The Best Ever CRE Show

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JF487: What to Do When You Have a Great Idea and No Money? #situationsaturday Jan 02, 2016

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Business plan set? No money? Our Best Ever Guest, Coach Carsen (previous show guest) answers the title’s infamous question, and every entrepreneur asks it. Hear how he started with nothing and grew! If you are in this boat, grab a paddle and download this show…it’s time to float!

Best Ever Tweet:

You have to surround yourself with people who will not let you run off the cliff of enthusiasm.

Chad Carson’s real estate background:

Full-time real estate investor based in Clemson, South Carolina
Currently owns 57 residential units around Clemson, South Carolina
Say hi to him at www.coachcarson.com
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JF486: Mix Business with Pleasure #followalongfriday Jan 01, 2016

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! Joe shares his year-end events and specifically advises all to have fun while doing business. He met with investors in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and made positive relationships. He and his girlfriend, Colleen, went to visit the apartment community he is investing in. Joe shares the lengthy process of buying apartment communities as opposed to buying single family homes. Hear the steps that it may take to purchase a multifamily property.

Best Ever Tweet:

If I have fun, I act myself, and when I’m more myself, I connect with people much better.

It takes time to buy and sell larger properties.

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JF485: BYU Dropout Began During the RECESSION and WON! Dec 31, 2015

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He has been awarded as the top agent in Utah since 2012! His hustle and creativity led him to not only sell real estate, he now has begun developing residential projects! He believes in forecasting the market two years in advance, which has prompted him to jump into multifamily properties, duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes. Hear about his success now!

Best Ever Tweet:

The market is ALWAYS good, if you can find a way to add value to it.

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Steve Bond’s real estate background:

#1 producing RE/MAX agent in Utah since 2012
Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Equity based in Provo, Utah
Founder of FIG - Fourplex Investment Group
Year to date sales in 2015 is $90,000,000
Say hi to him at http://www.fig.us/
His Best Ever book is Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t
The HUD Report he mentioned can be found here: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/ushmc/regional.html?regionid=8#prof

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JF484: What Your Tax Strategy Lacks in the Multifamily Space Dec 30, 2015

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Ready to switch out the HVAC system on your triplex? Did you consider recording the expense? It's time to take advantage of the tax benefits before the new year...you still have time! Hear our Best Ever guest spill tax secrets!

Best Ever Tweet:

If you ever want to be wealthy, you need to take your tax strategy seriously.

Brandon Hall's Real Estate Background:

CPA and owner at Hall CPA
Brandon leverages a combo of his Big 4 and personal real estate investing experience to save his clients thousands of dollars in taxes
He specializes in real estate and small biz tax and entity structuring
Based in Washington DC and his Best Ever book rec is How to Win Friends and Influence People
Say hi to him at hallcpallc.com
Bought his first property, a triplex, in North Carolina in 2015

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JF483: Over 20 Rehabs a Month and How He Manages It Dec 29, 2015

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Have you ever managed five rehabs in one month? How about 10? Try 20 rehabs in one month! Our best ever guest has done it, and he's going to share how he puts together a power team! He has definitely made a mark in his local investing community, tune in!

Best Ever Tweet:

Focus and master one thing.

Randy Lawrence's Real Estate Background :

Host of the Real Estate Preacher podcast
Based in Tampa Bay, Florida
Been a 24 year entrepreneur with four successful investment companies
Focus on single family rehabs and primarily rehabbing
Say hi to him at therealestatepreacher.org

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JF482: What This Scholar Did to Begin His Wholesale Business Dec 28, 2015

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Our Best Ever guest has a history of higher education, but was intrigued with real estate investing. He began to grow an interest in wholesaling. He started his own wholesale business and and has closed some deals in the first year! Hear his story!

Best Ever Tweet:

If you leave a bad taste in other people's mouth, it will get around.

Chad Benedict's Real Estate Background:

Began wholesaling real estate in 2015 after a successful career in university administration and leadership
An Ivy-league graduate, he now runs his own business full-time and continues to consult in higher education
He is a licensed realtor and has done 5 wholesale deals
Based in Dallas, Texas
Say hi to him at benedictbrothers.com

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JF481: 5 Ways to Maximize Your Success with a Real Estate Broker Dec 27, 2015

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Who's got the deals? That's right, the man in the office next-door… a real estate broker. You know pocket listings are out there somewhere, but brokers are willing to feed well seasoned investors multiple deals per year if they know they can execute. Be sure to tune in today to hear these five ways you can benefit from a broker!

Best Ever Tweet:

Be persistent but don't be a pest.

Eric Odom's Real Estate Background:

Commercial real estate broker with decades of experience in real estate
First as a lender and currently as a broker
His focus is on office, retail and multifamily investments
Say hi to him at http://investfloridashow.com

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JF480: 6 Tips to Manage Contractors Successfully #situationsaturday Dec 26, 2015

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It’s unfortunate to hire a contractor that doesn’t show up…and that is exactly what happened with our Best Ever guest. He checked out the reviews and finished his due diligence, but the crew he hired rarely showed up. Our guest is here to share six tips that will help you select the right contractor for your next rehab, hear those tips and save the stress!

Best Ever Tweet:

Never pay a contractor upfront before they do the work.

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Mark Ferguson’s real estate background:

Currently does 10 to 15 flips a year and own 16 single family rentals
Licensed real estate agent since 2001 and runs a team of 10 real estate agents that sells over 200 properties a year
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Say hi to him at www.Investfourmore.com
Based in Greeley, Colorado

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JF479: Be Grateful Always #followalongfriday Dec 25, 2015

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Update on Joe's new acquisition in, drumroll, HOUSTON! Joe shares the complexity of his Cincinnati apartment community and the attorneys involved. Listen in and follow along with Joe!

Best Ever Tweet:

Regardless of what happens in life, I always look for reasons to be grateful.

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JF478: From Live-In Duplex to 13 Rentals ($1.5 MM)—In Three Years! Dec 24, 2015

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Our Best Ever guest was smart when he began investing in real estate. He purchased a duplexed via FHA financing and rented the other half while living in one side. He was able to pull funds from the equity in his property and purchase more rental properties in Chicago. You need to hear how did it so quickly! Tune in!

Best Ever Tweet:

It’s a matter of focusing on what we’re good at and our strengths.

John Casmon’s real estate background:

Part-time real estate investor with a day job as a senior executive in the advertising industry
Began investing in 2012 and has accumulated 13 units and over $1.5M in multifamily property
Recently expanded into fix and flips
Based in Chicago, Illinois and here’s his Best Ever book, The Power of Focus: How to Hit Your Biz, Personal and Financial Targets with Absolute Confidence and Certainty

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