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926: 6 Tips to Grow Your Real Estate Portfolio While Working 9-5 Apr 01, 2024

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You want to grow your real estate side hustle, but your W2 is taking up too much of your time. How do you invest in real estate when you’re stuck at the office or behind a desk from nine to five? We’re about to give you expert tips on growing a real estate portfolio or real estate business no matter your W2 because if David Greene and Rob Abasolo can do it, so can you!

Whether you want to build a rental property portfolio, flipping or wholesaling business, real estate agent side income, or something else, it can be a struggle managing your real side hustle while working your full-time job. And, if you eventually want to quit your job and become a full-time real estate investor, you’ll need your real estate to produce as much or more than your current job, but how do you make that type of income with only nights and weekends free?

These six tips will help you create a bigger, better, more scalable real estate side hustle, helping you do more with less time WITHOUT burning out. From setting a side hustle schedule to automating everything you DON’T need to be doing, avoiding feeling overworked, and using your free time to speed up your timeline to financial freedom, these tips are CRUCIAL if you ever want to build wealth through real estate. So, if you’re struggling to balance your job with creating a real estate business/portfolio, implement these tips TODAY!

In This Episode We Cover:

Why you need to START telling your boss (and yourself) “no” more often

How to automate and delegate to free up time in your day so you can do what matters most

The Pareto Principle (80/20 rule) that will change the way you do anything and everything

Tips to avoid burnout when working a job AND for yourself and what David did to reverse his real estate paralysis

Why you should NOT quit your job until you’ve reached THIS stage of investing

And So Much More!

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925: BiggerNews: Housing Inventory Up 24%, Are We Returning to “Normal”? w/Mike Simonsen Mar 29, 2024

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Housing inventory has shot up over twenty percent year-over-year. So, are our low inventory struggles finally behind us? During the low interest rate days, housing inventory couldn’t keep up with demand. Within days of posting a listing, properties had already gone under contract, and buyers could no longer bid. But now, with higher interest rates, we’re finally starting to see a return to “normal,” but a rate cut could take us back to scarce inventory in an instant. So, is now the time to buy?

Mike Simonsen from Altos Research joins us on this BiggerNews episode to give an update on housing inventory. Mike’s team tracks every home for sale in the country every single week and has been doing so for almost two decades. Today, he gives us the most recent data on homes for sale, why inventory is rising, the states that are seeing the most inventory hit the market, and whether or not we can expect to return to pre-pandemic inventory levels.

Plus, for those debating waiting it out for lower mortgage rates, Mike shares exactly how rates will affect housing inventory and why waiting could throw you back into the bidding wars once rates drop again. Mike even discusses the data behind price cuts and when you can expect sellers to start accepting lower bids.

In This Episode We Cover:

A housing inventory update and why more inventory is finally starting to hit the market

What happens to housing inventory if interest rates fall or rise

Florida, Texas, and other southern states that are seeing a surge in housing inventory

Why most investors are wrong about price cuts

What must happen if we’re to see inventory rise back to pre-pandemic levels

The one thing buyers and sellers should know if they’re waiting for rates to fall

And So Much More!

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The Housing Market “Signals” That Predict Where We’re Headed w/Mike Simonsen

HousingWire CEO: This Inventory Shortage Could Last Decades

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924: Raising Private Money 101: Beginner Steps to Raise Your First $1,000,000 Mar 28, 2024

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Want to explode your real estate portfolio? Then you MUST know about raising private money. When done correctly, private money (also called private capital) can help you and your investors reach financial freedom faster instead of wasting months or years between deals as you wait for your savings to grow. The best part? It’s not just the big players that are raising private capital. Small-time investors doing five or ten-unit deals can still massively benefit from private money, and we’re about to show you how to get it!

When talking about private capital, there’s arguably no one who knows the subject better than Matt Faircloth. Matt literally wrote the book Raising Private Capital and has used the same strategies in it to raise millions of dollars for his own investing business, The DeRosa Group. Matt’s partner, Hervé Francois, also joins us today to go over the beginner steps of raising private capital. These two capital-raising experts will show you exactly how to raise your first $1,000,000 in three simple steps and give you a pitch example you can use to raise private capital from ANYONE in your network!

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In This Episode We Cover:

How to raise private capital and get your first $1,000,000 in private money

Scaling your real estate portfolio FASTER by leveraging private capital

The BIGGEST mistake beginners make when trying to raise private capital

The three beginner steps you can take to start raising private capital for your next deal

A private money pitch example you can use to start building your network

The best real estate investing tool that every capital raiser should have

And So Much More!

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923: From No Savings to Building 60 Houses in 5 Years! w/Ayesha and Kevan Shelton Mar 27, 2024

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Feeling scared to do your first or next real estate deal? Even if everything goes wrong, you may still be in a better position than Ayesha and Kevan Shelton were just a few years ago. After quitting their jobs to become full-time real estate investors, Ayesha and Kevan found themselves staring at a $300,000 loss. Their credit was ruined, their life savings drained, and most of their partners walked away, never to return. Ayesha and Kevan did the right thing, paying back every investor who funded their failed house flips, but it came at a cost.

With a baby on the way, Ayesha and Kevan were debating bankruptcy to get some relief from the massive financial pressure they were under. But some wise investors told them they had it in them to rebuild their wealth—and that’s precisely what they did. In today’s incredible investor story, you’ll hear about how this power couple pivoted to turn their business around and began investing in new build construction projects.

Now, five years later, they’ve built sixty homes, developed their own communities, and created true wealth out of nothing. The best part? These new construction homes are affordable housing, helping solve the inventory crisis we’re currently facing and giving those that truly need it safe, affordable, quality homes to live in. And if Ayesha and Kevan can do it starting from negative, you can too, even if you’re starting from zero!

In This Episode We Cover:

How Ayesha and Kevan turned a $300K loss into a massively successful business

Why you always (ALWAYS!) pay back the investors you’ve borrowed from

Affordable housing 101 and how to get discounted land deals for your next new construction project

How to find the “path of progress” of where homes will appreciate in your area

Scaling your business with new construction homes instead of flipping houses

Private money, hard money, and other creative financing methods to use when banks WON’T fund your deals

And So Much More!

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922: Seeing Greene: Signs It’s Time to STOP Investing in Real Estate Mar 26, 2024

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When is enough enough? When is it time to STOP investing in real estate? When you have a hundred units or a thousand? When can you step back and let the hard work and grind pay off so you can spend more time with your family, spouse, children, and loved ones? But maybe this is just the start of your real estate investing journey, so a better question would be: how to start investing when you DON’T have tons of money to get in the game? Whether you’re a couple of years away from early retirement or gearing up for your first rental, we’ve got you covered on this episode of Seeing Greene.

Full-time real estate investors David and Rob are back to answer your investor questions! This time around, live-caller Ethan wants to know when enough is enough. He’s built a big real estate portfolio, but his spouse is asking, “What’s the end goal?” Next, David and Rob share what’s going on in their own lives and the “perfect storm” that hit David head-on that could be headed your way. A young house hacker wants to know the best plan for his property after he moves out: rent by the room, turn it into a long-term rental, or go the short-term rental route. Finally, a homeowner with some sizable equity but no extra money asks if she should sell her low-rate primary residence and exchange it for some investment properties.

In This Episode We Cover:

Why you need to start preparing your short-term rental for spring and summer break NOW

When to start raising rates on last-minute guests (HUGE revenue boost)

What you MUST include in your listing before it’s spring/summer break

Amenities that any host can add to their home to bring in more bookings

Why seasonal photos make a huge difference to guests when browsing properties

How to avoid parties at your property and guest red flags to watch out for

Airbnb’s indoor camera ban and what to do if you have security cameras on your property

And So Much More!

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BiggerPockets Podcast 795 with Chad Carson

BiggerPockets Podcast 492 with Rob Abasolo

Forum Post: Sell Primary Residence to Use Equity for Rentals?

Check Out Rob’s New Short-Term Rental, The Pink Pickle

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SCALE by David Greene

The Small and Mighty Real Estate Investor by Chad Carson

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921: How to Get More Airbnb Bookings This Spring and Summer Break Mar 25, 2024

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Wondering how to get more bookings on Airbnb as spring break and summer vacation inch closer? With some expert tips, you’ll be able to bring in more revenue and higher reviews during these peak travel times. From listing optimizations to algorithm-beating description tweaks and amenities that’ll make your short-term rental stand out, using any of these expert tips can help your single short-term rental or short-term rental portfolio see more bookings flow in!

We’ve already got a short-term rental expert on the show, Rob Abasolo. But one isn’t enough. Avery Carl is back to give her time-tested tips on boosting your Airbnb bookings during the spring break and summer vacation seasons. These two full-time vacation rental investors get into how to make more money with last-minute bookings, why you MUST change your pictures before it’s too late, the description tweaks that can lead to a full calendar, and the “low-hanging fruit” amenities that guests LOVE to see!

Plus, since it’s spring break, these experts give their best tips on how to avoid parties at your property and stop your short-term rental from becoming a spring break rager!

In This Episode We Cover:

Why you need to start preparing your short-term rental for spring and summer break NOW

When to start raising rates on last-minute guests (HUGE revenue boost)

What you MUST include in your listing before it’s spring/summer break

Amenities that any host can add to their home to bring in more bookings

Why seasonal photos make a huge difference to guests when browsing properties

How to avoid parties at your property and guest red flags to watch out for

Airbnb’s indoor camera ban and what to do if you have security cameras on your property

And So Much More!

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920: Breaking: NAR Settles for $418M, Buying and Selling Homes Could Change Forever w/The New York Times’ Debra Kamin Mar 22, 2024

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A bombshell NAR settlement could bring wide-sweeping changes to the housing market. After a snowball of NAR lawsuits, the realtor association agreed to settle for a whopping $418 million and make critical changes to how real estate agent commissions are paid and how competition can be upheld. This significantly impacts anyone buying or selling a home and has life-changing effects for every real estate agent and realtor in the country. The New York Times’ Debra Kamin joins us to break the story.

Debra breaks down the enormous legal loss that NAR (National Association of Realtors) suffered last week and the impacts it will have on the housing market. First, we discuss the new agent commission rules, which may break the standard six percent fee that realtors are used to taking. These commissions are real estate agents’ livelihoods, and a new model that supports lower commissions could force many agents to leave the industry entirely.

We’ll also touch on the turbulent times NAR has faced recently, from sexual harassment scandals to changing leadership and, now, a massive settlement that could lose them more than half of their members. Will a new type of real estate agent form from the ashes of this century-old model? Or, could a brand-new way of buying and selling homes transform the housing market? Stay with us; we’ll give you the entire scoop.

In This Episode We Cover:

NAR’s massive settlement creating ripple effects across the real estate market

The new real estate agent commission rules that could shock an entire industry

Changes to the multiple listing service (MLS) that may open the market up to new competition

The future of buyer’s agents and whether or not they’ll remain a critical component to buying a home

Sexual harassment scandals, turbulent leadership, and recent NAR struggles

What the future of using a real estate agent could look like

And So Much More!

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Check out the entire episode on the "On the Market" YouTube Channel

The NAR Will Eliminate 6% Commission Standards and Pay $418 Million in Damages After Settling Lawsuit

Is It the End of the Realtor? Inside the NAR Crisis

New Agent Lawsuits Could Have Profound Effects for Buying and Selling Homes

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919: How to Use Real Estate to Quit the 9-5 Grind Mar 21, 2024

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Ready to escape the rat race and leave your nine-to-five behind? You’re tired of the early mornings, late nights, alarm clocks, and commuting. You want to go out on your own, create your own destiny, gain autonomy, and control your schedule. Can real estate help you get there? Definitely, but it won’t be the way you think. Those popular flipping shows on TV and influencer Instagram feeds love to show how easy and fun it is to be a full-time real estate investor. But is this reality?

Today, we’re having an “escape the rat race” roundtable as Dave Meyer, David Greene, and Rob Abasolo discuss the best way to quit your job with real estate. Two of these investors are full-time real estate professionals, while one still holds their nine-to-five. In this episode, they get into the exact strategies you can use to start building wealth through real estate, create cash flow to replace your job, and determine which investments will work best for you. There’s even one strategy they ALL agree is the best way to get started.

But before you hand in your two weeks’ notice, you better listen up. The world of full-time real estate investing isn’t what it seems on the outside, and unless you’re willing to put in the work, you might as well stay at your job and invest on the side. Want to hear about the grind none of the investing gurus will tell you about? Stick around; we’re sharing it all in this episode.

In This Episode We Cover:

How to quit your nine-to-five job and start investing in real estate full-time

The easiest way to get started investing in real estate that EVERYONE should do

Active vs. passive real estate investing and whether you should flip houses or fund other people’s deals

The truth about real estate cash flow and why it WON’T solve the problems you want it to

Which personality types should invest in which assets (and the ones you should avoid)

Real estate jobs you can start NOW that will help you get into the game even faster

And So Much More!

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918: Creating Their Own Demand By Ditching the "Cookie-Cutter Flips" w/George and Heather Bassett Mar 20, 2024

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Fix and flips have looked a lot alike for the past few years. You see the same countertops, wall colors, appliances, and flooring in almost every new flip. While it makes sense for many high-volume flippers to use the same “cookie cutter” recipe repeatedly, it may not get you the highest price on your house flip. If you want to start a bidding war on your next investment property, you’ll need to think outside the box, like George and Heather Bassett have.

George and Heather aren’t your everyday house flippers. To start, they filmed this entire interview from inside a church-turned-luxury house flip. George and Heather want to make each home they flip stand out and feel unique to every prospective buyer who walks through it, and their recipe for success sure seems to be working. On a recent flip, they had over fifty showings in one weekend alone. So, what house-flipping tips do they have that could help YOU sell for more?

From unique finishes to thinking of livability first, asking the house what IT wants, and staging the not-so-basic way, George and Heather deliver an absolute masterclass on how to turn your next fix and flip into a show-stopping, bidding-war-starting, beautiful property that could give you tens of thousands more in profit than what the everyday flipper is getting.

In This Episode We Cover:

Why “cookie cutter” flips AREN’T what buyers want in 2024

Inexpensive, “unique” additions that’ll make your fix and flip sell for more

Asking the house what IT wants and keeping the character of historic homes

How to use “bold” renovations to start a bidding war on your next house flip

Financing your next fix and flip with hard money, private money, and…credit cards?

The ONE thing that’ll help your home sell for TOP dollar (which most people skip)

And So Much More!

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