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Amidst the tax season, one of the busiest seasons for a CPA, Brandon Hall joins us for another episode of Weiss Advice. Brandon is a CPA and the Founder and CEO of The Real Estate CPA, an accounting firm that helps real estate investors save thousands of dollars in taxes.

[00:01 – 06:52] Opening Segment

• I introduce and welcome our guest, Brandon Hall
• Brandon talks about his background
  • The story of The Real Estate CPA

[06:53 – 08:29] The Staying Power Podcast

• Brandon talks about The Staying Power Podcast
  • Check it out! Link below

[08:30 – 14:39] Running a Virtual Company

• What’s the biggest challenge in running a virtual company?
• Brandon shares what it’s like managing a virtual firm
• Holding people accountable

[14:40 – 21:08] Continuously Provide Value

• Brandon’s advice to people just starting a career in their respective fields
• Brandon talks about their client base
• He shares about an article he wrote in BiggerPockets

[21:09 – 27:53] THE FINAL FOUR

• What’s the worst job that you ever had?
  • Physical labor when I was a teenager
• What’s a book you’ve read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
• What is a skill or talent that you’d like to learn?
  • Anything related to coding
• What does success mean to you?
  • Being happy, but everybody’s definition of happiness is different. What makes me happy may not be the case for others.
• Connect with Brandon. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

“You have to be very intentional in culture building in a virtual firm.” – Brandon Hall

“You have to be really intentional about making sure that the values that you believe in are actually values that you believe in. Not just ones that you wrote down cause they sound nice.” – Brandon Hall

Resources Mentioned:

• BiggerPockets
• BiggerPockets Podcast
• The Real Estate CPA (website)
• The Real Estate CPA Podcast
• The Staying Power Podcast

Connect with Brandon on https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/podcast, https://www.therealestatecpa.com/, or LinkedIn

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Ola Dantis is the Founder and CEO of Dwellynn, a real estate investment firm focused on multifamily syndications based in Houston, Texas. In this episode, Ola shares his story. From growing up in Nigeria to moving to England for school to migrating to the US for a shot at the American Dream.

[00:01 – 07:30] Opening Segment

• I introduce and welcome our guest, Ola Dantis
• Ola shares his insights about school and college degrees

[07:31 – 20:58] Dwellynn in Real Estate

• Ola talks about his background
  • What kick-off his entrepreneurial career
• The birth of Dwellynn
• Ola’s advice for people looking to start their real estate journey

[20:59 – 30:32] THE FINAL FOUR

• What’s the worst job that you ever had?
  • Working in a fast-food restaurant
• What’s a book you’ve read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
• What is a skill or talent that you’d like to learn?
  • How to naturally raise equity
• What does success mean to you?
  • Be able to do what I want.
  • I think Freedom is really the end goal.
• Get in touch with Ola. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

“Be ready to know that [real estate] takes a lot of work.” – Ola Dantis

“Be ready to make a sacrifice, right? And be ready to take a chance on yourself.” – Ola Dantis

Resources Mentioned:

• BiggerPockets
• BiggerPockets Podcast
• Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
• Three Simple Steps by Trevor Blake

You can connect with Ola on www.investwithola.com. Follow Dwellynn on Instagram and LinkedIn.

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Mark Hunter, “The Sales Hunter,” as we like to call him, is considered one of the Top 50 Most Influential Sales and Marketing Leaders in the world. He sports 30+ years of sales leadership experience, which he uses to help and teach companies and salespeople to sell with confidence and integrity. He is the author of the recently published book A Mind for Sales.

[00:01 – 06:09] Opening Segment

• I introduce and welcome our guest, Mark Hunter
• Mark talks about his background
  • He never thought sales was his calling

[06:10 – 18:16] Becoming One of the World’s Greatest Salespeople

• Mark shares his insights on making a good first impression.
• Digital reputations surpassing personal reputations
• Sales is about creating and developing relationships.
• Mark gives advice on how to become a great salesperson.
  • LTS – Listen. Teach. Serve and Sell.

[18:17 – 20:24] A Mind for Sales

• Mark talks about his book A Mind for Sales
  • Why you need this book

[20:25 – 25:35] THE FINAL FOUR

• What’s the worst job that you ever had?
  • The first job I got fired from. I was selling sides of beef.
• What’s a book you’ve read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • In Search of Excellence
• What is a skill or talent that you’d like to learn?
  • Learn to play the piano. 
• What does success mean to you?
  • Success is about people. If I can help people, then I have done my job in sales.
• Get in touch with Mark. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

“Sales is more than just two people coming together -- It really is a relationship.” – Mark Hunter

“Sales is about helping people, and when you really realize, it’s about creating your relationship and having a conversation. And I don’t care what business we’re in, that’s what really a business is -- is relationships.” – Mark Hunter

“At the end of the day, my goal is to influence and impact people. If I can do that in a positive manner, I get to come back and do this thing again.” – Mark Hunter

Resources Mentioned:

• A Mind for Sales by Mark Hunter

You can get in touch with Mark on LinkedIn or at https://thesaleshunter.com/ 

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Tyler Deveraux is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Multifamily Mindset. Tyler has been investing in real estate for the past 13 years. He started his journey when he acquired his first rental property when he was 21 years old. He slowly transitioned to fix and flips, then larger properties, and currently, he focuses on multifamily assets.

[00:01 – 07:00] Opening Segment

• I introduce and welcome our guest, Tyler Deveraux
• Becoming a teacher and educating people about real estate

[07:01 – 21:06] Scaling from a Single Unit to 1400-Units

• Tyler talks about the biggest factor that enabled him to scale his real estate portfolio
  • His mother’s influence in the mindset he had growing up
• Finding the right partners – the key to a successful real estate career
• Tyler talks about Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink
• Creativity is power

[21:07 – 33:06] THE FINAL FOUR

• What’s the worst job that you ever had?
  • Roofing houses
• What’s a book you’ve read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • Any book that was written by Napoleon Hill
  • Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill
• What is a skill or talent that you’d like to learn?
  • Networking
• What does success mean to you?
  • Success for me is just peace of mind, meaning the ability to give freely, help others, have the time to do what you want to do. And be the best dad, person, husband, and everything I could be.
  • Financially, having the income to have that peace of mind and having the security that everything is taken care of
• Connect with Tyler. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

“Life is too short to get bogged down in the problem.” – Tyler Deveraux

“Humour breeds happiness and happiness breeds positivity and positivity ultimately breeds success.” – Tyler Deveraux

Resources Mentioned:

• David Lindahl Coaching – RE Mentor
• Multi Family Capital Partners
• Extreme Ownership

You can connect with Tyler on https://mfcapitalpartners.com/. Send him an email at [email protected]. Follow him on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.

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Michael Stohler is the Co-Founder of Gateway Private Equity Group, a hotel real estate investment firm based in Phoenix, Arizona. Before investing in hotels, Michael was a multifamily investor for about 20 years. With his experience, Michael started his podcast The Richer Geek to help educate people on what they can achieve by investing in real estate.

[00:01 – 08:44] Opening Segment

• I introduce and welcome our guest, Michael Stohler
• Michael shares what urged him to shift from multifamily into hotels
  • He talks a bit about his background

[08:45 – 17:49] The Hotel Industry A Year After COVID

• Michael compares the 2008 recession from the hit the economy took due to the COVID pandemic
• Michael talks about how their hotel businesses are currently doing

[17:50 – 24:37] Hotel Investments

• Michael shares their process of acquiring new hotels
  • The value adds they do to improve the hotel
• Michael talks about the CMBS Loans

[24:38 – 33:18] THE FINAL FOUR

• What’s the worst job that you ever had?
  • An ice cream scooper in winter
• What’s a book you’ve read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • Money Secrets of the Rich: Learn the 7 Secrets to Financial Freedom by John Burley
  • Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
• What is a skill or talent that you’d like to learn?
  • To be able to stick to something that is fun.
• What does success mean to you?
  • Build a life that you don’t need a vacation from
• Get in touch with Michael. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

“You have to have either a partner or a mentor. Go to them. There’s some great coaches out there. Learn from their lessons, learn from their mistakes so that you don’t lose.” – Michael Stohler

“Build a life that you don’t need to take a vacation from.” – Michael Stohler

Get in touch with Michael through LinkedIn or their website at https://www.gatewaype.com/ 

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Russell Gray is a financial strategist with 35-years of background in financial services. Russel is a faculty member of the California Association of Realtors, where he teaches Real Estate Finance to realtors pursuing the GRI designation. Russell is the other half of the Real Estate Guys Radio Show duo together with Robert Helms.

[00:01 – 05:41] Opening Segment

• I introduce our guest, Russell Gray
• Russell talks about his background
  • The story of The Real Estate Guys Radio Show

[05:42 – 12:06] The Current State of the Real Estate Market

• Russell shares his insights on the state of the real estate market
• The biggest challenge Russell is facing in this turbulent time 

[12:07 – 25:02] 99.9% of People Have No Idea What to Do in A Currency Crisis

• Transitioning to a more virtual world
• Russell talks about the 3 Phase Cascading Crisis
  • Phase 1: Economic Crisis
  • Phase 2: Financial Crisis
  • Phase 3: Currency Crisis
• Russell’s advice on how to navigate through the ongoing crisis

[25:03 – 35:25] THE FINAL FOUR

• What’s the worst job that you ever had?
  • I don’t know if I really had a “worst” job.
• What’s a book you’ve read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • Rich Dad Poor Dad
  • Good to Great
  • The E Myth
  • The One Thing
• What is a skill or talent that you’d like to learn?
  • Being able to stay focused for extended periods of time
• What does success mean to you?
  • Making reasonable progress against an identified worthwhile goal
• Get in touch with Russell. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

“You really have to care about what you’re doing, and you have to be authentic.” – Russell Gray

“As frightening as it can be, the flip side of every crisis is Opportunity. And you could make the argument that the bigger the crisis, the bigger the opportunity for the people who are aware and prepared.” – Russell Gray

Resources Mentioned:

• Equity Happens by Robert Helms and Russell Gray

You can get in touch with Russell and also sign up for their free weekly newsletter through their website at https://realestateguysradio.com/

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Tyler Chesser is an experienced multifamily real estate investor based in Kentucky. Tyler is the Founder of The Chesser Companies, where he works with real estate investor clients as a peak-performance coach and world-class consultant.

[00:01 – 04:06] Opening Segment

• Elevate your life to the next level

[04:07 – 13:15] Personal Growth

• The growth mindset and personal development
• Tyler talks about what motivates him
• The most interesting interview he had in his show Elevate
  •  Sport Science
• Learning from failure

[13:16 – 23:47] The Path to Success

• The secret to Tyler’s success in real estate investing
• Tyler talks about the people he looks up to
• Learning to Say NO

[23:48 – 30:30] THE FINAL FOUR

• What’s the worst job that you ever had?
  • The first job I had. I worked at a car wash.
• What’s a book you’ve read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz
• What is a skill or talent that you’d like to learn?
  • Speak another language (Chinese or Spanish)
• What does success mean to you?
  • The progressive realization of a worthy ideal
• Get in touch with Tyler. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

“I’m just super curious, and I know that whenever I learn something new, I know that I can apply that and I can live a greater life and I can give back to others with a higher capacity.” – Tyler Chesser

“If we want to do great things, it’s not selfish of us to think big because then we can impact more people. Ultimately, that’s what it’s all about. It’s doing the right thing for other people.” – Tyler Chesser

Resources Mentioned:

• Sport Science
• John Brenkus
• Think and Grow Rich
• Rich Dad Poor Dad
• Weiss Advice Ep. 12 – The Power of Focus with Rod Khleif
• Tony Robbins
• Stephen Schwarzman

You can get in touch with Tyler through Linkedin, Twitter, and Instagram or visit his website. Check out the Elevate podcast on all major podcast streaming platforms.

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Matt Faircloth started his career as an engineer for a Fortune 500 company but decided to quit his safe and secure job to become a full-time real estate investor and has now been active in Real Estate since 2002. Matt is the co-founder and president of The DeRosa Group, founded with the vision of “transforming lives through real estate.”

[00:01 – 05:14] Opening Segment

• I introduce our guest, Matt Faircloth.
• Matt talks about raising private capital.
  • Check out his book titled Raising Private Capital.
• Multifamily is a ‘people business.’

[05:15 – 11:43] How to Build Trust

• Matt shares tips on how to get people to trust you and attract investors
  • Be trustworthy through authenticity
  • Put out content that is easily accessible

[11:44 – 22:54] Facebook Live with BiggerPockets

• Matt talks about the weekly Facebook Live hosted by BiggerPockets
• The live feature of other Social Media platforms (LinkedIn, YouTube)
• Putting out content consistently

[22:55 – 34:27] THE FINAL FOUR

• What’s the worst job that you ever had?
  • I sold imitation perfume and cologne.
• What’s a book you’ve read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch
• What is a skill or talent that you’d like to learn?
  • Speak another language (Spanish, Mandarin, or Italian)
  • How to play the piano
• What does success mean to you?
  • Living life on my own terms
• Connect with Matt. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

“It’s not about the company or what. It’s about who you are.” – Matt Faircloth

“Success means to me living life on my own terms and being able to do what I want with the one limited resource that I have in my life, which is time.” – Matt Faircloth

Resources Mentioned:

• BiggerPockets
• BiggerPockets Podcast
• Tea with GaryVee

You can connect with Matt on The DeRosa Group website. Shoot them a text “DeRosa” at 66866 and get free real estate learning materials and resources.

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Moshe Neuman is the founder and CEO of Valued, an incredible app that will revolutionize the way people invest in real estate. Moshe has been in the startup business in the past 10 years and has invested/advised many technology startups.

[00:01 – 09:57] Opening Segment

• I introduce our guest, Moshe Neuman
• Moshe shares how he got started in real estate
• Getting involved in the startup industry

[09:58 – 14:20] The Best Start-up Advisor

• What Moshe looks for in a startup

[14:21 – 22:24] Investing Made Awesome

• Moshe talks about Valued.
  • “Stop dreaming of investing in real estate, make it a reality with Valued.”
• Combining real estate investing and technology
• Moshe gives advice to people interested in starting a business.

[22:25 – 30:01] THE FINAL FOUR

• What’s the worst job that you ever had?
  • Not doing anything is the worst job.
• What’s a book you’ve read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
  • The Amazon Way by John Rossman
• What is a skill or talent that you’d like to learn?
  • Manage people better
• What does success mean to you?
  • Be able to do what I want to do.
  • Live not thinking about money.
• Connect with Moshe. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

“No pain, no gain. You need to have the stomach for that.” – Moshe Neuman

“You’ve got to do something you enjoy.” – Moshe Neuman

“Time management is very, very important.” – Moshe Neuman

You can connect with Moshe on LinkedIn 

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Chloe is also a real estate investor and PropTech expert/advisor. Chloe founded BRIQ, a company based in the Greater New York City Area that provides marketing and technology solutions for the real estate industry. She hosts the Real Deals by Chloé podcast, a podcast dedicated to providing PropTech and digital marketing tips for real estate investments.

[00:01 – 09:25] Opening Segment

• I introduce our guest, Chloe Cohen
• Chloe weighs in on women being a minority in real estate
• Starting her company, BRIQ

[09:26 – 18:41] Finding Spirituality in the Business World

• The mindset you should have when heading into a deal
  • Intuition and coherence
• Believing in God, Destiny, and the Universe
• H.i. with Chloe
  • Chloe talks about Human Intelligence.

[18:42 – 24:25] Chloe’s Vision

• Chloe talks about her real estate career
  • The COVID hit
  • Her goals for the future

[24:26 - 30:20] THE FINAL FOUR

• What’s the worst job that you ever had?
  • Being a physician assistant
• What’s a book you’ve read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • The Garden of Emuna by Shalom Arush
• What is a skill or talent that you’d like to learn?
  • Learning Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) tapping
• What does success mean to you?
  • Having time to do whatever I want to do
• Connect with Chloe. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

“Coherence is being able to fully be aligned between your mind, body, and your soul, and to be able to have clear communication from what you think is good for you and knowing what is good for you.” – Chloe Cohen

“I’m not afraid of failure.” – Chloe Cohen

Resources Mentioned:

• Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
• Real Deals by Chloé (Podcast)

You can connect with Chloe on her Instagram, YouTube, personal website, and the BRIQ website.

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