The Gentle Art of Crushing It!

Gary Lipsky is a 20+ year real estate entrepreneur focused on his award winning multifamily syndication business, and has acquired 3000+ apartment units valued at over $250MM. Gary is the host of the Real Estate Investor Podcast, where he interviews industry experts to provide broad range education to investors. He is also the best-selling author of Best in Class, founder of the Asset Management S...

EP 134: Money Talks: Candid Conversations on Personal Finance HIGHLIGHTS IN THE SHOW: 00:00 - Intro 02:16 - Personal Finance 05:51 - Derek’s Background 07:50 - Budgets 17:00 - Communication 17:53 - Zero Based Budget 19:04 - Priority Based Budget 20:40 - Personal Debt 23:02 - Savings 23:33 - Life Insurance 23:57 - Will 24:52 - Modeling Mondey Sense 27:30 - Real Estate 31:56 - Tax Strategy 33:30 - M...

Daniel serves as Lightwater’s Director of Acquisitions. With his persistence and perseverance he has sourced and closed numerous multi family transactions. When he isn’t busy looking for his next deal, he is spending time with his rambunctious children. Daniel has a passion for multi family real estate, travel and life. HIGHLIGHTS IN THE SHOW: 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Daniel’s Background 07:11 - Impa...

Matt represents entrepreneurs, financial institutions, real estate developers, and other companies and individuals. He handles an array of corporate, finance, real estate, and general business matters. Matt earned a Bachelor of Arts from Occidental College and graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School. He is licensed to practice in Arizona and Texas. HIGHLIGHTS IN THE SHOW: 00:00 - Intro 01:...

Jordan Kapper, MD (‘Kapper’ by his friends) is an ER doctor, real-estate investor, self-storage operator and co-founder of Investing Storage. Founded by two ER doctors, Ben and Jordan, Investing Storage, focuses on value-add self storage opportunities as well as providing investment opportunities for physician investors. Jordan lives in Center Valley, PA along with his wife, Rebecca, who manages t...

Dan Lewkowicz is a seasoned real estate veteran with over 15 years of experience in many facets of the real estate industry. Starting his career “house hacking” he quickly moved on to flip houses in and around metro Detroit and eventually created a company called Renaissance Real Estate Ventures which specializes in the acquisition, financing, renovation, and resale of single-family residential pr...

Zach Kracht is founder of nationwide volume photography business PhotoMules and a real estate investor. Join us for a great conversation on mindset and success.  HIGHLIGHTS IN THE SHOW: 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - Zach’s Background 03:31 - Defining Success 04:58 - Goals 06:15 - Favorite Success Story 09:10 - Valuable Lessons Learned 11:43 - Overcoming Challenges 22:39 - How to Fast Track Success 24:07 -...

Omni has been a real estate investor, broker, and coach for nearly 20 years. His real estate career started in Hawaii where he grew up. Over the last 10+ years, he and his family have lived in Northern Virginia and have been very active in both growing their real estate investment portfolio and growing a top performing real estate team and office in Loudoun County Virginia. With a passion for buil...

Andrew Cushman is a former chemical engineer who found his entrepreneurial calling in real estate. In 2007, Andrew left his corporate position to start a business in real estate investment, starting off flipping single family properties in Southern California. Sensing a shift in the market, in 2011 Andrew transitioned to multifamily acquisitions and has successfully syndicated and repositioned ove...

Zachary Andregg is a property manager early in his real estate investing career. Zachary is in the midst of purchasing his first portfolio deal that entails an apartment complex, several single family homes and a few rehab projects of which the tenant base is around 80% low income or voucher recipients. With a background in Biology and Wildland fire, he is finding a unique path to financial freedo...

Amy Sylvis is the founder and principal of Sylvis Capital, a real estate firm that invests in large commercial real estate properties in emerging markets throughout the United States. Accredited and non-accredited investors appreciate investing alongside her to take advantage of not only her extensive experience, but also her detailed research and exclusive relationships.  Sylvis Capital offers co...

Matt Fore is a real estate investor based out of Nashville, Tennessee. In his professional career, he has spent over a decade in sales and sales leadership positions at one of the largest technology companies in the world. After finding real estate, Matt was able to achieve financial independence in 3 short years by the age of 32. Today, Matt is a partner at Next-Level Income, a $1B+ real estate p...

