Neal Bawa, otherwise known as the Mad Scientist of Multifamily, joins us today for a discussion about how he has used his data science background to make a memorable mark on the real estate industry. Neal’s insatiable curiosity, his persistence, and his drive to disrupt have led to him being in charge of a $1 billion multifamily portfolio with 700 team members, not to mention that he is one of the most in-demand speakers in the commercial real estate space! During this episode, Neal explains what Super Value Add projects are, what drove him to start doing them, and why he would recommend them ..read more

Weathering the 2008 market crash is no mean feat, and some fared better than others. Talking to us today about the hurricane he faced when the recession began, and the lessons he learned from the process, is entrepreneur, author, real estate trainer, public speaker, and personal coach, Mike Morawski. Mike started his professional career as a pool contractor, but through a series of events, transitioned into real estate in the early 2000s. We find out how he learned all he could from those who had succeeded, and why he prefers diving right in instead of dipping a toe. We hear how Mike moved fro ..read more

Welcome to another episode of Passive Income through Multifamily Real Estate. During today’s conversation, our new host, Peter Pomeroy, speaks with Jenny Gou, managing partner at Vertical Street Ventures. Jenny has recently been named one of Bigger Pockets Wealth Magazine’s top 40 under 40, and during today’s conversation, she tells us how her humble beginnings keep her thankful for every milestone of success. Listeners will gain insight into Jenny’s career at Procter & Gamble prior to starting Vertical Street Ventures, how she found her mentor, Steven Louie, and why she made the decision ..read more

Welcome back to part two of our conversation with Mike Morawski, a 30-year real estate investment veteran who has had control of over 285 million dollars in real estate transactions, entrepreneur, author, real estate trainer, public speaker, and personal coach. He has also served a 10-year prison term in a federal penitentiary. Join us today to hear how defining moments in his life helped him to move forward and inspire others to do the same. He believes that people are trapped in their own prisons of addiction and abuse, and that the same principles that empowered him to make the most of his ..read more

Today’s guest is Bruce Wuollet, the Founder and Owner of Bakerson LLC. Growing up in the bakery business in the Twin Cities in Minnesota, Bruce wanted to pay homage to his late father (hence the name, Bakerson). After trying his hands in a few different ventures in Minnesota, Chicago, and Phoenix, he finally found his niche in real estate. With a proven track record of success throughout Bakerson’s 20-year history and thousands of individual units bought, repositioned, and sold, Bruce has overseen all aspects of the business, from operations, acquisition, and project leadership to equity fund ..read more

By now, most of us have heard about why coaching is so central to any sort of professional or personal progress. Here on the show today to drill down on this subject and share his amazing journey and philosophy toward growth is Nick Santonastasso, the author of Victim to Victor: How to Overcome the Victim Mentality to Live the Life You Love. Nick is also a keynote speaker at our upcoming Vertical Street Ventures National Conference. This conversation serves as a great introduction to Nick's passion and insight and is sure to get you even more motivated to go and get your ticket, if you have no ..read more

Dealing with things like depreciation, tax deductions, and cost segregation, can feel overwhelming and inaccessible as a first-time real estate investor, but it doesn’t need to be. Today on the show we chat with Erik Oliver, a Cost Segregation Expert and Regional Manager with Cost Segregation Authority, a company that specializes in Cost Segregation studies. We talk with Erik about how he pivoted to pursue this area of real estate and why he finds so much satisfaction in helping people save on their taxes. Tuning in you’ll hear Erik break down the role of depreciation in real estate, the mecha ..read more

You’ve probably heard that the three most important things in real estate are location, location, location, but today’s guest believes that successful deals are more often about the people you invest with than anything else! Today, Peter Pomeroy speaks with architect and multifamily investor, Diana Lin, who focuses on acquisitions, strategic direction, and asset management at Navi Ventures. She is also an AIA Licensed architect with over 10 years of experience as a Project Manager and Project Architect in New York, Texas, and China. In her career as an architect, Diana designed and managed lar ..read more

Systems and technology are an important side of any real estate business, but this doesn't mean there is not an equally important human element to what we do. This is one of the messages that today's guest, Melanie McDaniel, underlines in this fascinating conversation. Melanie is the Founder of Freestyle Capital Group, a boutique private equity firm, and we are so happy to welcome her to the show to talk about how she partners with investors, the Freestyle Fund, how she approaches building relationships, and her current investment focuses. We also get a little personal with Melanie, touching o ..read more

Welcome to another episode of Passive Income Through Multifamily Real Estate. Joining us in conversation today is Tom Laune, founder of Bulletproof Wealth. Tom kicks off our conversation by giving us an overview of how banks make money and why that is important, before he gives us a definition for another way to process your money: infinite banking, which originated in Austria. He tells the story of losing his high-frequency hearing while working in the music industry, which sparked his realization that it’s so important to protect your livelihood. It was also through this experience that he l ..read more