Expert(ish) Podcast

After serving the nation and sacrificing for the country, a high rate of veterans are homeless in the United States. One reason: they didn’t have adequate investments to fall back on, or they didn’t know how to invest.

Today’s guest of the Expert(ish) Podcast, Gregory Rollins, talks about how the lack of education and understanding about investing has led to homelessness for numerous veterans. He will also share his knowledge and experience in realizing the long-term profitability of property investment and how he’s making an impact on the lives of other people.

Gregory Rollins is the Founder and CEO of Righteous Rental. He is also the Chief Operating Officer of At Ease Rentals Corporation. His experience in vacation rental property management with his company as well as having a couple of awesome mentors led their company into managing 19 properties in 3 states.

Righteous Rental is a short-term vacation management company. Their mission is to help other military families make extra money by pursuing short term property investment opportunities while serving their country.

At Ease is an online travel agency that provides a listing of federally compliant short-term rentals for official travel. It is distinguished from other products/services because of its ability as a platform to be integrated with federal and Department of Defense travel booking systems.

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Falling in love with the process of everything that is real estate, Leon finally finds the industry and position that perfectly fits him. His interest in learning about people, meeting new individuals from around the globe, and sharing with them what he knows is what attracted him the most.

This episode of the Expert(ish) Podcast shares the journey of Leon Barnes in the real estate industry, how diversification with all the other processes involved in real estate helps in growing your wealth, and the value of building organic relationships in scaling your business.

Leon Barnes is the Director of Member Results at The Collective Genius. He’s the person behind the onboarding of new members and ensures that they’re taken care of. Having 11 years of experience in advertising sales with corporate America and the background of building teams and hiring salespeople, Leon now has the ability to find the right butt for the right seat.

The Collective Genius is the leading destination for the nation’s elite real estate investors looking to experience exponential growth not only in their business but as human beings. That very growth will be fostered by maintaining core values that place giving before receiving, and family first.

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Having a clear goal in mind, dedication to give his family the best for them, and relentless focus all fuel Carey. Now, he’s taking steps in preparation for his retirement and transition.

With three boys and one of them soon to be in high school, he felt the necessity to give them a strong male figure, to teach them about life in general and to provide emotional and physical support. In today’s episode of the Expert(ish) Podcast, our host Jay Johnson shares an interesting conversation with Carey Jones, a US Navy Command Master Chief.

Carey will talk about his future plan of transitioning from military lifeline into getting back a more civilian environment. He will also share how he started investing in stocks, the value of executing the steps heading his goals, and the reasons behind his efforts and preparations.

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As COVID 19 took a massive impact on the global economy, it’s no surprise that real estate was one of the industries affected in different ways.

Today’s episode of the Expert(ish) Podcast shares a light and easy conversation with Anthony Magana, a Mortgage Loan Officer at Intercap Lending.

Coming from a family of realtors, Anthony speaks about practical advice on how to start buying a property, why acquiring a house during this time of the pandemic a win-win situation, and what benefits can you get in consulting loan officers and realtors.

Intercap Lending is a direct lender dedicated to making the home loan process as simple and streamlined as possible. Their mission is to provide affordable home ownership for everyone. They strive to make Intercap Lending the top mortgage lending company in the nation by offering a supportive work environment that encourages their employees to offer the best service to their clients.

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Planning to transition from military to civilian life is a big step and indeed challenging. Reaching out to groups that really care about helping the veteran community reduces the risk of making mistakes in the process.

In today’s episode of the Expert(ish) Podcast, our guest Todd Yates talks about how he transitioned his military career to civilian life, what Hire Heroes USA and other organizations do to help veterans, spouse, and service members, and the importance of having more connections in succeeding your transition process.

Todd Yates is a Transition Specialist at Hire Heroes USA transitioning from Active Duty Naval Service in August 2018.

Hire Heroes USA is a non-profit organization that provides free job search support to U.S. military members, veterans, and military spouses and empowers them to succeed in the civilian workforce.

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Welcome to today’s episode of the Expert(ish) Podcast. Our guest, Erik Hitzelberger, shares his story behind the creation of Freedom Property Group, their top-rated services, and the value they provide to investors.

Watching his 401K plan collapse, Erik had no other way than to bounce back. From "barely" educated in finance and no one to teach him, he's now turned his career around by teaching people about investing and creating investing opportunities for them.

Erik is the Founder of the Freedom Property Group (FPG). It is Kentucky’s premiere turn-key rental provider. They uniquely help investors create long term monthly income they can build on through appreciating equity. They believe in helping others create income streams and increase net worth through passive real estate investments.

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Learning from experience only happens when you’ve given yourself the opportunity to have experience. Take the risk, get into the game, and never let your fear stop you.

In today’s episode of the Expert(ish) podcast, Jay shares an awesome conversation with Andrew. He will talk about the importance of learning by experience, his story about flipping properties, and how little things add up and become a high-density developer he is today.

Andrew Greer is the CEO of Thomas Strafford Investment, a real estate investment & management company. Their management is about the creation of value for their investors, partners, and associates. They manage investments in single and multi-family home renovation, as well as ground-up builds throughout Southern California.

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“Saving money” in no way means cutting yourself off from the experience of traveling to dream destinations, buying your dream car, or go out on Friday and Saturday nights.

If you are in the military and looking at ways how to save and to invest, then this episode is for you.

Jay Johnson and Ryan Breznik will walk you through several how to items: Your TSP, best practices on investment and a growth mindset on how have your funds work for you, in addition to other unused military benefits.

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Starting your first investment need not be PERFECT. You just need to take that ACTION!

Welcome to the first episode of the Expert(ish) Podcast. Jay will talk about how his not so great experience in his early investment drives him to be the expert he is today.

Expert(ish) Podcast is where you can learn how to invest from those who have, those who are, and have some fun along the way.

Our host Jay Johnson is the founder of Landing Collective Real Estate Solutions. Having personally owned homes and rental properties in multiple states, Jay can navigate you through the purchase of investment properties as well as your dream home.

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