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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

Danny has been on the show before, but has ventured into a new field to share with us today. He decided to start writing a series of kids’ books about the wealth lessons he has learned along his real estate journey. No doubt that teaching children money and wealth lessons early can have a tremendous impact on their future, as it did for Danny at the age of five. So tune in to hear ideas on educating our children, or even check out Danny’s book after the episode! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Make sure if they do get a birthday present or earn a little extra money running a lemonade stand, that they always take care of it and have a special place to keep it” - Danny Randazzo Danny Randazzo Real Estate Background: Preciously a financial consultant, now an investor and owner of Randazzo Capital, they focus on 150+ unit MF properties Owns $130,000,000 of real estate Check out his new children’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Wallet-Wealth-Lessons-Kids/dp/173376660X/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=the+boy+who+lost+his+wallet&qid=1552506731&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull Listen to his previous episodes: JF961: House HACKING Bay Area to a $1MM Commercial Building JF1447: What To Look For When Vetting A Potential Partner #SkillSetSunday with Danny Randazzo Based in Charleston, SC Say hi to him at http://www.investwithdanny.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

Follow Along Friday time! Today, Joe is joined by Ellie Perlman who is also a multifamily syndicator and podcast host. Ellie covers keeping an open mind and tells us a story about a deal she recently closed on, had she stuck to her traditional strategy and not been open minded, she wouldn’t have closed the deal. Joe then answers a listener question about how they can take some capital they have and leave their job, surviving off of real estate investing only. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Don’t quit your job, start doing it on the side and see if you like it” - Ellie Perlman Ellie Perlman Real Estate Background: Founder of Blue Lake Capital Portfolio of $65 million in multifamily properties Host of the podcast That REllie Happened? Say hi to her at https://www.ellieperlman.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

Steve is a long time attorney who specializes in private offerings and securities. A huge insight he drops on this episode, state securities agencies are like profit centers for state governments, and one of the easiest ways for them to make money is go after anyone who didn’t follow security laws. That is an eye opener, and gives you a great idea of what you are up against. You may also be surprised to learn that a lot of investors are actually offering a security, not filing with the SEC, and could get in some trouble because of that. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The consequences of violating securities law are astronomical” - Steve D. Rinaldi Steve D. Rinaldi Real Estate Background: Attorney specializing in private offerings of securities Has handled private offerings of securities for 29 years Based in Bethesda, MD Say hi to him at http://stevenrinaldilaw.com/ or (240) 481-270six Check out his services for syndications & private placement deal sheet http://bit.ly/2UKSRo7 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

Kris has an interesting story we’ll hear on this episode, how and why he turned to real estate after a career in sales. The biggest reason for him was to quit trading his time for money and spend more time with his family. So how did he do it and how can you learn from his story and apply it to your own life? Tune into this episode to hear how he transitioned into real estate, we’ll also hear how the company he works for has become one of the 30 top commercial self storage operators. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “At some point you gotta get in it, you’re gonna make mistakes, but if you don’t jump in, you’ll never move forward” - Kris Benson Kris Benson Real Estate Background: CIO for Reliant Investments, a subsidiary of Reliant Real Estate Management Reliant Real Estate is one of the top 30 commercial self storage operators in the U.S. Based in Saratoga Springs, NY Say hi to him at www.reliantinvestments.com Best Ever Book: The Alchemist 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

Dino was raised by entrepreneurs, but took a little different path at first, going to and graduating from college before entering the corporate world. Once he was there, he wanted more, and to scratch that entrepreneurial itch! He started a few small ventures, before falling in love with real estate, specifically multifamily syndications. Hear how he jumped into the multifamily syndication business, and is teaming with others to grow the business. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You can bring a deal to a team that is already experienced, chances are they’ll do it and add you to the GP side of the deal” - Dino Pierce Dino Pierce Real Estate Background: CEO of Edified Equity and an Active Multifamily Investor In 2018 Edified Equity and partners syndicated 4 apartment communities consisting of 254 doors, across 4 markets, valued at $9.3M Based in Denver, CO Say hi to him at https://www.edifiedequity.com/ Best Ever Book: How to Win Friends and Influence People 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 was like many new real estate investors, had a good job and wanted to get into real estate. He started flipping houses part time, and did that for about 10 years before going full time as a real estate investor. Hear how he was able to leave his job, and how he’s scaling his flipping business in Cincinnati. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Everything I made that was extra over the years, I just kept re-investing” - Ryan Naish Ryan Naish Real Estate Background: Real estate investor since 2006 Flipped 18 properties in Cincinnati since 2006, flipped 5 of them in 2018 Licensed Realtor and has handled 35 purchase and listing transactions Based in Cincinnati, OH Say hi to him at 513.535.6480 Best Ever Book: Am I Being Too Subtle? 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

