Mon, 30 March 2020
Are you working a W-2 job that leaves you depleted? Even if you love what you do, it’s likely that the stress of the commute on top of the work itself means you have little left to give to your family at the end of the day, never mind making a significant impact on the world at large. Krista Wilper was tired of being too tired to engage with her husband and sons, so she leveraged multifamily investing to quit her corporate job. And she credits her success to a daily effort to keep her mind in the right place. Krista is the creator of Synergy Invested LLC, a real estate education and investing platform based in Golden, Colorado. She retired from her executive position at an adult beverage company at the age of 38, walking away from a six-figure income to pursue real estate full time. Now, Krista and her husband own $2.2M in single and multifamily investments, and she is on a mission to help others achieve financial freedom and get control of their time and energy through real estate investing. On this episode of Apartment Building Investing, Krista joins me to explain why she quit a job she loved to pursue real estate, sharing the series of conversations she had with her husband and what she loves most about not working a 9-to-5. She discusses why she took action when so many others don’t and explores why there are so few women in the world of multifamily. Listen in for Krista’s insight on the value of hiring a coach, getting the right support system in place, and training your mind for multifamily investing! Key TakeawaysWhy Krista made the decision to quit a job she loved
What the conversation with Krista’s husband was like
Why Krista took action when so many others don’t
What Krista loves most about not working a 9-to-5
Krista’s primary real estate investing goals
The first steps Krista took to reach her investing goals
Krista’s insight on overcoming both internal and external challenges
Krista’s take on why there aren’t more women in investing
Krista’s advice for aspiring multifamily investors
Connect with Krista WilperResourcesYou Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth by Jen Sincero |
Mon, 23 March 2020
Once you’ve exhausted your sphere of influence, where can you go to raise capital for multifamily deals? You might be surprised to learn that LinkedIn is one of the best places to connect with high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) and introduce them to the benefits of apartment building investing. Yakov Smart is the creator of LinkedIn Lead Enterprises, a platform designed to help business owners find clients on LinkedIn. An internationally recognized LinkedIn expert, Yakov teaches top CEOs, bestselling authors and real estate syndicators how to transform their LinkedIn profiles into priceless, relationship-building assets. Yakov is also the author of Disrupting LinkedIn: The Definitive Guide to Generating Leads, Receiving Referrals and Attracting High-End Clients Through Marketing on LinkedIn. On this episode of Apartment Building Investing, Yakov joins me to explain why LinkedIn is the best social platform for finding investors and raising capital for multifamily. He shares the biggest mistakes syndicators make on LinkedIn and walks us through his SPOT formula for finding leads through the professional networking platform. Listen in for Yakov’s insight on the tools available for building lists and learn how YOU can connect with the right people, send the right message, and scale your marketing efforts with LinkedIn. Key TakeawaysYakov’s take on the availability of capital for real estate
Why LinkedIn is the best platform for finding investors
Why LinkedIn works well for raising capital
How Yakov discovered LinkedIn as a lead source
The biggest mistakes people make on LinkedIn
Yakov’s SPOT formula for finding leads on LinkedIn
The four ways to build lists on LinkedIn
How to scale your marketing efforts on LinkedIn
How to convert investors from stocks to real estate
Connect with Yakov SmartResourcesMichael & Yakov’s LinkedIn Webinar Yakov’s Irresistible Profile Cheat Sheet Michael’s Platform Builder Framework Webinar What’s the Better Investment: The Stock Market or Real Estate? |
Mon, 16 March 2020
What is your true, God-given calling in this life? Most of us are limited by time and money, so we don’t even dare to dream about fulfilling our purpose. But what if multifamily investing could give you the freedom to pursue your calling? To live a life of significance? And to make a real impact in the world? Ellis Hammond is the founder of Kingdom Capitalists, the #1 mastermind for Christian real estate entrepreneurs. In 2018, when Ellis was serving as a full-time college pastor, he and his wife invested in a $600K duplex in San Diego. Nine months later, he added a 144-unit multifamily property in Memphis to his portfolio. Today, he manages a network of investors seeking passive income opportunities across the US with the goal of increasing their income and impact. On this episode of Apartment Building Investing, Ellis joins me to discuss what inspired him to get involved in real estate, sharing his AHA moment around the relationship between capital and impact. He opens up about the limiting beliefs he struggled with early on, describing the mindset shift that helped him get comfortable asking investors for very large sums of money. Listen in for Ellis’ insight on the power of community in real estate investing and learn how multifamily can give YOU the freedom to pursue your true calling. Key TakeawaysWhat inspired Ellis to get involved in real estate
The Christian community’s limiting mindset around money
How Ellis’ approach to real estate investing evolved
The limiting beliefs Ellis struggled with early on
Ellis’ concept of creating margin in your life
What allowed Ellis to quit his job to pursue multifamily
What Ellis is passionate about right now
Why Ellis loves the community of real estate investing
Ellis’ advice for aspiring multifamily investors
Connect with Ellis HammondEmail ellis@kingdomcapitalists.co ResourcesRich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki |
Mon, 9 March 2020
If you’re looking to scale your efforts at raising capital with an online platform, you may be curious what you can and cannot do to market your business. What exemptions do you need to file in order to legally advertise a multifamily offering? How do you build the ‘preexisting and substantive’ relationship with investors the SEC requires for the 506(b) when you’re connecting online? Gene Trowbridge is the managing partner of Trowbridge Sidoti LLP, a California law firm that specializes in real estate syndications and crowdfunding. Gene has extensive experience in commercial real estate investment, and in the last six years, his firm has authorized securities offering documents for more than $1.5B of equity raised. He is also the author of It’s a Whole New Business, the definitive book on securities for multifamily investors. On this episode of Apartment Building Investing, Gene joins me to discuss the two methods for legally advertising a real estate syndication (online or otherwise), the Reg A and 506(c). He explains why the 506(b) is more popular than the 506(c) and offers advice on proving a preexisting and substantive relationship with investors per the rules of the 506(b). Listen in for Gene’s insight on doing a 1031 Exchange in a syndication and learn how to leverage the tenant in common agreement to bring on new investors. Key TakeawaysThe two ways to legally advertise a real estate syndication
What syndicators need to know about the Reg A
Why more investors don’t do a 506(c)
The SEC rules around the 506(b)
What it means to have a substantive + preexisting relationship
Gene’s advice on proving a preexisting relationship
How to work with an investor with 1031 Exchange money
What to do when some of your LPs want their money from a sale
How to bring on new investors in a 1031 Exchange project
Connect with Gene TrowbridgeIt’s a Whole New Business by Gene Trowbridge, Esq. CCIM ResourcesGene’s TIC (Tenant In Common) Epidemic Webinar How to Raise Millions in Days with the Platform Builder Framework What’s the Best Investment: The Stock Market or Real Estate? |
Mon, 2 March 2020
Imagine earning as much as $10K in cashflow distributions from your investment in a multifamily property in a given year—yet claiming a taxable LOSS! You CAN mitigate (and in many cases even eliminate) taxable income for years with the MAGIC of bonus depreciation. But you do need to do a cost segregation analysis to claim it. Terry Judge is the Founder and CEO of CORE Solutions Group, one of the nation’s leading cost recovery consulting firms specializing in engineering-based cost segregation studies. He is committed to educating multifamily investors on how to maximize cashflow and take full advantage of the ever-changing tax code. Terry has 14 years of experience in the cost seg space, yielding more than $1B in net tax savings for CORE clients. On this episode of Apartment Building Investing, Terry joins me to discuss the benefits of doing a cost segregation analysis, explaining how it accelerates depreciation and mitigates the investor’s taxable income. He describes how changes to the 2017 tax code in made it useful for even small multifamily buildings to leverage a cost seg study and walks us through the advantages of taking bonus depreciation in Year 1 (versus spreading it out over the hold period). Listen in for Terry’s insight around the best exit strategies for avoiding a big tax bill and learn about the additional tax breaks you can earn with energy-saving renovations. Key TakeawaysHow Terry got into cost segregation analysis
The benefits of doing a cost segregation analysis
What a cost segregation analysis looks like
How the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changed cost seg
The process of working with Terry’s team at CORE
How much it costs to get a cost segregation analysis
How to avoid a big tax bill when you sell a property
Why Terry advises taking bonus depreciation in Year 1
The Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction
Connect with Terry JudgeThe Cost Seg Guy No-Cost Benefit Analysis ResourcesWhat’s the Best Investment: The Stock Market or Real Estate? |