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John’s background is in engineering. In the 1990s, he took his engineering degree to get a job in the finance sector. Later, he joined the New York Stock Exchange. Transitioning into real estate was an easy choice after he flipped his primary residence that was purchased back in the 1990s. His focus is now on multifamily syndications. He knew that it was a big jump in terms of capital required to run that business, so he started looking for a mentor and a team. John C Paniagua  Real Estate Background: Works at the NYSE full-time in regulatory technology software development 3 years as a flipper and 1 year as a GP/LP in 3 multifamily syndications Portfolio consists of 3 syndications  Based in Rego Park, NY Say hi to him at: https://www.onewayholdingsllc.com/  Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Best Ever Tweet: “When you build a team, you definitely want to not supplement each other but complement each other” - John C Paniagua Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott is a CEO of BiggerPockets, and Mindy is the Community Manager. Together they wrote a book for first-time homebuyers, helping them avoid rookie mistakes.  They focus on primary resident homeowners who have a lifetime worth of earnings and savings to work with. They teach people how to spend their money without severely impeding their ability to make other investments. Scott and Mindy  Real Estate Background: Scott is CEO of BiggerPockets Mindy is the Community Manager for BiggerPockets Scott has 6 years of REI experience while Mindy has 20+ years Scott’s Portfolio consists of 3 multifamily projects Mindy has 9 live-in flips, 2 rentals, a mobile home park, and a few syndications  Based in Denver, CO Say hi to them at: www.biggerpockets.com/homebuyerbook      Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Best Ever Tweet: “You’re spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in most markets. You should know what you’re doing” - Mindy Jensen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew started his real estate journey at 16 when he purchased a two-family home with his grandmother’s money. Four years later, he bought another property that was a challenge to manage. That experience taught him a lot of lessons that he applied later in his career. With two other partners, he acquired a two-family house that he managed and renovated. After buying several more units, getting a construction license, and founding a property management agency, they were still looking for new opportunities. That’s when Matthew met a new investor and future partner who helped them take the business to a new level.   Matthew Tortoriello Real Estate Background: Full-time real estate investor and property manager 25+ years of real estate experience Portfolio consists of 250 units, flipped 100, & wholesaled over 200 Based in Springfield, Mass Say hi to him at: www.yellowbrick.org  Best Ever Book: Recession Proof RE Investing       Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Best Ever Tweet: “Don’t focus on learning everything because you’ll never learn everything. You’ll learn a lot along the way” - Matthew Tortoriello.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aurelien started his real estate journey in 2013 after getting inspired by David Azrieli, a Canadian real estate mogul. He picked up some books on the topic and started by acquiring a fourplex. A couple of years ago, he got interested in mobile parks and pursued that market. Now he has properties in both Canada and the US. We discussed the differences between managing a mobile park and regular multifamily properties. We also talked about the value of strong personal relationships and rapport when working in the real estate business. Aurelien Bonin Real Estate Background: Founder of The Mindful Investor 7 years of real estate experience Portfolio consists of 60 units in Canada from single family to 8-plex, 11 pad mobile home park in Arizona Based in Ontario, CA Say hi to him at: www.themindfulinvestor.net  Best Ever Book: Confessions of a Real Estate Investor        Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Best Ever Tweet: “Rapport is key in our industry” - Aurelien Bonin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Theo and Travis will be answering the podcast listeners’ questions. They cover the topics of cap rates and return split structure. Even though some deals may look great on the surface and offer you great returns, you still have to do your due diligence and make sure that you know what you’re getting into. Theo and Travis provide examples showing how easily the numbers can be skewed or manipulated when it comes to projected returns. We also have a Syndication School series about the “How To’s” of apartment syndications, so be sure to download your FREE document by visiting SyndicationSchool.com. Thank you for listening. Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Theo Hicks introduces a new host of the Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever podcast show, Ash Patel. His background is in IT, and he stumbled upon the world of real estate because of the tax advantages. In 2011, he purchased his first property, a mixed-use building. Pretty quickly he noticed that the commercial part of the building required way less involvement on his side, while the residential apartments always needed additional investment of time and money. From then on, his biggest focus was on acquiring more commercial properties. Ash has a wide span of qualifications. He does his own property management, chases his deals, and invests in bigger projects with Joe. He is a great addition to the podcast, so be sure to check the interviews he’ll be doing! Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Moneeka was aware of the real estate business opportunities since she was a child. Following the American Dream, her parents saved their hard-earned nickels and dimes to buy properties. She graduated college during the recession and started a real estate business of her own. Moneeka used cash gifted at her wedding as a down payment for her first property. From then on, her real estate business took an intuitive path. 27 years later, Moneeka’s portfolio value is over $12M. Being based in San Jose, California, she specializes in buying executive houses for great long-term renters, and she secures her renters before investing her money into a new property. Moneeka Sawyer  Real Estate Background: Full-time Podcast host and Investor 27 years of investing experience Portfolio consist of 5 executive homes, also started a ground-up construction project Current portfolio value is about $12M Based in San Jose, CA Say hi to her at: www.blissfulinvestor.com  Best Ever Book: The One Thing - Gary Keller Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Best Ever Tweet: “Everybody has stress and money issues. Do you want poor people money issues, or rich people money issues?” - Moneeka Sawyer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren started working in real estate right out of college. Her journey began in a corporate environment, and she was mostly dealing with commercial properties. Once she had a child, Lauren decided to leave her job and work for herself. At the time, her brother was flipping houses, and he offered her to join the business. In 2016, she started looking for properties outside of the competitive southern California market in order to expand her business. Now, Lauren has a coaching program for those who’d like to go virtual and reach markets all over the country regardless of where they live. Lauren Hardy Real Estate Background: Real estate investor, coach, and host of wholesaling Inc. Podcast Over 10 years of real estate experience Has invested in 100s of properties, including developing spec houses, and flips Based in Orange, CA Say hi to her at: https://www.wholesalinginc.com/virtual/     Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Best Ever Tweet: “Flipping the house opened up a lot of ways that you could get ripped off by contractors” - Lauren Hardy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darrah used to be an entrepreneur who built businesses thinking that bigger was better and more was the way to go. Over time, the four companies she has built took over her life, and Darrah hit the burnout phase. She restructured her businesses and her life in order to spend more time traveling and learning. That’s how she got into mentorship and coaching, helping other entrepreneurs and investors who are at a burnout point find their passion again.   Darrah Brustein Real Estate Background:  Founder of four businesses; Equitable Payments, Network Under 40, Network Over 40, & Mind Your Business Accelerator Author of “Finance Whiz Kids” Prolific writer & interviewer for Forbes & other outlets working with Shaq, Seth Godin, Bobbie Brown & many more Her mission is to connect people to the resources they need to elevate what they do. Based in Atlanta, GA  Say hi to her at: www.darrah.co  Previous guest on JF151     Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Best Ever Tweet: “We don’t know when it’s enough and why we’re building it in the first place.” - Darrah Brustein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twelve years ago, Ashley and her husband started looking for investment strategies other than the stock market. They started with a few short-term and long-term rentals, eventually expanding to single-family units with historical background and multifamily units. Before she formed a company of her own, she was a partner with another investor on a 225-unit multifamily property. Despite having a solid business plan, the company lost 120 people within the first ninety days through evictions and skipping. Ashley tells how she managed to turn around the sticky situation and raise the occupancy to 90% even with Covid-19 as a backdrop.   Ashley Wilson  Real Estate Background: Full-time real estate investor 10 years of real estate experience Portfolio consists of 600 units Based in Philadelphia, PA Say hi to her at: www.BadAshInvestor.com      Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Best Ever Tweet: “The name of the game is to increase your equity.” - Ashley Wilson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices