The REI Diamonds Show-Real Estate Investment Podcast

Ashley & I Discuss: Dan Breslin’s (Me) Business Continuity Plan Horror Story of NOT Planning for Estate Transfer 3 Keys for Business Owners to Plan for an Exit   Relevant Episodes: (There are 134 Content Packed Interviews in Total) Paul Sloate on 1st Quarter 2019 Economic Market Update Dan Breslin on Raising Private Money for Flips Chris Prefontaine on Changes in Terms Deals in 2019  

Tom & I Discussed Rapidly Building a Residential Rental Portfolio Tom Still works 9-5, Rentals are for Wealth Getting Started the Right Way How to Finance Your Rental Portfolio     Relevant Episodes: (There are 132 Content Packed Interviews in Total)  Paul Sloate on 1st Quarter 2019 Economic Market Update Dan Breslin on Raising Private Money for Flips Chris Prefontaine on Changes in Terms Deals in...

Sakar & I Discussed Invest More in Reno to Maximize Long Term Returns Building a 200 Unit Portfolio Buy Neighborhood First, the House Second Why You MUST Scale Your Portfolio for Success     Relevant Episodes: (There are 132 Content Packed Interviews in Total)  Paul Sloate on 1st Quarter 2019 Economic Market Update Dan Breslin on Raising Private Money for Flips Hakeem Valles on Real Estate After t...

Chris & I Discussed Rent to Own with 92% Buy Rate-Where Buyers Cash You Out Importance of Dominating Your Market Terms Deal Horror Stories 3 Paydays on Each House You Don’t Even Own!     Relevant Episodes: (There are 131 Content Packed Interviews in Total)  Paul Sloate on 1st Quarter 2019 Economic Market Update Dan Breslin on Raising Private Money for Flips Scott Shatford on How to Analyze the Air...

Brandon & I Discussed Transitioning the Portfolio to Boutique Assisted Living Homes $35,000 Per Month from a Single House Finding Purpose from the Real Estate Business How You Can Participate in the Boutique Assisted Living Home Business     Relevant Episodes: (There are 130 Content Packed Interviews in Total) Joe Fairless on Buying Multi-Family Apartment Complexes in Emerging Markets Austin Stack...

Paul & I Discuss No Recession on the Horizon at this Point Will Housing Prices Rise?  Fall? Or Flatten? Storm Clouds on the Horizon in Self Storage Investing in Multi-Family?  Know where the demographic is moving to   About the Quarterly Market Update Episodes The Quarterly Market Update with Paul Sloate is a Regular Quarterly Episode highlighting the current events and conditions happening in the...

Hakeem & I Discussed Leveraging Your Experience to Succeed in Life The Road to the NFL after Deciding You Want to Play the Game How the Mindset Used to Get to the NFL Applies to Real Estate   Relevant Episodes: (There are 128 Content Packed Interviews in Total) Joe Fairless on Buying Multi-Family Apartment Complexes in Emerging Markets Austin Stack on $1 Million in 14 Months Scott Shatford on How...

Zach & I Discussed How an Investor Can Pay Market Value & Still Make Money Managing Lease Option Deals to Close $75,000 Spread on a Deal with Almost No Equity     Relevant Episodes: (There are 126 Content Packed Interviews in Total) Joe Fairless on Buying Multi-Family Apartment Complexes in Emerging Markets Austin Stack on $1 Million in 14 Months Scott Shatford on How to Analyze the Airbnb Vacatio...

Saul & I Discussed Progression to Industrial Warehouse Deals Mobile Home Parks Funding 5-10 Single Family Flips per Month Choosing the Right Neighborhoods to Flip Houses   From Appraiser to Agent to Investor Saul Z began his career in real estate as an appraiser before moving into the agent/broker world and ultimately graduating to an investor.  Saul has a habit of looking at the business and seei...

Dave & I Discussed Longest Real Estate Loan in the Market (40 Years) 2019 Real Estate Market Prediction Vacation Rental Pitfalls & Risk High Level Negotiation Observations   Need a Partner to Underwrite Your Deals? Dave Orloff is the CFO at American Heritage Lending. He has built a strong reputation as an outstanding mortgage brokerage firm, serving the lending needs of real estate professionals,...

Discussed Things Private Lenders Look for When Investing How Much Return Do You Offer to the Lenders How to Raise Money for the First Time Docs Needed to Fund a Private Money Loan   $3 Million Per Year Gross Profit From Dan-“I’ve been buying houses since founding Diamond Equity Investments in 2006 and have closed more than 1,500 deals.  In 2017 & 2018, we generated combined profit of more than $5...

Steve & I Discuss Commodities Trader turned Real Estate Guy Perspective from Operating in 9 Major U.S. Markets Mitigating Risk When Flipping in Challenging Areas Stepping Up Volume as a Fix & Flip Investor   From Commodities to Real Estate Steve Werner originally started out as a Commodities Trader then Hard Money Lender before landing with DAWGS.  In this episode, Steve and talk about how to find...

Mark & I Discuss How Mark Paid Down his Student Debt While “Keeping” his Payments Why Dave Ramsey’s “Pay Off Debt at ALL COSTS” Strategy is Flawed How to Invest the Same Dollar Twice Benefiting from Your Own Financing Source   A Different Take on Investing Your Money Mark Willis is a man on a mission to help you think different about banks, Wall Street’s abuses and from financial uncertainty.  Aft...

I Discuss How to Access Deals with ZERO Competition Developing VIP Buyer Relationships with Agents & Wholesalers How to Buy Deals & Build the “Inside Track” Deal Killing & Relationship Killing Mistakes to Avoid (for Buyers)   Thousands of Off Market Deals I’ve been buying off market deals since 2006 and have since closed well over 1,000 myself.  During that time, I’ve been on both sides of the dea...

Scott & I Discuss Regulatory Risk of Airbnb Selecting the Properties with Best Location Does High End Reno Pay More? Which Amenities Make More Successful Properties?   Analyzing the Data from More than 4 Million Properties After listing his own apartment in Santa Monica, California on Airbnb and discovering the potential of the short term vacation rental market, Scott began amassing a portfolio of...

Paul & I Discuss Slowdown Happening Across the U.S. in Housing Rental Trends in Phila, Chicago, Atlanta, & Miami Storm Clouds on the Horizon in Self Storage Trend Which Might Cause Depreciation in Real Estate   About the Quarterly Market Update Episodes The Quarterly Market Update with Paul Sloate is a Regular Quarterly Episode highlighting the current events and conditions happening in the countr...

Matt & I Discuss How to Raise Millions of Dollars in Private Money Changing Your Mindset to Level Up to Larger Deals Capital Structure of a Multi Family Deal How Much to Offer Investors to Fund Your Deal   Moving Up from Flipping Houses to Flipping Multi-Family Matt started out buying a duplex outside of Philadelphia with a $30,000 private loan.  He has since built an empire including a portfolio...

Ryan & I Discuss The WRONG Deal to Try and Use Hard Money How to Fund that first Deal (it IS the hardest deal) Sources of Deals Guiding You through the First Few Deals From Flipping Houses to Funding YOUR Flips!! Ryan is a longtime real estate investor who had been named the "Real Estate Rookie of the Year" and "Best In State" in Utah by the time that he was 22. After becoming an investor, he soon...

Matt & I Discuss Assembling a $100 Million Dollar Portfolio Commercial Development Orange County Beach Front New Construction Up & Coming U.S. Real Estate Markets   DealMaker Society Best known as the leader of the controversial, secret real estate club, “DealMaker Society,” Matt Skinner is a DealMaking expert, apartment investing expert, real estate magnate, and the host of the live TV show, Matt...

Dan & I Discuss Step 1 in Scaling an Off Market Deal Investor Business Huge “AH-HA” moment for me and Diamond Equity Investments The Power in Automated Follow Up Systems Best Ways to Follow Up with Sellers in 2018   From Wholesaler to Software Developer Dan Schwartz began his career in the Baltimore, Maryland region.  A newly minted marketing major, he sought out a partner with real estate knowled...

John & I Discuss System for Approaching the RIGHT Bank for Your Loan Where to Get Financing-Even When Banks Aren’t Lending (2009) John’s Favorite Deal Turns $300K into $3 Million How to Develop Land WITHOUT Building a Single Structure   Commercial Developer & Financing Oracle John is the managing member of J. Healy Development, LLC. The company specializes in developing new projects into sustainab...

Russell & I Discuss Going from $35,000/Month negative to $45,000 Positive Cash Flow Airbnb + Fix & Flip Deals=Way More Profit Variable Pricing Resource for Airbnb like Hotel Software How to Select Airbnb Properties that Work Long Term   $45,000 Per Month Positive Cash flow in Less than 12 Months Russell Walker has been in the real estate business since 2008 and has built a high-volume wholesaling,...

Chris & I Discuss • Developing Loyalty & Better Pricing with Trades/Contractors • $600,000 Profit on a Recent Deal • Delivering between 6-10 Houses Per Day to Retail Buyers • Good Leadership=Good Team Building 10,000 Houses Across the U.S. Chris Prefontaine is a bestselling author and real estate investor with over 26 years of experience in the field, including 18 years as a builder, realtor, brok...

Michael & I Discuss How to Select Markets with High Probability of Profitability 9 Marketing Strategies for Generating Off Market Deals Finding Operating Partners in Distant Markets Using Text Campaigns to Attract and Qualify Deals   Buying 1,000 Houses Across the U.S. Michael Quarles is an accomplished real estate broker, contractor and expert specializing in residential real estate. Michael boug...

Joe & I Discuss 3 Steps for Scaling ANY Business Joe’s Multi-Family Rental Investment Philosophy Selecting the Correct Business Partner(s) 2 Main Requirements for Partnering with ANYONE   $300,000,000 worth of Real Estate Joe Fairless has scaled his business since 2012 to more than $300 Million in assets.  He focuses in the growing Texas markets with niche in stabilized value add projects.  Joe’s...