Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever (general)

When David Lindahl realized there were other people just like him doing well with real estate investing, he knew he wanted in. After years in the industry, he’s focused on multifamily, office, retail, and hotels in emerging markets. David gives us a detailed overview of emerging markets, how he finds his next deal, and what qualifications he’s looking for before investing. 

David Lindahl Real Estate Background:

  • Founder of RE Mentor, the #1 multifamily real estate education company, and the Lindahl Group, a real estate acquisition company where we invest in multifamily, office, retail and hotel properties
  • Investing in real estate since 1996 and teaching since 2002
  • Has owned and syndicated several apartment deals, self storage, retail, office, etc.
  • Portfolio consists of over 9000 units in various entities
  • Based in Boston, MA
  • Say hi to him at: www.rementor.com
  • Best Ever Book: Becoming Supernatural


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When Dave Allred started knocking door to door for a home security company, he thought he made it big. A short year later, he was making 6 figures and working to make his active investments, passive. Dave tells us how his pursuit of freedom has driven each one of his investments, how getting clear on his long-term goals helped him attain and maintain financial freedom, and how to reduce limiting belief systems to go after big goals.

Dave Allred Real Estate Background:

  • Managing Partner for the Axia Partners real estate fund & Executive Coach for high growth sales companies
  • 17 years of real estate investing experience
  • Over a dozen personal syndications, invested in a dozen other syndications
  • Portfolio consists of over 1,000 rental doors, 5 restaurants, 6 self storage properties, 10 private equity, 21 fourplexes, 20 hard money loans for flips, Utah Topgolf location, and invested in about 20 other syndications
  • Based in Provo, UT
  • Say hi to him at: axiapartners.com
  • Best Ever Book: Extreme Ownership


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From RV parks to mobile home parks and self storage, today we’re talking with Ted Greene about recession resistant asset classes. Ted tells us about the in-depth back end process for getting parks up and running, how he’s finding and acquiring self storage deals in a hot market, and why he might not invest in one of these assets again. 

Ted Greene Real Estate Background:

  • Blogs (3/23, 4/11, 4/26, 6/25)
  • Investor Relations manager at Spartan Investment Group
  • 20+ years of real estate experience
  • Portfolio consist of 14 properties, 10 of which have gone full circle 
  • Based in Golden, CO
  • Say hi to him at: https://spartan-investors.com/ 
  • Best Ever Book: Peak


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When a hometown friend asked Wade Micoley to invest in a multimillion dollar nursing home, he agreed without hesitation. On today’s #SkillsetSunday, we’re talking with Wade about how he got his start in the assisted living sector. We dive into the research and planning he did to make his first venture a huge success, and how he did it again 3 more times in different locations. 

Wade Micoley Real Estate Background: 

  • 30+ years of experience as a broker and top agent
  • Owns several nursing homes, a residential construction company, and helped start a very large regional bank
  • Based in Green Bay, WI
  • Say hi to him at: www.realtyhive.com

 


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While investing in traditional assets, Denis Shapiro failed to create meaningful income. Instead he merged traditional investments with real estate investments to cultivate the portfolio he has today. Denis lays out the research he does before investing in any deal, circumstances where a preferred return may not be a priority, and some major negatives of ATM funds.

Denis Shapiro Real Estate Background:

 


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After stumbling into real estate at age 25, Mike Anderson realized how quickly he could scale his business. Since then he’s worked on apartments and new builds, with a current focus on land developments and mobile home parks. Today, Mike tells us how he reached 98% occupancy within a year of opening, how the mobile home market is changing, and why he would choose mobile homes over tiny homes. 

 

Mike Anderson Real Estate Background:

  • Founded Reliance Mortgage Company, Inc.
  • Received Century 21 Top Listing Sales Person in a three-state region from 1971-1981
  • Named 1995 Entrepreneur of the Year by INC. Magazine & listed in the Who’s Who American Businessmen of 2000
  • Portfolio consists of numerous multimillion dollar build jobs, RV park owner, over 2000 acres of land, and affordable housing
  • Based in Dallas, TX
  • Say hi to him at: https://www.reliancemortgage.com/

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In today’s episode of the Actively Passive Investing Show, Travis Watts details how investment firms and investors are approaching multifamily post-pandemic, and strategies that are going to stick around from now on. He talks about how multifamily held up during the pandemic, how millennial lifestyles are affecting the future of multifamily, and moves investors should be making to prepare for the next recession. 


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After realizing flipping properties wasn’t the way to financial freedom, Kirby Atwell switched gears to vacation rentals. Now, his rentals are single handedly paying for his 45-acre farm lifestyle. Today Kirby is breaking down how his 1 bedroom rental almost paid for itself in just 3 months, how to identify a good rental property, and where to start if you’re looking to make the switch.

Kirby Atwell Real Estate Background:

  • Recently left role as the CFO of a national non-profit to go back to investing in real estate full time, with a focus on vacation rentals
  • I recently sold an 11 unit apartment building that I purchased, fully rehabbed and stabilized
  • Portfolio consists of 80 flips since 2011, purchased about 28 long-term rental units (mostly single-family homes) that were recently sold off to focus on short-term rentals  
  • Currently owns 10 AirBnB listings, one long-term rental, one passive investment in a 250 unit apartment, and the 45-acre farm experiential short-term rental
  • Based in Valparaiso, IN
  • Say hi to him at: www.LivingOffRentals.com
  • Best Ever Book: Effortless


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Shawn and Joni Wolfswinkel started their real estate investing journey back in college, taking classes by day and handling investments by night. After working together for 21 years, and going through several investing highs and lows, the Wolfswinkels are sharing their best advice and lessons learned. We’re talking about managing 1500 doors, winning at pre-foreclosure investing, and moving from wholesaling and fix-and-flips to build-to-rent properties. 

Shawn and Joni Wolfswinkel Real Estate Background:

 

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Working exclusively with off-market deals isn’t always easy, but if you ask Daniel Sarao, it’s always worth it. Today, Daniel tells us all about his recent off-market deal from his marketing, to how he acquired it, how he made it worth it for the seller, and why he decided to sell it shortly after. 

Daniel Sarao Real Estate Background:

  • Co-Owner and Managing Partner of our investment firm Sesa Properties 
  • Owner of a boutique marketing agency in FL
  • Have Been investing for about 10 years
  • Currently owns a handful of properties and has wholesaled and/or flipped 20+ properties in the last 12 months alone
  • Based in Cape Coral, FL and company is based in Cleveland, OH 
  • Say hi to him at: Sesabuyshouses.com & digitalmacaw.com
  • Best Ever Book: Profit First

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