Todd VanMeter has 38 years of experience in the real estate industry.  He was formerly a licensed real estate agent before becoming CEO of VanMeter Construction, Inc. in 1991 and VanMeter Properties in 1994. Todd served as the President of the Homebuilders Association-Hall County in 1998-99 and served on the HBA-Hall County board of directors for 6 years. Todd earned a BBA in Real Estate from the...

Guest bio Tom brings over 27 years of real estate, finance, and investing experience to his role as Chief Investment Officer. He leads a team of professionals and focuses on identifying profitable investment opportunities for clients, aligning with their wealth-building objectives. In his position, Tom plays a crucial role in financial underwriting, ensuring that investment deals are structured to...

I am a 31 year old newbie investor that struck gold on STRs, partnerships, and creative financing for real estate. I own 3 STRs and manage 3 others. I love helping people get started in real estate investing with little or no money out of their pocket!  HIGHLIGHTS IN THE SHOW: 00:00 - Intro 02:32 - Background 04:29 - Every REI Tool Ad 05:22 - Multifamily Househack 10:12 - Short Term Rentals 15:06...

Larissa is associate director of education and a member of the business development team at Advanta IRA Services, LLC.  She educates potential and current clients on self-directed IRAs and IRS section 4975 on prohibited transactions and disqualified persons.  Larissa has the designation of Certified IRA Services Professional from the American Bankers Association for being knowledgeable on the subj...

Brian Luebben is an Entrepreneur, Podcaster, and Real Estate Investor out of Atlanta, GA. While in college he built his first company (GreekBeats DJ/Entertainment). Shortly after graduating – he made it to the top of a Fortune 500 Company in their Sales Organization, only to realize quickly that living the “corporate america life” for the next 40 years was simply no longer an option. He now runs a...

EP 118:  Brian Briscoe - Replaced Military Income in 3 Years Through REI Brian Briscoe is the founder and Visionary of Streamline Capital Group and has been a general partner in 1100 units worth over $120 million and has been lead sponsor, asset manager, capital raiser, and key principal on these properties. He founded Streamline Capital Group to provide long-term growth and cash flow for its inve...

Aaron Ameen is a Hybrid Real Estate Professional, seamlessly blending multiple professional roles to thrive as a real estate investor. Alongside managing a full-time position at a consulting firm, he and his wife acquired 8 rental properties across 3 states in just 6 years, all while starting a family. He's the voice behind "The Hybrid Real Estate Professional" newsletter, offering i...

Use promo code UNDOOR for 20% of Dealcheck and Rentcast ! Anton Ivanov is a US Navy veteran, real estate investor and entrepreneur with a portfolio of 40 rental units spread out across 4 states. His portfolio generates over $20,000 in monthly passive income, and requires less than 1 hour a week to manage. Anton is the founder of DealCheck – the leading real estate analysis platform for quickly ana...

Upon graduating from Utah State University in 2001, I spent four years with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, where I provided tax preparation and consulting services to privately held companies and their owners. Many of these companies were real estate developers and investors. This led to a position in private industry as the Tax Director of a large real estate company with more than $2 billion in as...

Andrew Devlin is a highly sought-after performance coach and public speaker he has helped 100s of business owners grow their business. He runs a podcast called Love + Money with his wife and business partner Janelle Devlin HIGHLIGHTS IN THE SHOW: 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - Andrew’s Background 12:56 - Nourish and Sow Ad 13:24 - Performance Coaching 21:56 - Public Speaking 22:11 - Microbiome Business 24:...

Daniel has years of experience investing in all types of real estate. He has built and scaled a 7 figure fix and flip company, buying, renovating, and selling houses in Hawaii. Daniel personally owns over 10 million dollars worth of residential and commercial real estate both in Hawaii and on the mainland. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the table and is a sought-after speaker and real estate p...

Gino Barbaro is an investor, business owner, author and entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur, he has grown his real estate portfolio to over 2,000 multifamily units & $250,000,000 in Assets under management.  Gino and his partner, Jake, are  teaching others how to do the same through Jake &​ Gino, the premier multifamily real estate education community. To date their students have closed 60,00...

Paul Moore is the founder of Wellings Capital a real estate private equity firm that seeks to help high earners and high net worth individuals protect and grow their wealth through passive commercial real estate investing. Our 700+ investors have joined us in our Funds to invest in over 17,000 self-storage, manufactured housing, and multifamily units across the US valued at over $500 million. HIGH...