Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast

One of the reasons people are reluctant to start investing in real estate is that they don't want to deal with tenants, toilets & trash. And anyone who manages residential real estate will tell you that it can be very stressful and time consuming.

My guest today is going to help us tackle those reservations head on. He believes that property managers can take their real estate investments to the next level through simple tweaks to their mindset and tactics, especially when it comes to working with tenants.

Gary Spencer-Smith has over 20 years of experience in real estate and is an active investor with more than $10 Million in single family homes, commercial real estate and resort properties. He also just completed his new book called "The Property Manager Mindset: Reduce Stress, Save Time, Earn More Money" and he's the co-owner of RevNYou, a growing real estate education platform.

Today Gary is going to share Property Manager Mindset Shifts that will help you become immune to emotional manipulation, think like a tenant to reduce stress, and solve the 3 most common tenant problems managers encounter. We'll also discuss the ad copy that attracts your ideal renters, Gary's 4-level system for ranking tenants and property to ensure rents get paid, worst-cast analysis to prepare you for anything, and Gary's systems and checklists that build confidence for tenant walk throughs, move outs, and repair requests.

I know you're going to get a lot of great advice and ideas from this episode. You can learn more about Gary by going to https://www.revnyou.com

by email: [email protected]

Youtube: Rev N You with Real Estate

Spend the Night with me in a Haunted House!

Welcome to Part 2 of our Halloween Series on Haunted Houses, Apparitions, Paranormal Experiences, and the Roommates who don't pay rent & can't be evicted.

In part one (episode #251) you were introduced to a retired reverend who has been experiencing paranormal activity and communicating with the dead since his near-death experience at the age of 5. You also met several of his paranormal research assistants and heard their stories as well.

Today, we're going to take you on a ghost hunting adventure to a haunted house in the historic district of Bay City Michigan. You'll find out the strange reasons we were brought there in the first place, how the homeowner was almost pushed off a ladder by a ghost, and what happened that night after 2 A.M. that is so strange, and so hard to explain, that I can't wait to share it with you.

If you're experiencing paranormal activity in your home, rental property, or place of business, you can contact Reverend Hunter through his publisher at https://thunderbaypressmichigan.com

Welcome to our Special Halloween Edition with all new stories about Haunted Houses, Apparitions, Paranormal Experiences, and the Roommates Who Don't Pay Rent, and Can't Be Evicted. We did something similar 3 years ago on EP#94 and it was one of my favorite all-time episodes. Today we go even deeper into paranormal phenomenon and I know you're going to love this incredibly thrilling episode!

I recorded so many great stories that I had to break them up into two episodes: In Part One you'll meet a group of Paranormal Researchers and the Retired Reverend who has brought them together. In Part 2 you'll get to accompany me to a Real-Life Haunted House in Bay City Michigan.

I want to warn you that some of these stories will frighten you, and some may even terrify you. If you're easily scared or prone to nightmares, then this is not the episode for you. Aside from the sound effects I've added in, everything you're about to hear is the actual professed experiences of the people involved. These are real people, with real stories of paranormal events that can't be explained, and are even harder to understand.

If you own a home, rental property, or business that is haunted or experiencing paranormal activity, then Reverend Hunter would like to hear from you. You can contact him through his publisher at Thunder Bay Press:

https://thunderbaypressmichigan.com/contact

Hello & welcome to episode 250. We've reached the quarter-century mark and I thought I'd do things a little differently to celebrate this milestone. We're not going to have a guest today, I'm just going to spend a little time talking with you about the show: giving you a behind-the-scenes peek at how we put it together, answering some of your questions and feedback, and sharing the systems, technology & lessons I've learned from hosting this show over the past 249 episodes. I'll also be discussing some of the deals I've done with people I've met through the show, as well as my outlook on the real estate market and the property I just closed on this week that we intend to develop. You'll also find out why one of my favorite all-time episodes is the one that will be going live next week. I hope you enjoy this behind the scenes tour. I'm very grateful for the opportunity to share these past 250 episodes with you, and want to thank the incredible team at the Rental Property Association for making it possible.

When you live in a high cost area such as the San Francisco Bay community, you have to apply some serious out-of-the-box thinking to achieve profit in real estate investing. Over the last six years, today's guest has taken over 50 multifamily units from negative to high cash flow positions using the traditional BRRRR model as well as fix & flips. She's also figured out a way to double her money in multifamily investing in under two years.

Sri Latha has been investing in multifamily since 2014 and she brings her experience as a data scientist and researcher to the finding, analyzing and acquisition of commercial multifamily. Sri and her husband are also under contract for several hotel-to-multifamily conversions.

Today Sri is going to share how she's able to double her investment within one to two years as well as her strategy for buying in high-cost, rent-controlled areas of California. We'll also be doing a deep dive into Sri's three favorite techniques, which are Cash For Keys, ADU's (Accessory Dwelling Units), and Layout Changes. We'll also discuss her hotel rehab and conversion strategy that she's about to employ, and learn how and why rezoning is one of the most profitable things you can do in real estate investing.

I know you're going to enjoy this conversation with Sri, and it's very likely she will change the way you think about profiting from Real Estate. You can get in touch with her through www.thesrilathagroup.com and Instagram or [email protected]

Today we're going to talk to someone who has achieved huge success investing in commercial multifamily and apartments. Recently he's grown his company's portfolio from 2,500 units owned & operated to over 6,200 units. He's raised money from both institutional and individual investors through syndications and closed-end asset funds.

John Azar is an Executive Vice President and Managing Member of MACC Venture Partners where he directs acquisitions, strategic development, capital management and growth. In his past roles, John has been a commercial banker in various financial institutions and understands inside & out debt and equity financing as well as deal structure and how to grow successful companies.

Today John is going to explain how he structures his deals, sources his financing, and the types of investors he works with and the returns they expect. John will also share how his experience as an immigrant to the U.S. has shaped his perspective on success.

I know you're going to score a wealth of information from today's conversation. You can contact John through email or website: [email protected] or https://maccvp.com

You may remember a podcast conversation I had with UK investor Susannah Cole several months ago where she shared the HMO concept – Homes of Multiple Occupancy. This is somewhat unique in the United States, but very prevalent in the UK, and it basically is a co-living situation where professionals rent out rooms in a shared house. I wasn't really aware of this concept in the U.S. outside student housing, group homes and boarding houses, but apparently my guest today has been quite successful at it.

Shortly after Susannah's episode aired I was contacted by Ron Thomas, an investor out of Albuquerque, New Mexico who has not only developed this model for his real estate business, but claims it works better than any other real estate strategy he's tried.

Ron has been developing and perfecting his sytems for Shared Residence since 2009, and teaches his model to other local real estate investors. Today he's going to explain how it works and how he's averaging $1,000 net per property. We'll also discuss the type of home that works best for this strategy, how Ron markets to his residents, and some creative financing strategies that can keep the acquisition cost reasonable.

Ron has a lot of great wisdom to share in this episode that every level of investor will benefit from. You can find out more about Ron and his training by going to https://courses.shared-residence.com

Investing in Performing or Non-Performing Notes can yield incredibly lucrative results for those who know what they're doing. But if you are a beginner there will be many pitfalls and challenges you'll need to overcome in order to be successful. Back in February 2020 at the RPOA Annual Conference we held an expert panel roundtable to discuss best practices and the situations note investors should avoid. You'll enjoy hearing our expert's many stories and examples, as well as their greatest hits & losses.

Donna Bauer is a trainer and coach who has done every type of real estate transaction: buying, selling, leasing – everything having to do with real property. She's also done every type of note deal whether it be performing, non-performing, seller-financed or anything in-between, and she will tell you that hands-down she prefers paper over property any day of the week.

Gene Chandler has 46 years of real estate investing experience and is the asset manager for Chandler & Chandler Financial, which specializes in buying one-off and large & small pools of distressed assets directly from banks, hedge funds, and private equity groups.

Kyle Zimpleman is also a note investor with a mission of helping distressed home-owners stay in their homes. Kyle is the President & CEO of Expand Capital Group and purchases distressed mortgages throughout the U.S. He's also started a fund to help passive investors invest in this space. Kyle was a guest on episode #151.

I've been an admirer of today's guest ever since I came across his Cash Flow Diary podcast many years ago. J Massey has raised capital for, and invested in, single-family homes, notes, cell phone towers, commercial real estate and apartments. And today he's going to tell us about the new path his investing business has taken and why he sees a world of opportunity is short-term rentals.

J has built his very own 34-unit, 46-bedroom, short-term rental business from scratch and has shifted his Cashflow Diary brand to focus exclusively on building and training short-term rental entrepreneurs.

J is also going to share how you can build a successful business with your spouse, his special sales tips for new business owners and entrepreneurs, and how he's dealing with the unique challenges of operating a business during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Whether you're a Short-Term Rental Investor or not, you'll get a lot of great tips & advice in today's conversation. You can contact J Massey through his website & podcast https://cashflowdiary.com

One of the things I'm trying to accomplish during this Coronavirus Pandemic is systematizing and streamlining my business in order to become a leaner and more efficient real estate investor in this new and uncertain economy.

One of the ways I'd like to do that, but I don't really understand it or know how to execute on it, is through the use of Virtual Assistants. How do I find the right fit and in what ways can they make my business even more successful?

That's why I'm looking forward to our conversation with Amy Ransdell today. Amy is the CMO for virtual assistant provider REVA Global and lead generation company Deal-Dialers. She also runs an investment team and brokerage sales team in Marietta Georgia and has been buying, renovating, and wholesaling homes for over 18 years.

Amy's deepest passion is to empower people to grow their investment skills and entrepreneurial fortitude, and today she's going to help us do that by sharing how we can best utilize virtual assistants.

Amy is going to explain the mindset that VA's are an investment and not an expense, the DISC personality profiling she puts her VA's through, and the process investor's need to follow to determine if hiring a VA is right for them.

I know you're going to enjoy this conversation with Amy. If you've never considered hiring a VA you'll definitely be considering it after listening to this episode.

Amy can be contacted through email @ [email protected] or https://revaglobal.com