The Best Ever CRE Show

How do you set up international investors so they can take their money and invest in your deal? Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you the process. Tweetable quote: Decide what you want not what you think is possible. Ben Gray’s real estate background: - Founder of American Properties International - Match up international investors with turnkey American investment properties - Say hi to him at www.Americanproperties.com.au - Experience raising money and working with international investors to invest in United States properties 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

Want to hear how to create enough cash flow to replace your full-time job? Today’s Best Ever guest talks about how he and his wife created enough cash flow to replace their full-time job incomes in just 3 short years. Tweetable quote: Be the best version of yourself every single day. Cuong Le’s real estate background: - Husband/wife team investing since 2011 - Control over 1.2MM in real estate - Just rehabbed and rented out 8th property which now allows him to replace his income from his full-time job - Control over $1.2M in real estate - Say hi to him at www.newrenthome.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

Buckle up, partner. You’re about to get a dose of #bestever tips about branding yourself and how to use social media sites to build powerhouse company online. Tweetable quote: Don’t underestimate the value of your brand. Herman Chan’s real estate background: - Klout’s Top 50 Most Influential in Real Estate Investing - Featured on HGTV, CNN Money, CBS, CNBC, USA Today and House Hunters - Author of LOOKING UP: Images to Uplift - Top producer at Sotheby’s in San Francisco, California - Say hi to Herman at http://www.habitatforhermanity.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

As the great Tony Robbins says “it’s not a matter of your resources, it’s a matter of your resourcefulness.” Today’s #skillset Sunday talks about how to hone your resourcefulness muscle. Tweetable quote: Be resourceful. Check out the book I referenced in the show…What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 by Tina Seelig 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 mail lists resources, types of sellers to target, making money on deals and the strategy behind wholesaling, today’s Best Ever guest tells you how he’s approaching his start-up wholesale biz. Tweetable quote: You can’t win them all. Stephen Barton’s real estate background: - President of Solid Rock Solutions based in Indianapolis, Indiana - Real estate agent, has done bird-dogging and joint venture wholesale deals - Say hi to him at http://www.cashforyourhouseindianapolis.com/ - Done seven deals in 5 months since starting out 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 the US Marine Corps to the music business to…bagging groceries and now owning 240 rental units and being a full-time investor, today’s Best Ever guest has got a story for you! Tweetable quote: Focus on streams, not piles, of income. Matt Theriault’s real estate background: - Went from US Marine Corps to music business to bagging groceries at a grocery store to now an active and successful full-time real estate investor who has closed on hold 240 rental units in portfolio - Author of Do Over and new book Epic Freedom - Visit him at http://epicrealestate.com/ - Host of popular podcast called Epic Real Estate Investing 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 appraisal terminology explained in easy-to-understand ways, to successful case studies and adding value to properties, today’s Best Ever guest lends you his appraisal expertise. And, of course, his Best Advice! Tweetable quote: Create premiums for your property. Like grass in Phoenix. Cameron Palmer’s real estate background: - Holds an MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a certified general real estate appraiser in Arizona - Performed valuation services for over $1 billion of real estate - Specializes in multifamily with an emphasis in highest and best use analysis, fundamental market analysis and discounted cash flow analysis - Say hi to him at 480-993-7488 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

A wonderful conversation with today’s Best Ever guest where you learn about market evaluations, a contract clause to add in to your next deal, daily reminder system to be more effective and much, much more. This interview is loaded with #bestever advice. Tweetable quote: What have I done in the last hour to move my biz forward? Louis Leone’s real estate background: - Founder at REALvestment, a start-up looking at big data to identify local and emerging real estate markets - As former Senior VP at Predential Real Estate, he was responsible for the 5th highest number of total transactions in New York City in 2010 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 shares with you how to identify market trends and evolve your business with the market. Tweetable quote: Network with people at a higher level than you. Syd Chase’s background: - President of the Syd Chase Group which is a real estate and alternative investment consulting firm based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - Has over 20 years of experience and 1000’s of completed purchases and rehabs under his belt - 15-year veteran of the US Army - Author of No Bull Real Estate and Your Daily Dose of No Bull 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 discusses a strategy for growing your real estate portfolio that I think is the best EVER strategy for beginning investors. Tweetable quote: Budget for property mgmt. costs even if you self-manage. Brandon Turner’s background: - Active investor focusing primarily on rental properties and flips in Western Washington State - Started investing when he was 21 years old - Co-host of the world famous BiggerPockets Podcast alongside Joshua Dorkin - And, actively involved writing in-depth articles on www.BiggerPockets.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

