Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever

Actively Passive Show host Travis Watts has dedicated his career to investing. After years of working in investor relations, reading hundreds of books from expert authors, listening to podcasts, and attending seminars, he’s compiled the top five fundamental tips he has heard again and again from expert investors.

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Category:Passive Investing -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

Ken Gee is a longtime multifamily syndicator who recently started his own fund. Ken tells us what his journey has been like, what he’s learned, and what advice he has for other syndicators looking to make the same transition.

Ken Gee | Real Estate Background

  • Founder of KRI Partners, part of the KRI Group of companies, which is a real estate syndication and real estate private equity firm that specializes in the acquisition and management of multifamily apartment assets located in the South.
  • Portfolio:
    • They have completed 16 deals (10,000+ units) worth ~$50M.
    • They invest as LPs in all their deals, and Ken has personally invested in two deals as LP ($100,000).
    • They focus on B/C class value-add multifamily between 100–250 units.
    • They are GP of several syndications and one blind pool fund.
    • They also do some third-party management.
  • Based in: Cleveland, OH
  • Say hi to him at:

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Category:Scaling -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

Denver-based Sarah May and Cincinnati-based host Slocomb Reed discuss in-depth how cap rates and population growth impact the way investors operate in their very different respective markets.

Sarah May | Real Estate Background

  • Co-founder of Regency Investment Group, which owns and operates apartment communities. Their business model is to buy older properties that are in need of renovation and/or improved management.
  • Portfolio:
    • GP of five properties with over 450 units in Colorado, LP of 1,200+ units
  • Based in: Denver, CO
  • Say hi to her at:
  • Best Ever Book: The Go-Giver by Bob Burg

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Category:Current Events -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

Tim Bratz shares his insights on starting a business, starting over, making your time count, and maintaining balance through it all.

Tim Bratz | Real Estate Background

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Category:Goals/Success Habits -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

Ben Suttles, managing partner at Disrupt Equity, faced a problem on his deal: there was 80% occupancy, but only 35% of the tenants were paying rent. Add in the crime rates and drug deals that occurred on the property, and he soon found himself having to do massive turnovers to the complex. Ben shares the lessons learned from this challenging deal and how he was able to turn it around for a profitable outcome.

Ben Suttles | Real Estate Background

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Category:Deal/Property Analysis -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

How do you create a unique short-term rental that will attract renters? Rich Somers, founder of FortuneCribs, reveals his strategy for creating “Instagrammable” STRs, selecting the right market, and pitching to investors.

Rich Somers | Real Estate Background

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Category:Deal/Property Analysis -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

What are the advantages of investing in retail over multifamily? Philip Block, Managing Partner for LBX Investments, made the shift from investing in apartments to shopping centers almost four years ago, and currently has $284.5M in AUM. In this episode, Philip details his underwriting process that has helped him close multiple deals.

Phil Block | Real Estate Background

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Category:Fully Active/Syndicators -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

Could your next great investment opportunity be in Orlando, Florida? Travis Watts and guest Stephen Tilton dissect the Orlando market, analyzing its growth potential, demographics, and budding opportunities for both active and passive investors.

Stephen Tilton | Real Estate Background

  • Realtor at FLA Real Estate Services, which sources off-market and below market value properties while selling for top market price.
  • Say hi to him at:

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Category:Passive Investing -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

Want to up your underwriting game? Nelson Lin, a data scientist and multifamily syndicator, shares his strategies for analyzing data, including how to create your own database, ways to deduce value-add opportunities, rent pricing, and more!

Nelson Lin | Real Estate Background

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Category:Deal/Property Analysis -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

How do you make the jump from being Limited Partner to General Partner? Maggie Cheung, co-founder of Sage Investing Group, took the same leap and now is GP of over 2,800 units. Maggie reveals how she went from LP to GP, and discusses her business’ strategy for targeting financial experts as investors.

Maggie Cheung | Real Estate Background

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Category:Fully Active/Syndicators -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

How do you know what asset class is right for you? In this episode, Zach Morrow—VP of Investor Relations at Boron Capital—shares how he selects his investment assets and the advantages of long-term holds.

Zach Morrow | Real Estate Background

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Category:Fully Active/Syndicators -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

When a mentor offered to grab coffee with Alessandra Thompson if she was ever in town, Alessandra didn’t hesitate. The next day, she showed up to Nashville, and that coffee date ended with a business partnership. Alessandra shares how she made the bold move to move across the country from California to Tennessee, her experience as an underwriter and asset manager, and what she’s planning for the future.

Alessandra Thompson | Real Estate Background

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Category:Goals/Success Habits -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

Investor Soli Cayetano was able to retire at the age of 23 thanks to her popular Instagram account, Lattes and Leases. In this episode, Soli reveals the social media strategy that helped her connect with private money lenders to fund her deals and how she plans to grow in the future.

Soli Cayetano | Real Estate Background

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Category:Financing -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

Are the returns on RV resorts worth the risk? For Greg Scully, an apartment and RV resort syndicator, the numbers don’t lie: with risk comes reward. Greg divulges why the market for RV resorts has high-growth potential, and also shares how he found and value-added his RV resorts.

Greg Scully | Real Estate Background

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Category:Deal/Property Analysis -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

In this encore episode, Travis Watts and Theo Hicks provide their insight on reaching early retirement, navigating financial freedom, and setting goals following retirement.

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Category:Passive Investing -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

Do you find insurance and risk management hard to navigate? In this episode, Danielle Lombardo, Senior Vice President at Lockton, offers her expertise on selecting good insurance brokers and what common mistakes she sees investors make when choosing insurance plans.

Danielle Lombardo | Real Estate Background

  • Chair of Global Real Estate Practice within Lockton Companies, a global insurance broker and risk management consultant.
  • She’s an insurance broker and consultant for a variety of types of CRE firms. Within her specific team, they are focused on providing these services to real estate firms (owners, operators, developers, REITs, etc.) operating in all asset classes.
  • Based in: NYC, NY
  • Say hi to her at: LinkedIn
  • Best Ever Book: Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old by Suzy Giodarno

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Category:Financing -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

Struggling to find off-market deals? Dedric Polite, co-host of A&E series 50/50 Flip, shares his strategy for finding direct-to-seller deals, and how his method helped him close on his latest mobile home park.

Dedric Polite | Real Estate Background

  • Chief Investment Officer of Be Polite Properties LLC, which owns and operates income producing single-family, multifamily, and commercial real estate.
  • Portfolio: GP of 42-unit mobile home park and 66 units.
  • He and his wife, Krystal Polite, host the A&E home series 50/50 Flip, a six-episode series following the Polites as they renovate and flip 10 single-family and multifamily homes, each one for under $50,000 and all in under 50 days.
  • Based in: Burlington, NC
  • Say hi to him at:
  • Best Ever Book: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss

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Category:Deal/Property Analysis -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

Sam Sells went from buying his first mobile home park with a credit card to having $66,000,000 in assets under management. In this episode, Sam shares how he scaled his portfolio, along with his experiences working with institutional investors and how it compares to syndication.

Sam Sells | Real Estate Background

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Category:Financing -- posted at: 8:00am EDT

What’s the best way to find multifamily deals? According to Beau Beery, it’s having a good relationship with a broker! As a multifamily broker, Beau reveals how high-net-worth investors find and make deals, how they increase the probability of making more deals, and what you can learn from their strategies to scale your portfolio.

Beau Beery | Real Estate Background 

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Category:Scaling -- posted at: 8:00am EDT

Ace Karimi, co-founder of Invest Capital, began his real estate journey with his business partner focusing on single family wholesale and flipping. Together, they scaled into multifamily and now are GPs of 238 units. Ace shares how his partnership thrives, the ins and outs of the first multifamily deal he closed, and his tips for pitching to investors and finding deals.

