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Feras Moussa is an entrepreneur at heart with a tech background. Feras graduated from the University of Texas with a Computer Science degree, and worked at Microsoft straight from college. Feras later quit Microsoft to ‘bring tech to industries that lack it’, where he later found his passion for real estate. Feras quickly built a portfolio of rentals, completing 9 closings in his first 12 months. After having seen the results of rentals, Feras later decided to scale up into apartment complexes, where he met Ben and started Disrupt Equity, a company focused on multi-family acquisition and investments for investors, and in doing so, help leverage his strengths in tech to better identify quality investments for investors. Feras has helped raise millions of dollars for multifamily syndication.

On This Episode:

• Sam and Feras discuss the importance of giving every investor the best treatment possible.
• Learn why you should spread money over several good deals instead of one deal.
• Feras shares common mistakes he sees people making when investing.
• Unpack the meaning of cap rates and reversion cap rates.
• Find out how to find the right syndicator.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “Don’t put your investors in a deal you don’t believe in.” – Feras Moussa
• “Operations are critical.” – Feras Moussa
• “Real estate is not get rich quick.” – Feras Moussa
• “Cash is king in this business.” – Feras Moussa
• “You don’t need to take massive risk to get good returns.” – Sam Newell
• “You lose nothing for trying.” – Feras Moussa

Feras Moussa:

[email protected]

disruptequity.com

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Feras Moussa is an entrepreneur at heart with a tech background. Feras graduated from the University of Texas with a Computer Science degree, and worked at Microsoft straight from college. Feras later quit Microsoft to ‘bring tech to industries that lack it’, where he later found his passion for real estate. Feras quickly built a portfolio of rentals, completing 9 closings in his first 12 months. After having seen the results of rentals, Feras later decided to scale up into apartment complexes, where he met Ben and started Disrupt Equity, a company focused on multi-family acquisition and investments for investors, and in doing so, help leverage his strengths in tech to better identify quality investments for investors. Feras has helped raise millions of dollars for multifamily syndication.

On This Episode:

• Sam and Feras discuss the importance of giving every investor the best treatment possible.
• Learn why you should spread money over several good deals instead of one deal.
• Feras shares common mistakes he sees people making when investing.
• Unpack the meaning of cap rates and reversion cap rates.
• Find out how to find the right syndicator.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “Don’t put your investors in a deal you don’t believe in.” – Feras Moussa
• “Operations are critical.” – Feras Moussa
• “Real estate is not get rich quick.” – Feras Moussa
• “Cash is king in this business.” – Feras Moussa
• “You don’t need to take massive risk to get good returns.” – Sam Newell
• “You lose nothing for trying.” – Feras Moussa

Feras Moussa:

[email protected]

disruptequity.com

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David Toupin, a Top Millennial real estate investor, speaker, and entrepreneur. David is the co-founder of Obsidian Capital, an Austin Texas based real estate investment firm. David started investing at the age of 19 in Michigan where he bought his first property in college, a 12 unit apartment complex. Prior to graduating with a Finance degree at the University of Detroit Mercy, David had acquired $7M in multifamily real estate holdings. By the age of 24 years old, David has acted as a key principal with over $50M in real estate holdings and has raised north of $10M in capital. Utilizing David's best selling multifamily deal analyzer, he has ventured into the tech industry through the founding of his new software company, Real Estate Lab. 

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David has a background working in corporate auditing and investment banking, and has been a serial entrepreneur since the age of 13. David is a member of a high level real estate group – The Multifamily Boardroom – composed of over 30 high level multifamily owners and operators. 

On This Episode:

• Dave shares the differences between living and operating businesses within Michigan versus Texas.
• Hear how Dave earned investor's trust even at a young age.
• Find out how Dave made a 1.7 million dollar profit on a deal within one year.
• Discover what motivated Dave to self-educate and take action before most people.
• Dave explains why people overestimate rent increases.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “Just because people love you doesn't mean they're going to give you good advice."
• "Rents can only get so high." – Dave Toupin
• "I base my assumptions off of logic and fact." – Dave Toupin

Dave Toupin:

obsidiancapitalco.com

instagram.com/realestatejedi

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Tim Bratz knows real estate. For more than a decade, he’s been building an unparalleled reputation in this hyper-competitive business—and, now, he’s one of the foremost names in the multi-family commercial space, amassing over $200 MILLION in assets and more than 2,100 doors under management in just four years. I met Tim at a multifamily mastermind that we're both part of and I was very impressed with his track record, his creativity for doing large multifamily deals, the way he interacts with his investors, and his business overall. After amassing a huge multifamily portfolio Tim pivoted his company which led to the launch of Legacy Wealth and, with it, his unwavering commitment to educate and accelerate the next generation of real estate investors. As a teacher, mentor and practitioner, Tim uses his signature keep-it-real attitude to drive new investors forward. His approach blends strategic best practices including an investor-first mindset, and being totally transparent and entirely authentic in every deal, every partnership and every interaction, every time.

On This Episode:

• Tim shared what his dad's entrepreneurial journeys taught him.
• Sam and Tim discuss some of the common reasons people stay with their 9-5 jobs.
• Learn how Tim got bit by the residual income bug.
• Find out how you can mitigate risk through self-education.
• Discover why you should always buy for cashflow and not speculation.
• Hear why you should try to kill every single deal that comes across your desk.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “Education breeds more confidence, confidence breeds success."
• "Knowing how to find the answers is more important than having the answers."
• "Upside potential is worth downside risk."

Tim Bratz:

https://www.legacywealthholdings.com/

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George Q. Morris, Founder and CEO of Century 21 Everest Realty Group, is a dynamic, purpose-driven leader in the residential real estate sector. With nearly two decades of experience, his full spectrum of leadership skills range from creating and managing a small team, to owning and building a large, successful brokerage. Most recently, at Century 21 Everest (during a time when many brokerages closed their doors) in under three years Morris led the growth of this vibrant office to over 130 agents and climbing. Within one year of joining with the Century 21 brand, the brokerage was ranked in the top 20 offices globally, along with nationally ranking #1 in Utah and #1 in the region for all Century 21 affiliates. Previously, as CEO of Realty Executives of Utah, Morris grew the company from a handful of agents to a powerhouse of over 300 productive agents. 

Mr. Morris has a passion for creating sales training programs and mentoring courses that empower individual agents to deliver high-level, professional real estate services to their clients, grow a robust real estate business, and reap financial success. With a personal sales volume exceeding $41 million, Morris has the knowledge and experience to coach and train agents to achieve extraordinary results. To date, he has trained over 40,000 agents, personally coaching 2,500 individual real estate professionals. He has experienced the volatile highs and lows of real estate and refined his skills to motivate, drive and instill confidence to succeed in any market. 

Mr. Morris has the innate ability to draw out the best in others and teach individuals to believe in themselves.  In the challenging world of real estate, mental toughness and confidence are assets which cannot be underestimated. George Morris effectively coaches this mindset, combined with a powerful skills training program that delivers measurable results in the highly competitive arena of residential real estate.

On This Episode:

• George breaks down the myth of "job security."
• Hear the origins of George's real estate company.
• Learn the importance of being a good steward.
• Realize how important it is to keep your sights on your goals.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “To put my life in the control of someone else is crazy." – George Morris
• "It's not so much about what you buy, it's what you buy it for." – George Morris

George Morris:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-morris-098a3418

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Heather Konopka-Chaves, CCIM, brings more than more than 18 years of Commercial Real Estate experience to her trade, her primary expertise with Multifamily in the Mid Cities, Dallas/Fort Worth and Arlington area.

As an active Texas Real Estate Broker, Ms. Konopka-Chaves holds the prestigious Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) Designation. Additionally Ms. Konopka-Chaves is a member of the North Texas CCIM Chapter, a member of NTCAR (North Texas Commercial Association of REALTORS®), where she served on the New Initiatives Advisory Board and also is a member of the National Association of REALTORS®.

Ms. Konopka-Chaves’ prior experience includes serving as Senior Advisor at Marcus & Millichap and as Franchise Owner and Senior Investment Advisor of Sperry Van Ness/Konopka And Company. As an SVN Franchise Owner, she served on the Board of Advisors in 2009 through 2011, and was also a member of the Sperry Van Ness Asset Recovery Team.

Ms. Konopka-Chaves was awarded the coveted Achievers Award her first year at Sperry Van Ness. Additionally, she was the Director of Commercial Real Estate for a large a Residential office of over 300 agents where she received numerous accolades for her consistent placement in the Top 10 Advisors.

Ms. Konopka-Chaves’ real estate success includes her involvement as a principal in a retail development project, as well as commercial land development, which were both completed in 2006. Her passion for the real estate market along with her extensive encyclopedic knowledge in her specialty have facilitated opportunities in publishing her articles in distinguished journals and magazines.

Ms. Konopka-Chaves is active in her community, serving on the board of two private schools and involved with her church. She currently serves on the School Advisory Board and Finance Committee for her daughter’s high school.

Ms. Konopka-Chaves is devoted to her family; blessed with two beautiful, gifted and talented daughters. She enjoys exercising, the outdoors, vacationing at the beach, sailing and fishing.

On This Episode:

• Learn how Heather went from flight attendant to real estate agent to broker.
• Hear lessons from the '08 recession.
• Find out why multifamily is worth investing in over singlefamily.
• Sam and Heather discuss how first time investors can get involved in real estate.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “People will always need a place to live."
• "You don't have to be great to start but you can't be great if you don't start."

Heather Konopka:

http://www.c21bowman.com/agents/profile.rsp?id=0453672

https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-konopka-ccim-9992a37

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Rod Khleif is an entrepreneur, real estate investor, multiple business owner, author, mentor, and community philanthropist who is passionate about business, life, success, and giving back. As one of the country’s top real estate trainers, Rod has personally owned and managed over 2,000 properties.

He is also Host of the Top-Ranked iTunes Real Estate Podcast which has been downloaded more than 8,000,000 times – “The Lifetime Cash Flow Through Real Estate Investing Podcast.” Rod is the author of “How to Create Lifetime Cash Flow Through Multifamily Properties” considered to be an essential “textbook” for aspiring multifamily investors.

As an accomplished entrepreneur, Rod has built several successful multi-million dollar businesses. As a community philanthropist, Rod founded and directs The Tiny Hands Foundation, which has benefited more than 75,000 community children and families in need. Rod has combined his passion for real estate investing and business development coaching with his personal philosophy of goal setting, envisioning, and manifesting success to become one of America’s top real estate investment and business development trainers.

On This Episode:

• Learn the importance of adding immense value to others.
• Rod shares how he made over 100,000 in his third year of real estate in the early 1980's.
• Hear how Rod lost everything during the recession.
• Discover why multi-family is a better investment than single family.
• Rod breaks down the importance of stress-testing.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “Those that add the most value are the most successful people on the planet."
• "Give until it hurts."
• "The key is to be prudent and stress test."

Rod Khleif

https://rodkhleif.com/

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Rod Khleif is an entrepreneur, real estate investor, multiple business owner, author, mentor, and community philanthropist who is passionate about business, life, success, and giving back. As one of the country’s top real estate trainers, Rod has personally owned and managed over 2,000 properties.

He is also Host of the Top-Ranked iTunes Real Estate Podcast which has been downloaded more than 8,000,000 times – “The Lifetime Cash Flow Through Real Estate Investing Podcast.” Rod is the author of “How to Create Lifetime Cash Flow Through Multifamily Properties” considered to be an essential “textbook” for aspiring multifamily investors.

As an accomplished entrepreneur, Rod has built several successful multi-million dollar businesses. As a community philanthropist, Rod founded and directs The Tiny Hands Foundation, which has benefited more than 75,000 community children and families in need. Rod has combined his passion for real estate investing and business development coaching with his personal philosophy of goal setting, envisioning, and manifesting success to become one of America’s top real estate investment and business development trainers.

On This Episode:

• Learn the importance of adding immense value to others.
• Rod shares how he made over 100,000 in his third year of real estate in the early 1980's.
• Hear how Rod lost everything during the recession.
• Discover why multi-family is a better investment than single family.
• Rod breaks down the importance of stress-testing.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “Those that add the most value are the most successful people on the planet."
• "Give until it hurts."
• "The key is to be prudent and stress test."

Rod Khleif

https://rodkhleif.com/

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Robert Ritzenthaler has been involved in completing over $200 million of commercial and multi-family real estate transactions. During that same time Robert was instrumental in building a commercial construction company and property management business. Previously, Robert spent time on Wall Street, helping raise capital and launch a $72 million technology hedge fund. He has guided equity partners on dozens of acquisitions and has been responsible for raising capital and completing due diligence.

On This Episode:

• Robert talks about growing up in the construction business and the early real estate lessons he learned from his dad.
• Follow Robert’s journey from Wall Street to real estate.
• Find out the situation that led to Robert losing everything within a month.
• Find out the process of stress testing a deal.
• Learn how to properly prepare for black swan events.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “We can’t have unlimited fudge-factor, but if we can be the last man standing, that’s the goal.
• “It’s more important to vet the operator than it is the deal.”

Robert Ritzenthaler:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-ritzenthaler-cpa-b3825935

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Have you every heard of someone who “Lost it All” in the last recession?

Worried about the RISK and HEADACHE so commonly connected with owning rentals? Don’t know who to trust or where to start?

Maybe you’re Looking to build a portfolio that provides a passive income large enough for you to retire AND pay for your child’s education?

I have done it all and will guide you through all the real estate hype for a secure and “for sure” way to invest for large gains.

My show is here to help you navigate the choppy waters of real estate investing and give you the steps you need to be home with family and phase out of your 9-5 career.

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