Real Estate Investor MBA

Finding inventory is always a problem. Sometimes, it hinders financial freedom, thriving business, and being a great real estate investor. In this episode, Adekunle Popoola shows us how to build a team and help countless real estate owners, developers, and entrepreneurs while sharing the essence of effective and consistent marketing. He also reveals his system for finding the right investors to pa...

The greatest responsibilities will come when it needs you the most. Isabelle Guarino-Smith runs residential assisted living. Her goal is to make a home for seniors and to make them feel that someone is looking and will understand them. Brace your chairs up and learn how Isabelle tells the importance of seeing the unseen and being great on your real estate investment simultaneously. Remember, this...

Today’s guest’s method is a result of how he went from flipping and wholesaling to million-worth multifamily properties. A mixture of luck, hard work and timing all go into getting out of a market crash to where the real estate market is now. Jason Yarusi and his wife, Pili Yarusi, excelled in real estate and multi-family investment by starting to go to their neighbourhood places. Set yourselves u...

Life is limited when you limit it yourself. People can get through places and journey through everything because, in the end, the sky's the limit. Devin Elder, our guest for today, started with every bit of step in real estate investment. He asked for help, did the infamous methods, and bought houses in his pocket.  Settle your thoughts, as Devin lets us build our future with every step we take. O...

The best way to help people is by giving them access to education. Scott Smith believes life is about financial freedom and coming to help people and build great stories. Pens are up and learn with Scott Smith on how he will improve venues for people to grow in real estate and have access to free education for everyone. One thing that will lift your motivation is to realize the possibility of maki...

Many people are becoming more interested in self-storage—it is a niche business. Scott Lewis, our guest for today, explains how he sized up his acquisitions in the Self-Storage Industry and the real essence of adding up square footage.   Take risks and be motivated by Scott Lewis on how he will improve lives as part of their mission and improve personally and professionally as their vision. The be...

Today, people will learn how to adapt to specific changes in the market that affect people’s criteria for purchasing. Omar Khan runs a company called Boardwalk Wealth. He excels in systemic operational excellence, born from deep local connections and psychological analysis. Be adaptive by how Omar Khan explains to us, detailedly, his financial analysis, his underwriting, and a lot of what he does...

While pursuing your dreams, sometimes it is the least expected hustle that will make us great. Through taking the small steps, you get to discover the details, ins and outs, and all of the specifics that you have to consider to be great in investing. Listen to how John Rubio shares his mind-boggling journey after excelling in the Navy. Be inspired by how John Rubio explains to us, detailedly, his...

Getting into a market is one. But growing your business into nine different markets is definitely another! For our episode, Mike DeHaan, Off Market Real Estate Expert, tells us his strategies in marketing and in finding off-market deals. He also shared some of his systems and how he’s faced the challenges they have encountered in their business. Also, get ready for the action plan he’s advised aft...

BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) method is what enables our guest, Clay Hepler, to flip and wholesale his assets amounting to over $200 Million.  Join us as Clay shares specific techniques on how to woo your lenders, what are the sweet spots for multifamily real estate investors, and how to outstand your deals in the current competitive market. Tune in now and listen to our conversation...

As much as there are a variety of headwinds in the Real Estate in today’s economy, there are also tailwinds alongside it. CBRE’S Spencer Levy discusses with us why projecting demand is the most important thing for multifamily developers to not devalue their assets. Tune in as our guest, Spencer, shares with us today his personally-picked metrics when it comes to choosing locations and investing. H...

With no experience in investing, sometimes, it is overlooked that young hustlers can also put value to the table. And that is the deal that they offer. From being a top engineer to aspiring to go on bigger pockets, Justin Wawrzyniak shares his ‘crazy career change’ journey.   Listen as Justin explains to us, step by step, his secrets to having a constant deal flow and closing deals for larger asse...

With supply dropping, demand on the rise, and interest rates as a constraining factor, it seems inevitable that the commercial real estate market will continue to experience price growth over the next few years. For today’s episode, Mark Stapp will walk us through tons of topics about the commercial industry sectors. Mark has continued to focus on the real estate industry while also acquiring asse...

The U.S. market accounted for 90 percent of self storage inventory worldwide in 2018 and investors remain optimistic as experts forecast the market to be worth $64.71 billion by 2026. Today, we will explore this asset class with our guest, Sergio Altomare.  Sergio and his wife pivoted to the self storage industry in 2018 and have exponentially grown since then. We are privileged to hear about how...

Industrial Real Estate has proven to be resilient and reliable for cash flow. Yes, there are drawbacks, as in every other asset class, but having a good understanding of the property will help the investor mitigate the risks and succeed in this type of investment. In this episode, Chad Griffiths will give us the pros and cons of industrial real estate from two standpoints – that of a broker and an...

Today's guest is Ryan Reichlyn. He is a seasoned real estate entrepreneur and he is going to share his story of how he went from actively managing different asset classes like hotels and Airbnb short-term rentals to passively investing in triple net assets and mobile home parks. Ryan pivoted to NNN assets because he wanted to move into more stable as well as somewhat hands-off investments so that...

Learn how to figure out what will happen with your investment over time. If you understand the property, you would have an educated risk with your investment. In this episode, Tejas will explain what cap rate means and why it is important to know as an investor. Cap rate, expressed as a percentage, is an estimation of an investor's potential return on a real estate investment. The cap rate is the...

Passive investing is more than just putting money into an investment and watching it grow. It entails a lot of work. There’s an asset that you need to manage and people you need to communicate with. That’s where property managers come in. They do all the heavy-lifting – everything from leasing, maintenance, tenant communications, and accounting.  Today our guests, Jake Lord and Jason Prignoli of E...

Are you the type of investor who looks at the loan interest rate rather than the income you can create with your money? Take a moment to listen to this episode and rethink your strategies as Joe Marques shares his knowledge on how to use the velocity of money and create spreads to beat inflation!  Joe’s way of giving back is by educating people on this knowledge so they can take the right steps to...

RV camp parks or campgrounds are a unique asset class that provides fantastic returns. It has a similar structure to hotels, but because of the amenities and activities that can be added, it becomes more like a resort-style destination. Don Spafford of Happy Campers Capital joins us in this episode to discuss what makes RV camp parks unique. Our discussion details target returns, property manageme...

In episode #57, we had the opportunity to sit down with Kyle Swafford who is an Associate at Robinson Franzman, who is a commercial real estate finance law firm dedicated to assisting clients on capitalizing on opportunities and solving complex challenges.  Kyle is passionate about helping his clients throughout the entire life cycle of their deals. In this episode, we cover "The Most Common Mista...

In episode #56, we had the opportunity to sit down with Damion Lupo. Damion is a seasoned real estate investor, entrepreneur and best selling author. Damion has a passion for helping and educate others to take control of their retirement through the power of "qualified retirement plans". In this episode we cover "How to Educate Your Kids on Financial Matters and Why It is Important".  Our children...

In episode #55, we had the opportunity to sit down with Joe Marques who is an extremely successful and experienced developer.  Joe has worked on projects ranging from $1.2M to $100M plus. As I'm sure you are aware, there is a ton of information that one would need to know and be aware of when it comes to the world of Land Development.  In this episode, Joe reviews on a high level some of the more...

In episode #54, we had the opportunity to sit down with Tim Milazzo who is the cofounder and CEO of StackSource, a tech-enabled commercial real estate financing platform. StackSource has now completed more than $250 Million of commercial financing transactions. They are re-inventing the stagnant mortgage brokerage model with tech-enabled marketplace and service.  Prior to StackSource, Tim worked f...

In episode #53, we had the opportunity to sit down with Krista Testani.  Krista is a seasoned real estate investor and syndicator at Sharpline Equity.  Her company operates more than 1,200 units across 6 different states valued at ~$72 million. In this episode Krista covers her "6 Pillars of Asset Management and she gets into some detailed information.  Remember, this is your MBA. Have a notepad h...