Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast

One of the hottest real estate asset classes right now is industrial.  On the surface, industrial investment sounds great – you have a few tenants who pay their rent, all the bills, and sometimes even the property tax. But is it as easy as that? My guest today believes that Industrial is the hidden ATM of real estate investing. Shannon Robnett is a real estate developer with a principal focus on multifamily and industrial real estate in the greater Boise, Idaho area. He’s been in this market for over 27 years, he’s a 2nd generation builder and developer, and has been involved in over $425 million of construction projects. Today Shannon breaks down the numbers and reasons why Industrial is such a strong asset class. You’ll learn what type he builds, the tenants he prefers, and the types of financing he uses. Find out more: Website: https://shannonrobnett.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonrobnett/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonrayrobnett/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shannon.

There’s a lot of speculation right now about the state of the real estate market and the outlook for multifamily apartments. Will we see a steep drop in value, or will sales pick back up once interest rates stabilize? And what direction will we see rents go? My guest today believes we will see a rise in demand for multifamily housing along with higher rents. As a builder, developer, and investor, he’s in a position to know. Eric Garrett is the Founder and CEO of The Garret Companies, ranked as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in America. Since 1999, Eric has owned, developed, and delivered over 73 projects in 17 states totaling over 16,000 units and in excess of $3.5 billion in valuation. Today Eric discusses the type of apartment developments he builds, what he looks for in his site selection, and how he’s able to control costs by controlling his labor and material supply. Eric will also share why he believes the simple supply and demand equation will lead to higher rent increases. Find ou

In today's challenging real estate landscape marked by inflation and rising interest rates, Jon Siegel, a seasoned expert with over $25 billion in multifamily transaction experience, shares his insights. As a former HUD loan sales advisor, Director of Structured Transactions at Fannie Mae, and Director of Acquisitions for a leading multifamily real estate firm, Jon offers valuable advice for long-term success in multifamily investing. Join us as Jon discusses the changing landscape of capital access in real estate since the early '90s and its impact on investors. Find out more: jsiegel@railfieldrealty.com www.railfieldrealty.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 business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits. https://www.rcbassociatesllc.c

I've heard horror stories from some of my investor friends in Texas who saw their property insurance costs go from $350 a door to $1,500 a door over the past year. That made me happy to be investing in Michigan, which is much more of a climate haven that isn't affected as much by the costs of the extreme weather that we're seeing in Texas, Florida, and other coastal states. But then my insurance company notified me that they weren't going to renew my $7,500 policy on a 37-unit I own here in Grand Rapids.  The next best price we could find was $23,000!   That's almost a 200% increase overnight. Mike Murphy from Brouwers Insurance Agency is my insurance broker on the majority of my portfolio.  I invited him to this week's episode of Next Level Thursday to share his insight into the skyrocketing costs we're seeing in the property insurance world. Mike is going to let us know what to expect with our policies, what we can do to offset the higher costs, and his expectations for 2024. Mike can be reached: mikem@brou

The last time my guest was on the show he shared some mind-blowing 1031 exchange strategies that can help you shelter your real estate sale profits from the IRS. That was episode #237 if you want to check it out. Dave Foster is back on the show again today to share more examples of successful 1031 exchanges and update us on the latest proposed legislative changes to this incredible investment tool. Dave also released an Amazon best-selling book called “Lifetime Tax-Free Wealth: The Real Estate Investor’s Guide to The 1031 Exchange”. Find out more: Website: https://www.the1031investor.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davefoster1031/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/The1031Investor  Lifetime Tax-Free Wealth: The Real Estate Investor's Guide to The 1031 Exchange: https://a.co/d/hs4Rv92 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, h

Spend the night with me in a haunted house! Welcome to part 2 of our Halloween series on haunted houses, apparitions, paranormal experiences, and the roommates who don’t pay rent and can’t be evicted. In part one (episode #251) you were introduced to a retired reverend who has been experiencing paranormal activity and communicating with the dead since his near-death experience at the age of 5. You also met several of his paranormal research assistants and heard their stories as well. In this episode we take you on a ghost hunting adventure to a haunted house in the historic district of Bay City Michigan. You'll find out the strange reasons we were brought there in the first place, how the homeowner was almost pushed off a ladder by a ghost, and what happened that night after 2:00 am that is so strange, and so hard to explain, that I can't wait to share it with you. If you're experiencing paranormal activity in your home, rental property, or place of business, you can contact Reverend Hunter through his publis

If you’re struggling with your short-term rental property and wondering how you can get more guests, better reviews, more cash, and become a better property manager, you’ll definitely benefit from this conversation. Luke Carl has been managing vacation homes since 2015 with over 6,000 bookings. He’s taught over 10,000 successful short-term rental property managers and has been through every short-term challenge you can imagine. Luke is the Director of Education for one of the biggest real estate teams in the nation called the Short Term Shop. In this episode, Luke discusses the three ‘Ps’ necessary to improve your bookings – Pictures, Pricing, and Platforms. He also discusses the different apps available to make your short-term rental management more efficient. Find out more: https://theshorttermshop.com/ https://linktr.ee/strmshow 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.livegreen

In continuation of our celebration of all things Halloween, it's time to bring back this incredible episode we recorded three years ago... Welcome to our special Halloween edition with hair-raising stories about haunted houses, apparitions, paranormal experiences, and the roommates who don't pay rent, and can't be evicted. We did something similar 3 years ago on episode #94 and it was one of my favorite all-time episodes. Today we go even deeper into paranormal phenomenon and I know you're going to love this incredibly thrilling episode! I recorded so many great stories that I had to break them up into two episodes: In part one you'll meet a group of paranormal researchers and the retired reverend who has brought them together. In part two you'll get to accompany me to a real-life haunted house in Bay City, Michigan. I want to warn you that some of these stories will frighten you, and some may even terrify you. If you're easily scared or prone to nightmares, then this is not the episode for you. Aside from th

My guest today left behind a promising career as a BMX freestyler to become a real estate investor. He built a portfolio of 50 residential properties prior to the great recession, and then pivoted to building a real estate tech company called Connected Investors that he sold for multigenerational wealth. Ross Hamilton made his first million by the age of 20 through real estate, and he’s here today to share his story and secrets that he’s learned from other successful people like himself. Ross will also share how he’s giving back with his new non-profit that is solving the affordable housing crisis. You can find out more about that by going to www.savinghomes.org. Find out more: connectedinvestors.com Social Media:  facebook.com/connectedinvestors tiktok.com/@connectedinvestors instagram.com/connectedinvestors linkedin.com/company/connected-investors 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. htt

This is one of my all-time favorite episodes, and since Halloween is coming up I wanted to scare our listeners one more time. Get ready to get scared by this special Halloween episode with real ghost stories from the perspective of rental property owners, homeowners, and tenants. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, sometimes strange and inexplicable things happen that make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Our guests today talk about the creaking doors, the footsteps, the feeling of being watched, and the sensation of seeing an apparition of someone long dead. With stories from old and new guests: Ann Finkler, Gary Hall, Steve DeKoster, Brandon Krieg, John Potter, and Sue DeJong. I know you'll enjoy this episode and I'd appreciate it if you'd share that enjoyment by giving us a review and rating in iTunes. Happy Halloween!

The BRRRR method is one of the most tried and true real estate investing plays. BRRRR stands for Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, and Repeat, and this strategy has helped countless investors build their real estate portfolios and achieve cash flow. My guest today has his own spin on this strategy using the SCALE framework. Bigger Pockets even published his book on this topic called Accelerate Your Real Estate, and he’s here today to share it. Niti Jamdar is the co-founder of Open Spaces Capital and Open Spaces Women which he co-founded with his wife, and it’s their passion to empower investors to pursue entrepreneurship through real estate investing. Find out more: openspaceswomen.com openspacescapital.com/ instagram.com/openspaceswomen/ instagram.com/rewealthblueprint/ linkedin.com/in/palak7/ linkedin.com/in/niti-jamdar-a720585/ facebook.com/openspaceswomen youtube.com/@openspaces1251 Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complex

In today's economy, its very difficult to make new ground-up construction projects pencil out. With higher interest rates, labor and material costs, and a decrease in construction financing options, we need to come up with alternate solutions to fund our projects. Your capital stack refers to all of the different sources of funds that you can bring into your project alongside your debt and equity. The more funding sources you can layer into your capital stack, the better the chance you'll have a viable investment opportunity. On today's Next Level Thursday episode, developer Josh Canale from Great Lakes Development Group discusses the many sources of incentives that you can access for new construction. We'll talk about TIF and Brownfield, NEZ (neighborhood enterprise zone), federal dollars, and other state and municipal incentives. We'll also discuss where you can go and who you can talk to in order to find all of the capital available for your project. You can learn more about Josh Canale through his website

There’s trouble on the horizon for commercial real estate. Some of that trouble is coming from the office sector, some of it is because of higher insurance costs, and some of it is a result of interest rates more than doubling from this time last year. What kind of distress are we seeing in the commercial real estate market, and how can we understand it better, so that we can perhaps acquire properties at a discount? My guest today believes a period of wealth transfer in CRE is upon us, bringing exceptional investment opportunities to both sponsors looking to buy discounted deals, and to individual accredited investors who want to invest in these opportunities. Dr. Adam Gower is a 30+ year real estate veteran with over $1.5 billion in CRE investment who has taught over 4,800 people how to build wealth, preserve capital, and earn passive income from investing in real estate. Today Dr. Gower shares his perspective on the economy, the Fed and interest rates, and how different real estate asset classes will respo

In 2021, Charlie Kao and I were considering buying an off-market self-storage facility in northern Michigan. All of the numbers looked great, but the one sticking point was that the seller wanted to stay on as property manager. On top of that, he insisted on being paid twice the going rate for a property manager on a facility of that size. As a rule, it's never a good idea to hire the seller as your property manager, especially when you're investing in a value-add property. But in this case, there was another group that was willing to hire him at his price. We couldn't understand why they were willing to do that. Charlie and I were about to walk away from the deal. But then we asked ourselves, "Why is the other group willing to hire him, and how does it actually make sense in this case?" Check out this week's episode of Next Level Thursday to find out. Find out more about Charlie Kao: https://www.twinoakscap.com/

Recently, the city of San Diego, California implemented a new program to help increase housing stock and affordability. They created a bonus accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, program that allows investors to build 10, 20, 30 or more units where a single-family home existed before. My guest today sees this program as a ‘pot of gold’ for real estate investors, and he’s going to share how he’s been leveraging this program to create new profit streams for himself and his investors. Shawn DiMartile is the co-founder of Takeoff Capital, a private equity firm with over $50 million in assets under managements spread across 300 units. Today Shawn discusses the important ways in which ADUs can help increase housing stock, how San Diego has made ADUs a priority, and how he and his investors have been leveraging this strategy in their portfolio. Find out more: Instagram: @shawn_dimartile Website: www.investorshawn.com Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family ho

When it comes to signing documents, how much time have you wasted printing, signing, and then scanning the document back into your computer? On today's episode of Next Level Thursday, Brian shares one of his favorite hacks that will allow you to save paper, printer ink, and most importantly—your time. Follow along on Youtube to watch how you can electronically sign PDF documents quickly and easily. And be sure to leave us a 5-star review and rating on your favorite podcast app.

One of the after effects of the Covid-19 pandemic has been an increase in people working from home, and a decrease in the need for office space. This has had a dramatic effect on office buildings as an asset class and continues to be a problem with only half of the workforce returning to the office. Many developers are considering re-purposing vacant office buildings into residential and apartment buildings. But doing that can be a lot more difficult than it seems. Today’s guest is nearing completion of an office to apartment conversion, and he’s here to share his experiences, both good and bad. We’ll discuss his challenges working with architects, engineers, and city inspectors, and the delays he’s encountered along the way. Andrew will also share the silver lining that makes it all worthwhile and why he’s bullish on the Baltimore market. Andrew Hinton is the acquisition lead for GL Capital, which focuses on apartment syndication and development in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. Find out more: www.glc

Any time you start a new construction project one of the biggest mysteries you'll encounter is what you might find under the ground. Well, you won't believe what we found under the old parking lot at our apartment development site. Today I'm joined by Brad Laackman from Honor Construction. Brad discusses the things he's found under the ground during his construction career, as well as the surprising discovery we made at our 120-unit apartment construction site in Grand Rapids, MI. You can find out more about our development and watch our monthly construction updates at: https://www.victorydevgroup.com/

Welcome to the Management Styles for Short-Term Rentals Panel. What management style is best suited for your short-term rentals? Should you handle managing yourself, or is a third-party team a better option? How do you know you’re making the right choice? We have a great group with us today to help answer these questions. Tony Stancato is an emerging industry leader. With a personal portfolio of four short-term rental properties totaling 11 doors and a successful vacation rental management company called ‘Book N Gather’, Tony has a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with us today. Tony is a co-host of the popular Michigan Short Term Rentals podcast and a short-term rental real estate agent. Nate DePelsMaeker is a Field Sales Executive for Vacasa. He is a licensed real estate salesperson and who uses his background in both short-term rental management and professional sales to assist homeowners in deciding for or against full-service third-party managements solutions for their vacation home(s). Brende

In 2021, Jeremy Garcia's commercial realtor brought him a semi-off-market listing for a 14-acre vacation resort located on the shores of Lake Michigan in North Muskegon. The resort had been closed for two years due to Covid, and the seller's reported income pre-Covid didn't come close to justifying the $2 million price tag they were asking for. They also weren't willing to consider seller financing, which seemed to be the only way to justify their price since the lack of a financial history made the property un-financeable. So how were we able to close on this property in 2022? In this episode of Next Level Thursday, Jeremy and I break down the challenges we had acquiring this vacation resort and the strategy we employed to find a lender for an un-financeable property. You can find out more about Scenic Drive Resort and even book a stay by going to https://bookdreamstay.com/.