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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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Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with Kelli Garrett. This is Part 2 of Kelli's story!
About Kelli:
Kelli Garrett began her professional career the very next day after graduating college with an entry level position at United Parcel Service. Kelli quickly moved up the ranks of the company, and within a couple of years, she was promoted to operations manager where she was in charge of an entire UPS center with over 200 employees. With a knack for turning under-performing centers into highly-effective ones, Kelli was transferred to multiple facilities over her career at UPS. Eventually, she was over multiple centers and 1000+ employees. With a longing to return back to South Carolina and a dream to become an entrepreneur, Kelli left UPS in the year 2000 after 12 years of service.
Since leaving corporate America, Kelli has owned and then sold off multiple successful businesses including a mortgage company, a candy manufacturing company, an appraisal company, multiple convenience stores, a restaurant, a landscaping business, a courier company and many others.
Kelli believes strongly in the notion of “not having all of her eggs in one basket” and therefore regards multiple streams of income as a must-have. Her current businesses include a real estate rental portfolio (commercial and multifamily) and a hard money lending business called Rehab Wallet. Kelli’s strong work ethic, dedication to treating people fairly and her ability to recruit great talent has proven to bring much success to all of her business ventures over the past 30+ years.
Kelli is also a 4 time All-American women’s college basketball player. She is in the Hall of Fame at Easley High School as well as at The College of Charleston where her #14 jersey hangs in the rafters of the arena as women’s basketball all-time leading scorer. Kelli always has been and always will be “ALL ABOUT THE HUSTLE” and nobody does it better!
Connect with Kelli:
https://garrettventuresgroup.com
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with Kelli Garrett. They discuss how Kelli found success through "the grind" and making it through the 2008 crash.
About Kelli:
Kelli Garrett began her professional career the very next day after graduating college with an entry level position at United Parcel Service. Kelli quickly moved up the ranks of the company, and within a couple of years, she was promoted to operations manager where she was in charge of an entire UPS center with over 200 employees. With a knack for turning under-performing centers into highly-effective ones, Kelli was transferred to multiple facilities over her career at UPS. Eventually, she was over multiple centers and 1000+ employees. With a longing to return back to South Carolina and a dream to become an entrepreneur, Kelli left UPS in the year 2000 after 12 years of service.
Since leaving corporate America, Kelli has owned and then sold off multiple successful businesses including a mortgage company, a candy manufacturing company, an appraisal company, multiple convenience stores, a restaurant, a landscaping business, a courier company and many others.
Kelli believes strongly in the notion of “not having all of her eggs in one basket” and therefore regards multiple streams of income as a must-have. Her current businesses include a real estate rental portfolio (commercial and multifamily) and a hard money lending business called Rehab Wallet. Kelli’s strong work ethic, dedication to treating people fairly and her ability to recruit great talent has proven to bring much success to all of her business ventures over the past 30+ years.
Kelli is also a 4 time All-American women’s college basketball player. She is in the Hall of Fame at Easley High School as well as at The College of Charleston where her #14 jersey hangs in the rafters of the arena as women’s basketball all-time leading scorer. Kelli always has been and always will be “ALL ABOUT THE HUSTLE” and nobody does it better!
Connect with Kelli:
https://garrettventuresgroup.com
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with Brian Briscoe. They discuss how Brian and his team had a last minute rate increase from Fannie Mae, throwing off the numbers on their deal! Take a listen to how Brian and his team worked through this challenge to ultimately close the deal.
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 Jun 25, 2021
Friday Jun 25, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with Ashley Wilson. They discuss how Ashley schedules a final walk through at the end of due diligence period in her commercial deals. Hear how this best practice helped her catch a seller falsifying information!
Ashely's Bio:
Co-Founder & Co-Owner of Bar Down Investments, and HouseItLook. Bar Down Investments owns and operates large apartment buildings, and offers opportunities for investors who are looking to passively own real estate. HouseItLook flips primarily higher end homes in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to real estate, Ashley worked in Clinical R&D for GSK, Wyeth, and Sanofi-Aventis.
Connect with Ashley:
www.bardowninvestments.com
www.HouseItLook.com
https://facebook.com/houseitlookllc
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-wilson-2835685/
https://www.instagram.com/badashinvestor/
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with George Roberts. They discuss how George falling into becoming a landlord ultimately put him on a path towards becoming an entrepreneur.
George's Bio:
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:
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with Ron Rhode. They discuss how Ron grew up in the real estate world as a kid which help him learn the ins and outs of what it takes to maintain a property. Ron goes into detail about how challenging it can be to actually close a commercial deal.
With both parents as licensed real estate brokers and mortgage lenders, it was a natural evolution to advise clients on real estate transactions.
After attending Lake Dallas High School near Lake Lewisville, Ron attended Cornell University in New York. A few years in corporate America led him down to Florida where he graduated from the University of Miami School of Law. Knowing that he always wanted to return home to raise a family, he passed the Texas Bar and moved to Dallas.
Today, Ron focuses on all aspects of transactional commercial real estate. He advises clients on acquisitions, dispositions, LLC partnerships, leases, and financing document review. With many clients working full-time or living out-of-state, Ron brings the best use of technology to the forefront to save his clients time and money. Whether you are new to real estate investing, or an existing investor with hundreds of units, Ronald Rohde Law is focused on helping you solve your legal problems.
Our goal is to deliver honest advice with your long-term interests in mind. We rely on client referrals and are proud to handle the needs of dozens of repeat clients.
Outside of the office, Ron and his wife Bethany have two beautiful children. They live in East Dallas and enjoy being able to walk to all their favorite spots. He is also an avid motorsports fan and can be found at the racetrack in his Honda S2000.
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with Alex Breshears. Alex discusses the importance of understanding your personality and goals with the style of real estate investing that best matches. She goes on to discuss some of the challenges of being a landlord with their townhome.
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
Alex@InfiniteRoadInvestments.com
Alex@MissionFirstCapital.co
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with Andrew Postal. They discuss how Andrew bought a property but it started to devalue after the purchase. Andrew talks about how having multiple exit strategies can help protect your investment.
Andrew's Bio:
Andrew is a former Marine, an Investor, and a lender. He specializes in Texas and lending on investment properties.
VP of Mortgage Lending, GuaranteedRate
Connect with Andrew:
Thursday Jun 17, 2021
Thursday Jun 17, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with Zach Haptonstall from Rise48 Equity. Zach talks about his real-world example of being burnout in his W2 job and getting started in real estate. Zach takes us through the ups and downs he went through mentally at the beginning of his career.
About Zach:
Zach Haptonstall is the CEO and Co-Founder of Rise48 Equity. Zach's main responsibilities as CEO include overseeing all acquisitions, sourcing capital, and building strategic partnerships. He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona with his wife Grace.
He is the Founder and President of ZH Multifamily's, The Phoenix Multifamily Association, a Phoenix-based organization that holds monthly speaking and networking events focused on apartment investing. Zach is also an official member of the Forbes Real Estate Council, and is a #1 Best Selling Co-Author of "Success Habits of Super Achievers."
Zach has been a licensed Real Estate Agent in Arizona since 2016. He is a former live television news anchor and sports reporter for Arizona PBS and co-hosted a show on Fox Sports Network Arizona.
Zach holds a Master of Business Administration from the Colangelo College of Business at Grand Canyon University, and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor's in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University.
Connect with Zach:
https://www.rise48equity.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-haptonstall/
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Join your host Cody Lewis as he talks with Phillip Coiro. They discuss how Phil's first experience with a long distance contractor cost him $15,000. Learn from Phil's early mistakes so you don't fall into the same trap!
About Phil:
Phil Coiro is a professional drummer & percussionist from Long Island, NY. Working primarily in theater, Broadway/off-broadway. His career has taken him to over 150 cities across the United States. He is the owner of a residential remodeling company, GoTu Home Improvements and started investing in real estate focusing on long distance flips in Pittsburgh, PA.
Connect with Phi:
https://www.instagram.com/philcoiro/
https://www.instagram.com/gotutv/