Enjoy today’s Skillset Sunday where you learn about portfolio lenders and why the heck they are so valuable to you. Tweetable quote: Go create an account with a portfolio lender 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

Today’s Best Ever guest talks about the importance of gettin’ out when the gettin’ is good. Tweetable quote: When you can take profit in #Real Estate. Do it. Jay Hinrichs’s background: - Bought a mansion from an NBA star on a short sale and made close to $2,000,000 on it - He has done more than 3,000 transactions - Formerly president of a mortgage company in Oakland, CA that pooled 35MM of assets across over 250 investors - Say hi to him via phone at 503.789.2451 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

How do you reach the unreachable? Become a power connector. Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you practical tips for how to grow your influence through quality and strategic relationships with her 5 + 50 + 100 rule. She’s directly connected to Warren Buffet and got Mark Burnett endorse to her book – let’s go! Tweetable quote: Build the right relationships by adding value first. Judy Robinett’s background: - Author of How to Be a Power Connector: The 5 + 50 + 100 Rule - She is the coauthor of a chapter in Crowdfunding for Dummies - More than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur and corporate leader 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

How do you rise to the top of your profession, become a best-selling author, close on $20MM deals and be on a hit TV show? You become a branding genius. Today’s Best Ever guest has accomplished all these things and then some and shares with you PRACTICAL tips on how to get more deals done. Tweetable quote: Accept yourself for who you are. Madison Hildebrand’s real estate background: - Luxury real estate agent with over $250,000,000 in career sales - Formerly co-starred in Bravo’s hit series Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles - Recently joined Partners Trust, a Beverly Hills-based brokerage with approximately 200 agents o Founding partner of Malibu office - Author of Activate YOUR Passion, Create YOUR Career - Has his own scented candle collection called The Malibu Life by Madison Hildebrand - Say hi to him at http://www.themalibulife.com/ and https://twitter.com/madisonmalibu Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Twenty Four Sound – visit http://twentyfoursound.com/ and mention "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest gives you a deep tutorial on how to successfully buy raw land, evaluate land and get land deals. Let’s go! Tweetable quote: Make ridiculous offers. Mark Podolsky’s real estate background: - Investing in raw land for over 14 years and completed over 5,000 transactions - His company is Frontier Equity Properties (http://www.frontierpropertiesusa.com/welcome) - Popular podcast called The Land Geek (http://www.thelandgeek.com/) Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest shares how he uses LinkedIn to wholesale deals and make moola. Want proof? Good! We’re going to talk about a deal and how it came about. Tweetable quote: Talk to 5 new people a day. Follow up with 5 people a day. Adam Doran’s real estate background: - Police officer with 12 years of service - Head of Investor Relations at MC Properties (http://www.mcpropertieskc.com/) - Has wholesaled properties nationwide and is based in Kansas City - Averaging about 10 deals a year since 2012 Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How is it possible to have millions of dollars in your IRA when the government only allows a certain amount to be deposited annually? Self-directed accounts. Today’s Best Ever guest talks about the pros, cons and misconceptions of self-directed accounts. Tweetable quote: Get involved. It’s impossible to be successful on your own in real estate. David Coe’s real estate background: - Gold Level Realtor representing homeowners & investors, with COE Real Estate Team - Based in Hermosa Beach, CA and specializes in the South Bay area of Los Angeles - Helped raise over 15MM in capital for deals over last 7 years - Runs Freedom Growth (http://www.freedomgrowth.com/) and co-founded South Bay chapter of For Investors, By Investors Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing….Skillset Sunday! On today’s episode I share with you the three-step process to quickly connect with someone in a meaningful way. This can grow your biz bigtime because you’ll have more friends and be able to stay in touch in a more relevant way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest shares with us something he has implemented that resulted in never receiving a late payment from a tenant. And, you’ll learn other ways to automate the process of being a landlord so you can spend time doing more of what you want to do. Tweetable quote: Automate your processes. Lucas Hall’s real estate background: - Chief Landlordologist at Cozy which provides free rental management software to landlords - Landlord for 10 years and owner of 4 properties - Founded Landlordology.com which has the landlord tenant landlord laws on 40+ states - Got started in real estate to impress a girl…now they are married Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That’s a direct quote from today’s Best Ever guest. He shares with you the alternative to wholesaling homes. He says it’s all about marketing and negotiation. Let’s go! Tweetable quote: We don’t buy houses. We buy problems. Michael Quarles's real estate background: - Done close to 1,000 deals - Founder of I Buy Houses, Ugly Ones Too! and of YellowLetters.com - Been in the real estate business for over 30 years - Direct mail expert and considers himself a whole-tailer Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest is a former millionaire who lost it all in 2008 and is now coming back strong with a revised approach to his business. Curious about the 1 thing he is changing this time around? Let’s go! Tweetable quote: When the winds change adjust your sail. Nick Ruiz’s real estate background: - Twice self-made real estate entrepreneur focused on single family homes - Buy his book on house flipping called, Flip - Visit him at http://www.alphahomeflipping.com/ - Had over 70 buildings before 2008 - Today he: o Wholesales 8 to 10 places a year o Rehabs 8 to 10 places a year o Owns 4 single family homes in Milwaukee Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A life’s worth of lessons is jam-packed in today’s episode with our Best Ever guest. From crashing in burning to building a business back up again with only a couple thousand dollars. Deal syndication, overcoming paralyzing terror, flipping, urban rehab projects, deal structure with investors and so much more is discussed. Let’s go! Tweetable quote: Following your dreams without a viable Plan B is foolhardy. Phillip Elmes’s real estate background: - Founder of NDP (Neighborhood Development Partners) o Buying, improving and reselling homes in Chicago’s south side inner city neighborhoods - Licensed broker since 1973 – been in real estate over 40 years - Active in real estate since then as both a broker and developer of residential and commercial real estate - Say hi to him at http://urbanrehabber.com/ Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Curious about Section 8? Listen to today’s Best Ever guest as she shares the pros and cons of Section 8 programs. Oh, you’ll also hear a cute puppy dog story too. Tweetable quote: Live like today could be your last but plan like you’ll live forever. Jen Kurtz’s real estate background: - Joining us from Youngstown, OH - Broke into the biz in 2012 as a site manager for a 96 unit property - Experienced in subsidy programs such as Section 8 - Currently manages a tax credit property with 120 units Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My glass is always half full but today’s Best Ever guest cautions to not buy based off of optimism. Listen to what you should be buying off of… Tweetable quote: Luck is when opportunity meets preparation. Theresa Bradley-Banta’s real estate background: - Founder and CEO of Theresa Bradley-Banta Real Estate Consultancy - Flipped properties from 50k to 2.5MM across the nation - Investor in a development deal in Mexico - Author of Invest in Apartment Buildings: Profit without the Pitfalls - 2012 winner of the Stevie Award for Entrepreneur of the Year - Her company has won 11 American and International real estate awards - Visit her at http://theresabradleybanta.com/ Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get 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 talking to strangers and why he has a remarkable goal of meeting 100 new people a day. Too fluffy for ya? Well he has a personal portfolio of over $20,000,000 and he talks about his tactic for building that too. Boom – psychology and strategy – get ready! Tweetable quote: My goal is to meet 100 people a day. Aaron Woodman’s real estate background: - Sold over $200M in real estate - Had a property mgmt. company that oversw 1600 units - Personal portfolio of over $20MM in property - LA Operations Manager at The Boutique Real Estate Group located in Corona Del Mar, California - Got his license while in high school and was selling homes before graduating - Say hi to him at www.aaronwoodman.com Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Real estate investing is a team game. And having an All Star broker on your team is stacking the odds in your favor for finding deals and making money. How do All Star brokers qualify YOU as a potential business partner? Listen to today’s Best Ever guest as he shares the four qualifying questions he asks. Tweetable quote: It’s going to take time. Kurt Shoemaker’s real estate background: - Focused on multifamily and this year only has closed on $55,000,000 of deals - Associate Vice