Passive Income Unlocked

Isaac Weinberger is the Regional Sales Manager at Madison SPECS. He is an expert on wealth building and cost segregation. As a kid, he always had an entrepreneurship personality which led him to open up a massive lawn mowing operation. From there, he moved and eventually moved on to manage Marcy's, a high-end clothing retailer. Many of his friends advised him to enter the real estate space which l...

Christopher Calandra is the founder and principal of Elliott Wealth Management Services, LLC which has offices in Connecticut and Florida. Chris is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) with over twenty-nine years of experience helping entrepreneurs, retirees, and families achieve their financial goals and objectives. He provides each client with individual attention and tailored strategies to ach...

Whitney Elkins-Hutten is the Director of Investor Education at PassiveInvesting.com and a partner in $700MM+ in real estate — including over 5000+ residential units (MF, MHP, SFR, and assisted living) and more than 1400+ self-storage units across 8 states—and experience flipping over $3.0MM in residential real estate.   In this episode, Whitney discusses the unique benefits of investing in hotels....

Ken Van Liew is the #1 international bestselling author of the Modern Wealth Building Formula, an educator, engineer, and public speaker, and a world-renowned authority on Real Estate Investment and Development. One of Ken's most recent accomplishments is approving the largest project in Franklin County, NC history. He created the Modern Wealth Building Formula Coaching Program and the Global Real...

Aharon Goins is an active real estate investor and retired military veteran. Aharon hosts the weekly All in on real estate meetup every Thursday at 7:00 pm EST. The mission of the meetup is to teach the attendees the benefits of real estate investing.   Aharon got into real estate because he wanted to get out of the "Rat Race" of working for someone else and to change lives for the better. He is d...

Sandhya Seshadri is an experienced operator doing all aspects of multifamily Syndication from broker relationships and underwriting to raising capital and operating assets after closing to deliver returns to her investors and improve communities.   In this episode, Sandhya discusses how she started to learn how business people think and they come up with decisions. Her experience as a real estate...

Karen Briscoe is the creator of the transformative "5 Minute Success" concept. Her first book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed, and Commit to Get Leads: 66 Day Challenge® and Consult to Sell: 66 Day Challenge® offers a combination of information and inspiration delivered through memorable stories. The daily format with takeaways propels one to achieve success...

Bryan Shimeall is the Vice President based out of Orlando, FL.  After graduating from Auburn University, Bryan worked in IT Sales, then later moved to Florida and started a successful real estate development company. Since 2009, Bryan has worked as a producer in the insurance industry managing clients in the real estate, construction, hospitality, and non-profit sectors. Bryan will be involved wit...

Laura Alamery is and has been a real estate investor for over 30 years. She now mentors new and experienced real estate investors nationwide. Laura has experience in all aspects of residential real estate investing, from wholesale, buy and hold, fix and flip, and raising private money. From acquisition to the disposition of the properties, she has a team of investors and partners with a proven tra...

Isaac Bennett is the founder of You Are: A People Brand. He previously served as Vice President of Sales for Morton Industries. He has an extensive background in international real estate, equity, and alternative asset investments. He has traveled to over 50 countries, having done business in over 100. He loves baseball, music, and spending time with his wife, Blake, and his many nieces and nephew...

Ruben Izgelov has quickly become a renowned real estate expert, speaker, and guide for many professionals in the industry. The most prosperous time in Ruben's career was during the 2009 financial crisis; during this time, he bought, fixed, and sold distressed properties, which showed his determination in both bullish and bearish markets. After using private money financing, himself, he quickly saw...

Alex Jarbo is a short-term rental developer and manager. He was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. He served in the Marine Corps for 4 1⁄2 years where he was stationed in Washington DC apart of the Marine Corps Honor Guard. He left the Marine Corps at 22 years old to pursue his career as a real estate professional. He is the founder and CEO of Sargon Investments, and he has a goal of developing...

Abigail Thomson has been building the foundations of success through her attendance and graduation from the University of Arkansas Walton College of Business. She has been able to acquire knowledge and skills from experts in the industry during her time at the university, as well as watch and learn from her father over the years. This unique experience has allowed Abigail to be more than equipped...

Andrew Leedom is a husband and father of four who transitioned from structural engineering to full time commercial real estate to maximize his time, talents, and resources. He is the founder of Self Storage Stewardship and has partnered with Community Investment Group, a company that provides investment opportunities including multi-family, hotel conversions, and self-storage, to build their self-...

Chris Prefontaine 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. He's also the founder and CEO of SmartrealEstateCoach.com and the host of the Smart Real Estate Coach podcast. He has been in real estate for over 30 years. His experience ranges from constructing new homes in the 1990s and ow...

Dave Foster, Founder and CEO of The 1031 Investor. Dave is a degreed accountant and serial real estate investor who is a qualified intermediary and consultant for tax saving strategies such as the 1031 exchange and the section 121 homestead exemption. Dave started fix and flipping in the 90s and realized that about 40% of his profits were going directly to the IRS. Dave tells us about the updated...

Sarry Ibrahim is a financial planner and a member of the Bank On Yourself Organization. He helps Real estate investors, business owners, and full-time employees grow safe and predictable wealth regardless of market conditions using a financial strategy that has been around for over 160 years. He started this journey when he was in grad school, completing his MBA. He worked for companies like Allst...

Bryan Underwood is the Founding Principal of Responsible Residential ("RR") and President of Responsible Real Estate, Inc. ("RRE"), a San Diego based real estate investment company. Mr. Underwood started RR & RRE after spending more than ten years in his family business, A-1 Self Storage/Caster Properties, Inc. Responsible Residential is a San Diego based residential development company focused on...

Garett Sutton is an attorney, a best-selling author, and one of Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad Advisors. Garrett has over thirty-five years' experience in assisting individuals and businesses to limit their liability, protect their assets, implement advantageous corporate structures, and advance their financial goals. Garrett is the owner and operator of Corporate Direct and Sutton Law Center, which s...

Zachary Beach went from a bartender to a Real Estate Expert, Coach, and 2x Best-selling Author of Real Estate On Your Terms & The New Rules of Real Estate Investing. He's the COO of Smart Real Estate Coach, a partner in multiple 7-figure businesses, and co -host of the Smart Real Estate Coach and Not Just A Transaction podcasts. He recommends focusing on changing the way you think about your abili...

Eric Panecki is an innovative and entrepreneurial real estate finance professional with an extensive background in capital placement, real estate acquisitions, data analytics, and marketing. He founded Leverage Companies, a real estate acquisition company, in 2018 and launched Leverage Capital Ventures, a private mortgage origination company, in 2021. Eric's expertise in data analytics, business d...

Nancy Chillag retired from the practice of law in 2013 and since then has been an active real estate investor. She owns Primary Home Solutions, a company that flips houses, and 23rd Street Investors, a company that invests in multifamily housing. Nancy owns over 800 rental units, both actively and passively. She shares how she got started in real estate, how she progressed over the years, and how...

Matt Whitermore has a diverse background in various roles throughout the real estate investment and finance industries. He began his professional career with a Boston-area real estate investment, property management, and brokerage firm in 2012. In 2016, Matt transitioned his career to debt and equity placement, and in 2020 he began investing in commercial real estate himself. From real estate acqu...

Alicia Jarrett is a passionate and driven global real estate investor based out of Australia, conducting deals in the USA. She co-owns multiple businesses, including Global Citizens Holdings Inc., Landscouts, Supercharged Offers, and WILDA for Women in Business. Focused on leadership in business and investing in land, her business ventures provide efficient real estate marketing and world-class da...

Dan Rochon is the Head Coach and Visionary at Greetings Virginia Sales Network. He is also the author of Real Estate Evolution: The Ten Step Guide to CPI for Real Estate Agents and the host of The CPI Community Podcast. Having seen hundreds of agents fail in this business, Dan is passionate about helping people not only stay in the business but thrive in it. He recommends networking with other bus...