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

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  • Convert Your Obstacles Into Fuel with Mike “C-Roc” Ciorrocco

    Mike “C-Roc” Ciorrocco is the CEO of People Building, Inc., the powerhouse behind the “What Are You Made Of?” movement and the author of ROCKET FUEL. He is a performance coach, author, dynamic public speaker, tech visionary, and thought leader. He has been featured by Yahoo! Finance as one of the Top Business Leaders to Follow in 2020 and is on a mission to build people. He is driven to inspire others, and he measures his success on how he can help others achieve greatness. C-Rock was ignited with a fierce desire at an early age to help people see the greatness inside themselves using past life events to fuel their fire.

    Let’s listen to C-Roc as he shares his inspiring life story, converting your obstacles into your fuel and get 100% participation of yourself.

    [00:01 – 04:45] Opening Segment 

    • Let’s get to know Mike “C-Roc” Ciorrocco.
    • C-Roc shares his background and how he got to where he is today.
    • The warped sense of what the word help means.
    • The approach to help people that do not want to be helped
    • Conversely, unyielding to impact people 

     

    [04:45 – 12:30] Convert Your Obstacles Into Fuel

    • C-roc talks about his businesses and focus.
    • Most ideas stay in people's brains, they aren’t talking about it, and it goes to their grave.
    • C-Roc talks about his book, titled; Rocket Fuel’, how to get it, and what it is about.
    • C-Roc shares his childhood experience of being abused; he got through it and kept elevating in life.
    • Convert your obstacles into your fuel to propel your future.

     

    [12:31 – 20:30] Get 100% Participation of Yourself

    • C-Roc talks about overcoming self-doubt.
    • How to get 100% participation of yourself the whole time.
    • C-Roc talks about his current focus on starting his tech company ‘Blooprinted.’
    • Young-entrepreneurs movement program.
    • How to connect with C-Roc to get more information about the program?
      • See links below.

     

    [20:31 – 22:59] Closing segment

    • If your great-great grandkids are to write a book about you, how would you like it to be titled? 
      • The inexorable man.
    • How to get a copy of his book Rocket Fuel’ and join the Time management and time creation course for free.
    • Connect with C-Roc.
      • See the links below. 
    • Final words from me.



    Tweetable Quotes:

    “Just because they don't know that they need help or want to be helped right now doesn't mean I'm not going to try or quit.”- Mike “C-Roc” Ciorrocco.

    “No matter what happened to me from that point on, people discourage me; people screw me over people count me out my screw-ups, I keep elevating no matter what.” - Mike “C-Roc” Ciorrocco.

    “When people choose to settle, it is selfish to me.” - Mike “C-Roc” Ciorrocco.

       

    Find out more and connect with Mike on Linkedin .and Instagram Or visit his website at https://mikecroc.com/. 

    LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode.

    I believe that you only need a small axe to build a lasting empire. Let’s start building yours!

    To know more about me and all the real estate opportunities you can find, you can connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook or check out my website https://smallaxecommunities.com/ and book a call with me.

     

    23 min
  • Develop and Set up Your Own Strategy in Multi-family with Randy Langenderfer

    Today’s guest is Randy Langenderfer. Randy is President of InvestArk Properties, LLC focusing on creating investor value and passive income returns for the busy professional.  He has been in multi-family real estate since 2014 as both a general partner/key principal in 250 doors and a limited partner in over 4,000 doors. InvestArk offers the chance for busy professionals who want to include multi-family real estate in their portfolios to partner with experts who are aligned with their investment goals.

     

    Let’s listen to Randy and learn more about developing your own strategy in Multi-family investing.

     

    [00:01 – 07:20] Opening Segment 

    • Let’s get to know Randy Langenderfer.
    • Randy shares his background and how he got to where he is today.
    • Adding values and helping others to reach their goals
    • The journey in becoming a coach.
    • Randy talks about why he keeps his W2 job while doing real estate investing.

     

    [07:21 – 19:08] Develop and Set up Your Own Strategy in Multi-family

    • The advantage of Hard-money lending.
    • Randy talks about how he got into Multi-family investment.
    • Self-directed IRA.
    • Reaching general partners.
    • Develop your own strategy.
    • Learn the risks, benefits, and differences of all sponsors.
    • Be aware of the shiny object syndrome.
    • Underwrite and vet on deals.
    • The difference and the risk in Bridge financing.
    • The various types of debt and financing options.

     

    [19:09 – 32:02] The Integrity in Active Real-estate Investing 

    • The responsibility and role as a Key Principal, General Partners, and Limited Partners 
    • Randy shares his experience as a General Partner.
    • Being aggressive in underwriting.
    • Randy talks about his next acquisition plan.
    • The shift to active investing.
    • Randy shares his experience in dealing with unexpected events in active investing.
    • The integrity as an active investor.
    • Being a very active-passive investor.

     

    [32:03 – 37:23] Closing segment

    • If your great-great grandkids are to write a book about you, how would you like it to be titled? 
      • A husband, father, and friend who builds values in others.
    • Connect with Randy.
      • See the links below. 
    • Final words from me.



    Tweetable Quotes:

    “You have to develop your own strategy, and to me, it began with education.” –  Randy Langenderfer.

     

    “No deal is better than a bad deal.” –  Randy Langenderfer

     

    “I always tell my students to be a very active-passive investor. Ask questions, review the report, and do your due diligence.”  –  Randy Langenderfer

       

    You can connect with Randy on LinkedIn or check out his websites at www.invest-ark.com/.

     

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    38 min
  • The Right Mindset in Capital Raising Success with Ketan Patel

    Today’s guest is Ketan Patel. He is a High-Performance Coach who helps motivated real estate entrepreneurs create more income and impact by aligning their thoughts, emotions, and actions. He has mastered the art of getting results by combining techniques from Tony Robbins, Wim Hof, & Dr. Joe Dispenza. His unique program will give you the clarity, confidence, and strategy you need to achieve your goal faster and create an edge. His achievements include earning an accelerated Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (while Learning English), building a multi-Million dollar rental portfolio by starting from $8k, raising over $10 Million for his multifamily syndication business, and growing a senior care business by a factor of three in just two years.

     

    Let’s listen to Ketan to learn from his inspiring story and the mindset to be successful in capital raising.

     

    [00:01 – 07:29] Opening Segment 

    • Let’s get to know Ketan Patel
    • Ketan shares his background and how he got into real estate and multifamily.
    • Two essential things in multifamily real estate.
    • The Capital raising program.

     

    [07:30 – 17:49] The Capital Raiser

    • The key to finding your strategy in real estate.
    • Registration and broker-dealer.
    • Ketan shares the beginning of his capital-raising journey.
    • Focus your effort into one direction.

     

    [17:50 – 26:19] The Right Mindset in Capital Raising Success

    • Ketan talks about his story when he first got in the US.
    • The mindset piece in coaching people to become a capital raiser
    • Taking action is never a waste because you will always learn something even when you don’t get what you want.
    • Mindset and belief is a huge component in real estate.
    • Overcome your fear and limiting belief.
    • From Wim Hof to real estate.

     

    [26:20 – 35:29] Grow Your Network

    • Steps to build your network in capital raising.
    • Ketan talks about the material of developing a pitch to build the network in his mastermind group.
    • How to grow your investor network list.
    • The importance of referral network.
    • Nurturing the relationship with the investors.
    • How to get the coaching program from Ketan

    .

     

    [35:30 – 38:00] Closing segment

    • If your great-great grandkids are to write a book about you, how would you like it to be titled? 
      • Always believe in possibilities.
    • Connect with Ketan.
      • See the links below. 
    • Final words from me.



    Tweetable Quotes:

    “It is important to have the right mindset, a good strategy, and know-how to execute, otherwise the goals will just remain goals.” –  Ketan Patel.

     

    “Use your bandwidth wisely and be focus; it gets you the best result in the long run.” –  Ketan Patel.

     

    “Taking action is never a waste because you will always learn something even when you don’t get what you want.”  –  Ketan Patel.

       

    You can connect with Ketan on LinkedIn. You check out his websites at ketanpatel.com, mukhicapital.com, and his Youtube Channel. 

     

    LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode.

    I believe that you only need a small axe to build a lasting empire. Let’s start building yours!

    To know more about me and all the real estate opportunities you can find, you can connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook or check out my website https://smallaxecommunities.com/ and book a call with me.




    38 min
  • Women Empowerment in The Industry with Elisa Zhang

    Today’s guest is Elisa Zhang. She is the owner/principal of 1000+ unit apartment buildings via 1031 exchange and syndication. After quitting her day job to invest in real estate full-time, she is passionate about teaching others to do the same. She now focuses her time and expertise on helping nine-to-fivers to quit their job by making money while they sleep and retiring faster than they dream.

    Let’s listen to Elisa to learn from her inspiring experience and women empowerment.

    [00:01 – 13:15] Opening Segment 

    • Let’s get to know Elisa Zhang.
    • Elisa shares her background.
    • Elisa talks about the beginning of her journey in real estate.
    • The switch from nine-to-fivers to full-time real estate
    • Venturing out of state.
    • Investment in the education and networking programs.

    [13:16 – 29:10] Third-party Property Management

    • 1031 exchange.
    • When to have a third-party property management team.
    • The reasons to do self-management and opening your own PM company.
    • Efficiency in expenses
    • Elisa talks about how she manages her Phoenix market.
    • Elisa explains about her partnership model 

    [29:11 – 38:04] Women Empowerment in The Industry

    • Finding investors.
    • Women empowerment in the IT industry and real estate
    • Why she focuses on the capital stack
    • Benefits of networking conferences and programs.
    • Asset management.
    • Building long-term relationships and partnerships.
    • Passive investors summit overview.

    [38:05 – 45:44] EZ Financial Indenpent University

    • Elisa shares the background story EZ-FIU program.
    • The goals and vision of EZ-FIU expansion.

    [45:45 – 52:03] Closing segment

    • If your great-great grandkids are to write a book about you, how would you like it to be titled? 
      • One Million Zero to One
      • Female empowerment
    • Connect with Elisa.
      • See the links below. 
    • Final words from me.



    Tweetable Quotes:

    “If you in control of the capital stack, then the rest of the business falls into places, and you will have more influence.” –  Elisa Zhang.

    “Women empowerment is not just about the grassroots movement; it has to be coming from the top as well.” – Elisa Zhang.

    “In building a long-term relationship, it’s the quality that matters, not the quantity..” – Elisa Zhang.

     

    You can connect with Elisa on LinkedIn. You check out her website at www.ezfiuniversity.com/ and https://realestatesalestraining.online/ 

     

    LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode.

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    To know more about me and all the real estate opportunities you can find, you can connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook or check out my website https://smallaxecommunities.com/ and book a call with me.

    53 min
  • Taking Ownership And Responsibility Of Your Life To Succeed with Marques Ogden

    Today’s guest is Marques Ogden. In 2003 he was drafted into the NFL as an offensive lineman; after five years of playing in the league decided to retire and pursue a career in construction and contracting. At the age of 27, Marques founded a construction company called Kayden Premier Enterprises.

    His company had fast growth, but eventually, he went bankrupt, losing almost two million dollars. During his darkest hours, he pulled himself together, with hard work and determination, to finally became an inspirational keynote speaker, executive coach, best-selling author, and marketing leader, helping to build the success of others.

     

    Let’s listen to Marques to learn from his inspiring life story and reaching your goals in life.

     

    [00:01 – 05:34] Opening Segment .

    • Marques’ struggles with drugs and alcohol.
    • Faithfulness during the darkest days.

    [05:35 – 16:29] Taking Ownership and Responsibility For Your Life

    • Never get mesmerized by early success; doing that is the beginning of your downfall.
    • Managing your ego and not letting it get the best of you.
    • Write down your three biggest strengths. 
    • The inner drive to move forward.
    • Taking responsibility and accountability for what we do.

    [16:30 – 28:40] The Bridge Between Goals And Accomplishments

    • Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments.
    • What makes Marques’s company different from others.
    • The importance of having a coach or a mentor.

    [28:41 – 32:02] Closing segment

    • If your great-great grandkids are to write a book about you, how would you like it to be titled? 
      • Legacy Never Sleeps.
    • Connect with Marques
      • See the links below. 
    • Mastering 5 steps process [SALES]
      • Strong, Action-oriented, Layout Efficient Strategies.
      • People do business with who they like.
    • Final words from me.

     

    Tweetable Quotes:

    “Never get mesmerized by early success; doing that is the beginning of your downfall.” –  Marques Ogden.

    “Everything starts from within when you have the determination to say to yourself that you need to take ownership and responsibility of your life.” – Marques Ogden.

    “A good coach helps you makes more money but also keeps you from losing what you currently have.” – Marques Ogden.

     

    You can connect with Marques on LinkedIn. You check out his website at marquesogden.com or shoot him an email to [email protected]. 

     

    LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode.

    I believe that you only need a small axe to build a lasting empire. Let’s start building yours!

    To know more about me and all the real estate opportunities you can find, you can connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook or check out my website https://smallaxecommunities.com/ and book a call with me.

    33 min
  • Notes Investing with Kevin Galang

    Today’s guest is Kevin Galang, the co-founder of Community Copilot, a software sales engineer, note investor, and host of two podcasts, Tech Guys Who Invest and Note Nuggets!. He is passionate about three things, living abundantly, personal development, and convincing people that the American dream is more of a nightmare.

    While working at tech sales, he focuses on investing in the mortgage note while helping other business professionals turn other people’s debt to income for their savings or IRA through public speaking at webinars and local real estate meetups. He believes that you can not save your way to financial security; investing is a must! 

     

    Let’s listen to Kevin to learn more about Note Investing.

    [00:01 – 05:55] Opening Segment 

    • Let’s get to know Kevin Galang.
    • Kevin shares brief information about his background
      • Currently, work in tech sales as his 9-5 job.
      • He shares his parent’s view of success. 
      • He talks about his girlfriend’s influence on real estate investment.
    • Why he chooses note investing.
      • Owning the debt
    • Kevin talks about how and when he started the note investing business.

     

    [05:56 – 12:25] Note Investing Business

    • What’s interesting about notes compare to other assets.
    • Promissory notes.
    • Buying debts
    • Kevin talks about his focus on mortgage notes.
      • Not being responsible for any maintenance. 
    • Multiple ways to find notes
      • Institutional notes
      • Investors 
      • Mom-and-Pop Notes 
    • The advantage of working with private citizens vs. institutions or investors.
    • The possibility of negotiating for notes.
    • Mortgage interest rates
      • A yield.
    • Partner-up and partial note.

     

    [12:26 – 19:00] The Grand Slam Note

    • Notes can only be bought in cash.
    • What to look for in buying Notes.
      • How much equity is in the property?
      • What’s the history of the borrower?
      • What the process would be to foreclose (judicial vs. non-judicial)
    • Kevin talks about his criteria for buying notes
      • The loan balance compared to the value of the property
      • Investment to value (ITV)
    • The ideal situation in note investing.
      • 50% ITV with strong payment history.
    • Reasons why people would default on their notes.
    • Performing notes and non-performing notes.
    • Kevin talks about the certain market that he is looking at currently.

     

    [19:01 – 31:00] Foreclosing 

    • Kevin talks about the process after the foreclosure happens.
      • Depending on who you work with and the inside of the property 
      • Either sell it as it is or fixes and renting it out.
      • Create a new note
    • Certain asset classes that Kevin is currently looking at.
    • Secure debt and unsecured debt
    • Kevin shares how to find notes
      • LinkedIn, webinar, networking, and directly to banks.
      • Public records, paperstac.com, notesdirect.com, etc.
    • Direct mailers to find notes.
    • Avoid ‘Daisy Chains’ notes.
    • The approach strategy and foresight in notes investing.
      • Forbearances.

     

    [31:01 – 33:37] Closing segment

    • If your great-great grandkids are to write a book about you, how would you like it to be titled? 
      • Inspire others not to minimize themselves.
    • Connect with Kevin.
      • See the links below. 
    • Final words from me.

     

    Tweetable Quotes:

    “With note investing, there are so many ways you can make money and so many ways that you can protect yourself.” –  Kevin Galang.

    “One thing we learned in 2021, that nothing is guaranteed, a whole industry can be flipped in a moment with everyone in it..” – Kevin Galang.

    “You have to be really aware and avoid daisy chains note, by checking who is selling the note.” – Kevin Galang,

     

    You can connect with Kevin on LinkedIn. Or you check out his podcast notenuggets.com/podcast or www.tgwipodcast.com and email at [email protected]. 

    LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode.

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    34 min
  • Real Estate Zoning Platform with Carson Hess

    Today’s guest is Carson Hess; He is the Co-Founder of Development AI, a platform that helps real estate developers identify the source of underutilized properties and mitigates entitlement risk. Carson is a Boston-based investor and the co-founder of the success-minded, a content site that helps Millenials with personal finance, investing, and how to live a meaningful life.

    Let’s listen to Carson to learn more about his inspiring story and real estate zoning.

    [00:01 – 05:15] Opening Segment 

    • Let’s get to know Carson Hess
    • Carson shares brief information about his background
      • He read Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T Kiyokasi
      • He studied mechanical engineering.
      • He has a background in construction management.
      • He is currently focusing on sales and business development.

     

    [05:16 – 12:10] The Huge Transition 

    • Carson talks about his experience in ground-up development.
      • He met and formed his first relationship with a real estate developer in Boston.
      • He talks about his mentor in sales and business development.
    • The huge transition from mechanical engineering to start-up in technology.
    • Carson shares the biggest challenges in his transition 
    • How quickly you can learn what the market needs, translate what your customers need to your products, and how fast you can respond to changes in the business environment.
    • Be able to learn lessons from minor inputs and extract large lessons.



    [12:11 – 2:15] Real Estate Zoning Platform

    • Carson gives a brief introduction about The Development of AI.
    • How The Development AI works.
    • The hardest part about real estate zoning development.
    • The importance of understanding the zoning in different cities.
    • The growth in the development play.
    • The format and subscription of The Development AI.
    • The pace of the zoning rules and restrictions shift.
    • Carson talks about the layers and visuality of the platform.
    • The potential progress of the platform
    • Carson talks about the current location focus and expansion of the company.
    • Partners and team of The Development AI.
    • The significance of speed and information in the real estate industry.

     

    [27:20 – 31:56] Closing segment

    • If your great-great grandkids are to write a book about you, how would you like it to be titled? 
      • Theme: Sacrifice.
      • Sacrifice a lot to turn those opportunities into something tangible and real.
    • Connect with Carson
      • See the links below. 
    • Final words from me.

     

    Tweetable Quotes:

    “it's so much just about how quickly you can educate yourself.” –  Carson Hess.

    “Having that sort of information readily available is something that could be a real game-changer when it comes to what property to drill down on.” – Carson Hess.

    “It’s about how quickly you can learn what the market needs, translate what your customers need to your products, and how fast you can respond to changes in the business environment.” – Carson Hess.

     

    Mentioned Links:

    • Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T Kiyosaki - https://amzn.to/3tTmLIU



    Connect with Paul online!


    Instagram - @carson_hess
    LinkedIn - in/carsonhess/

    Visit his website at www.developmentai.net  and www.thesuccessminded.com

     

    LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode.

     

    I believe that you only need a small axe to build a lasting empire. Let’s start building yours!

    To know more about me and all the real estate opportunities you can find, you can connect with me on LinkedIn (in/nico-salgado-3259481a2), Instagram (@_nico_salgado), and Facebook (@nicosalgado456) or check out my website https://smallaxecommunities.com/ and book a call with me.

    32 min
  • Explore the world of Influence, Persuasion and Mindset with Paul Ross

    Today’s guest is Paul Ross. He is a master hypnotist, master trainer of neuro-linguistic programming, and internationally recognized author and speaker. For over 30 years, he has taught thousands of people the power of language to influence, persuade, sell, heal, and turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones.

    Let’s listen to Paul and explore the world of influence, persuasion, and mindset in a practical and incredible way.

    [00:01 – 04:55] Opening Segment 

    • Let’s get to know Paul Ross.
    • Paul shares a brief explanation of what hypnosis means.
      • Create and expand the state of consciousness.
      • The art of selling decisions and good feelings about the decisions.
    • Paul shares the story about his background.
      • A master hypnotist 
      • He is a former dating coach

    [04:56 – 15:39] Explore the world of Influence, Persuasion, and Mindset

    • Paul breaks down the real meaning of manipulation.
      • Manipulation is simply the art of capturing and leading the imagination and emotion of the other person, so they convince themselves to do what it is you want them to do.
    • Paul talks about a book titled “Teaching As a Subversive Activity” by Neil Postman.
      • Putting the words back on the student to do the thinking themselves 
    • The art of suggestion and being vague
      • Implied relationship suggestion 
    • Your language structured consciousness shapes your decision and drives your behavior.
    • The power of subconscious communication.
      • Enhance your negotiating skills and process without changing it.

    [15:40 – 35:15] The Pattern Interrupt

    • The pattern interrupt 
      • giving suggestions to stop and rethink.
    • The more certain you attempt to get, the more the opportunity slips through your fingers.
    • When you interrupt people’s patterns, they become suggestible.
    • The importance of staying neutral in the negotiation process.
    • Transferases
      • The law of compound suggestion.
    • Paul talks about the progress of increasing your negotiation skill and working with him.
    • Using language in relationships and opening people up for different levels of communication.
    • When you want to get to know someone, get curious.
      • Get curious about people’s moment of discovering and uncovering how they find their path.
      • Evoking the process, not the fact.

    [35:16 – 39:53] Closing segment

    • If your great-great grandkids are to write a book about you, what would you like it to be titled? 
      • The Wizard of Words.
    • Connect with Paul.
      • See the links below. 
    • Paul shares some of his free training programs.
      • Rapid sales accelerator training.
      • 23-minute audio training on how I learn to sell.
    • Final words from me.



    Tweetable Quotes:

    “Manipulation is simply the art of capturing and leading the imagination and emotion of other people so they convince themselves to do what it is you want them to do.” –  Paul Ross.

    “Your language structured consciousness shapes your decision and drives your behavior.” –  Paul Ross.

    “When you interrupt people’s patterns they become suggestible.” –  Paul Ross.

     

     

    Resources Mentioned:

     

    • Subtle Words that Sell by Paul Ross
    • Teaching As a Subversive Activity by Neil Postman



    You can connect with Paul on LinkedIn. Or you can visit his website at www.paulrossbook.com/ and to apply for his mentoring program you can visit www.speakerpaulross.com/.

     

    LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode.

    I believe that you only need a small axe to build a lasting empire. Let’s start building yours!

    To know more about me and all the real estate opportunities you can find, you can connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook or check out my website https://smallaxecommunities.com/ and book a call with me.

    40 min
  • The Mindset and Path to Financial Freedom with Mandy McAllister

    Today’s guest is Mandy McAllister; she is a multifamily real estate investor, a mindset ninja, eternal learner, coach, and dot-connector. Her passion is to help others find their path to financial freedom through syndications coaching and her platform for aspiring women to achieve more.

    Let’s listen to Mandy to learn more about mindset ninja and the path to financial freedom.

    [00:01 – 05:04] Opening Segment 

    • Let’s get to know Mandy McAllister.
    • Mandy shares the story about her background.
      • She got her master’s degree in economics and went into tradings.
      • She transitioned to medical sales.
      • Seriously dive into real estate since 2016 with fourplex.
      • Lived in Chicago but invested primarily in Indiana Polis.
    • Mandy talks about being granular in one market area.
      • You can’t be an expert on anything unless you go a mile deep and an inch wide.

    [05:05 – 13:29] Mindset Ninja

    • Mandy talks about the importance of the mindset.
      • 80% of anything is the mindset, and the other 20% is the mechanic.
    • You have got to know yourself first to do anything.
    • Mandy talks about her criteria in real estate.
      • The dynamics and fluctuation of investment
    • The business strategy to face and handle the low interest rate.
      • Give up something to be able to look at the pond that not everybody else is looking at.
    • Mandy talks about the joint venture that she is currently working with.
    • Mandy shares her thought on syndication.
    • How to look at a different group of accredited investors who might be interested in a longer-term hold
      • Look for the thing that would meet the criteria in terms of Golden Child syndication.
      • Continue to expand your passive investor database by fishing in another pond.

    [13:30 – 25:54] The Path to Financial Freedom

    • Mandy shares her way of enhancing her knowledge and education.
      • Read 100 books in a year goal.
    • Aspiring Women Achieving More community.
      • We are learning and connecting with other women who want to talk about deeper things.
      • Accountability and life-goal discussion.
    • Mandy talks about the benefits of audible books.
    • Parenting and inherit a good work ethic to your children.
    • Mandy shares how she coordinates her days and routine.
      • Ruthless time management.
    • We can be aware of a lot of things but we can only focus on one thing at a time.
    • Mandy talks about the various level of financial freedom.
      • It brings a significant level of power n your life.
      • Map out what it cost to live your life.
    • Figuring out the path to financial freedom.
      • If you can make your problem granular, it becomes way more approachable.

    [25:55 – 29:27] Closing segment

    • If your great-great grandkids are to write a book about you, how would you like it to be titled? 
      • You Can Do Hard Things
    • Connect with Mandy.
      • See the links below. 
    • Final words from me.

     

    Tweetable Quotes:

    “You can’t really be an expert on anything unless you go a mile deep and an inch wide.” –  Mandy McAllister.

    “It doesn't matter if you know 100% of everything if you are not willing to take action and go make it happen..” –  Mandy McAllister.

    “If you can make your problem granular, it becomes way more approachable.” –  Mandy McAllister.

     

    Mentioned Links:

    • Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
    • Deep Work by Cal Newport.



    You can connect with Mandy on LinkedIn. Or you can visit her website at www.mandymcallister.com/ and goodfortuneprop.com

     

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    30 min
  • Grow Your Influence and Business Through Podcast with Trevor Oldham

    Today’s guest is Trevor Oldham, the founder of Podcasting You. He provides people with the options and opportunity to reach a broad network of people through booking them on other people's podcasts. He has successfully helped out a ton of Real Estate Investors and syndicators to grow their business and influence from podcasting.

     

    Let’s listen to Trevor to learn more about his inspiring story and how he grows his business through the podcast.

    [00:01 – 05:39] Opening Segment 

    • Let’s get to know Trevor Oldham.
    • Trevor shares the story about his background and how he got to where he is today.
      • He runs a company called Podcasting You.
      • He has been working and starting some small businesses throughout high school and college year.
      • He built a company that grew so quickly in the first year but burnt out in the second year.
      • He started freelancing the skill that he has learned and started a new business.
    • Trevor explains the services he provides in Podcasting You.
      • Help people to get booked on podcasts.
      • Help people to share their stories and their offerings of what they have available.
    • Focusing on the point A and B in the story
      • Share about the topic that people want to hear about your success.
      • Share about the beginning and the process of your story so people could see the full scope of your story.

    [06:20 – 17:59] Grow your Influence and Business through Podcast 

    • Trevor shares some advice for people who are in the beginning stages of podcasting
      • Start with a newer podcast, to begin with.
      • Use the Listen-notes tool to find podcasts.
    • Trevor shares about the beginning of his podcasting career.
      • Have the consistency to push yourself to become uncomfortable.
    • The benefits of being on the podcast.
      • Giving you the exposure that you need and reach more audiences.
      • Increase your credibility.
      • It helps you to get more SEO for your website from the show notes. 
    • The podcast strategy to help your business reach its target audience.
    • The backfill episodes 
    • Attracting audience 
      • Share about what makes your story unique.
    • Tips in creating a pitch 
      • Customized 4 - 6 sentences for every podcaster
      •  Do not make the first sentence about yourself but the podcast host.
      • Listen to a few episodes before so that you can relate to the host.
      • Include a link to your one-sheet where your full bio is going to be.

    [18:00 – 24:19] Working with Podcasting You

    • Trevor talks about the process of working with Podcasting You
      • Find out what are their potential clients’ goals.
      • Take someone on to receive the monetary return
      • Look at their experiences and story.
    • Podcasting will help you to grow your business but not merely the biggest thing to explore your business.
    • Trevor does the due diligence before hopping on a call with his potential client.
    • Trevor shares his vision with Podcasting You company
      • The company is currently expanding to get more leads.
      • He shares his roles in the company.
    • He shares his personal goals for this year.
      • Get more speaking engagements and make more connections in the space.
    • Trevor talks about taking a public speaking course and training.
      • It would help you get over your fear and crafting your story.

    [24:20 – 27:30] Closing segment

    • If your great-great grandkids are to write a book about you, how would you like it to be titled? 
      • Never Giving Up.
    • Connect with Trevor and Podcasting You. See the links below. 
    • Final words from me.

     

    Tweetable Quotes:

    “I think it's important not to let out the point of that we basically start with nothing because no one really born with a knack of knowing how to invest in real estate” –  Trevor Oldham.

    “If you can show the uniqueness about yourself, it will increase your chances of getting on a show .” –  Trevor Oldham.

    “Podcasting will help to grow your business but not merely the biggest thing to explore your business.” –  Trevor Oldham.

     

    Mentioned Links:

    • Listen Notes Tool



    You can connect with Trevor on LinkedIn and email [email protected]. Or you can visit his website at https://podcastingyou.com. 

     

    LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode.

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    28 min

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

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The Small Axe Podcast is your go-to show for mastering multifamily real estate investing. Hosted by Nico Salgado, this podcast breaks down everything you need to know about buying apartment buildings—from acquisitions and financing to asset management and dispositions. Nico shares real lessons from the trenches as an active investor and operator.