President at Cassidy Turley based in Cincinnati, OH office - Recognized Cassidy Turley Rising Star for 2014 - Been in business for about 6 years Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This interview takes an unexpected and deliciously wonderful turn when today’s Best Ever guest asks to role play so he can share with you how to smoothly bring up prospecting for your biz in any setting. Tweetable quote: When you know what to say the fear goes away. Karl Krentzel’s real estate background: - Been in real estate for 18 years - Did 75 real estate transactions in one year (his best one, obvi) - Host of popular podcast called The Red Pill Investor - Based in Tucson, Arizona - Visit him at http://tenminuteskill.wordpress.com/ Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest shares with us the systems he implements to continually grow his flipping business. From morning routine to overall psychology – you’ll get a full dose of how to make it happen! Tweetable quote: There’s no time wasted in real estate. Justin Colby’s real estate background: - Founder of Phoenix Wealth Builders based in Phoenix Arizona - Flipped over 300 homes in last 7 years - Building 79 town homes in Mesa, AZ - Host of top ranked podcast The Science of Flipping and author of The Science of Flipping available on Amazon - Say hi to Justin here: http://thescienceofflipping.com/ Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Note buying. Buying notes. And more note buying…you want to hear from a note buying expert? Listen to today’s Best Ever guest as he shares how to do the due diligence on note buying and the reveals five exit strategies for note buying. Tweetable quote: A discounted note today saves the bank money tomorrow. Val Sotir’s real estate background: - Founder of Watermark Capital Partners (http://www.watermarkcapitalfund.com/) - In 2009 he was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine as one of the mortgage survivors on Wall Street - 10 years of experience as a stock broker Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever has raised over $3,000,000 and flipped over 200 homes but it hasn’t come without challenges. Major challenges. Like starting his company with $80,000 in debt, selling a car to finish a flip, and being conned by a con man. He tells his story in today’s episode that you don’t want to miss. Tweetable quote: Don’t use eraser math. Glenn Schworm’s real estate background: - Flipped 200 houses since then 2007 - Founded Signature Home Buyers with his wife, they buy and sell 50 houses a year - Raised about 3MM in private investor funds - His website is http://www.signaturehomebuyers.com/ Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest brings a different perspective to the show than what’s typical because her background isn’t exclusively focused on real estate. She’s a certified financial planner and talks to you about her Best Ever advice. Tweetable quote: A lot of people grossly underestimate the cost of holding a property. Ashleigh Brooker’s real estate background: - Certified Financial Planner for A.J. Brooker Financial Associates in Columbia, SC - Guest Columnist for The State newspaper - Provides wealth management for professionals, business owners and families - Real estate investor and owner of a rental property Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How many land flippers do you know? Ain’t too many, right? Today’s Best Ever guest shares with us his advice on buying land low and selling it high. It’s a business model that isn’t discussed often but is working out very well for our guest. Learn about it right meow… Tweetable quote: Our most embarrassing moment turns into biggest learning experience. Seth Williams’s real estate background: - Active real estate investor since 2008 located in Grand Rapids, Michigan - Nearly 10 years of experience as a commercial real estate banker – closed on hundreds of transactions - All of his investing has been done part-time and is Founder of www.REtipster.com, a real estate investing blog for part-time investors - Main line of business is buying and selling vacant land Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you five ways to avoid a spooooky home inspection. This Best Ever advice can save you time and money – let’s go! Tweetable quote: So many deals fall though simply because people didn’t show up for inspection. Lance Dunahoe’s real estate background: - Certified Master Inspector - Owner of Inspect 360, home inspection company (www.inspect360.com) - Located in Dallas/Fort Worth - 10 years inspecting properties Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Combine a long-term vision with best-in-class customer service and what do you get? A company that Inc. Magazine recognizes as one of the fastest growing in the United States. Today’s Best Ever guest shares with us how he helped turn his company from a transactional operator to an industry leader. You’ll hear about achievements, mistakes and everything in between in this candid conversation about building a company from the ground up. Tweetable quote: Give investors a positive experience and make them money. Chris Clothier’s real estate background: - Partner and co-owner of Memphis Invest, a turn-key real estate company (www.memphisinvest.com) - His company has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing private companies in the US for three straight years - Memphis Invest has over 2,600 properties under management Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How much did it cost to fix up? What did you pay for it? How long did you hold it? What did you sell it for? Those four questions are the four that are typically asked when evaluating the success of a fix and flip deal. However, today’s Best Ever guest shares with us secret, hidden and…spooky (ok, not spooky but it is Halloween season…) expenses that usually get overlooked. Tweetable quote: It’s a learning experience. It’s not a failure. Mark Ferguson’s real estate background: - Real estate agent since 2001 - Fixes and flips between 10 – 15 properties a year - Runs a team of ten that has sold an average of 200 homes a year over the last four years - Owner of 11 investment properties - Founder of Invest Four More (www.investfourmore.com) – a real estate investing blog Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to command the most money for your house? Stage it baby! Today’s Best Ever guest talks in detail about how to stage a home so it commands the highest dollar. This info is perfect for all investors doing Lease to Purchase Options. Tweetable quote: Don’t paint your front door red. Joyce Kelly's real estate background: - Real estate agent at Nathan Grace Real Estate - Over 10 years of interior design experience - Received 2nd place in Window Fashions Envisions National Competition - Kaleidoscope People’s Choice Award winner for Interior Design - Authored many articles in Drapery and Design Professional and Drapery & Window Coverings Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest had a problem. She could sell her house so she was forced to turn it into a rental. But instead of simply renting it she did a lease with option to purchase. Listen to hear how that turned out… Tweetable quote: Always have a Plan B. Holly Williams’s real estate background: - Successfully done a lease with purchase option contract (that turned out really well for her) - Creatively financed Manhattan apartment - Passive investor in tax liens and multifamily syndication Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you what he has learned from actively investing in real estate and comparing that to passive investing in another investor’s deal. Tweetable quote: Just go out and do it. Pedro Duquesne's real estate background: - Passive investor in a large multifamily syndication - Active investor in a 6-unit multifamily building - Still working his fulltime job in the fashion industry while doing real estate investing Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buy in an improving area, manage well and watch your value increase. Seems obvious right? Right. But today’s Best Ever guest shares with you a major wrinkle to this plan that can help you increase your property value even more…and faster. Tweetable quote: Is it possible? Yes, so let’s get to work. Al Williamson’s real estate background: - Been a landlord since 1996 - Owner of two homes, one apartment building and one commercial building - Author of Building Wealth with Inner City Rentals - Visit him at www.leadinglandlord.com Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all think about due diligence as research on the property we’re going to buy. But, today’s Best Ever guest talks about the importance of conducting more due diligence on his team than the market or property. And he would know because he has invested in Australia, Kansas City, Upstate New York and Ohio…so he’s implemented this advice successfully many times over. Tweetable quote: Do more due diligence on your team than your market. Engelo Rumora’s real estate background: - Started with $40,000 in savings and bought first house in 2011 in Australia - Then, 6 months later purchased 7 more in Australia and the U.S. - Portfolio is valued over $1,000,000 - Can be found at http://www.engelorumora.com/ Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you the biz model he uses to quickly scale his apartment investing business. Next week he is closing on a $12,000,000 property – I think you’ll want to hear what he has to say. Tweetable quote: Start smart and invest in yourself. Chris Urso’s real estate background: - Raised over $15,000,000 of private equity - In last 4 years his company has acquired over $45,000,000 worth of apartments - He and his wife began investing in 2001 originally focusing on residential - Co-founder of U.R.S. Capital Partners & Elite Apt Coaching, a multifamily coaching and training program (http://www.eliteapartmentcoaching.com/) Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I reveal the Top 5 Lessons Learned Looking Back on Multifamily Deals. I’ve spoken to successful multifamily investors and they dished all the stuff they wish they would have done differently. Listen to this advice, implement it and avoid these mistakes. Happy 50th show! Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil - visit www.doordevil.com and enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From CPA to successful investor, today’s Best Ever Guest shares with you the five keys to success that will help you do more deals and make more moooola. Tweetable quote: Learning to educate will lead to successful money raising. Matt Owens’s real estate background: - Has a portfolio of over 350 homes - Founder of OCG Properties (www.ocgproperties.com) - Currently buying 5 to 10 properties a month in Memphis and Atlanta - Started investing 8 years ago and was previous a CPA Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil - visit www.doordevil.comand enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The longer you’re in the game the more opportunities you’ll be exposed to. Listen to Today’s Best Ever Guest as she shares how sticking to her criteria has helped her build a multimillion dollar portfolio in three short years. Tweetable quote: Know your floor and stick to it. Brie Schmidt’s real estate background: - Owns and operates 27 units in Chicago and Milwaukee - Started investing in 2011 and has built a multimillion dollar portfolio in less than three years - Real estate broker for 10 years - Founder of BBS Apartments (http://chicagobrie.com/) Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil - visit www.doordevil.comand enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learning the ropes from those who have successfully done it before is a proven success model. Today’s Best Ever guest speaks about that and shares with us details on how successful deals he has done. Tweetable quote: To achieve what you’ve never achieved. Do what you’ve never done. Jeff Greenberg’s real estate background: - Managing Partner of Synergetic Investment Group - Invested in over 700 multifamily both as an active and passive investor - Runs three REI clubs in California Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil - visit www.doordevil.comand enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let the other person do the work. Today’s Best Ever guest shares his secrets on how he has become a full-time passive income investor. He lets other people put the deals together and he brings the money to participate. He has to be very selective with whom he invests and he shares his tips on how to pick the right person. Tweetable quote: With passive investments you decrease your risk by investing in wealthier people. Jeremy Roll’s real estate background: - Investor in 50 different opportunities worth over $350MM - Focused on being a full-time passive cash flow investor - President of Roll Investment Group - Over 12 years experience investing Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil - visit www.doordevil.comand enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What of liquidity do you need in order to qualify for a typical loan? What’s the difference between equity and post-equity liquidity? What do you need to qualify for the loans? Learn this and much more as today’s Best Ever guest shares with you his advice. Tune in to listen to his Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever! Paul Peeble’s real estate background: - Closed on over 4,000 real estate loans and over $250MM in the last 12 months - Over 25 years experience arranging financing for borrowers and insititutioanl clients - Closed on over $1BN in real estate transactions - National underwriter and principal at Old Capital Lending (http://oldcapitallending.com/) Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil - visit www.doordevil.comand enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to raise money for your next deal? Then slap on those ear buds and hit play. Today’s Best Ever guest is a money raisin master and he shares with you his best real estate investing advice ever! Tweetable quote: People who control the money make the money. Joel Block’s real estate background: - Raised money for more than 40 syndicated deals - CEO of Bullseye Capital Real Property Opportunity Fund - Spent 15 years in venture capital business - Started his career as a CPA Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil - visit www.doordevil.comand enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Best Ever guest shares a case study of how his company changed their strategy in the middle of a project and came out ahead. Plus, if you’re interested in the hotel business you’ve got to listen to what Jonathan has to say. Tweetable quote: Expect it to take longer and cost more. Always. Jonathan Minkoff’s real estate background: - Co-Founder and CFO of Ash NYC (ashnyc.com) - Currently working on projects totaling over $200 MM - Focused on improving assets by design Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil - visit www.doordevil.comand enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interest rates, refinancing and property selection, oh my. You are in for a treat with today’s Best Ever guest Nela Richardson who is the Chief Economist for Redfin. She talks about the state of today’s economy and, more importantly, her advice on how to capitalize on it. Tweetable quote: Buy the neighborhood. Not just the property. Nela Richardson’s real estate background: - Chief Economist for Redfin (www.redfin.com) - Former John Hopkins University professor of Finance - Former researcher at Harvard - Interview guest on CNN, Bloomberg TV, CSPAN, CBS Radio and more Subscribe in iTunes and Stitcher so you don't miss an episode! Sponsored by: Door Devil - visit www.doordevil.comand enter "bestever" to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices