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Brent is an investor in Detroit, MI. That’s right, Brent invests in, makes money, and helps other investors make money in Detroit. The trick is finding emerging neighborhoods before they become “hip”. We may focus the conversation on Detroit today, but a lot of these tactics are applicable across the country. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I’ve seen drawings where they take San Francisco and Boston, put them in Detroit, and there’s still enough space for another city” - Brent Maxwell Brent Maxwell Real Estate Background: Real estate investor whose personal and professional stories align with the recovery of Detroit Has a passion for the “limping” sections of Detroit and helps people buy into a piece of the city’s recovery Based in Detroit, MI Say hi to him at http://www.ipsrealty.com/ Best Ever Book: One Thing by Gary Keller Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathan is on track to more than double his business this year and can track that growth down to a couple of big things. The first being knowing where the problems are, and addressing them with his team. In order to do that, a lot of smaller steps are involved, including listening to your team. Hear more about what it takes to lead an efficient team everyday in this #SkillSetSunday episode! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I think it all starts with the problems” - Nathan Brooks Nathan Brooks Real Estate Background: -Owner of Bridge Turn Key Investments -Flips about 150 properties a year, providing exceptionally high quality turn key properties -Recently started their own retail real estate team -Based in Kansas City, Kansas -Say hi to him at https://www.bridgeturnkey.com/ Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony read Rich Dad, Poor Dad while in a network marketing company and was hooked on real estate. After more research, he knew he wanted to acquire multifamily properties. In order to learn the business he became an apartment broker and is now purchasing properties with a focus on value-add. Hear what it takes to go from nothing to buying value add multifamily deals. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “People who own multifamily, they don’t get direct mail” - Anthony Palmiotto Anthony Palmiotto Real Estate Background: Managing partner of Odyssey Real Estate Group Acquires value-add multifamily properties throughout New Jersey and surrounding areas Focuses on repositioning assets through better management and property renovations Based in Tom’s River, New Jersey Say hi to him at odysseyrealestategrp.com Best Ever Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For syndicators and passive investors, today’s episode is packed full content for you! A lot of this episode also applies to other real estate investors, because all of us need to build and maintain credibility. Being able to show alignment of interest when reaching out to potential money partners is HUGE. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The world will tell you you are too young to do something, until one day it tells you you are too old” Mentioned in this episode: Carlos Vaz episode: JF1112: He Attributes Having The Right Mindset & Character to His Success with Carlos Vaz https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf1112-he-attributes-having-the-right-mindset-character-to-his-success-with-carlos-vaz/ How the General Partner Makes Money from an Apartment Syndication: https://joefairless.com/general-partner-passive-investing-apartment-syndication/ Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thomas has been a commercial broker who specializes in multifamily for years now. One of the first things we dive into is how a newbie investor can win over an apartment broker. From offering to pay for your broker’s time to knowing the market like the back of your hand, and more secrets revealed in this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Make small mistakes” - Thomas T Furlow Thomas “T” Furlow Commercial Real Estate Broker - ‎Deaton Investment Real Estate, Inc. Has a diversified real estate background and has been a multi-family broker for more than 10 years Handles operations and general brokerage duties, working with sellers to market their properties for sale Consults investors on buying decisions Based in Raleigh, North Carolina Say hi to him at https://www.deaton.com Best Ever Book:The Bible and Halftime by Bob Buford Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kenny has an extensive real estate background, and is just now starting to get into development, working on his first build now. Joe and Kenny discuss the politics, funding, and logistics of going from talking about a development to actually doing it. Even if you don’t ever want to do a development, the lessons Kenny has learned in this process that can apply to any real estate investor. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I think we’ll double our money in about 18 months” - Kenny Wolfe Kenny Wolfe Real Estate Background: Owner of Wolfe Investments, a private equity real estate firm in multifamily, commercial, hard money loans, and property development Been involved with $95M+ worth of transactions, 2,374 multifamily units, & multiple commercial acquisitions Working on our first development property now Based in Plano, Texas Say hi to him at http://wolfe-investments.com/ Best Ever Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Melanie was lucky enough to have parents who taught her about money, and how to save it. By the time she was 22 she had a “nice nest egg”. Looking for guidance with what to do with her cash, her dad suggested investing in real estate. Starting with single family homes and then moving into commercial real estate and opening her own business in a piece of property she bought. Hear what it takes to improve your quality of life substantially through real estate investing. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I want to do what I want to do and no one is going to tell me no” - Melanie Bajrovic Melanie Bajrovic Real Estate Background: Serial Entrepreneur, Real Estate Investor, International Best Selling Author, Speaker and Educator Became millionaire at the age of 27, is an inspiration for those who have a vision for what they want in life Author of The Wealthy Barmaid: From Minimum Wage to Millionaire Went from being a waitress to owning multiple investment properties Based in Niagara Falls, Canada Say hi to her at https://www.melaniebajrovic.com/ Best Ever Book: 7 Laws of Spiritual Success by Deepak Chopra Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason was putting up bandit sign in 2009 when a police officer took them all down and tracked them down. Jason did give up briefly at that time, but came back better because of that happening. Now Jason is a full time wholesaler with a ton of buyers on his list, and he makes $15-$20k per deal. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Don’t give up, I wish I didn’t give up in 2009, I’d be a lot farther along” - Jason McDougal Jason McDougal Real Estate Background: Full-time real estate investor Quit his job in January 2016 to go full time in real estate, with a focus on wholesaling He has done about 30 - 40 deals a year since he went full time Along with wholesaling he also flips houses, as wells acquires single family houses for rentals. Based in Dallas, Texas Say hi to him at https://www.sellmydfwhouse.com Best Ever Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ricky has been a guest before and shared his Best Ever real estate advice and told us about his real estate business. Today Ricky is back to tell us about his social media division of his company. From tactical strategies to overall benefits of using social media, hear how a bigger presence on social media can help your real estate business. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “They want to be featured on our account and that has been incredibly valuable for us” - Ricky Beliveau Ricky Beliveau Real Estate Background: -Owner of Volnay Capital -Social media division Volnay Social Media has over 500,000 Instagram followers on 3 accounts -Specializes in both buy and hold as well as condo conversions -Currently have 8 development development projects in different stages in/around Boston -Based in Boston, Massachusetts -Say hi to him at www.VolnayCapital.com -Best Ever Book: -Listen to his Best Ever Advice here: https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf1001-a-hidden-wealthy-niche-that-involves-a-fine-tuned-team/ Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jesse and Janine started a REIT in NYC to help everyone be able to invest in real estate, even as little as $100. Unlike most opportunities for investors, Compound allows everyone to invest in Manhattan real estate, not just accredited investors. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Prices have gone up in every neighborhood, but the returns have varied” - Jesse Stein & Janine Yorio Janine Yorio and Jessie Stein Real Estate Backgrounds: Real estate investors who created Compound, a Manhattan based REIT for everyone Based in NYC, NY Say hi to them at https://www.compoundny.com/ Best Ever Book: Fountainhead and Gone with the Wind Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guys are back with another great topic. Hear why Joe doesn’t think cap rates are the best area to focus on with large apartment communities. We also get updates on their investing and how what they have learned in the past week can apply and help our businesses. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The focus should be on the team, the execution, the business plan” Mentioned In This Episode: Joe’s interview with Brian Burke: https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf305-why-you-should-look-at-the-numbers-last-when-evaluating-a-deal/ Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michelle is the owner and broker of Acorn + Oak Property Management. Her and her team have over 1000 units under management, and still growing. They take a customer service approach to their company, and that really sets them apart from other companies. They even have tenants that wait for a unit to open up, just so they can rent from Acorn + Oak. Hear different tips and advice that you can use to set yourself apart from your competition. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “We always have the owner’s bottom line in mind” - Michelle Ketchum Michelle Ketchum Real Estate Background: Owner/Broker in Charge of Acorn + Oak Property Management and managing partner of Acorn + Oak Triad. Have been an active property manager and Realtor since 2009 Active in property managements throughout North Carolina and is leading Broker in the area Based in Durham, North Carolina Say hi to her at www.acorn-oak.com Best Ever Book: The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael caught the real estate bug by reading books and saving money until he had enough to start investing. He worked his way up to 31 units in just 9 months. Hear the systems and people that it takes to scale that quickly, especially when starting from scratch. We’ll also hear about some of the roadblocks and obstacles that Michael had to figure out ways to get over. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “When I set up the company I told them I wanted final say” - Michael Beeman Michael Beeman Real Estate Background: Started studying real estate in 2016 by listening to podcasts, reading 20 books, and saved 12k 31 multi-family units in 9 months Started an LLC, found 2 investors that believed in him, they purchased 1/2 of his new business Began multi-family investing on May 15, 2017 Based in Casey, Illinois Say hi to him at bestevercommunity.com or 317.508.8185 Best Ever Book: Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ray is the founder of RealtyShares which is one of the industry’s top platforms for real estate investing. He also co-founded AlphaFlow, which is his current focus and most of the conversation today is focused on AlphaFlow. One unique aspect of AlphaFlow, along with having investments for you, they are one of the very few, if not the only investment platform that is also certified to give you financial advice. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “We’ve expanded that further and offer massive diversification” - Ray Sturm Ray Sturm Real Estate Background: - Co-founder and CEO of AlphaFlow - Prior to launching AlphaFlow, he founded RealtyShares, one of the industry’s top platforms for real estate investing - First and fastest-growing automated real estate investment service - Applies best practices of professional investment management like diversification, rebalancing, institutional-quality data analytics - Based in San Francisco, California - Say hi to him at https://www.alphaflow.com/ - Best Ever Book: The Hard Thing About Hard Things Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yonah is a cost segregation expert. Loyal Best Ever Listeners have heard about cost segregation on the show before, so today we are diving in deeper. We’re going past the basic nuts & bolts of cost segregation and into the nitty gritty details that we have not covered on the show before, including how the new tax code relates to cost segregation. You’ll be quite surprised at how many different parts of a building can qualify for accelerated depreciation. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You have to hang around people who have been doing it and learn from people who have experience” - Yonah Weiss Yonah Weiss Real Estate Background: -Business Director at a national cost segregation leader, Madison SPECS -Has assisted clients in saving tens of millions of dollars on taxes through cost segregation -Generated over 70M in loans in his first year of work at a small financing company. -Got his broker’s license and went from agent to partner within 6 months -Based in Lakewood, New Jersey - Say hi to him at http://www.madisonspecs.com/ - Best Ever Book: As Long As I Live Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jorge owned over 4000 apartment units before losing it all. He wrote about that experience in his book, Burn Zones. Now Jorge helps people stay in their homes when they can’t afford their mortgages anymore through loan modifications. Jorge also helps other investors do the same thing as him. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “We can cut payments in half because we buy theses at such a discount” - Jorge Newbery Jorge Newbery Real Estate Background: - Founder of American Homeowner Preservation LLC - AHP utilizes Regulation A+ to crowdfund the purchase of non-performing mortgages from lenders at big discounts - Author of Forbes Real Estate Council and amazon best-selling book Burn Zones - Principal in mortgage, property management brokerage firms and have held real estate licenses in nine states - Based in Chicago, Illinois - Say hi to him at: www.notebuyerbootcamp.com Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heather is the Director of funding at Secured Investment Corp. She has helped many investors secure revolving lines of credit, and has over 15 years of experience. She also invests in real estate herself and has a lot of tips for how you can get better rates on your lending. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “What is the history of this person, have they done this before?” - Heather Dreves Heather Dreves Background: -Manages Funding with Secured Investment Corp and provides private lenders and real estate investors -she manages the loan-processing administration and originated $8 million in revolving lines of credit for hard-money -provides private lenders and investors the ability to connect and build powerful and profitable strategic alliance -Based in Coeur D Alene, Idaho -Say her to him at www.securedinvestmentcorp.com Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Theo are back with weekly updates, what they learned, and how the lessons learned can apply to us. We also have a listener question asking about jumping straight into large multifamily. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The core of what sets us up for success as investors and that is improving ourselves on an ongoing basis” Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah is a canadian investor who has built up a portfolio of single family rentals. By using the BRRRR method, she has been able to grow quickly, in fact she has created $100k in equity in one of her properties in just 1 year! Sarah has been able to use that equity to re-invest and get more properties. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Don’t make excuses, take action” - Sarah Larbi Sarah Larbi Real Estate Background: -The Millennial Real Estate Investor, Speaker, Mentor - By her early 30’s she has seven home portfolio - Featured in The Toronto Star, 1010 News Talk Radio, and Canadian Real Estate Wealth Magazine - Host of the “Where Should I Invest?” Podcast - Inspires young professionals to be property owners and plan for retirement by 50 - Based in Toronto, Canada - Say hi to her at www.sarahlarbi.com - Best Ever Book: Secrets of the Canadian Cycle Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian was a medical student in college before realizing that was the wrong career path for him. He would skip class and go to to bookstores, it was there he came across Rich Dad Poor Dad. After reading that book, like many of us Brian had the real estate bug. Years later, he’s a published author, public speaker, and real estate investor with his own portfolio as well as managing properties for other investors. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You want to be able to calculate the renovation cost in your head” - Brian Persaud Brian Persaud Real Estate Background: -Broker and Owner of Brian Persaud Real Estate Team - He’s covered over 70 real estate topics on his highly acclaimed television show, “Inside Toronto Real Estate.” - Continues to share his real estate expertise on shows including HGTV’s “Income Property.” - Wrote the book on Toronto real estate, a best-seller on Amazon - Managing single family residential homes to multi-unit apartment buildings, to hi-rise and subdivision development - Based in Toronto, Ontario - Say hi to him at https://www.brianpersaud.ca/ - Best Ever Book: Extreme Ownership Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Chief Product & Marketing Officer at the popular real estate publication, Inman, Matthew knows a thing or two about how to brand properly. From drawing people in to keeping them engaged, we’ll hear amazing marketing tips from one of the best in the biz. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Be really good at saying no to stuff, your time is your most valuable commodity” - Matthew Shadbolt Matthew Shadbolt Real Estate Background: Inman's Chief Product & Marketing Officer Oversees all growth, user experience, product, off-platform, brand development and marketing initiatives long-time supporter of Inman's journalism and events, Matthew works closely with the editorial team to shape and enhance the reader experience Based in NYC, NY Say hi to him at https://twitter.com/matthewshadbolt Best Ever Book: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you need some Best Ever Advice about how to manage your properties, who better than someone who manages 13,000 doors? Andrew has seen thousand of situations come up and has a solution for most of them. Oh yeah, he was also kidnapped by the Russian mob. Briefly hear about that story and more importantly for us as investors, hear some excellent tips for managing properties. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “When we deviate from those systems, that’s when those properties go the wrong way” - Andrew Probst Andrew Probst Real Estate Background: CEO of HomeRiver Group Over 18 years of experience both in residential and commercial real estate investment management Past National President of NARPM (2015) Kidnapped and held for ransom by Russian Mob. Movie made about his ordeal. - The Saratov Approach Based in Boise, Idaho Say hi to him at http://www.homeriver.com/ Best Ever Book: How to Win Friends and Influence People Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luis has been on the show and has shared his Best Ever Advice in the past (link below). After the 2008 crash, he turned into a real estate investor. Now Luis is wholesaling apartments and has a very interesting strategy and tips to share with us today. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If you go in without any help, thats where problems start because you can’t close” - Luis Carrera Listen to his Best Ever Advice: https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf1024-the-2008-crash-turned-him-into-a-real-estate-investor/ Luis Carrera Real Estate Background: Commercial wholesaler & real estate investor - ‎Innovative Property Group Currently writing a book on a step by step guide to commercial wholesaling Currently raises capital for larger apartment complex purchases Started real estate in lease options to eventually doing wholesaling, and flipping Based in Raleigh, North Carolina Say hi to him at 973.902.7203 Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ratan has quite an extensive real estate background. From managing other investor’s deals to buying a portfolio of 50 homes with partners and syndication. Hear what it takes to buy 50 houses in one deal, what to look out for, and how to negotiate the deal. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Just jump in and do it, too many people analyze things to death” - Ratan Khatri Ratan Khatri Real Estate Background: Own and run a property management company in Muskegon, own over 30 rentals, Bought my first house at 21, ran a mushroom distribution business and mortgage broker for 20 years Immigrated to USA in 1970 Owns over 30 rentals, did my my first syndication in 2017 of 50 sfh Finishing up new book on immigrant success in America Based in Muskegon, Michigan Say hi to him at www.rkp 231.206.1181 Best Ever Book: Real Estate Money Machine Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Theo are back to tell us a new strategy they discovered for building an apartment list. The strategy actually came to them through one of Joe’s consulting clients. Hear an inexpensive way to build a massive list of apartment buildings in this episode + weekly updates and how they can apply to you. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “We need to not do a deal just for the sake of doing a deal” - Theo Hicks Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah is based in Denver and has purchased a 100 unit apartment community in there. She learned how to be a syndicator by investing passively in other syndications, and seeing first hand how to properly do syndications. There are a lot of nuggets for us to pick up in this episode. If you’re wanting to put together a syndication, Sarah has excellent tips for completing your first deal. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The way brokers analyze properties is different than the way you as a syndicator should analyze properties” - Sarah May Sarah May Real Estate Background: Managing Partner at Regency Investment Group Built up a rental portfolio of 125 actively and over 600 passively Helping people move their money out of the stock market and into real estate. When not looking at deals Former aerospace engineer who became passionate about real estate investing Based in Denver, Colorado Say hi to her at https://www.regencyinvestmentgroup.com/ Best Ever Book: ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill is a manager of COGO Capital, a private money company. If you’re in need of capital or maybe would just like another option for funding deals, you should listen to what Bill shares in this episode. We’ll hear how he’s able to be more creative than a lot of other lenders and banks. He also tells us what he needs to see from his borrowers before he’ll lend to them. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You have to know that you’re gonna make money at the end of the day or you’re not gonna be flipping for very long” - Bill Koder Bill Koder Real Estate Background: Manager at COGO Capital, a private money company November 2017 Bill took over his current position as the Branch Manager of COGO Capital Former Senior Loan Officer at COGO Capital by closing more than 350 loans to date Based in Coeur d'Alene, ID Say hi to him at https://cogocapital.com/lp/ Best Ever Book: How to Win Friends and Influence People Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is a police officer in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. He’s also a very savvy investor and agent who has tackled three deals in his short time being an investor, with plans and goals to do more and more. Today Joe gives us details of his first BRRRR deal, a duplex that he renovated, rented, and refinanced. He was able to use that equity created and use it to buy a 6 unit, which is the beauty of doing BRRRR deals. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You can not learn this business until you actually jump in and do it” - Joe Cornwell Joe Cornwell Real Estate Background: Police officer for 6 years, currently at the City of Deer Park Realtor for 2 years, did a live in flip in 2012-2015, own two rentals 8 total units using the BRRRR method Plan to start own brokerage and property management company in next 8 years Wants to do 20 units in 8 years Based in Cincinnati, Ohio Say hi to him at [email protected] Best Ever Book: Best Ever book series Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Theo got his start in real estate at the age of 22. Now, about 8 years later he has his main strategy in place and has executed on that strategy so far. Theo likes to build a larger portfolio in one zip code, and then sell to an investment fund. He’s already done this in Atlanta, with plans of doing it again and again. He also has some buy and holds and other strategies, as well as tips about what can go wrong with your partnerships and how to be proactive in keeping everyone in a partnership happy. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You just have to really figure out what works for you” - Theo Jones Theo Jones Real Estate Background: Managing member of UDI Group He is doing fix and flips, has a vacation rental he is building in US Virgin Islands and he does construction in Atlanta Acquired first investment property at the age of 22 Fully committed and engaged in real estate investing, residential construction, renovations Based in Atlanta, Georgia Say hi to him at [email protected] Best Ever Book: The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have one of the youngest wholesalers actively closing deals in the country on the show. Jayden may be young but he has a ton of knowledge and experience already. A lot of what is covered today is focused on finding deals, finding buyers, and closing deals for wholesaling. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Take initiative and reach out to people that buy in the area” - Jayden Pudney Jayden Pudney Real Estate Background: Investor and Wholesaler Youngest wholesaler in Arizona as of now closing deals Began real estate at the end of 2015 & worked alongside Andrew LeBaron the beginning of 2016 Author of The $8,000 Phone Call, based on his real estate deals before even graduating high school Based in Phoenix, Arizona Say hi to him at 602.501.2523 LIsten to his Best Ever Advice Here: https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf641-how-one-of-the-youngest-guests-on-the-show-closed-his-first-deal-in-high-school/ Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam realized that he needed to focus on his strengths to have the most success. Him and his partner switched to a wholesaling model, and are now looking to buy other wholesaling companies across the country. His ultimate goal is to be one of the largest privately held home buying companies in the country. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Don’t be afraid to pivot when the numbers and realities are telling you something different” - Sam Craven Sam Craven Real Estate Background: - Co-Founder of Senna House Buyers -Took his company from $1.5 Million in sales to $10 Million in just 3 Years -50% wholesale and 50% rehab -String of big losses from 2016-2017 that added up to $767k in total losses -Based in Houston, Texas - Say hi to him at http://www.sennahousebuyers.com - Best Ever Book: Never Split the Difference Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lior started his entrepreneurial ventures early in life and had 25k by the age of 18. He started investing in business and stocks at 16, and has only expanded the assets he invests in. One of his favorite investing strategies is wholesaling vacant homes. Lior also loves REITs, and has great advice on what to look for in a REIT. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “REITs are companies trading on the stock market” - Lior Gantz Lior Gantz Real Estate Background: President of Wealth Research Group Over the past 16 years, Lior has built, run, and managed various exciting ventures across 2 continents. As a deep-value investor, Lior loves researching businesses that are off the radar and completely unknown to most financial publications Based in Costa Rica Say hi to him at http://www.wealthresearchgroup.com Best Ever Book: Science of Getting Rich Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allison has always been an entrepreneur, with her first business being a pet sitter at 9 years old. After different entrepreneurial ventures, Allison had a desk job, was making great money but was not fulfilled. She went back to being an entrepreneur and got into real estate investing. She got her first private investor at age 22 who invested $100k in her very first self storage deal. Allison has a ton of information to share with us today about being an entrepreneur and self storage investing. From raising money to managing the assets, there is something for everyone in this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The people that tend to go against the grain in any industry, they tend to be the people that have expertise that nobody else knows” - Allison Kirschbaum Allison Kirschbaum Real Estate Background: CEO of Luo Media Group, providing targeted marketing services for real estate private equity funds Success Obsessive with 16 years of sales, marketing and business expertise Master of capital-raising for new investors and rapidly scaling RE businesses through effective systems Based in Denver, Colorado Say hi to her at www.allisonkirschbaum.com Best Ever Book: Three Feet from Gold Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy has made a lot of money with his condominium investing strategy. More importantly, he’s made his investors a lot of money as well. Joe always tells us to buy for cash flow NOT appreciation. Randy does the exact opposite and will even have negative cash flow until he sells and makes a huge chunk of money because of the appreciation that happened during the hold. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Invest for lifestyle and overall financial objectives to be achieved” - Randy Ramadhin Randy Ramadhin Real Estate Background: Top Real Estate Broker for 18yrs, a Mortgage Broker for 14yrs and recently a commercial property appraiser Published a book by Wiley Canada called "Investing in Condominiums: Strategies, Tips and Expert Advice." Grew up in triplex painting apartments/ meeting with tenants, at 10yrs old helped uncles deliver flyers to homes and apartments Based in Toronto, Canada Say hi to him at randyATcondoinvest.ca Best Ever Book: Money Master the Game by Tony Robbins Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ron and his company help solve a big issue they noticed in the US, lending to foreigners. The only products they could find for foreign lending had incredibly high interest rates. They are seeing a lot of Canadian and Australian investors use their real estate financing programs. Along with their lending, Atlas is also a turnkey company that finds properties, provides lending, and manages the property for their investors. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If someone wants to talk to me, I want them to be able to pick up the phone and reach me” - Ron Blum Ron Blum Real Estate Background: Principal at Atlas Capital and Asset Management Involved in large scale home construction with the largest residential developer of custom (1mm+) homes in Western Canada Spent 8 years in constructing residential real estate during the 80s boom years of large scale production Consistently purchased and resold better than 1800 properties per calendar year in 2006, 2007, and 2008 Had 50+ active purchase offers in the 14 state rust belt region of the US on a daily basis Background in economics and finance as well as real estate and foreign lending Based in Sedalia, Missouri Say hi to him at www.atlascamgroup.com Best Ever Book: War in Remembrance Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marty has been investing in real estate since 2002, mostly fixing and flipping. His company used to have other focuses, but with experience they found that if they focused on flipping, they could make more money. Hear why it’s beneficial to narrow down your strategy and focus and make that business ultra-efficient. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Every fix and flip business has four divisions” - Marty Boardman Marty Boardman Real Estate Background: - Real estate investor and instructor since 2002 - He fixes and flips houses in Arizona and Wisconsin with his business partner, Manny Romero - Published author and past contributor to BiggerPockets.com - Based in Gilbert, Arizona - Say hi to him at www.fixandfliphub.com - Best Ever Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Al has 5 awesome ways to get more cash out of single family homes to share with us today. From broadcasting wifi in exchange for paying for a newsletter, to putting a billboard on top of your building. These are some next level, brainstorming techniques that you probably have not thought of yourself. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “There’s always loopholes Joe” - Al Williamson Al’s first appearance on the Best Ever Show: https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf53-cashing-in-on-revitalized-areas/ Al Williamson Real Estate Background: Founder of Leading Landlord website that helps rental owners find new cash flow streams Civil engineer and the Author of the Building Wealth with Inner City Rentals Ancillary income specialist and short-term and furnished rental scientist On his blog he discusses his income-generating, cost-cutting, and neighborhood revitalizing experiments Based in Sacramento, California Say hi to him at https://leadinglandlord.com/ Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew is a returning guest on the show and has a story to share that we can learn from. We’ll hear about his recent 41 house portfolio purchase, what he learned, and how we can apply those lessons to our businesses. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You don’t want to become a motivated buyer” - Andrew Syrios Andrew Syrios Previous Episode: https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf571-did-he-pay-cash-or-terms-for-a-97-sfr-portfolio-situationsaturday/ Andrew Syrios Real Estate Background: Real estate investor at Stewardship Properties Company owns around 600 units in four states Has three branches in four states (Oregon, Missouri, Kansas and Texas) Oversees over 100 properties and 170 units in the Kansas City metro area Based in Kansas City, Missouri Say hi to him at http://stewardshipproperties.com/ Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gabriel and his team literally take the roofs off of their flip projects, add a second story, rip out the whole inside, basically build a new home, and then sell. Their strategy is not a typical or easy one, but allows them to double their money plus make $100k profit on each deal. Find out the key team members you need to complete jobs like this, as well as what to avoid when looking at potential deals. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Give them a couple hundred bucks without them asking” - Gabe DaSilva Gabriel DaSilva Real Estate Background: Founder and President of DaSilva Group Inc., a privately owned group of real estate investment and development companies Focused on residential redevelopment in New Jersey Specialize in the analysis, acquisition, renovation, management and disposition of depressed real estate Based in Newark, New Jersey Say hi to him at http://www.dasilvagroupinc.com/ Best Ever Book: Think and Grow Rich Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Victor is a founding partner of WAV Group, they are the leading real estate technology media portal in the US. Focusing mostly working with the large brokers and firms, they have great systems and different technologies to make their companies run more efficiently. Without a doubt every investor can pick up some of the nuggets that Victor drops in this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The people that make money in real estate are the people representing the buyers and sellers” - Victor Lund Victor Lund Real estate Background: Founding partner of WAV Group and CEO of RE Technology. Provided research, strategic planning and analyst services to MLSs, large brokerages, technology firms, and investment banks RE Technology, the leading real estate technology media portal in the US with more 2 million visits a month Published author of an body of work that understands the role of technology in real estate. Based in San Luis Obispo, California Say hi to him at http://waves.wavgroup.com/ Best Ever Book: Othello Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rosario shares his real estate investing story with us as well as explaining how his brokerage and online platform, Clickinvest helps investors find deals. From taking hits and being able to bounce back, to easily finding deals via his platform. We can all learn a lot from this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Know your margin” - Rosario Terracciano Rosario Terracciano Real Estate Background: -Co Founder and CEO of Clickinvest -Began Real Estate career 2003 when he partnered with a Real Estate Broker specializing in distressed real estate -He has sold over 2600 properties and in 2013 was ranked 1st in IL & 4th nationally by WSJ for units sold -Now in his 15th year working exclusively in investment real estate he has launched Clickinvest.com -Based in Chicago, Illinois -Say hi to him at www.clickinvest.com and 708.369.3151 -Best Ever Book: Power of Positive Thinking Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you don’t believe that being consistent and doing something towards your goals everyday, can pay off big in the long run, then you haven’t heard this episode. Kevin came to the states and had no investment properties here to start. He and his wife worked consistently on acquiring and managing properties. After 12 years of hard work, they own over 1,000 units all cash flowing. To hear a first hand example of what consistent work can do, hit play on this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Within a year of the new property manager, our gross potential income went from $380,000 to about $460,000” - Kevin Dhillon Kevin Dhillon Real Estate Background: Australian real estate investor, who has been actively investing in real estate for the past 12 years He and his wife Daniella have acquired 1,015 multifamily units, totaling over $57M Experience in real estate strategies of owner financing, developments, value-add projects, and syndication Currently own 1,015 rentable dwellings spread between SFHs all the way to a 192 unit community Based in Houston, Texas Say hi to him at www.DhillonPartners.com Best Ever Book: The Bible Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danielle is a global thought leader when it comes to money,finance, and economics. From best selling books, working for the FED, and founding an economic consulting firm, she has deep knowledge of our economy and how different investment and asset classes affect it. We get some amazing real estate advice from Danielle today, as well as higher level economy advice and thoughts. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “One of the most important disciplines you can have as an investor, is having a strong sell discipline” - Danielle DiMartino Booth Danielle DiMartino Booth Founder of Money Strong, LLC, an economic consulting firm Global thought leader on monetary policy and economics Author of FED UP: An Insider’s Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America FED UP rose to #22 on Amazon’s Best Seller List and garnered #1 in Economic Policy & 6 other categories Based in Dallas, Texas Say hi to her at http://dimartinobooth.com/ Best Ever Book: Lords of FInance Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lee has raised more than $400 million for projects through his different companies. As real estate investors we can almost always use more money for deals. Getting creative with how you structure deals and partnerships can also be equally important. Lee has been through that process many times and has great advice on how to structure deals and partnerships, and also how to make sure you keep your investors happy. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Lee’s Previous Episode: https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf1009-need-money-for-your-deals-talk-to-this-guy/ Best Ever Tweet: “Before we show them anything, we show them how they’re gonna get their money back” - Lee Arnold Lee Arnold Real Estate Background: CEO at Secured Investment Corp & Manager of the Secured Investment High Yield Fund Secured Investment Corp is one of the fastest growing companies in the private money marketplaces in the United States Lee connects investors to lenders from all over the United States and Canada Featured as an investment strategy expert by Forbes, the Boston Globe, Market Watch, Reuters and Business Week & taught for Donald Trump Companies Based in Coeur D Alene, Idaho Say hi to him at: www.securedinvestmentcorp.com Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As an immigrant in 2004, Anna began her real estate career. She was investing in single family, then invested passively in other peoples’ deals. Fast forward to today and she is sponsoring her own syndications in the DFW market. Anna gives very actionable tips for scaling your business and moving from smaller deals to much, much larger deals. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “It’s very essential to position yourself correctly” - Anna Simpson Anna Simpson Real Estate Background: Multifamily Investor & Deal Sponsor Started investing with rental homes, then moved to multifamily Invested in 1,300 multifamily units passively/as KP, then became a deal sponsor For first deal raised 1.4M via syndication Came from Russia in 2004 and is a licensed realtor in DFW Based in Dallas, Texas Say hi to her at www.simpsonmultifaily.com Best Ever Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have a listener question from a 22 year old who wants to do apartment syndications. Joe approaches answering the question as if he’s talking to his younger self, telling himself what he wishes someone told him at that time. We’ll also get business updates from Joe and Theo. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Relevant links: https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf1117-becoming-an-investor-to-avoid-paying-a-mortgage-with-nick-watkins/ https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf1038-standing-on-the-shoulders-of-giants/ Best Ever Tweet: “If you reach out and proactively add value, then you’re really setting yourself apart from others” Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2008, Robert had the unwavering belief that the market crash was temporary and that money could still be made. Had he been wrong, he would have been up the creek without a paddle. Luckily he was correct and the market was merely going through a reset. Robert and his partner were able to succeed in real estate at a time most people were losing all their real estate assets. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I don’t need to be first, I need to be right” - Robert Dankner Robert Dankner Real Estate Background: President of Prime Manhattan Residential, a real estate brokerage firm focusing on Manhattan’s luxury residential market. More than 25 years of experience as a real estate investor in New York City His team executed nearly $200 million in transactions on both the buy and sell side in 2017 Prime offers inventory of off-market opportunities, accounting for over $100 million in 2018 closings already Based in New York City, New York Say hi to him at https://manhattanresidentialnyc.com/ Best Ever Book: The Art of War Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elliot and his wife flipped 28 homes last year that made them $497,000, and they only worked 20 hours a week or less! In 2018 their plan is to work more and complete more deals. Hear how they were able to make that much money while working so little. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “We care about putting people first” - Elliot Smith Elliot Smith Real Estate Background: He and his wife (both 28 years old) own a real estate investment company, C&E Real Estate In 2017 we flipped 28 homes with a gross profit of $497k while working under 20 hours a week We believe in putting people first and profits second Buy and holds, fix and flips, and wholesaling Based in Vancouver, Washington Say hi to him at www.summitthousebuyers.com Best Ever Book: Pitch Anything Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brentin was able to pay off all his student loan debt with his investments in real estate. It didn’t come easy though, he worked hard to complete flips, and purchase some buy and hold properties as well. To hear how he got started from scratch and is now moving forward at a fast pace, be sure to tune in to this episode! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The lack of consistency in those actions, I would have been just as well served to throw my money in the trash” - Brentin Hess Brentin Hess Real Estate Background: - He flipped his way out of college debt. He has done 16 flips over 3 years - He has 13 rental units with a partner -Certified Keller Williams Instructor - Served as an Accounting and Finance Analyst for the Department of Defense for 5 years - Is an instructor and Board of Directors Member for the non-profit, Keller Williams Kids Can - Based in Baltimore, Maryland - Say hi to him at: www.brentinhess.com - Best Ever Book: Millionaire Real Estate Investor Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is here to tell us how he went from no money down loans (because he had no money) to owning a huge portfolio of commercial and residential real estate. Hear high level money raising, asset management, and investor relations tips in this educational episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I don’t like to have too many chips on the table without seeing some of them come back in” - Robert Bogdasarian John Bogdasarian Real Estate Background: President of the Promanas Group, a real estate investment firm Began with nine initial investors, has strategically guided the firm to serving more than 300 investors today Ownership in multiple entities with more than 2M square ft. of industrial, warehouse and distribution space Has well over one million square feet of office space Obtained his Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation in 1999 Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan Say hi to him at https://promanas.com/ Best Ever Book: Atlas Shrugged Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: Are you committed to transforming your life through real estate this year? If so, then go to CoachWithTrevor.com to apply for his coaching program. Trevor is my real estate, business, and life coach. I’ve been working with him for years. Spots are limited, so be sure to apply today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices