Collecting Real Estate: Recent Episodes
Stephen Pearse & Bill Hamel
This is the final episode of the Collecting Real Estate podcast.
We'd like to thank everyone who has been with us throughout this journey. Our listeners have been the heartbeat of our podcast, offering invaluable support, feedback, and encouragement.
We have learned a lot from our guests and we can only hope that our listeners have gained valuable bits of information from them as well as from us.
All of our previous episodes will still be available on YouTube.
Keep in touch with Bill at 518-857-9251 or email him at bill@hamelrealestate.com!
In the hundred and thirty-fifth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Vlad Arakcheyev of Zontik Ventures.
Vlad Arakcheyev is an active investor, co-sponsor, and JV partner in 500+ multifamily units and land development amounting to a multimillion-dollar portfolio. Vlad is in charge of Zontik Ventures' operations and asset management. He is a member of the national real estate investor network.
Vlad has an extensive experience in sales and marketing for residential and commercial real estate. Vlad has been leading direct marketing efforts as well as acquisition and disposition efforts relating to investing in distressed, off-market properties.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladarakcheyev/
In the hundred and thirty-fourth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Colin Young and Madi Bedoeva.
Colin is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Investor, and Creative Entrepreneur in New York's Capital Region. Having worked for nearly a decade in construction project management, Colin has had the opportunity to work on many notable commercial construction projects from Albany to Boston. In May of 2020 Colin decided to transition his career away from construction management to pursue his dream of creating amazing spaces for people to live and enjoy through his own investment projects.
Madina is a full-time real estate investor with a professional background in criminal justice. Having worked most recently for the New York State Department of Labor Property office, Madina has had the opportunity to participate in vital property management functions from commercial leasing to maintenance coordination of 92 NYS DOL sites. After seeing the limitless opportunities provided through real estate investing, Madina made the decision to transition full-time into the real estate business in October of 2022.
In the hundred and thirty third episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Jake Clopton of Clopton Capital.
Jake Clopton is a serial entrepreneur, author, and economist. With a focus in real estate and finance, he is actively involved in various aspect of commercial lending, insurance products, property ownership & management, and is a regular contributor to both print and broadcast media.
Current ownership and companies include;
· Clopton Capital – Jake Founded Clopton Capital in 2009 as a way for property owners and operators to efficiently access both debt and JV equity for commercial properties deals. The company focuses on the small to middle market space and all asset classes. Since its inception, Jake and Clopton Capital have arranged Billions of dollars in financing for borrowers across the country.
· Clopton Insurance Services – A national insurance agency that focuses solely on commercial property and business insurance.
· Multiple apartment communities – Jake is the owner and operator of several apartment communities serving residents across the Chicagoland area.
Contributions to thought leadership include;
· Author of “Commercial Real Estate Investing; Understanding, Finding, And Funding Deals in Todays world”
· Regular Editorial content writer for Benzinga, National Mortgage Professional, Multi Housing News
· Expert Guest on news shows including Good Morning Chicago
· Primary Guest on an episode of “The Viewpoint” with Dennis Quaid
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakeclopton1/
https://cloptoncapital.com/
In the hundred-and-thirty-second episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Tommy Brant of TB Capital Group.
Tommy Brant is a ‘recovering‘ electrical engineer and data scientist turned full-time Real Estate Investor. Based in Nashville, TN. He started TB Capital Group as a tool to buy real estate with family, friends, and partners.
He shows BUSY professionals how they can STOP trading TIME for MONEY so they can PURSUE PASSIONS and PURPOSE by PASSIVELY owning cash-flowing assets.
His portfolio consists of LTR, STR, apartments - invested in 400+ units, totaling $36M in assets. Also invested in 200+ unit BTR and self storage fund.
Web: www.tbcapitalgroup.com
Email: tommy@tbcapitalgroup.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tommybrantjr
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tommybrant_multifamily/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommybrant/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@tbcapitalgroup
In the hundred and thirty first episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Andres Bernal.
Andres is a Real Estate Investor in Connecticut, who reached financial freedom thru rental income. Originally from the Dominican Republic, he came to the United States 10 years ago with $500 in his pocket and two suitcases to play professional tennis. Today, he has now a tennis academy and a portfolio of 32 doors. He is now enjoying traveling to different places in Europe.
Instagram: @andresberna1
In the hundred-and-thirtieth episode of Collecting Real Estate, Bill talks about some concerns investors may have with the uncertainty in the market.
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In the hundred-and-twenty-ninth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Josh Shein of Trius Lending Partners.
Josh Shein is a real estate financing expert with over 20years of lending experience, handling more than $1 billion in transactions. Josh started his career focused in the mortgage and reverse mortgage sector of real estate and is now focused on hard money and long-term rental lending as a partner at Trius Lending Partners, the MidAtlantic’s premier private money lending company.
Josh is passionate about helping people make the most of their real estate investments, using his experience and knowledge to provide sound advice and education through webinars, and in-person workshops to educate people at all experience levels about the real estate investment process.
As a seasoned professional with a common-sense approach to getting things done, Josh’s expertise has led his company to be named Baltimore Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Private Company of 2022 and recognized at the Inc 5000 as one the Fastest Growing Companies in Maryland and U.S.
triuslending.com
josh@triuslending.com
In the hundred-and-twenty-eighth episode of Collecting Real Estate, Bill interviewed Jeremy Sagaille.
Jeremy is a seasoned real estate investor and landlord with over 5 years of experience in Upstate NY. He is known for his expertise in transforming rundown apartments into stunning luxurious spaces, with a keen eye for detail and design. His unique ability to see the potential in neglected properties has earned him a reputation as a savvy investor with a knack for turning a profit.
Currently, Jeremy is focused on his latest venture - a full-scale renovation of his first commercial property. With nearly half a million dollars of renovations planned, he is taking a hands-on approach to the project, overseeing every aspect of the renovation. From hiring contractors and sourcing materials to managing the timeline and budget, Jeremy is committed to delivering a top-quality space that will exceed expectations.
In addition to his real estate work, Jeremy is also passionate about giving back to his community. He volunteers with several local organizations, including the Schenectady City Mission and running a private Real Estate investing group, where he shares his knowledge and expertise with other investors and people looking to get started.
With his proven track record of success, Jeremy is poised to continue making waves in the real estate industry for years to come. Whether he's turning rough apartments into luxury spaces or managing a major commercial renovation, he is committed to delivering exceptional results every step of the way.
jeremysagaille@gmail.com
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In the hundred-and-twenty-seventh episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Alex Corpolongo.
Alex's training and degree is in Civil Engineering, and he spent the beginning of his career as a construction manager in New York City, and then in Tampa. Before he began buying and operating multifamily property full-time, he was Senior Project Manager of a high-profile hotel development in downtown Tampa. While there, Alex developed relationships with local authorities, designers, and subcontractors; and further enhanced his construction and development acumen. Over the course of his career, he's developed an expert network of professionals whom he collaborates with in the multifamily real estate domain; and he's built strategic and scalable acquisition and management systems that he now applies across Tampa Bay. Today, Alex spends his time optimizing the performance of the portfolio and sifting through hundreds of properties to find the few worth adding to it.
In the hundred-and-twenty-sixth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Garrett Waller of True South House Buyers.
Garrett co-owns True South House buyers. In this episode, he shares the experiences he had when he was starting out and how those helped him in mastering networking, marketing, and sales.
True South House Buyers is a real estate solutions company based out of Chattanooga.
True South House Buyers
In the hundred-and-twenty-fifth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Mark Updegraff of Raze Capital.
Mark Updegraff is CEO and founder of Updegraff Group Realty, Updegraff Management, Updegraff Services Inc., and Raze Capital. He is an active investor, broker, and operator. As a broker and investor, Mark has been involved in over 200 million in real estate transactions. He has led peak-producing real estate sales teams and managed a leading local boutique brokerage. He holds two active real estate broker's licenses in the state of NY. At Raze Capital, Mark oversees due diligence and acquisitions, capital raising efforts, investor relations, and asset management for his firm.
Mark has many hobbies, all of which have been a passion for him at one time in his life. They include skiing, swimming, glass blowing (flame-working), painting, quilting, guitar, hiking, and yoga. He makes it a priority to schedule time for his loving wife and three children. Together they enjoy traveling, hiking, and camping in the great outdoors.
Reach Mark at 585 314 9790
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markupdegraff.com
razecapital.com
In the hundred-and-twenty-fourth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Tom Dunkel of Belrose Storage Group.
With a background in corporate finance and 25 years of real estate and investment experience, Tom brings extensive experience to Belrose Asset Management. Taking the company from start-up to world-class organization, Tom has specialized in discounted asset opportunities nationwide since 2006. His financial savvy, open communicative manner, and integrity have seen him help alternative investors achieve their wealth-building goals.
Tom is the Managing Director of Belrose Storage- a seasoned team of real estate investment professionals that specializes in acquiring under-performing self-storage facilities in the eastern U.S. and turning around the performance of the assets to achieve high-teens, tax-advantaged returns to its high-net-worth equity investor partners in a condensed time frame of 2-3 years.
Belrose Storage Group
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In the hundred-and-twenty-third episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Daniel Dorfman of Roots.
Daniel is the Co-Founder of Roots- Real Estate Investment Community , a real estate investment company with a business model that creates wealth for its investors and property residents simultaneously.
How it works is:
- You invest in the Roots Fund to build wealth.
- Roots buys and manages properties and rents them to amazing residents.
- Roots residents are given the opportunity to earn quarterly rebates to invest in the fund if they pay rent on time, take good care of the property, and are good neighbors. As an investor, this guarantees you a steady ROI and that your property is well taken care of.
Their approach empowers Atlanta's renter community to invest in the homes they occupy, helping them save money rather than drain them of their hard-earned cash. It also proves that the landlord and tenant relationship doesn't have to be so one-sided.
Roots has 25 properties spread across Atlanta and by renting one of their homes, a renter can, on average, save $1,877 in their first year and accumulate over $6,912 in wealth if they stay for five years.
Daniel has 5+ years of real estate experience and assisted Roots in raising $8.4M+. Previously, he worked as the National Distribution Manager at CoVideo Systems, where he contributed to the development of video marketing campaigns that helped many businesses grow and build their brands.
His mission is to create opportunities for people to invest in real estate who would otherwise never be able to accrue wealth through investment opportunities. From teachers to firefighters to single parents trying to make ends meet, I help make it a reality for anyone to become more financially savvy while owning a part of where they live. These are the people who have poured their hearts into this city, and they deserve to own a piece of it.
daniel@investwithroots.com
investwithroots.com
In the hundred-and-twenty-second episode of Collecting Real Estate, Bill talks about his ROI experience with his 60-unit property in Latham, New York.
Get in touch with Bill at 518-857-9251 or email him at bill@hamelrealestate.com!
In the hundred-and-twenty-first episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Tim Vest from Harvest Properties Group.
Tim Vest is the Managing Director of Harvest Properties Group and has more than 15 years in real estate and development. From partnering with developers, developing raw land, purchasing and investing in single family rentals, fix and flips, to multifamily and hotels. He is currently an owner and partner on multiple apartment communities and brings a strong understanding of market trends and analysis to the team. Outside of his passion for Real Estate, Tim has also enjoyed a 20+ year career in Technology while founding multiple startups.
tvest@harvestpg.com
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In the hundred-and-twentieth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Jason Yarusi of Yarusi Holdings.
He is the founder of Yarusi Holdings with his wife Pili. They have acquired $192M in real estate across 1900 Multifamily Units since 2017. He is an avid ultra runner and workout enthusiast. Hosts The Multifamily Live Podcast and 7 Figure Multifamily Mastermind. Wakes up daily at 4:32 am. And most importantly Father three amazing kids and a husband.
Jason is an active Real Estate Syndicator and Real Estate Investor. Jason and his wife Pili founded Yarusi Holdings, a multifamily investment firm with over 1900 units acquired since 2017. The firm repositions properties through operational efficiencies, moderate to extensive renovations, and complete rebranding.
Jason also hosts The Multifamily Live Podcast a podcast that provides actionable content and tools to build and strengthen your multifamily business. Jason is the founder of the Multifamily Live Club with over 3,100 members that focuses on Real Estate Syndication and Multifamily Investing and trains others on the success formula for buying apartment buildings at www.7figuremultifamily.com
Jason has started and exited multiple businesses in the past 15 years. Beyond real estate, Jason spends his time with his wife Pili, and 3 young kiddos Luke Lily and Leo, and is an avid crossfitter and now lives in Tennessee.
https://www.yarusiholdings.com/
In the hundred-and-nineteenth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Bryce Robertson of Cultiv8 Collective.
A native of Australia, Bryce dropped out of high school with no knowledge of business or entrepreneurship at the time. After a few years in the underground gold mines and 6 years of world travel, Bryce met the love of his life, and planted his feet firmly in the USA.
From there, Bryce turned a negative net worth, $2,000 and unseasoned credit into financial freedom in 2.5 years. During the process he created order, peace and prosperity in his life and in the lives of those around him.
Through his respect for the power of money, Bryce leads the Cultiv8 Collective Inner Circle by investing to create FREEDOM!
With a strong desire to enhance physical and mental toughness, Bryce enjoys challenging himself in outdoor adventure sports and athletic endurance competitions. Bryce loves traveling and adventuring with his wife and their dogs, and expresses his creativity through drumming.
Bryce along with industry leading experts, inspire and empower “Freedom Hackers” to live in true fulfillment, living their soul’s purpose, and expressing their FREEDOM through the videocast and podcast Freedom Hack Radio.
As host of Financial Freedom Mastery Bryce transforms lives from financial struggle to financial freedom and beyond.
Freedom Hack Radio
Cultiv8 Collective
Financial Freedom Masterclass
In the hundred-and-eighteenth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Anthony Vander Meer of Brightside Capital.
Anthony is the founder of Brightside Capital a boutique real estate investment firm located in Brooklyn NY. Anthony started his real estate journey in 2010 when he purchased of his first live in flip. Several years ago, he started his journey in multifamily investing. He still works a full-time job and enjoys what he does however his passion for real estate has made work a nice to have, not a must. His current portfolio is $6,850,000 with limited partnerships in another $12,000,000 worth of real estate. His portfolio has investments in New York, Massachusetts, Utah, and South Carolina.
www.brighsidecapitalre.com
anthony@brightsidecapital.com
In the hundred-and-seventeenth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Tom Staub of Red Oak Development Group.
Tom Staub is the CEO and Managing Principal of Red Oak Development Group, a real estate development firm based in Austin, Texas. A self-made man, Tom started his first company at 16 and has founded several successful companies since.
Tom’s obsession with financial health and wealth accumulation began with his humble beginnings after seeing his family struggle financially. In college, Tom grew more interested in investing and founded an investment club before earning his undergraduate degree in finance and an MBA in securities, law, and corporate finance.
Before his real estate career, Tom amassed an unparalleled wealth of experience in the corporate world while working with some of the world's top employers in wealth management, corporate finance, pharmaceuticals, and technology.
He has managed a $16 billion portfolio of 28 deals, helped multiple companies increase revenue by as high as 80%, and developed a pricing model for the largest pharmaceutical company, resulting in a patent for the logic used, which McKesson Corporation purchased.
In 2010, Tom entered the real estate industry as a real estate investor after recognizing the potential in single-family distressed assets. As a result, he amassed a team, bought real estate in three states over four years, and was invited to speak at numerous real estate investing events. After attracting the attention of 45+ investors who wanted to invest their capital, Tom founded an asset management company focused on private money loans, real estate flipping, and multi-family syndications.
Tom is a savvy businessman who knows when to leverage market shifts. So when the single-family rental market began to grow too competitive, Tom pivoted his focus on larger projects with more significant margins and lower risk. This led him to partner with his father on two successful syndication projects In Ohio and Alabama, which they exited in under 15 months with 3X multiples on equity.
As the market turned again in 2017, Tom and his team switched to land development. They bought 80 acres in Flagstaff, Arizona, to get land development experience. They made some mistakes, but their willingness to assume risks and invest their own capital allowed them to exit in 18 months and triple their investment. After their second successful land development deal, Tom launched Red Oak Development Group in Austin, Texas, in 2020, which includes ViewPoint Engineering Group under their umbrella.
Today, Tom is the CEO and Managing Principal of Red Oak Development Group, overseeing project underwriting, financial planning, debt and equity strategy, company expansion, and project development. Tom has 15 years of business expertise and focuses on project viability, partnerships, and investor relations. Red Oak has funded eight projects and has six active projects with 489 acres and 2,200 lots, with a total valuation of $188M.
Tom is a pioneer among outdated developers in Austin, Lockhart, and Luling, Texas. He aims to build new communities with plenty of green space and amenities that enhance city aesthetics.
tom@redoakvc.com
https://redoakvc.com/
In the hundred-and-sixteenth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Ryan Tanel of Razzan Properties and Top Producer Investment Capital.
Razzan Properties opened in the heart of Austin, Texas in 2019. Razzan Properties started immediately acquiring properties to their portfolio and is currently seeking new deals across Texas.
Acquisitions team leader Ryan Tanel has been living in Austin for over 10 years, growing his personal investing portfolio all across Texas, and helping those around him do the same along the way. Prior to Razzan Properties, Ryan spent 7 years in residential mortgage lending as a senior loan officer, where his business quickly grew and doubled most years. He did this by helping over 500 families finance their homes during his career and end up taking on the dream of home ownership, or become a real estate investor. Utilizing Ryan's experience gives Razzan the ability to move quickly in the marketplace and properly value property deals for purchase and repositioning.
During Ryan’s career as a loan officer, starting in 2016, he started acquiring properties in his personal portfolio with the knowledge he gained in the lending industry. As his experience in mortgage lending grew, along with his personal portfolio, it started attracting the eyes and ears of fellow investors to follow in similar footsteps. However, Real Estate is very much an active investment needing fine-tuning and adherence to an ever-changing market, much more so than most investors are willing to put into their “Passive” Investments. As such, Razzan Properties was born in 2019 in order to collaborate investor Capital and put it to good active use, and give investors a truly passive way to invest in real estate. Razzan Properties currently is a general partner that owns and manages 173 units across Texas in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Gonzales, and Canyon Lake with a value of $23,000,000, along with other partners.
Instagram: @razzan_properties
In the hundred-and-fifteenth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Dominic Brescia of The Brescia Group.
Dominic Brescia is the founder of the Brescia Group at Keller Williams in Tampa, Florida. He's been in the business of real estate for 7 years, but in all reality, it has been his whole life. He started in commercial real estate and he as now pivoted into residential / investments.
Dominic grew up in New York in a family whose passion was centered around the real estate business. He watched his father develop commercial & residential buildings in New York and his mother start her own brokerage at a young age. To say that Dominic shares their dedication to this business is nothing short of an understatement.
Starting his own team has always been a dream of his because Dominic truly feels that he was born to lead and connect with others. He is not in this career simply to succeed but to make a substantial difference in this city. As a team leader, Dominic is striving to educate not only his team but every client they come into contact with. Whether it’s buying a primary residence or investing in a long-term rental or short-term rental, Dominic and his team are here to educate on the process. Every day he shares his passion for this business with everyone who crosses his path. Dominic cannot wait to see where this city goes in the next coming years- and as for his team, the sky is the limit.
Instagram: @dominicbrescia
dominic@bresciagroup.com
thebresciagroup.com
In the hundred-and-fourteenth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Vernon Beckford of Diversified Lending Solutions.
Vernon Beckford serves as the CEO of Diversified Lending Solutions, a capital advisory firm for small to medium-sized real estate companies. Vernon has fifteen years of expertise in investment management, debt, and equity joint ventures, commercial mortgage origination, and distressed loan workouts, as well as in leadership. In addition to his employment at companies such as Credit Suisse, he had made early-stage investments in tech, operating businesses, and commercial real estate enterprises.
Early in his career, Vernon earned a BA from Columbia University NY, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He spent five years on the Investments team at Global Atlantic Financial Group, formerly Goldman Sachs Reinsurance, where he helped build the Real Estate Group. He made opportunistic investments in the senior, mezzanine, and bridge loans, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and participated in joint ventures for ground-up real estate development.
https://dlsloans.com
LinkedIn: Vernon Beckford
vernon.beckford@dlsloans.com
In the hundred-and-thirteenth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Tim Vitale of Upside Capital.
Tim Vitale is the Founder and Owner of Upside Capital based out of Wilmington, NC. He spent 10 years in the corporate finance world and achieved the ranking AVP of Finance for a F500 Insurance Company prior to leaving his W2 life to pursue real estate full time. He specializes in underwriting, analysis, and budgeting. Tim was born into a real estate family, owns rental property in the Charlotte area, and syndicates apartments and other commercial assets throughout the Southeast USA Markets.
Tim Vitale runs his own Facebook group Makin’ Moves in Multifamily in which he provides value to other investors and syndicators through educational and inspirational Facebook events and posts. He is also an Admin and Moderator for the My First Million in Multifamily Facebook group.
https://mmimf.com/
In the hundred-and-twelfth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Jose Segura of Wealth Advisory Group.
Jose Segura is a Businesses and Wealth Management Advisor at Wealth Advisor Group, LLC and a Financial Advisor with Park Avenue Securities, LLC. For over 19 years, he has carried a passion for helping his clients realize their financial potential, by using progressive ideas and uncommon financial wisdom.
Jose provides his clients the framework to grow, protect and enjoy their wealth for multiple generations. He believes, it's not how much money you make, but how much money you save, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.
Jose translates his client’s priorities into a lifelong financial strategy that gives them more confidence to achieve their goals. With their objectives as his guide, he develops an integrated financial plan that addresses every stage of life, while minimizing risk and tax exposure.
Jose works with a team of planning professionals, money managers, estate planning attorneys and tax advisors to co-create detailed estate and legacy plans and customized investment portfolios.
(518) 867-3210 /518-867-3209
jose_segura@wagllc.com
Joseosegura.com
In the one-hundred-eleventh episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Bridget and Lauren Murray of Murray Group.
Bridget was born and raised in Albany, NY. She attended Bethlehem Central High School and the University of Hartford where she played Division 1 basketball. Through her career in athletics and working for some of the largest companies in the country (AIG, Marsh and Chubb), Bridget has learned that risk management and insurance is critical to long term security. After having spent post-college years in various cities on the east coast, Bridget realized that her passion lays in working with her family and the Albany community.
In addition to managing the operations at The Murray Group, Bridget is also responsible for sales and marketing.
She is daughter to Jim and twin sister to Lauren. Bridget currently resides in Latham with her two children and husband.
bridget@murraygrp.com
518-456-6688
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Lauren is a life-long resident of the Capital Region. She graduated from Bethlehem Central High School, received an undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester and a graduate degree from The Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Lauren brings a wealth of experience to The Murray Group. She spent five years at Marsh, the largest insurance brokerage firm in the country, in New York City. Working on large accounts was impactful, but Lauren ultimately realized she likes interacting on a daily basis with individuals and families.
Lauren leads the personal risk advisory team. She is responsible for new business sales and retention for all personal lines (auto and home) clients.
Lauren is Jim’s daughter and Bridget’s twin sister. She currently resides in Latham with her husband, Ryan, and two sons.
lauren@murraygrp.com
518-456-6688
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In the hundred-and-tenth episode of Collecting Real Estate, Stephen interviewed Scott Roberts of Easy House Relief.
As a landlord, real estate agent, and buyer of various homes for flips, Scott has more than ten years of experience in the field. He obtained his real estate sales license at the age of 18, and while still a student at James Madison University, he flipped a house.
In terms of sales volume over the past few years, Scott has routinely ranked among the top 10% of area realtors, and he has also completed over 20 home flips. His long-term objective is to expand his apartment and landlord business by purchasing more properties using a buy-and-hold method. He is focused on the upstate New York area and is currently renting out a two-family and a single-family he owns.
easyhouserelief.com
scottgroberts.com
In the hundred-and-ninth episode of Collecting Real Estate, Bill and Stephen talked about their journeys in real estate, and how they made the shift to becoming the real estate investors that they are today.
If you want to hear about more investment opportunities in the coming year or two, make sure to give Bill and Stephen a call!
Bill: 518 857 9251
Stephen: 518 860 6430
In the hundred-and-eighth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Mike Hamel from HMA Paving and Contracting.
In this episode, Bill and Mike Hamel talk about The Caring Community Basket Brigade, a program that gives families below the poverty line a full Thanksgiving meal.
Mike and his team started the program in 2015 where they were able to feed 166 families. As of the recording of this episode, The Caring Community Basket Brigade is set to help 1,208 families and counting this Thanksgiving.
If you want to donate to the cause, click this link:
CDYMCA Basket Brigade
If you want to volunteer, click this link:
CDYMCA Volunteer Project Catalog
If you want to get in touch with Mike, reach out to him at
518 857 0452 or email him at mhamel@hmacontracting.com.
In this episode of Collecting Real Estate, we decided to do something different in the spirit of Halloween. Around 2016 Bill purchased a single-family home that turned out to be haunted. There were multiple instances where workers experienced uncomfortable situations that could only be explained by a ghost living in the house. Happy Halloween!
In the hundred-and-sixth episode of Collecting Real Estate, Bill interviewed Ali Nichols of Getaway.
Ali Nichols is the Co-founder of Getaway. Prior to founding Getaway, Ali spent over 4 years as an executive at Bungalow, a technology-enabled residential real estate company.
During her time at Bungalow, Ali ran numerous business functions including, Operations, Growth, Marketing, Sales, and Real Estate. She spearheaded raising and operating a $700M real estate fund focused on acquiring single family rentals.
Prior to Bungalow, Ali was a Strategy & Planning Sr. Manager at Uber and a Consultant at IBM. She holds a Bachelors of Science from Carnegie Mellon University.
getaway.co
Email: ali@getaway.co
In Collecting Real Estate's hundred and fifth episode, we interviewed Jeff Davis of Bridgestone Capital.
Jeff is a global sales executive for a Fortune 200 logistics company since 2005 and has been active in Real Estate since 2015. He is an owner/operator of Bridgestone Holdings, LLC maintaining a portfolio of rental properties as well as fixing and flipping single family houses in Houston and surrounding areas. In 2021, Jeff and Bridgestone moved into a more strategic arena partnering in 2 large apartment syndications for over 500 units. Jeff resides in Spring, TX with his beautiful wife, Cindy and their 5 children.
https://www.bridgestoneinvest.com/
On Collecting Real Estate's hundred and fourth episode, we interviewed Christopher Ramsey of Virtual Moving Technologies.
Christopher Ramsey is the CTO of Virtual Moving Technologies. He started in the real estate field at the age of 15, with a duplex.
Twitter: @chrisramsey60
Instagram: @therealchrisramsey
In Collecting Real Estate's hundred and third episode, we interviewed Kenneth Gee of KRI Partners.
Kenneth is the founder and managing partner of KRI Partners and the KRI group of companies. He has more than 24 years of significant real estate, banking, private equity transaction, and principal investing experience. Throughout his career, he has been involved in transactions valued at more than $2.0 billion, much of which has included the acquisition, management, and financing of various multi-family real estate projects.
Before forming KRI Partners, Kenneth was a tax manager with Deloitte & Touche LLP. Some of his major clients included The Riverside Company, Key Equity Capital Partners, Blue Point Capital, Linsalata Capital Partners, The Zaremba Group, Charter One Bank, and Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
Before his career at Deloitte & Touche, he spent several years at National City Bank (now part of PNC Bank).
He also owned and operated several certified Cessna Pilot Centers in the Northeast Ohio area.
Kenneth is a licensed Ohio Certified Public Accountant, a member of multiple apartment associations, and Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
https://www.kripartners.com/ebook/
In the hundred and second episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Scott Krone from Coda Management Group.
Scott is a Chicago native whose career in architecture began in 1991 by pursuing his Masters of Architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology. While obtaining his degree, he also worked as a Project Manager for Optima, Inc. During his time at Optima, Krone’s responsibilities included notable projects such as the 400-unit Cormandel in Deerfield, IL, the 40-unit Hedge Row in Winnetka, IL, and the 51-unit Optima Center Wilmette in Wilmette, IL.
In 2012, Krone founded Coda Management Group–a firm that specializes in managing real estate assets. Since its inception, Coda manages a wide range of real estate including single and multi-family homes, retail, commercial warehouse, and self-storage, and multi-use flexathletics paces. Currently, the platform of investments is in excess of $55million.
Most recently, Scott also founded a revolutionary storage business The One Stop Self Storage. It’s committed to make its members’ time of transition rewarding and strives to remove challenges and hurdles commonly found in the industry. The One Stop brand is built upon the premise of providing the best in storage solutions contained in sustainable, renewable construction and it’s located in WI, OH, KY, and ME (Milwaukee, Toledo, Dayton, Ellsworth, and soon to Louisville and Chicago).
Krone resides in Wilmette, IL, with his wife and three children.
To get their feasibility report in Dayton and their self-storage analyzer, email info@codamg.com and say that you heard Scott on the Collecting Real Estate Podcast.
In the hundred and first episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewd Chad Tucker from Acorn Capital Solutions.
Chad is a full time firefighter, full time real estate investor and full time dad. He is growing his business in the Orlando, FL market and has had massive success this past year.
Reach Chad at: 8502064603
https://acorncapitalsolutions.com/
In the one-hundredth episode of Collecting Real Estate, Bill and Stephen talked about the repositioning of their recently acquired properties.
In the ninety-ninth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Frank LaMark from Lamco Investments.
Frank LaMark founded Lamco Investments in 2018 with a vision. A vision to creatively acquire properties big and small while revitalizing neighborhoods and communities!
Unmatched passion and drive, Frank fixed and flipped his first property at age 19 while still living with his parents in Itasca, Illinois. At age 20, he jumped into the auto industry and sold cars for Torco Chrysler Plymouth and then Packey Webb Ford In Wheaton/Glen Ellyn Illinois.
This industry is aggressive and taught him sound fundamentals in sales, sales management and financing. Consistently achieving top sales position month after month. Fast forward 10 years, the auto industry took a down turn after 9-11 so Frank decided to take the sales and marketing skills he learned for a decade and he started a kitchen cabinet design showroom selling cabinetry and countertops.
This new venture snowballed into manufacturing, importation and the creation of his own line of RTA – ready to assemble kitchen cabinetry. Selling in showrooms all over the country as well as online via e-commerce direct to consumer and top retailers. At the time the internet was new and some would call him a disruptor and others would call him a visionary for selling cabinetry online.
Flash forward to 2018, Frank founded Lamco Investments, LLC. He switched his focus from cabinetry to real estate full time. Acquiring properties direct to seller using old fashion roll up your sleeves hard work.
frank@lamcoinvestments.com
Text: 331 551 1131
chainhouserentals.com
roxanaresort.com
lakeview-place.com
lotuscottages.com
In the ninety-eighth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Rod Khleif.
Rod Khleif is a multiple business owner and philanthropist who is passionate about business, high performance, real estate and giving back. As one of the country's top real estate and peak performance luminaries. He has also owned over 2000 properties. Rod Khleif soared from humble beginnings as a young, impoverished Dutch immigrant to incredible success. Rod's experience involves both remarkable triumphs, and spectacular failures, which he affectionately calls "seminars:' Rod will explain the mindset required to recover from losing $50 million dollars in the crash of 2008 to the success he enjoys today. Rod brings incredible authenticity and insight to his approach to real estate, mindset, success and life. Rod can talk about Real estate, the psychology of success, and any business topic in great depth, contributing incredible first-hand, technical, and motivational knowledge and skills to the conversation. Rod also founded The Tiny Hands Foundation, which has benefited more than 110,000 children in need.
rodslinks.com
Rod's Virtual Bootcamp:
multifamilybootcamp.com
or text Rod to 72345
To partner with Rod on his Nashville asset:
text Partner to 72345
In the ninety-seventh episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Janet Fields of Oak Trust Properties.
Janet Fields currently works as the CEO and Co-Owner for Oak Trust Properties. She Previously worked at Lowcountry Property Management & Sales, LLC as the Manager. Janet Fields attended Trident Technical College in 2003.
https://oaktrustproperties.com/
On the ninety-sixth episode of the Collecting Real Estate podcast, we interviewed Francesca Apostolou of Niveau Partners.
Francesca is from Westchester County, NY. Where she lives with her husband and two beautiful children. Francesca has been a school teacher for 23 years. She has been investing in real estate since 2002. Francesca and her husband realized the power of real estate after purchasing their first home, rehabbing and leveraging it to acquire their first investment property. Francesca is currently partnered in over 250 units and actively looking to acquire properties in the southeast. Her goal is to educate and help others learn how they can create passive income through real estate investing. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, the beach, and lending a helping hand.
https://www.meetup.com/movers-shakers-multifamily-westchester-ny/
https://niveaupartners.com/
On the ninety-fifth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Alex Tam and Valerie Shirah of The Streamline Team.
Alex Tam
Born in China and raised in urban California, I went on to pursue a degree in post graduate education in the health field and opened our business to serve our community in California. Between working in and managing our office and becoming a parent while trying to grow our business concurrently, I found myself struggling to find a work-life balance. Working 12+ hour days became common and weekends were spent at the office attempting to make a dent on what was not completed during the week. I felt burned out.
Things turned around for the better when I had a lightbulb moment: what if I hired someone to do tasks that can be delegated virtually, like social media management, video editing, etc? So I began the tedious task of finding a virtual assistant but the first virtual assistant turned out to be a game changer, so much so that we hired another. And then another. With our business growing, we have expanded our team of in office staff, as well as our virtual assistant family. All of our virtual assistants are highly valued members of our team and we can't do what we do without them.
Valerie Shirah
Valerie Shirah is a stay at home mom who got started with real estate investing in 2019. She and her husband have multiple short term rentals and also invest in multifamily properties. When life became overwhelming, between homeschooling their three kids and managing multiple businesses, she started using a virtual assistant to help keep up with everything. She was hooked immediately, and within a few months she was able to focus on the most important tasks while her VA took care of the rest. Now, she is passionate about helping other investors get their life back and experience massive growth in their businesses through the use of virtual assistants.
https://thestreamlineteam.com/
In the ninety-fourth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Logan Rankin of Rankin Enterprises.
Logan is an experienced and strategic entrepreneur that achieved financial freedom at the age of 30. He has built two multi-million dollar businesses and owns over 1,900 units valued at over $200M in real estate.
He spent the first decade of his professional working career with a fortune 50 corporation leading retail operations. He escalated quickly through various leadership positions where he built high-performing teams and managed large P&L portfolios. During that time, he led and implemented strategic operational changes at the enterprise level across the US.
Currently, he’s focused on growing his three real estate-related businesses, velocitizing his money, and investing/consulting for other businesses. Beyond his investments, he is passionate about financial education on all levels.
https://loganrankin.com/
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On the ninety-third episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Michael & Lindsey Duguet from Clover Key Capital.
Michael & Lindsey became interested in Real Estate Investing in 2018. They started their educational journey by reading REI books, listening to podcasts & being active on Bigger Pockets. They joined Real Estate Elevated for intensive training & founded Duguet Estates March 2019.
Their first off-market single family homes were purchased in May 2019, followed by a duplex in June 2019. They started direct mail campaigns and bought a 4-plex & 3 single family homes throughout the rest of 2019. 10-plex bought with off-market advertising in December 2020. All acquisitions completely remodeled (most full gut jobs) & now are stabilized and all cash-flowing. They have enjoyed huge equity gains through forced appreciation. They have successfully BRRRR’d with 100%+ cash out refinances on half of their portfolio which they have rolled over into new deals.
Michael & Lindsey MIH Mastermind in 2022 and formed Clover Key Capital in May 2022. Their first syndication deal closed June 2022 in Indianapolis, IN. They and their partners have $5.5 million prefunded & thousands of units owned together. They are actively looking for C+ to B+ class value-add, 1960+ build apartment complexes.
Michael Duguet
Michael was born and raised in France. He completed his Master’s Degree from Centrale Nantes. Mechanical Engineer for SKF & immigrated to the US as Project manager overseeing multimillion dollar projects as well as designing applications for the railway industry. Owner and founder of Menfashion.com; a high-end Men’s dresswear company. Michael met Lindsey while living in Philadelphia & they married in 2016.
Michael enjoys beating personal records on the Peloton bike, playing on soccer leagues, spending time with his family and cooking (his parents own restaurants in France and he grew up in the restaurant business). He is now working full-time for their REI portfolio as a master underwriter, asset manager & IT specialist. Together Lindsey & Michael are the parents of three beautiful children. They are focused on generational wealth syndications for their family.
Contact (484)999-3001
Michael@DuguetEstates.com
DuguetEstates.com
Lindsey Duguet
Lindsey was born and raised in Pennsylvania. She received her bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience Psychology & Biology from Pennsylvania State University. Graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine with Doctor of Medicine degree. Completed Emergency Medicine Residency with Geisinger Medical Center.
Currently an Emergency Medicine & Trauma Physician at Geisinger Wyoming Valley & Director Geriatric Emergency Department. Lindsey enjoys personal fitness with the Peloton bike, creating artwork (graphite, pen & ink drawings, acrylic & oil paintings), outdoor activities (hiking, horseback riding) & spending time with family. Currently focused on broker relations, deal finding, capital raising & investor relations. Motivated go-givers who are accelerating the health and wealth of themselves & others!
Contact (484)999-3222
Lindsey@DuguetEstates.com
CloverKeyCapital.com
Austin Linney is a serial entrepreneur, real estate investor, business and mindset coach, and host of the weekly podcast, Construct Your Life with Austin Linney. He has built an expansive network of top professionals in leading industries, and helped countless individuals break through obstacles and become who they were meant to be.
For years, Austin struggled with negative thought patterns, self-sabotage, and alcohol addiction that left him trapped in an unfulfilling job, financial struggles, and disconnected and failing relationships. When he reached a breaking point, Austin knew he needed to take radical responsibility for his mindset and his life. He dedicated everything to learning strategies, systems, and tools to break free from a self-destructive cycle and live a life of abundance and significance.
Now Austin lives his passion and purpose helping people establish habits and improve their mindset so they can live the life they truly want. Whether you are looking to build a business, obtain financial freedom, or become more of who you are, Austin can help you get where you want to go.
https://www.austinlinney.com/
ajlinney@gmail.com
On the ninety-first episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Joel Owens of NNN Invest.
Joel is a family man, avid runner, 3rd degree blackbelt, entrepreneur, investor, NNN Expert, and broker. He is driven daily by his family, his clients and his team.
Joel also has 15+ years of experience as an NNN investor and broker, as well as a Bigger Pockets Moderator.
https://nnninvest.com/
In the ninetieth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Bob Mastroianni of The Healthy Investor Podcast.
Bob is a multifamily investor and is the host of The Healthy Investor podcast.
The Healthy Investor podcast features Real Estate Investors, Entrepreneurs & other Growth-Minded People who talk about their journey to success & about the habits and routines that help them to focus on Healthy Investments & a Healthy Life.
The Healthy Investor Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-healthy-investor-podcast/id1630805009
Email:
Bobmastro1@gmail.com
In the eighty-ninth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Justin Wawrzyniak of Cash CRE.
Justin “the Cash Flow Cowboy” Wawrzyniak is in real estate for two simple reasons: Freedom and People. Through real estate investing, Justin successfully transitioned from corporate America to a full-time real estate professional in 2020. He used determination and self-education to leave his 9-5 life behind and pursue Multi-Family real estate investments.
Now, Justin helps others on their real estate journey. He has experienced the benefits of real estate first-hand and shares them with others across his various social media platforms and on different real estate podcasts.
A former Engineer, Justin has a keen understanding of processes and leveraging technology to gain an edge over the competition. These intangibles have helped him to identify the top multifamily investment opportunities in his market.
Justin holds a professional Real Estate License in both Indiana and Michigan.
https://cashcre.com/
https://linqapp.com/justin_wawrzyniak
In the eighty-eighth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Brandon Bateman of Bateman Collective.
Brandon is the Founder and CEO of Bateman Collective Digital Marketing.
Bateman Collective is a team of creatives, data scientists, and big-picture strategists with one common belief: together, we can achieve extraordinary results. They believe in empowering our clients by leveraging a data-driven, creative paid traffic strategy. Brandon has been involved in and managed projects totaling more than $100M of digital marketing spend.
https://www.batemancollective.com/
brandon@batemancollective.com
In the eighty-seventh episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Chris Prefontaine of Smart Real Estate.
Chris Prefontaine is a 3-time best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms, The New Rules of Real Estate Investing, and Moneeka Sawyer’s Real Estate Investing for Women. He’s also the Founder and CEO of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and host of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast.
Chris has been in real estate for almost 30 years. His experience ranges from constructing new homes in the ‘90s and owning a Realty Executive Franchise to running his own investments (commercial & residential) and coaching clients throughout North America.
Today, Chris runs his own buying and selling businesses with his family team, which purchases 2-5 properties monthly, so they’re in the trenches every single week. They also help their Associates and students do the exact same thing all across North America, working together on another 10-15 properties every month.
Having been through several real estate cycles, Chris understands the challenges of this business and helps students navigate the constantly changing real estate waters.
https://smartrealestatecoach.com/
https://wickedsmartbooks.com/collectingrealestate/
On the eighty-sixth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed John Rickgarn of JHR Investments and Wealth and Freedom Podcast Platform and Podcast.
John grew up and graduated from MCC in Slayton, MN and then moved to Marshall and attended SMSU, graduating with his bachelor degree majoring in Political Science and Public Administration. After a short break he completed his MBA at SMSU with an emphasis on marketing.
After twelve years in office equipment sales, John decided on a career change and started his real estate classes in late 2019 and joined MN Lands and Homes in January of 2020 bringing his unique knowledge on real estate investing.
Since 2014, John has been an active investor in stocks, notes, options and other alternative investments and in 2016, John jumped into real estate investing first with a fourplex in Marshall and since then expanded into multiple properties in multiple states.
When he’s not helping clients buy their first home or their first rental property, he enjoys travelling with his wife, Heather, as well as reading, educating others on financial literacy and running his own blog and educational website.
john@wealthandfreedomnexus.com
rickgarn.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-rickgarn-mba-641aa414
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RickgarnRealtor/
Founder of Cordell Capital, Charlie has also founded and managed several successful companies in the Charleston SC area. He has been involved in Multifamily / Commercial Real Estate in one aspect or another since 2006. Active investor since 2016, he set up Cordell Capital to bring private equity to investment opportunities. We provide conservative underwriting and extensive due diligence on our investment opportunities to make sure we are taking the most conservative approach to investing and building wealth alongside our investors. Currently, we own 486 doors in the Multifamily space. A total of $38,825,000 assets under management.
Follow us or connect with Charlie through:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-wessel-a50b1a15a/
https://www.facebook.com/charleswessel23
https://www.instagram.com/cordellcapital/
Join Cordell Capital group by signing up:
http://bit.ly/cordellcapital_investor_group
Preferred contact info
info@cordellcapital.com
+18432009552
On the eighty-fourth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Myron McNeil of American Investment Commodity Group.
Myron is the Director of Sales/Business Development and is the company’s chief business strategist. Myron oversees company marketing/sales initiatives and leads all commercial real estate efforts. Myron has over 15 years of real estate experience and in addition to being a licensed real estate professional, he also has a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida, and a Masters of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology.
He also has 18 years of experience in corporate America helping negotiate/secure over $150M in international contract acquisitions and manage large engineering teams. He has been able to leverage his corporate knowledge and implement advanced systems that help streamline real estate operations.
Myron has always been passionate about real estate and educating his community on ways to build wealth. He currently leads operations and finances on several company owned commercial assets.
https://a-commodity.com/
mcneilm@a-commodity.com
In the eighty-third episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Micah Wiener of Hometown Texas Mortgages.
A Certified Mortgage Advisor, Micah has spent years helping families buy their dream homes, first as a REALTOR, and now as a part of the HomeTown Texas team. They do loans throughout Texas and in 44 states.
His experience also includes title work, which gives him complete knowledge of the moving pieces behind every residential real estate deal. He also prides himself on delivering clear, concise information tailored to each client and partner.
A native Austinite, he’s also lived in both Dallas and Houston in addition to the Capital City. Him and his wife Caitlin live in Dripping Springs, love to see live music, and spend time with their Cavapoo, Charlie.
https://micahwiener.com
Tiktok: @mortgagemicah
Podcast: Mind of Micah
Newsletter: Micah’s Read of the Week
LinkedIn: Micah Wiener
In the eighty-second episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Jermaine Hurley.
Jermaine started investing in real estate in 2008, when he purchased a distressed 6 unit apartment building that he was able to renovate, lease out, and then refinance. He continued to do this over the next 7 years to build up a portfolio of 120 apartment units made up of 2-7 unit buildings for a total of 27 buildings with a value of over 11 million. All their property management is handled in house where they have a staff of 4 employees. Since 2017 he’s been focused on fixing and flipping single, and small apartment buildings. They do around 12-15 fix and flips per year, and are looking to continue to grow. He’s married with a 6 year old daughter and 2 year old son. Jermaine is looking to start investing in larger apartment complexes to utilize the power of scaling to reach a goal of 1000 units. He’s an avid runner that has run the Boston Marathon and several other races.
Cell: 744 930 5694
Email: jermaineahurley@gmail.com
In the eighty-first episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Senate Eskridge.
Senate Eskridge is an avid real estate investor who currently owns a managed portfolio of single and multi-family homes numbering over 300 units across the country. Senate has over 10 years of experience in real estate investing. He has more than 20 years of experience in business development, management, and sales. He hosts a real estate investors group in his hometown, bringing investors together to network and learn from each other. Driven by self-development, Senate has completed numerous courses, including Dale Carnegie leadership training.
Website: https://senateeskridge.com
In the eightieth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Bradley Kirschbaum from Symphony Capital Group.
Bradley Kirschbaum is a Co-Principal of Symphony Capital Group. He’s a former Navy helicopter pilot with a well-demonstrated history of planning and executing in demanding management positions. Bradley is well versed in creating real-time solutions within complex environments. He embraces the challenge of finding and managing assets that will perform well for Symphony’s investors.
Email: bradley@symphonycapitalgroup.com
In the seventy- ninth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Simon Severino .
In 19 years of entrepreneurship, Simon Severino has executed hundreds of go-to-market strategies with B2B teams around the globe.
He has scaled my own consultancy and have retired from operations. He reached financial freedom and became an investor. Since then Simon has helped thousands of entrepreneurs reach financial freedom and have a firm that runs without being dependent on them.
Today, Simon shares his blueprints with B2B leaders like you. He is excited to help you scale faster than ever.
website: strategysprints.com
Youtube: Simon Severino / Strategy Sprints
In the seventy- eight episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Mike Taravella.
Mike is the Asset Manager at Rand Partners where he is responsible for overseeing over $100M assets under management and has acquired over $15M in commercial real estate. Mike collaborates with Rand’s vertically integrated property management team to ensure the execution of the portfolio’s business plan. Mike is actively pursuing new opportunities within the market and developing relationship with investor basis.
Rand Partners LLC - Buy Right. Finance Right. Manage Right.
Before joining Rand Partners, Mike worked 5 years professionally in accounting. He worked at EY in Detroit and with Dan Gilbert’s startup community Rock Ventures such as 100 Thieves, Woodward Original, and Detroit Venture Partners.
Mike graduated from Michigan State University with his undergrad and Masters of Accounting.
mike@valueaddmike.com
In the seventy- seventh episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Mathew Damon.
Mathew Damon is a highly skilled professional with over ten years experience in Finance and Analytics leadership in Fortune 100 companies. Matt is an approachable team leader with the ability to think strategically, innovate, influence and drive collaboration, open communication and thorough execution. He began working in real estate development industry in 2012 for a start-up focused on land development for domestic and international renewable energy projects. In 2019, He started BroadleafREI, a residential rehabilitation company that buys and stabilizes distressed properties. Matt's greatest joy is being a husband and father to his two wonderful girls.
IG: @broadleafrei
In the seventy- sixth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Isaac Philips.
Isaac Phillips is the founder and principal of Generational Capital, an investment firm founded with a focus on purchasing and operating larger multifamily assets and creating generational wealth for its investors. He is also the Director of Operations at Gemini Capital Management, a vertically integrated investment firm that operates a blended portfolio of all types of real estate assets in Mid-Michigan. Isaac holds his Bachelor Degree in Business Administration and Business Operations Management from Northwood University. He and his family enjoy traveling, camping, and other outdoor activities.
generationalcapitalllc.com
In the seventy- fifth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Joe Sullivan.
Joe spent 12 years in operations for a Facility Services company, and he has recently transitioned to a full-time multi-family investor. Joe brings years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies into his real estate investing career. In 2018 he starting investing in duplexes in Kansas City getting his feet wet in real estate investing. In 2020 he joined the Jake and Gino community and made the leap into Multifamily. In January he joined the MIH Mastermind Group and has been able to scale his business to 400+ units in the Midwest.
Joe is co-host of “KC Multifamily and More”, which is a real-estate networking group. They host monthly virtual sessions to share his passion for real estate with others.
Joe found his passion for multifamily after his coach and now partner encouraged him to push past his limiting beliefs. His “why” is to leave a legacy for generations to come in his family and to allow him freedom for his family. Joe resides in Kansas City with his wife and four daughters.
joe@sharplineequity.com
In the seventy- fourth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Joe Leun.
Joe Leun is an investor in the Binghamton, NY market. After growing up on Long Island Joe attended Binghamton University where he received a bachelors in Economics. Binghamton was also where the found the inspiration to invest in real estate. Joe realized the potential that student rentals had and at age 22 he bought his first rental. That first deal gave him an education worth more than any book, podcast, or video. Now, Joe operates a small portfolio in the college town and is looking to grow quickly in the near future using creative financing strategies. Joe is also a Realtor actively taking on new investors and partners to scale his business.
Instagram: @joe.leun
C.A.N.I. stands for constant and never ending improvement. This was the overall theme of the trip that Bill went on in March. Combining a Jake and Gino meetup in Austin, TX and a Luke Wren meetup in Sarasota, FL provided plenty of opportunities for networking and learning. Surrounding yourself with like-minded, ambitious people is the best way for anyone to keep improving.
In the seventy- second episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Christine Hsu.
Christine resides in Westchester, NY with her husband and 2 young boys. She started her career as an R&D Food Scientist. Thirteen years later into her corporate career, she realized the freedom real estate brought to her and her family and pursued that direction full-time in 2020. She currently owns 4 rental properties through the BRRRR strategy in Philadelphia, PA and 2 rentals in Westchester, NY.
In addition to actively investing in rental properties, she and her husband are Limited Partners in 6 syndications across 1000+ units in multifamily and mobile home park funds, and a JV partner on 2 deals in NC and SC. She is currently an active co-GP in multifamily projects with focus in the Southeast, Texas and Arizona.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinewhsu/
christine@noblivest.com
In the seventy- first episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Cameron McClellan.
Colorado Team was founded by Cameron McClellan in 2015. He launched his career in real estate in 2010 by interning with one of the top teams in the country. He found professional success at a high level, becoming Rookie of the Year and Top Producer in his office. That lead to a four year partnership as a Lead Buyer’s Specialist. His expanding expertise in real estate allowed him to start Colorado Team based in Denver, CO.
Today Colorado Team specializes in residential real estate throughout Denver Metro and Colorado Springs. We are a team of highly skilled full time agents, designed to provide the highest level of service possible. We put our training, innovative technology, and team support to work for you, while focusing on your individual needs. Our agents have professional experience in investing, property management, home construction, and remodeling so you can count on our real world experience to guide you to the right property.
Contact No. 303-501-2810
cameron@coloradoteam.com
Facebook/Instagram: Colorado Team
Youtube: Colorado Real Estate
Instagram: Colorado Lifestyle McClellan
In the seventieth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Eunicia Peret.
CEO and Founder of Empowered Financial Planner
Eunicia is a seasoned executive and business owner, accomplished financial consultant, mentor and educator.
On her own journey, she went from rebuilding her financial independence from nearly nothing to over 6 figures in less than a year using the same methodology she uses with her clients.
In addition, she has worked with and set hundreds of clients on their paths to financial independence and wealth optimization.
Eunicia is a senior contributor to Brainz Magazine and collaborates with many globally known thought leadership experts.
In her past she's worked with the world's most renowned financial organizations such as Citibank, AMEX, Aviva, SunTrust, etc. Eunicia was also a trusted advisor to top level executives, and invested heavily in identifying leading practices when it comes to delivering value to her clients.
Eunicia is passionate about seeing true transformation in her clients' financial success stories.
She is a happy wife and proud mommy of two amazing children. In her spare time, Eunicia enjoys spending time with family, spending time in nature and reading self development books.
website: www.empoweredfinancialplanner.com
LinkedIn/Instagram/Facebook: Eunicia Peret
In this episode Bill Hamel and Stephen Pearse talked about a 15-Unit building they syndicated.
Bill Hamel and Stephen Pearse recently syndicated their first building as lead general partners. The property is a 15-unit apartment building in Troy, NY with great value-add potential. If you are interested in learning more about this deal, or future syndications, visit hamelrealestate.com.
In the sixty-eight episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Giovanni Lisi.
Giovanni Mastriano Lisi is a Siena College graduate, a local real estate investor, and a full-time real estate agent with a special focus on investment real estate. As an investor himself, Giovanni is well-versed in the small and large multi-family market in the Capital Region which allows him to give a competitive advantage to his real estate clients that is hard to find with many other run of the mill agents. Born and raised in Albany, he has an intimate familiarity with the business and the real estate climate of the Capital Region. Giovanni is highly motivated and is striving to make a name for himself and his Serenity Real Estate Team in today’s real estate market. He may be young, but his track record and success in the real estate industry over the last five years speak for themselves.
Facebook/ LinkedIn
Giovanni Lisi
Instagram: thebrrrrkid
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In the sixty-sixth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we had a recap on Stephen Pearse's first year as a real estate investor.
Stephen Pearse received his bachelor’s degree in international business and Finance and master’s degree in Entrepreneurship from the University of Tampa. After working in B2B sales and account management, he started in multifamily real estate investing in 2021 with Hamel Real Estate. Stephen is the sole owner of 10 apartments in the Capital District of NY and is planning on expanding into short term rentals in the Tampa, FL market. He is also a licensed NYS Realtor.
Stephen plans on using his investing, sales and account management experience to find, buy and operate multifamily properties. In his spare time Stephen enjoys golf, snowboarding and poker.
Email Address: stephen@hamelrealestate.com
Website: collectingrealestate.com
hamelrealestate.com
Contact No.: (518) 860-6430
In the sixty-fifth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Chad Kastel.
Chad has been a day Trader since 2012 focusing on options. He played poker and ran high stakes private games from 2017-2021. Chad then started Real Estate investing in 2016 with an Airbnb House hack in Florida . Afterwards, he purchased a mixed-use duplex in upstate NY in 2019.
In 2021 Chad decided to scale and formed an equity partnership with a local GC. He put up 100% of the capital + rehab (and knowledge). The GC helps find properties, oversees rehab, finds/manages tenants. Chad owns a property until he gets his principal investment back. After the GC receives his principle, he owns 40% of the equity in the property plus 40% of cashflow.
They look for properties that BRRRR quickly and banks that will match the speed they need. They are focused on C-class properties that cash flow well in the Binghamton, NY area. In 2021 they purchased a Duplex, triplex, 6 unit (currently under construction), 5-unit (lease option, great set up for us), a SFH (was supposed to flip quickly and it didn't), a mixed-use duplex (seller financing 10% down), a 10-unit MF (9/10 we rented) and a 12-unit MF with 2 commercial spaces.
They also got a portfolio in Johnson City on their Main St under contract and are waiting to finish the 6-unit and get the refinances on the 10/12 units. They expect to have ~2M in AUM from 2021 with about $100,000 of their money in the deal. For 2022 they are going to double that and get in to college rentals. . Chad and his partner are beginning the Jake and Gino Courses this week and have their fist coaching calls. Somewhere near the end of 2022 or 2023 they are going to balance the portfolio and do some investing in B-Class units in A-class markets. They are going to use the course to hone our syndication skills to be able to do this.
Email Address: chadkastel@gmail.com
Twitter: @chadkastel
Facebook Page: Chad Kastel Real Estate Investor
In the sixty- fourth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Paul Moore from Wellings Capital.
After a stint at Ford Motor Company, Paul co-founded a staffing firm where he was two-time finalist for Michigan Entrepreneur of the Year. After selling to a publicly traded firm, Paul began investing in real estate. He founded multiple investment and development companies, appeared on HGTV, and completed over 100 commercial and residential investments and exits.
He has contributed to Fox Business and The Real Estate Guys Radio and is a regular contributor to BiggerPockets, producing live video and blog content. Paul also co-hosted a wealth-building podcast called How to Lose Money and he has been a featured guest on over 200 podcasts. Paul is a three-time real estate author and BiggerPockets recently published his new book called Storing Up Profits- Capitalized on America's Obsession with Stuff by Investing in Self-Storage. Paul is the Founder and Managing Partner of Wellings Capital, a real estate private equity firm. Wellings Capital designates a portion of its profits to thwart human trafficking and rescue its victims.
In the sixty-third episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Travis Gibson from Freeman Equity.
Travis is an experienced real estate investor and managing partner of the Freeman Equity with over $40M in assets under management. He has 25 years of experience in real estate investing in several markets across the United States in both the residential and commercial spaces. He focuses on cash flowing properties to create significant passive income for investors. He is a Software engineer by trade and has spent over 25 years in IT management positions for several Fortune 500 firms including Apple. He applies that experience when identifying investment opportunities and markets.
Travis comes from blue collar roots in Saginaw, Michigan. After the General Motors plant that employed his parents was shut down in the mid-seventies the family was forced to migrate to Sacramento, California in pursuit of the American dream. His parents worked diligently to purchase their first single family home and ultimately a portfolio of over 30 homes in the area. It is during this time that he learned the work ethic for finding the best deals and the power of investing in cash flowing real estate. He currently resides in Elverta, California with his wife of over twenty years, three children and one grandchild.
Travis has presented at companies like One Finance, ECMC, & Apple where he teaches employees how to generate passive income while minimizing their tax liabilities in order to achieve their financial goals.
In the sixty-second episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Lee Fjord from Green Forest Capital.
Lee is a results-driven, goal oriented professional real estate agent and investor with a "go-getter" attitude, currently focusing on brokering commercial real estate transactions throughout Greater St. Louis and surrounding markets. He approaches each client with the goal of meeting or exceeding all of their expectations to ensure the creation of "long lasting" and trusted relationships.
True believer of "You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want." - Zig Ziglar
Achievements:
- Real estate transactions: More than $25 million in total transactions to date.
- 125 Doors Owned
- Licensed Private Pilot
- Small Business Owner / Entrepreneur (prior)
- $500 mil+ Government Contract Awardee (Business Development Team Member)
Life Goals:
- $1Billion+ career real estate transactions
- Sail the entire coast of Florida and Michigan.
- Hike 50 14,000+ ft mountain summits (14er's)
- Own 1,000 Multi-Family units
Lessons Learned:
- Always ask for what you want, you just might get it
- Never be afraid to say "NO" or walk away.
- Due-diligence, Due-diligence, Due-diligence
In the sixty-first episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Gino Barbaro from Jake and Gino.
Gino Barbaro is an investor, business owner, author and entrepreneur. He has grown his real estate portfolio to over 1400 multifamily units. He is the co-founder of Jake & Gino, a multifamily real estate education company that offers coaching and training in real estate founded upon their proprietary framework of Buy Right, Manage Right & Finance Right.
In the sixtieth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed John Geldert from Galvanized Management Group.
John Geldert is an investor from the NYC area with properties in PA and AL. John was able to shift his mindset and leave his W-2 job in order to pursue real estate full time. John credits his strong work ethic and positive mental attitude for getting him to where he is today.
In the fifty-ninth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Julia Barbaro from The Jake and Gino Community.
Julia Barbaro is a homeschooling mom of six wonderful children, wife, & Certified Life & Marriage coach. She is an integral part of the behind-the-scenes operations of her husband, Gino's, business ventures, including Jake & Gino and the Rand family of companies.
Julia was inspired to become a Certified Life and Marriage coach after witnessing the power of coaching. She felt compelled to give back and motivate others to set goals, seek out their soul purpose, and ask what’s next in their life. Julia's passion is to empower couples to strengthen their mind, their communication, overcome obstacles, and seek clarity. Together, she helps them create a life plan for themselves as well as encouraging parents to guide their children to adulthood.
Julia is the author of “The Cannolis Exploded! Now What?” a children's book about decision making and different paths we can take in life. Julia and her family live in St Augustine, Florida where they enjoy the old city and the simple beach life.
In the fifty-eighth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Hendra and Mercy Tambunan from Idea Box Capital.
Idea Box Capital partners with like-minded investors to acquire B and C-class multifamily apartment buildings in the emerging market with a goal of providing passive investors with a tax-advantaged, double-digit cash-on-cash return. It is also their goal to provide affordable modern housing environments for families and individual tenants.
In the fifty-seventh episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Frank LaMark from Lamco Investments.
Frank LaMark founded Lamco Investments in 2018 with a vision. A vision to creatively acquire properties big and small while revitalizing neighborhoods and communities! With unmatched passion and drive he fix and flipped his first property at age 19 while still living with his parents in Itasca, Illinois. At age 20, he jumped into the auto industry and sold cars for Torco Chrysler Plymouth and then Packey Webb Ford In Wheaton/Glen Ellyn Illinois. This industry was aggressive and taught Frank sound fundamentals in sales, sales management and financing.
Fast forward 10 years, the auto industry took a down turn after 9-11 so Frank decided to take the sales and marketing skills that he been learning for a decade and start a kitchen cabinet design showroom selling cabinetry and countertops. This new venture snowballed into manufacturing, importation and the creation of his own line of RTA - ready to assemble kitchen cabinetry. Selling in showrooms all over the country as well as online via e-commerce direct to consumer and top retailers. At the time the internet was new and some would call Frank a disruptor and others would call him a visionary for selling cabinetry online.
Flash forward to 2018 when Frank founded Lamco Investments, LLC. He switched his focus from cabinetry to real estate full time. Acquiring properties direct to seller using old fashion roll up your sleeves hard work.
In the fifty-sixth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Chris Freeman from High Tech Freedom.
Over a 25+ career in high- tech sales and sales leadership, Chris actively invested in multifamily real estate with a buy-and-hold strategy focused in the Pacific Northwest. In an effort to share his experience with other high-tech sales professionals, he founded High Tech Freedom. High Tech Freedom is helping high-tech sales professionals create passive income in real estate while crushing their sales quota!
In the fifty-fifth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Anne Marie & Jeromie Sheldon from Spero Equity Management.
Jeromie and Anne Marie Sheldon along with their six children reside in Grand Island near Niagara Falls, NY. Jeromie was stationed at the Niagara Falls AF Reserve base, and retired from the Air Force on Oct 1st of this year after serving as a pilot for 24 years. He was recently hired by UPS to fly 747 cargo planes overseas from Anchorage to Asia, Europe & India. Anne Marie, is a real estate professional, and a licensed physical therapist. Their real estate investing journey began with SFH rental in 2015 and moved into multifamily March of 2019 when they attended a real estate conference. Currently, they are LPs in over 2,000 doors, independent GPs on 17 units, and recently started a LTR business renting beds to UPS and FedEx pilots in Anchorage, AK. Their long term goal is to use the proceeds from real estate investing to establish a healing/wellness center for veterans with PTSD.
In the fifty-fourth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Kenneth Baer from Mako International.
Ken has a long, proven career in real estate as an investor, developer and lender. Ken has spent his career in the Capital District of NY and continues to service this region with his lending company Mako International. Mako specializes in rehab, flip and unconventional loans. Their only criteria for entering a deal is that they must meet the investor and see the property. Beyond that, everything is negotiable! You can read more about their services at:
https://makoloans.com/
In the fifty-third episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Frank Giudici from Bedford Source Advisors.
Frank is a cost segregation expert in the NY Capital District. He worked in the Construction Management industry for 13-years for two consistently, top-ranked firms. His professional background paired with his well-versed communication, efficient time-management, detail-oriented nature, and relationship-building attributes bodes well for Real Estate Developers/Investors and Business Real Estate Owners alike looking to maximize cash-flow through tax-savings measures.
In the fifty-second episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Brett Swarts from Capital Gains Tax Solutions.
Brett Swarts has been using the Deferred Sales Trust method since 2009 and has watched it evolve over these last 13+ years.
Brett started Capital Gains Tax Solutions because he know the Deferred Sales Trust method works to help business professionals serve their Perfect Clients by unlocking a transformational exit & wealth plan for them.
HERE'S WHAT A FEW OF Brett's CLIENTS & STRATEGIC ALLIANCES HAVE SAID:
“Thanks for saving my failed 128 unit Multifamily complex 1031 exchange and saving me $1.1M in capital gains tax when I used a Deferred Sales Trust!” — Dave L.
"I gotta say, You are the first one I’ve seen pull this off and I’m pretty hesitant to believe in a lot of these kinds of things. So it’s a major feat for me to say, Wow, this actually really worked and it was really cool.”- Brian Burke
Go here to get free access to Brett's tax solutions: https://capitalgainstaxsolutions.com/
In the fifty-first episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Anthony Vicino from Invictus Capital.
Anthony Vicino is a best-selling author, real estate investor, and serial entrepreneur committed to helping people maximize their Return on Life.
He is the co-founding partner of Invictus Capital, a multifamily acquisition firm based in Minneapolis, MN with $30m in AUM, that provides busy working professionals with the opportunity to Invest Better.
As the host of the Multifamily Investing Made Simple podcast and author of Passive Investing Made Simple, Anthony firmly believes investing shouldn't be complicated, scary, or overwhelming.
In the fiftieth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Tony Castronovo from Novo Multifamily Group.
Tony, Founder & Managing Partner of Novo Multifamily Group, is a multifamily real estate entrepreneur with over 7 yrs experience in acquisition, underwriting, contract negotiation, due diligence, syndication, capital raising, construction & renovations, operations, asset management, and overall asset strategy implementation.
Tony is currently invested in over 650 units, including a combination of general partner, limited partner, Co-GP, and independent ownership.
Tony is also a seasoned business management consultant, utilizing 25 yrs of experience advising clients on project portfolio investment management. He holds higher education degrees in Engineering and Construction Management.
In the forty-ninth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Mike Wolf from Mike Wolf Mastery.
Mike Wolf is a self-made freedom lifestyle entrepreneur, expert investor, and TEDx speaker. He has been investing in real estate for over 30 years, and helps people realize their dreams of a lifestyle of freedom by teaching strategies to achieve passive income.
Mike has been featured on all the major TV networks, as well as radio, Sirius XM, print media such as The Globe and Mail, and Yahoo Finance. He’s also a popular guest on podcasts, summits, and at live events around the world.
Mike and his teams have been involved in thousands of Real Estate transactions.
His trainings have helped students from around the world to change their financial futures.
He is also the leading authority on helping non-US citizens invest in the hottest markets of the United States.
Mike mentors other investors, busy business owners and 9-5ers so they can functionally retire in 3-5 years by investing in real estate using the SMART method.
You can find more about Mike at mikewolfmastery.com.
In the forty-eighth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Colin Mitchell from Scope Capital.
Colin is a Senior Associate with Scope Capital Group and an expert in real estate financing.
In the forty-seventh episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Cody Bjugan from VestRight.
Cody has been in the Land Development space since 2002.
He started VestRight for PIF...
PURPOSE . IMPACT . FULFILLMENT
Over the years, Cody has become an expert in real estate raw land deals that have development potential. VestRight is the vessel in which he shares his expertise with others.
In the forty-sixth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Jordan D'Silva from Web City Properties.
Jordan D’Silva is a 25-year old real estate investor from Dallas, TX. He is CEO of Web City Properties, an investment company started by his father in 2005. Web City Properties owns and manages over 500 single family rental properties and mortgage notes and is entering the multifamily space in Texas and Oklahoma.
Jordan enjoys taking on difficult value-add properties, leading teams, and providing quality housing with great customer service. Jordan also runs a nonprofit dedicated to providing solutions for families living in poverty.
In his free time, Jordan enjoys traveling, football, and trying new foods.
In the forty-fifth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Ryan Barone from rentredi. As a student at Pace University in NYC, Ryan Barone quickly realized inefficiencies while renting apartments. Instead of accepting these challenges, Ryan began working on a software to fix them. After working at Goldman Sachs and PwC, Ryan decided to go full-time into his new software company RentRedi. Today, RentRedi works with landlords and tenants throughout the country as they quickly grow into one of the most popular property management softwares available on the market.
In the forty-fourth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Yosef “Your Brosef” Lee with Sharpline Equity. Yosef is an expert when it comes to worth ethic, networking and branding. He is an attorney in NYC and has had great success in the early stages of his apartment syndication career.
In the forty-third episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Neil Cherkosly with Upstate Appraisal Services. Neil has been a professional appraiser and investor since the 80’s. Using this experience, he has also grown a successful brokerage business. Neil’s long track record of complementary real estate businesses gives him a unique perspective on today’s market.
In the forty-second episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Jake Oreskovich. Jake started his real estate journey in 2008 as an on-site property manager at a 48-unit apartment complex in Kansas City, Missouri. After his introduction to real estate as a property manager he moved back to his hometown of Pueblo, CO to start investing in his own properties. Since that time he has been an active investor with tax liens, flips, wholesaling, and buy & hold single family and duplex portfolios. In 2020 he decided to venture into commercial real estate and joined a great investment group focused on multi-family and commercial assets.
In the forty-first episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Chris Weals from Rebel With a Purpose. Chris is a certified life coach. He helps empower men to overcome limiting beliefs to be successful in both life and business.
In the fortieth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Alex Buell and Pat Fiore from Property Pro. Alex and Pat manage over 500 units in New York. They invest in their own properties and also have a real estate brokerage. Their team has had a lot of recent success and they plan on continuing to grow.
In the thirty ninth episode of Collecting Real Estate we interviewed Brian Alfaro and Cody Laughlin from Blue Oak Capital. Brian and Cody have had a very successful year in multifamily investing and they attribute it to knowing their value adds. They are very good at networking, creating online engagement and implementing systems and these skills are helping them grow at a swift pace. Brian and Cody are always working on new deals for their investors and you can learn more about them and their company at blueoakinvests.com.
In the thirty eighth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interview Darren Light from Real Wealth Solutions. Darren started his real estate career investing in single family homes but quickly realized that in order to scale his business, he would have to transition to larger multifamily assets. After joining the Jake and Gino community, Darren met his partner Greg and has continued to build relationships to become the successful multifamily syndicator that he is today.
In the thirty seventh episode of Collecting Real Estate, Bill and Stephen discuss Bill's most recent purchase- a 60-unit townhouse style apartment complex in Latham, NY. Bill joined two partners to execute the deal and are managing it in-house. This is Bill's largest acquisition to date and the numbers on the deal are great. If you have interest in investing in Bill's next acquisition, visit hamelrealestate.com to learn more.
In the thirty sixth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interview Alli Keib from Keib Capital. Alli started her professional career in the financial services industry in NYC but after having her first child wanted to find a career path with more freedom. After researching multifamily real estate investing, she started investing in the Village of Ballston Spa, NY. She has grown a portfolio of multifamily properties in this location and is now ready to scale to larger assets. Alli also runs a successful monthly real estate meetup in Saratoga, NY.
In the thirty fifth episode of Collecting Real Estate, Stephen interviewed Ryan Zeiser. Ryan is originally from upstate New York but is now a Puerto Rican citizen. After moving to the island in 2018 for tax incentives, he realized the potential there for real estate investing. Ryan recently acquired an impressive property in the rainforest that consists of a main house which he is living in, and a guest house which is being used for short term rentals. At this point, he is actively looking for investors to work with to acquire more rental properties on the island.
In the thirty fourth episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Nico Salgado from The Small Axe Communities. Nico is an apartment syndicator and capital raiser who is also a member of the Jake and Gino community. Nico is hyper focused on syndicating apartment complexes and is starting to see his hard work pay off. He is a natural with the mic because he has his own podcast titled Small Axe Communities Podcast.
In the thirty third episode of Collecting Real Estate, we interviewed Asaf Elkayam from Jerusalem Management. After recording the show, we learned that Asaf means “to collect” in Hebrew so we had to add collecting to the title of the episode. Asaf grew up in Israel and moved to New York City for his high school years. He then attended SUNY Albany and learned how much less properties cost in New York’s capital city. He started investing immediately and still buys and manages in the Albany market today.
In the thirty second episode of Collecting Real Estate, we decided to do something different in the spirit of Halloween. Around 2016 Bill purchased a single-family home which turned out to be haunted. There were multiple instances where workers experienced uncomfortable situations that could only be explained by a ghost living in the house. Happy Halloween!
In the Thirty First episode of Collecting Real Estate we interview Adam Wilke from Easton Dylon Realty. Adam has built a portfolio of mostly residential multifamily properties that he manages himself. Adam is an expert property manager and continues to grow his business.
In this Thirtieth episode we interview Bernard Pierson from Equiti Partners. Bernard is truly an entrepreneur. He has recently had great success syndicating apartment complexes across the country. Before syndicating multifamily, he has multiple successful businesses, some of which he still operates, such as developing housing in Nicaragua and brokering exotic foods around the world.
In this twenty-ninth episode we interview Matthew Dunn from Right Move Properties. Matthew worked in the exotic car industry but saw a path towards financial freedom by investing in real estate. He started small in the Tampa, FL market and has grown to the point of recently closing a 59-unit deal. Matthew has now achieved financial freedom and has been able to spend time traveling the country with his family.
In this twenty-eighth episode we interview Mike Hamel from HMA Contracting. Mike started his entrepreneurially journey with HMA Paving and Contracting which he still owns and operates today. Mike also has an impressive real estate investing background and in this episode he does a great job explaining the importance of having multiple pillars of revenue as an entrepreneur.
In this episode Bill and Stephen discuss their year in review and provide tips for both new and experienced investors.
In this twenty-sixth episode we interview Robert Musso from Tuson Properties. Robert has years of experience in the hotel industry that directly translate into his real estate investing success. He invests in multiple different asset classes across 4 states on the east coast.
In this twenty-fifth episode we interview Loren Jacobs from Arrows Capital Group. Loren has had an extremely successful year investing in growing multifamily markets. He utilizes systems to grow his business always keeping the end goal of helping individuals in mind. Unfortunately we experienced audio problems and had to chop together this episode, but it is still full of great tips and information for any investor. Loren is truly embracing, on a business and personal level, what every multifamily REI strives to be.
If you would like to get in touch with Loren his contacts are below:
Email- loren@arrowscapitalgroup.com
Instagram- LorenJacobsInvests
FB / LinkedIn- Loren Jacobs
In this twenty-fourth episode we interview Brian Hemedinger from Maebar Capital. Brian started his career in acting and eventually realized that he wanted more professionally in order to create a path towards financial freedom. A lot of this episode is focused on mindset and what it takes to jump into your first deal.
In this twenty-third episode we interview Ethan Neumann and Harrison Trail from The Visioneer Group. Ethan and Harrison started wholesaling properties in college and are now working on syndicating large deals full time. Their story is inspiring and they do a great job explaining the importance of mindset in real estate investing.
In this twenty-second episode we interview Chad Tucker from Acorn Capital Solutions. Chad is a full time firefighter, full time real estate investor and full time dad. He is growing his business in the Orlando, FL market and has had massive success this past year.
In this twenty-first episode we interview Nate Weinberg from Nate’s Rentals. Nate starts the episode by explaining the power of compounding interest and how keeping this tool in mind can you help you financially today. He then goes into detail on his portfolio of properties in both NY and KY.
In this twentieth episode we interview Colin Stuart from Stuart Acquisitions. Colin started investing early by buying a 6 unit building as a college student. After graduating he started working as an investment banker in NYC but quickly realized he wanted to go back to real estate investing full time. After only a few years in the business he owns and operates a 64 unit building with his partner Trevor.
In this nineteenth episode we interview Matt Whitermore and Dan Odabashian from New Scotland Capital. Matt and Dan are investors in the Albany, NY area with a diverse real estate history. They are owners and operators and recently completed a large urban redevelopment project. Dan explains the extensive due diligence involved in such a project and what it was like diving into something new. The team also recently closed on a seasonal campsite in NY and they go into detail on why they plan on staying in this investment space.
Instead of going through Bill's portfolio property by property, we jumped ahead to a few of the bigger purchases down the road. Bill shares how he was able to leverage connections and creative financing to scale his investments into the commercial space.
Moving forward, we will be hosting guests on the podcast and interviewing them on their real estate collections.
This episode is different than our previous 16. Instead of discussing a real estate purchase, we discuss recently walking away from a 94 unit deal that was under contract. Instead of only sharing wins, It's important to discuss when things don't go according to plan, and to evaluate what can be learned from the situation.
In this sixteenth episode Bill Hamel discusses the eighteenth investment property of his career. This property was a single-family home in the town of Ballston Lake and was a flip for Bill. In the episode Bill discusses challenges dealing with a well system and why he believes well should be avoided altogether.
In this fifteenth episode Bill Hamel discusses the seventeenth investment property of his career. This was a mixed-use building that became Hamel Real Estate’s first office. The second floor of the building is an apartment and Bill eventually leased the office space on the first floor. A lot of this episode is spent discussing Bill’s mindset as he acquires his first office while trying to run and grow a property management company, and investment company and a brokerage all at the same time.
In this fourteenth episode Bill Hamel discusses the sixteenth investment property of his career. This seven-unit building is the largest multifamily property of Bill’s career up until this point. The building was purchased during a time when properties were selling at a low price and this made the investment a cash cow.
In this twelfth episode Bill Hamel discusses the fourteenth investment property of his career. A lot of this episode is spent discussing partnerships. Bill took on a new partnership with a friend from high school and it didn’t work out exactly as planned. Partnerships can be vital for growth but they can also backfire if treated correctly.
In this eleventh episode Bill Hamel discusses the thirteenth investment property of his career. This property was another rental in the Pine Hills neighborhood of Albany. Bill discusses building a team as a contractor and getting comfortable with the construction rehab process.
There is great discussion in this episode for any investor trying to scale their business.
In this tenth episode Stephen Pearse discusses the first investment property of his career. This investment is a 19th century duplex in Rexford, NY. The discussion starts out with Stephen explaining why he got involved in real estate and evolves into discussing the scope of work needed for the house and the process involved with purchasing it.
There are a lot of first-time investment scenarios played out in this episode that can be extremely valuable for any new investor.
In this ninth episode Bill Hamel discusses the twelfth investment property of his career. This investment was a burned single-family home in the same Pine Hills neighborhood of Albany. Bill spent six months as the contractor rehabbing the home to get it ready to flip.
This episode has good discussions on construction rehab and the processes involved with it.
In this eighth episode Bill Hamel discusses the eleventh investment property of his career. This investment was another college rental in the Pine Hills neighborhood of Albany. At this point Bill and his partner were still self-managing eleven properties as they learned the industry through first-hand experiences. Bill and Stephen also briefly discuss market cycles and Bill debates the decision of selling this property.
This episode provides a good example of forward momentum leading to more properties and how creating a system can work to grow a portfolio.
In this seventh episode Bill Hamel discusses the tenth investment property of his career. This investment was Bill’s second property in the Village of Menands. It was in the same area as his first Menands property, and he explains the importance of building clusters of properties. Bill describes the rehab that went into this property and elucidates that a property “flying under the radar” is usually a good thing.
This episode shows how Collecting Real Estate can have a snowball effect and determination in this industry will show real results.
In this sixth episode Stephen Pearse interviews his co-host Bill Hamel on the ninth investment property of Bill's career. This investment was Bill’s first commercial property and another win at auction. When he arrived at the auction, he was not planning on purchasing the property. Bill discusses how filling a commercial lease can be more difficult than a residential lease and then he explains how he was able to flip the property for a big gain in about 15 months.
This episode gives a great example on a residential investor making their first investment in the commercial space and being successful.
If you like what you hear you can follow Collecting Real Estate on Instagram @collectingrealestate and you can follow Stephen @stephen_pearse3. You can also visit Hamel Real Estate's website at hamelrealestate.com
As always, thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy.
In this fifth episode I interview my co-host Bill Hamel on the eighth investment property of his career. This property is a duplex, located next-door to his seventh property, in the Pine Hills neighborhood of Albany. Bill does a great walking through his first auction purchase from start to finish. He then discusses how he was able to finance the property using credit card cash advances and eventually utilizing the BRRR method before the BRRR method was a known term.
The key takeaways from this episode are learning how to win in the auction style and how to get creative with financing.
Website: hamelrealestate.com
In this fourth episode I interview my co-host Bill Hamel on the seventh investment property of his career. This single-family construction rehab property is back in the Pine Hills neighborhood of Albany and Bill has his first experience renting to students that wanted to party. He discusses the difficulty of being 25 years old and having to manage tenants that treat his investment property like a fraternity house. He then becomes uncle Bill when the next tenants become a little too friendly.
The key takeaways from this episode are properly screening for tenants and then how to be amicable with your tenants while keeping the relationship professional.
Website: hamelrealestate.com
In this episode Stephen Pearse and Bill Hamel discuss Bill's fifth and sixth real estate investment purchases.
At this point Bill’s properties are getting further away from one another and he is spending a lot of time on construction rehab. There are a lot of good pieces of information in this episode, especially for someone who is getting started in the industry and is in the 5-20 door range.
Hamel Real Estate Website: hamelrealestate.com
On this episode Stephen Pearse and Bill Hamel discuss Bill's fourth real estate purchases. This was Bill's first purchase outside of Albany, NY in the The Village of Menands. He explains lessons that were learned as he reflects on another property from the past.
Hamel Real Estate Website: hamelrealestate.com
On this episode Stephen Pearse and Bill Hamel discuss Bill's first three real estate purchases. Bill shares the lessons he learned throughout the process as he reflects on purchases made in the mid 90s. All three of the homes are located in Albany, NY and Bill quickly became an expert in this market.
Hamel Real Estate Website: hamelrealestate.com
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCduDLmgr2xSPR3m6oHK4CNQ