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There’s no doubt that apartment units are still considered the golden child when it comes to real estate investing. But is it the best option for you?
If you’re starting in your real estate journey, it is important that you know and understand what type of property you want to invest in. Being in real estate requires not only basic knowledge but a deep know-how born from years of years of experience.
To get a clear understanding on where to put and invest your money, gain wealth and financial freedom, then I encourage you to listen to today’s episode!
From developing to owning, our guest today has had a long and distinguished career in the real estate world! In this episode, John Brackett CEO – Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Business Partners had the honor to interview Kenneth Holman, founder and president of Overland Group, Inc., and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Advisors (NAREIA)!
Kenneth will share his learnings from building over 2000 units and some of the key things he did to be successful in his business!
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About our Guest:
Mr. Holman graduated from Brigham Young University in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and from the University of Utah in 1974 with a Masters of Business degree. He began his career as a financial planner with Coordinated Financial Services, Inc. In 1976, Coordinated Financial Services split into two entities, CFS and Realvest, Inc., a real estate syndication and property management company.
Mr. Holman then began his real estate career with Realvest, Inc. After one year, he was hired by CFS as president of its property management company, Continental Property Management, Inc., with properties located in five states.
In 1978, he started his own real estate company known as Kenman Corporation, which, in 1989, changed its name to Overland Management & Realty Corporation. Overland Management & Realty Corporation has now evolved into the Overland Group, Inc., which comprises Overland Investor Solutions, RE/MAX Overland, Overland Construction, DaVinci Homes, Overland Capital, Overland Development and Overland Management.
Additionally, Overland has a land research company known as Land First, Inc., and an equipment leasing company known as Lease One Finance, LLC. Over the past 33 years, Mr. Holman has brokered, constructed, developed, financed managed and owned over a billion dollars of real estate assets. Mr. Holman is a member of several distinguished real estate organizations with certifications as a Certified Property Manager (CPM) with the Institute of Real Estate Management and a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) with the CCIM Institute.
He has served as Centerville City Councilman, founding member of Centerville-Farmington Rotary Club, Board of Director for the Davis County School Foundation Board, and past president of Utah Apartment Association. His real estate developments have won several prestigious awards, including the Salt Lake Downtown Alliance Special Achievement Award and two Envision Utah Merit awards for outstanding Planning and Design.
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Fidelity Business Partners, Inc.
6965 El Camino Real Suite 105-190
Carlsbad, CA 92009
D: 760-301-5311
F: 760-987-6065
Rules and laws are always up to interpretation. But sometimes people need a little clarity on the rules-- specifically Rule 506 in this case.
Join John Brackett today with Eugene Trowbridge to discuss how he interprets the rule as a lawyer and applies it to his own business as a long time syndicator in real estate.
Gene talks about his career in the industry, how much of it has changed, and just how this new digital age is rewriting how we authorize and apply the rules to ensure credibility of our fellow investors and syndicates.
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About our Guest:
Prior to becoming an attorney, Gene was a real estate syndicator. From developing mini-storage facilities to private investments. Being a senior in the field, he now also serves as an educator in the field of real estate and syndication.
In addition, Gene has written a best selling book called “Whole New Business” that has sold over 10,000 copies worldwide, also having Ultimate Crowdfunding Workshops to investors, old and new, how to secure their investment companies and ensure their legality.
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Fidelity Business Partners, Inc.
6965 El Camino Real Suite 105-190
Carlsbad, CA 92009
D: 760-301-5311
F: 760-987-6065
How can we honor the people who have served to be where we are now as a nation?
In this episode, we’re going to talk about how we can help homeless veterans get back on their feet and improve other people’s lives through real estate!
Our guest is an ex-special forces veteran! Join John Brackett, CEO – Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Business Partners and Host of We Build Great Apartment Communities Podcast in this episode as he interviews Eric Upchurch the co-founder of Active Duty Passive Income, an organization that helps veterans and active-duty personnel create passive income through apartment investing.
Eric is going to share his expertise on how he has grown his real estate business, his learnings as an entrepreneur and apartment investor. He talks about his real estate journey and the sectors he’s been involved with. Eric also talks about the cycle of owning an apartment building and the importance of having a deep-rooted WHY.
Don’t skip this episode, as Eric shares apartment investing that you need to be aware of so you can be confident in creating financial freedom for yourself, your family, and community!
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About our Guest:
Eric Upchurch is an Army Special Operations veteran who grew up in Central Iowa before attending college in California. He has a passion for educating the military community on how to create long term wealth through real estate investing, while personally investing across the country for the last fourteen years.
Eric serves as Co-Founder of Active Duty Passive Income (ADPI) and is a Senior Managing Partner with ADPI Capital. Most recently, Eric’s team has opened a nationwide, first-of-its-kind 100% employee-owned mortgage branch, real estate brokerage, as well as an insurance company – all with the goal of serving the ADPI community of military real estate investors.
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Fidelity Business Partners, Inc.
6965 El Camino Real Suite 105-190
Carlsbad, CA 92009
D: 760-301-5311
F: 760-987-6065
People will always need a roof over their head; That is why real estate is that one industry that will always stay even though we're in a pandemic.
If you’re planning to dip your toes into real estate investing or you’ve already started, whether you are interested in single family homes, multi-family, wholesaling, you need investment strategies and skills to confidently evaluate rental income property investment opportunities, analyze the market, get better deals, and many more!
To better enhance your investment strategies and your real estate related skills, we are bringing in a very accomplished real estate investor!
In this episode, John Brackett CEO – Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Business Partners had the honor to interview Greg Dickerson, a serial entrepreneur, real estate developer coach and mentor. He has bought, developed and sold over $250 million in real estate, built and renovated hundreds of custom homes and commercial buildings, developed residential and mixed use subdivisions and started 12 different companies from the ground up.
Greg is also the host of The Greg Dickerson Show where he shares practical advice, strategies and techniques entrepreneurs can use to elevate their business.
Tune in as Greg will share the genesis of his business and how he is helping entrepreneurs and investors grow and scale their business, raise more capital and do bigger deals. We’re also going to share our strategies on how we pursue higher-yielding investments!
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Where to reach Greg Dickerson:
About our Guest:
Greg coaches and mentors some of the top entrepreneurs and real estate investors around the world helping them grow and scale their business, raise more capital and do bigger deals. Greg's current clients have over $2 billion in AUM and deals in process.
Greg is an expert on the topics of entrepreneurship, leadership and real estate and is regularly interviewed on some of the top real estate investing and business podcasts today.
Greg served in the United States Navy right out of high school and has always been a leader in the community advising and serving on the boards of several churches, ministries and non-profit organizations.
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Fidelity Business Partners, Inc.
6965 El Camino Real Suite 105-190
Carlsbad, CA 92009
D: 760-301-5311
F: 760-987-6065
COVID-19 has surely changed the landscape and structure that we are used to. Investing during uncertain times definitely has its risk but it doesn't mean you can't put your money out there. With the help of expert advisors, investors can remain confident and on course in their investing journey!
Gain more clarity in decision making related to real-estate investing and save yourself from the stress this pandemic has brought as real estate and debt investor Mike Zlotnik shares how to deal with debt and equity challenges during this pandemic.
Mike is the CEO of TF Management Group LLC, a private investment fund that specializes in providing flexible short-term financing for real estate transactions, and he will shed some light on how to close deals from an operator's point-of-view. He also talks about bridge loans as well as the qualities of a great borrower.
If you want to invest with lower risk and learn what the most profitable multi-family investments is, then this episode is for you!
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Where to reach Mike Zlotnik:
More about Mike:
Mike Zlotnik has been a debt and equity investor in real estate for since 2000. He started his career and had spent nearly 15 years in the information technology field managing Risk, Business Intelligence and Quality of complex systems, software and processes.
While building a successful carrier in IT, Mike’s passion has always been real estate investing because of its predictability of outcome and well understood risks. In 2009, Mike joined Tempo Funding, LLC (Mortgage Pool Fund) as a managing partner, and Vice President of funding operations.
Starting from January 2014, Mike has assumed the responsibility of a CEO and has since founded TF Management Group, LLC, launching 3 new real estate investment funds, TF Investment Fund II LLC (Income Fund), Tempo Opportunity Fund LLC (Growth & Income Fund) and Tempo Growth Fund LLC (Growth Fund).
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Fidelity Business Partners, Inc.
6965 El Camino Real Suite 105-190
Carlsbad, CA 92009
D: 760-301-5311
F: 760-987-6065
He is the founder and principal of a company called Lonestar capital. They've purchased over 100 million dollars in assets, predominantly in Texas
“Just because you're young doesn't mean you can't do it! If somebody else could do it, I could do it!” - David Toupin
When other millennials are too busy scrolling through their newsfeeds or clacking away at their pocket-sized keyboards, our guest for today strays from the common flow and proves that millennials aren’t just all about having fun but they can also be driven, passionate, and smart!
Join me in this episode as I interview a successful millennial on how he was able to achieve financial freedom at a young age!
My guest for today is David Toupin, a top millennial real estate investor, speaker, and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder, and CFO of Obsidian Capital, an Austin Texas-based real estate investment firm. He is also the CEO of Real Estate Lab where he utilizes his best-selling multifamily deal analyzer, a first-class deal analyzer that allows you to financially analyze multifamily deals faster and more effectively!
Get inspired and motivated to take action over your goals and dreams as David talks about how his real estate journey began and how he was able to reach the level of success that he has now!
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Where to reach David Toupin:
More about David:
David Toupin is a Top Millennial real estate investor, speaker, and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Obsidian Capital, an Austin Texas based real estate investment firm. At the age of 20, he started investing in Michigan where he bought his first property in college, a 12 unit apartment complex.
Prior to graduating with a Finance degree at the University of Detroit Mercy, David had acquired $7M in multifamily real estate holdings. And by the age of 24 years old, David has built a real estate portfolio as a key principal with over $50M in real estate holdings and has raised worth of $10M in capital from investors.
He is also the creator of the best selling multifamily deal analyzer on the market with 1,000's of downloads and active users. David also owns a software company called, Real Estate Lab which is a multifamily acquisitions and data SaaS product, set to launch in Q4 2020.
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Fidelity Business Partners, Inc.
6965 El Camino Real Suite 105-190
Carlsbad, CA 92009
D: 760-301-5311
F: 760-987-6065
He is the founder and principal of a company called Lonestar capital. They've purchased over 100 million dollars in assets, predominantly in Texas
If there's one thing that's certain in business, it's uncertainty. But with great knowledge and business plan behind the curtain, it can be a great opportunity!
Real estate investing can be overwhelming for new investors. There is so much to consider in your decision making, especially coping up with any fundamental changes in the market.
In this episode, I'm very excited to have Rob Beardsley as he shares his expertise on underwriting deals. He is the founder and principal of Lone Star Capital, a real estate investment firm focused on underperforming multifamily properties in Texas and surrounding states. He is also the author of The Definitive Guide to Underwriting Multifamily Acquisitions, where he provides the tools and steps needed for any investor to confidently analyze and invest in multifamily real estate!
Start looking at deals differently as Rob shares his wisdom and acquisition experience on how he handles risk in the market, as well as his best practices on business plan execution risk, P&L, balance sheet, and his amazing analysis on how we can be compensated for our risk!
Make sure you listen through the end of this episode, as he shares his insights into business planning and how we can shape it and identify where the opportunity is!
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Know more about Rob Beardsley:
Rob Beardsley is on the acquisition side underwriting deals. He wrote about 40 different articles on underwriting on deal structure on capital markets. He is the host of the podcast that focuses on institutional investors. He also wrote a book called The Definitive Guide to underwriting multifamily.
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Fidelity Business Partners, Inc.
6965 El Camino Real Suite 105-190
Carlsbad, CA 92009
D: 760-301-5311
F: 760-987-6065
He is the founder and principal of a company called Lonestar capital. They've purchased over 100 million dollars in assets, predominantly in Texas
What does it mean to buy properties at this time of the pandemic?
Today’s property market is at a limbo because of the pandemic. The value of office properties and commercial spaces are being reviewed as more and more people move out of the city and into the suburbs or the countryside.
In today’s episode, Greg Rand, Chief Strategy Officer at Renters Warehouse and Founder of OwnAmerica, explains the outlook for the property market as the pandemic continues.
Initially, Greg created OwnAmerica for people looking to rent a single-family home. Now, he sees the market booming for this specific type of property.
Greg also discusses the importance of investing and being in the business of property management. He explains how renting out your property has advantages as well as disadvantages.
Hear what Greg has to say as he answers questions about everything that has to do with renting, buying, investing on properties, whether it’s residential or commercial, in today’s economic climate facing COVID-19.
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Know more about Greg Rand:
Greg Rand is founder and CEO of OwnAmerica, a real estate technology and services company that provides rental property owners a detailed analysis of their portfolio and enables them to buy and sell properties with other owners.
Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Rand was managing partner at Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty, growing revenues more than sevenfold in seven years. He is the author of “Crash Boom!
Make a Fortune in Today’s Volatile Real Estate Market,” a primer on real estate investing after the Great Recession. In this One-to-One interview with Think Realty contributing writer Robert Springer, Rand talks about the continuing, transformative impact of technology on real estate investing.
Where to reach Greg Rand:
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Fidelity Business Partners, Inc.
6965 El Camino Real Suite 105-190
Carlsbad, CA 92009
D: 760-301-5311
F: 760-987-6065
With all of the tax burden carried when you acquired a multifamily property, this is not just stressful but a money-draining thing.
To lessen this burden, I’m bringing in cost segregation expert Bill Smith to teach us how to reduce the federal tax burden when acquiring multifamily property without worrying about violating the law!
Bill is a National Sales Director for ELB Consulting, Inc., and has worked with commercial real estate owners and investors to reduce their federal tax burden and improve their cash flow for future investments.
Get your questions answered by listening to this episode as Bill shares strategic ways on how you can minimize your tax federal burden and other questions related to cost segregation! Bill also shares some insights on how this coronavirus pandemic has affected the real estate industry and how it is coping.
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Fidelity Business Partners, Inc.
6965 El Camino Real Suite 105-190
Carlsbad, CA 92009
D: 760-301-5311
F: 760-987-6065
With the continuous advancement of technology, it is now possible for regular folks and small business owners or entrepreneurs to bring life into their vision.
Technology has completely changed the way we do business today. Just by accessing the internet, people can immediately begin to invest in the financial markets.
One innovative method of financing that utilizes the power of the internet and technology is crowdfunding!
It has gained popularity over the years simply because it's a great way to get your ideas funded! In this episode, we’re going to delve into what crowdfunding is all about and what is it not.
Learn how to find more investors, raise more money, and finance your real estate projects online as Mark Roderick, one of the leading crowdfunding and FinTech Lawyers here in the US, shares his in-depth knowledge in crowdfunding and how to raise capital for your business endeavors!
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Fidelity Business Partners, Inc.
6965 El Camino Real Suite 105-190
Carlsbad, CA 92009
D: 760-301-5311
F: 760-987-6065
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