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Husband and wife RE investing team. They started actively investing in late 2020 when our primary source of income, the Cactus Bar, was shut down by covid. Since then, have acquired an additional 14 new doors, making our entire portfolio a total of 17 doors, consisting of small multifamily properties and 1 commercial property. In this episode, they discuss how they decided to get into the real estate market and the biggest challenges that they have faced. 

[00:01 - 11:46] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Daniel and Amanda Rockrohr!
• Daniel & Amanda Rockrohr share their story of how they got into real estate
• Their partnership has helped them achieve success

[11:47 - 21:01] Creating A Local Community Hub Through Real Estate

• House hacking
• They started seeing Airbnb’s and realized that they could make money from real estate
• Taking out a hard money loan
• The goal of the business is to create a local community

[21:01 - 35:27] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • Amanda: Worked at her family’s restaurant
  • Daniel: Moving motorcycles back and forth
• What's a book you've read that's given you a paradigm shift?
  • Amanda: “The ONE Thing” by Gary Keller
  • Daniel: “Who Not How” by Dan Sullivan
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • Amanda: Latin dancing
  • Daniel: Latin dancing
• What does success mean to you?
• Amanda: She says, “Living my life on my own terms but also being able to help others be able to do the same thing.”
• Daniel: He says, “Being able to achieve financial freedom to do his adventures.”

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Instagram: @cactusbarboise

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“Focusing on one thing to project you or propel you into the bigger picture is probably it.” – Daniel Rockrohr

“If I stayed in my job longer, then we would not be able to grow our business as quickly.” –Amanda Rockrohr

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Chad Gallagher is the Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Home365. Home365 is a first-party technology powered real estate company that manages over 7,000 units across 14 markets for investment owners and has over 100 employees. In this episode, Chad shares his story of starting out in real estate, learning from mistakes, and then pivoting to a more passive investment model that has allowed them to grow their company rapidly.  To learn more about his work and his team, listeners can visit his website at https://www.home365.co/!

[00:01 - 11:15] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Chad!
• Chad discusses how to get into real estate

[11:15 - 21:46] How Tech Companies Are Adopted In The Real Estate Industry

• Technology is being adopted in the real estate industry
• The industry is slowly catching up, and there is still a lot of room for growth
• The goal of the company is to help manage logistics for real estate investments
• Multi-family space is becoming more competitive
• Starting with smaller investments in real estate
• Property management is a big challenge

[21:47 - 30:15] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • When he worked as a golf caddy and had a grass cutting company
• What's a book you've read that's given you a paradigm shift?
  • He invested 80% of his time on investing and 20% on management
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • Learning Hebrew and continuing to evolve his own personal goals
• What does success mean to you?
  • Chad says that, “Challenging yourself to achieve the utmost of your own potential is the thing that's most important to you.”

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Website: https://www.home365.co/

LinkedIn: Chad Gallagher

Instagram: Chad Gallagher

Facebook: Chad Gallagher

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“I love innovation. I love thinking of better ways to do things. I think we've hit on something here that is ripe and that's what we're up to right now.” – Chad Gallagher

“The natural step is to find either companies or people who can coach you and who have a similar mindset, because you're naturally going to see eye to eye with someone who is bought into the same concepts you are.” – Chad Gallagher

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Yeadon Smith is a recovering youth minister now working full time in real estate. He is the owner of Live Oak Real Estate and co-founder of Live Oak Capital, a real estate investment firm. They work with private investors to give them solid, consistent returns to build long term wealth and cash flow. He has helped grow Live Oak Capital to over $50 million in assets under his management since its beginning in 2019. He shares how he got started in the industry and how he partnered up to start their own multifamily property management company. He shares how they’ve developed an educational platform and a community for real estate entrepreneurs that keeps them accountable.To learn more about his work and experiences, listeners can visit his Facebook page!

[00:01 - 11:15] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Yeadon!
• Yeadon discusses how he got started in real estate
• Adapting to changes to the real estate industry

[11:15 - 23:21] Providing Significant Resources and Relationships

• People don’t value what doesn’t cost them anything
• Develop more credibility and respect through masterminds
• Surviving and be successful in business
• The importance of experience when it comes to business
• Funneling investors into a portfolio

[23:22 - 31:51] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • He applied for a night stock boy
• What's a book you've read that's given you a paradigm shift?
  • “Flip the Script” by Oren Klaff
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • He wants to continue to learn how to play the drums
• What does success mean to you?
• Yeadon says that, “Success looks like getting to the end of your life and seeing the person you could have become, and being that person.”

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Website: https://yeadonsmith.medium.com/

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“Investing in something that's higher quality. So, the market will pay more for that. But at the end of the day, there's only so many tools in the tool bag that you can use.” – Yeadon Smith

“People don't value what doesn't cost them anything.” – Yeadon Smith

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Tammy Richey shares how she has become a successful real estate investor by leveraging her network. She is a successful real estate investor who recommends that others invest with passion to achieve success. She talks about the transition she made from accidental to intentional investor, how attending a mastermind has helped her reevaluate her goals, and how taking on a syndicated deal significantly increased her portfolio. She feels that it’s important to have a personal connection with her investors and treat the property like a business. She recommends to review financial statements regularly so that she can make informed decisions about where to allocate her resources. To learn more about her work, visit her website at investingwithpassion.com!

[00:01 - 11:15] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Tammy!
• Her journey from being an unintentional real estate investor to becoming a full-time real estate agent
• Attending a mastermind changed her mind set
• Be passionate about what you’re doing if you want to be successful in real estate

[11:15 - 20:47] Find Your Passion And Empower Others To Find The Same

• How she became successful in real estate
• Her experience in flipping houses and  to be alignment with what she’s doing
• The importance of having mentors
• Developing asset management skills, which have helped her build a successful business

[20:48 - 27:24] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • When she was flipping houses earlier, they broke into their own house and had the cops called on them
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • “Who Now How” by Dan Sullivan
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • She would like to learn how to be a good runner
• What does success mean to you?
  • Tammy says, “Working in my giftedness.”

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Website: investingwithpassion.com

LinkedIn: Tammy Richey

Instagram: @investingwithpassion 

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“I decided I only wanted to do passion projects, and I had a passion for real estate.” – Tammy Richey

“We treated it like a business proposal, even though these were close friends of ours.” – Tammy Richey

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Shawn DiMartile is an apartment investor, Co-host of The Multifamily Takeoff Podcast, Co-founder of Pac 3 Capital, and Co-host of the Beers & Deals REI networking event in San Diego, California. Shawn got started in real estate investing when he purchased a 32-unit apartment building in Greenwood, Indiana. Today, he and his partners own 300 units, all located in North Carolina. He was able to quit his day job in March 2022 and is now a full-time real estate investor. For fun, he enjoys backpacking in the wilderness for days at a time in our national parks. He believes that AirBNB should be required to verify licenses and/or use software to identify illegal rentals, and that rentals should be listed on AirBNB to maximize market share. To learn more about his work, listeners can visit his website at https://www.pac3capital.com/!

[00:01 - 11:15] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Shawn!
• How he got into real estate
• His primary focus has shifted to the boutique hotel market

[11:15 - 20:50] Find Opportunities In The Boutique Hotel Market

• Opportunities for people in the boutique hotel
• AirBNB is harder to use this service
• Purchasing and operating boutique hotels
• AirBNB is a popular platform for short term rentals
• Transitioning to hospitality services

[20:51 - 27:05] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • Washing dishes at a restaurant
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • “Rich Dad Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • Learn to speak Spanish
• What does success mean to you?
  • Shawn says that, “Success to me is Time Freedom.”

