Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever (archive1)
JF199: What EXACTLY is an Institutional Deal?

When someone says “institutional” what exactly does that mean in regards to real estate investments? Today’s Best Ever guest shares it with you and then some!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

Diversity from a regional standpoint. 

 

Jordan Fishfeld’s real estate background:

-        Founder of PeerRealty which is crowdfunding platform focused on opportunities in the Midwest

-        Say hi to him at https://peerrealty.com/

-        He is based in Chicago, Illinois

-        Former commercial finance attorney and active real estate investor

-        Has a JD and MBA from the University of Miami

 

 

 

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JF198: Insider Scoop on Creating a Real Estate Fund

Discover how to create a real estate fund and the pros and cons that go along with it. Today’s Best Ever guest has created TWO of them and he wants to share his tips with YOU.

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Stick with what you like and do what you’re good at.

 

Adam Fountain’s real estate background:

-        Managing Director at Broadmark Capital based in Seattle, Washington

-        Say hi to him at http://www.broadmark.com/index.html

-        They work with high-net worth investors and have created a high-yield real estate lending product for them to invest in 

 

 

 

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JF197: 5 Ways to Stand Out from the Competition…and Price AIN’T One of Them!

It ain’t about price. It’s about these FIVE ways for you to stand out from your competition and add more value than anybody else. Learn these ways plus discover tips for becoming a successful negotiator.

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

If you want to move up then you need to stand out.

 

Don Hutson’s real estate background:

-        CEO of U.S. Learning based in Memphis, Tennessee

-        Author or co-author of twelve books including his latest Selling Value and his two Wall Stree Journal and NY Times International Best-Sellers “The One Minute Entrepreneur” and The One Minute Negotiator”  

-        He is an expert on negotiations, entrepreneurship and selling value

-        Say hi to Don at http://www.donhutson.com/  

 

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JF196: How Long will Strong Rental Demand Last? THIS Long…

Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you how long the current rental demand will last and what you can do right now to prepare for it!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

We don’t have enough qualified home buyers in America.

 

Logan Mohtashami’s  real estate background:

-        Senior loan manager at AMC Lending Group and is based in Orange County, California

-        Active trader in stock market since 1996 and financial contributor for http://www.benzinga.com/

-        Has his own financial blog at www.LoganMohtashami.com

-        Stopped watching professional baseball after 1994 strike

  

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JF195: How to Become a Billion Dollar Developer

Listen to today’s Best Ever Guest’s inspirational journey about how he started in the development business. And, the lessons he learned along the way that you can apply to your business as well. 

Best Ever Tweet:

Invest for the long term.

Mark Mascia’s real estate background:

-        President and CEO of Mascia Development and has over 12 years of experience in real estate based in New York City, New York

-        Prior to forming Mascia Development, Mark was in charge of developing over 2,500 residential units and multiple retail and mixed use properties with a total portfolio of over $1.1B

-        Presently an adjunct professor at NYU teaching Real Estate Development Principles and Practices as well as Advanced Real Estate Financial Modeling

 

-        Say hi to him at http://masciadev.com/

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JF194: Here’s How to FUND Your Next FLIP_Episode 2 of 4

Learn advanced strategies for how to FUND your next FLIP. This is part 2 of our 4 part series so if you haven’t hear our episode #1 go check it out now because you need to know how to find the darn thing before you fund it!

In today’s episode you’ll hear about how to FUND the best flippin’ deals.

 

Best Ever Flippin’ Panelists:

·        Nasir El-arabi, http://realestatedoru.com/

·        Justin Williams, http://www.houseflippinghq.com

·        Mike Hambright, http://www.flipnerd.com

·        Doug Cochrane, http://www.Patchofland.com

 

Some of the powerful strategies you’ll discover:

·        Should we focus on the interest rate? NOPE. Learn why…

·        Why it’s important to befriend the raggedy pick-up truck guy

·        Different sources of finding funding for your deals

·        Why it’s important to focus on getting deals and NOT money  

 

 

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JF193: Pros and Cons of REIT Investing

Want to learn more about REITs and how to diversify your portfolio? Today’s Best Ever guest is about to tell you how!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Leverage technology to open the door to more individuals.

 

Matt Reiner’s real estate background:

-        Co-founder and managing partner of a digital finance advisory firm, Wela

-        Been in the business about 8 years

-        Certified Financial Planner based in Atlanta, Georgia

-        Say hi to him at www.yourwela.com  

 

 

 

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JF192: The Art of Protecting the Downside in Real Estate Investing

From protecting the downside to buying an acre in the middle of Washington DC, today’s Best Ever guest shares with you his experience and how you can apply what he’s learned to your biz.

