Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast

What's new in short-term rentals? According to AirDNA bookings are up, but so are the number of rentals available. More competition means less profit to go around. Investors who rushed in without a plan are now second-guessing their decisions. But there are strategies, both new and old, that are working and being employed by savvy investors. What are those successful strategies in the short and mid-term rental space? We've gathered three successful investors today to help us find out: Al Williamson is the world's first landlord scientist and an expert on extended stay Airbnbs—meaning he is a thought leader on furnished rentals that are available on a monthly basis. Al was also our featured speaker at the annual RPOA Conference where he presented on extended stay rentals. Kate Stoermer, The CEO Host. Kate is an Airbnb Superhost and VRBO Premier Host, who owns and manages her own portfolio and manages for others. She is experienced with partnerships, private money lending, and has analyzed hundreds of deals. Kate brings her perspective from 27 years as a healthcare executive and U.S. Navy veteran to everything she does. Jeremy Garcia has done over 50 flips, invested in notes, multifamily, short-term rentals, long-term rentals, boutique hotels and resorts, and also does corporate rentals in the greater West Michigan area. Jeremy and his wife Melanie are building out an 8-unit Airbnb boutique hotel in downtown Muskegon, and recently acquired a resort property on Lake Michigan. 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

My guest today got his start in real estate as a broker for Marcus & Millichap in Raleigh, North Carolina before starting his own real estate firm with his twin brother. Will Matheson went from zero to $100 million in assets under management in just four years, and he's done it through multifamily and student housing investments. Today we'll take a closer look at student housing, get insight into working with family offices and institutional funds, and learn how Matheson Capital plans to achieve their goal of $1 billion in real estate by 2027. Find out more: https://www.mathcap.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/wlmatheson/ 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

My guest today has found a technology solution to help short-term rental hosts add new streams of income and boost their profits. Madison Rifkin is the CEO and Founder of Mount, a startup company that is focused on enhancing the guest experience by enabling hosts to effortlessly and securely provide adventure-filled memories by upselling amenities—specifically via equipment rentals such as bikes, e-bikes, scooters, kayaks, paddleboards, surfboards, snowshoes, and beach equipment. Madison shares how you can increase your profits by renting out amenities. We'll discuss how she founded Mount and the process she went through to raise venture capital as well. Find out more: www.rentmount.com LinkedIn 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

How does the landscape look for real estate investors in 2023? My guests today share the belief that no matter what's going on in the economy, real estate investing is the tried and true method of building wealth and cashflow. Riley Oickle invests in small and large multifamily properties for long, mid, and short-term rentals, and James Svetec is a short-term rental consultant to Robert Kiyosaki and he's also the co-author of Airbinb for Dummies. Today Riley shares his early mentorship experience with a seasoned real estate investor and how he was able to learn so much from this person in his early 20's, as well as the complimentary skills James and Riley bring to their vacation rental business. We'll also discuss the boutique hotel model and compare notes on why that may be an opportunity to exponentially grow your vacation rental portfolio. Find out more: https://bnbmastery.com/ https://bnbinnercircle.com/ Social Media handles (@bnbinnercircle, @jamessvetec, @rileyoickleinvestor) 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

I have two incredible guests with me today to talk about a unique way to raise more equity for your deals without relying on limited partner investors. Brittany Mosely is an Airbnb superhost who has owned and operated more than 20 units across the U.S., an asset manager for a 100+ unit co-living portfolio, and a rental arbitrager. Derrick Barker has built a 4,700-unit real estate portfolio worth over $400 million. Both Derrick and Brittany uniquely understand the needs and opportunities of other real estate investors, especially those in the short-term rental space. Together they're the co-founders of Nectar, the cashflow-based financing platform for experienced short-term rental owners and managers. Find out more: http://www.usenectar.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

I'm thrilled to have Neal Bawa back on the show today. Neal is a data scientist and technologist who always has his finger on the pulse of the economy and the state of commercial real estate investing. Neal is also a top-rated and in-demand presenter at conferences and events across the country, he's a successful investor with over $1 billion dollars in assets under management, and he's the CEO of Grocapitus and Multifamily University. He is known universally as the Mad Scientist of Multifamily, and I always pay attention to what Neal has to say – because he's incredibly well informed, and always entertaining. Today we're going to discuss the recent bank failures and what that means to investors. We'll talk about the upcoming liquidity crunch, and why Elon Musk recently tweeted that the commercial real estate debt market is "by far the most serious looming issue." Neal also explains why investors who bought between 2021 and 2022 are in trouble, and why he's hit the 'pause' button on his ground-up developments. He'll also share the opportunities he sees in the market and why he's starting his own rescue fund. This is a 'must-listen' episode for anyone who wants to gain some clarity and insight into a very unstable and uncertain market. Find out more: https://grocapitus.com/ or google "Neal Bawa" 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

Charlie Kao is an expert in many aspects of commercial real estate, with a concentration in self-storage acquisitions and development. He's recognized nationally as an expert in self-storage and consults with investors all over the country. He'll be speaking next week at the Inside Self-Storage World-Wide Expo at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Charlie is also a friend of the show who first appeared way back on episode #96 and he interviewed me on episode #100. Since then, we've actually partnered on several self-storage deals together. Today Charlie is going to break down his process in locating a self-storage development site, determining its feasibility, designing it, and instituting cost-savings and technology that will improve the net operating income. Charlie also shares his tips on achieving a work/life balance. Find out more: www.youtube.com/@twinoakscapital Instagram @charlesckao Facebook www.facebook.com/cck21 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

My guest today has a quantitative and repeatable process for identifying areas that will experience 20 to 30% appreciation over a five-year period. Not only does Mark Updegraff have a background in science, technology, and mathematics, he also began his career at NASA, so I'm excited to see how that background has translated to his real estate development, management, and brokerage businesses. Today Mark shares the metrics and ratios he uses to convert the MATH into MONEY. We'll discuss gross rent multiplier (GRM) and price per foot and learn how Mark took those two simple ratios to help his clients and investors identify neighborhoods that were poised to appreciate at a much higher rate over a shorter time period. Find out more: Mark@UpdegraffGroup.com http://www.MarkUpdegraff.com http://www.RazeCapital.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

Anyone paying attention to the economy lately is aware that interest rates are rising, inflation has become a problem, and we may, or may not, be heading into a recession. What does all this mean to us as real estate investors and rental property owners? To put all this economic data into perspective I'm excited to have Dr. Paul Isely on the show with me today. Dr. Paul Isely is currently Associate Dean and Professor of Economics for the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University. Since 2013, he has also led the economic forecasting team in the Seidman College of Business helping businesses across West Michigan have better information for decision making. Paul spoke several weeks ago to a standing-room only crowd at the RPOA annual conference, and I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to bring him back to our RPOA audience. 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

A year ago, if you wanted to acquire a property there was plenty of money available from lenders at incredibly low interest rates. Just one year later and lenders have pulled back drastically, and interest rates have doubled. Those of us looking to get our real estate investments financed are having to accept a new reality that is impacting our cashflow and creating a lot of uncertainty as to whether deals will even pencil out. Given this new reality, we thought we'd bring three experts from the lending world together to discover – "Where's the Money? Creative Financing Options in a High Interest Rate Environment". John Burley John has 40+ years of investing experience, several thousand (personally) completed Real Estate deals, and over Six Hundred Million Dollars Raised. John wrote the International #1 Best Seller "Money Secrets of the Rich". He has produced over 100 books and audio programs during his career and was a featured speaker at our Michigan Landlord & Real Estate Investor Conference & Expo on the Secrets of Raising Private Money. Anna Miller Anna's passion is for her clients in helping them find the right solutions to meet their financial needs. She's been a mortgage loan officer at United Bank of Michigan since 2013 and works with home buyers and investors to make their goals a reality. Frederic SaintAmour Former U.S. Army Ranger who now helps real estate investors and business owners of all sizes get the capital they need, when they need it, with the best terms possible. Fred has been a commercial loan executive with Boathouse Commercial Funding Group since 2010. 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