Eli and Lacy Stevens are partners in life and business. Eli is an investor who started as an amateur and slowly picked his way into the more professional realm while also having his career on the side as a software engineer. Lacy is a real estate agent and investor at Keller Williams South Valley. Lacy has a diverse background, including advertising, marketing, merchandising, managing, employee training, real estate, property management, and teaching. Eli and Lacy have built an impressive rental...
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 42
I first met Ed Kaminsky when I started with Mike Ferry Coaching. Ed Kaminsky is the president/founder of Kaminsky Real Estate Group. Ed is the president/founder of Sportstar Relocation. He is also the president/co-founder of Premiere Estates Auction Company and the president of Converse Development. In today’s episode, listen and learn Ed’s secret to how he built his million-dollar businesses. We talk about the skills, resources, network, mindset, and other factors involved in reaching his succe...
Nov 13, 2020•55 min•Ep. 41
Michael Young started grinding hard during his college years and learned to take over the family business while also selling real estate full time at a high level. Michael and his father did extremely well building and developing mobile home parks in Northern California. Michael used this experience as a stepping stone to building his empire to what it is now today, a thriving real estate sales business in the North San Francisco Bay area, and multi million dollar multifamily rental property fir...
Nov 06, 2020•51 min•Ep. 40
Dave Childers founded Residential Investment Advisors in 2011. During his years as a real estate agent he realized an opportunity in the industry to work with small, private investors in the purchase and sale (aka P&S) of multifamily properties in Middle Tennessee. Dave (aka David Childers) has significant experience in many areas of the commercial/residential real estate industry. Highlights of his experience includes facilitating financing for multifamily properties, commercial ownership, ...
Sep 11, 2020•58 min•Ep. 39
PEAK Multifamily Funding's co-founder and CEO, Anton W. Mattli, has decades of experience in commercial and investment banking, private equity, and commercial real estate. After graduating from Zurich Business School in banking and finance, he held senior management positions at major financial institutions in New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Zurich. During that time, Anton was heading a bank branch, managed cross-border teams, financed and restructured commercial real estate worth several billio...
Sep 07, 2020•49 min•Ep. 38
Brandon Hall, CEO of Hall CPA PLLC spent time at both PWC and EY early in his career. He went full-time into his company in September 2016 and in October 2016 was a guest on the Bigger Pockets Podcast which built huge awareness for his CPA firm. Brandon's firm is 100% virtual and only works with real estate investors, real estate syndications, and real estate funds. Brandon has hired employees all around the U.S.; his first full-time hire was in June 2017 and the firm currently has 12 full-time ...
Sep 04, 2020•51 min•Ep. 37
Daniel Weisfield is a third-generation mobile home park owner-operator who grew up fixing porches and mowing lawns at his grandfather's mobile home parks in California and Washington. He has a J.D. and M.B.A from Yale and is a licensed attorney. He previously worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company and as a U.S. diplomat. His research on real estate and housing has been published in the New York Times , the LA Times , and the Wall Street Journal. On This Episode: Hear how Dan...
Aug 31, 2020•49 min•Ep. 36
Hal Sweasey has over 25+ years experience as a real estate agent on the Central Coast. His accomplishments include: Over 1,500 properties sold in San Luis Obispo County. #1 Re/Max agent in SLO County every year since joining Re/Max. Skilled in 1031 Exchanges. Excellent reputation in the community and huge database of buyer clients (over 5,000). Member of Mike Ferry Elite one on one coaching program - 18+ years. #1 Re/Max agent CA & HI in 2014 out of over 5,037 agents. #11 Nationwide out of o...
Aug 28, 2020•36 min•Ep. 35
Pete is a co-owner in Ameritrue Real Estate and Management. He grew up in Mapleton, UT and now lives in Heber City. In 2009 Pete started buying rental real estate and "flipping" homes. As of 2015 Pete has ownership in 12 rental properties. He understands the challenges that real estate investors are facing. With first-hand experience on the other end as a "client", Pete recognizes the value that realtors and property managers bring to the table. Pete loves analyzing properties and finding creati...
Aug 24, 2020•35 min•Ep. 34
Jason Trindade, founder of PlugRE.com, is also the CEO of King of Condos and IKing Realty which holds real estate brokerage licenses in 4 states. As a licensed broker, PlugRE.com is able to connect with various data sources including county records and local MLS boards. Their proprietary database currently has over 2.5 Million Records and it is quickly growing in size. On This Episode: Jason explains why he believes experiences in life are more important than anything. Hear how Jason got started...
Aug 21, 2020•45 min•Ep. 33
Yonah Weiss is Regional Business Director of Madison SPECS, a division of Madison Commercial Real Estate Services. Renowned for his knowledge in cost segregation, Mr. Weiss is a sought after resource throughout the Commercial Real Estate industry. In addition to having saved his clients tens of millions of dollars in taxes, Mr. Weiss uses his unique ability to interact and connect with professionals and the layman alike to build strategic partnerships in the marketplace, creating win-win situati...
Aug 17, 2020•39 min•Ep. 32
Jarom Jordan has been the co-host of BYU Sports Nation since its genesis in 2013. Jordan is also in his 11th season as play-by-play of the men’s volleyball team and currently produces four programs: Countdown to Kickoff, the BYUtv Sports Post-game, BYU Football with Kalani Sitake, and BYU Basketball with Dave Rose. Jordan is from West Jordan, Utah where he graduated from Copper Hills High School in 2002 and later from BYU in 2009. He is married to Whitney Craft and has a daughter, Venna and a so...
Aug 14, 2020•32 min•Ep. 31
Ivan Barratt is a multifamily unit owner and syndicator who specializes in FHA and Agency-financed projects. Since 2015, Ivan Barratt has raised nearly $60 million in equity, acquired over 2,500 units and grown Barratt Asset Management (BAM) to a best-in-class; vertically integrated, asset and property management firm. Today, Ivan focuses his time on equity finance, acquisitions and company strategy. Currently, his companies manage well over $250 million in assets, comprising nearly 3,500 units....
Aug 10, 2020•36 min•Ep. 30
Grace Tsang aims to provide you with Real Estate and Non-Real Estate related information in and around Silicon Valley. On This Episode: Grace shares her slow journey out of software into real estate. Learn how to find the perfect work life balance. Hear the value that an immigrant perspective has brought to grace. Find out how investing can open the door to immense freedom. Sam and Grace discuss how to achieve both income and appreciation with an investment. Key Takeaways: Real estate investment...
Aug 07, 2020•39 min•Ep. 29
Mike is originally from the Chicago area and relocated to Southwest Florida in 1987. He is the proud father of two sons; Andrew who works beside him on the team as a Listing and Buyer Specialist; and Matthew who is a paramedic in Lee County. Real Estate is literally Mike’s life! It is all he has ever done since college 30 years ago. Mike prospects daily Buyer and Sellers. He also maintains ongoing with his clients to ensure that they remain in a strong market position and move toward achieving t...
Aug 03, 2020•20 min•Ep. 28
Michael Burns is a Real Estate Agent with Equity Real Estate & Owner of ATM Real Estate Solutions LLC; a Real Estate Investment company. On This Episode: Find out how Michael became interested in real estate. Michael shares that it took 94 offers for Michael to hit his first deal. Listen to Michael explain how he made 24k on his first flip and lost4 8,500 on his second flip. Find out how to get an offer accepted without ticking off your investor or your seller. Key Takeaways: You have to sel...
Jul 31, 2020•41 min•Ep. 27
Kyle Stanley is the host of The Fearless Investor Podcast. He helps people learn investing strategies like AirBnB, real estate, and much more! He's been an AirBnB host for 5 years and has been a real estate investor since 2018. Kyle loves bringing savvy investors onto his show so his audience can learn from them. On This Episode: Sam and Kyle discuss the potential recession. Kyle shares how he quickly built up to $15k per month through AirBnB. Hear a simple breakdown of rental arbitrage. Find ou...
Jul 27, 2020•50 min•Ep. 26
Kenny has been investing in multi-family real estate since 2010. Soon after, he co-founded Wolfe Investments (originally Wolfe RE Mgmt) in 2012. He has been involved in over $130MM+ worth of commercial real estate transactions throughout Texas, Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Ohio. Kenny is passionate about ensuring the success of every investment for his loyal investors. Prior to co-founding Wolfe Investments, he served as CFO for Twin Cities Development, LP. Kenny has a BBA from Baylor Univ...
Jul 24, 2020•52 min•Ep. 25
Mr. Smock has held multiple positions as Managing Director, Regional Manager, and RVP. He has also raised multiple short-term loan funds from 2002-2007, an opportunity & value-add fund from 2007-2015 to pursue broken projects, NPL’s & REO’s, along with large non-performing portfolios in the Western US MSA’s, while managing multiple value-add projects for two family offices in Europe. Mr. Smock has been involved with the acquisition and development of Traverse Mountain; one of the largest...
Jul 20, 2020•41 min•Ep. 24
Daniel is president of Quest Education, a company that helps entrepreneurs obtain capital for their companies, pay off high-interest debt and use self-directed retirement accounts to invest in alternative assets With over 10 years of educating small business owners, Daniel has a knack for helping individuals get creative with their finances that leads to life changing results. On This Episode: Daniel explains how self-directed IRA’s work. Hear why Daniel became interested in investments and real...
