Step by Step REI: Recent Episodes
Nathan McLeod
Thinking of getting into real estate? The Step by Step REI podcast is the one for you. Hosts Nathan McLeod and Daniel O’Bannon will deep-dive into what the best real estate investors are doing to dominate the real estate game and share how they’ve learned to put these ideas into practice. Nathan and Daniel will interview top players from around the country about their craft to share the knowledge and help you up your game. They’re not trying to reinvent the wheel– but they will make real estate investing a little more transparent and lucrative for everyone.
If you know how to navigate the waters of real estate properly, you will never get stuck or overwhelmed. By mastering the right strategies, there will be nothing to block your way towards rapid growth and success. For Brian Sigmon, their team at Fast Sale South Carolina has lived up to their name by finding significant wins in just under a year. Joining Nathan McLeod, he explains how they cope with almost ten deals a month, how he starts to build his company’s top brass, and now they are starting to jump into masterminds. The two also share the plans for their own teams, with Brian talking about adding commercially to his business and their upcoming venture into an asset class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you had one million dollars in the bank right now, what would you do with it? Well, Chief Executive Officer of Extant Investment Real Estate Company, Tyler Vinson, would know exactly what to do. He would buy the "pants off" real estate. Tyler is known in the investment real estate industry as an expert in creative finance and deal structure. He is also the President-Elect of the National Association of Residential Property Managers as well as the author of the book Freedom Through Cash Flow. Join your host Nathan McLeod as he talks with Tyler about his career in the real estate industry—how he got introduced to real estate, how to raise private money, where to go when looking for potential investors, and how he developed his creative business strategies. Learn everything about creative finance and private investing today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Your real estate hustle must have the proper mix of strong motivation, right strategies, and supportive people in order to yield the most outstanding results. Do that and nothing can stand in your way in finding those exquisite deals. Carlos Reyes sits down with Nathan McLeod and Daniel O'Bannon to look back on his inspiring real estate venture, which was not possible if not for the resilience taught to him by a challenging childhood and the skills imparted by Corporate America. Carlos shares the most exciting deals he has closed, particularly a package of 27 properties that brought him $250,000. Most importantly, he talks about the importance of finding the right people to work with in order to succeed, especially when choosing your business partners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The things that you did to get into $1 million will not be the same things that will get you to $10 million. Donovan Ruffin learned that principle piece by piece as he grew Equity Cash Offer, LLC, a company that buys and sells hundreds of properties throughout the DFW and the whole of Texas. Over the years, the company has completed over a thousand transactions, ranging from wholesaling, fix-and-flips, and sub-tos, to a more recent thrust towards new development. In this conversation with Nathan McLeod and Daniel O'Bannon, Donny shares how he got into real estate from his sales and marketing background, his decision to switch fulltime into real estate, his method of hiring acquisition people, the advantages of outsourcing specific tasks, and his vision for his company in 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you’re serious about real estate, research wouldn’t just be nice; it’s absolutely necessary. We may not be able to predict every single detail that may happen (think COVID), but a meticulous reading of key indicators can give us a pretty accurate picture of what to expect. To that end, Dave Stech joins Nathan McLeod and Daniel O'Bannon to give us his best forecast for real estate in 2021. Known as the boy who cried wolf before the 2007 implosion started to happen, Dave is quite simply brilliant at making accurate predictions about the economy and the real estate market. He may not have predicted the pandemic like the rest of us, but he did expect a downturn based on what the numbers looked like in 2019. Listen in to this state of the union episode to learn what you need to be focusing on in 2021 and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Elliot and Christina Smith started investing in 2013 while working full-time jobs. They have been involved in over 125+ transactions. They currently own and manage 41 rental doors, a 17k sqft Commercial building, a lead generation company with a 50 person call center in Manila, and a data sales business. Every business is profitable, the call center and data business has been profitable since the 1st month. Chrissy and Elliot specialize at finding great value with off-market marketing. Chrissy is talented at running our systems and managing our properties and Elliot is specialized in sales and connecting people. In this episode, we discuss: · Powering through personal struggle and discovering a true passion · How Elliot and his wife Christine quit their jobs and started to pursue their real estate business full time · While the real estate business boomed, it put strains on their relationship, and how they began to sort it out · Why it’s important to discover your strengths and work to use them to create a well-oiled machine business model Please let us know your thoughts! You can also listen to the show on these podcast apps: iTunes Spotify TuneIn Google Amazon iHeart Radio Stitcher and YouTube
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Jeff Paulus is the CEO of TAP Properties, which has flipped over 200 houses in the greater Spokane, WA area. At the beginning of 2020, he also founded a lending company, TC Lending, that specializes in lending for real estate investors. The main goal for TC Lending clients is to make the loan process as streamlined and painless as possible. Jeff taught high school for seven years before shifting to real estate. In this episode, we discuss: · How Jeff transitioned from teaching high school to real estate investing · Why making mistakes helps make you and your business even stronger · How to work through the fear of making mistakes to turn them into expectations of a new business · The money side of the real estate business, and what it’s like to work with Jeff in real estate and lending at the same time. I hope you will find this podcast as fascinating as we have. Jeff is the perfect teacher for breaking into the real estate business on a budget. Please let us know your thoughts! You can also listen to the show on these podcast apps: iTunes Spotify TuneIn Google Amazon iHeart Radio Stitcher and YouTube Connect with Jeff LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-paulus-51554a124/ Connect with Daniel, Nathan, and Blue Bison Holdings Learn the “Step by Step” System: http://www.thestepbystepsystem.com/webinar-registration1607096053709 Nathan FB: https://www.facebook.com/nathan.mcleod.5876 Nathan Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-mcleod-6a3298124 Danny FB: https://www.facebook.com/danny.obannon.7 Danny Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-o-bannon-3a9b9965/ Website: www.bluebisonholdings.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nick Perry is a single-family wholesaler based in Austin, TX with wanttosellnow.com. He gets leads all over the country and works nationwide. After building himself from the ground up, he is always looking for profitable partnerships. In this episode, we discuss: · Getting out there and putting yourself in the education sphere to never stop learning · The story of diving into a new business and establishing a base floor with a small budget of spending, leading up to his first deal · How the extra work in direct marketing can show your customers that you mean business and that you care for their results
I hope you will find this podcast as fascinating as we have. Nick’s success story in wholesaling is inspiring for all. Please let us know your thoughts! You can also listen to the show on these podcast apps: iTunes Spotify TuneIn Google Amazon iHeart Radio Stitcher and YouTube
Connect with Nick Website: https://www.wanttosellnow.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-perry-709a3b173/ Connect with Daniel, Nathan, and Blue Bison Holdings Learn the “Step by Step” System: http://www.thestepbystepsystem.com/webinar-registration1607096053709 Nathan FB: https://www.facebook.com/nathan.mcleod.5876 Nathan Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-mcleod-6a3298124 Danny FB: https://www.facebook.com/danny.obannon.7 Danny Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-o-bannon-3a9b9965/ Website: www.bluebisonholdings.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cody Cressey is the co-owner of James Marie Acquisitions, along with his sister Ali. From their first house flip together, Cody and Ali knew that they needed to take this journey together, as a partnership. With their focus solely on residential redevelopment, Cody and Ali have bought and sold over 20 homes just in 2020. In this episode, we discuss: · How Cody and his sister Ali went from buying one rental property to developing a wholesale business · Why developing trusting relationships with buyers and tenants makes it so much easier to flip rental properties · Always following through on what you promise to your customers · How collaboration with other wholesalers is better for the market than destructive competition I hope you will find this podcast as fascinating as we have. Cody is a visionary when it comes to modern wholesaling business. Please let us know your thoughts! You can also listen to the show on these podcast apps: iTunes Spotify TuneIn Google Amazon iHeart Radio Stitcher and YouTube Connect with Cody Website: www.jamesmariehomebuyers.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/cody-cressey-217b35ab Connect with Daniel, Nathan, and Blue Bison Holdings Learn the “Step by Step” System: http://www.thestepbystepsystem.com/webinar-registration1607096053709 Nathan FB: https://www.facebook.com/nathan.mcleod.5876 Nathan Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-mcleod-6a3298124 Danny FB: https://www.facebook.com/danny.obannon.7 Danny Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-o-bannon-3a9b9965/ Website: www.bluebisonholdings.com
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Jad is the founder of B2B Capital, a vertically integrated real estate investments firm specializing in multi-family real estate holdings. Aside from his work at B2B Capital, Jad enjoys creating content for entrepreneurs through his podcast and YouTube channel, where he interviews successful business owners, influencers, sports figures, and media personalities. In this episode, we discuss: · Why pushing out of your comfort zone can lead to the great things you want · How Jad’s construction company grew into renovations and property management · How learning through a brokerage was able to save money and time in property management deals · Why getting an entrepreneurial operating system changed the way Jad and his newly minted team interacted to increase efficiency I hope you will find this podcast as fascinating as we have. Jad is a shining example of working for what you want, and achieving your goals through learning from mistakes.
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Connect with Daniel, Nathan, and Blue Bison Holdings Learn the “Step by Step” System: http://www.thestepbystepsystem.com/webinar-registration1607096053709 Nathan FB: https://www.facebook.com/nathan.mcleod.5876 Nathan Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-mcleod-6a3298124 Danny FB: https://www.facebook.com/danny.obannon.7 Danny Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-o-bannon-3a9b9965/ Website: www.bluebisonholdings.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Javier Hinojo is an experienced investor with property acquisitions in Dallas, Austin, El Paso, Tampa, and Raleigh-Durham. In the last five years alone, he has acquired more than 130 properties, all of which were value-add projects. Javier's specialty lies in property value add strategies and acquiring off-market distressed properties. Javier was inducted into the Rich Dad Poor Dad Hall of Fame for his success in real estate. In this episode, we discuss: · Javier’s take on the real estate: take a calculated risk, know what you’re getting into · How to know what person makes the right kind of partner for you · Why having the right partnership can help you both flourish and keep you from doing things you don’t want to do · How to make the change from residential house flipping to buying complexes I hope you will find this podcast as fascinating as I have. Javier has run the gambit of real estate and knows how to share his expertise on a changing market. Please let us know your thoughts! Connect with Javier Website: www.allstatescapitalgroup.com FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1billioncre Facebook Instagram Linkedin Twitter Youtube Connect with Daniel, Nathan, and Blue Bison Holdings Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/StepByStepREIPODCAST Nathan FB: https://www.facebook.com/nathan.mcleod.5876 Nathan Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-mcleod-6a3298124 Danny FB: https://www.facebook.com/danny.obannon.7 Danny Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-o-bannon-3a9b9965/ Website: www.bluebisonholdings.com Learn the “Step by Step” System: http://www.thestepbystepsystem.com/webinar-registration1607096053709 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casey Ryan is the owner at WeBuyAnyVegasHouse, the largest home cash buyers in Las Vegas. Casey has flipped and wholesaled over 500 properties over the past 5 years. He holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and finance. Casey was born and raised in Las Vegas. He is also a licensed agent in Nevada and the Owner of the company. He is dedicated to getting the best offer for a home and improving real estate in his hometown. In this episode, we discuss: · How to build a business buying deals off a multiple listing service · Why it’s important to develop relationship with agents and get access to unlisted properties · How to stay competitive in the market when buyers and sellers work with agents · Why a partnership can sink your business if you’re not careful Please let us know your thoughts! Connect with Casey: Website: https://webuyanyvegashouse.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/casey.ryan.investor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caseyp.ryan
Connect with Daniel, Nathan, and Blue Bison Holdings Learn the “Step by Step” System: http://www.thestepbystepsystem.com/webinar-registration1607096053709 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/StepByStepREIPODCAST Nathan FB: https://www.facebook.com/nathan.mcleod.5876 Nathan Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-mcleod-6a3298124 Danny FB: https://www.facebook.com/danny.obannon.7 Danny Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-o-bannon-3a9b9965/ Website: www.bluebisonholdings.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Linda Baumgarten is the Founder, Director, and Coach for CT REIA. She is a real estate investor and author. Linda has invested in real estate for 20+ years. Primarily investing in small apartment buildings for passive income, she has the freedom to visit family around the country, travel, and donate to non-profits and individuals as she chooses. She is a top producer in real estate and has won multiple awards and received numerous recognitions. She has also created many courses in real estate, specifically to help women in the real estate business. In this episode, we discuss: · The business of condos and how they differ from traditional home selling · How to understand what you’re good at it and where you need help · How to build a business in real estate from the ground up, and delegate duties to those who can perform them well · Women in the real estate and breaking through the walls of assuming your owner is a man I hope you will find this podcast as fascinating as we have. Please let us know your thoughts! Connect with Linda Book site: womenaresimplybetter.com Real estate site: makebigprofitswithcondos.com Book listing: https://www.amazon.com/Linda-Baumgarten/e/B01MR3ELCA%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Connect with Daniel, Nathan, and Blue Bison Holdings Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/StepByStepREIPODCAST Nathan FB: https://www.facebook.com/nathan.mcleod.5876 Nathan Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-mcleod-6a3298124 Danny FB: https://www.facebook.com/danny.obannon.7 Danny Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-o-bannon-3a9b9965/ Website: www.bluebisonholdings.com Learn the “Step by Step” System: http://www.thestepbystepsystem.com/webinar-registration1607096053709 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scott Hanis is the founder and CEO of Fortitude HR Solutions, with over 15 years of experience in Human Resources. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration / Management degree from Baldwin Wallace University. His focus is in successfully merging newly acquired companies, through due diligence, plant and talent assessments, and transition and integration planning. He has successfully led multiple turnarounds and organizational development successes during his career. Scott has overseen the Human Resources operations for over 1100 employees. He most recently worked for a Private Equity firm as the Vice President of Human Resources, focused on leading another turnaround. In this episode, we discuss: · Hiring your first employee · How your company culture can make or break your employee morale · How to attract the best candidates so you’re not babysitting at work · Developing organizational structure and strategic HR practices Please let us know your thoughts! Connect with Scott Website: https://www.fortitudehrsolutions.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Fortitude-HR-Solutions-394413454748375 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-hanis-89373314/ and https://www.linkedin.com/company/36014715/admin/ Connect with Daniel, Nathan, and Blue Bison Holdings Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/StepByStepREIPODCAST Nathan FB: https://www.facebook.com/nathan.mcleod.5876 Nathan Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-mcleod-6a3298124 Danny FB: https://www.facebook.com/danny.obannon.7 Danny Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-o-bannon-3a9b9965/ Website: www.bluebisonholdings.com Learn the “Step by Step” System: http://www.thestepbystepsystem.com/webinar-registration1607096053709 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 4 – How to make millions in wholesaling over a decade with Jared Vidales Jared Vidales co-owns and operates Equity Connect Holdings, located in Scottsdale Arizona. ECH consistently acquires residential assets in the Phoenix & Vegas MSA ranging between 50%-80% of market value by leveraging niche marketing strategies. ECH holds the best assets, fix/flips the B-/C product, and wholesales everything with risk. They’ve also created a build-for-rent arm of the company, to build and hold residential communities. In this episode, we discuss: · How you can realize a business is right for you by jumping in and trying it out · Why wholesaling real estate can turn a quicker profit as opposed to keeping, flipping, and reselling a single home · Why partnering with others in your field can lead to a better and more profitable sales · How to know your partners are working well with you I hope you will find this podcast as fascinating as we have. Jared has very important insight on what it takes to start making real money in real estate wholesaling. Please let us know your thoughts! Connect with Jared Website: https://highestcashoffer.com/ Connect with Daniel, Nathan, and Blue Bison Holdings Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2jctaCtJd0aUKK1ITb0Qbg Nathan FB: https://www.facebook.com/nathan.mcleod.5876 Nathan Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-mcleod-6a3298124 Danny FB: https://www.facebook.com/danny.obannon.7 Danny Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-o-bannon-3a9b9965/ Website: www.bluebisonholdings.com Learn the “Step by Step” System: http://www.thestepbystepsystem.com/webinar-registration1607096053709 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tucker is an Active Investor & Home Builder in Portland, OR. He operates TTM Development Company and is also the Host of The Real Dealz Podcast, Founder of the Deal Finders Academy and has been called "The Direct Mail Marketing King" in the Real Estate Investing Space. Tucker is an expert in talking to sellers, deal analysis and renovating homes for top dollar.
In this episode, we discuss: · How Tucker started in real estate through some shady mortgage brokerage · How he built a house-flipping business from the ground up by hiring a staff that could be delegated to · The details of Tucker’s wholesaling concept and how to accomplish deals in two different markets · The importance of relationship with all the people you work with, not just team members
Please let us know your thoughts! Connect with Tucker Website: www.ttmdevelopmentcompany.com Podcast: www.therealdealzpodcast.com Service: www.callmagicleads.com Mastermind: www.thedealfindersacademy.com Connect with Daniel, Nathan, and Blue Bison Holdings Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2jctaCtJd0aUKK1ITb0Qbg Nathan FB: https://www.facebook.com/nathan.mcleod.5876
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Tim Bratz is the CEO and founder of Legacy Wealth Holdings, a real estate investment company that acquires and transforms distressed apartment buildings into high-yield assets for their own portfolio. Tim's current portfolio exceeds 4,000 units with a valuation of more than $350M. He began his real estate career in 2007 brokering commercial leases in the competitive NYC real estate market, where he saw the true potential of investment real estate to transform personal finances and provide financial freedom. Tim has since built a passive business and created a residual income that allows him to live the lifestyle of his choice. He’s here to educate and empower others to become financially free through commercial real estate. In this episode, we discuss: · How Tim used a credit card to buy his first house at 23 years old · The journey from flipping houses to owning a $350 Million real estate portfolio by the age of 35 · Building a business around your lifestyle · Developing passive and residual income that allows you to do what you want, when you want, wherever you want Please let us know your thoughts! Connect with Tim Bratz FB: https://www.facebook.com/tlbratz Insta: @timbratz (https://www.instagram.com/timbratz/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbratz/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEdNsWbAOtPrOHDUXHkedeA
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Danny O’Bannon has been involved with real estate since he was in college at Eastern Washington University. He majored in business management and finance, with a minor in economics. With a passion for real estate he set out to purchase single family residential properties for redevelopment and long-term hold strategies. He has begun venturing into commercial real estate to broaden his knowledge. Nathan is the owner of McLeod Estates, a house flipping company. He is a co-owner of Call 2 Scale, Sell-it Simple, The Off Market Deals, Blue Bison Holdings, and Step by Step REI. As the operations expert, his strength is based around data comprehension, efficiency, and overall business growth. Through various entrepreneurial endeavors, Nathan has been an investor and consultant in various industries.
In this episode, we discuss: · Why Danny and Nathan each got started in real estate, and how they got there · Things they’ve learned from each other, and other experts in their field · How they are committed to teaching you how you can be successful in real estate investing without having to reinvent the wheel · The ins and outs of their real estate business · The different kinds of businesses you can have in the realm of real estate We are always looking to make their business bigger and better. We hope that some of this expert insight can help you in your own real estate dreams. Please let us know your thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices