Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast

By Rental Property Owners Association with Brian Hamrick

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Welcome to the Rental Property Owner and Real Estate Investor Podcast, Brought to you by the Rental Property Owner Association - providing benefits and services to real estate investors and rental property owners for over 45 years.

Hosted by Brian Hamrick from Hamrick Investment Group.

Every Monday Brian and his special guest will discuss topics, tips, and techniques Designed to make you a more confident and successful Rental Property Owner and Real Estate Investor

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Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast episodes:

04.22.2024
EP434 From $20 in His Pocket to a $35 Million Portfolio With Jason Engelman
When it comes to real estate investing, there are two types of investors – those who choose to actively find, fund, and manage their portfolio, and those who prefer to take a more passive role and let other professionals handle...
04.15.2024
EP433 Foundation Repair Secrets with RK Bob Brown
My guest today is concerned with the structural integrity of your home and your rental properties. RK Bob Brown is known as “The Dirt Whisperer”, and he’s renowned for his deep understanding of foundations and his ability to address complex...
04.08.2024
EP432 Navigating Foreclosures with DJ Olojo
My guest today is an expert in foreclosures and will be sharing tips on how you can craft a foreclosure strategy when working with owners who find themselves in that distressing situation. DJ Olojo is a real estate investor, realtor,...
04.01.2024
EP431 What Does Multifamily Success Look Like? With Gino Barbaro
Many of you know my guest today from the incredibly popular Real Estate Podcast the “Jake & Gino Show”. Gino Barbaro has over 2,000 multifamily units and $250 million in assets under management. He’s also a best-selling author of three...
03.25.2024
EP430 Save Money on Your Real Estate Taxes with Cost Segregation and Energy Credits with Erik Oliver
As real estate investors, we are always looking for ways to save on our yearly IRS tax bill, and cost segregation is one of the most powerful methods available to us. Today we have Erik Oliver from Cost Segregation Authority...
03.18.2024
EP429 Investing in Detroit and Owning a FedEx Route with Ramond Harris and Justin Workman
The Midwest REI Conference was a huge success and we were 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, #225...
03.11.2024
EP428 Why You Should Consider Buying a Franchise with Lance Graulich
Today we’re going to talk about franchising. In simple terms, franchising is a business in which the owner licenses the operations, products, branding and knowledge in exchange for a franchise fee. Many real estate investors are also drawn to franchising...
03.04.2024
EP427 Choosing the Best Heating and Cooling (HVAC) System for Your Property with Howard Bynder
Anyone who owns rental property can tell you that one of the systems you must pay attention to is your heating and air conditioning system—commonly referred to as your HVAC system. Today we talk with an expert on HVAC systems...
02.26.2024
EP426 How Build-to-Rent is Solving the Housing Crisis with Bethany Finch
Today we’re going to discuss the build-to-rent model. Build-to-rent, also known as BTR, is an emerging trend that has been gaining significant traction in recent years. It involves the construction of purpose-built residential properties with the sole intention of renting...
02.22.2024
RPOA Special Speaker Announcement – Ryan Kilpatrick
We have a special speaker announcement for our 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference, which is being held TODAY and TOMORROW - February 22nd through 23rd - right here in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Devos Place conference center. This...
02.19.2024
EP425 How to Invest in Laundromats with Sam Wilson
Today we’re going to talk about investing in laundry facilities. This is a unique asset class with a huge potential for success, yet few understand how to gain entry into this type of investment. Sam Wilson has been an active...
02.16.2024
RPOA Special Speaker Announcement - Maria Giordano
We have a special speaker announcement for our 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference, which is being held this February 22nd through 23rd here in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Devos Place conference center. This is The Must-Attend Two-Day event...
02.15.2024
RPOA Special Speaker Announcement - Katie Johnson
Hello everyone, we have a special speaker announcement for our 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference, which is being held this February 22nd through 23rd here in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Devos Place conference center. This is The Must-Attend...
02.12.2024
EP424 Where to Find Apartment Loans That Pencil Out With Maxwell Wu
One of the consequences of the rapid rise in interest rates over the past year and a half, has been the difficulty in finding suitable loans for commercial real estate. There’s just not enough funds available at terms that pencil...
02.08.2024
RPOA Special Speaker Announcement - Kate Stoermer
We have a special speaker announcement for our 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference, which is being held this February 22nd through 23rd here in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Devos Place conference center. This is The Must-Attend Two-Day event...
02.05.2024
EP423 What is Preferred Equity with Paul Moore
Over the past year and a half, the unprecedented rise in interest rates has had many ripple effects across the commercial real estate investing world. These ripple effects have put many investments that were made in the past two to...
02.01.2024
RPOA Special Speaker Announcement – Scott Meyers
We have a special speaker announcement for our 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference, which is being held this February 22nd through 23rd here in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Devos Place conference center. This is The Must-Attend Two-Day event...
01.29.2024
EP422 What to do When You Get a Capital Call with Aleksey Chernobelskiy
Many real estate investors prefer to be passive and avoid the many responsibilities of owning and managing properties. You can do this by becoming a limited partner in a syndication, which affords you the tax benefits and profit participation of...
01.25.2024
RPOA Special Speaker Announcement – Jonathan Mast
We have a special speaker announcement for our 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference, which is being held this February 22nd through 23rd here in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Devos Place conference center. This is The Must-Attend Two-Day event...
01.22.2024
EP421 How Real Estate Investor Rod Khleif Recovered from a $50 Million Loss During the Great Recession
Rod Khleif is back on the show today. For those of you who don’t know Rod, he owns multiple businesses, he’s a philanthropist, and he’s passionate about multifamily real estate, business, high performance strategies, and giving back. Rod owns over...
01.18.2024
RPOA Special Speaker Announcement – Adrian Smude
We have a special speaker announcement for our 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference, which is being held this February 22nd through 23rd here in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Devos Place conference center. This is The Must-Attend Two-Day event...
01.15.2024
EP420 Multifamily, NLP, and Joint Ventures vs. Syndications with Jen and Stacy Conkey
My guests today have developed their own unique systems and formulas for investing in multifamily, and today they’re going to discuss joint ventures vs. syndications, the three core roles of multifamily investing, and their five cornerstones of a thriving multifamily...
01.11.2024
RPOA Special Speaker Announcement – Alex Jarbo
We have a special speaker announcement for our 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference, which is being held this February 22nd through 23rd here in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the DeVos Place conference center. This is the must-attend two-day event...
01.08.2024
EP419 How He Helped His Dad Retire with Fix and Flips with Mike Mannino
Over the past nine years Mike Mannino has built a business that flipped over 80 houses. By the age of 30, Mike had built a portfolio of over 60 rentals. He’s also created multiple companies that generate over $1 million...
01.04.2024
RPOA Special Speaker Announcement – Anthony Chara
We have a special speaker announcement for our 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference, which is being held this February 22nd through 23rd in Grand Rapids, Michigan at DeVos Place. Anthony Chara will be one of our featured speakers, presenting...
01.01.2024
EP418 Special New Year's Announcement: 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference
Happy New Year everyone! It’s January 1st and we have a huge announcement to make about the RPOA’s 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference. Just like in past years it will take place this February in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and...
12.25.2023
EP417 How to Become the CEO of Your Own Wealth Building Company with Scott Royal Smith
No one ever wants or expects to find themselves in a lawsuit, but when you’re a real estate investor, it’s always something you need to protect yourself against. My guest today is a real estate investor and asset protection attorney,...
12.21.2023
Special RPOA Year-End Update with Erika Farley
Meet our new RPOA Executive Director Erika Farley! In this end-of-the year holiday message, Erika will introduce herself and discuss the RPOA's success in pushing back on several bills at the state and local level. Erika shares the update on...
12.18.2023
EP416 Navigating Industrial Real Estate: A Conservative Investor's Guide with Joel Friedland
My guest today has over 42 years of experience in industrial real estate, and the lessons he’s learned during that period are very timely in today’s high-interest rate environment. His experiences especially during the Great Recession have informed his investment...
12.11.2023
EP415 How Quality Data Provides Quality Tenant Insights with Vikas Gupta
If you’re looking to gain insight into the current state of renting and tenant habits, it helps to have lots of quality data at your disposal. My guest today has access to that type of data through his tech company...
12.04.2023
EP414 Is Commercial Real Estate Crashing? With Paul Moore
We’re hearing a lot in the media about impending doom in the commercial real estate market. Should we be bracing ourselves for a repeat of 2008 and 2009? You might have seen Paul Moore’s recent BiggerPockets article titled "What’s Really...
11.27.2023
EP413 Buying and Selling Waterfront Property with Tia Lilly
Owning waterfront property is the dream of many real estate investors. But buying and selling waterfront property is very different than your typical real estate transaction. Tia Lilly is the founder of Property Cape Cod Real Estate. Tia is a...
11.20.2023
EP412 Industrial is the Hidden ATM of Real Estate Investing with Shannon Robnett
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...
11.13.2023
EP411 Why We’ll Continue to See Higher Rents Across the Country with Eric Garrett
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...
11.09.2023
Navigating Health Insurance for Real Estate Investors: Open Enrollment Tips with Chad Creasey - Next Level Thursday
Many real estate investors and entrepreneurs have discovered that finding and navigating the health insurance marketplace can be time-consuming and difficult. Compounding that difficulty is the open enrollment period, which only occurs for several months out of the year. Ever...
11.06.2023
EP410 Real Estate Investment Trends Over 30 Years: Insights on Capital Access Changes with Jon Siegel
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...
11.02.2023
My Property Insurance Just Tripled, What do I do? - Next Level Thursday
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,...
10.30.2023
EP409 How 1031 Exchanges Can Accelerate Your Real Estate Wealth with Dave Foster
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....
10.26.2023
Spend the Night In A Haunted House - Next Level Thursday
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...
10.23.2023
EP408 The Top 3 Strategies to Increase Your Short-Term Rental Cash Flow with Luke Carl
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...
10.19.2023
Haunted Houses, Paranormal Activity, and Incredible Ghost Stories - Next Level Thursday
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...
10.16.2023
EP407 From BMX Freestyler To Multimillion Dollar Entrepreneur With Ross Hamilton
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...
10.12.2023
When Your Rental Property is Haunted: Real-Life Ghost Stories - Next Level Thursday
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...
10.09.2023
EP406 How to SCALE Your BRRRR Strategy with Niti Jamdar
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....
10.05.2023
How to Make New Construction Pencil Out - Next Level Thursday
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...
10.02.2023
EP405 How to Invest in Discounted, Distressed Commercial Real Estate with Dr. Adam Gower
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...
09.28.2023
Should We Hire the Seller as Our Property Manager? - Next Level Thursday
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...
09.25.2023
EP404 Profiting from Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) with Shawn DiMartile
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...
09.21.2023
Print, Sign and Scan? Never Again! - Next Level Thursday
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...
09.18.2023
EP403 The Challenges of Converting Vacant Office Space into Apartments with Andrew Hinton
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...

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Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast episodes:

EP434 From $20 in His Pocket to a $35 Million Portfolio With Jason Engelman

EP433 Foundation Repair Secrets with RK Bob Brown

EP432 Navigating Foreclosures with DJ Olojo

EP431 What Does Multifamily Success Look Like? With Gino Barbaro

EP430 Save Money on Your Real Estate Taxes with Cost Segregation and Energy Credits with Erik Oliver

EP429 Investing in Detroit and Owning a FedEx Route with Ramond Harris and Justin Workman

EP428 Why You Should Consider Buying a Franchise with Lance Graulich

EP427 Choosing the Best Heating and Cooling (HVAC) System for Your Property with Howard Bynder

EP426 How Build-to-Rent is Solving the Housing Crisis with Bethany Finch

RPOA Special Speaker Announcement – Ryan Kilpatrick

EP425 How to Invest in Laundromats with Sam Wilson

RPOA Special Speaker Announcement - Maria Giordano

RPOA Special Speaker Announcement - Katie Johnson

EP424 Where to Find Apartment Loans That Pencil Out With Maxwell Wu

RPOA Special Speaker Announcement - Kate Stoermer

EP423 What is Preferred Equity with Paul Moore

RPOA Special Speaker Announcement – Scott Meyers

EP422 What to do When You Get a Capital Call with Aleksey Chernobelskiy

RPOA Special Speaker Announcement – Jonathan Mast

EP421 How Real Estate Investor Rod Khleif Recovered from a $50 Million Loss During the Great Recession

RPOA Special Speaker Announcement – Adrian Smude

EP420 Multifamily, NLP, and Joint Ventures vs. Syndications with Jen and Stacy Conkey

RPOA Special Speaker Announcement – Alex Jarbo

EP419 How He Helped His Dad Retire with Fix and Flips with Mike Mannino

RPOA Special Speaker Announcement – Anthony Chara

EP418 Special New Year's Announcement: 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference

EP417 How to Become the CEO of Your Own Wealth Building Company with Scott Royal Smith

Special RPOA Year-End Update with Erika Farley

EP416 Navigating Industrial Real Estate: A Conservative Investor's Guide with Joel Friedland

EP415 How Quality Data Provides Quality Tenant Insights with Vikas Gupta

EP414 Is Commercial Real Estate Crashing? With Paul Moore

EP413 Buying and Selling Waterfront Property with Tia Lilly

EP412 Industrial is the Hidden ATM of Real Estate Investing with Shannon Robnett

EP411 Why We’ll Continue to See Higher Rents Across the Country with Eric Garrett

Navigating Health Insurance for Real Estate Investors: Open Enrollment Tips with Chad Creasey - Next Level Thursday

EP410 Real Estate Investment Trends Over 30 Years: Insights on Capital Access Changes with Jon Siegel

My Property Insurance Just Tripled, What do I do? - Next Level Thursday

EP409 How 1031 Exchanges Can Accelerate Your Real Estate Wealth with Dave Foster

Spend the Night In A Haunted House - Next Level Thursday

EP408 The Top 3 Strategies to Increase Your Short-Term Rental Cash Flow with Luke Carl

Haunted Houses, Paranormal Activity, and Incredible Ghost Stories - Next Level Thursday

EP407 From BMX Freestyler To Multimillion Dollar Entrepreneur With Ross Hamilton

When Your Rental Property is Haunted: Real-Life Ghost Stories - Next Level Thursday

EP406 How to SCALE Your BRRRR Strategy with Niti Jamdar

How to Make New Construction Pencil Out - Next Level Thursday

EP405 How to Invest in Discounted, Distressed Commercial Real Estate with Dr. Adam Gower

Should We Hire the Seller as Our Property Manager? - Next Level Thursday

EP404 Profiting from Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) with Shawn DiMartile

Print, Sign and Scan? Never Again! - Next Level Thursday

EP403 The Challenges of Converting Vacant Office Space into Apartments with Andrew Hinton