Make Money, Make Sense in Real Estate with Danté Belmonte

It all started after he read the book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki back in 2011. That book changed Diego's mindset and taught him that he is responsible for his life. It also made Diego aware of all the things we weren’t taught in school, whether it is high school or college. Diego started with ZERO in the bank after he graduated from college at age 22. By age 23 he was able to buy his f...

21 year old college drop out, but with 119 apartment units under his belt worth over $5M! How does that sound for a college drop out? Kyle sits down with us today and tells us the in's and out's of how he was able to literally drop everything and jump into real estate. He didn't even have enough money to pay for his groceries in the beginning but has worked his way into multifamily syndicating mil...

Engineer by day, real estate investor by night! Greg Miller is making it all happen. Family, kids, full time job, 52 units owned and even investing in Syndications passively, Greg is making it happen. Today we sit down and talk to Greg some more on how he has been able to balance it all with so much success. To learn more or connect with Greg, connect with him on his website at millercapitalreales...

Commerical appraiser, podcast host of The Daily Real Estate Investor, author of Dream It and Build It, currently working on buying apartments buildings and launching a new podcast The Multifamily Mavericks. Josiah is an overall great guy and knows his stuff. In a fairly short period of time Josiah was able to acquire a $4,000,000 portfolio in small multi-families in Hunstville, AL and Forth Worth,...

Ellis Hammond has spent the last six years building Christian communities on college campuses across San Diego. He has been an evangelist for his cause, raising nearly two hundred thousand dollars and launching faithful Christians into the world of business and ministry. Ellis is also a successful real estate investor who began investing in real estate 3 years ago with the goal of creating more pa...

From Australia to the United States, moving his entire life and it all started with a little purple book call "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" his eyes were opened to why the 9-5 life wouldn't work for him. 9 years in structural/civil engineering Reed decided to make the jump...into full time real estate. Starting with a $35,000 tri-plex in Syracuse, NY to Syndicating over $250,000,000 in multi-family real es...

Under Section 1031 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, a taxpayer may defer recognition of capital gains and related federal income tax liability on the exchange of certain types of property, a process known as a 1031 exchange. Today we sit down with Lauren Speidel, the Regional Manger at Exeter 1031 Exchange Services to gain some more insight on how a 1031 exchange works and how it can be...

David Grabiner is an innovative real estate investor. His practical, educational, and financially astute posts have helped many improve their real estate portfolios. Beginning with $12,500 and a single quadplex in 2014, his Chattanooga real estate portfolio is now valued at over $15,000,000. David worked with the World Food Programme in Zambia, and managed a thriving hospital in Congo. The skills...

As all active investors know or even regular buyer and sellers, this market is crazy! Low inventory, higher than ever prices, low interest rates and bidding wars on almost everything in sight! Today we sit down with real estate investor veteran for 40 years, Rick Jarman. Rick bought his first property at age 17 and has done new construction, managing rentals, rentals himself and flips since that a...

Residential Mortgages and Commerical Mortgages. There is a lot of differences and you should know what they are. As you become a seasoned investor you will just about be forced to utilize a commercial mortgage on all properties moving forward, especially if it is over 5 units. Today we speak to Nicholas LaFlair, Senior Commerical Loan Officer for Visions Federal Credit Union out of Syracuse, NY. S...

Todays episode I have Ashley Kehr & Felipe Mejia back on the show from Bigger Pockets Rookie Podcast. We just sit back and chat about our thoughts with current markets and how COVID-19 will effect real estate and rents. We also tell some tenant horror stories where I talk about a recent shooting at one of my apartment buildings as my new tenants move in! Listen to hear it all today! To learn more...

4 years of analysis paralysis, analyzing deals, telling people they will start investing then one day they did! Lauren & Kyle talk to us today about their journey of getting started in real estate investing and how they went from fear to four properties. An everyday couple like most Americans but one that really wants a boathouse, and is on their way with using savvy investing skills like hous...

The not so sexy side of real estate investing....taxes. But they aren't always a bad thing. The tax code was put in place to keep money where it belong, reward and incentivize those who legally take advantage of it. Today we talk with CPA Ana Klein about taxes, deductions and depreciation in real estate. These are super important topics as you need to know how to keep your rental income and profit...

Two normal family men with lots of kids and single-income households meet up for lunch one day and find out they are both sick of corporate America and want to make a change. They take the single-family home real estate market by storm and purchase over 75 properties in 6 years to reach financial independence. Listen in to hear what Chris from the Stealthy Rich do to make that happen! To learn mor...

This week we get to talk with Chris Lawrence out of the Rochester, NY market. Chris does it all! He flips, wholesales and has rentals. Today we hone in a little more on the flips and rentals aspect of his portfolio and talk a little about how Chris has been able to leave his full time job in sales and become a full time real estate investor! To learn more about Chris, follow him on Instagram @chri...

This weeks guest we get to talk with David Toupin. Co-owner of Obsidian Capital based out of Austin, Texas. At the age of 20 David started investing in real estate. As a broke college student and no money in his pocket, David raised capital from investors to buy his first 12 Unit while in college. After he secured that property and saw how he could use other peoples money to build cash flow for th...

Elyse and Todd are two out of state investors from California investing in the Midwest and South, specifically Indiana, Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee. All while both full time employees with a 2 year old daughter. They are buy and hold investors taking advantage of the BRRRR strategy. Even with everything going on in their lives they are able to build a rental portfolio and move closer and close...

These last few weeks have been like no other. The economy has experienced downturns left and right from COVID-19 impacting our every day lives, work and most importantly our properties! This weeks guest we bring on Airbnb expert Travis (The Young Retiree by 33) on the show to talk about his current airbnb properties and also how the COVID-19 virus has effected his and many other Airbnb host's prop...

Author of "The Perfect Investment" we get to talk to Paul Moore this week. Paul specializes in the Commerical Real Estate specifically apartments buildings and self storage. Late spring 2020 Pauls book on self storage will be released through Bigger Pockets publishing. We talk a little about Pauls book where you can learn the secrets used by the super-wealthy to attain and maintain their wealth ov...

This weeks guest is Jamie Arnold. Jamie is a Syndicator from Central New York and was able to acquire 64 units in one year while working his full time W-2 job. He started out like all of us. Working a job, wanting to do more as well as have more security for his family if he was to ever lose his job. Today we get to hear more about how Jamie was able to do what most investors want! Stay up to date...

Canada aye? This weeks guest is Rob & Nat Cloutier from Ottawa, Canada. They take a different approach to real state investing. Typically you hear investors rehabbing or buying distressed properties and adding massive amounts of value. Not this time! Rob & Nat start from scratch which is the “Build & Hold” strategy. Listen in to hear how at age 20 they were able to build their first ho...

Being a Model wasn't enough. Originally from New Zealand, Kata wanted something that would provide her passive income during her modeling days and well after she decided to stop Modeling in NYC.  Trying to figure out a way for her money that was just sitting there to make her money and grow, she came across real estate investing. From there Kata researched high cash flowing markets and stumbl...

Wealthy and free. That is what Felipe was striving for. The difference between wealthy and rich is so important and Felipe tells us why in this weeks episode. Felipe Mejia is Financially Independent before age 30 by taking split level or raised ranches and converting them to two family buildings for  only $15k-$20! All of this started by purchasing a mobile home for $3,000 without ever walkin...

Starting in the business by being thrown into a room sky high full of boxes containing papers to manage a portfolio of rental properties, Ashley was made for this business. This weeks guest is Ashley Kehr. Ashley owns a decent size portfolio around the Buffalo, NY area and gets to talk to us today about her journey as well as some tips and tricks in the real estate investing industry. Recently Ash...

The Godfather of Real Estate. Rick Jarman, from Tuscaloosa Alabama has been involved with real estate since 1976. Owning his own real estate brokerage, construction company and rental property empire. Rick has done it all when it comes to real estate investing. This episode I sit down with Rick and learn more about what he was able to do throughout the years to adjust his investment strategies thr...