Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast

Many, if not most of us, have had to adjust to working remotely over the past two years. How many of us have been able to invest remotely as well? My guest today, Michael Albaum, recently left his 9 to 5 job and has found his niche in long distance, value-add multifamily and triple-net lease investing. For months at a time he’ll either travel the world or travel the country in his van while investing remotely. Michael is here today to talk about nomadic investing and the steps you need to take to be able to do this yourself. Michael will break down what you need to be a remote investor and some of the challenges he’s faced in managing his managers. I know you’re going to enjoy this conversation with Michael. He has a lot of wisdom to share that will apply to all types of investors. You can find out more about him and get in contact through the following methods: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-albaum-297a8534/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MichaelAlbaum The Remote Real Estate Investor Podcast -

Mobile home parks have become a very desirable asset class for investors. My guest today currently owns 28 parks and has created over a half-million in asset value over the past year. Charlotte Dunford is the managing partner of Johns Creek Capital, which has raised close to $5 million from investors. Charlotte is also a first-generation American citizen and college graduate who left her home country of China with just her belongings at the age of 16. Today Charlotte explains how she’s employed her engineering background to analyze potential opportunities. We’ll also discuss why she focuses on smaller parks of 10 to 50 lots, how she adds value, and how moving to America at a young age helped shape her outlook on opportunity and success. I know you’ll enjoy this conversation with Charlotte. You can find out more about her through her website and contact her through email: https://www.johnscreekcapital.com cdunford@johnscreekcapital.com Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing ev

The way we build homes hasn’t changed in over a century. And with an unprecedented demand for new housing across the country, we can’t build fast enough. My guest today has built a business that leverages technology to reverse the dire housing crisis by building custom homes in less than five days. Garrett Moore is the Founder of Agorus—America’s first scalable offsite customized construction solution. As an ex-Navy SEAL, Garrett has taken the lessons learned in active duty to build a great company and revolutionize the way America is being built. Today Garrett explains the dire lack of construction workers and why technology is the only solution to providing more housing. We’ll discuss and compare construction methods between a traditional stick-built home, and one built in a controlled factory. We’ll also talk about the quality of these homes, and the ancillary benefits of the Agorus method. If you love learning how technology is revolutionizing the traditional ways of business, you’ll love this conversatio

Hello and welcome to the RPOA Alternative Strategies in Short-Term Rentals Expert Panel. This is the panel that goes beyond your typical short-term vacation rentals and dives into alternative and lucrative strategies that you might want to consider. And we are lucky to have an incredible panel this morning: Robyn Thompson is nationally known as the Queen of Rehab, and is also an expert on vacation rentals. Robyn has a system that provides a premium experience in very specific locations and strategies that will help you get far ahead of your competition. Barb Bookout has bypassed vacation rentals altogether, and has concentrated her business on 30-day or longer rentals right here in Grand Rapids. Barb owns a commercial building in downtown Grand Rapids, and for the past seven years she’s been running it as a vacation rental. Four years ago she transitioned to 30-day or longer rentals and rents to visiting students and travelling medical professionals. Jeremy Garcia is a Muskegon area investor with several shor

My guest today is a local real estate investor and entrepreneur. Jon Frantz is not only an expert in business finance and development, capital raising, property management and operations, he’s also transforming the Alger Heights neighborhood with several businesses, including Top to Bottom Cleaning Group, Urban Jonny’s Salon, and the new and exciting SIP Coffee & Cocktails. Jon shares his early sales experience with Cutco Knives and the importance of that training. He also talks about his first house-hacked 3-unit, and how he had to sell his car in order to buy it. We also dig into the differences between investing in real estate and starting a business, the importance of partnership, and the biggest mistakes he sees new entrepreneurs make. I know you’re going to enjoy this conversation with Jon. You can find out more about him through his websites: https://www.frantzconstellations.com https://www.jacompanies.com Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from sing

I’m always fascinated at how technology and innovation can disrupt the traditional way of doing business—especially in the rental property and real estate investing space. Today’s guest started a proptech company whose mission is to challenge outdated practices to improve the rental experience for tenants and small mom-and-pop landlords. As a serial entrepreneur in the real estate space, Daniel Mishin founded June Homes to create a substantially better experience for thousands of tenants across NYC, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Boston. Daniel also secured over $50 million in funding from venture capital and angel investors. Today Daniel delivers a very important warning about the future of traditional property management methods. Tenants are looking for flexibility in the way they rent, the duration of their lease, and the amenities that are offered. Daniel is going to tell you how to future-proof your rental business and why your website is already outdated. Today’s episode might make y

I’m a strong believer that to be a successful real estate investor you also have to embrace your entrepreneur DNA. My guest today understands that belief and has built a career teaching others how to discover their own entrepreneur DNA. Caroline Yuki has built manufacturing plants worth up to $150 million globally, she’s a real estate syndicator and investor with over 600 properties, and she’s going to share some ways that we can all become bold millionaires by becoming better entrepreneurs. Today Caroline is going to share the components of Joe Abraham's entrepreneurial DNA and help you understand where you fit in. Are you a builder, opportunist, specialist, innovator, or a combination? Caroline shares some great examples from her own investing, including how she innovated to sell land at double per acre than what the comps suggested. I know you’ll enjoy today’s conversation with Caroline. You can find out more about her through her websites: https://boldmillionaire.com/ https://www.carolineyuki.com/ Joe Abr

In 2020, the U.S. assisted living facility market was valued at $83 billion, and that value is expected to increase substantially over the next decade. My guest today has a mission to revolutionize the assisted living industry by making it available for any individual to invest. Chuck Bongiovanni is the CEO and co-founder of Majestic Residences Franchise System with a trademarked turnkey operation that generates $5,000 per resident per month. Today Chuck is going to explain how investors and caretakers can set up six to sixteen bed residential assisted living facilities in residential neighborhoods. We’ll talk about the income and expenses to anticipate, how to staff them, and technology his group is using to provide maximum comfort to the residents. We’ll also discuss the difference in mindset between an investor in this space and a caretaker, and how the two can work together to make these facilities happen. Most people aren’t aware of these types of facilities, yet they’re in every city and will double in

It’s been 109 episodes and 2 years of a pandemic, but we’re finally able to catch up with our friend Ramond Harris II. You may remember Ramond as the Detroit flipper, wholesaler and rehabber who shared his story in episodes #168 and #225 while we brainstormed ways for him to fix his broken business model and get rid of three trucks that were costing him over $25,000 per year in debt payments. This episode was recorded at the RPOA’s 2022 annual conference in Grand Rapids where we were able to reunite with Justin Workman, Patrick Spitzley, and Stephen Benedict for an exciting mastermind session. We were all impressed to learn about the profitable new turn Ramond’s business has taken, and how he’s barged into a new business and found success by disrupting old models and outdated agreements. For those of you who remember Ramond from past episodes, I know you’ll be incredibly impressed by his progress and newly acquired confidence. You can contact Ramond through email at ramond.harris@yahoo.com. Today’s episode is

My guest today loves short-term rentals and a few years ago he set out to create a platform to bring the tools of industry giants to the normal investor. Masrur Huq is the founder of Dynamic.RE, a prop-tech solution that leverages big data to help real estate investors increase their profitability and run their rentals and Airbnbs. Today we’re going to discuss level one due diligence and how to determine a property's highest and best use. Masrur will show us the process he goes through to determine rental and pricing comps, while aggregating data from AirDNA and other sources to pinpoint the highest profit margins. Being successful in real estate investing often involves finding solutions that others haven’t thought of or discovered. What I love about today’s interview is that Masrur not only came up with a solution, he’s managed to put it into a software format that anyone can use. You can find out more about Masrur through his website:  https://www.dynamic.re Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Prope

Even in these challenging economic times, multifamily real estate continues to perform exceptionally well. Hypergrowth in this investment market has led to intense competition for available properties. But instead of getting caught up in the frenzy and making a reckless purchase that could sink you, it’s critical to carry out an on the ground inquiry. Take the time to find out what’s really behind the seller’s motivation to sell, use street knowledge to discover whether it’s a sound investment, and think outside of the box about where to find hidden value. Those are the big ideas motivating my guest today. Sam Liebman is founder and CEO of WealthWay Equity Group a New York-based private equity and real estate development company. He has owned substantial interests in multifamily communities, office buildings and shopping centers, to the ground up construction of a luxury 21-story condominium development in Manhattan. His new book is Harvard Can’t Teach What You Learn from the Streets: The Street Success Guide

One of the truths we rely on as residential real estate investors is that everyone needs a place to live. A similar, yet even more powerful truth can be claimed about the investing strategy that we’ll be discussing today. That truth is that everyone needs to eat. Where does the food we eat come from? Farms of course! So what are the opportunities and strategies we should know to successfully invest in farmland? My guest today, Brandon Silveira, is a fourth-generation farmer and CEO of FarmFundr, a crowdfunding portal giving investors access to fractional ownership in high-profit potential farmland. Brandon is going to share the compelling reasons to invest in farmland and the potential profits you can make. According to Brandon, we’ll need to double our farming output to meet the world’s demand for food in the coming decades. There’s a reason why billionaires like Bill Gates are investing in farmland, and Brandon is going to share how you can join them. You can contact Brandon via email or visit his website:

This note buying panel discussion was recorded during RPOA's 2022 conference. We were joined by two incredible experts who helped us understand the difference between performing and non-performing notes, the challenges of investing in notes, and specific examples of wins & losses. After the discussion, we opened up the floor for Q&A from the audience. I’d like to introduce our experts… Donna Bauer Donna Bauer is a trainer and coach who has done every type of real estate transaction: buying, selling, leasing—everything having to do with real property. She’s also done every type of note deal whether it be performing, non-performing, seller-financed or anything in-between, and she will tell you that hands-down she prefers paper over property any day of the week. Gene Chandler Gene has 48 years of real estate investing experience and is the asset manager for Chandler & Chandler Financial, which specializes in buying one-off and large and small pools of distressed assets directly from banks, hedge fund

My guest today is a former professional basketball player who has taken his passion and persistence from the basketball court to the real estate world. Art Morrison III is the CEO of United Home Relief and the author of “Overcome: The Key to Unlocking Your Superhuman”.  He and his team have completed over $6 million in transactions across 15 properties in only three years. He now seeks to teach young adults how to get into the REI game and expedite their path to financial freedom through syndication. Today, Art is going to share his trajectory from professional basketball player, to part-time real estate investing, to becoming a professional business owner with a team that helps him excel in the real estate world. I know you’re going to benefit from the wisdom and inspiration that Art has to share. You’ll especially appreciate his tips on branding yourself and your business with a logo, website, and dedicated email address. You can find out more about Art through his different social media channels: Instagram

We all know that it’s a competitive real estate market right now, and that there seems to be a lot more buyers than there are deals. One of the best ways to find opportunities is to market directly to the seller and bypass the brokers and other buyers altogether. This is also one of the least understood strategies, and today we’re going to dig in a little deeper with my guest, Justin Silverio. Justin is the owner of JS2 Homes, Open Letter Marketing, and Invelo. Through his companies, Justin provides thousands of real estate investors a more effective direct-to-seller marketing approach, and educates on best practices around pull lists, marketing campaigns, lead tracking and full analytics. Today Justin is going to share the different methods of direct marketing, the response rate you can expect, the difference between marketing to residential or commercial sellers, and the processes and automations he’s created to increase his success rate. I know you’re going to enjoy this conversation with Justin. You can c

My guest today has a vacation rental strategy that is quite unique. Instead of buying or converting residential property into vacation rentals, he prefers to build cabins. Alex Jarbo is a short-term rental developer and manager. He’s also a military veteran and the founder and CEO of Sargon Investments with a goal of building 650 cabins in the next three years. He’s also the host of the popular YouTube channel “Alex Builds” where he teaches the ins and outs of short-term development and management. Today, Alex shares how he got into vacation rentals by putting his own apartment unit on Airbnb and sleeping in a car for three months so that he could afford to build his first cabin. We’ll discuss the unique experience that cabins offer, as well as the amenities Alex likes to offer. I’ll also obsess over the cleanliness and logistics of offering a hot tub. If you’re interested in offering unique vacation rental experiences or want to understand the compelling financial reasons to do so, you’ll love this conversat

My good friend Matt Picheny is back on the show today. You may remember Matt as a successful syndicator of multifamily apartments and Broadway shows such as Hamilton and Moulin Rouge. Matt just released a new book that he wrote called “Backstage Guide To Real Estate” which follows Matt’s journey from buying a starter home to flipping houses to apartment syndications. The book has already made its way to number one on Amazon. Today, Matt will share stories from the book and draw interesting correlations from his acting and Broadway theater investing career to the process of investing in real estate. You’ll also learn about Matt’s keystone concepts on the importance of cashflow, due diligence, and why you shouldn’t trade time for money. I always enjoy my conversations with Matt and I know you will to.  You can go to https://picheny.com to find out more and download the new book. You can also find “Backstage Guide To Real Estate” wherever books are sold. Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Manage

Today we’re going to have a conversation about vacation rentals. What does the data tell us about their growth and viability in the coming years, what are the trends in the industry, and where should you be looking to invest here in the U.S.? And here to have that conversation with us is Marcus Rader, CEO and founder of Hostaway, the all-in-one vacation rental management software. Today, Marcus is going to share his incredible insight into the types of vacation rentals that are most in demand, what states and areas are in the top 10, keywords that drive traffic and increase bookings, and constraints and regulations that might impact the supply of vacation rentals in the future. If you own or are thinking of owning vacation rentals, this is a MUST LISTEN episode. Marcus shares so much gold that will help you increase your profits. You can contact Marcus through LinkedIn, or go to www.hostaway.com. Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, now offering a $250 per unit project allowance to

My friend Ken Van Liew is back on the show today, and you may remember Ken as the developer of New York skyscrapers valued over $1.3 billion. Ken has extensive experience in every aspect of real estate investing, he’s an author, educator, engineer and one of Manhattan’s most successful real estate experts.  When he was last on the show Ken shared lessons from his new book, The Modern Wealth Building Formula. And today, we’re going to learn the 11 millionaire secrets they don’t teach you in school. I guarantee that many of these will be new to you. Some of them might even make you millions of dollars. Ken also shares his perspective on the real estate market in 2022—what he’s concerned about and where he sees opportunity. You’ll learn about his North Carolina full-service city/neighborhood development, and the global real estate enterprise group he created to merge ecosystems and accelerate growth. Ken is a fascinating person with incredible value to share. You can find out more by going to https://kenvanliew.

If you want to learn more about how best to digitally market your vacation rental or co-housing property, you’re going to love today’s conversation with Michael Tich. Mike used to work for Airbnb where he led their marketing and data science teams with a budget of $50 to $100 million in annual digital marketing expenses.  Mike is the co-founder of LiveHomeRoom.com and helps people remotely invest in real estate. Mike is going to share best practices for driving traffic to your rentals, including professional photos, stellar reviews, and location metrics. Mike will also share some of his inside knowledge from working at Airbnb, as well as his use of Facebook to market his co-housing properties. You’ll learn how LiveHomeRoom.com is using data and digital marketing to attract new investors and scale their co-housing model into new markets. You can contact Mike through LinkedIn or https://livehomeroom.com/invest. Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, now offering a $250 per unit project