Real Estate (Un)Success Stories

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We are here to learn about real stories from our guest experience in real estate. Not every property is a great one. Every investment in real estate isn't perfect. Hear the challenges we went through so you can avoid the same mistake!

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Wednesday Feb 01, 2023

Run Your Real Estate Investments Like a Business with Jonathan Klemm

Wednesday Feb 01, 2023

Welcome to the Real Estate (Un) Success podcast where our host, Cody Lewis talks to people from the real estate community, sharing real stories about their struggles, pains, and even losses during their own real estate journey.

Similar to many real estate professionals, Jonathan Klemm moved from a W-2. Jonathan got his start working with Walsh Construction, which is one of Chicago’s largest construction and contraction companies. Jonathan has taken everything he learned about managing large scale projects and applied it to smaller, investor focused projects.

Key Takeaways:

•There are so many ways to find assets to purchase; Jonathan's first came from aution.com

•Not all contractors are the same, "You get what you pay for"

•Run your real estate investments like you do your business or W2 job

Follow Jonathan at https://www.qualitybuilders.com. See the work he and his team do: https://www.instagram.com/qualitybuildersinc/?hl=en

Thanks for listening to The Real Estate (Un)Success Stories podcast. Help someone hear the challenges we went through so they can avoid the same mistake by sharing this episode or listen to our previous episodes. Please don’t forget to leave a review and 5-star rating on your favorite podcasting platform.

Vendue Capital is on the Web and, you can connect with our host, Cody Lewis on LinkedIn.

Production services for The Real Estate (Un)Success Stories podcast are provided by Downtown Podcasting. To start a conversation on how you can have a podcast, simply send an email to info@downtownpodcasting.com.

Wednesday Feb 01, 2023

Smoothing Out the Ups and Downs of Real Estate with Matt Fore

Wednesday Feb 01, 2023

Matt Fore is a part time real estate investor based out of Nashville, Tennessee. In his professional life, he has spent over a decade in sales and sales leadership positions at one of the largest technology companies in the world. After finding real estate, Matt was able to achieve financial independence in 3 short years by the age of 32. Today, Matt has invested in 750+ multi-family units and various real estate debt. When he's not working, he enjoys reading, training for Ironman triathlons and convincing his brother that he is the favorite twin.

Key Takeaways:

•ROI: Return on Intentionality; where are your skills and time best suited

•Real Estate is a team sport, find the right team that can help you

•Long term winning happens when you manage to keep the peaks and valleys to a minimum and stay in the middle

Follow Matt's podcast "Ice Cream with Investors": https://ice-cream-with-investors.captivate.fm. You can also email Matt: matt@nextlevelincome.com!

Vendue Capital is on the Web and, you can connect with our host, Cody Lewis on LinkedIn.

Wednesday Feb 01, 2023

The Issue with Convenient Partnerships with Brian Briscoe

Wednesday Feb 01, 2023

Brian Briscoe is the Founder of Streamline Capital group, the host of the “Diary of an Apartment Investor” Podcast, and Director of the educational community “Tribe of Titans”.

Following his retirement from the US Marine Corps, Brian became a full-time apartment investor, taking up the roles of Lead Sponsor, Asset Manager, Capital Raiser, and Key Principal in over 655 multifamily units worth over $50 million.

He now runs a subscription-based multifamily education community called the Tribe of Titans, to help aspiring investors learn the game and network with like minds to grow their apartment investing businesses.

Key Takeaways:

•Don't jump into a "convenient partnership"

•When getting into a partnership make sure what you want now and in the future alligns

•Ensure that the company structure has provisions for getting out, even if you do not plan to use them

Follow Brian's podcast "Diary of an Apartment Investor": https://apple.co/3WPkL1X. You can also find him being very active on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-briscoe-445658a/. You can also reach out to Brian directly at his site: https://www.streamlinecapitalgroup.com

Vendue Capital is on the Web and, you can connect with our host, Cody Lewis on LinkedIn.

Friday Dec 09, 2022

Vetting the Deal with Jim Biggs

Friday Dec 09, 2022

Jim is a founding partner at Jiroma Enterprises where his valuable skills in business management, sales, marketing, finance, deal structure, and community development are being utilized to apply his lifelong interest in real estate investing to enhance the value for his investors and his personal investments in commercial real estate.

Jiroma Capital our private equity and acquisitions division, controls Ragnar Holding Partners which currently has a reported net worth of ~$90MM with liquidity of ~$6.6MM and real estate assets of ~$1.3B comprised of 70 properties. A total of 10,879 doors across 7 states.

We control real estate interest in Illinois, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas. We have Served as a Key Principle for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and Have Liquidity and net worth to help close your deal as a co-sponsor/GP/KP.

Thanks for listening to The Real Estate (Un)Success Stories podcast. Help someone hear the challenges we went through so they can avoid the same mistake by sharing this episode or listen to our previous episodes. Please don’t forget to leave a review and 5-star rating on your favorite podcasting platform.

Vendue Capital is on the Web and, you can connect with our host, Cody Lewis on LinkedIn.

Wednesday Dec 07, 2022

Selling Hype versus a Long-Term Solution with Pete Vanderveen

Wednesday Dec 07, 2022

Pete Vanderveen is a strategic, passionate leader with a serving heart to bless those he serves. An active father, husband and basketball coach he has a hunger to empower people everywhere he goes. Pete’s background includes launching 10+ companies spanning energy, fitness, franchising, youth athletics, real estate, and others. He participated in multiple ventures including founding upstarts to leading $30 million in real estate development, and leading Native American companies and communities. Most recently Pete co-led the growth of a National Real Estate Mastermind and also managed the optimization of a fortune-5 energy company with $12+ billion in operations, leading teams in excess of 1000+ reports.

Key Takeaways:

Don’t work in a “silo culture”.
A collaborative effort in the real estate world is critical to your success.
Find a team that’s missing the puzzle piece you can provide.

If you’d like to connect with Pete, visit him online at Legacy Acquisitions or Triumph Performance Academy.

Thanks for listening to The Real Estate (Un)Success Stories podcast. Help someone hear the challenges we went through so they can avoid the same mistake by sharing this episode or listen to our previous episodes. Please don’t forget to leave a review and 5-star rating on your favorite podcasting platform.

Vendue Capital is on the Web and, you can connect with our host, Cody Lewis on LinkedIn.

Monday Dec 05, 2022

Location is Still King with Tamara Jones

Monday Dec 05, 2022

Tamara N Jones is the CEO & Founder of Bucket List Stays LLC-bucketliststays.co , she is passionate about the delivery of vacation rentals and real estate model home designs and complete setup. Tamara has a successful background in sourcing Vacation Rental leads for investors. She is recognized for generating profitable investment opportunities for investors looking for passive income streams through sustainable, lifestyle real estate projects and partnerships with land and homeowners.

Key Takeaways:

Volunteer your time using your skillsets
You gain knowledge from your growing pains
As you grow, you’ll continue to experience, “quick failures”

If you’d like to connect with Tamara, feel free to send an email to info@bucketliststays.co.

Thanks for listening to The Real Estate (Un)Success Stories podcast. Help someone hear the challenges we went through so they can avoid the same mistake by sharing this episode or listen to our previous episodes. Please don’t forget to leave a review and 5-star rating on your favorite podcasting platform.

Vendue Capital is on the Web and, you can connect with our host, Cody Lewis on LinkedIn.

Monday Oct 03, 2022

Wins and Losses with Terrence Murphy

Monday Oct 03, 2022

Terrence Murphy was a 2nd Round NFL Draft Pick by the Green Bay Packers after graduating from Texas A&M University as a 3X Academic All-Big 12 Student-Athlete. Terrence has brokered $1.1B in sales volume over the past 10 years. He currently owns 20+ companies under the Terrence Murphy Companies brand.

Terrence is an investor in 30+ more companies as a venture capitalist. Investing in real estate is one of the things he is most passionate about, as he currently owns 400+ beds of residential real estate and commercial properties all over the United States. Terrence is a 2X winner of INC. 50000 award for America’s fastest growing private owned business and is also a 3X recipient of the Texas A&M Mays Business School - Aggie 100 for 100 fastest growing business in the world. Terrence possesses the same traits that he portrayed on the football field: integrity, passion, hard work, dedication, loyalty, desire to succeed, and excellence, all of which help his businesses continue to grow and his clients receive superior service.

Key Takeaways:

There’s only wins and lessons. There are no losses, unless you quit.
Do you know how to remove emotion from your decision making process?
Be “married” to the process, not the results.

If you’d like to connect with Terrence Murphy on social media, he has a presence on Facebook and Instagram.

Thanks for listening to The Real Estate (Un)Success Stories podcast. Help someone hear the challenges we went through so they can avoid the same mistake by sharing this episode or listen to our previous episodes. Please don’t forget to leave a review and 5-star rating on your favorite podcasting platform.

Vendue Capital is on the Web and, you can connect with our host, Cody Lewis on LinkedIn.

Monday Sep 26, 2022

Working in a Spreadsheet Versus Operating Your Property

Monday Sep 26, 2022

LANE KAWAOKA has been investing for over a decade and now controls 8,000+ units ($1B+ AUM). As owner of CrowdfundAloha.com, SimplePassiveCashflow.com, and ReiAloha.com, Lane is responsible for finding investment opportunities, analysis, and marketing. Mr. Kawaoka obtained a BS in Industrial Engineer and MS in Civil Engineering and Construction Management from the University of Washington. In addition to an analytical engineering background, Lane has real world experience in working as a project manager for over $250 million dollars of capital construction projects in both the public and private sector. Working as a high paid professional in Corporate America and frustrated by the traditional wealth building dogma, Lane was compelled to inspire and mentor other working professionals via his Top-50 Investing podcast at SimplePassiveCashflow.com.

Key Takeaways:

Know which properties are going to come with more headaches.
Should you be more conservative in your economic occupancy forecast?
Do you know which assumptions you should spot check when you’re a passive investor?
As a passive investor, don’t take everything your sponsor or operator says as Gospel.

Thanks for listening to The Real Estate (Un)Success Stories podcast. Help someone hear the challenges we went through so they can avoid the same mistake by sharing this episode or listen to our previous episodes. Please don’t forget to leave a review and 5-star rating on your favorite podcasting platform.

Vendue Capital is on the Web and, you can connect with our host, Cody Lewis on LinkedIn.

Friday Sep 23, 2022

Are You Stuck in the Hamster Wheel with Joey Mure

Friday Sep 23, 2022

Joey Mure is a serial entrepreneur, co founding businesses like Wealth Without Wall Street and Wake up In Birmingham. He is the co author of the soon to be released book “Wealth Without Wall Street, 3 steps to freedom through passive income” and the top rated podcast, Wealth Without Wall Street.

Joey got his start in the financial world as a mortgage loan originator shortly after graduating from college in 2003. After 11 yrs in the industry and seeing personal financial success, Joey left to help found Wealth without Wall street in 2014. Joey’s true success is found in his marriage of 18 yrs to his wife Jessica and in being the father of 5 beautiful daughters. His hobbies include golf, travel, and reading.

Financial freedom for Joey means he can impact the world for Christ in giving, sharing, and spending quality time with his family and others. He lives by the simple idea that to “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and he will direct your path.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)

Key Takeaways:

Do you know what it feels like to be stuck in the hamster wheel?
Know the difference between buying real estate and scaling a real estate company.
Are you working in your business or on your business?

Thanks for listening to The Real Estate (Un)Success Stories podcast. Help someone hear the challenges we went through so they can avoid the same mistake by sharing this episode or listen to our previous episodes. Please don’t forget to leave a review and 5-star rating on your favorite podcasting platform.

Vendue Capital is on the Web and, you can connect with our host, Cody Lewis on LinkedIn.

Wednesday Sep 21, 2022

Are You Working On Your Business or In Your Business with Eli Vo

Wednesday Sep 21, 2022

Eli Vo is a retired veteran, where he proudly served his country for 21 years as a paratrooper in the US Army and later as an IT Specialist in the US Air Force.

He co-founded the Atlas Multifamily Group with his partners Chris & Nathan. They are TX based syndicators who own & operate $44M of assets in AR, OK, KS, and soon TX.

To help others build wealth and grow professionally, Eli co-authored a book with other high-achievers, detailing his purpose and passion, which became an Amazon Bestseller. Atlas also hosts a podcast called "The Real MF Guys Show."

Key Takeaways:

You can “ramp up” into the real estate world.
Know the difference between buying real estate and scaling a real estate company.
Are you working in your business or on your business?

Thanks for listening to The Real Estate (Un)Success Stories podcast. Help someone hear the challenges we went through so they can avoid the same mistake by sharing this episode or listen to our previous episodes. Please don’t forget to leave a review and 5-star rating on your favorite podcasting platform.

Vendue Capital is on the Web and, you can connect with our host, Cody Lewis on LinkedIn.