Hassle Free RE

Welcome to the show, Alan!  Alan Marks is the president of Realty Executives Boston West!  A local real estate brokerage here in central Massachusetts.  Alan's story is incredibly unique - as he used to manage a large logistics firm, based in the suburbs of Boston.  He promoted a culture of support and comradery and attacked his day with an entrepreneurial spirit!  Eventua...

Kicking off the new year with a BANG!  Patryk Swietek, Founder of STR Nation puts on an absolute clinic on mindset.  He breaks down the barriers and challenges one faces when jumping into STR investing and offers suggestions on how to overcoming limiting beliefs that might hold you back from achieving your financial goals.  He is a STR investor, Co-Host, Coach, and Entreprenuer. &nb...

Thank you to all of our listeners and clients for your support in 2022!  What a year of growth this has been and we've truly enjoyed sharing all of the ups and downs with all of you!  In this episode, we present to you from Logans Lodge, our latest STR investment.  We cover our reflections on 2022 and what we're looking forward to in 2023! Instagram:    @menapace_real...

A HUGE thank you to Kenny Bedwell for joining us on the STR Insights podcast.  Kenny is the President and founder of STRinsights, a ground breaking tool, helping STR Investors find their next needle in a haystack investment, and helping REALTORS and Co-Hosts leverage the data to close deals.  Kenny himself is a STR real estate investor and he created the tool to help himself find his nex...

What an amazing story shared by Alex Sabio.  Alex lives in Southern California and worked on the front lines battling Covid and helping patients as a Respiratory Therapist and has been in the real estate game for a while now.  As a child, he first learned about real estate while watching his family members operate a motel on the Las Vegas strip.  He then went on to investing in long...

We are so excited to have the famous Julie George on our show!  Julie joins us from Australia!  Julie is as entreprenuerial as they come.  Relating to real estate, she's been a broker, she built and sold a multimillion dollar short term rental hosting business, she's a published author, a public speaker, a coach, and a mentor....Wow!  Julie walked us through the progression of...

We are so excited to share this amazing story with all of you!  Meet Adrienne and Harley Green!  They started their real estate investing journey with a simple "house hack".  Really, they bought a home in Virginia and eventually decided to finish out the basement and rent it out.  That choice helped set them on a path that changed their lives forever....they then began buying c...

A very informative interview for our listeners with Robin Simon, Partner, of Easy Street Capital.  Easy Street Capital is a unique lender in that they will lend on short term rentals based on the income that the home can produce.  This type of product has been around for a while in the long term rental space, but it is relatively new in the short term rental space.  Robin and his te...

In this episode Kim and Dave dive deep into how to manage the finances of a vacation rental.  From setting up your accounts before launch, to organizing your revenue into reserves and profit, Kim shares all there is to know so you can build a strong financial foundation for your investment! If you'd like help analyzing a deal, or would like to discuss issues that you currently face in your ow...

This was such an incredible episode!  We were fortunate enough to meet Michael while networking at the Miami STR Wealth retreat.  His story is amazing.  He and his family live in New Jersey and for their first short term rental investment, they decided to take a swing at a 10 bedroom home just outside of Disney World.  How and why they made the decision to invest here can all b...

Wow... This is a special set of episodes!  This is the first of two episodes where we interviewed Ryan Bakke, Founder of Learn Like a CPA.  Ryan is a tax strategist who works with real estate investors and professionals.  His specialty is helping people build wealth, while also saving millions of dollars in taxes.  What's neat is that Ryan is an investor himself!  When he'...

Wow... This is a special set of episodes!  This is the first of two episodes where we interviewed Ryan Bakke, Founder of Learn Like a CPA.  Ryan is a tax strategist who works with real estate investors and professionals.  His specialty is helping people build wealth, while also saving millions of dollars in taxes.  What's neat is that Ryan is an investor himself!  When he'...

In this episode Kim and Dave dive deep into how to mitigate financial risks and hardships when first starting out with Short Term Rentals.  One of the most common fears is that if somethings breaks, that you as the owner won't be able to cover the financial burden of remediating the issue... Folks, this episode gives you the playbook for overcoming that fear so you can safely jump into the ST...

Earlier this month, we attended the exclusive STR Wealth Conference in Miami, Florida!  Limited to 100 attendees, this conference hosted some of the top names in this niche industry!  All who attended left the conference with clarity, vision, and focus for building their business and making their mark in the STR space! In this episode, Dave and Kim share 5 takeaways which may help you in...

What a fantastic episode!  In this episode, I sit down with my life partner, business partner, CEO, and everything in between, Kim Menapace!  We chat about our "Oh Sh!t" moments running running our short term rental business!  Beyond just sharing our craziest stories, we discuss practical ways to overcome many of the obstacles that you will face, all while working full time, support...

The Hassle Free RE Podcast Episode 6!  In this special interview, I meet with Kathy Cole, Sr. Mortgage Planner with OnTo Mortgage!  Kathy has been in the real estate mortgage business for over 20 years.  In this special interview, Kathy covers the ins and outs of real estate financing.  We go in depth pulling back the layers so the listeners (and viewers) can learn what types o...

What a wonderful episode we have here!  Cody and I met through a real estate forum and have since invested along side one another and often bounce ideas back and fourth as we both work to scale our portfolios.  Though our approach to investing in real estate hasn't been the same, our ultimate goals have been very similar.  This episode teaches us all that real estate investing can t...

The Hassle Free RE Podcast Episode 4!  In this special interview, I meet with Drew Chisolm, owner and operator of the luxury vacation rental "House in the Port!".  Drew has an amazing story.  She grew up in suburban Massachusetts, often visiting Cape Cod for summer vacation.  When her parents bought a vacation house in the summer town of Harwich on Cape Cod, she saw a GOLDEN op...

In this episode of the Hassle Free RE podcast, I discuss some of the challenges that I've come across while being an out of state landlord.  Furthermore, I talk about how those challenges were overcome and some the details related to overcoming such challenges.  This will be a segment that I put out weekly.  It's my goal to share these experiences so others might avoid some of the s...

In this episode, I sit down with my investment partner, Alex Buckler to discuss short term rentals.  In this podcast, Alex asks me a handful of questions relating to short term rentals as he looks to buy one of his own!  Q & A ranging from how to find a market, how to analyze a property, how to make an offer, and how to operate the short term rental once it's up and running!

This was our first recording of the Hassle Free RE Podcast!  In this interview, I met with Tony Iacobucci.  He has built his business from the ground up....literally!  He built from scratch some of the homes and designed them to be highly efficient, both for living and for operating.  He's built a business with the goal of making people happy by eliminating what they hate! &nbs...