The Investor Empowerment Series Radio Show

This AWESOME episode is with one of my long term contractors, friends, and investor partners Tim Jastrab of TMJ Asset Services on his ability to HUNT, STALK, and KILL some of the very few UNICORN deals left in existence and make some killer profits on his fix and flip deals!!!

I think the moral of the story is that making money in real estate investing all comes down to relationships.

Know the right buyers, sellers, investors, contractors, partners, money people, brokers and unicorns! It's a people business!!

Tim is a "newer" investor, originally kicking one fix and flips "A**" back before the crash of 2007, and now back at it again with 3 more under his belt in the last year and a half or so, making some clean killer profits.

If you want to have a unicorn horn in mounted on your wall someday, you don't want to miss this episode!

So I give a lot of hype to this conference... Here's a second opinion of what another investor thinks as we chat on day 3 of the conference, which also happens to be the day we are packing up to go home.

Meet Lee Smith, an Indianapolis investor and friend of mine, who owns and manages 150 units for himself and other investors.

• We discuss the state of the real estate market and where it's headed.
• Important information on what the "BIG" guys in our investment business are seeing.
• Where you should be looking to find your next deals, and where the "BIG" guys are not looking!
• What we've learned, where it's causing us to head, and what's next!

Stay tuned, check it out, listen up on and rate me on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube, SoundCloud, WHATEVER YOU CAN!

So I found an opportunity just before leaving for the IMN conference that is a 6 house package deal in the Chicago suburbs.

It's still available as of release of this podcast. The seller is offering to finance the deal for a 1 year term at 8% interest amortized over 30 years with a 1 year balloon on it.

Let's review the numbers and go over some of the value add/exit strategies on it.

Is it worth going after?

Review the numbers with me and let me know what you think...

If you're interested, call or email me @ [email protected]

If you have questions or criticisms, let's hear them.

Maybe YOU want it, maybe we can partner on it, maybe you can be the private lender on the deal.

Heading to the IMN Conference again this coming weekend, which runs from May 1st to May 3rd in beautiful South Beach Miami, Florida!

We review what the conference is all about, what it offers, and my plan to podcast LIVE from the networking sessions. You can review, sign up to attend, and learn more about the Single Family Rental Forum East here:

https://www.imn.org/real-estate/conference/The-5th-Annual-Single-Family-Rental-Investment-Forum-East/Agenda.html

Also, I digress into what a "Sandwich" Lease Option is and how it's an example of a No Money Down type deal and how you may utilize it in starting out in your investment business.

Lastly but definitely not least, my goal to form an "Upper-Level" Mastermind group based in the Chicago area.

I've been thinking on this for 2 years, and as one of good friends tells me, when I mention something multiple times and keep talking about it for years, it generally comes to fruition.

I am calling out to all investors interested in being a part of this high level mastermind, which will meet monthly, during business hours, at private locations throughout the Chicago area.

The goal is to discuss partnership opportunities, dealing with challenges, working together to become even more financially successful in the future.

If you or someone you know are interested, email me at [email protected]

Today's guest, Chad York, is a former Firefighter/Paramedic from the suburbs of Chicago. Chad got his investing beginnings working with his father on projects around the house, including a full addition as a kid. Eventually he began working for another Firefighter who was rehabbing houses in the local area, obtaining a better understanding of general contracting, gut rehabs, and fixing and flipping.

Chad eventually started his own real estate investment business, BC Property Solutions, partnering with his father who's based in Indiana.

So far Chad has successfully completed 3 VERY interesting deals that all ended up being solid money makers and all very unique situations.

This is truly a podcast that discusses the SOLUTIONS that can be derived by overcoming the obstacles we all potentially face in the real estate investment business!

Wholesaling, fix and flipping, real estate investing, flipping houses, planning, building a team, motivation, education, real estate investor, buy and hold, landlord, landlording, cashflow

Today's guest, Salma Bhatti, starting investing in real estate a few years ago after being inspired by her family's previous success with rental properties and watching other flippers succeed through various media sources. So far she's completed 5 flips in the Chicago area, with flip #6 currently under contract to sell to a retail buyer, and flip #7 still under construction due to the scope and size of the project.

This episode focuses on getting started in investing, some of the challenges a new flipper can face in the real estate investing business, and ways to overcome them.

Vision, inspiration, desire, and motivation is an important aspect to any business, and flipping houses is no different.

If you are looking to get starting in real estate investing, this is an episode you don't want to miss as Salma's experiences are beneficial to hear for both the experienced and the inexperienced flipper.

Today's special guest is local Real Estate Investor and Broker Josh Brown. Josh has 10 years experience investing in the Chicago area, starting his own construction company after completing a degree in construction management and turning that into a successful construction company and real estate investment career.

Josh is like most of us, starting small, and utilizing not only his formal education but also his personal skill set to purchase his first buy and hold property 10 years ago, which was a "stacked" 2 flat property in the 'burbs of Chicago.

Realizing he could increase his career and earnings, as he continued to run his own construction company he began investing in Tax Liens in a few of the collar counties of Chicago earning on average over a 16% RETURN!

Josh and I discuss the pros and cons of working with contractors, vetting the right partners, working within Joint Venture agreements, RIGHTs and WRONGs of getting these Flip projects completed in order to insure you've created a maximum profitable opportunity.

A few show notes on this one:

www.illinoistaxsale.com

The Magic of Thinking Big

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Personality Plus

The 16% Rule

Tax Liens: The Total Process to Buying, Selling, and Assigning Tax Liens

Another INFAMOUS Episode!!! Don't miss it!

Rich has looked at over 8000 houses, flipped 650 since beginning his investment career, and has a rental portfolio of 139 houses and still runs his HomeVestors Franchise…. Where did that lead him?

Rich saw an opportunity and a need in the real estate investing market—Hard money lending with a personal spin.

Today we are going to talk about his personal real estate investment business, the importance of working with brokers for proper analysis of your deals, and having the right people on your team, and his 10 million dollar lending business. We discuss getting "ready to get ready", understanding the process, doing your homework, working with contractors, borrowing from his company, RMAC Lending, and making the RIGHT improvements to expedite a sale when your rehab is finished. Terms covered include Hard Money Lending, a Scope of Work and it's importance, and working (or not) with Project Managers.

Rich funds 100% of the purchase price, 100% of the rehab costs, and meets with each investor every other month at a minimum. No down payment needed. Check out his website @

www.rmaclending.com for more information on adding Rich and his team to your real estate funding options for your next fix and flip project.

"Sometimes the Best Deal You do is the Deal you DON'T Do" is one of the many great nuggets that Rich brings to light.

www.rmaclending.com

Today's Episode is a little bit different compared to most, other than you've only got me on the show...

We review and update the audience on the outcome so far on IES Radio #37: The Art of the Note Deal. Stay tuned for more on that...

We discuss one of our investor's recent AWESOME CASHFLOW acquisition in one of the local suburbs of Chicago which results in a 32% CASH ON CASH RETURN!!! And over $600 a month in cashflow!!!

Lastly stick around for this last tidbit about saving money on buying your materials from a unique and most likely overlooked store.

Short and sweet... Rate me on iTunes and Stitcher!

I know when I first got into real estate, dealing with mortgage notes as a buyer, seller, or investor was the "8th" Wonder of the World.

In this episode we review:

-What is a Non-performing and Performing Note

-Where to find them

-How to invest in them

-Educational resources available to all of us FOR FRIZZLE! (free) :)

-The POTENTIAL income streams you can create with them

In the final segment I review a recent deal I invested in and what my plans are to profit from it!

If you're interested in getting involved, reach out!! Stop sitting by on the sidelines and take some action! We need more investors, buyers, rehabbers, landlords, private lenders, and contractors!!!