The Real Estate Syndication Show

In any business, your team can make or break your success. Today, our guest Wesley Yates of VFR Capital Investments dives deep into the importance of having a strong team to succeed in this industry. Wesley details how in less than 18 months, his team has acquired 589 units bringing a total unit count of assets under management to over 1,500.  Wesley is a marine veteran who successfully transition...

When you are investing in real estate, there are many tax benefits that are available to you. In this #Highlights episode, we look back at our conversations with Noah Rosenfarb and Mark Pierce. Noah is CPA and tax guru. And, Mark is an attorney, an accountant, and the owner of Cloud Peak Law LLC. Noah explores how our self-reporting tax system gives us great tax flexibility which should always be...

Syndication has been an avenue where people find ultimate success. Doing your first syndication can be overwhelming but once you figure your way around, success can be sealed. Today, we feature our conversations again with multifamily syndicators Zach Haptonstall and Jered Sturm. Zach shares an impressive story of why leaving a $200k salary position for real estate syndication was the best decisio...

If you are starting in the real estate business, you’ll learn that many people started in the space while they still have full-time jobs. Today, we learn about the story of Eric Neely of Febros Capital. Eric has invested in multifamily real estate as a limited partner, as a general partner, has structured joint venture partnerships, and is currently an active apartment owner/operator in Wichita, K...

While there are many real estate syndication sponsors out there that you can work with, one question that a passive investor always wrestles with is - how can I know which syndication sponsor can be trusted to manage my investments well? It’s the most important step in your investing process so you have to ensure you select the sponsor that best fits your needs. So, how should passive investors ev...

Today, our guest purchased a property for more than it appraised for, and six months later, its value increased many, many, many times what he paid for – from $850,000 to $5 million! Jeremy Hans shares his incredible story in this episode! Jeremy Hans is a Navy helicopter pilot turned commercial real estate investor. He syndicated two multifamily deals a year while still on active duty. He and his...

David Choi is back on the show to talk about building a team that functions without you. David is a seasoned real estate professional, serial entrepreneur, and expert in finding off-market deals. In this #TechandTacticsTuesday episode, David will talk about how hiring an EOS implementer has helped him regain time for his family and friends while he continues to scale his business. David will also...

How to become an accredited real estate investor? Today, Mauricio Rauld of Premier Law Group is back in the show to discuss further SEC updates that can affect the real estate industry specifically the ins and outs of being an accredited investor. Mauricio dives deep into accredited investors – the SEC rules about it and how to be a certified one. He also talks about the possible rollout of a cert...

Getting started in real estate investing will not be easy. There are many things you need to know and understand before you can fully start your journey as an entrepreneur in the space. In this #Highlights episode today, we feature our conversations again with successful real estate investors Ivan Madrigal and Joel Block who share how to ace the real estate game. Ivan shares some personal success...

Transitioning from single-family to multifamily syndication is definitely not a walk in the park. But, once you do multifamily syndication, you will realize that it is a true wealth builder and there’s a chance for you to earn passively. Today, we feature our conversations again with Travis Watts and Eric Nelson who talked about how they transitioned from single-family to multifamily. Despite Trav...

As an operator, it is important to be updated on the latest laws that apply to the real estate business, particularly in the syndication business. Our guest today, Mauricio Rauld of Premier Law Group, has been part of the show several times before and he will add value again today. Mauricio is back on the show again to talk about SEC updates, specifically the current legal landscape that real esta...

While there’s a new breed of real estate clients emerging - technology savvy and digitally driven - there are also tech tools and online branding strategies available to real estate businesses to help them adapt to the fast-paced approach needed to satisfy these clients’ needs. Technology matters in your business. Using tools to automate your processes will simplify tasks, create efficiencies, and...

Our guest in this episode is Clive Davis. He is the founder of Park Royal Capital, a private equity commercial real estate investment firm focused on investing, acquiring, and operating multifamily communities. He is a full-time investor with a portfolio of nearly 2,000 units.  Clive entered the real estate business leaving a successful 20-year career. He started as a corporate transactional lawye...

In this #TechandTacticsTuesday episode, our guest, Whitney Elkins-Hutten will walk us through things to consider before investing if you are or want to become a passive investor. Whitney is the Director of Investor Education at PassiveInvesting.com. She is passionate about educating and helping investors pick the asset class that will work for them.  Whitney will go into detail on the best ways to...

Having a family is a blessing. In this episode, we speak to Christine Hsu of Noblivest shares that her family is her motivation in taking the leap in real estate investing. Christine talks about why did she take the real estate path to champion family time and financial freedom. Christine shares she was a food scientist, working a full-time job, then her priorities shifted when she had a family an...

There are boundless opportunities in real estate. In this #Highlights episode, we feature the success stories of Mike Simmons and Lee Yoder. Mike tells us how he continued with real estate investing with his wife’s support even after his first deal tanked. Lee, on the other hand, tells us the process of realization that he’s an entrepreneur and left his career as a physical therapist. Mike shares...

Hotels are a real estate asset class that has proven to stand the test of time, even recession. Today in our #Highlights episode, we look back at our conversations with successful hotel entrepreneurs Nichole Stohler and Mike Ealy. They tell us about the big opportunities in this asset class and how you can even offer double-digit returns for your investors. Nicole gives us some great information o...

If you are new in the real estate space, many entrepreneurs will advise you to have a coach to guide you in this complex industry. Today, Jens Nielsen of Open Doors Capital is back on the show and he talks about how having a coach was crucial in his real estate journey and how he is now helping rookies in the industry to learn the ropes. Jens shares that he already left his full-time W2 job and is...

As real estate entrepreneurs, we all know what overworking looks like: trading sleep hours for work hours, too absorbed at a task to eat meals, skipping exercise time to answer emails, missing out playtime with the kids to continue working at night, passing up on relaxing weekend activities because of deadlines, and having trouble setting boundaries between work and home. If you can’t enjoy time o...

Our guest in this episode is Joshua Christensen. Joshua specializes in acquisitions, finance, and underwriting multifamily. He brings 25 years of real estate experience in banking, mortgages, construction, $2.1M of recent single-family flips, real estate sales, property management, and investing. Joshua was a Mortgage Loan Manager when the 2008 financial crisis happened. He lost everything because...

Cody Laughlin is our guest for this #TechandTacticsTuesday episode. Cody is a real estate entrepreneur and thought leader with over 10 years of real estate investing experience. He found his way to real estate by accident. In 2010, he became an accidental landlord when he and his wife decided to rent out one of their houses because they couldn't afford to pay two mortgages.  Today, Cody is a...

As a real estate investor, it is important that you do your own research and that you learn about the industry as much as possible. Today, our guest Rob Finlay of Thirty Capital details what you can do to be an expert on the industry and even become an expert underwriter. Rob and his company had spent more than two decades bridging the gap between innovation and technology to push the boundaries o...

Investors relations are a key component in building a strong business. Today in this #Highlights episode, we feature our conversations again with real estate entrepreneurs Alina Trigub and Caleb Bryant. The two give us unique tips on how to care for our investors. Alina talks about caring for your investors like a mom. She says treating your investors or potential investors with a mom-like quality...

Most syndicators would agree that your first deal is a very important one as it can be one of the hardest ones to close. In this #Highlights episode, real estate entrepreneurs Kyle Mitchell and Brian Briscoe talk about how they found and closed their first multifamily syndication deal. Kyle walks us through his first syndication deal and narrates the importance of coaching programs in preparing yo...

How to go from having $100 million assets under management to $3.5 billion in five years? No better to speak about this than Kip Sowden of RREAF Holdings. Kip was able to scale his business fast with a team that started from 15 people to now over 400. Kip starts by detailing the scale of his real estate business with $3.5 billion assets under management. He has been active in sales of more than 12...