Ace Karimi | Real Estate Background

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Category:Deal/Property Analysis -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

What’s the best way to find equity partners for long-term hold deals? Sam Primm—owner of FasterFreedom, FasterHouse, and Midwest Property Group—shares how he finds private investors for his deals and his strategy for refinancing and turning around these properties.

Sam Primm | Real Estate Background

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Category:Fully Active/Syndicators -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

Want to enhance your professionalism and authority as an investor? In this episode, Travis Watts shares four ways you can elevate your knowledge, work ethic, and mindset to gain credibility as an investor.

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Category:Passive Investing -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

Sam Liebman, Founder of WealthWay Equity Group, has witnessed the drastic changes one election can have on an entire real estate market. In this episode, Sam shares his decades of experience navigating politically changing markets and his strategies for adapting to these shifts to keep business thriving.

Sam Liebman | Real Estate Background

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Category:Fully Active/Syndicators -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

What’s the best way to navigate raising rents with your current tenants? Sia Senior, Principal and asset manager at Arrowhead Capital, shares with us the best ways to work with tenants during rent raises to avoid turnover and sour relationships among the community.

Sian Senior | Real Estate Background

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Category:Property Management -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

You’ve found a great deal, but are the people working on it right for you? Andrew Schutsky, Founder of Redline Equity LLC, believes that partners can make or break a deal for an investor. In this episode, Andrew shares his insight on networking and how to properly select a business partner.

Andrew Schutsky | Real Estate Background

  • Founder of Redline Equity LLC, a real estate syndication firm specializing in the acquisition, improvement, and management of large apartment buildings.
  • Portfolio: Ownership interest in over 1,100 units including both GP and LP positions.
  • In his first five months, he closed two deals as a GP: 94 units and 43 units.
  • Based in: Thornton, PA
  • Say hi to him at:
  • Best Ever Book: Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio

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Category:Networking -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

Are you tired of fighting for multifamily deals in a competitive market? Return guest Paul Moore suggests looking into self-storage, an asset class he believes is often overlooked despite its many advantages. Paul shares why he transitioned from multifamily to self-storage, how he finds deals, and how he’s grown his portfolio to where it is today.

Paul Moore | Real Estate Background

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Are you in residential or multifamily and curious about how to transition into retail? Vick Mehta, Founder of Indvestia Capital, lays out the best practices for retail syndication, including sourcing tenants (national and local), structuring leases, selecting properties, and more must-know insights for creating strong cash flow.

Vick Mehta | Real Estate Background

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Category:Fully Active/Syndicators -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

After watching his parents’ single-family investments crash during the 2008 recession, Tim Krause swore off real estate. Years later, after many career switches, Tim finally came across land investing, and ever since he’s been all in. Tim shares why you should invest in land, along with the tips and tricks that helped him kickstart his business and continue to grow his portfolio.

Tim Krause | Real Estate Background

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Category:Deal/Property Analysis -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

How much importance should a cap rate have when analyzing a new deal? Today, Travis teaches us how to analyze a cap rate, and then how to determine how much weight this metric should hold when looking into a new investment opportunity.

 

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Category:Passive Investing -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

Veteran Joe Riley saw an opportunity in the market when he rented his home while on deployment: creating temporary housing for families near military bases. Now with over 300 properties, Joe has continued to grow his portfolio to fit this overwhelming need for military housing. Joe talks about how he created Patriot Homes and how to scale your short-term rental portfolio.

Joe Riley | Real Estate Background

  • Founder of Patriot Family Homes, a veteran-owned company that meets the need for short-term housing near military bases.
  • Portfolio: Owner of 300+ properties.
  • Prior to starting this company, Joe was a Captain in the Army, having multiple overseas deployments, and previously served on the National Security Council at the White House.
  • Based in: Chattanooga, TN
  • Say hi to him at: www.patriotfamilyhomes.com
  • Best Ever Book: The Politics of Diplomacy by James A. Baker III

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Category:Property Management -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

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