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How to Win Deals In Heels with Nancy Wallace-Laabs Apr 12, 2019

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Nancy Wallace-Laabs is a licensed real estate broker in the state of Texas. She has more than 15 years of real estate investing experience, owns several rental properties, flips properties and manages properties in the North DFW area. Nancy and her husband own KBN Homes, LLC, a real estate investment company that's making neighborhoods great again, one home at a time. By actively seeking homes that are difficult to sell, and compassionately representing owners in distress, KBN Homes offers hope, relief, and options to sellers while also creating opportunities for investors. Also coordinate small dollar IRA's for private lending, and am speaking at the Quest Trust event in March about how I took $5000 IRA money and turned it into a 114% investment. She has one daughter, loves to read and can talk endlessly about real! Her first book has just been released this spring entitled Winning Deals In Heals which focus is all about women real estate investors. On today’s episode, we discuss a ton with Nancy, including: the #1 tip when managing property the biggest mistakes to avoid in landlording the power of seller financing how to “know” if seller financing is a good strategy a mind blowing strategy to differentiate yourself with homeowners the business that you are REALLY in – solving problemsReach out to Nancy:Website - www.kbnhomes.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kbnhomesllc/ InvestHER Meetup Group in Dallas TX – https://www.meetup.com/The-Real-Estate-InvestHER-Meetup-Dallas-TX FREE GIVE AWAY – A signed copy of Nancy’s book – “Winning Deals in Heals” The first InvestHER to email Liz a screenshot/image proving that you completed an action as a result of today’s episode will receive a signed copy of Nancy’s book! Email the screenshot/image of this “completed action” to info@therealestateinvesther.com Books/Resources: Winning Deals In Heals by Nancy Wallace-Laabs Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure by Grant Cardone 5 Minute Gratitude Journal The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Investhercommunity And learn about all the InvestHER Meetups across the country: https://www.meetup.com/pro/the-real-estate-investher Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

How to Build 4 Businesses Spending 30 Hours a Week with Brie Schmidt Apr 05, 2019

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Brie acquired her first investment property in 2011 and left the corporate world in 2014 when she became a full time real estate investor. Brie is the Managing Broker of Second City Real Estate, a full service brokerage working with new investors and seasoned investors looking to expand their knowledge of the industry and their portfolio. Brie utilizes her extensive knowledge of building and managing a portfolio to teach clients about all aspects of buy and hold investing. Brie is a Co-Founder at The Midwest Real Estate Networking Summit, a non-profit educational summit for real estate investors. This three day annual event provides new to experienced investors with the tools and connections necessary to build a real estate business. Brie is also the President of TurnKey-Reviews.com; the one-stop shop for passive investing in real estate across the United States. With over 100 providers in 25 cash flowing markets it is the most comprehensive site on buying turnkey properties. Brie’s other passion is travel and in the past few years she has been to Albania, Costa Rica, Croatia, Colombia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, Morocco, Portugal, Scotland, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, and Thailand. On today’s episode, we discuss a ton with Brie, including: The importance of becoming bankable How to understand the finance side of this business The #1 tip to get financing in place How boundaries allow you to get more done How saying “no” allows more peace in your life Reach out to Brie: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/chicagobrie Books/Resources: Getting Things Done by David Allen com – Online app to manage your finances Midwest Real Estate Investing Summit – June 1st and June 2nd! The Midwest Real Estate Networking Summit delivers unique content and actionable steps for attendees to prosper through their real estate investments. Whether an attendee is a complete newbie or an experienced syndicator, they want to provide the tips, strategies and networking opportunities to help attendees grow their portfolio. Speakers will be sharing knowledge on finding deals, creative financing, raising capital, flipping homes, property management, syndication and much more. Early bird tickets are available now for the Midwest Real Estate Networking Summit! We encourage you to get your tickets today, before prices jump. You can Use Promo Code: MATT and receive 10% off your ticket! REGISTER HERE: http://www.midwestresummit.com/tickets/ InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Investhercommunity And learn about all the InvestHER Meetups across the country: https://www.meetup.com/pro/the-real-estate-investher Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

From Fighting Fires to Full Time Real Estate Investor with Meghan McCallum Mar 29, 2019

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Meghan, a 14 year veteran of the fire service, left as a chief to invest in real estate full-time. She currently owns a 43 unit portfolio including a 29 unit apartment building. She calls Chicago, more specifically Evanston, home and lives in her first house hack. She is a buy and hold investor and recently started up two new companies unlike anything in the investment or education fields. Tigon Education was created to eliminate the noise, fluff, and salesmanship in trying to find online education in the realm of real estate. The other company, Liger Investing, is a real estate investment company that will work with the students and investors that come through Tigon Education. Meghan is passionate about educating others and eliminating the noise. On today’s episode, we discuss a ton with Meghan, including: • Why to stop saying to someone that you want to “pick their brain” • Learning what “currency” you have to bring to the table • How to explore what skills you already have to apply to investing • Importance of risk analysis in investing • How to choose a mentor • Why to look beyond the “property” and look to the “market” • Why you should have 3 plans for your investments Reach out to Meghan: https://www.facebook.com/meghan.mccallumre.1 Books/Resources: • Risk Intelligence by Dylan Evans Malcolm Gladwell books Gifts of Imperfection and Dare to Lead by Brene Brown Check out the Real Estate InvestHER Podcast Episode with Kathy Fettke She’s Unstoppable Live! Conference: SHE'S UNSTOPPABLE LIVE! Is the FIRST and ONLY real estate conference designed specifically for women agents who want to revolutionize the way they sell and grow their real estate business. So, join us on April 9-10 for an experience like none other and get your ticket at its special price of $149!!! (This is a savings of $200 off ticket prices). You can Use Promo Code: INVEST149 ➡ ShesUnstoppableLive.com Looking for Funding? Ladies, you need to check out Fund That Flip! Real Estate Loans, Simplified. We are excited to tell you about Fund That Flip, a company we are very proud to call our sponsor. Fund That Flip is the leading provider of fast, convenient, affordable capital for experienced real estate investors who buy and rehabilitate residential properties. Their online application means instant feedback and a 24-hour turnaround time for funding commitments. They are a direct lender with a diverse capital base, giving you optimal deal structure flexibility. What do they fund? 1-4 unit fix-and-flip Ground-up construction Rental bridge Cash-out refinance Real Estate InvestHERs, Get $500 towards your next closing! Check them out by visiting – www.fundthatflip.com/investher InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Investhercommunity Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

(MINISODE) How to Enroll Private Money Partners with Liz & Andresa Mar 22, 2019

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Welcome back to another MINIsode of the Real Estate InvestHER Show. These MINISODE episodes will be 10 minutes or less and be a real life story from Liz or Andresa! This week, Liz shares tips and strategies to be more effective when “enrolling” potential private money partners. She shares a story when she met one of her first private money partners and the importance of “ALWAYS be networking.” Today’s minisode powerhouse lessons include: Always be prepared with your goals and your elevator speech Seek to FIRST understand then to be understood Stay in touch and stay in FRONT Don’t be afraid to “ask” for the business. Book recommendation: Raising Private Capital: Building Your Real Estate Empire Using Other People's Money by Matt Faircloth Looking for Funding? Ladies, you need to check out Fund That Flip! Real Estate Loans, Simplified. We are excited to tell you about Fund That Flip, a company we are very proud to call our sponsor. Fund That Flip is the leading provider of fast, convenient, affordable capital for experienced real estate investors who buy and rehabilitate residential properties. Their online application means instant feedback and a 24-hour turnaround time for funding commitments. They are a direct lender with a diverse capital base, giving you optimal deal structure flexibility. What do they fund? 1-4 unit fix-and-flip Ground-up construction Rental bridge Cash-out refinance Real Estate InvestHERs, Get $500 towards your next closing! Check them out by visiting – www.fundthatflip.com/investher InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Investhercommunity Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

What Wholesaling 900+ Deals Can Teach You about Generating Leads and Automating Your Business with Tracy Caywood Mar 15, 2019

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Tracy Caywood got her start back in 1998. She is the founder, trainer and content creator of Property MOB (makers of bad ass investors) which is a membership site with tons of educational training, resources, and networking for real estate wholesalers (all in one place). Since 1998 she has wholesaled 900+ Deals and has automated 95% of her business. As a hobby, she breeds beautiful Maine Coon Cats and plays the flute! On today’s episode, we discuss a lot with Tracy, including: Why money management is the key to your success The line items of budgets that most people FORGET What the biggest mistakes and misconceptions are out there with wholesaling What marketing strategy can generate the most QUALITY leads Is direct mail even effective anymore? How to automate your business with virtual assistants The #1 way to onboard a new virtual assistant Learn more about Tracy and her business: Email - tracy@propertymob.com Website – propertymob.com FREE GIFT - Top 3 Mailing Lists Resources/Books: The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss Women Who Work by Ivanka Trump Looking for Funding? Ladies, you need to check out Fund That Flip! Real Estate Loans, Simplified. We are excited to tell you about Fund That Flip, a company we are very proud to call our sponsor. Fund That Flip is the leading provider of fast, convenient, affordable capital for experienced real estate investors who buy and rehabilitate residential properties. Their online application means instant feedback and a 24-hour turnaround time for funding commitments. They are a direct lender with a diverse capital base, giving you optimal deal structure flexibility. What do they fund? 1-4 unit fix-and-flip Ground-up construction Rental bridge Cash-out refinance Real Estate InvestHERs, Get $500 towards your next closing! Check them out by visiting – www.fundthatflip.com/investher InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Investhercommunity Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

How She Went from Huge Credit Card Debt to #1 Real Estate Agent & Team Leader with Jan Copeland Mar 08, 2019

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Jan Copeland is a success coach, sales strategist, top real estate agent & team leader (and HGTV & HomeGoods junkie) dedicated to helping women build their real estate agency business into everything they dreamed it could be. After graduating from college, she entered the telecom industry (receiving sales training from a large Fortune 100 company). In corporate, she worked her way up to the Senior Sales Director and earned the reputation for transforming the worst sales team into the best. After falling in love with all-things-HGTV, she decided to switch entrepreneurial gears and try real estate. I loved absolutely EVERYTHING about being a real estate agent. She started with nothing as an agent, and In 2017, her personal production was over $25M, and her team’s total production is just under $40M. Along with her twin sister, they are organizing the first EVER real estate agent conference for WOMEN by WOMEN. Check it out at www.shesunstoppablelive.com On today’s episode, we discuss a lot with Jan, including: How to apply your current skills in real estate How to AVOID the biggest mistakes in sales How to truly influence others What you have to do NOW to be successful Time management mistakes to avoid How to get MORE done with “time blocking” strategy Learn more about Jan & She’s Unstoppable Live! Conference: SHE'S UNSTOPPABLE LIVE! Is the FIRST and ONLY real estate conference designed specifically for women agents who want to revolutionize the way they sell and grow their real estate business. So, join us on April 9-10 for an experience like none other and get your ticket at its special price of $149!!! (This is a savings of $200 off ticket prices). You can Use Promo Code: INVEST149 ➡ ShesUnstoppableLive.com Your ticket gets you: 2 days at the Hyatt Regency in Dulles, VA filled with networking, drinking, dancing and dining with other successful WOMEN AGENTS from all over the country - think GIRLS' NIGHT OUT on steroids! Strategy Sessions with me and 20+ other powerful women speakers and TOP EARNERS in the industry including: Dottie Herman as the Keynote Speaker * Susan Yannaccone * Tracy Tutor * Lauren Taylor * Aliyah Dastour * Debra Trappen Instagram https://livygirl.com/insta/ Girl’s Guide to Outrageous Success (Facebook community) Resources/Books: The Code of the Extraordinary Mind by Vishen Lakhiani Team Up Calendar Looking for Funding? Ladies, you need to check out Fund That Flip! Real Estate Loans, Simplified. We are excited to tell you about Fund That Flip, a company we are very proud to call our sponsor. Fund That Flip is the leading provider of fast, convenient, affordable capital for experienced real estate investors who buy and rehabilitate residential properties. Their online application means instant feedback and a 24-hour turnaround time for funding commitments. They are a direct lender with a diverse capital base, giving you optimal deal structure flexibility. What do they fund? 1-4 unit fix-and-flip Ground-up construction Rental bridge Cash-out refinance Real Estate InvestHERs, Get $500 towards your next closing! Check them out by visiting – www.fundthatflip.com/investher InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Investhercommunity Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

Thinking of Becoming an AirBnB Host? Listen to this episode with Erin Spradlin Mar 01, 2019

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“Invest Now, Thank Yourself Later.” This was Erin’s advice to herself back in 2015 and the advice that propelled her to quit her job and focus on real estate full time. Erin Spradlin is the co-owner and broker of James Carlson Real Estate based in Denver, Colorado. When she is not helping homeowners or investors buy real estate or teach them the ins and outs about AirBnB, she is busy growing her investment portfolio where she focuses on short term rentals. In addition to her real estate business, she owns a second business, Denver Graffiti Tour, which is a walking tour through Denver’s art district! On today’s episode, we discuss a lot with Erin, including: How do assess if a property is a good fit for AirBnB What are the challenges with converting rentals to Airbnb? How to give your guests an amazing experience How to properly vet a property management company that specializes in short term rentals How to stay on top of the short term rental “regulation” When to quit your job? How to avoid losing sleep? Learn more about Erin and her team: Website - www.jamescarlsonrealestate.com BiggerPockets - https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/ErinDenver Resources/Books: How to Get Started with AirBnB Blog Post by Erin Spradlin Calm App 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey Looking for Funding? Ladies, you need to check out Fund That Flip! Real Estate Loans, Simplified. We are excited to tell you about Fund That Flip, a company we are very proud to call our sponsor. Fund That Flip is the leading provider of fast, convenient, affordable capital for experienced real estate investors who buy and rehabilitate residential properties. Their online application means instant feedback and a 24-hour turnaround time for funding commitments. They are a direct lender with a diverse capital base, giving you optimal deal structure flexibility. What do they fund? 1-4 unit fix-and-flip Ground-up construction Rental bridge Cash-out refinance Real Estate InvestHERs, Get $500 towards your next closing! Check them out by visiting – www.fundthatflip.com/investher InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Investhercommunity Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

Everything You Need to Know to Save BIG on Taxes with 1031 Exchanges with Margo McDonnell Feb 22, 2019

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1031 Exchanges is one of the best ways to SAVE big on taxes in real estate investing. And they are an amazing way to achieve your long term real estate investing goals! On today’s episode, we break this process down with an amazing leader in the industry, Margo McDonnell. Margo assumed the helm of 1031 CORP. in 1994. She is a Certified Exchange Specialist® (CES®) with over two decades of experience in the 1031 exchange industry. She has been involved in thousands of exchange transactions of various size and complexity involving real and personal property assets, including delayed, reverse and improvement exchanges. Margo is a respected author and speaker and regularly presents seminars and continuing education courses nationwide to educate investors, business owners and their advisors on the benefits of 1031 like-kind exchanges. Margo’s extensive work on behalf of the 1031 exchange industry includes spearheading efforts to launch a national certification and continuing education program for exchange practitioners and serving as founding chair of the Certified Exchange Specialist®(CES®) Certification Council of the Federation of Exchange Accommodators (FEA), the national trade association for exchange practitioners. She also served on the Board of Directors for the FEA and again since 2011. She is also a past president of the FEA and serves on several committees. In 2003, she was presented with the first ever FEA President’s Award and in 2008, she was honored with “The Margo McDonnell Certified Exchange Specialist® Perpetual Award for Outstanding Service” by the CES® Certification Council. When not working, spending time with her family is her top priority. You can usually find her cheering her daughters on a volleyball tournament, playing taxi driver or doing a family road trip. On today’s episode, we discuss a lot with Margo, including: What is a 1031 Exchange and how to use it for your investing business How to use 1031 exchange to accomplish your goals How to vet a 1031 Exchange custodian Timelines you have to know in order to do a 1031 exchange How to identify the “right” property to 1031 exchange into What to do to protect yourself in this process How to balance it all as a mom & business owner Learn more about Margo and her team: Website - https://www.1031corp.com Email - margo@1031CORP.com Call - (610) 792-4880 Resources/Books: Minisode Episode “What I Learned from Getting $750,000 Stolen” (Liz references during the show) 1031 Exchange Trade Organization Attitude: Develop a Winning Mindset on and off the Court Hardcover by Jay Wright Looking for Funding? Ladies, you need to check out Fund That Flip! Real Estate Loans, Simplified. We are excited to tell you about Fund That Flip, a company we are very proud to call our sponsor. Fund That Flip is the leading provider of fast, convenient, affordable capital for experienced real estate investors who buy and rehabilitate residential properties. Their online application means instant feedback and a 24-hour turnaround time for funding commitments. They are a direct lender with a diverse capital base, giving you optimal deal structure flexibility. What do they fund? 1-4 unit fix-and-flip Ground-up construction Rental bridge Cash-out refinance Real Estate InvestHERs, Get $500 towards your next closing! Check them out by visiting – www.fundthatflip.com/investher InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Investhercommunity Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

(MINISODE) How to Thrive with AirBnB & Short Term Rentals with Liz & Andresa Feb 15, 2019

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Welcome back to another MINIsode of the Real Estate InvestHER Show. These MINISODE episodes will be 10 minutes or less and be a real life story from Liz or Andresa! For the last 7 years, Andresa has made it her mission to learn everything she possibly can to run an exceptional AirBnB / short term rental business. There is a lot of information out there on this topic, so on today’s episode, she breaks down some of the important tips to implement if you want to thrive as a host! Today’s minisode lessons include: If you treat AirBnb as a hobby, you will get PAID as a hobby. You don’t need to be a people person to be GREAT at hospitality, but you must have high quality customer service Processes and Systems are KEY to the business You need to be passionate about this strategy, study it, since it keeps changing Reach out to Andresa with questions - Andresa@therealestateinvesther.com Looking for Funding? Ladies, you need to check out Fund That Flip! Real Estate Loans, Simplified. We are excited to tell you about Fund That Flip, a company we are very proud to call our sponsor. Fund That Flip is the leading provider of fast, convenient, affordable capital for experienced real estate investors who buy and rehabilitate residential properties. Their online application means instant feedback and a 24-hour turnaround time for funding commitments. They are a direct lender with a diverse capital base, giving you optimal deal structure flexibility. What do they fund? 1-4 unit fix-and-flip Ground-up construction Rental bridge Cash-out refinance Real Estate InvestHERs, Get $500 towards your next closing! Check them out by visiting – www.fundthatflip.com/investher InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Investhercommunity Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

From Advertising to “Keeping More” as a Passive Investor with Holly Williams Feb 08, 2019

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For more than 25 years, Holly Williams was as an executive in the advertising and market research industries. Then she discovered the power of real estate investing and as they say, the rest is history. Holly is the founder of MQ Ventures. MQ Ventures, Inc., a NY-based real estate investment firm owned by real estate professional Holly Williams. MQ Ventures has over $100M in multifamily experience nationwide, and offers passive income opportunities designed to minimize risk and maximize cash flow. Holly has been a real estate investor for the past 20 years, with properties and investments in New York, Texas, Ohio and Mississippi. On today’s episode, we discuss a lot with Holly, including: The power of real estate investing The importance of evaluating a syndicator Why knowing YOUR key goal is imperative #1 tip to getting started today Why you need to become a master at “building relationships” Which questions to ask potential money partners Reach out to Holly via her website: https://keepmore.com Resources/Books: Information on definition of an accredited investor New York: The Novel by Edward Rutherfurd Looking for Funding? Ladies, you need to check out Fund That Flip! Real Estate Loans, Simplified. We are excited to tell you about Fund That Flip, a company we are very proud to call our sponsor. Fund That Flip is the leading provider of fast, convenient, affordable capital for experienced real estate investors who buy and rehabilitate residential properties. Their online application means instant feedback and a 24-hour turnaround time for funding commitments. They are a direct lender with a diverse capital base, giving you optimal deal structure flexibility. What do they fund? 1-4 unit fix-and-flip Ground-up construction Rental bridge Cash-out refinance Real Estate InvestHERs, Get $500 towards your next closing! Check them out by visiting – www.fundthatflip.com/investher InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Investhercommunity Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

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