The Educated Investor

In this episode, we sit down with Avery Carl, an entrepreneur who turned accidental real estate investing into  a thriving business empire. Join us as Avery shares her journey, insights, and the strategies behind her success. Discover how she built The Short Term Shop, her mission to simplify investing for others, and her tips for creating sustainable wealth through rental properties. Don't miss this conversation packed with actionable advice for aspiring investors and seasoned pros alike

This episode's guest is Pasha Esfandiary.  Pasha has been a Professional Poker Player, Emotional intelligence Coach, and over the past 10 years a successful Real Estate Developer and investor.  In Real Estate, Pasha's experience spans the breadth of buying properties at Auction, Hillside development, and now Mobile Home Park acquisition and management. Pasha's drive and focus were extremely inspiring as well as his commitment to the development of the character traits and discpline necessary to become successful at all aspects of entrepreneurship. Pasha's offerings can be found at https://www.evokecapital.net/ and his social media is @pashaesfandiary You can follow us IG @educatedinvest https://www.educatedinvest.com/ Philip@educatedinvest.com

This episode's guest is Richard Mercado who went from 0 to 14 doors in 4 years after starting his investing journey at age 50.  Richard has done everything from house hacking, full gut rehabs, long distance investing and is now doing ground up construction in South Pasadena.  Richard shares the lessons that he learned from:investing in a flood zone where a property that he purchased was destroyed 4 months after purchasing it, dealing with contractors during covid, and how he has been able to problem solve his way to a thriving portfolio of over 14 doors that he owns without any partners. Richard is not only my guest this month, but also my accountability partner!  Richard and I speak weekly and keep each other motivated and on track towards our investing goals.  I highly reccommend finding the right partner for this kind of relationship and can attest to the fact that having an accountability partner like Richard has been a huge asset for my own investing journey! https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/happyman2210 https://www.educatedinvest.com/ rich@happyinvestorsllc.com ig: happy_investors_llc

Joe Ramos describes himself as a financially free beach bum, and is the host of the Land Shark Financial Freedom Podcast. He has a Real Estate portfolio with properties in southern California, Georgia, Ohio, and Florida. Joe has done everything from commercial deals, to starting a fix and flip fund with private money for short term rentals in Florida.

Jason Malabute is a Real estate investor and former CPA. He shares his journey investing in real estate long distance, pursuing real estate full time in the multifamily syndication world, and how he has navigated these worlds also born with Cerebral Palsy.  Jason has not let his cerebral palsy limit his vision for his life, and continues to lead the multifamily masters meetup in Pasadena every month.

Sarah Weaver has been relentless on her journey to financial freedom.  To list the number of successful business that Sarah has developed all with her living as a digital nomad is beyond impressive.  She has a successful business that furnishes medium term rentals for real estate investors, she leads real estate investors on international trips, self manages her portfolio using systems and processes that allow her to operate them remotely, and is an incredible real estate coach and author.  Sarah's new book is entitled 30 day stay "A real estate investor's guide to mastering the medium term rental" Join us as we go on the journey to find out how Sarah does it, and continues to provide value to her clients and tenants. https://www.sarahdweaver.com/ https://www.educatedinvest.com/ https://linktr.ee/educatedinvestor    

Joe Hara is proud to say that over 40 years in business, he has never been issued a W2.  Joe Hara had done everything from selling hair care products in Africa, Lingerie throughout the U.S. and industrial warehouse space in Los Angeles.  He nearly lost everything through different booms and busts, and now owns over 60 multifamily units in Los Angeles by himself.  Joe shares the highs and lows of a lifetime as a serial entrepreneur. joe.hara@yahoo.com https://www.educatedinvest.com/ https://linktr.ee/educatedinvestor   #realestate #realestatelife #realestateinvesting #investment #investmentproperty #financialliteracy #financialfreedom #realestateinvestor #vacationrentals #property #investment #investments #airbnb #vrbo#shorttermrental #realestatetips #theremoteinvestors #invest #investing #wealthbuilding #goals #wealth #motivation #airbnbhost #vrbohost

From a young age Jaden Sterling knew that his path would involve empowering other to take control of their life through financial education.  As a financial advisor he consistently helped his clients achieve outsized returns, and learned from his wealthiest clients the focus necessary to achieve financial freedom.  Jaden has done everything from affordable housing development to developing an app for selecting the stocks aligned with his clients vision for the future.    https://sterlingstockpicker.com/ https://jadensterling.com/ https://www.educatedinvest.com/ https://linktr.ee/educatedinvestor  

Ross Szabo's has built a thriving business career as an author, speaker and the founder of a school that puts mental health advocacy and mental health education first.  After experiencing traumatic events in his youth Ross struggled openly with Bipolar disorder and depression.  His own journey towards healing and sharing his challenges publicly led to a speaking career at age 17 and eventually to the launch of Books, wellness curriculum that he developed for use on College Universities, and today the founding of a school that teaches student's the skills necessary to develop the skills necessary for their Mental Health and wellness.  Come on the journey with us as we explore how Ross turned a personal passion into a business journey improving the lives of youth. https://rossszabo.com/ https://www.geffenacademy.ucla.edu/ https://lnk.bio/rossszabo  

Aaron Bernbach was waiting tables and touring as a musician when he caught the real estate bug and decided to go all in.  He shares his story of what it takes to build a thriving business as a real estate agent doing everything from cold calls to door knocking to get his first leads, to building strategic partnerships to take down apartments through syndications. https://www.mbpropertyla.com/ Ig: @realestatebyaaron IG: @Mcnicholbernbachgroup

Cole Shephard is the founding partner of Legacy Group and the Green Coffee company.  Cole started his journey working with Price WaterHouse Cooper coordinating large capital transactions of everything from purchasing Gold Mines, and skyscrapers to international Banks.  After feeling constrained in his position, he chose to start his own investment firm, and in 5 years went from flipping houses in Colombia to founding and expanding his company the Green Coffee Company into the largest Coffee producer in Colombia.  Listen as we take on the journey of how he did it. Website - https://legacy-group.co/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-shephard-67b1a51a/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/legacygroupinvestments/  

This episode we interview Eric Chebil the founder and CEO of CHER whose goal is to  make first-time homeownership simplified through co-ownership. By providing access to loans, homes, realtors, legal documents, and acting as a digital co-buying concierge, Cher enables low to middle income (LMI) renters an opportunity to transition into co-ownership and build equity.   Eric takes us on the journey of what it takes to start a company from an idea to Reality

Matt Faircloth is the author of "Raising Private Capital, how to build your real estate empire using other people's money". As the founder of the De Rosa Group he has built a real estate portfolio worth over $250 million in Assets under management.    In this episode we talk about the ups and downs of being an apartment syndicator, and what it takes to be successful in multifamily investing. https://lnk.bio/mattfaircloth  

Mary Ta has long held an unflinching belief in the power of the spaces we live in to elevate our lives. In 2004 she founded the Los Angeles flagship of legendary luxury Italian furniture brand Minotti.  Although Mary travels the world to discover new brands, products, and designers, she is a passionate connector in Los Angeles, the city she has called home for three decades where she has designed for everyone from Commercial developers to Elon Musk.  https://www.massbeverly.com/ https://www.instagram.com/massbeverly/  https://minotti-la.com/ https://www.instagram.com/minottila/ 

Brooke Burgstahler has created docuseries for Snoop Dogg, and been a leading journalist in the budding cannabis media scene since its early days of legalization. (pun intended). She shares her journey of creating her own media brand, being her own boss in an industry with no blueprint for success, and managing the stereotypes of what it is do be a consumer of Cannabis while building her business.

Chris Barker and Nida Rinthapol are the definition of "educated investors" Chris was a practicing attorney, and Nida a Phd data scientist before they owned their first rental.  By happenstance Nida's first purchase was from an investor that later became their mentor on working with clients that needed subsidized housing.  With their mentor's help they went on the journey of navigating the world of subsidized housing, and found a business model that allowed them to do well by doing good.  Their tenants have been from some of the most vulnerable and underserved populations in the city, while Chris and Nida prided themselves on providing their tenants with clean, safe, respectable homes to live in. Website: https://www.yorkshirere.com/home  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yorkshirerealtyinc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yorkshirere/ LikedIn: https://www.instagram.com/yorkshirere/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/YorkshireRE  

Hoan Thai has been in the real estate space for over 10 years.  He does everything from flips, to BRRRS, rentals, multifamily, seller finance, creative finance, and more.  Hoan's key to success can be summarized in his book measure once, cut twice!  The key to learning and growing as an entrepreneur for Hoan has been a story about running the numbers and then taking action.  Since buying his first 6 unit property in 2012, he has scaled his personal portfolio, and helped new real estate entrepreneurs achieve financial freedom through real estate investing with his mentorship program. Hoan's offerings can be found at  https://www.hoanzone.com/ https://www.instagram.com/hoanzone/  

Dan is a high school Business/Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, CO. In his 18 years of teaching high school, he has taught a variety of business subjects including personal finance, entrepreneurship, and marketing.  Dan launched SheeksFreaks in late 2019, which is an online community dedicated to helping young people learn money management skills, start investing in real estate, and pursue early financial independence. The SheeksFreaks community aims to help teens use specific methods of saving, earning extra income, and investing to set them on a track to purchase real estate investment properties in their early 20s and achieve financial independence at a young age. Dan and his wife have a variety of real estate investments including multifamily, single family, Airbnb, and out-of-state BRRRRs. They currently have 15 units in Colorado and Michigan. Websites & Social Media SheeksFreaks website SheeksFreaks Instagram @sheeksfreaks SheeksFreak Youtube Dan's LinkedIn Dan's Instagram @dsheeks  

Laura Blosser graduated from College with an architectural degree and $180,000 in student debt.  They were overwhelmed  y the prospect of paying such a burden at the start of their career, until they found a program that would forgive all of their student debt, and later found another program that provided them with a $30,000 grant towards purchasing their first duplex.  Come on the journey as Laura shares the lessons learned and overcoming the scarcity mindset that nearly stopped them from even getting started. Laura can be reached at queerfirefly@gmail.com

Herve Francois enjoyed a career in the high stakes world of wall street investing for two decades.  When he finally decided to start a new path in Real Estate investing, his first venture lost him nearly $30,000.  Through strategic partnerships, education and consistent action he took this loss as a lesson, and developed the skills to become a top syndicator, and with the Derosa Group has been a part of raising more than 10 Million in capital for profitable, apartment syndications that serve both tenants and investors with integrity.  Listen to his journey here. https://www.linkedin.com/in/hervedfrancois/ https://derosagroup.com/  

Emma Rose Cohen is the founder of Final, whose mission is to create reusable Foreverables™ (responsibly made, badass products) that reduce the need for plastics, empower individuals to change their buying habits, and raise awareness of the impacts of our everyday decisions.  In our interview she shares about what it takes to raise 2 million via kickstarter and learn on hyperspeed how to run a multimillion dollar business. https://www.instagram.com/emmasirena/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/finalstraw/?hl=en https://final.co/  

Justin Fraser exemplifies the ethic of putting in work and being of service first.  After being laid off by his company his wife gave him 3 months to fully commit to real estate, or find a new job. Justin shares the work that he put in to make his dream of financial independence a reality. https://www.linkedin.com/in/fraserjm/ https://www.truemultifamily.show/  

Sammy Lyon caught the Real Estate Bug in 2018 and struggled to balance a demanding job in education with Real Estate investing.  Sammy shares their story of going all in on Real Estate, transitioning from an educator to an Entrepreneur and what the FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) movement means to them https://lyonideas.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lyonideas/  

Jason Pero and his wife purchased their first duplex in 2001 while he balanced a high pressure job in medical sales.  He and his wife continued to balance the growth of their portfolio with a demanding work schedule, and the challenges of balancing their work life balance, and with their own investing grew their portfolio to 300 units by 2012.  After leaving his work Jason, began to scale dramatically, and now has completed over $200,000,000 in real estate transactions and has over 2,500 units of assets under management.  He shares his story of balancing family life and a growing business, as well as how to not lose money in over twenty years of investing. jasonpero@yahoo.com www.perorealestate.com IG: jasonpero_3  

K Trevor Thompson has invested in everything from Land development, Condo Conversion, Storage Space, Class A new development to workforce housing.   In his previous life he did everything from opening up haunted houses, to dozens of iFLY's indoor skydiving centers around the US.  He shares his journey, and the lessons learned along the way. His current offerings can be found via Niagara investments. https://www.niagara-investments.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ktrevorthompson  

Madline Fraser is the CEO of Gemist, her second tech startup.  Madeline shares her journey from starting her first company with two friends from college, being mentored by the founder of Tinder Sean Rad, and the ups and downs of building a business at the highest level.

Sanjeev Bhatia has grown his personal portfolio from a single duplex to over thirty five million dollars in personal assets through consistent action.  Sanjeev likes to say that working his w2 9-5 give him enough to live, but working real estate during his "off hours" is what led him to financial freedom.  Sanjeev and his wife personally manage their entire rental portfolio.  He shares the lessons he has learned on managing family responsibilities with growing a portfolio while working full time.

Sandra Plata shares her story of coming to the US as an immigrant raising her daughter as a single mom, and taking on the life of an entrepreneur.  Sandra's first work in the US was as a hostess at California Pizza Kitchen, and through her customer service skills, began to rise up in the corporate ladder.  Her skills eventually got her noticed by future business partners, with whom she opened her first co-working space in the South Bay.  In the years since, Sandra has built a thriving business, bought out her original partners, and created a life for herself where she has the ability to learn from other entrepreneurs, and even flip real estate in other countries.

Roni Habib is an expert in helping leaders, educators, and parents become happier, more resilient, more connected to their purpose, and more playful. The founder of EQ Schools, he leads workshops and speaks in organizations nationally and abroad. Early in his career, Roni struggled with the high stresses and demands of teaching even losing touch with why he wanted to be a teacher in the first place. It was so painful that he finally discovered the power of integrating mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and positive psychology in his own life as well as in his classroom and felt called to share this new approach with the world. In the first four years of establishing EQ Schools, Roni has taught and inspired thousands of Teachers, Principals, Superintendents, and Parents. Through his work at EQ schools Roni has gained control over his life, a greater income than he achieved as a teacher and incredible joy and impact in his work

This episode of the educated investor we interview Shiva Bhaskar.  Shiva Bhaskar graduated law school with hundreds in thousand of student debt, then chose to ignore his payments, and ended up with a credit score so low he couldn't qualify to rent in the city where he lived.  After working to recover his credit he now has a thriving law practice that helps other people fix their credit, and owns millions in real estate while helping other people gain control of their finances.

Tal Tamir's journey to 250 units under management has been one of vision and consistent work, underwriting hundreds of deals to find the right one.