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Make sure the downside is protected and the upside will take care of itself.

 

Ben Miller’s real estate background:

-        Co-Founder of Fundrise which is a crowdfunding platform that has 40,000 investors funding deals and over 600 companies putting deals on the platform

-        15 years of experience in real estate and finance and has acquired, developed and financed more than $500 million of property

-        He is based in Washington D.C.

 

 

 

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JF191: Beware of the CapEx Shadow

With 2008 in our rear view mirror(ish), today’s Best Ever guest shares with you the ramifications on the multifamily industry as a result of it. And, what to look for now because of what happened. Plus, he shares with you his personal story of losing everything in 2008 and coming back much stronger afterwards.

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

The most conservative asset class is multifamily.

 

Mark Jensen’s real estate background:

-        Senior VP of Investment Sales with Newmark Grubb Knight Frank based in Salk Take City, Utah

-        Closed over $500,000,000 worth of investment sales

-        Recently nominated for CCIM Multifamily Broker of the Year

-        Say hi to him at www.markjensencre.com

 

 

 

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JF190: Using a Video LOI to Win a Deal that Netted $20M Profit

Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you the journey to go from nothing to a millionaire. He also tells you about the power of a video LOI and how that helped his beat out 38 other bidders to win a deal.

 

Best Ever Tweet:

Commit first then figure out the rest later.

 

Grant Cardone’s real estate background:

-        New York Times bestselling author and has written four business books including  The 10x Rule and If You’re Not First, You’re Last

-        Spent more than $280 million on real estate in last two years and plans to invest $1 billion by the end of the decade

-        Appeared on HGTV’s reality show “Selling LA” to market his $18 million LA home and has since moved to Miami, Florida

 

 

 

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JF189: Introducing…The Country Song Evaluation Model  - yeeeeeeehaaaaa

Pour some whiskey and saddle up your horse buckeroo. Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you her Country Song Evaluation Model and how you can use it to minimize the risk when investing in real estate.

 

Best Ever Tweet:

Throw yourself in there. For realz.

 

Sandra Holt’s real estate background:

-        Recently bought 2nd investment property which was a mixed use

-        Owns a family law practice with her husband where she is managing member 

-        Part-time real estate investor and based in Columbia, Maryland

 

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Your time is valuable. That’s why it’s imperative to know how to quickly qualify a deal so you know if you should spend more time looking into it or pass on it. Todays’ Best Ever guest shares with you the FOUR questions you need answers to.

 

Best Ever Tweet:

Don’t wait to be picked. You have to pick yourself.

 

Joe Stampone’s real estate background:

-        Vice President of Atlas Real Estate Partners based in New York City, New York

-        Assisted in debt and equity placement on $450M of acquisitions

-        Leads company’s strategic vision including branding, investor management and investor platforms

-        Analyzes the performance of the company’s 25+ properties under management 

-        Founder of A Student of the Real Estate Game which a popular real estate community of real estate professionals

  

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JF187: Use These Advanced Strategies for Finding Homes to Flip

Welcome to the Best Flippin’ Series Ever presented by Patch of Land! It’s a 4-part series that will unlock advanced strategies for finding, funding, fixing and flipping deals.

 

In today’s episode you’ll hear about how to find the best flippin’ deals.

 

Best Ever Flippin’ Panelists:

-        Nasir El-arabi, http://realestatedoru.com/

-        Justin Williams, www.houseflippinghq.com

-        Mike Hambright, www.flipnerd.com

-        Doug Cochrane, www.Patchofland.com   

 

Some of the powerful strategies you’ll discover:

-        The simple and powerful 1/3 rule

-        How to stay in touch in relevant ways with prospects

-        The importance of being able to tie up a deal

-        All the ways to find good deals and the most effective

 

 

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JF186: Pros and Cons of Using Hard Money

Ever wanted to use hard money but wanted to know more about it? Well, listen up my friend. Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you the pros and cons of using hard money.

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

If It takes less than 2 min then do it now.

 

Darel Daik’s real estate background:

-        Founder of Noble Mortgage and Investments

-        Hard money lender and also offers conventional financing in the major Texas markets

-        Been in business over 19 years and is based in Houston, Texas

 

 

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JF185: How a Little Bitty House in Phoenix Created a Real Estate Career

While living in Israel today’s Best Ever guest bought a house in Phoenix and used that to purchase to create a domino effect for future purchases.

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Never let your education interfere with your knowledge.

 

Dani Beit-Or’s real estate background:

-        Founder and CEO of Simply Do It

-        Real estate investor since 2002 and is based in Irvine, California

-        Involved with over 2,500 transactions over the years

 

 

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JF184: A 2015 Real Estate Prediction that will SHOCK your Face Off

Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you one shocking prediction about 2015. And, he would know because he analyzes the real estate industry for a living.

