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JF1275: How To Protect Your Investments & Hide Ownership Of Assets with Scott Smith Feb 28, 2018

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Scott and his colleagues realized that there is a massive amount of bad information on the internet when it comes to asset protection. He set out to find and teach others a better way. Today Scott is here to tell us about setting up a series LLC to protect your assets, hide ownership, and not cause you a headache with your taxes. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“People seem to think that insurance coverage is enough” - Scott Smith

Scott Smith Background:

-Owner of Royal Legal Solutions, provides business, tax, and legal solutions exclusively for real estate investors

-Spent 8-years deconstructing real estate investing, developed strategies to protect your assets from devastating lawsuits, maximize tax savings, and more

-Prior to RLS he was an aggressive litigator who brought suit against major insurance companies

-Say hi to him at https://royallegalsolutions.com

-Based in Austin, Texas

-Best Ever Book: Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris

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JF1274: Challenges That Syndicators Face When Executing Their Business Plans with Bruce Petersen Feb 27, 2018

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Bruce started his career as a stock broker. Around 1991 the market changed some and he was not able to make a lot of money in his career anymore. After an 18 year stint in the retail industry, Bruce started educating himself in real estate. His very first deal was a 48 unit syndication in Austin, Texas. Now he only looks at 200+ units and shares his experiences on podcasts for people to learn from. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“What we do, on everything we do, it’s all based on community” - Bruce Petersen

Bruce Petersen Real Estate Background:

- Owner of Bluebonnet Asset Manager

Serial syndicator of large multi-family properties ranging in size from 120-292 units.

-Awarded the Austin Apartment Association Independent Rental Owner of the Year for 2016

-Awarded the National Apartment Association's Independent Rental of the Year for 2017

-Say hi to him at www.apt-guy.com

-Based in Austin, Texas

-Best Ever Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad

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JF1273: Deep Value Add Apartment Syndications with James Kandasamy Feb 26, 2018

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James has recently bought two apartment communities, rehabbed the units and refinanced all of the capital out of them. What’s more impressive is that he acquired these properties by texting the owners! A lot of great tips for all investors in this episode, especially for syndicators or want-to-be syndicators. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“That’s a very expensive text because you get really good deals with that text” - James Kandasamy

James Kandasamy Real Estate Background:

-Owner of Achieve Investment Group

-Multifamily Sponsor owning 340 units in Central Texas Area with a focus on value add deals

-Syndicate large Multifamily Apartment properties by raising money from accredited private investors

-Say hi to him at http://achieveinvestmentgroup.com/

-Based in Austin, Texas

-Best Ever Book: Think and Grow Rich

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JF1272: How To Be Proactive & Have A Vision For What Will Happen #SkillSetSunday with Dave Sobelman Feb 25, 2018

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Dave is a previous guest on the show who specializes in triple net leases. Today he comes back on the show to talk about how he and his team try to predict certain things that will happen and be proactive in solving problems before they even come up. Dave gets a lot of people asking him how he “does so much”. He attributes being on top of everything all the time to his time spent working at The White House. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“You have to develop this skill set to always be ahead of yourself” - Dave Sobelman

Dave Sobelman Background:

Founder & CEO of Generation Income Properties (a public net lease REIT)

Founder of net lease brokerage firm 3 Properties.
Managed more than 1,000 single-tenant net lease transactions and has been involved in about $10 billion in transactions
Began his tenure in commercial real estate as a Research Analyst and Associate for Grubb & Ellis Company
Was responsible for maintaining market data for over 134 million square feet of area properties and accurately forecasting regional trends for client assessments
Based in Tampa, Florida
Say hi to him at www.gipreit.com

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JF1271: Making Top End Technology Available To Real Estate Investors with Dana Dunford Feb 24, 2018

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Dana is bringing a technology solution to virtual investors. If you own property in another state, Dana and her company Hemlane have an innovative solution to management for you. She says that their company is a good solution between DIY and full service property managers. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“All 11 portfolios automated on one dashboard” - Dana Dunford

Dana Dunford Background:

-CEO of Hemlane, a technology-enabled property management platform

-Previously, she worked at Apple in worldwide financial planning and analysis and at Nest, the home technology company acquired by Google for $3.2B

-Received her MBA from Harvard

-Say hi to her at https://www.hemlane.com/

-Based in San Francisco, California

-Best Ever Book: The Lexus and the Olive Tree

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JF1270: How To Succeed In Apartment Syndication After Being Rejected #FollowAlongFriday Feb 23, 2018

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Joe and Theo are back this week to discuss rejection. We’ll hear of three different investors who were all rejected on offers but kept going and ended up finding success. This episode was also filmed on Facebook live, some listener/viewer questions were answered live in real time. To watch the live filming on Thursday before we turn it into a podcast episode on Friday, visit bestevershowcommunity.com.

Best Ever Tweet:

“Champions love the process as much as the outcome” - Quote we stole from Terrell Fletcher

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JF1269: Why A Retiring Cop Chooses Real Estate For A Second Career with David Sweeney Feb 22, 2018

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David reached the age of 53, living in Seattle he’s technically able to retire now. When he actually looked at his situation, he realized there was no way he could actually retire. He looked at options and felt that real estate was the answer for him. He set out to get his license, analyzed properties, and found a 24 unit cash flowing apartment building. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“Pick your strategy and go with it” - David Sweeney

David Sweeney Background:

-30 years with the Seattle Police (currently a lieutenant)

-Nearing retirement age, he began to immerse himself in owning multi-family properties

-Got his real estate license this year, and last month closed on first transaction, a 24-Unit cash flowing apartment building

-Currently looking for his next deal

-12 years of experience as a professional mediator

-Say hi to him at davidsweeney.com or davidATdavidsweeney.com

-Based in Seattle, Washington

-Best Ever Book: 80/20 Sales and Marketing by Perry Marshall

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JF1268: Being Boss Through Residential Real Estate Investing with Kathleen Shannon Feb 21, 2018

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Kathleen is an entrepreneur, podcaster, and real estate investor. We get to hear entrepreneurial tips from her as well as hear an investor story of buying residential real estate. She prefers to buy houses that are move in ready, and rent them out to decent tenants in decent areas. Her strategy is that she only buys homes that she would want to live in. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!

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“It is worth thinking of your house as a brand in order to get good tenants” - Kathleen Shannon

Kathleen Shannon Real Estate Background:

-Co-owner of the branding agency Braid Creative

-Co-host and author of Being Boss a podcast (and now book!) giving advice for creative entrepreneurs

-Invests in residential properties with her husband as a way to slowly build their wealth and retirement

-10+ years Agency & Entrepreneurial experience

-Say hi to her at www.braidcreative.com

-Based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

-Best Ever Book: Daring Greatly

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JF1267: How To Successfully Self-Manage As A DIY Landlord with Eric Drenckhahn Feb 20, 2018

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Eric left his 6-figure IT job to pursue real estate full time a few years ago. Now he owns properties and prefers to manage them himself. Today he tells us his best ever tips for managing investment properties. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review.

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“It all depends on where you’re at in your life and what your true opportunity cost is” - Eric Drenckhahn

Eric Drenckhahn Real Estate Background:

-A "DIY landlord" who has managed his mid-sized portfolio for years since 2000

-Left his full-time 6-figure IT job to pursue real estate and travel

-Purchased 5 fourplexes and a single-family home, a couple more flips, either as an investor or in the rehab

-Single-family home at a sheriff’s sale that was redeemed away from me.

-Currently focusing on doing a 1031 exchange to a Florida property

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

-Based in St. Paul, Minnesota

-Best Ever Book: The Art of the Deal

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JF1266: Creative Financing And Live-In Flips With His Wife & Kids with Josh Daniels Feb 19, 2018

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Josh has been investing in real estate for 5 years now and has done a good amount of deals. He’s gotten creative to purchase some of them, and has even done live-in flips with his family living in the house with him! To hear some creative strategies and how to tackle difficult situations click listen on this episode! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review

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“There’s only four banks in our town” - Josh Daniels

Josh Daniels Real Estate Background:

- invest in single family homes and small duplex

- Real estate investor for the past 5 years

- has 8 units in his portfolio

- Have completed 8 buy-n-hold deals, flipped 4 properties, wholsaled 2

- Say hi to him at joshcecATgmail.com

- Based in Columbus, Montana

- Best Ever Book: Millionaire Next Door

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