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JF2387: Diversifying Your Portfolio By Investing In Multifamily Properties With Karen Oeser Mar 16, 2021

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Karen spent over 25 years in the traditional investment business. Her specialty was helping clients with fixed income. Since interest rates have plummeted in the past decade, Karen started looking for new investment opportunities for her clients. That’s why she left the traditional business and turned to the real estate market.

She started with single-family properties. But since her focus was on helping people mitigate risk, she went on to pursue multifamily property investment. She had the right skill set, so the transition was easy.

Karen Oeser Real Estate Background:

She left 25 years of traditional investing experience to pursue real estate
Have been investing in single-family for a few years and recently transitioned into multifamily
Portfolio consist of 3 single-family rentals and seeking new multifamily deals
Based in Greenville, SC
Say hi to her at: www.eastlightinvest.com
Best Ever Book: Hidden Investing - Holly Williams

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“I started with single-family, and that is a really great way to get your toe in the water ” - Karen Oeser.

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JF2386: Starting A Remote Syndication Company From Scratch With John C Paniagua Mar 15, 2021

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John’s background is in engineering. In the 1990s, he took his engineering degree to get a job in the finance sector. Later, he joined the New York Stock Exchange. Transitioning into real estate was an easy choice after he flipped his primary residence that was purchased back in the 1990s.

His focus is now on multifamily syndications. He knew that it was a big jump in terms of capital required to run that business, so he started looking for a mentor and a team.

John C Paniagua Real Estate Background:

Works at the NYSE full-time in regulatory technology software development
3 years as a flipper and 1 year as a GP/LP in 3 multifamily syndications
Portfolio consists of 3 syndications
Based in Rego Park, NY
Say hi to him at: https://www.onewayholdingsllc.com/

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Best Ever Tweet:

“When you build a team, you definitely want to not supplement each other but complement each other” - John C Paniagua

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JF2385: Becoming A First-Time Homebuyer With Scott Trench and Mindy Jensen #SkillsetSunday Mar 14, 2021

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Scott is a CEO of BiggerPockets, and Mindy is the Community Manager. Together they wrote a book for first-time homebuyers, helping them avoid rookie mistakes.

They focus on primary resident homeowners who have a lifetime worth of earnings and savings to work with. They teach people how to spend their money without severely impeding their ability to make other investments.

Scott and Mindy Real Estate Background:

Scott is CEO of BiggerPockets
Mindy is the Community Manager for BiggerPockets
Scott has 6 years of REI experience while Mindy has 20+ years
Scott’s Portfolio consists of 3 multifamily projects
Mindy has 9 live-in flips, 2 rentals, a mobile home park, and a few syndications
Based in Denver, CO
Say hi to them at: www.biggerpockets.com/homebuyerbook

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Best Ever Tweet:

“You’re spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in most markets. You should know what you’re doing” - Mindy Jensen.

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JF2384: Scaling Through Trial And Error with Matthew Tortoriello Mar 13, 2021

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Matthew started his real estate journey at 16 when he purchased a two-family home with his grandmother’s money. Four years later, he bought another property that was a challenge to manage. That experience taught him a lot of lessons that he applied later in his career.

With two other partners, he acquired a two-family house that he managed and renovated. After buying several more units, getting a construction license, and founding a property management agency, they were still looking for new opportunities. That’s when Matthew met a new investor and future partner who helped them take the business to a new level.

Matthew Tortoriello Real Estate Background:

Full-time real estate investor and property manager
25+ years of real estate experience
Portfolio consists of 250 units, flipped 100, & wholesaled over 200
Based in Springfield, Mass
Say hi to him at: www.yellowbrick.org
Best Ever Book: Recession Proof RE Investing

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Best Ever Tweet:

“Don’t focus on learning everything because you’ll never learn everything. You’ll learn a lot along the way” - Matthew Tortoriello.

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JF2383: Finding Rapport When Striking A Deal With Aurelien Bonin Mar 12, 2021

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Aurelien started his real estate journey in 2013 after getting inspired by David Azrieli, a Canadian real estate mogul. He picked up some books on the topic and started by acquiring a fourplex. A couple of years ago, he got interested in mobile parks and pursued that market. Now he has properties in both Canada and the US.

We discussed the differences between managing a mobile park and regular multifamily properties. We also talked about the value of strong personal relationships and rapport when working in the real estate business.

Aurelien Bonin Real Estate Background:

Founder of The Mindful Investor
7 years of real estate experience
Portfolio consists of 60 units in Canada from single family to 8-plex, 11 pad mobile home park in Arizona
Based in Ontario, CA
Say hi to him at: www.themindfulinvestor.net
Best Ever Book: Confessions of a Real Estate Investor

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Best Ever Tweet:

“Rapport is key in our industry” - Aurelien Bonin.

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JF2382: Cap Rates, Waterfalls, And Preferred Returns | Actively Passive Investing Show With Theo Hicks & Travis Watts Mar 11, 2021

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Today Theo and Travis will be answering the podcast listeners’ questions. They cover the topics of cap rates and return split structure. Even though some deals may look great on the surface and offer you great returns, you still have to do your due diligence and make sure that you know what you’re getting into. Theo and Travis provide examples showing how easily the numbers can be skewed or manipulated when it comes to projected returns.

We also have a Syndication School series about the “How To’s” of apartment syndications, so be sure to download your FREE document by visiting SyndicationSchool.com. Thank you for listening.

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JF2381: Introducing Ash Patel, The New Podcast Host, With Theo Hicks Mar 10, 2021

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In today's episode, Theo Hicks introduces a new host of the Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever podcast show, Ash Patel. His background is in IT, and he stumbled upon the world of real estate because of the tax advantages.

In 2011, he purchased his first property, a mixed-use building. Pretty quickly he noticed that the commercial part of the building required way less involvement on his side, while the residential apartments always needed additional investment of time and money. From then on, his biggest focus was on acquiring more commercial properties.

Ash has a wide span of qualifications. He does his own property management, chases his deals, and invests in bigger projects with Joe. He is a great addition to the podcast, so be sure to check the interviews he’ll be doing!

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JF2380: Finding A Unique Approach For Each Market And Project With Moneeka Sawyer Mar 09, 2021

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Moneeka was aware of the real estate business opportunities since she was a child. Following the American Dream, her parents saved their hard-earned nickels and dimes to buy properties. She graduated college during the recession and started a real estate business of her own.

Moneeka used cash gifted at her wedding as a down payment for her first property. From then on, her real estate business took an intuitive path. 27 years later, Moneeka’s portfolio value is over $12M. Being based in San Jose, California, she specializes in buying executive houses for great long-term renters, and she secures her renters before investing her money into a new property.

Moneeka Sawyer Real Estate Background:

Full-time Podcast host and Investor
27 years of investing experience
Portfolio consist of 5 executive homes, also started a ground-up construction project
Current portfolio value is about $12M
Based in San Jose, CA
Say hi to her at: www.blissfulinvestor.com
Best Ever Book: The One Thing - Gary Keller

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Best Ever Tweet:

“Everybody has stress and money issues. Do you want poor people money issues, or rich people money issues?” - Moneeka Sawyer.

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JF2379: How To Expand Your Market Reach By Going Virtual With Lauren Hardy Mar 08, 2021

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Lauren started working in real estate right out of college. Her journey began in a corporate environment, and she was mostly dealing with commercial properties. Once she had a child, Lauren decided to leave her job and work for herself. At the time, her brother was flipping houses, and he offered her to join the business. In 2016, she started looking for properties outside of the competitive southern California market in order to expand her business. Now, Lauren has a coaching program for those who’d like to go virtual and reach markets all over the country regardless of where they live.

Lauren Hardy Real Estate Background:

Real estate investor, coach, and host of wholesaling Inc. Podcast
Over 10 years of real estate experience
Has invested in 100s of properties, including developing spec houses, and flips
Based in Orange, CA
Say hi to her at: https://www.wholesalinginc.com/virtual/

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Best Ever Tweet:

“Flipping the house opened up a lot of ways that you could get ripped off by contractors” - Lauren Hardy.

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JF2378: Not Letting your Business Run your Life with Darrah Brustein #SkillsetSunday Mar 07, 2021

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Darrah used to be an entrepreneur who built businesses thinking that bigger was better and more was the way to go. Over time, the four companies she has built took over her life, and Darrah hit the burnout phase.

She restructured her businesses and her life in order to spend more time traveling and learning. That’s how she got into mentorship and coaching, helping other entrepreneurs and investors who are at a burnout point find their passion again.

Darrah Brustein Real Estate Background:

Founder of four businesses; Equitable Payments, Network Under 40, Network Over 40, & Mind Your Business Accelerator
Author of “Finance Whiz Kids”
Prolific writer & interviewer for Forbes & other outlets working with Shaq, Seth Godin, Bobbie Brown & many more
Her mission is to connect people to the resources they need to elevate what they do.
Based in Atlanta, GA
Say hi to her at: www.darrah.co
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Best Ever Tweet:

“We don’t know when it’s enough and why we’re building it in the first place.” - Darrah Brustein.

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