PassivePockets: The Passive Real Estate Investing Show

This week’s episode features Paul Shannon, a diversified investor with both passive and active investments in his portfolio. Today, Paul describes deal metrics that he both likes and dislikes when he is vetting a deal, as well as asset classes that he likes to invest in. Paul hails from the Indianapolis area and is focusing on conserving his capital and watching the economy for a bit while he leans towards moving more of his portfolio into the passive investing industry. 

Phoenix is one of the most interesting markets for multifamily right now. In this episode, Jim Pfeifer interviews Zach Haptonstall, the CEO, and Co-Founder of Rise48 Equity and Rise48 Communities, to help us learn more about the Phoenix market. Zach takes us on his journey from a real estate investing novice to running a successful business that owns 34 different properties with over 5,500 units in the Phoenix Metro. Listen in to learn the benefits of investing with an operator who is focused on one asset class in one market and get insights on why Phoenix is still a good place to invest despite the amazing growth in recent years. 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.

This week’s episode features Greg Baxter. Greg began his real estate investing journey by group investing with college friends. Eventually, he progressed into investing on his own in multi-family properties, self-storage, and mobile home parks. Today, Greg shares how he’s focusing on staying on his path to not chasing shiny objects. He also talks about his anticipation of investing in more multi-family deals in the near future with the potential of looking at becoming a General Partner himself at some point. 

Camilla Jeffs had limiting beliefs that resulted in her thinking small and then she learned about passive investing. She found that she was able to stop trading time for money and started thinking big - resulting in the growth of her business and allowed her to ditch her W2 job. Join Jim Pfeifer as he talks to Camilla Jeffs about how she exited her W2 job and created a business to help others start the passive investing cashflow snowball. Camilla is the Founder and CEO of Steady Stream Investments and teaches investors how to create multiple streams of income while also having positive social and environmental impact on the Community. Listen in to learn more about passive investing today!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.

This week’s episode features Brian Liddy. Brian has been investing passively for a while and has reduced his W2 hours in half due to the cashflow he has created. He has invested primarily in multi-family units and has spread into other asset classes - including self-storage and mobile home parks – upon seeing their potential. Brian plans to continue his journey to build his cash flow to replace all of his W2 income while also building wealth with assets that appreciate.

We are pleased to have Mark Khuri, co-founder of SMK Capital Management, as our guest to share his insights from his over 17 years of real estate investing experience. In this episode, Mark joins host Jim Pfeifer to talk about asset classes that can thrive in difficult market conditions and the power of diversifying beyond just sponsor, market and asset class. Mark also talked about his role as a capital allocator - he is looking for best in class operators who are experienced in recession-resistant asset classes including self-storage, mobile home parks and work force housing.  Listen in for insights on effective diversification with a an expert capital allocator!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.

It is never too late to explore your options and find your true passion. By educating yourself on what’s out there, you can start building cash flow and equity without having to do actual work. In this week’s episode, Chad Ackerman interviews Brad Swenson about his journey from being a corporate employee to a passive investor. Brad works in the IT industry and lives in the New Jersey area. He started investing passively using crowdfunding to learn about the business as he grew his portfolio. Brad has diversified his investments and now plans to “go big” with the asset classes that he likes the most. 

Do you aim to build wealth in real estate? Listen in as Neal Bawa explains his own experience in the industry. Neal is known as the “Mad Scientist of Multifamily” because of his experience in the technology industry and his use of data analysis in his real estate business. As he figured out the importance of building wealth rather than building income, he decided to shift and focus on real estate. In this episode, he shares valuable insights on technology, data, and statistical analysis related to real estate investing. He also discusses how true wealth is having control of your time, your health and your money. If you want to learn some tips for creating wealth rather than chasing income, this is the episode for you! 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.

Not every investment is suited for everyone, and there are different recipes to success for each. That’s what today’s guest shares about his experience in passive investing. Chad Ackerman chats with Mike Trotter for today’s episode of Infielder Spotlight. Mike talks with Chad about his journey into passive investing after being an engineer for the past 30 years. They discuss analysis paralysis and the importance of having a community, or communities, to bounce ideas and knowledge with when it comes to where and how to make your investments. Plus, Mike shares advice on how you can find deals that are tailored to you. Not all deals are meant for everybody at their space and time in their life and their income. Hear all about it by tuning in to this episode.

What kind of mindset do you need to achieve lifetime cash flow that can withstand any economic conditions? Rod Khleif sits down with Jim Pfeifer and shares his journey of finding his passion for real estate - from great success followed by massive losses in 2008 to rebuilding his portfolio to focus on cash-flowing multifamily properties while also being able to give back to the community. Rod discusses the challenges of keeping the cash flow coming through Covid, inflation, and other economic conditions and shares his insights on how to make informed decisions as a passive investor including eliminating limiting beliefs and finding the right mindset. Tune in to learn why the proper mindset is critical for investing success!  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.