The InvestHER Podcast

Is it possible that an investor’s first real estate syndication would be a foreclosed winery – a winery that produced the same Champaign that JFK used at his inaugural ball in 1961? The answer is YES and on today’s episode with Melanie McCallen, we chat about her path to buying a foreclosed winery and resort in New Jersey called Renault Winery Resort & Golf. We cover a lot with this mom of 9 from why she loves hospitality, why syndications are so powerful, the #1 strategy to building relationships with investors, failing forward and how her skills as a mom prepared her for this life-changing venture. Melanie McCallen is a partner in both Vivamée Hospitality and Accountable Equity, where she manages various designers and architects, as well as serves investors directly. She and her husband Josh are passionate about taking on hospitality projects together. Being the oldest of 10 and now a mother of 9, Melanie believes her family is the reason genuine hospitality comes naturally to her. “I think when we explain that to investors, it touches them as well. Your passion comes through when it’s authentic.” Before starting a family, Melanie earned her Bachelors in Education from the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio. She has since had opportunities to live in various cities around the globe, including Austria, where her first child went to kindergarten. On today’s episode, we discuss a ton with Melanie, including: Why her and husband love hospitality Foreclosed resort real estate #1 Strategy to build relationships with prospective investors How she transferred her skills as a “stay at home” mom to buying this resort Simply way to motivate children into action Failing forward and importance of investing in your marriage   Contact Information Renault Winery Resort & Golf (located in New Jersey) - https://www.renaultwinery.com/ Melanie’s company website – https://www.accountableequity.com/   Invitation to Join Melanie and her team at their next Learn & Grow Event at Renault Winery & Resort You can’t miss this event! August 24th, 4:30 pm Receive 50% off of the admission to this event with this Code “InvestHER” Books/Resources: Atomic Habits by James Clear How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Investhercommunity And learn about all the InvestHER Meetups across the country: https://www.meetup.com/pro/the-real-estate-investher Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!   InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! InvestHER Meetup Check out our local and “in person” monthly meetings! Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

So many woman play it small so they avoid mistakes and failures. Playing small does not get us anywhere and pushes us further and further from our goals. Liz and Andresa are back this week with an empowering minisode where they share a tip, strategy, or lesson in just 10 minutes! On this week’s minisode, Liz talks about a time five years ago when her and husband decided to 10x their buy and hold strategy to acquire larger multifamily. She discusses a powerful book by Grant Cardone called The 10x Rule. Liz and her husband Matt were growing incrementally and after reading the 10x Rule their goal, mindset, and results expanded. As a result of today’s minisode, Liz and Andresa encourage all InvestHERs is to expand a goal where you are playing small and decide to 10x it! Books/Resources ·       The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure by Grant Cardone InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! InvestHER Meetup Check out our local and “in person” monthly meetings! Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

It is no secret that short term rentals like Airbnb are very popular and booming these days. Similar to various types of investing strategies, buying and managing short term rentals takes a certain strategy to be successful and rise above the competition. We are excited to sit down with Zeona McIntyre on today’s episode who has been an Airbnb host since 2012. We chat all things Airbnb from making money without actually owning the property, how to rise above the competition, the best strategies to avoid low occupancy and most powerful habit she did to propel her into financial independence. Zeona co-hosts homes from Seattle to Spain. At just 32 years old, she is an avid Real Estate Investor owning 6 homes & managing 15 others, all rented short term. She teaches her clients to create automated hosting businesses through her website and blog. She has been to 45 countries, spending half the year in Boulder, Colorado and the other half traveling the world as an international pet and house sitter. On today’s episode, we discuss a ton with Zeona, including: 3 different paths to being an Airbnb host How to make money with Airbnb without ownership Best strategies to ensure high occupancy during low season How to find properties to manage as short term rentals How to improve your Airbnb listing to beat the competition The key habit that propelled Zeona into financial independence Free Gift / Contact Information Zeona’s website and blog - https://www.zeonamcintyre.com/ Consulting calls – 10% off if you mention InvestHER Books/Resources: Take control of your life by Mel Robbins The Way of the Warrior: An Ancient Path to Inner Peace Never Split the Difference Guesty management software Mr.Money Mustache Orbirental software Fire Movement EP 37: Too Busy? Too Broke? How You Can Afford Anything with Paula Pant InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Investhercommunity And learn about all the InvestHER Meetups across the country: https://www.meetup.com/pro/the-real-estate-investher Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below! InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! InvestHER Meetup Check out our local and “in person” monthly meetings! Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

Let’s face it. The construction world is still male-dominated. In order to be successful in flipping and renovating homes as a woman, you need to have grace but also have the ability to be the hammer as well. On today’s episode, we chat with Angela Florie from Long Island, New York. She talks about her journey from moving from Colombia to NYC to pursue her dreams in design. After years in advertising, she realized something was missing and after soul searching, she realized real estate is where she wanted to be. We discuss money saving lessons she wished she knew on her first fix and flip project, why “numbers are queen,” why she loves to find properties with problems, and how she navigates a male dominated world with the use of a “velvet hammer.” Angela Florie is originally from Bogota, Colombia. She moved to NYC to pursue her Masters at Parsons School of Design (the best design school in the world!). Over the next 10 years, she got promoted a few times, changed agencies a couple of times and traveled the country meeting clients, but in the back of her head she knew something was missing. After some soul searching, she decided to launch her own company in June of 2015 focused on renovating and flipping homes in one of the most expensive markets in the country - New York. Her company, Grand Central Real Estate, LLC has grown since 2015 and not only renovates their own projects, but is also a licensed General Contractor helping homeowners renovate their homes. On today’s episode, we discuss a ton with Angela, including: Value of coaching Key lessons from 1st Flip and why “Numbers are Queen” What she wished she had done on her first flip Most important way to STAY ahead of schedule Finding properties who have problems How she navigated the construction world as a “velvet hammer” Most important way to THRIVE when working together with your spouse   Reach out to Angela: Website: grandcentralrealestate.com Social Media: Instagram and Facebook - Angela Florie Books/Resources: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Investhercommunity And learn about all the InvestHER Meetups across the country: https://www.meetup.com/pro/the-real-estate-investher Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below! InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! InvestHER Meetup Check out our local and “in person” monthly meetings! Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

It can be very overwhelming to begin investing in real estate when working a full-time job and juggling so many responsibilities. On today’s episode, we chat with Kim Gillock a buy and hold investor from Denver, CO. She got her start in “house hacking” and has never looked back. We chat about the importance of knowing your “target” customer, why it is valuable to have a full-time job, the importance of your “why,” how to successfully transition to a new area of investing, and what you should consider when scaling to multifamily. Kim Gillock is a buy-and-hold real estate investor residing in Denver, CO.  Her full-time career is as an Emergency Dept PA (Physician Assistant) since 2008.  A few years after buying her primary residence and seeing the benefit of "house hacking," she became curious about real estate as a potential investment vehicle and tried her hand at buy & hold investing (2013).  She currently holds and actively manages 3 LTR's and one medium-term rental, still "house hacks" at home and also manages her families vacation rental in Colorado and works her full-time job (every true millennial has to have a side hustle, right?).  Despite all the juggling, she just really finds RE investing SO. Fun. In her free time, she loves playing tennis, skiing, traveling and being with friends and family (preferably while doing one of the aforementioned and/or with wine).  She resides in Denver, CO. On today’s episode, we discuss a ton with Kim, including: House hacking with furnished month to month Why knowing your target “customer” is critical The value and benefits of having a full-time job The importance of the “why” behind real estate investing How to powerfully transition to a new area of real estate investing Scaling to multifamily and what you should be considering Reach out to Kim: Reach out to Kim: BiggerPockets – Kimberly Gillock Instagram – Kimmyg783 Books/Resources: Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav Raising Private Capital by Matt Faircloth Cozy.co – online applications, rental support Mint.com – way to organize all of your finances Stessa: Smarter Income & Expense Tracking for Property Owners On-line vision board  **** If interested in being ADDED to our upcoming free Partnership Webinar, email info@therealestateinvesther.comInvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! And learn about all the InvestHER Meetups across the country: https://www.meetup.com/pro/the-real-estate-investher Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below! InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! InvestHER Meetup Check out our local and “in person” monthly meetings! Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

Many real estate investors can waste a lot of time going after properties that are NOT good real estate deals and talking to the wrong sellers. Most of us do NOT have time to waste so we need to be more efficient with our investing strategies. This week, Andresa shares three super powerful things you need to do to avoid talking to sellers with properties that don’t meet YOUR criteria! On today’s episode, Andresa shares these tips: Online due diligence Outside criteria Inside criteria InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

So many investors are constantly talking about when the real estate market will course correct or even worse - crash. While none of us have a crystal ball, we do have control over which real estate investment vehicles we place our money into. We are excited to chat with Annie Dickerson on today’s episode. We talk about recession proof investing, how to set yourself up for success when investing out of state, how to breakdown the feeling of intimidation, and the importance of building your nest egg. Annie is a co-founder and managing partner at Goodegg Investments, a company that helps people build passive income through investing in real estate, all without the hassles of being a landlord. To date, Goodegg Investments has co-syndicated over $400 million of real estate assets in multifamily, self storage, and manufactured home parks. Annie lives in Oakland, California, with her husband and her two boys, ages 6 and 3. On today’s episode, we discuss a ton with Annie, including: Why she decided to invest far from home How to invest out of state successfully Why women should invest in real estate Why self storage is recession proof #1 idea when implementing self storage units How to bring more value to current assets How to breakdown the feeling of intimidationReach out to Annie: Website – https://www.goodegginvestments.com/about Email - annie@goodegginvestments.com Listeners can sign up for our free 7-day email course: https://www.goodegginvestments.com/learn Books/Resources: Building Your Story Brand by Donald Miller InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Investhercommunity And learn about all the InvestHER Meetups across the country: https://www.meetup.com/pro/the-real-estate-investher Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

From being a top Rich Dad coach to a mobile home park investor, Alecia now helps mission driven entrepreneurs get results (without sacrificing the freedom that entrepreneurship provides). We are so fortunate to sit down with Alecia St. Germain founder of the Conscious Edge. On today’s episode, we talk about life changing topics such as how to get unstuck and stop being a perfectionist, a 3 part strategy for prioritizing self care first, and the #1 tip to figuring out your calling in life. You can’t miss this episode! Alecia St. Germain is the founder and Ace of Transformation behind The Conscious Edge. She helps mission-driven entrepreneurs architect their driving visions and become rockstar leaders that get results – without sacrificing the freedom that entrepreneurship provides. After developing and delivering entrepreneurial training for some of the most well-known real estate industry experts, she saw a gap between learning investment strategy and implementation. Closing this gap has become her calling, leading her to become a Certified Immunity-to-Change Coach and turn her focus solely to transforming the group training environment. In addition to being a passionate trainer and transformational coach, Alecia treasures her life as a wife and mom. Putting home-cooked, nourishing, and delicious meals on the table for her family, embarking on new adventures, and creating magical memories inspires Alecia to continue her growth personally and professionally. On today’s episode, we discuss a ton with Alecia, including: How to get unstuck and stop being a perfectionist (once and for all Worthiness How to avoid getting stopped A 3 part strategy on putting self care first #1 tip on how to figure out your calling Why sleep is the most important self care strategy you can do Reclaiming you   Reach out to Alecia: Website – www.consciousedge.com FREE GIFT – Reclaiming You 3 Part Series – www.consciousedge.com/investher   Books/Resources: Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav Learning about your Sleep Cycle  Go Giver by Bob Burg InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Investhercommunity And learn about all the InvestHER Meetups across the country: https://www.meetup.com/pro/the-real-estate-investher Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

The real estate investing market remains HOT across many markets in the USA. As a result, a common mistake made by real estate investors in today’s market is that they are overpaying for deals. This can hurt your profitability and bottom line - big time. We are excited to sit down and talk to Diana George who runs a women-owned and operated private equity firm in CA. We talk with Diana about how she grew her brokerage early on (and later sold it), how she uses data to avoid overpaying for deals, how to not over or under improve a rehab project and the importance of taking your power back as a woman. Diana is Head of Acquisitions, Portfolio and has oversight of investor relationships at Artemis Investments. Artemis Investments is the Bay Area's Premier Real Estate Private Equity Firm-owned and operated by women. Diana brings a profound knowledge base and consistent success within the Real Estate Investment Industry. At age 33 she founded the successful real estate brokerage Vault Realty Group, which focused on real estate investments and rehabbing at 75-100% profit margins. She then sold her brokerage to Century 21 to focus on growing Artemis Investments. She continues to present at speaking engagements all over the Bay Area advising new and seasoned investors on how to be profitable and hedge against a downward market. Diana has been featured and/or quoted in WSJ, BBC, Forbes, Associated Press and several other national publications in regards to the real estate market, investments and economy. On today’s episode, we discuss a ton with Diana, including: The importance of a niche as you grow your business Importance of figuring out “who you want to serve” How to avoid under or over improving renovation projects The importance of data to assess deals Why it is important to be a conservative underwriter How to take your power back as a woman   Reach out to Diana: Website - https://www.investwithartemis.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ArtemisInvestments/ Instagram - @artemisinvestments   Books/Resources: Start with Why by Simon Sinek EP 66: How She Transitioned from Single Family Investing to Apartment Buildings with Anna Myers EP 28: Finding the Best Real Estate Markets to Invest In with Kathy Fettke   InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Investhercommunity And learn about all the InvestHER Meetups across the country: https://www.meetup.com/pro/the-real-estate-investher Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther Please leave a comment below!

This week on another minisode, Liz shares five things she WISHED she knew when she started real estate investing 15 years ago. There have been ups and downs, twists and turns, and today Liz opens up to share a few things she really wished she knew that way she could have avoided mistakes! Today’s minisode lessons include: Focus on a Niche Become a Master at Managing Your Money Move slowly when it comes to Partnerships Systemize your business Don’t worry; don’t give up InvestHER Community Join us on our mission to support and empower as many women as we can to live a financially free and balanced life. We invite you to join the InvestHER Community Facebook group along with other new and experienced women real estate investors! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Investhercommunity Learn more about our InvestHER Meetups across the country (and Canada): https://www.meetup.com/pro/the-real-estate-investher/ Follow us on: Facebook: @therealestateinvesther Instagram: @therealestateinvesther   Please leave a comment below!