Jul 17, 2020•47 min•Ep. 23
Multifamily apartment real estate investor James Kandasamy now has a new feather in his cap. His popular book titled “Passive Investing in Commercial Real Estate: The Insider Secrets to Achieve Financial Independence” has recently become the number one bestseller in Amazon US and Canada. This book has received strong recommendations from the readers as a must read for passive investors aspiring to make it big in syndicated commercial real estate investments. James has written the book specifical...
Jul 13, 2020•46 min•Ep. 22
Joseph is a multifamily investments specialist leading group acquisitions of over $30MM in real estate and providing asset management services to a portfolio of 505 units and growing. Joseph is a former lieutenant in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) with over 17 years of leadership experience in the software industry, 12 of which working for publicly traded companies such as GameStop, Retalix (NCR) and JCPenney which enhanced his business acumen, analytical skills and “big picture” perspective, ...
Jul 10, 2020•37 min•Ep. 21
Kevin Easterly is the founder of Apollo10x, a private real estate investment firm. He has invested in over 250 apartments and has diverse real estate experience in rehabbing, purchases, and running large construction teams. Kevin has the ability to assess risks and investing wisely in the best interest of the entire team and investors. Kevin holds a bachelors degree from Cal State San Marcos and lives in San Diego, CA. On This Episode: Kevin shares about how he started with fourplexes and progre...
Jul 06, 2020•47 min•Ep. 20
Gary Lipsky is a Managing Partner of APT Capital Group, which buys opportunistic value-add B & C class properties. Gary has been a real estate investor since 2002 and has invested in over 1700 units with $17MM AUM. Gary is Real Estate Financial Modeling Certified and has been a successful business operator for over 30 years. Prior to forming APT Capital Group, Gary was the President and Founder of Break of Day Capital. Gary was also the Founder/Co-President of arc, a company he grew to over ...
Jul 03, 2020•25 min•Ep. 19
I'm excited to Introduce my friend Jens Nielsen. Jens and I know each-other through a multifamily mastermind group. I have been able to observe Jens and over the last couple years he has taken down some great investment properties with his partners at Open Doors Capital. Jens is also an avid mountain biker and is always riding in the mountains of Colorado where he lives and just got back form an exciting mountain biking trip to the Alps in Europe. Jens has been transitioning into full time real ...
Jun 29, 2020•44 min•Ep. 18
Devin Elder is a Real Estate entrepreneur and San Antonio native with a proven track record of repositioning properties, delivering quality renovated housing products to market, and delivering consistent double digit returns to investment partners. Devin has extensive experience acquiring distressed properties, managing renovations, raising private capital, and managing single family & multifamily investment property. Other investments include a vacation rental in Downtown San Antonio and pa...
Jun 26, 2020•41 min•Ep. 17
Brian Hamrick began investing in single-family homes in 2002. During the Great Recession he purchased his first multifamily property and has since worked with private investors to acquire apartment communities, self-storage facilities, and non-performing notes. In 2012 he founded Hamrick Investment Group ("HIG") to help other qualified investors take advantage of the lucrative returns real estate has to offer. Brian has created strategic partnerships with experts who understand all of the comple...
Jun 22, 2020•48 min•Ep. 16
Blair G. Van Dyke is a full-time instructor at the Orem Institute of Religion adjacent to Utah Valley University. He earned his BA in English literature from BYU in 1989. At that time he was hired to teach in the Church Educational System (CES) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Van Dyke took a Masters of Education degree in 1992, and a Doctor of Educational Philosophy in 1997, both from BYU. His dissertation, "Education in an Autonomous Palestine: Palestinian Perspectives," exp...
Jun 19, 2020•53 min•Ep. 15
Founder of Life Bridge Capital LLC, Whitney began his real estate investing career in 2009. Whitney’s passion is working with investors, helping them secure financial security via the exceptional opportunities that multifamily syndication offers. Whitney hosts The Real Estate Syndication Show, a daily podcast where he has now interviewed over 600 experts providing cutting-edge tools and strategies of the syndication business. Whitney and his wife Chelsea are on a mission to help other families t...
Jun 15, 2020•48 min•Ep. 14
Today I get to introduce a good friend of mine Steven Maddox. I have been working with Steven for years now selling real estate here in Utah, we first worked together when he was working a a loan officer for First Colony Mortgage and now he's one of the top salesmen for Edge Homes. Specifically, we work with a lot of first time investors who buy the new Edge Homes townhomes or condos as rentals. Edge Homes is the top builder in Utah and Steven is one of their top agents. Aside from real estate a...
Jun 12, 2020•28 min•Ep. 13
