Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast

Today I'm excited to sit down and talk with Brandon Krieg, an experienced wholesaler who also does fix & flips. Brandon is the owner of Honeybee Homes, and has a lot of great knowledge and experience to share with our audience. If you've ever considered wholesaling as an investment strategy, or are looking for better techniques to ensure your success, then you won't want to miss Part One of this interview! Many of our listeners will recognize Brandon as the co-founder of the West Michigan REI Club. You may have also listened to one of his interviews on other podcasts, including Bigger Pockets. You can contact Brandon through his website at: http://thehoneybeehomes.com/

Today I'm thrilled to be talking with Rod Khleif, the host of the "Lifetime Cash Flow through Real Estate" Podcast. As one of America's top real estate professionals, Rod has personally owned more than 2,000 single family homes and multiple apartment communities. Rod shares his rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches story, from his humble beginnings as a young, impoverished Dutch immigrant to incredible success. Rod also discusses his remarkable triumphs, and spectacular failures, which he affectionately calls 'seminars'. We'll talk about the 800 Single Family Home Portfolio he lost in 2008, and how he's now rebuilding his fortunes through multi-family investing. Rod also tells us why he prefers multi-family to single-family and how multi-family can help protect you during the next economic downturn. As a bonus, you can listen to this week's episode of Rod's podcast "Lifetime Cash Flow through Real Estate" to hear Rod interview me, Brian Hamrick, about my career in Real Estate Investing. Be sure to check out both podcast episodes - they're required listening to podcast fans & real estate investors! And find out more about Rod Khleif at his website: http://lifetimecashflowpodcast.com/

If you are a new investor who is looking to buy rental property, or you're a current owner looking for ways to improve your methods, I believe you'll get a lot out of my conversation today with Tina & Wes Emert from City Wide Real Estate Services. Tina & Wes offer services ranging from Real Estate Brokerage, Rehabbing, Property Management and Asset Management. They take a 'Success-Based' Approach rather than a 'Property-Based' approach, and we'll discuss exactly what that means during our wide-ranging discussion that contains a lot of valuable tips for every level of Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor. Find out more: https://citywide.managebuilding.com/Resident/public/custom/22

If you've ever wondered about investing in Self Storage Facilities, then this is an episode you don't want to miss. Michael Laragy built a rental property portfolio over 30 years, and then decided to sell it off in order to invest in Self Storage. Today Michael will walk us through his journey: why he decided self storage was the way to go, how he found his facility, and what he's done to make it successful. We'll also talk about the rental properties he used to own, and how he was able to purchase many of them for 'Nothing Down', using techniques he learned from Real Estate Guru Robert Allen. No matter what type of real estate investing you're interested in, our conversation contains decades of wisdom and experience from someone who's managed to invest successfully, transition from a full-time job to full-time investor/business owner, and has a ton of knowledge to share.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Last week successful investor Steve Whitteberry shared his stories of 'The Bad & The Ugly' with us. Today we get to discuss 'The Good'. Steve will discuss his use of Self Directed IRA's and how they're helping him prepare for retirement. We'll also discuss 'Alligators' and how they can eat up all your Cash Flow. And we'll also compare our experiences purchasing two separate 4-units, both of which were bought for a great price at the bottom of the market, but had two very different outcomes for each of us.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Sometimes we come across deals that are too good to be true but we suspend our better judgement because the person selling those deals is so persuasive and says all the right things. Steve Whitteberry is our guest today. Steve is a successful real estate investor who will share his stories of making investments and working with certain investors that he later came to regret. Steve will share the valuable lessons he learned from these experiences that will hopefully prevent you from making the same mistakes. In part one of our interview we will also discuss Robert Allen's 'No Money Down', the value of land, and helping people who are going through the foreclosure process.

Many experienced investors can share this story: the one about the deal they chased for months or years, spent countless hours and phone calls and emails and money on, invested all their energy and emotion into, and no matter how hard they tried, it just wouldn't close, it couldn't close, and eventually they had to admit defeat and walk away. Dealing with these types of setbacks can be devastating. But learning to overcome them can be life changing. Today we discuss what happens when 'failure is not an option' turns into 'failure is inevitable' with Keith Littlepage, a successful investor and business owner who is brave enough to share his story of the Florida land deal that almost broke him and the aftermath that no one could have expected. Keith will also discuss his use of private money, and an unlikely funding source he's discovered that has been a 'game changer' for him. To Contact Keith go to blueskiesfunding.com

Last week Ken Jenkins shared with us how he used direct marketing to find, negotiate and purchase an 8-unit multi-family and duplex in Plymouth, Michigan. Today Ken & I discuss the 20-unit multi-family he was able to acquire in Belleville, Michigan when he discovered it through a Craigslist add. Ken will take us through his negotiations with the seller who insisted on an all-cash purchase, and what happened when he was faced with multiple vacancies and had to fire his management company. Once again Ken takes the time to share his methods, numbers, and every gritty detail - including stories of death, drugs and doing whatever it takes to be successful!

Discovering Off-Market Real Estate opportunities that cash flow and offer great upside potential is like finding the Holy Grail for Real Estate Investors. Today I talk with someone who's managed to do this twice since he began three years ago. Ken Jenkins is an investor from the Plymouth/Canton area just outside of Detroit, Michigan, and he has had great success in finding multi-unit properties through direct marketing, negotiating for the best deal possible, and creating value by improving the property and raising rents. We will discuss how he began as an investor, then he will take us step-by-step through his process of finding, negotiating and asset managing an 8-unit and duplex in Plymouth, Michigan. Be ready to take notes, because Ken will be delivering you a master class in Real Estate Investing!

Interview with Harvey Hansen from Indoor Climate Solutions. Every residential rental property has a system for keeping your residents warm in the colder months, and if they're lucky, cold in the warmer months. Depending on the age and condition of these systems, you or your resident could be spending a lot more on utilities than is necessary. In order to save and make more money, its important to understand how these systems work and how they can be more efficient. Today we talk about the different types of equipment that are used to heat and cool your property with Harvey Hansen from Indoor Climate Solutions, a Grand Rapids based company since 2006. We'll be discussing forced-air systems, hot water heat and air conditioning choices as well as energy saving tips and techniques that will save you money and help you avoid possible disaster.