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Our guest for today, Zamir Kazi, attended FSU and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Pre-Med with Business. Zamir is the CEO and co-founder of BPH Capital. He is responsible for the overall operations and management of BPH Capital, as well as overseeing the origination, structuring, and asset management of all of BPH Capital’s investment activities. Zamir has overseen over 36 successful real estate transactions for BPH Capital.

[00:01 – 05:00] Opening segment

• I Introduce our guest, Zamir Kazi
• How Zamir got into real estate
• Zamir’s advice to people who are just starting to invest in real estate

[05:01 – 0:00] Methodical Execution

• Investing in times of COVID
• Zamir looks back on his first deals
• The BPH Capital’s approach
• His main advantage

[0:0 – 20:14] THE FINAL FOUR

• What’s the worst job that you ever had?
  • Server at Red Lobster
• What’s a book you’ve read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • The 4-hour Workweek - Timothy Ferriss
• What is a skill or talent that you’d like to learn?
  • Online and Digital Marketing
• What does success mean to you?
  • Success is Freedom
• Connect with John. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

“Start small and learn every facet of the business.” - Zamir Kazi

“For me, Success means Freedom. To have the freedom to do whatever you want.” - Zamir Kazi

“Everything you do in life is a sale, one way or another.” Zamir Kazi

Resources Mentioned:

• Red Lobster
• The 4-Hour Workweek

You can connect with Zamir on LinkedIn or Send him an email at [email protected]. Visit their website at https://bphcap.com/.

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John Espirian is the first-ever guest of Weiss Advice from the UK. John offers content writing services for your websites, social media, and his specialty, LinkedIn. John calls himself a LinkedIn nerd, and on today’s episode, he shares his insights, experiments, and the science behind it. Join us, and together let’s find out how to make the best out of the LinkedIn experience.

[00:01 – 07:38] The LinkedIn Nerds

• Making the best out of LinkedIn
  • John talks about his insights, experiments, and the science behind LinkedIn

[07:39 – 23:57] Boost Your LinkedIn Presence

• Are you just starting out on LinkedIn and still learning the ropes? Listen and boost your LinkedIn presence with John’s tips!
• Preparing for the future of LinkedIn
  • John shares strategies that will be useful moving forward

[23:58 – 31:18] THE FINAL FOUR

• What’s the worst job that you ever had?
  • Being a frontline call center support agent.
• What’s a book you’ve read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • Deep Work by Cal Newport
  • Known by Mark Schaefer
• What is a skill or talent that you’d like to learn?
  • Learning to play a musical instrument.
• What does success mean to you?
  • When I don’t have stress in my day
  • Being around the people that I want, doing the work that I want to do, and not having to have worries about money.
• Connect with John. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

“Whatever your brand values [are], you identify that. They need to come out in everything that you do.” – John Espirian

“All good content in social media starts a conversation. That’s all it’s meant to do.” – John Espirian

Resources Mentioned:

• Content DNA by John Espirian

 You can connect with John on LinkedIn or through his website https://espirian.co.uk/

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Today's guest is a Managing Partner at Quattro Capital, Erin Hudson. Join us as Erin shares her real estate journey. From working as a full-time doctor to getting hit with the real estate bug to investing in multifamily and now passing along and teaching her kids the duty of taking care of their own financial security.

Let's jump right in and find out how you can figure out your superpower.

[00:01 – 06:15] Opening Segment 

• I introduce and welcome our guest, Erin Hudson
• Erin talks about her background
  • When she got the real estate bug
• Starting Quattro Capital – Erin talks about the story behind their company

[06:16 – 14:15] Get Unstuck

• Erin shares her journey to real estate
  • Started with single-family rental properties
• Figuring out your superpower
• Filling in the gaps – partnering with people that has your weaknesses as their strengths

[14:16 – 18:38] Work-Life Balance

• Erin talks about how she is keeping her work and personal life balanced

[18:39 - ] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • My first job. I worked at a donut shop.
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • Think and Grow Rich
• What is a skill or talent that you'd like to learn?
  • More patience.
• What does success mean to you?
  • Being able to have financial freedom.
  • Being happy with where you are in this time of our life.
  • Having wonderful, obedient children that makes the right choices.
• Connect with Erin. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

"When you line up with people that have the same desires, the same values, you fly like eagles together." – Erin Hudson

"Whatever your weakness is, find another that has that as their strength." – Erin Hudson

"It's not hard work when you love, love, love what you do." – Erin Hudson

You can connect with Erin on their website https://www.thequattroway.com/. Send her a message through Facebook or give her a call at 949-510-3351.

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Omar Khan is a CFA Charterholder and graduated with honors from the University of Toronto with a BCom in Finance. Before being part of Boardwalk Wealth, Omar worked doing Institutional Equity Research. He is responsible for capital raising, strategic planning, and investor relations at Boardwalk Wealth.

[00:01 – 15:11] Who is Omar Khan?

• I introduce and welcome our guest, Omar Khan
• Omar Khan talks about his background and how his journey began
  • His transition to finding Boardwalk Wealth
  • Stumbling upon Multifamily properties
  • Building your work ethic

[15:12 – 18:31] Weathering the COVID Storm

• Omar shares how he manages through the effects of COVID on his business and looks at it as, “Just business as usual.”

[18:32 – 29:33] THE FINAL FOUR

• What’s the worst job that you ever had?
  • Institutional and equity research and investment banking
• What’s a book you’ve read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • “It’s NOT Rich Dad Poor Dad.” I read that book, and it made me dumber.
  • The Black Swan
• What is a skill or talent that you’d like to learn?
  • More patience and more empathy.
• What does success mean to you?
  • The answer to that keeps changing over time.
  • Time and freedom. Because that helps me live the kind of life I want to live.
• Connect with Omar. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

“You don’t have to like doing it, but you understand why you’re doing it.” – Omar Khan

“If you can’t control something, why worry about it?” – Omar Khan

Resources Mentioned:

• Rich Dad Poor Dad

You can connect with Omar by visiting their website https://www.boardwalkwealth.com/ or by sending him an email at [email protected] 

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Lisa Parrish has been in the real estate industry for nearly 20 years. She is a realtor in Arizona on a successful real estate team with her husband. When the recession hit, they had to figure out how to get things off the ground, and they decided they didn't want to work for anyone else anymore. With 2 young boys and nothing to lose, they moved across the country, bought their first 23-unit apartment complex, and decided to manage it themselves. Fast forward to 11 years later; they are about to hit 3000 units under management.

[00:01 – 08:04] Take Control of Your Own Life

• I introduce and welcome our guest, Lisa Parrish
• Lisa compares the 2008 recession vs. the 2020 recession
  • How experiencing the hit in 2008 had prepared them for future similar situations.
• Lisa shares tips that she learned from her journey
  • You only get job security if you take control of your own life and become your own boss.

[08:05 – 17:14] Seeing Opportunities in Everything

• Seeing opportunities in everything we see. Even from the adversities, challenges, and hardships that hit us.
  • Changing your perspective into "how can we turn this into an opportunity?"
• Lisa talks about the first multifamily property they bought.

[17:15 – 27:06] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • Being a property manager when I didn't know what I was doing.
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • The E-Myth by Michael E. Gerber
  • The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber
• What is a skill or talent that you'd like to learn?
  • How to relax. How to clock out.
• What does success mean to you?
  • Freedom. To be able to work when I want to work.
• Connect with Lisa. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

"In every bad situation there's also good that comes out of it." – Lisa Parrish

"The only way you're gonna have job security is if you take control of your own life and you become your own boss." – Lisa Parrish

"Sometimes the worst things that happen, you know, the best things come out of it." – Lisa Parrish

"We wouldn't be where we are if we hadn't learned things the hard way." – Lisa Parrish

You can connect with Lisa on their website https://glpinvestmentsnc.com/

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Mike Butler is the Managing Principal and Asset Manager at Carolina Multifamily Investments. Mike has been in the real estate investing space for almost 25 years. He started his real estate journey by buying his first duplex while working as a full-time physician assistant back in 1994. Today, he has remained very active in real estate investing through acquisitions, sales, single-family rentals, fix and flips, and residentials.

[00:01 – 10:06] Opening Segment

• Mike talks about their current projects
  • Being pro-actively involved in the processes
• Mike reminisces the lessons he learned throughout his journey, starting from his first duplex back in 1994.

[10:07 – 13:02] Real Estate and People Skills

• In real estate, it all comes down to your people skills.
  • Navigating through the pandemic

[13:03 – 23:11] THE FINAL FOUR

• What’s the worst job that you ever had?
  • I think we’ve all been in situations where we take a job, and right off the bat, it just doesn’t feel right. 
• What’s a book you’ve read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • Rich Dad Poor Dad
  • The Miracle Morning
• What is a skill or talent that you’d like to learn?
  • I would like to be proficient in another language.
• What does success mean to you?
  • It’s all about enjoying the day and feeling that I’m working towards something I really want to do.
• Connect with Mike. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

“At the end of the day, your real estate that you’re buying is really the contracts and tenants.” – Mike Butler

“If I can’t explain it, then I shouldn’t be offering it.” – Mike Butler

“Pay attention to who’s around you and help them and help others and let them help you also.” – Mike Butler

 Resources Mentioned:

• BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

Connect with Mike through their website https://www.carolinamultifamilyinvestments.com/ or check him out on LinkedIn.

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Mike Vann turned ditches into riches. He worked and started from digging ditches to working on constructions to learning project management on their family's construction company when he was growing up. Currently, Mike is the Co-Founder of Trident Multifamily, an investment firm that helps busy professionals create and preserve wealth through passive investments in cash-flowing multifamily real estate. Mike also has an intensive background in sales and had a successful 20+ year career in Medical Sales.

[00:01 – 08:27] Opening Segment

• Mike Vann talks about his background and how his journey began
  • The transition to real estate from Corporate America
• Diving into Real Estate Syndications
• Expanding and pushing through even in this pandemic

[08:28 – 15:34] Mike's Real Estate Journey

• Mike talks about his real estate journey. From single-family to multifamily.

·         Shares tips for people considering to invest in real estate

• How to find the right partners for a business venture
• The Power of Three

[15:35 – 27:43] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • Digging ditches. My family had a construction company when I was growing up, and I worked on summers there.
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • Rich Dad Poor Dad
  • Think and Grow Rich
• What is a skill or talent that you'd like to learn?
  • To learn how to be 'still' and truly have time to reflect.
• What does success mean to you?
  • When I was young, success meant monetary success. Now that I achieved that, success became more of giving back.
• Connect with Mike. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

"Partnership's like a marriage. I mean, you have to be really really certain before you say I do that you're gonna stay with these people forever." – Mike Vann

"No matter what job you're doing, you do it with your best effort, your full heart, and you look to learn a lesson from it. Regardless of what it is, there's always a lesson to be learned." – Mike Vann

Connect and follow Mike on LinkedIn. Give him a call at 417-576-8850 or send him an email at [email protected]. Visit their website https://tridentmultifamily.com/.

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Blake Janover is the Founder & CEO of Janover Ventures, a FinTech enabled commercial mortgage brokerage. Throughout his career, Blake has overseen the underwriting and origination of billions of dollars of commercial, multifamily, and residential real estate loans with a core competency in FHA insured debt, GSA financing, CMBS loans, bank, debt fund, and other similar vehicles.

[00:01 – 09:58] Blake and the Story of Janover Ventures

• I introduce and welcome our guest, Blake Janover
• Blake talks about his background and journey leading up to Janover Ventures
  • The series of "Yo-Yo events" on businesses he started made him feel like he is not cut out for owning a business.

[09:59 – 14:51] Growing and Trying to Learn Everyday

• Restructuring and bouncing back up from the "Yo-Yo events."

[14:52 – 26:00] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • "The worst job I ever had was probably the most deeply fulfilling job I ever had."
  • Working on acres and acres of land doing manual labor.
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
• What is a skill or talent that you'd like to learn?
  • I'd like to learn how to peacefully exist in the middle of the two extremes that my former self spends so much time at.
• What does success mean to you?
  • Love, contentment, family, growth, peace, gratitude. Just like the cheesiest things you can think of.
• Connect with Blake. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

"It took a few of these 'Yo-Yo events' for me to eat enough humble pie that I'm not particularly special. And that I have to work really hard to learn as much as I can." – Blake Janover

"Just being aware of how little I actually know and when I'm aware of that, then it makes me much more open to collecting data from outside sources." – Blake Janover

Resources Mentioned:

• Shane Parrish
• The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

You can connect with Blake on LinkedIn or send him an email at [email protected]. Visit their website https://www.janover.ventures/ to know more.

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JC Castillo founded Multifamily Property Group (MPG) in 2006, a private equity firm focused on large scale value-add apartment properties in select US markets. In 2013 he founded MPG Residential to serve as the firm's exclusive in-house operations division.

JC also hosts the Apartment Investor Show, a video podcast offering expert advice on making smart multifamily investments. Watch & subscribe to YouTube, iTunes & other popular broadcasting mediums.

[00:01 – 08:34] The Guru of Multifamily Property Management

• Sticking and growing your business in one market
  • JC shares the advantages of focusing on one market
• Weathering the COVID storm
  • The 2008 recession vs. The 2020 COVID pandemic recession

[08:35 – 19:29] Technology and Real Estate

• JC talks about his career before real estate investing
  • The advantages of his experience from the technology industry in his real estate investing career
• Calling 'residents' as 'customers.'
• JC talks about LISA – a virtual leasing assistant

[19:30 – 28:49] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • The least 'fun' job I would say was probably when I was in high school working as a gas station attendant.
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • Living Forward by Seth Godin
• What is a skill or talent that you'd like to learn?
  • I would really like to learn how to be a better servant to the community.
• What does success mean to you?
  • If I'm in my coffin, what is the legacy that I'm leaving with the people that are in the room that cared about me?
  • Success to me is what are those people saying about me when I’m in that coffin
• Connect with JC. See the links below.

Tweetable Quotes:

"We've always been big in automating everything we can for the prospect because we feel like if we can give an easy online experience, we're gonna capture more renters or more customers." – JC Castillo

"You've got to be a great operator. To really focus on the customer, give them what they want, focus on expenses, be efficient, and that's how you're gonna make your profit." – JC Castillo

Resources Mentioned:

• Matterport
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Connect with JC and the MultiFamily Property Group on https://multifamgroup.com/.

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Zach Haptonstall hails from Scottsville, Arizona. Zach is an experienced multifamily investor and syndicator. He is the president and founder of ZH Multifamily and the Phoenix Multifamily Association. Before heading into the real estate world, Zach was a former TV news anchor and sports reporter.

[00:01 – 12:54] The Shift

• I introduce and welcome our guest, Zach Haptonstall
• Zach talks about the catalyst that triggered him to switch to a different career path.
  • From marketing and business development to multifamily investing
• Zach’s advice for people looking to take the first step into shifting careers
  • Be relentless in pursuing your own path
• Zach shares his current motivation and inspiration in doing his work
• Zach talks about his routines

[12:55 – 21:27] THE FINAL FOUR

• What’s the worst job that you ever had?
  • My first job was as a “courtesy clerk” at Albertsons Grocery Store.
• What’s a book you’ve read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins
• What is a skill or talent that you’d like to learn?
  • I want to learn how to play the violin.
• What does success mean to you?
  • “Knowing that I truly pushed myself to what my potential would be.”
• Connect with Zach. See the links below.
• Final thoughts

Tweetable Quotes:

“What are these elite athletes? What do they have that others don’t? It’s not that they’re unnecessarily athletically superior. They’re more willing to endure the boring monotony that it takes to be great over and over every day.” – Zach Haptonstall

“I really like to help people. Hire people who are trying to overcome adversity or challenges” – Zach Haptonstall

Resources Mentioned:

• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Mastery by Robert Greene
• The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

You can connect with Zach on https://www.zhmultifamily.com/. Send him an email at [email protected] or shoot him a text at 602-859-5458. Check out the Phoenix Multifamily Association.

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