Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast

We have a special speaker announcement for our 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference, which is being held this February 22nd through 23rd in Grand Rapids, Michigan at DeVos Place. Anthony Chara will be one of our featured speakers, presenting on Building Generational Wealth: Increase Wealth Exponentially with Multifamily Properties. Anthony will be speaking Friday, February 23 at 10:30 am. He’ll also be a guest on our apartment investing panel at 8am that same morning where we’ll be discussing how to scale your investment strategies with apartments. This is THE must-attend two-day event for real estate investors at all levels! You can go to www.midwestREIconference.com to get your tickets and find out more.

Happy New Year everyone! It’s January 1st and we have a huge announcement to make about the RPOA’s 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference. Just like in past years it will take place this February in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it’s a must-attend for real estate investors at every level. But we’re also changing it up a bit to make it even more impactful and exciting, so I’ve invited Kathy Bartnick from the RPOA here today to help share the news. Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference - February 22-23, 2024 | Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan at Devos Place Find out more: https://www.midwestreiconference.com Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area. https://www.livegreenlocal.com And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits. https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

No one ever wants or expects to find themselves in a lawsuit, but when you’re a real estate investor, it’s always something you need to protect yourself against. My guest today is a real estate investor and asset protection attorney, and he shares his asset protection techniques for real estate investors and discuss how you can become the CEO of your own wealth building company. Scott Royal Smith is the Founder and CEO of Royal Legal Solutions, offering tax, business, and legal strategies to clients in the U.S. and Canada. Today Scott discusses the importance of having the right insurance, asset protection, estate planning, and tax structure in your business. Find out more: Website: https://royallegalsolutions.com/partners-brian-hamrick YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RoyalLegalSolutions Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area. https://www.livegreenlocal.com And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits. https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

Meet our new RPOA Executive Director Erika Farley! In this end-of-the year holiday message, Erika will introduce herself and discuss the RPOA's success in pushing back on several bills at the state and local level. Erika shares the update on lead testing in the city of Grand Rapids, as well as the slate of housing and tenant's rights bills that were rolling through the legislature earlier this year. Plus, you can still get the early bird discount on the 2024 Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference. This is a must-attend two-day event for real estate investors at all levels happening February 22-23, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Register now and get an early bird discount at midwestreiconference.com!

My guest today has over 42 years of experience in industrial real estate, and the lessons he’s learned during that period are very timely in today’s high-interest rate environment. His experiences especially during the Great Recession have informed his investment approach to be hyper-conservative. Joel Friedland has secured over 2,000 industrial property leases and sales, totaling over $250 million in acquisitions. He’s raised over $150 million in private capital, and most impressively, he structures most of his syndications without any debt. Today Joel reveals the secrets to his successful industrial portfolio, shares the difficulty he went through during the Great Recession, and discusses the lessons he learned that led him to buy properties with little to no debt. Find out more: Email: joel@britproperties.com Website: britproperties.com Instagram: @investingwithjoel  YouTube: @britproperties  LinkedIn: Brit Properties Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area. https://www.livegreenlocal.com And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits. https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

If you’re looking to gain insight into the current state of renting and tenant habits, it helps to have lots of quality data at your disposal. My guest today has access to that type of data through his tech company that helps property owners manage tens of thousands of rental units across the U.S. including hundreds of millions in annual rent payments. Vikas Gupta is the CEO of Azibo, an online platform that provides an easy way to collect rent, manage finances, and find tenants. Vikas is going to share insight from Azibo’s data findings, the lingering gaps he sees in data collection for commercial real estate, and his point-of-view on the real estate market. Find out more: www.azibo.com Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area. https://www.livegreenlocal.com And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits. https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

We’re hearing a lot in the media about impending doom in the commercial real estate market. Should we be bracing ourselves for a repeat of 2008 and 2009? You might have seen Paul Moore’s recent BiggerPockets article titled "What’s Really Behind the Slew of Recent Commercial Failures", in which he urges us not to overgeneralize the term ‘commercial real estate’, and instead recognize that there are many asset classes in many locations, and many of them will be just fine. I’ve invited Paul back to the show to share his perspective on whether we should be bracing ourselves for a commercial real estate crash, and what he’s hearing from his network on where the distress really exists. Paul is the founder and managing partner of Wellings Capital, and a best-selling author on multifamily and self-storage. Find out more: www.wellingscapital.com Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area. https://www.livegreenlocal.com And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits. https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

Owning waterfront property is the dream of many real estate investors.  But buying and selling waterfront property is very different than your typical real estate transaction. Tia Lilly is the founder of Property Cape Cod Real Estate.  Tia is a seasoned real estate professional with almost two decades of experience specializing in all types of waterfront properties on Cape Cod, including waterfront, water view, lake/pond, riverfront, and beachfront properties. She understands that selling a waterfront property differs from a traditional home sale, but this fact is not widely known. Today, Tia is going to walk us through all the things we need to consider when it comes to buying or selling waterfront property.  We’ll also discuss her methods of valuing a property, and what vacation rental investors need to consider in order to be profitable. Find out more: Tia Lilly 508-280-5728 tia@propertycapecod.com https://propertycapecod.com/podcast-offer/ Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area. https://www.livegreenlocal.com And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits. https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

One of the hottest real estate asset classes right now is industrial.  On the surface, industrial investment sounds great – you have a few tenants who pay their rent, all the bills, and sometimes even the property tax. But is it as easy as that? My guest today believes that Industrial is the hidden ATM of real estate investing. Shannon Robnett is a real estate developer with a principal focus on multifamily and industrial real estate in the greater Boise, Idaho area. He’s been in this market for over 27 years, he’s a 2nd generation builder and developer, and has been involved in over $425 million of construction projects. Today Shannon breaks down the numbers and reasons why Industrial is such a strong asset class. You’ll learn what type he builds, the tenants he prefers, and the types of financing he uses. Find out more: Website: https://shannonrobnett.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonrobnett/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonrayrobnett/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shannon.robnett.1 Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area. https://www.livegreenlocal.com And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits. https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com

There’s a lot of speculation right now about the state of the real estate market and the outlook for multifamily apartments. Will we see a steep drop in value, or will sales pick back up once interest rates stabilize? And what direction will we see rents go? My guest today believes we will see a rise in demand for multifamily housing along with higher rents. As a builder, developer, and investor, he’s in a position to know. Eric Garrett is the Founder and CEO of The Garret Companies, ranked as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in America. Since 1999, Eric has owned, developed, and delivered over 73 projects in 17 states totaling over 16,000 units and in excess of $3.5 billion in valuation. Today Eric discusses the type of apartment developments he builds, what he looks for in his site selection, and how he’s able to control costs by controlling his labor and material supply. Eric will also share why he believes the simple supply and demand equation will lead to higher rent increases. Find out more: https://www.thegarrettco.com/ Today’s episode is brought to you by Green Property Management, managing everything from single family homes to apartment complexes in the West Michigan area. https://www.livegreenlocal.com And RCB & Associates, helping Michigan-based real estate investors and small business owners navigate the complex world of health insurance and Medicare benefits. https://www.rcbassociatesllc.com