Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever Archive I

From real estate to stocks, today’s Best Ever guest shares with you stories of how she and her clients buy ugly and benefit greatly. Bobbie Monroe’s real estate background: –        Certified Financial Planner based in Tallahassee, Florida –        President of Supporting Your Choices –        Say hi to her at –        She’s been a CFA since 1999 –        Just named a 5 Star Wealth Manager by Atlanta Magazine for the 6th consecutive year

Today’s Best Ever guest saw an opportunity to make raising capital more efficient. Find out what he did to fix the process…let’s go!   Adam Hooper’s real estate background: –        Co-founder and CEO of based in Palo Alto, California o   RealCrowd is a crowdfunding platform that connects investors with commercial real estate investments o   Platform has over $900 million of total investment opportunities o   And over $10 billion worth of assets managed by their elite operators –        Has worked on over $1 billion of real estate transactions

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Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you how he identified a niche in the flipping industry by buying properties nobody else wanted. Mike Simmons’s real estate background: –Managing Member of Modern Real Estate Solutions based in Troy, Michigan –Started in 2008 and is focused on flipping single family homes in Southeast Michigan –Host of popular podcast, Just Start Real Estate –Say hi to him at

Want to invest in a market outside of where you live? Want to learn how to structure partnership agreements with local team members? Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you TWO ways.   Anthony Dadlani’s real estate background: –        President of based in New York City, New York –        15 years as an equity markets trader and portfolio manager –        Experience buying and selling private liens, notes and mortgages –        Actively buying single family homes

Today’s Best Ever guest gives you two Stock Market tips to apply in your real estate investing. Plus she gives you advice for how to minimize your risk when you get started investing in real estate. Barbara Friedberg’s real estate background: –        Veteran portfolio manager, has a master’s degree in business administration and is a former university finance instructor and based in San Jose, California –        Author of multiple investing books including Invest and Beat the Pros- Create and Manage a Successful Investment Portfolio  – buy em here: –        Say hi to her and learn personal finance tips at –        Host of the popular podcast Young & Oldish Money

Get your pencil and paper ready…or Word doc and keyboard because you’re about to get a list of all the due diligence items that get missed when doing a walkthrough of the property.  PLUS she shares with you the best ways to add value to a multifamily property.       Mindy Sharp’s real estate background: – Regional Manager for Prime Property Investors based in South Bend, Indiana – 15 years of real estate and property management experience –  Blogger for Multifamily Insiders and has a blog called My Life As A Property Manager

We’re speaking to one of the leading real estate entrepreneurs and technology innovators and he is going to share with you the NEXT BIG THING in real estate technology. Let’s go! Dave Eraker’s real estate background: –        Serial entrepreneur with an interest and focus on the intersection of economics and applied technology –        Co-founder at  and is based in Seattle, Washington o   Surefield is a full-service brokerage that has virtual tour technology that builds virtual models of homes allowing house hunters to navigate a property inside and out from their computers –        As the founder and CEO of Redfin, he led the product development efforts for a new web-based form of map search and developed a salaried model for residential real estate agents o   Company received the Innovator of the Year award by Inman News

Here’s the step-by-step process for how to evaluate a single family home investment property. Leonard Baron’s real estate background: –        Investor, past lecturer at San Diego State University and teaches continuing education to Realtors –        Has a nationally syndicated real estate A&A at Zillow.com Featured Blog and in newspapers around the country –        Say hi to him at

How do you qualify a crowdfunding platform? What specific questions do you ask the platform reps? What is it like to invest in a crowdfunded deal? Today we’re going to answer those questions and then some. Who we’re talking to today: AdaPia d’Errico, Chief Marketing Officer at Mark Robertson, President at based in Charlotte, North Carolina Jamie McIntyre, Founder at based in Washington D.C. Some things you’ll discover on today’s episode: –        Two surprising lessons learned by investing in Crowdfunded deals –        The list of questions you should ask a crowdfunding platform –        The step-by-step process for what it’s like to invest in a crowdfunded deal from an investor’s standpoint –        Pros and cons of debt and equity investing –        How to diversify your portfolio in crowdfunded deals And much, much more! Have you grabbed your treatski?? Unlock the Top Ten Answers to the Top Ten Questions asked about crowdfunding by downloading it for FREE here: If you haven’t checked out Patch of Land’s market report on Newark, New Jersey – get it . It’s a great example of the type of research you get when you work with them. This episode is bought to you by our Best Ever sponsor, Patch of Land. Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at 

Today’s Best Ever guest shares why he went back to buying single family homes after dabbling in wholesaling and apartment investing. He also talks about low income housing and how to effectively manage low income properties. Steve Rozenberg’s real estate background: –        Property Manager at based in Houston, Texas –        Licensed real estate agent with over 13 years of owning and operating properties –        Has flipped and negotiated hundreds of transactions –        Currently focused on single family home properties

Half sale? Nope, WHOLESALE! Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you how to create your A-team as a wholesaler AND he shares with you his Best Ever deal that netted $80,000 buckeroos. Andy McFarland’s real estate background: –        Owner of Quality Property Renovations which flips 10 – 12 houses a year based in Salt Lake City, Utah –        Owner of Treehouse Investments which wholesales over 100 properties a year in three different states –        Active investor since 2002 when he purchased his first property (“the Treehouse”) –        Since then has purchased hundreds of properties and does hard money loans –        Say hi to him at

Today’s Best Ever guest talks about how he buys homes on terms and is able to make $10,000 a pop on each deal while minimizing the risk on the deal. Ron LeGrand’s real estate background: –        Over 35 years of experience as a real estate investor and based in Jacksonville, Florida –        Visit him at –        Personally bought and sold over 3,000 homes and made millions of dollars in commercial real estate deals

You’re about to discover a powerful question that will help you get to your passion and will pay you well. Let’s get right into it! Jeff Steinmann’s real estate background: –        Acquired a 4-unit building and moved in one side while renting out the other three –        Host of weekly show called –        Author of –        Help people quit their jobs and start a business –        Company is How to Quick Working and based in St. Louis, Missouri

You putting up bandit signs? Then listen up because today’s Best Ever guest shares with you a bandit sign strategy that is incredibly effective. Plus, he talks about how to build your business from the CEO seat. JP Moses’s real estate background: –        Real estate investor who is based in Memphis, Tennessee –        Strictly a wholesale operation – only does wholesale deals -         Done note buying, wholesaling, flipping, and property management –        Done more than 250 deals and been a real estate investor for over 15 years –        Started the REIA group in Memphis and now has over 600 members –        Say hi to him at

Ever wanted to invest in Austin, Texas? Or, ever wanted to know how to find an emerging submarket? Today’s Best Ever guest shares with you where you should invest in Austin, Texas and how to identify the emerging areas in ANY market. Shawn Rooker’s real estate background: –        An agent at based in Austin, Texas –        Been a real estate agent for almost 6 years –        Specializes in condos and single family houses –        He started in a down market and since then has expanded by at least 50% every year –        Former Army Ranger who has served two combat tours and…has landed in a tree

What’s it like to do a crowdfunded deal? What can you expect as a borrower who gets money from the crowd? Here’s who we’re talking to today: Omar Skyers’s real estate background: –        Partner at SRB Group based in Newark, New Jersey –        Been in real estate since 1999 and started flipping properties in 2007 –        Currently has 8 deals on –        You can view his deals here: Doug Cochrane’s real estate background: –        SVP of Underwriting and Acquisitions at , a debt based real estate crowdfunding lender based in Los Angeles –        Over 20 years of real estate experience as a senior loan officer, underwriter, appraiser and investor –        Has originated and underwritten nearly $300,000,000 in residential and commercial loans And here’s a taste of the treats you’ll get: –        Why a flipper went from hard money to crowdfunding –        The beautiful partnership that results from the experience –        Side-by-side comparison of hard money vs. crowdfunding –        A surprising part of the process with crowdfunding –        Step-by-step process for how to get set up on a crowdfunding platform –        The crowdfunding platform’s role in the process –        Importance of getting started in the process NOW –        Reporting requirements for borrowing money from a crowdfunding platform HOT OFF THE PRESS: Download this White Hot Market Report for Newark, New Jersey:   Subscribe in    and    so you don’t miss an episode!   Sponsored by Patch of Land – Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at

Happy Valentine’s Day! Want to know when to use “subject to” and “lease option” stragtegies? Well…what are you waiting for?? Let’s go hot stuff! Wendell De Guzman’s real estate background: –        Acquired over $15,000,000 worth of real estate in Illinois, Ohio and Florida –        Investing in real estate for over 10 years and has done lease options, wholesaling, subject to’s, rehabbing and multifamily investing –        Currently buying 3 homes a month in Chicago, Illinois and Ft Myers, Florida –        He is based in Chicago and is an engineer by background

Investing in single family homes? Today’s Best Ever guest tells you how she buys homes and identifies areas that are good to invest in. Elizabeth Colegrove’s real estate background: –        Owner of 5 single family homes and is based in Hanford, California –        Manage four for her family and two single families for her friends –        Say hi to her at

Today’s Best Ever guest shares how to use a turn-key model to raise money and get your paperwork in order. You want to use OPM (other people’s money)? Then, listen up my friend! Douglas Ruark’s real estate background: –        Principal at Regulation D Resources based in Denver, Colorado –        Recognized expert in Regulation D offering programs –        Say hi to him at –        And…he’s a descendant of Scottish royalty

Today’s Best Ever guest shares how blind pool funds work and gives you info on next level financing advice based on his extensive experience in the real estate finance industry. Dion DePaoli’s real estate background: –        CEO at Secure Debt Exchange Systems based in Miami, Florida –        Direct experience with real estate and mortgage investment fund management, asset management and disposition –        Over 15 years in real estate finance and you can say hi to him at

Know about land banks? Neither did I…until I spoke to our Best Ever guest on today’s episode. Learn how to profit from land banks and what the heck they are. Let’s go!   Jeremy Tillotson’s real estate background: –        Founder of DreamMaker Properties based in Fort Wayne, Indiana –        Been a real estate investor since 2007 –        Own 5 homes and roughly about 30 vacant land parcels

Welcome to the Future. It’s one thing to predict the future. It’s another to predict it THEN give actionable advice on how to take advantage of the prediction. In episode 2 of 4 of our , today’s Best Ever panel discusses the future of crowdfunding AND what you should do about it in order to grow your business. Let’s go! Best Ever Panelists: –        Jason Fritton, Co-Founder and CEO, –        Jorge Newbery, Founder and CEO, –        Steve Cinelli, Founder and CEO, –        Lew Feldman, Partner in Here’s the futuristic stuff you’ll discover in today’s episode… –        Bold predictions about the expansion of crowdfunding –        The two things that could kill all the crowdfunding momentum –        How states will help lead the way to new crowdfunding legislation –        The billion dollar lesson from the original crowdfunding platforms –        The rise of international investing and its implications And, if you didn’t hear listen to of this series that gives you answers to EVERY crowdfunding question then go check that out now! Want a treatski?? Unlock the Top Ten Answers to the Top Ten Questions asked about crowdfunding by downloading it for FREE here: This episode is bought to you by our Best Ever sponsor, . Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at 

Hear directly from an auctioneer as he gives you his Best Ever advice to be successful at an auction. Going Once…Going Twice…Let’s go!   John John Genovese’s real estate background: –        Owner of based in Hawaii and specializes in Real Estate auctions –        Host of the popular podcast called Fundraiser Solutions which helps nonprofits improve the quality and financial results of their events

Today’s Best Ever guest shares how to evaluate office space to buy and the keys to being a successful real estate broker. If you’re curious about learning a new side of the real estate business from someone with a proven track record then listen up, my friend. Let’s go!   Troy Golden’s real estate background: –        Senior Director at SCGroup Real Estate based in Oak Brook, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) –        He’s a commercial broker who specializes in representing tenants for office space –        Founder of Greater Oak Brook Business Leaders and authors the Oak Brook Office Report () voted the top commercial real estate blog of 2014 by theBrokerList

Learn how the mantra “funding = freedom” has catapulted today’s Best Ever guest’s career in real estate. He shares with you a ton of tips on how to raise private money and busts up some myths about private money.   Josh Cantwell’s real estate background: –        Chief Executive Officer at Strategic Real Estate Coach based in Cleveland, Ohio –        Bought and sold almost 700 properties in 25 states –        Strategies include rehab, rental, foreclosure, pre-foreclosure and short sale –        Primarily focused on raising capital and doing larger real estate deals –        Say hi to Josh at 

Today’s Best Ever guest shares how to buy good cash flowing properties and shares with you what NOT to do when buying an investment property.   Shannon Murree’s real estate background: –        Real Estate Investor Agent who is based in Ontario, Canada –        Over 10 years in the industry and her expertise is in working with investors buying and selling single family and multifamily properties –        Won the Top Investor Agent award in 2013 by the Canadian Real Estate Magazine and the Real Estate Investment Network –        Say hi to her at

Today’s Best Ever guest answers one of the most commonly asked questions I come across. She also tells you how to be successful as an agent should you choose to pursue that path.   Carla Cross’s real estate background: –        Author of six books and over 20 productivity programs including, which is used by new agents to launch successful careers –        She is based near Seattle, Washington –        She has interviewed hired and trained thousands of new real estate agents –        Carla has been published over 300 times in major real estate publications –        Say hi to her at

There are ways to get economies of scale with small apartment buildings and our Best Ever guest shares how you can create that economy of scale and make money with them. We also talk about creative financing to do deals with no money of your own.   Lance Edwards’s real estate background: –        Author of –        Multifamily investor who has done deals ranging from 3 to nearly 300 units –        Active investor since 2002 and is based in Houston, Texas –        Say hi to him at

Welcome to the . In today’s episode you get EVERY answer to EVERY question you have about crowdfunding. And…if we don’t answer it on the show then tweet your question to Patch of Land – @patchofland. Who we’re talking to today: AdaPia d’Errico, Chief Marketing Officer at Patch of Land Here’s a nibble of just some of the answers you’ll get in this episode… –        How all your money is ALREADY RAISED – you just have to qualify yourself and the deal –        Knowing when it’s the right time to use crowdfunding for your deals –        Why a little bitty 8% stat will blow your mind –        Differences between all the types of crowdfunding platforms –        How crowdfunding platforms make money and the fees you can expect to pay –        How quickly the underwriting process takes to get approved –        The paperwork you’ll need in order to get approved for a crowdfunded deal Want a treatski?? Unlock the Top Ten Answers to the Top Ten Questions asked about crowdfunding by downloading it for FREE here: Oh, and BTW, did you know that Crowdfunding is an acronym!?!? AdaPia enlightened me about that during our conversation. It stands for…Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act. This episode is bought to you by our Best Ever sponsor, Patch of Land. Could you do more deals if you had more money? Let the crowdfunding platform, Patch of Land, find investors for you and fund your next deal…and your next deal…and your next deal…and…well, just go find out more at   

Today’s Best Ever guest talks about how she entered into a world of credit card processing – an industry that hadn’t evolved much at the time – and flipped that industry upside down by taking a different approach. Then, she applied those learnings to her other investments – one of which is real estate. She has 3 lessons she learned along the way and shares them with you in our conversation – let’s go! Darrah Brustein’s real estate background: –        Author and Founder of and is based in Atlanta, Georgia –        Passive real estate investor via hard money lending –        Founder of Atlanta’s largest monthly social and professional networking org called Network Under 40 and then Network Over 40 in 2014

Want more purchasing power? Learn how to create and increase a biz line of credit. It’s that simple my friend. Let’s go! Brandon Luke’s real estate background: –        U.S. Army veteran, entrepreneur and real estate investor –        Purchased first house in 2007 and is shifting focus to multifamily –        Based in Tucson, Arizona and you can say hi to him at

Friends, we do much more for our friends than we would acquaintances or business colleague (gross, what a stale term). The more friends we have the more support we have and the more successful we’ll be. Today’s Best Ever guest shares ways she builds lasting relationships PLUS she gives you some ridiculously good negotiation advice.   Terri Murphy’s real estate background: –        Over 30 years in the real estate business –        She’s the CIO at , a company provides virtual training programming, and is based in Memphis, Tennessee –        She specialized for several years in REO markets and has experience in commercial development management –        Author of 5 books, including contributing author with Donald Trump, “The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received.”

Today’s Best Ever guest tells you why she started a luxury auction company and shares some tips on how you can get the most value out of your property when it’s time to sell.   Laura Brady’s real estate background: –        Founder and president of based in New York City –        They are the smart way to buy and sell the world’s most unique, high-end properties –        Former top luxury real estate agent –        Company is going on the 8th year in biz and sold over $725MM in luxury properties

From hitch hiking around the world to jumping into a biz, today’s Best Ever guest shares with you how to build a company by taking calculated risks and outsourcing the stuff that you’re not an expert on.   Matt Beall’s real estate background: –        Principal Broker and co-owner of , a firm of over 200 brokers and agents and 10 offices around Hawaii –        Named Third Fastest Growing Hawaii Company by Pacific Business News –        Co-host of

Our Best Ever guest is a home staging expert. She’s about to give you her Best Ever advice on how to stage your property so you get the most money for it. Let’s go! Starr Osborne’s real estate background: –        Founder of Tailored Transitions, a home staging, moving management and interior design firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania –        Say hi to her at –        Author of

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You’re about to find out some next-level ways to find motivated sellers. And, we get into specifics of how to make your phone ring more often via Google Ad words.Ready for it? Ok, let’s go! David Corbaley’s real estate background: –        Founder of based in Seattle, Washington –        Former Green Beret in the Army now working to help investors get a flood of quality leads –        Started investing in 2002 and has done over 200 transactions since then

Today’s Best Ever guest started his real estate business buying a house for $9,000 then flipped it and made a couple thousand from it. Plus, how to go from that to making over 600 offers a month. Brett Snodgrass’s real estate background: –        Founder of Real Estate Discounts based in Indianapolis, Indiana –        Started investing in 2006 and has done over 500 deals since then –        Done wholesaling, fix-and-flips, land contracts, and owner financing deals

Want more leads for your business? I thought so. Today’s Best Ever guest shares his secrets for how you can generate a massive amount of leads. Plus, much, much more! Hoss Pratt’s real estate background: –        Founder of based in Plano, Texas –        After 3 years as a real estate agent he accumulated over $20,000,000 in sales –        Recently nominated as Marketer of the Year for his Listing Boss product – lead generation tool for real estate agents –        His expertise is in lead generation and conversion techniques – simply put, he’s an expert at getting a “yes” from difficult prospects

Here is the 5-step process for how to automate your house flipping business. Plus, today’s Best Ever guest shares the three C’s of House flipping success. Justin Williams’s real estate background: –        Founder of and House Flipping HQ –        Been a full time RE investors for 8 years and have flipped close to 400 houses during that time and am currently flipping close to 100 houses a year all on automative systems –        Been an entrepreneur since he was 9 years old and is currently based in San Clemente, California

Today’s Best Ever guest talks about how much asset managers get paid, how they work with their clients and the keys to become a successful asset manager. John Wilhoit Jr’s real estate background: –        Has managed and advised clients with over 60,000 units in 38 states and is based in Columbia, Missouri –        President of WIN LLC, a consultant to property mgmt. companies, an asset manager to owners of multifamily and a project manager for multifamily assets in construction phase –        Author of

Multifamily markets. Multifamily investing strategies. Multifamily buying criteria. Today’s Best Ever guest is a multifamily expert and we talk all about multifamily. Listen and learn baby! Gary Goodman’s real estate background: –        Senior VP of Acquisitions for based in Irvine, California –        Over 30 years of industry experience and is responsible for acquiring properties with combined value of over $4B –        Sits on the Board of Directors for the National Multifamily Housing Council

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How do you identify the most motivated sellers? You find the people who own properties but don’t want them. Today’s Best Ever guests talks about the importance of finding them and the research he’s done in the space. Morry Eghbal’s real estate background: –        CEO of , a database that connects investors with motivated sellers –        Over 25 years of experience in real estate investing and is based in Ontario, California –        Did 1500 flips over last 22 years

One purchase. That’s all it took to build today’s Best Ever guest’s company which now has done over $5,000,000 in transactions in just 4 years. Here’s how he made it happen. Creative techniques are coming out the ying yang in this episode! Andre Lewis’s real estate background: –        Co-founder of Verius Property Group based in New Orleans, Louisiana –        Investor since 2011 and since then has bought and sold over $5,000,000 worth of real estate –        Say hi to him at

Your world is about to be turned upside down. Today’s Best Ever guest is blowing up myths that we have about investing and replacing them with sound advice that makes a whole lotta sense. Get ready, Best Ever Listeners, you’re in for a treat. Garrett Gunderson’s real estate background: –        NY Times Best-Selling Author of a book on bustin’ traditional financial myths and providing refreshing alternatives –        Founder of which is a results-based financial services and personal development company –        Check out Wealth Factory at: –        Real estate investor who owns 5 properties and he is based in Salt Lake City, Utah

Do you want to raise money? Do you want to become an effective asset manager? Want to get better at operations? Then listen up partner. Today’s Best Ever guest has some treats for you. Bruce Stein’s real estate background: –        based in Los Angeles, California –        Managed brokerage transactions in excess of $1 billion –        Executed over $1.2 billion in financing –        Managed commercial real estate portfolios of more than $850,000,000 –        Raised $185MM in equity for two funds

It does NOT happen overnight. It happens over time from having a successful track record in business and through building mutually beneficial relationships. That said, there are some tips from today’s Best Ever guest about how to expedite the process of gaining influence and being able to lots of money. Kathy Fettke’s real estate background: –        CEO of Real Wealth Network based in Walnut Creek, California –        Author of best-selling book, –        Active real estate investor and agent and host of the popular podcast, –        Been named a Top 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs two years in a row

Are you a real estate agent but want to grow from representing buyers to actually being a buyer? Today’s Best Ever guest shares how she went from a real estate agent then investor then owing her own property management company. Plus, she gives you a bonus tip on how she screens tenants.   Dawn Brenengen’s real estate background: –        Owner of Trailwood Realty based in Raleigh, North Carolina and her focus is on property management and real estate sales –        Been in the industry for over 10 years –        Say hi to Dawn at  –        Owner of five rental properties in North Carolina

Let’s start 2015 off with a bang by connecting with who we know, meeting strangers and learning something every day. There’s power in progress and what gets measured gets repeated. Let’s get this challenge going baby! Listen to today’s show to hear about the 3, 2, 1 challenge.