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Theo is telling us two great lessons he learned last week while doing the interviews for the podcast last week. He is joined by Chris Salerno (https://qccapitalgroup.com/) today. The lessons they will be discussing are coming from Adam Weiner (https://www.sayrhino.com/) and Christopher Stafford (https://theagentunleashed.com/). If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and lea...

Not only does Joe put together his own deals and help others do the same, he invests in other peoples’ deals as well. He has three main reasons for doing this, which can benefit everyone who wants to be an apartment syndicator. Tune in as Theo reviews the benefits that active investors can receive by being a passive investor too. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and l...

When you’re putting together large deals with multiple people involved both passively and as general partners, you’ll need to focus a lot of organizing everything. Theo will be covering what kind of accounts you need and how to keep it all organized. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Contingency is to cover things that you may h...

Joe and Yusef will dive into a recent 172 unit deal that Yusef closed on and is adding value to. We’ll hear the numbers as well as Yusef’s partnership structure and how he’s scaled from single family homes to buying apartment communities. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If you stay disciplined in your fundamentals, that usuall...

Rocco left his sales job that was leaving him unfulfilled and underpaid. Real estate investing was what he wanted to do, and now he is a successful real estate investor, syndicating deals and flipping houses. We’ll hear a lot about how he was able to raise over $1 million to fund his flips. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet:“Be gr...

Since Colin is still a newer investor who has successfully used OPM to purchase real estate, we’ll hear a lot about how he met investors and convinced them to invest in his real estate deals. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If they say they’ll invest anywhere then they are willing to invest in areas that are bad and not guide...

Ben sold over $2 Billion in real estate in his first year. We’ll hear some of his best ways he generates leads for high end homes, as well as hear about his app Rila and how that is helping people with their properties. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Save your cash” - Ben Bacal Ben Bacal Real Estate Background: Real estate ag...

Theo is joined by Aaron Butcher (https://www.butcherblockinvestments.com) today as Joe had to be out of town for a property. Theo did the interviews last week and is sharing three lessons he learned from the Best Ever Guests last week. Lessons learned are coming from Mark Owens (https://markowens.com/), Maurice Philogene (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricephilogene/), and Jacob Busani (https://ww...

Theo will get into some creative ways that people will raise money with 506c offerings. It’s always a good idea to hear as many different ways to raise money as possible, you never know when you’ll need another way to get capital. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “People tend to like investing locally”  Evicting a tenant can be...

The most frequently asked question that we get is “how can I raise more money?”. Well Theo has put together a list of four ways you may not be currently using. Even if you are utilizing one or two of the ways, you can raise more money by using all four ways. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Pick a frequency you’re going to crea...

As most of us know, in this business we need to be great at many different things, or have people on our team that have different skills. Marketing is one necessary aspect of real estate investing. Whether you are buying or selling, you need effective ways to get in front of people. That’s what Lael will get into with us today. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and lea...

Jamie bought his first real estate investing deal in 2005. He still has that same property because he was unable to sell it. He didn’t let that ruin his investing career, Jamie now owns more than 20 units with more under contract to close (may have closed since recording this episode). If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Build you...

Mike is on the show today to tell us how he’s helping apartment owners save money in the long run by investing in smart technology. He’s also been around real estate for the majority of his career so he understands how owners and managers think about their investments. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You need a partner” - Mike...

Michelle immigrated to the states to study business and work a normal job like most people expected. She did that, and she was not happy. Thankfully she came across real estate investing as a way out of that. Now doing syndications and buying and selling land, Michelle and her team are doing really well and she’s here today to share her story and knowledge with us. If you enjoyed today’s episode r...

A couple of lessons coming at you today from Joe’s interviews for the podcast. We’ll hear his favorite two lessons he learned, which were from Bob Lachance (https://revaglobal.com/) and Shoshana Winter (https://www.iintoo.com/). If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “They’ll get more relevant information for them” Free Document: LOI...

A strategy for buying apartment communities that we haven’t really covered is to purchase the LLC that owns the community. There are advantages and disadvantages to this of course, and Theo will break those down in detail on today’s episode of Syndication School. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You can keep the current tax val...

Finding deals is one thing, closing the deal and bringing the required capital to the table is another. One thing we have hammered home with Syndication School is the need to gain credibility with investors. Theo will cover more ways you can accomplish this in today’s episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If you don’t have...

Brian is a Chiropractor by trade, while also being an active real estate investor who helps other people safely invest in real estate. He had a client come in and tell him he just retired, put his savings in the stock market, and then it crashed. That client lost 30-40% of his life savings overnight. Brian never wanted that to happen to him so he started learning about real estate and hard assets....

Anna and Ken are a husband and wife team, who are both military veterans and now full time real estate investors. When they finished with the military, they held W2 jobs while also getting into real estate investing. After just two years of investing, they were ready to leave their jobs and be full time investors. We will hear how they were able to do that in a short amount of time. If you enjoyed...

Michael has many years of experience in the real estate investing world. From working with small family brokerages and offices, commercial real estate, to opening his very own brokerage. These days, Michael is still a broker, focusing on his clients and how to best serve them and their investing needs. We’ll hear how he does this, the questions he asks, and the properties he finds for his clients....

As the title suggests, Logan was an undrafted NFL player who worked really hard to make it to the league. Once his time in the NFL was over, he had to reinvent himself from an athlete to...what? Real estate investing was the answer for him, as it is for many of us if you’re listening to this podcast. Hear his story of making the change and what he does with real estate investing. If you enjoyed to...

More Best Ever Lessons coming at you today from Joe’s interviews. Today’s lessons are coming from William Robison (https://www.kansascityinvestmentrealestate.com/), DJ Scruggs (https://realbluespruce.com/), and Jens Nielsen (https://opendoorscapital.com/). If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You can still find deals if you are res...

Theo will be sharing a few stories with us today. A couple of stories come from Joe, and you may have heard them before, if you’re a loyal Best Ever Listener. The other story is his own. These stories are all focused on networking and how to add value to others, which will ultimately help you and your business. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! B...

Theo is back with some important syndication information. He will be covering where the majority of Joe’s (Ashcroft Capital’s) investor capital comes from. This information is being shared with you so that you can take the information and use it for your own syndication business. Even as I write these notes, it’s hard to believe that Joe is okay with sharing all his “secrets” but nonetheless, here...

With the advancements in technology, Allan’s job as a commodity trader was shifting from the yelling and screaming on the trading floor to behind a computer screen. With many people in his position losing their jobs to technology, Allan decided to explore real estate investing. It was not a tremendous start, but Allan overcame some bad deals and relationships to ultimately succeed, and he keeps on...