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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

After a very successful career in football, Carl continued his success trend in business, launching G-III Sports. With his new business, he made outerwear for the NFL. Until one day when reebok bought the licensing rights to make the outerwear. Rather than giving up, cutting costs, and downsizing, Carl and his team hustled working with smaller shops and in return only lost about 10% of his business. Carl Knew that reebok could not make the outerwear as good as they could, and in 18 months G-III Sports was awarded the licensing for outerwear again, which now doubled his business vs. what it was before. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Entrepreneurism is about exploring every idea you have” - Carl Banks Carl Banks Background: -2x Super Bowl Champion/NY Giants Legend, NFL's 80's All-Decade Team, and Michigan State University Hall of Famer -President of G-III Sports, the largest licensed sports apparel company in the world that produces for the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, etc. -Founded G-III over two decades ago and responsible for bringing back the iconic Starter satin jacket. -Travels with NY Giants as an on-air broadcast analyst and serves as a mentor to the team -The Carl Banks Foundation raises money for a variety of causes, most notably autism research -Based in New York City, NY 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

Victor literally wrote the book on raising money for any venture. As an active real estate investor, he raises money for that business, but got his start in the technology field. Currently Victor lives in Ottawa, Canada and invests in Philadelphia. Hear how he is able to raise money and invest in another country. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “That’s our formula” - Victor Menasce Victor Menasce Background: - Managing partner of US Real Estate Partners LP - Spent the first 25 years of his career in the high tech industry, for last 9 on real estate investment - Current specialty involves building new apartments in an infill urban setting across multiple domestic and international markets. - Author of the book Magnetic Capital: How to Raise All the Money You Need for ANY Worthy Venture. - Has raised more than $300 million in his nine-year real estate career! - Based in Ottawa, Canada - Say hi to him at: http://www.victorjm.com/ - Best Ever Book: Speed of Trust 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 helps investors free up some cash flow but minimizing energy bills. He’ll look at everything within the building, and how the building is utilizing its current utilities. From small commercial properties to large industrial projects, Jason does it all, and can help property owners find government grants to pay for part of the upgrades up front. To hear how he can help you save money on energy bills, be sure to tune in! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “It can be a dramatic payback on a very simple solution that takes a few seconds to switch out” - Jason Delambre Jason Delambre Background: - Founder and Owner of Interdependent Energies, LLC; a Carbon and Sustainable Energy Consultant Company - Consultancy focuses on providing money-saving solutions that are economically, socially and environmentally sustainable - Since 2009 he’s done 130 individual projects, 9 Institutional Climate, Energy & Sustainability Plans, and over 12 Million Total Square Feet of Facility Space Audited - Based in Frankfort, Kentucky - Say hi to him at: http://www.interdependentenergies.com/ - Best Ever Book: The E-Myth 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

Richard tells us how he has been able to climb the ranks to becoming the leader of the #2 team in Keller Williams worldwide. Richard is also an active investor as well as helping a lot of other investors find and buy cash flowing properties If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You need money to invest” Richard Schulman Real Estate Background: - Real estate broker at Keller Williams, one of their top producing real estate agents - Sold nearly 1,000 homes valued at over $500,000,000, runs the #2 Keller Williams team Worldwide - Over 30% of his sales are properties intended for rental or resale, ranks in top 0.1% of all Realtors nationwide - Based in Los Angeles, California - Say hi to him at: http://richardschulman.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

Craig started his direct marketing business when he needed a way to market his fake rocks. He did well there, and sold the business to go work for a large operation and learned more about direct marketing. Now he has his own company again, and he helps many different types of businesses and investors market through direct mail. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Response dictates how frequent I mail to someone” - Craig Simpson Craig Simpson Background: Owner of Simpson Direct, Inc. His direct marketing company manages almost 300 different promotions per year Author of The Direct Mail Solution and The Advertising Solution. Based in Grants Pass, Oregon Say hi to him at http://www.simpson-direct.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

Al runs a business that finds cash flowing properties for other investors in Detroit. He’ll tell us that most of the negativity associated with Detroit is exaggerated media driven information. About 90% of the clients that come to Detroit to see some properties are surprised ina good way and end up investing with Al. Find out how to set yourself apart from other turn-key providers. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “My most important part of this whole process is the transfer” - Al Beahn Al Beahn Real Estate Background: - Founder and CEO of Pioneer Homes, the leading source for cash flow rental properties - Past seven years, he has closed more than 1,000 deals, valued in excess of $50 million - Has clients across six continents - Based in Detroit, Michigan - Say hi to him at: https://www.pioneerhomesus.com - Best Ever Book: Profit First 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

