The Gentle Art of Crushing It

The Gentle Art of Crushing It!

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Hello, and thank you for joining us today on "The Gentle Art of Crushing It!" podcast, where we focus on learning and sharing with our listeners all there is to know about how to create success in our lives. This show stands on the shoulders of Giants. Our mission is to empower and inspire our listeners to create the life of their dreams whilst having a blast in the process. Let's celebrate life together! Welcome to the show.

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Mar 16, 2026

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EP 209: Clayton Hepler $600K per year investing in land 23.07.2024

Clayton Heller became a land investor out of necessity. This was never a side hustle for him. In 2022 his wife’s company went under the day before Thanksgiving- a company that paid the bills as he was building a multifamily real estate portfolio in Pittsburgh. And as he approached one of the most important years of their lives- having to pay for their wedding, honeymoon, a new house, and daily lif...

EP 208: Yonah Weiss - Tax Benefits From The Cost Seg King 18.07.2024

Yonah Weiss is a powerhouse with property owners' tax savings. As Business Director at Madison SPECS, a national Cost Segregation leader, he has assisted clients in saving hundreds of millions of dollars on taxes through cost segregation. He has a background in teaching and a passion for real estate and helping others. He’s a real estate investor and host of the top podcast Weiss Advice. HIGHL...

EP 207: Mastering Passive Income: From Engineering to Real Estate Success with Sanjoy Dey 11.07.2024

Summary Sanjoy Dey, a retired engineer and passive investor, shares his journey into multifamily investing and his plans for the future. He discusses the advantages of multifamily investing compared to single-family investing and the different roles one can play in the industry. Sanjoy emphasizes the importance of investing passively first to gain experience and knowledge before becoming an active...

EP 206: How to excel as a Real Estate Broker and Agent! 09.07.2024

Jim Remley's journey in the real estate industry began at the young age of 19, and he quickly emerged as a top performer, ranking in the top 1% of REALTORS® nationwide. Within just a year, Jim shattered sales records by listing over 150 properties. By the age of 24, he founded his first Real Estate Company, which grew to encompass 17 offices and became the largest independent real estate compa...

EP 205: From Sales to Syndication: Keith Borie’s Journey from Real Estate Agent to Mobile Home Park Investor 04.07.2024

Keith started his real estate investing back in 2005 with a simple residential rental but has invested in office buildings, multifamily, mobile home parks, home flipping, and short term vacation rentals. Currently Keith balances his real estate companies while being a full time W2 Sale Director. Keith and a partner own a home flipping company focused on flips in the San Antonio, TX market. He also...

EP 204: Randy Smith and Sabrina Guler - Getting to know the Co-Founder of our partner, Techvestor 27.06.2024

Sabrina Guler is a dynamic female entrepreneur in the real estate sector and the co-founder of Techvestor, a short-term rental fund that has successfully raised $80 million in the past three years. Before founding Techvestor, Sabrina worked at Apple as a project manager for the AirPods product line, simultaneously helping thousands of tech professionals learn about real estate investing. Since 202...

EP 203: Randy Smith with Brian Burke - The Darker Side to Passive Investing 20.06.2024

Brian Burke   is  President / CEO  of   Praxis Capital Inc, a vertically integrated real estate private equity investment firm, which he founded in 2001. Brian has acquired over 800 million dollars’ worth of real estate over a 35-year career including over 4,000 multifamily units and more than 700 single-family homes, with the assistance of proprietary software that he wrote himself. Brian has sub...

EP 202: Lisa Moore and Randy Smith - Quitting her W2 in 2 years through active and passive investing 13.06.2024

Bringing over 15 years of financial analysis expertise to the field of real estate investing, Lisa underwent a deliberate and impactful career transition in 2017. Specializing in underwriting deals and enhancing asset performance, she possesses a fervor for unraveling the intricacies of numbers. Lisa diligently ensures that each investment aligns with strategic objectives, ensuring optimal returns...

EP 201: Short Term Rental Investment Offering from Impact Equity and Techvestor 06.06.2024

HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 - Intro 05:12 - Why is investing with Randy in short term rentals so compelling?  07:32 - Historical performance of Techvestor’s Short Term Rental portfolio 10:36 - Why Short Term Rentals? 16:37 - About Impact Equity founder Randy Smith 18:40 - About Techvestor 21:15 - Techvestor’s software 27:04 - Examples of Techvestor’s Short Term Rentals 27:43 - What type of ap...

EP 200: J Scott and Randy Smith - Bigger Pockets' Host and Author Discusses Multifamily Trends 30.05.2024

J Scott (he goes by "J") is a Partner at Bar Down Investments.  An entrepreneur, investor, advisor, and author, J is business guy by education and spent much of his early career in Silicon Valley (California), where he held management positions at several Fortune 500 companies, including Microsoft and eBay. In 2008, J and his wife Carol quit their corporate jobs, moved back East, got mar...

EP 199: Brian Kochendorfer and Randy Smith - Increasing MF rents with predictable tax and insurance in Midwest Markets 23.05.2024

Brian Kochendorfer is the Managing Member of Arc Equity Group, a Chicago-based real estate investment firm specializing in acquiring and operating apartment properties in the Midwest. Brian is a general partner in 700 units and limited partner in over 400 apartment units with a total value of approximately $110,000,000. In addition, Brian is President and a Principal at Essex Realty Group, Inc., w...

EP 198: Jesse Ray and Doug Clark Aspiring and experienced entrepreneurs' THRIVE in the Growth House 21.05.2024

Jesse made it to the top of a Fortune 500 Sales Organization (#4 out of 500+ Reps) and realized he hated conference calls and all things corporate. This led Jesse to build a portfolio of single family coliving rentals in Phoenix, AZ. His unique strategy to maximize cash flow with each property by renting out individual furnished rooms led to his rental income surpassing his 6 figure corporate sala...

EP 197: Calvin Lowe and Randy Smith - Medical Professional Offsets W2 Income Through Passive Investing 16.05.2024

Calvin Lowe is a full-time physician in the Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He is amidst his 31st academic year at CHLA and serves as the medical director of the Alan Purwin Emergency Transport Program. Calvin has lectured nationally and has served as the course director of multiple national medical conferences. He has given many television, radio,...

EP 196: Andrew Freed and Randy Smith - 0-150 small/medium multifamily units in 3 1/2 years while still working a W-2 09.05.2024

Andrew Freed, started as a project manager on the W2 track, experienced a paradigm shift inspired by Rich Dad Poor Dad, prompting him to pursue financial freedom through real estate. Leveraging his Boston condo with a HELOC, he strategically acquired 10 properties over 2 years, including multifamily units and syndications, and employing creative financing methods. As of present, Andrew oversees a...

EP 195: How to buy your first self storage facility in less than 6 months 06.05.2024

Marta Cieslak shares insight on self storage investing. DOUG CLARK Doug Clark is a husband of one, father of six, real estate investor, who is passionate about growth and living life to the fullest! His main goal is to create the life of his dreams and live it on his own terms. He intends on helping as many people as possible to realize this worthy goal for themselves as well. Reach out to him any...

EP 194 : Dan French and Randy Smith: Multifamily operator with 100+ acquisitions at $2B+ in value with 86 full cycle deals 02.05.2024

Dan French is on ATX's Investment Committee. He has been a business partner of ATX Founder, Peter Rex, for 1 8 years. He served as CEO of Avesta beginning in 2015 and was instrumental in helping grow it into a company with roughly 500 teammates which was named one of Fortune Magazine’s ‘Best Places to Work’ and ranked top 5 for most apartment renovations. To learn more about this amazing inves...

EP 193: Michael Wegmann and Randy Smith - California Active Investor To Passive Investing 25.04.2024

MICHAEL WEGMANN, MBA After building a real estate portfolio of over $32M, Michael Wegmann founded Wegmann Investments because he saw the highest return on 100+ apartment complexes in Texas and Arizona, and other “landlord” friendly, no rent-control states. That’s when Michael found Rise 48. Michael founded Wegmann Investments so that his family, friends clients could earn high returns from apartme...

EP 192 : Best Ever Conference - Impact Equity Partner Panel 18.04.2024

Join us for a live recording from the Best Ever Conference in Salt Lake City on April 11th, 2024 on the PREIshare Podcasting Stage where we had a discussion around value add strategies, debt selections processes and the future of alternative investments with three of Impact Equity's premier operators:  Zach Haptonstall from Rise48, Sam Silverman from Techvestor, and Rob Beardsley from Lone Sta...

EP 191: Brian Tibbs and Randy Smith - Building multimillion net worth at $9.20/hour over 16 years 11.04.2024

Brian is on a mission to serve people using his skills and experience in building significant wealth. He’s eager to hear your story and walk with you in your wealth-building journey. As Brian Tibbs emerged into young adulthood, it was clear to himself and everyone around him that he was destined to be a businessman. By age 26, he had already started investing in real estate, was an executive in hi...

EP 190 : Colin Davis and Josh Condado with Randy Smith - The path to 1000 pads in mobile home communities 04.04.2024

Joshua Condado is a Nurse Anesthesiologist that started real estate investment company with his sister and brother in law in 2020. They focus on Manufactured housing communities and have been able to scale their company using creative finance strategies on most of their portfolio. While he enjoys administering anesthesia in the operating room, he found freedom in making income outside of the hospi...

EP 189: How to go from 3 Units to 52 in Less Than 6 Months 02.04.2024

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1437332390441598/ Are you looking to accelerate your success in multifamily real estate investing? Joining a multifamily real estate investing mastermind can be a game-changer. Here's why: Networking Power: Connect with like-minded investors, experienced mentors, and industry experts. A mastermind offers a supportive community where you can share knowledge, stra...

EP 188 : Mike O'Connor and Randy Smith - Driving efficiencies through offshore back office support 28.03.2024

An entrepreneur at heart Mike O'Connor left his six figure corporate job with a Fortune 100 company and built a seven figure business in less than 2 years focused around real estate. Mike acquired 180 units and built a vertically integrated real estate business around these units (management, construction, brokerage, landscaping, etc.). By the age of 34 Mike had built and sold several business...

EP 187: Amit Gaglani and Randy Smith - From Physical Therapist to Active and Passive Investing 21.03.2024

Amit brings over two decades of healthcare expertise, combining clinical practice as a licensed physical therapist and orthopedic specialist with a flair for entrepreneurship and investment. Launching Arrow Physical Therapy in 2004, he expanded it into a major player in northern New Jersey, stepping up as its CEO in 2012 to drive significant revenue growth. His leadership further catalyzed the est...

EP 186: Randy Smith and Todd Dexheimer - Don't Buy Real Estate If You Can't Manage The Business 14.03.2024

TODD DEXHEIMER CO-FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL Todd began investing in Real Estate in 2008 and has purchased and renovated apartments, single family homes, a mobile home park and even a ski resort. Todd is the owner of Cretin Construction, and is licensed as a general contractor. Todd is also the host of the podcast Pillars of Wealth Creation, which is a bi-weekly podcast teaching others on how to oper...

EP 185: Dan Crowther - Flip your way to $400K 11.03.2024

Dan is a real estate investor  and house flipper with over 7 years experience in commercial real estate development, and 2+ years of experience as an investor responsible for running a flipping and rental business doing 4-12 deals per year. In addition to his own deals, he has also directly managed over $15,000,000 in commercial real estate development. This year, Dan's company, B&D Home B...

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