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E21 - Maximizing Returns with Stabilized Yield on Cost with Axel Ragnarrson May 10, 2023

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EP21 - Maximizing Returns with Stabilized Yield on Cost with Axel Ragnarrson

Host: Casey Silveria

Today’s guest is Axel Ragnarrson, an active real estate investor and is based in Boston. He purchased his first multifamily property during his sophomore year in college, leading to the founding of his real estate investment firm, Aligned Real Estate Partners. Currently, Aligned Real Estate Partners owns $25M in multifamily real estate and has been a principal party in $35M+ worth of transactions.

01:30 Investing in Boston

05:40 - Lack of Affordable housing

06:48 Reforming zoning regulations

10:19 What Litech deals are

12:15 Buying Class B & C housings and who they cater to

15:16 What drives a good renewal rate?

20:00 Despite having properties dispersed throughout the area, how can Axel maintain high customer service for his tenants?

23:10 “A lot of people are so cost-focused and not value-focused.”

30:00 “The best multi-family operators know that to achieve the best investment outcome, achieve the highest returns. You have to manage revenue, you have to drive revenue, and you have to minimize vacancy.”

32:00 Risk-adjusted returns, what passive investors missed?

34:00 What debt structure is driving those returns?

39:30 “You should embrace learning as if you are actively investing and then apply those learnings to investing passively.”

41:35 Takeaway from Axel - Yield on cost

Connect with Axel:

Website: Alignedrep.com

Invest: alignedrep.com/invest

Email: axel@alignedrep.com

Podcast: Multifamily Wealth Podcast

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E20 - The Future of STR Investing: Mitigating Risk and Finding New Opportunities with Rob Bergeron May 03, 2023

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Host: Casey Silveria

Today's guest is Rob Bergeron, a problem solver specializing in helping out-of-state investors invest in Kentucky. His seed is now an abundant tree where Rob reaps its fruits through investing in multiple Airbnbs and properties. He also owns The Louisville Network, which helps clients unload their assignable contracts and source them. Still, with all the success, Rob prefers a cheap and comfortable life and just focuses on empowering himself.

01:50 How He started?

3:15 His thoughts about “Cashflow queen; compounding cash as king.”

06:50 His Airbnb business ideas 08:10 His passion for music

11:40 The number of Airbnbs in his portfolio

13:05 His House hack

15:00 Oversaturation of Airbnbs and how it plays in the markets he’s looking at

17:10 His nursing homes idea

21:50 Zoning and different permits

25:15 “There's just money in anything. It's like finding inefficiencies in the market. So like, on what waste can we make money on it.”

26:15 Opportunities and ideas about buying houses28:20 “Know your buy box, numbers, and business. And never operate outside of those.”

29:10 What is he excited about in the future?

30:40 “Try to buy assets because all that matters right now is just having assets because they're not going anywhere.”

34:45 Takeaway from Rob - People have the potential to enhance their marketability by effectively promoting their unique qualities and abilities.

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E19 - Pride in Farming: Busting Myths and Celebrating the Food We Produce with Michelle Miller Apr 26, 2023

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Host: Casey Silveria

Today’s guest is Michelle Miller, better known as the Farm Babe, an internationally recognized speaker, published writer & columnist, and an online influencer as a full-time advocate for agriculture. She started her social media outreach over seven years ago as a way to better bridge the gap between farmers and consumers, making a name for herself as a dedicated “mythbuster” in food and farming. Farm Babe has hundreds of thousands of followers and an average social media reach of 4+ million monthly. She’s been featured in Forbes & has caught the attention of the Today Show, Inside Edition, CNN, People magazine, and more… a guest on Dr. Drew, has influenced corporations as powerful as Burger King, and has proudly spoken alongside some of the biggest names in food and farming today.

1:45 - Her Background

4:30: - How she started bridging the gap between Farmers and Consumers8:30 Ecosystem in Florida, where she is based

09:30 - “Farmers are one of the most sustainably minded folks out there. A hundred percent. Because they understand rotational crops. They understand that you must somehow regenerate resources if you deplete them.”

10:00 - Why Michelle started “Farm Babe”?

11:30 - Importance of Farmers

12:45 - What she deals with on a daily basis?

13:45 - Why be an advocate for your industry and start sharing your story?

16:06 - How did she overcome the mental hurdles when she started the Farm Babe business?

16:50 - Life advice about being on Social Media

20:30 - If a farmer who grows different crops understands the value of social media, how can they simplify and not overcomplicate their niche?

22:10 - “I would say to other farmers, think about what it is that is really passionate to you.”

24:40 - “The most successful people in the world are the ones that are out there sharing their successes.”

25:50 - What would Casey’s niche be?

29:45 - Myth busting (busting the myths about factory farms)30:40 Take home from Michelle about the Farmers

31:45 - “I want farmers to realize the power of their own voice”

34:25 - “It's the littlest things you can do on your farm that you don't think are that cool. That can be life-changing for somebody else. Don't ever forget about how cool it is to be a farmer”

Connect with Michelle:

Michelle Miller, the “Farm Babe

”Michelle@thefarmbabe.com / www.thefarmbabe.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/iowafarmbabe

Social: @thefarmbabe

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E18 - How to scale a real estate portfolio using owner financing with Gabriel Hamel Apr 19, 2023

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Host: Casey Silveria

Hello everyone, and welcome back to the Farming for Passive Income show. We strive to educate the agricultural community on creating alternative income streams and diversifying through commercial real estate private equity.

Today’s guest is Gabriel Hamel, a Real Estate Investor whose passion for Real Estate, Business, and Financial Freedom has helped him amass a multi-Million dollar Real Estate Portfolio of Residential and Commercial Investment Properties. His portfolio includes Multi-Family Apartments, Mixed-Use, Commercial, Mobile Home Parks, and Industrial. From humble beginnings and a strong desire for financial freedom, Gabriel set out creative ways to start purchasing income-producing investment Real Estate. In addition, Gabriel is a strong advocate of financial literacy through self-education.

1:14 - His story and background - His mindset: “I'm going to build a real estate empire and be financially free young.”

4:13 - How he started his Seller Finance Journey

6:30 - How does Seller Financing work?09:15 - Seller Financing is a relationship business

10:30 - Drawbacks of Seller Financing

11:45 - “I looked at all the what-ifs that could happen, and it was way riskier not to start investing in real estate than to just pull the trigger and buy an asset that's kicking off income.”

13:18 - “Due on sale.”

15:15 - Writing/Structuring deals, terms, and agreements

17:30 - Seller Financing Terms

21:40 - Relationship with brokers & finding market deals

23:20 - All relationships are important. The more people you inform about your investment objectives, the more individuals will keep an eye out for opportunities that match your criteria. By doing so, they will be able to notify you whenever a property that meets your requirements becomes available.

26:30 - Takeaway from Gabe - “If anyone wants to find success in real estate, remember, it's a build-wealth slow. It's not a get-rich-quick; it's a build-wealth slow. And I think, if you want it bad enough and you stick with it, there's a lot of ways to be successful within real estate, but stick with it, and you'll find your path.”

Connect with Gabriel:

IG - @gabrielrhamel

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E17 - Differences between valuing commercial properties and single-family homes with Senate Eskridge Mar 29, 2023

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Host: Casey Silveria

Today's guest is Senate Eskridge, an expert real estate investor who currently owns a managed portfolio of single and multi-family homes numbering over 500 units across the country. He has over 10 years of experience in real estate investing and more than 20 years of experience in business development, management, and sales. Senate is a multi-family coach that teaches students how to purchase multi-family properties. He hosts a real estate investors group in his hometown, bringing investors together to network and learn from each other. Driven by self-development, Senate has completed numerous courses, including Dale Carnegie leadership training.

1:56 - Senate’s story (from one mistake to falling in love with a cash flow)

3:23 - The shift to Multifamily“I sat down and looked at my income and what I was producing, and I figured out how long it would take me to get the kind of income I needed to generate in the single-family space.”

6:00 - Difference between Active and Passive investors

6:57 - Limited partner

7:45 Passive losses / Cost Segregation

11:00 Difference of Depreciation to Cost Segregation Study

14:10 Cons of Single-Family

16:55 Forcing appreciation (multifamily VS Single Family)

19:50 Tenant’s perspective

20:50 “If you can increase the customer experience, the customer being the tenants, you can actually at the same time improve the property.”

21:41 "I'm improving the community that this asset is in. I can now take somewhere people are ashamed to live and turn it into a home in which they can be proud. [Also,] I can provide excellent returns for ... passive investors, and because I'm doing good things for people, I get rewarded" - The win-win situation

22:32 How Senate helps people and his market

23:58 His Jake & Gino coaching program

25:21 Get EDUCATED!

Connect with Senate:

Website - senateeskridge.com

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https://sell.landscouts.com/

E16 - Land Investing In The United States From Around The World With Alicia Jarrett Dec 07, 2022

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Host: Casey Silveria

Guest: Alicia Jarrett

Alicia is a passionate and driven global real estate investor based out of Australia, conducting deals in the USA. She co-owns multiple businesses including Global Citizens Holdings Inc., Landscouts and Supercharged Offers. Focused on leadership in business and investing in land, her business ventures provide efficient real estate marketing and world-class data solutions, which assists other real estate investors to digitally transform their business for increased results.

