W2 Amigos Podcast

Amigos! Yes, yes, the title gave it away. In today's episode, your amigos talk through some of the reasons why they'll be taking a podcast siesta. Between our W2 schedules and our commitment to providing value add content we've decided to take a break on the podcast. However! We're not going anywhere, you can still interact with us on IG. Thank you for the continued support,  w...

Dramatic huh? On today's episode your amigos talk about the things they would do today if they had to start all over. They share some tangible steps that you can take for someone that is starting from scratch. P.S. It doesn't involve building a company and selling it for millions of dollars.  Tune in to learn about what they would do differently if they lost what they had today and had t...

Shots fired with the title, huh? On today's episode your amigos talk about an article written by Business Insider "There are way too many real-estate agents". The answer is YES. Being an agent himself, Nick shares his observations and challenges with the way the Real Agents Industry is today.   You don't want to miss these takes.  Follow Us! IG , Tik Tok , Youtube X: IG , Tik T...

On today's episode, your amigos talk through a latest survey conducted by Zillow. This survey captures a handful of property owners and they ask questions like:  - What is your current mortgage rate?    - Are you willing to sell your home in this environment?  - What would it take for you to sell your home in this environment?  The answers to some of the questions asked in this survey will su...

On today's episode, your amigos talk about the correlation between mental and physical health. They share their experiences between how they are connected for them and some of the pitfalls they've encountered.  Tune in the learn more! Follow Us! IG , Tik Tok , Youtube X: IG , Tik Tok Nick: IG, Tik Tok

On today's episode, your amigos talk about two articles written by CNBC. The first article is called "America's Top States for Business 2023".  They use different factors like workforce, infrastructure, and economy to rank the states from best to worst. The second article is called "These 10 states are America's strongest housing markets, offerings buyers the best val...

On today's episode, your amigos interview Ingrid Duque, a full time real estate investor from Atlanta, GA. Ingrid started off her investing journey when she was working her W2 as an Engineer. She and her husband invested in their first property in 2014 and made all the mistakes in the book. Instead of triple down on it, she decided to take a different approach. She decided to plan out her pat...

On today's episode, your amigo Nick talks to Jeff Welgan, also known as the Mortgage Expert! Jeff is a Certified Mortgage Advisor based out of Southern California. Jeff has  helped hundreds of clients obtain the right loan product for their property. He also works with a lot of investors to understand their goals and where they want to be the next 5 years so that they can build out a plan to...

Hey Amigos! On today's episode Nick and X talk about what ARV is and how do you calculate it. They discuss the tips and tricks that work for them and how to make sure you are not over evaluating or over rehabbing a  property. Your real estate strategy will dictate what kind of finishes you have. Finishes in a C+ area for a long term rental will be different than a Short Term Rental in a B+ ar...

On today's episode your amigos go over Part 3 of the mini Tax Master Class with Billy Withers, a Real Estate and Business Tax Professional. Billy has helped hundreds of real estate investors & business owners organize their financial systems and reduce their tax liabilities. Billy talks about the importance of bookkeeping and how important it is for any business. He shares that you need t...

On today's episode your amigos go over Part 2 of the mini Tax Master Class with  Billy Withers, a Real Estate and Business Tax Professional. Billy has helped hundreds of real estate investors & business owners organize their financial systems and reduce their tax liabilities. Billy shares the different strategies that active investors use while working full time and how they reduce some o...

On today's episode your amigos talk to Billy Withers, a Real Estate and Business Tax Professional. Billy has helped hundreds of real estate investors & business owners organize their financial systems and reduce their tax liabilities. He shares the low hanging fruit strategies that all full time workers should be leveraging to lower their taxable income such as maximizing your 401k and HS...

On today's episode, your amigos share an update on their 2023 goals. Nick and X talk through the challenges they are going through with some of their goals and how they plan to pivot to get back on track. Tune in to hear about the things they are working on!   Follow Us! IG , Tik Tok , Youtube X: IG , Tik Tok Nick: IG, Tik Tok

In today's episode, your amigos share some updates on the things they are working on along with their take of the current "multifamily crash". Nick and X talk about the 600+ billion debt coming due between 2023-2029 and how that will impact the current operators and their return on investment. Tune in to learn more!  Follow Us! IG , Tik Tok , Youtube X: IG , Tik Tok Nick: IG, Tik To...

On today's episode, your amigos talk about the latest upgrades that AirBnB announced for hosts.  These upgrades are call "AirBnB 2023 Summer Release" and they vary from calendar changes to updated Co-Host payouts. Nick and X talk about their 6 favorites upgrades and how it will apply to their Short Term Rental business. All 25 new upgrades can be found below along with the link to v...

On today's episode your amigos talk to Tony, a full time w2 worker and entrepreneur. Tony walks us through his journey starting off in the athletic retail space working for Quiksilver and helping them grow their UFC brand. He later purchased the company he helped built from Quicksilver. After doing that for a few years he transitioned to the mortgage industry and got to learn the ins and outs...

On today's episode your amigo X talks to Rohan Asthana, a full time W2 worker based out of Hawaii. Rohan is a successful real estate investor that has properties in the east coast. He manages his own rentals, co-host other short term rental properties and is an Limited Partner (LP) in multiple syndication deals. Rohan talks through his real estate journey and how he started investing while in...

On today's episode, your amigos interview JP Desmet. JP is a former W2 employee turn full time real estate investor, flipper and agent. He talks through how his W2 made him realize the kind of life he did not want to live. JP started off his real estate journey by rehabbing and househacking his primary house. With the extra $30,000 he had in the bank he started flipping and raised money from...

On today's episode, your amigos talk about the new updated LLPA (Loan level Price Adjustments) matrix that goes into effect May 1st 2023. These changes were announced back in January by the  Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). The FHFA was established by the Bush administration back in 2008 to over see Fannie Mae and Freddie MAC, as well as other banks that are part of the Federal Home Loa...

On today's episode, your amigos talk to Vinci Sevilla Jr. Vinci is an active real estate investor and entrepreneur holding a portfolio valued in excess of $22.5M consisting of long term rentals, short term vacation rentals, and large multifamily. Vinci is the Founder and CEO of Getaway Haus, a technology and data driven real estate investment and management firm. He is also the Co-Founder of...

On today's episode, the amigos go deep on the topic of mental wellness - specifically looking at happiness. Nick and X chat about what joy looks like for each of them, and how their idea of happiness has evolved over the years. On the flip side, they also get into their experience with depression and feeling down. They offer insights to the tools and tactics they've used to get back to f...

On today's episode, the amigos are chatting with real estate investor and property management expert, Rafel Luna from East Texas. Rafel takes us through his inspiring backstory of immigrating to the US from Mexico when he was 8 years old, and the different jobs he's held since the age of 13. He carried that work ethic into adulthood, working both a W2 job and getting his real estate care...

On today's episode, the amigos are talking all things AI. They get into how ChatGBT is saving them some time with their real estate ventures. Xavier focuses on using it to help with social media content for the podcast, and short term rental listing optimization. Nick chats about trying it out to help with cold calling transcripts and creating templates for his clients and deals as a realtor....

On today's episode, the amigos interview Green Bay real estate investor, Kyle Root. Kyle discusses how he started off with a duplex house hack while working his W2, and how that lead to him owning 70 units in just two years. He chats about the strategies he took to scale that fast, including using private money. He and the amigos chat about the importance of figuring out which parts of real e...

In this episode, the amigos chat about some important financial considerations for managing a successful real estate portfolio. First up: keeping your personal and business expenses separate. It's key for tracking budgets, portfolio performance, and tax prep. They walk through how they've set up their accounts and credit cards for different properties, and what tools they'd recommen...