Creative Real Estate Podcast

John Panagoko Is a very experienced lender. In theory, his group can never run out of money to lend due to how they are insured. John got into real estate first as a controller of a property management company. He then created his own property management company and has managed over 60,000 units. John now owns Trust Mortgage, which is a FHA insured lending company. This means that Jennie Mae’s can be issued to backup the mortgage, and in theory, can’t run out of money to lend out. Calvin Newton’s first step into real estate was when he bought his first house at 26 and rehabbed the property. He started to flip houses as he realized he could make a pretty good living. After that, he became addicted to the real estate industry. Calvin has worked with John for several years now because he’s the best he knows who does everything properly to satisfy HUD. Topics discussed: Insured Lending Commercial Real Estate Apartment Investing Links mentioned in this episode: [https://www.trustlender.com/] Denver Apartment Ne

Michael Blank knew the full time job in corporate America wasn't for him. He quit his job and became obsessed with educating himself on how to achieve financial freedom. His first step in was to consume as much education and courses as possible. Michael wound up becoming an owner in a restaurant, thinking he’d be building passive income. Soon enough he started to see that the profit margins were getting thiner and thinner, and the team of owners had a real problem on their hands. Michael was also flipping houses to build his foundation in the industry. He realized he wasn’t building passive cash flows and wound up putting more work into it than anticipated. As he checked down his list, Michael had a light bulb moment and started to only focus on multifamily due to its scalability, passive cash flows and appreciations. Topics discussed: Restaurant Ownership Syndications Apartment Investing Links mentioned in this episode: [http://www.themichaelblank.com/] Denver Apartment Network [https://www.facebook.com/

Lane is a Hawaii real estate investor and has leveraged his skill sets with other investors to make a win - win opportunity. Lane sees real estate investing as a team sport. At a very young age, Lane understood and realized the true power of investing and compounding. His real estate skill sets and knowledge has certainly developed exponentially. Lane started out as an engineer and found his passion for real estate when he realized he didn't want to be caught up in the system of a 9-5. Since then, Lane has been actively building and scaling his real estate empire! Topics discussed: Virtual Assistance Scalability Syndications Links mentioned in this episode: [http://simplepassivecashflow.com/] Denver Apartment Network [https://www.facebook.com/groups/DenAptNetwork/] [https://www.meetup.com/Den-Apt-Network/]

Jennifer made a transition from working two jobs as a barista and restaurant server to a full time real estate investor! She saved up all her money and had this goal of being a homeowner. She surely had the real estate bug after accomplishing that. Jennifer's next step into real estate was working for a local construction company that did land development and small multifamily developments. She worked with this group for about two years. Jennifer got her real estate license shortly after this and focused her business as a real estate broker for investors. She has developed her real estate portfolio with rental properties throughout Washington with very creative ways of financing. Topics discussed: BRRRR strategy Property brokerage fix & flips Links mentioned in this episode: jenniferbeadles@gmail.com [https://www.reimillionaire.com/] Creative Real Estate Lunch Club Boulder, Tuesday : Noon - 2:00 p.m. [https://www.meetup.com/LunchClubBoulder/] Northern Colorado, Wednesday : Noon - 2:00 p.m. [https://www

Jason & Pili are a husband and wife team living in New Jeresey. Jason has a construction backround and Pilli was a real estate agent experience. The two decided to team up and make some power couple moves! Jason speaks on the construction company actually lifting homes up and off their foundation! If one can lift a house, they certainely can creatively invet in them as well. The two started out in fix & flips and then moved over to duplexs and triplexs. Most recently, they closed on a 94 unit multifamily property about 6 months ago. Topics discussed: Multifamily Property Fix & Flips Synergy Links mentioned in this episode: [http://yarusiholdings.com/] pili@yarusiholdings.com jason@yarusiholdings.com Denver Apartment Network [https://www.facebook.com/groups/DenAptNetwork/] [https://www.meetup.com/Den-Apt-Network/?_cookie-check=b3rhMPbAajoKeqQw

Victor Menasce started out in the telecom space creating microprocessors and data cards. If you have made a phone call from 1991- 2011, chances are you've used a processor created by Victor. He started to realize he had built the skill sets from his experience in mergers, acquisitions and capital funding. He utilized this and took a step into real estate investing. Victor takes a business approach to everything he does and states that every strategy needs to follow the law of supply and demand. His first transition into real estate was providing executive suite type properties on a medium term basis. Victor lives in Ottawa, Canada where there is alot of Parliamentary and Embassy staff the had a need for higher end housing without getting locked into a year long lease. Victor’s first step into real estate was to fill this need. Menasce kept this creative mindset thriving and wound up purchasing a Minor League Baseball Stadium for $950,000. This Stadium had a cell tower that they wound up selling for $750,00

Brandon Hall from North Carolina is a certified CPA, owner and operator of a CPA firm that specializes in providing creative tax solutions for real estate investors. Whether you’re a builder, investor, syndicate, or fix & flipper, Brandon has provided win wins for all. Hall’s firm has over 250 clients all around the country that they work with virtually. 100% of their clients invest in real estate or own a real estate business. Brandon guides his clients through transactions and operations to ensure investors are maximize on their tax liabilities and deprections. Their company is always leading with value by providing free podcasts, blog posts and even webinars! Check em’ out, you won’t want to miss this one. Topics discussed: Tax Reductions Creative Real Estate Deals Deal Structuring Links mentioned in this episode: [www.therealestateCPA.com] [https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/author/brandonhall-2/] [http://brandonhall.com/] Self Directed Investors Network [https://www.facebook.com/groups/SDINe

From door knocking for pest control sales to losing his home and collecting food stamps. Ryan wound up driving across the country to Savannah, Georgia to work with a friend in real estate. Within three weeks, Ryan deposited a $20,000 check from a creative real estate deal. The momentum kept going with Ryan procuring one creative deal after another on the buyers and the seller's side! Nickel tells a story about one of his deals where he bought a lawnmower and it just so happened that the house came along with it! Ryan’s interesting dynamic of finding good deals is rather fascinating. One of his strategies is called “driving for dollars”. Ryan shares a story where he went on a drive with his father and the zillow app open, showing all pre-foreclosures in the area. After viewing almost 40 properties, he found 3 that he was able to make a creative deal out of. Topics discussed: Finding Deals Perserverence Food stamps to creative real estate entrepenuer Links mentioned in this episode: [Bootstraprei.com] Denver

With two major let downs in corporate America, Mike realized something needed to change. With a baby on the way, Mike was very motivated to go big. He and his wife consumed every bit of education on real estate and lead themselves to doing 65 deals their first year with no prior experience. Mike discusses his journey, the naysayers, and overcoming the obstacles in place to reach his goals. With Mike’s success, he wound up creating an episode series where he showed the behind the scenes action in his business. This eventually lead into a podcast that he has been running for over a year now. Today Mike coaches, mentors, and partners on all kinds of creative deals. He also has an active Youtube channel where he provides free educational content as well. Topics discussed: Fix & Flips OVercoming the obstacles YouTube TV series Links mentioned in this episode: [https://www.facebook.com/mlhambright] [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJdeAhALuduitN9BBZ95xpA] [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikehambright/] John@R

From the land of cotton, cows and prairies of Lubbock Texas... Joe Fairless created his success through perseverance. When Joe graduated from college in 2005 from Texas Tech, he immediately moved to the big city of New York where he quickly became the youngest Vice President of a advertising agency. While he was grinding through the corporate ladder and nannying on the weekends, he was looking into buying properties and bought his first house in 2009. As his experience with real estate investing grew, so did his creative side of investing. From being a weekend nanny, to owning 230 million dollars worth of apartment communities. Joe says “Fulfillment = growth + contribution” He wanted something more and was incredibly determined to achieve it. info@joefairless.com Investwithjoe.com The best Real Estate Investing advice ever show Topics discussed: Corporate Grind Aparment Investing Fulfillment Links mentioned in this episode: [Investwithjoe.com] [info@joefairless.com] [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/joe

This week, Bryan Ellis speaks on real estate, crypto-currencies, and private companies as investments. Bryan discusses his views on how to get your self directed funds into more lucrative investment vehicles over wall street. Bryan’s passion has led to the creation of a site called selfdirected.org as well as a podcast called “Self Directed Investor Talk”. Their mission is to help people understand how to get their investments out of wall street and into assets they actually understand and control. For the majority, it’s real estate. However, his team also educates on investing in private companies, crypto-currencies, and several other asset classes. Regardless if it’s an IRA or 401k, Bryan and his team provide a wealth of knowledge and education on how to properly self direct your investments. Topics discussed: Self Directed IRA's Crypto-Currencies Real Estate investing Captial Gains Taxes Links mentioned in this episode: [Selfdirected.org] [https://www.facebook.com/bryanellis] [https://www.linkedin.com

Having an effective presence online is not just important - but rather a must when it comes to connecting with consumers. Unlike other businesses, real estate is extremely relationship centered. You are handling people’s homes and/or vast sums of their money. In order for them to trust you, they want to feel like they know you. Today you will learn from Online Presence Expert and Speaker, Italina Kirknis, how to • Drive a Steady Stream of Clients to your Real Estate Business • Leverage LinkedIn to Get on Google • Use Social Media to Engage with and Build Trust with Prospects • Stand out from Competitors Italina helps the Real Estate Community’s Top Realtors and Mortgage Professionals upgrade their presence online through LinkedIn, Facebook and Email Newsletters. Promote your brand, engaging your audience, and get more deals done! Contact Italina Website: http://italinaimage.com/ Email: Style@italinaimage.com Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/italinakirknis/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ital

Preposterous! No Way! Absurd! That’s probably the response most people had when they read the title to this podcast. How Igor Semi-Retired Before He Turned 21 We all work hard to be successful. But some people reach success faster than others, much faster. That’s why you need to learn as much as you can from them and duplicate their methods for your own business. Today we introduce you to a real estate investor who has accumulated millions of dollars in net worth at the young age of 21 and was able to retire. Igor Kajpust started in real estate at age 17 and currently owns a nationwide wholesaling business, several properties and a Purple Bentley. Discover how he did it! Resources mentioned in this episode: Web site for the Mastermind event on December 15th: https://www.2018mastermind.com/ Instagram: whoiskaj Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/igorkajpust Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/igor-kajpust-785231108/ Bigger Pockets: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/igorkajpust

Vacant or abandoned properties can represent a huge amount of value to real estate portfolios. However, it is a serious struggle to find and contact these absent owners. If they have skipped town, you won’t be able to reach them using traditional marketing methods It’s time to change your approach! In today’s episode of The Creative Real Estate Podcast, Larry Higgins presents his method of High Volume Skip Tracing, which allows you a convenient and accelerated way to find people fast. Like so many other investors that have used direct mail to contact owners, Larry found himself with a huge stack of returned mail from his mail campaigns But instead of throwing it away, he decided to find a way to contact these potential clients. By learning how to become his own skip tracer and discovering how to reach high volumes of people in a cost-effective manner, Larry is able to identify great deals that are flying under every other investor’s radar. The system works so well, his business no longer bothers with mail c

In today’s episode of The Creative Real Estate Podcast, Kent Clothier reveals his strategy of reverse wholesaling, which allowed him to wholesale 91 houses in his first 18 months, and how this mindset led him to create his real estate empire. Reverse wholesaling is probably the single best strategy you can use to earn quick cash with real estate. But it’s not just for wholesaling! By starting with the end in mind, anyone can create the result they desire. Learn how to you can make money in this market and ANY market and build a business and NOT a JOB! Kent Clothier is one of the country’s most highly sought-after speakers and is President and CEO of Real Estate Worldwide (REWW), a multi-faceted real estate education company assisting students in markets all over the country. Kent also owns and operates several multi-million dollar a year Internet marketed brands: 1-800-SELL-NOW, Find Motivated Sellers Now, Find Cash Buyers NOW and Find Private Lenders NOW. The Clothier family are the founding members of the

In this episode of The Creative Real Estate Podcast, Holly McKhann, (also known as Hard Hat Holly) shares how she and her husband flipped their first 100 houses and how when things got tough, she turned to networking to help find deals through relationships. Holly also shares some of the creative, financial strategies that they used to acquire homes, including how she bought over 100 homes with no money spent on direct mail! Holly began her career as a CPA, and earned an MBA in finance. After taking a break to start a family of four kids, she jumped into real estate investing with her husband, Scott, in 2008. She and her husband have now completed over 200 fix and flips in Southern California and currently hold and self-manage long term rentals and a transitional living facility.

“You can start with nothing and still succeed. However, if you don't start you will never succeed.” - Oscar Bimpong Rod Khleif loves training and coaching the “psychology of success” to aspiring real estate investors and entrepreneurs. He started from humble beginnings as a young, impoverished Dutch immigrant and has rocketed to incredible success. His experience involves both remarkable triumphs, and spectacular failures. Rod is a passionate real estate investor who has personally owned and managed over 2000 apartments and homes. As one of the country’s top real estate, business, and peak performance luminaries, Rod has also built over 22 businesses in his 40 year business career several which have been worth tens of millions of dollars.

So you've found a deal that fits your criteria and you are ready to close, exept for one problem; you don't have enough cash to close! Today we have Chris Tanner to teach us all about using private money to fund your real estate deals.

This week selft-storage and assisted living investor Allison Kirschbaum joins hosts Adam Adams and DJ Scruggs to explain how to start your own private equity fund.