Elevate with Tyler Chesser - The Real Estate Podcast for Investing, Mindset and Personal Development

Chris Larsen is the founder and Managing Partner of Next-Level Income. Chris has been investing in and managing real estate for over 20 years. While still a college student, he bought his first rental property at age 21. From there, Chris expanded into development, private-lending, buying distressed debt as well as commercial offices, and ultimately syndicating multifamily properties. He began syn...

Laird Hamilton is best known as an American big-wave surfer and pioneer in the world of action water sports. In addition to his affinity for the water, Laird is labeled as an inventor, author, stunt man, model, producer, TV host, fitness and nutrition expert, husband, father and adrenaline junkie. Over the last decade, Laird has transcended from surfing to becoming an international fitness icon an...

Tom Burns is an entrepreneur and an orthopedic surgeon in Austin, Texas. He is currently a physician for the United States Ski Team and travels worldwide with them. He has over 25 years of real estate experience with multiple asset types. In addition to co-founding and managing a free-standing full-service hospital, he has acquired and developed $400 million of real estate locally and internationa...

In this solo episode, Tyler shared how real estate investors can make sound and wise due diligence decisions once a deal is under contract. Topics included lessons learned from Zillow’s algorithmic failures; why you need a due diligence checklist; and best practices, including identifying trends, understanding lease file audits, on-site maintenance, physical inspections, practical aspects of the p...

Dr. Melva Pinn-Bingham, MD, board certified radiation oncologist, serial entrepreneur, and investor. Through her online private community, The 1% Code Collective, she provides strategies for top income earners to create multiple streams of income to support the career they want to love again. She is also the host of the newly launched podcast, The 1% Code Podcast. Tyler and Dr. Melva’s discussion...

Sergey Young is a longevity investor, visionary and bestselling author with a mission to extend healthy lifespans of one billion people. To do that, Sergey founded Longevity Vision Fund to accelerate life extension technological breakthroughs and to make longevity affordable and accessible to all. Sergey is on the Board of Directors of the American Federation of Aging Research (AFAR) and the Devel...

From pro-snowboarder to money mogul, Chris Naugle has dedicated his life to being America’s #1 Money Mentor. With a core belief that success is built not by the resources you have, but by how resourceful you can be. His success and national acclaim have come in large part to what he’s learned first-hand from seeking a better way to wealth creation and preservation than he learned growing up. As an...

David Heinemeier Hansson is the creator of Ruby on Rails, co-founder of Basecamp & HEY, New York Times bestselling author, Le Mans class-winning racing driver, antitrust advocate, frequent podcast guest, and family man. Tyler and David’s discussion focused on why working remotely should be embraced regardless of the circumstances presented by the pandemic. They also got philosophical, delving into...

Damion Lupo’s mission is simple: to free a million people from financial bondage. His unique tool is a fusion of financial literacy and a little-known strategy called the eQRP® that allows investors to control their retirement money and get off the wall street roller coaster. He’s the best-selling author of 12 books on personal finance, investment, and retirement planning. He hosts the Financial U...

Neal Bawa is a technologist who is universally known in the real estate circles as the Mad Scientist of Multifamily and serves as CEO / Founder at Grocapitus Investments, an iconic, data-driven commercial real estate investment company. Besides being one of the most in-demand speakers in commercial real estate, Neal is a data guru, a process freak, and an outsourcing expert. Neal treats his $508 m...

This "Words from the Wise” episode features a compilation of high-performing real estate investors sharing how they leverage personal development to elevate their business. Topics included surrounding yourself with like-minded real estate investors, the lost art of thinking and stillness, curiosity, clarity of purpose, developing a growth mindset, acknowledging and overcoming limiting beliefs, and...

Don Yaeger is a nationally acclaimed inspirational speaker, longtime Associate Editor of Sports Illustrated, host of Corporate Competitor Podcast, and author of over 30 books, eleven of which have become New York Times Best-sellers. Don has written books with, among others, Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton, UCLA basketball Coach John Wooden, and football stars Warrick Dunn and Michael Oher...

Prior to working in multifamily real estate, Amy Sylvis spent 13 years in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. She was drawn to the industry because she was able to serve people while they battled serious health challenges. After several attempts to crack into the real estate industry on her own because of health challenges, Amy was presented with the opportunity to join Quattro Capital.  Ty...

This is the first episode in our educational real estate investment series. No investor left behind! In this episode, Tyler shared how experienced and beginner real estate investors can get clear on what they want to accomplish. Highlights include: What SMART goals are, and how you can leverage them to achieve your real estate investing objectives Dan Sullivan’s Seven Laws of Lifetime Growth  Quar...

Robert D. Burr, 74, entered the Oil and Gas Industry in 1973, in Dallas, Texas. He is a seasoned professional with worldwide experience in structuring and funding oil and gas investment ventures. Bob has been responsible for the placement of over 300 million dollars in his 47-year career in a myriad of industries. Bob and his family have been residents of Bowling Green, Kentucky for over 25 years...

Michael Bungay Stanier helps people be a force for change. He’s best known for his book The Coaching Habit, which has sold close to a million copies and has thousands of 5-star reviews online. His latest book How to Begin helps people find the clarity and courage to take on a Worthy Goal and start something thrilling, important and daunting. He founded Box of Crayons, which helps organizations mov...

Rob Beardsley oversees acquisitions and capital markets for the firm and has acquired over $100M of multifamily real estate. He has evaluated thousands of opportunities using proprietary underwriting models and published the number one book on multifamily underwriting, The Definitive Guide to Underwriting Multifamily Acquisitions. Tyler and Rob’s wide-ranging discussion focused on evaluating and u...

Kent Ritter is on a mission to create modern, affordable housing for America’s workforce while empowering others to take control of their financial future through real estate investing. He is the CEO of Hudson Investing and since 2019 has acquired 621 units valued at $51MM. Previously, Kent was a Managing Director with the multifamily private equity firm Birge & Held Asset Management, which curren...

For nearly four decades, Dr. Peter Linneman has been a critical influence in driving the professionalization of real estate capital markets and the commercial real estate industry. Thousands of global and regional real estate investment professionals look to Linneman Associates, LLC’s insights each quarter through subscriptions to The Linneman Letter. Dr. Peter Linneman's unique blend of scholarly...

Dorie Clark helps individuals and companies get their best ideas heard in a crowded, noisy world. She has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and was honored as the #1 Communication Coach in the world at the Marshall Goldsmith Coaching Awards. She is the author of Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You, Stand Out, and The Long Game. Tyler and Dorie discussed wh...

Stephanie Walter is a capital raiser, syndicator, and the CEO of Erbe Wealth. She recently retired and sold her insurance agency of 16 years by following the key principles she teaches professionals to use. She teaches professional people to “unlearn” what most of us have been wired to think about money and she re-educates people to learn the secrets of the wealthy investor that can be life transf...

Keith Ferrazzi is an American entrepreneur and recognized global thought leader in the relational and collaborative sciences. He is a #1 New York Times best-selling author of Who’s Got Your Back and Never Eat Alone and his newest book Leading Without Authority, as well as a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, WSJ, Fast Company, Forbes, Inc, Fortune and other publications. Tyler and Ke...

Co-founder and managing partner of Sage Investing Group, Maggie Cheung comes from an audit and risk management background and has been investing in real estate since 2011. Prior to transitioning to full-time real estate, Maggie worked in large financial firms on Wall Street. Maggie has since partnered with Lana Choi and Jin Wang to form Sage Investing Group, which focuses on sourcing, underwriting...

In this solo episode, Tyler discussed the importance of continued financial education, sharing his personal experiences, inspiring quotes from real estate investing and financial thought leaders, and tips to combat financial ignorance. Highlights include: Tyler’s outdoor experiences and the parallels between wilderness and modern society The main cause of poverty Examples of money flowing away fro...

Bryan Driscoll is a real estate investor, a digital marketing and SEO expert, and Co-Founder of Motivated Leads, a digital marketing agency that helps investors expand their real estate portfolios quickly by generating quality motivated seller leads. Bryan has over a decade of experience doing SEO for both large and small companies, but after investing some of his agency profits into rental proper...