The Capital Stack

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About the guest:

Gabriel Neill-Craft is an accomplished multi-family syndicator with an eye on value-add B&C class opportunities between 70 and 500 units. His portfolio includes over 2,180 units in key markets throughout TX.

Connect with Gabriel Neill-Craft

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.chatwithgabriel.com/

Episode Highlights:

✔️ The power of investing in yourself

✔️ Economies of scale in multi-family

✔️ Investing out of state

✔️ Leveraging corporate background as an investor

✔️ Getting the most from mentorship groups

✔️ Using meetup groups to build credibility

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About the guest:

Randy is the Founder of InvestArk, a multi-family acquisition firm whose mission is to create significant passive income for its investors and partners. He got started in real estate as a private money lender and has invested in numerous multi-family apartments as both a general and limited partner over 4,000 units in his portfolio. He is passionate about helping others achieve their goals in real estate and has been a part of several educational programs and is currently a coach in Rod Khleif’s organization.

Connect with Randy Langenderfer: 

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.invest-ark.com/

Calendly: https://calendly.com/randy-langenderfer

Episode Highlights:

✔️ Leveraging transferable skills for investing success

✔️ How to learn, while you earn, as a passive investor

✔️ The power of mentorship and coaching

✔️ Finding partners who complement your skill set

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About the guest:

Monika Jazyk is the Founder of RPI Education, the world’s fastest growing investment community and is on a mission to help everyday people invest like the top 2%! RPI Education has assisted thousands of people across the globe to build wealth and create time, money freedom in their lives. Monika is a wife and proud mother of four wonderful children.

 
Connect with Monika Jazyk: 

RPI Education Website: https://rpieducation.com/home

Episode Highlights:

✔️ Tips for building wealth like the top 2%

✔️ How to stop trading your time for money

✔️ Effective wealth lifecycle planning

✔️ Reasons to join the RPI Education community

✔️ Avoiding common mistakes in real estate investing

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About the guest:

Eric Rice, Chief Growth Officer at King Operating Corporation, guides investors in the dynamic world of oil and gas. With a background in high-net-worth wealth management, Eric transitioned into a successful entrepreneur and mentor, known for his market-savvy insights. Eric resides in North Dallas, balancing family life, a part-time ministry, and coaching baseball.

Connect with Eric Rice: 

Twitter (@EA_Rice): https://twitter.com/EA_Rice

Website: https://www.kingoperating.com/

Episode Highlights:

✔️ Understanding the macroeconomic factors impacting oil and gas investments

✔️ Why now is the perfect time to invest in the energy market

✔️ Key differences between KOPX and other operators in the oil and gas sector

✔️ How building relationships helps operators mitigate costs

✔️ Strategies oil and gas operators use to improve asset value

✔️ Why having contiguous acreage makes an asset more attractive to the next buyer (large operators), and adds significant value to investors

💡 Question of the week:  Have you investing in oil and gas deals❓ 

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About the guest:

Bernard Reisz CPA is Chief Education Officer at ReSure Financial, a firm focusing on helping real estate investors understand how real estate title and tax tools - 1031 Exchange, Cost Segregation, 401k/IRA - can be used to turbocharge ROI and wealth growth. As a financial nerd that's guested on countless financial, tax, real estate, and legal forums Bernard delivers straight-talk and unique insight on nearly every aspect of real estate tax topics, including life insurance, real estate professional tax status, asset protection, financial planning, business entity selection, S-Corp, C-Corp, partnerships, 1031 Exchange, 453 Installment Sales, UBIT, UBTI, UDFI and advanced tax mitigation strategies. 

Connect with Bernard Reisz: 

ReSure Site: https://members.resurefinancial.com/

Episode Highlights:

✔️ Understanding cost segregation and bonus depreciation

✔️ Why it’s important to understand land allocation in your tax strategy

✔️ The double benefit of leverage in real estate: (1) leverage on the purchase price, and (2) leverage on the tax deduction

✔️ Recapture mitigation strategies

✔️ When it makes sense to do a cost segregation study

🎯 Actionable tip for new investors: Check out resurefinancial.com to learn more about crafting a more robust strategy in your tax plan.

📚 Book of the week:“Tax-Free Wealth” by Tom Wheelwright, CPA

 💡 Question of the week:  Do you do cost segregation studies on your deals❓ 

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About the guest:

Brooke uses her 20+ years of sales and marketing experience in corporate America, along with her educational and team-sports background, to build her active real estate portfolio. She is on a mission to financially empower women and marginalized communities where they work, live, and play through investing. Brooke is passionate about health and fitness, travel, female empowerment, and fighting injustices. She and her husband, David, live in Northern California with their four daughters and dog Bella.

Connect with Brooke: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooklynn0719/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brooke.ceballos.7

Episode Highlights:

✔️ Why it’s important to be self-motivated, self-driven, and relentless about your goals!

✔️ The impact of investing in yourself

✔️ A cool hack to audit—and take control of—your expenses

✔️ How to build your brand by sharing professional, personal, and lifestyle posts

✔️ Identifying which mentorship group adequately fills gaps in your educational journey

💡 Question of the week:  What aspects of coaching and mentorship programs are most important to you❓ 

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BIRCH PROSPER WEBSITE: https://www.birchprosper.com/

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Don’t miss this episode where we discuss effective asset management in syndication deals, and how sponsors, who have a full-time job, can achieve balance in this business.

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About the guest:

Joanne Santiago is a real estate investor / syndicator with over 23 years’ experience in software engineering at a Fortune 500 company. She has a portfolio of over 1,100 units in key markets throughout Texas, and has led software and hardware teams, quality assurance teams, production, and has even worked with AI.

Connect with Joanne Santiago:

Website: https://www.hearthstoneventuresinc.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-santiago-741767/

Episode Highlights:

✔️ Defining the scope of a capex/business plan in apartment deals

✔️ The importance of capex timing and why it’s essential to allocate capital to the pre-exit phase of the project

✔️ What is unfinanced vs financed rehab?  

✔️ Effective time management when balancing being a GP, while working a full-time job

✔️ Joining mentorship programs to compress the learning and win big

🎯 Actionable tip for new investors: Take action. Get educated to make sure you can identify the right syndicator/sponsor for you. 

📚 Book of the week:“Best in Class” by Kyle Mitchell and Gary Lipsky

💡 Question of the week:  What profession(s) has a skill set that is directly applicable to operating large deals as a CRE syndicator❓ 

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Episode Highlights:

✔️ The impact of the availability of financing on CRE asset classes

✔️ The 3 most common valuation/appraisal methodologies used in real estate: (1) cost approach, (2) sales comp approach, (3) income approach

✔️ Why forced appreciation is the “secret sauce” behind the multi-family investing industry

✔️ Underwriting metrics that characterize the quality of an investment

✔️ Common examples of investment waterfall structures

🎯 Actionable tip for new investors: Get educated. Go to conferences. Speak with experienced investors to understand how syndication deals are evaluated and structured. 

📚 Book of the week:“What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow... And 36 Other Key Financial Measures” by Frank Gallinelli

 💡 Question of the week:  Which performance metric(s) is the most important to you as an investor❓ 

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Don’t miss this episode where guest Migena Agaraj and I discuss the power of being a top-tier connector in business!

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About the guest:

Migena Agaraj is an experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in the facilities services industry. Skilled in negotiation, budgeting, operations management, Microsoft Excel, and customer service. Her extensive program and project management experience has served her well in a variety of roles, including Director of Business Development, and as a CEO of a firm in the real estate space. Migena is also the author of “Powerful Female Immigrants” a literary work focused on the stories of women from all over the world who have made an impact in their communities.

Connect with Migena: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/migena-agaraj/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/migenanyc/?hl=en

Migena’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/POWERFUL-FEMALE-IMMIGRANTS-Stories-Movements/dp/1637925611

Episode Highlights:

✔️ How to shift your mindset from working with/for a company to serving people

✔️ Functioning as a business matchmaker in your company

✔️ 4 steps to building genuine relationships quickly: (1) focus on what you can do for the other person; it’s not about you, (2) never ask for anything in return, (3) be transparent, (4) follow up

✔️ Understanding the art of relationships

🎯 Actionable tip for new investors: Focus on being a giver and a connector. 

📚 Book of the week:“POWERFUL FEMALE IMMIGRANTS Volume 2: 24 Women 24 Stories 24 Movements” by Migena Agaraj

💡 Question of the week:  Do you place enough emphasis on being a connector in your industry/business❓ 

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In this episode, I sit down with Matt Drouin to talk about the impact you can have on your local community and economy as a real estate investor!

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About the guest:

Matt Drouin is a Partner at OakGrove Development, a real estate investment and development firm with a special focus on value-add commercial and residential properties in Rochester, NY. Matt has been in real estate management, brokerage, and development for 16 years, and owns 176 units of residential and commercial property. His company’s mission is in developing real estate projects that not only add value to their investors but also puts long term community interests front and center. Matt believes that you can do well and do good as a real estate developer and that ultimately community centric development boosts long term profits for investors.

Connect with Matt Drouin: 

Website: http://www.oakgrovecompanies.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-drouin-b298b59/

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matthew.drouin.50

Episode Highlights:

✔️ Taking action in light of unfortunate circumstances

✔️ Building relationships by being a go-giver

✔️ Why it’s important to tell people what you do before raising private capital for a deal

✔️ Exponential growth by reinvesting capital gains

🎯 Actionable tip for new investors: Meet with active investors (call/coffee/lunch….) and follow up with them. “Book an appointment from an appointment.” 

📚 Book of the week:“The Go-Giver” by Bob Burg & John David Mann

💡 Question of the week:  Do you think the office asset class is poised for a recovery❓ 

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