People are often drawn to real estate after watching TV shows that focus on flipping houses to make money. Today, Toby Mathis of Anderson Business Advisors talks to Aaron Adams, CEO of Alpine Property Management and Alpine Capital Solutions. Also, Aaron’s working on writing another book, Tips Tricks Foreclosures & Flips: Secrets of a Millionaire Landlord.

Highlights/Topics:

From Carleton Sheets to Robert Kiyosaki: Captivated by concept of real estate education

Pieces of Property: Aaron has 3,000 single family homes in five markets, a handful of apartment buildings, six mobile home parks, and 20 Airbnbs

Process of purchasing properties, inheriting tenants, and rehabbing/renovating

Learn by doing and have a general understanding about construction to be in real estate;

Rule of Thumb: For most construction jobs, a contractor’s costs for materials and labor should equal each other

Active vs. Passive: Make no mistake, flipping is active income, but passive income can change your life

Turnkey Investing Model: Buy properties that generate at least 7% net on rent

Nation of Renters: 70% of Americans can’t afford to buy a home where they live

Tool turned Crutch: Student loan debt has gone from millions to trillions; 300% increase

Killing millennials’ ability to buy property; rents are going up, homeownership is falling

Secret Sauce Ingredients: Follow light rail plans, focus on first-generation Hispanic neighborhoods, and find public/private partnerships

Biggest mistake Aaron made was lack of financial control; he waited too long to hire an accountant/bookkeeper and trusted people who ended up stealing money from him

Aaron’s Biggest Gamechanger: Don’t limit opportunities; disconnect your ego from staking a flag and saying, “This is what I do.”

Investors typically buy houses via annuities, savings accounts, and retirement money

Key to Real Estate: Follow the feds, builders, and trends; achieve education with action

Resources

Alpine Capital Solutions

Alpine Capital Solutions on Facebook

Carleton Sheets’ No Down Payment Infomercial

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Airbnb

Average Americans can't afford a home in 70 percent of the country

Fannie Mae

Freddie Mac

Tony Robbins

MLS

Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

Merrill Lynch

Fidelity Investments

Toby Mathis

Anderson Advisors

Anderson Advisors Tax and Asset Protection Event

Anderson Advisors on YouTube