Real Estate Breakthrough

"Having multiple offers will mean that you're in a better position for being able to ask for best and final." -Christina Suter   Today I am sharing with you 5 tips that I think will help your next flip look amazing. As an active flipper since the 2000 up turn, I've recently decided that I'd like to let that part of my investing world go, but that doesnt mean I can't share some of the things I've l...

"Talking to the general public about investing, the idea is that you get a lender. The bank comes in and tells you the terms of the loan but, there's no flexibility in those terms." -Buddy Broome    Today I am interviewing Buddy Broome who is an investor and attorney in southern California. Buddy and his wife purchased their first rental property in August of 2008, but the following month the down...

"If you have money you might be having a job in that you're an active investor in an asset using your own money or somebody else's. But you have a job and it takes your time and you're running the process. Or you can have an investment and not be engaged in the process of running the project, but handing the money over and getting a return on that money." -Christina Suter Today we are getting real...

" The benefits of real estate comparatively outweigh any other type of investment because not only do you receive cash flow and appreciation, you have tax advantages that you do not have with any other asset class. " -Andrew Westling   Today I am interviewing Andrew Westling who is the Associate Director at Walker and Dunlop, which is a commercial real estate lending firm that for the past few yea...

"Gratitude brings us closer to that higher source. Gratitude brings us closer to having a heart that is full of love. Gratitude brings us closer to being successful." -Christina Suter Today I am talking about gratitude and how it's most important to have and share our gratitude during the holiday season. As cliche as gratitude can be especially in the space of self help and spirituality, gratitude...

"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   Today I am interviewing Stephen McKee who is one of the founders of Back Porch Homes . Stephen has been in the real estate field for 15 years with a focus on buy and flip and now has rece...

"Part of it is where do you want to go, but also how do you want to live getting there." -Christina Suter   Today I am talking about risk time matrix, which means you as an investor have a limitation on both your time and the risk tolerance associated with an asset. The questions we need to ask ourselves is what am I starting out with, what capital do I have and where do I want to go. The 4 compar...

"We go through a lot sometimes just to learn what we learn. That's an opportunity to take what we learn and really benefit someone instead of making a check on somebody in bad shape." -Peter Apostolos   Today I am interviewing Peter Apostolos who is a private investor I met at the Bruce Norris Bootcamp back in 2007. For the past 11 years Peter has been an investor, rehabber, buy and hold landlord,...

" As fun as sexy investing is and how exciting it is to talk about, what you're looking for is depth of experience and long term success. Everything else is shiny objects."  -Christina Suter    Today I am talking about the shiny object in investing also known as sexy real estate investing and how getting caught up in it can take you away from what real estate is really about. There are two aspects...

"If you're just starting out, the only difference between me and you is 19 years. It's just time. That's because time allows for learning, it allows for networking and it allows exposure to opportunities. -J eremy Roll   Today I am interviewing Jeremy Roll who is a full time cash flow investor currently involved in 60 opportunities and one billion in real estate and business assets. He is the cofo...

"Your self assessment, self authenticity and capacity to be truthful with yourself while not shaming yourself and while not putting yourself down, takes a willingness of self discipline from a determined mind."  -Christina Suter   Today I am talking briefly about mindset and what it means to be your authentic self. The most important part of yourself is your mindset and how well you rely on yourse...

"Don't fall in love with your tenants. That's what everyone does in the beginning. You have to treat this as a business and raise your rents at least every couple years."  -Joe Homs   Today I am interviewing Joe Homs who is a seasoned real estate investor who began his career under the mentorship of his father. He is a broker, realtor and investor with 41 years of experience and has been flipping...

"The lack of judgement opens the space for gratitude."  -Christina Suter   Today I am talking about gratitude and how it can create opportunities in your investing for positive relationships and communities.  Practicing gratitude can demand accountability and respect so that you and those around you are operating and doing the best they can with what they have. When you begin to drop judgements yo...

"People want to do two things, they want to make money, but more than make money they want to not lose money." -Kirk Carlstrom    Today I am interviewing Kirk Carlstrom who is a flipper, investor and the co-host of my FIBI Pasadena meeting. I met Kirk in 2011 when he first began educating himself about real estate investing. He has now successfully flipped over 100 homes in Los Angeles, The Bay, A...

"If I have direct ownership and I'm active, I own it, I run it. Not only is my time going to be used to run the asset, I get a lot of choices and control. I have a lot of power therefore my ownership is agnostic to the asset." -Christina Suter    Today I am breaking down the relationship between ownership and time and how your level of ownership determines the amount of time you allocate to your i...

"Just because something worked a few years ago, doesn't mean its going to work again." -Ellis San Jose   Today I am interviewing Ellis San Jose.  He is a friend and one of the Co Founders of the For Investors By Investors group also known as FIBI. He is an Investor, a Real Estate Broker and a Trustee Broker who also specializes in complex real estate transaction problem solving.  He is an educator...

"There's a difference between discernment and judgement. I can discern the information and then I can have a judgement about it. And that judgement can be emotional or unemotional." -Christina Suter Today I am talking about discernment and how such a small word can greatly impact not only your personal life, but also your investing. Your capacity to discern between two things can be what saves you...

"My biggest regret in real estate is why didnt I just hold all of it?" -Mathew Owens Today I am interviewing Mathew Owens. He is the CEO of OCG Properties, a real estate investing company that focuses on "intelligent" investing and education. OCG Properties helps investors create cash flow strategies for long term returns and investments. He has presented numerous times at my FIBI Pasadena meeting...

"When you're learning about real estate there's two things you want to understand when someone is talking about what they're doing. What is the asset and what is the process they're using." -Christina Suter    Today I am talking about real estate education and what I think a real estate map looks like. The 5 basic categories in real estate are single family, multi-family, notes, syndication and co...

"You don't have to figure out anything new. It's all been done before by lots of people. Just find a way to learn how someone else has already succeeded in what you want to do then copy that." -Andrew Cushman    Today I am interviewing Andrew Cushman who is an investor in multi family syndication as well as provides high-yield multifamily investment opportunities to accredited investors. He is the...

"Don't be embarrassed, be yourself." -Christina Suter Today I am talking about what to do if you are embarrassed by your real estate skills as a newbie investor or as a seasoned investor. Being overwhelmed and embarrassed is actually very common in investing but there are ways to help you move forward. For the new investor the first step is education. I would suggest you start by attending a real...

"As long as I learn something, I did not fail and that's a big deal for most people, failure. I'm here to tell you that anyone who is successful in real estate has failed and if they haven't they're lying. " -Paige Panzarello   Today I am interviewing Paige Panzarello who is an expert in note investing, works in tax deeds and liens, fix and flips and is also the owner of a residential and commerci...

"Life changes will absolutely change your form of investing. Single vs married, having a baby vs not having a baby. Being a primary provider of the family or not.  All of that will change what's inside your portfolio and how you treat it."  -Christina Suter  Today I am talking about what I feel are the three types of investors and what stage of investing they represent. How you manage your portfol...

"You have to find out especially as a wholesaler what are the needs and requirements of your motivated seller as well as the needs and requirements of your buyer." -Kevin Oliver   Today I am interviewing Kevin Oliver who is a broker and investor. He became known for his career as a flipper while also being considered a hall of famer in Bakersfield, California. Kevin started his real estate career...

"Time. Your biggest deal breaker is going to be the lack of control over time because it's not just your time." -Christina Suter Today I am talking again about losing money in real estate. In my last mindset segment I shared seven ways to lose money, but one component, a very important component I left out is TIME. For me I have discovered that I fall short in how I treat my partnerships and time....