Fri, 30 May 2025
Today's Flashback Friday episode is from #738 that originally aired on May 6, 2024. Zach Lemaster is a seasoned real estate investor that has accumulated a large portfolio of rental properties across multiple markets including single family, multi-family, commercial and new construction. Zach started his real estate investment journey while working as an Optometrist & Captain for the US Air Force. The cash flow from his real estate investments eventually allowed him to retire early from his career in medicine to be a professional investor by strategically investing in markets that maximize cash flow, appreciation & equity. Connect with Zach Lemaster: renttoretirement.com Highlights: 3:47 - Zach's Start From Military to Investments 7:45 - Options For Owning Single Family Properties 16:00 - Finding Labor (construction) 20:39 - Gauging Proporty Value (formula) 30:32 - Retention Rate On The Single Family Side
Quote: "There's been an evolution of build-to-rent space for sure."
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Wed, 28 May 2025
Today's episode is from Mobile Home Park #94 that originally aired on Sep. 18, 2018. Damian Bergamaschi, Fund Manager of Damris Capital. From childhood to now, Damian’s affinity for the markets led him to a career in finance; initially as a quant creating conditional models to predicting financial outcomes over time, to eventually landing on Mobile Home Parks as a desirable asset class to create a fund around.
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Mon, 26 May 2025
Dustin Heiner is an accomplished investor and founder of Massive PassiveIncome.com, a community of like-minded professionals that uses real estate investments as a way to gain freedom and time in their daily lives. Dustin started Master PassiveIncome.com from his home in 2015, while being a full-time employee, husband and father with 4 children and being a full-time investor. He is very passionate about his mission to help others become successfully unemployed and never need a job again. Connect with Dustin: MasterPassiveIncome.com/FreeCourse, @TheDustinHeiner, Text RENTAL to 33777. Highlights: 1:45 - There's Never a Bad Time, Only Bad Deals 6:45 - Build A Real Estate Business 15:00 - Short Term Rentals-Not Always Sustainable 18:30 - Rise of Co-Living 32:00 - Defining "Enough" & Generational Wealth
Quote: “We don’t just invest for wealth—we build income. If you invest for income, it will always lead to wealth.”
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Fri, 23 May 2025
Today's Flash Back Friday episode is from #735 that originally aired on April 29, 2024. Mark Khuri has been an avid real estate investor for over 18 years and throughout his career has invested in over 45 commercial real estate opportunities across numerous asset classes including mobile home parks, self-storage facilities, multi-family communities, retail shopping centers, oil wells, student housing, vacant land, short-term debt and ATM’s representing more than $1.5 billion of combined value. Highlights: 6:19 - Mark's Favorite Asset Type 11:32 - The Affordable Housing Shortage 14:32 - Adapting to Uncertainties 18:26 - Tax Exempt Departments 21:10 - Tips on Communication w/Investors Quote: "I'm always trying to find something unique. -Usually there is a story."
Contact Mark Khuri: smkcap.com
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Wed, 21 May 2025
Today's episode is from Mobile Home Park #62 that originally aired on April 13, 2017. Welcome to the Mobile Home Park Academy podcast. In this episode, Charles and I will discuss mistake number 17 from our popular eBook, “The 21 Biggest Mistakes Investors Make When purchasing their First Mobile Home Park…and how to avoid them.” Recommended Resources:
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Mon, 19 May 2025
David Seymour is a managing partner with Freedom Venture, a private equity real estate firm that builds, buys and manages multifamily real estate throughout the US. As of this recording, David and his team have completed more than 350M in transactions, developed over 1.5M sq. ft. and currently manage more than 1600 units. Connect with David: https://www.freedomventure.com/, https://legacyalliance.club/?_atid=Aex7kYH4iex4wfkffyfMzUiw45xOsS Highlights: 1:15 - David's Journey, Blue Collar BG 5:55 - Fire Fighter's Construction Business 12:28 - Discovering Real Estate 27:56 - Covid Shut Down/Rebuilding 40:19 - Future Opportunities
Quotes: "Being a Blue Collar Guy - it comes with restrictions." "When you break a man's soul, they either crumble and fold or get up and go." Recommended Resources:
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Fri, 16 May 2025
Stewart founded Harvard Grace Corporation back in 2010, which has since expanded into Harvard Grace Capital. Harvard Grace Corporation provides fractional C-level executive services to clients as well as general business consulting. Harvard Grace Capital is the real estate investment arm that specializes in various commercial asset types such as self-storage, suburban office and industrial investments with a specific geographic focus in southern TN and northern Alabama. Highlights: 5:52 - What Assets Get You Excited? 9:37 - Self Serve Medical Records Storage 18:50 - Stewart's Secret Sauce to Finding Deals
Connect with Stewart: https://harvardgracecapital.com/
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Wed, 14 May 2025
![]() Today's episode is from Mobile Home Park #65 that originally aired on April 27, 2017. Welcome to the Mobile Home Park Academy podcast. In this episode, Charles and I will discuss mistake number 20 from our popular eBook, “The 21 Biggest Mistakes Investors Make When purchasing their First Mobile Home Park…and how to avoid them.” There are many different ways to obtain financing on a mobile home park. Everything from a master-lease with purchase option all the way to doing sophisticated CMBS loans, we cover it all. As an investor, you need to understand what these options are and when they are appropriate. Certain parks you will run into throughout your search will simply need to be creatively financed based on how they are performing. Being able to recognize this immediately will allow you to become a better negotiator and will keep you from wasting your time with unrealistic sellers. Our goal is to show you how to identify the most appropriate financing options for the park you are looking at. We will also give you strategies to help make the financing process easier and make you more effective at conveying your needs to a seller. In addition to this we will show you the proper ways to structure these creatively financed deals.
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Mon, 12 May 2025
Ehud is a managing partner at Perch Wealth, an investment and advisory firm that specializes in alternative investments, 1031 exchanges and Delaware statutory trusts. While he no longer practices law, Ehud is still a licensed California attorney. He is also a licensed California real estate broker. For more than a decade, Ehud owned and operated a highly successful law firm in San Diego, focusing on real estate and consumer rights. Ehudholds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science as well as a law degree from University of Auckland in new Zealand. He additionally holds a series 3, 7, 66, and 63 registrations. Connect with Ehud: https://perchwealth.com/team-members/, Call: 858.201.7659 Highlights: 1:28 - Ehud's Start from Law to Real Estate 4:56 - Delaware Statutory Trust Explained (hold assets) 8:28 - Reason for DSTs popularity 15:10 - DSTs Life Cycle 19:43 - Important Questions for Newbies
Quote: "The one thing you want to look at with DSTs is their track record..."
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Fri, 9 May 2025
Today's Flash Back Friday episode is from #717 that originally aired on May 11, 2024. Thomas Castelli specializes in helping real estate investors keep more of their hard-earned dollars in their pockets and out of the government's. Over his tax career, he has worked one on one with hundreds of investors to help them reduce their tax bills. On the investing side, he is an active multifamily sponsor and has also invested in multiple syndicates/funds as a Limited partner. In addition to his real estate and tax endeavors,Thomas also hosts the Tax Smart REI podcast which averages over 100,000 listeners monthly and has nearly 4 million downloads. Contact: thomascastelli.com/links Highlights: 7:57 - Common Tax Benefits You Miss Out On 15:56 - RE Pro Status Qualifications 18:48 - Up and Coming in The Tax World 21:04 - Tax Efficient Classes Quote: " You don't want to be the one who is missing out on five to six figures in tax savings"
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Wed, 7 May 2025
![]() Today's episode is from Mobile Home Park #67 that originally aired on May 9, 2017. Noel Scruggs is a mobile home park investor based in San Diego, CA. Learn how Noel went from being a professional poker player to being a full-time mobile home park investor. Noel’s path wasn’t an easy one and was full of challenges, frustrations, and many late nights but Noel pushed through and was able to persevere and now enjoys a significant cash flow all created from his park investments.
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Mon, 5 May 2025
Irwin Boris is the head of acquisitions at Peykar Capital, a real estate investment firm that specializes in small bay industrial investments. Prior to joining Peykar, Irwin worked sourcing acquisitions for several private investors (foreign & US) where he was responsible for deal sourcing, negotiation, underwriting, due diligence and financing; and was a top originator during his 10-year tenure with GMAC Commercial Mortgage. Irwin has more than 25 years experience in real estate finance, investment, and asset management. During his professional career, Irwin has participated as a direct lender, principal, investment banker and advisor in more than $5.0 billion in real estate transactions. In addition to being on the Real Estate Advisory Committee at Fordham University, Irwin is a frequent speaker on real estate investing at family office and other industry conferences.
Connect with Irwin: https://peykar.capital/ Highlights: 1:52 - Exposed to Real Estate at a Young Age 3:35 - "Can I Generate Cash Flow?" 6:46 - Industrial Demand, Wider Cap Rates 12:58 - Benefits of E-Commerce? 17:20 - "No-Go" Opportunities
Quote: "You're never married to a deal, but you also have to have one rule and that's to not lose your money."
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Fri, 2 May 2025
Today's Flash Back Friday episode is from #615 that originally aired on Jul. 10, 2023. Abby Shemesh is Co-Founder and Chief Acquisitions Officer of Amerinote Xchange. Formerly, Abby originally worked for a traditional mortgage lender where he began his journey which expanded into moving through his career. After expanding in his industry across several states, he was introduced to the secondary mortgage market. Quote: “...We call it mailbox money where the only three things you need to worry about - are the taxes paid? Is the insurance paid? Are the payments on time? That portfolio can be managed from Thailand, it can be managed from Florida, it can be managed from Kentucky, it can be managed from the UK. It’s a very mobile type of business strategy.” Highlights: 8:20 - What Amerinote looked like in it’s beginning phases 17:11 - The power of internet marketing 25:07 - Upcoming opportunities in the next year - year and ½ 34:50 - How Abby restructures notes to get them paid and performing
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