Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast

Ellis Hammond is my guest today and he began investing in real estate while he was serving as a college pastor in San Diego. While his goal was to create passive cash flow for his family, he realized that investing in Real Estate could be an incredible resource to help his family and many others achieve financial freedom. He and his wife invested in a San Diego duplex in 2018 and 9 months later he became a Co-General Partner on a 144-unit apartment complex in Memphis TN. Ellis is the founder of Kingdom Capitalists, the #1 mastermind community for Christian real estate entrepreneurs. He hosts a top-rated podcast called "Kingdom Capitalists" where he features other successful Christian entrepreneurs and business owners discussing their faith and success. Today Ellis shares how he grew his real estate portfolio and how he uses his evangelistic skills to network and create communities on linkedin and meetup groups. He'll break down his strategy for creating content that attracts opportunities and investors, and we'll also discuss how his Christian Faith informs the decisions he makes as a landlord and entrepreneur. I know you're going to enjoy this episode. You can contact Ellis through linkedin, https://kingdomcapitalists.co or https://ellishammond.com

My guest today is one of the UK's most successful self-made property investors. She started her first business at the age of 22 and even then she knew she had an entrepreneurial spirit which could not be constrained by a JOB. She broke out of the corporate world to follow her dreams and founded the Good Property Company UK which she has been running for over 10 years. Susannah Cole believes anyone can make millions from property, and that it is possible to succeed even with very little money to start with. She has sourced, bought or let out more than 200 properties with a value of $45 Million Pounds, and has invested her own capital to develop her multi-million-pound property portfolio. Susannah's top priority is helping others achieve, or surpass, her own success. Today she's going to share the strategies that have made her so successful. We'll be discussing 'HMO's', Homes of Multiple Occupancy, which are quite common in the UK. We'll also be discussing the concept of 'Deal Packaging', which is similar to wholesaling with several key differences. Susannah is also an expert on raising money from High-Net Worth Investors and will be discussing how she's been able to attract them to her investments. You'll definitely find the differences and similarities between investing in the United States and the UK highly interesting. Susannah's experiences will help any listener improve their own investing. You can find out more through her Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/goodpropertycompany and website: https://www.thegoodpropertycompany.co.uk

Many Multifamily & Apartment Investors are looking for opportunities wherever they make sense. Today's guest found what appeared to be an excellent upside opportunity in Macon, Georgia that he and his partner got under contract, completed due diligence on, raised the equity and sourced the financing. Everything was all set to close, until something came to light that changed the entire deal. Today you're going to hear a story about why it's so important to keep looking, digging, and asking questions, even after you've completed your due diligence. Here to share his story is Ken Jenkins, principal for Integrated Property Group Managers which owns and operates 181 units in South-East Michigan. Ken is also my cousin, and you may remember his previous appearances on EP# 16 & 17. No matter what level of investor you may be, you will definitely benefit from hearing Ken's deep dive into a deal that looked like a winner but ended up being one he had no choice but to walk away from. You can reach Ken by email: kenj@thepropmanagers.com

Do you know what your financial freedom number is? The answer is the amount of passive income you'd need to achieve in order to cover all of your expenses and replace your job income. When you ask most people what their financial freedom number is, the most common answer is $10,000 a month in passive income. Well today we're going to talk to someone who has achieved that number. Ryan Chaw is a single-family home investor who has managed to create a six-figure rental portfolio in California where most houses are overpriced and cash flow is limited. Today he's going to share his strategy for managing 4 single family homes himself while still working his full-time job. We're also going to discuss important tips on preventing high-cost emergency repairs along with Ryan's system on super targeted marketing. Ryan is fast becoming an expert on converting traditional home rentals into multi-bedroom student housing. I know you're going to appreciate learning more about the tools he's using to manage remotely, ensure on-time rent payments, and market through Facebook. Ryan can be reached through his website: www.newbierealestateinvesting.com

When David Toupin was last on this show he was well on his way to real estate success as a co-owner of a $7 Million portfolio of 120 units, plus a successful single-family fix & flip business. Well at some point David invested in a rocket ship, because his momentum since then has been stratospheric. Today David is a Top Millennial real estate investor, speaker, and entrepreneur. He co-founded Obsidian Capital with our previous guest, Glenn Gonzales, and has acted as a key principal with over $50 Million in real estate holdings and he's raised well over $10 Million in capital. He also designed and developed a best-selling multifamily deal analyzer, and used that as a platform to found a new software company called Real Estate Lab. You're definitely going to want to hear why David moved his business from Detroit to Austin, Texas, the importance of financial analysis in deal-making, how he utilizes social media to attract investors, and how you can achieve his level of success no matter where you are in life. David can be reached through Instagram @realestatejedi or https://www.obsidiancapitalco.com

One of the RPOA's goals during this Coronavirus Pandemic is to keep you as up-to-date as possible with information that will help you survive and thrive as real estate investors. That's why I'm so excited to be talking with today's guest about the economic impact this pandemic is going to have on our real estate investments. If you've been looking for real data on our city, state & country's economic strength & what all this means for your real estate portfolio, then you're definitely going to want to hear this economic forecast with Paul Isley. Paul is the Associate Dean and Economist for Undergraduate Programs in the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University. If you've ever been to the RPOA's annual conference then you already know that Paul is the most popular speaker by far. This year his presentation was standing room only, and his economic forecast was incredibly eye-opening. Now, 8 weeks into this pandemic, Paul has new data that will shed light on the state of our economy and what we can expect in the coming months and years. Whether you listen to the podcast episode or watch the youtube video in order to view Paul's economic charts this is an episode you don't want to miss!

Last year at the RPOA annual conference I met Ramond Harris for the first time. After hearing his story about flipping, wholesaling and rehabbing in the Detroit area, I knew we needed to record a podcast. You may remember the Mastermind conversation we had with friends of this show Justin Workman and Patrick Spitzley on episode #168 where we helped brainstorm ways Ramond could fix his broken business model, decrease his debt by shedding some unused assets, and set himself up for huge growth. Now, a year later, we've all met back up at the RPOA 2020 annual conference and we're going to mastermind again with Ramond to see what's changed and how his business has progressed since we last talked. We'll also be discussing some new marketing and deal flow challenges that have cropped up, and how he might tackle them. Joining us as well is Stephen Benedict, local Sheriff's Sale Auction expert from episode #101, who has some valuable advice on how to beat out the competition at the auction table. I know you're going to enjoy this episode as much as I did. Ramond is very open about the very common challenges he faces in his business. You'll also benefit greatly from the advice offered during the show.

My guest today wants you to know that if he can make it as a successful real estate investor, then anyone can. Glenn Gonzales began as a maintenance man working for several other successful real estate investors. As he grew more confident in his job, he began to realize how the proactive decisions he was making were improving the health of the properties he was maintaining. But it was the other lessons he learned on the job that propelled him to where he is today. Glenn is now the CEO and Co-Founder of Obsidian Capital, a real estate investment firm out of Austin Texas. In the past 6 years Glenn has accomplished over $290 Million in total acquisitions, 5,000 total units, and raised over $80 Million. Glenn is also the author of the bestselling book "Maintenance Man to Millionaire: Real Estate Wealth Creation for Everyday People". He's also a great guy with a lot of fun stories to share, and today he's going to tell us how he was continuously pushing himself to take on new challenges at the property management company he worked for, and how he was able to raise the funds to acquire his properties. We'll also discuss his experiences raising money from crowdfunding companies, as well as Family Offices. I know you're going to enjoy this conversation with Glenn and benefit from his wisdom. Glenn can be reached by email or through his website: glenn@obsidiancapitalco.com https://www.obsidiancapitalco.com

Back in the pre-covid-19 days when people could actually sit together in the same room, a group of rental property owners met to answer one simple question: "When is it time to sell your rental property?" Even though the world has changed considerably since then, the answers they came up with still hold true today. Let's say you've acquired a decent sized portfolio of rental properties, they're cash flowing, well-managed, and achieve your goals of long-term wealth. But maybe the cash flow you're receiving isn't enough to allow you to quit your job, or retire early, or pay for that cruise ship vacation. However, there is enough equity in your portfolio to sell for a substantial profit. Is it time to sell and take your chips off the table? Or are you better served to stay on the 'buy & hold' path that you set out on so long ago? Many investors are faced with this very question, and I have two of them in the studio with me today. Plus, I have a very special guest who's going to help us talk through this very important decision-making process. My first guest is Ben Blake, and when he was last on the show, episode #149, he discussed his 12-unit Grand Rapids portfolio, and why he decided to take over the management himself. Ben recently sold his entire portfolio, and today we're going to learn why. Also in the studio is Jeremy Schumann, who owns a 13-unit portfolio here in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Jeremy is currently trying to decide whether he should hold or sell, and we'll be talking through that decision with him. And friend of the show, Justin Workman, is joining us as well. Justin always lends a mathematical and informed perspective on these types of decisions, and I'm sure he'll balance out any opinions I might have as the four of us go through the different thought processes and cashflow and appreciation calculations a rental owner must consider before selling their investment property. And visit our show on Facebook to leave comments and ask questions by going to "RPOA Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast"

Imagine what it's like to get started in real estate investing when you have nothing. No money, no experience and no network. Now imagine you're also in your 20's and have more student loan debt than actual capital to invest in deals. On top of that, you have a job in corporate America, but you're still BROKE. That is where today's guest was 8 years ago. Ryan Narus is a self-made real estate entrepreneur and accredited investor who started with nothing and now owns and operates 12 Mobile Home Parks spanning over 1,300 units. He's the co-founder of The Archimedes Group where he works at home, has 5 employees, and hosts his own podcast called 'Mobile Home Parks in Real Life". Today Ryan is going to share why he was eager to sacrifice and do things others weren't willing to do, so that he could live the life others only dream of. We're also going to discuss the nitty gritty of mobile home park investing, including the times Ryan has had his life threatened while confronting drug dealers on his properties. Despite all this you'll learn why Ryan has dedicated his business to this asset class. You can contact Ryan through his website: http://www.archimedesgrp.com