Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever

Leads - they can make or break your business. Not so much the leads themselves, but how you follow up with those leads. Dan is an expert in that area, and that is what he does with his business. He now helps investors get leads, and follow up with them, in exchange for a 50/50 split of deals with his trusted partner. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“Cold calling is harder, the harder it is to scale, the better it will be and less people will be doing it” - Dan Schwartz

Dan Schwartz Real Estate Background:

  • CEO of InvestorFuse, a lead management workspace for real estate investors
  • Has helped hundreds of investors automate part of their business
  • Based in Austin, TX
  • Say hi to him at https://www.investorfuse.com/
  • Best Ever Book: Rocket Fuel

How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings?  Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it!

Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/

Direct download: JF_1698_Dan_Schwartz.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:53am EDT

Joe and Theo are back at it with Follow Along Friday, telling us the best things they learned in the previous week. Joe interviews a group of real estate investors every week for the podcast, today he tells us about the best things he learned from those interviews last week. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“Are you really doing all the direct mailing that you could really be doing?”

How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings?  Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it!

Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/

Direct download: JF_1697_Follow_Along_Friday.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:17am EDT

Terry helps business owners quit being an employee in their businesses, and start getting to work as actual business owners. He also has experience in real estate investing, everything he shares with us today, relates to real estate investors. As real estate investors, we pretty much run small businesses, often times the owner is doing too much in their business to really work on their business. Terry has some tips to share with us today to start reversing that issue. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!  

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“We think in pictures, this is why vision boards are so important” - Terry Ogburn

Terry Ogburn Real Estate Background:

  • Owner and Lead Business Coach of Ogburn’s Business Solutions - helps business owners work on their business, not in it
  • Worked with Century 21 for 6 years, turning offices around
  • Specializes in recruiting, training, and managing, took one office from #382 to #56 in closed volume within one year
  • Based in Tampa, FL
  • Say hi to him at https://www.terryogburn.com/
  • Best Ever Book: Think And Grow Rich

How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings?  Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it!

Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/

Direct download: JF_1696_Terry_Ogburn.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:03am EDT

Sabine was out of law school and struggling to find a decent job. Rather than settle for something less, she started her own firm. FRANCO LAW FIRM, P.C. is her firm and they focus on real estate law and business law. Needless to say, Joe and Sabine will be covering a lot of real estate investing law in today’s episode, but we also hear her personal story which we can all learn from. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“Start early, a lot of people spend a lot of time learning, but you learn more by doing” - Sabine Franco

Sabine Franco Real Estate Background:

  • CEO and Principal Attorney at FRANCO LAW FIRM, P.C.
  • Established in 2012, her practice strategically focuses on Real Estate Law and Business Law
  • Has 5 years experience working in the mortgage and real estate industries
  • Based in NYC
  • Say hi to her at http://www.franco-lawfirm.com/
  • Best Ever Book: The Four Agreements

How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings?  Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it!

Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/

Direct download: JF_1695_Sabine_Franco.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:04am EDT

Lee has built his own brokerage in Chicago, focusing solely on multifamily apartment buildings. He’s here today to talk about that journey, as well as talk to us about some unique aspects of investing in real estate in Chicago. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“Understand your risk tolerances” - Lee Kiser

Lee Kiser Real Estate Background:

  • Principal and Managing Broker of Kiser Group
  • Before starting the Kiser group, Lee was the top producing apartment broker in Chicago at his brokerage
  • Has a personal career transaction volume greater than $3 Billion.
  • Based in Chicago, IL
  • Say hi to him at http://kisergroup.com
  • Best Ever Book: The Sharpe Series

How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings?  Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it!

Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/

Direct download: JF_1694_Lee_Kiser.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:52am EDT

Jerome has worked on other peoples’ deals, as well as his own. He and Joe will talk specifics on a 23 unit heavy value add deal that Jerome is still working on. What problems has he ran into, how did he find the deal, and how does he plan on going from no tenants to fully leased? Listen in now to find out. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“I’ve watched people buy bad deals just because they wanted to get a deal” - Jerome Myers

Jerome Myers Real Estate Background:

  • Serves as an executive coach, real estate investor, and business strategy consultant at The Myers Development Group
  • Asset manager for over 75 units and 75,000 square feet of workforce housing across Virginia and North Carolina
  • Hosts the Dreamcatcher podcast
  • Based in Greensboro, NC
  • Say hi to him at http://d3v3loping.com/
  • Best Ever Book: Millionaire Success Habits

How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings?  Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it!

Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/

Direct download: JF_1693_Jerome_Myers.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:58am EDT

Joe has been building his portfolio by renovating and adding value to his properties, pulling out the equity, and reinvesting into his real estate investing business. We’ve covered that with him previously, today he is going to tell us how to “tenant proof” our investment properties. Not only does Joe tenant proof his properties, he maximizes the ROI while doing so. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“All the flooring is pretty much indestructible, no plastic plumbing or fixtures” - Joe Cornwell

Joe Cornwell Real Estate Background:

How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings?  Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it!

Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/

Direct download: JF_1692_Joe_Cornwell.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:21am EDT

The title is simple today because the topic is as straightforward as they come. Greg’s strategy when it comes to real estate investing is to never hold any investments. Ever. He has his reasons and even a method to it, hear why he never holds, and what investments he does get into. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“It can make sense to own properties, but what’s the difference between that and a big huge pile of cash?” - Greg Dickerson

Greg Dickerson Real Estate Background:

  • Entrepreneur, real estate investor, and developer
  • Over the past 20 years he has bought, developed and sold over $200 million in real estate
  • Started 12 different companies from the ground up
  • Say hi to him at https://gregdickerson.com/
  • Based in Charlottesville, VA
  • Best Ever Book: Principles by Ray Dalio

How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings?  Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it!

Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/

Direct download: JF_1691_Greg_Dickerson.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:23am EDT

We’re throwing you a curveball today, neither of our usual hosts are on this episode. We do have two outstanding real estate investors and fellow podcast hosts (bios and podcasts below) with us to share what are the biggest challenges they’ve faced, and what they would tell their younger selves as they were starting this journey. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“Done is better than perfect” - Whitney Sewell

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How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings?  Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it!

Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/

Direct download: JF_1690_Follow_Along_Friday.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:56am EDT

Anna and her team have been on fire in the past six months! We get a lot of insight from her today; not only on the success and lessons learned from the past six months, Anna also shares her story of getting to where she is now over the past decade or so. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“If your rent comps are not correct, your whole deal falls apart” - Anna Myers

Anna Myers Real Estate Background:

  • Vice President at Grocapitus, a commercial real estate investment company
  • Applies her 20+ years of experience in technology and business to the finding, analyzing and acquiring of Commercial properties in key markets across the U.S.
  • Based in San Francisco, CA
  • Say hi to her at https://multifamilyu.com/
  • Best Ever Book: Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book

How great would It be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings?  Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it!

Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/

Direct download: JF_1689_Anna_Myers.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:32am EDT