Hayden Harrington was tired of the meet-ups he kept attending. They were usually hosted in crowded, hard to hear areas where it was difficult to effectively network with people. That’s when he decided to create his own, unique events. In this episode, Hayden shares how he broke from tradition and created a successful in-person and online networking group.

Hayden Harrington Real Estate Background

• Real estate entrepreneur focused on large-scale multifamily syndications
• Currently has $30MM AUM and actively growing the portfolio
• Managing partner at Momentum Multifamily, a commercial real estate group focused on buying institutional quality assets for their investors
• Based in Richardson, TX

• Say hi to him at: www.momentummultifamily.com

• Best Ever Book: The E-Myth Real Estate Agent by Michael E. Gerber

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When he set out to make his first deal on a 472 house subdivision, Joe Marques--better known as Cowboy Joe--thought he’d selected the right team for the development. As it turned out, the group was using him with the end result costing him $41,000,000. Today, Cowboy Joe shares with us how that first deal actually set him up for success, discussing the importance of building good relationships and how your self-worth affects your net worth.

Cowboy Joe Marques Real Estate Background

• Invested in numerous development projects across the US ranging from turnkey subdivisions, multifamily, 5,000 bed crew lodges, gulf-front condos, resorts, commercial buildings, and mix-use spaces
• Involved in unique projects in the Caribbean and South America ranging in value from $1,200,000 to $100,000,000
• Based in Pensacola, FL

• Say hi to him at: https://www.facebook.com/graywolf563

• Best Ever Book: Chasing Success: Lessons in Aligned Performance by Dr. Alok Trivedi 

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Jerome Maldonado was nearing the end of his retail center construction and about to start developing office condos when the 2008 recession hit. Overnight, his bank stopped all funding, leaving him without the remaining $300,000 needed to complete the project. Jerome takes us through his journey of navigating the recession and how he managed to pull through and succeed with his property.

Jerome Maldonado Real Estate Background

• • Say hi to him at: www.jeromemaldonado.com 

Check out our previous episode with Jerome, JF2562: $7M in Less Than 2 Years with Jerome Maldonado.

Starting off on your first deal can be daunting. How big of a deal should you aim for? How do you build a good team? Where can you find a good network? Host Joe Fairless and guest Michael Blank share their top five secrets to closing your first deal.

Michael Blank Real Estate Background

• Entrepreneur and Investor
• Helped investors purchase over 9,500 units valued at $445M through his training programs
• As CEO of Nighthawk Equity, he controls over $200M in performing multifamily assets 
• Based in Atlanta, GA
• Say hi to him at: www.themichaelblank.com

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During the 2008 recession, David Kislin’s bank that handled his construction loan filed for bankruptcy. Fearful for the future, his partners backed out of the project, causing David to lose half of his equity on the deal, totaling around $6 million. From lessons learned on relying too much on investors to the time saved on more granular deals, today David shares why he believes smaller deals can be smarter deals.

David Kislin Real Estate Background

• • Say hi to him at: https://jeldevelopment.com/

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“What mistakes did you make in your career that I should be on the lookout for as a new passive investor?” 

Travis Watts answers this listener question by sharing four mistakes he made starting out as a passive investor that you can learn from:

1. Location, location, location: You cannot overcome a bad area with good management.
2. Understand that management is key.
3. Make sure you understand the underwriting.
4. Don’t do a deal just for tax reasons or because you see a lucrative fee split structure.

Want a more in-depth look at how to vet a team, a market, or a deal? Then check out our three part mini-series starting with episode JF2396: Passive Investing Strategies | Actively Passive Investing Show With Theo Hicks & Travis Watts.

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In less than six months, and without a social media team, Carlos Reinoso went from 200 to 5,000 connections on Facebook, a growing online network that eventually helped him score an equity partnership over 240 units. In this episode, Carlos shares his best tips on how to grow your online presence, leverage your network to meet investors, and how your social media accounts can lead to big deals.

Carlos Reinoso Real Estate Background

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Growing up, Van Sturgeon witnessed firsthand how his parents saved their rental property during a rough economic period through the use of meticulous budgeting and planning. Now, as an entrepreneur with over thirty years of real estate experience, Van uses this knowledge to help people overcome their fears of renovating and rehabbing by helping them break down the details and costs of their project. In this episode, Van shares his best tips for finding good renovation properties and how to create a realistic Renovation Calculator to properly execute your next multifamily renovation.

 Van Sturgeon Real Estate Background:

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Steve White never thought he would be investing in real estate. That is, until he found a deal that he couldn’t ignore. Steve is sharing his tenant screening guidelines, how he guarantees tenants before buying the building, and which pandemic-proof tenants performed well last year and continue to do so today. 

Steve White Real Estate Background: 

• Landlord, Real Estate Investor, RentPrep CEO - a company connecting tenants with landlords serving over 150,000 landlords and 2 million tenant screenings
• Active investor with 15+ years of experience including A/B office space, and particularly with medical tenants
• Based in Buffalo, NY
• Say hi to him at: rentprep.com
• Best Ever Book: Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill

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Ted Greene joins Ash Patel in a discussion of institutional purchases, interest rates, and inflation. Ted shares his earned scar tissue of being sued for $68M and losing money on a personal venture - and how you can position yourself for an impactful retirement.

Article mentioned: Buy with Conviction

Ted Greene Real Estate Background:

• Investor Relations Manager at Spartan Investment Group
• 20+ years of real estate experience
• Portfolio consists of 14 properties, 10 of which have gone full cycle 
• Based in Golden, CO
• Say hi to him at: https://spartan-investors.com/

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Are the general practices of general contractors just unsavory? In Joe’s experience, the contractor on his $10M project tried to take advantage every opportunity he could get and with hundreds of thousands of dollars being added, Joe had to find a way to make it work. Listen to Joe and Ash discuss enforcing a contract and penalties, working together with an enemy for a year, and how to get accurate references.

Joe DiSanto Real Estate Background:

• Works part-time as a fractional CFO for 6 companies and 1 family office
• Portfolio consists of 11 residential rentals, 2 commercial buildings, and 1 piece of raw land
• Based in Providence, RI
• Say hi to him at: https://www.playlouder.com/

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When Tracy Hubbard went bankrupt in 1998 after a business went south, he started learning how to get into hard assets, instead. That’s when real estate came into the picture. Today, Tracy is sharing how bankruptcy made him a better businessman, why he looked into multifamily first, and his number one piece of advice for closing off-market deals. 

Tracy Hubbard Real Estate Background:

• Full time multifamily syndicator and asset manager, along with agricultural syndications and ranching
• Current portfolio consists of three properties of 400+ doors
• Based in Lubbock, Texas
• Say hi to him at: HubbardCapitalGroup.com 
• Best Ever Book: Texas Wine Pioneers

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In today’s episode of the Actively Passive Investing Show, Travis discusses the deciding factors of whether real estate is currently expensive or cheap. He talks about what metrics we are using to measure and compare real estate today, how has the dollar devalued overtime and how this inflation affects the market, and what new evaluations we use today that we may not have had 10 years ago.

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After getting her start in real estate with several single family homes, Rebecca Moore decided she needed her investments under one roof. That’s when she made the switch into multifamily. Today, Rebecca is sharing how many deals she invested in before syndicating herself, her main focus when she bought her first deal, and her thoughts on profitability of all bills paid properties.

Rebecca Moore Real Estate Background:

• Full time syndicator and clinical psychologist
• Currently passively investing in 1,534 doors
• Syndicated 5 buildings since 2017 for a total of 656 doors, with the first building in the process of going full cycle
• Based in Dallas, TX
• Say hi to her at: www.StarboardEquity.com

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When Randy Smith started his investing journey, he thought single family, turnkey homes would help reach his goals of passive income. That’s until 1 year ago when he realized multifamily and limited partnerships were the key to low-stress income. Today, Randy is talking about the main questions he asks during his due diligence process, what surprised him about passive investing, and the biggest reason he decided to make the switch.

Randy Smith  Real Estate Background:

• Manager of Business Development for a Fortune 100 financial services company
• Currently passively investing as an LP in 6 different syndications including multifamily and a mobile home fund (Portfolio consists of rentals in Atlanta and Kansas City including 2 turnkey units and 3 BRRRR units)
• Based in Phoenix, AZ
• Say hi to him at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randallmsmith/
• Best Ever Book: Lifestyle Investor by Justin Donald 

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When Chris and Ashton Levarek got started in real estate in 2018, they quickly realized the benefits of scaling. But, they also quickly got burned by a property management company. Today, Chris and Ashton are giving their insight on vetting property managers and what questions to ask, what their biggest mistake was when hiring their first property manager, and how to become educated on a new asset and do your research before outsourcing.

