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Justin went from losing $20,000 on his first deal to being a successful, money making investor and podcast host. He turned the page from the first deal by building a great team and getting better at due diligence. Hear what his strategy is now and how he was able to stay positive and move on from his first deal being a loss. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “We’re not afraid to structure longer term debt” - Justin Grimes Justin Grimes Real Estate Background: Real estate investing turned into his passion in 2016 Lost $20k on first deal Active rehabber, mortgage note creator, and passive commercial RE investor Based in Houston, TX Say hi to him at https://www.thecashflowhustle.com/ Best Ever Book: Compound Effect by Darren Hardy Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave and his company have a free software they offer for landlords to help manage their properties and tenants. They really have what sounds like a great software and program for struggling landlords, or even just a landlord that could use a little extra help as they are growing. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Creating content online is the best way to attract landlords” - Dave Spooner Dave Spooner Real Estate Background: Co-founder of Innago Provides simple, effective, and intuitive tenant management software for small to mid-sized landlords Based in Cincinnati, OH Say hi to him at https://innago.com/ Best Ever Book: What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As investors and entrepreneurs, we must be able to adapt and overcome various situations that come up. Being comfortable with being uncomfortable is kind of a necessity. Today, David has some tips and strategies to overcome problems, regardless of the business and reasons. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If I had to go back to the corporate world, I would, but I would do everything possible not to do that” - David Begin David Begin Real Estate Background: David is the Managing Partner of Wild Blue Car Wash has 3 exterior express car washes in Colorado has also applied his extensive sales and marketing experience to deliver sales training throughout the world Say hi to him at wildbluecarwash.com (www.thehowofcarwashing.com) Based in Colorado Springs, CO Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom is back on the show to tell us about the new tax law and how we, as real estate investors, can use it to our advantage and benefit. Without a doubt everyone will find something to learn in this episode, Tom is a tax expert who travels with Robert Kiyosaki to teach people about this, and we get it free today! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You should be doing cost segregation anyway” - Tom Wheelwright Tom Wheelwright Background: CPA and CEO of WealthAbility Best Selling Author of Tax-Free Wealth and a Rich Dad Advisor Specializes in helping entrepreneurs and investors build wealth through practical and strategic ways that permanently reduce taxes Listen to his first episode: JF387: Rich Dad Advisor, Tom Wheelwright, Says Your IRA Plan is WRONG and How to be Tax Free Till You Die Say hi to him at https://wealthability.com/ Based in Tempe, AZ Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Continuing a conversation they started about a month ago, Joe and Theo are giving away more of their top tips for underwriting value-add apartment communities. We also have a new segment of the podcast announced towards the end of this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If you’re gonna sell a property after 5 years, you have to also include the profits from sale in your returns” - Theo Hicks Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pete and his team do a little bit of everything. The leaders of his business are himself and his sons, and they have a great system in place. One son is the deal finder, the other is the property manager, and Pete over-sees as well as being the head of marketing, networking and growing the business. Tune in to hear how she pays $0 on capital gains! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Start locally if you’re trying to be a new wholesaler” - Pete Barrow Pete Barrow Real Estate Background: An owner of Parrot Homebuyers Buys houses anywhere in the Indianapolis metropolitan area Takes pride in closing deals extremely fast Based in Indianapolis, IN Say hi to him at https://parrothomebuyers.com/ and 317.202.1211 Best Ever Book: Titan (Biography of Rockefeller) Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay has been investing for the last 10 years, starting with single family homes in Philadelphia. Now she lives in Puerto Rico and buys mortgages as well as commercial buildings. She moved outside the states for good reasons, which include some ways that she is saving money on taxes. Tune in to hear how she pays $0 on capital gains! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Some people get held up on the details of investing” - Lindsay Gordon Lindsay Gordon Real Estate Background: Has been a real estate investor for the last 10 years Focuses on rentals in Philadelphia, nonperforming second mortgages nationwide, commercial properties in Puerto Rico, and private lending throughout the US. Recently started a travel investment vlog https://www.youtube.com/lindsayegordon Based in Puerto Rico Say hi to her at https://www.youtube.com/lindsayegordon Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy used to be in the house flipping business, (150-250 homes per year!) but changed course into buying and holding multifamily deals. Not only does he buy smaller multifamily properties, he’s also syndicates larger properties. Taking it even a step further, his company wholesales around 30-40 deals per year. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If you can DM 30-40 real estate investors a day, it would behoove you to do that” - Andy Dane Carter Andy Dane Carter Real Estate Background: Real estate investor and entrepreneur Has had over $500 million go through his company from real estate deals in a short period Based in Long Beach, CA Say hi to him at https://andydanecarter.com/ Best Ever Book: Healing Mushrooms Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay is a very experienced investor, and he also is a real estate blogger. Over the last 12 months Jay has stepped his game up a bit and added 42 units total to his portfolio. That sounds like something any investor would like to do, so hearing how Jay has done it can certainly help. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Know your market” - Jay Helms Jay Helms Real Estate Background: Started investing in 2006 with single and multi family homes Has added 46 units to his portfolio in the last 12 months Based in Pensacola, FL Say hi to him at https://helmsrei.com/ Best Ever Book: Go Giver by Bob Burg Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a repeat guest and an experienced investor, Charlie knows a thing or two about real estate. Today’s subject is all about open houses and how to get a lot of people to show up to your open houses. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Get multiple offers on your listings” - Charlie Kao Charlie Kao Real Estate Background: Owner of iBuyHousesMichigan Core business is flipping, but also does some STR Active member of BestEverShowCommunity.com Listen to his previous episodes: JF888: LOSING $60k, Graveyard Flip and Converting an SFR into a DUPLEX! JF907: How to Transform an SFR into a Duplex #SituationSaturday Say hi to him at http://ibuyhousesmichigan.com/ Based in Grand Rapids, MI Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chad has been on the show in the past, and he’s back to tell us a few ways that people can retire early through real estate, which is also the subject of his new book, Retire Early With Real Estate. If you want to know how to build wealth with real estate, and then be able to live off of what you have built, grab pencil and paper and hit play! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If we find a really good deal that we know we can add some value to and increase our cash flow, we’ll do that” - Chad Carson Chad Carson Real Estate Background: Began real estate investing in 2003 at the age of 23 Author of a new book coming out August 23rd: Retire Early With Real Estate - How Smart Investing Can Help You Escape the 9-to-5 Grind and Do What Matters More Say hi to him at https://www.coachcarson.com/ Listen to his previous episode here: https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf457-how-to-stay-local-and-dominate/ Get a copy of his new book at http://biggerpockets.com/retirementbook Based in Greenville, SC Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Theo are back for the final installment of our four part series about the recently released, Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book. This part is all about securing the funds and executing on your business plan. Hear how they execute their business plans for their investments. I’m positive they will mention at least one strategy you have not heard before. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Mentioned In This Episode: Apartmentsyndicationbook.com Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark bought his very first investment in LA while he was working on season 1 of Family Guy. He was hooked after the first deal and knew that he wanted to do it for the rest of his life. Now mark has about 140 units, all multifamily, all in Los Angeles. Hear how he has been able to scale up in a tough market. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “It feels to me there are 120 pockets of LA” - Mark Hentemann Mark Hentemann Real Estate Background: Writer/Producer/Actor in TV & Film - He was part of the team that launched family guy Real Estate Investor for 17 years focused on multifamily Focus on value-add, the niches, and dislocations caused by rent control in a diverse, sometimes challenging metro Based in LA Say hi to him at markhentemannATme.com Best Ever Book: Sapiens by Yuval Harari Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim bought his first investment property with his credit card, rehabbed it, sold it for about $14,000 profit! He was only 23 years old at this time, he kept on going and is now buying a lot of different properties and has a large portfolio that earns a great monthly income. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You can do anything if you’re resourceful enough” - Tim Bratz Tim Bratz Real Estate Background: He buys, develops, and holds apartment buildings, vacation rentals, and other commercial real estate Bought an investment property with his credit card at age 23 9 years later, portfolio has a value of over $90M Based in Cleveland, OH Say hi to him at https://cleturnkey.com/ Best Ever Book: 12 pillars Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy was serving in the Air Force when he tore his achilles in pilot training. He was laid up, reading real estate investing books. When he was able, he took action and started flipping homes with unique problems. Now he also owns 40 units. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If you learn any niche well, people will bring those deals to you” - Jeremy Porto Jeremy Porto Real Estate Background: Became interested in real estate while recovering from injury in USAF pilot training Flipped 15 properties in 3 different markets including meth and Chinese drywall homes Owns 40 doors in 3 states including recent 13-unit apt acquisition, transitioning into larger apartment syndications Based in Colorado Springs, CO Say hi to him at www.facebook.com/jeremyportorealestate Best Ever Book: Emerging Real Estate Markets by Dave Lindah Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil has extensive lending knowledge and experience, thankfully he’s here to share some of that knowledge with us today. He spends most of his time opening branches and coaching originators. Needless to say, he knows a lot about what originators are looking for when they are qualifying you. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Self employed borrowers can have great income, but it’s not necessarily verifiable on their tax return” - Phil Treadwell Phil Treadwell Real Estate Background: 15 year mortgage industry veteran, regional VP for Highlands Residential Mortgage Has been the top producing originator in a multi-state region Host of the Mortgage Marketing Expert Podcast Based in Bentonville, AR Say hi to him at https://philtreadwell.com/ Best Ever Book: Principles by Ray Dalio Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark has been on the show before and he always delivers great value to his audience. Known as The Land Geek, he specializes in raw land investing. For this interview, Joe and Mark are focusing on uncovering how Mark uses raw land investing to not only buy land at a discount and sell for a profit, but also use raw land to create passive income. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “It’s a one time sale, but then we get recurring income every single month” - MArk Podolsky Mark Podolsky Real Estate Background: Owner of Frontier Properties, a land investing company Has been buying and selling land full time since 2001 Author of new book, Dirt Rich which discusses step by step how he creates passive income in raw land investing and how you can too Say hi to him at https://www.thelandgeek.com/dirtrich Listen to his Previous Best Ever Advice at https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf915-how-to-buy-raw-land-at-20-to-30-on-the-dollar-skillsetsunday/ Based in Scottsdale, AZ Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julie has self published her own books, as well as helped a lot of other people publish theirs. When she published her book More Than Cash Flow, it went to #1 overall on Amazon. Today she’s here to tell us how we can use books to build our brand for us. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The key to that was that I had been building relationships for years” - Julie Broad Julie Broad Real Estate Background: Julie Broad is an Amazon Overall #1 Best Selling and award winning author, More Than Cash Flow As an entrepreneur and successful real estate investor she was also awarded the Top 20 under 40 Award Her latest venture, Book Launchers, helps entrepreneurs and professionals build their business with a brand boosting book Listen to her previous Best Ever Advice: JF1084: From Living in her Parents House, to Complete Lifestyle Freedom Through REI with Julie Broad Say hi to her at https://booklaunchers.com/ Based in Los Angeles, CA Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After hearing about parts one and two of the Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book, today we’ll learn some more about part three: finding and underwriting deals. To hear what to do in competitive offer situations and more great tips from Joe and Theo, tune in today! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “It doesn’t mean that just because you offer the highest price, you’re going to get the deal” - Theo Hicks Mentioned in this episode: Apartmentsyndicationbook.com JF1394: Increase Your Bottom Line By Creating Relationships Among Your Tenants with Pete Kelly 27 Ways to Add Value to Apartment Communities Best Ever Show Community Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan was sleeping in a closet when he made his first deal in 2015. Now, 3.5 years later, he has completed almost 100 deals and is thriving! We’ll hear about the strategy he specializes in, which he calls “skinny deals”. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If I notice the default is greater than 10% of the ARV, I pass on it” - Ryan Nickel Ryan Nickel Real Estate Background: Been investing full time for 3.5 years and just under the 100 deal mark Specializes in creative real estate deal structures Has a niche he calls “Skinny Deals” Based in Sacramento, California Say hi to him at [email protected] Best Ever Book: The Liberty Of Our Language Revealed Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whitney is an investor with a wealth of knowledge and experience with multiple strategies and asset classes. She invests passively in multifamily syndications and self storage, actively invests in her own multifamily and does BRRRR deals! Joe and Whitney dive into different deals she’s either been a part of or was the lead on. There are a lot of valuable tips to pick up on in this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Find out where the numbers do make sense and make your offer based on that” - Whitney Elkins-Hutten Whitney Elkins-Hutten Real Estate Background: Public health research turned operations and systems manager Started real estate investing in 2001 with $0 of her own Now controls 345+ residential units and 1,437 self-storage units across 7 states utilizing BRRR, creative financing, and syndication strategies Based in Boulder, CO Say hi to her at: whitney.elkinsATgmail.com Best Ever Book: Long Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris was flipping houses and owned some rentals. He realized that he wanted to be more hands off and also loved helping others get involved in real estate. Now, he lends privately as well as helps people with self directed retirement plans. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “It really helps to know exactly what it is you want to do” - Chris Tanner Chris Tanner Real Estate Background: Business Development Manager at New Direction IRA Specializes in helping people use self-directed retirement funds for real estate investments Author of “Beat the Traditional Retirement System” Based in Denver, CO Say hi to him at https://newdirectionira.com/home or ctannerATndira.com Best Ever Book: Invest in Debt Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashutosh has his background in artificial intelligence, so creating a smart home startup was almost a given when he was looking into real estate. Not only can landlords have more control and know ore about what is going on in their properties, but it can also increase the rent price. Not to mention the tenants will enjoy having those advantages in their homes. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Investors can save more money and make more money when they have a smart home” - Ashutosh Saxena Ashutosh Saxena Real Estate Background: Co-Founder and CEO of a high-tech startup Caspar.ai Caspar is the leading AI integrated smart home setup Based in San Francisco, CA Say hi to him at http://caspar.ai/ Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin is here to tell us about how top agents use social media to generate their business. We’ll hear a lot of different tips for what to do and what not to do on social media. You might want to have pen and paper ready. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Videos receive twice as much engagement as articles” - Justin Nassiri Justin Nassiri Background: Chief Revenue Officer at Shotzr, which is like Uber for photographers Founder of StoryBox, a social media marketing technology company that works with over 35 Fortune 500 companies Host of Beyond the Uniform, the #1 iTunes rated podcast for military veterans' career transition Say hi to him at shotzr.com Based in Denver, CO Check out their research of how Top Realtors Use Facebook: https://www.shotzr.com/ebooks-top-realtors-use-facebook/ Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oren has been on the show in the past to tell us about how to “Pitch Anything” which is also the title of his first book which Joe highly recommends. He has a new book coming out soon that dives deeper into the same subject. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “How are things changing, who does it benefit, who does it not benefit?” - Oren Klaff Oren Klaff Real Estate Background: Has supervised the placement of over $500 million of investor capital from high net-worth individuals and financial institutions #1 best-selling business author of the McGraw Hill publication Pitch Anything and has a new book The User's Guide to Power Teaches aspects of power and influence that are neither covered by industry leading psychologists, nor top sales executives Say hi to him at http://pitchanything.com/ Previous conversation with Oren: https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf425-pitch-anything-to-anyone-with-oren-klaff-skillsetsunday/ Based in California Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Follow Along Friday is back and we’re talkin’ the latest book release again. Joe and Theo are going to tell us about part 2 of the Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book, which is all about raising money. Get an insight to the value this book will bring you by listening in on this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Follow up with your broker, either a phone call or email” - Theo Hicks Mentioned in this episode: Apartmentsyndicationbook.com JF1353: How To Win Over An Apartment Broker (From An Apartment Broker) with Thomas T Furlow The Three Immutable Laws of Real Estate Investing Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave has co-founded a property management company and has managed over 10,000 homes. His company is not a typical property management company, they strive to be better in all areas than other companies. They are even working on the technology side that is severely lacking in the property management space. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Our mission is to democratize wall street level performance for main street investors” - Dave Diaz Dave Diaz Real Estate Background: Co-Founder, Head of Operations for Great Jones - a property management startup Expert in property management: bought, renovated, leased, and managed over 10,000 homes Based in Fort Myers, FL Say hi to him at https://www.greatjones.co/ Best Ever Book: Blue Ocean Strategy Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bo got his start in real estate with the famous “house hack” method. He rented the extra bedrooms of his single family home. After that, he started acquiring income properties and now owns 6 rentals, all acquired in the first 6 months of his investing career. To hear how he’s been able to hit the ground running, tune in to this episode! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I’ve been getting different brokers to give me market analysis” - Bo Kim Bo Kim Real Estate Background: Started investing by renting his three bedroom house Connected with local investors who invest out of state Now has 6 rentals in 6 months of investing Based In LA, CA Say hi to him at boATbiggercashflow.com and www.biggercashflow.com Best Ever Book: Millionaire Real Estate Investor Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carole is editor-in-chief at Think Realty Magazine, and has a ton of interviewing experience. Since she’s interviewed some big investors and entrepreneurs, Joe spent some time asking her about those interviews. He asks Carole what she’s learned from the interviews, how she prepares, questions she asks, and how she was able to get ahold of these people in the beginning. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Don’t get into a box” - Carole Ellis Carole Ellis Real Estate Background: Editor-in-Chief of Think Realty Magazine Co-founder of Self-Directed Investor Society Has been investing, writing, reporting, and educating in the real estate space since 2006 Based in Atlanta, GA Say hi to her at https://thinkrealty.com/ or [email protected] Best Ever Book: Principles of Real Estate Syndication Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff has overseen over $1.5 Billion in loan originations. Around the time of the great recession, he founded Specialty Lending Group. With this company he has lended over $150 million to real estate investors in the Washington D.C. area. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I may look at a transaction and consider it very low risk. A banker may consider it very high risk” - Jeff Levin Jeff Levin Real Estate Background: Real estate investor, author, and President/Founder of Specialty Lending Group Lends private money in the Washington D.C. Metro region Has a book coming out this fall titled The Insiders Guide to Private Lending Based in Washington D.C. Say hi to him at www.jeffnlevin.com Best Ever Book: Daring Greatly Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Chris are teaming together to make real estate investing easier for everyone. Using Blockchain technology, they have digitized a lot of the intermediary pieces and even automated a lot of it. You’ll just have to listen in to understand what I mean. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “There’s long traumatic benefits of being the people who do it this way from the beginning” - Joe Snyder Joe Snyder Real Estate Background: Serial entrepreneur Successfully initiated, built, scaled, acquired, merged, and exited multiple companies over the last 15 years Built his initial wealth investing in real estate Based in Phoenix, Arizona Say hi to him at https://www.lannisterholdings.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael is another expert syndicator and author of a new book, Financial Freedom with Real Estate Investing. Today he’s here to tell us how people can do exactly what the book title says, be financially free through real estate investing. Great advice in this show, get ready to take notes! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If I have verbal commitments from 5 investors, now I have confidence to put offers in” - Michael Blank Michael Blank Real Estate Background: Full time entrepreneur and investor who controls over $65 million in multifamily assets Host of the popular real estate podcast Apartment Building Investing with Michael Blank Releasing new book soon called Financial Freedom with Real Estate Investing Listen to his previous episode: JF 02: Real Estate Syndication and One Lawsuit Happy Tenant Based in Washington D.C. Say hi to him at http://www.themichaelblank.com/ Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Follow Along Friday is based on the new book Joe and Theo wrote, Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book. The book is broken down into four parts, today they discuss part one, the experience. Hear what you can do to gain experience or find someone who has the experience to partner with for your first apartment syndication. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Most new syndicators make the mistake of saying “I want to earn $X passive income monthly” this isn’t a passive business” Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you own income property, especially larger buildings with a lot of units, you likely have some room for improvement with your utilities. John is here today to discuss this with us, as he specializes in helping his clients save the most amount of money possible. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Sub-metering is basically RUBS on steroids” - John Tanner John Tanner Real Estate Background: Director of Sales Marketing for My Utility Cabinet Specializes in utilities and invoice management for commercial property owner/operators Based in Cincinnati, OH Say hi to him at https://myutilitycabinet.com/ Best Ever Book: Steve Jobs book Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shiloh is a therapist and real estate investor. When he needed a new office space, rather than lease, he found an office building to buy and put tenants in. He also has a lot of lease option properties as an investor. Shiloh breaks down exactly how he structures his lease options and tells us how he’s grown his investing business to where it is today. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If you don’t have much money to start, what I would suggest is go and take control of your finances” - Shiloh Lundahl Shiloh Lundahl Real Estate Background: Child and family therapist and real estate investor Started investing in 2010 with one SFR Now focuses on lease options and owns over 50 units Based in Gilbert, AZ Say hi to him at www.blueequities.com Best Ever Book: Richest Man in Babylon Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com 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

