eric & Melissa Broughton - Saving Thousands of Taxes In Real Estate
Busy Bee Advisors was established in 2017 by Melissa Broughton, a seasoned accountant. Identifying the benefit to business owners of having a single resource for their accounting and tax services, husband Eric, a tax professional, joined the company in 2020. Together, with more than 20 years of combined bookkeeping and tax experience, they are living their passion for helping small business owners and real estate investors gain financial clarity in their business. In addition to their work with Busy Bee Advisors, they host a popular podcast called The Real Buzz, designed with small business owners in mind who are serious about reducing their tax liability.
Episode 204: Troy Meyers - From 1 Foreclosure to An 18 Unit Apartment & 2 Short Term Rentals
Troy Meyers is a former college athlete that got his start flipping motorcycles in college. After buying & selling over 20 motorcycles in college, he turned his attention to flipping houses. Along with his wife, they've flipped single family homes, multi-family homes and are also working on short-term rentals. Troy still works his W2 job and after amassing 6 multi-family properties netting $8,500/mo in cashflow, he liquidated them and scaled into an 18 unit apartment and a short-term rental in Marco Island, Florida as well as another one they are launching in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Episode 203: Ahmed Seirafi - Building Better Through Finding Great Opportunities
Ahmed Seirafi, principal of Andalusia Development Company, oversees all aspects of the acquisition, deposition, and development processes for his company spanning more than $100 Million in commercial assets in multi-family and retail throughout the SW United States. As a second-generation real estate investor & developer, Ahmed has successfully launched and grown his company through finding great opportunities and inefficiencies in the market that has fueled his firm's growth.
Episode 202: Clint Harris - Turning 2 KMarts, a Piggly Wiggly, and 3 Warehouses Into Profit Machines
Clint Harris originally was in medical sales and used real estate as a way to build income & wealth on the side. He built a portfolio of single-family homes, BRRRR's, small Multi-Family, short-term rentals. You name it, he's dabbled in it. What he found was all of these may have helped build income & wealth, yet didn't necessarily give the location and time freedom he was desiring for his future. He linked up working as a General Partner & doing Investor Relations for Nomad Capital and shifted his focus to syndication of self-storage units. This past year, his team helped turn 2 vacant Kmart stores, an old Piggly Wiggly grocery store, and 3 warehouses and turned them into $100M of Class A, climate-controlled, self storage units. Their goal is to hit $500M in assets in 5 years and $1B in assets in 10 years. Clint is also the host of the Truly Passive Income Podcast, and founded Going Coastal Property Management, a short-term rental managing company servicing almost 100 units in North Carolina.
Episode 201: Greg Mohr - Grow Your Wealth Combining Franchising & Real Estate
Greg Mohr got his start working for a master franchisor for Taco Bell. He quickly saw how a franchise can be a vehicle to build the live you want and strive towards financial freedom. His path eventually led him to pursue a master's degree and work in engineering. He also purchased a dry cleaning business and some rental properties on the side. He found his corporate job unfilling and could tell his heart wasn't in it. After getting laid off, he realized he never wanted to work for another person again and put his control in his hands. He invested in a telecommunications consulting franchise and hasn't looked back since. He is now the head of Franchise Maven, a franchise consulting firm that works to partner ambitious entrepreneurs and corporate employees with great franchise opportunities that are a fit for them and their future goals. He's also the author of a Wall Street Journal best selling book, "Real Freedom: Why Franchises Are Worth Considering and How They Can Be Used For Building Wealth."
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