Steven has written a book and been helping others optimize time for the last five years. He says time is our most valuable resource (we agree) and is here today to tell us how we can make the most of our time by performing at the highest levels with our time. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Time comes from you and you control it” - Steven Griffith Steven Griffith Real Estate Background: Nationally recognized author, speaker, researcher, and performance expert Author of the book- The Time Cleanse and considered one of the leading authorities on the connection between time, productivity, and performance Based in LA, CA Say hi to him at https://www.stevengriffith.com/bestever/ "Get Steven's Master Class on Time Free When You Order The Time Cleanse!" www.stevengriffith.com/master-class 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

Ah, the perpetual vacation, the motivation for a lot of beginning investors and experienced investors to build a large real estate portfolio. One problem: you can have all the properties in the world, but if you’re the only reliable worker, that’s not much more than a very time consuming JOB. How do we change this or scale a business with our time in mind from the beginning so that we can reach our goals of having free time to do as we wish? Sarah Noked is here to answer that for us today. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “There is such a wealth of talent in the online space, it’s amazing how entrepreneurs are leveraging that in their businesses” - Sarah Noked Sarah Noked Real Estate Background: A Certified Online Business Manager, putting systems in place for businesses to scale One of just 3 worldwide Certified OBM® (Online Business Manager) Trainers Based in: Haifa Area, Israel Say hi to her at https://www.sarahnoked.com/bestever/ 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

Another edition of Follow Along Friday! Joe is joined by Lennon Lee who is a podcast host himself and real estate investor. We’ll hear about their most recent lessons learned in the business, how they improved their business because of that lesson, and how you can do the same. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You’re gonna have to do some things that you don’t enjoy doing” - Lennon Lee 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

