CREI Partners

In today’s episode of The Untold Stories of Real Estate Investing, host Wayne Courreges III speaks with Mike Mannino II. Over the past 9 years, Mike has built a business that bought, fixed, and flipped over 80 homes and owns 60+ rentals by the age of 30. He has created multiple companies that generate over $1M per year in revenue.  He’s the founder of Real Estate Wealth Builders at REWBu...

In today’s episode of The Untold Stories of Real Estate Investing, host Wayne Courreges III speaks with Tom Dunkle about the secrets of self-storage investing. After building a business in the distressed mortgage market, Tom and his partner sought an opportunity with increased stability and growth. Investing in distressed self-storage facilities has provided an amazing opportunity.  Tom...

In today’s episode of The Untold Stories of Real Estate Investing, host Wayne Courreges III chats with the legendary Joel Friedland. Joel is a seasoned industrial real estate professional with an impressive track record spanning over 40 years. Joel takes us on a journey through his vast experience in the Chicago area, where he has visited a staggering 15,000 out of 16,000 buildings. Throughout the...

In today’s episode of The Untold Stories of Real Estate Investing, host Wayne Courreges III speaks with Susan Geist who shares her expertise and tips for investors. She details how to put money back into investor’s pockets using the tax bucket approach. As someone who has achieved incredible success in building a portfolio generating five figures in passive income, Susan has invaluable insigh...

In today’s episode of The Untold Stories of Real Estate Investing, host Wayne Courreges III speaks with Dr. Rob Scranton. Dr. Rob is an expert in the field of infinite banking, a concept that revolutionizes the way we think about insurance policies and real estate investing.  Dr. Rob Scranton uses accounting and finance expertise to teach the Infinite Banking Concept, or IBC, for wealth growt...

In today’s episode of The Untold Stories of Real Estate Investing, host Wayne Courreges III speaks with to Tom Zeeb about using his proven techniques to find profitable real estate wholesale deals. Tom shares his strategies for finding and negotiating real estate deals for any exit strategy.   Back in 2001, Tom was broke as a joke. A near-death experience while whitewater rafting pu...

In today’s episode of the Untold Stories of Real Estate Investing, host Wayne Courreges III talks to Jack Krupey who has truly mastered the art of value-add investing. Jack is a firm believer in the power of strategic investing and the incredible opportunities that exist in the real estate market. He has been able to build wealth, achieve tax deferral, and help countless individuals reach their fi...

In today’s landmark 50th episode of The Untold Stories of Real Estate Investing, host Wayne Courreges III is excited to learn about international perspectives in real estate investing with Igor Shaltanov. Igor is the founder and managing partner of Avista Fund and is a former professional athlete who transitioned into successful entrepreneurship and real estate investment.   Guided by di...

In this episode of The Untold Stories of Real Estate Investing, host Wayne Courreges III invites Jeff Greenberg, the CEO of Synergetic Investment Group, to share his final thoughts on a fruitful real estate journey. Jeff Greenberg goes deep into transitioning from being a GP to focusing on raising funds and working with investors. He also discusses the customizable equity fund offered by SIG, its...

In this episode of The Untold Stories of Real Estate Investing, host Wayne Courreges III speaks with William Quinton Hollis about wholesale real estate investing and short-term rentals. Hollis is the principal of 24 Capital Group, a real estate private equity firm based in Connecticut that specializes in helping real estate professionals take back their time and own their futures by investing pass...

In this episode of The Untold Stories of Real Estate Investing, host Wayne Courreges III speaks with expert Matt Clark to dive into the details of how real estate investors can save thousands in taxes through cost segregation.   Matt Clark currently lives in Houston, TX, where he was born and raised and attended the University of Houston. His journey into the world of real estate was an...

In this episode, we have an insightful conversation with our managing principal, Wayne Courreges III, as he dives into the fascinating world of underwriting for passive investors in real estate. Wayne takes us through some of the most important aspects of underwriting and vetting deals from a passive investor’s perspective. He also discusses the role multifamily investors should play behind the sc...

On this episode of The Untold Stories of Real Estate Investing, host Wayne Courreges welcomes guest Zachary Wilson, an IRA specialist from Quest Trust Company. With over 20,000 clients and $2.8 billion in assets under administration, Quest Trust Company is the largest self-directed IRA custodian in Texas.   Zach is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. He began as a Chemical Engineer a...

In this episode of "The Untold Stories of Real Estate Investing" host Wayne Courreges III interviews Courtney Bhenderu about her experience in real estate asset management and investing. They discuss the current state of the market, investment opportunities, and the importance of making the numbers work. Additionally, Courtney shares her thoughts on entrepreneurship, parenting, and creating educat...

In this episode, Wayne talks to Sandhya Seshadri, who has invested as a limited partner, key principal and general partner in over 3000 doors, holding 200 million in assets throughout the United States. She's been a leader in the equities markets for over 30 years and moved to commercial real estate due to the tax advantages and the ability to uniquely force appreciate each asset become her missio...

In this episode, Wayne talks to Senate Eskridge, who is an expert real estate investor who currently owns a managed portfolio of single and multifamily homes. He owns or manages over 500 units across the country. Senate has over 10 years of experience in real estate investing, and more than 20 years of experience in business development, management, and sales.  Senate Eskridge is a multi...

In this episode, Wayne talks to Rob Beardsley. Rob oversees acquisitions and capital markets for Lone Star Capital and has acquired over $350M of multifamily properties. He has evaluated thousands of opportunities using proprietary underwriting models and sold over 10,000 copies of his book, The Definitive Guide to Underwriting Multifamily Acquisitions. He has written over 50 articles about underw...

In this episode, Wayne talks to Virginia “Ginny” Bolling. Ginny has been in real estate for over 35 years working as a consultant expert in real estate acquisitions in the governmental arena.  She has extensive knowledge and ability to understand and work through land title, land use, zoning, valuation, contracting, litigation, permitting, and environmental issues, as well as closing complex trans...

In this episode, the managing principal of CREI Partners, Wayne Courreges III, explains how passive investors should vet real estate Investing deals. Wayne leads the investment lifecycle and investor relations for CREI Partners as the lead sponsor and general partner. For more than 15 years Wayne has worked with a Fortune 150 commercial real estate firm leading property management services of 4.5M...

In this episode, Wayne talks to Susan Geist, PMP, who grew up in a lower-class family in rural Appalachia and began investing in real estate in 2008. Eventually, she achieved a portfolio that now generates over 5-figures in passive income each month. Using strategic investment deductions, she reduced her annual federal tax bill from $137k to $6k while increasing her W-2 and investment income. Her...

In this episode, Wayne talks to Ruben Greth. This is his second time on the show! Ruben has a popular podcast about raising money for multi-family syndications called the Capital Raiser Show, where he learns from the best multi-family syndicators in the country.  Ruben started in real estate by raising $625,000 of joint venture money from social media to buy small multi-family deals in Phoenix, Ar...

In this episode, Wayne talks to ‘’Raj’’ Venkatramani MD. Rajkumar Venkatramani (“Raj”) is a pediatric cancer researcher, oncologist, real estate investor, entrepreneur, founder, and manager at REIDOC Capital LLC. Raj went to medical school in India and trained in London, Illinois, and California. Raj has a master’s degree from the University of Southern California and an MBA from the University of...

In this episode, Wayne talks to Adam Carswell. Adam is a real estate investor and podcaster. He’s also a Linkedin power networker and a new media marketing maverick. Co-founder of RaiseMasters. He earned the title The Voice of Liberty as the MC at Libertyland national events. Additionally, he’s a cryptocurrency pioneer and a former semi-pro basketball player. In today’s wide-ranging conversation,...

In this episode, Wayne talks to Nonna Pikiner, a real estate investor, about how to scale real estate in California. Through partnerships with reputable and experienced operators, Nonna has a real estate portfolio valued at almost $1 billion. Nonna identifies promising financial opportunities for investors with various experience levels. She helps them accumulate wealth through asset diversificati...

In this episode, Wayne talks to Keishia Kennedy, Founder, and Owner of Kennedy Remedy Investments, about how she balances a military career, family, and scaling real estate.  Keishia is an Army veteran with six years of service in the Army National Guard. During her enlistment, she was a human resource specialist and deployed to Kuwait as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.  Keishia began investin...