Racking Up Rentals

Racking Up Rentals (formerly Sleaze-Free Real Estate Investing) is real estate investing education for everyday investors who want to build long-term wealth by building a portfolio of rental real estate. Hosted by Jeff from The Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneur, the show focuses on grassroots real estate acquisition strategies based on the timeless fundamentals of relationship and negotiating directly with property sellers. The show explores all aspects of entrepreneurial off-market real estate acquisition--from lead generation to left-brain negotiation to right-brain deal structuring, financing and beyond. Learn more about The Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneur at www.thoughtfulre.com

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Episodes

SFREI #5: Part 2: The 3 Categories of Seller Marketing, & Which Are Lowbrow and Thoughtful

This episode is the second part of a two-part series of episodes on the critical topic of marketing to property owners (sellers). In this episode, we discuss why certain very common and popular forms of marketing are Lowbrow and should be avoided by Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneurs, and which other forms of marketing are more thoughtful and successful.

Mar 17, 2019•46 min

SFREI #4: Part 1: The 3 Categories of Seller Marketing, & Which Are Lowbrow and Thoughtful

For real estate entrepreneurs, marketing to property owners (sellers) is a big part of the business, because that’s what creates opportunities to acquire properties. While there are many different forms and strategies for marketing, some are decidedly Lowbrow, while others are Thoughtful. This episode is the first part of a two-part series of episodes on this critical topic. In this episode, we discuss the two overall categories of marketing, and the three types of seller marketing that real est...

Mar 10, 2019•45 min

SFREI #3: Why Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneurs Buy Property Directly From Sellers

Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneurs insist on buying properties directly from Sellers...rather than through agents. In this episode, host Jeff explains why. The focus for Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneurs is creating agreement with Sellers, by crafting and delivering thoughtful purchase proposals that are as perfectly crafted and tailored to the Seller’s needs as possible. It’s impossible to accomplish this without knowing your audience extremely well, and having a high-definition picture of...

Feb 28, 2019•50 min

The Difference Between Real Estate Investing and Real Estate Entrepreneurship

Jeff discusses the important distinction between two terms that may incorrectly seem interchangeable--Real Estate Investing and Real Estate Entrepreneurship--and describes why Real Estate Entrepreneurship is the higher ideal to strive for and focus on.

Feb 17, 2019•38 min

Introducing the Sleaze-Free Real Estate Investing Podcast

Podcast host Jeff introduces the Sleaze-Free Real Estate Investing podcast and tells his own story of how he went from being a struggling real estate investor to cultivating the approach to real estate investing he now calls The Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneurship approach--a strategy that focuses on honing seller relations skills, deal architecture skills and opportunity vision.

Feb 17, 2019•34 min

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