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Never let your education interfere with your knowledge.

 

Rich Sharga’s real estate background:

-        Executive Vice President at www.Auction.com and is based in Irvine, California

-        Since 2003 he’s been an industry spokesman covering the US Housing Market, Mortgage Industry, Commercial and International Real Estate trends and the foreclosure crisis

-        He’s appeared in every major media publication

-        Recognized as 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leader by Inman News

 

 

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Today’s Best Ever guest talks about how he sold 365 homes in 365 days AND what you can do to make that happen as well.

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Do a fanatical amount of activity.

 

Tom Hopkins’s real estate background:

-        Former real estate agent who, after five years in the biz, had done over $14,000,000 in sales

-        Founded Tom Hopkins International in 1976 and has dedicated his life and company to teaching and inspiring others in the skills of selling  and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona

-        Author of eighteen books including, How to Master the Art of Selling

 

-        Say hi to him at http://www.tomhopkins.com/about.shtml

Direct download: JF_183_Tom_Hopkins.mp3
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From real estate to stocks, today’s Best Ever guest shares with you stories of how she and her clients buy ugly and benefit greatly.

Best Ever Tweet:

There’s no age limit to reinvent yourself.

Bobbie Monroe’s real estate background:

-        Certified Financial Planner based in Tallahassee, Florida

-        President of Supporting Your Choices

-        Say hi to her at www.supportingyourchoices.com

-        She’s been a CFA since 1999

-        Just named a 5 Star Wealth Manager by Atlanta Magazine for the 6th consecutive year

 

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Today’s Best Ever guest saw an opportunity to make raising capital more efficient. Find out what he did to fix the process…let’s go!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

There is no Plan B because that only detracts from Plan A.

 

Adam Hooper’s real estate background:

-        Co-founder and CEO of RealCrowd based in Palo Alto, California

o   RealCrowd is a crowdfunding platform that connects investors with commercial real estate investments

o   Platform has over $900 million of total investment opportunities

o   And over $10 billion worth of assets managed by their elite operators

-        Has worked on over $1 billion of real estate transactions

 

 

 

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Direct download: 181_Adam_Hooper.mp3
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JF180: A BRILLIANT Way to Find Off Market Commercial Real Estate Deals You've NEVER Heard Of Before! #skillset Sunday

I promise you've NEVER heard of this tip before for getting off-market commercial real estate deals. 

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Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you how he identified a niche in the flipping industry by buying properties nobody else wanted.

 

Best Ever Tweet: 

You don’t need to learn a lot to get started.

 

Mike Simmons’s real estate background:

-        Managing Member of Modern Real Estate Solutions based in Troy, Michigan

-        Started in 2008 and is focused on flipping single family homes in Southeast Michigan

-        Host of popular podcast, Just Start Real Estate

-        Say hi to him at www.juststartrealestate.com

 

 

 

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Want to invest in a market outside of where you live? Want to learn how to structure partnership agreements with local team members? Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you TWO ways

 

Best Ever Tweet:

You can’t steal second base with a foot on first base.

 

Anthony Dadlani’s real estate background:

-        President of A Plus World Group based in New York City, New York

-        15 years as an equity markets trader and portfolio manager

-        Experience buying and selling private liens, notes and mortgages

-        Actively buying single family homes

 

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JF177: Apply these TWO Stock Market Tips to Real Estate Investing

Today’s Best Ever guest gives you two Stock Market tips to apply in your real estate investing. Plus she gives you advice for how to minimize your risk when you get started investing in real estate. 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Buy in a low cost of living area.

 

Barbara Friedberg’s real estate background:

-        Veteran portfolio manager, has a master’s degree in business administration and is a former university finance instructor and based in San Jose, California

-        Author of multiple investing books including Invest and Beat the Pros- Create and Manage a Successful Investment Portfolio  - buy em here: http://barbarafriedbergpersonalfinance.com/wealth-shop/

-        Say hi to her and learn personal finance tips at http://barbarafriedbergpersonalfinance.com/blog/

-        Host of the popular podcast Young & Oldish Money 

 

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JF176: Multifamily Investors, Listen Up! Here’s the Most Common Things Missed during Due Diligence.

Get your pencil and paper ready…or Word doc and keyboard because you’re about to get a list of all the due diligence items that get missed when doing a walkthrough of the property.  PLUS she shares with you the best ways to add value to a multifamily property.

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Experienced investors need to have a vision. Then the rest will follow.

