Two Smart Assets

Join Daniel Nickles with his guest Aileen Prak as she speaks about the work behind building your investor mindset, the takeaways she utilized as a passive investor going to the active side, where she discovered the true meaning of passive income, and so much more. For Aileen, reputation is everything in real estate. And to build a reputation for yourself, education is one way. Education can't be taken away from you, she believes. And with a solid foundation for yourself, you can build value out of anything no matter what.

In this episode you will learn:

• What is a better way to live a life for work and family?

About Aileen Prak:

Aileen Prak is one of the two managing partners of Bonavest Capital. Aileen has experience managing financial budgets for projects over $900M. She received her Master of Business Administration from Northeastern University.

In Bonavest Capital, their mission is to find value-add properties to provide above-average returns and help investors achieve financial freedom through passive investing. They believe that respect, transparency, and integrity are essential for a successful partnership.

Connect with Aileen Prak on:

Website:              https://bonavestcapital.com/

Connect with Two Smart Assets on:

Website:              https://twosmartassets.com/

Facebook:           https://www.facebook.com/TwoSmartAssets/

Instagram:          https://www.instagram.com/twosmartassets/

YouTube:             https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5b8x2o3ByaPBcz5Lkev7uw

✅Check out our free apartment syndication sample deal:

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Join Daniel Nickles with his guest Chad Griffiths as he speaks about the three subcategories of industrial real estate,  why industrial properties aren't as ubiquitous as apartment buildings, what fuels the industrial real estate market, and more. Before getting into industrial real estate, Chad first dabbled into residential, then commercial. Sure, multifamily isn't bad, but for Chad, it just isn't for him. For Chad, knowing where you want to be as an investor is always more important.

In this episode you will learn:

• What comes to mind when people hear commercial and industrial

About Chad Griffiths:

Chad entered the commercial real estate industry in 2004 and has completed over 500 transactions with clients ranging from local companies to large institutional owners. Chad has been a top 15 producer with NAI Canada-wide since 2013 and became a partner of the Edmonton office in 2015.

An active volunteer in the real estate and business community, Chad has previously served as Chair and board member of the Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA), board member of NAIOP Edmonton, President of the South Edmonton Business Association, and member of the City of Edmonton Strathcona Junction Advisory Committee. Chad currently sits on the University of Alberta's Practice of Commercial Real Estate Course Advisory Committee.

Chad has SIOR and CCIM designations, a Diploma in Urban Land Economics from UBC, and an MBA from TRU.

Connect with Chad Griffiths on:

LinkedIn:             https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadgriffiths/

YouTube:             https://www.youtube.com/c/ChadGriffithsCRE

Email:                    [email protected]

Connect with Two Smart Assets on:

Website:              https://twosmartassets.com/

Facebook:           https://www.facebook.com/TwoSmartAssets/

Instagram:          https://www.instagram.com/twosmartassets/

YouTube:             https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5b8x2o3ByaPBcz5Lkev7uw

✅Check out our free apartment syndication sample deal:

https://twosmartassets.com/sample-deal-form

📕Don't forget to grab our free passive investing guide for apartment syndications:

https://twosmartassets.com/investing-guide-form

Join Daniel Nickles with his guest Mason Moreland as he talks about the perks of having a diverse background, the experience of running a vineyard business, and Texas Vine Country's journey on putting the wine-producing state of Texas on the bigger map. For Mason, having multiple skills is like neuroplasticity. The more you have, the more connections you get to make that create more possibilities.

In this episode you will learn:

• Mason Moreland – on coming from distinct and varying fields

About Mason Moreland:

Mason is responsible for growth, process improvement, and finance/risk management at TVC. His superpower is underwriting unique assets, and his passion is finding overlooked opportunities and seizing them. Though he focuses on the Texas vineyard niche currently, throughout his career, he has worked in residential real estate investing, oil and gas, and environmental consulting.

He is a herpetologist and is an alumnus of Texas Tech University. He likes to spend his time with his growing family and do anything that is challenging.

Connect with Mason Moreland on:

Website:              https://www.texasvinecountry.com/

LinkedIn:             https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-moreland

Connect with Two Smart Assets on:

Website:              https://twosmartassets.com/

Facebook:           https://www.facebook.com/TwoSmartAssets/

Instagram:          https://www.instagram.com/twosmartassets/

YouTube:             https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5b8x2o3ByaPBcz5Lkev7uw

✅Check out our free apartment syndication sample deal:

https://twosmartassets.com/sample-deal-form

📕Don't forget to grab our free passive investing guide for apartment syndications:

https://twosmartassets.com/investing-guide-form

Join Daniel Nickles with his guest Esther Reizes-Lowenbein as she talks about why she transitioned from speech pathology to real estate, what one can expect from residential and commercial real estate markets, and how she incredibly raised thirty million dollars of equity in just eight months. When asked about how she joggles multiple big-time deals with multiple kids, for Esther, it's all about hard work, prioritization, delegation, calendar management, and non-stop learning.

In this episode you will learn:

• How Esther transitioned from speech pathology to real estate

About Esther Reizes-Lowenbein:

Esther Reizes-Lowenbein has redefined the face of real estate by offering professional and on-demand service. Esther services the commercial real estate market as a realtor, investor, and syndicator. She has successfully closed over 300 million dollars in commercial transactions thus far. She is recognized as a "serial net-worker" and has a knack for connecting buyers, sellers, and investors.

Esther holds a master's degree from Adelphi University. She is an entrepreneur and philanthropist. She takes great pride in her wonderful children. Additionally, Esther, together with her husband, is extremely active in their community and runs a not-for-profit, providing relief for underprivileged individuals.

In just 8 months, Esther has successfully raised over 30 million dollars from coGP and JV investors.

Connect with Esther Reizes-Lowenbein on:

Website:              https://estherreizes.com/

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

Instagram:          https://www.instagram.com/estilowenbein/

Facebook:           https://www.facebook.com/Esther-Reizes-Lowenbein-at-EXP-Realty-205433843491193

Email:                   [email protected]

Connect with Two Smart Assets on:

Website:              https://twosmartassets.com/

Facebook:           https://www.facebook.com/TwoSmartAssets/

Instagram:          https://www.instagram.com/twosmartassets/

YouTube:             https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5b8x2o3ByaPBcz5Lkev7uw

✅Check out our free apartment syndication sample deal:

https://twosmartassets.com/sample-deal-form

📕Don't forget to grab our free passive investing guide for apartment syndications:

https://twosmartassets.com/investing-guide-form

Join Daniel Nickles with guest Eric Martel, the Founder of MartelTurnkey, as he talks about how different investment vehicles fit each individual differently, the everyday challenges of financial freedom to people, how beginners can find mentors, and about his book, Stop Trading Your Time for Money. When Eric was in college, he was amazed how his regular community college teacher could own a 36-unit apartment building and plan on building a shopping mall. Having that kind of testament in front of him, Eric knew there was something to passive investing. 

In this episode you will learn: 

Finding Mentors: First, look close and near. 

Converting corporate pension plans to retirement saving plans 

The Strategy Alignment Triangle 

The Investment Quadrant 

About the company Martel Turnkey 

About Eric Martel: 

Eric Martel is a Real Estate Investor, Entrepreneur,  Author, and Speaker. He has purchased his first apartment building at just 18 years of age while still at university. After graduation, in his position as an actuary, Eric was dismayed to see hundreds of company pension plans being rolled over into 401(k)s, shifting the retirement risk to employees.  

This made him reconsider traditional beliefs about retirement savings. It also made him question his role as an actuary, so he joined the lucrative technology industry. A few years later, he lost a fortune during the dot-com crash of 2001, and he started looking for ways to earn passive income and stop trading time for money.  

Eric started various businesses, including a gourmet sauce company, but eventually returned to his first love of real estate investing and formed MartelTurnkey. After just four years of rapid success, he was able to retire from his day job. Now Eric wants to share what he's learned, so people don't make the same mistakes he did. 

Connect with Eric Martel on: 

Website: https://marteleric.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martele/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHF0Ulr3iVPopnd_zaCp_4A/videos 

Connect with Two Smart Assets on: 

Website: https://twosmartassets.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TwoSmartAssets/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twosmartassets/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5b8x2o3ByaPBcz5Lkev7uw 

✅Check out our free apartment syndication sample deal: 

https://twosmartassets.com/sample-deal-form 

📕Don't forget to grab our free passive investing guide for apartment syndications: 

https://twosmartassets.com/investing-guide-form 

Join Daniel Nickles in this episode with Dustin Heiner, the Founder of Successfully Unemployed. Growing up, Dustin experienced multiple businesses as a natural active earner. But that was until corporate laid him off. In this discussion, Dustin talks about what lay-off taught him, how you should value yourself as a professional, how he approaches every business and investment, and what makes passive income really passive. For Dustin, corporate is only willing to pay you enough to keep you. Sometimes, by staying – you're actually losing money.

In this episode you will learn:

• Dustin Heiner on growing up entrepreneurial

About Dustin Heiner:

Dustin is the founder and host of Successfully Unemployed, a Blog and Podcast about investing, entrepreneurship, and building your own dream life. His desire is to help people succeed in never working a job again.

Successfully Unemployed is committed to helping people on their business journey by sharing insights on how to successfully create businesses and never work a job again. Successfully Unemployed values the story of each business owner and does not hide away from failures; instead, shares them openly.

Connect with Dustin Heiner on:

Website:              https://successfullyunemployed.co/

https://www.masterpassiveincome.com/

Podcast:              https://successfullyunemployed.co/podcast

Connect with Two Smart Assets on:

Website:              https://twosmartassets.com/

Facebook:           https://www.facebook.com/TwoSmartAssets/

Instagram:          https://www.instagram.com/twosmartassets/

YouTube:             https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5b8x2o3ByaPBcz5Lkev7uw

✅Check out our free apartment syndication sample deal:

https://twosmartassets.com/sample-deal-form

📕Don't forget to grab our free passive investing guide for apartment syndications:

https://twosmartassets.com/investing-guide-form

Join Daniel Nickles in this episode with Ken Gee, the Founder and Managing Partner of KRI Partners. As a former accountant and tax manager, with every transaction, Ken noticed more and more how all of his clients were into this "thing" called real estate. Seeking the difference of not answering to anyone and not working extensively himself, Ken decided to buy his first 28-unit apartment building. In this episode, Ken explains the aspects of his W-2 life that helped establish his firm, why there needs to be commonality with investors and strategies, why KRI Partners only do multifamily, and the tips on due diligence that investors use before placing capital with REI firms.

In this episode you will learn:

• Understanding finance and how lenders think

About Ken Gee:

Mr. Gee is the founder and managing partner of KRI Partners and the KRI group of companies. He has more than 24 years of significant real estate, banking, private equity transaction, and principal investing experience.

Throughout his career, he has been involved in transactions valued in excess of $2.0 billion, much of which has included the acquisition, management, and financing of various multi-family real estate projects, as well as playing a significant role as a member of due diligence and transaction structure planning teams for several private equity firms specializing in the small and middle markets.

Prior to forming KRI Partners, Mr. Gee was a tax manager with Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he focused his practice on state and local tax planning, merger and acquisition due diligence, and transaction structure planning for private equity and middle-market companies.

Some of his major clients included The Riverside Company, Key Equity Capital Partners, Blue Point Capital, Linsalata Capital Partners, The Zaremba Group, Charter One Bank, and Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

Connect with Ken Gee on:

Website:              https://www.kripartners.com/

Connect with Two Smart Assets on:

Website:              https://twosmartassets.com/

Facebook:           https://www.facebook.com/TwoSmartAssets/

Instagram:          https://www.instagram.com/twosmartassets/

YouTube:             https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5b8x2o3ByaPBcz5Lkev7uw

✅Check out our free apartment syndication sample deal:

https://twosmartassets.com/sample-deal-form

📕Don't forget to grab our free passive investing guide for apartment syndications:

https://twosmartassets.com/investing-guide-form

Join Daniel Nickles and Chris Thompson in this special episode with memorable takeaways from guests Austin Linney, Steven Pesavento, Jason Yarusi, and Bruce Petersen about their golden words of advice for what makes up success. Because before anyone can build an established brand, the self needs to be established first. In this special, we explain why lifestyle and defaults are crucial to success building, how mindset can work for or against you, why you can't totally ditch other people, and why being introspective always pays.

In this episode you will learn:

• Austin Linney – build a lifestyle first and make sure your 'defaults' are positive.

Catch up with Austin Linney on:

Website:              https://www.austinlinney.com/

Connect with Steven Pesavento on:

Website:              https://www.stevenpesavento.com/

Find Jason Yarusi on:

Website:              https://www.yarusiholdings.com/website

Follow Bruce Petersen on:

Website:              https://apt-guy.com/

Connect with Two Smart Assets on:

Website:              https://twosmartassets.com/

Facebook:           https://www.facebook.com/TwoSmartAssets/

Instagram:          https://www.instagram.com/twosmartassets/

YouTube:             https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5b8x2o3ByaPBcz5Lkev7uw

✅Check out our free apartment syndication sample deal:

https://twosmartassets.com/sample-deal-form

📕Don't forget to grab our free passive investing guide for apartment syndications:

https://twosmartassets.com/investing-guide-form

Join Daniel Nickles in this episode with John Rickgarn of Wealth and Freedom Nexus, as they talk about how he entered real estate investing by leveraging the simplest forms of self-education. John's parents didn't get to enjoy their retirement plans when they succumbed to cancer. After some reflection, John decided he shouldn't be deferring his life to some retirement plan along the line. In this episode, John shares how one can use retirement accounts to invest, the pros and cons of crowdfunding, and why networking will always do you good.

In this episode you will learn:

• You don't have to wait for retirement to live financially free!

About John Rickgarn:

John has been a real estate investor since 2016 and is a licensed real estate agent with MN Lands and Homes. He wishes to help educate other potential and beginning investors to build their real estate portfolios and increase their passive income to gain the hand of defining their own meaning of freedom in life.

Connect with John Rickgarn on:

Website:              https://www.wealthandfreedomnexus.com/

Twitter:                https://twitter.com/WFreedomnexus

Facebook:           https://www.facebook.com/wealthandfreedomnexus/

Connect with Two Smart Assets on:

Website:              https://twosmartassets.com/

Facebook:           https://www.facebook.com/TwoSmartAssets/

Instagram:          https://www.instagram.com/twosmartassets/

YouTube:             https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5b8x2o3ByaPBcz5Lkev7uw

✅Check out our free apartment syndication sample deal:

https://twosmartassets.com/sample-deal-form

📕Don't forget to grab our free passive investing guide for apartment syndications:

https://twosmartassets.com/investing-guide-form

Join Daniel Nickles in this episode with Camilla Jeffs, the Founder, and CEO of Steady Stream Investing. Before, Camilla was only focused on single-family investing and spent years doing the live-and-flip strategy. But upon learning that she can get almost the same revenue investing in apartment buildings as she did doing active investing in flips, Camilla realized that she could actually achieve her life's ultimate vision with less effort as a passive investor. In this episode, Camilla talks about how she got into syndication, what it's like to be an introverted investor, how she managed to give up the control she used to have with single-family investing, and what impact investing is all about.

In this episode you will learn:

• How mind-blowing is group investing or syndication?

Connect with Camilla Jeffs on:

Website:              https://steadystreaminvestments.com/

Instagram:          https://www.instagram.com/introverted.investor/

Connect with Two Smart Assets on:

Website:              https://twosmartassets.com/

Facebook:           https://www.facebook.com/TwoSmartAssets/

Instagram:          https://www.instagram.com/twosmartassets/

YouTube:             https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5b8x2o3ByaPBcz5Lkev7uw

✅Check out our free apartment syndication sample deal:

https://twosmartassets.com/sample-deal-form

📕Don't forget to grab our free passive investing guide for apartment syndications:

https://twosmartassets.com/investing-guide-form