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36: How to Be an Awesome and Profitable Landlord with Kevin Perk Sep 19, 2013

Show notes

On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we look at the topic of landlording and get some great advice from long-time landlord Kevin Perk. Kevin is a very successful investor from the Memphis area and has a real good grasp on finding and dealing with tenants as well as some unique methods of financing his properties, getting rid of bad tenants, and building wealth. There is a lot of really great tips and advice for anyone looking to grow their buy and hold real estate business.

Read the transcript to episode 36 with Kevin Perk here.

In This Show, We Cover:

How Kevin finances dozens of properties with creative financing
Private lending and methods to use commercial financing to invest
Making offers that get accepted
The three things that turn a landlord into a slumlord – and how to avoid them
Online technology to help attract and manage tenants
Signs of future bad tenants
How to fill vacancies during the holiday season
The best and worst parts of being a landlord
Real estate clubs: determining the good, the bad, and the ugly

Links Mentioned in the Show:

Books Mentioned in the Show:

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Cash Flow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki
The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
The Book on Flipping Houses by J Scott
The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by J Scott

Tweetable Topics:

Don’t drop your standards just to quickly fill a vacancy. (Tweet This!)
When investing in real estate, have some cash reserves. (Tweet This!)
If you bet on appreciation – you are going to lose. Real estate doesn’t always go up. (Tweet This!)

Connect with Kevin:

Kevin’s BiggerPockets Profile
Kevin’s Blog: SmarterLandlording.com

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35: Quitting Your Job, Lifestyle Design, and Being a Traveling Landlord with Paula Pant Sep 12, 2013

Show notes

On today’s Podcast, we sit down with blogger, investor, BiggerPockets contributor, and perhaps “the most interesting woman in the world”- Paula Pant. Paula has a unique perspective on personal finance that is helping her build a strong buy-and-hold portfolio while maintaining freedom and mobility that most only dream of. This interview is sure to fascinate, entertain, and give some great real estate investing advice that you can use in your own life.

Read the transcript to episode 35 with Paula Pant here.

In This Show, We Cover

How traveling the world for two years led Paula to real estate
Tips for managing tenants while on vacation
How to avoid “creative accounting“
Paying yourself when managing your own properties
Paula’s definition of “financial freedom“
Why pinching pennies might actually hurt you
What “Lifestyle Design” is – and how to do it
How to quit your job and start living a life you want
Tips for saving for that first rental
Benefits of blogging about your investing

Links From the Show

Paula’s interview on NPR
Paula’s article: You Know What Really Sucks? Cubicles
How I Accidentally Bought Two of Kurt Cobain’s Former Homes and Why That’s Not Even The Best Part. (Brandon’s 1st Small Multifamily Property Story)
How to Buy a Small MultiFamily Property: A Step by Step Case Study
The Ultimate Guide to Tenant Screening
Travel Hacking

Books from the Site:

The Four Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
From 0 to 130 Properties in 3.5 Years by Steve McKight

Tweetable Topics

Theres a difference between active income and passive income. Know that difference. (Tweet This!)
If I can make, in passive income, as much as the average us household earns – that’s financial freedom. (Tweet This!)
Life is too precious to spend it doing something you hate. (Tweet This!)
Blogging helps you clarify what you should be doing as a real estate investor. (Tweet This!)

Connect with Paula

Paula’s Blog: AffordAnything.com
Paula’s BiggerPockets Profile

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34: Virtual Real Estate Investing and How to Find Great Deals in a Hot Market with Anson Young Sep 05, 2013

Show notes

Many investors find themselves trapped by a heated market – but today’s guest shows that it is fully possible to invest in real estate – even in a hot real estate market.

Anson Young, who lives in the Denver area, joins us today to chat about finding great deals locally and virtually, as well as tips for working with agents, dealing with assignments, and a whole lot more. Anson is a fun guy who has a ton of awesome tips to share with everyone, so don’t miss today’s show!

Read the transcript to episode 34 with Anson Young here.

In This Show, We Cover

The “crap jobs” that led to Anson’s real estate investing career
How Anson partnered on his first deal without doing any labor
Finding great deals on the MLS
How Anson finds the best neighborhoods to invest in
How to wholesale virtually
What to do if you don’t have direct MLS access
Using the “Short Sale Time Machine” to build equity
How to get around the “non assignment” clause when wholesaling bank repos
Mistakes made by Anson when getting started
And much more…

Links from the Show

Books Mentioned in the Show:

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller
The Four Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuk

Tweetable Topics

Working crappy jobs can be a good way to get started with real estate investing (Tweet This!)
Plan with the end in mind. (Tweet This!)
You are either consistent or non-existent. (Tweet This!)

Connect with Anson

Anson’s BiggerPockets Profile

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33: How to Close 27 Deals in Your First Year While Working Full Time with Sam Craven Aug 29, 2013

Show notes

On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we sit down with a relatively new investor who is absolutely crushing it as a flipper and wholesaler – Sam Craven. Sam has an incredible story of learning to fight through the initial problems that all new investors face and achieving a lot of success while investing during his weekends and evenings. Sam has a ton of great tips on marketing, making a plan, running an investment business, and a lot more. Don’t miss this show!

Read the transcript to episode 33 with Sam Craven here.

In This Show, We Cover

Working with family without killing each other
Closing 27 deals during the first year in business
Getting leads with direct mail
Investing while holding a full time job
Partnering with other investors when first beginning
How to lower your direct mail response rate … and why you want to
Tips on online advertising
Making a plan for future growth
How to stand out from the “bad wholesaler” crowd
How to build a sophisticated buyer’s list
How to handle major problems when they come up

Links from the Show

Books Mentioned in the Show

The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller
The E-myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael Gerber

Tweetable Topics

“To grow as a real estate investor, get involved in the conversations about real estate.” (Tweet This!)
“Transparency is key when attracting clients, partners, and investors.” (Tweet This!)
“Good deals are found through relationships.” (Tweet This!)

Connect with Sam

Sam’s BiggerPockets Profile
Sam’s Website – Senna Homes

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32: Luxury House Flipping, Finding Deals, and Discovering Your Niche with Will Barnard Aug 22, 2013

Show notes

Many house flippers focus on small, cheap properties – but on today’s show we look at the other end of the flipping world: luxury house flipping. Our guest today, Will Barnard, is currently flipping multimillion dollar homes in the Southern California market, but the lessons and tips he shares can help any investor in any stage of the game. Will shares his story of how he got started with real estate investing and built up his business that has covered buy and hold, land development, flipping, and more. This episode covers a wide variety of topics that are sure to entertain and inform – so sit back and enjoy! We’re really excited to bring you this interview.

Read the transcript to episode 32 with Will Barnard here.

In This Show, We Cover

Working with family when starting out
The infamous occupant from hell…
The transition from low-end flipping to high-end flipping
Where Will believes the market is going
When the 70% rule applies – and when it doesn’t
How to find comparable sales for unique homes
When to use architects and interior designers
The crazy story of the “Seven Figure Spread” flip
Working with Real Estate Agents
And more!

Links from the Show

Forum thread about the recent Gmail changes
Will’s Occupant from Hell Story on the BiggerPockets Forums
The House Flipping Calculator on BiggerPockets
DocuSign Ink App
EchoSign
How to Negotiate: 7 Real Estate Negotiation Tips by J Scott

Books Mentioned in the Show

Trump Style Negotiation by George Ross
Real Estate Finance and Investment Manual by Jack Cummings

Tweetable Topics:

“Simplicity is key. Buy right … that’s where you’ll lock in your profit.” (Tweet This!)
“Real Estate rules are guidelines, not hard and fast. They are not silver bullets.” (Tweet This!)
“Everything you do in real estate- it’s all about the negotiation.” (Tweet This!)
“There are a lot of hurdles in real estate. It is a roller coaster ride.” (Tweet This!)
“Experience is the Best Educator.” (Tweet This!)

Connect with Will

Will’s BiggerPockets Account
Will’s Website: www.BarnardEnterprises.com

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31: Building a Professional Wholesaling Business with Lamar Cannon Aug 15, 2013

Show notes

On today’s show, we want to introduce you to a relatively new investor who is building a really awesome wholesaling business through the use of smart marketing, savvy business skills, and persistence. Lamar Cannon, from the Austin, TX area, shares with us his story of how he got started with wholesaling and uses the sales skills from his previous job to close more deals. No matter what kind of investor you are, Lamar’s story is going to inspire you, motivate you, and help take your own business to a new level.

In This Show, We Cover

Lamar’s first “accidental deal“
Negotiating directly with a bank
How to avoid jumping from shiny object to shiny object
Finding cash buyers
Dealing with bad neighborhoods
The right way to answer phone calls as a wholesaler
How to determine your wholesaling “law of averages“
Tips for wholesaling with no money
Plus a lot more!

Links from the Show:

Books Mentioned in the Show

The Book on Flipping Houses by J Scott
The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by J Scott
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Good to Great by Jim Collins
Four Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss

Tweetable Topics:

In business, be consistent with your strategy and focus on one thing at a time. (Tweet This!)
Be solution-oriented. (Tweet This!)

Connect with Lamar

Lamar’s BiggerPockets Profile
Lamar’s Website: We Buy Houses in San Antonio

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30: Conservative Real Estate Investing and Starting Out with Kenny Estes Aug 08, 2013

Show notes

Today on the BiggerPockets Podcast we want to share an interview with someone who runs his investment business in a unique but powerful way – and it’s sure to both inform and entertain you. On today’s episode, we sit down with real estate investor Kenny Estes and chat about investing in rural America, funding deals through private money, building a team, and “going big” with a bold exit strategy. Join us today for a really awesome interview and one of the highest caliber conversations we’ve ever had (and one of the largest debates as well!)

Read the transcript to episode 30 with Kenny Estes here.

In This Show, We Cover

How Kenny started investing at 18 years old – while still in college.
The early mistakes that Kenny is still digging out from
The “Cab Driver Metric” in Real Estate Investing
Why “no money down” is dangerous
How to “stress test” a real estate deal
How Kenny found his initial private investors
The debate between “Invest Yourself” or “Invest with Others”
Kenny’s real estate team – and how he built it
Finding and dealing with contractors
Kenny’s “bold” exit strategy plan

Links from the Show

The House Flipping Calculator
Are Stocks Better than Real Estate? Post by Kenny Estes
“Boring can be Sexy when Investing in Real Estate” post by Ben Leybovich
Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Real Estate Investing – Free eBook
CashFlow Board Game

Books Mentioned in the Show

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Investing in Real Estate – Gary Eldred
On China – Kissinger

Tweetable Topics

Be very cognizant of your risk threshold and do it very conservatively. (Tweet This!)
Private investors are people you know. (Tweet This!)
Invest simply, do it conservatively, do it for the long haul. (Tweet This!)

Connect with Kenny

Kenny’s BiggerPockets Profile
Kenny’s Blog – PearTreeProperty.com/Blog

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29: Using Peer-to-Peer Lending to Finance Deals, Cash Flow, and Fix and Hold Investing with Dawn Anastasi Aug 01, 2013

Show notes

On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we are going to dive into some really fascinating new ways to finance your real estate investing while talking with residential investor Dawn Anastasi. Dawn is an active investor in the Milwaukee area who, while working a full time job, has collected a number of rental properties with amazing cash flow each month. Dawn shares with us her strategy for buying low priced houses (with unique financing in place,) fixing them up, and leasing them out to great tenants. This show definitely has a lot of great tips, ideas, and strategies for both new investors and seasoned pros.

Read the transcript to episode 29 with Dawn Anastasi here.

In This Show, We Cover

Working with Family and Friends
Investing in Real Estate from a Woman’s Perspective
Dealing with Difficult Contractors
How to Find Houses for Between $20,000 – $30,000
Financing Real Estate Through Peer-to-Peer Funding
Buying Long Distance Properties
Why Single Family Rentals Rock
Finding Partners on BiggerPockets

Links from the Show

Lending Club (BiggerPockets Partner Link)
Prosper (BiggerPockets Partner Link)
How to Buy a Small Multifamily: A Step by Step Case Study
Brandon’s Twitter, Josh’s Twitter, BiggerPockets’ Twitter
Tenant Screening: The Ultimate Guide
The BiggerPockets MarketPlace
Rich Dad Poor Dad Audio Book on Youtube
How to Analyze a Fix and Flip: A Step by Step Case Study
The BiggerPockets Fix and Flip Analysis and Reporting Tool

Books Mentioned in the Show

Tweetable Topics

You need to be comfortable with whatever investing strategy you choose. (Tweet This!)
A deal is a deal, whether it’s a single family home or duplex. Go where the deal is. (Tweet This!)
Know your real estate market: the niches, and the neighborhoods. (Tweet This!)
The Bigger Pockets Marketplace is eHarmony for Real Estate Investors! Have You Found Your Match? (Tweet This!)

Connect with Dawn

Dawn’s BiggerPockets Profile
Dawn’s Website www.coreprop.biz/

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28: Note Investing and Raising Private Money with Dave Van Horn Jul 25, 2013

Show notes

On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets, we’re going to dive into an area of real estate investing that is largely unknown, yet can be one of the most passive forms of earning lucrative returns: note investing. Our guest today is Dave Van Horn, who has been actively investing in real estate for more than twenty years and currently runs a very successful note business, PPR Note Company. In addition to information on notes and passive income, Dave also has a ton of great tips for any investor looking to raise money for their real estate deals – so definitely don’t miss this valuable and informative show!

Read the transcript to episode 28 with Dave Van Horn here.

In This Show, We Cover

How Dave used other people’s money to buy real estate
Attracting private lenders through proper networking
Dave’s beginning journey into note investing and “Soft-Hard Money”
Why people sell notes … for steep discounts.
Buying “delinquent mortgages” for incredibly low amounts
The kind of discounts you can get from second mortgages
Strategies for dealing with delinquent payments
Three ways to get started buying notes
How much you need to get started investing in notes
Unique ideas for raising capital and finding accredited investors
Staying out of trouble when dealing with accredited investors
The mistake that cost Dave’s company $10,000 when dealing with investors

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets YouTube Chanel
BP Podcast 026: Building a Scalable Real Estate Business and Tenant Management Tips with Chris Clothier
BREAKING NEWS: General Solicitation of Accredited Investors is Now Legal… Who are the Winners and Losers?
The BiggerPockets Forums
The BiggerPockets House Flipping Calculator

Books Mentioned in the Show

Missed Fortune 101 by Douglas Andrew
Mastering the Rockefeller Habits by Verne Harnish

Tweetable Topics

Keep your money moving… keep the velocity going. (Tweet This!)
How many deals could you do if you had an unlimited supply of money? (Tweet This!)
Start raising money with the people in your cell phone (Tweet This!)

Connect with Dave

Dave’s BiggerPockets Profile
Dave’s Company PPR Note Company

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27: Fix and Flipping, Wholesaling, Marketing, and More with Jason and Katherine Grote Jul 18, 2013

Show notes

On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we talk with the dynamic husband and wife team ofJason and Katherine Grote about their adventures in flipping and wholesaling, while specifically dealing with some of the unique ways they find deals for their real estate investing business. This show was really a ton of fun to record and will give you both ideas and many good laughs as you hear the Grote’s story and tips for you and your investing business!

Read the transcript to episode 27 with Jason and Katherine Grote here.

In This Show, We Cover

What a “wholetail” is – and why it can be profitable
The first direct mail campaign that… flopped.
When to “buy and hold” and when to “flip?”
When to Quit your job … and when NOT to.
Flipping in hot vs. cold markets
How to wholesale without being a time-stealing “bottom feeder”
Dealing with foundation problems
Tips for working with your spouse

Links from the Show

Books Mentioned in the Show:

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Tweetable Topics

Anything worth anything is all about hard work (Tweet This!)
People decide whether or not they’ll buy your house in the first 3 minutes.(Tweet This!)
We’re passionate about real estate… it’s fun! (Tweet This!)
Who needs a book when you have BiggerPockets! (Tweet This!)

Connect with Jason and Katherine

Jason’s BiggerPockets Profile
Katherine’s BiggerPockets Profile
The Grote’s Website: www.IBuyAustinHouses.com

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