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Jim has done a ton of rehabs, and started getting into rental investing just a few years ago. He already has about 500 units under his belt, with a goal of 5000 in the future. Jim will break down a couple of deals for us, we’ll hear what went right, what went wrong, and what we should learn to implement in our own businesses. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave...

Joe learned a few new things last week from his interviews, two of which he’ll be sharing with us. He also has an observation from life in general that he wants to share with us today. Getting rewarded for doing the wrong thing - what is he talking about and is it good or bad? You’ll have to listen to this episode to find out. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leav...

Part two of Theo’s due diligence series will teach you about five more documents you’ll need to be familiar with in your apartment syndication due diligence. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You’ll have two PSA’s so ideally you’ll compare the results of the PSA’s” If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questio...

Last week Theo covered financing options for apartment syndication deals. For this week’s series, he’ll be covering the due diligence process as it pertains to large apartment communities. Today we’ll hear details about five documents you’ll be reviewing, tomorrow we’ll cover five more documents. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet:...

Wouldn’t $10k per month of passive income be nice? Anton currently has that with his portfolio, and he only has to spend one hour each week to manage. He also has another career, so his real estate investments are not his main focus, which makes the passive nature of his investments ideal for him. Joe digs into Anton’s portfolio and story, extracting the lessons for us to learn from. If you enjoye...

Alan helps his clients own properties and lease them as triple net leases to commercial tenants. His clients are able to purchase properties nationwide through Alan, which his team personally vets before bringing them to his clients. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You might get a little higher cap rate because its a strong B...

Chad has had a little different path on his way to real estate investing than I’ve ever heard. He started by getting into Magic The Gathering card trading, got into day trading, and then got into real estate investing. How has playing Magic The Gathering helped him with his career? Tune in to find out! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever...

“I don’t want to list your home” - that’s the phrase that started everything for Dan years ago. As a new agent, Dan had to find a way to get some business from all of the FSBO’s in his area. Rather than door knocking and asking to list their home, he’d simply ask if he could take some buyers through the home, and help with the paperwork if they had a buyer. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember...

Joe does about 9 interviews every week for the podcast, and he takes notes on every single interview. Today, he’ll share the very best lessons that the guests taught or reminded him of last week. The five guests are (interviews yet to be released) Gaston Teran, Luis Leiva, Michael Beeman, Cory Boatright, and Gary Pinkerton. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave u...

We’ve heard Theo explain in great detail all the different loan options we have as apartment syndicators. How do you decide which is best for you? Luckily, Theo is going to cover that today so get your pen and paper ready to take notes! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “A good starting approach is to reach out to your mortgage b...

We’ve covered the two different types of debt (recourse and non-recourse) in part one of this series. Theo talked about the two most popular forms of financing and the most popular agency debt available. Today, we’ll hear about the other loans that are available to finance your apartment syndication deals. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best E...

DJ and his wife are a real estate investing team, and they’re just getting started. They have purchased and sold a four unit multifamily building, as well as bought a couple of other deals and are currently holding those. Hear how they got started with little cash to invest, and how they plan on continuing their real estate investing careers. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in...

Dustin had a few different businesses as he was figuring out his path. Once he came across real estate investing, he found his last business. He stopped all the other businesses, which he says required more work and made less money than real estate investing. Now a successful investor, Dustin is also helping others build their own real estate investing businesses. If you enjoyed today’s episode re...

Ed is a do it all kind of person and investor. He loves helping his clients make great decisions on their investments, as well as doing his own deals. Not to mention he brokers hard money, the “Lending Tree of hard money” as he calls it. Tune in to hear how he gets hard money for his clients, as well as what he tells newer investors as they are breaking into the business. If you enjoyed today’s ep...

Alex is an entrepreneur and real estate investor, when he’s not busy with landscaping, he’s working on his own deals. When Alex wanted to start, he didn’t have the cash to get started, his first deal he was able to trade landscaping services for a down payment on a seller financed deal. After that, Alex teamed up with an experienced investor (money partner) and has been completing deals since then...

We received a couple of great questions over the last week, and decided to answer them today on Follow Along Friday. Joe will answer a question about getting a potential seller to want to sell, as well as responding to a question about who controls the bank account in an apartment syndication. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “G...

Time to get back into financing for apartment syndication deals. Today Theo will be discussing the top agency loans available. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “There is a required occupancy of at least 90%” Free Loan Program Spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/toploanprograms If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about ques...

Another week, another syndication school series. This week, Theo is discussing financing for your apartment syndication deals. He’ll be covering all the different options, recourse vs. non recourse, and discussing a loan guarantor. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Different loan officers specialize in different loan types” Free...

Mike’s real estate career started off a little unusual compared to most, as his first deal was in Russia. After that deal, Mike started buying duplexes and small multi’s in Texas. He wanted to get out of the landlord life, so he sold half of his portfolio. Now Mike is raising capital for deals, and has helped investors acquire over 3,800 multifamily and self storage units. If you enjoyed today’s e...

Most of us know by now that our national real estate market is cyclical. With that in mind, Ryan and Mark have created a fund for investors as well as themselves to get conservative returns, while also growing the fund. We’ll hear about what assets they invest in and what they look for with potential deal. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best E...

Antoine has been investing in real estate for four years now, and he’s only 23. Turnkey was not always the business plan, but that is what the company has grown to. Just two years ago, they did 10 houses, last year they did 60, this year they’re on track to complete 100 deals. Learn what he does to grow his business to 100 deals per year in four years. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to su...

Edgar took over a struggling janitorial company at the age of 23 in 2008. He took that struggling business and grew it into a successful commercial and construction cleaning company, helping investors clean up their properties after construction. It wasn’t always easy, Edgar worked two jobs for some time. He’s had success, but some of the business slowed for a while, Edgar did not given up, he’s w...

Last Follow Along Friday, Theo mentioned that he has decided to sell his 12 unit portfolio. Joe was taken by surprise and wanted to really dive into the story with Theo on another episode of Follow Along Friday, rather than quickly mentioning it in last week’s episode. We’ll hear the mistakes Theo made, which is part of the reason why he’s selling now. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to su...

Now it’s time for the second and last part of this Syndication School series on submitting your apartment syndication deals. Theo is diving deep into the details so you can walk away from these two episodes know exactly how to submit your offers on large apartment communities. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Based off the sell...

Get ready for some more syndication knowledge bombs from our resident apartment syndication instructor, Mr. Theo Hicks. He’ll be taking another step forward in the syndication process, explaining step-by-step how to submit your apartment offers. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If there isn’t a price listed, there are a few way...