Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever

Follow Along Friday is back and we’re talkin’ the latest book release again. Joe and Theo are going to tell us about part 2 of the Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book, which is all about raising money. Get an insight to the value this book will bring you by listening in on this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

“Follow up with your broker, either a phone call or email” - Theo Hicks

 

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Best Ever Listeners:

Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals?

Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky.

I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help.

See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com

Direct download: JF_1459_-_Follow_Along_Friday.mp3
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Dave has co-founded a property management company and has managed over 10,000 homes. His company is not a typical property management company, they strive to be better in all areas than other companies. They are even working on the technology side that is severely lacking in the property management space. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

“Our mission is to democratize wall street level performance for main street investors” - Dave Diaz

 

Dave Diaz Real Estate Background:

  • Co-Founder, Head of Operations for Great Jones - a property management startup
  • Expert in property management: bought, renovated, leased, and managed over 10,000 homes
  • Based in Fort Myers, FL
  • Say hi to him at https://www.greatjones.co/
  • Best Ever Book: Blue Ocean Strategy

 

Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com

 

Best Ever Listeners:

Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals?

Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky.

I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help.

See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com

Direct download: JF_1458_-_Dave_Diaz.mp3
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Bo got his start in real estate with the famous “house hack” method. He rented the extra bedrooms of his single family home. After that, he started acquiring income properties and now owns 6 rentals, all acquired in the first 6 months of his investing career. To hear how he’s been able to hit the ground running, tune in to this episode! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

“I’ve been getting different brokers to give me market analysis” - Bo Kim

 

Bo Kim Real Estate Background:

  • Started investing by renting his three bedroom house
  • Connected with local investors who invest out of state
  • Now has 6 rentals in 6 months of investing
  • Based In LA, CA
  • Say hi to him at boATbiggercashflow.com and www.biggercashflow.com  
  • Best Ever Book: Millionaire Real Estate Investor

 

Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com

 

Best Ever Listeners:

Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals?

Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky.

I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help.

See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com

Direct download: JF_1457_Bo_Kim.mp3
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Carole is editor-in-chief at Think Realty Magazine, and has a ton of interviewing experience. Since she’s interviewed some big investors and entrepreneurs, Joe spent some time asking her about those interviews. He asks Carole what she’s learned from the interviews, how she prepares, questions she asks, and how she was able to get ahold of these people in the beginning. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

“Don’t get into a box” - Carole Ellis

 

Carole Ellis Real Estate Background:

  • Editor-in-Chief of Think Realty Magazine
  • Co-founder of Self-Directed Investor Society
  • Has been investing, writing, reporting, and educating in the real estate space since 2006
  • Based in Atlanta, GA
  • Say hi to her at https://thinkrealty.com/ or cellis@thinkrealty.com
  • Best Ever Book: Principles of Real Estate Syndication

 

Best Ever Listeners:

Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals?

Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky.

I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help.

See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com

Direct download: JF_1456_-_Carole_Ellis.mp3
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Jeff has overseen over $1.5 Billion in loan originations. Around the time of the great recession, he founded Specialty Lending Group. With this company he has lended over $150 million to real estate investors in the Washington D.C. area. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

“I may look at a transaction and consider it very low risk. A banker may consider it very high risk” - Jeff Levin

 

Jeff Levin Real Estate Background:

  • Real estate investor, author, and President/Founder of Specialty Lending Group
  • Lends private money in the Washington D.C. Metro region
  • Has a book coming out this fall titled The Insiders Guide to Private Lending
  • Based in Washington D.C.
  • Say hi to him at www.jeffnlevin.com 
  • Best Ever Book: Daring Greatly

 

Best Ever Listeners:

Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals?

Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky.

I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help.

See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com

Direct download: JF_1455_-_Jeff_Levin.mp3
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Joe and Chris are teaming together to make real estate investing easier for everyone. Using Blockchain technology, they have digitized a lot of the intermediary pieces and even automated a lot of it. You’ll just have to listen in to understand what I mean. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

“There’s long traumatic benefits of being the people who do it this way from the beginning” - Joe Snyder

 

Joe Snyder Real Estate Background:

  • Serial entrepreneur
  • Successfully initiated, built, scaled, acquired, merged, and exited multiple companies over the last 15 years
  • Built his initial wealth investing in real estate
  • Based in Phoenix, Arizona
  • Say hi to him at https://www.lannisterholdings.com

 

Best Ever Listeners:

Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals?

Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky.

I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help.

See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com

Direct download: JF_1454_-_Joe_Snyder_and_Chris_Brown.mp3
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Michael is another expert syndicator and author of a new book, Financial Freedom with Real Estate Investing. Today he’s here to tell us how people can do exactly what the book title says, be financially free through real estate investing. Great advice in this show, get ready to take notes! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

“If I have verbal commitments from 5 investors, now I have confidence to put offers in” - Michael Blank

 

Michael Blank Real Estate Background:

 

Best Ever Listeners:

Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals?

Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky.

I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help.

See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com

Direct download: JF_1453_-_Michael_Blank.mp3
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Today’s Follow Along Friday is based on the new book Joe and Theo wrote, Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book.  The book is broken down into four parts, today they discuss part one, the experience. Hear what you can do to gain experience or find someone who has the experience to partner with for your first apartment syndication. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

“Most new syndicators make the mistake of saying “I want to earn $X passive income monthly” this isn’t a passive business”

 

Best Ever Listeners:

Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals?

Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky.

I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help.

See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com

Direct download: JF_1452_-_Follow_Along_Friday.mp3
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If you own income property, especially larger buildings with a lot of units, you likely have some room for improvement with your utilities. John is here today to discuss this with us, as he specializes in helping his clients save the most amount of money possible. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

“Sub-metering is basically RUBS on steroids” - John Tanner

 

John Tanner Real Estate Background:

  • Director of Sales Marketing for My Utility Cabinet
  • Specializes in utilities and invoice management for commercial property owner/operators
  • Based in Cincinnati, OH
  • Say hi to him at https://myutilitycabinet.com/
  • Best Ever Book: Steve Jobs book

 

Best Ever Listeners:

Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals?

Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky.

I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help.

See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com

Direct download: JF_1451_-_John_Tanner.mp3
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Shiloh is a therapist and real estate investor. When he needed a new office space, rather than lease, he found an office building to buy and put tenants in. He also has a lot of lease option properties as an investor. Shiloh breaks down exactly how he structures his lease options and tells us how he’s grown his investing business to where it is today. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

 

Best Ever Tweet:

“If you don’t have much money to start, what I would suggest is go and take control of your finances” - Shiloh Lundahl

 

Shiloh Lundahl Real Estate Background:

  • Child and family therapist and real estate investor
  • Started investing in 2010 with one SFR
  • Now focuses on lease options and owns over 50 units
  • Based in Gilbert, AZ
  • Say hi to him at www.blueequities.com
  • Best Ever Book: Richest Man in Babylon

 

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Direct download: JF_1450_-_Shiloh_Lundahl.mp3
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