Creek Side Chats With Successful Real Estate Investors

Mark Pierce

More Than Three Decades of Legal and Business Experience 

Today Dr. Allen chats with Mark Pierce, an attorney, an accountant, and the owner of Cloud Peak Law. With over three decades of experience, Pierce has truly “seen it all” - at least from a legal perspective. This is apparent from the diversity of fields in which he’s assisted clients over the years. Those fields range from bankruptcy and estate planning to oil/gas and securities.

Beyond practicing law, Pierce has flexed his entrepreneurial muscles, scaling a transportation company from $3.2M in gross revenues to $11.6M over just a six-year window (2003-2009). He’s also assisted in developing and managing a software company, from its start-up phase in 1986 to acquisition and over $50M in sales by 1999. With Cloud Peak, he concentrates on asset protection - helping individuals and businesses of all sizes to safeguard their assets by forming an LLC. And not just any LLC either. Rather, an LLC based in the state of Wyoming.

In today’s chat, listen about Mark’s inspirational and successful journey and also get insights derived from his experiences outside of being an attorney. From being an entrepreneur, Pierce has undoubtedly gained a deep awareness of what it takes to run a successful business

3 Key Points from the episode:

1. Always inquire more about your transactions.
2. If you do not know about investment, start slow.
3. Invest your time and learn from experiences.

Connect with Mark:

http://www.wyomingllcattorney.com

[email protected]

307-206-8521

Enlightened Investors: Important announcement.  Creek Side Chats is coming to a close.  This is the final Creek Side Chats podcast.  We are moving to a new platform that will be called Real Estate Investing Abundance.  The new show continues to bring to life the personal stories of our guests and puts that together with valuable investment information and insights.  Please join us on June 14th.  You’ll find us at Real Estate Investing Abundance.  I look forward to meeting you there.  Once again, that is Real Estate Investing Abundance.

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David Kamara

A Real Renaissance Man and Successful Real Estate Entrepreneur

Today Dr. Allen chats with David Kamara, founder of Cape Sierra Capital and a real estate investor. David has 15 years of real estate investment experience. He purchased his first duplex in 2006 and currently owns over 200 units. Over the past five years David has been slowly unwinding his single-family and duplex/ four-plex portfolio holdings and focusing on larger multi-family investment opportunities.

David founded Cape Sierra Capital where he teaches individuals to apply the Personal Cash Flow Formula in their lives. Cape Sierra Capital invests in multi-family properties, specializing in medium to large Class B and C apartment communities in under-valued markets across the US Midwest and Southeast. Cape Sierra Capital provides a competitive return to investors with a lower than average risk profile. David focuses on investor relations, deal sourcing, and asset management.

In today’s chat, listen to David’s inspirational journey from senior leadership roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, and LM+CO (now part of BDO USA) and finally starting his own company.

3 Key Points from the episode:

1. Pick the asset class that suits you best.
2. Choose a trusted partner.
3. Its okay to miss a deal, if you’re sure about it.

Connect with David:

http://www.capesierracapital.com

[email protected]

(773) 263-2657

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Dana Dunford

From Working at Restaurant to the CEO of a Successful Company

Today Dr. Allen chats with Dana Dunford, the CEO of Hemlane, a technology-enabled property management platform. She supports real estate investors in setting up the most intelligent process to manage rentals from a distance while connecting them with local, licensed professionals. In 2018, Dana was named one of the top 20 women leaders and influencers in commercial real estate tech.

She is a strong advocate of purchasing properties anywhere, as the best investments are not typically in your backyard. Dana previously worked at Apple on their worldwide financial planning and analysis team and at Nest, the home technology company acquired by Google for $3.2B, in business development. She received her MBA from Harvard Business School. 

In today’s chat, listen to Dana’s inspirational journey from working at a restaurant to the CEO of Hemlane and a successful real estate investor. Dana is a hard worker who always believes in smart work.

3 Key Points from the episode:

1. Work smart and hard to get your dreams to come true.
2. Learn from failure and make sure you never repeat it again.
3. Read and learn more to get the experience and knowledge.

