Collecting Real Estate

In the hundred-and-sixteenth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Ryan Tanel of Razzan Properties and Top Producer Investment Capital.

Razzan Properties opened in the heart of Austin, Texas in 2019. Razzan Properties started immediately acquiring properties to their portfolio and is currently seeking new deals across Texas.

Acquisitions team leader Ryan Tanel has been living in Austin for over 10 years, growing his personal investing portfolio all across Texas, and helping those around him do the same along the way. Prior to Razzan Properties, Ryan spent 7 years in residential mortgage lending as a senior loan officer, where his business quickly grew and doubled most years. He did this by helping over 500 families finance their homes during his career and end up taking on the dream of home ownership, or become a real estate investor. Utilizing Ryan's experience gives Razzan the ability to move quickly in the marketplace and properly value property deals for purchase and repositioning.

During Ryan’s career as a loan officer, starting in 2016, he started acquiring properties in his personal portfolio with the knowledge he gained in the lending industry.  As his experience in mortgage lending grew, along with his personal portfolio, it started attracting the eyes and ears of fellow investors to follow in similar footsteps.  However, Real Estate is very much an active investment needing fine-tuning and adherence to an ever-changing market, much more so than most investors are willing to put into their “Passive” Investments.  As such, Razzan Properties was born in 2019 in order to collaborate investor Capital and put it to good active use, and give investors a truly passive way to invest in real estate. Razzan Properties currently is a general partner that owns and manages 173 units across Texas in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Gonzales, and Canyon Lake with a value of $23,000,000, along with other partners.

Instagram: @razzan_properties

In the hundred-and-fifteenth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Dominic Brescia of The Brescia Group.

Dominic Brescia is the founder of the Brescia Group at Keller Williams in Tampa, Florida. He's been in the business of real estate for 7 years, but in all reality, it has been his whole life. He started in commercial real estate and he as now pivoted into residential / investments.

Dominic grew up in New York in a family whose passion was centered around the real estate business. He watched his father develop commercial & residential buildings in New York and his mother start her own brokerage at a young age. To say that Dominic shares their dedication to this business is nothing short of an understatement.

Starting his own team has always been a dream of his because Dominic truly feels that he was born to lead and connect with others. He is not in this career simply to succeed but to make a substantial difference in this city. As a team leader, Dominic is striving to educate not only his team but every client they come into contact with. Whether it’s buying a primary residence or investing in a long-term rental or short-term rental, Dominic and his team are here to educate on the process. Every day he shares his passion for this business with everyone who crosses his path. Dominic cannot wait to see where this city goes in the next coming years- and as for his team, the sky is the limit.

Instagram: @dominicbrescia
[email protected]
thebresciagroup.com

In the hundred-and-fourteenth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Vernon Beckford of Diversified Lending Solutions.

Vernon Beckford serves as the CEO of Diversified Lending Solutions, a capital advisory firm for small to medium-sized real estate companies. Vernon has fifteen years of expertise in investment management, debt, and equity joint ventures, commercial mortgage origination, and distressed loan workouts, as well as in leadership. In addition to his employment at companies such as Credit Suisse, he had made early-stage investments in tech, operating businesses, and commercial real estate enterprises. 

Early in his career, Vernon earned a BA from Columbia University NY, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He spent five years on the Investments team at Global Atlantic Financial Group, formerly Goldman Sachs Reinsurance, where he helped build the Real Estate Group. He made opportunistic investments in the senior, mezzanine, and bridge loans, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and participated in joint ventures for ground-up real estate development.

https://dlsloans.com
LinkedIn: Vernon Beckford
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In the hundred-and-thirteenth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Tim Vitale of Upside Capital.

Tim Vitale is the Managing Partner of Upside Capital based out of Wilmington, NC. He spent 10 years in the corporate finance world and achieved the ranking AVP of Finance for a F500 Insurance Company prior to leaving his W2 life to pursue real estate full time. He specializes in underwriting, analysis, and budgeting. Tim was born into a real estate family, owns rental property in the Charlotte area, and syndicates apartments throughout the Southeast USA Markets.

Tim runs his own Facebook group Makin’ Moves in Multifamily in which he provides value to other investors and syndicators through educational and inspirational Facebook events and posts. He is also an Admin and Moderator for the My First Million in Multifamily Facebook group.

https://mmimf.com/ 

In the hundred-and-twelfth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Jose Segura of Wealth Advisory Group.

Jose Segura is a Businesses and Wealth Management Advisor at Wealth Advisor Group, LLC and a Financial Advisor with Park Avenue Securities, LLC. For over 19 years, he has carried a passion for helping his clients realize their financial potential, by using progressive ideas and uncommon financial wisdom.

Jose provides his clients the framework to grow, protect and enjoy their wealth for multiple generations. He believes, it's not how much money you make, but how much money you save, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.

Jose translates his client’s priorities into a lifelong financial strategy that gives them more confidence to achieve their goals. With their objectives as his guide, he develops an integrated financial plan that addresses every stage of life, while minimizing risk and tax exposure.

Jose works with a team of planning professionals, money managers, estate planning attorneys and tax advisors to co-create detailed estate and legacy plans and customized investment portfolios.

(518) 867-3210 /518-867-3209 
[email protected]

Joseosegura.com

In the one-hundred-eleventh episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Bridget and Lauren Murray of Murray Group. 

Bridget was born and raised in Albany, NY. She attended Bethlehem Central High School and the University of Hartford where she played Division 1 basketball. Through her career in athletics and working for some of the largest companies in the country (AIG, Marsh and Chubb), Bridget has learned that risk management and insurance is critical to long term security. After having spent post-college years in various cities on the east coast, Bridget realized that her passion lays in working with her family and the Albany community.

In addition to managing the operations at The Murray Group, Bridget is also responsible for sales and marketing.

She is daughter to Jim and twin sister to Lauren. Bridget currently resides in Latham with her two children and husband.

[email protected]
518-456-6688
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Lauren is a life-long resident of the Capital Region. She graduated from Bethlehem Central High School, received an undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester and a graduate degree from The Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Lauren brings a wealth of experience to The Murray Group. She spent five years at Marsh, the largest insurance brokerage firm in the country, in New York City. Working on large accounts was impactful, but Lauren ultimately realized she likes interacting on a daily basis with individuals and families.

Lauren leads the personal risk advisory team. She is responsible for new business sales and retention for all personal lines (auto and home) clients.

Lauren is Jim’s daughter and Bridget’s twin sister. She currently resides in Latham with her husband, Ryan, and two sons.

[email protected]
518-456-6688
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In the hundred-and-tenth episode of Collecting Real Estate, Stephen interviewed Scott Roberts of Easy House Relief.

As a landlord, real estate agent, and buyer of various homes for flips, Scott has more than ten years of experience in the field. He obtained his real estate sales license at the age of 18, and while still a student at James Madison University, he flipped a house.

In terms of sales volume over the past few years, Scott has routinely ranked among the top 10% of area realtors, and he has also completed over 20 home flips. His long-term objective is to expand his apartment and landlord business by purchasing more properties using a buy-and-hold method. He is focused on the upstate New York area and is currently renting out a two-family and a single-family he owns.

easyhouserelief.com
scottgroberts.com

In the hundred-and-ninth episode of Collecting Real Estate, Bill and Stephen talked about their journeys in real estate, and how they made the shift to becoming the real estate investors that they are today. 

If you want to hear about more investment opportunities in the coming year or two, make sure to give Bill and Stephen a call!

Bill: 518 857 9251
Stephen: 518 860 6430

In the hundred-and-eighth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Mike Hamel from HMA Paving and Contracting.

In this episode, Bill and Mike Hamel talk about The Caring Community Basket Brigade, a program that gives families below the poverty line a full Thanksgiving meal.

Mike and his team started the program in 2015 where they were able to feed 166 families. As of the recording of this episode, The Caring Community Basket Brigade is set to help 1,208 families and counting this Thanksgiving.

If you want to donate to the cause, click this link:
CDYMCA Basket Brigade

If you want to volunteer, click this link:
CDYMCA Volunteer Project Catalog

If you want to get in touch with Mike,  reach out to him at
518 857 0452 or email him at [email protected].

In this episode of Collecting Real Estate, we decided to do something different in the spirit of Halloween. Around 2016 Bill purchased a single-family home that turned out to be haunted. There were multiple instances where workers experienced uncomfortable situations that could only be explained by a ghost living in the house. Happy Halloween!