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Chad has had a little different path on his way to real estate investing than I’ve ever heard. He started by getting into Magic The Gathering card trading, got into day trading, and then got into real estate investing. How has playing Magic The Gathering helped him with his career? Tune in to find out! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If your process is good, you will be net positive overall” - Chad Kastel Chad Kastel Real Estate Background: Real estate investor since 2016 1st property was a two structure single property house hack, 2nd was a mix use triplex Licensed Realtor in Florida Based in Hollywood, FL Say hi to him at 609-705-7332 and chadkastelATgmail.com Best Ever Book: Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I don’t want to list your home” - that’s the phrase that started everything for Dan years ago. As a new agent, Dan had to find a way to get some business from all of the FSBO’s in his area. Rather than door knocking and asking to list their home, he’d simply ask if he could take some buyers through the home, and help with the paperwork if they had a buyer. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The biggest thing would be to implement a system, track everything you’re doing and eliminate the things that don’t work” - Dan Plowman Dan Plowman Real Estate Background: Rookie of the year in his first year selling homes 28 years of real estate experience, has sold more than one home per day for the last 8 years. Based in Whitby, ON Say hi to him at https://www.danplowmancoaching.com/ Best Ever Book: High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe does about 9 interviews every week for the podcast, and he takes notes on every single interview. Today, he’ll share the very best lessons that the guests taught or reminded him of last week. The five guests are (interviews yet to be released) Gaston Teran, Luis Leiva, Michael Beeman, Cory Boatright, and Gary Pinkerton. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If you want to attract the right partners, then be attractive yourself” If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve heard Theo explain in great detail all the different loan options we have as apartment syndicators. How do you decide which is best for you? Luckily, Theo is going to cover that today so get your pen and paper ready to take notes! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “A good starting approach is to reach out to your mortgage broker and tell them what you plan on doing” Free Loan Program Spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/toploanprograms If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve covered the two different types of debt (recourse and non-recourse) in part one of this series. Theo talked about the two most popular forms of financing and the most popular agency debt available. Today, we’ll hear about the other loans that are available to finance your apartment syndication deals. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Time from contract to close with these programs is at minimum 120 days and 6-9 months is common” Free Loan Program Spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/toploanprograms If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DJ and his wife are a real estate investing team, and they’re just getting started. They have purchased and sold a four unit multifamily building, as well as bought a couple of other deals and are currently holding those. Hear how they got started with little cash to invest, and how they plan on continuing their real estate investing careers. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Don’t do it yourself, know what you’re good at, and find yourself a team” - DJ Cummins DJ Cummins Real Estate Backgrounds: Started in 2015, have purchased 3 properties/6 units, now have approximately $85k in equity, monthly cash flow of roughly $700 per month, with an initial investment of only $10k Based in Bethalto, IL Say hi to them at their new real estate blog http://www.ragstonicerrags.com/ Best Ever Book: The Book on No and Low Money Down by Brandon Turner If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dustin had a few different businesses as he was figuring out his path. Once he came across real estate investing, he found his last business. He stopped all the other businesses, which he says required more work and made less money than real estate investing. Now a successful investor, Dustin is also helping others build their own real estate investing businesses. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “We’re investing for the long term” - Dustin Heiner Dustin Heiner Real Estate Background: Host of the Master Passive Income Podcast Active real estate investor who quit his job at 37 thanks to his rental property investing Based in Peoria, AZ Say hi to him at: https://www.masterpassiveincome.com/ Best Ever Book: Richest Man in Babylon If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ed is a do it all kind of person and investor. He loves helping his clients make great decisions on their investments, as well as doing his own deals. Not to mention he brokers hard money, the “Lending Tree of hard money” as he calls it. Tune in to hear how he gets hard money for his clients, as well as what he tells newer investors as they are breaking into the business. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Some lenders have bigger names and people think they are better because of their name” - Ed Hendrickson Ed Hendrickson Real Estate Background: Full time real estate professional, focuses on helping others invest while building his portfolio First year as a real estate business owner, he assisted in closing over $20 million in transactions Based in Hoboken, NJ Say hi to him at https://www.hardmoneyproject.com/ Best Ever Book: A Million Bucks by 30 If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is an entrepreneur and real estate investor, when he’s not busy with landscaping, he’s working on his own deals. When Alex wanted to start, he didn’t have the cash to get started, his first deal he was able to trade landscaping services for a down payment on a seller financed deal. After that, Alex teamed up with an experienced investor (money partner) and has been completing deals since then. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Every deal will test you, some worse than others” - Alex Holt Alex Holt Real Estate Background: Owner of Buying Cincinnati Houses Has done over 10 deals with no cash out of pocket Completed several land contract deals that he was able to flip with little more than sweat equity Based in Cincinnati, OH Say hi to him at https://www.facebook.com/alex.holt.777 Best Ever Book: Rich Dad Poor Dad If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We received a couple of great questions over the last week, and decided to answer them today on Follow Along Friday. Joe will answer a question about getting a potential seller to want to sell, as well as responding to a question about who controls the bank account in an apartment syndication. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Get curious, what could be their motivation?” If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to get back into financing for apartment syndication deals. Today Theo will be discussing the top agency loans available. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “There is a required occupancy of at least 90%” Free Loan Program Spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/toploanprograms If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another week, another syndication school series. This week, Theo is discussing financing for your apartment syndication deals. He’ll be covering all the different options, recourse vs. non recourse, and discussing a loan guarantor. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Different loan officers specialize in different loan types” Free Loan Program Spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/toploanprograms If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike’s real estate career started off a little unusual compared to most, as his first deal was in Russia. After that deal, Mike started buying duplexes and small multi’s in Texas. He wanted to get out of the landlord life, so he sold half of his portfolio. Now Mike is raising capital for deals, and has helped investors acquire over 3,800 multifamily and self storage units. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Real estate investing is a relationship business” - Mike Krieg Mike Krieg Real Estate Background: Co-founder of Steeple Rock Partners, LLC Has been investing in real estate for 14 years Has helped provide investor funds to purchase 3,800 apartment and self storage units worth $300M Based in Austin, Texas Say hi to him at https://www.steeplerockpartners.com/ Best Ever Book: Think and Grow Rich If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most of us know by now that our national real estate market is cyclical. With that in mind, Ryan and Mark have created a fund for investors as well as themselves to get conservative returns, while also growing the fund. We’ll hear about what assets they invest in and what they look for with potential deal. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “A lot of investors today read the PPM but don’t really think about what is the senior debt? Debt in a recession is what gets everyone in trouble” - Ryan Andrews & Mark Khuri Ryan Andrews & Mark Khuri Real Estate Backgrounds: Founders and managers of Aerial Investment Management. In 2018, they launched the Recession Resistant Fund. A diversified real estate fund for passive investors targeting asset classes that are designed to perform through a recession or a volatile market cycle. Fund has invested in 7-10 deals as an equity partner Based in Bend, OR Say hi to them at http://bit.ly/2N3vd3v Best Ever Book: When Genius Failed If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Antoine has been investing in real estate for four years now, and he’s only 23. Turnkey was not always the business plan, but that is what the company has grown to. Just two years ago, they did 10 houses, last year they did 60, this year they’re on track to complete 100 deals. Learn what he does to grow his business to 100 deals per year in four years. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “From the networking, I had a pool of people that were interested in turnkey rentals” - Antoine Martel Antoine Martel Real Estate Background: 23 year old real estate investor Does 100 flips per year (turnkey rentals), owns a 20 unit apartment building Based in LA, CA Say hi to him at https://martelturnkey.com/ Best Ever Book: The 10X Rule If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Edgar took over a struggling janitorial company at the age of 23 in 2008. He took that struggling business and grew it into a successful commercial and construction cleaning company, helping investors clean up their properties after construction. It wasn’t always easy, Edgar worked two jobs for some time. He’s had success, but some of the business slowed for a while, Edgar did not given up, he’s working harder than ever to get his business to levels it has never reached. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I didn’t know how I would pay the bills, but I knew that if I kept learning, and putting myself out there, I would make it” - Edgar Aguilar Edgar Aguilar Real Estate Background: Owner of Legacy Construction Cleaning Has been working with investors and construction crews, cleaning facilities for over 20 years Based in Denver, CO Say hi to him at https://www.legacyconstructioncleaning.com/ If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last Follow Along Friday, Theo mentioned that he has decided to sell his 12 unit portfolio. Joe was taken by surprise and wanted to really dive into the story with Theo on another episode of Follow Along Friday, rather than quickly mentioning it in last week’s episode. We’ll hear the mistakes Theo made, which is part of the reason why he’s selling now. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Anytime I had a few months of cash flow, I’d have to spend that cash flow to fix something else” - Theo Best Ever Listeners: We have launched bestevercauses.com We profile 1 nonprofit or cause every month that is near and dear to our heart. To help get the word out, submit a cause, or donate, visit bestevercauses.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now it’s time for the second and last part of this Syndication School series on submitting your apartment syndication deals. Theo is diving deep into the details so you can walk away from these two episodes know exactly how to submit your offers on large apartment communities. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Based off the seller’s motivation and everything you learned in the underwriting process, either submit your offer, or decide to walk away” Free LOI Examples: http://bit.ly/loiexamples2 Best Ever Listeners: We have launched bestevercauses.com We profile 1 nonprofit or cause every month that is near and dear to our heart. To help get the word out, submit a cause, or donate, visit bestevercauses.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get ready for some more syndication knowledge bombs from our resident apartment syndication instructor, Mr. Theo Hicks. He’ll be taking another step forward in the syndication process, explaining step-by-step how to submit your apartment offers. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If there isn’t a price listed, there are a few ways to get a ballpark idea of what the price will be” Free LOI Examples: http://bit.ly/loiexamples2 Best Ever Listeners: We have launched bestevercauses.com We profile 1 nonprofit or cause every month that is near and dear to our heart. To help get the word out, submit a cause, or donate, visit bestevercauses.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex’s first deal took him 6 months to close, and he only made $1800. After that, he realized he was doing something wrong. He made some changes, continued taking risks, and now succeeds at a high level in real estate investing. Learn how he kept going even after a bad first deal, and what tactics he employs to avoid another bad deal. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You think you know something, but more than likely you haven’t played all angles of devil's advocate” - Alex Brodowski Alex Brodowski Real Estate Background: Real Estate Developer and founder of Westmont Capital Group, LLC. Owns multifamily, retail, and light industrial properties Last year they had $30M worth of inventory they moved Based in Nashville, TN Say hi to him at abATwestmontcapgroup.com Best Ever Book: Think and Grow Rich Best Ever Listeners: We have launched bestevercauses.com We profile 1 nonprofit or cause every month that is near and dear to our heart. To help get the word out, submit a cause, or donate, visit bestevercauses.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mitch has built quite a large real estate investing company, doing at least one deal every four days. His strategy is to seller finance properties that he buys with his private investors. He raises the money and keeps them legal, while his team take care of the rest. He’ll share how he’s been able to grow such a large business, and raise a large amount money. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If the house is worth $100k, I get a loan for about $58k” - Mitch Stephen Mitch Stephen Real Estate Background: Self Employed real estate investor for 20+ years Bought and sold over 1500 properties Owns over 1,100 storage doors in 16 locations Listen to his previous episode: JF95: Boat and Mini Storage Unit Investing…and SOOOO Much More! Based in San Antonio, TX Say hi to him at https://reinvestorsummit.com/mitch-stephen/ Best Ever Book: Nothing Down by Robert Allen Best Ever Listeners: We have launched bestevercauses.com We profile 1 nonprofit or cause every month that is near and dear to our heart. To help get the word out, submit a cause, or donate, visit bestevercauses.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason and his team help investors with marketing. This was born out of a need of his own, and realized others had the same need. We’ll hear tips to improve our own marketing, we’ll also hear how a company like his can help optimize your marketing for you. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I quickly built an algorithm, or a spreadsheet at that time” - Jason Roether Jason Roether Real Estate Background: Runs an AI Technology company called Liberty AI His company has been doing marketing in the real estate industry for over 12 years Recently developed an AI software for investors that is patterned after the core technology used by Google and Facebook Based in Spokane, WA Say hi to him at https://libertyai.net/ Best Ever Book: Think bigger How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric saw a problem in the marketplace, created a solution for himself, and is now helping others do the same thing he did. Taking IRA savings and investing in private companies was a complicated process before, now Eric and his team make it easy for their clients. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “That’s what we call a big market opportunity” - Eric Satz Eric Satz Real Estate Background: Founder and CEO of AltoIRA His mission is to make 21st-century investment opportunities available to everyone, not just accredited investors Based in Nashville, TN Say hi to him at https://www.altoira.com/ How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe has three more great pieces of wisdom to share with us from his interviews last week. We also get an update from Theo on his properties, which he is selling, but tune in to find out why. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I assumed, incorrectly that he made $100,000. I need to ask about their carrying costs” How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now that we’ve discussed most of the underwriting process for value add apartment syndication, Theo will cover visiting the property in person. Visiting in person is something you will need to do, regardless of how far away it is. You’re dealing with investors’ money, doing proper due diligence is a requirement. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “One of the first properties I toured, I went with my wife and thought the property did not need much work. The second tour, I brought the property manager, and she pointed things out that I didn’t see” Free Cash Flow Calculator: http://bit.ly/simplecashflowcalculator Free RCA Sample: http://bit.ly/RCAforsyndication How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Theo is picking up where he left off last week with rental comps. You’ll need to have accurate rent comps so that you can set accurate assumptions in your underwriting. Today we’ll learn how to ensure we have good comps, and what to do with them once we have them. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “As you get comfortable with the free model and learn and grow, you can customize it however you want” Free Cash Flow Calculator: http://bit.ly/simplecashflowcalculator Free RCA Sample: http://bit.ly/RCAforsyndication How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex has been working on his platform, BuildingBits, for about three years, they are now live and accepting investments. They are a company that brings institutional type commercial real estate deals to the average person. We’ll learn what led Alex to creating this platform, and also hear about the experience and returns that an investor can expect to receive. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If we feel the price is fair and is supported by a third party appraisal, we’re not going to beat them up on the price in two or three months when it’s time to close” Alexander Aginsky Alexander Aginsky Real Estate Background: Principal Shareholder, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Building Bits Extensive real estate, private equity, and venture capital experience Managed a complex commercial real estate portfolio for global investors, including two hotel developments Based in Portland, OR Say hi to him at https://buildingbits.com/ Best Ever Book: Fountainhead How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frank and Joe are having another case study conversation of a recent deal which they took full cycle. The property had its own unique set of challenges they had to overcome to make this deal work. From unexpected repairs to the outside and foundations, to replacing an entire new fence around the property. They also did a lot of things right with the deal, and we’ll hear about that too. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Now we do our own property condition assessment” - Frank Roessler Frank Roessler Real Estate Background: Founder of Ashcroft Capital Has overseen the acquisition of over $700,000,000 of institutional quality multifamily investments Based in NYC Say hi to him at ashcroftcapital.com Previous case study: JF1645: We Completed A Business Plan & Sold A Deal – Here Are The Details – with Frank and Joe Frank’s Best Ever Advice: JF810: When Mother Nature DESTROYS Your Property, What Do You Do? #SkillsetSunday How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’ll hear a case study from our guest Lennon, about how and why he started as a passive investor, and transitioned into active investing. Lennon actually started out with the intention to be active, but used the passive route to learn the business a little while getting returns on his money. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I wanted to be active but learned the business by being passive” - Lennon Lee Lennon Lee Real Estate Background: Founder of BLD Capital Group Has been involved in the acquisition of over 1,500 units of multifamily real estate with an approximate market value of $150 million Based in Miami, FL Say hi to him at https://www.bldcapitalgroup.com/ How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David is now co-host of the BiggerPockets podcast, and author of a book focused on teaching the BRRRR method. He has a lot of experience as an investor, agent, and educator, now he’s finding new ways to share his knowledge with his book. We’ll cover what you can expect to learn by reading his new book, and cover the BRRRR method a little more in-depth than we ever have. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If more people did that, they just wouldn’t suck at life” - David Greene David Greene Real Estate Background: Real estate agent and investor, co-host of the BiggerPockets podcast & Keller Williams Rookie of the Year Started investing in 2009, has a portfolio of over 30 SFR’s & shares in large apt. communities, mortgage notes, and note funds Based in San Francisco, CA Order his new book here: Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat: The BRRRR Rental Property Investment Strategy Made Simple Listen to his previous episode: JF806: How He Adds $30,000 Equity to a Cheap Home by Doing This One Thing Say hi to him at https://www.davidgreene24.com/ How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve listened to any Follow Along Friday episodes with Joe and Theo lately, you know the format. Joe and Theo will share what they learned last week from interviewing other investors for the podcast and explain how that can relate to us. Today, Theo is sharing his lessons learned from doing all the interviews last week, as Joe had to be out of town. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “He has to understand the yields of certain crops, so working with the farmers when he is underwriting is very important” How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More underwriting talk today with Theo. We all know it’s important for apartment syndication. Even if you know what you’re doing, it never hurts to hear how others underwrite, you might learn something new. Today Theo will comer how to run a good Rental Comp Analysis and what to do with it. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You can assume that if you perform the same level on renovations on the remaining units, you’ll achieve that same $100 rental premium” Free Document: http://bit.ly/RCAforsyndication How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Syndication school is back! We’re just going to jump right back into it today. Theo will pick back up where he left off with underwriting. Specifically, today he’ll be talking about how to determine your asking price. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You’ll know how much money you should pay for the deal, and how much you need to raise” Free Simple Cash Flow Calculator: http://bit.ly/simplecashflowcalculator How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frank has been on before, both to share his Best Ever Advice, and also to discuss another deal that Ashcroft (Joe and Frank's apartment syndication company) took full cycle. We’ll hear why they bought the property at a time most investors were not optimistic about the market the property was in. They tell us about the business plan, and how it actually unfolded. This was only Ashcroft’s second property purchase, so a lot of learning opportunities along the way! Take their lessons learned with this deal, and apply them to your business, without having to suffer through the trials yourself. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “We could have done a better job with our lease audit, unit walks, and really getting to know the extent of the demographic around us” - Frank Frank Roessler Real Estate Background: Founder of Ashcroft Capital Has overseen the acquisition of over $700,000,000 of institutional quality multifamily investments Based in NYC Say hi to him at ashcroftcapital.com Previous case study: JF1645: We Completed A Business Plan & Sold A Deal – Here Are The Details – with Frank and Joe Frank’s Best Ever Advice: JF810: When Mother Nature DESTROYS Your Property, What Do You Do? #SkillsetSunday How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hakeem is a tight end for the New York Giants (as of the recording) and a real estate investor. He shares how he became interested in real estate investing, and we also hear some deal specifics. Hakeem explains how he put together his first sample deal package to show to potential investors, and how he presented it to them to secure verbal commitments. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You can work your way into real estate deals by adding value to others” - Hakeem Valles Hakeem Valles Real Estate Background: Tight end for the New York Giants Has been investing in real estate for 7 years, started by flipping 10 houses in college Based in NYC Say hi to him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/hakeem-valles-242960157/ Best Ever Book: The Go Giver How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brendan has worked with celebrities and personalities, helping build their brand for years. Today, he is sharing some of his best strategies with us. It’s no secret that we’ll need to have a large reach as investors to keep deals and capital flowing through the business. Find out how to organically grow that reach. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Keep swapping out different variables so that you can really control your content” - Brendan Kane Brendan Kane Real Estate Background: Digital strategist for Fortune 500 corporations, global brands, and celebrities. Best known for building a million followers in 100 countries in less than 30 days Based in Beverly Hills, CA Say hi to him at https://onemillionfollowers.com/ How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leads - they can make or break your business. Not so much the leads themselves, but how you follow up with those leads. Dan is an expert in that area, and that is what he does with his business. He now helps investors get leads, and follow up with them, in exchange for a 50/50 split of deals with his trusted partner. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Cold calling is harder, the harder it is to scale, the better it will be and less people will be doing it” - Dan Schwartz Dan Schwartz Real Estate Background: CEO of InvestorFuse, a lead management workspace for real estate investors Has helped hundreds of investors automate part of their business Based in Austin, TX Say hi to him at https://www.investorfuse.com/ Best Ever Book: Rocket Fuel How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Theo are back at it with Follow Along Friday, telling us the best things they learned in the previous week. Joe interviews a group of real estate investors every week for the podcast, today he tells us about the best things he learned from those interviews last week. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Are you really doing all the direct mailing that you could really be doing?” How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Terry helps business owners quit being an employee in their businesses, and start getting to work as actual business owners. He also has experience in real estate investing, everything he shares with us today, relates to real estate investors. As real estate investors, we pretty much run small businesses, often times the owner is doing too much in their business to really work on their business. Terry has some tips to share with us today to start reversing that issue. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “We think in pictures, this is why vision boards are so important” - Terry Ogburn Terry Ogburn Real Estate Background: Owner and Lead Business Coach of Ogburn’s Business Solutions - helps business owners work on their business, not in it Worked with Century 21 for 6 years, turning offices around Specializes in recruiting, training, and managing, took one office from #382 to #56 in closed volume within one year Based in Tampa, FL Say hi to him at https://www.terryogburn.com/ Best Ever Book: Think And Grow Rich How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sabine was out of law school and struggling to find a decent job. Rather than settle for something less, she started her own firm. FRANCO LAW FIRM, P.C. is her firm and they focus on real estate law and business law. Needless to say, Joe and Sabine will be covering a lot of real estate investing law in today’s episode, but we also hear her personal story which we can all learn from. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Start early, a lot of people spend a lot of time learning, but you learn more by doing” - Sabine Franco Sabine Franco Real Estate Background: CEO and Principal Attorney at FRANCO LAW FIRM, P.C. Established in 2012, her practice strategically focuses on Real Estate Law and Business Law Has 5 years experience working in the mortgage and real estate industries Based in NYC Say hi to her at http://www.franco-lawfirm.com/ Best Ever Book: The Four Agreements How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lee has built his own brokerage in Chicago, focusing solely on multifamily apartment buildings. He’s here today to talk about that journey, as well as talk to us about some unique aspects of investing in real estate in Chicago. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Understand your risk tolerances” - Lee Kiser Lee Kiser Real Estate Background: Principal and Managing Broker of Kiser Group Before starting the Kiser group, Lee was the top producing apartment broker in Chicago at his brokerage Has a personal career transaction volume greater than $3 Billion. Based in Chicago, IL Say hi to him at http://kisergroup.com Best Ever Book: The Sharpe Series How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jerome has worked on other peoples’ deals, as well as his own. He and Joe will talk specifics on a 23 unit heavy value add deal that Jerome is still working on. What problems has he ran into, how did he find the deal, and how does he plan on going from no tenants to fully leased? Listen in now to find out. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I’ve watched people buy bad deals just because they wanted to get a deal” - Jerome Myers Jerome Myers Real Estate Background: Serves as an executive coach, real estate investor, and business strategy consultant at The Myers Development Group Asset manager for over 75 units and 75,000 square feet of workforce housing across Virginia and North Carolina Hosts the Dreamcatcher podcast Based in Greensboro, NC Say hi to him at http://d3v3loping.com/ Best Ever Book: Millionaire Success Habits How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe has been building his portfolio by renovating and adding value to his properties, pulling out the equity, and reinvesting into his real estate investing business. We’ve covered that with him previously, today he is going to tell us how to “tenant proof” our investment properties. Not only does Joe tenant proof his properties, he maximizes the ROI while doing so. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “All the flooring is pretty much indestructible, no plastic plumbing or fixtures” - Joe Cornwell Joe Cornwell Real Estate Background: Realtor and investor for three years Owns 16 units through the BRRRR method Based in Cincinnati, OH Listen to his previous episode: JF1330: BRRRR 101: Real Life Example Of Scaling Using This Famous Method Of Investing with Joe Cornwell Say hi to him at jcornwellATrealtyonestop.com How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The title is simple today because the topic is as straightforward as they come. Greg’s strategy when it comes to real estate investing is to never hold any investments. Ever. He has his reasons and even a method to it, hear why he never holds, and what investments he does get into. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “It can make sense to own properties, but what’s the difference between that and a big huge pile of cash?” - Greg Dickerson Greg Dickerson Real Estate Background: Entrepreneur, real estate investor, and developer Over the past 20 years he has bought, developed and sold over $200 million in real estate Started 12 different companies from the ground up Say hi to him at https://gregdickerson.com/ Based in Charlottesville, VA Best Ever Book: Principles by Ray Dalio How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re throwing you a curveball today, neither of our usual hosts are on this episode. We do have two outstanding real estate investors and fellow podcast hosts (bios and podcasts below) with us to share what are the biggest challenges they’ve faced, and what they would tell their younger selves as they were starting this journey. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Done is better than perfect” - Whitney Sewell Ryan Cox Real Estate Background: Founder and principal of Founders Grove Capital Has raised and structured equity for over $300 million in multifamily assets Host of the podcast The Real Estate Innovators Based in Austin, TX Say hi to him at https://www.foundersgrovecapital.com Whitney Sewell Real Estate Background: Began real estate journey in 2009, now syndicates apartment communities, giving 50% of profits to help children get adopted Host of The Real Estate Syndication Show Based in Roanoke, VA Say hi to him at https://lifebridgecapital.com/ How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anna and her team have been on fire in the past six months! We get a lot of insight from her today; not only on the success and lessons learned from the past six months, Anna also shares her story of getting to where she is now over the past decade or so. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If your rent comps are not correct, your whole deal falls apart” - Anna Myers Anna Myers Real Estate Background: Vice President at Grocapitus, a commercial real estate investment company Applies her 20+ years of experience in technology and business to the finding, analyzing and acquiring of Commercial properties in key markets across the U.S. Based in San Francisco, CA Say hi to her at https://multifamilyu.com/ Best Ever Book: Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s show features a guest whose main focus with his career is helping teams and businesses grow. Danny shares his best advice on the topic with us today, you may be surprised to learn that team culture is often the biggest area of concern for Danny as he starts working with teams. How do you build an excellent team? Tune in to find out. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “As a leader, you have to make the people feel like they are your priority” - Danny Coleman Danny Coleman Real Estate Background: Has been working for small teams and businesses since he was 14 years old He has a passion for small businesses and helps owners grow their businesses He was COO of a real estate development firm for four years Based in Columbia, TN Say hi to him at www.DannyColeman.me/podcast Best Ever Book: Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today was a real estate investor first, then fell in love with marketing. Quite the opposite of the typical story we hear on the show, typically our guests fall in love with real estate investing and switch careers to real estate. Joe is still heavily involved in real estate, now he helps investors and/or agents connect with great leads through his marketing company. They go a step further for their clients, rather than being a lead provider, they are an appointment provider. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The ROI that you will receive by investing in the marketing and sales side of your business is exponentially higher than any ROI you will ever get from anything else” - Joe Giglietti Joe Giglietti Real Estate Background: Host of The Billions In Real Estate Show & Founder of Exponential Referrals, a digital marketing agency Working to refer $1 Billion in real estate this year Based in Melbourne, FL Say hi to him at www.exponentialreferrals.com Best Ever Book: The Snowball How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan recently partnered up with some people and bought their first mobile home park. We’ll hear all about how he found the partners, how they structure the agreement, and how they defined the roles. Beyond the partnership, Ryan and Joe will dive into the deal itself so we can hear about an asset class that we don’t typically hear about on this podcast. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “In the mobile home business, you have to bring in the homes” - Ryan Groene Ryan Groene Real Estate Background: Now a full time Mobile Home Park Owner and Operator that has honed his skills over the last 3 years while working full time in Finance Oversees 8 parks spread across 500 spaces Based in Cleveland, OH Say hi to him at ryan.groene55ATgmail.com Best Ever Book: Capital Gains by Chip Gaines How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris is a principal in the National Tax Office of CliftonLarsenAllen, and is here today to tell us about a new deduction that can save real estate investors thousands of dollars in taxes. Also known as the pass-through deduction, Chris will give us the details on the the deduction and we’ll have a better understanding of if we can take advantage of the deduction. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If you don’t have employees you can also look to another factor on the amount of depreciable property that you have in your rental” - Chris Hesse Chris Hesse Real Estate Background: Principal in the National Tax Office of CliftonLarsonAllen Authority on the recently enacted tax reform, the SEC 199A deduction Based in Richland, Washington Say hi to him at www.claconnect.com How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings? Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices