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JF1345: Another Real Estate Success Story | 31 Units With $60k! with Michael Beeman May 09, 2018

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Michael caught the real estate bug by reading books and saving money until he had enough to start investing. He worked his way up to 31 units in just 9 months. Hear the systems and people that it takes to scale that quickly, especially when starting from scratch. We’ll also hear about some of the roadblocks and obstacles that Michael had to figure out ways to get over. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“When I set up the company I told them I wanted final say” - Michael Beeman

Michael Beeman Real Estate Background:

Started studying real estate in 2016 by listening to podcasts, reading 20 books, and saved 12k
31 multi-family units in 9 months
Started an LLC, found 2 investors that believed in him, they purchased 1/2 of his new business
Began multi-family investing on May 15, 2017
Based in Casey, Illinois
Say hi to him at bestevercommunity.com or 317.508.8185
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JF1344: Get Returns On Investment & Investing Advice with Ray Sturm May 08, 2018

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Ray is the founder of RealtyShares which is one of the industry’s top platforms for real estate investing. He also co-founded AlphaFlow, which is his current focus and most of the conversation today is focused on AlphaFlow. One unique aspect of AlphaFlow, along with having investments for you, they are one of the very few, if not the only investment platform that is also certified to give you financial advice. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“We’ve expanded that further and offer massive diversification” - Ray Sturm

Ray Sturm Real Estate Background:

- Co-founder and CEO of AlphaFlow

- Prior to launching AlphaFlow, he founded RealtyShares, one of the industry’s top platforms for real estate investing

- First and fastest-growing automated real estate investment service

- Applies best practices of professional investment management like diversification, rebalancing, institutional-quality

data analytics

- Based in San Francisco, California

- Say hi to him at https://www.alphaflow.com/

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JF1343: How The New Tax Code Affects Cost Segregation & Accelerated Depreciation with Yonah Weiss May 07, 2018

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Yonah is a cost segregation expert. Loyal Best Ever Listeners have heard about cost segregation on the show before, so today we are diving in deeper. We’re going past the basic nuts & bolts of cost segregation and into the nitty gritty details that we have not covered on the show before, including how the new tax code relates to cost segregation. You’ll be quite surprised at how many different parts of a building can qualify for accelerated depreciation. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“You have to hang around people who have been doing it and learn from people who have experience” - Yonah Weiss

Yonah Weiss Real Estate Background:

-Business Director at a national cost segregation leader, Madison SPECS

-Has assisted clients in saving tens of millions of dollars on taxes through cost segregation

-Generated over 70M in loans in his first year of work at a small financing company.

-Got his broker’s license and went from agent to partner within 6 months

-Based in Lakewood, New Jersey

- Say hi to him at http://www.madisonspecs.com/

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JF1342: How To Buy Non-Performing Notes & Keep People In Their Homes #SkillSetSunday with Jorge Newbery May 06, 2018

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Jorge owned over 4000 apartment units before losing it all. He wrote about that experience in his book, Burn Zones. Now Jorge helps people stay in their homes when they can’t afford their mortgages anymore through loan modifications. Jorge also helps other investors do the same thing as him. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“We can cut payments in half because we buy theses at such a discount” - Jorge Newbery

Jorge Newbery Real Estate Background:

- Founder of American Homeowner Preservation LLC

- AHP utilizes Regulation A+ to crowdfund the purchase of non-performing mortgages from lenders at big discounts

- Author of Forbes Real Estate Council and amazon best-selling book Burn Zones

- Principal in mortgage, property management brokerage firms and have held real estate licenses in nine states

- Based in Chicago, Illinois

- Say hi to him at: www.notebuyerbootcamp.com

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JF1341: Putting Together The Best Loan Package To Secure Better Financing with Heather Dreves May 05, 2018

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Heather is the Director of funding at Secured Investment Corp. She has helped many investors secure revolving lines of credit, and has over 15 years of experience. She also invests in real estate herself and has a lot of tips for how you can get better rates on your lending. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“What is the history of this person, have they done this before?” - Heather Dreves

Heather Dreves Background:

-Manages Funding with Secured Investment Corp and provides private lenders and real estate investors

-she manages the loan-processing administration and originated $8 million in revolving lines of credit for hard-money

-provides private lenders and investors the ability to connect and build powerful and profitable strategic alliance

-Based in Coeur D Alene, Idaho

-Say her to him at www.securedinvestmentcorp.com

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JF1340: Can Your First Investment Be An Apartment Community? #FollowAlongFriday May 04, 2018

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Joe and Theo are back with weekly updates, what they learned, and how the lessons learned can apply to us. We also have a listener question asking about jumping straight into large multifamily. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“The core of what sets us up for success as investors and that is improving ourselves on an ongoing basis”

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JF1339: How To Create $100K Equity In 13 Months Using The BRRRR Method with Sarah Larbi May 03, 2018

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Sarah is a canadian investor who has built up a portfolio of single family rentals. By using the BRRRR method, she has been able to grow quickly, in fact she has created $100k in equity in one of her properties in just 1 year! Sarah has been able to use that equity to re-invest and get more properties. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“Don’t make excuses, take action” - Sarah Larbi

Sarah Larbi Real Estate Background:

-The Millennial Real Estate Investor, Speaker, Mentor

- By her early 30’s she has seven home portfolio

- Featured in The Toronto Star, 1010 News Talk Radio, and Canadian Real Estate Wealth Magazine

- Host of the “Where Should I Invest?” Podcast

- Inspires young professionals to be property owners and plan for retirement by 50

- Based in Toronto, Canada

- Say hi to her at www.sarahlarbi.com

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JF1338: How To Build A Passive Income Portfolio with Brian Persaud May 02, 2018

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Brian was a medical student in college before realizing that was the wrong career path for him. He would skip class and go to to bookstores, it was there he came across Rich Dad Poor Dad. After reading that book, like many of us Brian had the real estate bug. Years later, he’s a published author, public speaker, and real estate investor with his own portfolio as well as managing properties for other investors. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“You want to be able to calculate the renovation cost in your head” - Brian Persaud

Brian Persaud Real Estate Background:

-Broker and Owner of Brian Persaud Real Estate Team

- He’s covered over 70 real estate topics on his highly acclaimed television show, “Inside Toronto Real Estate.”

- Continues to share his real estate expertise on shows including HGTV’s “Income Property.”

- Wrote the book on Toronto real estate, a best-seller on Amazon

- Managing single family residential homes to multi-unit apartment buildings, to hi-rise and subdivision development

- Based in Toronto, Ontario

- Say hi to him at https://www.brianpersaud.ca/

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JF1337: Talking Growth & Branding With Inman’s CPO & CMO - Matthew Shadbolt May 01, 2018

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As the Chief Product & Marketing Officer at the popular real estate publication, Inman, Matthew knows a thing or two about how to brand properly. From drawing people in to keeping them engaged, we’ll hear amazing marketing tips from one of the best in the biz. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“Be really good at saying no to stuff, your time is your most valuable commodity” - Matthew Shadbolt

Matthew Shadbolt Real Estate Background:

Inman's Chief Product & Marketing Officer
Oversees all growth, user experience, product, off-platform, brand development and marketing initiatives
long-time supporter of Inman's journalism and events, Matthew works closely with the editorial team to shape and enhance the reader experience
Based in NYC, NY
Say hi to him at https://twitter.com/matthewshadbolt
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JF1336: From Being Kidnapped By The Russian Mob To Managing 13,000 Units Nationwide with Andrew Probst Apr 30, 2018

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If you need some Best Ever Advice about how to manage your properties, who better than someone who manages 13,000 doors? Andrew has seen thousand of situations come up and has a solution for most of them. Oh yeah, he was also kidnapped by the Russian mob. Briefly hear about that story and more importantly for us as investors, hear some excellent tips for managing properties. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“When we deviate from those systems, that’s when those properties go the wrong way” - Andrew Probst

Andrew Probst Real Estate Background:

CEO of HomeRiver Group
Over 18 years of experience both in residential and commercial real estate investment management
Past National President of NARPM (2015)
Kidnapped and held for ransom by Russian Mob. Movie made about his ordeal. - The Saratov Approach
Based in Boise, Idaho
Say hi to him at http://www.homeriver.com/
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