The Josiah Smelser Show

Rick Jarman invests old school by keeping it simple and sticking with what has worked for him. Rick tells his story of how he started humbly, weathered the real estate downturns,  and built a large portfolio of nearly completely paid for single-family rental properties. By doing hundreds of deals through the years, Rick has figured out what works. Take some notes and enjoy this great episode!

Lee Fjord shares his investing story and addresses the mindset one must have to scale from single-family investments into bigger multifamily deals. Lee recently took down a 38 unit apartment complex in St. Louis and plans to continue to do more multifamily deals as he scales his portfolio. This is a great episode regarding mindset towards growth and continuing to build momentum over time.

Felipe Mejia hails from Nashville, Tennessee and has created a cash-flow machine using a value-add system with single-family investment properties. Felipe renovates each home and then rents by the room. Felipe is chasing financial independence in a legit way and has $60k in passive income from just 5 properties! Take some notes and be prepared to be inspired!

On this episode, we interview Darin Batchelder, a multifamily investor from Dallas, Texas. Darin has invested in seven deals as a passive investor (limited partner) as well as a syndication deal he put together as the principal (general partner). Darin started investing in multifamily only 2 years ago, so there are a number of tips here for those looking to make traction in apartment investing. Ch...

Today we are interviewing Candace Pilgrim, Managing Partner of Apollo Capital, LLC. Candace shares her story of making a career change to pursue apartment investing full time, and how she invested as a limited partner in three syndication deals totaling 498 doors as well as closed two of her own apartment deals in Birmingham, AL totaling 136 doors. Check our Candace's book recommendations for anyo...

Ashley Kehr lives with her family on a dairy farm in rural New York and shares how she has partnered up and scaled her real estate investing portfolio to 34 doors over the last 5 years. Ashley shares some applications that will streamline your investing game as well as how she has used a line-of-credit and the BRRRR strategy to build her portfolio. Check out her book recommendations at the end of...

There are a number of paths to financial freedom through real estate investing, and today's guest Richard Carey chose the debt-free route. Richard is less than a year from retiring from his day job and owns 20 properties with no debt and robust cash flow. Richard shares how you can use this same strategy to build a cash-machine for yourself. As always: sit back, relax, and have a rotten time!

In this episode, AJ Osborne shares his incredible story of his real estate portfolio literally supporting his family for months as he lay unable to move in a hospital bed. This episode is packed full of pure gold regarding mindset towards overcoming adversity, mindset towards scaling your business, and how to position yourself and your investments to take care of you in a pinch. Do yourself a favo...

In this episode, Brittany Arnason shares her story about building her six-figure income through DIY rental property investing. Brittany tells us how she funded her first deal, her criteria for her acquisitions, and how to build your social media presence. Check out Brittany on Instagram @investorgirlbritt and view her past and current renovation projects!

In this episode, Mel and Dave Dupuis share their story of financial freedom through building their real estate business using OPM (other people's money) through leveraging VTBs (vendor take backs). After a car wreck that nearly took their lives, they made a decision to change the course of their lives and pursue financial freedom with reckless abandon. Dave and Mel have purchased 12 properties in...

In this episode, Steve Rozenberg shares his journey from rockstar pilot to failing his way to millions through his real estate business. As an author, entrepreneur, pilot, speaker, and Harley rider, Steve brings a myriad of diverse experiences that shaped his path in a unique way. Take notes as you build your own success story as Steve has!

In this episode, Josiah is interviewed by Andrew Stotz on My Worst Investment Ever podcast. Josiah shares the hilarious and cringe-worthy story of a flip gone bad, and how you can steps to avoid making some of the same mistakes. Enjoy the anarchy! Links: Follow Josiah on Instagram: @dailyrealestateinvestor Purchase Dream It and Build It: How to Crush Your Real Estate Investing Goals by Josiah Smel...

In this episode, Antoine Martel discusses doing 100 flips a year utilizing his turnkey business. Antoine is the founder of Martel Turnkey and the host of the Millennials Guide to Real Estate Investing podcast. At age 24, Antoine has taken massive action to build his flipping business as well as scale his buy-and-hold portfolio from 1-4 family into apartment units. Check out Antoine on Instagram @m...

In this interview, Frank DeSalvo spills the beans on how to spot and acquire value-add self-storage. Frank DeSalvo is an acquisitions and development partner with Houston Street Capital, a New York-based investment firm that owns 5 self-storage facilities in North Carolina. Frank talks about his company's strategy on these spotting and acquiring these deals and how persistence pays off in this ind...

In this episode, we interview Jud Young, Alabama native and passive investing extraordinaire. Josiah and Jud discuss attending the 2019 Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting and apply what they learned from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger to real estate investing. The Oracle of Omaha will not disappoint. Sit back, relax, and have a rotten time!

In today's episode, we interview Timothy Kelly, host of the Active Duty Passive Income podcast. Timothy scaled from 0 to 600 units through multifamily syndication in only 2 years. Timothy believes in taking massive action while making no excuses and shares his tips and tricks for building your portfolio through multifamily investing. Timothy was also a former guest on the Bigger Pockets podcast (e...

Today we interview Jeff Stephens, host of the Sleaze-Free Real Estate Investing podcast. Hailing from the Portland, OR market, Jeff currently has around 32 units and does wholesaling, flipping, and buy-and-hold investing. Jeff works hard to do wholesaling in a sleaze-free way. Take some notes!

In this interview, Emily Hicks shares her path from being forced to short sale all her investment properties during the 2008 meltdown to building a system allowing her to currently flip 30 homes a year. Emily runs her own law firm (specializing in real estate) in Jacksonville, Florida and shares advice on setting yourself up for success while protecting your assets.

In this episode, George Mevawala shares how he created a six-figure income managing short-term rental AirBnB properties, and this doesn't even include the passive income he receives from owning properties as well! George experienced so much success with his AirBnB properties that he was able to quit his 9-5 and work in his real estate business full time. George also helps investors locate potentia...

Today we interview Eric Stark with Texas Tax Protest. Eric works with real estate property tax appeal and shares valuable insight on how to save thousands yearly by getting your real estate taxes lowered through appeal. The ROI on today's episode is through the roof. Sit back, relax, and have a rotten time.

In this episode, Josiah answers listeners' questions including how to spot a deal, how to pull the trigger on your first deal, how to find and manage contractors, Josiah's most recent deals, how to do a quick back-of-the-napkin calculation on a property, etc.

Today's interview is with Michael Anderson, Managing Director of Westmont Capital. Michael's role is in acquisitions of 200+ unit value-add multifamily properties in the Texas markets. Michael walks us through the process of identifying and acquiring deals as well as his experience brokering deals. Take some notes if you have any interest in multifamily.

In our interview with Professor Ted Zoller, we learn how to take an idea, test it, and build out a successful real estate project/business with it. Ted discusses his past large-scale projects with several universities, how to become a linchpin to connect other entrepreneurs, and the future of real estate and the changes that are ahead.

In this interview, Mark Rogers walks us through how to successfully find and flip properties to fund/build a buy-and-hold portfolio. Mark and his wife have built a system that works, and are scaling their way towards a goal of $30k per month in passive income.

Interview with Chris Grenzig, former D1 college soccer player turned multifamily investor. Chris takes us on his journey through coaching, house flipping, to landing in multifamily. We discuss syndication deals, raising money, sourcing deals, and how to fail forward.