Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever With Joe Fairless

Leslie has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. She works with commercial investors and helps them get their deals funded. She’ll get creative and they will finance in situations where a lot of banks will not. Hear what lenders like Silver Hill are looking for in their clients. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The story tells us a lot more than what we see on paper” - Leslie Smith Leslie Smith Real Estate Background: Managing Director for Commercial Direct, a consumer facing direct lender Led the launch of Silver Hill Funding in 2016 Experienced financial services professional and thought leader with more than 20 years in the industry Based in Coral Gables, FL Say hi to her at lsmith@silverhillfunding.com Best Ever Book: Something in the Water Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or

Anthony was an employee of the state for 19 years before becoming an investor and entrepreneur. As an employee, for some of the time, he was a property manager for the state of Mississippi. He moved on to create his own business and now he enjoys investing in commercial properties and building homes, and left the W-2 income behind! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “Learn everything you can because that knowledge will become invaluable” - Anthony Griffin   Anthony Griffin Real Estate Background: Founder of Griffin Group, LLC, a commercial property investment firm He is a licensed home builder and has been involved in real estate for over 13 years Focuses on acquiring complexes with 100 or greater units located in U.S. Based in Jackson, MS Say hi to him at anthony.griffingroup@gmail.com  anthonygriffinblog.com Best Ever Book: Multifamily Millions   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newslett

Hunter is back on the show today to share a valuable skill set for almost everyone listening. If you’re a passive investor, you can use this information to vet all the deals that come your way. For active investors, putting together deals and looking for money from investors, you can use this information to bring the best package to your investors possible. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If they say they have a contractor that has completed $100 million of assets with them, call the contractor and see if that matches up” - Hunter Thompson   Hunter Thompson Real Estate Background: Founder of Cash Flow Connections, a real estate syndication company Has helped investors allocate capital to over 100 properties, which have a combined asset value of $350MM.   Host of the Cash Flow Connections podcast, which helps investors learn from intricacies of commercial real estate Based in Los Angeles, California Listen to his previous episode

Mark is a well known investor and he’s back to add more value to us again on the podcast. We’ll touch on a lot of different mindset tricks and tips and hear how and why some people have more of a “drive” towards investing or working more to create future success, even if it causes short term pain. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “I think the #1 trait for people who have had success is grit” - Mark Podolsky   Mark Podolsky Real Estate Background: Owner of Frontier Properties, a land investing company Has been buying and selling land full time since 2001 Listen to his previous episodes: JF1468: How To Create Passive Income Through Raw Land Investing #SkillSetSunday with Mark Podolsky JF915: How to Buy Raw Land at $.20 to $.30 on the Dollar! #SkillsetSunday JF77: Buying Raw Land 2.0 Based in Scottsdale, AZ Say hi to him at https://www.thelandgeek.com/dirtrich   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subs

Joe and Theo are back with updates on their apartment syndication businesses. Learn the five step process Theo is putting interested underwriters through in order to train them to become expert apartment underwriters. Joe closed on a deal and has one (and maybe two) new deal under contract. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Underwriting for apartments is pretty complicated”   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@easterneq.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

If you haven’t listened to the first three parts of this series, I highly recommend you do so before listening to this episode. Those episodes were 1534,1535, and 1541. This episode is all about choosing and creating your thought leadership platform. How do you know which is best for you? How do you actually create it? Theo will cover those questions and many more in this episode. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “The purpose of a thought leadership platform is to stay top of mind with your 2000 true fans”   Free document for this episode: http://bit.ly/2DF4yHJ   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com   Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my con

For part 3 of this 4 part series, Theo will be focusing on your company presentation. If you haven’t listened to Part One or Part Two we highly recommend you do so before listening to this episode. Those were episodes 1534 and 1535. Once you’re caught up, or if you already are, hit play and learn why the company presentation is so important and how to put together a really good presentation to present to your investors and other potential team members. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “This will attract their interest to invest with you” Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com Free document for this episode: http://bit.ly/2r0STex  Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equ

Sam and Eric are partners and working together to grow their own real estate investing business - by helping other investors also grow theirs. If you’re trying to grow your own portfolio, they have an opportunity for you. You can passively invest in vacation rentals in Columbia with their company. They also chronicle their adventures on their popular YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/samaza. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “Providing new opportunities for our investors, but also providing new locations for our travelers and guests to experience” - Eric Berman   Eric Berman & Sam Miller Real Estate Backgrounds: Both work to scale and grow their company Lifeafar, which is a collective of visionaries, business experts, and adventurers They are using their success to show how a new lifestyle and investment abroad can work Eric serves as the CIO, he has advised a wide array of lenders and developers on over $2B USD of mix

As a full time service member, Stuart can only commit so much time to his real estate investing ventures. Even with that, he has been able to grow and scale his business through partnerships and raising money with private investors. To make this even more difficult,neither Stuart or his partner live in their main investing market. Hear how they grow their business with full time jobs and from another state. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “There are not many tax advantages with having paper assets, that’s why I buy more properties now” - Stuart Grazier   Stuart Grazier Real Estate Background: Active duty Navy pilot who has served 16 years in the military Stuart has built a $600k portfolio of performing mortgage notes, a portfolio of 5 rental properties, is a passive investor in two separate multi-family syndications, and recently started a turnkey rental property company Based in Aurora, CO Say hi to him at http://www.militaryi

Jason is back on the show to tell us about the execution of an apartment syndication deal in which he was able to return 75% of his investors’ capital in just 13 months. We have actually heard about this deal before, about 400 episodes ago when Jason purchased the property he came on and told us about how he was able to obtain the deal Now we’ll hear about his business plan execution on that same deal. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “We don’t want to push our rents and have an occupancy problem” - Jason Yarusi   Jason Yarusi Real Estate Background: Managing Partner of Yarusi Holdings a full service real estate and construction company His companies Flip and wholesale properties in Northern Jersey while controlling over 100 units in the midwest Listen to his previous episode: JF1157: Case Study Of A First Time Apartment Syndication with Jason Yarusi Based in Greater NYC area Say hi to him at https://www.yarusiholdings.com/

Aaron has been in the finance space for over 20 years, and has been in real estate for a long time too. One of Aaron’s goals and visions is to help as money other real estate investors grow a business that can allow them to live more comfortably, retire, take more vacations, or whatever it is they want to do. Hear how he has been helping others achieve that while also growing his own business.   Best Ever Tweet: “They need 11 people to build a burrito successfully yet I only had two people building an intricate financial instrument” - Aaron Chapman   Aaron Chapman Real Estate Background:   21 year veteran of finance industry   Rated as part of the top 1% nationally and ranked #12 in 2017 by Scotsman Guide for units closed in Real Estate Finance industry wide Specializes in financing for the real estate investor, aiding in the analysis and structure of multiple financed properties Based in Mesa, AZ Say hi to him at www.aaronbchapman.com Best Ever Book: Master Key System   Get more real esta

We have a treat for you today with a live interview that took place at our Cincinnati meetup. Kay is a local Cincinnati investor who has been investing in real estate for about 10 years. She started with REO’s and short sales, grew into multifamily, and then became a private lender. Hear more about her story and how she has been able to grow to the level she is at. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “Proper screening will save you headaches, turnover cost, and maximize your profits” - Kay Battle   Kay Battle Real Estate Background: Successful real estate investor who owns 35 units in Cincinnati As her company and experience grew, she started a commercial lending company, Common Sense Capital Solutions Based in Cincinnati, OH Say hi to her at https://cscapitalsolutions.com/   To attend this meetup live in Cincinnati: BestEverCincy.com   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestE

Yesterday, we opened the door on the branding topic. Today, Theo gets into the weeds a little more on the topic and focuses on website traffic and conversions. Your website is one of, if not the most important component to your apartment syndication brand. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “Your website is going to be the platform for all of your thought leadership content that you create” - Theo Hicks   Free document for this episode: http://bit.ly/analyticstracking2   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com   Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by ca

When raising money, which apartment syndicators are constantly doing, having a recognizable name or brand could make your job easier. Imagine having such a brand that people actually come to you offering to give you their money to invest in your deals. That is 100% possible when you have a highly recognized brand. How do I know it is 100% possible? Because I work for a guy that has done exactly that with the Best Ever brand. Hear Theo’s and Joe’s tips on how to build a powerful apartment syndication brand. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “Why would a passive investor invest with you if you’ve never done a deal?”   Free document for this episode: http://bit.ly/brandingresources   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com   Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the compan

Heidi and her family were doing well before it all fell apart around 2008. She was forced to move back in with her parents (with her own kids as well) but she didn’t let that keep her down. Joe and Heidi spend most of the conversation on her story coming back up from scratch as a real estate investor. She’s done some creative deals and has a great story everyone can learn something from. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “Solve someone else’s problem, even if that means you have to take a calculated risk” - Heidi Nelson   Heidi Nelson Real Estate Background: Went from single family investing to a 6 unit building Successful in procuring partnerships for the down payment and creative financing to put deals together Buys businesses, all of which have been purchased using seller financing Based in San Benito, CA Say hi to her at https://www.handmpropertymanagement.com/ Best Ever Book: Bible   Get more real estate investing tips

Mark has been  guest before, but we did our shows backwards. Usually, we’ll have a guest on to give their Best Ever Advice and then come back for a weekend show after that. Well, we’ve heard Mark’s Skill Set Sunday Episode already, now let’s hear his real estate investing story and Best Ever real estate investing advice. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “The investor is liable if the investor lied” - Mark Roderick   Mark Roderick Real Estate Background: A very boring corporate and securities lawyer Since the JOBS Act of 2012, he has spent all of his time in the Crowdfunding space He writes the widely read blog, www.crowdfundattny.com which provides legal and practical information for portals and issuers. Listen to his previous episode: JF614: How to Avoid Securities Fraud and Properly Raise Capital #skillsetsunday Say hi to him at https://www.flastergreenberg.com/ Based in Philadelphia, PA Best Ever Book: Biography of Jose

Ash is a returning guest and a friend of Joe’s. He has a ton of experience and real estate knowledge, especially on the commercial side of the business. Hear why he laid low for a while when the market was hot and how to have more fun with real estate investing. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “I’m closing and buying more properties, I stopped making excuses” - Ash Patel   Ash Patel Real Estate Background: First property was a mixed use property and saw both residential and commercial real estate pros/cons Previously had a 15 year career in IT but left to pursue startups and IT consulting Total value of properties he owns is $6,000,000 and owns 7 properties Listen to his previous episode: JF477: You Should Have Bought This Mixed-Use Property! Based in Cincinnati, Ohio Say hi to him at ashbpatel@gmail.com   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com   Best

Carlos is a broker and has been flipping houses since 2010. He also owns over 40 units and has syndicated 20 of them. He shares some great stories with us of how he’s gotten to where he is today. From his syndication deal to why he is no longer flipping much. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “Your why doesn’t matter so much when everything is going good” - Carlos Gutierrez   Carlos Gutierrez Real Estate Background: Realtor since 2010, flipped about 20 properties from 2011-2017 Purchased 20 units raising $200k to close, rehabbed and paid investors back after 14 months Owns another 41 units Based in Charleston, South Carolina Say hi to him at cg4propertiesATgmail.com or 843.934.4250 Best Ever Book: Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book by Joe Fairless   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com   Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarant

Theo has been underwriting multiple apartment deals each week and as a result, he shares the 5 step process he created to quickly analyze income apartment deals. Joe is closing on another deal next week and talks about how they were able to benefit by locking in an interest rate early on in the due diligence process. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “That would have been impossible to know without visiting the property in person”   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com   Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him

Now that you know The 3 Immutable Laws of Real Estate Investing and have done the 5 step property analysis exercise from part one yesterday, it’s time to learn 7 new strategies to implement that will dig even deeper and give you an even better understanding of the target market, down to the street level.   Best Ever Tweet: “All of the data you gathered for the MSA and city, don’t really apply to the neighborhoods and streets”   Free Document For This Episode: http://bit.ly/2JNEzic   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com   Best Ever Listeners: Do you need debt, equity, or a loan guarantor for your deals? Eastern Union Funding and Arbor Realty Trust are the companies to talk to, specifically Marc Belsky. I have used him for both agency debt, help with the equity raise, and my consulting clients have successfully closed deals with Marc’s help. See how Marc can help you by calling him at 212-897-9875 or emailing him mbelsky@eastern