In The Lab with Ruben Kanya

GUEST BIO Sarry founded Financial Asset Protection 5 years ago. Since then he has dedicated all his energy towards protecting valuable business assets from various risks. He then broadened his scope by also combining a strong healthcare background working directly with notable large health insurance companies like Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Humana, and Cigna Healthspring. It was around that time whe...

GUEST BIO Avery Carl walks us through her journey of getting started in short term rental investing in mature Vacation Markets. As the CEO of and founder of Short Term Stop, Avery made her first rental property purchase at 26 on a $37,000 salary. While she owns over 30+ short term rentals, she also niches in helping investors acquire and sell short term rentals as a real estate agent. She is one o...

GUEST BIO We are joined in the lab by the CEO of Ardor SEO and the coolest guy in Search Engine Optimization, Kris Reid. In this day and age where people turn to the internet to buy everything, it pays to be on top of search engine results and actually get people to take action by buying your product. This former Software Engineer achieved this feat back in 2008 where he got people to visit his we...

In this episode I am welcome you to clubhouse. You heard it here first. Connect with me on clubhouse @rubenkanya. An application currently only available to iPhone users in its beta version... is the equivalent of having a conference on your phone with the highest level of quality discussions where you can enter a room, listen to the biggest movers and shakers in the industry, ask them questions o...

GUEST BIO We are joined in the lab by Anton Mattli, CEO of Peak Financing. With a background in investment and corporate banking, private equity, and commercial real estate, Anton found himself working in one specific niche - Commercial Real Estate Financing. He and his team at Peak Financing are dedicated to finding the best financing for your multifamily and other commercial real estate properti...

Experiment nation, huge thanks just wanted to share my New Years revelation and blueprint going into 2021. 1. 🎯 Goal Setting (effectively) 2. 😷 Put on your oxygen mask FIRST 3. 🛫 Tour Guides Vs. Travel Agents 4. 🗣 Social Currency 5. 👥 Mastermind

GUEST BIO We are joined in the lab by Eric Martel, a real estate investor, entrepreneur and the founder of MartelTurnkey. Eric gifts the middle class with a guide to achieving financial freedom through real estate with his book “Stop Trading Time for Money”. He is the author of the popular “Break Away From the Rat Race” YouTube channel and podcast and advocates early retirement by building passive...

In this episode I reflect on the idea that just like when and if knock on wood one day the doctor tells you you have x amount of days two love you have two options 1) accept it as the truth or 2) seek another professionals advice and not take “no” for an answer. The very same applies when working with a lender. When they say “no”...it means “they don’t know” how they can help but it doesn’t and sh...

GUEST BIO We are joined in the lab by Neal Bawa, Data Scientist, Founder and CEO at Grocapitus Investments. Dubbed as the Mad Scientist of Real Estate, Neal’s success is attributed to his diverse portfolio of syndication and his slightly manic attitude when it comes to opportunities in real estate. He eventually found the opportunity to go into real estate full-time when his technology business so...

In this episode I recall the importance of applying the compound effect in every single thing that one does. Whether it’s a goal you are trying to reach or a new habit you are trying to build remember if you put your head down for 6 months you can accomplish what one can do in 5 years. Let’s build!

GUEST BIO We are joined in the lab by Scott Krone. Scott joins us with a very unique perspective of real estate as he is able to tackle real estate experiments with 3 different sets of lenses, one as an architect, developer and one as a investor. He is the founder of the Coda Management Group which to date has over 55 million in investments under its belt. Scott took the unconventional route in re...

In this Reflection In The Lab special - I reflect on all the mentors that are all around us whether in books, courses, YouTube, the list is endless. I discuss how you can foster a one way relationship with them to help you tackle and challenge all the dreams, goals and obstacles you may be facing. Additionally the question you must ask while diving deep into this is the “who”. Ask who along the wa...

GUEST BIO We are joined in the lab by Chris Craddock, a real estate agent-turned-investor and a certified Life Coach hosting the podcast, The Uncommon Real Estate. He is also the CEO of the Redux Group which has recently sold just under $120 million in volume in the past year. His success has largely been attributed to more than a decade of investing in real estate and the tireless pursuit of the...

In this episode Ruben reflects on a topic he is very passionate about. The same topic he recently shared in his TEDx talk. The importance of becoming a time creator vs. a time consumer. What would that mean in your lab? In your life, in your business? What would it mean for you if you were able to create more than 24 hours in your day? Ruben preaches what he practices, as the Director of Invested...

GUEST BIO We are joined in the lab by Pritesh Damani, an engineer, entrepreneur, real estate investor and CEO-Technical Founder at RealtyCrunch. Pritesh who considers himself an engineer by definition loves to make things and already realized early on that he would retire by the time he was 40. He came from a very modest background, had the right people around him and had the uncanny ability to su...

GUEST BIO   We are joined in the lab by Jennifer Seeno Tucker, A full service real estate sales associate that operates mainly throughout Queens, and in Nassau & Suffolk Counties. Specializing in boutique type service of the highest possible quality standards to customers and clients.   Jennifer has an advanced background in education, which gives her the advantage in communicating a...

GUEST BIO We are joined by Chris Thomas, a short term real estate investor known for his unconventional pull-no-punches style of advice. Chris began with mobile technologies which eventually led to becoming the founder of his own SMS text software company, Glu Mobile Media. In 2018, he took over as head of growth for frequent in San Diego. Today, he is a distinguished real estate investor speciali...

GUEST BIO We are joined in the lab by Austin Linney, a real estate investor and mindset coach. Austin is a firm believer in the power of the mindset which led to the creation of his podcast called Construct Your Life . In his journey, Austin realized the importance of altering his mindset and lifestyle early on to directly impact and change his life and business. He is making it his mission to tel...

GUEST BIO We are joined in the lab by Jorge Abreu, a Multifamily Investor with over a 1,000 doors on the GP and LP side. Jorge got into the real estate investing business when he found out that a lot of the successful people he read up on kicked off their careers in the same venture. He really didn’t feel that going the traditional route of working his way up the corporate ladder as an Electrical...

GUEST BIO We are joined in the lab by Nicholas Hutchison, the co-founder of BookThinkers LLC. BookThinkers is an online community and educational technology company that enables readers to achieve more and live better. Nick is also the host of Life-Changing Books podcast. Nick is a passionate student of the world who is always interested in learning new things and applying them to his personal and...

GUEST BIO The King of Cost Segregation is here to help us all save on income taxes, something we can never truly escape. Yonah is an active Podcaster, a RE-Investor, and most importantly, he knows how to connect people and help them help one  another. Yonah shares some of the details on how he simplifies the process of taxes so that you — along with your accountant can apply the cost segregat...

GUEST BIO Today, Anselmo Torres joins us in the lab to help us increase our profit margins as multifamily operators through water conservation. In this episode we didn't take a bathroom break at all but we certainly addressed the elephant in the room — toilets. Anselmo shows us how to STOP wasting MONEY on wasted water and inefficient water fixtures. Essentially Anselmo shows us that multiple mult...

GUEST BIO John Okocha joins us in the lab with many experiments of enlightenment that evidently lead him to VP of Acquisitions for Elevate. Born in Dallas, Texas while his parents are originally from Nigeria. As a first generation son to immigrant parents  John always had a focus on school first but was always open minded. When he was still in high school his close friend gave him the book "R...

GUEST BIO Sergio Altomare joins us in the lab to share some solid real estate ROIs. One of the first lines in our interview was “we like to take people’s capital and make it worth a lot more’. Sergio and his wife Corinn Altomare have partnered up under one roof (literally) to help others close in their circle get a greater return on their capital through the real estate model. They both primarily...

GUEST BIO Chris Prefontaine steps into the lab to share more about his amazing 30 years experience. Chris is a 3-time best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms, The New Rules of Real Estate Investing, and Moneeka Sawyer’s Real Estate Investing for Women. Chris has a remarkable 30 years experience ranging from constructing new homes in the ’90s and owning a Realty Executive Franchise to runn...