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In this episode, Willie Mandrell shares his journey from a corporate job to real estate broker and investor and how he's built a multimillion-dollar real estate portfolio using the brrr strategy on small multifamily in the Boston MA market.
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KEY TOPICS:
2:15 what was Willie doing before he got into real estate.
3:00 how he got into real estate.
4:30 the struggles he dealt with when he first got into real estate.
5:30 The power of finding your niche and your passion
7:10 The importance of marketing in his business and the strategies he's used early on.
10:30 How do you balance the work of being a broker and an investor?
13:15 Buying his first investment property
15:55 What are you focusing on today with your investing
17:53 what does Willie's portfolio look like today
19:08 how Willie is finding BRRR deals today
21:45 Discussion about a brrr deal he is currently working on
25:23 How he finances his rehab deals
29:40 Software he uses to manage his rehabs https://buildertrend.com/
32:00 Why Willie likes to focus on 1-4 unit properties versus going into larger commercial multifamily.
34:56 Whats the best mistake he's made on his real estate investing journey
35:30 What's the biggest win you've had.
37:10 What's the best advice you have for someone just starting.
KEY QUOTES:
"you can build some amazing things in this business but you have to stay patient"
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Willie J. Mandrell is a self-made multi-millionaire real estate investor, broker, coach, lecturer & author. As a buyer, seller, and broker he's been involved with well over 200 million in real estate transactions. He has been featured in numerous trade magazines and he is a frequent guest on real estate and wealth-related podcasts, television, & radio shows across the US. Willie is the author of Cash Flow Secrets, a book on real estate investing & finance tips most people are never taught but need to know. Willie is also a member of the Forbes Real Estate Council.
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Instagram: @wjmandrell
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/wjmandrell/
Website: https://www.mandrellco.com/
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In this episode, Josh Eitingon of DXE Properties shares his journey from W-2 employee to working for an investment firm to eventually starting his own investment company and how he's acquired over 50 million dollars of multifamily real estate.
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KEY TOPICS:
2:30 how Josh got started in the real estate business and took down his very first deal
6:05 what was the process like going from w-2 employee to real estate full time
7:45 his experience as an analyst and acquisitions specialist with an investment firm
10:15 why he decided to go off on his own versus growing from within the investment firm
13:15 the process he went through went he went out of his own
13:52 when did you bring a partner on and how did he find the partner
14:45 what are the different roles you and your partner play
15:53 what are the secrets to finding the best deals
18:15 how josh finds off-market deals
21:15 how josh builds relationships with his broker and earns their confidence
24:20 his most recent 104 unit acquisition
25:30 how he found the deal and why he liked it
26:30 some of the challenges he faced with Covid-19 and the adjustments he's made to his plan
27:55 how he structured the debt and financing of this deal
30:52 the best mistake he's made during his investing career
31:53 what's the biggest win you've had during your investing career
33:10 what's the best advice you have for someone just starting their investing journey?
KEY QUOTES:
"Take your time, arm yourself to be able to act when the time is right"
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Josh Eitingon is the co-founder of DXE Properties. He brings a keen eye to each acquisition, identifying opportunities for growth and outperformance. With a relentless focus on optimizing property performance, Josh works closely with management to drive each business plan.
Prior to DXE, Josh founded JAE Property Group. JAE was born with his first real estate investment, a 20-unit distressed property in Cincinnati, OH. Josh oversaw all major operations of the company and was instrumental in all phases of acquisition, asset management, and investor relations. Through JAE, Mr. Eitingon and partners established a portfolio of multifamily investment properties clearly fitting into a well-defined investment strategy.
Prior to JAE, Josh was one of two members on the acquisition team at URS Capital Partners, a real estate investment company located in Huntington, NY. Josh was an integral part of the company’s growth from its infancy to the purchase of over $100 million dollars’ worth of multifamily real estate.
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www.dxeproperties.com
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In this episode, Travis Watts shares his journey from building up a portfolio of single-family rentals to selling all his single-family to invest passively in over 28 multifamily syndications with over 14 different sponsors.
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KEY TOPICS:
2:45 how he got thinking about real estate and passive income
3:48 how he house hacked his first residential investment property
6:00 why he sold all his single-family homes and moved into real estate syndications
10:17 what are the steps he took to move from active single family to passive commercial
12:02 how he went about his very first passive investing deal
14:18 the process he developed for choosing a passive investing deal
17:05 have you had any passive investing deals that have gone south?
18:10 how are his investments performing now with all the economic volatility
19:25 why he likes value-add multifamily
21:53 what he chatting about his strategy with Covid-19 going on
23:30 deal dig on a 400 deal in Phoenix AZ.
25:30 what's the biggest mistake you've made
27:00 the best way to connect with Travis
KEY QUOTES:
"Live where you want to live and invest where it makes sense"
"Team, Market, Deal"
"You're relinquishing control for the benefits of diversification when you invest passively"
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Travis Watts is a full-time passive investor. He has been investing in real estate since 2009 in multi-family, single-family, and vacation rentals. Travis is also the Director of Investor Relations at Ashcroft Capital. Travis has invested in over 28 passive syndications between 14 different firms. Travis now dedicates his time to educating others in the world of investing and has made it his mission to share passive investment strategies in order to help others achieve and maintain wealth in real estate.
CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:
Instagram: @passiveinvestortips
Schedule a free 15 min (1 on 1) Q&A call with Travis
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In this episode, Dan Kennedy of Driven Capital Partner shares his journey as a professional soccer player to single-family investing and finally into commercial real estate investing where he and his business partner focus on opportunistic commercial real estate deals.
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KEY POINTS:
3:26 his professional soccer career
5:50 how he started in single family
6:20 decided to move into commercial because of scalability and financing
7:05 helping professional athletes to invest for after their career
8:50 how he found his business partner
10:03 how he transitioned from soccer to real estate
12:30 why then chose to go full-time versus just going part-time
14:50 how he chose his markets and asset types to invest in
16:00 how he found and took down his first multifamily deal
20:30 how to work with property managers in smaller commercial multifamily
26:05 what is Capital Driven Partners focusing on moving forward
28:15 why he likes the Boise ID and Santa Barbara CA markets
30:25 what asset types he's avoiding
34:45 the challenges as an opportunistic investor
35:50 why he hires an institutional underwriter for 3rd party opinion
38:45 what's one thing you'd change about your apartment investing journey
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Dan has actively invested in real estate since 2011, focusing on well-located investments with strong cash flow in three separate markets across California and Texas. In 2017, Dan decided to start divesting his Single Family Residence portfolio to focus on commercial real estate acquisitions. Dan started investing in syndications, allowing him to further diversify his holdings in student housing developments in downtown Los Angeles.
At Driven Capital Partners, Dan focuses his time on asset management and investor relations.
Dan retired from a 12 year professional soccer career in 2017 where he most recently played for the LA Galaxy.
Dan has an MBA from the USC Marshall School of Business.
CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:
email: [email protected]
www.drivencap.com
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In this episode, Ryan Short shares how he turned $20,000 into a 3 million dollar multifamily portfolio in just a few short years all while working in full time in the family business.
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
I started investing in real estate In 2015. I am the owner and co-founder of Title Town Acquisitions. We Specialize in the acquisition, rehab, and management of multi-family real estate in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. I own over $3 million in real estate.
KEY POINTS:
2:10 what Ryan was doing before real estate
3:02 how he was inspired by his grandparents who bought an investment property
4:27 how he transitioned from the construction world into real estate investing
5:25 how he house hacked his first 4 unit
6:50 why he focused on multifamily versus single family
7:25 how he found his first deal
10:03 who he refinanced the deal within 7 months and then bought another property
15:42 why he decided to focus on commercial real estate moving forward
17:20 how he found and financed a 7-unit commercial property on his 3rd deal.
20:30 how he renovated the property
24:00 how he refinanced, pulled out over 100k and the property still cash-flows
25:00 what he's focused on today
27:03 what kept him from focusing on commercial earlier on
28.12 how he finds investors to partner with
29:54 how far he is willing to travel for his deals
31:05 what's the biggest mistake you've made
32:02 what's the biggest win you had?
Quote: Seeing the check in my hand for $105,000 was really exciting!
Quote: You make your money when you buy...always be conservative with your underwriting
Quick clip: 26:35 - Why didn't you focus on commercial earlier?
CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:
Instagram: @Titletownacquisitions
website: https://www.titletownacquisitions.com/
Phone: 774-219-7466
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In this episode, Whitney Ward shares her journey from a Division-1 College Athlete to the corporate sales world and eventually starting and building her own multifamily brokerage and property management company.
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Whitney Ward is the Principal Broker of Intuitive Management Partners, as Principal Broker, Whitney is responsible for the overall growth initiatives and business strategies for the company. She currently, oversees the Investment Sales side of the business and works alongside her Senior Portfolio Manager to grow the company's property management portfolio and ensure efficient new management acquisitions.
Whitney's vision to open a niche Commercial Real Estate company came from the overall trends of the multifamily asset and the opportunities to make an impact in the multifamily business.
Whitney is a graduate from George Mason University, while at Mason she played on the Division I Basketball team for the Lady Patriots. She is also active in her community as the President of the Atlanta Mason Alumni Chapter and Assistant Coach of the Girls Varsity Basketball team at the Lovett School in Vinings, GA.
Whitney is a member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, Atlanta Realtors Association, Institute of Real Estate Management, Certified Commercial Investment Member
KEY POINTS:
3:04 - what Whitney was doing before real estate
5:00 - her first corporate career in sales
6:11 - why she wanted to leave her corporate job
9:13 - her plan to get her real estate license and work in real estate part-time
11:43 - how she started working with real estate investors
12:30 - her introduction into multifamily and commercial space
14:30 - starting her own brokerage and property management business
17:25 - some of the challenges she faced early on
19:45 - how Whitney and her partner divide up responsibilities
21:36 - what assets class and type does Whitney focus on
22:30 - what are the challenges of having off-site versus on-site management
23:58 - how Covid-19 has forced them to adjust
25:39 - the systems and tools that Whitney uses in her business
31:55 - Whitney's best advice for someone just starting
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Website: https://www.intuitivemp.com/
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In this episode, Joseph Bramante of TriArc Real Estate Partners shares how he transitioned from a corporate job as an engineer with ExxonMobil to Multifamily Apartment Syndicator of over 1100 units in the Houston Texas Market.
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Joseph Bramante is co-founder and CEO of Houston based TriArcReal EstatePartners, a wholly integrated multifamily investment company. He purchased his first multifamily property in 2011. Today, working with his business partners, he has grown a portfolio of over 1100 units, increasing NOI by over 80% on average within 48 months post-acquisition
KEY POINTS:
2:25 - What Joseph was doing before getting into real estate
3:50 - How he acquired his first property (26 unit apartment building) while being overseas
4:45 - Some mistakes he made on that first deal and how he worked through it and achieved a 207% return in 2.5 years
8:40 - Why he chose to leave his corporate career for real estate
14:15 - The importance of joint venturing with someone that is more experienced than you
16:30 - How he handled a deal where he couldn't pay his investors for 3 years
19:00 - The mindset needed for deep value-add deals (at least 25k rehab per door)
24:12 - The market he focuses on today
27:15 - Advice on building out your real estate team
35:15 - The importance of hitting a solid base hit on your first deal
36:18 - His course for passive investors
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephbramante/
website: https://www.triarcrep.com/
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In this episode, David Childers shares how he's built a 30 million dollar real estate portfolio over the last 15 years. From traveling with a Christian rock band to finding a mentor who helped him get started in real estate to building a successful real estate brokerage and beyond.
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About Our Guest:
Dave Childers is a Managing Member of Cedar Rock Capital based in Nashville, TN. Mr. Childers has over 15 years of experience in real estate investing in multi-family housing. Dave has had transactions that are in the hundreds of millions. Dave has worked as property manager, asset manager, and multi-family broker, coach, and speaker.
In 2011, Dave saw a need for a brokerage firm that focused on small multi-family properties and investors. In the years since, Dave has built Residential Investment Advisors into a successful brokerage firm. Dave has brokered over a 400+ smaller multi-family properties in Middle TN, Northern Alabama, and Southern KY. In 2017, Matt Moore took over the day to day selling, while Dave began to focus solely on large investments.
A recent partnership with Volunteer Properties, a Middle TN based property Management Company, has added more involvement with the local apartment industry as well. Over the past year, Dave has been advising them and has helped them to nearly double in size. They are now managing close to 2,500 units locally.
Dave also serves as the managing broker for Millennia Housing TN which currently holds over 2,500 units from Memphis to Johnson City, TN.
Dave is frequently called upon to speak at various investments meetings around the Middle TN area. He has recently become a board member of the local real estate investment club, REIN.
Connect With Our Guest:
Phone 615-479-8737
www.cedarrockcap.com
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In this episode, John Azar @jjazar shares his journey from commercial banker to private equity consulting and finally joining up with his brother and helping to take their multifamily syndication business from 2500 units to 6500 units.
Listen in to learn about building an institutional quality syndication business.
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About Our Guest:
John is an Executive Vice President and Managing Member of MACC Venture Partners where he directs acquisitions, strategic development, capital management and growth. He also oversees alternative financing and investor/portfolio development. He co-directed the company’s recent growth from a 2500 units owner/operator to a current 6500 units owner/operator by developing a market brand and proliferating and growing a portfolio of institutional and individual investors in the syndications of the company’s assets; as well as the launch of several closed-end asset funds. In 2019 John launched a new capital advisory and consulting firm called Peak 15 Capital to help other CRE operators and sponsors with their capital stack.
Previously he was a co-founder and Managing Partner of Boston Venture Partners (BVP), a private equity consulting and finance firm based in Boston specializing in real estate development, and structured finance. Through his tenure with BVP he worked on a cumulative portfolio of $1.8 Billion spanning from Boston to Miami as well as London. His previous roles as a commercial banker in financial institutions and banks such as Bank of America provided an integral understanding of debt and equity financing as well as deal structure; honing his skills and insights into the critical planning issues relevant to growing successful companies.
John is a regular guest speaker in various commercial real estate conferences, and he served on the boards of directors of several non-profit organizations. He is currently a board member for the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and has been a guest lecturer on entrepreneurship and finance and is a continuous advocate for several business growth initiatives. John holds a BA from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte and an MBA from Boston University Questrom School of Business.
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www.maccvp.com
https://www.instagram.com/jjazar/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jalalazar/
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In this episode, Logan Fast shares how he built a 22 unit portfolio of small multi-family real estate in Omaha Nebraska. He explains how listening to podcasts, reading books, and networking led to house hacking his first deal and then leaving his job to pursue real estate full time. He shares a tip on how he would get started if he were to start over and how he's been able to source off marketing deals.
>>>Interested in partnering with us on future opportunities? Connect with me at CanovoCapital.com.
About Our Guest:
Logan Fast primarily purchases multi-family properties in Omaha and increases property value through strategic renovations.
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Phone: 402-250-8357
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