Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever
JF332: Don’t Buy A House Simply Because It’s Cheap for THESE Reasons

Today’s Best Ever guest shares with us exactly how he rehabs and flips properties. Also, if you’ve ever come across a property that is cheap maybe you shouldn’t buy it for THESE reasons.

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Don’t just put lipstick on a pig.

 

Andy Sturm’s real estate background:

·       Co-owner of Sturm Home Renovation based in Cincinnati, Ohio

 

·       Been investing in single family home flips since 2012

 

·       Been working on home renovations for about 8 years

 

·       Say hi to him at www.facebook.com/sturmhomerenovation

 

·       Loves exotic cars and used to own a Honda S 2000

 

 

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JF331: Trouble With Water Meters? HERE’S Your Solution

Today’s Best Ever guest ran into trouble with water meters, and had a solution presented to him but it took a LONG time to get resolved. Listen to his story, and his advice on what you need to start doing to save money on water bills.

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

I feel like I have a much better knowledge and understanding of the repairs and what it’s going to cost me.

 

Zah Schwarzmiller’s real estate background:

 

·       Started investing in 2013 and invests in triplex and commercial

·       Completed CCIM Series and the University of Washington’s Certificate in Commercial Real Estate 

·       Member of the Snohomish Economic Development Board 

·       Based in Seattle, Washington 

·       Has an active broker’s license

 

 

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JF330: Wholesaling With Private Money - Here's How!

Today's Best ever guest has wholesaling down to a science, and he shares with us exactly how he's done it! Listen up, as we learn how to do use private money to fund our wholesaling deals. We also dicuss how to start a joint venture with a seller. 

Best Ever Tweet: 

Be a reluctant buyer and follow up. 

Brian Gibbons' real estate background: 

- Based in Sherman Oaks, Ca

- Wholesaler who focused on rehabs and flips

-Focuses on private money and Joint Ventures with sellers

- Is a Lacrosse coach 

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JF329: Use These Tricks to Quickly Determine the Cost of a Flip

Today’s Best Ever guest is a professional house flipper, and he certainly knows what he’s talking about! Listen up as he shares with us the math to use in order to quickly determine what a flip is going to cost you, and why he ONLY uses other people’s money to fund his deals.

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

I always pay my investors first. Even before I pay myself, I always pay my investors first.

 

Kris Ontiveros’s real estate background:

 

-          Real estate agent based out of Phoenix, Arizona 

-          Say hi to him www.Krisbuyshomes.com

-          Full-time house flipper and has done about 50 flips total since 2012 

-          Done 18 flips and scheduled to do 25 total in 2015

 

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JF328: The THREE Steps to Determine the Feasibility of Raw Land

Not only does today's Best Ever guest share with us all she knows about real estate, but we have a step by step guide to determining if YOU should invest in raw land. We also dicuss why she is focused on single family homes right now, and whast to look for on a property before you buy. 

 

Best Ever Tweet: 

I have to inspect what I expect. 

 

Sarah Close's real estate background: 

- Third generation realtor based in Cincinnati, Ohio

- Opened first Keller Williams franchise in Cincinnati and it has grown to 199 agents

- Operating principle of 3 Keller Williams franchises in Cincinnati, West Chester and Beaver Creek, Ohio

- Subdivision development, rentals and commercial property

- Say hi to her at www.getclosetohome.com

- Did an episode of House Hunters

 

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JF327: Why Listening Will Take Your Business to the Next Level #skillset Sunday

Get out your pen and paper, because not only are we about to gain an incredible skill we are about to learn some AWESOME acronyms. Let's learn how to take the cotton out of your ears, put it in your mouth and LISTEN! 

Best Ever Tweet: 

When you stop thinking about you, that sale will happen more times than not. 

Theresa Campbell's real estate background: 

Founder of Her Life, Her Legacy where she brings hi
gh-achieving, remarkable women into the
life they dream of but fear they can’t have
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Transformational coach, marketing strategist and au
thor of Dying to Live: A Smart Women’s
Guide to Loving Her Life and Living Her Legacy
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www.herlifeherlegacy.com
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Based in Orlando, Florida and is the Host of the

    -Founder of Her Life, Her Legacy where she brings remarkable and high-achieving      women into the life they dream but fear they can't have. 

     -Transformational coach, marketing strategist and author of Dying to Live: A               Smart Woman's Guide to Loving Her Life and Living Her Legacy

     -Visit her at www.herlifeherlegcay.com 

     -Based in Orlando, Florida and is the host of Let's Talk Legacy show

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JF326:  Understand These Costs Before You Flip a House

Today’s Best Ever guest is an experienced loan originator, but knows a lot about flips as well! Listen up as he shares with us flipping from his perspective, and the costs that you need to understand before you flip a house.

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Nothing lasts forever.

 

Geoff Ball’s real estate background:

-          Mortgage Loan Originator at Applewood Funding Incorporated based in Scottsdale, Arizona

-          Specialize and only do hard money loans

-          Real estate investing company where he has flipped homes since 2004

-          Done over 200 flips

-          Started in private money in 2003

-          Say hi to him at www.3009investments.net and www.applewoodfunding.net

 

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JF325: If You Use an Agent, Make Sure They Know THIS

Today's Best Ever guest, may be a long ways away in beautiful Montana, but she sure as heck isn't out of touch with real estate. She shares with us the thing that you need to make sure your agent knows before buying, and how she has come to obtain her investment properties. 

 

Best Ever Tweet: 

It's not a deal until ya get the contract back. 

 

Nancy Brooks' real estate background: 

-Invests virtually and owns 15 properties with her boyfriend

-Experienced with buy and hold properties, wholesales, rehabs and vacation rentals

-Say hi to her at www.propertyadventure.com

-Based in Billings, Montana

-Wrote award winning book called "Cycling Wine and Men: A Midlife Tour De France" 

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Invests virtually and owns 15 properties with her boyfr
iend in Montana, Florida and Ohio
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Experienced with buy-and-hold properties, rehabs, who
lesaling and vacation rentals
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Say hi to her at
www.propertyadventure.com
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Based in Billings, Montana
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Wrote an award winning book called Cycling, Wine and
Men: A Midlife Tour De France
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JF324: The Questions YOU Need to Ask a Potential Property Manager

Today’s Best Ever guest has some awesome experience in regards to property management and being a broker.  He shares with us what you need to be asking a property manager before you hire them, and what his experience is like as a property manager. And again, why you just need to GET STARTED with your investing!

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

At the end of the day, the only one who’s gonna get you that paycheck is YOU!

 

Tyson Cross’s real estate background:

 

-          Based in Portland, Oregon

-          Broker at HFO

-          Former property manager for Cassidy Turley where he oversaw 350,000 square feet of medical buildings

-          Has always wanted to be in a band.

 

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JF323: The Way You Need to Start Looking at Houses Before You Buy

Today’s Best Ever guest shares with us how you should look at houses before you buy them, and why it is so darn important to have a gritty mindset as a real estate investor.

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Approach things on how can I.

 

Nicole Pettis’s real estate background:

-          Used to be a professional foosball player

-          Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

-          President of Brew City Real Estate Investment

 

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JF274: The Best Investing Niche You’ve Never Heard Of…Fire Damage

Stop, drop and roll all over the dough you’re about to be making. Today’s Best Ever guest, the Fire King, shares with us how he is able to help people out after a home fire and how he makes money off of it. An incredibly unique niche we have never heard here at the Best Ever show, so listen up!

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

I don’t buy houses, I really buy urgency.

 

Elijah Rubin’s real estate background:

-          Founder of Wiin LLC  and is based in Phoenix, Arizona

-          Completed over 400 transactions and sold over $300M worth of real estate

-          10 years of business

-          He is also known Fire Damage King

 

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JF322: How to Use Your Life Insurance Policy to Fund Your Deals

Today’s Best Ever guest has some incredible creative financing to share with us-life insurance! We discuss the best ever practices to use to pull out from your life insurance policy to fund your deals, and why it may be the best way to fund your deals from here on out.

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Permanent life insurance policies have cash values.

 

Tom Rutkowski’s real estate background:

-          Based in Boynton Beach, Florida

-          Core of his business is teaching investors how to put their money at work in places at one time

-          Learn how to be your own bank strategy

-          Founder of Innovative Retirement Strategies - innovativeretirementstrategies.com

-          Was in the marine Corp and served for 8 years

 

 

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Category:general -- posted at: 12:30am EDT

JF321: Anything and Everything You Need to Know About Direct Mail

Today’s Best Ever guest shares with us EVERYTHING you need to know about conducting a direct mail campaign and the logistics behind it. Ya wanna reach a lot more people to get a lot more deals? Well, here’s how!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

You are in the business of marketing.

 

Shaun Caldwell’s real estate background:

-          Based in Charlotte, North Carolina and you can visit him at www.charlotteprint.com

-          Visit and put in promo code at Best Ever

-          Founder of Charlotte Print and works with real estate investors and lenders nationwide

-          His company is sending out 50,000 direct mail pieces a month for his clients

 

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JF320: The Three S’s of Real Estate Investing that YOU need to know #skillset Sunday

We’re changing up the format a little bit today, but that doesn’t change up any of the value you’re going to receive from today’s episode. Our Best Ever guest today, shares with us his 3 S’s of real estate investing and how YOU can apply them to your life today.

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

What you say to yourself both internally and externally drives your behaviors.

 

Trevor McGregor’s real estate background:

-          A Master Coach with the Tony Robbins Group – has done over 10,000 hours of coaching

-          Based in Vancouver, Canada

-          Real estate investor who has done fix and flips, buy and holds and wholesaling

-          Visit him at www.trevormcgregor.com

 

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JF319: Yeah…Ya Definitely Need a Real Estate Coach For THIS Reason

Today’s Best Ever guest is upfront and honest and it has paid off for him. He tells it like it is, and shares with us incredible value about fix and flips, single family homes and why it’s SO important to have a real estate coach.

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Money is easy to give, but you need to give your time.

 

Gavin Welch’s real estate background:

-          Investor and businessman based in Lakeland, Florida and does single family homes and fix and flips

-          Realtor in the Polk Count area helping clients identify and purchase investment properties

-          Host of the popular podcast, The Real Estate Loop

-          Visit him at www.thereloop.com 

-          Founded a non-profit organization in 2000 called Servants Heart and is fluent in Spanish

-          Recently got in a car wreck and rolled his car 3 times at 50 mph

 

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Category:general -- posted at: 12:30am EDT

JF318: The Key Things Ya GOTTA Do to Keep a Rental In Good Shape

Today’s Best Ever guest knows Cleveland like the back of his hand…basketball and real estate! He shares with us his Best Ever practices in order to make sure a rental is kept in good shape, how to determine a good market to invest in and why it is SO important to do your due diligence.

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

You gotta keep your systems in place and adhere to your systems.

 

James Wise’s real estate background:

-          Co-founder of The Holton Wise Property Group based in Cleveland, Ohio

-          Real estate broker and his company manages a portfolio of about 250 rental units where they own about 100 of those units

-          Say hi to him at www.Holtonwisepropertygroup.com 

-          Huge Cleveland Cavaliers fan

 

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Category:general -- posted at: 12:30am EDT

JF317: Learn About Real Estate From the Eyes of a Millennial Investor

Today’s Best Ever guest is only 25 years old, but has amassed an incredible portfolio beginning when he was 18 years old. He shares with us how to get out of a Freddie Mac owner-occupant contract, and all you need to know about house hacking.

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:


Capital is easy to come by, but time is not.

 

Jared Strum’s real estate background:

-          Real estate investor based in Cincinnati, OH but moving to Georgia soon

-          Bought his first property at 18 years old

-          25 years old and has a 20 rental unit portfolio

-          Co-founder of Sturm Properties

-          Part of the only Candlepin Bowling League in Ohio

 

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JF316: How to Solve A Real Estate Problem On the INTERNET

Today’s Best Ever guest has an incredible marketing, sales and advertising background which he uses to churn his real estate powerhouse. We discuss how to use the internet to solve your problems, pay by click internet marketing and how he has had a thriving real estate career.

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

In the beginning it’s important to be focused on revenue generating activities.

 

Sean Katona’s real estate background:

-          Based in Huntington Beach, California and is a full time real estate investor and started investing in 2009

-          Has over 10 years of marketing, sales and advertising experience from his time working at Microsoft and EA Sports

-          He currently owns income properties in multiple states and has spearheaded over 50 deals from renovations to new construction

-          Has been to over 30 countries across the world

-          Visit him at www.simplifiedproperties.com

 

 

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JF315: The Benchmarks YOU Need to Follow to Determine the Importance of an Investment

Today’s Best Ever guest shares with us some incredible value as to how to get in with the high rollers, how to determine what investments you need to keep to yourself, and why it may be worth your time to go out and pursue a higher degree in real estate.

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

The rents don’t increase proportional with the price of a home.

