Podcasts about child hope international

In our end of January episode, Brandon Stiver is walking through a few current issues as well as a Bible word study that offers a more robust understanding of what it means to do justice and how looking at the word in the Septuagint underscores the inextricable connection to to righteousness. Brandon welcomes Spencer Reeves to the show to share what the team at Child Hope International is seeing in the midst of the conflict within Haiti which has displaced more people than at any other point in the country's history. Lastly, we revisit a conversation we had with Medard Ngueita earlier this month and how to understand the sweeping executive actions by President Trump that has suspended refugee resettlement, canceled legal asylum seeking and pausing USAID support globally. Support the Show Through Venmo - @canopyintl Podcast Sponsor Alliance for Children Everywhere is on mission to bring vulnerable children into secure families, schools, and communities. Visit Alliance for Children Everywhere Online Resources and Links from the show The Guardian : More than a million Haitians forced from their homes amid gang violence Advocate Alongside World Relief for Compassionate Policies Conversation Notes 1:45 - We talk about justice all the time, but what does it mean? Jump into this Bible study on the Greek word dikaiosunne and how it offers a more robust understanding of justice. 21:20 - Spencer Reeves joins the show to help us understand the ongoing conflict and large scale displacement of children and families in Haiti. He helps us make sense of a current news report that Brandon pulls from The Guardian (linked below). 37:05 - Reviewing the executive actions from President Trump that are impacting how the US engages the global poor and those that are fleeing violence.   Theme music Kirk Osamayo. Free Music Archive, CC BY License  

Happy New Year's Eve! We have so much to be thankful for as we reflect on the last year of nonprofit ministry, podcasting, family and everything else! In this end of 2024 episode, Brandon and Phil will catch up our listeners on what is happening in their personal lives and ministry. Most importantly to you, dear listener, we share about the state of the podcast, how it's been since we did some rebrand/rescope and what the future of the podcast is. This is an episode for those listeners that want a peek behind the curtain and are looking for more ways to go deeper with Think Global, Do Justice. Conversation Notes Phil and Brandon share about how God has been moving in their respective organizations in 2024 (Providence World and CarePortal) (0:30) The hosts share their top books and movies from the year (13:00) They share their favorite episodes from Think Global, Do Justice(22:20) Brandon shares the state of the podcast, where we're going (if we're going), how we're doing internally and what traction we have with a competitive podcast market (30:30) Think Global, Do Justice ranks in the top 2% of podcasts globally with over 1,800 downloads each month (but that's a challenging place to be!) The challenge of keeping podcasts viable in 2024 Shout out to our 2024 Sponsors - Zoe Empowers, Child Hope International, Accord Network, Christian Alliance for Orphans and Resilient Communities Center The 2025 outlook for the podcast and keeping current on the show (40:40) Podcast Sponsor (You!) If you have been blessed, encouraged or equipped over the last 8 years of podcasting, we invite you to support the show through Venmo! Support the Show Through Venmo - Link If you want to share about your work or services to a hundreds (or even thousands) of global nonprofit practitioners and supporters. Click below. Rundown on Becoming a Sponsor - Link Get help for your organization by contracting an affordable Canopy International associate working in various global nonprofit fields. Link to Covered Services Resources and Links from the show Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys by Richard Twiss (book) Rooting for Rivals by Peter Greer and Chris Horst (book) Strong and Weak by Andy Crouch (book) Lead with Prayer by Peter Greer, Ryan Skoog and Cameron Doolittle (book) Overcoming by Dr. Nicole Wilke and Dr. Amanda Howard (book) Leading from Your Knees with Peter Greer and Ryan Skoog (podcast) What Scripture and Science Say about Resilience with Dr. Nicole Wilke (podcast) Owning Poverty with Dr. Michael Pucci (podcast) Decolonizing Theology and Integral Mission with Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst (podcast)   Theme music Kirk Osamayo. Free Music Archive, CC BY License

On the show today, we're joined by missionary Matt Rhodes who is the author of No Shortcut to Success: A Manifesto for Modern Missions. He talks with Brandon Stiver and Phil Darke about trends within missions that emphasize speed and big numbers, but often lack the depth of discipleship that characterized Jesus' ministry. Matt shares about the mission that he is engaged in a majority Muslim country Northern Africa and what he's learned from being on the field and what faithfulness (even success) can look like for those spreading the Good News abroad. Podcast Sponsor Child Hope International reunites families in Haiti by providing pathways for children in orphanages to return home with the necessary support to thrive. If you need help transitioning your orphanage or are looking for an organization to support in Haiti, reach out to Child Hope International. Visit Child Hope International Online Resources and Links from the show No Shortcut to Success: A Manifesto for Modern Missions on Amazon Conversation Notes The primary differences between how missions are approached currently as opposed to the days of William Carey and Hudson Taylor Current trends in missions work Approaching missions with professionalism and being enculturated Is professionalism opposed to being relational? The trajectory of the relatively recent phenomenon of short term missions and it's increasing share of the overall missionary force Not everyone that is a Christian is also an ambassador of Christ, or are they? The implications of the center of Christianity moving to the Global South Charting milestones for successful missions   Theme music Kirk Osamayo. Free Music Archive, CC BY License

In this 3+1 episode, we're getting into recent news about ways that Russia is getting around economic sanctions to buoy their economy during their war of aggression as well a couple Asian countries where pollution and contamination is having widespread effects on people's health and wellbeing. We've got Amanda Erne joining us for the conversation. Amanda is on staff with World Concern, is an associate with Canopy International and has a wealth of understanding around climate and sustainable agriculture. We discuss if the term "climate change" is still of use in Christian circles or if it turns too many people off and then get into a documentary recommendation focusing on a Malawian farmer advocating for change. Podcast Sponsor Child Hope International reunites families in Haiti by providing pathways for children in orphanages to return home with the necessary support to thrive. If you need help transitioning your orphanage or are looking for an organization to support in Haiti, reach out to Child Hope International. Visit Child Hope International Online Conversation Notes 8:45 Alternate economies that Russia is setting up to get around sanctions 21:00 Widespread contamination of drinking water in Bangladesh 29:45 Are we overpoliticizing terms like climate change and shutting off Christians to real stewardship issues? 35:13 A vicious cycle of pollution, cancer and economic collapse in Lebanon 48:00 The Ants and The Grasshopper documentary focuses on the story of a farmer and an advocate in Malawi Resources and Links from the show Al-Jazeera : Parallel Economy - How Russia is Defying the West's Boycott Mongabay : Beneath the surface, a toxic tide threatens Bangladesh's water lifeline The Guardian : ‘Where can you hide from pollution?': cancer rises 30% in Beirut as diesel generators poison city The Ants & The Grasshopper Documentary   Theme music Kirk Osamayo. Free Music Archive, CC BY License

"We stand together at the foot of the cross and we will work for peace." Dr. Karen Fancher from Multnomah University joins the show today to walk us through the profoundly Christian field of peacebuilding. In her conversation with Brandon Stiver and Phil Darke, Dr. Fancher walks us through what it means to promote peace within the humanitarian space with direct application to situations in Palestine and Sudan as well as explores the biblical foundation for Christians to be actively engaged in bringing God's Kingdom of peace and justice. Podcast Sponsor Child Hope International reunites families in Haiti by providing pathways for children in orphanages to return home with the necessary support to thrive. If you need help transitioning your orphanage or are looking for an organization to support in Haiti, reach out to Child Hope International. Visit Child Hope International Online Resources and Links from the show Visit Multnomah University Online and the Graduate Peacebuilding Certificate Program Strategic Peacebuilding by Lisa Shirch Combatants for Peace Online Conversation Notes 6:20 How God intertwines our work and our passion into a life story 11:05 “Reconciliation takes place when we step across difference” 16:00 Honoring those that have been traumatized and not making assumptions as outsiders when trying to understand conflict in other countries 19:20 Understanding the biblical concept of shalom 24:15 Peace as a central theme for Jesus and his followers 29:10 The primacy of being citizens of the Kingdom of God in contested times and situations. Should we be pro-Israel or pro-Palestine? 34:00 Common drivers of violence and conflict - disparity, feelings of powerlessness, trauma and redemptive violence 43:05 Considering the history of conflict in Sudan and the impact of war trauma on the populations 51:10 The difference between peacekeeping, peacemaking and peacebuilding in the humanitarian space 56:55 Proximity, skills and posture that promote peace 1:03:10 The role that foreign bodies, international entities and INGOs should and should not play in conflict resolution 1:09:00 Organizations and stories of peace: "We stand together at the foot of the cross and we will work for peace." 1:14:10 Learning from the prejudices and hurts in our own heart towards other people and seeking to better understand the Kingdom of God

Child Hope International is a non-profit that promotes family-based care all around the world. Spencer Reeves is the Executive Director of Child Hope with his wife Risa Reeves. Risa has been on several times before, but this time it was the guy's turn! My voice was out this week and God worked out perfectly for my husband Riley and Spencer to sit down and talk about their organization on Giving Tuesday.  Here's more info about their organization below and also a link to give. More Info: https://childhope.org/ Give: https://donors.childhope.org/child-hope-international/ Thanks for listening and if this episode has drawn you closer to Christ Jesus please share it with your family and friends. God bless and have a great week! 

In episode 212, we've got a panel of executive directors that oversaw the transition of their orphanage to family based care. We'll be asking them the hard questions of how they worked with their board of directors and their donor bases to take the journey with them. Brandon will be interviewing past Think Orphan guests and orphan care leaders, Brent Phillips of Cherish Uganda, Ashlee Heiligman of Global Child Advocates and Spencer Reeves of Child Hope International. This panel took place live in Atlanta, Georgia at the Christian Alliance for Orphans Annual Summit. Full show notes can be found at thinkorphan.com

For this episode, I welcome Bill Manassero to the show. Bill is a real estate investor, entrepreneur, and host of the Old Dawg's REI Network Podcast, a podcast for people 50 years and older who see real estate investing as a means to fund their retirement years and create a legacy for their family. Prior to forming the Old Dawg's REI Network, Bill and his family were missionaries to orphaned, abandoned, and at-risk children living on the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Before that, he was a professional musician and spent over 25 years in business, on both the corporate and entrepreneur side. A few highlights of his career include meeting Ronald Reagan, working with actor Jimmy Stewart, being interviewed by Oprah, and having CNN produce a documentary on his work in Haiti entitled “Rescued.” Bill's story is absolutely fascinating and we dive in by discussing his 25 years of business background, which included working in sales and marketing in the automotive and airline industries in Southern California, launching the Nissan infinity division, and then moving on to the technology sector right as the internet took off. At that time, he even bumped into Mark Cuban who was streaming a variety of games via mics in front of radios. Shortly after the bubble burst and Bill felt called to get into ministry. He always enjoyed traveling but usually, that was for work and meant being away from his family – so what better way to take the family on the road with you – as a family rock band! They partnered with Christian organizations and toured together. During this time, they sponsored a child from Haiti and his daughter became obsessed with learning about the country. Little did they know that soon enough they would be visiting Haiti to perform. The trip had a profound impact not just on Bill's daughter, but the whole family, and Haiti eventually became their new home. They sold everything they owned in the US and returned to Haiti to take care of the kids. Initially, they of course had no idea what they were doing and where to start, but eventually, their efforts grew into an entire organization, Child Hope International, and they invested first in a boy's home, then a girl's home, and then a guest house, and even a school. After being struck by a devastating earthquake, Haiti was in the news across the globe which resulted in Oprah visiting and CNN producing a documentary entitled ‘Rescued' which was all about their efforts. Slowly Bill's children had grown up and started to return to the US to go to university and Bill's wife was diagnosed with cancer. So, jointly they made the decision to pass Child Hope International to the next generation and make plans to return to the US together. This left Bill wondering what to do next with his life. He knew he wanted to diversify his investments before retirement, but he wasn't sure how. After an extensive period of research and reading Rich Dad Poor Dad among other books, Bill had established that real estate investing was the route to go down. He did as much research as he could to develop his plan. He decided to focus on turn-key properties and settled on Atlanta and Memphis as the first areas to make a purchase. After a short trip to both locations, he returned with 3 properties to call his own. Like us all, Bill was learning as he was going along. Some properties were making more money than others and property management turned out to be challenging at times. At last, Bill got himself a mentor who recommended starting a podcast to share his experience of real estate investing for retirement – and after some initial resistance, he went for it. The podcast has over time provided Bill with a large amount of networking opportunities which has certainly helped to open more doors for him in the industry. Bill then shares that he did have the 1000 doors goal and he had reached a staggering 736 doors on the day of recording this episode – a real surprise seeing what a humble person Bill is. Bill shared further that the contacts he was gaining from networking allowed him to do larger projects, which is what got him closer to his 1000 door goal. We then move on to discuss property management. Bill outsources the property management entirely to others. He doesn't really have a choice in this matter since a lot of his properties are not exactly in his backyard. Over the years he realized that the biggest factor for him when recruiting property managers is transparency. Bill also briefly shares his experience with short-term rentals. He has three that are doing really well in this market. Bill was initially affected by COVID-related cancellations but then managed to recover very quickly through a few changes in his marketing language. We then discuss his current projects and what he feels particularly excited about. Bill shares how he has recently gotten into the senior living sector through a contact of his and what the construction of these new senior living facilities involves. These projects are having Bill engage in aspects of the business he has not previously considered, so this goes to show that there is always something new to experiment with. You don't want to miss this excellent episode of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast with the fascinating and diverse Bill Manassero! Notable Quotes: “What am I gonna do? I'm approaching 60 years old. I've gotta figure out what I'm gonna do. I didn't wanna just go home and collect seashells down at Laguna beach.” Bill Manassero “I hopped on a plane, flew to Atlanta, a couple days later flew to Memphis and then flew back to Haiti, and I had 3 properties.” Bill Manassero “They're turn-key, so I really don't have to do anything, and the next month money appears in my account miraculously. And I'm going ‘Ok, this is really easy,' maybe I should do more of that.” Bill Manassero “The turn-key thing was falling a little bit awry. I was having some problems with management.” Bill Manassero “When you invest in real estate you can do all the studying you want, but you really don't start learning until you sign your first set of escrow papers.” Bill Manassero “One of the advantages as an older person is that, because it's not in your backyard, you're not running down there every two minutes. It kind of forces you to be passive. But, at the same time, you have to rely really heavily on your people in town.” Bill Manassero “You really have to train your people right when picking property managers.” Bill Manassero “The thing that I need is transparency. That's key for me.” Bill Manassero “I don't like to micromanage. I want transparency, so I know where to adjust things.” Bill Manassero “The only way these guys make money is to get a lot of properties and hope most of these clients aren't going to bug them.” Bill Manassero “I get involved to the degree where I really understand how that works, and then I start backing away as I start finding people to be able to take on all the various aspects of it.” Bill Manassero Links: Level Jumping: How I Grew My Business to Over $1 Million in Profits in 12 Months Bill's Website Old Dawgs REI Network Podcast Child Hope International 7 Figure Flipping Just Start Real Estate JSRE on Facebook Mike on Facebook Mike on Instagram Mike on LinkedIn Mike on Twitter

For this episode, I welcome Bill Manassero to the show. Bill is a real estate investor, entrepreneur, and host of the Old Dawg’s REI Network Podcast, a podcast for people 50 years and older who see real estate investing as a means to fund their retirement years and create a legacy for their family. Prior to forming the Old Dawg’s REI Network, Bill and his family were missionaries to orphaned, abandoned, and at-risk children living on the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Before that, he was a professional musician and spent over 25 years in business, on both the corporate and entrepreneur side.  A few highlights of his career include meeting Ronald Reagan, working with actor Jimmy Stewart, being interviewed by Oprah, and having CNN produce a documentary on his work in Haiti entitled “Rescued.”   Bill’s story is absolutely fascinating and we dive in by discussing his 25 years of business background, which included working in sales and marketing in the automotive and airline industries in Southern California, launching the Nissan infinity division, and then moving on to the technology sector right as the internet took off. At that time, he even bumped into Mark Cuban who was streaming a variety of games via mics in front of radios.   Shortly after the bubble burst and Bill felt called to get into ministry. He always enjoyed traveling but usually, that was for work and meant being away from his family – so what better way to take the family on the road with you – as a family rock band! They partnered with Christian organizations and toured together. During this time, they sponsored a child from Haiti and his daughter became obsessed with learning about the country. Little did they know that soon enough they would be visiting Haiti to perform.   The trip had a profound impact not just on Bill’s daughter, but the whole family, and Haiti eventually became their new home. They sold everything they owned in the US and returned to Haiti to take care of the kids. Initially, they of course had no idea what they were doing and where to start, but eventually, their efforts grew into an entire organization, Child Hope International, and they invested first in a boy’s home, then a girl’s home, and then a guest house, and even a school.   After being struck by a devastating earthquake, Haiti was in the news across the globe which resulted in Oprah visiting and CNN producing a documentary entitled ‘Rescued’ which was all about their efforts. Slowly Bill’s children had grown up and started to return to the US to go to university and Bill’s wife was diagnosed with cancer. So, jointly they made the decision to pass Child Hope International to the next generation and make plans to return to the US together.   This left Bill wondering what to do next with his life. He knew he wanted to diversify his investments before retirement, but he wasn’t sure how. After an extensive period of research and reading Rich Dad Poor Dad among other books, Bill had established that real estate investing was the route to go down. He did as much research as he could to develop his plan. He decided to focus on turn-key properties and settled on Atlanta and Memphis as the first areas to make a purchase. After a short trip to both locations, he returned with 3 properties to call his own.   Like us all, Bill was learning as he was going along. Some properties were making more money than others and property management turned out to be challenging at times. At last, Bill got himself a mentor who recommended starting a podcast to share his experience of real estate investing for retirement – and after some initial resistance, he went for it. The podcast has over time provided Bill with a large amount of networking opportunities which has certainly helped to open more doors for him in the industry.   Bill then shares that he did have the 1000 doors goal and he had reached a staggering 736 doors on the day of recording this episode – a real surprise seeing what a humble person Bill is. Bill shared further that the contacts he was gaining from networking allowed him to do larger projects, which is what got him closer to his 1000 door goal.   We then move on to discuss property management. Bill outsources the property management entirely to others. He doesn’t really have a choice in this matter since a lot of his properties are not exactly in his backyard. Over the years he realized that the biggest factor for him when recruiting property managers is transparency.   Bill also briefly shares his experience with short-term rentals. He has three that are doing really well in this market. Bill was initially affected by COVID-related cancellations but then managed to recover very quickly through a few changes in his marketing language.   We then discuss his current projects and what he feels particularly excited about. Bill shares how he has recently gotten into the senior living sector through a contact of his and what the construction of these new senior living facilities involves. These projects are having Bill engage in aspects of the business he has not previously considered, so this goes to show that there is always something new to experiment with.   You don’t want to miss this excellent episode of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast with the fascinating and diverse Bill Manassero! Notable Quotes:   “What am I gonna do? I’m approaching 60 years old. I’ve gotta figure out what I’m gonna do.  I didn’t wanna just go home and collect seashells down at Laguna beach.” Bill Manassero   “I hopped on a plane, flew to Atlanta, a couple days later flew to Memphis and then flew back to Haiti, and I had 3 properties.” Bill Manassero “They’re turn-key, so I really don’t have to do anything, and the next month money appears in my account miraculously. And I’m going ‘Ok, this is really easy,’ maybe I should do more of that.” Bill Manassero “The turn-key thing was falling a little bit awry. I was having some problems with management.” Bill Manassero “When you invest in real estate you can do all the studying you want, but you really don’t start learning until you sign your first set of escrow papers.” Bill Manassero   “One of the advantages as an older person is that, because it’s not in your backyard, you’re not running down there every two minutes. It kind of forces you to be passive. But, at the same time, you have to rely really heavily on your people in town.” Bill Manassero   “You really have to train your people right when picking property managers.” Bill Manassero   “The thing that I need is transparency. That’s key for me.” Bill Manassero   “I don’t like to micromanage. I want transparency, so I know where to adjust things.” Bill Manassero   “The only way these guys make money is to get a lot of properties and hope most of these clients aren’t going to bug them.” Bill Manassero   “I get involved to the degree where I really understand how that works, and then I start backing away as I start finding people to be able to take on all the various aspects of it.” Bill Manassero Links: Level Jumping: How I Grew My Business to Over $1 Million in Profits in 12 Months Bill’s Website Old Dawgs REI Network Podcast Child Hope International 7 Figure Flipping Just Start Real Estate JSRE on Facebook Mike on Facebook Mike on Instagram Mike on LinkedIn Mike on Twitter

In Episode 155, Dr. Rick and Phil have a conversation with Spencer Reeves, Executive Director of Child Hope International.

Bill Manassero is proof that it’s never too late to invest in real estate. Bill made his first deal at the great age of 60! Based in Irvine, California, he has worked in offices, worked as a musician, and operated his own businesses all his life. His music led him to take part on a mission in Haiti, where he started his organization named ‘Child Hope International’ which helps the children of Haiti. After a few years on the mission, he and his family moved back to the states and hit the ground running in the world of real estate.    In this episode, Bill talks about his life in Haiti, how he came up with the idea of helping orphaned and abandoned children. He also discusses why & how he jumped into real estate, about his first deals, his lessons learned from it, and how he made the transition into a 22 unit deal.  Episode Highlights:   Bill’s Mission in Haiti His Start In Real Estate Paralysis of Analysis Hiring Property Managers Connect with Bill:   Website:  OldDawgsREINetwork.com   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -   TRANSCRIPTION   Intro: Hey guys, and welcome to the show. Today, I'm very excited to host Bill Manassero. And Bill's story is very inspiring, particularly because of the fact that he started investing in real estate when he was 60 years old. A lot of people say that they're afraid of jumping in because they feel like that ship has already sailed, or they're too young and many other excuses why not getting into real estate. But how about being 60 years old, not having enough money to retire or thinking about retirement and getting into real estate at that particular point? I think that's inspiring, and it doesn't matter the situation, I think it's something that we should learn from. So, without further ado, let's have Bill Manassero.   Lady: Welcome to the commercial real estate investing podcast with Don and Eden where we cover all aspects of real estate investing with special attention to off-market strategies.   Don: Hey, Bill, welcome to the show, and happy Thanksgiving.   Bill: Hey, it's great to join you here today. This is Happy Thanksgiving to you too.   Don: Thank you for much. I'm actually Israeli. I know Thanksgiving is an American holiday or like an American event and I have been in this country for eight years. And it's my favorite holiday here, I guess because it reminds me of home. As Israeli people, we assemble every Friday for a Friday dinner with our families.    Bill: Shabbat   Don: Yes, Shabbat dinner. And that is the closest that we got here. So, I love it. I love this holiday and I love the atmosphere and I love the fact that Florida is getting a little bit colder. That's amazing.   Bill: How cold, down to 70 now or something?   Don: Oh it's 75.   Bill: Oh, man, you must have big down coats on.   Don: Yeah I'm wearing a jacket, don't ask. How's the situation in California, right, you're based off California?   Bill: Yeah, I'm in Southern California. It's called South Orange County which borders San Diego County. A very nice area here. Just love it. The beautiful and yeah, I think we're down in the 60s and 50s here lately, so we're getting really cold. And the people, of course, listening and Michigan and places like that are just saying. Yeah, right. What are you guys talking about? Don: That's right. Yeah. Okay. So, Bill, how about you tell us a little bit about yourself in your real estate career? I know you're a very accomplished man, and you've done a lot in your career. So, tell us about yourself, what you're doing right now, what you've done in the past. Let's hear all about it.   Bill: Oh, you bet. Sure. Well, I don't know how far back you want me to go. It'd be a long show here but I'll just try to give you an overview. Mainly grew up in Southern California, started off early in the banking industry, or at that time, what they called savings and loans, and learned a lot about just the financial transactions that occur and how funds are taken in and dispersed in the way of mortgage loans and so forth and did that for a number of years. And then I opened my own consulting firm, mainly in marketing and public relations. Did that for a long time. Work with the automotive industry. Moved into the technology area. Eventually got involved with a new tech startup, an internet company that was started by a group of Harvard MBAs, one of the persons who was who started eBay and Meg Whitman. Everything is going great, exciting, we're just kind of watching our stock options grow and then boom, the internet bubble burst. And so, I kind of got my first...   Don: Talking about '99 right?   Bill: Yeah, exactly. And then I went into a sort of a totally different direction. I felt like I was called into the ministry and actually started, I've been a musician. I earned my way through college, playing in clubs and doing all that kind of stuff.    Don: It sounds like a very Californian life. you're a musician, you stumble upon the founder of eBay, like across the street.   Bill: Kind of like that. Yeah, a little bit more complicated, how it all came together, trying to rush through here so I won't give you a four-hour version. But that was it. I have been playing guitar since I was a kid. So yeah. And then we started a little rock band for kids and it was wild and we just traveled around the US and played at festivals and churches.   Don: What about real estate??   Bill: Okay, I'm getting there. Okay. So, anyway, so this kind of brought me into old-time mission opportunity in Haiti, specifically, it's in the Caribbean. And Haiti is one of the poorest, if not the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.    Don: I know much about it actually. It was just a matter of who occupied the country. The Dominican Republic was occupied by I think it was France?   Bill: That was Spain.   Don: Spain and France occupied the Haitian people. And so what happened was that the French people and excuse me if your French guy listening or friends you're listening, sorry about that but they were known to exploit the land so much that the land is just, it doesn't have any vegetation that grows. There was no advantage in raising crops when you compare it with the Dominican Republic and up until this day, If you ever look on this island, which is the exact same terrain both these nations have, if you look at this island from an aerial perspective, then you will see that Haiti is like barren and kind of brown from satellite pictures, whereas the Dominican Republic is all green and forest.   Bill: That's true. It looks exactly like that. Of course, there are different versions of the story. The island initially was founded by Christopher Columbus and it right before he came to America, and it was called Hispaniola so it was all owned by Spain. And, of course, Napoleon and the Spanish were fighting and negotiated basically this island and they split off into smaller third was Haiti which became the French-owned part of it. And that's where the majority, in fact, all of the coffee and I believe the sugar at that time was supplied to Europe through Haiti. It was extremely productive. Also, all the slaves rose up.   Don: Yeah. The people stayed poor. What were you doing there though, I mean, how does it do it real estate?   Bill: Well, it's part of the story. I had been 20 years in business and corporate had been an entrepreneurial side, just a full run a business. So, when I got over to Haiti, I think was coming into my 50s. And we set up a mission over there. And we worked primarily with the street kids in Haiti. We set up vocational training programs and micro businesses for them. They had orphanage for girls and four boys and a guest house and a medical clinic and a school and all these different things primarily because there are 300,000 orphans on the street. So, it's a big problem over there. We spent about 12 years there. It was kind of getting near the end of our mission time and getting older and it's just a tough place to survive and live.  We were prepared to stay, for the duration, but at the same time, my kids are growing up and going back to the States. I have seven kids, a lot of activities going on. And so, we prayed about it. We said this thinks what we want to do is prepare for retirement in the states and so my going to try to get a job with somebody. I thought 60 who's going to hire you, realistically. And then I'd run businesses, I thought that's probably more likely, it makes more sense to me, maybe starting my own business. I'm looking at all kinds of things. I started venturing while I was in Haiti into online businesses and started, generate some income with that. And I thought, wow, this is too much work and I want something that would be passive. And so, I got an unexpected inheritance check in the mail. And I was heavily invested in the stock market and thought I just don't want to take this and put it into the market because that one, it was pretty volatile at that time. And so, I'm looking at what options, maybe as an alternative.    Don: Okay, tell us what you got.   Bill: Okay. I have a board of directors, a nonprofit organization called Child Hope International. That's the organization that funds Haiti and so forth. A couple of guys on my board were heavily into real estate. We had a developer, we had a guy that just invested. They did well and I was going well, that could be something for me. So, I just started digging into books and I started researching. I went online, YouTube, went to webinars, I read tons and tons of books, just trying to get an idea of what's real estate investing all about and order people's programs, I had flipping programs, I had programs. I would order these programs in the mail and was trying to learn what I'd want to do.    At first, I thought I was going to flip and I thought that'd be good, but I'd go like that's another full-time job. I don't want to do that, moving into my retirement years, right. So, looked at rental housing and it's in it seemed to make sense to me and it's it seemed to be the thing that I thought would be the best move. And so, I started researching, I started looking at where good markets to invest because I knew California real estate is way too overpriced. So, I looked at some of the emerging markets and I decided Atlanta and Memphis were good markets and this is back around 2014.   Don: This is a pretty accurate guess. Because of these two markets, in particular, I hear a lot of people that have made a fortune in these years. So yeah, Go ahead.   Bill: Basically, researched that and I found a turnkey company that was based out of Singapore and they had a number of properties there. I was looking at their properties and weighing out which one would I want to invest in and eventually I narrowed it down to a number of them in each market. So, I hopped on a plane from Port-au-Prince, flew into Atlanta, checked out the properties, visited them, boom, bought a single-family home in Atlanta. Hopped on a plane went to Memphis, did the same thing except that there I got a single-family in a duplex.   Don: So, you are buying these properties with that check you got in the mail right?    Bill: Exactly.    Don: Okay, so I don't want to get into your business, but it sounds like a pretty big check. So, did you use any leverage or did you buy cash?    Bill: I paid cash. I'm definitely a newbie. And so, I learned a lot. And I'll tell you a lot about turnkey...   Don: For my audiences, you guys don't have to do this right? Even if you have savings like $100,000 and you want to start in real estate and you can just put down 20% and leverage the rest of it. And just make sure that your debt is less than your income. So, you'd be able to pay the debt and still make some cash flow. So yeah, go ahead.   Bill: Yeah, exactly. And so, I hopped on a plane flew back to Port-au-Prince and next month I was making income. They had tenants already, and they had been rehabbed already. I thought this was great, I mean, I don't have to do anything. I got money, what they call mailbox money, right?    Don: It used to be a mailbox, but now... We used to call it a mailbox.   Bill: Right. And so, I'm going this is great. And at first, I was just thinking, well, I'm just diversifying my portfolio right? And as thinking yeah, I real estate, I got precious metals, I got stocks and bonds and so forth. This is just another one of those things. But then I started thinking gee, I should have started this a long time ago. Okay, I like this, let me do the same.    So, I started, went into another market and Indianapolis. The first day bought a duplex because one thing I'd found out very quickly and it was only after a few months of getting these checks and also you get experience also when you get vacancies and I had plenty of those and so forth. But it made so much more sense to get a duplex as opposed to single-family because, again, the economies of scale, I paid about the same price for all three properties that I purchased. But I was making twice as much in income from the duplex. I had a vacancy, it's only a 50% vacancy, in a single-family home it's 100% vacancy. So, it just made more sense to me. And then I started thinking beyond that. I said, “Why limit yourself? Why not go for larger multifamily?”   Don: It's a great idea because I think what happened to you, if I'm analyzing that correctly, was that since you had no experience in real estate, then you were buying the first single families that you were buying, you paid market value for them. And so that is why you can't see the advantage of buying a single-family versus a duplex because as an investor, I've been doing that all of my adult life so I know that the typical seller, it could be anybody. Be somebody that inherited a property and they live in California, but they have a property in Florida or vice versa.    So, they're not as knowledgeable as the investor that buys a duplex. Because a duplex is typically an investment property. So, the person you're dealing with is more sophisticated. Therefore, it's going to be a little bit more difficult to get a good deal. Right? So, the advantage of buying single families versus duplexes is that you can get a better deal. But as far as equity, so you can buy at 50 or 60 cents on the dollar if you're looking for the right properties, but with a duplex, it's going to be a little more difficult, you're going to pay 80 cents on the dollar, if you got a good discount, or sometimes going to pay market value. The advantage is the fact you have one roof sometimes, one AC unit and so it's easier to maintain it right?   Bill: Right, depends on the market and that's another thing I learned about too is that these were all in “C” markets and some markets are better than others. And so that's where I started to see some of the differences. The duplex I bought an Indianapolis for example, okay, I paid roughly $55,000 for it. That was getting at that time $650 per side and there were three, one on each side.   Don: And your tenants were good?   Bill: Tenants were in place. Yeah, tenants were good. But what happened is over a very short period of time, within a year's time went from $55,000. I bought it, it was another turnkey. So, it was already for the most part rehabbed. I saw that the value goes from $55,000 to about $200,000.   Don: Yeah, and you got lucky there because you got into the market exactly where it was going up, especially multi-families. They were just booming. If you got a property in 2014-2015, there could be very, very little things you can do to not make money, if you bought multi-family because they appreciate it to the point where now, people pay five and a half cap rates for multi-families, which is unheard of.   Bill: Crazy. It's changed a lot and that's affected a lot of where we're looking now on the type of investing we're doing now. But you're seeing that happen and being able to increase the rents and the value of that little $55,000 investment was phenomenal. There's also another sort of a major thing going on as well in real estate in downtown areas to where there's just a lot of millennials being drawn to downtown, there's gentrification, there are all these various things going on.   Don: They work on walkability right now.   Bill: That's what they want. They want to live there almost as you do in Manhattan. You don't have to own a car and the real estate in those areas is going just crazy. And there's still a lot of cities that are in that early stage. And that's where Indianapolis was when I invested in this one downtown area or close to the downtown area. It just took off. So, that sparked a lot and got me very motivated to move for larger multis.   Don: Yeah, you got into real estate at the right time. Donald Trump got the presidency back in 2016 and everything has changed. People don't watch for that, but they don't notice what was done but everything was changed. Regulations, the market itself, unemployment, job growth, everything had changed. And so, multifamily is appreciated dramatically because of the improvement of the economy as well. So, it's a win-win and what happened to you. So how did you get from buying a duplex into 22 units in Indianapolis? How did that transition happen?   Bill: I knew at that point that I loved Indianapolis. Just seeing what it was doing a lot of good stuff going on there. So, I was looking more for like a four-plex, eight-plex something along that line didn't expect to go into 22 unit but I was looking at all places, on Loopnet which usually while we're most of...   Don: It is where deals go to die.   Bill: That's where they go to die. That's their motto, right? And I was just looking through it, just start making broker contacts and maybe kind of look at what markets were offering and so forth. And I came across this property that was 22 units. They were mostly studio. They were like five one-bedrooms, but I think 17 studio, and it was located in a good place between a place called Irvington and Downtown. And both areas were growing, both areas had a lot of positive things going for them as well as real estate values were rising.   Don: What about students? Is there any university or college nearby?   Bill: The location of it is about 10 minutes from almost everything. So, it's convenient. Some of the major hospitals, downtown is 10 minutes away. Most of the universities are in a different area, although some are probably about 20 minutes away that isn't that far. But yeah, it didn't necessarily appeal to the college crowd, but a lot of working-class people. So, I looked at it and this is where I started to freeze up. This is where I had a sort of analysis paralysis.    My first major multi-family and I'm just looking at all the numbers, I'm trying to understand the market. I'm looking at everything I could look at because I wanted to make a good decision that had cold feet and as had or know if I should do this. And so, what I did is this is where I started to leverages. I had those three properties that I had initially first purchased for cash, and I did a cash-out refi to get the down payment for this property. And I finally just said, "I'm going to do it." So, I knew where I was going to get the money, I was going to do it, boom, I made the offer and it was already under contract. So, I was just ah, and it's just so upset. It's going to take me all this time to analyze this and to look at it. Yeah, I even flew out there and looked at the market, walk around, did everything.   Don: There's something I got to say about the paralysis of analysis. And that's something that I've encountered myself when I got into the commercial properties. And so, I guess there are a lot of people listening to this episode right now and thinking the same. How do I overcome this struggle of the paralysis of analysis, I have come up with a few ideas to get you through.    So, the first thing that I understood that I need to do to get over this is to understand that I'm underwriting twice, right? One is based on the actual on the turnkey on how I'm getting the property. And the second is underwriting what I think it could do, not what the broker says it could do, right, what I think it could do, based on the market research in the market study that I'm able to do. And then what I need to think about is whether the lifting of the property from the first analysis and the numbers is doing currently, how heavy is that lifting? Is it very heavy? Is it difficult to get it to where I want it to be? And the way to understand that is, first of all, understanding the condition of the property of the improvement itself, whatever asset class you're looking at. And the second way to do that is understanding your market which is not that complicated. All you need to do is go on a few websites and do some reading. So, when you get over that struggle, everything becomes more clear. Do you agree with me, Bill?   Bill: Yeah, I do. But I also learned, at least in this process being in three different cities, is that the markets vary from street to street to street literally. I can't even say the neighborhood.   Don: But Memphis is known for that.   Bill: Yes, you can buy in a generally good neighborhood. But you are on the wrong street. You got this dog property. So, it's not as easy sometimes to know the market is. The numbers are all there, you can get all the data you want.   Don: It's the same in Houston, Texas.   Bill: Yeah.    Don: I know the market. You gotta understand exactly what you're buying, at what street and the best way to do that is by going there and checking yourself and asking people. But in Memphis, and Houston, Texas, these are cities that you know, everybody's aware of that. Even if you don't know about that, you could do some research and you would find out   Bill: Yeah, I think you're right there is property management team is critical. If you're looking at a good company, be in multiple areas that know the area well, they know what rents are, they know what demand is, they're working on a day today. So, getting into communication with a property manager, maybe it could be the potential property management company you would hire. That is the key, I think, for these markets and just understanding the dynamics as well. So that's a good point.    Don: Yeah. But I mean, if you're investing in Florida, for instance, it's difficult to pick up deals because everybody wants to invest here because of its most growing state in the country. So, if you're investing here and you got a good deal, then most likely you're going to be good because of population growth. So even if it's a little bit overpriced, you're going to be good, because people are coming into the state always. And that's going to keep happening. And so, you are always going to have demand, which is at the end of the day, it's the number one rule of supply and demand. If you got the demand, there is still supply then you'll be fine.   Bill: Exactly. And just to finish the story about the 22 units. Like I said it was under contract, but I did something I hadn't done in previous deals, and that was I let the broker know, I said, "Look, if this falls through for any reason whatsoever, call me" and boom, you'll have a check on your desk the same day. I said I'd like the property, I want to invest in it. And yeah, I just said it and I'm going about looking at other properties and so forth. Three months later, this deal fell through, the guy didn't get the funding. And he calls me up and I said, Okay, we're in it. But let's talk about the price. I was able because he was desperate, the seller had gone through back to you. And that's exactly. One deal went bad so I was able to reduce things down. After inspection, I was able to reduce things down even further.   Don: That's super cool. There's something I want to say about that. I heard from a very smart man, a very beautiful sentence, "You always got to be a flame, not the moth in the negotiations." You got to let the other person come to you because when they come to you, then you control the negotiations. Right?   Bill: Exactly. They negotiated not only the deal I wanted, but it was about 20% under market. So that worked out good. And close the deal and a relatively short period of time.   Don: Nice. So, tell us a little bit about the numbers of that deal. So, I'm curious about how much you paid for it.   Bill: Well, believe it or not, I paid $350,000 for 22 units. You can't buy a tool shed out here in Southern California.    Don: We're talking about almost 16,000 units; a door right? What was the renovation prior?    Bill: That was a trick on this one. I had allocated about $50,000 for renovation. It wasn't enough. But basically, what I was able to do is I was able to come in, rents were $395 on an average for the studios. And by going in there and doing some common area renovations and just upgraded significantly and some exterior stuff before we even touched the apartments, we demonstrated to the tenants that we were doing good things that allowed us to bump it up. And we were able to bump it up to about $450.   Don: Were you always fully occupied there?   Bill: We were in the early stages. And then later, we started moving into some sort of major renovation. And when we start getting into the units, which brought our occupancy numbers down. But to get it to that place, and I bought this in ‘16, we're currently averaging about 650 per unit now.   Don: Wow. So, let me just go with the number. So almost $119,000 right? That's your gross with $450 in rent. Right?   Bill: Right.    Don: And so how long have you had the property since 2016? So, your gross income is $171,600. Right?    Bill: Yeah.    Don: What would you say your expenses are?   Bill: Expenses are roughly around probably about 48%.   Don: So almost $90,000 right. So that's your NOI right now. That's after three years of holding the property, right? Now, you said something about the Cap X that you calculated the repairs for each property at $50,000 like that the entire thing. What was it at the end? You said it was more.   Bill: Yeah, I ended up putting quite a bit more into it. It was different here. The first three homes that I had purchased were all more within the criteria that I had initially established and that was looking for homes roughly around the 80s, 1980s and above, newer homes that wouldn't require a lot. Well, the first duplex I bought there was built in 1900. In that area, they're all old like that, but that's what's kind of funky about it, where people like it, it's these Victorian houses and people fix them up, renovate them nice and they look great. The duplex I didn't have any issues with for the most part. Everything was upgraded. They did a good job on the rehab. But this one 22 units was built in 1925. One of the things that I knew I played a lot more in Cap X.   Bill: Yeah, a lot more and that was my fault going into it because all I was looking to do is cosmetics. Primarily in the units, they were all gas stove and I switched them all out to electric. I've had a rewire to 22 each unit to get electric stoves, electric heating, everything. They operate on a boiler is time. For years it was very efficient, it worked great, but it didn't make any sense for me. Then plus the one that was there was going to have to be replaced and that's could be like $20,000 or more. So, they said it's going to get rid of the boiler, I'm going to go all-electric and so on our renovations, that was probably the costliest thing that I had allocated for was electric.   Don: Let's say you ended up investing about $80,000 - $90,000. Right?   Bill: Probably around that. I might have to look over the three years but yeah, it's probably a little bit more than that.   Don: Well, you're buying that in cash so at least you were not paying any interest and your debt was not non-existent. So, it's possible to do these things when you have cash in your hands and you can get and invest and do some work into it. But I'm impressed by the NOI that you got because you're getting $90,000 right now and used to gross $104 when you bought it. What kind of cap rate you'd say you bought it for? Was a 10 cap or 8 caps?    Bill: Greater than 10. It might have been even 11.   Don: And now this thing is worth probably a six and a half?   Bill: Yeah, I think the market cap is right around seven.   Don: So just in comparison, if you're bringing $90,000 home, NOI on a yearly basis, and we're looking at it from a seven cap respective, then we're talking about a new value of $1,295,000.   Bill: Yeah, that's what it looks like just by numbers here, right.   Don: Yep. If we're looking at numbers only. Even if your expenses would increase, so you have a major ticket item in front of you of repairs, let's say you make $85,000 in NOI, and we divide it into seven and a half cap, which is going to hurt the value. The more the cap rate is high. So that's a $1.13 million valuation, which is outstanding. So, you've tripled your money in three years. That's a phenomenal return.   Bill: Yeah, it was an education for me for sure. Especially not having any experience in jumping into that.   Don: Yeah. This is why it's always best to jump into real estate even if you don't know anything because even if you're going to lose money, it's somehow going to be alright. Because you've learned things that are going to be useful in the future, even if you're 60, right? That's what I'm getting from you, Bill.   Bill: But one thing I learned without a doubt, and I studied a lot of reads a lot of books, a lot of things. But I realized that the real education begins after you sign your first set of escrow.   Don: When you take action.   Bill: That's it, that's when the real education begins. When you purchase that first property.   Don: You can only know so much in theory. Yeah. So that's an amazing story. And I'm very happy that we had the chance to break it down here for people to see that the amounts of money that you can make as a real estate investor. I think that's terrific and I think it's good that you've discovered it now. Better late than never right?   Bill: You got it.   Don: And what are the best ways to connect with you if anybody wants to get in touch and get to know you a little bit more?   Bill: Yeah, well, we have a podcast also. It's called the Old Dawgs REInetwork, and it's geared for people 50 years of age and older. They want to get started. There's a lot of people approaching retirement or in retirement that want that extra cash flow or they want to create a legacy, they can leave their kids and stuff. So that's all we talked about. And we have a lot of younger people listening, but we try to focus on those folks that are sort of in that latter stage. So, it's called OldDawgsREINetwork.com. And dogs have spelled DAWGS.   Don: Okay, Bill on that note, I'm going to thank you for coming to the show today. We appreciate it and of course, Happy Thanksgiving.   Bill: Well same to you Don. It's been a pleasure.   Don: Thank you very much. Bye-bye.   Bill: Bye.    Lady: Thanks for listening to the real estate investing podcasts with Don and Eden. Stay tuned for more episodes. Till next time.

Show notes:Bill Manassero is a real estate investor, blogger, and host of the popular podcast called the Old Dawg’s REI Network, an educational endeavor for people 50 years of age and older interested in real estate investing. Prior to real estate he worked in the tech industry for many years and eventually moved to Haiti with his family for 12 years, where they established Child Hope International, comprised of medical clinics, orphanages, schools, and entrepreneurial training.In 2014 he bought his first rental property at age 58 and he has a goal of buying 1000 units by 2020 to create passive income for retirement, fund their mission in Haiti, and leave a legacy for their children.On this episode you'll learn:- Bill’s background and experience in REI- Experience in Haiti- Real Estate Investing Goals- Benefits of Multifamily Investing- Market research/financing- Lessons learned- Looking ahead/scaling portfolio- Podcast and purpose of “Old Dawgs REI”Contact Info:Email: info@olddawgsnetwork.comWebsite: https://olddawgsreinetwork.com/

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Bill Manassero is the Founder of Child Hope International that helps the people of Haiti. He is also an entrepreneur and real estate expert. His podcast is called "The Old Dawgs Podcast."   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference. Rate, review, and subscribe at HardyHaberland.com/iTunes.

Bill Manaserro tells his incredible life story which begins with him getting elected to public office at age 18, becoming a corporate VP by age 21, then becoming an entrepreneur, gravitating into the tech space, getting hired by one of Meg Whitman's companies, and then losing it all when the tech bubble burst in the late 90s. Bill had 5 kids at the time and decided to make a major life pivot, become a professional musician, and travel the world long term with his wife and kids. Homeschooling his kids and teaching them life lessons through travel, Bill shares what life was like for his family as itinerant nomads for over 3 years before moving to Haiti where they would be based for the next 12 years. Bill explains how he and his family founded “Child Hope International” which established medical clinics, orphanages, schools and entrepreneurial trainings for the people of Haiti, and ended up getting his family featured on a CNN special with Soledad O'Brien and interviewed by Oprah. He explains how incredibly challenging yet incredibly rewarding life was for his family in Haiti. Bill then talks about how he transitioned back to life in the U.S. and started investing in real estate in 2014 at age 58 and explains how he has acquired 88 units since then. Bill gives his top advice for real estate investors over 50, and shares tips on analyzing and conducting your due diligence on out-of-state rental properties. Bill then explains why he started the “Old Dawg's REI Network” podcast and shares his biggest takeaways from it.

After over 20 years in business, as an entrepreneur and in music, Bill Manassero spent years doing mission work in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. As he approached his retirement years, he turned to real estate and began helping other seniors learn how to leverage real estate to sustain them during their golden years. On this episode, Bill shares why he moved from turnkey rentals to multifamily investing and gives tips for anyone looking to tap into real estate to supplement their retirement.     Key Market Insights Working with Child Hope International to help abandoned and at-risk kids in Haiti Launched a series of micro businesses to teach Haitian kids a skill Skills included bakery, internet business, web design, etc. Purchased turnkey properties in Atlanta and Memphis 40% of retirees are looking for help Old Dawg’s REI Network began from emailing friends to answer questions about his journey which turned into a blog and then a podcast Was seeking emerging markets and saw jobs, population growth, strong demand and affordable housing, which attracted him to Atlanta and Memphis Seeking a bell curve where rents and values were beginning to increase Liked the idea of turnkey rentals – rehabbed homes with existing tenants – ended up with bad experiences with three different turnkey providers Turnkey providers make their money on the sale of the property – not from property management Economies of scale (even for a duplex) opened his eyes to multifamily Purchased a duplex in Indianapolis that quadrupled in value in less than two years Indianapolis – like many Midwest markets – has seen the urban core develop and attracts millennials renters Investors 50+ are dealing with healthcare and retirement planning with concerns that they’re savings may not be enough Retirees looking to invest in real estate may have more difficulty qualifying for certain loans Develop a timeline, come up with a strategy to acquire the properties necessary to maintain your lifestyle in retirement     Bull’s Eye Tips: Winning Your Market (as a 50+ investor): Know your “why” Tracking Market Changes: Plug into your people on the ground Daily Habit: Wake up early   Resources: Old Dawg REI Podcast Best Business Books: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz   Digital Resources W Box App   Tweet This: “Turnkey providers make their money on the sale of the property – not from property management”   “40% of retirees are looking for help”     Places to Grab a Bite: Bella Cuba   Connect with Bill: Website: Olddawgsreinetwork.com   Leave us a review and rating on iTunes or Stitcher. Be sure to check out more info at TargetMarketInsights.com.    

Listen to this, especially if you do not own real estate, or don’t think you should. You’ll learn how a missionary fresh off Haiti acquired over 100 units in 3 short years. In this episode, Jim interviews Bill Manassero, real estate investor, baby boomer, and real estate podcaster. Founder of the Old Dawg’s REI Network, host of the Old Dawgs Real Estate Network Podcast and Executive Director/President of Child Hope International, Bill has set the audacious goal of owning 1000 doors in 6 years. Currently, in year 3, he has already managed to own 100 doors. Bill shares his real estate journey—beginning with his very first purchases that were out of state to where he is today. He discusses how he scaled up by taking on mortgages or “good debt” and explains why he advocates for investing in multi-family homes as opposed to single-family homes. Bill urges all baby boomers to consider real estate investing as a way to fund their retirement. Tune in as Bill shares some of the hacks he’s learned along the way so that you can yield amazing cash flow from your investment property as soon as possible!   Time Stamped Show Notes:   ●     00:37 – Drying up that cash flow is a predicament that many boomers face; this is a fact discussed by Todd Tresidder in Episode 32 and Jordan Goodman in Episode 18 ●     01:07 – However, some people have lifetime pensions and no financial worries ●     01:16 – A couple of market haircuts might mean that even $1 million in savings may not be enough for retirement ●     01:37 – Jim recently closed on a duplex and was speaking with a home inspector o      01:43 – Found out that the home inspector owned 15 rental properties o      01:58 – When the market crashed, his real estate holding dropped like everyone else’s; however, his rental checks started coming in with increased regularity ●     02:23 – Today’s guest, Bill Manassero, is a baby boomer, real estate investor and real estate podcaster with a goal of owning 1000 doors ●     02:58 – Bill worked as a missionary in Haiti 12 years back o      04:01 – Towards the end of his stint, Bill left with no retirement benefits and was wondering what to do next o      04:25 – Was keen on becoming an entrepreneur since he wanted to enjoy his retirement years with his wife, kids, and grandkids. o      04:38 – Inspired by the likes of John Lee Dumas, he ventured into the world of internet by selling Amazon’s stuff on EBay o      05:10 – Was making decent money, but then got kicked out of EBay due to a couple of bad reviews o      06:02 – Invested his inheritance into 5 properties in Memphis and Atlanta o      06:58 – On the back of his initial success, invested in another duplex in Indianapolis o      07:17 – Still associated with Child Hope International based in Haiti; set a goal of 1000 units by the end of year 6 with the goal of benefiting this non-profit o      07:41 – Simple strategy of doubling units every years; has managed to reach 100 units at the end of year 3 ●     08:30 – Started blogging his real estate story which slowly evolved into a podcast; aiming to help people who are approaching retirement or already in retirement ●     09:40 – Purchased his first three properties in cash; realized that if he wished to grow further, he had to take up mortgages, which is “good debt” ●     11:02 – Aims to make a cash flow amount of $100 per door ●     12:10 – Inflation means that a dollar today will be worth less in the future; investing in real estate is a great way to counter inflation ●     12:49 – While some stocks might totally dissolve in value in a tough market, that is not the case with real estate o      13:17 – No matter how bad the economy is, people will always need a place to stay o      14:02 – Real estate is a tangible asset, and historically values have always gone up in real estate ●     14:37 – Define your needs in order to zero in on a property investment; if you need $200-$1,000 more, consider a single family home, duplex or fourplex o      14:56 – Apartments are a way to get to a high-income level quickly ●     15:17 – Ended up paying the same amount for the duplex as two single family homes but got twice as much rent; single property tax and low maintenance were the other perks ●     15:32 – Started investing in multi-family homes to exploit economies of scale ●     17:00 – 4 steps to invest in property: o      17:06 – Education is the first step; know what you are buying and where you are buying ▪       07:14 – Do not buy in a market that is on the decline; buy in a market where jobs are being created and there is demand for housing ▪       17:29 – Know the kind of property you want to get, and what you hope to get out of that ▪       17:44 – Know what you are buying, and what you should be paying for the property ▪       17:52 – Not recommended to buy a turnkey property since you end up paying a premium; no guarantee if the property manager is any good o      18:23 – Find a mentor who will help you build a rental portfolio o      18:39 – Determine how much money you need to set aside, create a plan about the amount of money you need to set aside and the properties that you need to buy o      18:55 – Step in there and take action ●     19:38 – Your education is put to good use after purchasing a property as you need to find tenants and deal with taxes ●     20:45 – Bill is based in California but owns properties in Memphis, Atlanta, and Minneapolis o      20:55 – Better to find a property in your own neighborhood o      21:35 – California is a speculative market and not right for someone looking for a good cash flow o      21:56 – Tennessee is a big commercial hub; great demand and duplex prices as low as $30,000 renders it a good market o      22:22 – Zillow estimate for the Minneapolis property that Bill purchased for $55,000 is currently $150,000 ▪       23:02 – Rents out this property at $2,200 per month ▪       23:56 – After having the property vacant for six months, was able to get a good property manager and subsequently tenants through BiggerPockets ●     26:10 – Bill talks about his experience purchasing a 22 unit complex in his second year o      26:25 – Found a 22 unit apartment property on Loopnet selling for $400,000 o      27:53 – Offered $370,000 and ended up getting the property for $350,000 after inspection o      28:02 – Appraised value by bank was $400,000 o      28:24 – 30% down payment was required due to Bill’s poor credit history o      29:06 – A multi-family home consisting of more than 5 units is looked upon as a business plan o      29:39 – After refurbishing the property, the value of the property has doubled ●     31:48 – Top reasons for boomers to invest in real estate o      31:50 – Strive to arrive on accurate valuations and driving up passive income o      32:08 – Bill’s properties are located in other states; recommends a passive investment approach where the property manager is the one dealing with the daily grind ▪       33:04 – Finding a good property manager is critical for out of state investors ●     33:16 – Open your properties under LLC to protect your other properties and personal assets; matters are generally settled between the tenant and the insurance provider and an out of state investor is completely out of the picture o      33:50 – If the tenant knows you, they are more apt to go for your personal assets in the event of a lawsuit ●     37:34 – Looking back, Bill would have slowed down a bit and found time to listen to people a bit more ●     38:41 – Connect with Bill through his email ●     39:01 – Check out the Child Hope website to know more about how they are helping children in Haiti ●     39:53 – The Old Dawgs Real Estate Network Podcast is geared towards 50 plus individuals looking to invest in real estate ●     40:21 – For Bill, investing in real estate is a way of helping out the kids in Haiti, visiting different places, and giving his daughters the marriages of their dreams ●     41:50 – Just because you are retired does not mean that it is over o      42:09 – Bill started investing in real estate at the age of 60 and is loving every minute of it; real estate investing is like a hobby that reaps great rewards ●     42:39 – In Planet Boomerville, we know that life is just beginning, and the whole idea is that this part of life is to be as good or better than the prior life ●     43:40 – Jim Enright’s sign-off message: Be stellar, and live life lively ●     43:50 – Spread the word with your baby boomer friends in person and on Facebook—Teach them how to listen to podcasts and how to subscribe 3 Key Points: 1.       Do not buy in a market that is on the decline; buy in a market where jobs are being created and there is demand for housing. 2.       Investing in multi-family housing is a great way to exploit economies of scale. 3.       A passive investment approach can yield rich returns for you; hiring a good property manager is critical for out of state investors. Be sure to visit www.PlanetBoomerVille.com   

In this episode we interview Bill Manassero of Old Dogs REI network. Bill has spent the past 11 years of his life serving with his family as missionaries to orphans, abandoned and at-risk children in Haiti. Bill said that it was one of the most incredible and beautiful experiences of his life. He and his wife Susette founded an organization called Child Hope International that helps the people of Haiti. They have seven children, four grandchildren and another 50 beautiful Haitian children at Child Hope's Lighthouse Mission orphanage in Haiti. Bill has since returned to the US and shares with us his story of how smart investing in multifamily real estate started making money for his retirement. Buying apartment buildings has given him the cash flow to support himself and his familyand. Bill started the website and podcast Old Dog's REI Network and currently teaches about multifamily real estate investment online.   In this episode you will discover how make smart investments with Bill's success model:   1. Plan for investment 2. Pre-educate 3. Get a Real estate mentor 4. Post-educate 5. Take action   And much much more!   Bill Manassero's Site: http://olddawgsreinetwork.com/

Here’s some of what you will learn: What are the downsides to “Turnkey Real Estate?” The benefits of multifamily investing over single family. How multifamily property is valued. What is a LOI? What is the standard time for due diligence? The best type of banks to develop a relationship with. How to prequalify with a lender on a commercial property before you pick the property. Bankers are relationship oriented. The 4 markets in which you should consider investing. What is a RUBS Program? Setting up an online pipeline to attract tenants. Using guerrilla marketing to fill vacant units. Our Guest You can learn more about Bill Manassero and Old Dawgs REI Network at: http://www.olddawgsreinetwork.com/ You can learn more about Child Hope International at: http://childhope.org/ Want to build Lifetime Cash Flow from Multifamily Properties? If you’re committed to creating the life you deserve, we've created the best multifamily training and coaching program on the market. I personally coach you on your path to create the life of your dreams. I will help you CRUSH it in this business!  - if you'd like to receive information about our program, text CRUSH to 41411 now. Recommended Resource Looking to invest in a multi-family real estate project? Want to partner with me personally on a deal? To schedule a time for us to talk click on this link: http://meetme.so/RodKhleif Review and Subscribe Posted in Podcast Tagged acquisitions, Bill Manassero, apartment investing, apartments, appreciation, Assisted Living, broker, brokers, business, cash flow, cashflow, commercial, commercial real estate, CRE, CRE investing, Defaulted paper, Donald Trump, entrepreneur, equity, Eviction, expert, experts, Foreclosure, funding, Hedge fund, investing, investing in real estate, investments, Rod Khleif, Rod Khleif Florida, Rod Khleif Real Estate, Riyad Khleif , manager, mergers, millionaire, multi-family, multifamily, Office, passive income, podcast, private lending, private money, property management, raw land investing, real estate, real estate broker, real estate cashflow, real estate coaching, real estate investing, real estate investor. Investing, REIT, Retail, Robert Kiyosaki, sales, Sales Coach, sales expert, Sales Training, Self Storage, Selling, Senior Living, Shopping Center, Short Sale, Suburban Office, syndication, training, value add, Repositioning assets, multi-family expert, multifamily expert, multi family investing, multifamily training

Let's take a look at why Bill Manassero chose to volunteer overseas. You can listen to the show by clicking on the arrows below or finding it on your podcast app in your Smartphone. Volunteering Overseas: How it can give you a better retirement Bill Manassero is the President and Founder of Child Hope International. It's a charitable organization that works with orphaned, abandoned, and at-risk children on the streets of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. The Manassero family's unique ministry, helped street children get off the streets, and build a promising life for themselves in the Haitian society. Bill and his family served as missionaries in Haiti from 2003 to 2015. Transitioning back to the states for retirement, he began investing in real estate as a means to fund their retirement and help fund their Haitian Mission. He now shares his real estate knowledge with other seniors through his Old Dawg’s REI Network – a website, blog and weekly podcast. Bill tells us some amazing and touching stories of his time spent Volunteering Overseas. Before Bill and his family went to Haiti, they had a children's music ministry. They traveled all around the world doing family concerts for various camps, schools, and groups. Bill noticed one of his daughters saving money. He asked her what she was saving for. His daughter said she wanted to build an orphanage, a school, and a church in Haiti. She was only nine years old at the time! This was the catalyst to start their Haitian Mission. His organization is very much volunteer driven — A good majority of the volunteers are retired. The volunteers commit to anywhere from 1 week to 2 years of service. The volunteers help with things such as teaching life skills such as baking and sewing. They also show the children how to set up a business so they can become self sufficient. The volunteers feed hundreds of children every week. It was fascinating to hear how much volunteering overseas has impacted not only the Haitian Children, but the volunteers as well. We asked, “What do you think people should know BEFORE they retire?” and he responded with: Look forward to it. Prepare yourself for a new adventure to do anything you want to do. Take a look at the spiritual and emotional side.  Start getting excited. Don't get hung up on the money aspect. Focus on the freedom you will have.  You can use that freedom to help others and help yourself. What advice would you give to a retiree who feels stuck? Try to change your perspective on your retirement. Spend time with those in need. Contact Information: bill@olddawgsreinetwork.com or www.childhope.org Download TODAY's freebie at: http://RockYourRetirement.com/volunteeroverseas This article on Retirement Lifestyle first appeared on http://RockYourRetirement.com.

Let's take a look at why Bill Manassero chose to volunteer overseas. You can listen to the show by clicking on the arrows below or finding it on your podcast app in your Smartphone. Volunteering Overseas: How it can give you a better retirement Bill Manassero is the President and Founder of Child Hope International. […] The post Rocking Your Retirement by Volunteering Overseas: Ep. 51 appeared first on Rock Your Retirement.