BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we sit down and talk about the best ways to get started with real estate investing, as well as some killer tips for investing without using your own money.From picking a niche, overcoming analysis paralysis, and a lot more – our guest, Mike Simmons, will share his story of overcoming obstacles and becoming a full time house flipper in the Metro Detroit area.Mike has a great story and an incredible strategy for flipping houses using no money of his own, so whether you are brand new or have been investing for years – you don’t want to miss Mike’s creative advice.Read the transcript for episode 50 with Mike Simmons here.In This Show, We Cover: Overcoming “shiny object syndrome” and “analysis paralysis” Losing $1000 on his first “almost deal.” Finding contractors without losing your hair Dealing with Detroit investing Why Mike had to evict a squatter who broke into his property Finding good deals in any market Using social media to attract private money Using partnerships to get started or to grow How Mike structures partnerships Should you start with wholesaling? And a whole lot more! Links from the Show BP Podcast 012 : Wholesaling and Marketing with Sharon Vornholt BiggerPockets Success Story Forum Tenant Screening: The Ultimate Guide The BiggerPockets Hard Money Lender Directory BP Podcast 047: Apartment Complexes, NNN Leases, and Commercial Real Estate with Joel Owens Books Mentioned in the Show Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley Wealth Attraction for Entrepreneurs by Dan Kennedy Tweetable Topics You can read for days – and never do anything. Get out there and DO something. (Tweet This!) Work with a Realtor who knows you and knows your business. (Tweet This!) 50% of something is better than 100% of nothing. (Tweet This!) Connect with Mike Mike’s BiggerPockets Profile Mike’s Website and Podcast: JustStartRealEstate.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we are going to talk about something you may think is a bit boring… taxes..BUT WAIT! Perseverance Before you move on to go watch the latest episode of Dancing with the Stars… I promise you this interview isn’t going to bore you to tears, but in-fact could potentially save you thousands of dollars this year alone on your upcoming tax bill. Today, real estate investor and CPA Amanda Han is going to bring a TON of really great tips and advice to help you make sure you are making, and keeping, the most wealth possible.Additionally, this show is one of the most fun interviews we’ve done on the Podcast, so it definitely brings the once-boring topic of tax planning to a whole new entertaining level. No matter what stage of investing you are in – you definitely don’t want to miss this incredible show.Read the transcript for episode 49 with Amanda Han here.In This Show, We Cover: How to find a good syndication deal Important tax changes YOU need to know for 2013 and 2014 The Obamacare Tax – do you need to pay it? The loophole that allows real estate investors to write off “paper losses.” The new laws and tax changes that may limit your mortgage interest deduction When to talk to a tax strategist How to find a great CPA The biggest misconceptions about tax deductions What legal entity should you have? Things YOU need to do before the end of 2013 How to deduct your cat food? Investing with a Self Directed IRA Common tax mistakes that many investors make And much, much more. Books Mentioned in the Show Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki The Four Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss Tweetable Topics When looking at syndicated deals, the #1 most important thing to look at is the syndicator, the team behind the deal. (Tweet This!) If you’re educating your accountant, it’s probably time to find a new one. (Tweet This!)  Connect with Amanda Amanda’s BiggerPockets Profile Amanda’s Company Website: KeystoneCPA.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we talk with real estate investor Darren Sager about his fascinating business model involving buy and hold real estate, live-in flips, and managing properties with minimal hassle.This show is crammed full of awesome, actionable ideas, tips, and lessons – so don’t miss a second of it!Read the transcript for episode 48 with Darren Sager here.In This Show, We Cover: The college professional who got Darren started When to use the 1% rule How Darren bought his first property for almost nothing down The $400,000 live-in flip The #1 most important characteristic Darren looks for in properties The secret to renting property to people with children How to save thousands of dollars using YouTube. And a whole lot more Links from the Show The Real Estate Agent’s Ultimate Guide to Working with Investors by Brandon Turner How I Found, Analyzed, and Bought an Ugly Purple Rental Property Brandon Bought a “Waldo” Rental Property…. But Should You? Allure Vinyl Plank Flooring PayNearMe Books Mentioned in the Show Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki The 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Kellar Millionaire Real Estate Agent  by Gary Kellar All You Can Do is All You Can Do, but All You Can Do Is Enough by Art Williams Hamburger America by George Motz  Tweetable Topics “If a deal doesn’t at least meet the 1% rule – run away.” (Tweet This!) “It may be cliche, but when buying real estate… location is everything.” (Tweet This!) “The worse condition a property is in, the more I’ll love it!” (Tweet This!) “The most successful people are those who failed the most.” (Tweet This!) Connect with DarrenDarren’s BiggerPockets Profile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you like the idea of making double digit returns while not needing to lift a finger with your investments? If so – this is the show for you. On this 47th episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast we sit down with commercial real estate investor and broker Joel Owens to learn strategies for getting started with commercial real estate investing. From apartment complexes to NNN lease investing and a lot more, this show is packed full of tips for investors in all walks of life.In This Show, We Cover: How Joel got his start… from Pizza Owner to Apartment Broker/Buyer Joel’s first investment… that turned bad quickly What makes an A, B, C, and D neighborhood How much does it really cost to buy commercial real estate? Should someone start with apartments or single family properties? Where to find apartment complexes and other commercial properties How to determine the value of an apartment How to carry out the “Value Add” strategy No money down commercial investing? Carrying a second mortgage when selling real estate NNN Lease Investing – How to get started with this passive investments And a LOT more Links from the Show Costar Loopnet BiggerPockets.com/calc BiggerPockets.com/meet Introduction to Real Estate Investment Deal Analysis by J Scott – (Great blog post about analyzing properties) Books Mentioned in the ShowDealmaker’s Guide to Commercial Real Estate: Strategy and Practice for the Intelligent Investor by Ray AlcornTweetable Topics “You have to have a certain mentality to live next to your tenants… I don’t have that personality.” (Tweet This!) “If you are used to buying houses, apartment investing is the easiest to get into.” (Tweet This!) “Real estate is like a roller coaster – fast lows and fast highs…with a lot of coasting in the middle.” (Tweet This!) “Run your real estate like a business, not a hobby.” (Tweet This!) “Small steps lead to big results.” (Tweet This!) Connect with Joel Joel’s BiggerPockets Profile Joel’s Website: AWCommercial.com Example of Income Approach Math Property Type: 4 Plex Income Per Unit: $400 Gross Monthly Income: $1600 Gross Expected Income: $19200 Subtract out all operating expenses (60%) $19,200 x .4 = $7,680 Net Operating Income: $7,680 Divide by Purchase Price to get Cap Rate: $7,680/100,000 = 7.68% Cap Rate: 7.68% Example of How to Determine How Much You Can Afford Cash Down Payment, 10%: $300,000 Seller held back a 15% second mortgage: $450,000 Total Purchase Price: $3,000,000 First Mortgage: $2,250,000 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s special Thanksgiving Day show, we sit down with one of BiggerPockets’ most active members and biggest success stories, Jon Klaus.Jon has flipped homes, built new properties, rented homes, and done a huge variety of other activities in the real estate space. Not only is Jon an incredibly nice guy, he’s also one of the smartest investors you’ll ever hear from.Don’t miss a second of this powerful show, where we cover everything from marketing for killer good dealsoutside of the MLS, arranging financing for your deals, getting started with no money, and even a step by step journey through a six-figure spec build.Read the transcript for episode 46 with Jon Klaus here.In This Show We Cover How Jon got started…using lawn mowing money Mistakes Jon has made involving War Zones The 7,000 sq ft house flip The 2% Rule – what it is, when to use it When to change your strategy The secret for beating other investors with great deals How to market for incredible deals How a single trees can cost you over $200,000 A step by step guide for spec building The four elements needed for a successful spec house Books Mentioned in the Show Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki The 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: King Solomon’s Secrets to Success, Wealth, and Happinessby Steven K. Scott Links from the Show The Rental Property Calculator BP Podcast 022 – Building a Marketing Machine, Spec Houses, Flipping & Wholesaling with Tucker Merrihew Wade Cook – Wikipedia The Definitive Guide to Using Seller Financing to Buy Real Estate How to Hack Your Housing and Get Paid to Live for Free from Brandon Turner Forum Threads on Dodd Frank and Safe Act 1, 2, and 3 BP Podcast 038: Unique Strategies for Buying Real Estate with Travis Daggett J Scott Diary of at Spec Build Rich Weiss – BiggerPockets Profile Jon’s recent project (with Photos) Tweetable Topics With determination, focus, and a little bit of money – you can get started as a real estate investor today. (Tweet This!) The deal flow will always be there; people will always buy and sell real estate. (Tweet This!) Buy the property right – that makes all the difference in the world. (Tweet This!) The key to success is determination and endurance. Winners don’t quit when it gets hard. (Tweet This!) Connect with JonJon’s BiggerPockets’ Profile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we cover a huge variety of really interesting topics with real estate investor Tom Sylvester (yes, that rhymes!)Tom has been investing in the Rochester, NY area for several years and has a great perspective on getting started, building systems to manage your business, investing in rural areas (or as Brandon says, “rrrrrurrral”,) and a whole lot more.Don’t miss a second of this excellent interview!Read the transcript for episode 45 with Tom Sylvester here.In This Show, We Cover Tom’s early lessons The advantages and disadvantages to rural investing Finding mentors and networking Talking with your spouse about getting started with real estate Getting started with real estate at a young age When is the right time to quit your day job? Red flags for problem tenants The $10 Toilet part that could have saved Tom hundreds of dollars And much more. Links from the Show Investing in Rural Markets: The Secret to Real Estate Investing Success? The Top 100 Ways To Make Money In Real Estate How to Get Started With $100 blog post by Tom Keyword Alerts How To Survive When Your Spouse Doesn’t Believe In Your Dream How to Start Investing In Real Estate at a Young Age (or a “Young at Heart Age”) BP Podcast 044: Creating Systems to Flip Houses While Still Employed with Michael Woodward Tenant Screening: The Ultimate Guide Cashflow 101: Using the Game to Define Your Investing Strategy Home Depot Toilet Fill Valve Dropbox App Books Mentioned in the Show The Automatic Millionaire: A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich by David Bach Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki The 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber The Book on Flipping Houses by J Scott The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by J Scott What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow… And 36 Other Key Financial Measures by Frank Gallinelli The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Real Estate Investing by BiggerPockets Tweetable Topics Find your unfair advantage in business and exploit it. (Tweet This!) What do you want your life to be? How are you going to get there? (Tweet This!) If you aren’t finding success – be persistent but change your tactic. (Tweet This!) Know the difference between a cheap property and deal. (Tweet This!) Connect with Tom Tom’s BiggerPockets Profile Tom’s Website: Tom-Sylvester.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trying to investing in real estate while holding a full time job is tough – but trying to flip houses can be even tougher. From dealing with contractors to finding money to getting the deals in the first place – flipping often feels like a full time job in itself. Luckily, today we talk with someone who is doing all those things while working a demanding day job – and finding great success at it. Michael Woodward sits down with us today to show us the systems he uses to balance both his house flipping with the rest of his life – all while maintaining a full time job. Whether you are a flipper, wholesaler, or Buy and Hold investor – you don’t want to miss this great interview on systemizing your business.Read the transcript for episode 44 with Michael Woodward here.In This Show, We Cover Why Michael quit his job – but ended up going back into a full time job again When’s the right time to quit your job? Failure – when it’s necessary Learning the tough lessons about doing your own work One trick to help you find the very best contractors What’s the “Ideal Flip?” Why Michael fully furnishes all his properties Dealing with troublesome neighbors How Michael is funding his flips Managing a flip while working a full time job The List System that helps Michael know what comes next in a flip The best place to buy appliances and a lot more Links from the Show BiggerPockets Radio Podcast 003: Getting Started in Real Estate and Raising Money with Brian Burke Dropbox.com 8 Reasons Why Having A Day Job And Investing In Real Estate Is Awesome! Books Mentioned in the Show The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller The 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber Tweetable Topics The nice thing about BiggerPockets is the ability to share what we know. (Tweet This!) If you’re going to go big you’re going to have to fail somewhere. (Tweet This!) You can talk yourself into any deal. It doesn’t make it right. (Tweet This!) The only way to invest in real estate while holding a job is to have systems. (Tweet This!) Connect with MichaelMichael’s BiggerPockets Profile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast we sit down with real estate investor Shaun Reilly to talk about a wide range of topics – from getting started while living in an expensive area to wholesaling, putting in offers, flipping houses, buy and hold, and a lot more.This interview was a ton of fun to do and there are so many great nuggets of information that anyone who listens will walk out with skills they can apply to their real estate investing business.Read the transcript for episode 43 with Shaun Reilly here.In This Show, We Cover: How to start investing when properties are super expensive The benefits and pitfalls of investing in condos How Shaun got his first successful flip from a failed wholesale deal Investing in real estate with a credit card Shaun’s direct mail campaign – and how he got the list for free Tips on working with real estate agents Offering on HUD Properties Offering on hundreds of properties to see what sticks The mistakes Shaun has made in his real estate investing The craziest property anyone on our show has ever purchased And more! Links From the Show:BP Podcast 038: Unique Strategies for Buying Real Estate with Travis DaggettBooks Mentioned in the Show: Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad’s CASHFLOW Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing: What the Rich Invest in, That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not! by Robert Kiyosaki Nothing Down: How to Buy Real Estate With Little or No Money Down by Robert Allen The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey Getting Things Done by Robert Allen Tweetable Topics Don’t focus on simplistic things that are easy to do but are not effective. (Tweet This!) The key to buying troubled properties is buying them at the right price. (Tweet This!) There are two kinds of real estate investors – those who make a lot of money and those who give up too soon. (Tweet This!) Connect with Shaun Shaun’s BiggerPockets Profile Shaun’s BiggerPockets’ Member Blog Shaun’s Lead Gen Website: http://www.rre-homes.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The concept of wholesaling still confuses a lot of people – and learning how to do it correctly to make great income confuses even more.Luckily, today on the BiggerPockets Podcast we are going to sit down with a wholesaler who is crushing it with his amazing wholesaling business. Mike Nelson is going to take us inside his business and show us how he is generating huge profits through systems that you can start to implement in your own business today. From marketing to outsourcing to partners and more – this podcast will take you from wholesaling newbie to pro in just an hour.Don’t miss this show!Read the transcript for episode 42 with Mike Nelson here.In This Show, We Cover How Mike lost 2k on the first deal Partnering with others while wholesaling Virtual wholesaling Mike’s exact process for wholesaling a deal Postcards vs. Yellow Letters The one direct mail tip that blew Josh and Brandon away! Tips and tools for finding missing homeowners How to hire a Virtual Assistant to help you in your business Links from the Show Accurint by Alexis Nexus BP Podcast 018 : Flipping, Marketing, and Wholesaling with Danny Johnson BP Podcast 038: Unique Strategies for Buying Real Estate with Travis Daggett ODesk.com Books Mentioned in the Show Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki The 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber The Lean Startup by Eric Ries Tweetable Topics The secret to success in business is fixing other people’s headaches. (Tweet This!) If you don’t have a business card – you are inconveniencing the other person to write down your number. (Tweet This!) Connect with Mike Nelson Mike’s Blog WholesalingHouses101.com Mike’s BiggerPockets Profile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we are excited to bring you a fascinating interview with real estate investor Douglas Larson.Douglas has been investing for over 15 years, doing everything from flipping, buy and hold, lease options and more. Additionally, Douglas has some great stories of working for several weeks on a Guru sales floor, and sheds new light on the shady sales world that we, at BiggerPockets, stand so strongly against.You definitely don’t want to miss this entertaining and informative show!Read the transcript for episode 41 with Douglas Larson here.In This Show, We Cover How Douglas started investing in an expensive location Tips for starting while working a full time job How to encourage your spouse to support your REI dream Tips for bidding for properties in online auctions “Scandal” in the online auction world Working with your spouse in a real estate business Lessons learned while working the “Guru” sales training Tips for dealing with contractors and keeping them on the job site And a lot more! Links from the Show What Does the Fox Say (See the Video Below!) The 9-Year-Old Idea That Continues to Change Lives: Happy Birthday BiggerPockets! The BiggerPockets Podcast Homepage (Check out our new photo!) The BiggerPockets Resources Page BP Podcast 028: Note Investing and Raising Private Money with Dave Van Horn BP Podcast 037: Full Time Income, Part Time Lifestyle Real Estate Investing with Aaron Mazzrillo BP Podcast 034: Virtual Real Estate Investing and How to Find Great Deals in a Hot Market with Anson Young John T Reed – The B.S. Checklist Postlets.com **Also – be sure to check out this great article from Douglas from over in the BiggerPockets Member Blogs with even more information from Douglas, as well as some photos of some of the properties mentioned in the show! “Bigger Pockets Podcast Show 41…” **Books Mentioned in the Show The 4 Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss Rich Dad Poor Dadby Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad’s Success Stories: Real Life Success Stories from Real Life People Who Followed the Rich Dad Lessons by Robert Kiyosaki The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt Tweetable Topics People pay good money for turn key investments (Tweet This!) A lot of people can talk story – but not everyone get’s it.(Tweet This!) Luck doesn’t fall from the sky. You make your own luck.(Tweet This!) Connect with Douglas Douglas’ Website: LuckyLarson.com Douglas’ BiggerPockets Profile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices