The Apartment Gurus

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  • Episode 035: Yair Tilson-Get FUNDS For Your Apartment Investment!

    Special Announcement! Tate's brand new audiobook "F.I.R.E.-Financial Independence Retire Early Through Apartment Investing" is downloadable! go to: www.glequitygroup.com

    In this episode, Tate is joined by Yair Tilson of Kay Capital. Kay provides all types of funding for commercial real estate projects: debt, equity, mezzanine

    Tate, Tim and Seth talk about the 2 deals that they are currently purchasing together: the why's and how's, the business plans, the exit strategies, etc. 

    Tim Shaw: [email protected]
    Seth Teagle: [email protected]

    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 034: Seth Teagle and Tim Shaw: 2 Veteran Firefighters Partner With Tate on 249 Doors in Ohio

    Special Announcement! Tate's brand new audiobook "F.I.R.E.-Financial Independence Retire Early Through Apartment Investing" is almost downloadable! Release date 3/1/21. go to: www.glequitygroup.com
    In this episode, Tate is joined by Tim Shaw and Seth Teagle, veteran firefighters and multi-family entrepreneurs based in Columbus, OH. Tim and Seth have partnered up with Tate to form "Greenlight Ohio LLC" and are currently completing the acquisition of 249 apartment units in 2 different deals.  Tim and Seth both own their own multi-family assets in Columbus and are in rapid growth mode 

    Tate, Tim and Seth talk about the 2 deals that they are currently purchasing together: the why's and how's, the business plans, the exit strategies, etc. 

    Tim Shaw: [email protected]
    Seth Teagle: [email protected]

    1 hr 13 min
  • Episode 033: Adam and Paul Vincent, Esquire-Practicing Safe Syndication

    In this episode, Tate goes deep with The Vincent Brothers: Adam Vincent and Paul Vincent of Vincent Esquire (can I type one more "Vincent"?) These brothers extraordinaire help apartment investors successfully surf the potentially treacherous waves of syndication AND invest in multi-family assets themselves. The chemistry between these two will leave you laughing and inspired.

    The Vincent Brothers can be reached at www.vincentesquire.com.


    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 032: Julie Holly-Former Public School Teacher Uses Her Teaching Skillsets To Help Passive Multi-Family Investors

    Special Announcement! Tate's brand new audiobook "F.I.R.E.-Financial Independence Retire Early Through Apartment Investing" is almost downloadable! Release date 3/1/21. go to: www.glequitygroup.com

    In this episode, Tate is joined by Julie Holly, founder of Three Keys Investment where she helps people like you find their freedom through multifamily real estate investing so that they can live the life of their dreams! She has invested in single family homes, house-hacked before it had a name, managed properties from 1k miles away and passively invested in multifamily assets. Currently, Julie is passively invested in nearly 300 doors.

    Her podcast Ask Me How I Know: Multifamily Stories of Struggles to Success is designed to fuel the mind and soul through weekly interviews with industry leaders as well as mindset episodes.

    Julie’s experience as a public school teacher, ability to relate with people and genuine care for their financial well-being allow her to raise capital for the team’s offerings.

    [email protected]

    54 min
  • Episode 031: Jack Aduwo-Quitting His W-2 Job Thanks To Passive Income From Apartments

    Retiring from His W-2 Job to do real estate full time!

    In the US for 20 years, from Kenya.

    Dad passed away young, raised by single mom and village.

    2001-came to US for college-computer  

    Started buying single family houses in Boise.

    The power of in-person conferences-Jack met his one of his partners at Michael Blank’s Deal Maker Live event

    -ended up closing 3 deals (about 500 doors) with that partner!


    Owns in AZ and TX

    Jack is a General Partner / Sponsor for 950+ apartment units, and an equity partner in an additional 400+ units.

    Wants to expand into FL and GA (would do smaller deals in SLC or Boise)


    Team Sport-whatever you need to get a deal done is available in a partner!

    Jack uses Dugan Kelley for his syndication attorney (https://kelleyclarkelaw.com/about/dugan-kelley/)

    Jack uses CityGate for Property Management (https://citygatepropertygroup.com/en/)


    Building relationships with the brokers.

    “Deal First Approach”-Finding the deals is what’s most important right now-find a deal and take it to a team and take it down.


    Do a deal with Jack! Deal Criteria:

    1980’s built or newer

    150 units (preferably 200) or more

    May change criteria to 1990’s or newer.

    The better/nicer the asset class, the lower the risk (and the lower the returns)

    SE Markets Florida and Georgia


    Connect with Jack! www.kendubayproperties.com

    Schedule a meeting with Jack: https://kendubayproperties.com/index.php/contact

    Cell phone: 818-635-4289


    “Give in abundance and you’ll get in abundance”


    Books: NOT going to talk about “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”

    ABC’s of Multifamily Investing by Ken McElroy

    Audiobooks-catch up on books and podcasts on road trips!

    “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill


    Wants to squeeze the next 5 years into 2 years: 5,000 units (at 1,500)

    Wants to diversify into international properties (South America).

    Family time-is a HUGE part of his “Big Why”

    1 hr 3 min
  • Episode 030: Tim Bratz-From Financial Disaster to an Apartment Empire in 8 Years

    This episode welcomes the “Blue Collar Kid from Parma, Ohio” made good, Mr. Tim Bratz! Tim is the CEO and founder of Legacy Wealth Holdings, a real estate investment company that acquires and transforms distressed apartment buildings into high-yield assets for their own portfolio. Tim's current portfolio exceeds 4,000 units with a valuation of more than $350M. Working in real estate, Tim has built a passive business and created a residual income that allows him to live the lifestyle of his choice. He’s here to educate and empower others to become financially free through commercial real estate. 

    In this episode, Tate and Tim discuss Tim’s bumpy road from personal/financial disaster to being the owner of 4000 units.

    Guiding Principles: 1. “Burn the Ships” Create a restraint, no fall-back plan. 2. Build Long Term Vision-not “get rich quick”

    Millionaires and Billionaires are made by making deals and taking equity. Trade your time for equity in deals.

    Masterminds: The importance of the guidance of his mastermind to keep generating revenue during law suit with business partners. He found out that “The worst case scenario wasn’t that bad.”

    Relationship capital is MUCH more valuable than financial capital.

    Mastermind-having the right people in your corner. He 4X’d his income in 10 months in 2016 after attending his first mastermind.
    -if you sign up for a Mastermind, make it a 36 month commitment

    This year, he’s selling 2,000 units, keep 2,500, and adding 4,000 doors!

    The “1% Rule”: if the monthly rent covers 1% of the all-in price per unit of the complex, the deal should cash-flow.

    Enroll in his “Commercial Empire” Event at https://invite.commercialempire.com/cestart

    Tim can be reached at: www.legacywealthholdings.com 

    1 hr 13 min
  • Episode 029: Dr. Erin Hudson-The Secret Power of Service and Contribution

    In this episode of the Apartment Guys (and Gals) Podcast, Tate and Dr. Erin Hudson go deep into Erin's success story going from being a Chiropractor to being a full-time real estate entrepreneur. She's achieved impressive outcomes in her investing career, all while being a mom of 5!

    Erin is a stand for empowering women in the apartment investing space. Her big "Why" is creating a legacy, changing hearts and helping those in need.  Erin's company, Quattro Capital, offers an amazing opportunity for new investors to be involved in a deal. Listen for details.

    Erin can be reached at https://www.thequattroway.com/.

    57 min
  • Episode 028: Prashant Kumar-The Power of Meditation and Your Big "Why"

    In this episode, Tate welcome Prashant Kumar, an immigrant from India who owns 1200 apartment doors as a General Partner and 100 doors in his own personal portfolio. Prashant's true passion is teaching people to access inner peace through meditation. He is also passionate about serving the elderly through assisted living projects as well as teaching financial freedom through multi-family real estate.

    Prashant references www.heartfulness.org and the book "Heartfulness" and the book "The Heartfulness Way" by Kamlesh Patel



    49 min
  • Episode 027: Micheal Becker-The Journey of a Multifamily Maven

    In this landmark episode of "The Apartment Guys Podcast", I get to spend an hour with Mr. Michael Becker, multi-family maven who currently owns over 6,000 doors worth $440mil just in Dallas/Ft. Worth and Austin, Texas. Starting from a background in commercial banking, Michael started acquiring apartment properties in 2013, just 8 short years ago. Some of the principles that he shares from his banking days: 

    1. Don't buy in the "hood". (Buy in lower crime areas) 

    2. Don't be under capitalized going into a deal. 

    3. Don't use poor property managers OR self-manage remotely. 4. Use smart debt-fixed rate, long-term debt.  

    We talk about the keys to scaling up well: 

    1. Pick a good market with LOTS of inventory and velocity (such as Dallas/Ft. Worth) 

    2. Nurture long term broker relationships and do many transactions with the same brokers. 

    3. Bring in quality Human Resources. Pay more for higher-level employees that willl make your life easier. 

    4. Redundancy in Systems and Processes.  

    We also discuss the difference between and "Owner" and "Employee" Mindset and the necessity of having both in your business.  As host of both the Old Capital Podcast and The Multifamily Investing Show (https://itunes.apple.com/.../MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast...), Michael is an internationally known thought leader and speaker. Michael can be found at https://multifamilyinvestingshow.com/

    58 min
  • Episode 026: Chris Roberts-"Embracing the Suck": Growing From Life's Dark Moments To Power, Peace and Profit

    Chris is CEO and Founder of Sterling Rhino Capital. Chris holds investments or shares in over 2137 units across the county. Chris and the Sterling Rhino team recently closed on a 112-unit value-add property in Georgia and 104-unit property in Virginia. 

    In this episode, Chris and I go deep into some of Chris's more difficult memories to remember the extremely valuable lessons that come with adversity. If you're dealing with adversity or fear in your business or life, Chris and I share some ideas about how to successfully navigate from "Embracing the Suck" (Navy Seals Motto) to thriving in peace, power and profit.

    Chris can be reached at www.sterlingrhinocapital.com. By purchasing Chris's book, "You've Earned It!" in E-Book, Paperback or Audiobook, you will feed between 10-85 people. 

    56 min

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Every week, host Tate Siemer welcome Gurus from all over the apartment investing industry. All topics are covered, including how to get started, finding deals, finding capital, mindset tips and so…