The Gentle Art of Crushing It!

Luke grew up in small town Ohio and moved out to Arizona in 2015. He began his investing journey by BRRR'ing single family homes out of state - in Columbus OH - and then moved into passive investments, so that he could build cashflow with none of the headaches.  Today he is a Limited Partner in 4 multifamily syndications in Phoenix, Dallas, and Houston, as well as a passive investor in an ATM fund. Recently he also became a LP in a land investment in Colorado. Through partnerships and networking, Luke was able to become a General Partner on 2 large scale multifamily deals based in Texas. Today, his focus is on bringing great investment opportunities to his network by forming partnerships with best-in-class operators who have a proven track record of success in their respective markets. Luke is passionate about building long term wealth, creating passive income, but most importantly, paying it forward by educating his personal network on everything he learns along the way. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Intro 01:21 - Luke’s Background 04:29 - BRRR Method 09:54 - Active vs Passive 13:06 - Vetting Basics 16:02 - Vetting Questions 17:36 - Background Checks 20:08 - Succession Planning 21:53 - Big Operators vs Small Operators 23:44 - Rule72 Equity 26:55 - Luke Recommends 31:13 - Connect with Luke 31:35 - FREE Guide available CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: luke@rule72equity.com www.rule72equity.com IG: @rule72equity 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/

Amanda Han & Matt MacFarland are CPAs and tax strategists who specialize in helping people use real estate to save massive amounts in taxes and keep their hard earned money. They help educate investors on how to maximize tax write-offs, legal entity strategies, tax-efficient ways to access profit, how to use 401K money for real estate, and much more.  They are authors of the highly rated book Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor and they have been featured in prominent publications including the Forbes Finance Council,  Money Magazine, Talks at Google,  CNBC’s Smart Money Talk Radio as well as the BiggerPockets podcasts. Today, Amanda & Matt have helped thousands of investors nationwide to save on taxes with proactive tax planning. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Intro 02:09 - Background 06:38 - Tax Advantages 09:02 - Active vs Passive Income 11:15 - Real Estate Professional 14:13 - The Sandwich Method 16:44 - Legal Entities  20:03 - Tax Mistakes 26:34 - Deductions 28:18 - Keystone CPA 31:54 - Connect CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: https://www.keystonecpa.com IG: @AmandaHanCPA CONNECT WITH OUR HOST: Marta is a mom of two boys, healthcare strategist by day, and real estate investor by night. Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marta-cieslak-suarez-317a5611/ Follow on IG: @martacieslaksuarez --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Casey Brick by Brick Wealth - Now is Perfect to Get Into Real Estate Hey there! My name is Casey Franchini. I live in Memphis, TN. I have a husband and 3 kids aged 11, 9 and 5. I am a real estate investor and rental property coach. Passive income from single family rentals has allowed me the time-freedom to live life on my own terms while creating generational wealth one brick at a time. Now, I earn a second income from our rental property business bringing in almost $100,000 per year in rental income. I no longer have the mom guilt of not working a 9-5 job. By making smart investments, picking quality tenants, and doing quality repairs, I spend almost zero hours managing our rental properties. There are no excuses not to make it in real estate. No excuses not to take the first step. On one house, I was 8 months pregnant pulling up damaged hardwood floors with a crowbar and then a month later nursing my newborn on the hardwood floor in a bedroom while my husband was gutting the kitchen. The best thing about real estate is that you don't have to wait to see the benefits and realize hard cash in your hand. The very first property, if you do it right, will make a big difference in your life. It’s addicting and a new way of life is easily found by just starting with one rental property. Now, through my Success with Rental Properties Coaching Program, I teach aspiring real estate investors how to change the course of their future by guiding them on a successful journey to cashing their FIRST rental property rent check. I provide daily real estate investing advice and knowledge on my Instagram page @brickbybrickwealth and offer a Free 7-Day mini course for those who want to know what to expect when investing in rental propertieshttps://brickbybrickwealth.ck.page/freecourse. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Intro 01:46 - Casey’s Background 04:59 - Long Term Rentals 11:48 - Leverage vs Pay Off 14:45 - Favorite Success Story 18:17 - Defining Success 21:10 - Tenant Lessons Learned 28:01 - Fast Track to Success 35:10 - Why You Should Buy Now 38:09 - Casey Recommends 39:45 - Connect with Casey CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: casey@brickbybrickwealth.com IG @brickbybrickwealth www.brickbybrickwealth.com https://www.instagram.com/brickbybrickwealth/ https://www.youtube.com/c/brickbybrickwealth MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW: https://www.instagram.com/brickbybrickwealth/ https://brickbybrickwealth.com/ The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy CONNECT WITH OUR HOST: Nathan Murith http://nathanmurith.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Justin Moy has been a real estate professional his entire life.  