The A Game Podcast: Real Estate Investing For Entrepreneurs

Join Nick Lamagna as he sits down with guest Jose Linares, who went from an insurance claims adjustor and commercial restoration specialist to successful multifamily investor acquiring over 20 doors in his first 4 months!

Jose talks about overcoming the fear and paralysis by analysis on his first deal to pulling the trigger and investing remotely from California in midwest markets with higher returns and more affordable barriers to entry.

He discusses taking bite sized steps to getting comfortable, how to get his wife on board and working with the right partners and teams including mentors like Brandon Turner and David Greene to help him get on the right path to financial freedom!

Topics for this episode include:

✅ How to get brokers to take you seriously when you have no experience

✅ How to BEAT paralysis by Analysis

✅ Should you rent or buy your first house before you invest in another property?

✅ The reality of what people think in Masterminds

✅ Finding the right mentors and partners

✅ Common beginner commerical real estate investing mistakes ➡️ More!

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Join Nick Lamagna as he sits down with guest and U.K. native Lawrence Dunning, a full time real estate investor & broker and former derivatives trader who holds an MBA in finance. If that wasn't enough he is a Chicago Golden Gloves boxing Champion & former Pro MMA Fighter.

This new dad currently spends his days focused on finance, family, real estate and running marathons to achieve his goal of being the first Jiu Jitsu Black Belt to run a marathon on all 7 continents! Lawrence became a millionaire at an early age, decided to go chase his dreams assuming he could always go back and make more money later, then the market changed and left him in a spot where he needed to rebuild and reinvent himself from the ground up.

Catch his podcast "Enter The Lionheart" We cover so many interested topics on life, money, inflation, crypto, real estate, partnerships, regret and more. One of my favorite interviews definitely do not miss this one!

Topics for this episode include:

✅ Three major benefits to investing in real estate TODAY to protect yourself

✅ Is there a benefit to investing in Bitcoin still?

✅ New construction vs renovations! Which is better?

✅ The volatility of the stock market vs the stable asset of real estate

✅ Terrifying facts about money and inflation you need to know

✅ Running a marathon in Antarctica ➡️ More!

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Join Nick Lamagna as he sits down with guest Sonja Ray, owner of Authentic Closer, LLC a real estate investment acquistions sales expert and coach for real estate wholesalers. She has worked alongside some of the biggest real estate investors in the country and in 2021 closed close to $1.5 Million in sales all virtual while running and training teams across the country. Sonja is a CRM Ninja and practices what she preaches with business, health and personal development through such avenues as "75 Hard" and Ice Plunges you can often see on her IG. She amazingly hit these amazing metrics closing deals in bed due to re-injuring an old inhurt that put her in a wheelchair for 3 months and battling 2 long time auto immune challenges she has taken on with no medication focusing on alternative health and has even published the book, "Small Step Huge Change: 8 Simple Ways To Better Health." Topics for this episode include:

✅ How to be more productive working from home

✅ When to use and NOT use scripts in sales and acquisitions

✅ How to be a better leader and how to be a better follower

✅ How to be relatable in business and why it will make you more money!

✅ How to increase your confidence & capabilities of what you can accomplish

✅ Benefits of ice plunges ➡️ More!

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Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest for a 2nd time, Matt Merenoff aka "The Short Sale Savage." Matt is the author of the NEW book "Short Sale Savage: The Untold Stories," where he shares an in depth look of his journey in life and business leading up to present day short sale expert with his company Realestate Recovery Group.

Topics for this episode include:

✅ What is a short sale

✅ Why would the bank accept a short sale

✅ How does a short sale benefit the seller

✅ Why do most entrepreneurs and investors fail?

✅ The difference in "Telling" vs "Selling"

✅ What is the most important aspect of a short sale

✅ Common short sale misconceptions ➡️ More!

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Join Nick Lamagna as he sits down with guest Joe Cury, founder of Personal Brand Secrets who is a social media growth specialist with a giant following and impressive inner circle. Prior to making $18 Million In sales in a few short years he tells an incredible story of being a well known successful restaurant owner in the Dominican Republic to losing his restaurant in a fire, wife in a divorce, finances and confidence finding himself in Florida homeless and contemplating suicide.

We hear how he turned it all around mentally, physically and financially where he now has a network of the top entrepreneurs and influencers in the world and teaches many new and experienced investors and individuals how to grow and monetize their brand, platform and audience.

Topics for this episode include:

✅ What would you do if you lost everything and had to start from scratch

✅ Why it is important to bring your "A-Game" to attract "A-Players."

✅ The art of feeling "Happy"

✅ Why do business fail?

✅ Working with entrepreneurs and influencers to grow and monetize their followers

✅ How to find a good mentor ➡️ More!

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Join Nick Lamagna as he sits down with guest John Geldert, who is a former construction worker turned real estate investor from Long Island! John currently owns 85 doors and is a Limited Partner on an additional 460 units and counting! He started investing when he lived in his parents basement and worked himself out of his 9 to 5 gig going full time into real estate and even starting his own successful company GMG Home Inspections.

He has made money doing all kinds of different exit strategies over the years building up a lifetime of experience and hands on knowledge which he has taken to now scale up into multifamily real estate investing. Always a great time talking to fellow Long Islanders who are making big moves in the industry!

Topics for this episode include:

✅ How to make enough money in real estate to quit your day job

✅ Hard Money vs Private Money

✅ What is the difference between deferred maintenance and capital expenses (Capex)

✅ How to go from investing in single family homes to multifamily buildlings

✅ The unavoidable reality of paying for mentors

✅ What is a Limited Partner vs General Partner (LP vs GP)

✅ What's the best pizza on Long Island ➡️ More!

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Thank you to Chris Cianciulli and Connexx for linking us up and many others! Check them out

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Join Nick Lamagna as he sits down with guest Jason Rash, who is an entrepreneur, musician and real estate investor making major waves in the industry in his first year investing! Jason has high energy and has been compared to a younger Grant Cardone. He has taken the lessons, discipline and business principles from a million dollar social sales business and apply them to find profitable real estate deals in every market in the country! Jason bought 10 deals in his first twelve months and talks about how to responsibly and successfully start and scale your portfolio in record time! This is a VERY fun and exciting discussion definitely check it out! Topics for this episode include:

✅ How to safely start and scale your real estate portfolio in one year!

✅ What to look for in a good rental property

✅ What should a house NOT have that can kill your profit

✅ The importance of seeing opportunities not obstacles

✅ How he lost $26,000 in 8 minutes!

✅ What is a mandatory skill you need to be successful in business most do not have ➡️ More!

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Join Nick Lamagna as he sits down with guest George Salas, who shares his creative strategies to build up to a monthly six figure passive income real estate portfolio through short term rentals. George tells an incredibly inspirational tale of coming to this country from Peru and going from athlete to entrepreneur, business owner and successful real estate investor. George has had his ups and downs losing his life savings and building up to a millionaire with an astounding portfolio of passive investments in under five years! He now not only is in a financially free position but he also helps other through his educational company "Elevate," and his workshops "Five Houses To Freedom."

Topics for this episode include:

✅ The 5 pillars you need to know to successfully invest in short term rentals/air bnb

✅ Amazing arbitrage strategy to build up massive rental income without ever qualifying for a loan

✅ How to evaluate if a market is good for short term rentals

✅ What are some quick formulas to analyze a short term rental opportunity?

✅ What happens if you lose everything ➡️ More!

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Join Nick Lamagna as he sits down with guest Michael Burns, a real estate investor, lender, broker and host of The Freedom Lifestyle Experience Podcast. Michael has founded companies such as Lifestyle lending, Inc and is flipping over 50 properties a year and has over 50 doors. He has found success in real estate and found ways to involve his wife, brother, mother and even dog in their business! His team has branched out over the years to integrate his real estate business vertically to expand into a brokerage and mortgage company in addition to the investing side.

Michael is always inspiring sharing his wins and losses so people can learn from the good and the bad of his journey and has invested in himself countless times to attend masterminds and network and do business with some of the best leaders in the industry and truly has built success on his relationships and discipline! He takes care of his mind, body and business by being accountable, working on his mind and even repeatedly completing 75 Hard living what he preaches by truly creating a "Lifestyle" most people dream to achieve.

Topics for this episode include:

✅ Is A Balanced life A Misconception?

✅ Some risks of flipping houses most people do not know

✅ How to generate real estate leads with limited marketing

✅ Should you get your realtors license or mortgage license as an investor?

✅ The power of social media for business ➡️ More!

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Join Nick Lamagna as he sits down with guest Jason Chambers, an investor, Former Pro fighter, Jiu JItsu Blackbelt, actor, commentator host of The Jason Chambers Podcast and star of the ground breaking show "Human Weapon."

Jason earned a blackbelt under Renzo Gracie and brown belt from Eddie Bravo. Combined with his discipline from a life of martial arts and experience traveling the world he brings a unique and entertaining perspective to this interview and his podcast combining life lessons as an actor and entrepreneur as well as a crypto enthusiast and investor.

Jason is a pro on the mic after commentating for such places as Bellator, OneFC and Fightpass . He has been seen on such shows as Days of Our Lives, CSI and you can catch him in the upcoming move Ask Me To Dance. Check him out multiple times a week on his hit The Jason Chambers Podcast.

Topics for this episode include:

✅ Strategies for success in marketing and business

✅ What is an irreplaceable commodity worth more than money

✅ The 80/20/30 Rule to crypto investing

✅ Niche Marketing vs wide marketing vs Joe Rogan anomaly

✅ What is the most effective martial art after filming Human Weapon ➡️ More!

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