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Mark started investing in real estate at the age of 22. Now with over 2300 units and plenty of partnerships had, he can tell us a thing or two about good and bad partnerships. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “We found out fairly quickly that he was doing some things he shouldn’t be doing” - Mark Kenney Mark Kenney Real Estate Background: -Seasoned real estate investor, published author and founder of Think Multifamily -Over 20 years experience and has extensive experience in property valuation, acquisition, and operations -Has a passion to help others succeed in the multifamily arena and is invested in 2100 units -Mark also is a CPA -Say hi to him at http://thinkmultifamily.com/ -Based in Dallas, Texas Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have a listener question on how to structure your partnership. Joe gives extensive tips and insights into real life practices that he uses in his business, as well as other methods that may be better for you. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If a door opens itself up, and you get to walk through there, take that chance” Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the title says, Ian started investing at 7 years old in the stock market. Now He oversees Investments for the funding platform CrowdStreet. Now with over $5 billion of value in projects completed, Ian is here today to tell us some higher level investing strategies and things to look out for. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The deal looks good, now let’s go through terms of the deal” - Ian Formigle Ian Formigle Real Estate Background: -Vice President of Investments at CrowdStreet -Commercial real estate professional and serial entrepreneur with over 20 years experience in real estate -His experience includes private equity, startups and equity options trading -At CrowdStreet, he oversees the Marketplace, an online commercial real estate investment platform -He has has completed over 160 offerings totaling over $5 billion in project value -Say hi to him at https://www.crowdstreet.com/ -Based in Portland, Oregon -Best Ever Book: Mystery of Capital Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JD and his wife thought the best thing to do with their first deal was new construction. They didn’t make money on that deal, actually they lost some. They sat out for a little while before getting back into real estate. Now JD has a full time job and multiple part time jobs, along with having a portfolio of 12 properties he rents out. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If the most you can pay is $75k and they come back at $76k, you gotta walk” - JD Martin JD Martin Real Estate Background: - Real estate investor and Owner of Biz Brainstormers, a real estate business, and personal consulting - Executive director of a utility system and adjunct professor for two major universities - US Navy Gulf War I veteran and holds a doctorate degree in public administration - Based in Johnson City, Tennessee - Say hi to him at: http://www.bizbrainstormers.net/ - Best Ever Book: Your Money or Your Life Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan is a contractor and investor who specializes in training investors how to deal with contractors. This is huge as investors, especially flippers. With proper construction knowledge you’ll be able to save money on bids, as well as keeping yourself from being taken advantage of. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The #1 mistake is investors have expectations of a rehab” - Ryan Garcilazo Ryan Garcilazo Real Estate Background: -Owner of the Gacilazo group, who train investors, newbies, contractors and wholesalers how to rehab -They buys, renovate, and turn—either renting or selling—an average of about 16 properties a month -Has flipped nearly 600 homes and worked with nearly 1,000 investors -Won top 550 contractor awards the past fours years. Earned a spot on on the INC 5000 list -Say hi to him at https://www.thegarcilazogroup.com/ -Based in Chicago, Illinois -Best Ever Book Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack and Jeff are able to run a more efficient business by leveraging each others’ strengths. With over 80 properties that all cash flow really well, safe to say this has been a lucrative partnership. They’ll tell us a lot of details about their business that can help all of us learn how a larger scale real estate business runs. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “We monitor everything that they’re doing” - Jeff Schechter & Jack Gibson Jeff Schechter & Jack Gibson Backgrounds: -Co-founders of High Return Real Estate -Have over 80+ turnkey properties that are producing outstanding monthly cash flow returns. -Each the processes of high return investments that you can’t secure through traditional sources -Jack ran a successful multi-million dollar company before he was old enough to rent a car. -Say hi to them at https://highreturnrealestate.com -Based in Indianapolis, Indiana -Best Ever Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trevor has been a business and personal coach of Joe’s for years. Today Trevor tells us his 5 step process for making a connection with a call to action at the end. As investors, we are not really in the real estate business. Rather we are in the relationship business, and Joe has successfully closed deals using this process. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Whatever you do, you gotta kick off the conversation by establishing rapport” - Trevor Mcgregor Trevor McGregor Background: Business Performance Coach, Strategist, Consultant & Speaker, CEO of Trevor McGregor International Mentorship has helped several of his clients cross the 7, 8 and 9 figure business mark Real estate investor who has done fix and flips, buy and holds and wholesaling For 25 years he has started and grown successful enterprises, including his Real Estate Investment Firm Based in Vancouver, Canada Say hi to him at www.coachwith www.trevormcgregor.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beth has an incredible amount of knowledge in insurance and specifiically insurance for real easte investors. As the Vice President of Sales at a full service insurance agency, knowing specialty insurance programs for real estate investors is part of her job. This episode will help you understand your insurance needs. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “In my world, the deductible is more like car insurance” - Beth Boisseau-Coots Beth Boisseau-Coots Background: -Vice President of Sales for J.B. Lloyd & Associates, a full service insurance agency -Specializes in specialty insurance programs for real estate investors, lenders, mortgage servicers, community banks -Endorsed by Texas & Western Independent Bankers for Forced Place, Foreclosed Property Liability, Mortgage Impairment, and Outsourced Insurance Tracking. -Say hi to her at http://www.lloyd-ins.com/ - beth.cootsATusrisk.com -Based in Dallas, Texas -Best Ever Book: Think and Grow Rich Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode was inspired by a listener question. Joe and Theo do their best to answer the question and offer suggestions to the listener. The question is an unusual one, but the solution is relatable to a lot of people. To hear how you can get into apartment investing in a creative way, this is an episode for you! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “When I give back, I always get something in return” Mentioned in this episode: Best Ever Conference: https://besteverconference.com/summary/ Best Ever Show Community Facebook Group: https://bestevercommunity.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kimberly was a landlord but decided she did not want to deal with tenants anymore. Now she focuses on non-performing 1st mortgages. Being in this space allows her to help people stay in their homes, but sometimes she will have to take ownership of the properties. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Note buying has a lot of rabbit holes” - Kimberly Banks Fawcett Kimberly Banks Fawcett Real Estate Background: -Portfolio Manager at Inspired Capital Group, LLC. -Inspired Capital Group invests in non-performing mortgage notes on residential and commercial properties -Raised by real estate investors and bought her first rental property 3 months after graduating college. -Experience in both residential and commercial investments -Now focuses almost exclusively on the non-performing 1st mortgage space. -Say hi to her at www.inspiredcapitalgroup.com -Based in Plano, Texas -Best Ever Book: The One Thing Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick and his company invest in notes, often times the houses are owner occupied. When asked if they would like to stay in the home, most of the time the owners say yes. Rick and his team will work with them to create a new payment that works for them and gets them caught up on their mortgage. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Be aware of pivots in the market” - Rick Allen Rick Allen Real Estate Background: -Co-Founder and fund manager of Cloud Capital Management and the Co- Founder of Paperstac -Participated in 400 single family homes purchases with price of $25M and a market value of $45M -Has conducted transactions with large A-list institutions -Expert experience in investment strategies of the real estate sector, with a primary focus on discounted acquisitions -Over 10 years experience in real estate investing -Say hi to him at http://www.cloudcapitalmanagement.com/ -Based in Winter Garden, Florida -Best Ever Book: Wherever You Go, There You Are Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason was a practicing doctor who wanted more. He started investing in real estate by developing residential homes. That venture didn’t work out too well. Years of experience have taught him how to develop medical offices while being a full time physician. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “We learned our lesson in the first case and now I have a good general contractor” - Jason Blasenak Jason Blasenak Background: -CEO of Emergency Pavilions, LLC, a medical office development and holding company -Their main focus is creating urgent care centers that also include other medical office developments attached -Formally trained Emergency Medicine Physician with over 15 years experience -Became interested real estate development 10 yrs ago, focus on residential construction building & flipping houses -Has developed two 14,000 sq ft, multi-tenanted medical facilities with construction of a third currently in their portfolio -In preliminary discussion with a regional hospital system as a consultant to spearhead development on another urgent care property. -Say hi to him at 864-991-6156 -Based in Greenville, South Carolina -Best Ever Book: 7 Habits of HIghly Successful People Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Joe read Ninja Selling, he immediately had his team reach out to Larry to be on the show. Larry is the author of his book on sales, as well as a real estate investor. If you haven’t read the book, you should. Listen to this episode for a good primer to Ninja Selling. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Listen very, very, carefully for pain or pleasure, and then offer a solution.” - Larry Kendall Larry Kendall Background: -Founding partner of The Group, Inc., a real estate company that is owned equally by its sales associates and staff -Author of Ninja Selling and has engaged in the real estate business for over 40 years -Creator of Ninja Selling, a sales training system with over fifty thousand graduates in the US, Canada, and Spain -The Group has 190 sales associates and six offices in the Northern Colorado area -Business Person of the Year by Business World Magazine -Say hi to him at http://ninjaselling.com/ -Based in Fort Collins, Colorado -Best Ever Book: Man’s Search for Meaning Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris was a lead FBI hostage negotiator for 24 years. The amount of negotiating knowledge he has is unprecedented. ANYONE can find value in this episode, you can never have too many negotiating tips you can use anywhere. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “People love to tell you how to do stuff, they love to tell you what to do” - Chris Voss Chris Voss Background: -Founder The Black Swan Group, firm solves business communication problems with hostage negotiation strategies -Author of the national best-seller Never Split The Difference -After 24 years as a lead FBI hostage negotiator, he founded The Black Swan Group -International keynote speaker, negotiation consultant, and award-winning business school professor. -Say hi to him at http://blackswanltd.com/ -Based in Los Angeles, California Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He’s been investing for 13 years, in 2013 he’s been making 6 figures in the business. He has a couple interesting strategies and tales from previous deals we can all learn from. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I have a lot of deals to talk about” - Jason Buzi Jason Buzi Real Estate Background: -Real estate investor and developer -Gained worldwide publicity as the founder of Hidden Cash, which set up scavenger hunts worldwide -Regularly do double closings for 6 figure profits in a competitive market. -Began in 2005 with no money, focused on wholesaling until 2010, has been making six figures since 2013 -Buys, builds, and fixes up houses throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. -Say hi to him at [email protected] Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we get insights from Joe on how we can get started in apartment syndication, or any investing, with little or no track record. We’ll get a couple more great insights from Joe and Theo on how to handle risks when investing in apartments. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I recommend finding the money and then finding a deal” Mentioned in this episode: Best Ever Conference: https://besteverconference.com/summary/ Best Ever Show Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BestEverShow/ Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JF1241: Buy Real Estate With Little Or No Money Down with Wendy Patton Wendy has been investing in real estate for 32 years, specializing in little to no money down options. If you’re looking for a crash course in lease options, land contracts, subject to, and others, this is the episode for you! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I’ll reduce my price if I can still make a profit” - Wendy Patton Wendy Patton Real Estate Background: -Recognized world-wide as one of the most inspiring speakers on "Little or No Money Down" real estate investing. -Orchestrating the most complete and easy to follow Lease Option & Subject To programs in the US and UK. - she has done over 750 deals and been investing since 1985 -Focus is on creative seller financing lease options, subject tos, and land contracts (contract for deed) -Founder of the Michigan Real Estate Investors and has been investing since she was 21 years old -Say hi to her at https://wendypatton.com/ -Based in Detroit, Michigan -Best Ever Book: The One Thing by Gary Keller Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark and Hayley both knew they wanted something different, found mentors, and jumped all the way into real estate investing. They hit a home run on their first deal, but quickly learned that not all deals are that easy. Tune in to hear an inspiring tale of starting out in real estate and keeping the grind going. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “We put up our wedding money and we burnt all of our bridges” - Hayley Davidson Mark and Hayley Davidson Real Estate Backgrounds: -Owners of Marley Investments, LLC - a premier real estate solutions company -9 projects deep in 7 short months including wholesales, prehabs, rehabs, and what we like to call close sales. -Family built a resort in the Philippines from the ground up that employees 4 families, to give back to the community where Mark’s mom is from. -Took on an adventure of a tiny house that they bought and finished for $20,000 and are now flipping for $57,500. -Say hi to them at https://www.mihomesolutions.com -Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan -Best Ever Book: Who Moved My Cheese? Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joseph came to the US in 2007 and started buying single family homes. He didn’t like the idea of scaling single family homes so he decided to start buying multifamily. Starting with a 22 unit, eventually buying a 102 unit property in Texas. According to Joseph, the 22 unit property was in great shape but had poor management. Now that they have fixed the management issues, the property’s valuation is worth over $600k more than it was with the previous management. In this episode we get to hear how to find your first bigger deal, and how to increase the valuation of large properties. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “There is a higher probability that you can close a deal over a first time buyer” - Joseph Gozlan Joseph Gozlan Real Estate Background: -Multifamily investments specialist, leading group acquisitions of over $11MM in real estate at EBG Acquisitions -Provides asset management services to a portfolio of 156 units and growing. -In 2017 he led the successful acquisition of a 102 units multifamily property in Lubbock Texas -Goal is more multifamily communities in Texas secondary markets and managing an asset base of 3000 units -Began real estate in 2005, when he purchased with his wife Rita their first investment property in Israel -Say hi to him at http://ebgacquisitions.com/ -Based in Plano, Texas -Best Ever Book: The One Thing by Gary Keller Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam and his company specialize in creative real estate investing, hence the name of his podcast “Creative Real Estate Podcast”. He’ll also help struggling owners stay in their homes by helping them negotiate a loan mod. If you want to learn more about creative financing strategies in real estate, listen to Adam on this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I can’t do it on my own, so I have a team” - Adam Adams Adam Adams Real Estate Background: -Multifamily investor with BlueSpruce Holdings, LLC and Host of the Creative Real Estate Podcast -Started investing through Tax Deeds in 2005, became property manager 2006, then started a remodeling company -2008 he bought his first multi family apartment building -Claim to fame is ability to negotiate win-win scenarios through structuring creative ways to buy and sell real estate -Owns portfolio of owner financed and private lender rentals -Say hi to him at https://bluespruceholdings.com/ -Based in Denver, Colorado -Best Ever Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin and his company can place CAD models anywhere on their platforms. In the example of the Sacramento Kings, they provided the CAD models to Aireal, who then placed the models in the exact spot the new stadium and retail centers were going to be. They were able to start leasing the spaces before the ever broke ground. To hear how technology like this can help you as an investor listen to this episode today! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “In the past augmented reality had a negative stigma to it” - Sterling White Kevin Hart Background: - Founder and CEO of Aireal - Created the Patented Intellectual Property, and lead business operations - Aireal is an Augmented Reality platform that supports the placement of custom content (2D graphics, 3D graphics, Video & Interactive applications) based on predefined longitude, latitude and altitude coordinates - Based in Dallas, Texas - Say hi to him at: http://aireal.io/ Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sterling has a team working with him to find deals, when one of the team members found an off market deal in Cincinnati, they took action and put it under contract. Not everything went as planned throughout the process, eventually they had to walk away. To hear what happened to cause them to leave the deal, and what Sterling and his team learned make sure to listen in! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Everytime I have given that to a seller, I can see their eyes light up” - Sterling White Sterling White Background: - Co-Founder of Holdfolio a real estate crowdfunding platform - Has been directly involved with both buying and selling over 100 single family homes - Specialties include Sales, Marketing, Crowdfunding, Buy & Hold Investing, and Investment Properties - Based in Indianapolis, Indiana - Say hi to him at www.holdfolio.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe received a message on BiggerPockets asking his opinion on how they should invest. The sender wanted advice on passively investing their money or buying properties on their own and being an active investor. Hear the question and Joe’s response in this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “There’s more risk involved in buying your own” Mentioned In This Episode: Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever Conference Best Ever Show Community Facebook Group Episode 981 How He Controls 17% of the LA Marketshare and Became #1 Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald started investing in real estate while he was still active duty, with the purchase of a home that is now a rental. After serving he started wholesaling properties. It didn’t take him long to discover than he preferred to wholetail and make more money per deal. Donald will not only tell us the difference between the two, but we’ll also hear how to succeed as a wholetailer. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The money is in that phone call, and the money is in the follow-up” Donald Ross Background: Retired Marine & prior construction worker Got started in the real estate investing by purchasing a home while active duty which is now a rental Currently virtually wholesale/wholetail properties in the Milwaukee area Based in Orange County, California Say hi to him at Best Ever Book: Traction Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom was fired from his accounting job because he was spending too much time researching real estate investing online. Now he his a full time investor and broker. He flips over 100 properties a year and buys all kinds of properties from single families up to 10 unit properties. Listen in to hear how Tom built his real estate business up from nothing, and how he’ll continue to grow. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “On Facebook you just have to keep trying and testing” - Tom Cafarella Tom Cafarella Real Estate Background: - Owner/broker of Cameron Real Estate Group, Founder of Ocean City Development, a residential real estate investing company - Host of the Real Estate Mogul Podcast - His company buys everything from single families up to 10 unit properties - Quit his full-time job as a CPA in 2008 so he could flip full-time with two partners - Based in Boston, Massachusetts - Say hi to him at: http://www.tomcafarella.com/ - Best Ever Book: RIch Dad, Poor Dad Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With nearly $1 billion in real estate assets financed, Craig has been quite successful with raising money. One thing that sets him apart from other groups doing the same thing is he leverages technology. His offerings are still 506c but he uses a crowdfunding platform rather than doing one-off syndications for each deal. Using the crowd funding platform allows him to cut out the some of the middle-men and automate much of the process. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Don’t do a deal just because you have to do a deal” - Craig Cecilio Craig Cecilio Real Estate Background: - CEO & Founder of DiversyFund - The founder and CEO of California Coastal Funding Group, Inc. - Participated in development of over 1,000 single family residences as joint venture equity partner, lender or sponsor - Has financed nearly $1 billion of real estate assets, having raised over $100M in debt or equity in last three years - Has developed and managed over $25 million of residential property (renovations and ground-up). - Based in San Diego, California - Say hi to him at: www.Diversyfund.com - Best Ever Book: Law of Success Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Tyler is looking for deals, he loves to find 5-50 unit deals. This is an interesting space because it cuts out the smaller investors who are intimidated by multifamily, simultaneously you cut out the bigger investors because the deal is too small for them. The biggest contributor to Tyler’s success he says is not assuming anything anymore, rather always asking questions. We get to hear great tips on how Tyler negotiates hs deals, be ready to take notes. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I’m getting a better deal than anyone else offered just because of the rapport” - Tyler Sheff Tyler Sheff Real Estate Background: -Founder & CEO of CashFlowGuys.com & CashFlowGuys Podcast -Commercial Real Estate Broker, Investor and Syndicator -Over 16 year’s experience in real estate -Based in Tampa, Florida -Say hi to him at www.cashflowguys.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug and his company Legacy capital lend to investors and they also help them look to the future and grow their businesses. They work with their clients, not only funding deals, but also setting up one and three year plans. Doug says that even successful investors will not have one or three year plans, and are instead being ran by their businesses, rather than the other way around. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “A lot of the time, they’ve lost sight on why it is they’re doing what they’re doing” - Doug Fath Doug Fath Background: - Co-founder of Legacy Capital, a consulting and private funding company to other real estate operators - Serial, award-winning entrepreneur and investor whose accomplishments are recognized by UN and White House - Development projects include low income housing, student housing, mixed use projects and multi-family apartments - Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Say hi to him at: http://www.legacycapitalpa.com/ - Best Ever Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Theo tell us a couple surprising and proven ways to find an off market apartment deal. You might be surprised how easy it is for you to add these techniques to what you are already doing in your real estate business. We’ll get a couple of quick updates on their businesses and how they can apply to us. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Ask a wholesaler to probe their leads for apartment deals” - Theo Hicks Mentioned in this episode: To Source Real Estate Deals And Generate More Wealth, Start A Monthly Meetup http://joefairless.com/source-real-estate-deals-generate-wealth-start-monthly-meetup/ Episode 213: One SURPRISING Way to Find an Off-Market Multifamily Deal http://joefairless.com/podcast/jf213-one-surprising-way-to-find-an-off-market-multifamily-deal/ Best Ever Conference: https://besteverconference.com/summary/ Best Ever Show Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BestEverShow/ Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to Mark, he was “fortunate enough to get laid off”, which allowed him to focus on real estate full time. Now Mark is a residential real estate broker and investor. He’s done 50+ flips has 20-25 rental SFR and now he owns 3 apartment buildings. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The biggest mistake that I made was buying properties in a not desirable area” - Mark Yuschak Mark Yuschak Real Estate Background: - Residential Real Estate Broker with American Associates, Inc Realtors - Over 8 years experience in real estate as a broker and an investor - Has completed short sales, owner financed, estate purchases, HUD and REO transactions in portfolio - Have provided transactional funding and hard money loans for other investors - Owner of multiple rental properties and an apartment building, and done several flips and rehabs - Based in Grand Blanc, Michigan - Say hi to him at on Facebook at Apartment Investors of Michigan - Best Ever Book: Art of the Deal by Donald Trump Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As co-founder and head of investor relations for Spartan Investment Group, Ryan knows the importance of keeping investors updated. He’s raised over $5 million from their current investors, and he’s in charge of developing more relationships to bring in more capital. If you want to hear how to find capital and keep it coming in, be sure to listen to this episode! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “We’ve created an entire app suite from scratch, built in podio” - Ryan Gibson Ryan Gibson Real Estate Background: - Co-founder of SIG, Spartan Investment Group - Has experience ranging from investing in apartments, to single family homes, managing renovations and development projects - Responsible for SIG’s investor relations, driving the acquisition & financing of projects - Also is a major airline pilot and flies the Boeing 757/767 - Based in Seattle, Washington - Say hi to him at: http://spartan-investors.com/ - Best Ever Book: Tax Free Wealth Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David started like a lot of us, read Rich Dad Poor Dad and started taking action with real estate. He started driving for dollars, and looking up the owners at home after driving. Realizing that finding the owners was taking too long, David went to work on a solution. The outcome was the DealMachine app, which can look up a property owners information for you in real time, while you’re still in front of the property. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “They could really start to cut through their competition if they communicate in a more natural way” - David Lecko David Lecko Background: - CEO of DealMachine, a real estate investing app that puts you in touch with any property owner via direct mail, phone, and email - When you see a house, simply take a photo and instantly see who owns it, then choose how you want to get in touch with the owner - DealMachine launched in the summer of 2017, and users report making as much as $25,000 over the last 4 months - App finds houses that are run down, and contact the owner via dealmachine and then sells the properties to an investor - Based in Carmel, Indiana - Say hi to him at: https://dealmachineapp.com/ - Best Ever Book: Top of Mind by John Hall Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jared has done a little bit of everything in his lengthy real estate career. His forte is raising money for investors and developers, but he also has a ton of experience in construction. Having knowledge in both those area allows Jared to work very efficiently, and take some risks that others may not take. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I think you can learn a lot from chasing the shiny new object” - Jared Rogers Jared Rogers Real Estate Background: - For the first half of his real estate career, Jared raised over $1 billion for investors and developers - Has leased, managed and sold properties from 700 square foot homes to 900,000 square foot industrial parks. - Over 20 years of commercial and residential real estate investing experience - Based in WInston Salem, North Carolina - Say hi to him at jrogers AT webuyhouses.com - Best Ever Book: Design Your Life Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the owner of a marketing agency that works exclusively with real estate investors, Scott knows a thing or two about getting leads for investors. More importantly his company, Lightmark Media, will also work with investors on optimizing their conversions from those leads. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Learn from experience” - Scott Corbett Scott Corbett Background: - Owner of Lightmark Media, a marketing agency that works exclusively with real estate investors. - His company does motivated seller PPC (pay per click) campaigns in about 50 different markets around the country. - Do website design/dev for REIs that focuses on conversion optimization, getting more leads from the same traffic - Based in Athens, Georgia - Say hi to him at: https://lightmarkmedia.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He has over three decades of residential property development, finance, and sales. After 2008 Bobby saw that banks were not able to lend on projects that previously had never been an issue. With capital drying up, he decided to pivot. He created Walnut Street Finance to provide capital to companies doing what he just pivoted from. Now his company is a full fledged private lender that understands the product (construction & development) better than most, which allows them to lend when a lot of others cannot. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If things go south we have real collateral backing our investment” - Bobby Montagne Bobby Montagne Real Estate Background: - Three decades of experience in commercial and residential property development, finance, and sales - Successfully overseen $15 billion in career transactions - Among an elite class of private real estate lenders and delivered high-quality returns to partners and investors - Between 2010-’15 was principal owner of WSD Capital, a real estate development firm that renovated and resold 185 classic row houses that generated $150M in revenue - Based in Fairfax, Virginia - Say hi to him at: www.walnutstreetfinance.com - Best Ever Book:Think and Grow Rich Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Follow Along Friday is back for the New Year! Today Joe and Theo tell us mistakes they have made when evaluating deals and what they do differently now. If you’re in the market for any property, especially apartment buildings or communities, this is definitely an episode you want to listen to. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “We always have a property management partner tour the property with us” Mentioned In This Episode: To learn more about the Best Ever Conference visit besteverconference.com To join our Facebook group of higher level investors visit facebook.com/groups/bestevershow For a copy of the document that covers most of the points Joe covers for evaluating an apartment community, email [email protected] Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hunter was always an entrepreneur. He started as a high schooler selling parking spots out of his backyard when there was an event going on. His first venture into investing was in the stock market. Hunter didn’t like that some many variables that were out of his control, could determine how much money he made or lost. Enter real estate. Now Hunter and his team syndicate opportunities, most notably self storage and mobile home parks. Today we’ll hear higher level tips and suggestions for investing in those two asset classes. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “There are more self storage facilities in the U.S. than there are Subways, Starbucks, and McDonalds combined” - Hunter Thompson Hunter Thompson Real Estate Background: - Founder of Cash Flow Connections, a real estate syndication company - Has helped investors allocate capital to over 100 properties, which have a combined asset value of $350MM. - Host of the Cash Flow Connections podcast, which helps investors learn from intricacies of commercial real estate - Based in Los Angeles, California - Say hi to him at: https://cashflowconnections.com/ - Best Ever Book: 4 Hour Work Week Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John and his company American Real Estate Investment provide turnkey investment opportunities for investors. One thing that sets them apart from other providers, they focus on Class A properties that rent to people making over $100k a lot of times. They also have your more typical investments of B and C class, but they like to focus on the class A properties with higher level tenants. Hear why they take this approach and how it has benefitted them and their investors over the years. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “This is the hottest market I truly believe in America, Dallas-Fort Worth” - John Larson John Larson Real Estate Background: - Managing Partner at American Real Estate Investments - Leading provider of A Class turnkey investment properties in the US - Also own American Real PM our in-house property management solution - Started in real estate at the age of 17 flipping houses with his family - In first six months at AREI, he purchased, renovated & sold over 150 properties netting more than $1M - Based in Dallas, Texas - Say hi to him at: https://areiusa.com - Best Ever Book: Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another great episode to set yourself up for success in 2018. Daren works for ATTOM Data Solutions, a company that tracks real estate data for their customers to use however they wish. The major take-away from this episode (besides knowing how to access and use their data) is that their data shows we are still in an upcycle, with high demand for more supply. Daren says that this may be a great time to sell if you have property you have been holding for some time. We’ll hear more specific market reports from Daren including which markets have great returns,and which ones have become more expensive and less attractive to investors. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Increased Days On Market is an indicator that the market is weakening” - Daren Blomquist Daren Blomquist Background: - Senior Vice President of Communications at ATTOM Data Solutions (formerly RealtyTrac) - Directs ATTOM Media, a division that publishes original real estate reports sourced from the ATTOM Data Warehouse - ATTOM Data Warehouse, the nation’s most comprehensive property database - Executive editor of the Housing News Report, a monthly newsletter published by ATTOM Data Solutions - Based in Orange County, California - Say hi to him at: https://www.attomdata.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter is with us for the first episode of 2018, and that is not by coincidence. An economist by trade, we get a TON of great advice when it comes to how we look at the economy and markets. Some of his best advice is to take a step back and look at the bigger picture, don’t just focus on your business or you’ll never see the full picture. At the end of the interview Peter gives us a 2018 economy prediction. You don’t want to miss this one! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I don’t see any end of growth for the U.S. Economy for 2018” - Peter Linneman Peter Linneman Background: - Principal of Linneman Associates the CEO and founder of American Land Fund and of KL Realty - Named one of the 100 Most Powerful People in New York real estate according to New York Observer - Linneman Assoc. a premier consulting and research firm, specializing in commercial real estate investment strategy. - For 35 years, has advised leading corporations, served on over 20 public and private boards, including serving as Chairman of Rockefeller Center Properties - Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Say hi to him at: http://www.linnemanassociates.com/ - Best Ever Book: Capitalism and Freedom Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank?Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings.Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doc is here to tell us all about credit today. He’ll share many great tips and secrets that banks and credit companies use to get you to spend. There are many deep psychological tricks they will use to make spending money or credit seem normal. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The poor investment that standard college strategy is” - Doc Compton Doc Compton Background: Owner of Doc Compton Company - the consumer credit expert Helped thousands of people regain control of their financial futures by giving them the tips, tools, and techniques necessary Two decades of experience in consumer credit Counseled thousands on establishing and maintaining credit, through published articles, radio/tv, & speaking Based in McKinney, Texas Say hi to him at www.DocCompton.com Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank? Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings. Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wow! Today we have a major commercial real estate investor dropping knowledge. Brian literally wrote the book(s) for commercial real estate investing. Not only will he give us actionable advice for commercial investing, but a lot of the advice applies to any form of real estate investing. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Make sure you’re scrutinizing the leases carefully” - Brian Hennessey Brian Hennessey Background: - Senior VP of Avison Young Intelligent Real Estate Solutions - Portfolio transactions totaling approximately 12 million square feet at values in excess of $2 billion. - Prior to Avison Young he served as Senior Vice at Colliers International for 5 years - Been in the commercial real estate industry for over 30 years. - Author of "The Due Diligence Handbook For Commercial Real Estate" - His book was written originally as a personal reference tool/checklist, but is a #1 best seller on Amazon - His latest book is “How to Add Value for Commercial Real Estate” - Based in Los Angeles, California - Say hi to him at: www.impactcoachingsystems.com - Best Ever Book: What Every Real Estate Investor Needs To Know About Cash Flow Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank? Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings. Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming from representing high net worth and celebrity clients as a lawyer, representing them as their realtor was a natural transition. Now he is one of the top agents/brokers in the country, and does it by building a small, loyal, and high quality brokerage. Billy only takes in people who are performing at a high level already, rather than trying to get in as many agents as possible and charging them for everything possible. Hear why he prefers to build with quality over quantity. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You really have to become a student of the market to be a developer” - Billy Rose Billy Rose Background: -Founder & President of The Agency & Agency Created, a full-service luxury real estate brokerage/lifestyle company -Been representing high-net-worth and celebrity clients for more than 30 years. -Named the #10 real estate agent in U.S. by The Wall Street Journal REAL Trends sales over $197 million in 2015. -Agency Creates is a stand-alone creative PR agency that services more than $4B in luxury real estate brands -Commentator on all things “real estate,” featured in Wall Street Journal, NYTimes, LA Times, Forbes, CNN -Was a former lawyer/agent to realtor before he obtained broker's license he already developed, designed and sold a number of "spec" homes. -Say hi to him at http://www.theagencyre.com/ -Based in Los Angeles, California -Best Ever Book: Delivering Happiness Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank? Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings. Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bernard is here today to tell us how we can use our, or other people’s, retirement accounts to fund real estate transactions. Not only does that help us get deals done, but also helps people earn better returns with their retirement money. We’ll learn about the tax advantages, as well as what is not allowed by tax law. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Over $25 Trillion is sitting there in retirement accounts” - Bernard Reisz Bernard Reisz Background: - CPA and Principal of ReSure Financial and combines tax, financial, and investment expertise - Advises on the use of self-directed IRAs and Solo 401(k)s for real estate investing and lending - Specialized in real estate debt and equity investing using retirement funds, and personally invests in that way - Based in New York City, New York - Say hi to him at: https://www.401kcheckbook.com/ - Best Ever Book: Fishing for Fools Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank? Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings. Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the birth of his daughter, Pat needed a change. He didn’t want to miss out on his daughters life and with an offshore job, he would have missed 8 months per year. After weighing pros and cons, Pat took the leap, quit his job and began investing full time. Tune in to hear an inspiring story of chasing a goal, and succeeding while improving your life. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Every single property for sale in the Jacksonville area, I called and made an offer” - Pat Flynn Patrick Flynn Background: - Owner of Flynn Homes, a real estate investment company - Launched in late May 2017 2 Beach rental properties, one cashflows $800/month, the other we house hack -:Total revenue so far is around $750,000 since May 2017 - 5000 direct mail pieces a week along with other marketing campaigns. - Based in Jacksonville, Florida - Say hi to him at: www.flynnhomesjax.com - Best Ever Book: 4 Hour Work Week Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank? Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings. Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie recently launched a brand new crowdfunding REIT, with an emphasis on vision. Eddie and his company take apartment communities and completely overhaul them into super nice communities, from C+ to B+. They want people to wish they could afford living at their communities, only to find out they actually can! We’ll hear a lot of higher level commercial and residential investing tips today, including how to set up a crowdfunding REIT. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Good deals are made not found” - Eddie Lorin Eddie Lorin Real Estate Background: - Founder of Impact Housing, a new crowdfunding REIT - 25 years' experience in investment real estate - Since 2008, SRC has purchased close to 15,000 units in over 40 transactions - Handled over $700 million in transactions of Class A office buildings and retail space - Co-founder of 501c3 HAPI Foundation, was developed to promote health and wellness in apartment communities - Based in Los Angeles, California - Say hi to him at http://impacthousing.com/ - Best Ever Book: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank? Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings. Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Merry Christmas! Today we hear from a wholesaler who takes a different approach to how he deals with all potential sellers and buyers. He was in sales for 20 years, eventually leaving his full time job to pursue wholesaling full time. Now about a year into wholesaling, Garth has been averaging 2-3 deals per month. Surprisingly, he says that his real estate knowledge is not the biggest factor to his early success. Tune in to hear why Garth says that operating with integrity is the single most important thing a new wholesaler can do in order to succeed. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Be straight with everyone you meet” - Garth Kukla Garth Kukla Real Estate Background: - Founder of Tri-State Discount Real Estate and full time wholesaler - Over 8+ years of real estate experience to create a real estate investment company - Finds off-market real estate and sells deals to investors who flip or rent the property - Has a 20-year sales background and been in real estate since 2008 as a landlord and part time flipper - Based in Newport, Kentucky - Say hi to him at: www.tristatediscountrealestate.com - Best Ever Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank? Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings. Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

J Scott earned over $1 million on his first 50 flips. He literally wrote The Book On Flipping Houses. His most recent book, The Book On Negotiating Real Estate gives us expert tips to negotiate like the professionals. If you want to learn how to get better deals on properties and get an edge on your competition, bring pencil and paper when you listen to this one! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Building rapport is building trust” - J Scott J Scott Real Estate Background: Investor specializing in residential rehabbing/flipping Completed 200 deals since 2008, has bought and sold over $25M in property Earned more than $1,075,291 on his first 50 flips He is the author of the best-selling book, “The Book on Flipping Houses“ J also runs the website 123Flip.com, which provides insight into every aspect of his real estate business Releasing new book on negotiating for real estate investors in May 2017 Based in Washington D.C. Say hi to him at www.123Flip.com Listen to his Best Ever Advice Here: http://joefairless.com/podcast/jf217-you-only-have-one-chance-to-make-a-good-flippin-impression/ Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank? Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings. Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we will get a breakdown of commercial loans and lenders. Austin has originated over $60 million in commercial mortgage loans since founding RiverStone RECAP four years ago. He’ll tell us the difference between a bank loan vs. CMBS (commercial mortgage backed security) and CMBS vs. life insurance companies. We also get great advice on vetting your mortgage broker. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “There’s a lot of sketchy finance guys with hard money that are trying to screw the owners.” - Austin Peek Austin Peek Background: - Founder & Principal of RiverStone RECAP, a CRE mortgage firm - Started RSR 4 years ago and he’s originated over $60MM in commercial mortgage loans across the country - Recently launched a podcast: Millionaire Interviews - Based in Jacksonville, Florida - Say hi to him at: https://millionaire-interviews.com/best-ever to get the FREE quote matrix and CRE Lender List - Best Ever Book: The Real Estate Game Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank? Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings. Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Joe and Theo discuss a concept that Joe learned after attending the Tony Robbins Unleash The Power Within. We’ll also hear business updates and how they can be applied to us as listeners and our businesses. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: Either you dictate the changes in your life of life will dictate the changes in your life Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Are you looking for a way to increase your overall profits by reducing your loan payments to the bank? Patch of Land offers a fix-and-flip loan program that ONLY charges interest on the funds that have been disbursed, which can result in thousands of dollars in savings. Before securing financing for your next fix-and-flip project, Best Ever Listeners you must download your free white paper at patchofland.com/joefairless to find out how Patch of Land’s fix and flip program can positively impact your investment strategy and save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices