Doug Stout helps professionals and executives across the United States who are interested in learning how to transition from traditional employees in corporate America into small business or franchise owners. He not only helps his clients find options that are the right fit for them personally, professionally, and financially, but he also assists in helping his clients find financial and legal resources to capitalize and establish their businesses. In this episode, we had a discussion with Doug regarding the effectiveness of the franchise model and the advantages it offers to real estate inves ..read more

Brent Bowers is the owner of The Land Sharks and is an investor and coach with a focus on buying and selling vacant land. As an Army Officer with over 8 years of service, Brent Bowers was spending a great deal of time away from his family, and he knew he needed to make some changes in order to be more present with his wife and children. His interest in real estate began in 2007 when he purchased his first home. While Brent invests in many different types of real estate, his favorite investment strategy deals with buying and selling vacant land, and he enjoys sharing his expertise in this area ..read more

Eddie Symmonett is the President of Symmonett Multifamily, a private equity company, which began in 2017. They are invested in over 130 units across 5 properties in Birmingham, AL. They are vertically integrated, also managing these units.  He started his real estate investing career in 2016 as a wholesaler, before acquiring his first properties (2-unit and 4-unit) in 2017. In 2019, he raised funds from two family members to acquire a 36-unit multifamily community in Birmingham, AL.  We had the opportunity to sit down with Eddie to discuss his insights on the benefits of investing in ..read more

Drew Breneman is a real estate entreprenuer who founded Breneman Capital (formerly Rise Invest), The Blackhawk Investment Group, and Dwelle, a Chicago-focused real estate investment and property management group Drew has honed an ability to foresee trends and identify favorable opportunities, resulting in asymmetric returns relative to risk.  This foresight is precisely why Breneman Capital has tailored its investment approach to be specific to multifamily. We talked to Drew about his investment journey, which started in college. We discussed the importance of intentionality, the signific ..read more

Dan Barrett is Head Nerd at AdWords Nerds, the world’s largest Google Partner agency working only with real estate investors. He’s managed over 5 million dollars a year in client ad spend, found hundreds of real estate deals online for his clients, and been behind extensive industry experimentation and original research. He’s worked with investors and companies like Joe McCall, Alex Joungblood, Tom Krol, 1-800-Fair-Offer, Investor Carrot, and more. He’s the voice behind the REI Marketing Nerds podcast - over 150 episodes strong with a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts - and the AdWords Nerds You ..read more

John Warren owns 154 apartments in the Chicago MSA, and he also manages a total of 189 units. John is the managing broker at Forte Properties, Inc, and he runs a team of four agents that focuses on helping investors buy, sell, and manage their residential investment properties.  We talked to John about the competition in the 12+ units space, deep value-add properties, keys to scaling your portfolio, and much more!   Announcement: Click here to join me and other top real estate investors for the Midwest Real Estate Networking Summit!   [00:01] Opening Segment  ..read more

Tamara N. Jones is the CEO & Founder of Bucket List Stays LLC. She is passionate about the delivery of vacation rentals to investors for a completely passive investment. Tamara provides full-service management to property owners worldwide, including Property Management, Online Services, Vacation Rental Marketing, and Community Growth to drive process improvements, competitive advantage, and bottom-line gains. We talked to Tamara about the short-term rental space, the arbitrage strategy to avoid risk, the New Orleans short-term rental market and investing overseas.   Announcement: Clic ..read more

James Nelson is the Principal and Head of Avison Young’s Tri-State Investment Sales group in New York City. During his 25-year career, Nelson has sold more than 500 properties and loans totaling over $5 billion. His accolades include being named Commercial Observer’s Power 100, CoStar’s Power Broker, and receiving the Deal of the Year award by REBNY.  Nelson hosts “The Insider’s Edge to Real Estate Investing” podcast. He is also the author of "The Insider’s Edge to Real Estate Investing" and regularly lectures at Columbia, Fordham, NYU, Wharton, and his alma mater Colgate. We talked to Ja ..read more

Toby Mathis advances his client's interests by combining expert tax advice with his personal experiences investing in over 200 real estate projects in the United States. His expertise reaches many others through his award-winning publications, including Tax-Wise Business Ownership and Infinity Investing: How the Rich Get Richer and How You Can Do the Same. Toby continues his crusade daily to help investors and business owners preserve their wealth, protect it from lawyers, snoops, and Uncle Sam, and create amazing legacies for future generations.   We talked to Toby about tax strategies t ..read more

Amy Sylvis has always been drawn to freedom, growth, and expansion and knew that she could serve even more people by investing in multifamily real estate. She is continuing to grow her portfolio with the goal of achieving the 5 freedoms.  Prior to working in multi-family real estate, Amy spent 13 years in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. She was attracted to the industry because of her previous health challenges and wanted to help others navigate illness. Today, Amy is the founder and principal of Sylvis Capital with apartment investments in Alabama, Indiana, Georgia, Tennessee ..read more