By Seyla and Aileen Prak
Seyla and Aileen Prak from Bonavest Capital interview top experts in the Real Estate business on their journey and how they’ve been able to achieve massive success. Whether you are an active invest
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This week’s episode with Matt Durrette delves deeper into the essential aspects of a flourishing vacation and short-term rental business!
Matt talks about how they serve investors and anyone who wants to get involved in the Airbnb space, its operational and financial side, and more you should know about this investment strategy. Tune in because your support will help us bring more industry experts to this show!
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About Matt Durrette
Matt Durrette is the Founder and CEO of Cozi Vacation Rentals, a premier, locally owned and operated vacation property management company headquartered in Fredericksburg, Texas. Cozi serves the entire Texas Hill Country and surrounding areas, connecting guests and property owners to the best luxury vacation rentals and experiences this beautiful part of Texas offers. Cozi provides 24/7 property management and marketing services for owners and unforgettable experiences for guests.
Originally founding the business out of Baltimore, MD, in 2013, Matt grew his managed portfolio in this market and throughout the East Coast to 150 homes from 2014 to 2019. During the same time, he worked full-time as a Global Business Development Manager for Northrop Grumman and attended grad school at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, where he obtained his MBA in Marketing and Data Analytics in 2018.
Matt was fortunate to meet his beautiful wife, Jenna, originally from Austin, Texas. In the summer of 2019, Jenna easily convinced Matt to move back to Texas to be near her family. Upon moving, Matt left his full-time job at Northrop and pursued Cozi Vacation Rentals full-time. In March 2020, COVID ultimately shut down Cozi’s East Coast Market. From this point, Matt chose to solely focus Cozi's growth on the drive-to tourism markets of the Texas Hill Country just south of Austin. Since April 2020, Matt has organically grown the Cozi Vacation Rentals unit portfolio in Texas from 0 to 400+ units with a team of over 50 full-time employees.
In their free time, Matt and his wife Jenna enjoy spending time with their precious daughter Grayson Virginia, traveling, and rehabbing and remodeling properties.
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Want to learn how to kickstart your real estate investing journey and earn passive income from turnkey rentals? Don’t miss out on listening to this week’s guest, Zach Lemaster!
We’ve invited Zach to share his success in the investing space, particularly in turnkey rentals and out-of-state investing, his expertise in identifying deals and making them work in today's market, and more tips to thrive in this business!
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About Zach Lemaster
Zach Lemaster is the founder & CEO of Rent to Retirement, the nation’s leading turnkey investment company. Zach is a seasoned real estate investor and licensed broker who has accumulated a large portfolio of rental properties across multiple markets including single family, multifamily, commercial and new construction. Zach is a licensed Optometrist who practices on a volunteer basis.
Zach started investing in real estate while working as an Optometrist & Captain for the US Air Force. This eventually allowed him to retire early from his career in medicine to be a professional investor by strategically investing in markets that maximize cash flow, appreciation & equity. Zach went on to build a successful wholesaling, flipping & management business working across multiple markets which led to the foundation for Rent to Retirement.
He is considered an industry expert in real estate market analytics. Zach has been published across many exceptional national platforms including: Forbes, USA Today, Fox News, NBC, CBS, Veterans' Affairs, Think Reality, and Inc. 5000. He is passionate about educating others on the numerous benefits of real estate investing, and how to use real estate as means to create the lifestyle each person desires for their family!
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Dive into another episode packed with knowledge this week about commercial real estate investing with Michael Roeder!
Mike discusses the reason for shifting from single-family to multifamily investing, his current focus markets and what makes them ideal for investment, valuable advice for acquiring and financing deals, and how to be an effective passive investor in multifamily syndication!
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About Michael Roeder
Michael was a top-performing high net worth insurance producer for a Fortune 500 company for over a decade.
Michael transitioned from single-family investments to multifamily in 2015. Today, he is a general partner in over 2,800 units and over $350,000,000 of assets, raised $100,000,000 of capital to date, and completed 7 full cycle deals.
He is the co-founder of Granite Towers Equity Group, a real estate private equity firm. Michael and his business partner Dan focus on acquiring and managing multi-family projects across the nation. He is also the co-host of The Keeping It Real Estate Show and co author of the book 4 Steps to Successful Passive Investing.
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Have you ever thought of house flipping as your next investment strategy in real estate? If so, you must listen to this episode with a flipping expert, Roger Blankenship!
Roger joins us this week to delve into his recommendations for finding, acquiring, and financing deals, flipping properties more profitable and efficiently, his insights on today’s real estate and housing market, and his expertise as an educator in the business!
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About Roger Blankenship
Roger Blankenship is the “Flipping America Guy.” He’s host of the nationally syndicated real estate show, “Flipping America,” heard coast to coast every week with over a million listeners per month. He's a best-selling author, educator, motivational and inspirational speaker, and business leader. His latest book, “Flipping Houses in Ten Days” was certified an international number one bestseller just four days after launch.
In 2007 Roger founded Whitestone Investments, Inc., a real estate investment company in Atlanta, Georgia. Whitestone specializes in the purchase and resale of single-family residences. Since 2002 Roger and his team have purchased and sold more than 2000 properties across the United States with a value of more than $300 million.
Roger is in demand as a speaker and small business consultant. He has led seminars with groups as large as 5000, has guest-lectured at the University of Oslo, briefly served as a College Professor, spoken to thousands of US soldiers across the United States and in five trips to Korea, taught basic Bible stories to public school teachers in Siberia, helped build an orphanage in South Africa and homes for the homeless in Guatemala.
From 2020 to 2023 Roger built a national real estate investment club with more than 18,000 members in 40 chapters nationwide. In 2023 he and his team combined the investors club, online training, and trading platform and rebranded as the Flipping America Network.
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Website: https://flippingamerica.net/
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How will you thrive in commercial investing amidst a changing real estate market and economic condition?
Let’s welcome Dennis Cisterna III in this week’s episode, sharing his journey from the residential to the commercial side of the business! Dennis shares his perspectives on the current situation of the housing and real estate market, the advantages of investing in retail, office, and industrial, and how powerful the fund model is!
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About Dennis Cisterna III
One of the most well-known executives in the real estate investment sector, Dennis Cisterna guides the firm's investment strategy and growth. Relying on his keen sense of market dynamics, he has built a reputation for being a first-mover in many market niches. Over his 25-year career, he has completed nearly $4 billion worth of real estate transactions across the U.S. and Europe. Deftly moving between commercial and residential investments, Dennis is also the founder of Guardian Residential, where he was at the forefront of the SFR build-to-rent sector in his partnership with Lafayette Real Estate and the Carlyle Group.
He previously served as the CEO of Investability Solutions, a vertically integrated service provider to institutional real estate investors. Prior to that, Dennis served as Managing Director of FirstKey Lending, a portfolio company of Cerberus Capital Management. Over his 20-year career, Dennis has held a wide variety of management positions within the real estate investment and development sectors including key roles at notable firms such as Johnson Capital, Lennar, and Toll Brothers. He has served as a member of NAIOP, ICSC, the National Rental Home Council, ULI, the National Association of Home Builders, and the National Multi-Housing Council.
A frequent speaker at economic and real estate conferences across the nation, Dennis has given his investment insights to tens of thousands of investors over the past several years and is regularly cited in the media as one of the foremost real estate experts in the United States. He has served as a monthly contributor for U.S. News & World Report and Builder & Developer and previously hosted The Investability Podcast. He has received numerous industry awards including being named a Rising Star in HousingWire and a Net Lease Influencer by Real Estate Forum. He is a Licensed Real Estate Broker in California and has a B.A. in Political Science from San Diego State University.
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Website: https://www.sentineloppfund.com/ / https://sentinelnetlease.com/
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What does it take to acquire investment properties and grow your portfolio more? Join us this week as we’ve invited Steven Andrews on the show for his journey to real estate investing, his roadmap to being a successful property investor, and more to learn from this meaningful conversation!
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About Steven Andrews
Remembering how hard it was to overcome his own doubts and insecurities in the beginning of his investment career, Steven Andrews is now on a mission to empower others to achieve their own goals in real estate. In addition to writing, The New American Dream: A Simple Roadmap to Purchasing Investment Properties, Steven established SOARX Consulting, where he provides an eleven-week course outlining the same process he used to create his rental property company. The program, like the book, offers a roadmap to finding the kind of success Steven has in the business called real estate.
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This week’s episode with Walter Johnson gives us more about the mobile home park and its power to create cash flow!
Let’s learn from Walter’s strategies for stabilizing and operating a mobile home park business, the challenges of investing in this asset class, its advantages amidst the thriving real estate market, and more that every investor should hear!
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About Walter Johnson
Mr. Johnson is a Finance Professional and Real Estate Investor/Syndicator with 16+ years of experience serving the Real Estate and Banking Industries. Over the years, he has served in various capacities from Real Estate Investor & Vice President to High Converting Banker & Sales Manager.
He is adept at spearheading strong teams and creating robust business development plans. He is an avid seeker of knowledge who highly appreciates the notion of continuous improvement and aspires to become an industry leader.
Driven by the desire to influence and impact other’s lives for the better, he is passionate about inspiring the generations of today and tomorrow to strive for long-term business success and prosperity.
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Let’s welcome one of the biggest motivations behind this podcast, Joe Fairless, and he's back on the show for the 1000th episode!
Don’t miss this remarkable conversation to acquire tons of value about passive investing, and seizing future opportunities in the market. Keep supporting the show to listen to more market experts and their unique strategies!
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About Joe Fairless
Joe Fairless is the Co-founder of Ashcroft Capital which has over $2,800,000,000 of assets under management.
In addition to his responsibilities with Ashcroft Capital, Joe created the podcast, Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever Show, which is the longest-running daily real estate podcast in the world and generates over 500,000 monthly downloads.
Joe is also a proud Member of the Texas Tech Alumni Advisor Board for the College of Media and Communication, as well as being recognized as Outstanding Alumni at Texas Tech University, where he is a former Adjunct Professor.
He is currently a Junior Achievement Board Member and Volunteer for the Cincinnati chapter and has been recognized by the Junior Achievement’s Free Enterprise Society. Joe volunteers at Crossroads Hospice and was recognized as Multifamily Investor of the Year by Think Realty Magazine.
He and his wife created Best Ever Causes which has proudly supported 76 different non-profits over the last 72 months.
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Website: https://ashcroftcapital.com/
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Have you ever thought real estate can be the best asset to set your retirement goals and life vision? We’re excited to have Christopher Borden as we’re heading into achieving another milestone for this podcast show!
Chris tells us about his strong background in the corporate industry, his transition to real estate, particularly in note investing, and bringing his desires for his family into reality through this business!
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About Christopher Borden
Chris Borden is a seasoned C-Suite executive with over 25 years of experience in operational, financial, marketing, and commercial real estate strategies. As a proud father, grandfather, and husband, Chris has built a strong foundation of family values, which he integrates into his business endeavors. Originally from Hawai'i, Chris held the position of President of the state's second-largest retail food chain and served as Vice President and CMO of its parent company. Under his leadership, the company experienced consistent growth, with most years achieving mid double-digit net profit growth. Chris and his team received numerous awards and honors, and in 2019, Forbes named him a top 10 employer in Hawai'i.
In 2021, Chris and his wife made the decision to transition from their W2 careers and relocate from Hawai'i to Utah to be closer to their children and grandson. They founded and currently manage six businesses centered around real estate investing, with a focus on commercial properties. In addition, they are founding partners of two 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations aimed at providing education and economic growth opportunities in underserved countries.
With a strong emphasis on adding value and identifying opportunities for greater returns, Chris has quickly established himself as a force in the commercial real estate investment sector. In a short period, he has personally transacted over $14 million in investment debt loans and expanded into large commercial investments as a General Partner of four separate properties totaling 507 units with a combined value over $100 million.
Chris' passion for real estate investing and commitment to delivering exceptional results have earned him a reputation as a reliable and trustworthy partner in the industry. His dedication to staying informed of market trends and ability to adapt to changing conditions have contributed to his continued success in the commercial real estate investment landscape.
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