Ashton & Chris Levarek Real Estate Background:

• Chris, Owner & Operations Manager and Ashton, Sales, Marketing and Acquisitions Manager of Valkere Investment Group
• Syndicators with experience in operations syndications, apartment ownership, assisted living, and 716 units in their portfolio
• Based in Phoenix, Arizona
• Say hi to him at: https://www.valkeregroup.com/

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Data obsessed, Neal Bawa, successfully created the super value add strategy to combine data and analytics with current trends to make the most informed future investing decisions. Today, Neal is talking about why real estate is the most inefficient asset, what he believes the future of real estate investing should be, and how Covid is altering current rent prices. 

Neal Bawa Real Estate Background:

• Previous episode #1298
• Real estate developer with a $500M portfolio of 22 projects in 10 states
• Approximately 3,300 units of multifamily, student housing, industrial & self storage, in 10 states
• Founder of a real estate community with over 30,000+ members
• Based in San Francisco Bay Area, CA
• Say hi to him at: https://grocapitus.com/

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Chris Pomerleau got his start in real estate with a single family flip that took over a year to complete. Now, he specializes in multifamily in 7 different states with over 2,500 units. Today, Chris is talking about keeping his long-term investors happy with clear communication, how to identify consistent markets, and advice for someone getting into commercial real estate without a proven track record. 

Chris Pomerleau Real Estate Background:

• Full time real estate investor
• 8 years of experience actively doing syndications and JV multifamily assets
• Current portfolio consists of 2,500 units with $190M in assets under management
• Based in Omaha, NE
• Say hi to him at: www.ParkAveInvesting.com

• Best Ever Book: Who Not How

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With a background in technology, Tim Vest’s first step into real estate was land development. Now, he’s involved as a GP, LP, KP, in several multifamily syndications. Today, Tim is talking about the importance of having an exit strategy, why he became an LP before becoming a GP, and why he spent a whole year laying the groundwork before his first syndication.

Tim Vest Real Estate Background:

• Full time Technology Manager for a large bank and investor
• Involved as a KP, GP and LP in multifamily syndications, and in a number of JV opportunities in some single family and small multifamily deals
• Current portfolio includes 4 Single Family homes, 319 units as an GP and over 800 units total as a GP/LP
• Based in Huntersville, NC
• Say hi to him at: https://harvestpg.com

• Best Ever Book: Who Not How

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In today’s episode of the Actively Passive Investing Show, Travis discusses how to identify your goals, and actually reach them through your investments in 5 steps. He talks about identifying lifestyle vs. financial goals, honing in on a strategy specific to those goals, and how to know which form of investing fits best with your ideal lifestyle. 

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Ruth Hiller is no novice when it comes to multifamily investing, as the 3rd generation of investors in her family. Now she’s syndicating her own deals all across the US. Ruth is discussing how she became an accidental businesswoman, investor tax benefits you may not know about, and how her mentorship program skyrocketed her success. 

Ruth Hiller Real Estate Background:

• Full time multifamily investor and syndicator
• Syndicator in one multifamily deal in Texas 143 doors, passively involved in 8 syndications totalling over 1900 doors, 50% co-owner of 118 unit multifamily in Los Angeles, CA, and 20% owner in NYC retail space
• Based in Boulder, CO
• Say hi to her at: www.yesmfnow.com

• Best Ever Book: Think and Grow Rich

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Nate Barger continues the conversation today on mindset, comfort zone, and goal setting. He’s talking about how selling drugs helped him learn how to scale his investments, the moment he realized he was over-leveraged, and how he made his way out of being nearly bankrupt. 

Nate Barger Real Estate Background: 

• Full-time real estate investor 
• 16 years experience
• Actively involved as Syndicator, Syndication, Apartment Owner, Hotel Owner, Warehouse, Office
• 1500+ current doors. Own over 100 million dollars assets under management. 4 hotels including a Hyatt, Hilton, and Marriott
• Based in Cincinnati, OH
• Say hi to him at: www.NateBarger.com

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After spending time in prison for selling drugs, Nate Barger knew he had to switch gears. That’s when he found real estate and realized the mindset shift that had to take place in order to succeed. In this first episode of a two part series, Nate talks to us about how he created his own reality, transitioning from growing his assets to giving back, and the importance of goal setting for success. 

Nate Barger Real Estate Background: 

• Full-time real estate investor 
• 16 years experience
• Actively involved as Syndicator, Syndication, Apartment Owner, Hotel Owner, Warehouse, Office
• 1500+ current doors. Own over 100 million dollars assets under management. 4 hotels including a Hyatt, Hilton, and Marriott
• Based in Cincinnati, OH
• Say hi to him at: www.NateBarger.com

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Serial entrepreneur, Gary Lipsky, started his entrepreneurial journey in college with a meal delivery service. Now, he has $41M of multifamily assets under management. Today, Gary is talking with us about the KPIs he uses for assets and employees, how to effectively manage your staff, and his favorite accountability tools to keep his team on track.

Gary Lipsky Real Estate Background: 

• Full-time, 19 yrs, active syndicator in multifamily
• GP on 4 properties, and an LP on another 7 properties
• $41MM AUM in multifamily, as well as some single family flips ($7MM)

• Based in Manhattan Beach, CA
• Say hi to him at:  www.breakofdaycapital.com

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After Leaving his corporate job in 2016, Lee Yoder decided to go all in with real estate. What started as house flipping quickly turned into full time apartment syndicating. Lee is sharing how he scaled from a duplex to over 100 units and the biggest challenges doing so, how he gets most of his investors through referrals, and his best tips for finding the most valuable use of your time and outsourcing the rest. 

Lee Yoder Real Estate Background:

• Full time apartment syndicator
• Currently acquiring 40-100 unit apartment buildings
• Portfolio includes a 45 unit, 47 unit, and 96 unit building
• Based in Cincinnati, OH
• Say hi to him at: threefoldrei.com

• Best Ever Book: Who Not How

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Growing up in real estate, Eli Randel has always been engulfed in the industry. Now, he’s the Chief Strategy Officer for the industry’s fastest growing marketplace. Today, Eli is talking with us about short and long term strategy, current commercial real estate trends, and how to determine your next investment strategy. 

Eli Randel Real Estate Background: 

• Chief Strategy Officer at Crexi, the commercial real estate industry's fastest-growing marketplace, data, and technology platform
• 10+ years experience in residential and commercial real estate at Blackstone and other top networks
• Based in Raleigh, North Carolina
• Say hi to him at: https://www.crexi.com/ 

• Best Ever Book: Shoe Dog

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Today, Joe Fairless is sharing the 7 metrics you should be tracking while raising money for a fund. He discusses the biggest challenge of funds, his best advice from what he’s learned, how often to review metrics, and the one tool you need to maximize your efforts. 

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Matt Green started in the real estate industry by partnering with his father. Now, they’ve grown to $80M assets under management, all through building relationships with property owners. Matt is sharing how he finds his deals, the key to keeping up with investors, and the challenges of land development and why he would do it all over again. 

Matt Green Real Estate Background:

• Owner at The Green Organization, property development
• Full time real estate investor and developer that owns and managers over $80MM of real estate assets
• Specializing in multifamily real estate, Matt has built a portfolio of over 500 apartment units
• Matt's goal is to build a multi-billion dollar real estate portfolio, currently adding 30-50MM each year.
• Based in Buffalo, NY
• Say hi to him at: https://thegreenorganization.com/ 

• Best Ever Book: Seller Be Sold

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In today’s episode of the Actively Passive Investing Show, Travis discusses how to maintain the purchasing power of the dollar during inflation. He talks about keeping up with inflation and how to level up your assets, 3 ways inflation can actually benefit you as an investor, and 3 ways to succeed in syndications during an inflationary period. 

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Full time firefighter, Seth Teagle, started his investing journey 5 years ago. Now, he focuses on multifamily and commercial properties. Today, Seth’s sharing how he gained thousands of units in a short amount of time, the process of raising undermarket rents, and how he offloaded mundane tasks to scale his investments further.

Seth Teagle Real Estate Background:

• Firefighter/paramedic and owner/operator of the Stream Group, a vertically integrated commercial real estate company based out of Columbus, OH 
• Focused on buying large multifamily assets and apartment complexes, as well as some retail and mixed use spaces
• As a team, currently operating 2,162 doors and own over 75% of this portfolio, themselves
• Based in Columbus, OH
• Say hi to him at: www.thestreamgroups.com 

• Best Ever Book: Who Not How

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