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Pour some whiskey and saddle up your horse buckeroo. Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you her Country Song Evaluation Model and how you can use it to minimize the risk when investing in real estate. Best Ever Tweet: Throw yourself in there. For realz. Sandra Holt’s real estate background: - Recently bought 2nd investment property which was a mixed use - Owns a family law practice with her husband where she is managing member - Part-time real estate investor and based in Columbia, Maryland Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your time is valuable. That’s why it’s imperative to know how to quickly qualify a deal so you know if you should spend more time looking into it or pass on it. Todays’ Best Ever guest shares with you the FOUR questions you need answers to. Best Ever Tweet: Don’t wait to be picked. You have to pick yourself. Joe Stampone’s real estate background: - Vice President of Atlas Real Estate Partners based in New York City, New York - Assisted in debt and equity placement on $450M of acquisitions - Leads company’s strategic vision including branding, investor management and investor platforms - Analyzes the performance of the company’s 25+ properties under management - Founder of A Student of the Real Estate Game which a popular real estate community of real estate professionals Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Best Flippin’ Series Ever presented by Patch of Land! It’s a 4-part series that will unlock advanced strategies for finding, funding, fixing and flipping deals. In today’s episode you’ll hear about how to find the best flippin’ deals. Best Ever Flippin’ Panelists: - Nasir El-arabi, http://realestatedoru.com/ - Justin Williams, www.houseflippinghq.com - Mike Hambright, www.flipnerd.com - Doug Cochrane, www.Patchofland.com Some of the powerful strategies you’ll discover: - The simple and powerful 1/3 rule - How to stay in touch in relevant ways with prospects - The importance of being able to tie up a deal - All the ways to find good deals and the most effective Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever wanted to use hard money but wanted to know more about it? Well, listen up my friend. Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you the pros and cons of using hard money. Best Ever Tweet: If It takes less than 2 min then do it now. Darel Daik’s real estate background: - Founder of Noble Mortgage and Investments - Hard money lender and also offers conventional financing in the major Texas markets - Been in business over 19 years and is based in Houston, Texas Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While living in Israel today’s Best Ever guest bought a house in Phoenix and used that to purchase to create a domino effect for future purchases. Best Ever Tweet: Never let your education interfere with your knowledge. Dani Beit-Or’s real estate background: - Founder and CEO of Simply Do It - Real estate investor since 2002 and is based in Irvine, California - Involved with over 2,500 transactions over the years Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you one shocking prediction about 2015. And, he would know because he analyzes the real estate industry for a living. Best Ever Tweet: Never let your education interfere with your knowledge. Rich Sharga’s real estate background: - Executive Vice President at www.Auction.com and is based in Irvine, California - Since 2003 he’s been an industry spokesman covering the US Housing Market, Mortgage Industry, Commercial and International Real Estate trends and the foreclosure crisis - He’s appeared in every major media publication - Recognized as 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leader by Inman News Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest talks about how he sold 365 homes in 365 days AND what you can do to make that happen as well. Best Ever Tweet: Do a fanatical amount of activity. Tom Hopkins’s real estate background: - Former real estate agent who, after five years in the biz, had done over $14,000,000 in sales - Founded Tom Hopkins International in 1976 and has dedicated his life and company to teaching and inspiring others in the skills of selling and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona - Author of eighteen books including, How to Master the Art of Selling - Say hi to him at http://www.tomhopkins.com/about.shtml Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From real estate to stocks, today’s Best Ever guest shares with you stories of how she and her clients buy ugly and benefit greatly. Best Ever Tweet: There’s no age limit to reinvent yourself. Bobbie Monroe’s real estate background: - Certified Financial Planner based in Tallahassee, Florida - President of Supporting Your Choices - Say hi to her at www.supportingyourchoices.com - She’s been a CFA since 1999 - Just named a 5 Star Wealth Manager by Atlanta Magazine for the 6th consecutive year Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest saw an opportunity to make raising capital more efficient. Find out what he did to fix the process…let’s go! Best Ever Tweet: There is no Plan B because that only detracts from Plan A. Adam Hooper’s real estate background: - Co-founder and CEO of RealCrowd based in Palo Alto, California o RealCrowd is a crowdfunding platform that connects investors with commercial real estate investments o Platform has over $900 million of total investment opportunities o And over $10 billion worth of assets managed by their elite operators - Has worked on over $1 billion of real estate transactions Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you how he identified a niche in the flipping industry by buying properties nobody else wanted. Best Ever Tweet: You don’t need to learn a lot to get started. Mike Simmons’s real estate background: - Managing Member of Modern Real Estate Solutions based in Troy, Michigan - Started in 2008 and is focused on flipping single family homes in Southeast Michigan - Host of popular podcast, Just Start Real Estate - Say hi to him at www.juststartrealestate.com Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to invest in a market outside of where you live? Want to learn how to structure partnership agreements with local team members? Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you TWO ways Best Ever Tweet: You can’t steal second base with a foot on first base. Anthony Dadlani’s real estate background: - President of A Plus World Group based in New York City, New York - 15 years as an equity markets trader and portfolio manager - Experience buying and selling private liens, notes and mortgages - Actively buying single family homes Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest gives you two Stock Market tips to apply in your real estate investing. Plus she gives you advice for how to minimize your risk when you get started investing in real estate. Best Ever Tweet: Buy in a low cost of living area. Barbara Friedberg’s real estate background: - Veteran portfolio manager, has a master’s degree in business administration and is a former university finance instructor and based in San Jose, California - Author of multiple investing books including Invest and Beat the Pros- Create and Manage a Successful Investment Portfolio - buy em here: http://barbarafriedbergpersonalfinance.com/wealth-shop/ - Say hi to her and learn personal finance tips at http://barbarafriedbergpersonalfinance.com/blog/ - Host of the popular podcast Young & Oldish Money Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get your pencil and paper ready…or Word doc and keyboard because you’re about to get a list of all the due diligence items that get missed when doing a walkthrough of the property. PLUS she shares with you the best ways to add value to a multifamily property. Best Ever Tweet: Experienced investors need to have a vision. Then the rest will follow. Mindy Sharp’s real estate background: - Regional Manager for Prime Property Investors based in South Bend, Indiana - 15 years of real estate and property management experience - Blogger for Multifamily Insiders and has a blog called My Life As A Property Manager Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re speaking to one of the leading real estate entrepreneurs and technology innovators and he is going to share with you the NEXT BIG THING in real estate technology. Let’s go! Best Ever Tweet: It takes time for things to change. Dave Eraker’s real estate background: - Serial entrepreneur with an interest and focus on the intersection of economics and applied technology - Co-founder at Surefield and is based in Seattle, Washington o Surefield is a full-service brokerage that has virtual tour technology that builds virtual models of homes allowing house hunters to navigate a property inside and out from their computers - As the founder and CEO of Redfin, he led the product development efforts for a new web-based form of map search and developed a salaried model for residential real estate agents o Company received the Innovator of the Year award by Inman News Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here’s the step-by-step process for how to evaluate a single family home investment property. Best Ever Tweet: Get multiple bids on mortgage financing. Leonard Baron’s real estate background: - Investor, past lecturer at San Diego State University and teaches continuing education to Realtors - Has a nationally syndicated real estate A&A at Zillow.com Featured Blog and in newspapers around the country - Say hi to him at www.professorbaron.com Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you qualify a crowdfunding platform? What specific questions do you ask the platform reps? What is it like to invest in a crowdfunded deal? Today we’re going to answer those questions and then some. Who we’re talking to today: AdaPia d’Errico, Chief Marketing Officer at Patch of Land Mark Robertson, President at CrowdDD based in Charlotte, North Carolina Jamie McIntyre, Founder at Rewire Capital based in Washington D.C. Some things you’ll discover on today’s episode: - Two surprising lessons learned by investing in Crowdfunded deals - The list of questions you should ask a crowdfunding platform - The step-by-step process for what it’s like to invest in a crowdfunded deal from an investor’s standpoint - Pros and cons of debt and equity investing - How to diversify your portfolio in crowdfunded deals And much, much more! Have you grabbed your treatski?? Unlock the Top Ten Answers to the Top Ten Questions asked about crowdfunding by downloading it for FREE here: http://landing.patchofland.com/white-paper-top-ten-answers-to-the-top-ten-crowdfunding-questions If you haven’t checked out Patch of Land’s market report on Newark, New Jersey – get it here. It’s a great example of the type of research you get when you work with them. This episode is bought to you by our Best Ever sponsor, Patch of Land. Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today’s Best Ever guest shares why he went back to buying single family homes after dabbling in wholesaling and apartment investing. He also talks about low income housing and how to effectively manage low income properties. Best Ever Tweet: Treat real estate like a business. Steve Rozenberg’s real estate background: - Property Manager at Empire Industries based in Houston, Texas - Licensed real estate agent with over 13 years of owning and operating properties - Has flipped and negotiated hundreds of transactions - Currently focused on single family home properties Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Half sale? Nope, WHOLESALE! Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you how to create your A-team as a wholesaler AND he shares with you his Best Ever deal that netted $80,000 buckeroos. Best Ever Tweet: We’re stronger than we think we are. Andy McFarland’s real estate background: - Owner of Quality Property Renovations which flips 10 – 12 houses a year based in Salt Lake City, Utah - Owner of Treehouse Investments which wholesales over 100 properties a year in three different states - Active investor since 2002 when he purchased his first property (“the Treehouse”) - Since then has purchased hundreds of properties and does hard money loans - Say hi to him at http://www.iloverealestatestories.com/ Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest talks about how he buys homes on terms and is able to make $10,000 a pop on each deal while minimizing the risk on the deal. Best Ever Tweet: By taking a piece of land & changing its use you can triple the value. Ron LeGrand’s real estate background: - Over 35 years of experience as a real estate investor and based in Jacksonville, Florida - Visit him at www.Ronsfreebook.com - Personally bought and sold over 3,000 homes and made millions of dollars in commercial real estate deals Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You’re about to discover a powerful question that will help you get to your passion and will pay you well. Let’s get right into it! Best Ever Tweet: Quit doin stuff you don’t want to do. Jeff Steinmann’s real estate background: - Acquired a 4-unit building and moved in one side while renting out the other three - Host of weekly show called The How to Quit Working Show - Author of How to Quick Working: A Simple Plan to Leave Your Job for a Life of Freedom - Help people quit their jobs and start a business - Company is How to Quick Working and based in St. Louis, Missouri Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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You putting up bandit signs? Then listen up because today’s Best Ever guest shares with you a bandit sign strategy that is incredibly effective. Plus, he talks about how to build your business from the CEO seat. Best Ever Tweet: Be a specialist. JP Moses’s real estate background: - Real estate investor who is based in Memphis, Tennessee - Strictly a wholesale operation – only does wholesale deals o Done note buying, wholesaling, flipping, and property management - Done more than 250 deals and been a real estate investor for over 15 years - Started the REIA group in Memphis and now has over 600 members - Say hi to him at www.reitips.com Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever wanted to invest in Austin, Texas? Or, ever wanted to know how to find an emerging submarket? Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you where you should invest in Austin, Texas and how to identify the emerging areas in ANY market. Best Ever Tweet: Find where the artists in any city. Shawn Rooker’s real estate background: - An agent at Realty Austin based in Austin, Texas - Been a real estate agent for almost 6 years - Specializes in condos and single family houses - He started in a down market and since then has expanded by at least 50% every year - Former Army Ranger who has served two combat tours and…has landed in a tree Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s it like to do a crowdfunded deal? What can you expect as a borrower who gets money from the crowd? Here’s who we’re talking to today: Omar Skyers’s real estate background: - Partner at SRB Group based in Newark, New Jersey - Been in real estate since 1999 and started flipping properties in 2007 - Currently has 8 deals on www.patchofland.com - You can view his deals here: https://patchofland.com/srb-group-llc.html Doug Cochrane’s real estate background: - SVP of Underwriting and Acquisitions at Patch of Land, a debt based real estate crowdfunding lender based in Los Angeles - Over 20 years of real estate experience as a senior loan officer, underwriter, appraiser and investor - Has originated and underwritten nearly $300,000,000 in residential and commercial loans And here’s a taste of the treats you’ll get: - Why a flipper went from hard money to crowdfunding - The beautiful partnership that results from the experience - Side-by-side comparison of hard money vs. crowdfunding - A surprising part of the process with crowdfunding - Step-by-step process for how to get set up on a crowdfunding platform - The crowdfunding platform’s role in the process - Importance of getting started in the process NOW - Reporting requirements for borrowing money from a crowdfunding platform HOT OFF THE PRESS: Download this White Hot Market Report for Newark, New Jersey: http://landing.patchofland.com/patch-of-land-white-paper-the-newark-report Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Valentine's Day! Want to know when to use “subject to” and “lease option” stragtegies? Well…what are you waiting for?? Let’s go hot stuff! Best Ever Tweet: Don’t quit. Evolve your strategy. Wendell De Guzman’s real estate background: - Acquired over $15,000,000 worth of real estate in Illinois, Ohio and Florida - Investing in real estate for over 10 years and has done lease options, wholesaling, subject to’s, rehabbing and multifamily investing - Currently buying 3 homes a month in Chicago, Illinois and Ft Myers, Florida - He is based in Chicago and is an engineer by background Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investing in single family homes? Today’s Best Ever guest tells you how she buys homes and identifies areas that are good to invest in. Best Ever Tweet: Short sales aren’t short. Elizabeth Colegrove’s real estate background: - Owner of 5 single family homes and is based in Hanford, California - Manage four for her family and two single families for her friends - Say hi to her at www.reluctantlandlord.net Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest shares how to use a turn-key model to raise money and get your paperwork in order. You want to use OPM (other people’s money)? Then, listen up my friend! Best Ever Tweet: Raise money properly. Douglas Ruark’s real estate background: - Principal at Regulation D Resources based in Denver, Colorado - Recognized expert in Regulation D offering programs - Say hi to him at http://regdresources.com/ - And…he’s a descendant of Scottish royalty Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest shares how blind pool funds work and gives you info on next level financing advice based on his extensive experience in the real estate finance industry. Best Ever Tweet: Out of clutter find simplicity. Dion DePaoli’s real estate background: - CEO at Secure Debt Exchange Systems based in Miami, Florida - Direct experience with real estate and mortgage investment fund management, asset management and disposition - Over 15 years in real estate finance and you can say hi to him at http://www.sdxs.us/ Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode. Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buying mobile home parks can be a profitable business but, of course, you also need to know how to make it profitable. Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you how to the perks of mobile home investing and a success story of how he doubled the value of a park. Best Ever Tweet: Own the land. Not the homes. Jefferson Lilly’s real estate background: - Co-founder of Park Street Partners based in San Francisco, California - Focused on the mobile home park investing in select markets in the US - Owns 5 mobile home parks with an aggregate value of $4,500,000 - Say hi to him at http://www.parkstreetpartners.net/ Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Know about land banks? Neither did I...until I spoke to our Best Ever guest on today’s episode. Learn how to profit from land banks and what the heck they are. Let’s go! Best Ever Tweet: Find a niche nobody else is doing. Jeremy Tillotson’s real estate background: - Founder of DreamMaker Properties based in Fort Wayne, Indiana - Been a real estate investor since 2007 - Own 5 homes and roughly about 30 vacant land parcels Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Future. It’s one thing to predict the future. It’s another to predict it THEN give actionable advice on how to take advantage of the prediction. In episode 2 of 4 of our Best Crowdfunding Crash Course Ever series, today’s Best Ever panel discusses the future of crowdfunding AND what you should do about it in order to grow your business. Let’s go! Best Ever Panelists: - Jason Fritton, Co-Founder and CEO, Patch of Land - Jorge Newbery, Founder and CEO, American Homeowner Preservation - Steve Cinelli, Founder and CEO, PRIMARQ - Lew Feldman, Partner in Goodwin Procter’s Real Estate Capital Markets Group Here’s the futuristic stuff you’ll discover in today’s episode… - Bold predictions about the expansion of crowdfunding - The two things that could kill all the crowdfunding momentum - How states will help lead the way to new crowdfunding legislation - The billion dollar lesson from the original crowdfunding platforms - The rise of international investing and its implications And, if you didn’t hear listen to Episode 1 of this series that gives you answers to EVERY crowdfunding question then go check that out now! Want a treatski?? Unlock the Top Ten Answers to the Top Ten Questions asked about crowdfunding by downloading it for FREE here: http://landing.patchofland.com/white-paper-top-ten-answers-to-the-top-ten-crowdfunding-questions This episode is bought to you by our Best Ever sponsor, Patch of Land. Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear directly from an auctioneer as he gives you his Best Ever advice to be successful at an auction. Going Once…Going Twice…Let’s go! Best Ever Tweet: Remove the emotion and know your price point. John John Genovese’s real estate background: - Owner of Malama Auctions based in Hawaii and specializes in Real Estate auctions - Host of the popular podcast called Fundraiser Solutions which helps nonprofits improve the quality and financial results of their events Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest shares how to evaluate office space to buy and the keys to being a successful real estate broker. If you’re curious about learning a new side of the real estate business from someone with a proven track record then listen up, my friend. Let’s go! Best Ever Tweet: Talk less, listen more. Troy Golden’s real estate background: - Senior Director at SCGroup Real Estate based in Oak Brook, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) - He’s a commercial broker who specializes in representing tenants for office space - Founder of Greater Oak Brook Business Leaders and authors the Oak Brook Office Report (www.oakbrookofficereport.org) voted the top commercial real estate blog of 2014 by theBrokerList Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how the mantra “funding = freedom” has catapulted today’s Best Ever guest’s career in real estate. He shares with you a ton of tips on how to raise private money and busts up some myths about private money. Let’s go! Best Ever Tweet: If you have access to money you are a deal magnet. Josh Cantwell’s real estate background: - Chief Executive Officer at Strategic Real Estate Coach based in Cleveland, Ohio - Bought and sold almost 700 properties in 25 states - Strategies include rehab, rental, foreclosure, pre-foreclosure and short sale - Primarily focused on raising capital and doing larger real estate deals Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest shares how to buy good cash flowing properties and shares with you what NOT to do when buying an investment property. Best Ever Tweet: We can create and re-create ourselves over whenever we want. Shannon Murree’s real estate background: - Real Estate Investor Agent who is based in Ontario, Canada - Over 10 years in the industry and her expertise is in working with investors buying and selling single family and multifamily properties - Won the Top Investor Agent award in 2013 by the Canadian Real Estate Magazine and the Real Estate Investment Network - Say hi to her at http://investinginbarrie.com/ Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest answers one of the most commonly asked questions I come across. She also tells you how to be successful as an agent should you choose to pursue that path. Best Ever Tweet: Don’t get your real estate license just to dabble. Carla Cross’s real estate background: - Author of six books and over 20 productivity programs including, Up and Running in 30 Days which is used by new agents to launch successful careers - She is based near Seattle, Washington - She has interviewed hired and trained thousands of new real estate agents - Carla has been published over 300 times in major real estate publications - Say hi to her at http://carla-cross.com/ Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are ways to get economies of scale with small apartment buildings and our Best Ever guest shares how you can create that economy of scale and make money with them. We also talk about creative financing to do deals with no money of your own. Best Ever Tweet: When you’re making a decision stick to the math. Lance Edwards’s real estate background: - Author of How to Make Big Money in Small Apartments - Multifamily investor who has done deals ranging from 3 to nearly 300 units - Active investor since 2002 and is based in Houston, Texas - Say hi to him at www.bigmoneyinsmallapartments.com Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Patch of Land - Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Best Crowdfunding Crash Course Ever presented by Patch of Land. In today’s episode you get EVERY answer to EVERY question you have about crowdfunding. And…if we don’t answer it on the show then tweet your question to Patch of Land - @patchofland. Who we’re talking to today: AdaPia d’Errico, Chief Marketing Officer at Patch of Land Here’s a nibble of just some of the answers you’ll get in this episode… - How all your money is ALREADY RAISED – you just have to qualify yourself and the deal - Knowing when it’s the right time to use crowdfunding for your deals - Why a little bitty 8% stat will blow your mind - Differences between all the types of crowdfunding platforms - How crowdfunding platforms make money and the fees you can expect to pay - How quickly the underwriting process takes to get approved - The paperwork you’ll need in order to get approved for a crowdfunded deal Want a treatski?? Unlock the Top Ten Answers to the Top Ten Questions asked about crowdfunding by downloading it for FREE here: http://landing.patchofland.com/white-paper-top-ten-answers-to-the-top-ten-crowdfunding-questions Oh, and BTW, did you know that Crowdfunding is an acronym!?!? AdaPia enlightened me about that during our conversation. It stands for…Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act. This episode is bought to you by our Best Ever sponsor, Patch of Land. Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at www.PatchOfLand.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest talks about how she entered into a world of credit card processing – an industry that hadn’t evolved much at the time – and flipped that industry upside down by taking a different approach. Then, she applied those learnings to her other investments – one of which is real estate. She has 3 lessons she learned along the way and shares them with you in our conversation – let’s go! Best Ever Tweet: You can’t see the spot in which you stand. Darrah Brustein’s real estate background: - Author and Founder of Finance Whiz Kids and is based in Atlanta, Georgia - Passive real estate investor via hard money lending - Founder of Atlanta’s largest monthly social and professional networking org called Network Under 40 and then Network Over 40 in 2014 Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Cozy - Simple, free online rent payments, tenant screening and credit checks. Get Cozy for free at cozy.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want more purchasing power? Learn how to create and increase a biz line of credit. It’s that simple my friend. Let’s go! Best Ever Tweet: Anything too easy makes you lose your focus. Brandon Luke’s real estate background: - U.S. Army veteran, entrepreneur and real estate investor - Purchased first house in 2007 and is shifting focus to multifamily - Based in Tucson, Arizona and you can say hi to him at www.allbrandonluke.com Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Cozy - Simple, free online rent payments, tenant screening and credit checks. Get Cozy for free at cozy.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friends, we do much more for our friends than we would acquaintances or business colleague (gross, what a stale term). The more friends we have the more support we have and the more successful we’ll be. Today’s Best Ever guest shares ways she builds lasting relationships PLUS she gives you some ridiculously good negotiation advice. Best Ever Tweet: We widely underestimate the power of the tiniest personal touch. Terri Murphy’s real estate background: - Over 30 years in the real estate business - She’s the CIO at U.S. Learning, a company provides virtual training programming, and is based in Memphis, Tennessee - She specialized for several years in REO markets and has experience in commercial development management - Author of 5 books, including contributing author with Donald Trump, “The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received.” Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Cozy - Simple, free online rent payments, tenant screening and credit checks. Get Cozy for free at cozy.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest tells you why she started a luxury auction company and shares some tips on how you can get the most value out of your property when it’s time to sell. Best Ever Tweet: Consider the next owner of your property. Laura Brady’s real estate background: - Founder and president of Concierge Auctions based in New York City - They are the smart way to buy and sell the world’s most unique, high-end properties - Former top-luxury real estate agent - Company is going on the 8th year in biz and sold over $725MM in luxury properties Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Cozy - Simple, free online rent payments, tenant screening and credit checks. Get Cozy for free at cozy.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From hitch hiking around the world to jumping into a biz, today’s Best Ever guest shares with you how to build a company by taking calculated risks and outsourcing the stuff that you’re not an expert on. Let’s go! Best Ever Tweet: Have hyper awareness to design and quality. It matters. Matt Beall’s real estate background: - Principal Broker and co-owner of Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers, a firm of over 200 brokers and agents and 10 offices around Hawaii - Named Third Fastest Growing Hawaii Company by Pacific Business News - Co-host of Hawaii Life TV show on HGTV Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Cozy - Simple, free online rent payments, tenant screening and credit checks. Get Cozy for free at cozy.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Best Ever guest is a home staging expert. She’s about to give you her Best Ever advice on how to stage your property so you get the most money for it. Let’s go! Best Ever Tweet: Keep your ego out of the project. Starr Osborne’s real estate background: - Founder of Tailored Transitions, a home staging, moving management and interior design firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Say hi to her at http://www.stagingstarr.com/ - Author of Home Staging that Works Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Cozy - Simple, free online rent payments, tenant screening and credit checks. Get Cozy for free at cozy.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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You’re about to find out some next-level ways to find motivated sellers. And, we get into specifics of how to make your phone ring more often via Google Ad words.Ready for it? Ok, let’s go! Best Ever Tweet: Learn how to be unconventional and be effective. David Corbaley’s real estate background: - Founder of The Marketing Commando based in Seattle, Washington - Former Green Beret in the Army now working to help investors get a flood of quality leads - Started investing in 2002 and has done over 200 transactions since then Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Cozy - Simple, free online rent payments, tenant screening and credit checks. Get Cozy for free at cozy.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest started his real estate business buying a house for $9,000 then flipped it and made a couple thousand from it. Plus, how to go from that to making over 600 offers a month. Best Ever Tweet: Pick a strategy and do it really, really well. Brett Snodgrass’s real estate background: - Founder of Real Estate Discounts based in Indianapolis, Indiana - Started investing in 2006 and has done over 500 deals since then - Done wholesaling, fix-and-flips, land contracts, and owner financing deals Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Cozy - Simple, free online rent payments, tenant screening and credit checks. Get Cozy for free at cozy.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want more leads for your business? I thought so. Today’s Best Ever guest shares his secrets for how you can generate a massive amount of leads. Plus, much, much more! Best Ever Tweet: Make your life a statement not an apology. Hoss Pratt’s real estate background: - Founder of Hoss Pratt Success Systems based in Plano, Texas - After 3 years as a real estate agent he accumulated over $20,000,000 in sales - Recently nominated as Marketer of the Year for his Listing Boss product – lead generation tool for real estate agents - His expertise is in lead generation and conversion techniques – simply put, he’s an expert at getting a “yes” from difficult prospects Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by Cozy - Simple, free online rent payments, tenant screening and credit checks. Get Cozy for free at cozy.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices