Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast

Have we reached the point where it no longer makes sense to invest in older multifamily properties?  My guest today makes the argument that there is nothing passive about investing in older properties because they constantly need repairs and updates. Instead, you should be considering new construction multifamily, and building as much as you can as fast as you can. Roger Luri has been a real estate investor and developer for over 30 years, and he’s the author of the recent book “Don’t Buy Multi-Family: Build It!”. Today Roger and I discuss the compelling fundamentals behind new construction investments, and he shares examples from his previous developments in Chicago. You can contact Roger through his website:  https://www.ld2development.com Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area. https://www.livegreenlocal.com And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small b

As digital technology advances and we see more and more automation and systematizing of every aspect of the real estate transaction process, it’s not too hard to imagine the disruption blockchain technology will introduce for real estate investors. But what are we talking about when it comes to blockchain technology? What is it, who will it affect, when will it be a reality, and how can you take advantage of it as a real estate investor? My guest today is here to help answer those questions. Megan Templeton is a real estate attorney with Royal Legal Solutions and the owner of Iron City Law out of Birmingham, Alabama. You can find out more about Megan through her email and website: megan@royallegalsolutions.com https://royallegalsolutions.com/ Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area. https://www.livegreenlocal.com And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small

My guest today is one of the top experts and influencers in senior housing. During the pandemic senior housing took a real hit as facilities across the country were perceived as super-spreader locations. Has senior housing bounced back and what does the future hold in store for this asset class? Isabelle Guarino-Smith is the COO of Residential Assisted Living Academy and is here today to discuss this fast-growing investment opportunity. Isabelle talks about the compelling demographic shifts that are driving this this industry, the financial models and profit potential, along with the keys differentiators that help you find the best staff and keep them on your team. You’ll also learn why the smaller home model held up so well during the pandemic. I know you’re going to enjoy this conversation with Isabelle. You can find out more by going to her websites: http://www.ral101.com https://residentialassistedlivingacademy.com/ Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from s

My guest today was born in Haiti, raised in Miami, and educated to be a doctor. But when she was faced with over $500,000 in student loans, she figured out a way to not only invest in real estate but was able to multiply her profits by 15 times what a traditional rental would gross. Dr. Rachel Gainsbrugh is a healthcare professional by day, and a rental investor by night. She’s the owner and manager of 18 luxury short-term rentals and was recently featured on a Netflix TV show showcasing one of her properties. Rachel is going to breakdown what it takes to create a luxury vacation rental, from the type and size of the property to the types of amenities it must have. She also shares specific examples of her rentals that are leasing for over $20,000 per month. You’ll also find out the AI dynamic pricing tool that has driven her profits to new heights. I know you’re going to love this conversation with Rachel. You can find out more about her and download her list of the “Top 75 US Cities with the Highest Profitab

My guests today know quite a bit about creating opportunity in real estate investing. Chris and Ashton Levarek are brothers who started Valkere Investment Group to invest in multifamily real estate. Ashton is also a retired Air Force Special Warfare Pararescue jumper, a sniper and combat diver. Chris is a military veteran as well. Both are strong believers in leveraging expertise and professional experience to ensure mission success. Today they’re going to share their formula for creating your own opportunity through action, confidence, competence, credibility, networking and opportunity. You’ll also learn how Chris is the systems and operations guy, while Ashton is more front-facing and meeting with partners, brokers, and investors. They discuss how the book “Traction” has influenced their business, and how they plan to grow beyond the $90 million in assets they already have under management. I know you’ll enjoy today’s conversation with Chris and Ashton.  You can find out more through their contact info bel

Many, if not most of us, have had to adjust to working remotely over the past two years. How many of us have been able to invest remotely as well? My guest today, Michael Albaum, recently left his 9 to 5 job and has found his niche in long distance, value-add multifamily and triple-net lease investing. For months at a time he’ll either travel the world or travel the country in his van while investing remotely. Michael is here today to talk about nomadic investing and the steps you need to take to be able to do this yourself. Michael will break down what you need to be a remote investor and some of the challenges he’s faced in managing his managers. I know you’re going to enjoy this conversation with Michael. He has a lot of wisdom to share that will apply to all types of investors. You can find out more about him and get in contact through the following methods: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-albaum-297a8534/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MichaelAlbaum The Remote Real Estate Investor Podcast -

Mobile home parks have become a very desirable asset class for investors. My guest today currently owns 28 parks and has created over a half-million in asset value over the past year. Charlotte Dunford is the managing partner of Johns Creek Capital, which has raised close to $5 million from investors. Charlotte is also a first-generation American citizen and college graduate who left her home country of China with just her belongings at the age of 16. Today Charlotte explains how she’s employed her engineering background to analyze potential opportunities. We’ll also discuss why she focuses on smaller parks of 10 to 50 lots, how she adds value, and how moving to America at a young age helped shape her outlook on opportunity and success. I know you’ll enjoy this conversation with Charlotte. You can find out more about her through her website and contact her through email: https://www.johnscreekcapital.com cdunford@johnscreekcapital.com Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing ev

The way we build homes hasn’t changed in over a century. And with an unprecedented demand for new housing across the country, we can’t build fast enough. My guest today has built a business that leverages technology to reverse the dire housing crisis by building custom homes in less than five days. Garrett Moore is the Founder of Agorus—America’s first scalable offsite customized construction solution. As an ex-Navy SEAL, Garrett has taken the lessons learned in active duty to build a great company and revolutionize the way America is being built. Today Garrett explains the dire lack of construction workers and why technology is the only solution to providing more housing. We’ll discuss and compare construction methods between a traditional stick-built home, and one built in a controlled factory. We’ll also talk about the quality of these homes, and the ancillary benefits of the Agorus method. If you love learning how technology is revolutionizing the traditional ways of business, you’ll love this conversatio

Hello and welcome to the RPOA Alternative Strategies in Short-Term Rentals Expert Panel. This is the panel that goes beyond your typical short-term vacation rentals and dives into alternative and lucrative strategies that you might want to consider. And we are lucky to have an incredible panel this morning: Robyn Thompson is nationally known as the Queen of Rehab, and is also an expert on vacation rentals. Robyn has a system that provides a premium experience in very specific locations and strategies that will help you get far ahead of your competition. Barb Bookout has bypassed vacation rentals altogether, and has concentrated her business on 30-day or longer rentals right here in Grand Rapids. Barb owns a commercial building in downtown Grand Rapids, and for the past seven years she’s been running it as a vacation rental. Four years ago she transitioned to 30-day or longer rentals and rents to visiting students and travelling medical professionals. Jeremy Garcia is a Muskegon area investor with several shor

My guest today is a local real estate investor and entrepreneur. Jon Frantz is not only an expert in business finance and development, capital raising, property management and operations, he’s also transforming the Alger Heights neighborhood with several businesses, including Top to Bottom Cleaning Group, Urban Jonny’s Salon, and the new and exciting SIP Coffee & Cocktails. Jon shares his early sales experience with Cutco Knives and the importance of that training. He also talks about his first house-hacked 3-unit, and how he had to sell his car in order to buy it. We also dig into the differences between investing in real estate and starting a business, the importance of partnership, and the biggest mistakes he sees new entrepreneurs make. I know you’re going to enjoy this conversation with Jon. You can find out more about him through his websites: https://www.frantzconstellations.com https://www.jacompanies.com Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from sing

I’m always fascinated at how technology and innovation can disrupt the traditional way of doing business—especially in the rental property and real estate investing space. Today’s guest started a proptech company whose mission is to challenge outdated practices to improve the rental experience for tenants and small mom-and-pop landlords. As a serial entrepreneur in the real estate space, Daniel Mishin founded June Homes to create a substantially better experience for thousands of tenants across NYC, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Boston. Daniel also secured over $50 million in funding from venture capital and angel investors. Today Daniel delivers a very important warning about the future of traditional property management methods. Tenants are looking for flexibility in the way they rent, the duration of their lease, and the amenities that are offered. Daniel is going to tell you how to future-proof your rental business and why your website is already outdated. Today’s episode might make y

I’m a strong believer that to be a successful real estate investor you also have to embrace your entrepreneur DNA. My guest today understands that belief and has built a career teaching others how to discover their own entrepreneur DNA. Caroline Yuki has built manufacturing plants worth up to $150 million globally, she’s a real estate syndicator and investor with over 600 properties, and she’s going to share some ways that we can all become bold millionaires by becoming better entrepreneurs. Today Caroline is going to share the components of Joe Abraham's entrepreneurial DNA and help you understand where you fit in. Are you a builder, opportunist, specialist, innovator, or a combination? Caroline shares some great examples from her own investing, including how she innovated to sell land at double per acre than what the comps suggested. I know you’ll enjoy today’s conversation with Caroline. You can find out more about her through her websites: https://boldmillionaire.com/ https://www.carolineyuki.com/ Joe Abr

In 2020, the U.S. assisted living facility market was valued at $83 billion, and that value is expected to increase substantially over the next decade. My guest today has a mission to revolutionize the assisted living industry by making it available for any individual to invest. Chuck Bongiovanni is the CEO and co-founder of Majestic Residences Franchise System with a trademarked turnkey operation that generates $5,000 per resident per month. Today Chuck is going to explain how investors and caretakers can set up six to sixteen bed residential assisted living facilities in residential neighborhoods. We’ll talk about the income and expenses to anticipate, how to staff them, and technology his group is using to provide maximum comfort to the residents. We’ll also discuss the difference in mindset between an investor in this space and a caretaker, and how the two can work together to make these facilities happen. Most people aren’t aware of these types of facilities, yet they’re in every city and will double in

It’s been 109 episodes and 2 years of a pandemic, but we’re finally able to catch up with our friend Ramond Harris II. You may remember Ramond as the Detroit flipper, wholesaler and rehabber who shared his story in episodes #168 and #225 while we brainstormed ways for him to fix his broken business model and get rid of three trucks that were costing him over $25,000 per year in debt payments. This episode was recorded at the RPOA’s 2022 annual conference in Grand Rapids where we were able to reunite with Justin Workman, Patrick Spitzley, and Stephen Benedict for an exciting mastermind session. We were all impressed to learn about the profitable new turn Ramond’s business has taken, and how he’s barged into a new business and found success by disrupting old models and outdated agreements. For those of you who remember Ramond from past episodes, I know you’ll be incredibly impressed by his progress and newly acquired confidence. You can contact Ramond through email at ramond.harris@yahoo.com. Today’s episode is

My guest today loves short-term rentals and a few years ago he set out to create a platform to bring the tools of industry giants to the normal investor. Masrur Huq is the founder of Dynamic.RE, a prop-tech solution that leverages big data to help real estate investors increase their profitability and run their rentals and Airbnbs. Today we’re going to discuss level one due diligence and how to determine a property's highest and best use. Masrur will show us the process he goes through to determine rental and pricing comps, while aggregating data from AirDNA and other sources to pinpoint the highest profit margins. Being successful in real estate investing often involves finding solutions that others haven’t thought of or discovered. What I love about today’s interview is that Masrur not only came up with a solution, he’s managed to put it into a software format that anyone can use. You can find out more about Masrur through his website:  https://www.dynamic.re Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Prope

Even in these challenging economic times, multifamily real estate continues to perform exceptionally well. Hypergrowth in this investment market has led to intense competition for available properties. But instead of getting caught up in the frenzy and making a reckless purchase that could sink you, it’s critical to carry out an on the ground inquiry. Take the time to find out what’s really behind the seller’s motivation to sell, use street knowledge to discover whether it’s a sound investment, and think outside of the box about where to find hidden value. Those are the big ideas motivating my guest today. Sam Liebman is founder and CEO of WealthWay Equity Group a New York-based private equity and real estate development company. He has owned substantial interests in multifamily communities, office buildings and shopping centers, to the ground up construction of a luxury 21-story condominium development in Manhattan. His new book is Harvard Can’t Teach What You Learn from the Streets: The Street Success Guide

One of the truths we rely on as residential real estate investors is that everyone needs a place to live. A similar, yet even more powerful truth can be claimed about the investing strategy that we’ll be discussing today. That truth is that everyone needs to eat. Where does the food we eat come from? Farms of course! So what are the opportunities and strategies we should know to successfully invest in farmland? My guest today, Brandon Silveira, is a fourth-generation farmer and CEO of FarmFundr, a crowdfunding portal giving investors access to fractional ownership in high-profit potential farmland. Brandon is going to share the compelling reasons to invest in farmland and the potential profits you can make. According to Brandon, we’ll need to double our farming output to meet the world’s demand for food in the coming decades. There’s a reason why billionaires like Bill Gates are investing in farmland, and Brandon is going to share how you can join them. You can contact Brandon via email or visit his website:

This note buying panel discussion was recorded during RPOA's 2022 conference. We were joined by two incredible experts who helped us understand the difference between performing and non-performing notes, the challenges of investing in notes, and specific examples of wins & losses. After the discussion, we opened up the floor for Q&A from the audience. I’d like to introduce our experts… Donna Bauer Donna Bauer is a trainer and coach who has done every type of real estate transaction: buying, selling, leasing—everything having to do with real property. She’s also done every type of note deal whether it be performing, non-performing, seller-financed or anything in-between, and she will tell you that hands-down she prefers paper over property any day of the week. Gene Chandler Gene has 48 years of real estate investing experience and is the asset manager for Chandler & Chandler Financial, which specializes in buying one-off and large and small pools of distressed assets directly from banks, hedge fund

My guest today is a former professional basketball player who has taken his passion and persistence from the basketball court to the real estate world. Art Morrison III is the CEO of United Home Relief and the author of “Overcome: The Key to Unlocking Your Superhuman”.  He and his team have completed over $6 million in transactions across 15 properties in only three years. He now seeks to teach young adults how to get into the REI game and expedite their path to financial freedom through syndication. Today, Art is going to share his trajectory from professional basketball player, to part-time real estate investing, to becoming a professional business owner with a team that helps him excel in the real estate world. I know you’re going to benefit from the wisdom and inspiration that Art has to share. You’ll especially appreciate his tips on branding yourself and your business with a logo, website, and dedicated email address. You can find out more about Art through his different social media channels: Instagram

We all know that it’s a competitive real estate market right now, and that there seems to be a lot more buyers than there are deals. One of the best ways to find opportunities is to market directly to the seller and bypass the brokers and other buyers altogether. This is also one of the least understood strategies, and today we’re going to dig in a little deeper with my guest, Justin Silverio. Justin is the owner of JS2 Homes, Open Letter Marketing, and Invelo. Through his companies, Justin provides thousands of real estate investors a more effective direct-to-seller marketing approach, and educates on best practices around pull lists, marketing campaigns, lead tracking and full analytics. Today Justin is going to share the different methods of direct marketing, the response rate you can expect, the difference between marketing to residential or commercial sellers, and the processes and automations he’s created to increase his success rate. I know you’re going to enjoy this conversation with Justin. You can c