Today's Guest: Paul Wakim Paul is the co-founder of TwnSqr, a real estate technology startup devoted to breaking down the barriers of the real estate industry by providing homeowners and real estate professionals full control over the connections they make for their next real estate transaction. Paul started TwnSqr as a project to create an algorithm to predict who was going to sell their house next so he could buy more deals. Today, TwnSqr has reimagined how the real estate process works for...

Today's Guest: Erin Helle In this episode, I interview fellow real estate investor and return guest, Erin Helle. Erin begins by giving us her background and what brought her to real estate investing. She began her career in the military, first attending West Point Academy and then serving on active duty. Because her husband was also in the service, they knew that both of them being on active duty would be short-lived as they planned to start a family. She resigned her commission after about...

Today's Guest: Chris Logan I am excited to have my friend and fellow investor, Chris, on the show today! He is a super smart investor that is passionate about teaching people how to invest outside of their home market.   Highlights From The Show: We start the interview as we always do by getting some of Chris’ background and how he got started in real estate investing. He was introduced to real estate (like so many others) by reading Rich Dad Poor Dad and then signed up for an investing...

Today's Guests: James Svetec & Riley Oickle One of the world's foremost Airbnb experts and the co-author of Airbnb for Dummies, James has helped over 1,000 students all over the globe leverage the power of short-term rentals as a vehicle for cash flow and wealth. James is the industry's go-to expert when it comes to mastering performance and streamlining operations. He consults with more than 600 property management companies around the world. Riley is a Canadian real estate investor and...

Today's Guests: James Svetec & Riley Oickle One of the world's foremost Airbnb experts and the co-author of Airbnb for Dummies, James has helped over 1,000 students all over the globe leverage the power of short-term rentals as a vehicle for cash flow and wealth. James is the industry's go-to expert when it comes to mastering performance and streamlining operations. He consults with more than 600 property management companies around the world. Riley is a Canadian real estate investor and...

Today's Guest: Tyler Jensen I am excited to have my friend Tyler on the show today! We are also fellow 7 Figure Flippers and he is just the kind of guest I love to have on - someone who is an expert in his field and willing to let me pick his brain!   Highlights From The Show: We start the interview like we often do with Tyler sharing his real estate background. He began flipping houses in 2008 as a way to help pay for his college education. He was taking classes and working full-time, so...

Today's Guest: Erin Maney I am excited to have my friend Erin on the show today! She is a fellow 7 Figure Flipper and shares her recent real estate investing journey with us with the hopes that it will encourage other investors who may be struggling.   Highlights From The Show:  Erin begins by sharing a bit of her background with us. She began investing about four years ago while still working full-time. She has a wholesaling company in the Milwaukee area and decided to put in her notice...

Today's Guest: Ted Bradshaw Ted Bradshaw served as an executive with Xerox and IBM, then left the Fortune 500 world to explore the thrills of entrepreneurship. What he found was a long string of success that looked great on the surface. But underneath it all, he felt anxious, exhausted, and stressed, chasing money wherever it led and wondering why he never felt fulfilled. Along his journey, Ted gained valuable insight into how a person can achieve fulfillment in all aspects of life and he...

Today's Guest: Candy Valentino I am excited to welcome Candy to the show today because she has such an impressive and diverse resume! Candy started her first business at 19 years old with no degree, no corporate background, no money, and no internet. She successfully started, scaled, and successfully sold businesses in service, retail, e-commerce, and product manufacturing in addition to creating a vast real estate portfolio as a flipper and investor.  At 26, Candy founded a non-profit...

Today’s Guest: Ryan Murdock Ryan spent ten years in the electronics manufacturing industry before transitioning to real estate investing and property management in 2007. Today, he is VP of Acquisitions at Open Door Capital, a real estate investment company from Bigger Pocket’s Brandon Turner. Ryan has extensive management experience in many facets of real estate including retail, office, multi-family, HOA, nationwide consulting, and mobile home parks. He has been a licensed real estate broker...

Highlights From The Show: Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you another solo episode where I discuss the ins and outs of wholesaling. I can’t believe how many conversations I have had recently where people are interested in getting started with this investing strategy but don’t really understand how it works. I have been wholesaling at a high volume for seven years now and what to share that knowledge with my listeners! I hope you enjoy this...

Today's Guest: Terry Burger I am excited to have my friend, Terry, on the show today! He is a super smart investor that has pivoted strategies several times in his career and I believe he has a ton to offer my audience in the show today!   Highlights From The Show: To kick our conversation off, Terry shares that he is a classically trained musician and believes that demonstrates that he knows how to work hard, be disciplined, and get the work done. He taught orchestra and band to middle and...

Highlights From The Show: Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you another solo episode where I deliver my thoughts on building a real estate investment company with a partner. I am sharing a presentation that I gave concerning the important issues pertaining to whether or not a partnership is the right choice for you. Notable Quotes: “I have found over the years that there is a framework and guidelines you can follow to know whether or not a...

Today’s Guest: Justin Colby Justin is the Founder and President of The Science of Flipping and Phoenix Wealth Builders. The Science of Flipping is a top-ranked real estate investing podcast and Justin now has a second podcast called The Entrepreneur DNA for those going through the entrepreneurial journey. His real estate investment company, Phoenix Wealth Builders, specializes in purchasing, rehab, wholesaling, and wholetailing properties in the Metro Phoenix Area and they have flipped and...

Highlights From The Show: Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you my first solo episode where I deliver my thoughts and strategies for real estate investing in this changing market. Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water! You can still do what you love to do with a few tweaks in your business! Notable Quotes: “It is absolutely crazy trying to do five episodes of a podcast every week.”   “There are definitely subjects I want to talk...

Today's Guest: Zeona McIntyre Zeona is a licensed realtor and a mid-term rental investor located in the Boulder area. She has a great group of experienced investor-friendly agents who can help people find the perfect home. Zeona also has a nationwide referral list of vetted teams that allows them to connect clients with investor-friendly agents in any state.    Highlights From The Show: We begin the episode with Zeona sharing her background story and how she ended up in real estate. Zeona...

Highlights From The Show: Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you my first solo episode where I deliver my real estate goals for this new year. I am trying to do some things differently this year, so in this episode, I tell you a little about what I did in 2022 and how I am changing that up to achieve new goals in 2023! Notable Quotes: “I am going to go out of my comfort zone a bit.”   “I decided to put what I am working on out there so...

Today’s Guest: Justin Silverio Justin is the owner of JS2 Homes and Open Letter Marketing. Justin has been investing in real estate since 2011 with extensive experience in rehabbing, new construction, wholesaling, and multi-family rental properties in and around the Boston area. Justin founded Open Letter Marketing in 2016 with a focus on providing real estate investors with a more effective direct-to-seller marketing approach than outdated methods. Justin’s company works with hundreds of...

Highlights From The Show: Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you another replay of my Live Question and Answer sessions. For those people that are unable to join us live, this will provide an opportunity to hear the awesome questions I am fielding about business, taking risks, real estate, and so much more!   This presentation is the live Q&A that I did the week of January 4th and each Thursday we will offer you another chance to take...

Today's Guest: Alex Jarbo Alex is the founder and CEO of Sargon Investments and has an MBA with a concentration in real estate development. He’s also a former Marine, a regular contributor to some of the world's top real estate investing podcasts, and the host of the YouTube channel Alex Builds, where he teaches how to build and manage short-term rentals properly. His company, Sargon Investments, is a short-term rental resort development firm whose mission is to provide above-average,...

Highlights From The Show: Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you another replay of my Live Question and Answer sessions. For those people that are unable to join us live, this will provide an opportunity to hear the awesome questions I am fielding about business, taking risks, real estate, and so much more!   This presentation is the live Q&A that I did the week of December 28th and each Thursday we will offer you another chance to take...

Today's Guest: Jim Pfeifer Jim Pfeifer is a Passive Real Estate Investor and Podcast Host. He focuses on helping like-minded individuals invest in real assets and financial strategies to accumulate sustainable wealth, minimize tax, and protect their assets while growing their wealth. Jim's goal is to constantly learn new ways to build wealth and share that information with investors to help them become better and profit from their deals.   Highlights From The Show: We begin the episode with...

Highlights From The Show: Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you another replay of my Live Question and Answer sessions. For those people that are unable to join us live, this will provide an opportunity to hear the awesome questions I am fielding about business, taking risks, real estate, and so much more!   This presentation is the live Q&A that I did the week of December 21st and each Thursday we will offer you another chance to take...

Today's Guest: Sief Khafagi Sief is the CEO and Co-founder of Techvestor, a company that acquires and operates STRs (short-term rentals) through data-driven and tech-enabled short-term rental funds. Techvestor allows you to invest passively in STRs through a done-for-you strategy that enables you to diversify your short-term rental portfolio. Sief has worked with HNWI, private equity partners, family offices, and institutions to start, scale, and grow portfolios in 15+ markets. Previously, he...