Mon, 27 April 2015
![]() This week we're going to speaking with Mark Gagner who is founder of Bridge Equity Group, a multi-faceted real estate investment firm who specializes in medium and large size multi-family & student housing investments as well as high-end residential fix & flips. Mark just started his real estate investing career 5 short years ago in 2010 and has since completed millions of dollars of flips as well as a few larger commercial acquisitions including a 172 unit apartment building as well as a 42 bed student housing property. He's also learned the private capital game and was successful at raising a large chuck of the equity for the 172 unit apartment acquisition and this was all while still working a full-time job. Here are a few things you’ll learn in our interview with Mark today:
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Fri, 24 April 2015
In this week's Cash Flow Friday tip I'm going to share 2 easy methods to find and screen quality handymen for your rental properties. We personally use these two strategies when looking to build our rolodex of repairmen and service workers upon purchasing a property within a new market where we have no preexisting contacts. Recommended Resources
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Mon, 20 April 2015
This week we're going to speaking with Bruce Kirsch who is founder of REFM, a real estate financial modeling solutions provider who offers financial spreadsheet models, finance and financial modeling training, and financial modeling consulting for real estate transactions of all types. REFM provides its customers with the advanced financial modeling knowledge, tools and skills they need to successfully model their real estate transactions and present them with confidence to potential partners, lenders and investors. I’ve actually had the opportunity to go through and evaluate a few of REFM’s modeling tools and online training programs and I can personally say that the tools and trainings that Bruce and REFM offer are top notch and also very affordable in comparison to some of the other popular financial modeling software providers. And as an added bonus, REFM has a ton of free tools and resources available on their website including a free “back of the envelope” property evaluation templates to help you quickly sort out the promising deals from the duds. In this show you’re going to learn:
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Fri, 17 April 2015
In this week's Cash Flow Friday tip I’m going to share a strategy which I learned from one of our previous guests and have since implemented into a few of my rentals and it’s proven successful. This strategy I'll talk about today is implementing a monthly pet rental fee into your lease agreements in place of a flat fee pet deposit. How does a 10-15% increase in monthly rental premium sound? Recommended Resources
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Wed, 15 April 2015
Our guest for this week’s show is multifamily Real estate investor, Lance Edwards. Lance is going to share with us some of the benefits of investing in smaller multifamily properties and why he feels there are multiple competitive advantages in these smaller unit buildings which makes it a great place for investors who are just getting started and are interested in buying their first Multi-family property. In this show you’re going to learn:
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Fri, 10 April 2015
This week's cashflow friday tip is going to be an extension of last week's cash flow Friday show where we discussed the benefits of seller financing for both the buyer and seller of an income property. Well, today I'm going to share with you 2 proven strategies to significantly improve your chances of obtaining seller financing on a purchase and how to properly use them. Recommended Resources
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Mon, 6 April 2015
![]() Our guest for this week’s show is Real Estate Attorney and investment expert, Jeff Lerman. In today's show we're going to speak with Jeff about 2 hot topics that are critical to understand and implement into your business if your goal is to build a large real estate portfolio using OPM, also known as other people's money and these two topics are JV or Joint ventures and Syndication. In today's show we're going to dig deep into both of these partnership structure types so that you, the real estate investor, can be better informed and educated the next time you're preparing to take down a property using other people's money. In this show you’re going to learn:
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Fri, 3 April 2015
![]() In this week's Cash Flow Friday tip I'd like to share with you the primary benefits of owner financing for both the buyer and seller of an income property. The benefits I'm about to discuss should be used in your negotiations when trying to pitch the idea to the seller or to the broker representing the seller. Here is what I feel are the top 6 benefits of owner financing for you the buyer:
There's many more benefits than that, but I think those 6 are the primary ones. Now I will say this, most of the time an owner won't just come out and say that they'll do seller financing and I don't suggest you even bring it up during your first meeting with them. In fact, most of the time you'll need to establish a rapport with the sellers before they'll ever consider it, so be sure to be delicate with how you approach the subject and be sure to presentl it as a win-win proposition. Now let's discuss the big benefits from the owners standpoint, and just remember, most owners don't realize that owner financing is even a viable option nor do they know how beneficial it is for them. Use the benefits as part of your negotiations and rapport building strategy to increase your chances of a seller saying yes.
Some of the reasons of why a seller wouldn't want to hold financing or why it might not make sense for them to do so: 1. They're planning a 1031 exchange of the proceeds into another income property 2. They have an immediate need for the cash and can't wait. This could be a emergency medical condition, maybe legal fees for a court battle they're involved in, or one of many other things why people need cash 3. They don't trust or feel comfortable with you or just can't wrap their mind around the idea 4. Their friends, family, realtor, CPA, Attorney, or someone else who is influential in their life told them it was a bad idea.
Now that you have the benefits, it's up to you to sell them to the seller. Good luck! |