In this episode, we had an awesome conversation with Alvin Uy. He is a successful real estate investor who immigrated to the US from the Philippines at the age of 12. Alvin diversified his investments and started flipping houses and building his rental portfolio in Los Angeles. He is the CEO of a design agency and uses the profits to invest in real estate. Recently, he decided to pivot 100% to real estate and closed down his design agency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alvin has discovered ADUs a...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Join us as we have an awesome conversation with Mercedes Sanchez. She went to high school specifically for hospitality, which led to a full-ride scholarship to UNLV, for hospitality. She then worked in hospitality sales for Four Seasons Resorts International for 8 years plus. So, by bringing together her hospitality and real estate experience, it all led to a six-figure business. We explored hospitality and real estate, diving deep into Mercedes' remarkable journey of starting a midterm rental c...
Jun 04, 2023•1 hr
We had the privilege of having this awesome conversation with Tim Bratz, the founder, and CEO of Legacy Wealth Holdings, a prominent real estate investment company. Tim's focus lies in vision-casting, marketing, and providing unwavering support to his team of exceptional individuals, or as he calls them, "A" players. Throughout his career, Tim has built his company on the pillars of integrity, fairness, and transparency, always delivering on his promises, doing what is right, and prioritizing ho...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Zev and Melissa Forrest are a husband-and-wife team doing real estate full-time operating as short-term rental operators since 2018 in southern CA. They met while working at a commercial real estate company and decided to try out Airbnb after attending a free workshop. They started by buying a property in Riverside and then moved on to arbitraging units. They now own properties, arbitrage properties, co-host properties and manage luxury homes in Southern California. In their journey, they got en...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Join us as we have this very insightful conversation with Tatianna! She is a successful interior designer and author who resides in Vancouver, BC. She specializes in coaching individuals on short-term rentals and co-founded the popular STR conference, Level Up Your Listing. Tatianna's expertise in both interior design and real estate allows her to assist clients worldwide in maximizing their Airbnb earnings and short-term rental profits. Her unique style combines modern and sophisticated element...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 65
In this episode, we sit down with Stephanie Figueros. She is a registered nurse turned real estate investor and educator. She was able to quit nursing in nine months because of short-term rentals and has experience in arbitrage, owning, joint-venturing, and co-hosting. She specializes in long-distance real estate investing and is currently in CA, TX, TN, and FL. She's the co-founder of STR Nation and founder of Vivid Iconic Properties. In this episode, she shares her journey of self-managing her...
May 03, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 64
We are so glad to be back and have an awesome conversation for you guys to listen to! Join us as we talk to Leonard Nesmith, also known as "Lenny the Boss". He’s a real estate investor who came from humble beginnings in North Philadelphia, and in this podcast, he shares his journey from being the 10th kid in a large family to becoming a vice president of operations in a corporate job for 22 years! He talks about how he decided to pursue his passion and his desire to achieve more for himself thro...
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 63
In this episode, we discussed the current state of the hospitality industry in the recessionary period, our thoughts on "Airbnbust" and "Airbnb bubble," and the strategies needed to transition during down markets. We briefly talked about the increasing popularity of short-term rentals (STR) in the post-pandemic season and how it affected demand, as well as the current rise of the midterm rental (MTR) and how it can strategically pivot other hosts. What was focused on was talking about the import...
Mar 17, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 62
In this episode, we are joined by Rich Somers. He is an active real estate investor and entrepreneur, holding a portfolio of boutique hotels, apartment buildings, and short-term rentals. He previously worked for the government as an air traffic controller for 11 years before cashing out his 401(k) to get started in real estate investing. He's also the founder and CEO of two businesses: Somers Capital, a real estate investment company that raises private capital to acquire boutique hotels, and Ex...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Grace Gudenkauf is a real estate investor, entrepreneur, and cofounder of Women Invest in Real Estate (WIIRE) from eastern Iowa. She currently has 17 doors doing flips, wholesaling, and short- to long-term rentals (everything!) at the age of 25! She literally does it all at a young age, and her portfolio continues to grow exponentially! Join us as we check out her story as she shares how she and her boyfriend started doing house flips, which made her see potential in real estate investing. From ...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 60
If you are looking to get funding to expand your short-term, mid-term, or long-term rental business, capital will always be one of the things that is difficult to deal with, and Derrick Barker and his team at Nectar help experienced real estate entrepreneurs get fast, flexible, non-debt financing that they need to scale their rental portfolio without giving up any equity. No loans. No investors. Derrick is the co-founder and CEO of Nectar, a marketplace for real estate cashflow that allows cashf...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Join us in this very special episode as we talk with Igor Kostin, the cofounder and CTO of one of the most well-known property management systems, iGMS! iGMS is an all-in-one vacation rental software for professional hosts. It helps you raise occupancy rates as it automates most everyday management activities on your property. This was a really fun conversation because not only did we talk about iGMS in general, but we also talked about Igor’s life background, his experiences moving to Canada an...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 58
In this episode, we have Amelia McGee on the show. She is a full-time real estate investor from Des Moines, Iowa. Amelia started as a project manager, which led to her starting to invest in buy-and-hold rentals in October 2020. From there, her business catapulted to having 36 doors, which are a combination of short-term, medium-term, and long-term rentals. Join us in this conversation as we discuss her real estate journey so far, insights about leaving W2, having partnerships with parents and re...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Want to take your social media game to the next level? Well, in this episode, we will be talking with Ms. Coni! Coni is a seasoned pro in the real estate world, as she has been a licensed realtor in Fort Lauderdale for more than 10 years and has over a decade of experience as a social media manager! She is now sharing their expertise as a social media mentor for real estate investors and recently decided to do this full-time. Take a listen as this episode focuses all on social media, especially ...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Auston Cook is a successful real estate investor, developer, and entrepreneur. He holds a degree in mathematics from the University of Michigan and is an avid outdoorsman, particularly enjoying mountain climbing. He began his career in sales, selling solar panels, and eventually transitioned to the insurance industry. It was during this time that he discovered his passion for real estate and decided to pursue it as a career. In this episode, Auston shares his journey from selling solar panels to...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Join us for the second part of our exciting conversation with Nick Bastianelli. As you might have known in part 1, Nick Bastianelli is a real estate consultant and advisor who specializes in luxury and new construction listing and sales. In this episode, we delve deeper into Nick's incredible journey to becoming a successful real estate investor. Nick shares the story of the brokerage deal that led him to decide to prepare his gyms for sale and eventually dedicate most of his time to studying re...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 54
In this episode, we have the privilege of speaking with Nick Bastianelli, a seasoned real estate consultant and advisor who specializes in luxury and new construction listings and sales. But what makes this episode truly special is the fact that Nick also shares his personal story of overcoming addiction and rebuilding his life. Nick opens up about his family's struggles and his addiction problems, and how he was able to overcome them to become sober in his 20s. He also tells us about how he sta...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Jessie Dillon is a cosmetic tattoo artist based in Massachusetts who also currently owns a beauty business and is a real estate investor. She considers herself "semi-retired" at the age of 30. Her most recent purchase, a $600,000 house hack, generates her $3800 in midterm and long-term rents, reducing her mortgage obligation to just $50! How did that happen? Find out in this episode! Tune in as we talk about investing in an "expensive" area, what it's like to have a midterm tenant in her own gue...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Ryan is a real estate investor and entrepreneur based in Utah who enjoys guiding and spending time on the river with his guests as the lodge owner at Alaskan Remote Adventures. He spends part of the year in Utah and part of the year in Alaska. He has always been into adventure, so he always liked to go share an unforgettable Alaskan experience. Tune in as we talk about how he got into real estate investing, leading to having his lodge in Alaska and generating serious cash flow from a place not e...
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 51
We are now at Episode 50! And in this episode, we talked with Zeona Mcintyre. She is a real estate investor focusing on short and medium term rentals, a Bigger Pockets author, and a licensed real estate agent in Colorado who currently owns 12 properties while guiding a ton of people right now to their financial freedom. She is also a traveler! She has actually traveled across 48 countries now, by the way. We have touched on a lot of topics, including the details of her new book "30 Day Stay," ho...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 50
In this special episode, we are with The Real Estate Robinsons! Tony and Sara are well known in the world of real estate investing, and we are actually glad that both Tony and Sara Robinson were on our show as we talked all about their success as a couple, not only on the short-term rental side but also in their businesses. They talked about how they run and grow their businesses and what they were able to discover about each other as they worked together. We also talked about having the CEO min...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Diego Corzo is an entrepreneur, realtor, and real estate investor based in Austin, Texas. He has now been featured in Forbes, CNN Money, Inc.com, Entreprenuer.com, Fox News, Telemundo, and Univision. But before all that, he was a Florida State University graduate and began his career in corporate America as a software developer for an IT company. He then realized that he was meant for so much more, so he pursued a real estate career and now owns more than 60 doors in several states. This episode...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Bill Faeth has been in a lot of business ventures since 1992, starting from drop shipping all the way to swimwear products, ecommerce, retail, restaurants, glow in the dark miniature golf businesses, limousine companies, and being a golf professional himself at some point! He had done a lot of stuff for over 25 years of experience in the business. And now that he is on Short Term Rentals, we’ll talk with him and discuss how it all started for him; how he made a multimillion-dollar real estate em...
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 47
This episode features Ingrid Duque, a real estate investor from Atlanta, Georgia. Before being an investor, she was an engineer, climbing the corporate ladder until one moment struck her the most, which made her realize that she needed to pivot into real estate. Take a listen to her unique story of how it all started; what her properties looked like; what she experienced owing her first property without prior experience; her first eviction; how she analyzed the 2020 trends according to her goals...
Oct 26, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 46
In this episode, we are joined by Daniel and Adam, the Co-Founders of Host Financial. Host Financial is a financing company that aids short-term rental owners by bringing in capital for their investments. They are familiar with the short-term rental sector and have a network of capital partners who focus on helping investors in this industry. Host Financial will assist you whether you're looking for short-term or long-term financing or even something like a rehab, remodel, or construction loan. ...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Sean Pan started his real estate journey back in 2016 when he worked as a full-time engineer. From there, he jumped into the real estate business by starting house hacking, which led to him finding his team and awesome properties. He then got a great house flip deal, which made him $300,000. He is currently working as a hard money lender, purchasing a large number of properties out of state, and is very popular on social media, with over 1 million followers on TikTok and growing in popularity on...
Oct 12, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Right off the bat, we’d like to say that this episode hits differently because, in this episode, we did go beyond all the fuzz of real estate and the numbers. Today’s episode features Erin Helle, a Real Estate Investor Coach, Realtor, and Private Money Broker. This one is an awesome story of being in the military for 14 years, then suddenly, after having a health condition and life-changing events, it all made Erin change her perspective and strategy for gaining wealth. Listen to how it all chan...
Oct 05, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 43
We’re back with more short-term rental content! In this new episode, we talk with Norman Hamilton who has been hosting in the short-term rental space since 2016, while he was also a software developer intern and did investment banking, with 30 properties doing a mix of arbitrage and management around the Texas area. Take notes with your pen and paper as he shares with us his blueprint! How it all began for him; how he got into Short Term Rentals; how he generates leads; how he sets-up cold calls...
Sep 28, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 42
WE ARE BACK! And we have this awesome episode with Andrew Lyko, aka OneDopeKid, who is a contemporary fine artist and creative visionary. Not only did we talk about the story he had growing up to become a successful entrepreneur, but he also talked about his business mindset, which could be one of your key takeaways from this great conversation. Tune in as he also talks about his NFT project, how he turned this artistic passion and vision into a business, and how he applies it to his life as he ...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 41
In this episode, we talk with Steve Rozenberg. He is an international airline pilot, business coach, and real estate investor. In this conversation we had with him, he talked about leveling up your business mindset. He also shared a brief story about how 9/11 threw his life into disarray and prompted him to embark on his real estate journey; his early realizations as a real estate investor; how he learned about the business the hard way; relating the airline industry to how we should run our rea...
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 40
