Peak Profits - The Art Of Passive Investing Through Real Estate

Today's guest is Ryan Chaw, PharmD, of Newbie Real Estate Investing. Before real estate, he worked as a clinical pharmacist. While working full-time, he built a seven-figure rental portfolio and was able to retire from pharmacy at age 31.

Since then, he has helped 60+ beginner investors acquire profitable rental properties by focusing on fundamentals and sustainable cash flow.

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Ryan Chaw

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Bryan Morris

Chris Ward


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Download Our Passive Income Guide for W2 Professionals: 
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/guide/

About Seven Peak Capital: 

Seven Peak Capital provides investment opportunities in multifamily properties to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Through our methodical research methods and strong strategic partnerships, our team specializes in acquiring properties through rigorous underwriting standards, improving operations with best in-class asset management techniques and intimate knowledge of local market dynamics to deliver attractive returns regardless of market cycle.

Our team personally invests capital in each property alongside our investors, enhancing the value of commercial multifamily properties and, in turn, generating passive income for our investors through cash flow.

Todays Guest is Zane Schartz is the President of Freedom Commercial Real Estate. With over 10 years of expertise in private equity real estate investing, Zane has managed a portfolio of six commercial real estate funds and over 75 assets, totaling more than $700 million in assets under management. He is a partner in $300 million worth of commercial real estate and directly oversees $200 million in commercial assets.


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 Zane Schartz

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Bryan Morris

Chris Ward

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Download Our Passive Income Guide for W2 Professionals: 
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/guide/

About Seven Peak Capital: 

Seven Peak Capital provides investment opportunities in multifamily properties to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Through our methodical research methods and strong strategic partnerships, our team specializes in acquiring properties through rigorous underwriting standards, improving operations with best in-class asset management techniques and intimate knowledge of local market dynamics to deliver attractive returns regardless of market cycle.

Our team personally invests capital in each property alongside our investors, enhancing the value of commercial multifamily properties and, in turn, generating passive income for our investors through cash flow.

Will began his real estate career in 2015 as an award-winning residential loan officer at a national lender. Transitioning to direct investment, he founded his first real estate company in 2019 after building a personal portfolio of houses, rapidly gaining a comprehensive understanding of private syndications as both a limited and general partner

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Will Harvey

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Bryan Morris

Chris Ward

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https://sevenpeakcapital.com/

Download Our Passive Income Guide for W2 Professionals: 
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/guide/

About Seven Peak Capital: 

Seven Peak Capital provides investment opportunities in multifamily properties to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Through our methodical research methods and strong strategic partnerships, our team specializes in acquiring properties through rigorous underwriting standards, improving operations with best in-class asset management techniques and intimate knowledge of local market dynamics to deliver attractive returns regardless of market cycle.

Our team personally invests capital in each property alongside our investors, enhancing the value of commercial multifamily properties and, in turn, generating passive income for our investors through cash flow.

What if 1 to 3 properties could replace your six-figure income — without quitting your W-2 job?

In this episode of the Peak Profits Podcast, we sit down with Jim Bode, founder of Shelton Housing First and author of Group Home Accelerator, to break down one of the most overlooked real estate niches today: sober living and transitional housing. How you can start, and what mistakes you should avoid.

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Jim Boad

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Bryan Morris

Chris Ward

Website:
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/

Download Our Passive Income Guide for W2 Professionals: 
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/guide/

About Seven Peak Capital: 

Seven Peak Capital provides investment opportunities in multifamily properties to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Through our methodical research methods and strong strategic partnerships, our team specialises in acquiring properties through rigorous underwriting standards, improving operations with best-in-class asset management techniques and intimate knowledge of local market dynamics to deliver attractive returns regardless of market cycle.

Our team personally invests capital in each property alongside our investors, enhancing the value of commercial multifamily properties and, in turn, generating passive income for our investors through cash flow.

Whitney Elkins Hutton is a real estate powerhouse managing a portfolio of 6,500+ units and 15 car washes. A master of portfolio design and risk management, she is the author of "Money for Tomorrow" and the founder of Ash Wealth. Whitney’s mission is simple: teaching investors how to apply billionaire wealth principles to build, protect, and pass on a lasting legacy.

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Bryan Morris:


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Website:
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/

Download Our Passive Income Guide for W2 Professionals: 
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/guide/

About Seven Peak Capital: 

Seven Peak Capital provides investment opportunities in multifamily properties to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Through our methodical research methods and strong strategic partnerships, our team specializes in acquiring properties through rigorous underwriting standards, improving operations with best in-class asset management techniques and intimate knowledge of local market dynamics to deliver attractive returns regardless of market cycle.

Our team personally invests capital in each property alongside our investors, enhancing the value of commercial multifamily properties and, in turn, generating passive income for our investors through cash flow.

20 years of real estate development distilled into one conversation. Dustin Hendrickson breaks down how busy professionals build real wealth passively.

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Website:
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/

Download Our Passive Income Guide for W2 Professionals: 
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/guide/

About Seven Peak Capital: 

Seven Peak Capital provides investment opportunities in multifamily properties to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Through our methodical research methods and strong strategic partnerships, our team specializes in acquiring properties through rigorous underwriting standards, improving operations with best in-class asset management techniques and intimate knowledge of local market dynamics to deliver attractive returns regardless of market cycle.

Our team personally invests capital in each property alongside our investors, enhancing the value of commercial multifamily properties and, in turn, generating passive income for our investors through cash flow.

Aaron Fragnito is an 8-Figure Real Estate Investor and Co-Founder of People's Capital Group. With 300+ transactions and experience working with Family Offices & RIAs, Aaron helps investors secure off-market deals and build passive cash flow. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Rowan University and hosts 170+ episodes of the Passive Cash Flow Podcast.

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Aaron Fragnito

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Bryan Morris: 

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https://sevenpeakcapital.com/

Download Our Passive Income Guide for W2 Professionals: 

https://sevenpeakcapital.com/guide/

About Seven Peak Capital: 

Seven Peak Capital provides investment opportunities in multifamily properties to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Through our methodical research methods and strong strategic partnerships, our team specializes in acquiring properties through rigorous underwriting standards, improving operations with best in-class asset management techniques and intimate knowledge of local market dynamics to deliver attractive returns regardless of market cycle.

Our team personally invests capital in each property alongside our investors, enhancing the value of commercial multifamily properties and, in turn, generating passive income for our investors through cash flow.

Todays guest is Thomas Dunkel, a seasoned real estate investor with nearly 30 years of experience. he jumped into real estate right before the Great Recession hit and lost everything. In 2010, he and his partner Joe Downs started US Mortgage Resolution with just $12,000. Today, that business has generated over $65 million in revenue, and they've acquired $50+ million in self-storage across 7 states. Tom is the founder of Eagle Capital Investments, helping investors achieve financial, time, and life freedom through passive real estate.

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Bryan Morris:

Chris Ward:


Website:
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/

Download Our Passive Income Guide for W2 Professionals: 
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/guide/

About Seven Peak Capital: 

Seven Peak Capital provides investment opportunities in multifamily properties to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Through our methodical research methods and strong strategic partnerships, our team specializes in acquiring properties through rigorous underwriting standards, improving operations with best in-class asset management techniques and intimate knowledge of local market dynamics to deliver attractive returns regardless of market cycle.

Our team personally invests capital in each property alongside our investors, enhancing the value of commercial multifamily properties and, in turn, generating passive income for our investors through cash flow.

"I would never become friendly with my tenants."

That's the #1 rule from a landlord who self-manages 144 buildings and over 1,000 tenants—and he learned it the hard way.

In this episode, I sit down with Joel Kraut, a seasoned real estate investor, author, and private direct lender based in the Tri-State area. Joel has purchased, renovated, and sold over 100 homes and scaled a portfolio of 144 buildings in just 3 years—all while self-managing the entire operation.

His rare experience as an owner, operator, contractor, borrower, AND lender gives him a 360° perspective that most investors never get. Joel is also the co-founder of Burr Loans, a private lending firm built by investors, for investors.

Whether you're buying your first rental or scaling to 100+ units, this episode is packed with hard-won lessons you won't hear anywhere else.

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Website: https://sevenpeakcapital.com/

Download Our Passive Income Guide for W2 Professionals: 
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/guide/

About Seven Peak Capital: 

Seven Peak Capital provides investment opportunities in multifamily properties to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Through our methodical research methods and strong strategic partnerships, our team specializes in acquiring properties through rigorous underwriting standards, improving operations with best in-class asset management techniques and intimate knowledge of local market dynamics to deliver attractive returns regardless of market cycle.

Our team personally invests capital in each property alongside our investors, enhancing the value of commercial multifamily properties and, in turn, generating passive income for our investors through cash flow.

Is your money safe? In the world of private real estate syndication, trust is expensive—but transparency is free.

Private real estate investing can be opaque. You see the returns, you see the marketing, but do you really see the truth behind the deal?

In this episode, I sit down with Pat Zingarella, Founder and CEO of Invest Clearly, a platform launched in 2023 to bring radical transparency to private markets. He’s on a mission to ensure that bad actors are held accountable and that honest operators get the recognition they deserve.

We discuss how to properly vet General Partners (GPs), the dangers of investing based on hype alone, and the real-life stories of investors who wished they had done more due diligence.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:

The Problem: Why private real estate lacks transparency and how it costs investors millions.

The Solution: How Invest Clearly uses verified, LP-led reviews to vet sponsors.

The $100K Story: A cautionary tale of an investor who lost everything because they didn't understand the equity stack.

Vetting 101: The specific red flags every passive investor needs to look for before wiring money.

The Future: How marketing will matter less than credibility in the next era of private capital.

GUEST BIO:

Pat Zingarella is the Founder and CEO of Invest Clearly. Based in Clinton, Connecticut, Pat started the platform after experiencing personal frustration as an investor lacking reliable feedback on private sponsors. Previously, he co-founded Optimum Conversion and led sales programs at Gartner. He is passionate about shifting the private equity market from a "hype" model to a "trust" model.

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Website: https://investclearly.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pasqualezingarella

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Bryan Morris: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanmorris7/

Chris Ward:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thechrisward/

Website:

https://sevenpeakcapital.com/

Download Our Passive Income Guide for W2 Professionals: 

https://sevenpeakcapital.com/guide/

About Seven Peak Capital: 

Seven Peak Capital provides investment opportunities in multifamily properties to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Through our methodical research methods and strong strategic partnerships, our team specializes in acquiring properties through rigorous underwriting standards, improving operations with best in-class asset management techniques and intimate knowledge of local market dynamics to deliver attractive returns regardless of market cycle.

Our team personally invests capital in each property alongside our investors, enhancing the value of commercial multifamily properties and, in turn, generating passive income for our investors through cash flow.