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Website: https://www.pac3capital.com/ 

Podcast: The Multifamily Takeoff

Instagram: @sdimartile

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“If you're zoned properly, if you're a bed and breakfast, you can list on all those platforms. You could basically do whatever you want.” – Shawn DiMartile

“The true freedom was being able to do what I wanted with my time.” – Shawn DiMartile

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Spencer Gray is the President of Gray Capital. He is also CEO of Gray Properties, LLC, a commercial real estate focused family office. How he approaches fundraising and why it’s so important to him. How he is driven by wanting to create a great business and provide financial freedom for his family. He shares how having employees, a strong company culture, and the ability to have options in life are important to him. To learn more about his advice for aspiring leaders, visit his website at https://www.graycapitalllc.com/!

[00:01 - 11:15] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Spencer!
• Importance of networking and finding partners
• Raising money from private investors

[11:15 - 23:11] Building A Sustainable Business By Having High Goals

• Why he has been successful in real estate and the reasons behind it
• Importance of having a goal
• Importance of family
• Work-study opportunities
• Build the best real estate team possible

[23:12 - 30:45] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • When he worked at a recording studio
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • “Be Obsessed or Be Average” by Grant Cardone
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • He wants to get his pilot’s license
• What does success mean to you?
  • Spencer says that, “Success to me is to have the best team.”

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Website: https://www.graycapitalllc.com/

Facebook: Gray Capital LLC

LinkedIn: Spencer Gray

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“The amount of effort it takes to achieve relatively small goals and large goals is pretty similar. It's what we choose to pursue that really makes the difference.” – Spencer Gray

“Success to me is to have the best team and to be at a point where I just need to get out of their way and I really need to be less involved.” – Spencer Gray

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Bhavin Patel is the principal and co-founder of Green Harvest Capital, a real estate investment group focused on Class B & C multi-family assets in Northeast Ohio. With over 15 years of experience managing real estate acquisitions, Bhavin has an exceptional record of implementing corporate goals, leading successful business objectives, and being a forward-thinking steward of capital investments. In this episode, he talks about the importance of education and how it can help you succeed in the real estate industry. He discusses the challenges he faced during the Great Recession. He shares his experience in the mortgage lending industry and how it has changed over time. He talks about interest rates and their effect on the economy. To learn more about his work and his company, visit his website at https://www.ghc-lp.com/!

[00:01 - 07:45] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Bhavin Patel!
• Putting an emphasis on education
• An entrepreneurial mindset
• Running a small firm called Green Harvest Capital!
• Reflection and mindfulness

[07:45 - 24:05] Aligning With Your Goals and Intention To Be A Success

• Focus on microeconomic conditions
• Starting their own construction services
  • Understanding the guidance at a macro level
  • Understanding labor shortages
• Changes in the mortgage market
• Lenders have more leverage
• Aligning with your business model and goals
• Opportunities in the workforce housing space

[24:06 - 27:30] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • Trimming trees and carrying shingles
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • “Rich Dad Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • Doing better presentations
• What does success mean to you?
  • Bhavin says that, “The freedom to do whatever it is that I desire.”

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Website: https://www.ghc-lp.com/ 

LinkedIn: Bhavin Patel

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“If your purpose and intention are aligned with your partners, with the community that you do business in, and with your investors, then you will succeed.” – Bhavin Patel

“One thing I wasn't afraid to do was ask for help.” – Bhavin Patel

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Todd Sulzinger is the CEO of Blue Elm Investments, a private equity real estate firm based in San Francisco, CA. He is a former Silicon Valley finance executive turned real estate investor and founded Blue Elm to offer investors a strategic way to diversify their portfolios by creating passive investment opportunities through the acquisition of mobile home parks, apartments, and mortgage notes. He is the co-author of Success Habits of Super Achievers, an Amazon bestseller with tips and inspiring stories to accelerate your success. To learn more, visit his website at https://www.blueelminvestments.com/!

[00:01 - 07:10] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Todd Sulzinger!
• Mortgage notes can be purchased at a discount

[07:11 - 22:45] Utilizing Mortgage Notes

• Buying a mortgage at a discount from a bank is an option
• Mobile home parks are a “different beast” than other asset classes
• An active market for mortgages
• Due diligence is important when purchasing a mortgage note

[22:46 - 28:50] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • When he was a dishwasher for a Sizzler steakhouse
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift? 
  • “The Gap and The Gain” by Dan Sullivan
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • He wants to learn how to play the guitar
• What does success mean to you?
  • Todd says that, “That feeling of helping people do something to make their life better, make their life easier, that's what feels like success to me.”

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Website: https://www.blueelminvestments.com/

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“That feeling of helping people do something to make their lives better, make their lives easier. That's what feels like success to me.” – Todd Sulzinger

“The idea of being able to keep people in their homes was interesting and interesting too, that banks don't have that capability internally. They don't really want to reach out and have teams of employees like working with individual people to a very great extent. " – Todd Sulzinger

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Terrence Murphy was drafted into the NFL in the 2nd Rd by the Green Bay Packers. He currently owns 20+ companies under the Terrence Murphy Companies brand and is an investor in 30+ more as a venture capitalist. Terrence has brokered $1.1 Billion in real estate sales and has an extensive real estate portfolio. Terrence possesses the same traits that he portrayed on the football field: integrity, passion, hard work, dedication, loyalty, desire to succeed, and excellence, all of which help his businesses continue to grow and his clients receive superior service. To learn more about his work, visit his website at https://terrencemurphy.com/!

[00:01 - 07:10] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Terrence Murphy!
• How to scale your business and focuses on real estate
• Utilizing Technology to improve efficiency
• Leverage your skills and experiences

[07:11 - 24:41] Simplify the Process and Make the Business Repeatable

• Simplifying the process
• Repeatable and curated experience for customers
• Live a comfortable life while continuing to work on real estate
• His pivot from his NFL career

[24:42 - 30:45] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • When he worked at a pig farm
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • “The Untethered Soul” by Michael A. Singer
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • His dream is to become an army ranger
• What does success mean to you?
  • Terrence says that, “Going anywhere, doing anything with anyone at any time when I want to. Just freedom and leaving a legacy.”

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Website: https://terrencemurphy.com/

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“Invest in what you're interested in.” – Terrence Murphy

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David Iglewicz has a background in dentistry, pediatric dentistry, and finance, which has led him to become one of the most successful real estate investors in the country. He started his career as a financial advisor before realizing that he needed more help to achieve his goal of becoming a successful real estate investor. He began to network with other real estate investors and found that they shared similar goals and interests. He discusses the pros and cons of transitioning to full-time work in real estate, how he brings energy to his work, and how he’s found success in this field. If you’re interested in learning more about how to be successful in your own career, come and visit his website, https://prostoig.com/!

[00:01 - 07:14] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know David Iglewicz!
• He shares his key to being a successful investor

[07:15 - 20:11] Make Decisions Based On A Team Advisors

• Have a team of professional that you trust to help you with investments
• How he merged with a private equity firm
• The aspects of real estate
• Discuss any concerns that you’re experiencing with friends and advisors
• Connect with like-minded individuals
• Establish a team of advisors

[20:12 - 28:06] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?  
  • Being a lifeguard at a pool
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?  
  • “How to Win Friends & Influence People" by Dale Carnegie
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
• He wants to improve on surfing
• What does success mean to you?
  • David says that, “If I can make three people smile, I'm successful.”

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Website: https://prostoig.com/

Instagram: @prostoigllc

Facebook: Prostoig Capital LLC

LinkedIn: David Iglewicz

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“You're not by yourself. Discuss your concerns and problems with other people.” – David Iglewicz

“Even if everything else falls apart during the day, if you literally go into the bank and make one person smile. Try it. It will change your day.” – David Iglewicz

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