Now, I know all of the Best Ever listeners know just how important the internet is in growing their business, however today’s Best Ever guest shares with us how to ensure that the internet is used to our MAXIMUM advantage. We also discuss some very necessary things that investors forget when purchasing single-family and multi-family units. So listen up, because we cover all the bases today!

Best Ever Tweet:

The best way to learn how to do something, is to start doing it.

Gary Lucido’s real estate background:

-          Licensed realtor for almost 10 years based in Chicago, Illinois  

-          President of Lucid Realty  

-          Focuses on single and multifamily units

-          Worked most of his life in the corporate world, did an internet start-up in 6 years then did real estate

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Today’s Best Ever guest uses Airbnb to pay for his mortgage. What’s Airbnb? Well, he rents spare rooms out in his house to strangers from the internet. Sounds like the start of a horror movie, right? It’s NOT, because he has formed some incredible relationships, met some amazing people, and his guests pay his mortgage every month!

Best Ever Tweet:

I don’t believe mistakes are bad, because you can learn from them.

Thomas Paterek’s real estate background:

•   Lives in St. Petersburg, Florida
•   Has a property in St. Petersburg and rents it out via Airbnb
•  He is part of 5 non-profits and shapes surfboards
•   Has recently been appointed a Super Host from Airbnb

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The Art of Commercial Real Estate Leasing– You’ve heard him here before, and now he’s back with a book you must read. Buy Craig Coppola’s book, The Art of Commercial Real Estate Leasing and learn the 19 things to look for in a lease.

Today, we discuss how to ensure you find the money for your deal BEFORE that deal. There is a lot of money out there and even more deals out there, so what’s stopping you?

Best Ever Tweet:

In any market, you can get a good deal.

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The Art of Commercial Real Estate Leasing– You’ve heard him here before, and now he’s back with a book you must read. Buy Craig Coppola’s book, The Art of Commercial Real Estate Leasing and learn the 19 things to look for in a lease.

Today’s Best Ever guest shares with us some great stories about dealing with drug dealers in your units, the BEST loan to get for a newbie investor, and how to ensure that you get investigated at your desk job for investing in real estate. He got started with only $1,000 and has had immaculate success so, listen up! 

Best Ever Tweet:

Make sure you enjoy what you’re doing. If you don’t like it, don’t do it.

Tim Gordon’s real estate background:

-          Wholesaled about 40 deals and is a buy and hold investor

-          Say hi to him at www.Gordonbuyshomes.com 

-          Originally from England but is now based in San Diego, California

-          Long-term goal of investing in mobile home parks

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The Art of Commercial Real Estate Leasing– You’ve heard him here before, and now he’s back with a book you must read. Buy Craig Coppola’s book, The Art of Commercial Real Estate Leasing and learn the 19 things to look for in a lease.

Today’s Best Ever guest shares with us a unique strategy to get more leads while others are making your calls for you. We discuss how virtual assistants can take your business to the next level, and a great strategy to make money off houses you buy at market price. Listen up, because she shares some incredible advice that can make you MORE money in LESS time.

Best Ever Tweet:

Communication is the key in any business success.

Elsa Palmer-Oden’s real estate background:

-          CEO of Virtual Office VA & Innovative Real Estate Investor Strategies  based in Concord, North Carolina

-          Started working with investors as a virtual assistant seven years ago and created a system to keep them organized

-          Passionate NASCAR and Jeff Gordon fan

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The Art of Commercial Real Estate Leasing– You’ve heard him here before, and now he’s back with a book you must read. Buy Craig Coppola’s book, The Art of Commercial Real Estate Leasing and learn the 19 things to look for in a lease.

Are you just about ready to march into your boss’s office to tell him off and quit? Well, you better think twice about that. Today’s Best Ever guest lays out for us why it may not be wise to quit your job right away and some different lending solutions YOU may not have thought of.

Best Ever Tweet:

Don’t be the person that is looking at the next best thing, but is always a spectator.

 Tom Hutchens’s real estate background:

-          Today’s Best Ever guest shares with us Senior vice president of Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions based in Altanta

-          He joined in 2014 and is responsible for sales and marketing for the company

-          Wholesale lender currently licensed in 24 states

-          Been in the industry for nearly 20 years

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The Art of Commercial Real Estate Leasing– You’ve heard him here before, and now he’s back with a book you must read. Buy Craig Coppola’s book, The Art of Commercial Real Estate Leasing and learn the 19 things to look for in a lease.

 Today’s Best Ever guest shares with us just how important it is to make your tenants happy. From weekly BBQ’s, to buying a dog for the building she is an incredibly creative mind who might just inspire you to do more for your tenants.

Best Ever Tweet:

If you just kind of pave the way, your residents will make it their own.

Holli Beckman’s real estate background:

-          CEO of Apartminty, a guide for apartment hunting and she is based in Washington, DC

-          Spent last 15 years learning property management from the ground up

-          She’s held every position from leasing agent to VP Marketing of a property management company called WC Smith

-          Say hi to Emmy the French Bulldog on Instagram @2mpup

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The Art of Commercial Real Estate Leasing– You’ve heard him here before, and now he’s back with a book you must read. Buy Craig Coppola’s book, The Art of Commercial Real Estate Leasing and learn the 19 things to look for in a lease.

Lions and tigers and bears - OH MY! Oh my is right, because today’s Best Ever guest has the solution to getting more leads through direct mail. We discuss Section 8 housing, how to keep tenants and some super creative financing he used for his first property. We are walking down the yellow brick road to investing success!

Best Ever tweet:

Use your own unique marketing

Joshua Inglis’s real estate background:

-          President of Midwest Real Estate Solutions  and Acquisitions Manager for Olivia Homes LLC based out of Chicago, Illinois

-          Specializes in flipping houses, short sales, auctions, rentals lending, seller financing, wholesaling and internet marketing

-          He has done over 50 flips over the last four years and been investing in real estate for 9 years

-          Founder of Redevelop University and is a coach for Fortune Builders

-          Say hi to him at www.joshuainglis.com 

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The Art of Commercial Real Estate Leasing– You’ve heard him here before, and now he’s back with a book you must read. Buy Craig Coppola’s book, The Art of Commercial Real Estate Leasing and learn the 19 things to look for in a lease.

Today’s Best Ever guest shares just how important it is to do you due diligence with everything. From negotiating the interest rate on your mortgage rate down to an unheard of number, to learning about different zoning codes and what they mean to you.

Best Ever Tweet:

It’s really important not to just think about your present needs, but to think about your future needs and goals as well.

David Reiss’s real estate background:

-          Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School

-          Research Director for the Center for Urban Business Entrepreneurship

-          Editor and writer for www.REFinBlog.com

-          He teaches Real Estate Practice class and other real estate related courses 

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The Art of Commercial Real Estate Leasing – You’ve heard him here before, and now he’s back with a book you must read. Buy Craig Coppola’s book, The Art of Commercial Real Estate Leasing and learn the 19 things to look for in a lease. 

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