PassivePockets: The Passive Real Estate Investing Show

Self-storage has been one of the best performing real estate asset classes over the past two decades, especially in uncertain economic times. Join Jim Pfeifer as he talks to real estate investor turned self-storage investor, Scott Meyers. Self-storage is a simple and predictable asset class and Americans love to store their stuff - in good times and in bad times. You can add value and raise rents much more quickly than in multifamily and other assets. Tune in to learn how the storage business works, how to vet sponsors, analyze deals and become a successful passive investor in self-storage! 

This week’s episode features ME - Chad Ackerman. Realizing I hadn't told my own story, this week I recorded my journey to share with the community. Listen in to the lessons learned and advice I have to give that I've picked up throughout my time investing passively in real estate. Maybe my goals will be aligned with yours? Or maybe our "whys" will be similar. Perhaps you too are thinking about liquidating your 401k. Enjoy hearing more about my story.To see the full show notes and transcript, click here. Our sponsor, Tribevest provides the easiest way to form, fund, and manage your Investor Tribe with people you know, like, and trust. Tribevest is the Investor Tribe management platform of choice for Jim Pfeifer and the Left Field Investors’ Community.Tribevest is a strategic partner and sponsor of Passive Investing from Left Field.

Uncertain times can cause fear for investors, but it also presents opportunities for those willing to dive into the niches. In this episode,  Logan Freeman, the Co-Founder of  FTW Investments, joins Jim Pfeifer to discuss how to thrive in the current market: by focusing on asset classes that will thrive in any market. He also dives into mentorship and leveraging the learning curve to help move forward and grow. Plus, Logan shares why he shifted from multi-family to other asset classes. Learn more great insights by tuning in to this conversation! 

This week’s episode featured Infielder Michael Son from Seattle, WA. Michael is working in the tech industry in his W2, but he is building his wealth through passive investing and by investing in a franchise that he and his wife will be running. Michael has been able to get into several different passive investments and diversify his portfolio by investing within a Tribe. He looks to continue to educate himself and network with more investors to develop more knowledge as well as sharing what he's learned with others.

Are you interested in holding an asset for the long term and achieving infinite returns? Then this episode is for you! Jim Pfeifer sits down with Elaine Stageberg to discuss everything from how to vet an operator, property management, and the proper mindset for success. Elaine also shares the inspiration, progress, and purpose of Black Swan Real Estate as a company that helps investors grow their wealth through investing passively in real estate. Tune in now to start building the path toward a life of prosperity!

This week’s episode features a spotlight on Tribevest, another one of LFI’s Preferred Partners. Tribevest is a collaborative, group investment platform that enables friends and family to organize as an investor group, pool money, and manage joint investments. Brittany Barchalk, Head of Marketing,at Tribevest, joined us to talk about the company and how they have been assisting Limited Partner Investors build wealth since 2018. She also shares a bit of her personal wealth building journey as she has taken her first steps in the passive investing industry. Brittany also shared exciting developments that Tribevest is planning to roll out in 2023 including a mobile app, the Open Tribe concept, and more. If you would like to connect with Brittany or anyone else at Tribevest, you can go on to their website at https://www.tribevest.com/.

Todd Nepola, the founder and president of Current Capital Group, has been in the industrial real estate niche for his entire investing career. In this episode, Todd joins Jim Pfeifer to share his financial journey and discuss how investing in just two niche asset classes in one market have been the key to his success. Tune in now and hear Todd’s story and plenty of golden nuggets of advice!  To see the full show notes and transcript, click here.Our sponsor, Tribevest provides the easiest way to form, fund, and manage your Investor Tribe with people you know, like, and trust. Tribevest is the Investor Tribe management platform of choice for Jim Pfeifer and the Left Field Investors’ Community.Tribevest is a strategic partner and sponsor of Passive Investing from Left Field.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://leftfieldinvestors.com/podcast/

This week’s episode features a spotlight on Vyzer, one of LFI’s Preferred Partners. Vyzer is a digital private concierge service that provides a single online platform to manage, control, and monitor all of your investments. Danielle Greenberg, the Head of Marketing at Vyzer, joined us to talk about the tool they’ve developed for Limited Partner Investors to be able to add all of their investments in one location and replace the typical spreadsheet tracking that a lot of LPs manage manually.   Danielle also walked us through several enhancements that are on the horizon for Vyzer in 2023 as well as future plans for the software. Enhancements include a new mobile app, an improved loan section to have complete visibility to all liabilities, and more. If you would like to connect with Danielle, you can reach her at danielle@vyzer.co or you can find anyone on the team at their website https://vyzer.co/.To see the full show notes and transcript, click here.Our sponsor, Tribevest provides the easiest way to form, fund, and manage your Investor Tribe with people you know, like, and trust. Tribevest is the Investor Tribe management platform of choice for Jim Pfeifer and the Left Field Investors’ Community.Tribevest is a strategic partner and sponsor of Passive Investing from Left Field.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://leftfieldinvestors.com/podcast/

This is going to be a very different episode than normal. We are Left Fielders. We do things differently. A lot of people recognize the episodes with zeros. We don’t do that. We are recognizing Episode 101 because it’s the first of our next 100 episodes. That’s what we’re excited about. We are looking forward to the future, but we are also going to recognize the past. We are going to talk about where we have come from, what’s happened at Left Field Investors over the past few years and where we’re going. We are Left Field Investors. By definition, we are not conventional. We are not going to follow the crowd. We have been five guys trying to figure stuff out. It wasn’t intentional that we set up Left Field Investors but every time we have had success or passed a monument of some kind, we would figure out what the next thing is. That’s what we mean when we say we five guys figuring stuff out. We’re trying to do the best for the community and now - we’re 1,200 people figuring stuff out together.  In this episode, we’re going to acknowledge the past with a keen focus on our future. Listen in as Jim Pfeifer and the Founders of Left Field Investors – Sean Donnelly, Steve Suh, Chad Ackerman and Ryan Stieg -  share the beginnings of LFI, where we are now and most importantly where Left Field Investors is headed in 2023 and beyond!

This week’s episode features Phil Moeller. Phil has been investing in several aspects of the real estate industry but has been putting more of his focus on the passive investing side as of late. He is trying to educate himself more around the space by being an active passive investor. Phil has also taken on the goal of trying to educate more people about this space and inviting them to understand the passive investing world more.