Ryan Chaw became a pharmacist in 2016, but he soon realized real estate was the best way to create generational wealth. He purchased his first property — a single-family home in Stockton, CA — that he repurposed as student housing and rented out by the room. Today, Ryan has six such properties. In this episode, he shares how he got into student housing and his tips for marketing to tenants and finding deals. Ryan Chaw | Real Estate Background Full-time pharmacist who invests in student housing. ...
May 06, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 2803
In this episode, Travis shares his thoughts on two very different value-add multifamily deals he was a part of as an LP in the past. He uses these examples to explain why focusing on net operating income (NOI) versus simply evaluating an operator by previous IRRs can make a huge difference. Click here to know more about our sponsors: Equity Multiple | Cornell Capital Holdings | PassiveInvesting.com | FollowUp Boss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 05, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 2802
Johnny Wolff is the founder of HomeRoom, a real estate investment platform that increases investors’ rent by 50% by enabling them to invest in single-family homes remotely and rent out each room separately. In this episode, Johnny walks us through how investing with the platform works, what the target markets and demographics are like, and how they identify the ideal properties for their investors. Johnny Wolff | Real Estate Background Founder of HomeRoom, which focuses on remote investing via c...
May 04, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 2801
Before becoming managing director of Gruszynski Capital, Gabe Gruszynski was a U.S. Marine, which led to a successful career in the telecom industry. He officially left the industry a few months ago, however, to focus on real estate with his wife. The two got into the business five years ago, and they’ve been focusing on multifamily, RV parks, and mobile home parks for the last two years. In this episode, Gabe dives into the numbers on his latest deals, explains why he likes to contact sellers d...
May 03, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 2800
Matt Boettinger has been in the mobile home park space as an owner, operator, and investor for six years. Throughout that time, he worked with different groups and partners before becoming a principal at M2K Partners LLC. In this episode, Matt talks to us about the challenges he’s currently facing in the mobile home parks space and the ways he and his partners are adapting to overcome the increasingly competitive market. Matt Boettinger | Real Estate Background Principal at M2K Partners LLC, whi...
May 02, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 2799
Leka Devatha got into real estate in 2014 after moving to the U.S. from India in 2005. She has flipped single-family homes, office buildings, and multifamily real estate. Today, she is focused on doing her first multifamily syndication, for which she was able to raise $1M in four days. In this episode, Leka shares how she did it and why she invests solely for appreciation vs. cash flow, plus how she made $1M on a single flip. Leka Devatha | Real Estate Background President of Rehabit Homes, Inc....
May 01, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 2798
At 20 years old, Jeffrey Donis is on the fast track to success in the commercial real estate space alongside his two brothers. Through self-education, networking, and exceptional ambition, they broke into the multifamily space in early 2021. Today, the brothers have three deals under their belt and are working on their fourth. In this episode, Jeffrey discusses what drew him and his brothers to commercial real estate, how they were able to scale so quickly, and what they hope to accomplish. Jeff...
Apr 30, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2797
Although Paul Larson got his start in multifamily, he happened to stumble upon a mobile home park in 2019 and fell in love with the asset class. He and his partner purchased a small RV park the following year and soon pivoted, accumulating 600 units and making RV parks the star of their portfolio. In this episode, Paul walks us through the challenges that come with maintaining an RV park, how he adds value to his properties, and how he finds value-add mom-and-pop deals. Paul Larson | Real Estate...
Apr 29, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 2796
In this episode, Travis explains how to vet a syndication deal as a passive investor from beginning to end in five minutes or less. Click here to know more about our sponsors: Equity Multiple | Cornell Capital Holdings | PassiveInvesting.com | FollowUp Boss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 28, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 2795
Tech entrepreneur Kranti Ponnam says commercial real estate is in his blood. Both his father and father-in-law were heavy real estate investors in India, and Kranti is passionate about commercial real estate investing — luckily, it comes naturally to him. In this episode, Kranti covers the natural correlations between tech entrepreneurship and commercial real estate investing, the benefits of in-house property management, and the business skills that have been most important to his real estate c...
Apr 27, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 2794
Kim Radaker has been in real estate for 15 years, and during that time, she and her team have purchased 25 properties, taking 15 of them full cycle. Every time her organization can’t find a vendor to serve their needs, they build a solution internally. As a result, Exponential Property Group handles materials import, interior construction, renovation, and graphic design in-house. In this episode, Kim discusses her motivation for vertical integration, how she finds multifamily deals today, and ho...
Apr 26, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2793
For the last 14 years, Simplified Real Estate Investments Founder and CEO Joe Danza has focused on cash flow. After getting his start as a buy-and-hold investor, he and his team are continuing to see returns from those investments, allowing them to branch out into different asset classes while Joe also works two W-2 jobs. In this episode, Joe discusses getting into real estate in the midst of a market crash and how trust is the key factor when it comes to vetting operators and establishing self-...
Apr 25, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 2792
Self-storage is a family business for John C. Lindsey. His father got started in the business in 1969, and in 2012, John and his brother started Lindsey Self Storage Group. They have participated in virtually every aspect of the business: brokerage, owning a portfolio of stores, owning a management company, and building sites. Today, he says their focus is on self-storage brokerage. In this episode, John talks about being a second-generation self-storage investor, some of the high-level tactics ...
Apr 24, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 2791
Self-described “reformed attorney” Ashley Tison is passionate about helping business owners mitigate taxes through programs like Opportunity Zones. That’s why he co-founded OZPros.com — to democratize entrepreneurs’ ability to utilize Opportunity Zones to save on their taxes. In this episode, Ashley breaks down how Opportunity Zone funds work and how OZPros.com serves as both an educational tool and an investment opportunity. Ashley Tison | Real Estate Background Co-founder of OZPros.com . He’s ...
Apr 23, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 2790
Bob Voelker has taken on several different titles throughout his career. He started out as a CPA, then attended law school and became the first attorney in Texas to focus on low-income tax credit projects as a practice area. He then became a real estate developer focused on urban complex, mixed-use, and high-rise residential projects. Now retired, he recently authored his own book, Managing the Complexities of Real Estate Development . In this episode, Bob explains how he got into development, t...
Apr 22, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 2789
In this episode, Travis highlights three common industry practices for how general partners often predict future sale prices. Want more? We think you’ll like this episode: JF2571: How Does the Single-Family Housing Market Impact Multifamily Apartments? | Actively Passive Investing Show 59 Click here to know more about our sponsors: Cornell Capital Holdings | PassiveInvesting.com | FollowUp Boss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 21, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 2788
In 2014, Harvard University graduate Ryan Williams chose to step away from his promising career with Blackstone to pursue his passion for leveling the playing field when it comes to real estate investing. He began to build what he calls the next-generation leading real estate investment platform focused on enabling individuals and larger institutions to directly invest in yield-oriented commercial real estate. In this episode, Ryan breaks down the plan he has for Cadre and how the platform will ...
Apr 20, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2787
Scott Haskin accidentally became a commercial real estate investor, landlord, and property manager after purchasing a set of old cannery buildings. It was a heavy lift project from a value-add perspective, and Scott handled much of the work himself. In 2011, he 1031-ed the property into an office building in the central business district of Lincoln, NE. In this episode, Scott and Ash discuss what actions can be taken to increase the office building’s occupancy after a recent decline Scott Haskin...
Apr 19, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 2786
Former wildlife management conservation biologist Mason Moreland grew up thinking he’d be the next Steve Irwin. As soon as he graduated college, however, he caught the real estate bug and started investing in single-family homes with his father and brother. Today, Mason is able to combine both his passions as GP of $15.75M n vineyards held by Texas Vine Country, where he is a managing partner. In this episode, Mason explains the ins and outs of Texas vineyard development, operation, and investme...
Apr 18, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 2785
Adam Benton owns Stellar Senior Living, a family business in which he has partnered with his father and brother-in-law for the last 10 years. Today, Adam is GP of 4,000 units including independent, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing. In this episode, he laid out the five most important concepts investors need to understand before adding this alternative investment class to their portfolios. Adam Benton | Real Estate Background Owner of Stellar Senior Living, which develops, acquir...
Apr 17, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 2784
Jeff Dulmage has been a passionate investor for most of his life. He’s been in the game since before online resources were a thing, conducting his research the old-fashioned way — by reading lots of books. Today, he is a full-time commercial broker at Hartsock Realty based in Lima, OH. In this episode, Jeff shares how he balances being both a broker and investor, the numbers on his recent 26-unit apartment deal, and why it’s a great time to be an investor in Lima. Jeff Dulmage | Real Estate Back...
Apr 16, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 2783
After excelling in direct sales for 12 years, Eric Chadderdon recently made the shift to multifamily real estate. One year into the business, Eric is co-founder and managing partner of Gibby’s Capital Investments with 368 doors. He says he’s learned many things in his first 14 months and has made many mistakes, but what he’s learned has helped propel him to where he is now. Eric Chadderdon | Real Estate Background Co-founder and managing partner of Gibby’s Capital Investments, a multifamily inve...
Apr 15, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 2782
In this episode, Travis Watts explains one fundamental key point about multifamily investing that is often overlooked. Like a business, multifamily apartments are primarily valued at the net operating income (NOI) that they produce. The metrics used to determine the value of a multifamily property are its income generation and what kind of multiple a buyer is willing to pay if they want to purchase that income stream. Click here to know more about our sponsors: Cornell Capital Holdings | Passive...
Apr 14, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 2781
Multifamily syndicator Liz Faircloth began her real estate journey when she and her (now) husband, Matt Faircloth, purchased their first duplex 16 years ago. Since launching the DeRosa Group together in 2005, they now have $130M under control and management. Throughout this process, Liz met her partner, Andresa. As they did deals together, they realized they had a shared passion and need to bring women together in the real estate space — so together, they created the InvestHER community. Liz Fai...
Apr 13, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2780
Industrial real estate broker and investor Chad Griffiths stumbled onto the asset class he now knows and loves by complete accident. When he joined a company as a broker in 2005, his mentors were heavily involved in industrial real estate, so he naturally ended up learning all about it. Today, he is a partner at NAI Commercial Real Estate and invests in properties as well. In this episode, Chad discusses the state of the industrial space across various markets and explains why now is the ideal t...
Apr 12, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 2779
Sam Wilson has always been an entrepreneur. After selling the flooring business he owned, he wasn’t sure where to focus his energy next. That’s when he discovered real estate. Today he’s focused on commercial real estate projects — mainly RV parks and boat/RV storage. He’s an enthusiastic investor with a never-ending stream of creative ideas about how to make the RV park and storage space better for himself, his investors, and his tenants. Sam Wilson | Real Estate Background Founder of Bricken I...
Apr 11, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 2778
Before he became a multifamily syndicator, Brendan Chisholm worked for multiple Fortune 500 companies. His previous roles in program management, lender management, operations, and contract negotiation all helped him cultivate the skills needed to excel in asset management. In this episode, Brendan discusses his firm’s latest value-add deals, what the asset management process has been like, and his advice for syndicators who struggle with organization. Brendan Chisholm | Real Estate Background Fo...
Apr 10, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 2777
L.A.-based musical composer Bryan Miller knew he needed a retirement plan, so naturally, he started buying and investing in real estate as both a GP and LP. He was so successful that he now co-owns Capital Stack Investments while still working as a composer for TV and film. After sharing how he got into development and how he develops build-to-rent deals in LA, Bryan took some time to explain in detail what he looks for in potential GPs. Bryan Miller | Real Estate Background Co-owner of Capital ...
Apr 09, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 2776
Young and hungry, Jeremiah Boucher got his start in commercial real estate by sourcing mobile home park deals during the Great Recession. Since then, he’s created his own management company and branched out into the self-storage space. In this episode, Jeremiah tells us how he found his edge as a young investor, what drew him to self-storage, and what advice he has for investors in both asset classes today. Jeremiah Boucher | Real Estate Background Founder and CEO of Patriot Holdings, an investm...
Apr 08, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 2775
In this week’s episode of the Actively Passive Investing Show, Travis Watts highlights the major challenges multifamily investors are currently dealing with and shares his insights on how to successfully tackle each of them. Click here to know more about our sponsors: Cornell Capital Holdings | PassiveInvesting.com | FollowUp Boss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 07, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 2774
