Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast

Many real estate investors prefer to be passive and avoid the many responsibilities of owning and managing properties. You can do this by becoming a limited partner in a syndication, which affords you the tax benefits and profit participation of owning real estate, without the headaches of actually taking care of the investment. But investing in a syndication as a limited partner can be a daunting task. How do you know if you can trust the operator, understand the asset class, or even make a profit when all is said and done. My guest today advises limited partners on existing and future investments, and today he’s going to help us understand how to properly vet LP investments in the grand scheme of our portfolios. Aleksey Chernobelskiy has underwritten and overseen $10 billion in commercial real estate portfolios in his previous position with STORE Capital. Lately, Aleksey has had many conversations with limited partner investors who are receiving capital calls from their sponsors. We’re going to discuss how

We have a special speaker announcement for our 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference, which is being held this February 22nd through 23rd here in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Devos Place conference center. This is The Must-Attend Two-Day event for Real Estate Investors at all levels! And I have a special speaker announcement to make today. Jonathan Mast will be our featured speaker on Artificial Intelligence and his topic will be “Smart Investing:  Maximizing AI’s impact on Short-Term Vacation Rental Investing” Jonathan will be a featured speaker on Thursday, February 22 at 9 am.  He’ll also be presenting earlier that morning at 8am on “AI for Housing Providers and Investors” Come get your double-shot of AI that morning with Jonathan! You can go to www.midwestREIconference.com to get your tickets and find out more.

Rod Khleif is back on the show today. For those of you who don’t know Rod, he owns multiple businesses, he’s a philanthropist, and he’s passionate about multifamily real estate, business, high performance strategies, and giving back. Rod owns over 2,000 properties and has an incredibly popular multifamily bootcamp and podcast. Today Rod shares his outlook on multifamily investing in 2024. Even though he’s expecting more distress, he’s also looking for incredible opportunities. During the Great Recession Rod lost over $50 million dollars, and he’s going to highlight the specific steps he took to get it all back – and more. These are lessons that everyone can benefit from and put into action right away. Find out more: www.rodslinks.com Website: http://Rodkhleif.com LinkedIn: Rod Khleif - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodkhleif/ Twitter: @RodKhleif - https://twitter.com/RodKhleif Instagram: @Rod_Khleif - https://www.instagram.com/rod_khleif/ Facebook: Rod Khleif Official - https://www.facebook.com/rodkhleifofficia

We have a special speaker announcement for our 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference, which is being held this February 22nd through 23rd here in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Devos Place conference center. This is The Must-Attend Two-Day event for Real Estate Investors at all levels! And I have a special speaker announcement to make today. Adrian Smude will be our featured speaker on “Wheels of Fortune—Cashing in on Mobile Home Investing” Adrian will be speaking Thursday, February 22 at 10:30 am.  And you definitely don’t want to miss his presentation. You can go to www.midwestREIconference.com to get your tickets and find out more.

My guests today have developed their own unique systems and formulas for investing in multifamily, and today they’re going to discuss joint ventures vs. syndications, the three core roles of multifamily investing, and their five cornerstones of a thriving multifamily business. Jen and Stacy Conkey have over two decades of investment experience and are the founders of Remote Multifamily Investing Academy. They’re also co-authors of the book “Multifamily Freedom Hacking” which is available on Amazon.  Jen is also an NLP Master Practitioner and business strategist, and she’ll be sharing her fascinating insights on neuro-linguistic programming and how you can leverage NLP as a real estate investor. Find out more: YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MultiFamilyRealEstateInvesting Facebook - Jen Conkey: https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.conkey Facebook - Stacy Rose Conkey: https://www.facebook.com/stacy.conkey Live Events: www.wowcon.com Website: www.rmfiacademy.com Today’s episode is brought to you by Green

We have a special speaker announcement for our 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference, which is being held this February 22nd through 23rd here in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the DeVos Place conference center. This is the must-attend two-day event for real estate investors at all levels! And I have a special speaker announcement to make today. BiggerPockets contributor Alex Jarbo will be our featured speaker on “The Future of Hospitality Management in the Short-Term and Vacation Rental Space” on Thursday, February 22nd at 1:30pm. Alex will also be speaking on a panel that same morning at 8:00am on how to “Elevate Your Portfolio with Boutique Hotels & Resorts”. You can go to www.midwestREIconference.com to get your tickets and find out more.

Over the past nine years Mike Mannino has built a business that flipped over 80 houses. By the age of 30, Mike had built a portfolio of over 60 rentals. He’s also created multiple companies that generate over $1 million per year in revenue. Today Mike shares his strategies and secrets that have put him among the top 1% of income earners in the real estate industry. We discuss the systems and teams he’s put in place to operate his businesses so he can work as little as possible, how he differentiates his company by directly marketing to sellers, as well as his parallel tract of investing in multifamily properties. Mike’s big ‘why’ in the beginning was to help his dad retire by the age of 60. Did he get there? Listen to this episode to find out! Find out more: www.REWBuilders.com Free Resources: How to Fix and Flip a House For $55K Profit Step-By-Step - www.55KDeal.com How to Make $175,000 On A Deal (Apartment Or Self Storage) You Don't Want - www.175KDeal.com Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property

We have a special speaker announcement for our 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference, which is being held this February 22nd through 23rd in Grand Rapids, Michigan at DeVos Place. Anthony Chara will be one of our featured speakers, presenting on Building Generational Wealth: Increase Wealth Exponentially with Multifamily Properties. Anthony will be speaking Friday, February 23 at 10:30 am. He’ll also be a guest on our apartment investing panel at 8am that same morning where we’ll be discussing how to scale your investment strategies with apartments. This is THE must-attend two-day event for real estate investors at all levels! You can go to www.midwestREIconference.com to get your tickets and find out more.

Happy New Year everyone! It’s January 1st and we have a huge announcement to make about the RPOA’s 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference. Just like in past years it will take place this February in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it’s a must-attend for real estate investors at every level. But we’re also changing it up a bit to make it even more impactful and exciting, so I’ve invited Kathy Bartnick from the RPOA here today to help share the news. Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference - February 22-23, 2024 | Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan at Devos Place Find out more: https://www.midwestreiconference.com Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area. https://www.livegreenlocal.com And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits. https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

No one ever wants or expects to find themselves in a lawsuit, but when you’re a real estate investor, it’s always something you need to protect yourself against. My guest today is a real estate investor and asset protection attorney, and he shares his asset protection techniques for real estate investors and discuss how you can become the CEO of your own wealth building company. Scott Royal Smith is the Founder and CEO of Royal Legal Solutions, offering tax, business, and legal strategies to clients in the U.S. and Canada. Today Scott discusses the importance of having the right insurance, asset protection, estate planning, and tax structure in your business. Find out more: Website: https://royallegalsolutions.com/partners-brian-hamrick YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RoyalLegalSolutions Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area. https://www.livegreenlocal.com And RCB & Associates, helpi

Meet our new RPOA Executive Director Erika Farley! In this end-of-the year holiday message, Erika will introduce herself and discuss the RPOA's success in pushing back on several bills at the state and local level. Erika shares the update on lead testing in the city of Grand Rapids, as well as the slate of housing and tenant's rights bills that were rolling through the legislature earlier this year. Plus, you can still get the early bird discount on the 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference. This is a must-attend two-day event for real estate investors at all levels happening February 22-23, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Register now and get an early bird discount at midwestreiconference.com!

My guest today has over 42 years of experience in industrial real estate, and the lessons he’s learned during that period are very timely in today’s high-interest rate environment. His experiences especially during the Great Recession have informed his investment approach to be hyper-conservative. Joel Friedland has secured over 2,000 industrial property leases and sales, totaling over $250 million in acquisitions. He’s raised over $150 million in private capital, and most impressively, he structures most of his syndications without any debt. Today Joel reveals the secrets to his successful industrial portfolio, shares the difficulty he went through during the Great Recession, and discusses the lessons he learned that led him to buy properties with little to no debt. Find out more: Email: joel@britproperties.com Website: britproperties.com Instagram: @investingwithjoel  YouTube: @britproperties  LinkedIn: Brit Properties Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from

If you’re looking to gain insight into the current state of renting and tenant habits, it helps to have lots of quality data at your disposal. My guest today has access to that type of data through his tech company that helps property owners manage tens of thousands of rental units across the U.S. including hundreds of millions in annual rent payments. Vikas Gupta is the CEO of Azibo, an online platform that provides an easy way to collect rent, manage finances, and find tenants. Vikas is going to share insight from Azibo’s data findings, the lingering gaps he sees in data collection for commercial real estate, and his point-of-view on the real estate market. Find out more: www.azibo.com Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area. https://www.livegreenlocal.com And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health ins

We’re hearing a lot in the media about impending doom in the commercial real estate market. Should we be bracing ourselves for a repeat of 2008 and 2009? You might have seen Paul Moore’s recent BiggerPockets article titled "What’s Really Behind the Slew of Recent Commercial Failures", in which he urges us not to overgeneralize the term ‘commercial real estate’, and instead recognize that there are many asset classes in many locations, and many of them will be just fine. I’ve invited Paul back to the show to share his perspective on whether we should be bracing ourselves for a commercial real estate crash, and what he’s hearing from his network on where the distress really exists. Paul is the founder and managing partner of Wellings Capital, and a best-selling author on multifamily and self-storage. Find out more: www.wellingscapital.com Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area. https://www.live

Owning waterfront property is the dream of many real estate investors.  But buying and selling waterfront property is very different than your typical real estate transaction. Tia Lilly is the founder of Property Cape Cod Real Estate.  Tia is a seasoned real estate professional with almost two decades of experience specializing in all types of waterfront properties on Cape Cod, including waterfront, water view, lake/pond, riverfront, and beachfront properties. She understands that selling a waterfront property differs from a traditional home sale, but this fact is not widely known. Today, Tia is going to walk us through all the things we need to consider when it comes to buying or selling waterfront property.  We’ll also discuss her methods of valuing a property, and what vacation rental investors need to consider in order to be profitable. Find out more: Tia Lilly 508-280-5728 tia@propertycapecod.com https://propertycapecod.com/podcast-offer/ Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, ma

One of the hottest real estate asset classes right now is industrial.  On the surface, industrial investment sounds great – you have a few tenants who pay their rent, all the bills, and sometimes even the property tax. But is it as easy as that? My guest today believes that Industrial is the hidden ATM of real estate investing. Shannon Robnett is a real estate developer with a principal focus on multifamily and industrial real estate in the greater Boise, Idaho area. He’s been in this market for over 27 years, he’s a 2nd generation builder and developer, and has been involved in over $425 million of construction projects. Today Shannon breaks down the numbers and reasons why Industrial is such a strong asset class. You’ll learn what type he builds, the tenants he prefers, and the types of financing he uses. Find out more: Website: https://shannonrobnett.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonrobnett/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonrayrobnett/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shannon.

There’s a lot of speculation right now about the state of the real estate market and the outlook for multifamily apartments. Will we see a steep drop in value, or will sales pick back up once interest rates stabilize? And what direction will we see rents go? My guest today believes we will see a rise in demand for multifamily housing along with higher rents. As a builder, developer, and investor, he’s in a position to know. Eric Garrett is the Founder and CEO of The Garret Companies, ranked as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in America. Since 1999, Eric has owned, developed, and delivered over 73 projects in 17 states totaling over 16,000 units and in excess of $3.5 billion in valuation. Today Eric discusses the type of apartment developments he builds, what he looks for in his site selection, and how he’s able to control costs by controlling his labor and material supply. Eric will also share why he believes the simple supply and demand equation will lead to higher rent increases. Find ou

In today's challenging real estate landscape marked by inflation and rising interest rates, Jon Siegel, a seasoned expert with over $25 billion in multifamily transaction experience, shares his insights. As a former HUD loan sales advisor, Director of Structured Transactions at Fannie Mae, and Director of Acquisitions for a leading multifamily real estate firm, Jon offers valuable advice for long-term success in multifamily investing. Join us as Jon discusses the changing landscape of capital access in real estate since the early '90s and its impact on investors. Find out more: jsiegel@railfieldrealty.com www.railfieldrealty.com Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area. https://www.livegreenlocal.com And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits. https://www.rcbassociatesllc.c

I've heard horror stories from some of my investor friends in Texas who saw their property insurance costs go from $350 a door to $1,500 a door over the past year. That made me happy to be investing in Michigan, which is much more of a climate haven that isn't affected as much by the costs of the extreme weather that we're seeing in Texas, Florida, and other coastal states. But then my insurance company notified me that they weren't going to renew my $7,500 policy on a 37-unit I own here in Grand Rapids.  The next best price we could find was $23,000!   That's almost a 200% increase overnight. Mike Murphy from Brouwers Insurance Agency is my insurance broker on the majority of my portfolio.  I invited him to this week's episode of Next Level Thursday to share his insight into the skyrocketing costs we're seeing in the property insurance world. Mike is going to let us know what to expect with our policies, what we can do to offset the higher costs, and his expectations for 2024. Mike can be reached: mikem@brou

The last time my guest was on the show he shared some mind-blowing 1031 exchange strategies that can help you shelter your real estate sale profits from the IRS. That was episode #237 if you want to check it out. Dave Foster is back on the show again today to share more examples of successful 1031 exchanges and update us on the latest proposed legislative changes to this incredible investment tool. Dave also released an Amazon best-selling book called “Lifetime Tax-Free Wealth: The Real Estate Investor’s Guide to The 1031 Exchange”. Find out more: Website: https://www.the1031investor.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davefoster1031/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/The1031Investor  Lifetime Tax-Free Wealth: The Real Estate Investor's Guide to The 1031 Exchange: https://a.co/d/hs4Rv92 Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area. https://www.livegreenlocal.com And RCB & Associates, h