The Legacy Podcast with Tim Bratz

This week my buddy Michael Fernandez drove down from Greenville, South Carolina to chat with me about finance, wholesaling, and knowing where your strengths are and playing to those strengths. Mike has a background in finance and a bright future in real estate entrepreneurship. He's a member of my Legacy Boardroom mastermind, and I'm excited to see what kind of connections and breakthroughs he'll...

This week on Spilling the Beans, we're setting a record for the most traveling done by a guest so far. Tate Siemer, a member of my Legacy Boardroom mastermind, came all the way from Utah to Charleston to be on the show. Tate is a former wedding photographer who's taking the real estate world by storm, with over 500 units in just over a year. His goal is to have 2,000 units by spring of next year....

This week on Spilling the Beans, my buddy Jennings Smith and I sat down at Charleston's Waterfront Park to chat about his investment beginnings, how to value to the marketplace by investing in yourself, and what he's got going on in the cryptocurrency space. I first met Jennings a few years ago through my Commercial Empire mastermind, and today, he and his business partner at Live Oak Capital shar...

Welcome to another episode of Spilling the Beans! This week, I'm sitting down with my buddy Wesley Donehue to talk about marketing, cancel culture, and how certain skills can transcend any industry. Wesley is the owner and operator of a variety of businesses, including political advertising company Push Digital and Frothy Beard Brewing Company. His new book Under Fire, which will address how to re...

So what do you think, should I grow my hair back out? This week, we're up at Legacy Lodge in Franklin, NC finishing up our first Mountain House Mastermind. These few days have been AMAZING, and I'm so excited to see what these rockstar entrepreneurs will accomplish in the coming months. As we wrapped up the mastermind, I sat down with my Chief Investment Officer Fadi Boumitri to talk about our bus...

When it rains in Charleston, everyone heads to the coffee shop! After a few failed attempts, my friend Brian Page and I finally ended up at The Palmetto Cafe, located inside Charleston Place hotel. If you don't know Brian, he's the creator of the BNB Formula, founder of the Page Fund, the host of the Digital Titans podcast, the star of House Hackers -- a new show on YouTube -- and a marketing bada...

Spilling the Beans is back in Charleston! This week, I'm sitting down with my friend Hank Maxwell. Hank is the owner of Maxwell Creative Contracting, which specializes in building fine homes and remodeling. He's also a project manager for a bunch of our deals and a partner in some of our development projects, including Legacy Island and our Rincon, GA townhome project. Today, we're talking about t...

Today on Spilling the Beans, I'm up in Cleveland with my boy Chris Litzler. Chris is a commercial mortgage broker who has lined up all of my financing and all the commercial properties I have. He personally funds and finances over a QUARTER BILLION DOLLARS in property and first liens on commercial property across the country. He's done this not only for me, but also for a lot of other operators th...

This week I headed out to Coffee in the Valley (Valley City, OH) to meet up with my boy Steven Walbolt. Steve is the president of MDG Flooring America, a company that caters to residential and commercial flooring needs across the US. He's also a real estate investor and a member of my Legacy Family mastermind! //SAY HI TO STEVE Website: https://www.mdgflooringamerica.com Facebook: https://www.face...

Today, I'm grabbing coffee with Kelly Stumphauzer, one of my good friends from the turn key days and a member of my Legacy Family mastermind! Kelly is the quintessential Cleveland Real Estate success story. Over the past decade, she has created a family of companies centered around commercial and residential real estate services including leasing, sales, property management, and construction. She...

This week, I'm sitting down with Austin and Annelise Agee at Burning River Coffee here in Cleveland. (Burning River has CBD-infused coffee!) Born and raised in Oregon, this power couple recently moved to the great state of Ohio in order to take bigger steps on their journey to financial freedom. In this video, we talk about their experience with commercial real estate investing so far, from their...

Today I'm sitting down with my friend and neighbor Scott Hanis. Scott is the founder and CEO of Fortitude HR Solutions. He works with multiple companies across the US (including Legacy Wealth Holdings) with hiring and onboarding employees, and maintaining quality company culture. If you want to know how to hire "A" players for your team, Scott is your guy. He has a tremendous amount of experience...

This week I'm sitting down with the man behind the scenes of Legacy Wealth Holdings, Chief Operating Officer Matt Carlin. Dating back to 2009, Matt owned and operated a single-family investing company in Cleveland, OH and in a partnership with Keller Williams realty, he developed and operated one of the largest residential property management companies in Greater Cleveland. Matt manages the daily...

A big goal of ours is to have a billion dollar portfolio. One of the guys helping Legacy Wealth to reach that goal is our Director of Acquisitions, Nick Burton! This guy listens to all my crazy ideas, and he's usually right there with me on trying to make them happen. In a nutshell, Nick finds and negotiates properties and maintains communications with sellers throughout the entire process. He enj...

This week, I'm up in Cleveland hanging out with my friend Drew Maconachy! Drew is a commercial insurance consultant and managing partner at Maconachy Stradley Insurance here in Ohio, and is one of the best commercial insurance agents in the country. The things Drew values most are his family, his business, and his community. An alumni of Torchbearers, Akron Ohio's leading young professional servic...

The "DM" stands for "Deal-Maker"! This week, I sat down with one of my mentors, Mark Evans. His story is incredibly unique, grew up in a trailer park, started his first business at the age of 19 and now runs TWO EIGHT-FIGURE BUSINESSES! Mark introduced me to Masterminds, and his generosity knows no bounds. //SAY HI TO THE DM Instagram: @markevansdm Website: https://markevansdm.com/ Facebook: https...

This week, I'm back in my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio with my friend Paul Vincent. Paul is a licensed attorney in the state of Ohio with extensive experience helping entrepreneurs. He takes pride in creatively solving problems and advising clients as they deal in real estate, run businesses, and make their estate plans, among his other practice areas. Paul enjoys building relationships and connect...

This episode of Spilling The Beans is coming to you from Legacy Lodge in Franklin, NC!  I'm sitting down with Justin Cook, one of the investors in the house. Justin is an entrepreneur and owner of an insurance agency in the Quad Cities region of Illinois/Iowa focused on having a leadership mindset and sharing that vision with the people he works with. He's always looking for what's next and how he...

Real talk: this market is insane. Is it a bubble that's going to burst, or are we looking at the new normal? This week I'm chatting with my buddy Troy Gandee about today's real estate outlook, starting an REI in your community, and how building long-term wealth takes a lot of work. Troy is is the founder and Broker-in-Charge of Maven Realty in North Charleston, SC.After serving helping investor cl...

This week, I headed out to East Bay Street in Charleston with my buddy Yeadon Smith. Yeadon is a real estate investor (as the Co-Founder of Live Oak Capital and Broker-In-Charge of Live Oak Real Estate) and educator (the Co-Founder of My First Million in Multifamily) from Summerville, SC. He's been investing in real estate for about two years now and owns over 800 units! Does that mean he was an o...

I've always wanted to learn how to kiteboard, and my buddy Darren Finan is helping me get there! Darren is the owner and broker-in-charge of Lowcountry Property Team in Charleston, South Carolina. In this video, we headed out to Charleston's Waterfront Park to chat about today's real estate market, working for yourself, and thinking bigger about what you can achieve in life and in business. Some g...

This week, I sat down with Rubi Tinoco, the Owner/CEO of Autopilot Flipping and CEO of MegaFox Properties. Rubi started her investing business just a few years ago. In her first year she only made $2000 and was working in her business full time doing everything herself.  In her second year she net 6 figures monthly, having gone from 1 flip in a year to over 50!  Her success has come from building...

In today's SPILLING THE BEANS, I sat down with Christian O'Neal, the Co-Founder of Legacy Park Capital, a private real estate investment firm specializing in Multifamily apartments. Prior to co-founding the investment venture, Christian worked for a commercial real estate developer throughout college, where he helped to oversee operations of a $110MM portfolio consisting of office, multifamily, re...

This week, I sit down with Ron Phillips, Founder and CEO of RP Capital ‒ a real estate brokerage specializing in residential income-producing properties. We talk about how he's juggling ownership of multiple businesses at the same time, multi-family vs single family real estate, designing a business around the lifestyle you want, and some opinions on the what the market will be like in the next 12...

This week, I sit down with Patrick Riddle to talk about how he became a the master of click funnels -- but first, a real estate investor. We're also talking about how he translated what he's learned about real estate investing into the lifestyle business of info-marketing. Patrick Riddle is the Founder and CEO of Awesome REI, a publishing company in the real estate investing education space. He li...