 

Mindy Sharp’s real estate background:

-        Regional Manager for Prime Property Investors based in South Bend, Indiana

-        15 years of real estate and property management experience

-        Blogger for Multifamily Insiders and has a blog called My Life As A Property Manager

 

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JF175: The Next BIG THING in Real Estate Technology Is…

We’re speaking to one of the leading real estate entrepreneurs and technology innovators and he is going to share with you the NEXT BIG THING in real estate technology. Let’s go!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

It takes time for things to change.

 

Dave Eraker’s real estate background:

-        Serial entrepreneur with an interest and focus on the intersection of economics and applied technology

-        Co-founder at Surefield  and is based in Seattle, Washington

o   Surefield is a full-service brokerage that has virtual tour technology that builds virtual models of homes allowing house hunters to navigate a property inside and out from their computers

-        As the founder and CEO of Redfin, he led the product development efforts for a new web-based form of map search and developed a salaried model for residential real estate agents

o   Company received the Innovator of the Year award by Inman News

 

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Direct download: 175_David_Eraker.mp3
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JF174: How to Pencil a Deal on a Single Family Home

Here’s the step-by-step process for how to evaluate a single family home investment property.

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Get multiple bids on mortgage financing.

 

Leonard Baron’s real estate background:

-        Investor, past lecturer at San Diego State University and teaches continuing education to Realtors

-        Has a nationally syndicated real estate A&A at Zillow.com Featured Blog and in newspapers around the country

-        Say hi to him at www.professorbaron.com

 

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Direct download: 174_Leonard_Baron.mp3
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JF173: Two SURPRISING Lessons after Investing in 50+ Crowdfunded Deals...and MUCH More!

How do you qualify a crowdfunding platform? What specific questions do you ask the platform reps? What is it like to invest in a crowdfunded deal?

 

Today we’re going to answer those questions and then some.

 

Who we’re talking to today:

 

AdaPia d’Errico, Chief Marketing Officer at Patch of Land

Mark Robertson, President at CrowdDD based in Charlotte, North Carolina  

Jamie McIntyre, Founder at Rewire Capital based in Washington D.C.

 

 

Some things you’ll discover on today’s episode:

-        Two surprising lessons learned by investing in Crowdfunded deals

-        The list of questions you should ask a crowdfunding platform

-        The step-by-step process for what it’s like to invest in a crowdfunded deal from an investor’s standpoint

-        Pros and cons of debt and equity investing

-        How to diversify your portfolio in crowdfunded deals

 

And much, much more!

 

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If you haven’t checked out Patch of Land’s market report on Newark, New Jersey – get it here. It’s a great example of the type of research you get when you work with them.

 

This episode is bought to you by our Best Ever sponsor, Patch of Land.

 

 

Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at  www.PatchOfLand.com

Direct download: 173_Best_Crowdfunding_Crash_Course_Ever_Episode4of4.mp3
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JF172: Pros and Cons of Investing in Low Income Properties

Today’s Best Ever guest shares why he went back to buying single family homes after dabbling in wholesaling and apartment investing. He also talks about low income housing and how to effectively manage low income properties. 

Best Ever Tweet:

Treat real estate like a business.

 

Steve Rozenberg’s real estate background:

-        Property Manager at Empire Industries based in Houston, Texas

-        Licensed real estate agent with over 13 years of owning and operating properties

-        Has flipped and negotiated hundreds of transactions

-        Currently focused on single family home properties

 

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Direct download: 172_Steve_Rozenberg.mp3
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JF171: Introducing...The 80k Wholesale Deal

Half sale? Nope, WHOLESALE! Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you how to create your A-team as a wholesaler AND he shares with you his Best Ever deal that netted $80,000 buckeroos.

Best Ever Tweet:

We’re stronger than we think we are.

Andy McFarland’s real estate background:

-        Owner of Quality Property Renovations which flips 10 – 12 houses a year based in Salt Lake City, Utah

-        Owner of Treehouse Investments which wholesales over 100 properties a year in three different states

-        Active investor since 2002 when he purchased his first property (“the Treehouse”)

-        Since then has purchased hundreds of properties and does hard money loans

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

 

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Direct download: 171_Andy_McFarland.mp3
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JF170: How to Buy and Sell Homes on Terms

Today’s Best Ever guest talks about how he buys homes on terms and is able to make $10,000 a pop on each deal while minimizing the risk on the deal.

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

By taking a piece of land & changing its use you can triple the value.

 

Ron LeGrand’s real estate background:

-        Over 35 years of experience as a real estate investor and based in Jacksonville, Florida

-        Visit him at www.Ronsfreebook.com 

-        Personally bought and sold over 3,000 homes and made millions of dollars in commercial real estate deals

 

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Direct download: 170_Ron_LeGrand.mp3
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JF169: Uncover Your Passion with this POWERFUL Question

You’re about to discover a powerful question that will help you get to your passion and will pay you well. Let’s get right into it!

Best Ever Tweet:

Quit doin stuff you don’t want to do.

 

Jeff Steinmann’s real estate background:

-        Acquired a 4-unit building and moved in one side while renting out the other three

-        Host of weekly show called The How to Quit Working Show

-        Author of How to Quick Working: A Simple Plan to Leave Your Job for a Life of Freedom

-        Help people quit their jobs and start a business

-        Company is How to Quick Working and based in St. Louis, Missouri

 

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Direct download: 169_Jeff_Steinmann.mp3
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JF168: The Best Ever Bandit Sign Strategy

You putting up bandit signs? Then listen up because today’s Best Ever guest shares with you a bandit sign strategy that is incredibly effective. Plus, he talks about how to build your business from the CEO seat.

 

Best Ever Tweet:

Be a specialist.

 

JP Moses’s real estate background:

-        Real estate investor who is based in Memphis, Tennessee

-        Strictly a wholesale operation – only does wholesale deals

o   Done note buying, wholesaling, flipping, and property management

-        Done more than 250 deals and been a real estate investor for over 15 years

-        Started the REIA group in Memphis and now has over 600 members

-        Say hi to him at www.reitips.com

 

 

 

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Direct download: 168_JP_Moses.mp3
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JF167: One FANTASTIC Tip for Finding an Emerging Area in ANY Market

Ever wanted to invest in Austin, Texas? Or, ever wanted to know how to find an emerging submarket? Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you where you should invest in Austin, Texas and how to identify the emerging areas in ANY market.

Best Ever Tweet:

Find where the artists in any city.

Shawn Rooker’s real estate background:

-        An agent at Realty Austin based in Austin, Texas

-        Been a real estate agent for almost 6 years

-        Specializes in condos and single family houses

-        He started in a down market and since then has expanded by at least 50% every year

-        Former Army Ranger who has served two combat tours and…has landed in a tree

 

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Direct download: 167_Shawn_Rooker.mp3
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JF166: How to Do a Crowdfunded Deal from Start to Finish

What’s it like to do a crowdfunded deal? What can you expect as a borrower who gets money from the crowd?

Here’s who we’re talking to today:

Omar Skyers’s real estate background:  

-        Partner at SRB Group based in Newark, New Jersey

-        Been in real estate since 1999 and started flipping properties in 2007

-        Currently has 8 deals on www.patchofland.com 

-        You can view his deals here: https://patchofland.com/srb-group-llc.html

Doug Cochrane’s real estate background:

-        SVP of Underwriting and Acquisitions at Patch of Land, a debt based real estate crowdfunding lender based in Los Angeles

-        Over 20 years of real estate experience as a senior loan officer, underwriter, appraiser and investor

-        Has originated and underwritten nearly $300,000,000 in residential and commercial loans

And here’s a taste of the treats you’ll get:

-        Why a flipper went from hard money to crowdfunding

-        The beautiful partnership that results from the experience

-        Side-by-side comparison of hard money vs. crowdfunding

-        A surprising part of the process with crowdfunding

-        Step-by-step process for how to get set up on a crowdfunding platform

-        The crowdfunding platform’s role in the process

-        Importance of getting started in the process NOW

-        Reporting requirements for borrowing money from a crowdfunding platform

 

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Download this White Hot Market Report for Newark, New Jersey:  http://landing.patchofland.com/patch-of-land-white-paper-the-newark-report 

 

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Direct download: 166_Best_Crowdfunding_Crash_Course_Ever_Episode_3of4.mp3
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JF165: Hey Baby, Wanna Lease Option? Or Get Crazy with a Subject To?

Happy Valentine's Day! Want to know when to use “subject to” and “lease option” stragtegies? Well…what are you waiting for?? Let’s go hot stuff!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

Don’t quit. Evolve your strategy.

 

Wendell De Guzman’s real estate background:

-        Acquired over $15,000,000 worth of real estate in Illinois, Ohio and Florida

-        Investing in real estate for over 10 years and has done lease options, wholesaling, subject to’s, rehabbing and multifamily investing

-        Currently buying 3 homes a month in Chicago, Illinois and Ft Myers, Florida

-        He is based in Chicago and is an engineer by background

 

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Direct download: 165_Wendell_DeGuzman.mp3
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JF164: Quickly Figuring Out the Good Areas of a Market

Investing in single family homes? Today’s Best Ever guest tells you how she buys homes and identifies areas that are good to invest in.

 

Best Ever Tweet:

 

Short sales aren’t short.