Alicia is also an experienced Leadership, Executive Coach & Business management specialist. She has coached many leaders including Entrepreneurs, Business owners, C-Level Executives. Alicia has a passion for seeing others lead well and succeed in their businesses and teams.

This combination of global experience and having an entrepreneurial mindset sees Alicia excel at building and growing business partnerships, providing business and leadership advice, and enhancing results for others. A truly passionate and people-focused leader who really does love all things real estate and travel!

Connect with Alicia:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-jarrett/

Websites:

https://www.globalcitizenshq.com/

https://superchargedoffers.com/

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9C17-OMxa-7oRSaCtztObw

Show notes:

1:20 Overview of his story

6:30 Why invest in the US?

13:20 Step by step process when they are looking to land flip a deal

16:50 Seller financing

20:21 Getting the Land ready for Development projects

27:35 Tips and tricks on Land flipping

32:55 Takeaways

E15 - The Pros and Cons of Traditional Stock Investment Strategies with Rob Berger Nov 30, 2022

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Host: Casey Silveria

Guest: Rob Berger

Rob is the host of the Financial Freedom Show on YouTube and the author of Retire Before Mom and Dad. Through his YouTube channel and blog, he helps folks navigate the world of investing and retirement planning. Rob has been writing about personal finance and investing since 2007. After spending 25 years as a securities lawyer in Washington DC, he retired in 2016 to continue running his personal finance blog full time. Since then Rob has sold his blog, published his first book, launched a YouTube channel, and continues blogging at www.RobBerger.com .

Connect with Rob:

Youtube Channel:

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Show notes:

01:05 Overview of his story

3:15 How to pick good investments

8:35 Target-date retirement fund

14-12 His take on 40% being bond allocations

16:30 The 4% rule

23:30 His opinion on Private Equity Real Estate syndications

30:55 Tips and lookout about Investing for Retirement

E14 - From Family Farmer to Real Estate Investor with Mike Downey Nov 23, 2022

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Host: Casey Silveria

Guest: Mike Downey

Mike is a self-proclaimed Iowa “wannabe” farmer. He has deep agricultural roots, and like many others, grew up on a family farm but the farm itself wasn’t large enough to support him joining full time. Dirt “runs through his veins” and he has a passion for farms and farm real estate. However, truth be told, he began investing in commercial real estate back in the late 2000’s due to its easier barrier of entry and positive cash flow. The passive income from assets such as apartments and self-storage facilities have afforded Mike and his wife Megan several opportunities. They left W2’s to start their own company which consults with family farms on their estate and legacy planning. They have self-directed every dollar from prior 401(k)’s into real estate. They own and operate a small farm in eastern Iowa and purchased part of Mike’s family farm, spanning 150 years and 5 generations.

Mike and Megan are also the founders of Farm Raised Capital, a real estate investment firm whose mission is to help everyday professionals like them, particularly in the Ag community, create their own passive income so they can live a life by design, not by default. Farm Raised Capital offers a platform to allow like-minded people to invest together in opportunities previously available to only high-net-worth individuals.

Connect with Mike:

Website: www.farmraisedcapital.com

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mike-downey-2553008

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https://www.samofinancial.com/

Show notes:

0:40 His Background (farming and crops story)

4:00 Investing Journey

7:50 Assets/classes when he started

14:59 How did he get over the mental hurdle of investing out of his backdoor/backyard/to other states

17:40 Biggest risks and tips to LPs

19:10 Conservative Underwriting

23:00 Good guidance and metrics to Farmers and AG’s to be comfortable with investing

29:00 Mike’s AHA moment - www.whatswealthmean.com

E13 - Aligning Tax Efficient Opportunities With Investor Needs with Alina Trigub Nov 16, 2022

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Host: Casey Silveria

Guest: Alina Trigub

Alina is a founder and managing partner of SAMO Financial, a boutique equity firm. In 2020, She has helped clients with over 1,200 doors, over 500 storage units, and a $10M mobile home park fund. She works with high earners to passively invest in real estate.

In all of this, her overarching goal is to empower people to build wealth for themselves and for their families, an ethos wholly supported by the great Warren Buffett when he suggested that, “Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”

With an MBA in Finance and Management from Rutgers and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy from City University of New York, Alina has worked as a Tax Accountant at Ernst & Young, as well as in the private sector. She also has twenty years of successful technology experience. In 2021, Alina joined TF Management Group LLC, a real estate fund management company, where she is the Head of Investor Relations and Marketing.

Connect with Alina:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alinatrigub/

https://tempofunding.com/

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