Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast

This is one of my all-time favorite episodes, and since Halloween is coming up I wanted to scare our listeners one more time. Get ready to get scared by this special Halloween episode with real ghost stories from the perspective of rental property owners, homeowners, and tenants. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, sometimes strange and inexplicable things happen that make the hairs on the back...

The BRRRR method is one of the most tried and true real estate investing plays. BRRRR stands for B uy, R ehab, R ent, R efinance, and R epeat, and this strategy has helped countless investors build their real estate portfolios and achieve cash flow. My guest today has his own spin on this strategy using the SCALE framework. Bigger Pockets even published his book on this topic called Accelerate You...

In today's economy, its very difficult to make new ground-up construction projects pencil out. With higher interest rates, labor and material costs, and a decrease in construction financing options, we need to come up with alternate solutions to fund our projects. Your capital stack refers to all of the different sources of funds that you can bring into your project alongside your debt and equity....

There's trouble on the horizon for commercial real estate. Some of that trouble is coming from the office sector, some of it is because of higher insurance costs, and some of it is a result of interest rates more than doubling from this time last year. What kind of distress are we seeing in the commercial real estate market, and how can we understand it better, so that we can perhaps acquire prope...

In 2021, Charlie Kao and I were considering buying an off-market self-storage facility in northern Michigan. All of the numbers looked great, but the one sticking point was that the seller wanted to stay on as property manager. On top of that, he insisted on being paid twice the going rate for a property manager on a facility of that size. As a rule, it's never a good idea to hire the seller as yo...

Recently, the city of San Diego, California implemented a new program to help increase housing stock and affordability. They created a bonus accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, program that allows investors to build 10, 20, 30 or more units where a single-family home existed before. My guest today sees this program as a 'pot of gold' for real estate investors, and he's going to share how he's been le...

When it comes to signing documents, how much time have you wasted printing, signing, and then scanning the document back into your computer? On today's episode of Next Level Thursday, Brian shares one of his favorite hacks that will allow you to save paper, printer ink, and most importantly—your time. Follow along on Youtube to watch how you can electronically sign PDF documents quickly and easily...

One of the after effects of the Covid-19 pandemic has been an increase in people working from home, and a decrease in the need for office space. This has had a dramatic effect on office buildings as an asset class and continues to be a problem with only half of the workforce returning to the office. Many developers are considering re-purposing vacant office buildings into residential and apartment...

Any time you start a new construction project one of the biggest mysteries you'll encounter is what you might find under the ground. Well, you won't believe what we found under the old parking lot at our apartment development site. Today I'm joined by Brad Laackman from Honor Construction. Brad discusses the things he's found under the ground during his construction career, as well as the surprisi...

Welcome to the Management Styles for Short-Term Rentals Panel. What management style is best suited for your short-term rentals? Should you handle managing yourself, or is a third-party team a better option? How do you know you're making the right choice? We have a great group with us today to help answer these questions. Tony Stancato is an emerging industry leader. With a personal portfolio of f...

In 2021, Jeremy Garcia's commercial realtor brought him a semi-off-market listing for a 14-acre vacation resort located on the shores of Lake Michigan in North Muskegon. The resort had been closed for two years due to Covid, and the seller's reported income pre-Covid didn't come close to justifying the $2 million price tag they were asking for. They also weren't willing to consider seller financin...

When you ask most investors how much passive income they would need to be financially free, the most common answer is $10,000 per month. Well, my guest today is on track to generate a staggering passive income of more than $2 million a month! Kyle Seyboth owns over 300 units, is Wall Street Journal's #1 Realtor Nationwide, and founder of Century 21 Limitless. Kyle is here today to share his plan t...

Welcome to Next Level Thursday! On our very first episode we're going to discuss FEMA Flood Zone Maps and why you must include them in your due diligence when buying any type of property. Both lenders and insurance companies look at FEMA flood maps to assess risk and determine whether you'll need to pay for extra flood insurance—which can be quite costly. If you're already paying for flood insuran...

We made it to episode #400! Today your host, Brian Hamrick, is going to give you a peek behind the curtain and share insight into the past 400 episodes and where this podcast is heading for the next 400. Brian will also reveal his top 5 predictions on trends and headwinds that investors need to be aware of in the coming months and years. Thanks for being a loyal viewer and listener of this show. P...

My guest today is on a mission to create affordable housing in one of the most unaffordable locations in the country—Silicon Valley. Franco Perez is a mobile home expert, affordable housing author, and manufactured home developer. Today Franco is going to help us understand why mobile homes are the future of affordable housing. We'll also discuss factory-built housing and how it's a solution to th...

How important is architecture and design when it comes to real estate investing? According to my guest today it's of ultimate importance, and the sooner you understand that, the more money you can make. Aaron Yassin is an award-winning, design driven developer building ground-up construction apartments in Brooklyn, New York. With over 20 years of experience in real estate, design, and fine art, he...

My guest today is a federal officer for the Department of Homeland Security who has also become a real estate investor, entrepreneur and coach. When the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the world several years ago, Eudania Burrell found herself without income, a flooded basement and a lot of adversity to overcome. That's when she turned to real estate investing, and within a matter of months she had he...

My guest today bought his first four rental properties at the age of 19 using savings from his high school internet business. Today, Drew Breneman is the founder and CEO of Breneman Capital where he focuses on undervalued multifamily assets and has built a portfolio of $200 million in assets under management. Drew harnesses the power of data analytics to drive his investment decisions, gaining val...

If you're in the process of buying any type of rental property right now, then you've probably noticed how difficult it has become to find a suitable loan and terms. Changes in key metrics such as debt service coverage, interest rates, and loan-to-value have had a dramatic impact on the ability to get deals done. My guest today explains the current lending landscape and helps you understand what i...

Rebecca Moore is a multifamily investor and syndicator. Through her company, Starboard Equity, she and her husband control over 900 units. Her strengths are strategic partnerships, investor relations, capital raising and asset management. Rebecca moved from sunny San Diego to live and invest in Dallas, Texas in order to have access to more and better investment opportunities. Today we discuss mult...

With higher interest rates and the distress we're currently seeing in the banking and lending arena, investing in real estate has become a lot more difficult lately. There is, however, a way to bypass banks altogether and actually become the lender. You can do this by investing in mortgage notes. Fred Moskowitz is an experienced speaker, author, and educator on note investing, and he's here with u...

Be careful when you acquire your short-term rental properties and make sure you know the prevailing laws and rules in the area you're investing in. Many cities and municipalities are changing their perspective on short-term rentals and putting restrictions in place that may affect your bottom line. It helps to work with these cities, their decision-makers, and elected officials to educate them on...

My guest today has completed over 4,000 real estate transactions and his strategies include wholesaling, fix and flips, rentals and property management. He also owns an 18,000 sq. ft. warehouse stocked floor-to-ceiling with homebuilding materials that he sourced up to 70% below retail. Matt Larson also runs his entire wholesaling business with virtual assistants and spends less than 5 hours per we...

I have the pleasure today of interviewing a unique and fascinating family of real estate investors. I'll start with Deven who is 16 years old and controls over 45 units. He published his first book when he was 11 and has spoken in front of live audiences across the country. His brother Ethan is only 13 but just as impressive. He controls 40 units and also published a #1 book when he was 12. Both b...

Three years ago, my guest was an out-of-work actor who had just lost his wife's savings on a feature film that he produced. He was collecting unemployment and had a second child on the way. He had very little money in the bank, and the situation couldn't have been more dire. So how did Cameron Barsanti go from that down-on-his-luck actor to building a $35 million portfolio of self-storage faciliti...