Are you able to live the life you want while working in your current job? My guest today, Rory Cummins, had a good job and a good life, but he wanted more. He longed to work for himself and travel the world. His job as a construction manager didn't allow him the freedom he longed for. So, he started investing in real estate as a side hustle. After he had built up a small portfolio, he was able to leave his job and travel the world. 

When he came back to reality, Rory knew he would have to work hard to build up a sustainable portfolio that would provide enough passive income for him to work for himself on his own terms and travel at will. He found that short-term rentals provided him the greatest cash-flow, so he began building a portfolio. However, this path has not been passive and Rory is still working toward his goal of more passive income. 

Book Recommendations: The One Thing by Gary Keller, Multiple Streams of Income by Robert Allen

Prayer Requests: For everyone's health including his own family.

Connect with Rory: Email: [email protected]

Connect with Lee: Website: threefoldrei.com, Email: [email protected], Phone: 937-400-3044

While working as a firefighter, Dave Seymour knew only one way to improve his financial position- trade more time for money. Eventually, Dave found himself with more debt than he could afford, a ruined marriage, and nearly losing a relationship with his son. Shortly after the 9/11 attack, Dave was laid-off. He calls this a divine intervention, because this is when he found real estate investing. 

Dave's passion for the business and his propensity to tell it like it is landed him his own real estate reality series on A&E. He had a lot of fun being the star of a show, but it only last four years and he still needed to make a living with real estate. He transitioned to buying multifamily assets with his partner in Florida. 

Prayer Requests: Healing for this country.

Book Recommendation: Free E-book "The Secrets Behind Commercial Real Estate Success" at Dave's website

Connect with Dave: Website: www.freedomventure.com, Call: 781-922-4418

Connect with Lee: Website: threefoldrei.com, Email: [email protected], Phone: 937-400-3044

Fritz Ritter started his real estate investing journey by house hacking a 4-plex. He made many mistakes, but he was always covered by the other tenants who paid for all of his expenses. On the other hand, when his first house flip went south, he was stuck with paying for all the extra expenses himself. It was these two, very different experiences and outcomes, that convinced Fritz that multi-family investing was the best path for him. 

Fritz is a great example of how anyone can get started in real estate investing with very little money and/or experience. He made many mistakes, but because he persevered, he found success. His 4-plex is now providing he and his business partner significant cash-flow every month. Meanwhile, his residents are paying off his mortgage and he's enjoying great tax benefits! Fritz is now working with his partners at Kronos Investment Partners to purchase large apartment buildings. 

Free E-book! https://kronosinvestmentpartners.clickfunnels.com/squeeze-page1590668184192

Book Recommendations: The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity by Edwene Gaines, The Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book by Joe Fairless

Prayer Request: Fritz would appreciate prayer for all the education material he and his business partners are producing. They long to deliver great education to others. 

Connect with Fritz: https://kronosinvestmentpartners.com/?fbclid=IwAR1GZJmtu2uWlUOKkLLRvmswQI56sW3XjcluLT5vzkiDy3aAy8HIf4PxwXk, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kronosinvestmentpartners, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fritzritter/

Connect with Lee: Website: threefoldrei.com, Email: [email protected], Phone: 937-400-3044

After moving her family to a new area in New York and facing a changing work environment, Esther Reizes-Lowebein decided to make a career change. She left the healthcare industry where she was a Speech Language Pathologist, and moved into the real estate industry. She quickly became more interested in commercial real estate as opposed to residential because she enjoyed working with investors. 

Utilizing social media has allowed Esther to quickly grow her network. Others began to notice her growing network with her presence online and she was asked to raise money for a large commercial real estate deal. Esther accepted the challenge and quickly raised the necessary capital. She is now raising money for several apartment syndication sponsors. 

Check out Esther's article in New York Lifestyle magazine: http://newyorklifestylesmagazine.com/articles/2020/05/44.html

Book Recommendations: No book recommendations, but listens to Diary of an Apartment Investor Podcast by Brian Briscoe

Prayer Requests: Safety for our world. To be rid of Covid-19

Connect with Esther: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esther-reizes-lowenbein-34992096/

Connect with Lee: Website: threefoldrei.com, Email: [email protected], Phone: 937-400-3044

Darin Batchelder decided to get involved purchasing real estate in the fourth quarter of 2017.  He purchased a new construction duplex, but then searched for a way to go after larger deals. He was very familiar with the multifamily asset class but wanted to learn how to purchase larger deals.

He joined a multifamily mentorship group in the Dallas area and by the beginning of 2018 he started to invest passively into other sponsors multifamily deals as well as started to underwrite and go after his own lead sponsor deal. He closed his first lead sponsor deal at the end of 2018 which was a 76 unit townhome community.

In total he's invested in over 4,000 multifamily units- seven deals passively with other sponsors, one deal as the lead sponsor, and one deal with two well established general partners for a small  minority stake in the deal.

Book Recommendations: The Honey Bee by Jake Stenziano and Gino Barbaro, Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss

Prayer Requests: Strengthening of relationships with wife and kids

Connect with Darin: Website: https://darinbatchelder.com/, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darin-batchelder-8855b620/

Connect with Lee: Website: threefoldrei.com, Email: [email protected], Phone: 937-400-3044

Jean D’Amico has spent nearly 20 years in the digital media industry.  He has developed marketing programs with some of the biggest brands in  the world like Coca-Cola, AT&T, Hilton, and Walmart. While advancing  his successful sales and consulting career, Jean became disenfranchised  with corporate life. He started to consume vast amounts of financial  literacy advice, reading dozens of books about investing and retirement.  At the same time, he began investing in residential real estate.

Over a dozen years, Jean grew his portfolio and achieved financial  independence. While chatting with friends and colleagues, he realized  that most of his peers were similarly displeased with their paths up the  corporate ladder and were looking for more. He began to consult on a  freelance basis and realized there was tremendous demand for a company  that could help bridge the theoretical with reality — hands-on,  real-life help in rethinking passive income and escaping the rat race.  FatFIRE Group was born with the goal of creating hundreds of financially  independent clients living their best life.

Book Recommendations: Multiple Streams of Income by Robert G. Allen, The One Thing by Gary Keller

Prayer Requests: For this country to get through the election and the rest of 2020 peaceably

Contact Jean: Website: https://fatfiregroup.com/, Email: [email protected], LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeandamico/

Connect with Lee: Website: threefoldrei.com, Email: [email protected], Phone: 937-400-3044

Despite having incredible success in his IT sales career, Abel realized that he'd have to work harder and harder just to maintain his income. Every year his expected sales were increased as well as his responsibilities. He also worried he wouldn't be able to save enough for the retirement he wanted for himself and his family. 

As he began to educate himself on ways to build wealth outside of his W-2 he found real estate investing. He started with single family rentals. Over 10 years, he purchased 8 rental properties. He then realized if he continued to purchase SF rentals, it would take him another 20+ years to achieve his goals. So, he continued to educate himself and he realized that apartment syndication was the key to growing his wealth. He began by passively investing in several syndications with experienced operators in his area. 

Now, Abel sponsors his own deals and has added another 400+ doors to his portfolio. His investing success has allowed him to quit his W-2 and he now has more time freedom than he ever has. 

Abel is a Christ follower with a great story and a great message to all who seek financial independence and a better life of pursuing Christ and pursuing God's plan for your life. Check out his website and his new e-book!

Book Recommendations: ABC's of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy, Crushing it in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian Murray, The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

Prayer Requests: "That He (God) would always remind me to keep His kingdom first. If I do that, everything else will fall into place."

Contact Abel: Website: https://www.5tcre.com/, Email: [email protected], LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abelpacheco/, Abel's Free E-Book: 5tcre.com/ebook

Connect with Lee: Website: threefoldrei.com, Email: [email protected], Phone: 937-400-3044

What is your true, God-given calling in this life? Most of us are limited by time and money, so we don’t even dare to dream about fulfilling our purpose. But what if God is calling you to do something different? What if God is calling you to leave your job? What if multifamily investing could give you the freedom to pursue your calling? To live a life of significance? To make a real impact in the world?

Ellis Hammond is the founder of Kingdom Capitalists,  the #1 mastermind for Christian real estate entrepreneurs. In 2018,  while Ellis was serving as a full-time college pastor, he and his wife  invested in a $600K duplex in San Diego. Nine months later, they added a  144-unit multifamily property in Memphis to his portfolio. Today, he  manages a network of investors seeking passive income opportunities  across the US with the goal of increasing their income and impact.

Book Recommendations: Traffic Secrets by Russell Brunson, True Riches: What Jesus Really Said about Money and Your Heart by Gregory Baumer and John Cortines

Prayer Requests: Ellis and his wife are selling their house and moving into an apartment. He is starting a fund and he's continuing to grow his community.

Contact Ellis: Website: https://thekingdomrei.com/, Email: ellis@kingdomcapitalists.com, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellishammond/

Connect with Lee: Website: threefoldrei.com, Email: [email protected], Phone: 937-400-3044

While sitting on the couch with his future wife, inside his house that had just been foreclosed, Todd Pultz looked out his window to see his truck getting towed. He knew that it was getting repossessed because he hadn't been making payments. This was the moment Todd decided he needed to get organized and take responsibility over his finances so that he could provide well for his future family. 

He went through a lot of ups and downs, but today, Todd owns and manages over 100 units in Dayton, Ohio. He does all this while still working full-time. He is also a dedicated husband and father. He's working hard to build a great life for his family and those around him. 

Prayer Request: Todd's niece and nephew have a young child with cerebral palsy and just had another baby, so they're going through a tough time. 

Contact Todd: Email: [email protected], Bigger Pockets: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/ToddP78

Connect with Lee: Website: threefoldrei.com, Email: [email protected], Phone: 937-400-3044

While a member of the Marine reserves, Brian Briscoe had no control over when he might be called to deploy. So, he took control and transitioned to active duty. He and his wife were starting their family and they couldn't stand the thought of Brian getting deployed during the birth of one of their children. 

Brian decided to seize more control over his life as he jumped into multifamily real estate investing. He had already seen the benefits from investing in single family homes, but quickly realized this wouldn't provide him with the scale he needed to provide the freedom and control he and his family were looking for. 

Today, Brian has hundreds of multifamily units under management and is very close to taking total control of his life- He will soon be retiring from the military and moving his family to their dream location, among their extended family in Idaho. 

Brian's Prayer Requests: To continue doing "the little things" that his faith and his family strong.

Contact our Guest: Website: fouroakscapital.com, Podcast: https://www.fouroakscapital.com/podcast, Email: [email protected]

Connect with Lee: Website: threefoldrei.com, Email: [email protected], Phone: 937-400-3044