The Gentle Art of Crushing It!

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/

Whitney Elkins-Hutten - Key Elements to Successful Wealth Building Whitney Elkins-Hutten is the Director of Investor Education at PassiveInvesting.com, co-author of the international #1 bestseller Resilient Women in Life and Business, host of the Passive Investing Made Simple and Multifamily Investor Nation YouTube shows and podcasts, and a partner in $800MM+ in real estate — including over 6500+ residential units (MF, MHP, SFR, and assisted living), 7 express car washes, and more than 2200+ self-storage units across 11 states—and experience flipping over $5MM in residential real estate. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 - Intro 01:44 - Whitney’s Background 07:06 - Building Wealth 11:38 - Defining Goals and Shifting Focus to Cashflow 16:33 - Time Freedom 17:35 - The Why 19:35 - Types of Freedom 20:56 - Financial Education and Public Health 24:29 - Taking Action and the Key to Success 28:01 - Training Our Brains 29:41 - Passive Investing Education 30:45 - Lessons Learned / Cast a Vision 33:20 - What’s Next for Whitney 34:10 - Connect With Whitney CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: Direct Mobile/Text: +1-970-988-9076 whitney@passiveinvesting.com  www.PassiveInvesting.com 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/

Trevor Oldham - Investing in 4 deals over 8 months as a 26 year old Trevor Oldham founded Podcasting You in 2017 in response to the necessity for outstanding real estate investors to have the opportunity to spread their narrative on high-ranking podcasts. So far, Podcasting You has collaborated with hundreds of investors and organized thousands of interviews. Trevor himself is committed to a NNN Deal, Multifamily Deal, and a Self-Storage Development Deal, in addition to investing in mortgage notes and continually enlarging his real estate portfolio. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - Trevor’s Background 04:10 - Business Coaching 07:08 - Advice for the New Passive Investor 12:05 - Getting Started in Passive Investing 13:32 - left Field Investors  16:40 - First Deal 18:39 - Triple Net Investing Deal 21:26 - Taking a Loss on Stocks to Invest in Real Estate 25:38 - Triple Net Lease 26:44 - Corporate Grade Tenants 29:50 - What’s Next for Trevor 30:04 - Self Storage Deal 31:21 - Multifamily with Lone Star Capital 33:08 - Exploring Different Asset Classes 36:50 - Trevor Recommends 39:43 - Bucket List 41:35 - Connect with Trevor CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/trevoroldham/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevorjoldham/ 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/

All in on Short Term Rentals with Joe Prillaman Joe Prillaman is a real estate investor and agent with The Short Term Shop. He's been investing since 2018 in long term rentals, short term rentals, and mid term rentals across North Carolina. He was born and raised here and loves helping people get started. He's still house hacking on Carolina Beach and trying to get a little better each day. HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 - Intro 02:53 - Joe’s Background 03:59 - Current Short Term Rental Market 06:25 - Are People Still Buying? 06:47 - Current Interest Rates 07:38 - Is there a bubble in Short Term Rentals that will burst? 09:31 - Key to Success - Who is crushing it today? 11:14 - The Importance of an Incredible Listing 11:37 - What Joe Is Working On Now 12:06 - Optimization 12:54 - The Importance Of Building A Foundation 13:29 - Short Term Rental is an Active Investment Space 14:09 - Joe’s Portfolio 15:32 - Property Management 17:18 - What Joe Wished He Knew From The Beginning 18:58 - Masterminds 21:09 - Biggest Mistakes and Lessons Learned 23:49 - Long Term Benefits of Investing 26:12 - Taking Risks 27:46 - Advice for the new STR investor 29:24 - Joe’s Goals 30:57 - Accountability 36:12 - Focus On One Thing 39:28 - Connect with Joe CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joe.prillaman Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/joe.prillaman.9/ Email - joe@theshorttermshop.com MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW: Short Term Shop - https://theshorttermshop.com/ Joe's Podcast with Yonah Weiss - https://podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/taking-the-leap-and-reaping-the-rewards-with-joe-prillaman/id1515387561?i=1000609147751 Joe's Podcast with Avery Carl with the Short Term Shop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIQe1VutGx4 Joe featured on BiggerPockets - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UsgpXbtK4I Biggerpockets - https://www.biggerpockets.com/ Gobundance - https://www.gobundance.com/ Knox County NE - https://www.facebook.com/KnoxCountyNE/videos/your-town-wausa-nebraska-video-brought-to-you-by-knox-county-improvement-and-pro/352342996371832/ 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.itListen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Dawn Keller - Building Relationships in Passive Investing Leads to 600 doors and $40MM AUM Dawn is a multifamily investor and owner of Divine Equity LLC dba Crown Capital Multifamily. Dawn is a General Partner and Limited Partner in almost 600 units throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.  In her 22-year career in sales and project management, Dawn Keller has extensive experience in negotiation with multi-billion dollar companies, along with expertise in underwriting. Dawn graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Texas, and has been part of the Brad Sumrok Group since 2019 and the Millionaire Multifamily Mastermind since 2021. Dawn's passion is helping others invest in real estate, so they can grow their wealth and create a more meaningful, fulfilling life. CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: Gmail: dkellerinvestments@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-keller-60425322b/  Website: https://crownmultifamily.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 HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - Dawn’s Background 07:49 - Finding Balance 09:58 - Helping Others 12:49 - Meet Ups 14:59 - Why Multifamily 16:45 - Tax Benefits 19:50 - Crown Capital Multifamily 20:30 - First Deal, 10 million dollar building 21:20 - Mentorship Program 30:20 - Dawn Recommends 33:54 - Bucket List 35:50 - Connect with Dawn 36:01 - FREE GIFT available at ⁠https://crownmultifamily.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

