Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever

Scott was in the checkout line at Walmart when his debit card stopped working. He had hit rock bottom. Lucky for him, he had the support of his wife, family, and other mentors to help him through this tough time in his life. Losing all his money was due to the lending practices that were going on in the early 2000’s, Scott had 80 houses he was renting out - but the tenants were now able to go buy their own house with just a signature. Hear how Scott was able to get through this time and build his Self storage business. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

There’s 1 or 2 things that if they go wrong, everything could change



Scott Meyers Background:

  • Owner at SelfStorageInvesting.com
  • Founder of Self Storage Profits, Inc. that syndicate, acquire, develop, and manage Self-Storage Facilities Nationwide
  • With over 5,200 units and over $30M, we will also continue to grow our Information and Education Company
  • Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Say hi to him at www.SelfStorageInvesting.com



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Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days.

They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today.

Direct download: JF_1145_Scott_Myers.mp3
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Joe and Theo are back answering YOUR questions that have been sent in throughout the week! Get the weekly update on their businesses right now. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

Everything’s negotiable

 

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Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days.

They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today.

Direct download: JF_1144_Follow_Along_Friday.mp3
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Worried about his future as a W2 worker and wanting to take more control of his future, Dave started looking into real estate. He started with a flip, then another, and made money on both of his flips. Now with a child, he has moved into multifamily rental properties, still successfully making money there too. A fantastic episode to learn from, especially for the newer investor or completely new investor that needs to hear a newer investor success story. Dave is living proof that with the right mindset and education, you can start investing in real estate and be successful from the beginning. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

Make sure you are budgeting property management and CAPEX

 

Dan Plant Real Estate Background:

  • Flipped two houses for good profit, but when son was born 2015, moved into multi family rental properties
  • Just closed on first triplex
  • Goal is to have $50k/yr cash flow within 5 years
  • Still currently holds Corporate Environmental Manager at Metal Technologies
  • Chemistry B.A. and MBA in 2006
  • Based in Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Say hi to him at dplant13ATgmail.com
  • Best Ever Book: The Real Book of Real Estate


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Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days.

They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today.

Direct download: JF_1143_Dan_Plant.mp3
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Dale is currently the director of lead generation for the mega team, Global Living Companies, with Keller Williams Realty. He builds inside sales teams for real estate agents and brokers, hiring sales people, training them, and keeping them trained. To say that Dale has inside sales tips and tricks that we can make you a better at sales, (which if you’re in real estate, you typically use sales in some way) would be an understatement. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

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Scripts are to get you started

 

Dale Archdekin Real Estate Background:

  • Founder of Smart Inside Sales, a coaching & training company serving residential real estate agents/brokers
  • Currently Director of Lead Generation for the top 10 mega team, Global Living Companies, with Keller Williams Realty
  • Both Dale and his wife have close to 10 years of experience selling and investing in residential real estate
  • Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Say hi to him at www.smartinsidesales.com  
  • Best Ever Book: How to Win Friends and Influence People

 

Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:

 

Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days.

They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today.

Direct download: JF_1142_Dale_Archdekin.mp3
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As Co-Founder and CEO of RealtyMogul.com Jilliene has been working hard daily to make the company what it is today.  With over $300 million invested from investors and $1 billion of financed properties, Jilliene has done an amazing job, with the help of a great team, building a company that puts their investors first. Hear what she says separates her company from the many other passive investment opportunities out there. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

Hire great people

 

Jilliene Helman:

- CEO and Co-Founder of RealtyMogul.com and is responsible for the company's strategic direction and operations

- Has underwritten over $5 billion of real estate and was previously a Vice President at Union Bank, where she spent time in Wealth Management, Finance and Risk Management.  

- Since launching, the company has funded more than $260 million in real estate transactions and raised more than $45 million from notable investors

- Certified Wealth Strategist®, holds Series 7, Series 63, and Series 24 licenses

- Based in Los Angeles, California

- Say hi to her at: https://www.realtymogul.com

- Best Ever Book: The Everything Store

 

Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:

 

Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days.

They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today.

Direct download: JF_1141_Jilliene_Helman.mp3
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Brandon has been able to build a successful brokerage after getting started in real estate as an inspector. Now his team and himself are on track to close over $50 million in sales volume this year. Brandon is not a fan of internet leads, his brokerage is able to do all that volume just from repeats and referrals. Brandon shares a couple other little secrets for sending out mail and networking that he says work great. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

You’re the average of the 5 people you spend the most time around

 

Brandon Nelson Real Estate Background:

  • Broker/Owner of Brandon Nelson Partners real estate firm
  • In 2017 they are on track to close $50MM in residential sales volume
  • Realtor for 11 years, was a home inspector before that and a general contractor before that
  • Their team is made up of 7 agents and 1 admin
  • Based in Bellingham, Washington
  • Say hi to him at http://www.brandonnelson.com/
  • Best Ever Book: Be Obsessed or Be Average

 

Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:

 

Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days.

They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today.

Direct download: JF_1140_Brandon_Nelson.mp3
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Stephanie has sold many private jets to very high income earners. She has amazing insight and tips on how to be better at selling, one of them is to shut up and and ask questions. We process information fast than we can speak, so letting your potential client, buyer, or seller, speak is beneficial to you. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

You gotta get your mind set

 

Stephanie Chung Background:

  • Award-winning executive coach and high-ticket sales closer
  • Creator of “High Ticket Selling Made Simple” course, to help small business owners sell and make more

 

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Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days.

They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today.

Direct download: JF_1139_Stephanie_Chung.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:37am EDT

Timothy is an active duty military member and active investor. His goal is to make the opportunities that typically are only available to the top income earners, available to everyone, especially military and ex military members. He works towards that everyday while also working full time in the military. Timothy has great tips on building a good team, networking, and starting a syndication company. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

Get the right people on the bus before you know where the bus is going

 

Timothy Herman Background:

  • CEO at UpEquity, a real estate tech company
  • His company brings exclusive investment opportunities to the military community.
  • Spent most of the past decade flying and instructing in fighter jets for the Navy - both F-18s and now F-35s.
  • Naval Academy graduate and London School of Economics alumnus
  • Based in Hanford, California
  • Say hi to him at www.upequity.com/
  • Best Ever Book: Never Eat Alone

 

Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:

 

Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days.

They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today.

Direct download: JF_1138_Tim_Herman.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:48am EDT

Joe starts off by giving us four amazing tips on how to raise money. Listener questions are answered as usual, and we have another shout out from a member of the Facebook group! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Recent Forbes article on if you should buy properties in a flood zone: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesrealestatecouncil/2017/09/28/should-i-buy-an-investment-property-in-a-flood-zone/#2ded2f7f6cb2


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Go out of your way to accommodate

 

Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:

 

Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days.

They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today.

Direct download: JF_1137_Follow_Along_Friday.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:31pm EDT

As a top agent in the country and Principal of the Huckaby Briscoe Conroy Group, Karen has an unlimited amount of great advice for agents, brokers, and investors alike. She has published a book on real estate success and speaks nationally about it. Karen shares fundamentals that every investor should be looking for when comparing markets to invest in. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

The beauty of real estate is, you get the 100% asset, with just investing a portion down

 

Karen Briscoe Real Estate Background:

  • Principal of the Huckaby Briscoe Conroy Group
  • HBC Group has been named to the Wall Street Journal Top Realtor® Team List
  • Group has sold over 1,000 homes valued at over $1 billion
  • Author of Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed
  • Contributor to both INMAN and Real Trends and speaks nationally on her book
  • Based in McLean, Virginia
  • Say hi to her at http://www.hbcgroupkw.com/ www.5minutesuccess.com
  • Best Ever Book: Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed

 

Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsors:

 

Fund That Flip provides short-term fix and flip loans to experienced investors. If you're looking for a reliable funding partner, their online platform makes the entire process super easy, and they can get you funded in as few as 7 days.

They've also partnered with best-selling author, J Scott to provide Bestever listeners a free chapter from his new book on negotiating real estate. If you'd like to improve your bestever negotiating skills, visit www.fundthatflip.com/bestever to download your free negotiating guide today.

Direct download: JF_1136_Karen_Briscoe.mp3
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