 

Ken Corsini’s real estate background:

-          Founder of Georgia Residential Partners and has over 10 years of real estate investing experience

-          Master’s Degree in Residential Development from Georgia Tech University

-          He buys and sells an average of 100 deals per year in the Atlanta, Georgia market

-          Host of popular podcast, Deal Farm

-          Has twin four year olds

-          www.dealfarm.net

 

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JF314: How to Find a Millionaire Mentor to Guide Your Career

Today we discuss why changing your people, places and things may just be what you need to fire up your career, and how he got to become close personal friends with Tony Robbins. Whether talking about real estate or life building techniques, we are in for a lot of value today!

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Don’t wait to buy real estate. Buy real estate and wait.

 

Rock Thomas’s real estate background:

-          Owns over 6 real estate franchises with over 270 realtors selling over $1 billion annually

-          Has increased sales and revenue every year for 17 years years in a row

-          Owns 3 Keller Williams franchises

-          Author of “The Power of Your Identify”

-          Based in Montreal, Canada

 

 

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JF313: How to Measure Your Problems and Find Out the Proper Solutions #skillset Sunday

Sleeping in may feel nice, but it certainly doesn’t get you ahead in life! Let’s wake up and smell the coffee, because my life problems and solutions will certainly help you achieve the BEST EVER success in life and real estate. 

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

The high achievers wake up at the crack of dawn because they’re out there doing those high achieving type of activities.

 

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JF312: When You Should Start Renovating a Property as an OWNER

What happens when you own a property and no one wants to buy it? Well, today’s Best Ever guest shares with us how to look at the numbers in order to determine when to renovate a property, and why you shouldn’t buy properties that YOU would want to live in. Yep, you read that right so listen up!

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

I don’t usually buy things as investments that I would want to live in.

 

Nicole Beauchamp’s real estate background:

-          Over a decade of experience as a real estate broker specializing in representation of buyers and sellers in NYC

-          Based in NYC, NY

-          2014 Inman News 100 Most Influential RE Leaders

-          She is a writer, educator, real estate and technology geek

 

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JF311: Why A Mobile Home Isn’t Exactly Mobile and Why YOU Should Be Investing in Them

Today’s Best Ever guest uses her knowledge about mobile home investing and all she has done to make build her fortune. We discuss what to do in the event of a mobile home disaster, and why you should NEVER stop being yourself and letting your personality shine in your business.

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Build your business around you, don’t try to build yourself around your business.

 

Rachel Hernandez’s real estate background:

-          Author of “Adventures in Mobile Homes: How I got Started in Mobile Home Investing and How You Can Too!”

-          Has been investing in mobile homes since 2002

-          Started out bird dogging and wholesaling then switched to mobile homes

-          Based in San Antonio, Texas

-          She used to work at Disney Land and was her hardest job interview ever!

-          Say hi to her at www.adventuresinmobilehomes.com

 

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JF310: Renting to Section 8 and College Students and ALL You Need to Know About It

Our Best Ever guest today, shares with us the reasons you should NEVER stop buying. We also discuss the benefits to buying whenever and wherever you can, and all the implications of renting to section 8 tenants and college students.

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Buy one thing a year.

 

I go where the numbers make more income per the square footage of the house.

Pat Hiban’s real estate background:

-          Top producing real estate agent and owner of Pat Hiban Group with Keller Williams

-          Based in Baltimore, Maryland and active investor in real estate deals as well

-          Has 12 single family homes and 7 apartment buildings, a strip center, office building and 14 private companies

-          Awarded #1 Keller Williams Realty Agent in units sold nationwide in 2006

-          Host of popular podcast “Real Estate Rockstars”

 

 

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JF309: How Much You Need to Know About an Area Before You Invest

Ever met someone who says they know New York City like a native? Well, they probably don’t know as much as today’s Best Ever guest. He knows NYC like the back of his hand, and shares with us all we need to know about investing in NYC, how to market your neighborhood in person and especially online, and what YOU need to be able to answer about a neighborhood before you invest. 

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

I can provide a lot of value knowing the ins and outs of the neighborhood.

 

Mike Mishkin’s real estate background:

-          NY real estate broker and owner of Love Where you Live Realty specializing on the Upper West Side of Manhattan where he grew up

-          Also owns and operates www.ilovetheupperwestside.com which is a neighborhood blog covering events, restuarants, real estate

-          Used to be a comedian

 

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JF308: How To Be A Social Media Marketing Expert

Today’s Best Ever guest, shares with us how he was WAY ahead of the curve with social media marketing. He has used social media to market his company since the beginning and shares with us some awesome information about how YOU can do the same!

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Understand that for the most part, you are a marketer.

 

Ross Hamilton’s real estate background:

-          CEO of Connected Investors– aggregator of crowdfunding portals – about 250,000 investors

-          Nominated by Entrepreneur Magazine as Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year in 2011

-          Based out of Wilmington, North Carolina

-          Wrote the book “Real estate investing in your 20s”

-          Used to compete in BMX Freestyle

 

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JF307: Your Guide To Making $97,000 in 97 Days

Today’s Best Ever guest isn’t a guy to be messed with, however his investing advice is invaluable. We discuss how he gets deals from ‘raggety’ houses, what he uses to evaluate deals and the best ever way to comingle funds.

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Cash flow is king-not cash.

 

Elvin Ames’ real estate background:

-          Real estate investor at  Golden Eye Investments LLC

-          Currently in NYU Masters program for Real Estate Development

-          Done over 70 fix and flips and is a licensed real estate broker in NJ and Relator in NYC

-          Former US Marine Infantry Sergeant and 5-time Marine Corps Rifle expert

-          Based in Newark, NJ

-          Owns 12 rental properties as buy and hold investments

-          Originally from Barbados, West Indies – came to US when he was 17

 

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JF306: The THREE Hidden Closing Costs YOU Need to Know About #skillset Sunday

JF306: The THREE Hidden Closing Costs YOU Need to Know About #skillset Sunday

 

Ever think you’ve found an incredible deal only to inundated with closing costs? Well, today we discuss the THREE main closing costs you need to begin looking at.

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

If you have a multi-family property, you need to look at all the deposits you have on file.

 

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JF305: Why You Should Look at the Numbers LAST When Evaluating A Deal

Today, we have an incredible conversation about acquiring and underwriting deals. Our Best Ever guest today, shares with is TONS of value regarding how to determine a viable market, how you actually need to use a cap rate and why you should look at the numbers LAST when evaluating a deal

 

 

Today, we have an incredible conversation

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Aligning myself with the right people can grow my business larger than I could have ever imagined.

 

Brian Burke’s real estate background:

-          Based in Santa Rosa, California

-          Co-Founder and Managing Director of Praxis Residential

-          Flips 25 to 30 houses a year and is buying a 276 unit property

-          Say hi to him at http://www.praxcap.com/

-          Focuses on single family and multifamily acquisitions

-          Purchased nearly 700 properties with combined value in excess of $200 million

-          An avid aviator who loves flying airplanes, helicopters, and stunt planes

 

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JF304: Why You Should Take a 15 Year Loan Instead of a 30 Year Loan

It was today’s Best Ever guest, with a 15 year loan, at the bank! Sound like a game of Clue to you? Well, it’s no mystery why today’s Best Ever guest has made a career out of real estate investing! Today, we discuss the different real estate cycles she has seen in real estate,

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

You’re either living for now or living for the future.

 

Sandra Musslewhite’s real estate background:

-          45 years as an investor primarily in income-producing residential property

-          Strong advocate of 15 year loans vs. 30 years

-          Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia

-          Avid reader of murder mysteries

 

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JF303: How to Become a MASTER Marketer in Creative Real Estate Investing

Today, we have an incredible conversation about lease-options and ALL you need to know about them. Our Best Ever guest shares with us his motivation for going into lease-options, why they are beneficial and what he does to be a master of marketing. 

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

He who asks the most questions, always wins.

 

Joe Bodek’s real estate background:

-          Third generation real estate entrepreneur who is born and raised in Philadelphia, PA

-          Has run 7 apartment communities (3,000) units, developed land and built single family houses

-          Guitar player and played with local groups

-          Lease options is what he specializes in now

-          Say hi to him at www.realestatementoringusa.com

 

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JF302: The KEY Things You Need To Know About an FHA Loan

Today’s Best Ever guest shares with us everything you need to know about an FHA loan, and just exactly what ‘wholetailing’ is, because it may be your new niche. Que Bueno!

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Your money can buy you equity instead of just throwing it away at rent.

 

Andrew LeBaron’s real estate background:

-          Real estate investor for a year and a half years based in Phoenix, Arizona

-          Focuses on wholesaling and “wholetailing”

-          Say hi to him at www.helpfulproperties.com  

-          Full time job mortgage banking mgmt. at a large bank and has traveled to Chile as a missionary for his church

-          He is fluent in Spanish

 

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