After realizing flipping properties wasn’t the way to financial freedom, Kirby Atwell switched gears to vacation rentals. Now, his rentals are single handedly paying for his 45-acre farm lifestyle. Today Kirby is breaking down how his 1 bedroom rental almost paid for itself in just 3 months, how to identify a good rental property, and where to start if you’re looking to make the switch. Kirby Atwell Real Estate Background: Recently left role as the CFO of a national non-profit to go back to inve...
Aug 25, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 2549
Shawn and Joni Wolfswinkel started their real estate investing journey back in college, taking classes by day and handling investments by night. After working together for 21 years, and going through several investing highs and lows, the Wolfswinkels are sharing their best advice and lessons learned. We’re talking about managing 1500 doors, winning at pre-foreclosure investing, and moving from wholesaling and fix-and-flips to build-to-rent properties. Shawn and Joni Wolfswinkel Real Estate Backg...
Aug 24, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 2548
Working exclusively with off-market deals isn’t always easy, but if you ask Daniel Sarao, it’s always worth it. Today, Daniel tells us all about his recent off-market deal from his marketing, to how he acquired it, how he made it worth it for the seller, and why he decided to sell it shortly after. Daniel Sarao Real Estate Background: Co-Owner and Managing Partner of our investment firm Sesa Properties Owner of a boutique marketing agency in FL Have Been investing for about 10 years Currently ow...
Aug 23, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 2547
On today’s Skillset Sunday, we’re talking with Wade Micoley all about assisted living and medical care facilities. Wade owns several nursing homes and has plenty of experience in each step of the process. He tells us about scalability, the specifics on staffing and the daily management of the facility, and the criteria you need to meet to get approval. Wade Micoley Real Estate Background: 30+ years of experience as a broker and top agent Owns several nursing homes, a residential construction com...
Aug 22, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 2546
Today we’re talking with Kris Bennett about the beginner’s guide to self storage investing. He talks about how he took his first acquisition from 70% to 90% occupancy in 60 days in one easy step, how to be as hands off as possible in your investments, how he finds his deals even in a saturated market, and what specific metrics to look for to know you’re getting a good deal. Kris Bennett Real Estate Background: One of two self-storage managing partners at PassiveInvesting.com 14 years of CRE inve...
Aug 21, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 2545
Aspiring professional golfer, Jonathan Farber, actively seeks out opportunities to work less and make more. He got his first taste of financial freedom through rentals and by knowing exactly where to buy them. Today, Jonathan walks us through his in-depth process for finding his next market to ensure he yields the best returns, and how you can do the same for your next investment. Jonathan Farber Real Estate Background: Full-time real estate investor, podcast host, podcast course creator, real e...
Aug 20, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 2544
In today’s episode of the Actively Passive Investing Show, Travis Watts gives us an updated overview of the real estate market in Q3. He takes into account our recent federal spending, inflation rates, and the price of real estate in 2021 and shares price appreciation and predicted rent increases. Tune in for more information on whether it’s a good time to enter the real estate market. Click here to know more about our sponsors: Real Estate CFO Services | ThinkMultifamily.com/coaching | Rent Red...
Aug 19, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 2543
After losing everything in 2000, Brian Noel realized he could make more money with real estate than his full time job, and he decided to start investing in cash flow properties. Today, he talks about the biggest challenges he faced as a GP, lessons learned from working with co-sponsors and investors, and how to keep investors from pulling out funds unexpectedly. Brain Noel Real Estate Background: 40+ years of real estate investing experience LP/KP/GP in 12 buildings for over 3,000 doors Flipped ...
Aug 18, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 2542
Although she came into real estate with an accounting background, Lisa Hylton’s first investment actually lost money. She decided to invest in education instead, and that’s when she was introduced to syndicating. Today, she’s talking about industrial vs. multifamily, what qualifications she looks for in an operator, and doing her due diligence before joining a syndication. Lisa Hylton Real Estate Background: Full-time real estate investor 10 years real estate investing experience Passively inves...
Aug 17, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 2541
Growing up in construction and then doing over 1,000 fix and flips, Joe Evangelisti ultimately shifted to self storage development. Today, he’s talking about lessons learned in his first deal, converting a senior care facility to self storage. Joe shares in detail about why it took 12 months longer than projected, what he did differently in future developments, and his current process for vetting his team to ensure his timeline goes according to plan. Joe Evangelisti Real Estate Background: CEO ...
Aug 16, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2540
Jimmy Edwards just closed his first full cycle deal in his college town, giving 100% returns in just 35 months. Today we’re getting down to the numbers and learning his exact step-by-step process for successful rehabbing and rebranding. Jimmy shares what he told investors when he found out how poor conditions actually were, 6 key things he did to let the community know there’s new ownership, and how he knew it was time to sell. Jimmy Edwards Real Estate Background: Previous episode: JF1421 Just ...
Aug 15, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 2539
At the start of the pandemic, Chad Sutton was on his way to closing a deal....until the lender backed out 12 days before closing due to projected economic changes. Now, Chad’s left with raising $4M before time runs out. He tells us his first three calls he made after finding out the news, the first fire he put out, and how he made it happen against all odds. Chad Sutton Real Estate Background: Previous episode: JF2372 Full time real estate investing, formerly Aerospace/Mechanical Engineer and th...
Aug 14, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 2538
After fixing and flipping nearly 1200 single family homes, Jacob Vanderslice and his 2 partners focused most of their funds into self storage investing. Now, their portfolio consists of $195M in real estate assets. Tune in to find out why they chose self storage over other real estate, 4 ways to know if you’re getting a good deal, and why you may reconsider investing in self storage. Jacob Vanderslice Real Estate Background: Principal at VanWest Partners VanWest focuses on acquisition and manage...
Aug 13, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 2537
In today’s episode of the Actively Passive Investing Show, Travis Watts analyzes Daniel Ameduri’s book, Don’t Save For Retirement . Travis pulls out and discusses some key points from the book like why traditional methods of retirement aren’t actually designed to benefit us, redistributing retirement funds, and how to do as the millionaires do. Click here to know more about our sponsors: Real Estate CFO Services | ThinkMultifamily.com/coaching | Rent Redi | Rentify Learn more about your ad choic...
Aug 12, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2536
When everyone was running from the industry after the housing crisis, Samson Jagoras stuck it out. Although he questioned how far real estate could go, he decided to dive into multifamily for scaling potential. Samson tells us his best tips for creating and maintaining relationships with brokers, how to ensure they keep bringing you deals, and his biggest lesson learned from working with investors. Samson Jagoras Real Estate Background: Commercial Real Estate Broker / VP of Strategic Investments...
Aug 11, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 2535
After stumbling upon new construction, Jason Javer quickly realized it aligned with his skillset and goals and decided to focus his efforts there. Today, we’re talking to Jason in detail about how finding your niche ultimately brings in better financing, gains the trust of your investors, and potentially gives you a larger cut of the deal. Jason Javer Real Estate Background: Managing partner at Vista Homes 8 years of real estate experience Portfolio consist of 100 units in production, 30 unit re...
Aug 10, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 2534
After moving to the US in 1998 and starting to work his corporate job, Prashant Kumar’s goal became to stop simply trading his time for money. However, once he dove into real estate, he realized he shouldn’t do the heavy lifting before he’s ready. Today, Prashant shares how he actually ended up making money on a deal that fell through, and the importance of quality property management for practically passive income. Prashant Kumar Real Estate Background: Full-time in IT and management consulting...
Aug 09, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 2533
After Josh Ferrari’s first deal turned out to be a living nightmare with little to no return, he knew property management wasn’t for him. Instead he focused on investor relations, and now he and his 2 business partners are approaching their goal of $100M of assets under management in 3 years. Josh tells us the key to choosing your partners, what you need to know about single family portfolios in comparison to multifamily, and what you should spend LESS time doing to make the most impact. Josh Fe...
Aug 08, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 2532
On today’s Situation Saturday, we’re talking with Joseph Cornwell about his unique experience he ran into while trying to renovate and rent his 8-unit property. After lockdown delays and being caught in a territorial battle between local and county jurisdictions, Joseph tells us what he learned from this seemingly unending renovation. He shares how he got out of the toxic situation, and what he does on day one of all projects now. Joseph Cornwell Real Estate Background: Full-time police officer ...
Aug 07, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 2531
After learning the key to turning his first property around in 2018, Vincent Rodriguez went on to grow his investments even more in the next few years. Last year alone he grew from 5 units to 25 units during the pandemic, all on top of working a full time job. Vincent is sharing his secrets for growth, partnerships, time management, and his exact deal structure with his partners. Vincent Rodriguez Real Estate Background: Mechanical engineer and Managing partner for AnVi Holdings, LLC Started inv...
Aug 06, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 2530
In today’s episode of the Actively Passive Investing Show, Travis Watts discusses the parallels between real estate investing and Ralph Lauren’s story on building his empire. We take a look into leveraging other people, thinking alternatively in your investments, and how to design a life on your terms by taking action today (no matter how small). Click here to know more about our sponsors: Real Estate CFO Services | ThinkMultifamily.com/coaching | Rent Redi | Rentify Learn more about your ad cho...
Aug 05, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 2529
After growing up with investor parents, Charles thought he would follow his dad’s footsteps and self-manage his future investments. That is, until he started syndicating. Today, we’re talking to Charles about how he approaches conversations with potential investors now, why his mindset changed from wanting to do it all himself to including investors in his deals, and how that helped move the needle forward in his goals. Charles Carillo Real Estate Background: Managing Partner of Harborside Partn...
Aug 04, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 2528
After burning out from 10 years of struggling to succeed in real estate, Tony Javier looked for ways to automate his business. Today, we’re talking with Tony about using TV commercials to grow your motivated seller leads on autopilot. He tells us the top 5 benefits of using TV ads for investors, what channels he focuses on and why, and how he does this for even smaller costs than direct mail. Tony Javier Real Estate Background: Full-time real estate investor 19 years of real estate experience Po...
Aug 03, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 2527
After filing chapter 7 bankruptcy at 35 years old, Nate Barger decided it was time to get more creative with his investments, so he shifted gears to hotels. Now, he’s working on an $80M Hilton build in Sarasota, FL. Nate talks about hotel scalability potential, possible risks of hotel investing, and why he would choose hotels over multifamily any day. Nate Barger Real Estate Background: Full-time real estate investor 16 years experience Actively involved as Syndicator, Syndication, Apartment Own...
Aug 02, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 2526
Today, we’re talking with National Flood Experts’ Director, DJ McClure, about the benefits of investing in flood zone properties and how to use them as a value-add tactic. DJ discusses the flood zone creation process and how he works with FEMA to change flood zones, and how you can use this to your advantage to acquire properties other investors are probably passing on. DJ McClure Real Estate Background: Director of National Flood Experts - A firm focusing on reviewing flood zones to uncover cos...
Aug 01, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 2525
When a natural disaster hit Panama City Beach, Andrew Cushman went from 150 units at 100% occupancy, to 14 units in a matter of 3 hours. In today’s #SituationSaturday, Andrew tells us how he handled investor conversations before and after the hurricane, insurance best practices, and how to plan for natural disasters and actually benefit financially. Andrew Cushman Real Estate Background: Full-time apartment syndicator 13 years of real estate experience Previous guest on episode JF868 2017 Portfo...
Jul 31, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 2524
Today we’re talking about fostering long-term relationships to create deals for now and years to come. Ruben Kanya gives us his best tips for making genuine connections to create an inventory for himself. He talks about his approach to finding deals, his follow-up process for getting straightforward answers, and how to be more effective in your outreach. Ruben Kanya Real Estate Background: Full time Business Analyst, Licensed Realtor, and Director of Invested Talent 5 years of real estate invest...
Jul 30, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 2523
In today’s episode of the Actively Passive Investing Show, Travis Watts explains what limited partners do for a living . He talks about the 5 different categories of limited partners, and 3 reasons why you may want to consider entering into a limited partnership to ultimately make retirement and time freedom tangible for you. Click here to know more about our sponsors: Real Estate CFO Services | ThinkMultifamily.com/coaching | Rent Redi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
Jul 29, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 2522
Henry Washington spent most of his young adult life with little to no savings and less than great credit, until one day he realized he didn’t have the means to fund his future. When he decided to buy his first rental he found out he was $19k short, so he got creative. Henry talks about how he bought that property with no money down, and his step by step process for getting better financing today. Henry Washington Real Estate Background: Owner of Independence Realty Group 3.5 years of investing e...
Jul 28, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 2521
After 15 years in the industry, building a successful business wasn’t an obstacle for Cody Sperber. Once he perfected his marketing and became a “transactional engineer”, he realized it was best to focus on his strengths and outsource/delegate/delete the rest. In this episode, Cody talks about how his mindset shift led to making even more money, without just focusing on cash flow and profit. Cody Sperber Real Estate Background: Founder & CEO of the Clever Investor, LLC 15 years of real estat...
Jul 27, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 2520
