Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever

Suzy Sevier’s real estate journey began only two years ago at the onset of COVID-19. During the lockdown, she and her husband Michael decided to take the opportunity to educate themselves as much as possible and get into the business. Today, the England-based investors are focused on multifamily assets in Oklahoma. In this episode, Suzy discusses how the pandemic kickstarted her real estate journey, how she finds deals in the U.S. while living in England, and why having the right partner is the key to success.

Suzy Sevier | Real Estate Background

  • Co-founder of Adventurous Real Estate Investors, which focuses on value-add multifamily investments.
  • Portfolio:
    • GP of 388 units
    • LP of three deals: short-term rental JV, one apartment complex, and ATMs
  • Based in: Cambridge, England
  • Say hi to her at:

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

In this episode, Ash, Slocomb, and Travis discuss financial independence as it pertains to real estate.

Each week for the Best Ever Round Table, the three Best Ever Show hosts — Ash Patel, Slocomb Reed, and Travis Watts — come together for a deep dive into a commercial real estate investing topic.

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

Jiries Dawaher graduated high school in 2002 with a GPA of 1.53. He then served in the Army National Guard in Ohio as a helicopter and diesel mechanic for nine years, dabbling in network marketing on the side. After getting out of the military, he was bartending in Hilton Head, SC, when he got a call from a friend who was making money by wholesaling in Cincinnati — and the rest is history. In this episode, Jiries shares about using his wholesaling background to acquire multifamily properties, his top networking strategies, and how he ventured into the hotel business. Jiries Dawaher | Real Estate Background

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

In this episode, Ash shares his top 12 tips for interviewing podcast guests.

The Beyond Multifamily series is hosted by non-residential commercial real estate investor and Best Ever Show host, Ash Patel. Ash’s goal for this series is to introduce you to the world of non-residential commercial real estate investing and teach you how to look at and underwrite different commercial asset classes.

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

Robert Rivani, a self-described disrupter of real estate, is the president of the commercial real estate investment company, Black Lion. He focuses on distressed and affected markets he can improve through drastic remodeling and attracting new tenants with staying power. In this episode, Robert tells us about how Black Lion is disrupting the hospitality industry in Miami, his fundamental belief regarding debt, and why he thrives on volatility.

Robert Rivani | Real Estate Background

  • President of Black Lion, a commercial real estate investment company that specializes in hospitality-focused projects.
  • Portfolio: GP of 13 properties including restaurants and retail
  • Based in: Los Angeles, CA, and Miami, FL
  • Say hi to him at:
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Category:Fully Active/Syndicators -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

In this episode of the Actively Passive Show, Travis discusses how it is possible to be twice as rich by desiring less, what that means, and how you can apply it to your own life and investing strategies.

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

Robert Ritzenthaler grew up around his father’s construction business before earning his finance degree, which kickstarted his career on Wall Street. After the market crash of 2000, however, Robert reconsidered his path and decided to join his friend’s growing real estate business. Today, he is CEO and founder of REM Capital, with $350M AUM across eight states and a total door count of over 3,400. In this episode, Robert discusses how the current interest rate climate is affecting his investing decisions, the advantages of bridge debt, and the hardest lesson he’s learned so far.

Robert Ritzenthaler | Real Estate Background

  • CEO and founder of REM Capital, a real estate investment company that focuses on value-add and new development opportunities in key markets within the U.S.
  • Portfolio: $350M AUM across eight states with a total door count of over 3,400
  • Based in: Bradenton, FL
  • Say hi to him at:

Best Ever Book: Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin

 

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

By age 19, Bailey Kramer already knew that he wanted to channel his entrepreneurial mindset into commercial real estate. That was only two years ago. Since then, he has been learning, networking, and doing deals. Today he is GP of 64 units and a short-term rental property that is commercially zoned and allows weddings. In this episode, he shares how he broke into real estate at such a young age, how he acquired such a unique property, and his approach to financing.

Bailey Kramer | Real Estate Background

  • Founder and CEO of his eponymous company, Bailey Kramer, which focuses on long-term and short-term rentals.
  • Portfolio: GP of 64 units and a short-term rental property that is commercially zoned and allows weddings.
  • Bought his first investment when he was 20 years old.
  • Based in: Orlando, FL
  • Say hi to him at:

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

In this episode of Round Table, Ash, Slocomb, and Travis share how they discuss goals with new investors that come to them for advice.

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

Jas Takhar grew up in Rexdale, Toronto, where he sold everything from newspapers to shoes to cars. The next step in the evolution of his sales career, he realized, was commercial real estate. He became a real estate broker 17 years ago, and still maintains that role today while making his own investments. In this episode, Jas details his long-term hold investing strategy, his philosophy when it comes to timing the market, and what’s next for investors in the landlocked city of Toronto.

Jas Takhar | Real Estate Background

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

In this episode of Round Table, Ash, Slocomb, and Travis share how they discuss goals with new investors that come to them for advice.

Here is the first time Ash guested on the podcast: JF477: You Should Have Bought This Mixed-Use Property!

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

Nicole Pendergrass started her career in value-add commercial multifamily with a three-family house hack in the Bronx. Today, she is the founder of Noirvest Holdings, which focuses on value-add commercial multifamily with a mission to increase equity and net worth for communities of color. In this episode, Nicole shares how her first property helped her to become an LP investor, the hardest lesson she’s learned so far, and how she plans to execute her mission.

Nicole Pendergrass | Real Estate Background

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

In this episode, Travis argues that the “buy low, sell high” passive income investing strategy might not always be best suited for your needs. He introduces an alternative strategy to consider, using both real estate and stocks as examples.

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

Logan Rankin started out leading retail operations for a Fortune 50 company, but soon realized while he was working hard, his money wasn’t working hard for him. As he developed his financial literacy, he decided to take a big risk — he bought his first investment property, leaving only $7 in his bank account. Today, Logan owns 185 buildings totaling 1,923 units. In this episode, he shares how he’s been able to scale without partners or syndications, his tips for lead generation, and the number-one rule he lives by.

Logan Rankin | Real Estate Background

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

Vicky Schiff started her first company when she was 30 in the self-storage industry. Since then, she has founded or co-founded five firms in real estate, real estate private equity, and capital formation, as well as a lending platform. In this episode, Vicky discusses the importance of staying power, the psychology behind economic cycles, and how she tempers the existing fear about what’s next for commercial real estate.

Vicky Schiff | Real Estate Background

  • Strategic advisor at Saul Urban LLC, which evaluates and develops multifamily sites and projects for adaptive and strategic reuse. She has founded/co-founded five firms in the real estate and finance sectors.
  • Portfolio: LP of over $10B transactions
  • Based in: Los Angeles, CA
  • Say hi to her at:
  • Best Ever Book: The Black Obelisk by Erich Maria Remarque

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Category:Deal/Property Analysis -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

In this episode of the Best Ever Round Table, Ash, Slocomb, and Travis take turns sharing their experiences as both hosts and guests on podcasts.

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Category:Goals/Success Habits -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

Jonathan Tuttle has been in the mobile home park space since 2007. He served as a mobile home broker for 10 years and now serves as a fund manager at Midwest Park Capital, a private real estate investment firm focused on the mobile home park vertical. In this episode, Jonathan shares how the mobile home park space has changed over the last few years, what he sees in store for the future, and why despite everything, he still views mobile home parks as an undervalued asset class.

Jonathan Tuttle | Real Estate Background

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Category:Deal/Property Analysis -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

In this episode of Beyond Multifamily, Ash Patel shares his story of how he got started in real estate to demonstrate the hidden value of mixed-use buildings.

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Category:Scaling -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

Before becoming a full-time commercial investor, Sean Katona worked at Microsoft and EA Sports selling X-Box ads to automotive manufacturers and Hollywood studios. In 2013, he turned his side hustle into a full-time career, and as he says, he’s been “failing forward ever since.” Today, Sean spends his time seeking out fixer-upper commercial deals in the Greater Phoenix area. In this episode, Sean discusses the ins and outs of value-add commercial real estate and the toughest lessons he’s learned in his career so far.

Sean Katona | Real Estate Background

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Category:Deal/Property Analysis -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

In this episode of the Actively Passive Investing Show, Travis Watts explains the concept of dollar-cost averaging and how this strategy typically applied to stock market investments can also be used with private placements.

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Category:Passive Investing -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

Ronald “Ron” Rohde is the founder of a commercial real estate law firm where he primarily focuses on investor acquisitions and helping other investors buy commercial real estate. In this episode, Ron tells us about the importance of getting the right financing, when to consider using an open-ended fund, and the biggest lesson he’s learned as an investor himself.

Ronald “Ron” Rohde | Real Estate Background

  • Founder of Ronald Rohde Law, a commercial real estate law firm that handles commercial real estate transactions from entity formation, PSA negotiation, and due diligence review through closing.
  • Portfolio: GP of three industrial NNN properties in DFW, over 100,000 sq ft.
  • Based in: Dallas, TX
  • Say hi to him at:
  • Best Ever Book: Traction by Gino Wickman

Greatest lesson: Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.

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Category:Financing -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

Perry Zheng is the founder and CEO of Cash Flow Portal, a real estate syndication software and investor portal. He got his start as a software engineer for Amazon and Twitter, then became an engineering manager for Lyft. He began syndicating during this time, which inspired him to launch Cash Flow Portal. In this episode, Perry discusses why he created the software, the factors that have contributed to its success so far, and his vision for the future of Cash Flow Portal.

Perry Zheng | Real Estate Background

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

Welcome to the first Best Ever Round Table, where the three Best Ever Show hosts come together for a deep dive into a commercial real estate investing topic. In this episode, Ash Patel, Slocomb Reed, and Travis Watts discuss when they think active investors should consider passively investing. Here are some of their responses:

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Category:Fully Active/Syndicators -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

Bruce Wuollet got his start in real estate by chasing tax lien foreclosures on single-family homes in 2002. That led to wholesaling, and by the time he was introduced to multifamily, he had flipped over 2,000 houses across Phoenix. Today, Bruce buys fix-and-hold multifamily properties in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas as founder and CEO of Bakerson. In this episode, Bruce discusses how he selects the right investors for buy & hold deals.

Bruce Wuollet | Real Estate Background

  • Founder and CEO of Bakerson, which buys fix-and-hold multifamily properties in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
  • Portfolio: GP of 1,000 units
  • Based in: Carefree, AZ
  • Say hi to him at:
  • Best Ever Book: Blind Ambition: How to Go from Victim to Visionary by Chad E. Foster
  • Greatest lesson: Inflation is not an increase in prices. Rather, it is the increase of money supply. And with that, appreciation is increased value MINUS inflation.

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Category:Scaling -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

Welcome to the first episode of Beyond Multifamily, hosted by non-residential commercial real estate investor and Best Ever Show host, Ash Patel. Ash’s goal for this series is to introduce you to the world of non-residential commercial real estate investing and teach you how to look at and underwrite different commercial asset classes. In today’s episode, he shares the top seven reasons why he invests in non-residential commercial real estate, and why he thinks you should expand your horizons and do the same.

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Category:Deal/Property Analysis -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

Ryan Chaw became a pharmacist in 2016, but he soon realized real estate was the best way to create generational wealth. He purchased his first property — a single-family home in Stockton, CA — that he repurposed as student housing and rented out by the room. Today, Ryan has six such properties. In this episode, he shares how he got into student housing and his tips for marketing to tenants and finding deals.

Ryan Chaw | Real Estate Background

  • Full-time pharmacist who invests in student housing. His process is purchasing single-family homes, creating extra bedrooms, and then renting out by the bedroom.
  • Portfolio: GP of 27 doors across six properties
  • Based in: Sacramento, CA
  • Say hi to him at:

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Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

In this episode, Travis shares his thoughts on two very different value-add multifamily deals he was a part of as an LP in the past. He uses these examples to explain why focusing on net operating income (NOI) versus simply evaluating an operator by previous IRRs can make a huge difference.

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Category:Passive Investing -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

Johnny Wolff is the founder of HomeRoom, a real estate investment platform that increases investors’ rent by 50% by enabling them to invest in single-family homes remotely and rent out each room separately. In this episode, Johnny walks us through how investing with the platform works, what the target markets and demographics are like, and how they identify the ideal properties for their investors.

Johnny Wolff | Real Estate Background

  • Founder of HomeRoom, which focuses on remote investing via co-living apartments and buildings.
  • Portfolio: GP of 22 units
  • Based in: Kansas City, MO
  • Say hi to him at:

Best Ever Book: The 50th Law by 50 Cent and Robert Greene

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Category:Goals/Success Habits -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

Before becoming managing director of Gruszynski Capital, Gabe Gruszynski was a U.S. Marine, which led to a successful career in the telecom industry. He officially left the industry a few months ago, however, to focus on real estate with his wife. The two got into the business five years ago, and they’ve been focusing on multifamily, RV parks, and mobile home parks for the last two years. In this episode, Gabe dives into the numbers on his latest deals, explains why he likes to contact sellers directly, and shares how he became a commercial loan advisor.

Gabe Gruszynski | Real Estate Background

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Category:Scaling -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

Matt Boettinger has been in the mobile home park space as an owner, operator, and investor for six years. Throughout that time, he worked with different groups and partners before becoming a principal at M2K Partners LLC. In this episode, Matt talks to us about the challenges he’s currently facing in the mobile home parks space and the ways he and his partners are adapting to overcome the increasingly competitive market.

Matt Boettinger | Real Estate Background

Greatest lesson: The right partners are key. Partners aligning on goals is key. I sold two parks with two other partnerships because our goals didn’t align.

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Category:Deal/Property Analysis -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

Leka Devatha got into real estate in 2014 after moving to the U.S. from India in 2005. She has flipped single-family homes, office buildings, and multifamily real estate. Today, she is focused on doing her first multifamily syndication, for which she was able to raise $1M in four days. In this episode, Leka shares how she did it and why she invests solely for appreciation vs. cash flow, plus how she made $1M on a single flip.

Leka Devatha | Real Estate Background

  • President of Rehabit Homes, Inc., a company focused on residential and commercial redevelopment.
  • Portfolio: Flipped over 50 single-family homes and four commercial buildings.
  • Based in: Seattle, WA
  • Say hi to her at:

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Category:Scaling -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

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