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E241 Dave Evans - The Designer Mindset to Designing Your Life of Fulfillment and Happiness & Building Your Way Forward Feb 22, 2022

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Having participated in forming the corporate cultures at Apple and EA, Dave Evans decided his best work was in helping organizations build creative environments where people could do great work and love doing it. So he went out on his own; working with start-up teams, corporate executives, non-profit leaders, and countless young adults. They were all asking the same question. “What should I do with my life?” Helping people get traction on that question finally took Dave to Cal and Stanford and continues to be his life’s work.
Tyler and Dave discussed how to live life fully and enjoy the present through the application of design thinking, the process of taking control of your narrative.
Highlights include:

The challenges of finding your passion, and accepting that your passion may not be the starting point of your career
Why you need to be very careful about your life-directing, self questions
Understanding the concepts of design, engineer and business thinking
Wicked problems
The good and bad news for Elevate Nation
The fact that there’s not one of you and you’ll be mostly unexpressed by the time you die
Why you need to embrace dissatisfaction
What it means to build your way forward
The importance of storytelling
Dave’s four strategies for refreshing and redesigning your job

Connect with Dave:

Website: https://designingyour.life/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-evans-62148/
The following books were mentioned in the show:

Designing Your New Work Life by Dave Evans: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/704122/designing-your-new-work-life-by-bill-burnett-and-dave-evans/?pdivflag
After by Dr. Bruce Greyson: https://amzn.to/355KNZj
Mindsight by Dr. Daniel Siegel: https://amzn.to/3vdx5yX

If you are looking for risk-adjusted alternative investments in quality apartment communities, and are seeking tax optimized cash flow with appreciation upside without all the hassle of management, you might benefit from learning more about investing alongside our team. You’re invited to reach out and learn how you can invest with us by visiting cfcapllc.com.
We’re also currently offering a free ebook called The Bottom Line - 10 Ways to Increase Cash Flow in an Apartment Complex. Whether you’re a new or an experienced investor, we’re confident you’ll find massive value in this resource. Get your free copy today at cfcapllc.com.

E240 Pasha Esfandiary - Game Selection: From Professional Poker Player Turned Real Estate Pro, The Role of Emotional Intelligence and Calculated Risk Taking in Lifestyle Design Feb 17, 2022

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Starting his career in real estate in 2011, flipping homes found at auctions, Pasha Esfandiary has been involved in over $125 million in transactions across multiple asset types. These include residential homes, boutique motels, the purchasing and management of large multifamily properties, and working with housing programs in vulnerable communities.
The theme of Tyler and Pasha discussion focused on designing a life by maximizing your strengths, delving into how Pasha’s background in professional poker has helped shape his real estate investing career.

Highlights include:

Pasha’s evolution from gambling to house flipping to developing and investing
How Pasha leveraged his background in professional poker to create new opportunities as an investor
How Pasha leverages the power of intuition for investing purposes
How to deal with a dishonest slumlord
Why Pasha’s investment thesis revolves around low income housing and mobile homes
Why emotional intelligence is so important and Pasha’s tips on honing the craft
Why Pasha looks at his life in 10-year increments
Pasha’s people-first philosophy
How to increase your longevity

Connect with Pasha:
Website: http://www.evokecapital.net
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pashaesfandiary/
The following books were mentioned in the show:

Die with Zero by Bill Perkins
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Price of Tomorrow by Jeff Booth
Lifespan by David Sinclair

You’re invited to reach out and learn how you can invest with us by visiting cfcapllc.com.

We’re also currently offering a free ebook called The Bottom Line - 10 Ways to Increase Cash Flow in an Apartment Complex. Whether you’re a new or an experienced investor, we’re confident you’ll find massive value in this resource. Get your free copy today at cfcapllc.com.

E239 Ken Silvestri - Slowing Down to Speed Up, Becoming Rejection Proof and Building Trust with a Best-in-Class Multifamily Broker Feb 15, 2022

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Ken Silvestri has deep roots in Lexington. As a youngster in the 1960’s he worked at his grandfather’s fruit stand located in downtown. He is the owner and principal broker at Silvestri Real Estate. Ken began his career in residential real estate in 1990. By 1994, he was recognized as one of the top producing agents in the United States at Re/max International. In 2000, he transitioned to apartment community brokerage. And that is now his team’s specialty. Their tagline is ‘Single Focus-Multifamily’. The team has brokered over 8000 apartment units in Lexington with total lifetime sales near one billion dollars.
Tyler and Ken discussed why you need to be great at one thing, Ken’s high-performing boutique brokerage and Ken’s philosophy of slowing down to speed up.
Highlights include:

How Ken became invulnerable to rejection as a kid
The books and wisdom that truly empowered Ken
Ken’s transition from residential to commercial real estate
The power of surrounding yourself with people who allow you to be the best at one thing
How Ken’s boutique brokerage competes and thrives in the multifamily space
The best way to learn about real estate investing
Ken’s experience with Broker's Opinion of Values (BOVs) and his outlook for the multifamily space
Patterns of successful, long-term real estate investors
Ken’s philosophy of slowing down to speed up
Ken’s Rolex goals
Ken’s story of meeting Zig Ziglar

Connect with Ken:
Website: http://www.silvestrirealestate.com/
The following books were mentioned in the show:

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Succeed and Grow Rich Through Persuasion by Napoleon Hill
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Atomic Habits by James Clear
See You at the Top by Zig Ziglar
Are you a real estate investor looking to elevate your income, freedom & lifestyle? If so, optimize your daily performance by downloading our free guide, Raising the Bar - 5 Steps to Elevate Your Habits, at elevatepod.com.
In this guide, created by your host Tyler Chesser, you’ll learn why you do what you do, how to easily institute cues in your environment to trigger desired behavior, directly applicable steps to create a fulfilling future and much more.
Get your free copy at elevatepod.com and kick-start your new habits today. Your future self will thank you!
This episode of Elevate is brought to you by CF Capital, a national real estate investment firm. CF Capital’s mission is to provide property investment and asset management solutions to help investors like you maximize their returns by investing in high-value multifamily communities.

You’re invited to reach out and learn how you can invest with us by visiting cfcapllc.com.

E238 Michael Flight - Diversification, Financial and Political Freedom Through Net-Lease Retail Investing, Blockchain and Tokenization in Real Estate Feb 10, 2022

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Michael Flight is a founding principal of Concordia Realty Corporation in 1990 and more recently CEO of Liberty Real Estate Fund, the World’s First Net Lease Security Token FundTM, giving you Stable and Tradable Private Real Estate. Michael is a real estate entrepreneur and blockchain real estate evangelist who is an expert in retail real estate (NNN-Shopping Centers-Triple Net-Net Leased) investment, redevelopment, real estate tokenization and real estate on the blockchain.
Tyler and Michael’s wide-ranging discussion revolved around keeping your investment options open, covering retail investments, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), using the blockchain for real estate acquisitions and more.
Highlights include:

Finding a niche in commercial real estate
De-malling, the emergence of Amazon, and how retail real estate has evolved over the past three decades
The glamour of retail real estate
The pros of triple net leases
What Michael looks for when searching for retail sites to invest in
Deal-sourcing net lease properties
Tokenization in real estate - what a non-fungible token (NFT) is, 506(c) funds, security tokens and Michael’s tokenization platform
Why it’s important for investors pay attention to blockchain
Why Michael advocates for everyone at least dipping their toe in bitcoin

Connect with Michael:
Website: https://michaeljflight.com/ & https://libertyfund.io/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-flight/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mjflight1/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.flight.9/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelFlight1
The following books were mentioned in the show:
Halftime by Bob Buford
Are you a real estate investor looking to elevate your income, freedom & lifestyle? If so, optimize your daily performance by downloading our free guide, Raising the Bar - 5 Steps to Elevate Your Habits, at elevatepod.com.
In this guide, created by your host Tyler Chesser, you’ll learn why you do what you do, how to easily institute cues in your environment to trigger desired behavior, directly applicable steps to create a fulfilling future and much more.
Get your free copy at elevatepod.com and kick-start your new habits today. Your future self will thank you!
This episode of Elevate is brought to you by CF Capital, a national real estate investment firm. CF Capital’s mission is to provide property investment and asset management solutions to help investors like you maximize their returns by investing in high-value multifamily communities.
If you are looking for risk-adjusted alternative investments in quality apartment communities, and are seeking tax optimized cash flow with appreciation upside without all the hassle of management, you might benefit from learning more about investing alongside our team. You’re invited to reach out and learn how you can invest with us by visiting cfcapllc.com.
We’re also currently offering a free ebook called The Bottom Line - 10 Ways to Increase Cash Flow in an Apartment Complex. Whether you’re a new or an experienced investor, we’re confident you’ll find massive value in this resource. Get your free copy today at cfcapllc.com.

E237 Olivier Sibony - How to Reduce Noise, Think Strategically and Make Smarter Investing Decisions Feb 09, 2022

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Olivier Sibony is a professor, author and advisor specializing in the quality of strategic thinking and the design of decision processes. Olivier is Professor of Strategy at HEC Paris. He is also an Associate Fellow of Saïd Business School in Oxford University, and has taught at London Business School, Ecole Polytechnique, ENA, IE Madrid, and other institutions. Previously, he spent 25 years with McKinsey & Company in France and in the U.S., where he was a Senior Partner.
Tyler and Olivier’s discussion focused on noise, the unwanted variability in our judgement. Topics included understanding noise, remedies to reduce noise, and how we can make smarter investing decisions.

Highlights include:

Defining judgement, variability and unwanted variability
Where noise comes from and why we’re susceptible to it
Understanding level, occasion and pattern noise
The only way to remove noise entirely
Techniques to reduce noise in investing, including leveraging the wisdom of crowds, weighing and comparing criteria uniformly and more
Why it’s important to consider the cost of noise reduction before acting on it
Noise versus cognitive bias
How to make decisions in evolving, uncertain circumstances
Why you should resist the temptation to learn too much from your mistakes

Connect with Olivier:
Website: http://www.oliviersibony.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviersibony/
Twitter: twitter.com/siboliv
The following books were mentioned in the show:
Noise by Olivier Sibony, Daniel Kahneman, Cass Sunstein
Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Churchill by Andrew Roberts
Are you a real estate investor looking to elevate your income, freedom & lifestyle? If so, optimize your daily performance by downloading our free guide, Raising the Bar - 5 Steps to Elevate Your Habits, at elevatepod.com.
In this guide, created by your host Tyler Chesser, you’ll learn why you do what you do, how to easily institute cues in your environment to trigger desired behavior, directly applicable steps to create a fulfilling future and much more.
Get your free copy at elevatepod.com and kick-start your new habits today. Your future self will thank you!
This episode of Elevate is brought to you by CF Capital, a national real estate investment firm. CF Capital’s mission is to provide property investment and asset management solutions to help investors like you maximize their returns by investing in high-value multifamily communities.
If you are looking for risk-adjusted alternative investments in quality apartment communities, and are seeking tax optimized cash flow with appreciation upside without all the hassle of management, you might benefit from learning more about investing alongside our team. You’re invited to reach out and learn how you can invest with us by visiting cfcapllc.com.
We’re also currently offering a free ebook called The Bottom Line - 10 Ways to Increase Cash Flow in an Apartment Complex. Whether you’re a new or an experienced investor, we’re confident you’ll find massive value in this resource. Get your free copy today at cfcapllc.com.

E236 Patrick McGinnis - How to Harness FOMO in Real Estate Investing and Make Courageous Decisions in Times of Uncertainty Feb 03, 2022

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Patrick J. McGinnis is an international venture capitalist, host of the hit podcast FOMO Sapiens, and author of Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice. Patrick coined the term FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), as well as the related term FOBO (Fear of a Better Option) in a 2004 article in the student newspaper of Harvard Business School. FOMO has since been added to the dictionary and FOBO has become an increasingly popular framework to describe choice paralysis.
Tyler and Patrick discussed how real estate investors are affected by FOMO and FOBO, how FOMO can be leveraged for good, and practical decision-making in times of uncertainty.
Highlights include:

The circumstances that led to Patrick coining the term FOMO
The major drivers and triggers of FOMO, and how to combat them
Why decision-making is the cure to FOMO
How FOMO can be leveraged in real estate investing
The power of FOBO from an investing standpoint, and why it often creates analysis paralysis
Several ways to make effective decisions in times of uncertainty
How Patrick structures his investment thesis as a venture capitalist

Connect with Patrick:
FOMO Sapiens Podcast: https://fomosapiens.com

Website: https://patrickmcginnis.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-mcginnis/

Instagram: instagram.com/patrickjmcginnis

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ItsPatrickJMcGinnis

Twitter: twitter.com/pjmcginnis

The following books were mentioned in the show:

The Fear of Missing Out by Patrick McGinnis
The 10% Entrepreneur by Patrick McGinnis
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
Are you a real estate investor looking to elevate your income, freedom & lifestyle? If so, optimize your daily performance by downloading our free guide, Raising the Bar - 5 Steps to Elevate Your Habits, at elevatepod.com.
In this guide, created by your host Tyler Chesser, you’ll learn why you do what you do, how to easily institute cues in your environment to trigger desired behavior, directly applicable steps to create a fulfilling future and much more.
Get your free copy at elevatepod.com and kick-start your new habits today. Your future self will thank you!
This episode of Elevate is brought to you by CF Capital, a national real estate investment firm. CF Capital’s mission is to provide property investment and asset management solutions to help investors like you maximize their returns by investing in high-value multifamily communities.
If you are looking for risk-adjusted alternative investments in quality apartment communities, and are seeking tax optimized cash flow with appreciation upside without all the hassle of management, you might benefit from learning more about investing alongside our team.
You’re invited to reach out and learn how you can invest with us by visiting cfcapllc.com.
We’re also currently offering a free ebook called The Bottom Line - 10 Ways to Increase Cash Flow in an Apartment Complex. Whether you’re a new or an experienced investor, we’re confident you’ll find massive value in this resource. Get your free copy today at cfcapllc.com.

E235 Jerry Colonna - How to Realize Your Full, Human Potential Through Radical Self-Inquiry and Making Peace with Your Demons Feb 01, 2022

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Jerry Colonna is the CEO, and co-founder, of Reboot.io, an executive coaching and leadership development firm whose coaches and facilitators are committed to the notion that better humans make better leaders. For nearly 20 years, he has used the knowledge gained as an investor, an executive, and a board member for more than 100 organizations to help entrepreneurs and others to lead with humanity, resilience, and equanimity.
Try spending the week just being you! Tyler and Jerry discussed the power of self-examination, self-revelation, and being fully present for both the good and the bad things in life. Highlights include:

A primer on Jerry’s red, yellow or green personal check-ins
Why Jerry gets squeamish about the terms “high performance” and “self-help”
Tyler’s introspection of why he is striving and what he’s afraid of
Why Jerry strives not to be better, but to show up fully
The liberating wisdom of, “You are you, not matter where you are”
Why people often sabotage their own efforts
Why self-examination is essential to leadership
Why those in power often feel isolated and responsible for everything good and bad

Connect with Jerry:
Website: https://www.reboot.io
The following books were mentioned in the show:

Reboot by Jerry Colonna
The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
Faith by Sharon Salzberg

Are you a real estate investor looking to elevate your income, freedom & lifestyle? If so, optimize your daily performance by downloading our free guide, Raising the Bar - 5 Steps to Elevate Your Habits, at elevatepod.com.
In this guide, created by your host Tyler Chesser, you’ll learn why you do what you do, how to easily institute cues in your environment to trigger desired behavior, directly applicable steps to create a fulfilling future and much more.
Get your free copy at elevatepod.com and kick-start your new habits today. Your future self will thank you!
This episode of Elevate is brought to you by CF Capital, a national real estate investment firm. CF Capital’s mission is to provide property investment and asset management solutions to help investors like you maximize their returns by investing in high-value multifamily communities.
If you are looking for risk-adjusted alternative investments in quality apartment communities, and are seeking tax optimized cash flow with appreciation upside without all the hassle of management, you might benefit from learning more about investing alongside our team.
You’re invited to reach out and learn how you can invest with us by visiting cfcapllc.com.
We’re also currently offering a free ebook called The Bottom Line - 10 Ways to Increase Cash Flow in an Apartment Complex. Whether you’re a new or an experienced investor, we’re confident you’ll find massive value in this resource. Get your free copy today at cfcapllc.com.

E234 Paul Moore - How to Build a Self-Storage Empire, Source Deals and Strategize for Success Jan 27, 2022

Show notes

Paul Moore is the Founder and Managing Partner of Wellings Capital. After graduating with an engineering degree and then an MBA from Ohio State, Paul entered the management development track at Ford Motor Company in Detroit. After five years, he departed to start a staffing company with a partner. They scaled and sold the company to a publicly traded firm five years later. After a brief “retirement” in his early 30s, Paul began investing in real estate in 2000 to protect and grow his own wealth.

Tyler and Paul’s discussion focused on the open playing field that is self-storage, covering its many perks as well as acquisition strategies and mindsets for success.

Highlights include:

How Paul sources so many high-quality self-storage deals
Paul’s list of potential self-storage value-add opportunities, including how you can leverage U-Haul for $1,000 - $5,000 in monthly commissions
How to manage self-storage assets and the case for full automation
Why dislocation has boosted the self-storage industry
Paul's seven paths to get involved in commercial real estate
The best way to raise capital and stay in the right mindset
Investing versus speculation
The importance of focusing on only one thing

Connect with Paul:
Website: http://www.wellingscapital.com/resources

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-moore-3255924/

The following books were mentioned in the show:

Storing Up Profits by Paul Moore

The Hands Off Investor by Brian Burke

Listen to Paul’s first episode on Elevate: https://elevatepod.com/episodes/episode-33

You’re invited to reach out and learn how you can invest with us by visiting cfcapllc.com.

E233 Stefan Tsvetkov - How to Leverage a Data-Driven Mindset, Automated Underwriting & Machine Learning Techniques to Maximize Real Estate Investing Opportunities Jan 25, 2022

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Stefan Tsvetkov is a financial engineer turned multifamily investor, analytics speaker, and live webinar host. He’s the Founder of RealtyQuant, a company that brings data-driven and quantitative techniques to the real estate industry, and he’s on a mission to add massive industry value through education, investment, technology, and analytics.
Tyler and Stefan’s discussion focused on how developing a data-driven mindset can help real estate investors make better investing decisions and leverage arbitrage.
What you’ll learn:

How Stefan leverages his financial mindset and applies it to real estate investing
Why Stefan’s approach to real estate is not renovation-oriented
Stefan’s analytical systems and tools he leverages to identify real state inefficiencies
How to leverages deal sourcing and lead generation in commercial real estate
Stefan’s tips for real estate investors looking to implement data-driven practices
Stefan’s methodologies for predicting appreciation
Stefan’s market outlook for the next few years
Markets that are overvalued

Connect with Stefan:
Website: http://www.realtyquant.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefantsvetkov
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stefantsve
Twitter: https://twitter.com/StefanTsv
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefantsve/
The following books were mentioned in the show:
The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book by Joe Fairless
Cure Tooth Decay by Ramiel Nagel
Are you a real estate investor looking to elevate your income, freedom & lifestyle? If so, optimize your daily performance by downloading our free guide, Raising the Bar - 5 Steps to Elevate Your Habits, at elevatepod.com.
In this guide, created by your host Tyler Chesser, you’ll learn why you do what you do, how to easily institute cues in your environment to trigger desired behavior, directly applicable steps to create a fulfilling future and much more.
Get your free copy at elevatepod.com and kick-start your new habits today. Your future self will thank you!
This episode of Elevate is brought to you by CF Capital, a national real estate investment firm. CF Capital’s mission is to provide property investment and asset management solutions to help investors like you maximize their returns by investing in high-value multifamily communities.
If you are looking for risk-adjusted alternative investments in quality apartment communities, and are seeking tax optimized cash flow with appreciation upside without all the hassle of management, you might benefit from learning more about investing alongside our team. You’re invited to reach out and learn how you can invest with us by visiting cfcapllc.com.
We’re also currently offering a free ebook called The Bottom Line - 10 Ways to Increase Cash Flow in an Apartment Complex. Whether you’re a new or an experienced investor, we’re confident you’ll find massive value in this resource. Get your free copy today at cfcapllc.com.

E232 Words from the Wise - The Habits of High Performers Jan 20, 2022

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This edition of Words from the Wise features a compilation of high performers sharing how they leverage habits to create a greater future.
Highlights include understanding Charles Duhigg’s habit loop, habits of effective leaders, how to break bad habits with curiosity, frequent exposure to stress, getting comfortable with the discomfort of hunger, how to leverage the Hawthorne effect and more!
For more ways to Elevate your habits, download our free habits guide here.
The following shows were featured:

E115 - Self-Awareness, Mastery & The ONE Thing with Bestselling Author Jay Papasan

E118 Elevate Exclusive with Tyler Chesser - Creating Conscious Habits

E179 Dr. Jud Brewer - How to Optimize Your Habits Through Practical Neuroscience - breaking bad habits with curiosity

E183 Michael Easter - Claiming Your Life-Changing Transformation Through Discomfort - discomfort

E207 Robert D. Burr - How to Build Trust and Create Generational Wealth Through Oil and Gas Investing - giving to others

E210 Don Yaeger - The Journey to Greatness and the Art of Storytelling

E220 Laird Hamilton - Catch Every Wave: How to Face Your Greatest Fears, Get Fit and Do Big Things