Maybe you’re thinking this investment market makes no sense and what you’re doing hasn’t been working, or you’re wondering where to go next with your investments. Maybe you are skeptical about jumping into something new because everyone thinks they have the best plan, yet there is no consensus. If so, I thought it might help if I brought someone on the show to talk about the changing environment and present a unique point of view, whose name is Jeremy Roll. I’ve b...

Why is it critical to look at HR in your due diligence activities before investing? Investors focus more on the compliance aspects of HR that they fail to look at the talent side and understand what’s happening from a cultural perspective. Before you invest, look at the rate of turnover in the company and find out what the root cause is. Include people and culture in your due diligence because people are the service of the business.Our guest, Annissa Deshpende, started her career in IT and th...

Episode 18: Show Notes.We are honored to have as our guest, Brian Adams. Brian is currently serving as Principal for Excelsior Capital, founded in 2019, and oversees acquisitions, operations, and capital raising efforts. In this episode, he’ll speak on how to raise capital as a first-time sponsor or entrepreneur.You might have the best deal of all, but no one will care if you can’t raise capital. So, listen now and learn how to do it most efficiently! Key Points from This Episode:C...

Episode 17: Show Notes.Trevor is a high-performance coach and business strategist. He also owns a private real estate investment company consisting of many different asset classes worldwide. But before achieving success, Trevor went through a period of defeat when his investment didn’t work, and he lost everything. Gratefully, he met his coach, who introduced him to real estate investing. In a short period of time, he was able to pay back his loans and create a cash-flowing portfolio. Cl...

Most people in the real estate industry have probably read the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad. It is like a solid foundation for all investors. But in this episode, Luc D’Abreau talks about the things that are not true or articulated well enough in this book. One of the things Luc mentioned is the amount of education that’s needed if you are going to become either a business owner or an investor. According to him, you need to know the amount of responsibility you need to take for yourself or other p...

Travis Watts is the Director of Investor Relations at Ashcroft Capital, a podcast host, and multifamily investor. Like most people, Travis Watts started in the real estate industry by investing in single-family homes. He thought he could handle a W-2 job and active investment at the same time. So, he did a bunch of fix-and-flips, vacation rentals, house hacking, and a lot of active real estate deals. But then, different challenges emerged, and by his sixth year, Travis got burned out. Thankfu...

Today, we’ll have an exciting discussion with Jenny Gou of Vertical Street Ventures! Jenny is a passive real estate investor and syndicator. Before she got into real estate, Jenny worked at Procter and Gamble as Sales Director. She wanted to diversify her retirement portfolio, so she started investing in single-family homes. After a while, they learned about multifamily and decided to shift to syndications. Jenny saw the potential and opportunities in real estate, so she left her corporate jo...

Episode 13: Show Notes.Today, our guest is Dan Kennedy. Dan knew from an early age that he wanted to be involved in real estate. He played professional soccer and used the money he made from it to invest in single-family homes. Dan went to business school at the USC Marshall School of Business in 2016. He learned about syndications and met his now business partner, Matt Shamus. He started investing as an LP because he had young kids, studied and worked full time, and operated single-fami...

Episode 12: Show Notes.Our guest today is Dave Holman of Katahdin Property Management. Before getting into real estate, Dave took up architecture classes in college, lived a few years in Bolivia, and set up a chain of camping stores named The Spitting Llama. In 2009, he returned to Maine, got his MBA and met Brian Sprague. Together, they formed Katahdin Property Management.Now, they have six employees and manage over 130 units. Dave has now been a GP on five syndication projects. He focuses o...

Scott Royal Smith is an asset protection attorney and a longtime real estate investor. He's been an asset protection attorney for over nine years and investing in real estate for almost 12. Because of his experience in litigation – suing insurance companies – people started asking him about how to put up a real estate portfolio, investment and tax strategies, and asset protection.Hence, Royal Legal Solutions was born. It is a one-stop shop for everything related to real estate and wealth crea...