He started selling single family homes in the 3rd most competitive market in the country, and he was able to become a top producer within his 2nd year at the largest firm in the area. Through that experience, he realized there was a difference between being rich and being wealthy, and he started to look for ways to turn his transactional income into long term wealth to buy back his time.  Apartment syndication was the answer as it provided a much quicker time to large financial returns, and it provided truly passive income. Now, Justin does everything he can to spread the word about passive investing because he truly believes that if all career driven professional understand this space, there isn't anyone would wouldn't participate. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Intro 01:28 - Justin’s Background 06:19 - Overcoming Challenges 10:31 - Getting Into Multifamily 13:16 - Mindset of Multifamily 15:06 - Mentorship 15:55 - Key to success / Finding Partners 18:12 - Justin’s Portfolio 19:21 - Vetting a Deal 22:35 - The Importance of Systems 24:17 - Advice For The New Passive Investor 29:58 - Justin Recommends 30:58 - Connect with Justin 31:55 - Bucket List CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: http://arealminvestor.com/ http://thedefinitiveguidebook.com/ 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/

Fernando Angelucci, - Fernando Angelucci worked at Dow Chemical, a Fortune 50 company, rolling out a flagship product estimated to gross $1B in global revenues. At 23, Fernando left the 9-5 world and started investing in residential real estate by acquiring residential rentals and acquiring, renovating, and selling residential projects. Fernando then went on to build a multi-family rental portfolio spanning the Midwest. In preparation for the next down cycle, Fernando and the team divested from residential real estate to focus on self storage. Fernando graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2013 with a B.A. degree in Technical Systems Management. Fernando currently resides in Chicago, IL. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Intro 01:41 - Systems and Processes 08:22 - Underwriting Process 14:43 - Finding Joy In The Journey 22:27 - Highest Value Activity 28:08 - Building Habits 35:42 - Out Of Country Investing 44:32 - All Cash Developments 50:12 - Market Predictions 57:42 - Getting Started 1:00:12 - Tech Recommendations 1:02:42 - Connect With Fernando CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thestoragestud/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/thestoragestud/ twitter: https://twitter.com/thestoragestud?lang=en 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. www.mavenequities.com www.mavenstorage.com Linktr.ee/seangraham --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Jeff Higgins Is a 43-year-old self-employed investor residing in Sarasota, FL. Jeff built a substantial real estate portfolio in Massachusetts before relocating to Florida in 2019, where he has continued accumulating rental property. Jeff is a family man who has been married for 10 years and has two children. He is active in his community, coaching youth sports. While continuing to run his investment business, Jeff has pivoted much of his focus to working with men inside of the Fraternity of Excellence. It is his passion to help men find their inner strength so they can lead themselves to better outcomes. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Intro 01:37 - Jeff’s Background 03:29 - Jeff’s favorite and least favorite parts of his real estate journey 05:03 - Current Market Trends 08:26 - Jeff’s Favorite Success Story 10:20 - Lessons Learned Through That Success 11:00 - Overcoming Challenges 12:22 - Resolving Tenant Issues 12:49 - How Jeff Defines Success 14:28 - Fraternity of Excellence 15:01 - If you could go back in time, would you change anything? 15:50 - Property Management 24:07 - Mindset 26:09 - Jeff Recommends 27:35 - Connect With Jeff MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW: Buildium https://everyreitool.com/go/buildium Fraternity of Excellence https://fraternityofexcellence.com/ Landlording by Leigh Robinson https://amzn.to/44f85pO Section 8 Bible by Michael McLean and Nick Cipirano https://amzn.to/3n6mUul Men of Grit by Jerry Adams https://amzn.to/3oSFIxF CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: https://twitter.com/JeffreyHiggins https://www.instagram.com/jeffhig/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsgSC9H1ZgMo7zTNLSPhD9g CONNECT WITH OUR HOST: Nathan Murith https://undoor.com/links https://everyreitool.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Duane Winkel believes that everyone has BAMF inside them just waiting to be unleashed and that everything in life should be attacked with your full potential.  As a man of God, Duane believes his purpose is to empower others to achieve freedom - financial freedom, freedom to spend time with the people they love and pursue their gifts with excellence. As a BADASS Multifamily Apartment Investor with relentless hustle, Duane has successfully purchased over $30 million in assets within 16 months.  He is the co-founder of Winkel Capital and BAMF Nation with his wife in 2021.  Prior to multifamily investing, Duane and his wife flipped single-family homes. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 - Intro 01:26 - Duane’s Background 02:47 - Single Family Investing 06:44 - Starting Passive in Multi Family 08:19 - What is a KP? - Key Principal 13:51 - Active Investing with a W2 15:35 - Duane’s Super Power - Marketing and Processes 17:27 - The Benefits and Purpose of Mastermind Groups 18:45 - Branding 20:10 - Identify Your Why 23:15 - Taking Educated Action 25:20 - Vetting A Deal 29:32 - Vetting Operators 31:59 - BAMF Podcast 34:03 - Duane Recommends 35:33 - Bucket List 37:25 - Connect With Duane CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: Reach out to Duane at https://www.winkelcapital.com/ 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/

