Small Axe Podcast: Multifamily Real Estate | Buy Buildings, Build Empires

Join Nico Salgado and his special guest, John Burpee, is the President and CEO of John Burpee & Associates and has over 30 years of experience in the Florida Commercial Real Estate market.

About John Burpee:

John Burpee is the President and CEO of John Burpee & Associates and has over 30 years of experience in the Florida Commercial Real Estate market. Over his career, John has brokered more than $2.1 Billion in commercial investment real estate. He is widely recognized as the premier expert for Investment and multifamily brokerage services within the Tampa Bay Area and throughout Florida. John regularly consults with national investment firms, financial institutions, and private investors on income-generating investment real estate and multifamily acquisition, disposition, and development matters. John also serves as a court-appointed receiver for lenders throughout Florida and has extensive expertise in the banking community as an advisor to three separate bank boards.

Check John Burpee on...

Website - https://burpeecommercial.com/

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-burpee-037a807/

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/burpeecommercial/

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Join Nico Salgado and his special guest, Nicole Pendergrass, is a wife, mother of two toddlers, full-time employee and multifamily investor with current holdings in NYC, PA and the Southeast. She started her real estate journey with no money, no credit and no connections but after overcoming some tough challenges, acquired a 3 family house-hack in 2015 and has since successfully grown and diversified her equity into ownership in multiple commercial multifamily deals.

About Nicole Pendergrass:

Nicole Pendergrass is a wife, mother of two toddlers, full-time employee and multifamily investor with current holdings in NYC, PA and the Southeast. She started her real estate journey with no money, no credit and no connections but after overcoming some tough challenges, acquired a 3 family house-hack in 2015 and has since successfully grown and diversified her equity into ownership in multiple commercial multifamily deals.. Experiencing the power of multifamily led her on a mission to help others do the same. She founded Noirvest Holdings, a private RE equity firm, with the mission to help others (especially minorities and women) build wealth through increasing access to multifamily investment opportunities. She is also the host of the Share The Wealth Show, a podcast dedicated to discussing non-traditional strategies to build, grow and protect generational wealth for minority and underprivileged communities.

Check Nicole Pendergrass on...

Company Website: https://noirvestholdings.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-pendergrass/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nvestornikki/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nvestornikki/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheShareTheWealthShow

 https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialNoirvest

Calendly: https://calendly.com/noirvest/30-minute-connection-call

FOR ACTIVE INVESTORS: 

The Microfamily Investing Accelerator mentorship program - Buy your first small commercial multifamily (5-20 units) with hands on, step-by-step guidance directly from Nicole! Book a free discovery call here: https://calendly.com/noirvest/themicrofamilyinvestingaccelerator

FOR PASSIVE INVESTORS:

The LAUNCHPAD: A Beginner’s Guide to Passive Wealth Building (free download) https://noirvestholdings.hubspotpagebuilder.com/the-launchpad

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Join Nico Salgado and his special guest, Andy Hubbs, has been a real estate investor since 2011.  Over the past decade, He's accumulated a portfolio of single family properties throughout metropolitan Detroit and in Indianapolis. In addition to purchasing rentals, he has also flipped numerous properties from minor cosmetic projects to major teardowns and remodels.

About Andy Hubbs:

Andy has been a real estate investor since 2011.  Over the past decade, He's accumulated a portfolio of single family properties throughout metropolitan Detroit and in Indianapolis. In addition to purchasing rentals, he has also flipped numerous properties from minor cosmetic projects to major teardowns and remodels.  For the past few years, he has focused on commercial and multifamily properties with investments in Michigan, Illinois, and Oklahoma. He has been married to his wife, Colleen, since 1999. He has an 18 year old son, Alex, a 16 year old son, Jake, and a 12 year old daughter, Allison.  They also have three golden retrievers.  Andy owns and operates two law offices with his wife.  He is an avid college sports fan, particularly Michigan State University, his alma mater. His goal is to own 500 doors within the next year.  He am excited about transitioning from passive investing to more active investing.

Check Andy Hubbs on...

Andy Email: [email protected]

Connect with Nico Salgado!

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Join Nico Salgado and his special guest, Elisa Zhang, is the principal over a multifamily real estate portfolio of $650M+ in holdings across 3,000+ apartment units within TX, AZ, and WA.

About Elisa Zhang:

Elisa Zhang is the principal over a multifamily real estate portfolio of $650M+ in holdings across 3,000+ apartment units within TX, AZ, and WA. After successfully building a path to financial independence for herself via real estate investing in less than 10 years and transitioning out of her full time IT career in 2019, she made it her mission to help motivated other nine-to-fivers do the same through her educational content on the EZ Financial Independence University website and podcast, 10,000 Roads to Financial Independence.

Check Elisa Zhang on...

Website: https://www.ezfiuniversity.com

Elisa Email: [email protected] & [email protected]

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Website: www.smallaxecommunities.com

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Join Nico Salgado and his special guest, Meredith Garrett, is the CEO and Founder of Stay Minty, and a real estate developer in Tennessee specializing short term rentals, and unique accommodations.

About Meredith Garrett:

Meredith is the CEO and Founder of Stay Minty, and a real estate developer in Tennessee specializing short term rentals, and unique accommodations. Meredith holds her bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of San Diego and holds a real estate license in Tennessee. In addition to her years in real estate, she also has a diverse background in business ownership and management. Garrett was Founder and CEO of Signorelli and Recycled Brands, a full service apparel branding and manufacturing company. She founded the business out of a one-bedroom apartment, and grew it into a 25 million dollar apparel company selling to retailers from Kohls, Walmart, Target to high end accounts such as Bloomingdales, Saks and Nordstrom.

Meredith's current focus is developing unique accommodations in nature settings that inspire people to unplug, reset and enjoy the great outdoors.

Check Meredith Garrett on...

Website: https://stayminty.com

Connect with Nico Salgado!

Website: www.smallaxecommunities.com

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Join Nico Salgado and his special guest, Joe Sullivan, a Multifamily-Real Estate Investor & Entrepreneur, in discussing his journey in real estate investing. He shares how he began his journey four years ago by leaving his job and investing in small properties like duplexes in his local area. He later realized he needed to learn more about the industry and focused on multifamily properties. He discusses a specific deal where he and his team acquired a neighboring property with one they were already under contract for, allowing them to increase their unit count. He also talks about his approach to finding new deals, maintaining a meetup group, and setting goals for the year with the help of his family.

Here's a breakdown of what to expect in this episode:

• Joe's journey in the world of real estate investing
• The importance of education and learning from others in the field of real estate investing
• Joe's multifamily property deal in Lawrence, Kansas
• Finding and Acquiring Neighboring Properties for Multifamily Investment Success
• And so much more!

About Joe Sullivan:

Joe is a husband, father, believer, coach, and entrepreneur who is passionate about helping others and changing communities for the better!

Joe spent 12 years in operations for a Facility Services company and has recently transitioned to a full-time multifamily investor. Joe brings years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies into his real estate investing career. In 2018 he started investing in duplexes in Kansas City, where he began his real estate journey. Shortly after, he joined the Jake and Gino community and leaped Multifamily. Recently, he joined the MIH Mastermind Group and has scaled his business to 1,200+ units owned and self-managed in the Midwest.

Check Joe Sullivan on...

Website:          https://joeydts.com/

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/joe.sullivan.148116?_rdc=1&_rdr

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joey_dts/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeydts/

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Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/small-axe-podcast/id1528971543

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicosalgado456/

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What is living a life by design? We hear it often, but what exactly is it? Join Nico Salgado and his guest, Tony Castronovo, as they get together to talk about grit, reflection on the past year and looking forward, making connections, running marathons and being active.

Tony has 25 years in management consulting and for about seven of those years, he was running a side gig in real estate. And in 2021, Tony decided to go full time into real estate. He shares his last 15 months- his growth, the lessons he learned, and his hopes for the coming year.

Tune in at the Small Axe podcast to hear more!

Here's a breakdown of what to expect in this episode:

• Going full-time into the real estate world.
• Celebrating your accomplishments and looking back.
• The importance of getting out into the wilderness.
• Intentional life by design.
• The importance of setting boundaries.

About Tony Castronovo:

Tony Castronovo is a multifamily real estate investor & entrepreneur with over 8 years of experience in acquisition, underwriting, contract negotiation, due diligence, syndication, capital raising, construction & renovations, operations, asset management, and overall asset strategy implementation.

He is a human performance coach, focused on helping entrepreneurs transition from the corporate life and grind of the side hustle to a fully intentional life by design.

Tony is also a seasoned management consultant, utilizing 25 years of experience advising clients on project portfolio investment management. He holds higher education degrees in Engineering and Construction Management.

Check Tony Castronovo on...

Website:          https://grit-to-growth.com/

LinkedIn:         https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonycastronovo/

Email Tony at: [email protected]

Connect with Nico Salgado!

Website: www.smallaxecommunities.com

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nicosalgado1753

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Connect with Nico Salgado!

Website: www.smallaxecommunities.com

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Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/small-axe-podcast/id1528971543

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In this episode I have my final, year-end discussion with 3 of the 6 investors who started their investing journey in the beginning of the year. Nancy Hyunh, Alex Tam, and Bob Mastroianni have all grown so much and accomplished some incredible things throughout the year. You need to tune in to find out what they have been able to do and if you could potentially become a multifamily investor too!

Welcome to the Small Axe podcast! Join Nico Salgado and his guest, Jay Balekar, as they discuss how to build a successful multifamily business from the ground up. Listen in and learn from Jay's expert advice on the Cincinnati market, as well as his insights on the importance of systems and processes. Get tips on finding the best deals, building a portfolio, and making smart investments. Plus, Jay will share how to make real estate investing accessible to everyone. Tune in to gain the knowledge and confidence you need to become a successful real estate investor.

Here's a breakdown of what to expect in this episode:

• Top 3 learnings from his first investment property.
• How to maintain a deal flow
• Cincinnati is one of the few cities in the Midwest that never falls off the list of best cities to invest in America.
• The focus for the next year will be on building systems and processes
• And so much more!

About Jay Balekar:

Jay Balekar is a Founder and Managing Principal. Jay is a business and technology leader with roots in technology consulting. Jay started investing in real estate in 2020 to diversify his investment portfolio. Although Jay was always interested in learning about and investing in real estate, he became passionate about real estate after doing his first few multi-family repositioning deals. He realized the true potential of real estate to create freedom of time, money, and location, generational wealth, passive income, tax benefits and positive impact on the society by providing people the most basic need of housing. Jay specializes in cash-flowing commercial multifamily real estate including sourcing investment-worthy deals, underwriting, performing financial and physical due diligence, structuring partnerships, and asset management.  Jay is the founder and managing principal of the Compounding Capital Group. Outside of work, Jay enjoys exploring new places and trying various delicious foods with his beautiful wife. Jay is also passionate about networking, relationship building, self-development, ideation, and process improvement.

Check Jay Balekar on...

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CompoundingC

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaideep.balekar/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaideepba...

Website: https://www.compoundingcapitalgroup.com/

Connect with Nico Salgado!

Website: www.smallaxecommunities.com

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/small-axe-podcast/id1528971543

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicosalgado456/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6edqbvXc6JCXuSg2lbSJeD

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nicosalgado1753

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