The Paper Trail

There are a lot of ways to build wealth. Real estate is one of the paths some entrepreneurs choose to track. Are there any secrets to building wealth in real estate? In this episode, Josh Cantwell , CEO of Strategic Real Estate Coach , shares his insights on building wealth when you’re just starting real estate. The backbone of his journey in real estate is raising capital. If you want to hear mor...

The process of building your wealth is indeed a long and painstaking journey. To avoid trapping yourself in an endless rat race, you can take control of your financial future by putting money into real estate. Lauren Wells chats with Nathan Smith , a real estate investor and industry leader in creative financing and asset management. Nathan shares how he quit his job and began a career in real est...

Who says investing is only for real estate, stocks, and bonds? The investing world is just too big not to be creative. And if you can do just that, then you should be able to invest in the stuff you like and understand with a great future to match! How do you do it? In this episode, Lauren Wells interviews Jeff Watson , Ohio attorney and real estate investor, to share with you how you can creative...

As we wrap up 2022, Lauren Wells and Chris Seveney look back on everything that has happened on their team in this 2022 Year in Review episode. They share how they grew from two to ten people, achieved growth in the asset management side, and do their due diligence process now that they have more inventory. Chris talks about his case studies, their mission to make mortgage notes investing more acc...

Building wealth in real estate is mentally and financially challenging. But it’s very much possible! In this episode, fourth-generation Texas real estate investor Shenoah Grove of Texas Real Estate Investing Associations (Texas REIAs) shares her expertise in investing such as how to complete creative real estate transactions that work in every part of the market cycle, identifying the situation of...

Want to get into real estate but not really sure how? That's what this episode will be about: investing education! Our host Chris Seveney interviews  Camilla Jeffs  about her real estate journey on how she started even with zero knowledge (and without the help of YouTube!) to being a successful active and passive investor, a CEO of investing education company  Steady Streams Investments , and a mo...

With the lasting impact of the pandemic, wars waging left and right, and divided politics creating rifts across the country, we are expected to experience a recession anytime soon. In this unpredictable down market, the first thing you need to do is protect your investments. Lauren Wells and Chris Seveney share their insights about facing an impending recession and how to keep your finances secure...

A hard money loan is a loan that is backed by a hard asset. Hard money lenders give people financing so they can acquire more properties. The Streamline Funding Group  is a Texan private lending institution specializing in originating Private Money loans on real estate investments. They manage about $200 million in investor capital across a number of different loans throughout the state of Texas....

How is the multifamily market looking today, and how will it look in the coming years? As an investor, you need to be agile when positioning yourself on the market. It's all about managing your risks and rewards.    Join Chris Seveney as he talks to the Co-CEO at  Origin Investments ,  Michael Episcope . Michael has executed more than $2.3 billion in real estate transactions, with an average equit...

Ground-up multifamily construction is not just something anyone going into real estate can do. You need to find the land or market, build the right team, raise equity, and build community. It's a lot of work if you want to build something from the ground up. Join Chris Seveney as he talks to ground-up construction expert and Founder and Managing Principal of  MZ Capital Partners ,  Michael Zaransk...

Every venture starts with a capital. However, the path to raising money can be quite challenging, especially with all the misconceptions surrounding it. In this episode, Chris Seveney invites  Josh Ziegelbaum  to shed light on this topic, righting the beliefs that often keep people from successfully raising the capital they need. Josh is the Director of Investor Relations at  Legacy Group , a priv...

One of the great things about investing is the variety of ways you can go about it. For many of us who are not doing this full-time, a set-it-and-forget-it set-up can be a dream come true. And many have found that through passive investing. Chris Seveney and Lauren Wells have an offering that can help you invest passively while trusting that you'll have the right people managing the process and yo...

Athletes and entertainers often invest in loans so their money can still work for them during off-seasons and slow gig days. Using his connections around these circles, Adam Gamboa built a private lending company targeted at this niche market. Sitting down with Lauren Wells and Chris Seveney, he shares how nine months straight of cold calls in sports and entertainment industries gave birth to AE L...

You’ve probably heard of the term passive investing, but is the income you’re earning truly passive? Here to explain what passive investing is and should be is Jim Pfeifer . Jim is one of the founders of Left Field Investors and the podcast host of Passive Investing from Left Field . In this episode, he joins Chris Seveney and Lauren Wells to share his definition of passive investing and his wealt...

Our real estate investing journeys may differ, but the keys to success are often quite the same.  Dean Rogers  began his career in the NFL and soon started getting involved in real estate. Even though it seems his career gave him a leg up, Dean’s journey and success are not that apart from the rest of us. It did not happen overnight. It took him hard work, discipline, and consistent action. In thi...

When you open social media, it can be so easy to get sucked into the idea that long term rental is easy. You fix it, flip it, then either sell it or do what you want with it. However ideal this is, it does not paint the whole picture accurately. In this episode, Lauren Wells invites her sister, a property manager and real estate investor, to give us the good, the bad, and the ugly of investing in...

Before any business relationship begins, trust needs to be established. Doing your due diligence by answering and asking questions saves you from possible disaster. As a sponsor, you need to come equipped when investors start taking a step towards a possible partnership. In this episode, Lauren Wells and Chris Seveney help by sharing the questions you should be prepared to answer. From the state o...

Stability comes in threes. Hence, the three-legged stool or why the triangle is often referred to as the most stable shape. The same goes for note investing. In this episode, Lauren Wells and Chris Seveney introduce us to the three-dimensional approach to note investing they take when evaluating, acquiring, and bringing a note to resolution. Through this approach, they look at three important thin...

There are different ways to maximize investments, and one way to do that is through self-directed IRAs. But how does it work? Today’s guest is  Derreck Long , a Senior IRA Specialist at  Quest Trust Company . In this episode, he joins Lauren Wells and Chris Seveney to explain how SDIRA works and how you can benefit from it. He compares IRAs vs. 401(k) and offers a digestible explanation of the dif...

As investors, it is your responsibility to do your due diligence and focus on doing research. There are things we need to consider to vet the people we want to be part of our success. In this episode, hosts Chris Seveney and Lauren Wells talk and list the top ten questions investors should ask before investing with a sponsor. On top of that, they discuss why each is important, providing you with m...

There are a couple of things you need to understand before you start investing with a sponsor. You can’t just work with anyone who wants to work with you. You want to be able to do a background check on who they are, what their experience is, what their strategy is, and much more. Join Lauren Wells and Christopher Seveney as they share the top 5 strategies you need to implement before you start wo...

Are you looking to start investing in real estate but unsure where to start? Joining Chris Seveney and Lauren Wells is 7E Investments ' newest team member, Toni Shackelford . Toni is our marketing manager and is a fresh college graduate just two weeks into the job. She comes to us with her generation's perspective on real estate, investing, and finance. In this episode, Toni chats with Chris and L...

Lauren Wells joins the show once again to discuss Regulation A+ Offering with Chris Seveney. They talk about how this offering is structured, the minimum investment required for it, as well as the qualifications of an accredited investor. Chris also shares some exciting news about his own Reg A+ offering, which he has worked on since 2021 and is now finally open for business. The two discuss their...