 

Elizabeth Colegrove’s real estate background:

-        Owner of 5 single family homes and is based in Hanford, California

-        Manage four for her family and two single families for her friends

-        Say hi to her at www.reluctantlandlord.net

 

 

 

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Direct download: 164_Elizabeth_Colegrove.mp3
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JF163: Wanna Raise Money? Here’s How to Do It Properly.

Today’s Best Ever guest shares how to use a turn-key model to raise money and get your paperwork in order. You want to use OPM (other people’s money)? Then, listen up my friend!

Best Ever Tweet:

Raise money properly.

Douglas Ruark’s real estate background:

-        Principal at Regulation D Resources based in Denver, Colorado

-        Recognized expert in Regulation D offering programs 

-        Say hi to him at http://regdresources.com/

-        And…he’s a descendant of Scottish royalty

 

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Direct download: 163_Doug_Ruark.mp3
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JF162: Insider Scoop on Blind Pool Funds AND What You Don’t Know About Note Buying

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/

 

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Direct download: 162_Dion_DePaoli.mp3
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JF161: How to DOUBLE the Value of a Mobile Home Park

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/

 

 

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Direct download: 161_Jefferson_Lilly.mp3
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JF160: Take this and Go Straight to the Bank…the LAND Bank.

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

 

 

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Direct download: 160_Jeremy_Tilotson.mp3
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JF159: The Future of Crowdfunding and What It Means to YOU

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

 

 

Direct download: 159_Best_Crowdfunding_Crash_Course_Ever_Episode_2of4.mp3
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JF158: Achieve Success at an Auction…Insider Tips Revealed!

 

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

 

 

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Direct download: 158_John_John_Genovese.mp3
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JF157: Office Space…No, NOT the Movie You Silly Goose

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

 

 

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Direct download: 157_Troy_Golden.mp3
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JF156: Discover the Hidden Rules of Raising Private Money

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

 

 

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Direct download: 156_Josh_Cantwell.mp3
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JF155: THE Top Investor Agent in Canada Shares Her Best Advice EVER

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/

 

 

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Direct download: 155_Shannon_Murree.mp3
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JF154: Should You Get Your Real Estate Agent License?

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/

 

 

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Direct download: 154_Carla_Cross.mp3
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JF153:  How to Make Money from Small Apartments

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

 

 

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Direct download: 153_Lance_Edwards.mp3
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JF152: EVERY Single Answer to EVERY Single Crowdfunding Question You Have

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

 

 

 

 

Direct download: 152_Best_Crowdfunding_Crash_Course_Ever_Episode_1_of_4.mp3
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JF151:  3 Lessons Learned from Devastating Biz Losses AND How to Come Back Stronger

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

 

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Direct download: 151_Darrah_Brustein.mp3
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JF150: The 4 Step Process to Build Your Biz Line of Credit

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

 

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Direct download: 150_Brandon_Luke.mp3
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JF149: Bringing Popcorn to the Tax Assessor Office…and Other Proven Tips to Building Lasting Relationships

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.”

 

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JF148: Discover these PROVEN Ways to Get the Most Money for your Property When You Sell

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

 

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JF147: HGTV Star of Hawaii Life Reveals the Perks of Taking Risks

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

 

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JF146: Discover Home Staging Tips Proven to Get Record High Sales

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

 

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JF145: 7 Lessons You Can Apply Right Now | #skillset Sunday

Here are 7 lessons you can apply to your life right now that will dramatically help you in your bussiness and personal life. 

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JF144: Stop Chasing Leads! They Quick Like Rabbit. Do This Instead…

 

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

 

 

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JF143: How to Make Money from Cheap Houses

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

 

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JF142: How to Become a Lead Generation Machine, Baby…MACHINE!!

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

 

 

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JF141: The 5 Step Process to Automate Your House Flipping Biz

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

 

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JF140: How Much do Multifamily Asset Managers Get Paid?

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

 

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JF139: Invest in Multifamily RIGHT NOW! Here’s Why…

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

 

 

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JF138: Results & Learnings of 3, 2, 1 Challenge | #skillset Sunday

Here's what I learned from the challenge that can be applied to your life as well. Let's get it! 

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JF137: Probates, Living Trusts and Joint Tenancies…Oh My.

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

 

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JF136: The Golden 4-Plex: Here’s How Just ONE Purchase Can Build a Company.

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/

 

 

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JF135: Don’t Diversify. What?!?! Yep, Here’s Why…

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 

 

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JF134: Discover these Expert Tips on Raising Money and Operating Properties

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 

 

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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

 

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JF132:  She Raised $5,000,000 in ONE WEEK - Here's How...

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  

 

 

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JF131: I Challenge You! The 3, 2, 1 Challenge | #skillset sunday

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. 

 

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JF130:  Top Note Buying Tip Revealed

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/

 

 

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JF129: What's It Take to Get Your Deal on a Crowdfunding Site?

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 

 

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JF128: Crash Course on Financial Modeling for Real Estate Investing

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

 

 

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JF127: This Unique Approach Closed 5,000 Apt Units in 10 years

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

 

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JF126: How to Do Over 100 Transactions WITHOUT Bank Loans

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.

 

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JF125: What’s the Smallest Loan Size You Can Get?

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/  

 

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JF124: 4 Steps to Bringing on Team Members| #skillset sunday

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. 

 

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JF123: Want a Loan? MUST Listen.

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

 

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JF122: How to Start Slow and Steady Then Go Fast and Furiously

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 

 

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JF121: Crowdfunding Tips from a Crowdfunding Wizard

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

 

 

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JF120: How to Use Hard Money to Buy Deals

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

 

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JF119: The Anatomy of a $1,000,000 Flip

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/

 

 

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JF118: How to Enhance Your Biz with Technology

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/

 

 

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JF117: 4 Powerful Lessons Learned in 2014

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.

 

 

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JF116: Let’s Get Your Company Ranked High in Google Searches

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

 

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JF115: Buy Smart and Buy for THESE Reasons

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

 

 

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JF114: Ways to Increase YOUR Income Stream with Properties

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

 

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JF113: So, Wait a Minute, Real Estate ISN’T Like They Show on TV??!!

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 

 

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JF112: Can’t Sell a House? DON’T Lower the Price. Do this Instead…

 

Here’s a blueprint for selling your house when you haven’t been able to sell it before. Our Best Ever guest walks you through the step-by-step process. Let’s go!

 

Tweetable quote:

 

It’s always cheaper to fix the problem than lower price.

 

 

Jennifer Allan Hagedorn’s real estate background:

-        Author of a nearly a dozen books on topic of real estate sales including Sell with Soul

-        Been a real estate agent since 1996 and recognized as top producer for multiple years

-        Member of the RE/MAX Hall of Fame

-        Say hi at www.sellwithsoul.com 

 

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JF111: The 10 Rules of Successful Real Estate Investing

Just what the title says, my friend. Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you the 10 Rules of Successful Real Estate Investing. What? You just wanted ONE piece of advice? Sorry Charlie. You get 10 golden nuggets in this episode!

 

Tweetable quote:

 

Never speculate and chase after appreciation.

 

 

Marco Santarelli’s real estate background:

-        Founder of Norada Real Estate Investments, a nationwide of turnkey property rentals

-        Started business in 2004 and is based in South Orange County, California

-        Been investing in real estate for over 20 years

 

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JF110: Finding YOUR Puppy + Experience YOUR Goals | #skillset Sunday

As we set our 2015 goals here is one thing to add to the goal setting process that will make increase your success rate of reaching the goals. 

 

Let's go! 

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JF109: Selfie…? Naw. Self STORAGE!! Evaluating Self Storage with a Self Storage Savant

Want to learn how to evaluate self-storage units? How to identify value-add opportunities in self storage? How to evaluate markets for self storage opportunities? Listen up, Best Ever listener!  

Don’t have an interest in self storage? This ain’t for you.

 

 

Tweetable quote:

Never, ever, give in.

 

 

Scott Meyers’s real estate background:

-        Has built several multi-million dollar businesses in real estate from single family flips, to Multi-family projects, Industrial buildings, Commercial Office Buildings, Cold-Storage Buildings, Warehousing, Parking Lots, and his favorite – Self-Storage

-        Owns and developed over 2,600 self-storage units

-        Based in Indianapolis, Indiana and say hi to him at http://selfstorageinvesting.com/

 

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JF108: La La La La Land Trusts: Discover the Benefits & How to Use Dem Thangs

Learn about Land Trusts and how today’s Best Ever guest uses them to limit his liability. We talk about the pros and cons and how they came be used when you’re buying property.

 

Tweetable quote:

Don’t own real estate in your own personal name.

 

 

Randy Hughes’s real estate background:

-        Been investing over 40 years in single family homes

-        Purchased over 200 houses and currently own about 100 homes

-        Put property into land trust into their individual name

-        Based in Champagne, Illinois and you can say hi to him at http://www.landtrustsmadesimple.com/landtrusts.aspx

 

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JF107: Presenting…The World’s Fastest Refinance!

All we do is…set refinance records…and win! J

Today’s Best Ever guest shares how he set an unofficial world record on the fastest refinance on a property, why it happened and how to avoid in the future. Plus, we talk about his experience growing up in the real estate business and his company’s focus on multifamily investing.

