The Level Up REI Podcast

Note investing is considered the secret realm of real estate, which is all about earning money by dabbling into the industry’s paperwork. In today’s world, where passive income starts to gain a lot of importance, what can you do to start involving yourself in this flourishing field? Lisa Hylton brings  Susan Elliott  of  Flow State Investing  to share the most important strategies in note investin...

Private lending is relationship-based. To have a successful deal with your borrower, active communication is necessary to outline and agree upon expectations. Joining Lisa Hylton to elaborate on this is  Alex Breshears , the co-owner of Infinite Road Investments, who has had years of experience with private lending for residential real estate. Alex discusses why it’s essential to have a good backg...

How do you figure out which passive investing asset works best for you? Today’s guest is  Billy Keels , the founder of  KeePonCashflow . In this episode, Billy shares his story of how he once lost 33% of his portfolio, and while he was looking for something else to do, he stumbled upon real estate. But he didn’t stop there because he eventually discovered how it branches out to syndications and AT...

If managed properly, passive investing is an excellent source of income. Though it doesn’t call for your full attention at all times, adequate planning and strategies must still be put in place. Exploring this vast topic with Lisa Hylton is the Founder of Roll Investment Group,  Jeremy Roll . Sharing his transition from single-family homes to multifamily properties, he focuses his discussion on th...

Almost everybody in real estate has been talking about “pivoting” and adapting to the radical changes in the market as we navigate the COVID-19 crisis. For Boardwalk Wealth , however, nothing much has changed. Operating under a conservative approach even before the pandemic, this Dallas-based private equity firm puts emphasis on maintaining a strong balance sheet and being well-capitalized. Speaki...

Breaking into real estate investing presents many challenges, but with the right preparation, it’s doable! On today’s podcast, Lisa Hylton brings in the Co-founder of  Vital Investment Partners ,  Dr. Kristen Ray , to talk about how she got into real estate investing, Dr. Kristen spent much of her earlier days pursuing an education in the nursing sector and crossed over to real estate investing in...

There are many different ways to invest in real estate, and they each have their pros and cons. On today’s show, Lisa Hylton brings on Kendra Barnes, the Founder and Creator of  The Key Resource , an online platform and community that aims to help beginner real estate investors start or enhance their real estate journey. There are so many takeaways from this episode, which includes insights on how...

In the spirit of Black History Month, Lisa Hylton devotes this episode to get into the cross-section of wealth, real estate and the impact it can have on the black community. To talk about this with her, she brings in  Dr. Eric Tait , an Investment Fund Manager with  Vernonville Asset Management . Eric is a board-certified physician, but his most of his wealth comes from investing in alternative a...

Are you one of those people who find that they have less time to spend actively investing in real estate because of their growing family? If you are, then this episode is for you. Listen in as Lisa Hylton brings in  Jamesley Dasse  and  Edwine Alphonse , a real estate investing couple who live in Boston with their two beautiful daughters. Jamesley and Edwine invest in real estate both actively and...

Behind every podcast is a podcaster who enriches in experiences and knowledge by immersing in the numerous topics discussed and the guests coming over. To celebrate her one year of podcasting, Lisa Hylton shares six lessons she has learned as the host of The Level Up REI Show, emphasizing on achieving the strong will to move forward whatever it takes. She also expresses gratitude to the people and...

You may have realized it already, but 2020 has undoubtedly been the biggest test of mindset for all of us. As we enter another year, it’s about time we level up our thoughts and change our lives for the better. Sitting down with host Lisa Hylton for this latest installment for The Mindset Series, the Life on Purpose Coach  Mindi Huebner  explains how our thoughts create our reality and how we can...

Risks will always be present in real estate investing. In order to move forward, one must learn how to properly mitigate them and put the advantages in their favor. Real estate syndicator  Veena Jetti  understands this well, and that’s why her team was still able to secure a profitable deal even in the middle of a tough pandemic market. She joins Lisa Hylton in discussing the right way to venture...

Getting beyond your mindset blocks is the only way to clear the path towards success. To be able to do that, proper motivation and support are needed. Lisa Hylton interviews business coach  Trevor McGregor  to share his own story of success by making a massive leap from the corporate world to real estate investing. Trevor explains how an inspiring coach helped him find his current path and elimina...

The amazing thing about investing is how anyone, no matter what background, can enter—even more beneficial if you have some previous knowledge and expertise to add to the game. In this episode, Lisa Hylton is joined by  Aubrey Tatarowicz , a software engineer and the co-founder and Managing Partner of  Collective Investing . Bringing her engineering expertise to real estate, Aubrey offers a unique...

Each of us faces innumerable obstacles to success, but also an equally innumerable amount of opportunities to create the life that we want. What separates the successful from the unsuccessful is their ability to crush their limiting beliefs and adopt a growth mindset. As we enter the new year, we are once more confronted by a choice: do we stagnate where we stand or do we continue to scale summits...

JV partnerships allow you greater flexibility than syndication in being able to sell your share when you need to. However, it is extremely important to find partners that you can really trust to play this game with. In the wrong hands, even a deal with beautiful numbers can go south really quickly. What are the qualities that you should look for in potential JV partners? In this episode, Lisa Hylt...

To build your own real estate empire, you must have a proper understanding of how the industry works. On top of that, you must also prepare your finances accordingly and know the right people to do business with. This is what Ashley Kehr  did, transforming her simple farming life into a professional real estate investor. She sits down with Lisa Hylton to talk about her journey in this industry and...

The tax advantage that the 1031 exchange offers is a big part of what keeps a lot of real estate investors committed to the space. But what if you’re selling and it doesn’t work for you to do a 1031? In this episode, real estate investor and developer, Lori Greymont  joins Lisa Hylton to introduce an alternative way to keep more of what you earn in real estate. With 20 years of experience to her n...

Building a business is one thing. Learning how to scale it to success is another. Helping you piece out the two, Lisa Hylton sits down with the founder and CEO of  Blue Lake Capital ,  Ellie Perlman . As a real estate investor who owns multifamily properties across the US, Ellie has the hard-earned wisdom from experience to share with us the secrets to building and scaling a successful syndication...

For a number of reasons, women are less inclined to invest in real estate, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have the potential or ability to do so. Leading the way in bridging this gap is an amazing community called Real Estate Investor Goddesses , led by Monick Halm , a real estate investor and syndicator, educator and advocate for female real estate investors. She also happens to be Lisa Hylton’...

Make no mistake, real estate is a business and it needs your full attention to grow. But such is the prowess of this airline pilot that he managed to build his own real estate empire while keeping active pilot duties. We’re talking about Steve Rozenberg , of course, the man who successfully pilots not only a 787, but also his own property management company. Thrust into real estate after 9/11 when...

Even master real estate investors had to start as apprentices but it’s not that steep of a learning curve if you are really up for it. Taking a cue from the great Robert Kiyosaki, Adam A. Adams started right away in multifamily real estate (not counting his 2005 cabin lot). What credentials did he start with? Of course he didn’t have any, which makes his story even more compelling. Listen in as he...

Some people think that their investments are limited to their direct environment, but Charles Carillo joins this episode to extend a helping hand to foreign investors. He lays out the important details you don’t want to miss when investing in another country and he also gives some tips on what you need to prioritize as an international investor. Listen in and learn all about the importance of havi...

Everything has to be measured. In this episode, Neal Bawa, Founder and CEO at Grocapitus , joins Lisa Hylton as they talk about the ongoing experiment in efficiency and optimization of Neil's multifamily portfolio. Get to know Neil and his company as he shares his story and journey in real estate that stemmed from running a technology company. Neil and Lisa discuss some data-driven strategies and...

What kind of edge do joint ventures have over syndications? It has to do with being in a strategic partnership where everyone is an active participant. When Jerome Myers first went to real estate as a corporate America dropout, the first thing he did was to fix and flip houses. Right from the onset, he quickly realized that there is nothing passive about a fix-and-flip. Then he found the world of...