Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast

My guests today know quite a bit about creating opportunity in real estate investing. Chris and Ashton Levarek are brothers who started Valkere Investment Group to invest in multifamily real estate. Ashton is also a retired Air Force Special Warfare Pararescue jumper, a sniper and combat diver. Chris is a military veteran as well. Both are strong believers in leveraging expertise and professional...

Many, if not most of us, have had to adjust to working remotely over the past two years. How many of us have been able to invest remotely as well? My guest today, Michael Albaum, recently left his 9 to 5 job and has found his niche in long distance, value-add multifamily and triple-net lease investing. For months at a time he'll either travel the world or travel the country in his van while invest...

Mobile home parks have become a very desirable asset class for investors. My guest today currently owns 28 parks and has created over a half-million in asset value over the past year. Charlotte Dunford is the managing partner of Johns Creek Capital, which has raised close to $5 million from investors. Charlotte is also a first-generation American citizen and college graduate who left her home coun...

The way we build homes hasn't changed in over a century. And with an unprecedented demand for new housing across the country, we can't build fast enough. My guest today has built a business that leverages technology to reverse the dire housing crisis by building custom homes in less than five days. Garrett Moore is the Founder of Agorus—America's first scalable offsite customized construction solu...

Hello and welcome to the RPOA Alternative Strategies in Short-Term Rentals Expert Panel . This is the panel that goes beyond your typical short-term vacation rentals and dives into alternative and lucrative strategies that you might want to consider. And we are lucky to have an incredible panel this morning: Robyn Thompson  is nationally known as the Queen of Rehab, and is also an expert on vacati...

My guest today is a local real estate investor and entrepreneur. Jon Frantz is not only an expert in business finance and development, capital raising, property management and operations, he's also transforming the Alger Heights neighborhood with several businesses, including Top to Bottom Cleaning Group, Urban Jonny's Salon, and the new and exciting SIP Coffee & Cocktails. Jon shares his early sa...

I'm always fascinated at how technology and innovation can disrupt the traditional way of doing business—especially in the rental property and real estate investing space. Today's guest started a proptech company whose mission is to challenge outdated practices to improve the rental experience for tenants and small mom-and-pop landlords. As a serial entrepreneur in the real estate space, Daniel Mi...

I'm a strong believer that to be a successful real estate investor you also have to embrace your entrepreneur DNA. My guest today understands that belief and has built a career teaching others how to discover their own entrepreneur DNA. Caroline Yuki has built manufacturing plants worth up to $150 million globally, she's a real estate syndicator and investor with over 600 properties, and she's goi...

In 2020, the U.S. assisted living facility market was valued at $83 billion, and that value is expected to increase substantially over the next decade. My guest today has a mission to revolutionize the assisted living industry by making it available for any individual to invest. Chuck Bongiovanni is the CEO and co-founder of Majestic Residences Franchise System with a trademarked turnkey operation...

It's been 109 episodes and 2 years of a pandemic, but we're finally able to catch up with our friend Ramond Harris II. You may remember Ramond as the Detroit flipper, wholesaler and rehabber who shared his story in episodes #168 and #225 while we brainstormed ways for him to fix his broken business model and get rid of three trucks that were costing him over $25,000 per year in debt payments. This...

My guest today loves short-term rentals and a few years ago he set out to create a platform to bring the tools of industry giants to the normal investor. Masrur Huq is the founder of Dynamic. RE, a prop-tech solution that leverages big data to help real estate investors increase their profitability and run their rentals and Airbnbs. Today we're going to discuss level one due diligence and how to d...

Even in these challenging economic times,  multifamily real estate continues to perform exceptionally well . Hypergrowth in this investment market has led to intense competition for available properties. But instead of getting caught up in the frenzy and making a reckless purchase that could sink you, it's critical to carry out an on the ground inquiry. Take the time to find out what's really behi...

One of the truths we rely on as residential real estate investors is that everyone needs a place to live. A similar, yet even more powerful truth can be claimed about the investing strategy that we'll be discussing today. That truth is that everyone needs to eat. Where does the food we eat come from? Farms of course! So what are the opportunities and strategies we should know to successfully inves...

This note buying panel discussion was recorded during RPOA's 2022 conference. We were joined by two incredible experts who helped us understand the difference between performing and non-performing notes, the challenges of investing in notes, and specific examples of wins & losses. After the discussion, we opened up the floor for Q&A from the audience. I'd like to introduce our experts… Donna Bauer...

My guest today is a former professional basketball player who has taken his passion and persistence from the basketball court to the real estate world. Art Morrison III is the CEO of United Home Relief and the author of "Overcome: The Key to Unlocking Your Superhuman".  He and his team have completed over $6 million in transactions across 15 properties in only three years. He now seeks to teach yo...

We all know that it's a competitive real estate market right now, and that there seems to be a lot more buyers than there are deals. One of the best ways to find opportunities is to market directly to the seller and bypass the brokers and other buyers altogether. This is also one of the least understood strategies, and today we're going to dig in a little deeper with my guest, Justin Silverio. Jus...

My guest today has a vacation rental strategy that is quite unique. Instead of buying or converting residential property into vacation rentals, he prefers to build cabins. Alex Jarbo is a short-term rental developer and manager. He's also a military veteran and the founder and CEO of Sargon Investments with a goal of building 650 cabins in the next three years. He's also the host of the popular Yo...

My good friend Matt Picheny is back on the show today. You may remember Matt as a successful syndicator of multifamily apartments and Broadway shows such as Hamilton and Moulin Rouge. Matt just released a new book that he wrote called "Backstage Guide To Real Estate" which follows Matt's journey from buying a starter home to flipping houses to apartment syndications. The book has already made its...

Today we're going to have a conversation about vacation rentals. What does the data tell us about their growth and viability in the coming years, what are the trends in the industry, and where should you be looking to invest here in the U.S.? And here to have that conversation with us is Marcus Rader, CEO and founder of Hostaway, the all-in-one vacation rental management software. Today, Marcus is...

My friend Ken Van Liew is back on the show today, and you may remember Ken as the developer of New York skyscrapers valued over $1.3 billion. Ken has extensive experience in every aspect of real estate investing, he's an author, educator, engineer and one of Manhattan's most successful real estate experts.  When he was last on the show Ken shared lessons from his new book, The Modern Wealth Buildi...

If you want to learn more about how best to digitally market your vacation rental or co-housing property, you're going to love today's conversation with Michael Tich. Mike used to work for Airbnb where he led their marketing and data science teams with a budget of $50 to $100 million in annual digital marketing expenses.  Mike is the co-founder of LiveHomeRoom.com and helps people remotely invest...

My guest today left college to invest in apartments when he was 19 years old, and he's built a portfolio of 350 multifamily units with a team of 25 employees in the Lansing and West Michigan area. And here's the kicker—he's only 20 years old! Brad Simtob is the managing partner at Simtob Management & Investment. Today, Brad is going to talk us through his first 11-unit apartment building and the s...

Today we're going to discuss the commercial loan process and how you can best present yourself and your transaction to a commercial lender in the most impactful and successful way. Over the past 30 years John Matheson has been developing, permitting, and/or financing completed projects totaling over $50 million, primarily focusing on multifamily, mixed-use, and storage real estate. John is the man...

2022 Michigan Landlord & Real Estate Investor Conference & Expo ​ANTHONY CHARA Increase Your Wealth Exponentially with Multifamily Properties Friday, February 25th at 3:20pm​ Click here to register: https://bit.ly/reiconference22 Why buy 1 when you can buy 10 or 20 or even 50? Learn the how's and why's of buying and investing in apartments and multi-family properties with Anthony Chara. Anthony wi...

2022 Michigan Landlord & Real Estate Investor Conference & Expo ROBYN THOMPSON Rehabbing Houses Creates Big Paydays | Thursday, February 24th at 3:30pm AND Building Massive Wealth with Vacation Rentals | Thursday, February 24th at 7:00pm Click here to register: https://bit.ly/reiconference22 Robyn Thompson, "The Queen of Rehab", has integrated her highly successful rehab program into a new buy and...