This episode of the REIFCF podcast features real estate investment expert, Ellie Perlman, who is the founder and CEO of Blue Lake Capital, a firm that specializes on multifamily properties. She also runs a podcast and a blog that focuses on passive investing.

Kevin and Ellie discuss valuable data and tips for anyone looking to invest or further a career in real estate. They dive into the current market conditions and creative practices and relate those with their own experiences that could give the listener fresh insights into real estate and investment.

QUOTES:

“The better syndicators have the capacity and the willingness to sit down with you and explain concepts.”

“Once I understood that real estate investing was my path, then that was it. And for me it was moving forward in full speed.”

“I just had this desire of being the general of my own path. I wanted to create something that [my kids can inherit] and build a legacy.”

“For a market to be a solid market, it has to have a job growth, population growth and rent growth and those are all connected.”

“Seeing the prices that other companies pay for real estate and that scares me because it’s definitely going to affect the market going forward and it affects it already. I’m losing deals to companies that bid higher than me and I mean they’re either very comfortable with a lot lower returns but mainly they’re being  a little too optimistic than they should be.”

“The vast majority of passive investors don’t look at the exit cap rate and they don’t ask about it.”

“You see other folks who got very nice marketing materials but if you really dig into how they they’re arriving at those overall projections, or the IRR’s that they’re stating, you gotta understand the components that make that up. And the exit cap is one of the primary components that ultimately determine what the range looks like and what it might look like for the investor. “

“Building credibility is an art. You need to follow up with them for every deal that you’re looking into and explain to them why a certain deal didn’t work out. “

HIGHLIGHTS

08:06 Overview of Ellie started her career in law and transitioned to real estate before 2007

11:00 Kevin and Ellie talk about the knowledge that can be learned from being a passive investor.

13:40 The advantages of being on the general partnership side and the relationship of lender and investor.

15:40 Ellie’s transitions between job positions and the climactic shift in her career

18:20 Talk on ways to learn how to handle your own and other people’s money.

20:29 Ellie explains why she chose states where she invested in and what factored into her decisions.

22:45 Discussion on new and current opportunities and their IRR’s.

30:06 The current market and what is exciting and scary about it.

32:10 Kevin and Ellie talk about cap rates and how it factors into investments.

37:10 Ellie discusses deal sourcing and advises inexperienced people on how to potentially start out in real estate.

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• Check out our company and our partnership opportunities by visiting SunriseCapitalInvestors.com
• Would you like to partner with us on future MHP deals, call 844-CASH-FLW to learn more or click here to schedule a time on our calendar.
• Grab a free copy of our book “The 21 Biggest Mistakes Investors Make When Purchasing their First Mobile Home Park…and how to avoid them click here
• Visit Blue Lake Capital's Website

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Without access to a high net worth individual or family office, are you out of options to syndicate real estate deals? Not quite.

In fact, Scott Maurer of Advanta IRA knows of a method to solicit funding from the untapped trillions locked away in the average American's retirement accounts; via a self-directed IRA.

In this episode, Kevin and Scott discuss the self-directed IRA as a vehicle for average investors to purchase real estate using their IRA funds; converting their traditional IRA into a structure that is allowed to invest in assets outside the confines of the stock market.

HIGHLIGHTS:
[6:58] What is Scott's Background?
[9:23] Why are self-directed IRAs rare? What can you do with one?
[15:35] Pros & Cons of investing in RE through an IRA structure.
[21:32] What's the advantages of working with Advanta?
[24:48] How to raise capital from self-directed IRA account holders.
[32:01] Closing thoughts.

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• Check out our company and our partnership opportunities by visiting SunriseCapitalInvestors.com
• Would you like to partner with us on future MHP deals, call 844-CASH-FLW to learn more or click here to schedule a time on our calendar.
• Grab a free copy of our book “The 21 Biggest Mistakes Investors Make When Purchasing their First Mobile Home Park…and how to avoid them click here
• Visit Advanta IRA's website

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In this episode of the Real Estate Investing for Cashflow Podcast, Kevin shares the mic with Family Office Expert DJ Van Keuren.

DJ's long investment career started as an advisor in the 90's. After selling his practice and traveling for a number of years, DJ came back to the USA with the clear vision that real estate is what he really wanted to do.

He then started the American Dream Fund, which was planned to be the first Single Family REIT before selling the portfolio right before the market downturn of '08.

Due to happenstance, DJ is now a Vice President for the Hayman Family Office, the Single Family Office of the Hayman Family who was the founder of Giorgio Perfume; where he is responsible for family office capital and the real estate activities which support Hayman Properties.


HIGHLIGHTS:
[2:29] DJ's Background
[6:33] What is DJ's role in the Family Office?
[14:20] What does the relationship between a family office and an RE investor look like?
[24:32] What market risk does DJ see that can cause a correction in the next 12 months?
[37:12] Closing Thoughts

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• Would you like to partner with us on future MHP deals, call 844-CASH-FLW to learn more or click here to schedule a time on our calendar.
• Grab a free copy of our book “The 21 Biggest Mistakes Investors Make When Purchasing their First Mobile Home Park…and how to avoid them click here
• Visit DJ's Site Here

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In this episode of the Real Estate Investing for Cashflow Podcast, Kevin shares the mic with Farmland Investor and Owner of American Farm Investors, Brian Luftman.

Originally as a commodities trader on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Brian was looking into a way to hedge his own investments against a financial meltdown based in commodities, aside from paper assets.

When looking for potential ways to invest his money in hard commodity assets however, Brian came up short. Nobody in the United States (whether it be an RE fund or otherwise) provided the option to syndicate deals to purchase farmland.

Brian then founded American Farm Investors; an investment firm specializing in raising capital for purchasing the very best farmland in the country producing the highest yearly yields.

HIGHLIGHTS:

[5:59] Brian's Background
[12:22] Who is the typical seller of farmland?
[18:19] What separates good farmland from bad farmland?
[24:56] What are some of the risks associated with farmland investing?
[30:25] How does Brian's company field opportunities today?
[37:49] Closing Thoughts.

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Recommended Resources:

• Check out our company and our partnership opportunities by visiting SunriseCapitalInvestors.com
• Would you like to partner with us on future MHP deals, call 844-CASH-FLW to learn more or click here to schedule a time on our calendar.
• Grab a free copy of our book “The 21 Biggest Mistakes Investors Make When Purchasing their First Mobile Home Park…and how to avoid them click here
• Visit American Farm Investor's Website

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