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Today on the Leafy Podcast, we interview Shannon Robnett, CEO of Phoenix Commercial Construction and podcast host on Robnett’s Real Estate Run Down.  Shannon has been in the real estate industry for over 40 years. He has been involved from start to finish on over $200,000,000 in construction projects covering the gamut from multi family, professional office buildings to City hall's fire and police stations, schools , industrial and mini storage. He also has a history of over $80,000,000 in successful developments with a wide range of investors. He tells us that he currently focuses on syndication and development. Shannon says that there is phenomenal growth in just  building, filling, and selling a product.  Shannon further explains that his operation is different than most because he is looking for syndication partners that are seeking tax-advantaged situations and his main clients are using IRAs to invest; not clients looking for small monthly cash flow investments.  His team completely rehabs a building, from pipes, roof, window, paint, everything that will keep these rehab investments profitable for 10+ years. Listen to the entire episode for more about Shannon and his team and their unique  opportunities. 

To learn more about Shannon Robnett, visit: 

http://www.shannonrobnett.com

On this episode of Leafy Podcast, hosts Jennifer and Brian sit down with Damon Burton, founder of SEO National. Damon helps his clients make more money with SEO in 1 month than they have in the past year! Damon's new book ‘Outrank’ is an amazing guide to those who want to dominate Google’s search results without paying for ads.  To start the show, Damon jokingly quotes his book “Let’s be honest, a book about SEO doesn’t sound like the sexiest topic”. Further into the interview, Damon tells us to go where our audience is online. For him, he finds clients on LinkedIn and migrates them to convert on Facebook. He says, don’t spend too much time and energy on all online marketing platforms, find the ones where your clients hangout and put your energy there.  Damon goes on to explain that valuable content is what google ranks highest.  So creating articles and videos and content on your website will have your website ranking higher on Google. Damon’s tip if you are having a hard time thinking of topics for content, go to  Answerthepublic.com, where you can find topics to write about for your audience. In closing, Damon tells us that if we have more money than time, paid ads are a good option. If we have more time than money, focus on the website and if we have more patience and time, concentrate on SEO. Listen to the entire episode to hear Damon go further in depth on SEO.

Where to find Damon Burton - Additional Links to check out:

https://www.damonburton.com

https://www.seonational.com

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/people/damonburton/ 

www.FreeSEObook.com 

On today’s episode of Leafy Podcast, our hosts sit down with Rob Anderson, President of BV Capital (a private investment firm focussed on commercial real estate for accredited investors). Rob compares different types of investments with what you could invest in with real estate to examine the advantages and disadvantages for both. Rob tells us that historically, real estate is high-demand for investors because real estate is an asset-backed investment. Smart investors gravitate towards illiquid investments, such as real estate because of the advantages and returns real estate has to offer. At this moment, Rob suggests taking advantage of multifamily and industrial investments and holding on hotel assets and senior living facilities due to the current pandemic situation.  He tells us that real estate is a great investment diversification and has the added tax advantages that investors benefit from as well. 

To learn more about Rob Anderson, visit: https://bridgeviewre.com/bvcapital/

In this episode of Leafy Podcast, host Jennifer Gligoric talks with Anthony Scandariato, Founder of Red Knight Properties. Anthony is also the host of Discovering Multifamily Podcast. He has an extensive background in retail real estate investing and gives us his insight into moving from Class A office assets to Class C and D Multifamily investing. Anthony tells us that in order to find the best deals in REI, networking with local brokers has been his most successful approach.  Once you build a reputation in the industry, brokers will seek you out with their most lucrative investment opportunities. Anthony also says that moving from the retail space to multifamily was easy and a wise investment choice as it is predicted that there will be an overall housing shortage, according to the National Multifamily Housing Council,  we have to build 300K in new apartment communities (of 50 units and up) to keep up with with housing demand by 2030. Anthony ends with some great tips for multifamily investors on how to get through the Covid-19 pandemic. 

To learn more about Anthony Scandariato, visit https://redknightproperties.com/investwithus/ and listen to his podcast at: https://redknightproperties.com/media/

On this episode of Leafy Podcast, our hosts sit down with Travis Watts, Director of Investor Relations at Ashcroft Capital. Travis is a full-time passive investor, who has been investing since 2009 in multi-family, single-family and vacation rentals.  He has invested in over 30 passive syndication deals between 14 different firms.  He now dedicates his time to educating others in the world of investing and has made it his mission to share passive investment strategies in order to help others achieve and maintain wealth in real estate.  Travis tells us about syndication, which means there’s a team that puts together a real estate investment and pitches the investment opportunity to passive investors. It is a great way to be involved without being hands on in your investment.  Travis says that being an active investor first to build a portfolio is a great idea to get started, then advance to a more passive investor role once you have a better understanding of real estate investing.  He also told us about crowdfunding, wherein you can login to investment firms’ websites and browse different types of deals that you can invest in. Travis ends our conversation talking about his FIRE movement; Financial Independence, Retire Early.  He enjoys time freedom and financial freedom and has a calculation on how to get there (listen in to hear how).

To connect with Travis Watts, visit:   www.ashcroftcapital.com/connectwithtravis 

Today on the Leafy Podcast, host Jennifer talks with Yonah Weiss, Business Director at Madison SPECS.  Yonah has assisted his clients in saving tens of millions of dollars on taxes through cost segregation. Many companies in cost segregation emphasize either a tax approach or an engineering approach. Madison SPECS has built an exceptional reputation by integrating the two approaches. They provide a free feasibility analysis of the tax benefits available for your property. Yonah explained that depreciation means the IRS gives you a tax deduction on the principle that your property is going down in value, based on the building on the property depreciation schedule. He says that in general, buildings can be depreciated over either a 27.5-year or a 39-year period, but certain categories of fixed assets within a building can be depreciated more quickly, over five, seven or 15 years, resulting in significant tax savings. Yonah tells us that by enlisting the services of a CPA and other qualified advisors to identify and reclassify these assets can accelerate part of the building's tax depreciation, resulting in a reduced tax liability. Listen to the rest of the episode to hear more tax saving tips through cost segregation with Yonah Weiss. 

Madison SPECS have a weekly Virtual Real Estate Meetup! Every Wed. 7:00PM EST, register here:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/real-estate-connections-virtual-meetup

Say hi to Yonah Weiss at http://www.madisonspecs.com/

In this episode, Leafy hosts talk with Ben Kogut, Investor Relations Specialist with HJH Investments. HJH Investments is a boutique commercial real estate investment company headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, focused on delivering a superior investment experience. Their mission is to protect and grow investor capital through passive syndicated commercial real estate investments. The HJH team specializes in finding and acquiring Credit Tenant, NN or NNN leased properties within the United States.Ben tells us that HJH mainly focuses on industrial, office, and shopping centers for their syndication investments.  He says to qualify as an investor, clients need to be accredited investors and have a $100,000 minimum investment.  Ben tells us during the pandemic, HJH is pivoting more towards industrial rather than commercial investing due to the high credit tenets involved in that particular investment. Listen to the rest of the episode to learn more about what Ben and team are looking for in investments and investors. 

 For more information about Ben Kogut, visit: hjhinvestments.com

Today on the Leafy Podcast, Leafy host Jennifer sits down with Brett Swarts to discuss capital gains tax solutions.  Brett is an entrepreneur, cre investor, podcaster, deferred sales trust expert, and  California multifamily broker. His leadership roles include serving as the Founder of Capital Gains Tax Solutions podcast, Founder of Capital Gains Tax Solutions, and Founder of Commercial Realty Apartment Advisors. Brett leads his highly successful clients through the process of creating and preserving their wealth through investment real estate by leveraging the optimal timing capital gains tax deferral structure known as The Deferred Sales Trust. Its purpose is to help individuals escape feeling hostage to the 1031 exchange and 30-50% capital gains tax when they sell their highly appreciated assets such as; a business, CRE, Crypto Currency or a primary home so they can create and preserve more wealth. Brett tells Leafy Podcast that the largest wealth transfer the world has ever seen ($17-20 trillion dollars) will take place over the next few years due to the Baby Boom generation when they go to retire and sell their businesses, estates, etc.  Brett says with a deferred sales trust, these baby boomers can avoid paying huge tax payments.  Listen to the whole episode as Brett and Jennifer get into the details of these tax saving solutions. 

To learn more about Brett Swarts, visit him with the links below: 

https://capitalgainstaxsolutions.com/  

https://www.linkedin.com/company/19201493/

https://twitter.com/1031option

https://www.instagram.com/deferredsalestrust/

On today’s episode, Leafy hosts Brian and Jennifer sit down with stress management coach, Lolita Guarin. Lolita was once in a busy professional career, working 60+ hours a week, not being healthy and stressing out all of the time until that put her in the hospital. Then she realized she needed to change her lifestyle.  That started her new career in stress management and becoming a stress management coach, speaker and author. She now coaches clients to lower stress, burnout and increase health, productivity and profitability by implementing simple stress reduction strategies. During this pandemic, Lolita says everyone needs to take time to take care of themselves mentally to help with this stressful situation.  She says to find the silver lining, count your blessings and finding your strengths and concentrate on honing your skills during this time.  Listen to the rest of the episode for more tips to help deal with stress in your life.

To learn more about Lolita, visit her site: www.BeAmazingYou.com

My book: https://www.amazon.com/Crush-Stress-While-You-Work/dp/1542609798/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1514926315&sr=8-1&keywords=crush+stress+while+you+work  

In this episode, Leafy Podcast Hosts talk with The Queen of Capital, Holly Lynn.  Holly is an experienced businesswoman with a demonstrated history of working feverishly in the real estate industry. With over 20 years in the real estate, financing, and investment business, she is at the pinnacle of her career. Holly is a graduate of San Francisco State University, College of Business. She specializes in helping people with their real estate needs. She is a creative and results-driven resource who can assist investors at every level. She built B.A.M.F (Bay Area Multi-Family) into the single most recognized name for investors looking to build strong relationships and investments in the multi-family project arena and to create massive cash flow and wealth. As the multifamily properties continue to be an investment mega-trend. She tells us that she doesn’t ‘stop all of the noise’, when it comes to sifting through the wealth of knowledge available in multifamily investing.  She doesn’t resist the noise; she embraces all of the advice and uses it at different times when she needs it.

To learn more about Holly Lynn, visit her website: https://hollylynn.com/