"House FIRE" author Alan Corey's actionable steps start to start real estate investing Alan Corey is a three-time author on real estate and wealth building and creator of the House Money Weekly, a free weekly newsletter with actionable and real estate advice.  Known as @RealEstateMaxi online, Alan is currently “maxing out” in real estate managing a $50 million dollar portfolio of over 340+ doors, leads a top-producing Atlanta real estate brokerage team, and teaches investors worldwide on his two podcasts "Stacking Deeds" and "Real Estate Maximalist."  Subscribe to House Money Weekly at www.realestatemaxi.com. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 - Intro 01:39 - Alan’s Background 03:51 - Favorite Success 05:23 - House FIRE 05:56 - Alan’s Books 05:59 - A million Bucks By 30 06:08 - Subversive Job Search 06:47 - House FIRE 07:58 - FIRE Method 09:21 - Valuable Lessons Learned 12:53 - Creative Financing 15:29 - Overcoming Challenges 18:24 - Fast Track Success 24:00 - What is your Ramen? 25:15 - Mindset 28:12 - Why House FIRE is Alan’s favorite book as an author 29:45 - Alan Recommends 31:26 - Connect with Alan 31:44 - House Money Newsletter 32:03 - Real Estate Maximalist Podcast CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: @RealEstateMaxi on instagram www.realestatemaxi.com 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.itListen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Pete Costanzo  - Better Than BiggerPockets? My name is Pete Costanzo and I'm a co-founder of a Social Real Estate company, Doorward. We're looking to better connect the members of the real estate world in an effort by taking the best parts of social networking and combining them to streamline how real estate professionals interact and do business. The end goal is to eliminate frustrating tasks that hold your time hostage and let you focus on growing and getting back to living. Check us out at www.doorward.com to find out how your organization can become a part of Social Real Estate! HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 - Intro 01:33 - Pete’s Background 02:32 - Favorite Success Story 03:53 - What is Doorward? 05:52 - Defining Success 07:46 - Key to balancing and managing business and family success. Finding Harmony. 12:22 - Mindset Shift 14:12 - Would Pete go back in time to fast track success? 16:24 - Secret Weapon - Perspective 20:05 - Taking The Time To Think 21:49 - Doorward 28:18 - Connect with Doorward / Mobile App 28:55 - Podcast, Doorward Thinking 29:44 - Pete Recommends 31:52 - Connect with Pete CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/peter.costanzo.jr https://www.instagram.com/doorwardinc Mentioned in this show: https://www.doorward.com/ CODE: UNDOOR Sovereignty: The Battle for the Hearts and Minds of Men by Ryan Michler Headway: Daily Book Summaries Doorward Thinking Podcast https://everyreitool.com/ CONNECT WITH OUR HOST: Nathan Murith https://undoor.com/links https://everyreitool.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.itListen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Emma Powell - Layoff Insurance Through Passive Investing Emma Powell is the owner/operator of Highrise Group and has partnered on nearly 500 units since relocating to Salt Lake City in 2018 after 20 years in Austin TX, as either a general manager, capital raiser, or loan guarantor. She and her husband of 25 years, Troy Powell, are parents of six homeschooled children ages 24 to 10. Troy has an IT background with a passion for details and serving others to help reach financial independence and give back. Emma manages the Rise Commercial Real Estate Investing Club, a place for new and experienced investors alike to pool funds to purchase large properties together for a lower barrier of entry and less work. With extensive property and construction management experience, Emma specializes in small businesses and holds a BS in Business Administration and Entrepreneurial Management with a certificate in Marketing Graphic Design. Emma's favorite part of investing, other than passive cash flow, is building teams to creatively get transactions to the finish line. Emma has been featured on Business Insider and The Bigger Pockets Podcast, as well as many other programs and stages. She loves to talk and guest on real estate-related podcasts or events with a talkative, easy-to-interview style. With experience speaking about getting started in real estate by learning to network and learning to analyze deals, thinking bigger, scaling quickly, and a positive mindset with a down-to-earth attitude, Emma accepts with humor the imperfect balance of business success and personal life. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Emma’s Background 07:11 - Commercial Real Estate 14:45 - Layoff Insurance 16:06 - Cashflow Investing vs Growth Investing 18:59 - The F.I.R.E. Process  21:47 - The Vetting Process 23:57 - Investment Club 25:22 - Tribe Vest 25:56 - For the NEW investor 27:56 - Highrise Group (highrise.group) 29:29 - Emma Recommends 32:57 - Bucket List and Visualization 35:12 - Final Thoughts CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmapowell28/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/passiverealestate https://www.instagram.com/passiveincomeadventures/ https://www.youtube.com/@emmapowell28 https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/emmapowell28 https://www.highrise.group/contact 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/