Nathan found real estate investing by browsing through podcasts while mowing lawns during high school. This led him to wholesaling and doing his first deal when he was 19 for $20,000. Once he blew through all of the money within a few months, as most 19-year-olds would do, he searched for something less transactional. He closed his first house hack at 21 and still owns it to this day, but today it’s more of a house than a hack. He then used the equity in his house to purchase a fourplex and a 32-unit apartment complex for a total of 37 units. He is currently 25 years old and is happily married with a newborn baby girl.

 

[00:01 - 04:54] Opening Segment

Nathan shares his humble beginnings 

A lawn business turned 40-unit business 

And a very big learning curve

 

[04:55 - 15:07] Closing Multifamily Deals Before 25

Real Estate Investing at 18

Figuring out his money situation in real estate

Nathan shares about the first deal he closed at 19

Educating a seller on what seller financing is

Where investors go wrong

Nothing to lose: A Deal at 21

 

[15:08 - 30:38]  Real Estate is a Team Adventure

Nathan talks about Bottom Feeders

Not alone with new adventures everyday

How to Convince People to Live in Rough Areas

How to Start Partnerships with Joint Venturing

Nathan’s advice to future investors

Analysis paralysis vs. not knowing at all

 

 

[30:39 - 38:41] Closing Segment

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What is the best investment you've ever made other than your education?First single family house

Nathan’s worst investmentNot being lazy and not being proactive in a deal; stock market

What is the most important lesson that you've learned in business and investing?Hardwork and education

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Tweetable Quotes:

“When you’re dealing with real people, you ought to be very honest, very open to questions like that.  And just simplify it as much as we possibly can.” - Nathan Milazzo

“The good ideas are always the crazy ones.” - Nathan Milazzo

“There’s no replacement for hardwork.” - Nathan Milazzo

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Coach Cav (Alvin Cavalier) is an experienced Real Estate Investor who specializes in building unique Short Term Rental (Airbnb) investments that operate in the Sharing Economy (Airbnb, Peerspace, Turo, etc).  Coach Cav is the Owner of Your Space LLC, a company that manages your spaces, investor relationships, produces coaching programs, and outreaches.  Coach Cav is currently a Modeling and Simulations planner in the US Army.  His life goal is to educate future investors and create opportunities for them.

 

[00:01 - 07:33] Opening Segment

Coach Cav shares the backstory of his nickname

What is Your Space LLC?

Investing in the US and Canada

 

[07:34 - 12:58] Investing Beyond Borders

The Airbnb Arbitrage ModelCoach Cav explains how the model works

Risk mitigation strategy: Spread your wealth

Favoring markets with regulations and how to deal with them

A new hit thing: Short-term rentals

 

[12:59 - 25:02] Passive Cashflow from AirBnB Arbitrage

Starting the conversation on short-term rentals

Coach Cav shares the process of investing in Airbnb and managing his assetsAirbnb crash courses offered by Your Space LLC

Structuring each deal to become the perfect fit for each investorReturn on investment, market guess, and adding unique value

 

[25:03 - 34:07] Closing Segment

Quick break for our sponsorsGroundfloor offers short-term, high-yield real estate debt investments to the general public. Check www.passivewealthstrategy.com/groundfloor/ to get started.

What is the best investment you've ever made other than your education?The best education is failure.

Coach Cav’s worst investmentNot starting early enough.

What is the most important lesson that you've learned in business and investing?Relationships.

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Tweetable Quotes:

“What’s missing in the market?” - Coach Cav

“When you get to a point of success is when you get to a point where you’re placed in a market that does not have to change prices for the market.” - Coach Cav

“Relationships ultimately become more important than what you know.” - Coach Cav

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Terry Hale is an active investor and CEO of a private commercial real estate firm that provides acquisitions for all commercial property types and investment opportunities. The firm executes value-add strategies through direct and joint venture investments, primarily with existing assets located throughout the U.S. Utilizing our extensive commercial real estate expertise to create value, reposition, and stabilize for long-term capital gains.

 

[00:01 - 06:32] Opening Segment

Terry shares his commercial real estate adventure

Terry’s Not So Mentor Mentor 

The niche only Terry knows and his success

 

[06:33 - 13:16] Creative Financing

What is Creative Financing?There is a story in every deal

Terry tells a story of his creative financing strategy

The Owner is the Bank StrategyIn-house underwriting and a multi-pronged approach

 

[13:17 - 29:36] How to Earn Great Returns in Self Storage Today

How to Manage a Property while You’re AwayThe Power of Utilizing Technology

Waiting for the Risk and Reward

20+ years of real estate experience and goingImproving distressed assets and sellers

How to Find Distressed Buyers

No banks and just selective lendersKnowing and understanding your contract 

Every deal is unique and looking at interest as a toolNonrecourse, transferable, and assumable

 

[29:37 - 37:58] Closing Segment

Quick break for our sponsorsGroundfloor offers short-term, high-yield real estate debt investments to the general public. Check www.passivewealthstrategy.com/groundfloor/ to get started.

What is the best investment you've ever made other than your education?Retiring in his early 30 years

110-unit multifamily in Texas

Terry’s worst investmentBeing in business early on with an underqualified partner

What is the most important lesson that you've learned in business and investing?“Use other people’s money wisely.”

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Resources Mentioned:

Easy Storage Solutions

Reonomy.com

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“We literally just look at these things and try to make sense of them.” - Terry Hale

“I don’t see doomsday in real estate.” - Terry Hale

“Always get educated. Always have control of your deal.” - Terry Hale

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Connect with Terry through [email protected], Instagram, LinkedIn, and https://terryhale.com/. 

 

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Frank Giudici is a native New Englander who graduated in 2004 from a top-ranked engineering school in Massachusetts as a civil engineer. He started his professional career in the Construction Management industry, which exposed him to the designing, procuring, scheduling, and building of CRE across the country ranging from high-rise apartments to office buildings to semiconductor facilities. After 14-years in the Construction Management industry, Frank turned his sights to the world of Cost Segregation…a fluke move that could not have resulted in a better fit. He is now the Northeast Business Development Director for one of, if not THE, largest independently-owned Cost Segregation provider in the country and loves the value-add insight he provides to clients on a daily basis!

 

[00:01 - 06:13] Opening Segment

Frank’s journey from school projects to real estate

Looking for a change and stumbling on cost segregation

 

[06:14 - 15:57] The Dirty Secrets of Cost Segregation

Frank shares about his truth brigadeGetting scammed and working for a conman

Finding legitimate cost segregation providersUtilizing ASCSP

Helping spread the word to keep new investors from scams

Frank talks about ASCSPFounders versus Fraudulent Cost Segregation Community

Being a CPA is not enough.

What it Takes to be a Cost Segregation Provider 

 

[15:58 - 25:47] Cost Segregation Providers

Where new cost segregation providers go wrong

What can be segregated versus what can’t

It’s not always common sense!

Frank talks about unit pricing to make results skyrocket

Opening people’s eyes in decision making as a cost seg provider

Cost segregation providers are not just commodities.

 

[25:48 - 37:35] Closing Segment

Quick break for our sponsorsGroundfloor offers short-term, high-yield real estate debt investments to the general public. Check www.passivewealthstrategy.com/groundfloor/ to get started.

What is the best investment you've ever made other than your education?$500,000 worth single family home

Frank’s worst investmentRenovating his first multifamily too much

What is the most important lesson that you've learned in business and investing?Do your due diligence

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Resources Mentioned:

American Society of Cost Segregation Professionals

Marshall & Swift

RSMeans

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“There’s a lot of con artists and fraudulence out there in the industry.” - Frank Giudici

“Being a CPA doesn’t cut it.  Just because you’re a CPA, doesn't mean you can open a cost segregation firm.” - Frank Giudici

“Numbers can be manipulated to the nth degree to make the estimate work.” - Frank Giudici

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Connect with Frank through [email protected], LinkedIn, and https://www.bedfordteam.com/ 

 

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Darin is an author with five books on real estate investing published, a former bank owner and board of director member, an owner and asset manager of over $50M in Heartland Investment Real Estate and known as one of America’s top “Go To Guys” for all things multi-family.

 

[00:01 - 08:09] Opening Segment

Darin talks about himself and his multifamily experience

From prison guard to real estate syndicator 

 

[08:10 - 16:35] How to Roll Up Syndications

Darin shares how to roll up syndications

What to Do Before the Roll Up

Why You Should Roll Up Syndications

Time Savings and Profitability

 

[16:36 - 34:02] State of the Multifamily Market

Dealing with Investors

Darin talks about the different types of mergers

The Cost of Merging SyndicationsDon’t be cheap!

“Value-add is gone.”

Questions that Raise Red Flags

 

[34:03 - 42:33] Closing Segment

Quick break for our sponsorsGroundfloor offers short-term, high-yield real estate debt investments to the general public. Check www.passivewealthstrategy.com/groundfloor/ to get started.

What is the best investment you've ever made other than your education?His marriage

Darin’s worst investmentA 60-unit property

What is the most important lesson that you've learned in business and investing?Mentors and accountability

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Tweetable Quotes:

“There was a little step back to get those two steps forward.” - Darin Garman

“When you do these kinds of things, you don’t want to be cheap.  You want the people to be involved to know what they’re doing and the people that really know what they’re doing, they’re not cheap.” - Darin Garman

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Connect with Darin through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and https://daringarman.com/ 

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Christopher Mills specializes in working with individuals and organizations who have or desire real estate holdings and helping them map out and achieve their financial goals. His real estate experience helps him address the complexities and opportunities unique to real estate investors. His specialties include alternative investments, 1031 Exchanges, and liquidity solutions. Working closely with members of The Haney Company, attorneys, and CPAs, his clients are able to benefit from a comprehensive approach to each individual situation.

 

[00:01 - 06:05] Opening Segment

Christopher shares about his background

Starting with real estate with property management experience

 

[06:06 - 14:35] Retiring Early, Real Estate Tax Strategies, and More

Retiring early and entering real estate

Christopher tells a story of how he fell in love with passive REI 

Finding the balance between not being real estate rich and cash poor

What is DST?

Delaware Statutory Trust

Institutional Quality and More

 

[14:36 - 25:08] Asking for Financial Advice 

Things to Keep in Mind When Asking for Financial Advice 

It depends on what the financial advisor does for you

Ask about their experience

Relationships matter

Be clear and ask questions

Christopher talks about liquidity

 

[25:09 - 34:40] Closing Segment

Quick break for our sponsors

Groundfloor offers short-term, high-yield real estate debt investments to the general public. Check www.passivewealthstrategy.com/groundfloor/ to get started.

What is the best investment you've ever made other than your education?

Single family homes in a developing neighborhood

Christopher’s worst investment

A restaurant

What is the most important lesson that you've learned in business and investing?

To go with your gut; bet on yourself

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Resources Mentioned:

Rich Dad Poor Dad

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“It feels really really good to help people.” - Christopher Mills

“You need to be okay with what they bring to the table and the value that you think you’re going to get out of it.” - Christopher Mills

“Passive real estate investors just definitely need liquidity for life.” - Christopher Mills

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Connect with Christopher through Facebook and LinkedIn.  Visit his websites https://www.thehaneycompany.com/ and https://mrcdmills.com/  

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Adam Mendler is the Chief Executive Officer of The Veloz Group, where he co-founded and oversees ventures across a wide variety of industries: Beverly Hills Chairs, a leading office furniture e-tailer; Custom Tobacco, a one-of-a-kind cigar customization e-commerce platform; and Veloz Solutions, a technology consulting and software development practice.

 

[00:01 - 06:23] Opening Segment

Adam introduces himself and what he does

Beverly Hills Chairs, Custom Tobacco, and Thirty Minute Mentors

 

[06:24 - 11:51] Working On Your Business

Working ON your business versus working IN your business

How to build on your business

Build your business and take it to the next level by empowering others

 

[11:52 - 19:14] Learn to Lead

Where People Go Wrong in Delegating

Take a step back and understand yourself

Adam shares why he shouldn’t have brought people in early

 

[19:15 - 28:21] Closing Segment

Quick break for our sponsorsGroundfloor offers short-term, high-yield real estate debt investments to the general public. Check www.passivewealthstrategy.com/groundfloor/ to get started.

What is the best investment you've ever made other than your education?Building his own businesses

Adam’s worst investmentBuilding his own businesses

What is the most important lesson that you've learned in business and investing?“There is one thing about each of us that makes us special.” 

Connect with my guest. See the links below.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“Why have good people around you if you’re not going to listen to them?” - Adam Mendler

“You’re not going to be able to do it on day one.” - Adam Mendler

“Before you can effectively lead others, you need to be able to lead your own life.” - Adam Mendler

“A lot of interests depend on your perspective.” - Adam Mendler

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Connect with Adam through Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Custom Tobacco, Thirty Minute Mentors, Beverly Hills Chairs, The Veloz Group and https://www.adammendler.com/ 

Invest passively in multiple commercial real estate assets such as apartments, self storage, medical facilities, hotels and more through https://www.passivewealthstrategy.com/crowdstreet/

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Johnny is the CEO and Founder of HomeRoom Coliving, one of the fastest-growing coliving companies in the United States.  At HomeRoom, Johnny educates investors on taking current properties and redesigning them into lucrative, coliving dreams.  This is the first co-living investment platform that makes it easy for investors to buy, lease, manage, and sell properties. Through its efficient delivery of upscale roommate housing, it satisfies the unique needs of early-stage professionals and provides investors with premium, worry-free returns. 

 

[00:01 - 04:59] Opening Segment

Johnny introduces himself and HomeRoom Coliving

What is coliving? 

 

[05:00 - 12:05] Increase your Cashflow with Coliving

Johnny’s coliving strategy

Making coliving comfortable for all

How to Manage Coliving Investments 

Coliving holds many opportunities 

Millennials versus Generation Z 

 

[12:06 - 22:24] The People in Coliving

Wear and Tear on Properties and Security Deposits

The Most Destructive Folks in the World

Fair Housing 

Johnny talks about the system in their coliving housing

 

[22:25 - 30:44] Closing Segment

Quick break for our sponsors

Groundfloor offers short-term, high-yield real estate debt investments to the general public. Check www.passivewealthstrategy.com/groundfloor/ to get started.

What is the best investment you've ever made other than your education?

A duplex in Austin

Johnny’s worst investment

Following a 1% rule

What is the most important lesson that you've learned in business and investing?

“Finding really high end team members and mentors in the specific skill sets that you’re the weakest in is how you kind of uncap your potential and what you can do.”

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Tweetable Quotes:

“There’s accountability in properties.” - Johnny Wolff

“Coliving vacancy can be less painful.” - Johnny Wolff

“It’s really about underwriting every deal.” - Johnny Wolff

“You can find help in areas you need that can upcap you and help bridge your weaknesses to find high levels of success.” -Johnny Wolff

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Connect with Johnny through [email protected], Facebook, LinkedIn, and http://www.livehomeroom.com 

 

Invest passively in multiple commercial real estate assets such as apartments, self storage, medical facilities, hotels and more through https://www.passivewealthstrategy.com/crowdstreet/

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Neal Bawa is a technologist who is universally known in real estate circles as the Mad Scientist of Multifamily. Besides being one of the most in-demand speakers in commercial real estate, Neal is a data guru, a process freak, and an outsourcing expert. Neal treats his $250+ million-dollar multifamily portfolio as an ongoing experiment in efficiency and optimization. Neal serves as CEO / Founder at Grocapitus, an iconic, data-driven commercial real estate investment company. Grocapitus’ 28 person team acquires and builds multifamily & commercial properties across the U.S. With more than 300 active investors and over 2,000 reviewing their projects, the Grocapitus portfolio currently spans across 7 states with 12 projects and 2,000+ units/beds.  He also serves as CEO at MultifamilyU, an apartment investing education company. Neal loves public speaking and is an energetic and humorous speaker.  He is a top-rated, in demand presenter at conferences and events across the country. Neal’s asset management and revenue optimization techniques for multifamily are considered unique in the industry.

 

[00:01 - 07:05] Opening Segment

Neal introduces climate change and its effect on real estate “People don’t even know where to start.” 

 

[07:06 - 18:28] The Most Important Coming Change in Real Estate Nobody is Talking About

Real Estate is the No. 1 Victim of Climate Change 

Why You Should Worry About Climate Change 

Climate Change is Bullshit and its Impact

Four Twenty SevenLooking in the future of real estate and climate change 

Neal compares the speed of change in COVID-19 and climate changeNo one is paying attention!

Six Steps Model of Property Risks

 

[18:29 - 37:44] Taking Action and Moving Forward with Climate Change

Climate Change Denial Podcast

Today’s data points to the future

Extrapolating to the FutureCompanies are taking actions on climate change

Climate change and the reality of real estate

Everybody is making a move, insurance companies included

Neal talks about city downgrades

Climate change is bigger than the coronavirus

 

[37:45 - 52:15] Closing Segment

Final words

Quick break for our sponsors

Connect with my guest. See the links below.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“No other industry in the world is going to be impacted by climate change as much as real estate.” - Neal Bawa

“Everyone who has a trillion bucks cares.” - Neal Bawa

“Climate change may not be real but those property tax increases are real.” -Neal Bawa 

“What you think about climate change doesn’t matter.  The people who matter already have decided that  climate change is real.” - Neal Bawa

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Resources Mentioned:

Four Twenty Seven

 

Connect with Neal through LinkedIn and his website: https://multifamilyu.com/about/ 

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Denis Shapiro began investing in real estate in 2012, when the market was just beginning to recover from the GFC. He built a cash flowing portfolio including many alternative assets, such as Note and ATM, funds, mobile home parks, life insurance policies, tech start-ups, Industrial property, short term rentals, and more. He co-founded an investment club for accredited investors in 2019. Following the success of his investor club he launched SIH Capital Group. SIHCG provides accredited investors with a simplified strategy to invest for passive income. Denis has observed key changes in the alternative asset market in the decade of recovery from the GFC. The JOBS Act of 2012 opened many alternative assets up to everyday investors, but clear expertise and guidance is still hard to find nearly a decade later. This observation compelled Denis to write The Alternative Investment Almanac: Expert Insights on Building Personal Wealth in Non-Traditional Ways in 2021. His book is based on his own experience becoming a successful alternative asset investor and interviews with some of the best alternative asset investors in business today.

 

[00:01 - 11:00] Opening Segment

Denis introduces himself and describes traditional and alternative investments.

Stocks and bonds traded in Wall Street vs Assets not traded in Wall Street.

Alternative investments: Mobile home parks, life insurance funds, ATM Funds and more. 

What are ATM funds?

Denis describes why he focuses on this type of investment.

The ATM business model: The ATM machine or The ATM fund.

[11:00 - 21:06] ATM Funds

How investors can protect themselves from what could be referred as a ponzi scheme in this type of investment. 

Due diligence: Researching the right ATM fund. 

Craft an investment checklist.

The importance of running background checks.

Denis describes how ATM machines behave in a 7 year investment cycle.

Depreciation in technology: Segregation in the ATM world.

[21:06 - 27:16] Combining traditional and alternative investments  

Why Denis started an alternative investment fund.

The 4% golden rule.

Denis describes the many strategies he has used over the years.

How Denis approaches investing when combining both types of investments. 

Save your brain power!

[27:17 - 36:54] Closing Segment

Quick break for our sponsors

What is the best investment you've ever made other than your education?

His spouse and a low income rental.

Denis’s worst investment

The same low income rental

What is the most important lesson that you've learned in business and investing?

Networking

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Tweetable Quotes:

“The main function of the ATM business model is to provide banking services to what’s called the underbanked population ” - Denis Shapiro

“I think in this business, specially as an investor, you live or die on your network” -  Denis Shapiro 

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Resources Mentioned:

The Alternative Investment Almanac: Expert Insights on Building Personal Wealth in Non-Traditional Ways in 2021

Connect with Denis through his website: www.sihcapitalgroup.com

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