 Gena Lofton joins us today on “Secrets to Real Estate Investing” with Holly McKhann. Gena Lofton is the founder of Accredited 2 Accredited. She was a homeless foster kid, but ended up with an MBA and a career at EY. Today she is financially free and owns 4,000 apartment units, a Hilton resort, Assisted living facilities, oil and gas ventures, junior mining, technology, and telecommunication assets. She is the author of Escape the Madness, The 10 Steps to Get Out of the Rat Race. 


In this episode you will learn:
- How to be smart with real estate investing while pursuing a career
- How you can buy the right asset at the right time
- What happened in the housing bubble (Gena had a front row seat to the crash
- How to think about taxes and debt
- How to minimize risk of losing so much money in bad investments


FREE Download: Gena is sharing her Financial Freedom Formula Cheatsheet to get you started on your way to financial freedom and out of the rat race! Find it at hardhatholly.com/115


Connect with Gena: Find more free resources at genalofton.com, including “3 Steps for You to Achieve Financial Freedom”


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Today we have Jimmy Murray on Secrets to real Estate Investing with Holly Mckhann. Jimmy Murray is the founder of Lyonpropertygroup.com. He lives in Rhode Island and always had the passion to do real estate investing as early as Junior High School. He graduated college in the year 2010 with a degree in finance at Ohio University. In the year 2012, he purchased his first multi-family property and started doing flips and found out that he was good at talking to tired landlords. In December 2014, he received a bad year-end review and decided to launch a property management company. Jimmy Murray now has 700 units under management in Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts.


What you will learn in this episode:
-The importance of knowing property management.
-The meaning of “househacking” and how to househack
-How to start a property management from zero funds
-How to generate a rehab game plan to attract tenants


Learn more about Jimmy: You can listen to his podcast The Cash Flow Kings and find him on Instagram @thecashflowkings to learn more. You can also visit his website lyonpropertygroup.com

SREI 136: Jimmy Murray Takes Your Property Management Knowledge to the Next Level

 Today we have Amber Miller on Secrets to Real Estate Investing with Holly McKhann. Amber lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has been flipping houses since 2007. After college, she got a job and worked in a company that offers financial services and sells financial products. She stayed with the company for almost 12 years, but half-way through her career, she realized that it wasn't a good option for her to keep waiting for a promotion. So, she decided to start looking for something that would be worth her effort to impact her financial future.  She chose to go full-time in real estate: finding, designing and renovating properties. Amber has already flipped over 150 houses now. 


What you will learn in this episode:
-How to pursue your entrepreneurial spirit
-Things to do to get educated about real estate investing
-The challenges that you might face having a partnership and how to deal with it
-The best way to flip houses


FREE Download:  Fixer-upper checklist - 8 Tips to Find the Perfect House to Flip 
Learn more about Amber:  You can visit thresholdhomesmn.com to watch her blog for ideas for spaces, designing, and finishes. You can also visit houseflipblueprint.com where you can attend her classes on real estate.



SREI 135: Amber Miller's 8 Tips to Find the Perfect House to Flip

Today we have Antoine Martel on Secrets to Real Estate Investing with Holly McKhann. A millennial who attended a real estate seminar and learned how to flip houses.  In California, together with his brother and father, he tried to flip houses in LA and after 2 years they realized that they don't have enough money.  Next they started looking for different strategies and decided on cash flowing single-family homes.
What you will learn in this episode:
- How to become a wise investor at an early age
- The benefits of calling 200 realtors
- The importance of creativity in getting deals
- The significance of surrounding yourself with experienced investors


FREE Download: A guide to investing - How to get started in real estate investing with $20,000 or less.
Learn more from Antoine: visit his website at www.martelturnkey.com or you can follow him on instagram: @martelantoine



SREI 134: How to Get Started in Real Estate Investing with Only $20K or Less - Antoine Martel

Today we have Cliff Hayden on Secrets to Real Estate Investing with Holly McKhann. Cliff is the founder of ShowMeTheRental.com. He started investing when he was 25 years, while still working a W-2 job. Cliff now offers guidance for renters and real estate investors to maximize their profits.
What you will learn in this episode:
- How to screen renters
- How a lead screening system can make your business more efficient
- How education and mentorship are a key factor in real estate investing
- How to balance work and family priorities
FREE Download: Tenant Screening Worksheet – A simple guide to finding and screening qualified renters. Get it by filling out the form on this page or by texting the word “hardhat” to 38470.
Contact Cliff: Contact Cliff at (502) 641-8781, between 12:00, 1:00, 4:00 and 5:00 or email him at Cliff@ShowMeTheRental.com. You can also visit ShowMeTheRental.com for more information.

SREI 133: The One Question Cliff Hayden Asks Sellers to Maximize Profits

Today we have Jay Helms on Secrets to Real Estate Investing with Holly McKhann. He is a unique real estate investor because he invests on the side of his W2 job. Since he started actively investing in 2014, he has accumulated a portfolio of 49 units with an additional 274 units currently under contract. Jay focuses specifically on how to balance a work/life balance while pursuing his overwhelming goal of providing 300 years of generational wealth to his family.
What you will learn in this episode:
- How to be a smart long term real estate investor as you continue your career
- How to offer the right price for you
- How to manage your time when you work and invest
- How real estate investing can give you opportunities to improve lives
FREE Download: 10 Step Guide to Buying and Holding a Small Multi-Family Rental Property - A simple guide to starting and building your portfolio of properties and cash flow. Get it by filling out the form on this page or by texting the word “hardhat” to 38470.
Hear more from Jay: His podcast, W2 Capitalist, was ranked #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy for Business/Investing. He provides his insight for building a buy and hold real estate portfolio, successfully working a highly demanding W2 and helping raise a growing family with his wife. w2capitalist.com
Contact Jay: Go to the Real Estate Investing for the W2 Employee group on Facebook

SREI 115 Gena Lofton: Homeless Foster Child Turned Financially Free Woman

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