Today, we discuss the five main things that have surprised me about my journey in buying multi-family. These things have shocked me throughout my journey, so hopefully you can take these five tips into your next deal!

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I know I’ve wondered what professional athletes do after their sports career ends. Today’s Best Ever guest shares with us how he came to find real estate success after his pro sports career ended. We discuss buy and holds, and different ways he creatively finances his deals. So listen up, because we are about to win the Lord Stanley of real estate investing!

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What did you do today to get yourself one step closer to what your goals are?

Graham Mink’s real estate background:

-          Played professional hockey for 13 years and played for the Washington Capitals

-          Retired in 2014 and is now a full time real estate investor primarily doing buy-and-holds

-          Owns and manages 28 units and has 20 more units under contract and scheduled to close July 4^th

-          Based in Stowe, Vermont

-          Say hi to him at  www.gmmvt.com 

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This born and bred New Yorker, knows all there is to know about real estate in NYC. But that’s not all! We discuss when to put your properties up for sale, and the best ways to put tenants into your rentals after one showing TODAY!

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Make sure you position your properties to come on the market at the tight time.

Chris Morley’s real estate background:

-          Owner of

-          Focus is on residential rentals and sales

-          Used to do 70 transactions and now 20 transactions

-          Based out of NYC, NY

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Let’s remember when we were first getting started in real estate, and travel back to that day. Do you remember the basics? Well, today’s Best Ever guest does and he shares with us what your first investment looks like from the eyes of a newbie. We also discuss everything you need to know about investing in Corpus Christi, TX, an incredibly hot market YOU may want to look at.

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Getting started in real estate is not as easy as the gurus want you to think.

Joshus Light’s real estate background:

-          Been in the navy since 2008 and is based in Corpus Christi, Texas

-          Say hi to him at www.Mad-realestate.com 

-          Working on his first rehab project right now in Corpus Christi, TX

-          Owns his own home and financed with a VA loan

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Blue 42, Blue 42…Set…Hut! Today’s Best Ever guest, shares with us the ups and downs he has experienced in business, and what HE does to close his loans in 5 days or less, and his MOST successful marketing tactic. We just moved the chains, and it’s 1^st & 10 for us to drive down the field to investing success.

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It takes more than just a positive attitude to make things happen.

Wayne Gerenstein’s real estate background:

-          Founder of Stateside Private Capital based in Chicago, Illinois

-          Been in the lending industry since 1990  

-          Former defensive coordinator for high school football teams that played in several state championships

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Today’s Best Ever guest conducts ALL the research on real estate so that you don’t have to. Listen up, as he shares with us the reasoning and research behind all of the statistics YOU use to do your due diligence.

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It pays to maybe not get the max rent that you could, in exchange for a very good tenant.

Ralph McLaughlin’s real estate background:

-          Housing Economist at Trulia based in San Francisco, California

-          Say hi to him @housingnomix

-          Is an avid homebrewer, and one of his beers won a national award in the IPA category

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Get out your pen and paper to start taking notes on…NOTES. Today’s Best Ever guest shares with us everything you need to know about buying non-performing notes and once again, just how important doing YOUR due diligence is.

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You want to spend your time working on your business, not in your business.

Paul Birkett’s real estate background:

-          Founder of Automation Finance and is based in NYC, NY

-          It generates growth by returning non-performing assets to performing status

-          Buys pools of non-performing residential mortgages and works with the borrower to address the cause of their distress

-          Was in the Guinness Book of World Records for building and mailing the largest greeting card in the world

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Today, we discuss how to make a decision for something that you continue to question. I have had a lot of big decisions to make recently, and have developed a step by step guide that has helped me come to the best decision for MY life. Apply this to your life today, to be sure you can stand by your decision.

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Prioritize what you want, and then make a decision based on that.

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She has an incredibly inspirational story, but that’s not all! Today’s Best Ever guest shares with us her rocky road to success, how important relationships are and some impractical ways to generate leads you may not have heard of before. You'l go from eating Ramen Noodles to eating caviar if you listen to her story and take some action! 

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More than anything else, our mindset controls our situation.

Kemi Egan’s real estate background:

-          Author of international bestseller The Power of Real Estate Investing based in London, England

-          Host of Turbo Charge Your Success podcast

-          Co-founder of Freedom Academies and Freedom Investment

-          Went from homeless to having a multi-million dollar real estate portfolio in just 12 months

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Today’s Best Ever guest, Robert Kiyosaki, shares with us some incredible value as to how we can do a deal with him, what YOU need to look for in a partner, and the key thing you need to be doing today so you don’t fall behind. Wow, is there a lot of value packed into our conversation with Robert, so stop what you’re doing and listen up!

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Out of every bad partnership, comes a great partner.

If you don’t invest in yourself, I won’t invest in you.

If you think you know all the answers, you’re probably gonna get your butt handed to you.

Robert Kiyosaki’s real estate background:

-          Author of the most influential personal finance book of all time, Rich Dad Poor Dad

-          Released Second Chance…for Your Money, Your Life and Our World in January 2015 and most recently, 8 Lessons in Military Leadership for Entrepreneurs which went on sale May 12 during Armed Forces Week 

-          Co-authored two books with Donald Trump and has a 3^rd coming out in 2016

-          Fellow podcaster who is the host of the popular podcast, The Rich Dad Radio Show

-          Visit him at www.richdad.com

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