Connect with Dana:

https://www.hemlane.com/

[email protected]

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Hemal Badiani

Management Consultant Turned Real Estate Investor

Today Dr. Allen chats with Hemal Badiani, the founder and managing partner of Exponential Equity. Hemal started his real estate investing career in 2012 and founded Exponential Equity to focus on his passion of helping busy families achieve financial freedom through fantastic opportunities in commercial real estate investments.

After investing almost 13 years in management consulting services, Hemal wanted to spend a lot more time with his family. So he decided to go for real estate investment as it gives freedom of time through his active and passive investments. Prior to establishing Exponential Equity, Hemal provided management consulting services to several fortune 100 companies across three continents while creating a portfolio of businesses that he scaled and exited including an outsourcing company and a private lending firm.

In today’s chat, listen to Hemal’s journey from management consulting services to the founder of Exponential Equity. Hemal inspires us that hard work and continuous efforts always pay.

3 Key Points from the episode:

1. Take your decisions on time and see all sides of the prospect.
2. Invest time to understand things.
3. Take actions on basis of knowledge and experience.

Connect with Hemal:

https://exponential-equity.com/

[email protected]

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Andy Sutton

Inspiring and Successful Journey of a Real Estate Investor

Today Dr. Allen chats with Andy Sutton, who serves The Sutton Group as Principal of Brokerage Services focusing on multi-family, medical, and retail investment services. Andy’s experience in business and commercial real estate is extensive in the marketplace with a wide range of experience, in the field, as a broker, and as an investor. Andy is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Licensed Appraiser, and Certified Commercial Investment Manager (CCIM) candidate.

Back in 2002, when he was laid off from the job as the company was downsizing, he started his real estate investment career. Three years later he started his own firm with a partner and later sold that firm. In 2006 he founded his own company. Andy has a strong background in development, leasing, property management, strategic planning, portfolio management, and financial analysis of all types of investment properties.

In today’s chat, listen to Andy’s journey from being laid off to a successful real estate investor. He inspires that one can achieve all the success in life from the real estate if you carefully invest.

3 Key Points from the episode:

1. You should have your backup plans.
2. Keep calm when you are making money.
3. Understand each client’s needs and goals, so that each deal can be catered to that client’s specific need

Connect with Andy:

https://suttonregroup.com/

[email protected]

404.429.8566

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Scott Price

More Than 3 Decades of Real Estate Investment Experience

Today Dr. Allen chats With Scott Price, co-founder of Bonvolo Real Estate Investments. Bonvolo Real Estate Investments LLC is led by Scott and Karen Price.  Scott provides a wealth of real estate investment experience. Karen provides project management, property management, and accounting to ensure all operations run smoothly. They own a profitable and growing portfolio of multi-family, single-family, office, medical, retail, NNN, and land investments.

Scott bought and managed his first rental property in 1994 and purchased his first apartment complex in 2005.  Since then, he has steadily increased his real estate investment holdings primarily by rolling profits and equity forward, and by partnering with co-investors. Scott led Bonvolo Real Estate Investments while simultaneously leading large multi-million-dollar real estate programs for a Fortune 500 Real Estate & Facilities Group, before transitioning to full-time devotion to Bonvolo in early 2018

In today’s chat, listen to Scott’s successful and inspiring journey of more than three-decade as a real estate investor. He is an inspiration to many successful real estate investors.

3 Key Points from the episode:

1. Try to grow your portfolio as your primary source of income.
2. Divide your goals into smaller parts to reach the bigger one.
3. Improvement on a daily basis is key to success.

Connect with Scott:

www.Bonvolo.com

[email protected]

206-419-7516

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Jonathan Cohen

A Seasoned Real Estate Investor     

Today Dr. Allen chats With Jonathan Cohen, a seasoned real estate investor and co-founder of Toro Real Estate Partners. He has been investing in real estate since 2010 and focusing on distressed real estate opportunities. Since starting in real estate he has been involved in over $450 million in various real estate transactions, spanning tax liens, rental/sale transactions in Manhattan, vacant land, single-family flips, and multifamily value add.

John left the investment sales brokerage to focus 100% of his time on the growth of his real estate investment company. John’s focus is the strategic direction of the company, formulation of investment strategy, investor development, and acquisition & dispositions.

In today’s chat, listen to John’s successful and inspiring journey of more than a decade as a real estate investor. He is inspiring to every new and aspiring real estate investor.

3 Key Points from the episode:

1. You should be ready for the unknown challenges.
2. Take your time before making any big decision.
3. Try to find alternative ways to overcome any difficult situation.

Connect with Jonathan:

[email protected]

www.tororep.com

Office: (516) 268-3500 ext. 101

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Edna Keep

Real Estate Investment & Mindset Transformation Coach

Today Dr. Allen chats With Edna Keep, a Real Estate Millionaire, Coach, and Author of Multiple Ways to Wealth. Her passion is helping real estate investors around the world, make millions while investing in real estate. They own over 600 doors valued at $65 Million of Real Estate started with single-family homes to now primarily buy multi-family and do some development projects with OPM (Other People’s Money).

Edna has established a 5 step process from $0 to $5k in 90 days. This is popular for people who already own a few doors, want to expand their portfolio but have run out of their own money and or their own ability to qualify for mortgages. She advises that thinking big, mastering your mindset, and understanding your value in the deal are the key to success.

In today’s chat, listen to Edna’s inspiring journey from a single mother at 16 to a successful real estate investor and coach. She inspires us, how to grow from scratch and find r financial freedom.

3 Key Points from the episode:

1. You can buy property without your own money.
2. Theoretical knowledge is of no use if you don’t take actions
3. Think big to earn big.

Connect with Edna:

www.ednakeep.com

[email protected]

306-536-6266

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Sandhya Seshadri

From the Stock Market to Tax Advantage Real Estate Investing 

Today Dr. Allen chats With Sandhya Seshadri, An Accredited Multifamily Investor, and Asset Manager. She has been involved in 3000+ real estate investments as LP and GP. Sandhya worked at Texas Instruments for over fourteen years in various technical, marketing and management roles with revenues in excess of $80M and budgets of $28M. During her time at SMU acquiring her MBA (’99), Sandhya began investing in the stock market and built a portfolio that allowed her to “retire” early from her corporate career.

When she was successful stock market she realized that every year she has to pay more and more in taxes. She wanted to change that and reduce her taxes. As she didn’t want to be bothered about screening tenants so, she decided to opt for multifamily investments instead of single-family as their margins are very tight. Because in Multifamily real estate if you buy large enough property you’ll have a benefit of scale and you could afford a property management company.

In today’s chat, listen to Sandhya’s journey from Wall Street to Passive Investing.

She inspired that if you invest intelligently you can achieve your goal in real estate.

3 Key Points from the episode:

1. Initially start passively in real estate.
2. Building networks and relationships is crucial.
3. Learn from others and find a way where you could add value to something.

Connect with Sandhya:

[email protected]

(972) 978-6919

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Eric Upchurch

Army Special Operations veteran turn Real Estate Investor

Today Dr. Allen chats With Eric Upchurch, Co-Founder and Senior Managing Partner of Active Duty Passive Income (ADPI). Eric Upchurch is an Army Special Operations veteran who grew up in Central Iowa before attending college in California. He has a passion for educating the military community on how to create long-term wealth through real estate investing, while personally investing across the country for the last fourteen years.

Eric’s real estate investing journey started out like that of many people in the military. He and his wife bought a new construction house in Savannah, GA while he was stationed there from 2005-2011. When he ETS’ed and moved back to California They could not sell the house in Savannah, so they decided to rent it out and get a property manager. What he did not realize then, is that was the beginning of his real estate investing career. With ZERO money out of pocket (VA loan) every dollar he still makes on that property today is technically an infinite return on investment. Additionally, and perhaps more importantly, that house is what got him to start thinking about real estate investing.

In today’s chat, listen to Eric’s journey from an Army Special Operations veteran to a successful real estate investor. He is on a mission to “educate, empower and to help people grow”.

3 Key Points from the episode:

1. Anything is possible if you THINK it is.
2. Learn to network and add value.
3. Take actions, if you don’t take actions you’ll not succeed.

Connect with Eric:

[email protected]   

https://www.activedutypassiveincome.com/

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