The Real Estate Takeoff

Swapnil Agarwal is responsible for strategic planning, investment decisions, and overseeing all aspects of the company's operations, financing activities, and investor relations. He has over 15 years of financial/investment experience with over 12 years of experience in real estate globally. Swapnil began his career in energy investment banking at Simmons & Company before joining Forum Partners, a...

Tim Kelly recently separated from the US Navy as an active duty Chief Petty Officer. He resides where he served his final tour, Pensacola, Florida. There, he was instructing flight students on water survival, engine systems, leadership, mindset, ethics, and professional development.  His last few years in the Navy, Tim was also aggressively investing in Multifamily real estate projects. Now, Senio...

Jason Yarusi is founder of Yarusi Holdings with his wife Pili. They have over $75M in AUM across over 850 Multifamily Units. Jason is an active Real Estate Syndicator and Real Estate Investor. The firm repositions properties through operational efficiencies, moderate to extensive renovations and complete rebranding. Jason also hosts The Multifamily Live Podcast, a podcast that provides actionable...

In 2012, Reed quit his job in Australia and moved half way across the globe to the US to change his life, and to chase a dream. With limited funds, no investing experience, and no credit, Reed went from purchasing a small duplex to growing his own real estate investing firm, Wildhorn Capital. Reed now syndicates large multi-million dollar deals across the US. He has also achieved financial freedom...

Neal Bawa is a technologist who is universally known in the real estate circles as the Mad Scientist of Multifamily. Besides being one of the most in-demand speakers in commercial real estate, Neal is a data guru, a process freak, and an outsourcing expert. Neal treats his $508 million-dollar portfolio as an ongoing experiment in efficiency and optimization. The Mad Scientist lives by two mantras....

Mark and Tamiel Kenney are seasoned real estate investors and the founders of Think Multifamily, a leading Multifamily Acquisition & Education company that prides itself on a family-oriented approach to business. Mark & Tamiel started their real estate career over 25 years ago and have a passion for helping others succeed in the multifamily arena. They are coaching others to go BIG, fast with Apar...

For the last 11 years Michael Garcia has worked as a specialist in fixed income spread trading for firms in the Chicago Board of Trade as well as managing his own capital utilizing financial modeling to identify unique edges in the US Bond markets. Prior to his career as a bond trader he spent over 6 years working at a Fortune 500 homebuilding company where he took on many roles, including sales,...

Steve Morrows started off his career as a leasing manager for a multitude of different office buildings in New York City where he was labeled "The Trophy Agent." On June 21, 2015 Steve was published in the Wall Street Journal for leaving his career spanning nearly a decade with RFR Realty to become an investor and developer in the Atlanta area. Presently, Steve has acquired a total of 7 properties...

Mark McGrath is the owner/broker of Home Information Network, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Home Information Network, Inc. focuses on residential property sales and listings, rehab/renovations, investment properties, property management, and leasing services. Mark is a lifelong Cincinnati resident. He is an alumnus of Miami University, where he majored in Finance. After graduation, Mark began his car...

Dax Ferguson is the owner of Heritage Construction & Consulting Services, a full service construction, remodel, and restoration contractor. Dax is the father of 9 boys, with over 20 years of experience in the construction business. What Dax likes best about his job isn't solitude; it's solidarity. He loves meeting with clients, especially working alongside those in need of restoration after a disa...

Ben Suttles has been an entrepreneur for 15 years. He first started his career in IT sales and business development before transitioning into management. His background in management and sales helped him propel into commercial real estate, first starting in 2013. Over the last 7 years Ben has been involved in the acquisition & asset management of ten multifamily properties, through partnerships an...

David Lindahl has seen it all. He left a rock band to start a landscaping business, then later turned to multifamily investing. He understands real estate market cycles, and knows how to spot a good deal. He is a seasoned multifamily investor, best-selling author, and runs a real estate investing education company called RE Mentor.  In this episode we discuss how to reposition a multifamily proper...

Suzy Sevier and Michael Barnhart are the husband-and-wife team behind  Adventurous Real Estate Investors , a multifamily firm dedicated to helping avid travelers and adventure seekers create passive income and time freedom through apartment building investing. Suzy and Michael got interested in real estate during the lockdown, and in nine months, they have attended 10 virtual events, booked 600 ne...

John Fortes is the host of the Passive Investor Show and founder of The Fortes Company where he has helped families invest in over $70M in multifamily assets. In this episode we discuss John's 62 unit deal which didn't quite go as planned, going "bridge to bridge", biggest learning lessons, his recent fund, pros and cons of a fund versus a single asset syndication, his aspirations to become an NBA...

This is the second episode we recorded with this phenomenal group. We don't just talk circles about real estate investing, we dive right into the deep end.  With the pulse on multifamily real estate investing, we cover it all. We even cover crypto currencies.  Be sure to tune into this one!  Follow the show on Instagram: @themultifamilytakeoff Partner with us: www.pac3capital.com

Justin Spaulding has been active in real estate since 2009. In 2012 he founded SG Realty, LLC. Since then he has raised more than $12,800,000 of 3rd party investor funds and successfully invested 100% of funds into cash flow producing property - his largest being a 199 unit apartment community. Justin is the President & CEO of Spaulding Group – the management company, which began in 2016 and provi...

Is it possible to become a Real Estate Millionaire off of a teacher's salary? Today's guest, Michael Swan "Swanny", has an incredible story on how he went from P.E. Teacher to retired and living off the cash flow his real estate produces. Swanny did what most people consider to be "too risky" and cashed out his retirement accounts back in 2011 to buy in a market climate when others said the market...

Julie Peterson serves as a Senior Director for Old Capital. Julie is responsible for raising both debt and equity capital for commercial real estate projects throughout the nation. With 30 years of real estate transaction experience, Julie Peterson does not just source funds; she consults with her clients to help solve their immediate needs. She works with all types of income producing real estate...

Voted Top 40 under 40 in North America Private Equity, Dr. Mike Lorence is a geo-niched, Florida multifamily investor, professional speaker, capital raiser, podcaster, and Marine Corps veteran. He is the author of Endless, Effortless, Monthly Cash Flow, and host of the Florida Multifamily Investing Show. In 2018, Mike and his wife felt as if the private equity markets were over inflated and decide...

John Azar is the Executive Vice President and Managing Member of MACC Venture Partners where he directs acquisitions, strategic development, capital management, and growth. He also oversees alternative financing and investor/portfolio development. He co-directed the company's growth from 2,500 units owner/operator to 6,500 units owner/operator by developing a market brand and proliferating and gro...

Today on the show we have one of our favorite investors, a San Diego local, and great friend of ours, David Acosta. David is a husband, father, real estate investor, and principle of Acosta Capital. David is from Fayetteville, N.C. and currently lives in San Diego, Ca. David first learned about real estate investing after reading the famous purple book - Cash Flow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki and l...

Christopher Larsen is the founder and Managing Partner of Next-Level Income. After 18 years in the medical device industry he dedicates his time to helping others become financially independent through education and investment opportunities. Chris has been investing in and managing real estate for over 20 years. While completing his degree in Biomechanical Engineering and M.B.A. in Finance at Virg...

Tyler Deveraux is the managing partner of MF Capital Partners, a privately held, multifamily investment company, and has been investing in real estate for over 14 years. At the age of 21, he acquired his first student rental property, quickly understood the potential of the industry, and never looked back. Today, Tyler controls over 2,000 apartment units, throughout five different states, with val...

Jorge Abreu is the co-founder and CEO of Elevate CIG which currently holds a portfolio of 2,500 units and growing. Jorge was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and has a bachelor's degree in engineering. After college, he left corporate America to begin a real estate career. Jorge uses his engineering knowledge to manage all of the construction projects pertaining to their portfolio. With more tha...

Today on the show, we have Dr. Erin Hudson. After many years of owning her own chiropractor practice, Erin discovered "mailbox money" and started building a single family portfolio and successful turn key company in Indianapolis, Indiana. Over the years she owned 26 single family homes, and successfully transacted 260 single family turnkey homes for her clients.  A few years later, she discovered...