In this episode of Follow-Along Friday, Joe breaks down his investor database and the four ways apartment syndicators can raise money in ANY market. Joe also explains the lessons he learned from the gratitude seminar he attend this past weekend and Theo provides an update on his move to Tampa and how that will impact his Cincinnati rental portfolio. Finally, Joe and Theo announce a new feature on the Best Ever Blog. 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 is an active duty service member, and active investor. He found someone who was having success house flipping, and use him a as a mentor to help him get his feet off the ground. Now Joseph is on his own and still doing a great job with his investing. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If you’re not embarrassed by your offer, it’s too high” - Joseph England Joseph England Background: - Active Real Estate Investor - He is the property manager for all his properties and accomplished all of this while maintaining my full time position with the US Military and deploying overseas. - Purchased first investment property in Baltimore in June of 2015 - Now, he’s done over 20 deals, 16 buy and hold properties and four rehabs in various stages - Specialize in rehabbing very distressed properties (rentals and flips). - Based in Baltimore, Maryland - Say hi to him at [email protected] - Best Ever Book: 10x Rule 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

Ted lost everything early on in his real estate investing career. After that he wanted to find a way to continue investing in real estate, but minimize the risk. That’s when he discovered tax lien and tax deed investing. Now he still invests, but he also teaches others to do what he does. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “There is an abundance of properties available” - Ted Thomas Ted Thomas Background: - Organization is the single largest “Source” of Tax Lien Certificate & Tax Deed Informational Products in the World - Has sat for more than 200 radio and TV interviews, most recently on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox - Go-to guy when people want to discover how to invest in secure government certificates that pay 16% and 18%. - Based in Merritt Island, Florida - Say hi to him at: www.tedthomas.com - Best Ever Book: The Art of War 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

In just two years, Trish has sold over $10,000,000 in real estate volume. Her biggest source of referrals is Facebook. She posts at least every other day, and never in a “infomercial” type of way. Rather she posts normal things like what she is doing everyday, and just shares with her friends. She is able to stay in people’s minds when they need a realtor with this strategy. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You can create that whole persona via social media” - Trish Williams Trish Williams Real Estate Background: - Real estate agent and broker with Keller Williams - Las Vegas - 2014 she started her career in Real Estate and was named Rookie Of The Year - Biggest testament to her level of success is in that 90% of her business is referral based - 2016 served as Technology Chair-member Of the Associate Leadership Council, and ranked number 5 in overall production in her brokerage - In two short years she had already sold over 10 million dollars in real estate volume - Based in Las Vegas, Nevada - Say hi to her at: www.trishsellslv.com - Best Ever Book: 6 Steps to 7 Seven Figures 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

Marvin had an 11 year NFL career, 7.8 years longer than the average NFL career (3.2 years). Now a successful businessman in the cannabis space, Marvin says that his work ethic and self reflection is what separates himself from the average NFL career and entrepreneur. We’ll not only hear tips on how cannabis can and does help people everyday, but how we can separate ourselves from other entrepreneurs and investors. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Take some of those fundamentals to your next venture” - Marvin Washington Marvin Washington Background: -Super Bowl Champion in 1998 with the Denver Broncos with an 11 year NFL career -Former NFL Defensive end with the New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, and Denver Broncos -Crusader for the healing power of cannabis and getting the league to consider the benefits -Leading the movement of former athletes embrace it as solution for brain injuries and painkiller addiction -Involved in a hemp-derived CBD product company, Isodiol, where he leads the promotion of their IsoSport line. -IsoSports line is a hemp-based nutrition line supports both mind and body wellness in training and competition, used by high profile athletes in NBA, NFL, etc. -Say hi to him at https://isodiol.com/ -Based in San Diego, 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

Amber was a civil engineer, and didn’t like it. She started her first business shortly after she quit that job. What followed was a dark time as her first business went bankrupt. Amber turned that around in four short years with two very large contracts in her new business. Amber will share with us how to keep your head held high in tough times, as well as how we should be branding ourselves as entrepreneurs, such as leveraging other people's’ platforms to promote. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “People would go decades without getting one of these contacts” - Amber Renae Amber Renae Background: Civil Engineer, serial entreprenuer, motivational speaker, and digital nomad Inspires women to re-discover their 'Wow' factor through presentation, personal branding and self-love She has built 3 six-figure businesses, featured in Vogue and other top publications Based in Sydney, Australia Say hi to her at http://www.amberrenae.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

Brian was seeing his clients make all this money with great tax benefits through real estate. He started taking action, eventually leaving his CPA job to be a full time investor. Now Brian has a portfolio of single family homes as well as small and large multi-family apartment communities. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “At the end of the day, I want to work with people who want to work with me.” - Brian Adams Brian Adams Real Estate Background: - Founding member of Adams Investor Group, LLC a company dedicated to creating wealth for others so that my clients make safe and consistent profits - Practicing certified public accountant (CPA) specializing in real estate taxation and forensic accounting - His team currently owns single family homes and small and large multi-family apartment complexes - Began investing in real estate including focusing on asset management for investors 10 years ago - Based in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania - Say hi to him at: http://www.adamsinvestorgroup.com/ - Best Ever Book: E-Myth Revisited 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 will dive into the differences between being an active investor vs. being a passive investor. Joe is mostly referring to being an apartment syndicator vs. passively investing in an apartment syndication, but they’ll also touch on other forms of actively investing such as fix and flip, buy and hold, and BRRR. We’ll get updates from Joe and Theo on their businesses and how their lessons learned this week can help us. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “It can be a big headache managing properties yourself” Mentioned In This Episode: Best Ever Show Community (FB Group): Facebook.com/groups/bestevershow 2018 Best Ever Conference: Besteverconference.com Best Ever Conference Keynote Speaker, Terrell Fletcher: Terrellfletcher.com Check out the Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6C7pD22dQTVKnYRcJ122sO 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

On the track, Kurt is a champion, he’s always calculating many different variables and factors to beat his competitors. Off the track, he applies the same mindset and work ethic. Kurt gives us a very specific example of a small variable on the race track that most drivers may not factor into their driving, that allowed him to break the speed record at Texas Motor Speedway. This kind of thinking is what separates the extraordinary apart from the ordinary. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “When it takes over your life, that’s when you know you gotta go that route” - Kurt Busch Kurt Busch Background: -27-time race winner in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, taking 19 pole positions -Currently drives the No. 41 Ford Fusion for Stewart-Haas -Raced for the most prominent team owners, manufacturers and leading teams, from Jack Roush at Roush Racing to Roger Penske and the Penske organization -2014 in an Indycar at the 98th running of the Indy500, was rookie contender at Andretti Autosports, finish as top rookie in 6th -Winner of Daytona 500 in 2017 -Self made millionaire by developing his racing brand -Say hi to him at http://www.kurtbusch.com/ -Based in Las Vegas, Nevada Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: 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 a full time financial planner, Brent had a good W2 income to show the banks. With financing easily attainable, he bought 8 houses in his first year! He’ll give us great tips on how to use our savings/retirement accounts to buy real estate. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You just have to jump in” - Brent Sutherland Brent Sutherland Background: - Owner of his own CPA firm, Ntellivest - Certified Financial Planner and have worked in financial services for nearly 12 years - Real estate investor who currently owns 8 rentals - Works to help individuals think outside the box and better plan for financial independence. - Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Say hi to him at: http://www.ntellivest.com/ - Best Ever Book: Behavior Gap by Carl Richards Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days. They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick specializes in real estate taxes and tax planning/advice. He’ll give us multiple strategies that we can use to grow our wealth as real estate investors, and pay minimal taxes LEGALLY. We’ll learn a good amount about what the corporate veil is, why it’s important, what it means to “pierce the corporate veil", and how to avoid doing that. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “All of the costs will be outweighed substantially by the tax benefits” - Patrick Camuso Patrick Camuso Background: Founder of Camuso CPA PLLC, a real estate business advising company World class experience in investment management and real estate space and consulting for the world’s premier asset managers, real estate companies and retailers Leverages advanced knowledge and experience in tax and accounting to serve his top clients Based in Charlotte, North Carolina Say hi to him at https://www.camusocpa.com Best Ever Book: Tax Free Wealth Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days. They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan is a real estate broker, developer, and author who got started by selling other condos in the building he was living in. According to him, that was a key part to his success, by starting small and building a reputation, he was able to leverage and scale to more places, doing more business quicker than had he started by going bigger. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If you let that get in your way, you’ll always find a reason to not do something” - Dan Lesniak Daniel Lesniak Real Estate Background: Real Estate Broker, Developer and Author - ‎Optime Realty Author of The HyperLocal HyperFast Real Estate Agent- provides detailed strategy Made $500k gross in his first year as real estate agent Helped hundreds of buyers and sellers complete over $250 million in sales Based in Washington, D.C. Say hi to him at www.hyperlocalhyperfastbook.com Best Ever Book: Awaken The Giant Within Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days. They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael has a different way for us to be able to attract sales leads. He never asks for referrals, but he generates over 500 referrals per year. Michael attracts his referrals through love, generosity, and appreciation. He actually wrote the outline for his bestselling book and system in intensive care directly after he flatlined for 37 seconds. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I attract referrals through love, generosity, and appreciation” - Michael Maher Michael Maher Leader of The Maher Team with Keller Williams the story of The Generosity Generation December 18, 2007, he flatlined for 37 seconds due to blood clots, he survived to tell his story, The Generosity Generation Based in Atlanta, Georgia Say hi to him at: http://referco.com/ Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days. They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AlphaFlow has a new way of doing things vs. your typical crowd funding platform. If you’ve been involved in crowdfunding before, you can relate with having to try to log in and invest in the newest or best loans before other investors beat you to it. AlphaFlow has an algorithm that automatically balances your portfolio for you. Not to worry though, their team of experts are the ones choosing all the loans personally, the algorithm just assists in building a balanced portfolio for every investor. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “There’s no better marketing tactic than a happy, satisfied client” - AdaPia D’Errico AdaPia D’Ericco Real Estate Background: - ‎COO of AlphaFlow - Previously the Chief Marketing Officer at Patch of Land, one of the first debt-focused real estate crowdfunding platforms and co-founded two businesses with women partners - She is a real estate investor and is currently doing a complete renovation of her home -Currently writing a book on Real Wealth Real Health - Based in Los Angeles, California - Say hi to her at http://adapiaderrico.com/ - Best Ever Book: RIchard Branson Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days. They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s topic is based mostly around a listener question, that Joe will answer. The whole idea is to continue the conversation after meeting someone for the first time. Rather than having an “elevator pitch” Joe will take an authentic “want to get to know you” approach to his new relationships. The only time he’ll get into specifics about his business when first meeting someone new, is if they are asking about it. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “That’s the power of a thought leadership platform” Mentioned in this episode: Cincinnati Monthly Meetup: Bestevercincy.com Best Ever Conference: Besteverconference.com Best Ever Show Community: Facebook.com/groups/bestevershow The Guide to Creating a Real Estate Thought Leadership Platform 8 Ways to Promote and Grow Your Thought Leadership Platform Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days. They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sue has created a system for landlords to be able to easily switch from having tenants to having Airbnb guests. Many investors are having great success by renting with Airbnb, often times seeing 2-3 times the income they normally see by being a traditional landlord. Sue will break down her system for us and explain how anyone could switch to an Airbnb model, regardless of location. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “In the first month, he tripled his rental income!” - Sue Hoyuela Sue Hoyuela Background: Creator of the Airbnb Success Formula Teaches how to trade long-term tenants for short-term guests, eliminate evictions and double rental income Author, Speaker, and Real Estate Agent Based in Los Angeles, California Say hi to her at www.airbnbvacationrentalbusiness.com Best Ever Book: Financial Peace Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days. They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a clinical psychologist, Dr. Shuster deals with patients that have a variety of mental health issues. Even still, his focus when working with them, is helping them to the best of his ability. He tells us that by adopting that mindset, and putting others first, we will inevitably achieve whatever it is we are trying to achieve. We’ll also get some tips on how to connect with people, and why it feels good to help other people succeed. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If we help others achieve their goals, we’re gonna achieve ours by default” - Dr. Richard Shuster Dr. Richard Shuster Background: Clinical psychologist & Host of the Daily Helping Podcast, whose guests helps listeners become the best version of themselves As a media expert, his clinical expertise and podcast have been featured in The Huffington Post, Reader’s Digest and many more He conducts forensic and neuropsychological assessments for children and adults. Worked with patients from the Cleveland Clinic and assessed NFL players as part of the league’s concussion protocol with his work in neuropsychology Recent article quoted in http://rismedia.com/2017/08/08/neuroscience-behind-choosing-realtor/#close Based in Say hi to him at http://www.thedailyhelping.com/ Best Ever Book: The One Thing by Jay Papasan Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors: Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days. They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices