Real Estate Runway

Erin Hudson is a doctor, a mom, and a real estate investor, based in Texas. She owns several conventional and shipping container homes that she rents on Airbnb.

Ro Markevitch is a former instructional designer and now full-time commercial and single family home investor. Ro is based in Atlanta, GA and is currently looking for land in the area to start a new container home project.

Today we’re going to talk about a business that they’re pioneering in providing luxury shipping container homes as turnkey investment properties. A literal Airbnb in a box with a guaranteed 10% per year return! Want to know the secret? Then stay tuned!

Shipping Container Homes - [00:01 – 06:19]

• Introduction to Ro and Erin
• What is a shipping container home?

The advantages of owning a container home - [06:20 – 18:16]

• Why should you buy a shipping container home from Erin and Ro
• How much do they cost and what’s included?
• How does owning one work?
• Guaranteed 10% ROI per year
• Expenses on insurance and maintenance on these container homes
• Contact Erin and Ro so you can get rid of all the traditional headaches and expenses with your container homes

The Final Three Questions - [18:17 – 22:44] 

• What is your superpower as it relates to business or profession?
• What is your biggest failure to date, and what did it teach you?
• What philanthropic calls would you like us to promote?

Tweetable Quotes:

“He who solves the biggest problems gets the biggest paycheck.” - Erin Hudson

“There’s always a way. It just depends on how badly you want to figure it out.” - Erin Hudson

Resources:

• Live Uncontained
• King’s Ransom Foundation

Want to learn more about their product? Contant Ro and Erin by visiting their website https://www.liveuncontained.com/ or send an email at [email protected] 

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Kevin spent nearly 20 years with Comcast, including time as the Midwest Division Vice President of Sales and Marketing and as an Area Vice President. Kevin was responsible for managing the team that negotiated telecommunications access agreements for cable companies with multifamily property owners throughout his career. For Multifamily Property Owners, Kevin’s experience has resulted in favorable contract terms related to their telecommunications agreements. Telecommunications Agreements are important even if Owners do not pay for their resident’s cable.

How did everything begin? - [00:01 – 06:22]

• Kevin shares his career journey

Creating Beneficial Terms with Cable Companies - [06:23 – 19:59] 

• The most important thing in negotiation is leverage
• Kevin talks about some of his secrets for successful negotiations

What other things should operators take note of? - [20:00 – 24:40]

• Kevin answers more questions that operators have regarding creating contracts with cable companies.
• Have more questions that weren’t discussed in this episode? Reach out to Kevin through the links available below.

The Final Three Questions - [24:41 – 30:17] 

• What is your superpower as it relates to business or profession?
• What is your biggest failure to date, and what did it teach you?
• What philanthropic calls would you like us to promote?

Tweetable Quotes:

“I just believe in total honesty and transparency.” – Kevin J. Gardner

“What’s the most important thing in negotiation? Leverage.” – Kevin J. Gardner

Schedule a call with Kevin! Send him an email at [email protected]. Visit their website for more information http://www.MultifamilyUtilitySolutions.com.

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Real Estate Runway Podcast is all about alternative business and investment strategies to help you amplify life, and maximize wealth! Click here to find out more about the host, Chad Sutton.

Julie Griffin is the President of D & K Management, a family-owned property management company based in Tennessee. She is a dedicated property management professional who strives to ensure that her investors find success while her residents find great places to live.

Listen in as we discuss what it takes to have a successful partnership between owners and property managers.

Julie’s career journey - [00:01 – 04:52]

• Became part of their family’s real estate business

Create successful relationships between owners and property managers [04:53 – 18:43]

• Find the right partners
• Trust is a huge factor in the real estate industry
• Successful communication

Problem solving [18:44 – 23:21] 

• Creative solutions to get from point A to point B

What is your why? [23:22 – 27:00]

• Be clear in why you are doing the things that you do

The Final Three Questions [27:01 – 40:11] 

• What is your superpower as it relates to business or profession?
• What is your biggest failure to date, and what did it teach you?
• What philanthropic calls would you like us to promote?

Tweetable Quotes:

“Not only do we give great service to our owners, but more importantly, we give great customer service to our tenants.” – Julie Griffin

“Do what you say you are gonna do.” – Julie Griffin

Reach out to Julie online http://www.dkmanagement.net/. You can send her an email at [email protected] 

Support the Helen Ross McNabb Foundation and help people in need of mental health services. Visit https://mcnabbcenter.org/

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Welcome back to Real Estate Runway! In this episode, I am joined by Kim Wendland. She is my partner at The QuattroWay group and is a COVID survivor. She has some amazing stories to share with you today that you can use both in life and in business.

Listen in as we dig deep into what takes to survive and to thrive even after dealing with the toughest challenges in life.

Key Takeaways:

Kim’s COVID story - [00:01 - 19:08]

• Building mental toughness
• When there’s nothing else left to do, you try one more thing

What it takes to survive and to thrive (Courage): Fight - [19:09 - 26:33]

• Fear is a call to courage. And sometimes that courage takes the form of a real fistfight.

What it takes to survive and to thrive (Courage): Surrender - [26:34 - 38:07]

• It is time to TRUST. It is time to give up personal control for peace.
• Discerning when to fight and when to surrender takes a lot of wisdom.

What it takes to survive and to thrive (Courage): Perseverance [38:08 - 45:50]

• You have to give way to a calm, deliberate, patient, water-dripping kind of action that is Perseverance.
• Perseverance is the clearest form of Courage there is.

Kim’s Takeaway - [45:51 - 55:22]

• Courage is critical to all of our success in life and in real estate.
• Within you is more courage than you know. You have more power within you than you know.
• What is your superpower as it relates to business or profession?
• What is your biggest failure to date and what it did teach you?
• What philanthropic calls you’d like us to promote?

Tweetable Quotes:

“When there’s nothing else left to do, you try one more thing.” - Chad Sutton

“Fear is a call to courage. Whether that fear is based on danger or whether that fear has to do with pure emotion about something may or may not pass. In ALL cases Fear is a call to Courage.” - Kim Wendland

“Discerning when to fight and when to surrender takes a lot of wisdom.” - Kim Wendland

“Sometimes taking that step, taking that leap is surrendering. It is surrendering and trusting that before your foot hits the ground or before you go crashing down into the forest, you’re gonna find safe ground and flying is easier than you think.” - Chad Sutton

“A big part of being an accountable business person is accepting responsibility for what happened and NEVER EVER NEVER letting that happen again.” - Kim Wendland

Connect with Kim online https://www.thequattroway.com/kim-wendland or visit her personal website: https://kimwendland.com/. You can also check her out on social media LinkedIn (in/kimwendland), Facebook (@kim.wendland), and Twitter (@WendlandKim).

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“You don’t need to be wealthy to build wealth”. In this episode, I brought in my good friend Jennifer Ives Grimson.

Jennifer was a single mother who lost everything...twice.  The second time, she rebuilt by creating small “empires” for financial independence.  She created over $1.4m in income-producing investments with nothing more than a W2 and grit.  In 2020, Jennifer created the Micro Empires Podcast to share her story and to pull back the curtain on the path to financial independence.

Let’s jump right into Jennifer’s story and find out how she built her micro empire.

Key Takeaways:

Opening Segment - [00:01 - 05:19]

• How Jennifer lost everything... TWICE!
• Jennifer’s journey to financial literacy

What was your money culture growing up? - [05:20 - 10:29]

• I love working, I love the freedom of having money.
• You have to work very hard, be conservative, save everything.
• Money can be used to abuse, to withhold, to trap and when you have your own money or at least understand it, you always have a way out.

How to manipulate tools when building your micro empire - [10:30 - 22:40]

• How to borrow from your 401k without penalty or tax.
• Surrounding yourself with people who look like you.
• Overcoming fear; find one person you can connect with.

Lightning Round and Closing Segment - [22:41 - 29:08]

• What is your superpower as it relates to your business?

• What are your philanthropic endeavors?
• Get in touch with Jennifer. See links below

Tweetable Quotes:

“You don’t want to partner with somebody who thinks about themselves first.” - Jennifer Ives Grimson

“Money can be used to abuse, to withhold, to trap and when you have your own money or at least understand it, you always have a way out.” - Jennifer Ives Grimson

Resources Mentioned:

• Justin Harbinger
• Oprah Winfrey
• You don’t have to be wealthy to build wealth.
  
  
  

You can connect with Jennifer on her website (http://www.micro-empires.com/) or email her at  [email protected]. Listen to her podcast, Micro Empires (https://apple.co/3b5LD8U)

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Most say that multifamily is the most ideal real estate investment you can have. But today, we will explore the world of mobile home communities with our guest, Peter Pratti.

Welcome back to the Real Estate Runway podcast! In today’s show, I welcome real estate investor, commercial broker, and my co-investor, Peter Pratti to walk us through the world of mobile homes and how it can compete with the multifamily business.

Peter started his career with single-family houses and transitioned to owning apartment buildings. In his transition to the mobile home community, he will share with us the ideal plans and tips for buying mobile homes.

With that, let’s jump right in!

Key Takeaways:

Opening Segment [00:01 - 07:58] 

• Starting in the medical field and ending up in real estate
• Investing in the mobile home communities
• Getting rid of the noise through pen and paper

The Mobile Home Communities [07:59 - 19:02] 

• Peter talks about what he likes and doesn’t like about mobile homes
• How to earn money through mobile home parks
• Pros of tenant-owned homes in mobile home communities
• The processes of dealing with non-payment

Tips on Finding Good Deals [19:03 - 20:50] 

• Getting in front of people as best as you can

Lightning Round and Closing Segment [20:51 - 27:08] 

• The ability to juggle many things
• Not buying more properties as Peter’s biggest failure
• Baseball for the less fortunate kids
• See links below to get in touch with Peter

Tweetable Quotes:

“Jack of all trades and master of none is useless.” - Peter Pratti

“The key is not to be that great at anything, but to be someone that can get in front of people as best as you can.” - Peter Pratti

“What you’re trying to have is, you’re trying to hit the angle of the tenant taking pride in owning their own home and paying you almost the quasi land least, to have that home in your land.” - Peter Pratti

You can connect with Peter by calling him at +1 865-850-0679, or you can email him at [email protected].

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Welcome to the first-ever episode of Real Estate Runway! I’m your host, Chad Sutton, and we’re here to talk with a fellow Quattro Capital member Christy Keeton on her journey to success in real estate investing.

Christy Keeton is an oil and gas engineering technician turned real estate investor, networking professional, and underwriting expert. In this episode, she will share her ups and downs in her transition and how her talents and skills have helped her along the way. The world of real estate is filled with false promises and getting in is made to look like rainbows and butterflies. But Christy says otherwise.

Let’s jump right in and find out how Christy’s life took a complete turn with just one deal!

Key Takeaways:

Opening Segment - [00:01 - 06:35]

• Commonalities between the oil and gas industry and real estate
• The importance of vetting people

Getting Zero to Real Estate - [06:36 - 16:32]

• Getting an education program
• The real estate industry isn’t full of rainbows and unicorns

Building the Broker Relationships - [16:33 - 24:03]

• Christy shares her successful deals and the processes behind it
• What Christy and I discovered in a unit a day before closing
• Christy opens up about how Quattro Capital has helped her

Lightning Round and Closing Segment - [24:04 - 27:40]

• What is your superpower?
• What is your biggest failure and what did it teach you?
• What are your philanthropic endeavors?
• Get in touch with Christy. See links below
• Final words

Tweetable Quotes:

“Everything that was promised on, you’ll have investors, you’ll have this huge network, is great. But the reality is, you’re gonna work 12 hours a day.” - Christy Keeton

“Just because somebody promised you that you’re gonna get a deal, yeah, you’re gonna get a deal. But it could be a year and a half later. It’s not gonna be in seven days. You have to build relationships” - Christy Keeton

“The team that you have is the tribe that you have. If you have the right tribe, then you’ll succeed. ” - Christy Keeton

Resources Mentioned:

• Underground - https://undergroundrailroadinc.org/human-trafficking.html
• Wisdom for Asia - http://wisdomforasia.com
  

You can connect with Christy by emailing her at [email protected], or you can visit www.KeetonRealtyInvestments.com.

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Real Estate Runway Podcast is all about alternative business and investment strategies to help you amplify life, and maximize wealth! Click here to find out more about the host, Chad Sutton.