Real Estate Breakthrough

"If you're getting in and starting now this is the golden opportunity that we've been waiting for for 10 years." -Andrew Cushman   Today I am interviewing Andrew Cusman. He is the Founder and Principal of Vantage Point Acquisitions , a private equity firm providing investment opportunities in multifamily assets. He has presented at FIBI Pasadena as well as been a former guests on my podcast . He h...

"Passive income wasn't something ever discussed and getting an advanced education just taught me how to be an employee." -Amy Sylvis   Today I am interviewing Amy Sylvis, she is the Founder of Sylvis Capital , a syndication company specializing in multi family properties in upcoming markets.    Amy Sylvis: Was born with a condition called cystic fibrosis in which she was told she would only live t...

I learned at a young age, like many other immigrants grit and how hard work has to happen so that you have a means to survive." -Jenny Gou    Today I am interviewing  Jenny Gou. She is one of the Managing Partners of Vertical Street Ventures , a multi family syndication company offering investment opportunities by using a full service approach for apartment investing. Jenny is responsible for oper...

The more people I got to know, I realized there's a lot of money you can make in real estate and you can get involved or uninvolved as you want." Chris Collins   Today I am interviewing Chris Collins. He is the Managing Partner at Amity Cash Flow which acquires multi-family apartment properties and creates opportunities for accredited and non accredited investors. He has invested actively and pass...

"We want people to invest with us because they like and trust us and we encourage people to diversify so they can have the ability to work with who they like." Reed Goosens   Today I am interviewing Reed Goosens and Ben Gray who are both the brains behind RSN Property Group which specializes in fix and flip multi-family apartment complexes. Although they both are from Australia, Reed and Ben both...

"It's about inner work so that the outer world can give you what you're seeking." -Christina Suter   Today I was interviewed by my mentor Raven Blair Davis on my recent feature in the Wall Street Journal in collaboration with Marquis Who's Who, which has been an honor. In this episode we talk about overcoming challenges, what it means to step into your power and how I am currently transitioning in...

"It all comes down to impact and with the younger generations, we find they are also seeking ways to make a difference, but sometimes they don't get the opportunity to feel they are making a difference." -Franco Perez   Today I am interviewing Franco Perez. He is the Founder of Franco Mobile Homes , a company that focuses on providing affordable, efficient, and well designed mobile homes to reside...

"AI is going to take a lot of jobs, but real estate will always be here." -Sharif Shakhshir   Today I am interviewing Sharif Shakhshir. He is the Senior Vice President of  CALCAP , a real estate investment company specializing in alternative investment opportunities for institutions and individual investors. He is also the Founder and CIO of Falcon Capital Management , a company  that focuses on u...

"No asset class, not even multifamily is so incredible that it can be good at all times in all markets." -Neal Bawa   Today I am interviewing Neal Bawa. He is the CEO and Founder of GroCapitus and UGro, which are real estate investment companies that focus on building, sourcing or obtaining commercial real estate properties. He has taught more than 10, 000 investors with his free data analytics co...

"Real estate is not a get rich quick, its a get rich for sure." - Steven Pesavento    Today I am interviewing Steven Pesavento. He is the Founder and President of VonFinch Capital , a private real estate firm specializing in value-add multifamily, investment management and sponsorship.  He is the host of the Investor Mindset podcast and is a high performance coach.    Steven Pesavento: Started wor...

"I want to understand this thing called passive income, but first how do you make the money and get into that mindset ? I learned wealthy people have a different mindset." -Kathy Fettke   Today I am interviewing Kathy Fettke who is the co creator of the Real Wealth Network alongside her husband Rich Fettke. Kathy is an investor, educator, and radio host who is a guest expert on platforms like CNN,...

"Use your portfolio of alternative investments to design your income so you can replace your w2 income with income coming from stable assets that go up in value when the market gets afraid, scary or slows down." - Ted Greene   Today I am interviewing Ted Greene again, only this time he is sharing his current economic update.    He is the Investor Relations Manager at Spartan Investment Group who f...

"For me business is personal and they are intertwined so I treat them the same and if I do business with a persona I need to have a personal relationship with them as well." -Linda Lim   Today I am interviewing Linda Lim. She is the Founder of Essential Element Capital which is a private property investment company. Her focus is passive income and helping clients reach their financial goals by pro...

#166: Scott Lewis- Maintaining a Company Culture in The World of Self Storage   "If you're honest with yourself, work diligently towards that goal and are disciplined, I think the wealth and the finance stuff will be a manifestation of being true to yourself." -Scott Lewis   Today I am interviewing Scott Lewis. He is the Co Founder and CEO of Spartan Investments Group and is responsible for the st...

"I didn't think a guy working in HR could get involved in something like this until I started talking to a network of people and that's where that education came from." Chad Ackerman    Today I am interviewing Chad Ackerman who is one of the Founders of Left Field Investors , a community of investors who educate, inspire and help others achieve financial freedom through passive investing. I met Ch...

"There's going to be a time when what we are willing to pay matches what the seller is willing to accept so we're going to stay true to our fundamentals." -Gary Lipsky    Today I am interviewing Gary Lipsky who is the President of Break of Day Capital which is a company that helps investors with passive investing for wealth and legacy building using the asset of multi-family properties that are un...

"The more we get into the habit of giving up our freedom to somebody else, the less control we have and the less of an ability we have to say this is how I want my little corner of the universe." -Stephen Mckee   This is a re-air of a show I recorded with Stepehen McKee some time ago on building tiny homes, but also building community.    Today I am interviewing Stephen McKee who is one of the fou...

  "My bias would be we're headed into a recession and that's likely to be an earnings contraction in corporate America and that is going to happen in commercial real estate as well." - Ted Greene   Today I am interviewing Ted Greene. He is the Investor Relations Manager at Spartan Investment Group who focuses on acquiring commercial real estate assets. Ted transitioned from equities to real estate...

"The stock market is volatile and real estate in the multifamily space is not. Therefore it outperforms all other asset classes."  - Glenn Hanson   Today I am interviewing Glenn Hanson. He is the Founder and CEO of Colony Hills Capital , which is a privately held real estate investment firm with a focus on secondary market value-add multifamily apartments. Glenn has over 30 years of creative entre...

"Do what you need to do so that you move your mindset from Im exhausted to I can make a difference and I can choose."  -Christina Suter   Today is going to be a unique and special show because I will be focusing on mindset both yours and mine and talking about my own personal story and how I found my why. In this episode I reveal some childhood stories both negative and positive that have given me...

"I had to come into the mindset that fear doesn't exist and that's why I tell people don't use the words try, hope and fear because those words kill you because we are our own worst critics. "- Thomas Chappell     Today I am interviewing Thomas Chappell. He is an investor, flipper and the Founder of the Black Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club . He has been in real estate for 10 years and f...

"There are people on the team who are better than you at something and can provide that value and make the property run even better." Powell Chee   Today I am interviewing Powell Chee. He is the Managing Partner of Radiant Storage which just acquired a 350 unit self storage property outside of Birmingham Alabama. His background is in multifamily investing as a general partner with over 1,000 units...

"If you study and get to know the community you're building in, the culture, the people who live in the community and what they are interested in, you have the power and can do whatever you want with design." -Carmine Sabatella   Today I am super excited to interview my friend and associate Carmine Sabatella. He is a design extraordinaire who has worked with me on past projects and flips. He is a...

"The size and strength of your network will directly determine how many deals you can do and how fast you can make money."  -Kevin Oliver   Today I am interviewing Kevin Oliver who I have known for 10+ years. He is a Broker and Investor in Bakersfield, CA and has 15+ years of experience as an investor, wholesaler and educator. He has recently been appointed as President and Chair of the Kern Count...

" Real estate is such a diverse field that the way you participate in real estate, the way you start in real estate can be based upon your natural talent."-Christina Suter   Today I am talking about your education and the overview of you. The biggest thing you need to cultivate in real estate is yourself. Knowing who you are and what you do or don't like doing will help you reach your goals in inv...