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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 Aug 04, 2021
Wednesday Aug 04, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with Melanie McDaniel. Melanie discusses her first deal and learning by doing. Melanie talks about how she got dropped by Freddie Mac but found a backup plan!
About Melanie:
Melanie is the Founder of Freestyle Capital Group, a private equity firm that provides education and passive real estate investment opportunities to accredited and sophisticated investors. She partners with strong operators with extensive experience and a solid track record to bring investment opportunities to investors. She offers an extra layer of scrutiny on every opportunity through third-party underwriting, sponsor vetting, market research, and reading the fine print in the sponsor documents. Melanie offers a boutique experience to her investors and aims to have a personal relationship with each investor-friend.
Melanie's real estate journey began in 2015 when she read Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. It completely shifted her mindset about money and wealth. She was a law enforcement park ranger at the time, and it took until 2017 for her to prepare to leave the W-2 government job to jump into real estate full time. She started as a real estate agent and went full time into multifamily syndication in early 2020. Melanie owns a 24-unit property in Norfolk, Virginia with partners, she is a limited partner on a 276 unit apartment in Huntsville, Alabama, and she is excited to have investment opportunities for her investor-partners.
Connect with Melanie:
https://www.freestylecapitalgroup.com
https://www.facebook.com/freestylecapitalgroup
https://twitter.com/FreestyleInvest
https://www.instagram.com/freestylecapitalgroup/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjooQOXNa2GikHG0ilncRuA
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with Monick Halm. They discuss Monick's first property investment, a mobile home park. Monick talks about the $500,000 lagoon sewage issue and the lesson she learned!
Monick's Bio:
Monick Halm is the founder of Real Estate Investor Goddesses. She is an educator and advocate for female real estate investors, and has a mission to help 1 million women achieve financial freedom through real estate. Monick is herself a real estate investor and syndicator, and owns, together with her investors, over 1300 rental doors across seven states.
She is also a #1 bestselling author, podcast host, Real Estate Strategy Mentor, wife, and mother of three amazing kids.
Connect with Monick:
https://www.realestateinvestorgoddesses.com
https://www.facebook.com/RealEstateInvestorGoddesses/
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with Brian Briscoe. They discuss how Brian and his team had trouble with a their existing property management company. While they were good at collecting rent, they were not able to manage the construction aspect. Brian talks about what he learned and how they applied that to picking their new property manager.
About Brian:
- Co-founder of the multifamily investing firm Four Oaks Capital
- Director of The Tribe of Titans - a new multifamily investing community
- Host of Diary of an Apartment Investor Podcast
- Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (retiring in August 2021)
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with Arn Cenedella. They discuss how working with a wholesaler can be very different than dealing with a broker. Arn talks about some of the struggles dealing with this particular wholesaler. He goes on to
About Arn:
Arn Cenedella, founder of Spark Investment Group, is a real estate expert with more than four decades of experience, including 35 years as a Realtor navigating the unique real estate landscape in Silicon Valley, CA.
During that time, Arn invested in real estate ranging from single family homes and fix-and-flips to land subdivisions and condominium conversions to commercial multifamily properties.
Through these experiences, he developed a passion for helping others achieve their own financial freedom through investing in multifamily real estate syndications.
Through Spark Investment Group, Arn is putting his decades of real estate expertise to work for his clients, helping them reach their goals and attain the lives they’ve always wanted to live.
Connect with Arn:
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with George Roberts. They discuss how the pains that George ran into while making the jump from single family to Multifamily. George talks about the importance of having the right people in the right roles.
About George:
George has been a real estate investor for over a decade. His holdings include multifamily real estate. He is a managing member of Walnut Grove Homes, LLC, a residential construction company based in Troy, Michigan. As a data scientist, he currently builds statistical models that guide decisions in the financial space and brings the same zest for numbers into the acquisition of multifamily investments.
He feels fortunate that he moved a significant portion of his net worth into multifamily assets – he’s not counting on the volatile stock market to fund his retirement. He looks forward to partnering with other investors in multifamily so that they can enjoy the same opportunity.
Connect with George:
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with Andrew Postell. Andrew talks about the challenges of dealing with Fannie and Freddy when buying with cash. Andrew has put together a strategy to help cash buyers get their cash invest back quickly!
About Andrew:
Andrew is a former Marine, an Investor, and a lender. He specializes in Texas and lending on investment properties. Andrew is currently the VP of Mortgage Lending at GuaranteedRate
Connect with Andrew:
https://people.rate.com/andrew-postell-392627
https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/AndrewP125#0
Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with Zach Lemaster. They discuss how Zach got started with investing in out of state properties. Zach goes into what details you need to look at and ways that you could run into trouble if you do not have good systems.
About Zach:
Zach Lemaster is the founder & CEO of Rent To Retirement. Zach is a seasoned real estate investor that has accumulated a large portfolio of rental properties across multiple markets including single family, multifamily, commercial and new construction. Zach is a licensed Optometrist who practices on a volunteer basis.
Zach started investing in real estate while working as an Optometrist & Captain for the US Air Force. This eventually allowed him to retire early from his career in medicine to be a professional investor by strategically investing in markets that maximize cash flow, appreciation & equity. Zach went on to build a successful wholesaling, flipping & management business working across multiple markets which led to the foundation for Rent to Retirement. He is passionate about educating others on the numerous benefits of real estate investing, and how to use real estate as means to create the lifestyle each person desires for their family!
Connect with Zach:
http://renttoretirement.com/
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with Alex Breshears. They discuss how even with well-known existing relationships, you should get everything in writing and follow your normal process. Alex talks about an existing relationship that asked for a loan intended for a few weeks that turned into over six months.
Alex's Bio:
Alex Breshears is a private money lender, Regulation A fund Investor Relations manager, multi-family underwriter, educator, limited partner in multi-family syndications and community builder who partners with active and passive real estate investors, syndicators, and military spouses to grow their financial independence, knowledge, and professional network. Alex started a private lending company, Infinite Road Investments, in April of 2020, funding 1st lien and 2nd lien positions for residential property in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. She also started an educational Facebook group called Private Lending Lessons which offers weekly educational lessons, daily posts for discussion, and opportunities to network with other investors about private lending, and various projects that may need funding. She is currently a chemistry professor, teaching for a four year school online and leading biweekly educational series about real estate investing in her Facebook group. She is a limited partner for 16 units in Newport News, VA in addition to owning and cohosting short term rentals.
Connect with Alex:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/InvestPdassively2LiveActively
www.facebook.com/groups/privatelendinglessons/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/missionfirstcapital
www.infiniteroadinvestments.com
www.MissionFirstCapital.co
Alex@InfiniteRoadInvestments.com
Alex@MissionFirstCapital.co
Friday Jul 23, 2021
Friday Jul 23, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he brings back Adam Balsinger. They discuss how Adam's initial approach for raising was not a good long-term solution. Adam talks about the importance of knowing who your 'avatar' is and why having a process is important for managing your customer journey.
About Adam:
Adam currently serves as Investor Relations Manager of Three Oaks Management LLC, in which he actively works to locate accredited and sophisticated investors and build relationships with them. He then presents deal offerings to these investors and spearheads the company’s capital raising efforts. He’s also an integral piece in exploring and analyzing new markets for the company to potentially invest in.
Adam hails from the Greater Philadelphia Area and attended Penn State University where he studied business. He has nearly 15 years of experience in sales and as an entrepreneur, with the last 7 years being dedicated to real estate. Adam’s real estate experience ranges from single family rentals and development to the acquisition and management of multifamily assets in the Southeast region of the United States.
Connect with Adam:
https://www.instagram.com/realestateadam7/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adambalsinger/
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with Boone Tyson. Boone talks about dealing with evictions with tenants. He goes into detail about why keeping good records on all communications is key with troubled tenants.
About Boone:
Boone is a real estate agent and investor. He's been flipping houses for about seven years and has been an active agent for five years. Boone has completed over 250 transactions as an agent and has flipped nearly 30 homes.
Connect with Boone:
boone@forsalergv.com
https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/BooneT#0
https://instagram.com/tnt.realestate?igshid=1hbn0ghk9fzp
https://www.facebook.com/tntrealestate.rgv
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoqVtD_KrV54wVU98TvhX7Q?view_as=subscriber