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Alex’s first deal took him 6 months to close, and he only made $1800. After that, he realized he was doing something wrong. He made some changes, continued taking risks, and now succeeds at a high level in real estate investing. Learn how he kept going even after a bad first deal, and what tactics he employs to avoid another bad deal. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes...

Mitch has built quite a large real estate investing company, doing at least one deal every four days. His strategy is to seller finance properties that he buys with his private investors. He raises the money and keeps them legal, while his team take care of the rest. He’ll share how he’s been able to grow such a large business, and raise a large amount money. If you enjoyed today’s episode remembe...

Jason and his team help investors with marketing. This was born out of a need of his own, and realized others had the same need. We’ll hear tips to improve our own marketing, we’ll also hear how a company like his can help optimize your marketing for you. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I quickly built an algorithm, or a sprea...

Eric saw a problem in the marketplace, created a solution for himself, and is now helping others do the same thing he did. Taking IRA savings and investing in private companies was a complicated process before, now Eric and his team make it easy for their clients. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “That’s what we call a big marke...

Joe has three more great pieces of wisdom to share with us from his interviews last week. We also get an update from Theo on his properties, which he is selling, but tune in to find out why. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I assumed, incorrectly that he made $100,000. I need to ask about their carrying costs” How great would i...

Now that we’ve discussed most of the underwriting process for value add apartment syndication, Theo will cover visiting the property in person. Visiting in person is something you will need to do, regardless of how far away it is. You’re dealing with investors’ money, doing proper due diligence is a requirement. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!...

Theo is picking up where he left off last week with rental comps. You’ll need to have accurate rent comps so that you can set accurate assumptions in your underwriting. Today we’ll learn how to ensure we have good comps, and what to do with them once we have them. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “As you get comfortable with the...

Alex has been working on his platform, BuildingBits, for about three years, they are now live and accepting investments. They are a company that brings institutional type commercial real estate deals to the average person. We’ll learn what led Alex to creating this platform, and also hear about the experience and returns that an investor can expect to receive. If you enjoyed today’s episode rememb...

Frank and Joe are having another case study conversation of a recent deal which they took full cycle. The property had its own unique set of challenges they had to overcome to make this deal work. From unexpected repairs to the outside and foundations, to replacing an entire new fence around the property. They also did a lot of things right with the deal, and we’ll hear about that too. If you enjo...

Today we’ll hear a case study from our guest Lennon, about how and why he started as a passive investor, and transitioned into active investing. Lennon actually started out with the intention to be active, but used the passive route to learn the business a little while getting returns on his money. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Twee...

David is now co-host of the BiggerPockets podcast, and author of a book focused on teaching the BRRRR method. He has a lot of experience as an investor, agent, and educator, now he’s finding new ways to share his knowledge with his book. We’ll cover what you can expect to learn by reading his new book, and cover the BRRRR method a little more in-depth than we ever have. If you enjoyed today’s epis...

If you’ve listened to any Follow Along Friday episodes with Joe and Theo lately, you know the format. Joe and Theo will share what they learned last week from interviewing other investors for the podcast and explain how that can relate to us. Today, Theo is sharing his lessons learned from doing all the interviews last week, as Joe had to be out of town. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to...

More underwriting talk today with Theo. We all know it’s important for apartment syndication. Even if you know what you’re doing, it never hurts to hear how others underwrite, you might learn something new. Today Theo will comer how to run a good Rental Comp Analysis and what to do with it. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You...

Syndication school is back! We’re just going to jump right back into it today. Theo will pick back up where he left off with underwriting. Specifically, today he’ll be talking about how to determine your asking price. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You’ll know how much money you should pay for the deal, and how much you need...

Frank has been on before, both to share his Best Ever Advice, and also to discuss another deal that Ashcroft (Joe and Frank's apartment syndication company) took full cycle. We’ll hear why they bought the property at a time most investors were not optimistic about the market the property was in. They tell us about the business plan, and how it actually unfolded. This was only Ashcroft’s second pro...

Hakeem is a tight end for the New York Giants (as of the recording) and a real estate investor. He shares how he became interested in real estate investing, and we also hear some deal specifics. Hakeem explains how he put together his first sample deal package to show to potential investors, and how he presented it to them to secure verbal commitments. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to su...

Brendan has worked with celebrities and personalities, helping build their brand for years. Today, he is sharing some of his best strategies with us. It’s no secret that we’ll need to have a large reach as investors to keep deals and capital flowing through the business. Find out how to organically grow that reach. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a revie...

Leads - they can make or break your business. Not so much the leads themselves, but how you follow up with those leads. Dan is an expert in that area, and that is what he does with his business. He now helps investors get leads, and follow up with them, in exchange for a 50/50 split of deals with his trusted partner. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a rev...

Joe and Theo are back at it with Follow Along Friday, telling us the best things they learned in the previous week. Joe interviews a group of real estate investors every week for the podcast, today he tells us about the best things he learned from those interviews last week. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Are you really doing...

Terry helps business owners quit being an employee in their businesses, and start getting to work as actual business owners. He also has experience in real estate investing, everything he shares with us today, relates to real estate investors. As real estate investors, we pretty much run small businesses, often times the owner is doing too much in their business to really work on their business. T...

Sabine was out of law school and struggling to find a decent job. Rather than settle for something less, she started her own firm. FRANCO LAW FIRM, P.C. is her firm and they focus on real estate law and business law. Needless to say, Joe and Sabine will be covering a lot of real estate investing law in today’s episode, but we also hear her personal story which we can all learn from. If you enjoyed...

Lee has built his own brokerage in Chicago, focusing solely on multifamily apartment buildings. He’s here today to talk about that journey, as well as talk to us about some unique aspects of investing in real estate in Chicago. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Understand your risk tolerances” - Lee Kiser Lee Kiser Real Estate B...

Jerome has worked on other peoples’ deals, as well as his own. He and Joe will talk specifics on a 23 unit heavy value add deal that Jerome is still working on. What problems has he ran into, how did he find the deal, and how does he plan on going from no tenants to fully leased? Listen in now to find out. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best E...

Joe has been building his portfolio by renovating and adding value to his properties, pulling out the equity, and reinvesting into his real estate investing business. We’ve covered that with him previously, today he is going to tell us how to “tenant proof” our investment properties. Not only does Joe tenant proof his properties, he maximizes the ROI while doing so. If you enjoyed today’s episode...

The title is simple today because the topic is as straightforward as they come. Greg’s strategy when it comes to real estate investing is to never hold any investments. Ever. He has his reasons and even a method to it, hear why he never holds, and what investments he does get into. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “It can make s...