Racking Up Rentals

Ever been curious about the booming real estate investing niche of self-storage? We've got the expert, Stacy Rosetti, of StorageNerds.com on this episode. In this interview, Jeff and Stacy discuss the ins and outs of storage investing, how it can actually be easier than residential investing, why storage is recession-resistant, and the five different ways to make money.

When you find a Seller you can buy multiple properties from, you've hit a gold mine! And while you can buy multiple properties from them over time, there's a special art and strategy to buying multiple properties from the same Seller, at the SAME time. In this episode, Jeff discusses tips and strategies for success identifying these opportunities, as well as negotiating them and getting the deals closed.

It happens to all of us—sometimes we lose a deal we really wanted. It hurts! When that happens, what lessons can we take away and learn? Most importantly, what adjustments do we make moving forward, so that we can apply the lessons we've learned? In this episode, Jeff tells the story of a deal he recently lost, and what he's doing differently as a result.

As Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneurs, we buy properties that nobody else even knows are for sale….often including the Seller themselves! When you tell someone you buy off-market properties, they usually think you mean you buy properties from FSBO's—For Sale By Owners. But there's a huge, critical difference in the mentality of a FSBO and a true off-market Seller. In this episode, Jeff compares FSBO's to off-market seller leads, and explains why off-market leads are so much better.

While most estate investors are out there looking for "motivated Sellers," we Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneurs know that often times our best leads are not so obvious. In this episode, host Jeff discusses the single most valuable types of Seller leads we can possibly find. These Seller leads have two important traits—and when we find Sellers with both of these traits, we can build major wealth in our rental portfolios. Join Jeff for a discussion of these two important traits, and how to find these types of Sellers.

If you want to be more successful in your negotiations with Sellers, the answer is simple: SLOW DOWN. When you slow down and take more time in your negotiations, you get more of your proposals accepted. In this episode, we discuss the three major benefits to you as a Buyer of slowing way down in your negotiations directly with property Sellers.

In this first episode of the new and improved podcast, Racking Up Rentals (formerly Sleaze-Free Real Estate Investing), host Jeff introduces the new show and explains the focus: investing in real estate with the goal of building long-term wealth through owning rental properties…and buying them directly, off-market from sellers using the timeless fundamentals of relationship and direct negotiation.

Do you ever feel overwhelmed? Like you have a huge vision, but it feels daunting? You're not sure what to do next, and as a result, you feel stalled out—like you're not making much progress? Well, it happens...in real estate investing, in life and even in podcasting. In this episode, host Jeff explains how he has been experiencing these feelings about this very podcast, and the changes that will be coming to this podcast soon as a result! Jeff discusses 5 steps to overcoming overwhelm and getting back on track—the same exact step he's using in his own business and life.

In this episode, host Jeff from The Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneur interviews rock-star real estate agent and industry community leader Kevin Kauffman. In this wide-ranging discussion, Jeff and Kevin discuss what makes a great real estate agents, how agents and investors can better work together, and how to build community within the real estate industry.

In this episode, host Jeff interviews guest Robb Crocker, a real estate entrepreneur who has built an incredible commercial real estate portfolio one deal at a time, without it even being his primary entrepreneurial focus. In this episode, Robb and Jeff discuss the wealth-building power of owning a building for your own business, the virtues of investing in small towns, using seller financing and other creative financing, Opportunity Zones and how to build a substantial portfolio on the side of your main focus.