 

Let’s go!

 

 

Tweetable quote:

 

Never close on property if something ain’t right.

 

 

Nick Keesee’s real estate background:

 

-        Founder of Nile Capital, focused on multifamily family investing

-        Real estate investor who has property in the Detroit area

-        Based in Novi, Michigan about 30 min from Detroit

-        4th generation real estate investor 

 

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JF106: How to Buy…a School…Say What?!? What!!

 

You don’t have to go to school to buy a school. Just listen to this episode. Today’s Best Ever guest talks about how he, his brother and his wife wanted to buy a school so they set out to find one for sale. Then, they actually bought it!

Tweetable quote:

 

Never be scared to start.

 

 

Marcus Maloney’s real estate background:

 

-        Founder of 3rd Generation Management & Holding LLC

-        Done 20 wholesale transactions in less than a year

-        Based in Phoenix, Arizona and say hi to him at http://yesibuyhousesphoenix.com/

 

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JF105: Here is How to Create an Award-Winning Marketing Campaign

Want to get more sales leads? Then become a better marketer. Today’s Best Ever guest is an award-winning marketer and he shares with you how to generate leads through a unique approach to marketing.

 

Tweetable quote:

 

Never do a hard sell.

 

 

Alan Brymer’s real estate background:

-        Investor for 12 years based in Richmond, Virginia

-        Raised over $1 million in private funding and done over 100 deals

-        Most of his deals have been focused on buying subject to single family houses

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

 

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JF104: Do this ONE THING then Watch your Sales Surge and Influence Grow!

Why do we make things so complicated? Most of the important things in business – like sales and influence – are actually pretty simple to master. It’s just a matter of knowing HOW to master it and then DOING it. Today’s Best Ever guest shares the HOW and now, it’s up to you to DO. Let’s go!

 

Tweetable quote:

Nobody will buy from you because you have a quota to meet.

 

 

Bob Burg’s background:

-        Author of Endless Referrals, The Go-Giver, Go-Givers Sell More and newest book entitled, Adversaries Into Allies: Win People Over Without Manipulation or Coercion

-        The Go-Giver climbed to #6 on the Wall Street Journal Best Seller’s List, published in over 21 languages and fourth book to sell over 250k copies

-        Bob is joining us from Jupiter, Florida and you can say hi to him at http://www.burg.com/

 

 

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JF103: Setting Goals Like Michael Jordan: The Step-by-Step Process | #skillset Sunday

With New Year's coming up you might be thinking about setting some goals. Well, let's talk about how the best of the best set goals and exactly, the step-by-step process for you to do it. 

1. Vision Board with Annual Goal

2. White Board with Monthly Goal 

3. Weekly Goals (via notepad, phone, etc.) 

4. Daily Goals (via notepad, phone, etc.) 

Tweetable: 

Take small and consistent steps towards your goals.

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JF102: YOUR Blueprint for Getting Started in Real Estate

Today’s Best Ever guest shares how he got started and quickly graduated from single family properties to being focused on large multifamily. We discuss how YOU can get started by following the same steps.

 

Tweetable quote:

Set smaller, weekly goals that lead to larger ones.

 

 

Reed Goossens’s real estate background:

-        Owner of RSN Property Group which focuses on value-add multifamily acquisitions

-        Full-time structural engineer based in Los Angeles and originally from Australia

-        Investing since 2007 and has properties in Syracuse, NY and Philadelphia, PA

-        Say “good aye mate” to him at http://www.rsnpropertygroup.com/

 

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Today’s Best Ever Guest shares why it’s important to build your buyer’s list first and we discuss who that is applied to all areas of real estate investing.

 

Tweetable quote:

 

Build your buyer’s list first.

 

Andrew Massaro’s real estate background:

-        Owner of Rockstar Rehabs based in Tampa, FL

-        Been wholesaling since 2005 and averages about 4 a month since then

-        Focus is on wholesaling and is author of Quick Flips and Fast Cash a former #1 best seller in Amazon store  

-        Say hi to him at http://andrewmassaro.com/

 

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JF100: Do this ONE thing to Close More Deals

Today’s Best Ever guest has taken her expertise in psychology and applied to real estate. She has refined her approach gives you her most effective tip when speaking to new biz partners.

 

Tweetable quote:

 

Get in your car and drive for dollas.

 

Marina Sud’s real estate background:

-        Founder of Troika Home Solution Louisville based in Louisville, KY

-        Just started wholesaling and has already done 5 deals in last 4 months

-        Working on 2 deals right now 

-        Say hi to her at http://www.troikahomesolutionslouisville.com/

 

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