#13: Raising Private Equity for Large Multifamily Syndications: Meet Raj, as he shares his journey from Tech to Real Estate
Raj Tekchandani, one of my favorite clients, joins me today on my podcast. Find out how you should build a business that always has the capital ready for when you find that great deal! Raj is not only doing it, but he is also doing it the right way.
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Raising Private Equity for Large Multifamily Syndications: Meet Raj, as he shares his journey from Tech to Real Estate.
Raj was once a seasoned technology entrepreneur who is now a full-time real estate investor. Raj had spent over three decades working with tech startups.
In 2012, Raj had his start in real estate investing when he purchased a single-family condo. In 2018 left his W-2 to pursue his interest in real estate and stumbled upon syndication. Raj has created a meetup group in Boston that is unique in that it is a...
#12: Meet the Most Prolific Real Estate Podcaster Ever! with Joe Fairless
The first podcast I was ever on many many years ago was from some young upstart named Joe Fairless. Now it's my turn to interview him about what he has done since we last chatted. Can I just say, it is just a phenomenal testament to what you can do when you keep your head down and eye on the ball (even if you went to Texas Tech)!
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Meet the Most Prolific Real Estate Podcaster Ever!
with Joe Fairless
Joe started in the advertising agency with a salary of $30,000. He bought his first single-family property in 2009 for $76,000. Joe went on to buy 4 more single-family properties, but quickly learned that $200 in cash flow was not going to get him the life he wanted as Joe couldn't scale it quick enough. This is when Joe decided to start investing in multifamily.
Joe bought his first multifamily property in...
#11: Clean Up That Credit - LEGALLY! with Ed Garrett
Ever wonder how to get your credit cleaned up THE RIGHT WAY? Concerned about those companies on the internet that promise to clean up your credit for a low monthly fee? People like to work with me because they are working with a licensed practicing attorney. Wouldn't you want to do the same thing when it comes to cleaning up your credit? Meet my good friend, Attorney Ed Garret, founder of CreditImprovers.com. Listen in and find out why I can't recommend Ed highly enough!
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Clean Up That Credit - LEGALLY! with Ed Garrett
Ed Garrett is a practicing attorney in the state of Ohio who's entire focus is getting your credit cleaned up the right way. When you're looking to get your credit cleaned up, you shouldn't work with someone who sets their company up like an annuity.
When you decide to work with Ed, he can...
Why Utilities Show Up On The T12?
Tenants pay utilities so why does the electricity show up on the T12 (Trailing 12)? Charles also discusses"tenant paid property" vs an "all bills property".
Tenants pay utilities so why does the electricity and other things show up on the T12?
In other words, why is the property paying the electric bill if the tenants pay the electricity? Well, for a lot of reasons. When you own property as a landlord, you're going to have your own meter for the parking lot lights, the stairwell lights, the common area lights, the office lights.
And then the other thing too, is you're always going to have the meter for the vacant units. You got to keep the electricity on in the vacant units since you got to turn the lights on when people walked in. And that's the landlord rate or a lot less expensive. Typically what most utilities do is they give the landlords a special rate for those vacant units.
Apart from that, always remember that the water and the sewer are always the...
#10: Stop Paying Taxes, Legally! I'm Not Kidding with Vern Schmidt
Ever hear about the guy who doesn't pay taxes? Well, in today's podcast you get to meet him and learn how he does it legally year in and year out over the last 20 years. Here's the clue, understand the tax laws better than the IRS and have you or your spouse be full-time in real estate. Meet my old friend Vern Schmidt take us through opportunity zones as well as tax planning for real estate investors.
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Stop Paying Taxes, Legally! I'm Not Kidding with Vern Schmidt
Vern had been working at AMC when the company was bought out by Chrysler. In his role, he had 200 people working for him. Because AMC was bought by Chrysler, Vern received new options, but they couldn't be exercised for 5 years. Unbeknownst to Vern, he had encountered phantom income and was ordered to pay $200,000 before he could even exercise his...
#09: Where The Multifamily Real Estate Market Is Going and What You Need To Do To Be Protected with Ellie Perlman
As you know by now, I have a lot of great guests and a lot of fun with them. Ellie Perlman is no different. Even Deb, when she finished editing the podcast, called me up and said "I Love Ellie!" And you will too. We get candid about what we think is going on in today's multifamily marketplace.
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Where The Multifamily Real Estate Market Is Going and What You Need To Do To Be Protected with Ellie Perlman
Ellie was leading commercial real estate transactions for Israel's largest developer with transactions valuing over $100 Million. Growing up poor in Israel, Ellie made the decision that's not how she was going to live her entire life. This is when she decided that she was going to be a lawyer.
While her parents weren't able to give her anything monetary, they instilled a belief in her that she could do...
#08: Nice Guys Finish First in Multifamily Round 2 with Doug Benson
I have been training, teaching, mentoring multifamily investors for over a decade and I always talk about how nice multifamily investors are as people. Doug Benson and his lovely wife Debby are case studies in why I say that. Meet one of my oldest students, Doug, and learn how he buys value-add apartments with other people's money, rehabs them, turns them, refinances the people out and owns them himself lock, stock and barrel, all while remaining one of the nicest guys I have ever met!
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Nice Guys Finish First in Multifamily Round 2 with Doug Benson
Doug had been working in IT until he left his job in 2017 to go full-time in managing and owning multifamily properties. While Doug left his job in 2017, Doug and his wife Debby have been owning multifamily properties since 2004. The first property they bought was a...
#07: Nice Guys Finish First in Multifamily Round 1 with Mike Butler
Another member of the nice guy hall of fame is MFIA Owner Forum member, Mike Butler. As one of the charter members of the Owner Forum, Mike has been with me from the start. He's a Physicians Assistant and when I spoke to him, he was still in his scrubs at the hospital. Listen to the story of his most recent deal and how he got it done THE RIGHT WAY!
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Nice Guys Finish First in Multifamily Round 1 with Mike Butler
Mike is a doctor from the Philly area. Mike had done around 20-25 single family rentals and flips. But he knew that he needed other forms of cash flow to come in. Mike's a doctor, so I'd consider him smart. And as a smart person, he understands that real estate is not a quick rich business, but he was going to figure out how to bring in more cash flow.
When Mike first got started in...
#06: Two Multifamily Investors Were Walking Down the Street . . . . (find out what happens next on this week's podcast) with Jeff Greenberg
How would you like to hear two seasoned multifamily investors talk about their past experiences? That's exactly what happens in today's episode with Jeff Greenberg. We talk about everything from our first deals all the way to our worst deals!
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Two Multifamily Investors Were Walking Down the Street . . .
When I talk with Jeff Greenberg, I feel as though I'm talking with an old friend of mine. Jeff was an original student of mine. He first became my student in 2009 and ultimately, made his first deal in 2010.
Jeff owns 300 student housing units in various locations around the country. He also recently closed on 225 units in Amarillo, TX. While I don't prefer to invest in Texas, Jeff likes to call it the landlord friendly state.
Over the course of the episode, we talk back and forth between our first deal and our...
#05: Making the Big Move - Single to Multis with Seth Ferguson
It's no secret that if you want to build massive wealth one of the easiest ways to do it is through multifamily investing. Today's guest, Seth Ferguson had been investing in single family home but learned that if your tenant moves out you no longer have an income stream until you find your next tenant. Whereas with multifamily investing you have multiple streams of income to help minimize the loss from a vacancy. Seth will walk you through how he went from investing in single family home to multifamily properties.
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Making the Big Move - Single to Multis
Before Seth started as a real estate investor, he was on the brokerage side as an agent. Seth quickly learned as an agent that when...
