Real Wealth Show: Real Estate Investing Podcast

Today’s real estate market is worlds different than it was ten or so years ago. Back then, it was easy to find great deals on homes you could fix-and-flip or buy-and-hold as rental property. Now, home buyers and investors are competing for a record-low inventory. That’s pushing homebuyers and investors toward the new construction market. In today’s episode, RealWealth investment counselor Ben Erik Smith will talk about how his investment strategy has changed, and why he’s so enthused about newly built rental properties. Spoiler Alert: He just closed on a brand new four-plex in Florida. Ben owns 18 doors in Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, and is looking to buy two more for a total of 20. All of his properties are older renovated homes, except his new four-plex. He has worked for RealWealth since July 2014 helping other investors build their portfolio. In this episode, he will talk about the positives and the negatives of buying new construction rental homes, along with some of the markets where you can find them. Markets mentioned in this episode include: Jacksonville, Orlando, Palm Bay (Space Coast), Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston. If you’d like to learn more our new-build markets, and the purchase of new construction rental homes, please join RealWealth and log in to the Investor Portal. You’ll find market data by clicking on New Construction Rentals under the Invest tab. www.RealWealthShow.com

Building wealth is something that we do for ourselves and our family, and for some, it’s also a way to “give back” to people in need. In today’s episode, we’ll hear from someone who started his real estate career so he could raise enough money to help orphans around the world, as well as his family. He’s truly a good, good soul. If you think investors are more self-serving than that, this interview might change your mind. Our guest, Whitney Sewell, became a federal agent after serving in the military at a very young age. When he got married, he and his wife, Chelsea, decided to adopt at-risk children but realized they needed more time and money to fulfill their charitable dreams. Whitney had heard that other people could build wealth through real estate, so he thought he could too. He and his wife bought two triplexes. They also lost a lot of money on those initial investments but learned a lot, as well. Today, they personally own more than 250 units and their company, Life Bridge Capital, has invested in more than 900 doors worth more than $120 million. Inspired by their desire to help orphans and their families, the Sewells founded the Life Bridge Foundation, and donate 50% of their profits to the foundation. Whitney is also the host of the Real Estate Syndication Show. Links: www.RealWealthShow.com https://lifebridgecapital.com/ https://lifebridgecapital.com/podcast/

It takes imagination and courage to break out of the financial safety net we create for ourselves with a 9-to-5 job. Many of us dream about doing it, and few of us actually go through with it, especially when it comes to giving up a cushy high-paying job for a career field we know little about. Leka Devatha took that chance about 7 years ago. She quit her job at Nordstrom to try her hand at fixing and flipping homes. After a string of successful flips, she obtained her broker's license in 2017 and became one of the top-producing agents in her office. She has now flipped over 50 homes and has expanded her focus to include land development, additions, acquiring long-term rentals both in-state and out-of-state. She also serves as an advisor on the board of Certain Lending, a FinTech company based in San Francisco. She enjoys inspiring and motivating other entrepreneurs to build successful businesses and for this reason hosts a monthly meetup, “Real Estate at Work” to bring new and seasoned investors together. www.RealWealthShow.com

One of the best ways to protect your real estate assets is through good insurance policies. But how many of us really know what to look for in the massive policies we pay for and depend on for protection? On today's show, Beth Boisseau-Coots will break it all down for us. She's been an insurance broker at J.B. Lloyd & Associates for 15 years, and serves as Vice President with a focus on real estate investors. She has had a leading role in the development of insurance programs for investors at JBL, and is continually refining them. In 2015, she earned the title of Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) from the National Alliance for Insurance Research and Education. If you'd like to hear more from Beth about insurance options, she's done a recent webinar with us on insurance policies for investors. You can access a replay of that webinar as a member of RealWealth. If you haven't joined, it's 100% free and takes less than 5 minutes to sign up. Go to www.RealWealthShow.com Beth's contact info is listed under the Resources tab in our member's only investor portal on our website. Click here to join for free (or to login if you are already a member).

What started off as a dream to own their own home, turned into a passion for real estate investing and plans to retire by the age of 40. They got their start in their early twenties in the midst of the housing market crash of 2008. Now, with just a few years left until their 40th birthdays, they are on track to become job optional. Ryan and MaryAnne are the children of immigrants, who grew up with visions of opportunity and the goal of financial freedom. In today’s interview, both Kathy and Rich Fettke will be asking them about their Real Wealth Story: How they got started in real estate, and how they have collaborated in the purchase of rental properties many miles from home. Their answers are not only educational, but inspiring to others who would like to do the same. www.RealWealthShow.com

In this episode, I have the honor of interviewing the man named as one of the 50 Most Powerful People in Real Estate by Bloomberg/BusinessWeek. Doug Duncan is Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at Fannie Mae where he is responsible for forecasts and analyses for the economy, housing and mortgage markets. He leads the Fannie Mae Corporate House Price Forecast Working Group which reports to the Finance Committee. Under his leadership, Fannie Mae’s Economic & Strategic Research Group (ESR) won the NABE Outlook Award, presented annually for the most accurate GDP and Treasury note yield forecasts, in both 2015 and 2016. He was the first recipient in the award's history to capture the honor two years in a row. In addition, ESR was awarded by Pulsenomics for best home price forecast. Prior to joining Fannie Mae, Duncan was Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association. And he's here with us in this episode of the Real Wealth Show. www.RealWealthShow.com  

The pandemic has caused a lot of pain in this country, but it has also jolted some people into a new reality. For many, that’s the ability to work remotely and all the benefits that come with that, including a less expensive place to live, more free time, and more money to save or invest in things like real estate. Will Pleskow is one of the people living this kind of newly discovered reality. The 29-year-old tech worker moved from an expensive apartment in San Francisco to a sunny, less expensive place in Palm Beach, Florida. And that's given him tremendous personal and financial freedom. In today’s episode, he talks about the simple steps he took that are making such a big difference in his life, and what he’s planning on doing next. www.RealWealthShow.com  

The real estate roadmap is changing. We have a new administration that will implement new policies at a time when the economy is also recovering from the pandemic. We can expect change, but it doesn’t have to be scary. In fact, today’s guest says there’s plenty that consumers and real estate investors can look forward to, in terms of real estate, and she's here to share some of her ideas about what she sees as opportunities.   Kathleen Kramer has been in the real estate business for more than a quarter century. She’s worked as a mortgage originator and real estate broker, and has closed over 2,500 transactions for more than $1 billion in volume. She’s currently a note investor, and tracks economic issues for real estate investors in Southern California. She and her husband, Michael have also personally invested in many kinds of real estate deals, including single- and multi-family rentals, commercial property, land development, and other real estate investment vehicles. Her website: https://libertyre.net/   www.RealWealthShow.com

How do you go from a small fishing village in Ireland to coming to the U.S. and flipping over 350 homes, keeping some as rentals and retiring in your early 40’s. Well, our guest today is going to tell us how he did that. Colin has been investing in the U.S. since 2009. During that time, he’s bought and sold more than $100 million worth of real estate in the Tampa Bay area. He’s an expert in foreclosure auctions, along with wholesaling, tax investing, note investing, private lending, and more. www.RealWealthShow.com  

This is another installment of our Real Wealth Story interview series, and an update on one we’ve done before! Maggie is a long-time Real Wealth employee who hit the road with her hubby Marc a few years ago, and took her job with her. Maggie is one of the reasons that Real Wealth went totally remote because it worked so well with Maggie. Their story is inspiring. They don’t own a home or a lot of possessions, but that's given them the freedom to travel, and the funds to buy investment property. In this episode, Maggie and Marc join Kathy and Rich Fettke for an update on how they turned a lifestyle vision into a reality, what they’ve learned along the way, how the pandemic has impacted their plans, and their thoughts on the meaning of "real wealth." www.RealWealthShow.com