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In today's Syndication School episode, Theo Hicks, shares some of the reasons why the tightening of lending standards will benefit apartment investors in the near future.

 

To listen to other Syndication School series about the “How To’s” of apartment syndications and to download your FREE document, visit SyndicationSchool.com. Thank you for listening and I will talk to you tomorrow.

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Since 2013, Beka Shea has rehabbed over 60 houses and wholesaled more than 120 deals.  She was a Naval Officer for 4 years and then spent 7 years as a mechanical engineer.  She translated her engineering skills to improving marketing ROI and started a consulting company called MarketShark.  Today Beka works full-time with the real estate investing mastermind, 7 Figure Flipping, heading up Membership Development, while also providing marketing consulting for top wholesalers. www.7figureflipping.com/asana  (give away) 

Beka Shea  Real Estate Background:

  • Works full-time with the real estate investing mastermind group 
  • Started investing in 2013
  • Portfolio consist of 60 rehabs, and 120+ wholesale deals
  • Based in Philadelphia, PA
  • Say hi to her at: www.7figureflipping.com 
  • Best Ever Book: The obstacle is the way

 

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

“I think it's important to have a small peer group to be able to connect and share with” - Beka Shea

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Tim is the co-founder and CEO of StackSource, an online platform for commercial real estate loans. He previously worked for Facebook & Google helping B2B marketplaces in the ad tech space and got into a few limited partnership deals in 2015.

 

Tim Milazzo  Real Estate Background:

  • Co-founder & CEO of StackSource; online platform for commercial real estate loans
  • Worked for Facebook & Google helping B2B marketplaces in ad tech
  • Since 2015 has been involved as a limited partner on a few deals 
  • Based in Lyndhurst, NJ
  • Say hi to him at: https://www.stacksource.com/ 
  • Best Ever Book: When Breathe Becomes Air

 

 

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

“Building a team that has complementary skills, and with people, you enjoy being around is key” - Tim Milazzo

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Khurram is the founder of TogetherCFO and an expert in high net worth tax structures. KC helps the elites set up their taxes and in this episode, he will be helping you understand how they pay fewer taxes than the majority of the public and how you can do the same.

Khurram Chohan Real Estate Background: 

  • Founder of TogetherCFO
  • Writer for Forbes Magazine
  • Expertise in high net worth tax structures 
  • Based in Los Angeles, CA
  • Say hi to him at: www.togethercfo.com 

 

 

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

“We use the law in a way to optimize the taxes” - Khurram Chohan

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Charles Seaman is the Senior Acquisition & Asset Manager of Three Oaks Management, LLC. He is a returning guest from episode JF2081 so be sure to check out that episode to get his full background because today he is going to be sharing his experience with a deal he had before COVID and how he dealt with it after COVID.

 

Charles Seaman  Real Estate Background:

  • Senior Acquisition & Asset Manager of Three Oaks Management, LLC
  • 14 years of real estate experience
  • Portfolio consist of 92 unit apartment in Georgia, & a 48-unit in South Carolina 
  • Based in Charlotte, NC
  • Say hi to him at: https://www.3oaksmgmt.com/

 

 

 

Best Ever Tweet:

“During COVID I learned that If you persist, and you negotiate well, you can get yourself a nice deal ” - Charles Seaman

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Robert Martinez is a full-time real estate investor, syndicator, and manager at Rockstar Capital. He has 13 years of real estate investing experience and shares how he got started. He survived the recession and believes it is because at the beginning of his career he was in sales and learned to negotiate and make deals which helped him later in his real estate life especially in outperforming others during the recession.

Robert Martinez Real Estate Background:

  • Full-time real estate investor, syndicator, and manager at Rockstar Capital
  • Has 13 years of real estate investing experience
  • Rockstar’s Capital portfolio consists of 21 communities and 3,762 units
  • Based in Houston, TX
  • Say hi to him at: https://www.rockstar-capital.com/ 
  • Best Ever Book: Gary V podcast

 

Best Ever Tweet:

“Find out what will put you out of business and then develop a plan to defend against it” - Robert Martinez

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Today Theo and Travis will be sharing the truth about F.I.R.E, financial independence and retire early. The idea behind FIRE is to focus on producing as much money as you can possibly generate while living very frugal for a number of years so you can eventually have enough income to be financially independent and to have more of a flexible lifestyle.  

We also have a Syndication School series about the “How To’s” of apartment syndications and be sure to download your FREE document by visiting SyndicationSchool.com. Thank you for listening and I will talk to you tomorrow.

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In today's Syndication School episode, Theo Hicks, shares some insight on the new eviction moratorium and who this applies to, and what you should be doing as an investor.

To listen to other Syndication School series about the “How To’s” of apartment syndications and to download your FREE document, visit SyndicationSchool.com. Thank you for listening and I will talk to you tomorrow. 

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Kevin is a full-time professor at Montclair State University teaching real estate courses and has been investing for over 30 years. Kevin has had experience in taking a company public and also has been focusing on raising money from institutions and he shares the process on how to navigate this process.

Kevin Riordan (Rear-din)  Real Estate Background:

  • Full-time professor at Montclair State University teaching real estate courses 
  • Has been investing in real estate for 30+ years
  • Career has been focused on the institutional side providing debt & equity capital, public and private, for commercial real estate
  • Also took Crexus Investment Corp; a commercial mortgage REIT, public in 2009 
  • Based in Montclair, New Jersey
  • Say hi to him at: riordank@mail.montclair.edu 
  • Best Ever Book: Grant by Ron Chernow

 

 

 

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Best Ever Tweet:

“Be cautious but also try to be bold” - Kevin Riordan

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James Evans is the Owner of Gladstone Capital with 6 years of real estate investing experience with a portfolio consisting of 20 rentals, condo conversions, limited partnerships, and creative joint venture deals. James got into real estate because his job has him traveling constantly where he felt like he shouldn’t have to pay for a mortgage since he was never home which started his journey into renting houses and eventually grew into a nice portfolio. 

James Evans  Real Estate Background:

  • Owner of Gladstone capital 
  • 6 years of real estate investing experience
  • Portfolio consists of 20 rental units, condo conversions, limited partnership, and creative joint venture deals
  • Based in Boston, MA
  • Say hi to him at: https://gladcap.com/ 
  • Best Ever Book: Living with the Seal

 

 

 

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Best Ever Tweet:

“We tend to underestimate our own potential” - James Evans

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Melanie Finnegan is the founder of Tax Lien Wealth Solutions with 10 years of tax lien investing. She helps people with wealth management by teaching others to be able to manage their own money or can have her company do it for you. Melanie gives some explanation on what Tax Liens are and how you can go about investing with them.

Melanie Finnegan Real Estate Background:

 

 

 

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Best Ever Tweet:

“It’s all about due diligence” - Melanie Finnegan

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Bryan is a former real estate builder/developer and is now working with Multifamily Risk Advisors insuring units across the country. He was a previous guest on episode JF1595  and In today’s episode Bryan will be sharing info on how insurance rates are rising at historical levels and the rates are killing many new deals and hammering the profitability of existing assets at renewal. He will also discuss effective strategies to navigate the insurance market.

Bryan Shimeall  Real Estate Background:

  • Former real estate builder/developer
  • Joined Multifamily Risk Advisors 6 years ago; they insure about 200k units across the country
  • Based in Gainesville, FL
  • Say hi to him at:  www.tbmins.com   

 

 

 

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Best Ever Tweet:

“Losses, roof, and wiring, if those three things are positive I can get any property written pretty quickly ” - Bryan Shimeall

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Seth is the Founder and Managing Director of Clarity Equity Group and is a four-time combat veteran of 14 years and currently serving in the Missouri Air National Guard as a pilot of a C-130 tactical airlift aircraft. Seth shares his background of over 12 years of real estate experience and his journey into this new venture. 

Seth Wilson  Real Estate Background:

  • Founder and Managing Director of Clarity Equity Group
  • A four-time combat veteran of 14 years and currently serves in the Missouri Air National Guard as a pilot of the C-130 tactical airlift aircraft
  • Has over 12 years of real estate experience from mobile homes to ground-up development on Class A luxury properties
  • Portfolio consists of $65MM in assets under management
  • Based in Kansas City, KS
  • Say hi to him at: https://clarityequitygroup.com/ 
  • Best Ever Book: Invest in Debt

 

 

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Best Ever Tweet:

“Jumping off a cliff and then trying to build your parachute is a strategy I really don’t recommend, it's better to have money put together first and then go and find a property” - Seth Wilson

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Reading is very important when it comes to growth, however, it is also sometimes very hard to fit reading in an already busy and stressful day. Today Theo and Travis will be sharing two methods they each use to get through multiple books in a short period of time. Each method is successful in its own right so be sure to try both to see which flows more with your personality.

We also have a Syndication School series about the “How To’s” of apartment syndications and be sure to download your FREE document by visiting SyndicationSchool.com. Thank you for listening and I will talk to you tomorrow. 

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In today's Syndication School episode, Theo Hicks shares how to go about underwriting apartment deals when you have no financials. This would rarely happen but when it does it is typically when you are approaching an off-market deal. This is a question Theo gets a lot and so today he will walk you through how to handle underwriting with no financials. 

 

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Andy Mirza is the COO for Coastline Capital Fund Management LLC and has been investing in real estate for 17 years. He initially started buying condos and eventually, he started to invest more on the non-performing notes side of the real estate business. He shares what notes are and why he started to invest in notes later in his career. 

Andy Mirza Real Estate Background:

 

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Best Ever Tweet:

“If you want to do anything in real estate or investing directly, you need to do it full time” - Andy Mirza

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Vincent is the co-founder and COO of Tri-City Equity Group and is an active duty Air Force. Vincent shares the steps he took to begin his investing journey while still being active duty in the Air Force and not seeing the properties. He explains how he built a team through social media and through this team he has been able to grow his business to now a portfolio of 120 units.

 

Vincent A Gethings  Real Estate Background:

  • Co-founder and COO of Tri-City Equity Group and active duty in US Air Force
  • Has 6 years of real estate experience
  • Portfolio consists of 120 units (20 owned, 52 partnerships, 48 syndications)
  • Based in Oahu, HI
  • Say hi to him at: http://tricityequity.com/ 
  • Best Ever Book: Traction

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Best Ever Tweet:

“Set goals based off your potential and not your abilities” - Vincent Gethings

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Rich is the Co-CEO of Real Wealth Network, where he focuses on developing the teams and systems. He has specialized in creating a great team that is fully remote. His wife Kathy was a previous guest in episode JF753. Today Rich will be sharing with us how he has been able to create a team of happy employees who work from home and are more effective.

 

Rich Fettke  Real Estate Background:

  • Co-CEO of Real Wealth Network
  • Focuses on developing the company’s team & systems
  • Based in Malibu, CA
  • Say hi to him at: www.realwealth.com 

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Best Ever Tweet:

“Be sure to determine your core values and use them as hiring criteria” - Rich Fettke

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Vinney is the CEO of Moneil Investment Group and Moneil Management Group and is also a returning guest from episode JF805. In today’s episode, he will be going over how he decided to start developing a new niche in multifamily and why. He will be discussing new ground-up construction of luxury assisted senior living.

 

Vinney Chopra Real Estate Background:

  • CEO of Moneil Investment Group and Moneil Management Group
  • A full-time investor with 35 years of experience
  • Over the past 12 years has completed 28 syndications; 14 of those in the past 3 years
  • Controls over $330 million, and 4,100 doors
  • Based in Danville, CA
  • Say hi to him at: http://vinneychopra.com/ 

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Best Ever Tweet:

“Senior living has been outperforming apartments for the last 10-15 years” - Vinney Chopra

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Brian Burke is the President and CEO of Praxis Capital, a vertically integrated real estate private equity firm and in the past 30 years has acquired over half a billion dollars in real estate. He has been in a previous episode about 5 years ago, episode 305, and in today's episode he will be sharing why he wrote the book “The Hands-Off Investor”  which is catered to the passive investor to teach them the ins and outs of investing

Brian Burke Real Estate Background:

  • President & CEO of Praxis Capital a vertical integrated real estate private equity firm
  • In the past 30 years has acquired over half a billion dollars in real estate; 3,000 multifamily units & 700 single family homes using proprietary software
  • Can be found in a previous episode JF305
  • Author of “The Hands-Off Investor”
  • Based in Santa Rosa, CA
  • Say hi to him at: www.PraxCap.com 
  • Best Ever Book: Ted Talks book

 

 

 

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Best Ever Tweet:

“Don’t take on too much debt” - Brian Burke

 

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Today Theo and Travis will be sharing the truth behind what financial freedom and retirement is like, and how many successful individuals still “work”. Most of us need a purpose or mission to feel fulfilled and happy. The idea of sitting on a beach every day and sipping your best cocktail sounds great but will get old very fast. 

We also have a Syndication School series about the “How To’s” of apartment syndications and be sure to download your FREE document by visiting SyndicationSchool.com. Thank you for listening and I will talk to you tomorrow. 

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In today's Syndication School episode, Theo Hicks, will be sharing the SECs recent expansion on the definition on what a “Accredited investor” is. There are two types of people who can invest in syndications; the sophisticated investor, and the accredited investor. Today we will focus mainly on the accredited investor definition.

 

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Bruce Petersen is the Founder and CEO of Bluebonnet Asset Manager LLC and Bluebonnet Commercial Management. He started his real estate journey in 2011. He was a previous guest on episode JF1274, we highly encourage you to check out his first one to get an understanding of his full story. 

Bruce Petersen  Real Estate Background:

  • Founder and CEO of Bluebonnet Asset Manager LLC and Bluebonnet Commercial Management
  • Started his real estate journey in 2011, buying his first deal (48-unit) in 2012
  • Portfolio consists of 6 syndications and 1,108 total units
  • Based in Austin, TX
  • Say hi to him at: https://apt-guy.com/ 
  • Best Ever Book: Sell or Be Sold 

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Best Ever Tweet:

“Find a coach or mentor to have a model to follow, why try and reinvent the wheel?” - Bruce Petersen

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Jeff & Taylor Adams are a husband and wife team attacking the real estate world. They share how they began investing with house hacking to out of state investing due to the cost of real estate in their area. Being only two years into their journey they have faced many different situations and they were very willing to share to help you pursue your personal real estate adventure.

Jeff and Taylor Adams  Real Estate Background:

  • Jeff is a software engineer and Taylor is a realtor and co-founder of @womensinvestmentnetwork
  • 2 years of investing experience
  • Portfolio consists of Duplex and a mix of long-term rentals/AirBnBs, a single-family home, and one 5-unit building
  • Based in Boston, MA
  • Say hi to them at: Instagram @TaylorColemanAdams
  • Best Ever Book: Four Hour Work Week

 

 

 

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Best Ever Tweet:

“Listen to what you want to do and make sure you network with as many people as you can and try to add value to those relationships” - Jeff & Taylor Adams

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Robert is the author of The Definitive Guide to Underwriting Multifamily Acquisitions and today he will be sharing the process of underwriting so you will be able to take away some ideas to implement into your underwriting process. 

Rob Beardsley Real Estate Background: #SkillsetSunday 

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Best Ever Tweet:

“On a larger property, a $100,000 additional expense on your cap-ex budget isn't really going to make or break the numbers, but missing your rent pro forma by $25 can make or break your deal” - Robert Beardsley

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Beth was a guest in a previous episode of JF1974 so be sure to check out her first episode to learn more about her. In today’s situation Saturday she will be sharing what it is like to be a shopping center investor during the Covid19 era. 

Beth Azor Real Estate Background:

  • Owner of Azor Advisory Services, Inc. 
  • Has 30 years of investing in retail shopping centers
  • Portfolio consist of 6 centers currently $80 million
  • Based in Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Say hi to her at: https://www.bethazor.com/ 

 

 

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Best Ever Tweet:

“As a landlord, the COVID19 recession is completely different than the ‘09 recession” - Beth Azor

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Shane is a full-time commercial real estate developer who started investing in 2004 and dived into commercial real estate in 2007.  Shane goes step by step on how he goes through a development deal by utilizing one of his very own deals and sharing the details. 

 

Shane Melanson  Real Estate Background:

  • Full-time commercial real estate developer
  • Started real estate investing in 2004 & specifically has 13 years of commercial real estate experience
  • Portfolio consist of an Apartment building, retail property, and several rental properties and development land
  • Based in Calgary, Alberta
  • Say hi to him at: https://shanemelanson.com/ 
  • Best Ever Book: Keys to the vault 

 

 

 

 

 

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Best Ever Tweet:

“Just because you think there is a market, doesn't mean there is, you have to verify before you proceed” - Shane Melanson

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Bill is a former Navy Pilot and Founder of BlackJack Real Estate and CEO/Owner of 7 Figure Flipping. He initially started flipping one house a year and as he started to gain the confidence he then went full-time. He recently bought a new real estate company called 7 Figure Flipping. Today he shares how he has been able to grow from Full-time Navy Pilot to business owner.

 

Bill Allen Real Estate Background: OCtober 15th air date

  • Navy pilot, Founder of BlackJack Real Estate and CEO/Owner of 7 Figure Flipping
  • He and his team at BlackJack RE currently flip and wholesale 200+ deals per year
  • Based in Nashville, TN
  • Say hi to him at: www.blackjackre.com 
  • Episode JF905 - May 2017
  • Best Ever Book: Extreme ownership

 

 

 

 

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Best Ever Tweet:

“Listen to a podcast that is educational, and surround yourself around people who are strong where you are weak” - Bill Allen

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In today's Syndication School episode, Theo Hicks shares some of the lessons he learned from interviewing an insurance broker on the Best Ever Show.

To listen to other Syndication School series about the “How To’s” of apartment syndications and to download your FREE document, visit SyndicationSchool.com. Thank you for listening and I will talk to you tomorrow. 

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Beth is the owner of Azor Advisory Services, Inc. with 30 years of experience investing in retail shopping centers. Beth chooses to focus on retail shopping centers because she likes the variety of dealing with all different types of businesses. She shares some advice on how she deals with small business owners versus well-known companies.

 

Beth Azor Real Estate Background:

  • Owner of Azor Advisory Services, Inc. 
  • Has 30 years of investing in retail shopping centers
  • Portfolio consist of 6 centers currently $80 million
  • Based in Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Say hi to her at: https://www.bethazor.com/ 
  • Best Ever Book: The War of Art

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Best Ever Tweet:

“The majority of my marketing for new businesses is now through Facebook. Facebook gives me access directly to the decision-maker” - Beth Azor

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