The Best Ever CRE Show

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

Here is the 5-step process for how to automate your house flipping business. Plus, today’s Best Ever guest shares the three C’s of House flipping success. Best Ever Tweet: Most important part of real estate is the analysis and acquisition. Justin Williams’s real estate background: - Founder of Houseflippinghq.com and House Flipping HQ podcast - Been a full time RE investors for 8 years and have flipped close to 400 houses during that time and am currently flipping close to 100 houses a year all on automative systems - Been an entrepreneur since he was 9 years old and is currently based in San Clemente, California 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 talks about how much asset managers get paid, how they work with their clients and the keys to become a successful asset manager. Best Ever Tweet: Stay appropriately leveraged in #realestate. John Wilhoit Jr’s real estate background: - Has managed and advised clients with over 60,000 units in 38 states and is based in Columbia, Missouri - President of WIN LLC, a consultant to property mgmt. companies, an asset manager to owners of multifamily and a project manager for multifamily assets in construction phase - Author of Multifamily Insight Volume 1: How to Acquire Wealth Through the Right Multifamily Assets in the Right Markets 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

Multifamily markets. Multifamily investing strategies. Multifamily buying criteria. Today’s Best Ever guest is a multifamily expert and we talk all about multifamily. Listen and learn baby! Best Ever Tweet: Always think long-term in #realestate. Gary Goodman’s real estate background: - Senior VP of Acquisitions for Passco Companies based in Irvine, California - Over 30 years of industry experience and is responsible for acquiring properties with combined value of over $4B - Sits on the Board of Directors for the National Multifamily Housing Council 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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How do you identify the most motivated sellers? You find the people who own properties but don’t want them. Today’s Best Ever guests talks about the importance of finding them and the research he’s done in the space. Best Ever Tweet: Only 20% of properties that are inherited go to probate court. Morry Eghbal’s real estate background: - CEO of Successors Data, a database that connects investors with motivated sellers - Over 25 years of experience in real estate investing and is based in Ontario, California - Did 1500 flips over last 22 years 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

One purchase. That’s all it took to build today’s Best Ever guest’s company which now has done over $5,000,000 in transactions in just 4 years. Here’s how he made it happen. Creative techniques are coming out the ying yang in this episode! Best Ever Tweet: Only limitations are the ones you set up in your mind. Andre Lewis’s real estate background: - Co-founder of Verius Property Group based in New Orleans, Louisiana - Investor since 2011 and since then has bought and sold over $5,000,000 worth of real estate - Say hi to him at http://www.veriusgroup.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

Your world is about to be turned upside down. Today’s Best Ever guest is blowing up myths that we have about investing and replacing them with sound advice that makes a whole lotta sense. Get ready, Best Ever Listeners, you’re in for a treat. Best Ever Tweet: Do something that fascinates you. Garrett Gunderson’s real estate background: - NY Times Best-Selling Author of Killing Sacred Cows a book on bustin’ traditional financial myths and providing refreshing alternatives - Founder of Freedom FastTrack which is a results-based financial services and personal development company - Check out Wealth Factory at: https://wealthfactory.com/ - Real estate investor who owns 5 properties and he is based in Salt Lake City, Utah 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

Do you want to raise money? Do you want to become an effective asset manager? Want to get better at operations? Then listen up partner. Today’s Best Ever guest has some treats for you. Best Ever Tweet: You make your money on operations . Bruce Stein’s real estate background: - Principal of Real Property Partners based in Los Angeles, California - Managed brokerage transactions in excess of $1 billion - Executed over $1.2 billion in financing - Managed commercial real estate portfolios of more than $850,000,000 - Raised $185MM in equity for two funds 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

Are you a real estate agent but want to grow from representing buyers to actually being a buyer? Today’s Best Ever guest shares how she went from a real estate agent then investor then owing her own property management company. Plus, she gives you a bonus tip on how she screens tenants. Best Ever Tweet: Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. Dawn Brenengen’s real estate background: - Owner of Trail Wood Realty based in Raleigh, North Carolina and her focus is on property management and real estate sales - Been in the industry for over 10 years - Say hi to Dawn at http://trailwoodrealty.wordpress.com/ - Owner of five rental properties in North Carolina 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