If you’re in the senior living space, you know that not every resident has the same needs. Doug and his company are experts in fine tuning systems and processes of senior living facilities. Doug also raises money and does his own investing, there are a lot of great tips in this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “It’s clearly a more complex business to run” - Doug Fullaway Doug Fullaway Real Estate Background: President of FourteenPlus Specializes in investing in and growing the senior living market He has been in the space since 2002 Author of Investing In Senior Living Based in Portland, OR Say hi to him at https://fourteenplus.com/ Best Ever Book: Management by Peter Drucker The market study company Doug mentions: Investment Revenue Realty Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com 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

Justin has been an investor for 4 years, but only recently went away from flipping homes. He decided he wanted to move into large apartment communities, and did it! If you want to do the same thing, hear what he did to complete his first syndication, so that you can do the same! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Everyday there’s a challenge” - Justin Fraser Justin Fraser Real Estate Background: Real estate investor since 2014 In May of 2018 he closed his first apartment syndication, raising over $600k for the deal Based in Milltown, NJ Say hi to him at https://www.88realestatecapital.com/ Best Ever Book: The Due Diligence Handbook Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com 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

Today we get to hear personal, real life stories from Danny’s own experiences with finding partners. As everyone knows, real estate success is definitely a team effort, and who you choose to partner with or team with can have a tremendous impact on your investing business. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “As well as you know that person, their mindset may change when their money is actually in the deal” - Danny Randazzo Danny Randazzo Real Estate Background: Controls $6.5M of commercial, multifamily, and single family investment properties Multiple focuses like commercial offices, multifamily apartments, airbnb’s, short sales, and foreclosures Uses creative strategies like joint ventures, syndications, and partnerships to close deals Based in Charleston, SC Say hi to him at https://www.randazzocapital.com Listen to his Best Ever Advice here: https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf961-house-hacking-bay-area-to-a-1mm-commercial-building/ Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com 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

David has been a market expert for years, nailing a ton of different key topics including precious metals and cryptocurrency. Today David is telling us about different ways to earn more passive income. We’ll hear some ideas that you’ve heard before, and more ideas that you probably have not. When you have a chance to learn from an expert like David, you listen up! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Other people will, and they’re willing to pay a premium” - David Moadel David Moadel Background: Part of PortfolioWealthGlobal.com Special Opportunity Research Team He has nailed a number of key topics in the precious metals, cryptocurrency and USD bear market arenas Has his own popular YouTube Channel called, Looking at the Markets with David Moadel Has the financial know-how and a passion for teaching that has boosted the bottom line of countless clients Say hi to him at: Home page with the newsletter: https://www.portfoliowealthglobal.com/ http://www.portfoliowealthglobal.com/mypicks/ https://www.portfoliowealthglobal.com/dividend/ https://www.portfoliowealthglobal.com/live/ Based in West Palm Beach, FL Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com 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

Joe and Theo are breaking down their best 10 tips for underwriting, starting with 5 in this episode, and followed by the other 5 in a couple weeks. I don’t think I need to explain how important underwriting is to multifamily deals, or any deal for that matter! So listen in as we hear from two of the best on what they do when they approach underwriting. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You don’t want to just look at the OM, take those numbers and plug them into your cash flow calculator” - Theo Hicks Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com 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

Joe has another special segment for us today. He’s talking to us about how he keeps death reminders around to help him focus on what’s really important in life, and how that has helped his real estate investing. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Remembering that you’re going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose” - Steve Jobs Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com 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

Ryan and his business partner have a successful flipping business which will net 1.8 - 1.9 million this year. With the large income, you would think they’re giving themselves large salaries. That couldn’t be further from the truth, Ryan and his partner only pay themselves $60k a year. Hear how they’ve grown to where they are and why they leave so much cash in the business. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “At the end of the day, direct mail isn’t working as well as it did last year” - Ryan Scialabba Ryan Scialabba Real Estate Background: Started investing in real estate at 19 - currently 25 Met business partner in 2015, formed Urban Capital Group Had first seven figure year in 2017 Will buy and sell about 50 houses in 2018, netting over $2M Based in Pittsburgh, PA Say hi to him at: http://homebuyersofpittsburgh.com/ Best Ever Book: Extreme Ownership Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com 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

Joe was getting into student housing himself when he realized there was something missing. There was nowhere to shop through student housing listings. He created Dwel to address this problem. Now college kids will be able to easily find and scroll through apartment listings. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The biggest issue with student housing is not having a co-signer” - Joe DiNardi Joe DiNardi Real Estate Background: CEO and Co-Founder of dwel.co, an online property management and listing platform designed specifically for the off-campus college housing niche Bought his first rental unit while in college and rented the extra beds out to his friends Created dwel.co to professionalize the off-campus housing market and bring it into the twenty-first century Say hi to him at https://www.dwel.co Based in Jersey City, NJ Best Ever Book: The Snowball Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com 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

Unlike 99.9% of real estate investors, Jennifer saw opportunity in 2007 and 2008. She was able to buy projects that builders were losing for pennies on the dollar, finish them, and sell them for huge profit. Inventory was everywhere, good labor was cheap, all she needed was the capital to get the ball rolling. Find out how she did it in this episode of The Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever Show.. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I get confidence in numbers, so I saw the opportunity in these projects” - Jennifer Beadles Jennifer Beadles Real Estate Background: Real estate investor since 2007, builder and founder of Agents Invest Agents Invest is a referral service for real estate investors to connect with investment savvy real estate agents in markets across the country Also has a GC license, focuses on new construction, and owns a 17 unit rental portfolio Say hi to her at http://agentsinvest.com/ Based in Snohomish, WA Best Ever Book: 4 Hour Work Week Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com 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

Jordan is a fellow podcaster who has interviewed hundreds of successful people. He specializes in helping people figure out their superpower and learn to communicate it to others. Today, we talk about picking back up old relationships, and how as real estate investors we can leverage this knowledge for our businesses. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “It’s awkward when you reach out to someone you haven’t spoken to in 3 years and you want something, it’s not awkward when you’re just checking in” - Jordan Harbinger Jordan Harbinger Background: Wall Street lawyer turned talk show host, social dynamics expert, and entrepreneur Once referred to as “The Larry King of podcasting” Deconstructs the playbooks of the most successful people on earth on his podcast, The Jordan Harbinger Show Based in Royal Oak, MI Say hi to him at https://www.jordanharbinger.com Listen to his Best Ever Advice here: https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf411-the-art-of-charm-host-spills-the-skills-of-an-introduction/ Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com 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

As a serial entrepreneur, Josh has a ton of experience starting, running, and selling businesses. With a focus on financial management now, he helps other businesses manage money and learn how to apply it in better ways, especially with the goal of having financial freedom in the future. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Becoming financially free from your business requires that you look at the terminal assets of your business” - Josh Patrick Josh Patrick Real Estate Background: Serial Entrepreneur Founder of Stage 2 Planning Partners Author of Sustainable: A Fable About Creating A Personally and Economically Sustainable Business Say hi to him at http://www.stage2planning.com Based in South Burlington, VT Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com 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

Joe and Theo are back for another edition of Follow Along Friday! Today we’ll hear about what things we should be looking at when deciding to sell an apartment community. We’ve covered this before, but today in greater detail than ever before. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If they can’t execute the business plan, they probably won’t be able to close the deal” - Theo Hicks Mentioned In This Episode: 8 Step Process For Selling Your Apartment Community Three Ways An Owner Benefits From Selling Their Apartment Off-Market Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com 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

Julia started as a realtor in 2015. She is on track to sell over 103 homes in her first three years. Along with doing the normal listing agent duties, she helps sellers with some renovations that will help them get more money on the sale. This really helps residential sales, but also helps us as investors to get top dollar on our properties when we sell. Best Ever Tweet: “Buyers in this price range are going to be scared away by all these updates needed” - Julia Nyman Julia Nyman Real Estate Background: CEO of Homes With Julia Listing & Buyer specialist, mostly a residential retail agent, helps clients with remodeling projects to help increase the equity in their homes Say hi to her at http://www.homeswithjulia.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/10-tips-get-your-home-ready-list-julia-h-nyman/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1945129129035453/ Based in Baltimore, MD Best Ever Book: You’re a Badass Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com 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

As CEO of Do Hard Money, Ryan spends a lot of time with investors, especially beginners, securing financing for their deals. He loves working with the investor who are tackling their first deal, but works with others as well. Hear how he may be able to help your business by tuning in! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “We use the lower of the good, move-in ready properties to find ARV” - Ryan Wright Ryan Wright Real Estate Background: CEO of DoHardMoney.com, author of 3 books, investing in real estate since age of 21 Funds fix & flips, refinance, & buy and hold loans in 34 states Say hi to him at https://www.dohardmoney.com/best-ever Based in West Jordan, UT Best Ever Book: Atlas Shrugged Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com 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

Chris has been in real estate for over two decades, both as an investor and as a real estate broker. He’ll take his earnings as a top broker in San Francisco, and invest in other markets as a real estate investor. All of his efforts are to achieve freedom for himself and being able to help others get that same financial freedom. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Set goals, make yourself strong in all areas of life, so that you can ultimately give back” - Chris Stafford Chris Stafford Real Estate Background: Listing agent for 25 years One of the top producing real estate brokers in the San Francisco Bay area Works with motivated listing agents, helping them 10x their income while enjoying life Say hi to him at: https://epiclistingagent.com/ Based in San Francisco, CA Best Ever Book: The Go Giver Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com 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