Millennial Real Estate Investor

Where Have We Been - Quick Update

A quick update about the show, where we've been and what to expect.

116: Understanding Real Estate Note Investing with Kevin Galang

Love is a funny thing sometimes. Kevin Galang discovered the wealth-generating power of real estate investing thanks to his girlfriend. Growing up, Kevin was brought up with the mindset of growing your income, while his girlfriend believed in growing your income stream. Kevin believed in investing in a 401(k) for retirement, and his girlfriend believed in investing in real estate for cash flow. They set aside their differences and Kevin figured he’d give real estate an open consideration and...

115: House Hacking in an Expensive Market with Avery Heilbron

As a Canadian native, Avery Heilbron immigrated to America to pursue soccer at the collegiate level. He found himself working a W2 job in Boston, Massachusetts. Through various books (not Rich Dad Poor Dad for once!) and BiggerPockets, he discovered real estate investing. He also began networking with other local real estate investors and closed on his first property in early 2019.   Avery attributes his rather quick (and successful) start in real estate to his learn-and-take-action pers...

114: Apartment Syndications While Working a W-2 with Adam Ulery

Sometimes all we need is a little push in a different direction for it to have the biggest ripple effect in our lives. In the case of Adam Ulery, this metaphorical push came in the form of a book recommendation over a coffee break at work. Adam figured it couldn’t hurt so he gave Rich Dad Poor Dad a shot and, as he put it, “became a fiend for information.”   Like many others, he gobbled up as much knowledge he could about finance and investing and ultimately fell into real estate and stu...

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113: Combating Homelessness Through Commercial Developments with Logan Freeman

Based out of Kansas City, Missouri, Logan Freeman joins us this week to share his story on how he went from owning less than 40 units after a few years, to in a span of 8 months, owning over 500 units!   Logan focuses on commercial developments and master leasing these buildings (meaning one lease for multiple units/properties between tenant and owner) to non-profit homeless organizations such as reStart. These partnerships help to rehabilitate individuals who have fallen into homelessne...

112: Owning a Fourplex After One Month of Education with Ben Mizes

It all started when Ben Mizes took on a sales job with a startup selling a platform for real estate investors in the single family business. And because he had to know at least some things about real estate, he was told to learn about investing. So being the obsessive guy that he is, he consumed all things real estate for a few weeks and hasn’t looked back since. At the time, Ben was in the market for a new place to live in anyway, and he had just heard about this great idea called Hous...

111: Transitioning from Single Family Flips to Commercial Rentals with Kimberly Marie

“It was going to be an additional hundred grand and change or whatever,” mentions Kimberly Marie as she casually explains her rationale to begin flipping houses. At the time, she had thoughts of going back to school and getting her doctorate degree. And surprise, surprise—education costs money. So in order to pay off any debt she’d carry as a result, Kimberly turned to flipping real estate to offset her expenses.    Without much more thought, Kimberly began purchasing the ugliest homes s...

110: Syndication From A Young Age with David Toupin

Serial entrepreneur on a mission is how we’d describe this episode’s guest, David Toupin. He started his first business (humble origins of mowing lawns) at 13 years old. In his junior year of college he took a semester off to do some internships. Had he stuck to this route, he would’ve done well financially coming out of college. But six months later, he jumped ship, turned to real estate, and never looked back.   David began with a couple of wholesale deals, and he learned two real impo...

109: Profitable Property Management with Jim Murray

Meet Jim Murray, a twisted individual crazy enough to actually enjoy property management. No, it’s true. His journey starts back in 2012 when he purchased his first House Hack, a four-unit property in Rhode Island. At the time, he was working full time for Fidelity Investments and was self-managing his property. Since then, he has jumped around to do some wholesaling, some flipping, to where he is today—a full time property manager and real estate investor. The unfulfilment with Corpo...

108: Myth Busted: Vacation Rentals During COVD-19 with Diya Liu

We welcome back the lovely Diya Liu in this episode. When we first spoke to her back in Episode #78, we had gone over her real estate journey up to that point and how she built her vacation rental portfolio in such a short amount of time. Then, a few short weeks thereafter, our collective world was rocked when the country went into lockdown amidst the COVID-19 outbreak.   At first, like everyone else, Diya approached the situation with cautious hesitation for the simple reason that she (...

107: BRRRR’s in Baltimore with Will Bowman

When asked about what he does for a living, Will Bowman answers, “Professionally, I am three things.” Will is a management consultant (full time), a real estate agent, and a real estate investor. But that wasn’t always the case.   The advice given to many aspiring real estate investors is to find good deals and find someone with money to help fund those deals. If we were to put Will in this example, he would be the one with money to help fund the deal.   Initially, Will had no intent...

106: Wholesaling and Househacking with Brad Clark

106: Finding, Qualifying, and Closing Wholesale Leads with Brad Clark

Brad Clark had no intentions to even begin investing in real estate. Circa 2019, the only thing Brad knew was that he’d been renting for three years and had no equity or networth to show for it. So he figured he might as well buy a property since he’s going to be paying for housing anyway—that way, he might at least see those payments return back to him one day.   Brad called a  Realtor and began searching for a home. Once again, at this point in time, Brad had no intention to purchase a...

105: Full-House House-Hacking with Tom & Michelle Gendron

Circa the beginning of 2019, Tom & Michelle Gendron had just gotten out of debt and were ready to begin investing seriously for their future, both as husband and wife, and as mother and father. They dabbled with the idea of strategically purchasing stocks and holding off on buying rental properties until they had more capital available. Afterall, they were already living in their “forever home,” and were in no rush to become property managers.   Nonetheless, after some intense research a...

104: Turning Family Partnerships into a Scalable Business with Ashton Levarek

Nearing the end of his tenure with the military, Ashton Levarek wasn’t too sure where he was headed next. Out of the blue, his brother mentioned to him the opportunity he saw in real estate. After running some numbers, they quickly learned about the industry, and started making offers. This was the genesis of their family-run and -operated business Valkere Investment Group. They started small with two duplexes (four units totals). These were not without their issues, but like all great...

103: Residential Multi-Family House Hacking with Devin Moreno

Devin Moreno started with nothing but a stable job living paycheck-to-paycheck and $500 to his name. Despite coming from a family of investors (stocks and other businesses), it’s a surprise Devin didn’t actually make the jump to real estate sooner than he did. (And this was one of Devin’s motivations to succeed as much as he has so quickly.) So, coming onto the scene a little later than many Millennials investors, Devin buckled down and learned as much as he could about the real estate...

102: Bookkeeping for a Profitable Bottom Line with David Richter

David Richter began his journey early on, like many folks, immediately after he read Rich Dad Poor Dad. He was still in college at the time, but that didn’t stop him from finding a value-add property he would live in and ultimately lease option after two years, in which he then got out of tax-free. The financial savvy displayed in this first deal would become an entire business for David just a few short years later.   Not too long after that first deal, he came across a startup real est...

101: Making Rental Insurance Easier with Ryan Letzeiser

Despite claiming that he left the intellectual role in the family to his brother, Ryan Letzeiser began his real estate journey in college. He went to Michigan State, got his bachelor's, and then shortly made his way over to Clemson University to pursue a master’s architecture. He took Real Estate Development as an elective and almost instantly realized he had gone down the wrong path.   His first summer while in Clemson, he decided to take an internship with a real estate private equity ...

100: Special 100th Episode

We welcome back special guests (and part-time hosts) Lucas Miller (episode #15) and David Pere (episode #35) for this 100th episode special!   At the time of this release, we have had the great fortune to produce episodes with Millennial real estate investors week after week for slightly over two years now. A lot has certainly taken place since it all began.   For one thing, we have put out 99 other episodes! Dan has bought two House Hack properties (refer to episodes #1-99 to learn ...

99: Small-Town Long Distance Investing with Alex Kies

Growing up, Alex Kies had no intention of ever becoming a real estate investor. As he said it himself, he was supposed to be a doctor! Instead, he chose the next best thing, and became a musician instead. At 24 years old, he uprooted his life in Missouri and settled into sunny Southern California. Here, Alex would pursue music to eventually become a regional manager for a non-profit music studio builder called Notes for Notes. While he did enjoy his work here, he found that he was beginn...

98: AirBNB Arbitrage, Creative Financing, and Wholesale Lessons with Michael Glaspie

Michael Glaspie had his humble beginnings in Texas. Having been born and raised there, he naturally went to college in-state and eventually joined the military. What was a means to pay the bills became a sort of passion for him, as he rose to become a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces, better known as the “Green Berets.”   However, several years into his tenure, he started to question whether there was something more out there for him. Was service all that he was meant to do?   ...

97: Small Multi-Families & Project Managing with Gerrit Van Maanen

If you were 19 years old in college, recently just discovered real estate investing, and wanted to get started, how would you propose to do it? Affordably.   Gerrit Van Maanen embarked on his journey to financial freedom almost accidentally. It took place early in college when he and his buddy had to do a reading assignment. Borderline jokingly, the two of them chose Rich Dad Poor Dad as their selection and like most others in this line of business, the rest is history.   As an adole...

96: Using Retirement Accounts to Buy Multi-Families with Josh Plave

It’s not often that people get started investing in real estate by being the one who helps others fund the deal. Why? Simply because people usually don’t have a lot of capital starting out. So they turn to institutional or private lenders for support.   In the case of Josh Plave, thanks to familial upbringing and financial savvy, he embarked on his real estate journey being on the other side of the table, the lending side. Having been raised by a CPA, he grew up understanding the importa...

95: DIY Duplexes & Creative Commercial Properties with Reinhard Kurzen

Sometimes we just need a guiding hand to help us get started. Thankfully for Reinhard Kurzen he had a family member introduce him to the idea of House Hacking. Working a professional job and advancing in his career, Reinhard originally had intended to settle down and live out a more traditional middle class life. But ever since discovering the wealth building power of real estate investing, his life has taken a turn for the better indefinitely.   From investing across state lines to deal...

94: Agent To Flipper To Multifamily with Steven Libman

One of the beauties of real estate investing is the abundant strategies available at one’s disposal in an effort to achieve their financial, career, and life goals. Our guest in this episode is no stranger to the industry. He’s been involved in real estate for over a decade. He’s gone from collecting commissions to selling his start up company, from wholesaling to commercial real estate.   Steven Libman began his journey in real estate as a licensed agent. Soon after that, he became a li...

93: Wholesaling, House Hacking and Multifamily with Bryan Rodriguez

If you’ve listened to our show for any time now, you know that we have a network of agents across the country that caters to the specific needs of real estate investors. Well… in this episode, we get to showcase the journey and share lessons from one of our trusted agents, Bryan Rodriguez.   Before Bryan became a real estate investor/agent, and before he knew all that he knows about the business now, he was previously an active member of the United States Army (which actually benefited h...

92: Non-stop Networking and Multi-Family Syndications with Kyle Marcotte

Not everyone who invests in real estate does so out of passion. For many, real estate is only a means to passive income, a strategic and technical machine that pumps passive wealth for as long as they choose. On the opposite end of the spectrum, there are investors out there who immerse themselves in all things real estate not only as a career, but as a lifestyle. Regardless of where successful real estate investors may fall on the spectrum, oftentimes, they can pinpoint one or several d...

91: House Hacking For A Nomadic Lifestyle with Sarah Weaver

Many people, investor or not, dream of traveling the world while having the freedom of location independence. And that’s all many of those people will ever do—dream. A great deal of said individuals will choose to not look past the self imposed limitations they have placed for themselves whether it be finance, mindset, or current circumstances.   In the case of our guest, Sarah Weaver, she began her real estate investing career without the intention of ever becoming an investor. Despite ...

90: BRRRR & AirBNB to 41 Units with Shelby Osborne

Although many individuals start out their journey to financial freedom through real estate investing on purpose, some discover it accidentally. For the case of our guest, Shelby Osborne, she didn’t realize the power of passive, rental income until she moved away from her first primary residence. For six years, Shelby served in the Military in Washington State. Not too long after acquiring her first property (not for investment purposes), she was restationed to Fort Bragg in North Carolin...

89: House Hacking and DIY Rehabs with Lauren and Kyle Clugston

88: Flip or Flop and One Year Update with David Pere

We recently had the chance to have our guest David Pere be a part of a panel where we discuss all things seller financing (see Episode 85). In this episode, we welcome him back to hear all about what he’s done since the last time we featured him on the show. Oftentimes, people who begin investing in real estate do it to supplement their income from a salary or quit their day jobs. Back in January of 2019, David introduced to us the idea and strategies to invest in real estate while serv...

87: Progression in Changing Markets and Out of State Investing with Jennifer Beadles

At the time of this recording, there is a lot of talk of the upcoming recession and economic downturn. Regardless of what others may say, however, we believe that this time around is different than that of the 2008 Housing Market Crash. But at the same time, many of the strategies used to hedge against recessions still apply. That’s the big difference.   We welcome back our first ever guest Jennifer Beadles (see Episode 1) to talk about her strategies to protect her business, portfolio, ...

86: 112 Units Without Syndication with Ann Belter

People come across real estate investing and discover financial freedom through all sorts of ways. In the case of Ann Belter, it was on some drunken night during a vacation with friends from work over some margaritas. Right then and there, she and her husband were introduced to Rich Dad Poor Dad and upon returning home, they decided that they were going to pursue financial freedom through real estate investing.   Fast forward a few months, she and her husband (boyfriend at the time), eac...

85: Key Tips For Seller Financing with Nick Giulioni & David Pere

The reason many people quit on real estate investing before they even get started is because of their belief in the high barrier to entry. One such barrier is being able to finance deals with limited capital and structure deals with limited experience (see Show 82). A solution many investors favor is the ability to use seller financing. As our guests in this episode put it, seller financing is when the seller has enough equity in their property and acts as the bank (or lender) to carry a mor...

84: House Hacking From Condos Into Commercial Property with Tiffany Alexy

For those that don’t already know, we love House Hacking and think it’s a fantastic way to not only build passive wealth, but also act as a catalyst for getting started in real estate investing. It’s a great gateway strategy into larger, more sophisticated deals. However, a niche that doesn’t get talked too much about amongst beginners is commercial property investing. Tiffany Alexi joins us in this episode to shed some light into the commercial property space and explain her journey from ...

83: One and a Half Year Updates and Risk Mitigation with Diego Corzo

Times of uncertainty and market volatility always raise concern in people’s financial lives, no surprise there. Real estate investing is no different. However, what sets apart pros is their ability to mitigate risk, plan ahead, and continue to win even when they are losing.    In this episode, we welcome back Diego Corzo to fill us in on his one and a half year update since we last spoke to him (see Episode 6). We talked about how his portfolio has grown in the past year and a half, touc...

82: Investor Friendly Financing with Nghi Le

One aspect of real estate investing that doesn’t get nearly enough of the attention it deserves is financing. While it is great to be excited starting out, many new real estate investors fail to recognize the unsustainability of their short term mindset. They are so focused on doing what it takes to close a deal now that it actually causes trouble for them later on. This is especially true when trying to finance your first couple of deals. Nghi Le joins us in this episode to go over ho...

81: What Is A Fix and List with Eric Young

Everyone knows what a “Fix and Flip Deal” is (you can even check out Episode 26 with Steven Pesavento or Episode 47 with Ian Reeves to learn more). A lesser known strategy you probably have not heard of is a “Fix and List Deal.” What is a Fix and List Deal, exactly?   Eric Young joins us in this episode to explain that this strategy works as follows: you as the investor finds a homeowner who has a distressed property looking to sell. Then, you take your capital and renovate the property ...

80: Student Rentals With Ryan Chaw

Student rentals come with a lot of preconceived notions about what they are and that they are a problematic type of rental property. This week our guest Ryan Chaw works to dispel that myth by telling us how he mitigates his risk and has turned his student room by room rentals into a profitable and manageable venture. 

79: Meet The Host with Dan Mackin

With podcasts you always hear from the hosts, but sometimes you don't get to know about them much unless you pull all the snippets together of them from every single episode. This week we get a little more in depth with one of our hosts, Dan Mackin. He walks us through how he got into real estate, where it has lead him and the lessons he has learned up to this point. 

78: From 0 to 100K NET Per Year From Short Term Rentals with Diya Liu

Short term rentals have been around forever, but it's only recently that they have become a more known investment strategy for everyone. This week we talk with Diya Liu about how she went from no rental income to over 100k NET income per year in just 13 months. Did we mention that was with just 3 properties! Diya gives us some great tips on finding those rentals and some great ways to finance them legally to where your cash flow can kill with just a few purchases.

77: House Hacking to 14 Units with Felipe Mejia

We love House Hacking on this show and it's easy to see that. It's a relatively cheap way to get started investing in real estate and it's a reasonably easy way to grow your portfolio consistently. This week Felipe Mejia tells us how he did just that. After starting with a mobile home that he was gifted as a graduation gift he has grown to 14 units in about 5 years. It took some creativity and local knowledge, but he is on his way to a great portfolio and lifestyle freedom to do whatever he ...

76: Starting Real Estate Investing While Being A Broke Med School Student with Chiagozie Fawole

It's time for our first physician on the podcast! Chiagozie currently works as a Pediatric Anesthesiologist in upstate New York. During her time as a med student and resident the reality of being dependent upon a constantly changing industry for her income did not sit well. During that time she discovered real estate investing. Over the past few years she has gone from doing her first flip where she lost money to adding over a dozen units to her portfolio to start offsetting her dependency o...

75: House Hacking With a Family In An Expensive Market with Sunny Burns

Many stories of investors seem to have everything line up to make it as simple as possible. They are single or have no kids, live in an area that home prices seem reasonable and just don't seem to have any big road blocks. This is why a story like this needs to be told. Sunny Burns has plenty of excuses he could have come up with to not start investing, but he and his wife pushed past those and made things happen. They invest just outside of New York City with kids and have made the whole sc...

74: Structuring Deals Through Social Media and Intentional Posting with Zamontae Stinson

There are many ways to structure a deal when it comes to real estate. No matter what the deal is there always needs to be 2 things. 1. A property 2. Funds While those two will come in many different forms it's pretty inevitable that they will be needed to structure a deal. Our guest this week Zamontae Stinson helps bring those 2 parts together. By utilizing his network and some intentional social media posting Zamontae has helped bring some big deals together. It's a special way of mak...

73: Expensive Markets and Partnerships with Emma Pace

While many of us like to complain that our market is too expensive to invest in there are those out there who just make it work. This week we talk with Emma Pace, our first Canadian investor on the show. She lives in the notoriously expensive market of Toronto, but has found some ways to make her investments make sense to save her cash, build cashflow and have a great portfolio. She tells us how utilizing sub markets can be hugely beneficial and how leveraging a partnership can build some gr...

8 Tips To Get Started In Real Estate Investing In 2020

The new year is here and like many people out there you likely have goals to better yourself in 2020. While for some that may be their physique, for others that will be their well being. A big part of having a better life is to have better control over you money. One way that many people do this is through real estate investing. While it is a great way to make your life better it also takes some knowledge to do it correctly. This show is to get you some quick tips to get started so you use y...

Show Update And News

We've been away for a bit now and wanted to let everyone know what's going on.

70: Ben's Assisted Living Home Update and Brandon Schwab Flashback