It does NOT happen overnight. It happens over time from having a successful track record in business and through building mutually beneficial relationships. That said, there are some tips from today’s Best Ever guest about how to expedite the process of gaining influence and being able to lots of money. Tweetable quote: Think about what you would die for and live for it. Kathy Fettke’s real estate background: - CEO of Real Wealth Network based in Walnut Creek, California - Author of best-selling book, Retire Rich with Rentals - Active real estate investor and agent and host of the popular podcast, The Real Wealth Show - Been named a Top 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs two years in a row 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

Let's start 2015 off with a bang by connecting with who we know, meeting strangers and learning something every day. There's power in progress and what gets measured gets repeated. Let's get this challenge going baby! Listen to today's show to hear about the 3, 2, 1 challenge. 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

Ever wonder what people are talking about when they say they are note buyers? Well, today’s Best Ever guest clears it all up and shares how and why he went from time shares to note buying. And...he shares with you his #1 tip on note buying. Tweetable quote: Believe in yourself and start today! Steven Soto’s real estate background: - Founder and principal of Higher Trust Investments based in Orlando, Florida - Identifies distressed real estate assets for high net worth clients with a focus on tax deeds and non-performing notes nationwide - Say hi to him at http://www.highertrustinvestments.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

Today’s Best Ever guest shares how his company, Patch of Land, underwrites their deals. If you’re interested in crowdfunding then you need to listen to this interview. Let’s go! Tweetable quote: Stay curious and don’t listen to naysayers. 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 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 shares with you why financial models are important and how to use them. Plus, he tells you why it’s important to learn the story behind the property. Tweetable quote: A financial model is a story telling tool. Bruce Kirsch’s real estate background: - President of Real Estate Financial Modeling, a financial modeling provider for Excel spreadsheets, training and consulting based in Atlanta - Assisting principals in capital raises and has helped clients raise multiple of billions of dollars debt and equity on their projects - Has served as an Adjunct Faculty member in real estate finance at Georgetown University 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 how he created a company from scratch that went on to do over $1,000,000,000. Learn the business model he initially employed and how he evolved his business over time. Tweetable quote: Find something you do better than others then exploit as long as possible. Nick Jekogian’s real estate background: - President & CEO of Signature Group based in New York City - Over 25 years in real estate and started with his first apartment building in Philadelphia - Has since made more than 1,000 separate equity, debt or corporate acquisitions with deal value in excess of $1,000,000,000 (yes, billion!) - Co-Author of Your Turn: Two Brothers Transforming Themselves and Their Relationships Through Long-Distance Running 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 how you can do transactions without relying on those darn bank loans. Tweetable quote: You are in the people business not the property business. Brian Reed’s real estate background: - Outside Partner at Top Dollar House Buyers based in Richmond, Virginia - Over 10 years of real estate experience and controls over $8,000,000 in real estate - Focuses on seller financing, lease-purchases and subject to. Offers a private investor program with 8-10% interest rates secured by properties at only 50% LTV or less. 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 specializes in loans around 90k but have you ever wondered how small of a loan can you actually get from a traditional lender? He reveals that and much, much more. Tweetable quote: Don’t try to guess the future. Just look at the past Steve Binghaus’s real estate background: - Over 24 years of experience in the mortgage industry - Branch Manager at Security National Mortgage Company based in Everrett, Washington - Originates about 300 loans a year - Say hi to him at http://teambighaus.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

What if you could multiply yourself by 3? Today we talk about the importance of bringing on interns and team members and the 4 steps to making it a win-win. 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 the difference between Fannie May and Freddie Mack and how to get approved for the each of the programs. Tweetable quote: Major banks have overlays. Shaun Weeks’s real estate background: - Outside Loan Officer for Banc Home Loans and he is based in Ontario, California - Been in the industry for 10 years and have expensive knowledge of FHA, Fannie and Freddie loan programs - Licensed in 48 states and does both purchase and refinance loans 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 shares how to get started in real estate and how you can too. Already started? That’s fine. He also shares how to go from a couple properties to a large portfolio. Tweetable quote: Cap rate should exceed interest rate on property. David Campbell’s real estate background: - CEO of Hassle Free Cash Flow Investing based in Benicia, California (Benicia) - Say hi to him at www.Hasslefreecashflowinvesting.com - David has been a principal or key advisor to over $800 million of real estate transactions including apartments, office, retail, hospitality, winery, condo-conversion and home building - As a real estate syndicator, he has raised and managed over $30 million of private equity invested in real estate developments - Author of an ebook called Hassle Free Cash Flow Investing 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 shares with you how to be successful at crowdfunding and the types of deals crowdfunding sites look for when picking which ones to offer to their investors. Let’s go! Tweetable quote: Swim against the stream. Nav Athwal’s real estate background: - Co-founder and CEO of RealtyShares, an online marketplace for Accredited Investors to securely invest as little as $5,000 into private real estate investment properties - Guest Lecturer to UC Berkeley Law - Electrical engineer turned attorney turned real estate entrepreneur based in San Francisco, California 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 shares how he uses hard money to structure his fix and flip deals. He also talks about how he takes his profits from his flips and puts it into long-term holds. Let’s go! Tweetable quote: The follow up is the key. Mark Gagner’s real estate background: - Founder of Bridge Equity Group based in San Jose, California, a real estate company focused on investing in single and multi-family properties - Owns single family homes in Atlanta, student housing in Philadelphia and managing partner for 172-unit in Longview, TX Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Twenty Four Sound – visit www.twentyfoursound.com and mention "bestever" for an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest flips homes that are over $1,000,000 and he talks about a case study and how he makes a living out of luxury flips. He has a fascinating career path from buying and holding to land development and now flipping multi-million dollar homes. Tweetable quote: Focus on one thing and do it well. Will Barnard’s real estate background: - Founder of Barnard Enterprises, Inc. based in Santa Clarita, CA - full time investor and developer focused on flipping luxury homes with values over 1MM - Does millions worth of real estate transactions every year - Say hi to him at http://www.barnardenterprises.com/ Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Twenty Four Sound – visit www.twentyfoursound.com and mention "bestever" for an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From organizing contacts to social media, today’s Best Ever guest talks about cutting edge tips and technologies that help you get the most out of your biz. Tweetable quote: Have a system for your contacts. Darren Phillipy’s real estate background: - Runs a Keller Williams Realty based in Henderson, Nevada - Expertise in tech tools and technologies - Say hi to him at http://www.realestatetechacademy.com/ Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Twenty Four Sound – visit www.twentyfoursound.com and mention "bestever" for an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking back on 2014 here are four powerful lessons I’ve learned and how they can be applied to your life. Let’s go! Tweetable quote: All we have is the moment we have right now. Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Twenty Four Sound – visit www.twentyfoursound.com and mention "bestever" for an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Online marketing is necessary so we might as well get good at it, right? Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you his expert tips for ranking high in Google searches and being an overall savvy online marketer for your real estate company. Tweetable quote: Don’t cast too narrow of a net. Trevor Mauch’s real estate background: - Started investing in college and bought a 4-plex - He’s a buy-and-hold investor with a specialty of growing online companies - CEO and co-founder of Investor Carrot based in Roseburg, Oregon Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Twenty Four Sound – visit www.twentyfoursound.com and mention "bestever" for an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest talks about the importance of buying right and buying for the right reasons. Like these! Let’s go! Tweetable quote: Buy smart and buy for the right reasons. Jim Duncan’s real estate background: - Real estate broker based in Charlottesville, Virginia - Partner at Nest Real Estate Group - Been broker since 2001 and active thought leader on real estate trends and technology implementation among other things - Ranked in the top 50 real estate agents in region for last 8 – 10 years Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Twenty Four Sound – visit www.twentyfoursound.com and mention "bestever" for an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest tells you about the importance of evaluating properties based on income streams. Then, he gives you actionable advice for making it happen on your deals. Tweetable quote: Buy real estate based on future income stream. Frank Gallinelli’s real estate background: - Been involved in real estate since early 1970’s - Founder of RealData, a software company that helps investors identify the profit potential of a real estate investment - Author of several books on real estate investing, the earliest of which – What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow – has remained the top-selling real estate books on Amazon since 2004 - Adjunct Assistant Professor of Real Estate Finance at Columbia University for over 11 years Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Twenty Four Sound – visit www.twentyfoursound.com and mention "bestever" for an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After watching house flipping shows on TV and losing money on his first deal, today’s Best Ever guest talks about the lessons he learned and how he applied them to his business. Now, fast forward 4 years, he’s done over 100 deals. He tells you how to do the same thing. Let’s go! Tweetable quote: Follow one course until successful. Nasar El-arabi’s real estate background: - Founder of Real Estate Busters based in Charlotte, North Carolina - Fired from his job and decided to go full time at wholesaling, rehabs and buying investment properties - Started wholesaling in 2011 and has done close to 100 wholesale deals - Say hi to him at www.Realestatedoru.com Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Twenty Four Sound – visit www.twentyfoursound.com and mention "bestever" for an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices