The Book Club Interview

Brian Burke is CEO of Praxis Capital Inc., a vertically integrated real estate private equity investment firm. Brian has acquired over half a billion dollars' worth of real estate over a 30-year career, including thousands of multifamily units and more than 700 single-family homes, with the assistance of proprietary software that he wrote himself. Though he prefers to reposition existing multifamily properties, he has also subdivided land, built homes, and constructed self-storage. Brian is a licensed pilot, so when he isn't investing in real estate, he can be found, literally, in the clouds.   Inside, you'll discover: The practical skills you need to understand income, cash flow projections, and investor waterfalls How to find syndication investment sponsors and how to evaluate them for the best possible opportunities Red flags to avoid and tricks that syndication sponsors don't want you to know The biggest and most common underwriting mistakes that sponsors make How various debt options affect risk and return Typical sponsor fees and profit splits The tax implications of syndication investments How to measure alignment of interest, judge performance projections, and more!   Website: https://praxcap.com

Blaine Strickland is a lifetime veteran of the commercial real estate industry. After earning undergraduate and graduate degrees in real restate from the University of Florida, Blaine launched a career that has spanned forty years. He has played many roles along the way, including broker, manager, owner, investor, professor, syndicator, and developer. He became a CCIM designee in 1987 and a CCIM senior instructor in 2008.  Adapt invites the consideration of everyone who touches the commercial real estate brokerage industry. Real-estate owners, property managers, investors, lenders, users, venture capitalists, academic institutions, and all the peripheral vendors who interact with commercial real estate agents will benefit from thinking about the future of those agents. Many of these allied groups will be affected by—or potentially advance—the imminent disruption of the industry. The future that I examine will affect all these stakeholders. Where Thrive is written as a how-to book, this book has a what-if message and preparing for the future. Adapt explores an entirely new set of questions of what lies ahead, changes that are coming, and how we can adapt to the reshaping of the industry.    In the book Adapt, Blaine organizes the 9 forces into three groups: The transformation of our clients The activities of the biggest players in the arena The demographic evolution of our work force   Blaine Strickland website: https://www.hbs-resources.com Book release: 3/20/2020  

The New Rules of Real Estate Investing provides both aspiring and current real estate investors with the hard-won lessons and wisdom of successful real estate investors. These accomplished entrepreneurs openly share their biggest wins and failures, their daily productivity habits, and what they would do over again if they could. This book provides a shortcut for those who want to avoid common mistakes and fast-forward their success. Chris Prefontaine, an industry leader in the lease-purchase, owner financing, and subject-to-terms business, shares his secrets from 25+ years in real estate that can be applied to any niche. From simple yet life-changing insights like starting your day with meditation and exercise to the admonishment of "stick to the scripts" when calling prospective buyers and sellers, Chris, along with his son Nick Prefontaine and son-in-law Zach Beach, offers easy-to-follow advice for starting or scaling your real estate business. Fitting with the family's core business value's, they offer blunt, transparent experience for you to learn from. The entrepreneur's entrepreneur Joe Fairless, AirBnB innovator Brian Page, tech pioneer Dan Schwartz, Little Things Matter author Todd Smith and a slew of other industry leaders also share their wisdom, compassion, and even kick you in the pants with their proven formulas for success in business and in life. Learn how to build your day with discipline and positivity, choose the right mentor, turn mistakes into opportunity, and achieve an income well beyond your expectations. This is the book that will change how you see real estate investing, and put you on a path to your dreams. Get all of the free resources at http://www.thenewrulesbook.com   The New Rules of Real Estate Investing provides both aspiring and current real estate investors with the hard-won lessons and wisdom of successful real estate investors. These accomplished entrepreneurs openly share their biggest wins and failures, their daily productivity habits, and what they would do over again if they could. This book provides a shortcut for those who want to avoid common mistakes and fast-forward their success. Chris Prefontaine, an industry leader in the lease-purchase, owner financing, and subject-to-terms business, shares his secrets from 25+ years in real estate that can be applied to any niche. From simple yet life-changing insights like starting your day with meditation and exercise to the admonishment of "stick to the scripts" when calling prospective buyers and sellers, Chris, along with his son Nick Prefontaine and son-in-law Zach Beach, offers easy-to-follow advice for starting or scaling your real estate business. Fitting with the family's core business value's, they offer blunt, transparent experience for you to learn from. The entrepreneur's entrepreneur Joe Fairless, AirBnB innovator Brian Page, tech pioneer Dan Schwartz, Little Things Matter author Todd Smith and a slew of other industry leaders also share their wisdom, compassion, and even kick you in the pants with their proven formulas for success in business and in life. Learn how to build your day with discipline and positivity, choose the right mentor, turn mistakes into opportunity, and achieve an income well beyond your expectations. This is the book that will change how you see real estate investing, and put you on a path to your dreams. Get all of the free resources at http://www.thenewrulesbook.com   Visit The Smart Real Estate Coach Website

Cameron Herold is a top business consultant, best-selling author, and speaker. He's the mastermind behind hundreds of companies' exponential growth and he's touched thousands of businesses indirectly through his work. At age 21, he had 14 employees. By 35, he'd helped build his first two 100 Million Dollar companies. By the age of 42, Cameron had engineered 1-800-GOT-JUNK?'s spectacular growth from $2 Million to $106 Million in revenue in just six years. His companies landed over 5,200 media placements in those same six years, including coverage on Oprah. Not simply a theory guy, Cameron teaches what he knows from experience and is passionate about sharing his expertise with  today's most dynamic business leaders. This is a great podcast from Cameron, we talk about how his father was a big influence at a young age and how he groomed him to become an entrepreneur. When you tune in you will hear great stories from his father and how he was able to teach him to accomplish his dreams, despite not being able to focus in school. This book will remain on my bookshelf as one of my favorite business books. It will help you provide you clarity within your life or business, while leaning out 3 years in the future, and being able to describe the business as if you were walking around it. This will help create your vision, so you can share it with the people in your culture to help you accomplish your goals. “When everyone can see what you can see, they'll help conspire to make that come true.” Also when you have an extra 20 minutes, check out his TED Talk. Especially if you have ever felt like you didn't belong in school, or couldn't focus, or felt like you didn't belong.  https://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_herold_let_s_raise_kids_to_be_entrepreneurs   Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-club-interview/id1370130445 Website: https://www.cameronherold.com His Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/second-in-command-the-chief-behind-the-chief/id1368800817   Other books Cameron has written to add to your library: The Miracle Morning for Entrepreneurs Double Double Meetings Suck Free PR      

Rick Miller is an unconventional turnaround specialist, a servant leader, and a go-to Chief. He is also a business coach, an author, a speaker, and an expert at driving sustainable growth.   Over 30 years, Rick served as a successful business executive in roles including President or CEO in a Fortune 10 (AT&T), a Fortune 30 (Lucent), a startup, and a non-profit. In each case, he was recruited from the outside to turn around poor performance in difficult times.   Rick currently serves as an Executive Coach in a company he founded 10 years ago. He is extensively connected within the global business and leadership communities. Rick helps senior leaders ask the right questions.   He offers tips and tactics in the recently released book Be Chief: It's a Choice, Not a Title, named an Amazon #1 new release in both Leadership Training and Business Management categories.   Rick has earned a BA from Bentley University and a MBA from Columbia University.   I also recommend that you take the survey that Rick has on his site. The Power Compass Survey with help you gain clarity to become your own chief. I always find it valuable to keep our values in the forefront of our mind and business. “The real power comes from when we connect what we do to who we are.” Take it for free here: https://beingchief.com/compass/   Website: https://beingchief.com/rick-miller/ Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-club-interview/id1370130445

  “Passive Investing in Commercial Real Estate: The Insider Secrets to Achieve Financial Independence is a must-read book for any passive investors who desire to be a smarter passive investor in syndicated commercial real estate investments specifically multifamily real estate. This book breaks down barriers of knowledge "cocoon" in different groups while revealing hidden secrets on how to achieve massive success in commercial real estate investment. If you are planning to invest passively or have been investing in commercial real estate, then the insider secrets laid out in this book will open your eyes to the nuances of getting started, aspects of different deals , choosing the right deal sponsors, risk management, market cycles, investment process, investment metrics and capital sources while shortening your learning curve.”  James Kandasamy is the principal in Achieve Investment Group - a vertically-integrated real estate company, actively engaged in multifamily acquisition, asset management, property, and construction management.  A well-known multifamily operator, James has over 4 years of multifamily experience, and 6+ years of experience in real estate overall. In addition, through his work, James has built a reputation for creative marketing tactics to find motivated sellers and unlock hidden value in multifamily operations.   As for his specific accomplishments, James has identified, underwritten and overseen the acquisition process of over $65m of quality multifamily investments (a total of 6 assets). He's also routinely led passive investors to an average IRR of more than 20% in past deals.   Prior to real estate investing, James pursued a career in engineering - having earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering(Hons) and MBA from reputable Universities For more information on James Kandasamy - visit www.AchieveInvestmentGroup.com   Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-club-interview/id1370130445

Craig Curelop is the Finance Guy at Biggerpockets.com, a real estate investor, and a huge believer in the Financial Independence/Retire Early (FIRE) movement. As seen in The Denver Post and BBC, he is constantly searching for ways to optimize his life from a time and money perspective, and he loves to share this information with other people in pursuit of financial independence. Craig lives in Denver, CO and enjoys biking, snowboarding, sports, and hanging out with friends.  Inside you'll discover: What house hacking is and why it's one of the best methods for building wealth The incredible connection between house hacking, wealth building, and early retirement How to get started house hacking—even with low income or low savings Strategies to house hack with a family, spouse, or on your own How to find the ideal house hack property—even in a competitive or expensive market The simple math behind a house hack property analysis Property management strategies to make ownership a breeze My favorite quote: “What fulfills me is freeing up my time so that I can do what I want, when I want, where I want, with who I want. I want to travel the world and experience all that it has to offer. When it comes time to start a family, I want to be there 100 percent of the time for my kids. That means never missing a single at-bat at a little league game, never missing a recital or concert, and maybe even chaperoning a few field trips they go on while in school.” PG. 48 Book: https://www.biggerpockets.com/store/house-hacking-ultimate

Anthony is an entrepreneur at the nexus of entrepreneurship, patient capital and community. He works with businesses across the U.S. Anthony led economic development activities for major cities in Connecticut. His lending experience includes, loan origination, underwriting, servicing, and the workout of nonperforming loans. Anthony developed a deep knowledge of capital, whether it be debt or equity from community development financial institutions (CDFI), small business investment companies (SBIC), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), business development companies (BDC), state, regional, municipal loan funds and equity. He knows how to put together deals for startups and established companies. Anthony has sourced capital from public and private capital sources, including angel investors. He led his own economic development consulting firm and founded LootScout. Anthony's work has been featured on TV, radio, digital platforms, and business publications, including the Hartford Business Journal, Worcester Business Journal, New York Business Journal, Innovation Hartford, Crain's Connecticut, and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-club-interview/id1370130445 Book here: https://www.lootscout.com/purchase-the-book/  Book: Get the Loot and Run is the must-have book you need to find capital from little-known grants, low-interest loans, government funding, and one-of-kind bank programs. Anthony Price, the author, has helped raised millions of dollars for businesses. He started several businesses on a modest budget.  He did it, now you can with this book.  Each chapter has a unique takeaway that summarizes the topic. Price covers must-read topics such as how to . . . Source Patient Capital Build a Business to Last Focus on One Thing Delight Customers Change the Rules and the Game Get the Loot & Run is for doers, believers and business builders. The book's content is customizable to your needs. The concise, information-dense and insightful content is teeming with solutions for fast-growing businesses. In a matter of minutes, you'll be ready to source capital and build the best business the world has ever seen. LootScout: LootScout seeks to solve the number one problem plaguing small business: access to capital. We exist to help you access billions of dollars in capital. LootScout is not a lender. We are a platform to streamline the lending process using state-of-the art technology to assist you in accessing capital from many sources, most not known to the general public, including grants.  Our goal is to be the industry leader in sourcing capital for small business. What you see on the Web site today is only the beginning of new services to help you access capital, tools to grow your business, and information. LootScout is where business finds capital. Join now. Our team has expertise in accounting, finance, business development, economic development, marketing and the legal field. Put our team to work for you.

In a world before Airbnb, Mrs. Veazey saw the business potential for residential rentals, and is a leading expert in furnished residential monthly leasing and business development. Mrs. Veazey  has spent more than 20 years developing award winning and nationally recognized businesses. Kimberly is a true pioneer and recognized leader in the corporate housing and personal real estate investment industries, as the founder and former CEO of AvenueWest Corporate Housing, AvenueWest Global Franchise and Corporate Housing by Owner.   In 1999, Mrs. Veazey founded and led as CEO, AvenueWest Corporate Housing, Inc., a multi-million dollar success story. A Colorado based company, AvenueWest Corporate Housing, Inc. provided real estate property management, real estate investment opportunities, hospitality services and leasing of furnished residential properties, offering full service corporate housing to upscale executive travelers in need of a monthly lodging solution. AvenueWest Corporate Housing, Inc. under the leadership and vision of Mrs. Veazey , was recognized by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce as the 2003Emerging Business of the Year, was ranked for 3 consecutive years on Inc. Magazine's5000Fastest Growing Businesseslist, and in 2010 was recognized by the Corporate Housing Providers Association (CHPA) as an industry leader and awarded Provider Company of the Year. In 2018, Mrs. Veazey, was recognized by Think Realtymagazine as one of the top 7 Industry Influencers who are making a distinct and measurable difference in the way the real estate industry invests and how the industry as a whole is perceived by the public.   Inspired to help people find real estate investment solutions on a national basis, in 2005 Mrs. Veazey founded Corporate Housing by Owner, LLC: a national on-line resource dedicated to building a marketplace for this investment and lodging niche.   In 2006, CorporateHousingbyOwner.com(CHBO) was launched, the first-of-its-kind online portal connecting furnished monthly rentals and the traveling public.  In 2013, CHBO was recognized by CHPA as the AssociateCompany of the Year.  Ms. Smith led CHBO as its CEO until she sold her equity in 2017.   Driven by her passion to develop ideas, meaningful innovation and vision for corporate growth, in 2009, Mrs. Veazey founded a new franchise company, AvenueWest Global Franchise, LLC, enabling the national expansion of the AvenueWest Managed Corporate Housing business model. Mrs. Veazey led as CEO developing, managing and executing the corporate growth strategy.  In 2017, Mrs. Veazeynegotiated and executed the sale of AvenueWest Global Franchise, where she now serves in the role of Business Development.  In 2018, AvenueWest Global Franchise, LLC,was nameda Colorado Company to Watch, acknowledging the drive, excellence and influence of AvenueWestas a growing company in the state. Colorado Companies to Watch honors second stage companies that develop valuable products and services, create quality jobs, enrich communities, and create new industries throughout Colorado. Current AvenueWest offices are located in Phoenix, Atlanta, Fort Collins, San Francisco, St. Louis, Dallas, Denver, Denver South/DTC, Las Vegas, and Colorado Springs.  Continuing to expand the vision and foundation of what she has built, Mrs. Veazey is also now supporting the launch and management of the AvenueWest Investment Fund I.   Mrs. Veazey served for 5 years on the Board of Directors for the Corporate Housing Providers Association (CHPA), the primary trade organization for the $3.6 billion corporate housing industry, as the 2011 elected Chairman of the Board.  Think Realtymagazine has recognized Mrs. Veazey on their 2017 Top 10 Women to Watch and as a 2018 Innovative Industry Leader. Mrs. Veazey has been nationally recognized for her business success and her philanthropic endeavors and has been featured in media sources like the NY Times, LA Times, Denver Post, US News & World Report, MSNBC.com, CNBC and SmartMoney.com.   She was awarded the 2013 Denver Business Journal'sOutstanding Women in Business award for real estate, was the Denver Business Journal's small business finalist in 2010, anda Denver Business Journal finalist in the prestigious “Power Book”.  Her book Making Money with Rental Propertieswas internationally published and distributed by Penguin Publishing Group.   A graduate of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Leadership Denver Program 2002, Legacy Denver 2010 and multiple Colorado Experiences, Mrs. Veazey takes time to share her talents by working with numerous organizations and nonprofits.   In addition to serving on the Board of Directors for CHPA, she served on the Founders Committee for an entrepreneurship center at Denver University's Women's College, as a Board Member for Clinica Verde, a health innovation organization with centers in Nicaragua, and as an elected Director, for the Board of Directors at Ben Franklin Academy, a Pre-8 Core Knowledge, math and science charter school.  Mrs. Veazey supports numerous women's organizations, educational and empowerment programs including an annual fundraiser for Dhaka Weaves - a women's enterprise program in Nepal.  Locally she provides mentoring for startup businesses through her consulting practice PIPS: Peer, Innovation & Problem Solving. Website:CorporateHousingbyOwner.com https://www.avenuewest.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Money-Rental-Properties-High-Potential/dp/1615644318/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1YYSERQKM3P1R&keywords=making+money+with+rental+properties&qid=1557434089&s=gateway&sprefix=making+money+with+rent%2Caps%2C123&sr=8-3  

Terry Moore helps real estate investors make the most important financial choice of their next decade. He's a top apartment broker who has received nine major recognitions, including Investment Broker of the Year, Deal Maker of the Year, Transaction of the Year, and CCIM of the Year. In January 2018, Terry received the inaugural Commercial Broker of the Year award from the San Diego Association of Realtors. Terry has long advocated improving property. Over the years, nearly 100,000 residents have lived in apartments that were upgraded by his clients. All of his group investments made money for his investors. Each property he and Sandy have owned was in better shape when they disposed of the asset than when the property was acquired. After earning his MBA at Southern Methodist University, Terry worked for the world's largest bank, owned a hardware store, was a shopping center developer, and then became a hyperactive income property broker. Terry has been a commercial broker since 1987. He earned the CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) designation, which has been awarded to fewer than 5% of commercial investment brokers. He has been a member of the national CCIM faculty. Terry's articles have been published in national, state, regional, and local magazines. He wrote the “Trusted Advisor” column in the San Diego Daily Transcript and frequently contributes articles to the San Diego County Apartment Association's Rental Owner. He summited Kilimanjaro at 59 and took up triathlons after 60. In his spare time, he is on track to read 50 non-fiction books this year. Terry is an owner of ACI Apartment Consultants Inc., San Diego's most effective apartment brokerage firm. Terry and Sandy have been married 40 years, have been rental owners for 37 of those years, and have been working in the same business daily for most of their marriage. They enjoy active living in San Diego, which will likely include more triathlons, as well as hiking in and out of the Grand Canyon again. Between them, they often read 100 books annually. Website: https://buildinglegacywealth.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/Building-Legacy-Wealth-Apartment-Investment/dp/1732196907/  

Gene Trowbridge: It's a Whole New Business. The how-to bible of syndicated investment real estate. Commercial Real Estate's crowdfunding expert. Gene Trowbridge is a California licensed attorney, real estate broker and author. He is the founding partner of the Corporate Securities law firm of Trowbridge Sidoti LLP. Prior to becoming an Attorney, he was a real estate syndicator. He developed numerous mini-storage facilities using money from private investors. In addition to his law practice, Gene is a pre-eminent educator in the world of real estate and syndication. Gene has served as a senior CCIM instructor for a number of years and he has written a comprehensive book on real estate syndication entitled It's a Whole new Business, which has sold over 4,000 copies.  Gene has conducted a number of highly regarded intensive workshops for real estate Syndicators, teaching them how to legally raise money from private investors. His Ultimate Crowdfunding Workshops teach investors, both new and seasoned, how to structure their investment companies, how to split money with investors, and how to legally solicit investors for private and Crowdfunding offerings. Gene also has expertise in Tenant-In-Common or “TIC” offerings that allow investors to participate in 1031 exchanges and has written articles on this subject as well as numerous others on how to start and run a real estate syndication company. Gene and his partners provide securities offering documents and advice for seeking to do Regulation D Rule 506 Offerings, Crowdfunding Offerings, Regulation A Offerings, and Public Offerings. Website: https://www.crowdfundinglawyers.net/gene-trowbridge-esq/ Best advice on business: “I've always understood what I am and I've always stopped, for me, before I overextended myself.” Best advice on real estate: “Take the CCIM courses that are out there, get your designation, education, networking, stick with the group, you will meet all sorts of great people, and they will lead you to success in the real estate market.”

Tune into today's episode to hear how you can become a dominant force in your market, how to build a team around you, and how to run your operation as a business. Blaine's book does a wonderful job identifying the pains of the commercial brokerage world. Not only does he teach you how to diagnosis the problem, he also shows you how to treat it with the right prescriptions.  Blaine is a 40-year veteran of the commercial real estate industry.  He's held leadership positions in national companies and companies he started himself.  He's worked as a producer, manager, broker, consultant, coach and instructor.  He's raised money for his projects through both debt and equity sources.  Blaine's vast experiences, along with his thirst to learn, enables him to bring a broad perspective to the issues he addresses. Listen here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-club-interview/id1370130445?mt=2 Blaine's website: https://www.hbs-resources.com/bio/ Purchase the book here: https://hbs-resources.directfrompublisher.com/catalog/book/thrive

Mat Sorensen is the CEO of Directed IRA and Directed Trust Company, a lawyer, a best-selling author, and a national speaker and expert on self-directed retirement accounts. DIRECTED IRA Mat is the CEO of Directed IRA & Directed Trust Company, where they establish and serve as custodian for all types of self-directed accounts (IRAs, Roth IRAs, HSA, Coverdells, solo Ks, custodial accounts) for self-directed asset classes such as real estate, private company/private equity, IRA/LLCs, precious metals, and cryptocurrency. Accounts can be opened on-line at https://directedira.com/ AUTHOR Mat is the author of The Self Directed IRA Handbook, Second Edition: An Authoritative Guide for Self Directed Retirement Plan Investors and Their Advisors. The Self Directed IRA Handbook has received numerous distinctions. Over 20,000 Copies Sold. The most-widely used and referenced book in the self-directed IRA industry. Endorsed or used for training by nearly all major self-directed IRA custodians. Used by the national association for the industry (RITA) as part of industry certification. A Five-Star Rated Amazon Best-Seller. LAWYER Mat has advised thousands of clients with self directed retirement plan investments and has established IRA/LLCs, partnerships, private offerings, corporations, and other investment structures with self directed IRAs and 401(k)s. In addition to account owners, his clients have included trust companies, financial institutions, insurance companies, hedge funds, investment sponsors, and third party administrators. Mat regularly consults self directed IRA owners on IRC 4975 and the prohibited transaction rules, on UBTI and UDFI taxes, and has represented self directed IRA owners before the IRS Appeals Office and the U.S. Tax Court. Mat is a partner at Kyler Kohler Ostermiller & Sorensen, LLP in its Phoenix, AZ office.

J Scott's books really helped me out when I started buying houses that needed rehab work. J is detailed oriented and that comes through when you read his books, he offer's a step-by-step plan to help you when you are just starting out or even if you're a pro.  What I really like is the framework J lays out in the book, he teaches us about the 25 components of a house. I found this extremely helpful in the beginning when I was plugging in numbers as a new investor, it gave me the confidence to write offers and be within the ballpark for items like HVAC, electrical, Cabinets, flooring, and everything else that makes up a property. Check out his website for flipping houses: J's site is a SUPER helpful and its all free. His case studies really helped me when I was just starting out: http://www.123flip.com/ Purchase his books: https://www.biggerpockets.com/store/the-complete-guide-to-flipping-and-rehabbing-physical-new-edition Bullet points from BiggerPockets.com Inside, you'll discover: Implement the 7 most common and creative financing strategies • Evaluate the profitability of deals quickly and accurately • Determine the types of properties you should invest in • Perform due diligence to ensure your deal is a winner • Identify the best locations to build your flipping business • Create a scope of work, budget, and schedule that generates profit • Find and hire the best contractors to manage your rehab to completion • Sell the renovated property quickly and at the highest possible price ***** • Inspect every aspect of a property to create your renovation scope • Decide which upgrade options provide the biggest bang for your buck • Identify the 150+ most common renovations you'll likely encounter • See big problems (like mold and termites!) and quickly fix them • Assign accurate prices to every rehab task to build a detailed budget • Determine which contractors are best for certain repairs or projects • Break down the top 25 basic components of a renovation • And so much more!  About the Author(s): J Scott is a full-time entrepreneur and investor, living in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. In 2008, J and his wife, Carol, decided to leave their 80-hour work weeks in Silicon Valley to move back East, start a family, and try something new: real estate. Since then, they have bought, built, rehabbed, sold, lent-on, and held over 300 deals, encompassing over $40 million in transactions. J also runs the popular website 123Flip.com, is an active contributor on BiggerPockets.com, and is the author of three books on real estate investing. His books have sold more than 100,000 copies in the past five years and have helped investors from around the world get started investing in real estate.

“Wait for the fat pitch.” Learn how to successfully build wealth and grow passive income from your rental properties with Doug Marshall! His book releases next Friday 12/18/18.  Doug is a veteran commercial real estate professional of 36 years, 30 of which are related to financing apartments and commercial real estate. For the past 10 years he has also invested in rental properties. In 2003, he founded Marshall Commercial Funding, Inc, a commercial mortgage brokerage firm located in Portland, Oregon.  Doug's higher education began at the University of Idaho. He earned his MBA and his webbed feet at the University of Oregon. In 1999 he received a CCIM designation, which many consider to be the PhD of commercial real estate. Doug has been married to Carol for 38 years. They have raised two responsible and self-supporting children. Doug enjoys reading, blogging, golfing and time in the hammock. https://marshallcf.com/ Book: https://marshallcf.com/mastering-the-art-of-commercial-real-estate-investing/ Listen here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-club-interview/id1370130445?mt=2

Do you have children? Are you thinking about the future? Tune into the newest episode to hear how Joseph Gozlan has the only college saving plan that pays you!   Joseph is a multifamily investment specialist. Leading group acquisitions of over $30MM in real estate and providing asset management services to a portfolio of 505 units and growing.   Joseph is a former lieutenant in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) with over 17 years of leadership experience in the software industry, 12 of which working for publicly traded companies such as GameStop, Retalix (NCR) and JCPenney which enhanced his business acumen, analytical skills and “big picture” perspective, all skills that he leverages to maximize efficiency in the real estate business.   In his last IT role as a Senior Software Development Manager, Joseph led five software engineering teams and was responsible for the on-time and on-budget delivery of multiple software products that contributed directly to the company's multi-million dollar bottom line.   Joseph has a B.S. in Information Systems Engineering and is also currently enrolled with Texas A&M MBA program (part time program).   EBG Acquisitions Website: http://ebgacquisitions.com/ Book: https://amzn.to/2qrKLUh Listen: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-club-interview/id1370130445?mt=2 Opposite of Spoiled book: https://www.amazon.com/Opposite-Spoiled-Raising-Grounded-Generous/dp/0062247026  

David Krulac started with nothing and financed his first property 100%. Today he is a full-time real estate investor, speaker, author and broker. Beginning as a part-time investor with a busy, full-time career and out of state travel, he was able to accelerate his real estate holdings by purchasing in one year 39 properties, and selling 35, while having a full time non-real estate job. He has bought and sold over 800 properties for his personal portfolio. For 20 consecutive years he has averaged buying or selling approximately one property a month. He specializes in locating, researching, purchasing, improving and selling niche properties that others may overlook. His experience includes title searching, tax assessment appeals, zoning issues, soil perk testing and unusual real estate situations.  Book: http://www.12milliondollarbook.com/

Financial Freedom Michael Blank Book Club Interview Michael Blank is the leading authority on apartment building investing in the United States. He's passionate about helping others become financially free in 3-5 years by investing in apartment building deals with a special focus on raising money. Through his investment company, he controls over $24 million in performing multifamily assets all over the United States and has raised over $6M. In addition to his own investing activities, he's helped students purchase over 1600 units valued at over $55M through his unique “Deal Desk” and training programs. He's the author of the best-selling book “Financial Freedom With Real Estate Investing” and the host of the popular "Apartment Building Investing" podcast. Purchase here: https://amzn.to/2ISx4Ge Listen here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-club-interview/id1370130445?mt=2 Michaels website: http://www.themichaelblank.com/

The Flipping Blueprint by Luke Weber The Complete plan for flipping houses and creating your real estate investing business. Luke Weber has been involved in 1,000s of real estate transactions over the last 15 years. He is actively investing in real estate across the country and has taught and coached thousands of investors. His book, The Flipping Blueprint, is full of tips, tricks, formulas and secrets that he uses in his business in the current market. These are not outdated principals or false promises. With an emphasis on safe investing for higher returns, Luke has used his real estate appraisal knowledge as the backdrop for delivering information that can change your life! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2PbmTip Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theflippingblueprint/    

George Antone, the author of 3 best-selling books, is a thought leader in the investing and finance space, and an award-winning speaker.  George founded the world's largest network of private money-lenders and is currently the founder of Fynanc LLC (pronounced “finance”), a company that challenges everything we know about personal finance and investing and works to develop new and innovative strategies that help bring people closer to their financial goals and live more fulfilling lifestyles.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fynanc Website: http://fynanc.com/ Listen here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-club-interview/id1370130445?mt=2 Pick up a copy here: Wealthy Code: https://amzn.to/2D2V6im Bankers Code: https://amzn.to/2CRFD4K Debt Millionaire: https://amzn.to/2CVtyvw “The secret is to learn to be the bank – adopt the mindset of the banker and play by the bankers rules.” pg 4 “Bankers make more money than investors, with a lot less risk.” pg 8.  

George Antone, the author of 3 best-selling books, is a thought leader in the investing and finance space, and an award-winning speaker.  George founded the world's largest network of private money-lenders and is currently the founder of Fynanc LLC (pronounced “finance”), a company that challenges everything we know about personal finance and investing and works to develop new and innovative strategies that help bring people closer to their financial goals and live more fulfilling lifestyles. 15 chapters in the book, topics include: Dissecting Leverage, Calculating Leverage, Maximizing Cash Flow and Net Worth, Managing Risk, Structuring Safer Down Payments, Best Leverage, Applying Wealth Strategies, Appreciation Column, And The Wealth Farmer. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fynanc Website: http://fynanc.com/ Listen here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-club-interview/id1370130445?mt=2 Pick up a copy here: Wealthy Code: https://amzn.to/2D2V6im Bankers Code: https://amzn.to/2CRFD4K Debt Millionaire: https://amzn.to/2CVtyvw “Net worth does not pay the bills; cash flow does.” pg 145 “The wealthy code boils down to a financing game. Its not about real estate.” pg 157

JOE FAIRLESS Managing Principal at Ashcroft Capital, Real Estate Investor, Best-selling Author, & Popular Podcaster  Joe Fairless is a full-time real estate investor that started buying multifamily properties in 2013 and now controls over $400,000,000 worth of real estate with a portfolio of 4,269 units. He has personally raised over $100,000,000 from private investors for real estate investments. Prior to that, he was the youngest vice president at an award-winning advertising agency in New York City. He is the host of the world's longest running daily real estate iTunes podcast, Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever, where he has interviewed guests such as Barbara Corcoran, Robert Kiyosaki, Emmitt Smith, and Tony Hawk. Joe's is also a regular Forbes Contributor and Author of the Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever, Volume 1 & 2, which has been personally endorsed by Barbara Corcoran. Book Title: BEST Ever Apartment Syndication Book Release Date: September 10, 2018 Book URL: apartmentsyndicationbook.com Pre-Order Estimated Date: Live NOW!

Matt Faircloth is the cofounder and president of the DeRosa Group, a real estate investment company that specializes in buying and renovating dilapidated properties. Matt and his wife, Liz, started investing in real estate in 2004 with a $30,000 loan. DeRosa owns and controls a diverse portfolio consisting of residential and commercial assets throughout the East Coast and has completed more than $30 million in real estate transactions involving private capital. Matt and Liz are active contributors to the BiggerPockets  community and parents to two adorable kids.   Lessons you will learn today: The challenges of writing a book and Matt's tips to help you get past the distractions. (Just let things happen) His definition of Private Capital: “Private capital is a source of money that comes from an individual, not a bank or other financial institution. It is positioned in two ways, as a loan (debt) or ownership (equity).” Different uses of debt and equity. Benefits and Risks Unique factors of Private Capital and how it has three characteristics that make it unique (Negotiability, Win-Win, The Source of The Money) Faircloth's FOUR Prerequisites to raising private capital! (Education, Track Record, Personal Inventory, Business Plan) Keys to success in his business (Systems and self reflection) Ways to find and keep investors 3 Keys with Investments (Under promise and over deliver, Communication is everything, Fall in love with this business) Matt identifies two qualities above all else in chapter 4, integrity and trust. Running a marathon vs. a sprint and putting one foot in front of the other (In business) Finding our personality strengths in Chapter 6 Some of the first questions investors will ask you Structuring deals in chapter 7-8 How to remove your investor ceiling with raising private equity How Matt compartmentalizes his week with goals (Bring proactive vs. reactive) How he handles his investor relations His wife's podcast! DeRosa Gives Charity! DeRosa Group: https://www.derosagroup.com/ Book: https://www.biggerpockets.com/store/raising-private-capital-ultimate Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/user/derosagroup InvestHER Show: https://therealestateinvesther.com/

After graduating with an engineering degree and then an MBA from Ohio State, Paul started on the management development track at Ford Motor Company in Detroit. After five years, he departed to start a staffing company with a partner. They sold it to a publicly traded firm for $2.9 million five years later. Along the way, Paul was Finalist for Ernst & Young's Michigan Entrepreneur of the Year two years straight. Paul later entered the real estate sector, where he completed 85 real estate investments and exits, appeared on an HGTV Special Real Estate episode, rehabbed and managed dozens of rental properties, developed a waterfront subdivision, and started two successful online real estate marketing firms. Three successful developments, including assisting with development of a Hyatt hotel and a multifamily housing project, led him into the multifamily investment arena. Paul co-hosts a wealth-building podcast called How to Lose Money and is a writer for Bigger Pockets. Paul is the author of The Perfect Investment – Create Enduring Wealth from the Historic Shift to Multifamily Housing (2016). In today's episode you will learn about: Paul's entrepreneurial path through life and what he learned What he learned from his loses in real estate Why is swinging for the fences not a good long term strategy Strategies on building multigenerational wealth Paul's NEW book about the 7 different paths to multifamily mastery The numbers behind the multifamily growth Demographic trends Why diversity in an economy is important Toilets, tenants, and trash! How NOT to fall in love with commercial real estate Tips to be a great operator Taxes and difference between CPA and tax strategist Looking for flies: A Texas story Why he called his podcast How To Lose Money How he gives back and his Passion! What the #1 rule is in Real Estate Why investing should be like watching paint dry  Paul's Website: wellingscapital.com Paul's Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-lose-money-business-stories-life-lessons-navigating/id1170805348?mt=2 Blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/author/paulmoore/page/2/ and https://www.wellingscapital.com/blog His book: https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Investment-Enduring-Historic-Multifamily/dp/153700395X

Amanda Han of Keystone CPA is a tax strategist who specializes in creating cutting-edge tax saving strategies for real estate investors. As real estate investors herself, Amanda has an in-depth understanding of the various aspects of investing including taxation, self-directed investing, entity structuring, and money-raising. It todays episode you will learn about: Treating yourself like a business Making accounting part of your daily life Proactive planning tips for business trips Most common deductions investors miss Home office myths and deductions Entities common do's and don'ts Legal Entity Lies Exposed Retirement Planning How to choose the right tax advisor IRS pitfalls Being Audited How to RUN a business correctly by being PROACTIVE Self directed 401k, ROTH, Solo 401k Gifting properties to our family instead of IRS Amanda Han: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/author/amandahan/ Keystone CPA: http://www.keystonecpa.com/ Book: https://get.biggerpockets.com/taxbook/ Listen to the interview here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-club-interview/id1370130445?mt=2

“You don't need to "have" Money to begin your Journey in real estate!” Nico Sanchez is an acclaimed real estate investment coach, mentor and motivational speaker; He is the co-founder and President of DS Realty Solutions Ltd. and President of The Greater Than Group, a Multi Divisional Private Equity Real Estate Investment Company. Nico's Mission and Vision is to help you create wealth through strategic real estate investments and to spearhead humanitarian campaigns worldwide and to motivate, inspire and drive others to achieve more! It todays episode you will learn about: Relationship skills Mindset shift Learn how to take steps to move past fear How leverage is a double edge sword How cash flow is your lifeblood Common mistakes investors make How money follows the right deal 3 parts of every RE Investment Puzzle 5 Rules of creative investing Why he tries to make every deal fail at first What to look for in a partner Joint Ventures Mentorship How the best investment is an investment in yourself Simple vs. Easy His secret spice   Where to find out more about Nico: http://greaterthangroup.com/ http://www.teammaderealestate.com/ http://theweptproject.com/ https://www.dsrealtysolutions.com/ http://nicosanchez.ca/ Where to buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/default/e/B072K3MLNW?redirectedFromKindleDbs=true Listen here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-club-interview/id1370130445?mt=2

The BluePrint Book Club Interview with Joe Duncan! From battling cancer and going through chemotherapy at the age of 17, to growing an Australian wide personal and professional development company, growing a social media following of over 1 million followers in less than 3 years and becoming a nationally known personal and professional development coach, Joe is now helping corporations and entrepreneurs take their businesses and brands to the next level. Joe is the author of ‘The Blueprint', which is an interactive workbook that helps you build the habits, routines and skills it takes to live a truly exceptional life. ‘The Blueprint' has been sold in over 120 countries and has been implemented into school curriculums in the United States, real estate agencies, and other big organizations. Through the Blue Print Program, Joe has worked with students, celebrities, professional athletes, and top CEOS all around the world.                                                                             The Blueprint for Success will help you to get clear on what you want, who you want to be and what you want to achieve. It is an indispensable guide to help you find your passion, purpose and mission. Each chapter includes empowering strategies & tasks that will allow you to perform at a higher level, make progress and see real results!  Today's episode learning objectives: Joes methodology on transforming your life and finding your voice How to build your life from the ground up How the average client takes 8 times to get through part 1 KNOW your vision so you can plan your goals = Alignment #1 Reason people get off track How the “Key to living a free life is absolute discipline.” How Habits, Rituals, and Routines serve you and make you better Going from part time on your passion, full time on you job TO over time changing the equation. How the 90 day game plan is a chain of command for your goal setting How to get around what you want to be! How to make your life a cool project Favorite Quote during show: “Things in life have to serve you, and if they don't serve you, be utterly ruthless in removing it.” Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/before5am/?hl=en BluePrint Book: http://www.before5am.com/ Book Club Interview: https://www.facebook.com/bookclubinterview/

Finding & Funding Great Deals Book Club Interview! Anson Young is the owner of Anson Property Group based in Denver, Colorado, which specializes in distressed property purchases. As a full-time real estate investor and agent for the past ten years, he has completed over 100 wholesale deals and 75 flips. Anson Property Group is committed to changing communities, helping homeowners and building long-term wealth. When not working, Anson can be found exploring the wilds of Colorado by hiking the Rocky Mountains with his family, reading favorite books to his son and attending loud rock concerts. In Today's episode you will learn about: How & Why he wrote the book The lesson of discipline! 3 Hats Anson is wearing in real estate; wholesaler, fix & flipper, real estate agent Market Analysis Researching Markets Networking tips How he finds deals today Two approaches to marketing Evaluating Deals Financing Deals Negotiating Deals Closing a Deal Building a business Anson's Blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/author/ansonyoung/ Book: https://www.biggerpockets.com/store/finding-and-funding-ultimate Favorite quote!  “What I needed to do was pick a niche in real estate, laser-focus on it, and run after it 100 percent. That's really the key to real estate: running after it 100 percent. You can have all the talent in the world, but it will only get you so far. The rest is hard work.”

Jay Papasan is a bestselling author that serves as vice president and executive editor at Keller Williams Realty International, the worlds largest real estate company. He is also vice president of KellerINK, co-owner of Keller Capital, and co-owner, alongside his wife Wendy, of Papasan Properties Group with Keller Williams Realty in Austin, Texas. He was born and raised in Memphis, TN. After attending the University of Memphis he spent several years working abroad in Paris before attending New York University's graduate writing program. Upon graduating he found work at HarperCollins Publishers, where he helped piece together such bestselling books as Body-for-Life by Bill Phillips and Go for the Goal by Mia Hamm. The books he's helped craft have collectively sold over 8 million copies. His most recent work with Gary Keller on The ONE Thing has sold over a million copies worldwide and garnered more than 300 appearances on national bestseller lists, including #1 on The Wall Street Journal's hardcover business list. In today's episode we learned about narrowing your focus to create extraordinary results! Why the overall design of a book is important to the customer experience What Jay & Gary do in meetings Where the idea came from for The ONE Thing! How the crash of 2008 put a pause on writing the book How their hallmark is Thinking BIG Domino effect! Jay's personal 1 thing: Family. Impact. Abundance. Marriage Advice The Focusing Question! What Gary found out through coaching others The “411” and how the KW brand is structured. ICE Berg Formula Goal Planning with the end in mind. What Jay learned from Bill Gates and Warren Buffet Interviews. How to deal with days that are crazy! “If you erase, you must replace!” How to say “no” to protect your time

Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them. That's why David Allen created Getting Things Done®. GTD is the work-life management system that has helped countless individuals and organizations bring order to chaos. GTD enables greater performance, capacity, and innovation. It alleviates the feeling of overwhelm—instilling focus, clarity, and confidence. After decades of in-the-field research and practice of his productivity methods, David wrote the international best-seller Getting Things Done. Published in over 28 languages, TIME magazine heralded it as “the defining self-help business book of its time.” In 2015, he released a new edition of the book, with new insights, updates, and discoveries about the world of Getting Things Done and its many personal and professional applications. Today, David Allen is considered the leading authority in the fields of organizational and personal productivity. The David Allen Company oversees the certification academy and quality standards for Global Partners offering Getting Things Done courses and coaching around the world. 5 Steps:  Capture Clarify Organize Reflect Engage My favorite quotes from the beginning of the book! “Your head is for having ideas-not for holding them!” “Getting Things Done is not simply about getting things done. It's about being appropriately engaged with your work and life.” “This is the vaccination against day-to-day firefighting (the so-called urgent and crisis demands of any given workday) and an antidote for the imbalance many people bring upon themselves.” “mind like water. Imagine throwing a pebble into a still pond. How does the water respond? The answer is, totally appropriately to the force and mass of the input; then it returns to calm. It doesn't overreact or underreact.” page 12 “You must use your mind to get things off your mind.” page 14 “Getting things done requires two basic components: defining (1) what “done” means (outcome) and (2) what “doing” looks like (action).” page 21

Rod Khleif is a passionate real estate investor who has personally owned and managed over 2000 apartments and homes. As one of the country's top real estate, business, and peak performance luminaries, Rod has also built over 23 businesses in his 40 year business career several which have been worth tens of millions of dollars. A compelling rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches story, Khleif soared from humble beginnings as a young, impoverished Dutch immigrant to incredible success. Rod's experience involves both remarkable triumphs, and spectacular failures, which he affectionately calls “seminars.” Rod brings incredible authenticity and insight to his approach to business, success and life. Rod loves training and coaching the “psychology of success” to aspiring real estate investors and entrepreneurs. He can train and coach on virtually any business or success related topic in great depth, contributing incredible first-hand, technical, and motivational knowledge and skills. Rod Khleif has combined his passion for real estate investing with his personal philosophy of goal setting, envisioning, and manifesting success to become one of America's top real estate investment and high performance life coaches. As an accomplished entrepreneur and business owner, Rod has built several successful multi-million dollar businesses. But ask him what he is most proud of, and he will tell you about his work as a community philanthropist, Giving back to the community is a major passion for Rod. He is founder and long-serving president of the Tiny Hands Foundation, a children's charitable foundation that leads several annual community charitable initiatives including: Back-to-School Backpack Brigade; provides thousands of new Backpacks filled with school supplies to community school children in need. Teddy Bear Brigade; provides thousands of Teddy Bears for community police department patrol cars to be given out by police officers to comfort children in distress. Holiday Basket Brigade; provides thousands of Holiday Gift Baskets filled with food and Christmas toys to community children and families in need. Over the past 14 years Rod's work has benefitted more than 60,000 underprivileged community children. What we learn about: -How failures are just seminars -Buy for cash flow -Psycology of Success and why/how you should write down your goals -What success really is -Where you can pick his book up for free -How to develop key relationships  Click here to find out more about Rod! https://rodkhleif.com/about/

Mark is a successful rental property owner, fix and flipper and real estate agent. Mark bought his first rental property on his own in December of 2010 (Mark bought rentals with partners prior to 2010) and now has 19 rentals. He has fix and flipped over 150 houses since 2001 and been a real estate agent since 2001 as well. Over the years, he has learned the best way to find rentals, get great deals, manage properties, finance properties, find great markets and build wealth with rentals. In this book Mark gives you all the information you need to be a successful rental property investor. Mark started InvestFourMore in March of 2013 to discuss his rental property investing techniques. Mark expanded InvestFourMore to talk about his flipping business and real estate agent business. InvestFourMore now has 300,000 views a month and is one of the top real estate blogs.He is known for his straight to the point writing that is easy to understand and full of insight. https://investfourmore.com/ Buy here: https://amzn.to/2KzqjbT

Give exceptional value. Enjoy extraordinary results. It is generally agreed upon that entrepreneurship is the engine that drives an economy upwards and is primarily responsible for its growth. Entrepreneurs create jobs, bring better and more affordable products and services to the marketplace, resulting in greater societal health, overall wealth and a vastly improved standard of living. And, while we treasure the entrepreneur, one needs not start their own business in order to be one. One can be entrepreneurial within a company setting (often called “intrapreneurs”) and can lead from anywhere they happen to be positioned. Bob Burg, coauthor of the international bestseller, The Go-Giver and a much sought-after speaker at sales and leadership conferences, is committed to inspiring the entrepreneurial spirit in us all. He shows that companies both large and small that conduct their businesses “The Go-Giver Way” are not only of much greater value to their customers; they are also significantly more functional, and profitable, as well. Lessons From Bob: Why you needn't be an entrepreneur…to be entrepreneurial. Five Laws that will bring you both personal effectiveness and professional success. The difference between price and value…and why that's so vitally important to understand. One golden nugget of advice from a “drive-by mentor” totally shifted Bob's perspective and played a big role in his success. Why asking if something will make money isn't a bad question…it's just a bad “first question.” One thing to absolutely AVOID doing when seeking out a mentor. What hit home for me personally: This quote about being anxious: “Of course he seems relaxed. He is relaxed. Whoever said being anxious gets more accomplished?” Marriage Advice: “A genuinely sound business principle will apply anywhere in life- in your friendships, in your marriage, anywhere.” And here is the Go-Giver relationship advice quote from the book: “I care more about my wife's happiness than I do about my own.” There are 3 universal reasons for working. Survive, Save, and Serve. “Unfortunately, most people spend their entire lives focusing on the first. A smaller number focus on the second. But those rare few who are truly successful-not just financially, but genuinely successful in all aspects of their lives-keep their focus squarely on the third.”

Mindy Jensen has been buying and selling houses for almost 20 years, both as an investor and as a real estate agent. She LOVES real estate and is most passionate about taking an outdated house and turning it into a beautiful, modern home. Mindy is the Community Manager for BiggerPockets.com, and the co-host of The BiggerPockets Money Podcast. We talk about:  Needing to sell vs wanting to sell Selling as an Investor vs Home Owner Curb appeal! Staging Tips!  And Best advice for new agents out there!  Plus so much more! 

Wheelbarrow Profits Book Club Interview. Gino Barabaro Father of six children 25 years as a restaurant owner Graduate of IPEC (Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching) Certified Professional Coach Exited rat race March 1, 2016 Founder of Gino's Family Partner in jakeandgino.com, a real estate education company Owns a portfolio of 900+ units, valued at over $50,000,000 Gino Barbaro is a licensed realtor, investor, business owner and entrepreneur.  He has been investing in real estate for 15 years and has grown his portfolio to 900 units in 5 years.  He has teamed up with Jake Stenziano to create JakeandGino.com, a real estate educational company that offers coaching and training in real estate investing.  He is the best selling author of “Wheelbarrow Profits”. Gino is a graduate of IPEC (Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching) and is a Certified Professional Coach.  He is also the author of the best-selling cookbook "Family Food and the Friars".  He currently resides in FL with his beautiful wife Julia and their six children Gabriella, Michael, Sofia, Veronica, Cecilia and Laura.  To learn more about Gino visit his website www.jakeandgino.com or www.ginosfamily.com. 

Ben Leybovich is a real estate investor, author, speaker, and Internet entrepreneur. He was professionally trained as a classical violinist but a diagnosis of MS in college spelled the end of his dream of becoming a professional musician. Once Mr. Leybovich realized that his medical condition was potentially prohibitive to holding a job, he began a lifelong study of personal finance, investing, marketing, and business. Through the years, he's been involved in everything including running a non-profit music school, surviving a failed vending machine venture, succeeding in real estate investing, writing books, and selling a course online. Todays Learning Objectives: Understand house hacking and the 3 ways to make money as an investor How to design the life you want with locational freedom justaskbenwhy.com https://www.facebook.com/bookclubinterview/

Todays Guest is Dave Van Horn! Dave Van Horn is President at PPR, The Note Company. – An operating entity that manages several funds that buy/sell and hold residential mortgages, both performing and delinquent. Dave has been in the Real Estate business for over 25 years, starting out as a Realtor and contractor and moving onto everything from fix and flips to Raising Private Money. PPR has been in the mortgage advisory and fund management business since 2007. It acts as advisor to several investment funds that acquire distressed residential debt nationwide. PPR's funds manage 1st and 2nd mortgages (Notes), as well as REO properties. Dave's goal is to bring investors unique opportunities to build wealth and create passive income through investing in real estate notes. Most recently Dave wrote the book on Real Estate Note Investing teaching others how to use mortgage notes to passively and massively increase your income! Todays Learning Objective: • To understand the basics of note investing • How to build wealth like the bank • Buying your first property purposefully • Power of leveraging connections • The natural progression of capital • Best investing strategy • Debt vs equity