The Investor Empowerment Series Radio Show

Say it with me... 135 rental Units. Again, 135 rental units. Steven VanCauwenbergh and I have a lot in common. We both began our entrepreneurial adventures at an early age, and both initially were into music and creating businesses. This is an inside look into what it takes to start with nothing and #buildanempire in real estate investing including wholesaling, flipping and landlording. Steven and I touch on humble beginnings, begging-borrowing-and-stealing to acquire his first houses, and the importance of networking, creating a solid team, and ALWAYS buying ASSETS. Real Estate Investing can create enough Cashflow to lead to a successful and fruitful way of living without the requirement of a J-O-B and you need to hear the tale of how to do it!

Dan Breslin fell on his face after the last market crash, was forced to take public transportation when his buddy's cars were not available, and started back up from Ground Zero a few short years ago. Today Dan runs a full scale wholesaling and fix and flipping operation in 4 separate markets throughout the county making tens of thousands of dollars per month! Dig into this incredible interview where Dan reveals how he built his team, the systems he using, and the mindset needed to make multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars per year all from his office in Chicago. I shouldn't even have to say it, but you can't miss this!

Today's entrepreneur and guest, Linda Liberatore, of SecurePayOne.com founded an ACH business years ago with the sole intent to offer electronic rent collection services for property owners and landlords, and grew it to a landlord service offering not only ACH rental collection but also management call center services, and eviction assistance for over 1000 units. Listen to how you can cut out the "middle man" (ME!!!) and fire your property manager!!!

So, sometimes you need to turn the bad into the good! I am changing up my regularly scheduled podcast due to a technical challenge in switching podcast hosting servers and pushing back my Wednesday release to offer you some opportunity RIGHT NOW in the Chicago investment market. These are REAL off-market money making opportunities that I am offering ONLY to the listeners of the podcast. IF you are looking for deals, you gotta check out these 3 opportunities as the listeners are the only ones who are getting this information! Listen up for the details!

Elgin, IL:

Acquisition: $45000

Rehab Costs (est.): $60000

ARV: $160000

Est. Monthly Rent: $1500

Chicago, IL: (Humbolt/Garfield Park Area)

Acquisition: $40000

Rehab Costs (est.): $30000

ARV: $130000

Est. Monthly Rent: $1500-1600

Westchester, IL: (Great area!)

Acquisition: $100000

Rehab Costs (est.): $20000-30000

ARV: $195000

Est. Monthly Rent: $1600

Starting his investment empire at the age of 19 and completing over 700 flips in the last 6 years, our guest currently has ownership in over 165 rental properties, and is netting approx. $50k a month in positive net cashflow. We discuss in depth his concept of the 2-5-7 rule enabling investors to pay off their rental houses in 7 years or less, the "Keep It Simple Stupid" method along with the "Rinse and Repeat" of the Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance (BRRR) strategy with today's incredible guest—Andrew Holmes of ChicagoREIA.org and Chicago Cashflow. This is repost due to an issue with the podcast server

Jerry Tuzil, one of the founding partners of Profit from Rentals.com and Blue Star Capital Lending sits down with us today to discuss his 30 years of experience, over 300 deals in the last 6 years, and the importance of due diligence when buying multiple properties on the South Side of Chicago. Jerry offers insight into the current real estate market and his opinion of the current cycle, the importance building a team and having your funding in place. Stick around for another great episode of the investor empowerment series radio show

IES Radio welcomes Bill Jennings, Founder and Owner of Pathway Financial on air discussing what his business offers to investors in the funding realm. Bill was faced with a personal challenge when investing on his own flips and created a solution that now has evolved into a nationwide lending program offering 0% interest unsecured lines of credit. If you're looking for funding (and as a real estate investor we should ALWAYS continue to look for funding) this is a show you can't miss!

Mark Skowrun is an active wholesaler, flipper, and investor in the Midwest market that has completed dozens of deals while growing a massive buyer list. Mark and I discuss the importance of making the correct impression when meeting other investors and sparking conversation regarding turning buyer prospects into investor buyers that close, reverse wholesaling, and the "golden nuggets" – As Mark calls it, to investing in real estate.

Today's guest is Jilliene Helman, CEO of Realtymogul.com, with an incredible interview discussing the opportunities offered by the company she founded in the crowdfunding space. We dig into the difference between debt and equity opportunities in crowdfunding, the risks involved, rates of return for investors interested in crowdfunding, and how to work with her firm as a passive real estate investor. Quote of the day, "Be fearful when others are greedy."—Warren Buffett. An episode for both experienced and newbie investors don't want to miss!!!

The analysis of a deal… Today's episode focuses on a specific opportunity acquired, rehabbed, and rented in the local suburbs of Chicago. Joe discusses his acquisition strategy, costs associated with purchasing and holding and rehabbing the property, the exit strategy and rates of return on this particular investment. Deal of the Day!