The Financial F.I.R.E. Fighter   Out of State Real Estate Investing from Honolulu, Hawaii all the way to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Born and raised in Honolulu and a Firefighter for 15 years. After coasting along for 44 years I became aware of how risky I was being with my finances during the shutdown. Learned more in the past 2 years by self-educating then I probably did by getting my degree in accounting and finance. I believe that you can live where you want but you need to invest where the numbers make sense. In basically 1 year I went from 0-14 rentals out of state by using HELOCs and emptying out retirement accounts and also doing a 1031 on a 1 bedroom, 500k condo in Hawaii. Gotta love Hawaii Real Estate. I am not a CPA, attorney or financial advisor. Always do your own due diligence on all investments. Everything on this channel is just the opinion of The Financial F.I.R.E Fighter. #outofstateinvesting #outofstateinvestor #hawaiirealestate #hawaiilife #financialfreedom #RE/MAX CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/financial_fire_fighter/ https://www.youtube.com/@FinancialF.I.R.EFighter/ MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW: everyreitool.com zillow.com Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker CONNECT WITH OUR HOST: Nathan Murith https://undoor.com/links https://everyreitool.com HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 - Intro 01:48 - Marc’s Background 02:41 - Financial F.I.R.E. Fighter 03:34 - Getting Started in Real Estate 04:49 - Why Real Estate? 06:40 - Hawaiian Market  07:08 - Adapting 07:40 - Cashflow Investing 09:11 - Identifying a Market 09:54 - Overcoming Analysis Paralysis  11:06 - Marc’s Portfolio 12:06 - Lessons Learned 16:36 - Investing Long Distance and Setting Up Your Team 18:32 - Property Management 23:53 - Taking Action 26:42 - Defining Success 30:25 - Key To Success 33:40 - Marc Recommends 36:34 - Connect with Marc    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.itListen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Lee Yoder - Threefold Real Estate Investing   Lee was a practicing physical therapist when he realized his true passion was building his own business and investing in real estate. He took this passion and considerable action to quickly build a portfolio of several small apartment buildings. After repositioning these properties and brining them full-cycle, he was able to quit his W2 and jump into real estate investing full-time. Today, Lee is focused on syndicating larger apartment buildings. He is the founder and visionary behind Threefold Real Estate Investing, and he’s committed to forging a path that will generate incredible wealth and opportunity for all involved. Threefold owns and operates 283 units in SW Ohio ($20M AUM). Lee is even more passionate about his wife and two kids and believes real estate investing is the best vehicle to achieve the life of your dreams. CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: Website: threefoldrei.com Email: info@threefoldrei.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-yoder-25793215a/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threefold.yoder 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 HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - Lee’s Background 6:06 - Design Your Life with Flexibility and Margin 10:12 - Impacting Family 12:33 - Threefold Real Estate Investing 14:06 - Stewardship 16:26 - Multifamily  20:24 - Lee’s Portfolio 21:56 - Midwest Investing 26:47 - Current Market Interest Rates 29:42 - Benefits of a Midsize Operator 33:29 - Lee Recommends 37:00 - Bucket List Items --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Sean Graham gives us a transparent look inside Self Storage in today’s market and economy. Sean shares a wealth of information about self storage as an asset class, but also gives advice on mindset and how to get into and succeed in this investing space.  CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: 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 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 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 HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 - Intro 01:26 - What is Self Storage? 03:28 - Why Self Storage is a Great Passive Investment 04:38 - Current Economy 06:09 - Recession Resistant 07:05 - Average Income and its Effects on Self Storage 09:16 - Automating 12:20 - Getting into the Nuts and Bolts - Square Footage 14:21 - Types of Markets 16:23 - Quality Matters 17:27 - Expansion Development 19:56 - Ground Up Development 21:29 - Do Municipalities like Self Storage? 24:14 - Zoning 25:47 - Analyzing Deals 28:54 - In Person Relationships 34:00 - Building Trust 39:37 - Abundance and Authenticity 41:20 - What’s Next for Maven Equities and Self Storage? 45:43 - Creative Financing 48:34 - Connect with Sean Graham of Maven Equities --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Roger Becker is a seasoned entrepreneur who has invested actively and passively in Real Estate for over 30 years. His most recent activity has been passive investing where he's made significant investments in Multifamily, Mobile Home Parks, Hospitality, Assisted Living, Student Housing, and ATM funds. CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST: Connect with Roger via email at roger@beckermedia.net 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/