The Paper Trail

The process of building your wealth is indeed a long and painstaking journey. To avoid trapping yourself in an endless rat race, you can take control of your financial future by putting money into real estate. Lauren Wells chats with Nathan Smith, a real estate investor and industry leader in creative financing and asset management. Nathan shares how he quit his job and began a career in real estate. He looks back on starting with single-family homes and eventually reaching financial independence at the age of 30. He breaks down tips and tricks on how aspiring real estate investors can jump-start their careers, his recommended three-year plan, and the importance of discipline and patience in winning in this highly profitable space.

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Who says investing is only for real estate, stocks, and bonds? The investing world is just too big not to be creative. And if you can do just that, then you should be able to invest in the stuff you like and understand with a great future to match! How do you do it? In this episode, Lauren Wells interviews Jeff Watson, Ohio attorney and real estate investor, to share with you how you can creatively invest through self-directed IRAs. Adding another perspective to the conversation, they are also joined by our marketing manager turned investor relations coordinator, Toni Shackelford. Together, they dive deep into getting started on self-directed IRAs and planning your long-term wealth and retirement. Win the financial game and achieve escape velocity today!

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As we wrap up 2022, Lauren Wells and Chris Seveney look back on everything that has happened on their team in this 2022 Year in Review episode. They share how they grew from two to ten people, achieved growth in the asset management side, and do their due diligence process now that they have more inventory. Chris talks about his case studies, their mission to make mortgage notes investing more accessible, and his market predictions for 2023.

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Building wealth in real estate is mentally and financially challenging. But it’s very much possible! In this episode, fourth-generation Texas real estate investor Shenoah Grove of Texas Real Estate Investing Associations (Texas REIAs) shares her expertise in investing such as how to complete creative real estate transactions that work in every part of the market cycle, identifying the situation of the market, preparing your cash flow, and more! Tune in now to widen your knowledge and be better equipped in the real estate world!

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Want to get into real estate but not really sure how? That's what this episode will be about: investing education! Our host Chris Seveney interviews Camilla Jeffs about her real estate journey on how she started even with zero knowledge (and without the help of YouTube!) to being a successful active and passive investor, a CEO of investing education company Steady Streams Investments, and a mother of young real estate investors. Join us now and get educated with how investing really works and how you can start your investing path!

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With the lasting impact of the pandemic, wars waging left and right, and divided politics creating rifts across the country, we are expected to experience a recession anytime soon. In this unpredictable down market, the first thing you need to do is protect your investments. Lauren Wells and Chris Seveney share their insights about facing an impending recession and how to keep your finances secure in an unpredictable economic environment. They discuss how today's crisis compares to the 2007-2008 crash, the importance of securitized assets, what COVID value means, and how to navigate fluctuating housing prices.

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A hard money loan is a loan that is backed by a hard asset. Hard money lenders give people financing so they can acquire more properties. The Streamline Funding Group is a Texan private lending institution specializing in originating Private Money loans on real estate investments. They manage about $200 million in investor capital across a number of different loans throughout the state of Texas.

Join Lauren Wells and Chris Seveney as they talk to the CEO of Streamline Funding, Romney Navarro. Learn what a hard money loan or private loan is. Find out why residential is the best market right now in today’s economy. And discover how Romney was able to grow and scale Streamline Funding even further. Start private lending today!

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How is the multifamily market looking today, and how will it look in the coming years? As an investor, you need to be agile when positioning yourself on the market. It's all about managing your risks and rewards. 

Join Chris Seveney as he talks to the Co-CEO at Origin Investments, Michael Episcope. Michael has executed more than $2.3 billion in real estate transactions, with an average equity multiple of 2.4x. Discover how Michael went from 90 investors to thousands with Origin. Hear about all the different funds he created so he can give investors exactly what they're looking for. Find out how you can attract investors by showing how transparent you are. Finally, listen in to discover Michael's insights into investing in real estate in the next 12-24 months.

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Ground-up multifamily construction is not just something anyone going into real estate can do. You need to find the land or market, build the right team, raise equity, and build community. It's a lot of work if you want to build something from the ground up.

Join Chris Seveney as he talks to ground-up construction expert and Founder and Managing Principal of MZ Capital Partners, Michael Zaransky. Learn how to find the right markets so you can get passed negative leveraged deals. Find out why you can't go cheap on your architects. Discover how to find great land opportunities. And understand how to build a great multifamily community where people can go in and never want to leave.

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Every venture starts with a capital. However, the path to raising money can be quite challenging, especially with all the misconceptions surrounding it. In this episode, Chris Seveney invites Josh Ziegelbaum to shed light on this topic, righting the beliefs that often keep people from successfully raising the capital they need. Josh is the Director of Investor Relations at Legacy Group, a private equity asset manager that invests in agriculture in Latin America through their portfolio company, Green Coffee Company. Along with answering the most frequently asked questions on capital, he takes us into their work investing in coffee. He shares how the company evolved from being a hedge against inflation to what it is today, the number one largest coffee producer in Colombia. So follow along to this interesting conversation as Josh takes us through the ropes of raising capital and revolutionizing an industry.

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