Real Estate Monopoly

Many real estate investors get started in the single family space before they transition into the multifamily space. We started by wholesaling houses and completing a flip. But, we realized it would take us much longer to reach our real estate goals through single family investing than it would if we thought bigger. This process of thinking bigger led us to doing bigger deals. Today’s guest has a...

With the news reporting a recession on the horizon, and many investors frozen by fear, it’s understandable if you’re not sure whether now is the right time to get into real estate. Many seasoned investors are sitting on the sidelines right now, waiting until things seem more certain. However, Warren Buffet is famous for saying, “Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful...

Analyzing deals and underwriting can be extremely daunting. Many people consider underwriting an art, though there is a lot of analysis and numbers involved. This part of the active investing process can take some time to learn, but it’s one of the most critical aspects of sourcing deals. Learning how to underwrite multifamily properties is a challenge in any stage of the market cycle. However, wh...

When you close on an apartment syndication deal, the work is just getting started. Asset management involves maximizing the potential revenue at a property, and identifying new ways to create and grow long term value by increasing the property’s Net Operating Income. While your marketing might be what attracts passive investors, asset management is what keeps them coming back! Whether you’re an op...

With all of the uncertainty in the real estate market right now, it’s understandable why some investors are scared. However, with the right investment principles, mindset, and underwriting approach, savvy investors can weather the economic storm and continue hunting for deals. It’s more important now than ever to underwrite conservatively, and understand how the market, type of debt, and interest...

It’s no secret that we’re facing some uncertain times in the economy and the real estate market. With the Fed increasing interest rates, and inflation soaring, economists and the media are already declaring that we’re in a recession. Whether or not you agree that the real estate market is going to experience hardship in the coming months, preparing yourself is important. During the conversation wi...

Some real estate investors are happy paying the minimum on their debt, while others believe in paying it off as fast as they can. There are pros and cons of doing both. Paying off debt as fast as you can allows you to maximize cash flow. During this conversation with Joe Finneran, a real estate investor located in the suburbs of New York City, Joe discusses how he’s been able to go from flipping h...

Every investment has risks. No risk, no reward right? In real estate investing, there are multiple risks that every investor should be aware of. While it’s impossible to completely eliminate all risk, being educated on potential risks and understanding how to mitigate those risks is invaluable. Elite real estate investors don’t avoid risk, they simply mitigate it. So today, we’re discussing a few...

In today’s investing market, stability might be considered a luxury. So much uncertainty is causing stock market investors and crypto currency owners to wait on the edge of their seats for their investments to recover. All investing involves some level of risk, but how much control you have over the investment can help you mitigate risk. There are so many things you cannot control in life. Your we...

Identifying your why is one of the most important things a real estate investor can do. According to Simon Sinek, author of Start with Why , a why statement is “the compelling higher purpose that inspires us and acts as the source of all we do.” Knowing this has so many benefits, and the most successful real estate investors have used their why to push them to build massive portfolios and achieve...

Doctors are seen as the most successful people in our society, and for good reason. Becoming a doctor requires extensive training and education, and is more intensive than many other career fields. However, many doctors aren’t financially educated, and find themselves trapped in a cycle of debt and financial stress. We wanted to know why this was the case, so we invited Harry Nima Zegarra to be a...

Finding a real estate mentor can be nerve wrecking. With all of the real estate gurus out there, it’s hard to know who’s legitimate, and who will be the ideal real estate mentor for you. A real estate mentor is not only helpful, but it’s critical to cutting your learning curve and getting you started in real estate. Why would you waste time learning the ropes on your own when you can leverage some...

Investing in real estate in the United States provides a lot of great opportunities that foreign investors don’t have access to in other countries. Whether you’re here in United States or living in another country, getting a new perspective on the real estate industry is invaluable. That’s why today’s guest is a real estate investor who invests in American real estate from his home in Barcelona. B...

As a new real estate investor, it’s very easy to make mistakes. In fact, you can expect to. Luckily, there is so much information out there that can help you learn from other investor’s missteps so you don’t have to repeat them. But this can be overwhelming, especially if you’re just starting out. That’s why we decided to over the top mistakes many newer real estate investors make when they’re fir...

Commercial brokers are the gatekeepers to real estate opportunities in the larger multifamily space. Unfortunately, going direct-to-owner isn’t going to cut it, especially not if you want to do deals at scale. It’s almost necessary to build great relationships with commercial brokers in the markets you invest in if you want to take down multifamily deals. If the idea of cold calling brokers is ove...

Finding a good real estate market to invest in can be scary. If you invest in the wrong market, you can find yourself stuck with the wrong kinds of tenants, a loss in value, or an inability to execute the business plan you envisioned. That’s why it’s so important to do your own due diligence on a market before you buy a property there. In this episode, we’re discussing what we look for in a good m...

Many newer real estate investors start with wholesaling properties. Wholesaling is when someone gets a property under a contract from the owner of the property and assigns that same contract to an end buyer for a fee. We (the Donis Brothers) started off with wholesaling, and used that business model to break into the industry. If you don’t come from wealth or money, wholesaling is a great way to b...

Social media is becoming more prevalent in our day to day society. Nowadays, it seems like everyone is on social media. While most people use social media as consumers of content, savvy real estate investors understand the power of using social media as a content creator. We understand if the idea of making social media content seems intimidating. It can be scary to put yourself out there and make...

Many investors start out flipping houses or buying single family rentals. While single family investing is a great path, there are multiple reasons why investors choose to scale up and move into larger unit properties. We know the thought of buying a larger property can be scary, but it can be worthwhile to make the jump. Carmen Dettloff made the leap from single family to multifamily investing, a...

Active investing is much different than passive investing. That’s why we made this video today! We’re breaking down the difference between both. This will mainly focus on multifamily investing, but there are gems for any real estate investor in this episode, so make sure to tune in! If you want to download our FREE 5 Mistakes New Investors Make Playbook, go to www.donisinvestmentgroup.com/playbook...

Finding deals in a competitive market can be daunting. If you’re last to hear about a deal, or are scratching your head wondering how investors are finding these off market properties, you’re not alone. Although it can seem impossible to do, finding good off market deals is more than possible (and Leka Devatha is proof). Leka is a real estate developer and broker based in Seattle, WA. She is the P...

When you’re first looking into real estate investing, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by all of the resources out there. Podcasts, books, Youtube channels, and meetups can cause some serious anxiety. Questions like, “Where do I start?” “What’s important?” “How do I choose?” might be floating around in your head. When we were first starting out as wholesalers, we were in full on education mode for a f...

A lack of financial literacy is one of the main things that prevents many people from escaping poverty and reaching their financial goals. It’s important to understand how money works, and debunk some widely held misconceptions about investing in order to create new, improved financial habits and improve life overall. Financial literacy doesn’t have to be extremely complicated either— Dan Sheeks t...

We interviewed Matt Picheny. Matt is a real estate investor, Tony award winner, and author of the #1 best-selling book, Backstage Guide to Real Estate. He is focused on developing passive income streams that enable investors to write their own story and choose how they want to spend their time. Matt has over 15 years of experience revitalizing and elevating communities through real estate investme...

We interviewed Brian Pownall. Brian started his journey in real estate investing to leverage capital to build generational wealth and improve local communities. He is an oil and gas engineering manager with 10 years of experience focused in asset management, acquisitions and divestitures, budgetary planning, and private equity. Brian has evaluated hundreds of deals, building complex cash flow mode...