The Gentle Art of Crushing It!

Real Estate Investor by Day LEO by night. SWAT by later night. 13 units in 3 markets. Seattle, Gary, IN and Chicago, IL! 👑KING of GARY INDIANA👑 HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Intro 02:04 - Mike’s Background 07:25 - Motivation 11:42 - Househacking 13:49 - Remote Investing 19:29 - Building a Team 21:10 - Favorite Success Story, Finding Purpose in Helping Others 22:40 - Definition of Success 23:58 - Networking 25:30 - Overcoming Challenges, Mindset 30:35 - Key to Success 35:20 - Mike Recommends 39:53 - Connect With Mike MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:  One Rental At A Time by Michael Zuber https://amzn.to/43hHiID The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley https://amzn.to/3WIGqKO CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: https://youtube.com/@MillennialMike https://www.instagram.com/millenialmike/ https://www.tiktok.com/@millennialmike CONNECT WITH OUR HOST: Nathan MurithReady For Real Estate Checklist https://www.readyforrealestatechecklist.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Arn Cenedella is a real estate broker and investor with over 44  years experience in the real estate industry. Arn joined Cenedella and Co, his family’s residential and investment brokerage firm, located in Menlo Park, CA in 1978. Over a 36 year period, Arn had success as a broker in Palo Alto and Menlo Park built a single family rental portfolio on the SF Peninsula and elsewhere in the US. During this period, Arn helped many investors build their rental portfolios. Arn moved from his lifelong home in San Carlos CA to Greenville SC in 2014.  Arn founded Spark Investment Group in 2020 as he transitioned his single family rental portfolio into multifamily properties. Arn currently manages and operates a multifamily portfolio as general partner and sponsor of over 818 units with a total value in excess of $92M. In addition, Arn is a limited partner in over 500 units located in the Southeast and Mountain West. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Intro 01:59 - Arn’s Background 04:38 - Left Field Investors  05:38 - Building Wealth 09:20 - WHy Multifamily 13:07 - Building Teams 22:57 - Spark Investment Group 27:13 - Conservative Underwriting 31:20 - Market Trends 39:01 - Arn’s Recommendations for the New Passive Investor 40:23 - Connect With Arn 40:44 - Bucket List CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: Arn Cenedella www.investwithspark.com arn@investwithspark.com 650-575-6114 CONNECT WITH OUR HOST: Connect with our host, Randy Smith, for more educational content or to discuss investment opportunities in the real estate syndication space at www.impactequity.net, https://www.linkedin.com/in/randallsmith or on Instagram at @randysmithinvestor ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.itListen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Scott Meyers and his affiliated companies focus on the acquisition, development, and syndication of self-storage facilities nationwide.  He currently owns and operates over 4,000,000 square feet and over 25,000 units nationwide.  His education organization, SelfStorageInvesting.com, provides courses, tools, live events and mentoring to help others launch their own self-storage business to enjoy a lifestyle as he has coined, “free from tenants, toilets, and trash!”.  His various companies fund and build 4 - 6 houses each year in Mexico by taking his family, staff, and clients on an all-expense paid short term mission trip. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Intro 01:46 - Scott’s Background 04:47 - Maven Equities 05:37 - Current Market Trends 12:54 - Options for Troubled Assets 16:57 - Developments 20:30 - Class C to Class A 23:35 - Current Strategies and Demand For Storage 26:40 - Midwest Market 30:43 - Fund 35:15 - Mission Trips 41:34 - Scott Recommends 47:51 - Connect With Scott CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: https://www.facebook.com/selfstorageinvesting https://twitter.com/SelfStorageGuy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk9Hli37NUUu3EKxwXlIQNw https://www.linkedin.com/company/self-storage-investing/ https://www.instagram.com/self_storage_investing/ CONNECT WITH OUR HOST: Connect with Sean Graham to discuss self-storage syndication investment opportunities at Maven Equities or to sell your self-storage facility without a broker. https://www.mavenequities.com/ https://www.mavenstorage.com/ http://www.mavensuccess.com/ Linktr.ee/seangraham ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Meet Tom, the man who broke free from the mundane 9-5 grind and turned his life into a thrilling adventure! Hailing from the vibrant city of Dallas, Texas, Tom is an exceptional entrepreneur who made his fortune through smart real estate investments. With an unwavering determination to achieve financial independence, Tom embarked on a path less traveled, and his hard work paid off big time! He kicked his 9-5 job to the curb and ventured into the lucrative world of rental real estate, where he purchased a staggering 24 doors through reselling! But Tom's success didn't stop there. He is now a respected teacher, mentor, and guide to many aspiring entrepreneurs who dream of making it big in the world of real estate investing. With his invaluable insights and expertise, he helps people achieve their financial goals and live life on their own terms. Tom's journey is nothing short of inspiring. He retired at the young age of 39, a true testament to his vision and perseverance. Join Tom on his exhilarating ride and discover the secrets to financial freedom through his innovative real estate investment strategies. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Intro 01:34 - Tom’s Background 04:13 - Favorite Success Story 06:52 - Finding Deals 09:10 - Multiple Asset Classes But Niche Market 11:08 - Taking Action 12:24 - Mindset 15:03 - Overcoming Challenges And The Lessons Learned 17:21 - Motivation, Financial Freedom 20:27 - Defining Success, Own Your Time 21:51 - Ebay 25:19 - Key To Success 30:07 - Flipping Bras For Condos 34:20 - Tom Recommends 36:10 - Connect With Tom CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: https://twitter.com/Thefrugalgay11 https://www.instagram.com/thefrugalgay11 https://www.tiktok.com/@thefrugalgay11 https://thefrugalgay.com/ CONNECT WITH OUR HOST: Nathan Murithhttp://nathanmurith.com Ready For Real Estate Checklist  MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: https://www.readyforrealestatechecklist.com/ 4h Work Week by Tim Ferris House Fire by Alan Corey Ebay mobile app ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Entrepreneur, Real Estate Investor, Husband, Father, Doctor of Chiropractic, and Clinical Director of Integrative Medical Practice with over 15 years of experience.  Alex built his career as a chiropractor and then as clinical director at a successful Integrative medicine clinic and has gone on to authored a book “The Truth About Chronic Pain” and has helped many with whom mainstream medicine has failed. As much as he loved his job, it took much time away from his family and he began feeling like he was trapped in his job working over 60 plus hours a week and feeling like he is just barely treading water.  The quest for more time and freedom led him to real estate investing and learn how to work more efficiently through delegation. He is now dedicating time to helping entrepreneurs, especially doctors and small business owners like himself, learn how to grow their businesses and wisely invest their earnings to build generational wealth for their families.  HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Intro 01:45 - Dr. Alex’s Background 05:03 - Impact Equity LLC 05:31 - Growth Mindset 06:50 - Why Multifamily 07:47 - Tax Benefits as a Real Estate Professional 13:05 - Cashflow vs Appreciation 15:15 - Work Optional / Financial Freedom 17:08 - Mindset 19:37 - Dr. Alex’s Investment Strategy 22:20 - Mastermind 24:56 - Due Diligence, Underwriting, and Vetting Operators 26:28 - Current Multifamily Market 31:58 - Bucket List  CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: Website: https://zephyrequitygroup.com/ Phone Number: 775-717-0090 CONNECT WITH OUR HOST: Connect with our host, Randy Smith, for more educational content or to discuss investment opportunities in the real estate syndication space at www.impactequity.net, https://www.linkedin.com/in/randallsmith or on Instagram at @randysmithinvestor ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Born in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Dr. Rachel was driven to make a difference and not take her parents' sacrifices for granted.  She was raised in the inner-city of Miami where she worked hard, got straight A’s and went on to get her doctorate. Unfortunately, financial literacy was not part of the curriculum—and she graduated with a whopping $500,000 in student loan debt.   She struggled, burned the candle at both ends, worked multiple extra hospital shifts to pay it off… until she discovered real estate and digital courses.    Today Dr. Rachel is a semi-retired pharmacist, Luxury AirBNB Real Estate Investor, Educator, Public Speaker, Podcast Host, Course Creator, Coach, and a mom to two boys 24/7!    She’s also a newly minted best-selling contributing author & filmed for a Netflix TV show highlighting her property! Rachel is “all-in” on short-term rentals because it helped her husband to retire at 46 from a stressful psychotherapy practice. And now she’s semi-retired from pharmacy at 41! She believes that no other real estate strategy would have afforded her this early and abundant exit.   But what excites her the most is the medical professionals she’s helped ditch burnout by launching their VERY own profit-generating luxury short-term rental. And that number will only continue to go up!  She runs a concierge coaching program, powered by her digital course, The Luxury Short-Term Rental Academy, designed to help medical professionals grow their investments by adding just ONE luxury short-term rental to their portfolio.    Her approach is contrary to most real-estate coaching “gurus”—Rachel teaches her students how to own and operate the FEWEST number of properties to generate the HIGHEST profitability.    She reveals how to accomplish this in less than 4 hours a week so they can have the time, freedom and financial stability to live life on their own terms, however that looks like for them! Ultimately, Dr. Rachel’s mission is to impact the financial wellness of over 1M women in healthcare so that they can thrive in their personal life while taking their patient care to incredible new heights. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Intro 02:36 - Dr. Rachel’s Background 05:07 - Available Luxury Short Term and Mid Term Rental Courses 07:35 - Portfolio 09:08 - House hacking 09:50 - Serving Haiti 11:03 - Millionaire Mindset 12:14 - Giving Back 13:04 - The Skill / Gift of Making Money 15:35 - Connect with Dr. Rachel 15:54 - FREE Resource of top 75 investment cities available at 75gems.com CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: Email (for listeners/viewers contact/the public): hello@shorttermgems.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shorttermgems Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/short.term.gems/ Website URL https://www.shorttermgems.com/ Freebie Links https://www.shorttermgems.com/75gems Media Appearances https://www.shorttermgems.com/media FB Community https://www.shorttermgems.com/join-our-facebook-group CONNECT WITH OUR HOST: Doug is a Husband of one, Father of six, Real Estate Investor, who is passionate about growth and living life to the fullest! His main goal is to create the life of his dreams and live it on his own terms. He intends on helping as many people as possible to realize this worthy goal for themselves as well. Reach out to him anytime to connect for any reason and you never know he may just have the answer you are looking for! His passions range from his Family to being a Christian to Studying and Implementing Success Principles, Technology, Skateboarding, Music, and Martial Arts to name just a few. https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-clark-a13a68191/ https://www.facebook.com/doug.clark.3785373 https://www.instagram.com/thedouglasbrianclark/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Savannah Arroyo, RN, MSN CEO and Founder of Networth Nurse and her newest startup, InvestHealth, Savannah started her investing career at the beginning of 2020 after having her second daughter. Looking for additional income streams and alternative ways to build wealth, Savannah began educating herself about investing, more specifically - real estate. She has since purchased over $10M worth of real estate, partnering primarily with healthcare professionals to scale her portfolio. Savannah is passionate about educating and supporting others to achieve their financial goals. Very active on social media, Savannah openly shares her investing story with thousands of people - giving them an inside look into her life as a nurse leader, as a mother, and as an investor. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Intro 01:49 - Savannah’s Background 03:47 - Impact Equity LLC 05:42 - Getting Started 09:12 - Long Distance Investing 10:58 - Lessons Learned 13:00 - From Single Family to Syndication 14:20 - Current Market 15:37 - Mid Term Rentals 20:47 - Syndications 21:19 - Favorite Success Story 22:29 - Overcoming Challenges 24:58 - Fast Track Success 26:10 - Key to Success - Setting Goals 31:02 - Savannah Recommends 32:35 - Connect with Savannah THIS EPISODE’S SPONSOR:  Impact Equity LLC Connect with our sponsor, Randy Smith, for more educational content or to discuss investment opportunities in the real estate syndication space at www.impactequity.net, https://www.linkedin.com/in/randallsmith or on Instagram at @randysmithinvestor CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/thenetworthnurse/ https://networthnurse.co/ CONNECT WITH OUR HOST: https://www.readyforrealestatechecklist.com/ Nathan Murith http://nathanmurith.com MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: ⁠Gritt⁠ by Angela Duckworth ⁠Who Not How⁠ by Dan Sullivan  ⁠Calendly.com⁠ ⁠https://www.readyforrealestatechecklist.com/⁠ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Kyle Mitchell is a real estate entrepreneur and the Best-Selling Author of Best In Class and Lottery: Three Kids. One Ticket. A Whole Lot of Money. Kyle focuses on Multifamily Syndication and currently has $310M AUM. He is the Managing Partner of Vertical Street Ventures and the Vertical Street Ventures Multifamily Academy, where their mission is to combine high potential assets with best in class asset management to deliver forecasted returns, while making a positive impact in the community. With a background in operations, management and logistics, Kyle has overseen multi-million dollar businesses and has a passion in doing the same in the multifamily syndication space. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Intro 01:29 - Kyle’s Background 03:54 - Personal Development 07:12 - Why Multifamily 09:55 - First Deal 13:30 - Partnerships 16:20 - VSV Multifamily Academy 18:53 - Residents First Initiative 21:04 - Kyle’s Book Best In Class and Lottery 23:05 - Current Economy 26:58 - Distributions Ceases and Capital Calls 28:36 - What’s Next? 29:21 - Kyle Recommends 30:24 - Bucket List CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: kyle@verticalstreetventures.com https://verticalstreetventures.com/ 562.833.5010 CONNECT WITH OUR HOST: Connect with our host, Randy Smith, for more educational content or to discuss investment opportunities in the real estate syndication space at www.impactequity.net, https://www.linkedin.com/in/randallsmith or on Instagram at @randysmithinvestor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.itListen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Dave is a man driven by values, values that he and the other founding partners of Madera Residential live by everyday – Christ, Community, and Constant and Never-Ending Improvement.   Born and raised in Detroit, MI, Dave’s education and expertise are blatantly visible in his understanding of economics, accounting, business, project management, property operations, and technology.  His multifamily industry career began in 1992 (Edward Rose & Sons), giving him more than 30 years of experience and relationships to draw upon. With his partners, their visionary leadership has grown Madera Residential from one property in Baytown, TX to owning and managing roughly 80 properties (19,000 units) across the state.  In 2021 alone, Madera Residential acquired nearly $1 billion worth of assets across Texas. In true entruperial spirit, Dave and Madera Residential leadership have branched out into other industries and ventures, like property technology (Quext), financial technology (Viva First), title insurance (Select Title), and fee-managed properties (Rockwood).  Dave's belief is really quite simple, do the right thing and treat people the right way, success and profitability will follow. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Intro 03:40 - Dave’s Background 08:02 - Path to Home Ownership 12:42 - Internet and Video Solutions for Multifamily 16:42 - More Than Just An Investment - Resident Experience and Lifestyle 19:02 - Tech 20:47 - What’s Next in 2023? 22:40 - Banking 23:01 - Purpose and Profit 25:15 - Connect with Dave CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-marcinkowski MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: Episode 59 - Giving Away 90% of your Profit with Josh Adrian https://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/episode/giving-away-90-of-your-profit-with-josh-adrian Madera Residential https://maderaresidential.com/ Quext (Property Technology) https://onequext.com/ Viva First (Financial Technology) https://www.vivafirst.com/ Rockwood (Fee Based Mgmt Company) https://rockwoodmultifamily.com/ CONNECT WITH OUR HOST: Derek is a real estate investor with over 30 years in the hospitality industry. He and his wife own both long term and short term rentals and offer management and consulting services to other short term rental property owners.  Please reach out to connect with Derek at https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekfelch or email him at derek.felch@gmail.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Gary Pinkerton - Heads I Win, Tails You Lose Gary Pinkerton is a Navy veteran, Wealth Strategist, and Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP) who is an avid real estate investor and business owner who has always been passionate about personal financial management. Gary grew up on a dairy farm in Illinois, where he learned the importance of hard work, high standards, and integrity, before embarking on a 25-year career in the US Navy’s Nuclear Submarine program. Now living on the Florida gulf coast with his wife, Sue, and two sons, Jake and Ryan, Gary improves people’s lives by teaching The Perpetual Wealth Strategy, originally learning about it when he became a client of Paradigm Life back in 2011 If your financial interests are in real estate & small business, or you simply want to learn from the best, schedule a free consultation with Gary today. You can learn more about Gary by visiting his website or listening to his exclusive podcast Gary’s Gulch. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Intro 01:55 - Gary’s Background 06:30 - Favorite Success Story 07:12 - How Wealth Is Built and Protected 10:03 - Teaching Future Generations 14:00 - Definition of Success 17:47 - Lessons Learned 18:35 - Mindset 21:19 - Key to Success 26:23 - Taking Action 28:33 - Gary Recommends 33:40 - Connect with Gary CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: https://garypinkerton.com/ MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand Heads I Win, Tails You Lose by Patrick H. Donohoe https://truthconcepts.com/ Gary's Gulch Podcast everyreitool.com CONNECT WITH OUR HOST: Nathan Murithhttp://nathanmurith.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/