Today we have Jimmy Murray on Secrets to real Estate Investing with Holly Mckhann. Jimmy Murray is the founder of Lyonpropertygroup.com. He lives in Rhode Island and always had the passion to do real estate investing as early as Junior High School. He graduated college in the year 2010 with a degree in finance at Ohio University. In the year 2012, he purchased his first multi-family property and started doing flips and found out that he was good at talking to tired landlords. In December 2014, he received a bad year-end review and decided to launch a property management company. Jimmy Murray now has 700 units under management in Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts.

What you will learn in this episode:

-The importance of knowing property management.

-The meaning of “househacking” and how to househack

-How to start a property management from zero funds

-How to generate a rehab game plan to attract tenants

Learn more about Jimmy: You can listen to his podcast The Cash Flow Kings and find him on Instagram @thecashflowkings to learn more. You can also visit his website lyonpropertygroup.com

 Today we have Amber Miller on Secrets to Real Estate Investing with Holly McKhann. Amber lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has been flipping houses since 2007. After college, she got a job and worked in a company that offers financial services and sells financial products. She stayed with the company for almost 12 years, but half-way through her career, she realized that it wasn't a good option for her to keep waiting for a promotion. So, she decided to start looking for something that would be worth her effort to impact her financial future.  She chose to go full-time in real estate: finding, designing and renovating properties. Amber has already flipped over 150 houses now. 

What you will learn in this episode:

-How to pursue your entrepreneurial spirit

-Things to do to get educated about real estate investing

-The challenges that you might face having a partnership and how to deal with it

-The best way to flip houses

FREE Download:  Fixer-upper checklist - 8 Tips to Find the Perfect House to Flip 

Learn more about Amber:  You can visit thresholdhomesmn.com to watch her blog for ideas for spaces, designing, and finishes. You can also visit houseflipblueprint.com where you can attend her classes on real estate.

Today we have Antoine Martel on Secrets to Real Estate Investing with Holly McKhann. A millennial who attended a real estate seminar and learned how to flip houses.  In California, together with his brother and father, he tried to flip houses in LA and after 2 years they realized that they don't have enough money.  Next they started looking for different strategies and decided on cash flowing single-family homes.

What you will learn in this episode:

- How to become a wise investor at an early age

- The benefits of calling 200 realtors

- The importance of creativity in getting deals

- The significance of surrounding yourself with experienced investors

FREE Download: A guide to investing - How to get started in real estate investing with $20,000 or less.

Learn more from Antoine: visit his website at www.martelturnkey.com or you can follow him on instagram: @martelantoine

Today we have Cliff Hayden on Secrets to Real Estate Investing with Holly McKhann. Cliff is the founder of ShowMeTheRental.com. He started investing when he was 25 years, while still working a W-2 job. Cliff now offers guidance for renters and real estate investors to maximize their profits.

What you will learn in this episode:

- How to screen renters

- How a lead screening system can make your business more efficient

- How education and mentorship are a key factor in real estate investing

- How to balance work and family priorities

FREE Download: Tenant Screening Worksheet – A simple guide to finding and screening qualified renters. Get it by filling out the form on this page or by texting the word “hardhat” to 38470.

Contact Cliff: Contact Cliff at (502) 641-8781, between 12:00, 1:00, 4:00 and 5:00 or email him at [email protected]. You can also visit ShowMeTheRental.com for more information.

Today we have Jay Helms on Secrets to Real Estate Investing with Holly McKhann. He is a unique real estate investor because he invests on the side of his W2 job. Since he started actively investing in 2014, he has accumulated a portfolio of 49 units with an additional 274 units currently under contract. Jay focuses specifically on how to balance a work/life balance while pursuing his overwhelming goal of providing 300 years of generational wealth to his family.

What you will learn in this episode:

- How to be a smart long term real estate investor as you continue your career

- How to offer the right price for you

- How to manage your time when you work and invest

- How real estate investing can give you opportunities to improve lives

FREE Download: 10 Step Guide to Buying and Holding a Small Multi-Family Rental Property - A simple guide to starting and building your portfolio of properties and cash flow. Get it by filling out the form on this page or by texting the word “hardhat” to 38470.

Hear more from Jay: His podcast, W2 Capitalist, was ranked #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy for Business/Investing. He provides his insight for building a buy and hold real estate portfolio, successfully working a highly demanding W2 and helping raise a growing family with his wife. w2capitalist.com

Contact Jay: Go to the Real Estate Investing for the W2 Employee group on Facebook

Today we have Michael Becker on Secrets to Real Estate Investing with Holly McKhann.  While pursuing a career in banking, Michael starting becoming an investor himself. His multi-family investing has really taken off. He now controls 5,700 units and has been the number one loan producer for his division at a Top 3 National lender for his last 3 consecutive years.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

- The value of starting small with your investing deals

- How to strategize the renovation plan for rentals

- The power of capitalization rate and how it works

- How to learn what you need as you accumulate capital for your deals

Free Download: Michael’s article, Fundamentals of Multi-Family Financing 101, will help you understand the basics of financing options for multi-family deals. Get it by filling out the form on this page or by texting the word “hardhat” to 38470.

Contact Michael: www.spiadvisory.com

Old Capital RE Investing Podcast: oldcapitalpodcast.com

We meet AJ Osborne on Secrets to Real Estate Investing with Hard Hat Holly. AJ is a real estate investor and self-described ‘Freedom Fighter’ who has built up a $100 million portfolio in real estate. AJ started in sales and moved into self-storage and real estate to create supplemental income. Then he was struck with a rare disorder called Guillain Barre Syndrome right as his business was reaching success.  He was on life support for months unable to move, eat, or breathe. Slowly, AJ learned how to walk again and is still recovering. The real miracle is that his family was taken care of through their real estate income. Now AJ’s goal is to help everyone become financial freedom fighters.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

- The importance of adding value in every investment you make

- How to take into account economic cycles in your investing

- The importance of supply and demand in your deals

- How to create a blueprint of wealth 

FREE Download: AJ’s Freedom Calculator to help you map out your wealth plan. Get it by filling out the form on this page or by texting the word “hardhat” to 38470.

Learn more from AJ: https://cashflow2freedom.com/

Podcast: https://cashflow2freedom.com/podcast/

Today Andrew Keel is on Secrets to Real Estate Investing with Hard Hat Holly. Andrew Keel is the owner of Keel Team, LLC and his team currently manages 14 manufactured housing communities across six states. He specializes in bringing in homes to fill vacant lots, implementing utility bill back programs, and improving overall management and operating efficiencies, all of which significantly boost the asset value and net operating income of the communities.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

- The interesting stories you get from mobile home park investing

- How to add value to mobile home parks

- How to use seller financing to your advantage

- How syndication in real estate works

Free Download: Andrew Keel’s Due Diligence Checklist for Mobile Home Parks. Know where to start as you are checking out a mobile home park deal. Get it by filling out the form on this page or by texting the word “hardhat” to 38470.

Contact Andrew:

www.KeelTeam.com

Podcast Interviews: www.keelteam.com/podcast-links

Anne Amagrande is today’s guest on the Secrets to Real Estate Investing podcast with Hard Hat Holly. From working in Retail Logistics and Operations and flipping in her spare time. Halfway through a second flip, she realized the power of “Rentovation” to create cash flow. Her unique system is designed to create a Win-Win-Win model for Investors, and Long term Residents who often turn into home-owners.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

- How a “Rentovation” works

- How to decide between active vs. passive investing

- How to handle a hoarder home flip

- The steps to make the numbers work for each and every deal

Free Download: Six Criteria To Safe Long-Term Investments Your CPA & Financial Planner Never Told You About. Get it by filling out the form on this page or by texting the word “hardhat” to 38470.

Contact Anne:

Grande AMA & Associates

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Direct #: 480-542-7772

We have Jeff Stephens on the Secrets to Real Estate Investing podcast with Hard Hat Holly today. Jeff is the Founder and Editor of The Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneur. He became obsessed with the idea of financial freedom after reading “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”. He started investing with rentals and now has a very diversified real estate strategy. 

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• How debt management can help your business
• How you can add managerial value to a property, as well as physical value
• The two meanings of “Comps”
• How Jeff acquires, negotiates, and finances his deals

Free Download: Jeff’s document, “5 Critical Mistakes That Make Most Real Estate Investors Accidentally Lowbrow”, will help you become a more sophisticated real estate entrepreneur. Get it at hardhatholly.com/127 or by texting the word “hardhat” to 38470.

Hear more from Jeff: The Sleaze-Free Real Estate Investing podcast is a show for those who never felt at home in the “we buy houses” crowd. Listen here. 

Check out his FREE Live webinar at sellerrelationsmastery.com

Contact Jeff: thoughtfulre.com. Email: [email protected] 

 Rob Stephens joins us on Secrets to Real Estate Investing with Holly McKhann today. Rob is the co-founder of Avalara MyLodgeTax, the leading provider of tax compliance solutions for the vacation rental industry. Rob went from owning a vacation rental in Vail, CO, to creating  tax solutions for short term rental owners. Rob had to overcome some challenges starting out in vacation rentals, but he says it’s part of the journey. Now he makes it easy for investors to manage their short term rental taxes.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

- Creative ways to invest in short-term rentals

- Which entities require a tax on vacation rental taxes

- What you need to know about vacation rental tax as you get started

- How to decide if you will manage the property yourself or hire a property manager

- How to scale your vacation rental tax situation as your investments grow

Rob’s FREE Download: Insider Tips for Breaking Into the Short-Term Vacation Rental Industry in 2019 - This guide will kick-start your vacation rental investing! Get it at hardhatholly.com/126 or by texting the word “hardhat” to 38470.

Contact Rob: mylodgetax.com