Real Investing For Everyday Investors

Send us Fan Mail Adam writes: My question is two-fold. I have an innate ability to find and negotiate deals with my team however, I do not have the capital or the experience to come in as an equity partner. Being that I can find deals that are lucrative for investors and their strategies, how can I come into the deals as an equity partner and how can I most effectively pitch that to investors when...

Send us Fan Mail Fouad write:  If the plan is to buy sell and cash flow real estate while holding, but you appreciate 500k in less than a year…do you sell?

Send us Fan Mail Jeff writes:  How would you finance unconventional residential rentals (commercial) in this market?

Send us Fan Mail Stephen writes: What is your view of investing in short term vacation home rentals (and using VRBO) versus longer term dwelling rentals? Assume 5 -10 year investment horizon and assume short term rental would be purchased in mountain area with both winter and summer attractions. Long term rental would be closer to home.

Send us Fan Mail Michael writes: As you hold a rental property you can deprecate it. Based on the accumulated depreciation over time would use that as an indicator of when to sell?

Send us Fan Mail Adam Writes:  To compensate for longer transaction times and declining ARVs. Are investors offering less on their percentage when making offers and how much less is it? This was a great question from Adam.

Send us Fan Mail Ryan writes:  Do you think it’s a good idea for me to go living with my parents and make my home an Air BnB with the intent to save money and get into real estate investing?

Send us Fan Mail Jason finds himself in a spot where I think many of us have been.  Jason writes:   I don’t have a lot of cash in the bank – is there any strategy for me to purchase an investment property?

Send us Fan Mail Derek wrote in, and had a great question:   Derek writes: Being a complete newbie to real estate investing I started with listening to podcast, reading blogs and forums and looking to network with others. My question is, would wholesaling being a good avenue to build capital so that I can venture into flipping and/or buy and hold opportunities?

Send us Fan Mail Sara had a great question, that many investors struggle with when they get started.  She wrote: I hear a lot of investors spend thousands of dollars in advertising.  What are some ways I can find a home if I don’t feel comfortable spending so much in advertising?

Send us Fan Mail Blake writes: 1. Can I buy you lunch?  2. Do you like the daisy chain model?

Send us Fan Mail Jeremy asked:  Why would you do a loan on a rental VS pay for it in full?  Is one plan better than another?  

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Send us Fan Mail Jennifer asked, is it still a good time to buy real estate?  Here is my answer, YES!  But, there are some things to consider.

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the podcast, Tim talks with his good friend Rick Sharga, Executive Vice President of RealtyTrac. They discuss the current market conditions that have resulted from the pandemic and the recession that followed, particularly how this recession is atypical and can’t necessarily be treated like previous ones. Rick talks about his outlook on the foreclosure environme...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Business BBQ podcast, Tim Herriage talks about the the real estate market, and reviews data provided by the National Association Realtors. Taking a look at the month’s supply, it can be seen the supply stayed flat from July to August which is still lower than what’s been on the last twelve months. Available inventory is lower in 2020 than in 2019. The low supply...

Send us Fan Mail On May 20th, I put together a panel of experts for a three hour webinar.  The focus of the webinar was to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on residential real estate investors.  The event was centered around a keynote address by Dr. Mark Dotzour.  Dr. Mark G. Dotzour is a real estate economist who served for 18 years as Chief Economist of the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M Uni...

Send us Fan Mail This week I interviewed my friend Kevin Ortner. Kevin is the president and CEO of Renters Warehouse.  During this 30 minute conversation Kevin and I discussed everything from the actual single family rental market, marketing and showing activity, and where he sees it going from here. It was nice to have a discussion with Kevin that was positive.  Renters warehouse felt an obvious...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode of Business and BBQ, Tim talks to Rick Sharga, President and CEO of the CJ Patrick Consulting Company, about what he sees going on at the national level regarding the housing market. Rick brings his experience to the table to make predictions about the financial state of the country. Rick is generally hopeful for the future because the housing market is historic...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Business and BBQ Podcast Tim answers four questions recently asked by one of his sons for his English class. Instead of writing out the answers, Tim decided to turn the assignment into this episode of the podcast! 1: Talk about times you’ve had to persevere through a conflict. The first thing that comes to Tim’s mind is the financial crisis of 2008. In 2007...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest on the first episode of the second season of the Business and BBQ Podcast is Ken Channell, a good friend of Tim’s and a 40+ year veteran of the real estate franchising industry. About 15 years ago, Ken was introduced to the idea of the four personality types (red, yellow, blue, and green) and the three ways these types manifest themselves (advantage, think, and feel). On...

Send us Fan Mail The topic of this episode of the Business and BBQ Podcast is leading with value. Many people go through life just looking for what they want and need, expecting everyone else to help them on their timetable while never helping others. Tim provides tips for not being this way, but instead viewing every interaction as an opportunity to provide value to someone else. Don’t be a spong...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest on this episode of the Business and BBQ Podcast is a podcasting all-star, John Lee Dumas. After being a very successful businessman, John realized that while he was making good money, he was having to pay so much of it back in taxes and expend more time and energy into his work than he wanted to. In an effort to find his passion, John decided to learn from people who hav...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Business and BBQ podcast, Tim talks with Brad Sumrok, “The Apartment King”. Brad was in the “rat race” of corporate America for 17 years and he just never found fulfillment in his work, even when he started changing companies as a way of moving up the corporate ladder. Even when he was making $10,000 per month as an engineer with an MBA, he wasn’t satisfied...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest on this episode of the Business and BBQ Podcast is Charlie Calise, CEO of Imaginuity marketing agency, real estate investor, and marketing guru. He provided listeners with so much relevant marketing knowledge that it might merit a second listen. When it comes to the customer journey, Charlie points out that while many people would like to think that they can conduct thei...