Vlad Arakcheyev is an active investor, co-sponsor and JV partner in 500+ multifamily units and land development amounting to a multimillion dollar portfolio. Vlad is in charge of Zontik Ventures operations and asset management. He is a member of the national real estate investor network.

In this episode with Vlad Arakcheyev, we delved into the importance of mindset and building a reliable team, how to prepare for potential investment deals and explore various markets worth considering, the changes in the market, and how to manage three different teams in three distinct markets.

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The Search for the Passive Income

00:00 The search for the passive income;

04:55 Mindset ~ Team;

08:43 How to be ready when a deal comes;

13:17 What markets to invest in;

17:38 3 teams 3 markets;

23:03 Interest Rates & Changes in the market;

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26:23 Round of Insights

Apparent Failure: His very first raise

Digital Resource: Hubspot

Most Recommended Book: The One Thing

Daily Habit: Meditation

#1 Insight for Multifamily Investing: Get educated.

Best Place to Grab a Bite to Eat in Queens: Sushi

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You can find Vlad's linktree here or go to www.zontikventures.com

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With over a decade in the real estate industry – acquiring, flipping, developing and financing over $500 million worth in real estate – Ruben has quickly become a renowned real estate expert, speaker, and guide for many professionals in the industry. The most successful time in Ruben's career was during the 2009 financial crisis; during this time, he bought, fixed, and sold distressed properties, which showed his determination in both bullish and bearish markets. After using private money financing himself, he quickly saw the innovation desperately needed in the private lending space and decided to spearhead it by co-founding We Lend, LLC (a private lending platform).

Ruben originally, however, started as a hard-working eight-year-old boy distributing flyers on the streets of New York, and to this day still takes that work ethic with him everywhere he goes. He is a graduate of St. John's University and Touro School of Law, where he earned a BS in legal studies and his JD, finishing cum laude and magna cum laude

In this episode with Ruben Izgelov, we explore the world of lending and private lending. We delved into how to enter the lending side, handling good loans and borrowers, vetting borrowers, common mistakes made by borrowers, understanding debt funds and liquidity, and the crucial first step to private lending. Tune in for a comprehensive overview of the lending industry with Ruben Izgelov.

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Good Loans to Good Borrowers

00:00 Hustlin' and Never looking back;

06:50 How to get into the lending side

08:53 Good loans to good borrowers;

12:37 Vetting borrowers;

15:28 Mistakes borrowers make;

17:53 Dept funds;

22:45 Liquidity by nature;

24:21 First step to private lending;

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26:23 Round of Insights

Apparent Failure: Dropping out of highschool

Digital Resource: LinkedIn

Most Recommended Book: How to Win Friends & Influence People

Daily Habit: Working

#1 Insight for Private Lending: Make sure you're firstly positioned. You want to be the last one in but the first one out.

Best Place to Grab a Bite to Eat in Queens: Taste of Samarkand

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To learn more go to welendllc.com

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Kyle Pearce is one of three teachers who we consider to be "Invested Teachers". Three teachers who began investing in real estate back in 2011 - slowly, but surely grew their portfolio to 31 doors primarily using a buy-and-hold strategy that started with single-family and progressed towards multi-family properties (U.S. market and local Windsor, Ontario market);

Two of them (Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr) are mathematics teachers who started a "side hustle" business assisting educators and district leaders in growing their mathematics practices into strong, healthy, and balanced programs ($500k CAD topline revenue last year);

One of them (Matt Biggley) has transitioned full-time into real estate as an agent and has partnered with one of the most well-known local names in real estate to push her business further;

In this episode, we talked to Kyle Pearce about partnerships, the abundant mindset, how we should approach education in real estate, and the importance of helping people understand. Dive in for an engaging conversation.

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Learning Who You Are as an Investor

00:00 Invested teachers;

04:32 Partnering up to help each other;

08:32 The abundance mindset;

13:30 Education;

18:51 Helping people understand real estate;

24:00 Tips and resources;

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29:15 Round of Insights

Apparent Failure: Holding back from investing for 5 years to see what happens with his investments.

Digital Resource: Becoming Your Own Banker

Most Recommended Book: Slack

Daily Habit: Typing when pedaling

#1 Insight for Someone Making Their First Investment: Don't just go into it blindly but also don't hold off trying to find the very best deal.

Best Place to Grab a Bite to Eat in Salt Lake City: Twigg's Bar & Grill

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To learn more go to investedteacher.com

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Erik Oliver is the vice president of business development at Cost Segregation Authority, which performs cost segregation studies to help investors save tax dollars. Prior to joining Cost Segregation Authority, Erik was an Operations Manager for a multi-million dollar landscaping and design firm in Long Island, NY. Since heading west and joining Cost Segregation Authority, Erik has been speaking at local, regional, and national events. He brings with him a passion for identifying cost savings and educating commercial real estate owners on the benefits of cost segregation.

In this episode with Erik, explore the realm of cost segregation, a powerful financial strategy that uncovers hidden opportunities within real estate investments. Learn about the process of reclassifying property components to accelerate depreciation deductions and maximize tax savings. Discover the benefits of cost segregation, including enhanced cash flow and reduced recapture. Gain insights into partial asset dispositions, professional trainings for CPAs, EAs, and agents, and the distinction between tax strategists and tax preparers. Lastly, uncover the underutilized 45l energy credits and their potential impact on real estate ventures. Prepare to elevate your investment approach and optimize financial outcomes with cost segregation.

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Unleashing the Potential of Cost Segregation

00:00 Opening segment;

03:32 What's cost segregation;

05:08 How a cost segregation study works;

07:35 Why cost segregation;

10:12 Partial asset dispositions ~ Cost segregation;

18:43 CPA, EA and Agent trainings;

21:34 Tax Strategist vs. Tax Preparer

25:18 How recapture can reduces with a cost segregation study

28:58 45l energy credits - The most under utilized credit in real estate

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29:15 Round of Insights

Apparent Failure: Knowing what he is good at and what he is not good at.

Digital Resource: Repstracker

Most Recommended Book: Tax Free Wealth

Daily Habit: Writing things down

#1 Insight for Cost Segregation: Don't just look at the cost of the study but look at the estimated benefits are going to be..

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To learn more go to costsegauthority.com.

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Bronson Hill is the founder of Bronson Equity, a multifamily investment company that is a general partner in over $200M in performing real estate assets. He has raised over $32M from investors and spoken personally with over 1500 investors and is passionate about helping busy professionals develop passive income through investing in alternative assets.

In this episode, Bronson talks about his transition from medical sales to working with investors, the importance of finding the right position to raise money, and shares insights on how to navigate the multifamily industry. He also touches upon how he went from failing to raising $15,000,000 upfront and how to vet deals.

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Finding Your Path in Real Estate Investing

00:00 Medical sales to working with investors;

05:52 The right position to raise money;

11:00 Finding your path in multifamily;

15:52 Being interested in writing a cheque;

19:31 Failing to raising $15,000,000 upfront

23:25 How to vet deals;

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28:45 ~ Round of Insights

Apparent Failure: Being fired as a youth pastor

Digital Resource: Calendly

Most Recommended Book: Never Split The Difference

Daily Habit: Reading his goals every morning

#1 Insight for Passive Investing: Go to conferences, and go to meet ups.

Best Place to Grab a Bite to Eat in Pasadena, California: True Food Kitchen

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To learn more go to bronsonequity.com. Click here to join Bronson's monthly meet-up.

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Maggie Cheung has been investing in real estate since 2011. During that time, she has focused mostly on buy-and-hold rentals, private lending, and both passive and active investing through real estate syndications. Maggie is passionate about following and implementing a financial philosophy that grows wealth at a steady pace over time.

Prior to transitioning to full-time real estate, Maggie worked at large financial firms including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. She specialized in risk management for the Firms' Investment Banking and Investment Management businesses which included reviewing, assessing, and improving the Firm's underwriting and due diligence process.

In today's conversation, Maggie talked about her journey from being a W-2 employee to a real estate investor, her insights about coaching, how she hunted for deals to find the best place to invest in, and how she managed concerns from investors.

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Success Through a Humbling Experience

00:00 A humbling experience to success;

09:22 LP to GP and Coaches;

13:29 Portfolio ~ Stepping up - Community;

17:52 The journey to the golden town to invest in;

25:01 Finding investors;

27:17 Round of insights

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Apparent Failure: Being a woman in the real estate space starting out

Digital Resource: citydata.com

Most Recommended Book: The One Thing

Daily Habit: Exercise, Meditation

#1 Insight for Multifamily Investing: Don't do everything that other people do.

Best Place to Grab a Bite to Eat in Dallas: Chick-fil-a

Contact Maggie:

To learn more go to sageinvestinggroup.com.

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Iqbal (Ike) Mutabanna is the CEO of 110 Equity, owning and operating multifamily and commercial real estate assets. Currently, Ike's portfolio includes over 1,300 multifamily units representing over $270M in assets under management. His deal completion history includes over 2,500 multifamily units in Texas, Florida, and North Carolina. Ike has also invested in industrial and office properties, as well as in specialized infrastructure development projects across the sunbelt.

Prior to his investment venture, Ike was a C-level executive with expertise in building marketing and customer research tech products. He holds an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a specialization in mathematical modeling and optimization problems.

In today's conversation, Iqbal shared insights on scaling in commercial real estate and overcoming the obstacle of raising capital, the importance of transparency, and how he raised $500,000 to $10,000,000 from the same group of referrals. He also touched upon the topic of branding on the go and provided insights on what to look for in today's market.

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Scaling through Trust

00:00 Iqbal's background and origin story;

04:16 Scaling in commercial real estate;

06:28 Overcoming the obstacle of raising capital in early deals;

19:58 The first capital raise ~ transparency;

17:24 $500,000 to $10,000,000 from the same group of referrals;

21:15 Branding on the go;

23:28 What to look for in today's market;

27:14 Round of insights;

Apparent Failure: Unexpected things that hit two of his projects

Digital Resource: Various online resources

Most Recommended Book: How to Win Friends & Influence People

Daily Habit: Meditation

#1 Insight for Multifamily Investing: The focus is on trust, especially in today's market.

Best Place to Grab a Bite to Eat in Dallas: Indian Food

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To learn more go to 110equity.com. You can also find Iqbal on LinkedIn.

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Stewart Heath is the Founder and CEO of Harvard Grace Capital, a private equity real estate investment firm that helps people build wealth faster through hands-off real estate investing.

They've raised millions of dollars through two real estate syndications, with a team of successful entrepreneurs with 150+ years of combined expertise in business management and commercial real estate investing running the business. By investing in commercial real estate assets (office, retail, self-storage, etc.) that are well-located between Nashville, Tennessee, and Huntsville, Alabama.

Stewart, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), has over 35 years of experience in the real estate sector. His expertise encompasses multifamily and commercial property development, construction, management, and investing.

In this episode, we talked to Stewart about his transition to real estate after years of work he has done as a CPA in the real estate industry, him finding his "why" to get into real estate investing, solid investments he made in early deals, lessons learned from the last downturn, and scaling up.

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CPA to Investor

00:00 CPA to investor;

03:33 Finding your why to get into real estate investing;

08:40 Solid investments in early deals;

13:12 Lessons learned from the last downturn;

17:13 Scaling up;

24:18 Round of insights;

Apparent Failure: 2018 financial crisis

Digital Resource: Microsoft Teams

Most Recommended Book: Traction

Daily Habit: Having an early coffee with his wife

#1 Insight for Commercial Real Estate Investing: Team up with someone that has done it before.

Best Place to Grab a Bite to Eat: Las Tojas

Contact Stewart:

To learn more go to harvardgracecapital.com. You can also find Stewart on LinkedIn.

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Kevin Bupp is the Founder & CEO of Sunrise Capital Investors, which invests in mobile home parks, parking lots, apartments, offices, and single family homes all across the US. He has 16 years of experience in educating investors to locate, acquire, and create "higher than average" returns from the widely misunderstood niche of mobile home park investing. He shares his expertise through the Mobile Home Academy and also as the host of The Real Estate Investing for Cash Flow Podcast, which has become one of the hottest real estate podcasts on iTunes. He is the #1 bestselling author of the new book The Cash Flow Investor: How to Create Financial Freedom Investing in Commercial Real Estate.

In this episode, we had the privilege of speaking with Kevin, an experienced investor, who provided valuable insights into the world of mobile home park investing. Our discussion revolved around the lucrative nature of this asset class, as well as the challenges associated with purchasing a mobile home instead of the land. Furthermore, we delved into the realm of parking lot investing and explored its mechanics. Join us for a round of captivating insights as we unravel the exciting possibilities within these investment avenues.

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Mobile Home Parks and Parking Lot Investing

00:00 Assistant to investor;

06:07 Why you should invest in mobile home parks;

13:23 Challenges when you buy a mobile home instead of the land;

19:42 Lessons and tips on mobile home investing;

26:51 Parking lot investing;

37:12 Round of insights;

Apparent Failure: 2008 financial crisis

Digital Resource: Slack

Most Recommended Book: The Go-Giver

Daily Habit: Exercising

#1 Insight for Commercial Real Estate Investing: Team up with someone that has done it before.

Best Place to Grab a Bite to Eat: Home

Contact Kevin:

To learn more go to investwithsunrise.com. You can find Kevin's free book here. Click here to listen to the first episode that John did with Kevin. Other links: www.MySunriseCommunity.com, www.MobileHomeParkAcademy.com

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Cameron Barsanti is a self storage investor/operator and mentor. With a strong wholesaling background, he built a ten facility portfolio across four states, with little to no money in the bank. Now, He's on a mission to teach others how to succeed in this fast-growing industry.

In our conversation, we talked to Cameron about his transition to real estate from the film industry, how he used his desperation to succeed, leveraging partners and education, trading up $330,000 to $8,000,000 and the importance of deal momentum.

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00:00 Taking action;

03:12 From a feature film to real estate investing;

06:02 Desperation meets an opportunity;

09:38 Lessons learned from a failure;

13:03 Leveraging partner and education;

15:39 Trading up $330,000 to $8,000,000;

20:56 The importance of deal momentum;

25:44 Round of insights

Apparent Failure: Losing a recent deal

Digital Resource: otter.ai

Most Recommended Book: Awaken the Giant Within

Daily Habit: Gratitude practice

#1 Insight for Self-storage Investing: Find somebody who is really good at it, and doing it. And follow their lead.

Best Place to Grab a Bite in Greenville: The Osawa

Contact Cameron:

To learn more go to storagelife.com. You can find Cameron with the @storagelifecam handle on Instagram. Click here to listen to episode 493 with Brandon Schlicter.

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