Okay so the secret is not so much a secret, when the economy changes, and changes his business, Jack and his team will reinvent themselves and business. They continue to thrive regardless of what is happening outside of the business because of this. Hear how to change on the fly for continued growth and success at any level. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The only thing in life you can be sure of is change, so you might as well embrace it” - Jack Miller Jack Miller Real Estate Background: President and Founder of Gelt Financial Corporation Since founding Gelt, has made over 10,000 loans in excess of 1 Billion Dollars. Based in Boca Raton, FL Say hi to him at https://geltfinancial.com/ Best Ever Book: Behind the Golden Arches Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Loe was making good money running a car dealership, but was not fulfilled. He wanted to get into property management, but no one would hire someone who was taking a huge pay cut! He finally got a job as an assistant property manager and started learning the business. Eventually he learned about residential assisted living and started building that business, which is still his main focus. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I think it’s great to have a third party take care of stuff for you, but at the same time you have to know enough to know if someone is a good property manager or not” - Loe Hornbuckle Loe Hornbuckle Real Estate Background: CEO and founder of Sage Oak Assisted Living and Memory Care Sage Oak is “the boutique assisted living company” with 5 locations in Dallas and a total of 40 beds. Has two developments in TX and Louisiana, totaling 300 beds and estimated value of $45M Based in Dallas, TX Say hi to him at https://thesageoak.com/ Best Ever Book: The One Thing Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At some point, most of us start thinking about retirement. John was ahead of the curve for most people and at a younger age started projecting out his income and savings. He realized retirement was not looking great, tried to figure out the stock market, then fell in love with real estate investing. Now he’s got a large portfolio and currently working on a 41 unit deal. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “It’s all about partnerships” - John Fortes on his real estate investing success John Fortes Real Estate Background: One of the founding partners of Community First Investment Group has 62 units under management and is currently syndicating another 41 units Based in Boston, MA Say hi to him at https://www.cfigwealth.com/ Best Ever Book: The Third Door Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nico’s investing strategy is a little bit different than most strategies we usually talk about. He also lives a different lifestyle than probably most of us listening to this episode. Nico is a nudist who built a colony of nudists on vacant land that he bought. Hear how he did it, what kind of returns he got, and how he plans on doing it again in a new place soon. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “When investing into a community, you’re investing into the people as well” - Nico Blue Nico Blue's Real Estate Background: Principal and Managing Broker of Blue Investing Before starting the Blue Investing, Nico was a top producing apartment broker in Southern California at his brokerage Has a personal career transaction volume greater than $2 Billion. Based in Boulder Creek, CA Say hi to him at: http://www.mattazark.com/ Best Ever Book: The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gerri has been involved in consumer credit education for many years, even writing a book on it. Gerri was hearing from real estate investors that people were getting scammed trying to get credit for their real estate business. She’s here today to explain how we can get credit for our businesses and how to spot a scam. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I’m not aware of any major credit card issuer that issues a business credit card without a personal guarantee behind it” - Gerri Detweiler Gerri Detweiler Real Estate Background: Education director for Nav.com, the first site to give business owners free person and business credit scores 20 years of experience in the credit industry Based in Sarasota, FL Say hi to her at https://www.nav.com/freeaccount Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathan had a problem, he needed to hire team members and saw the need for others too. So he created a company to help provide good remote team members for businesses and people that need help. Hear his best tips as it pertains to hiring a new person. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Focus on whether or not they are the perfect fit for you” - Nathan Hirsch Nathan Hirsch Real Estate Background: Co-founder and CEO of FreeeUp.com, a marketplace that connects businesses with pre-vetted freelancers in eCommerce, digital marketing, and much more Has sold over $30 million online Based in Orlando, FL Say hi to him at https://freeeup.com/ Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A little bit of a change up for today’s Follow Along Friday, we’re having a guest on the show with Joe. John has been on the show in the past (episode 487) and is sharing some of the best things he learned in his business last week. Of course Joe will be sharing his best lessons learned last week too. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I struggled in the beginning with saying “I’m not good at that” and would try to everything on my own” Listen to John’s Best Ever Advice: JF478: From Live-In Duplex to 13 Rentals ($1.5 MM)—In Three Years! John Casmon Real Estate Background: Real estate entrepreneur, controls over 700 units as a GP Host of the weekly real estate podcast Target Market Insights Based in Chicago, IL Say hi to him at https://www.casmoncapital.com/ Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan and his team were focused on wholesaling and then flipping, and then got into buy and hold investments. He’s built a good sized real estate business and is here today to tell us how he’s been able to have great success. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “One of our acquisition guys gets 10-12% of the commission on something we sell” - Ryan Dossey Ryan Dossey Real Estate Background: Buy & hold investor with assets in Indianapolis, Louisville, and Saint Louis. Also the founder of Call Porter and Ballpoint Marketing Closed on 73 units last year using the BRRRR method Based in Indianapolis, IN Say hi to him at: Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ryan.i.dossey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryancdossey/ Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/c/RyanDossey Best Ever Book: Extreme Ownership Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We get to hear from a commercial broker today who is top 10 in both leasing and investment sales in San Antonio. Bethany founded and is the co-owner of a full service commercial firm. We’ll also hear from her on the importance of finding a good mentor to help your business. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Integrity first and foremost, after that persistence” - Bethany Babcock on what separates a good broker from a great broker. Bethany Babcock Real Estate Background: Founder and Co-Owner of Foresite Commercial Real Estate, a full service real estate firm in San Antonio Named one of the top 10 Brokers in San Antonio in the categories of both leasing and investment sales Based in San Antonio, TX Say hi to her at https://foresitecre.com/ Best Ever Book: Secrets of Closing The Deal by Zig Ziglar Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are alot of note investors, both performing and non-performing. DeAnn is here to tell us more information on the strategy. We’ll hear what to look for both good and bad, and also how to know what the worst case scenario is. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Don’t fall in love with your deal, every time I see someone do this, they make a mistake” - DeAnn O’Donovan DeAnn O’Donovan Real Estate Background: President & CEO of AHP Servicing Has over 25 years of experience in real estate, financial services, asset management, mortgage lending, and residential loan servicing Based in Chicago, IL Say hi to her at https://ahpservicing.com/ or ceoATahpservicing.com Best Ever Book: The Alchemist Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve have talked, and will continue to talk extensively about the syndication process with real estate. For the most part, everything we talk about pertains specifically to multifamily syndication. We’re talking syndications again today, but this time it’s in reference to farm land. Chris and his company help farmers get farm land by helping them raise money via a syndication structure. Chris tell us about the different hurdles he and his company have to overcome to make these deals happen, with a great explanation of “cow math”. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You’ve seen one multifamily deal, you’ve seen them all, you see one agriculture deal, you’ve seen one agriculture deal” - Chris Rawley Chris Rawley Real Estate Background: Founder of Harvest Returns – an agriculture investment platform Invested in residential, commercial, and agricultural real estate for 20+ years 26 years active & reserve Navy service, traveled to more than 50 countries Based in Fort Worth, Texas Say hi to him at https://harvestreturns.com Best Ever Book: The Lean Startup Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a previous guest, Rock already shared his Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever. Today he’s back for a Skill Set Sunday episode because he wants to help more people. We’ll hear Rock discuss how people can get started in real estate investing. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You could make $1000 passive-ish income” - Rock Thomas Arvin (Rock) Thomas Real Estate Background: Owns over 6 real estate franchises with over 270 realtors selling over $1 billion annually Certified NLP Practitioner Has increased sales and revenue every year for 17 years years in a row Listen to his previous episodes: JF314: How to Find a Millionaire Mentor to Guide Your Career JF676: Mind Tricks to Overcome ANY Unfavorable Situation and How to Think #situationsaturday Based in Montreal, Canada Say hi to him at https://rockthomas.com/ Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have two guests with us today to discuss real estate taxes. Stessa is our sponsor and also our guest today, along with Thomas Castelli, an investor, CPA, and tax strategist. So hit play to hear the easiest way to handle your taxes and hear about the new laws. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Since the introduction of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act in 2017 many real estate investors have wondered how these new rules and incentives will affect their taxes this year. Things were so confusing in fact that the IRS recently released clarification on the 20% pass-through deduction, and specifically singled-out real estate investments as needing more clarity. Devin Redmond, Head of Customer Success at Stessa and Thomas Castelli, CPA & Tax Strategist at the Real Estate CPA teamed up to help provide clarification on taxes for real estate investors by creating a series of resources that investors can reference. Best Ever Tweet: “You really want to be taking a proactive approach throughout the year” Devin Redmond & Thomas Castelli Real Estate Backgrounds: Devin Redmond: Head of customer success with Stessa Former commercial real estate pro and investor Say hi to him at https://www.stessa.com/ Based in San Francisco, CA Thomas Castelli: CPA & Tax Strategist at The Real Estate CPA Real estate investor, invested passively before being active in an 82 unit apartment community Say hi to him at www.therealestatecpa.com Based in NYC Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom and his company specialize in hospitality and restaurant brokerage. That’s where Tom built a career for many years before the long hours and his family made him want to make a change. With 30 years of restaurant and night club experience, Tom is the perfect partner for investors who are looking for restaurant deals. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You buy quality real estate and you’ll make a lot of money if you hold on” - Tom Prakas Tom Prakas Real Estate Background: Tom has 30 years experience in the restaurant, nightclub and sports bar industry Has owned 27+ popular establishments throughout Ohio, Georgia and South Florida He and his team have sold or leased over 400+ restaurants and commercial properties Based in West Palm Beach, FL Say hi to him at https://www.prakascompany.com/ Best Ever Book: Art of the Deal Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s syndication school is continued over from yesterday’s episode. Theo will cover the rest of the assumptions you will be setting. So dive in and hit play to learn more about how to do an apartment syndication deal. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Landscaping is one of the first things that people see when they come to your property so you want to make sure it is nice and clean” Free Simple Cash Flow Calculator: http://bit.ly/simplecashflowcalculator Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to start learning about setting assumptions. You’ll be setting a few assumptions when underwriting value add apartment syndication deals. Theo will be discussing those assumptions, and how to accurately set them in today’s Syndication School. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If you’re doing a deal that’s smaller than 250 or 200 units, you can use the 1.75% number” Free Simple Cash Flow Calculator: http://bit.ly/simplecashflowcalculator Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most popular ways to get started in real estate is through house hacking. This is how Chad got his start as well, only he did it a little different. Usually, someone will purchase a multifamily property and live in one of the units while renting out the other unit or units. Chad needed someone to help pay the mortgage so his friend moved in and his rent paid almost the whole mortgage. That got chad started and he quickly set out to get more property. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I had the company as an insurance blanket and it bailed me out a couple of times” - Chad Hudson Chad J Hudson Real Estate Background: Started investing in 2000 when he was burnt out on baseball Founded Savoy Companies and grew to over 30 units Based in Rockwall, TX Say hi to him at https://www.savoycompanies.com/ Best Ever Book: The One Thing by Gary Keller Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daniel and his parents immigrated to the United States in 1999, they faced tough times growing up as the family struggled financially. Daniel bought his first deal specifically for his parents and their retirement at the age of 22. Now he’s scaled his business to owning 75 units and is also fixing and flipping multiple properties at the same time. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “When I first got into real estate, I only wanted to learn, I wasn’t even hungry for a deal” - Daniel Kwak Daniel Kwak Real Estate Background: Started investing at 20 years old Owns over 75 units and currently doing 6 fix and flips Based in Aurora, IL Say hi to him at https://thekwakbrothers.com/ Best Ever Book: Pitch Anything Sponsored by Stessa - Maximize tax deductions on your rental properties. Get your free tax guide from Stessa, the essential tool for rental property owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices