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Lauren started working in real estate right out of college. Her journey began in a corporate environment, and she was mostly dealing with commercial properties. Once she had a child, Lauren decided to leave her job and work for herself. At the time, her brother was flipping houses, and he offered her to join the business. In 2016, she started looking for properties outside of the competitive southern California market in order to expand her business. Now, Lauren has a coaching program for those who’d like to go virtual and reach markets all over the country regardless of where they live. Lauren Hardy Real Estate Background: Real estate investor, coach, and host of wholesaling Inc. Podcast Over 10 years of real estate experience Has invested in 100s of properties, including developing spec houses, and flips Based in Orange, CA Say hi to her at: https://www.wholesalinginc.com/virtual/     Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Best Ever Tweet: “Flipping the house opened up a lot of ways that you could get ripped off by contractors” - Lauren Hardy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darrah used to be an entrepreneur who built businesses thinking that bigger was better and more was the way to go. Over time, the four companies she has built took over her life, and Darrah hit the burnout phase. She restructured her businesses and her life in order to spend more time traveling and learning. That’s how she got into mentorship and coaching, helping other entrepreneurs and investors who are at a burnout point find their passion again.   Darrah Brustein Real Estate Background:  Founder of four businesses; Equitable Payments, Network Under 40, Network Over 40, & Mind Your Business Accelerator Author of “Finance Whiz Kids” Prolific writer & interviewer for Forbes & other outlets working with Shaq, Seth Godin, Bobbie Brown & many more Her mission is to connect people to the resources they need to elevate what they do. Based in Atlanta, GA  Say hi to her at: www.darrah.co  Previous guest on JF151     Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Best Ever Tweet: “We don’t know when it’s enough and why we’re building it in the first place.” - Darrah Brustein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twelve years ago, Ashley and her husband started looking for investment strategies other than the stock market. They started with a few short-term and long-term rentals, eventually expanding to single-family units with historical background and multifamily units. Before she formed a company of her own, she was a partner with another investor on a 225-unit multifamily property. Despite having a solid business plan, the company lost 120 people within the first ninety days through evictions and skipping. Ashley tells how she managed to turn around the sticky situation and raise the occupancy to 90% even with Covid-19 as a backdrop.   Ashley Wilson  Real Estate Background: Full-time real estate investor 10 years of real estate experience Portfolio consists of 600 units Based in Philadelphia, PA Say hi to her at: www.BadAshInvestor.com      Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Best Ever Tweet: “The name of the game is to increase your equity.” - Ashley Wilson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bruce started his real estate journey by buying and repositioning single-family units and worked his way into the multi-family market. His company, Bakerson, now focuses on legacy ownership, making sure that his clients have a solid investment to pass on to their future generations.  Bruce’s dad owned a bakery and employed his family members. It’s no wonder that his own company now centers around family values too. Legacy ownership doesn’t have to be about status and social rank. Instead, one could build something of value to pass on to their children while also teaching them how to make a living. Bruce Wuollet Real Estate Background: Owner of Bakerson, & full-time multifamily syndicator Over 18 years of real estate investing experience Bakerson has bought thousands of individual units, repositioned them, and sold them  The personal portfolio consists of 250 units Track record of 16 multifamily - 850 units and transacted over 2,000 single-family homes Based in Scottsdale, AZ Say hi to him at: www.bakerson.com  Best Ever book: Life is Magic by John Dorenbos      Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Best Ever Tweet: “As an individual, I’m not so concerned whether I’m remembered, but I do want to pass on the work ethic and what got us where we are” - Bruce Wuollet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Theo and Travis are talking about three things that allow people to succeed in the real estate business. While many people focus on the markets, demographics, projections, and other specifics of the business plan, some fundamental things should be right about the deal for it to work. Occasionally, real estate investors get lucky and make a decent return even when some of these laws are bypassed. However, those are exceptions, not the rule. We also have a Syndication School series about the “How To’s” of apartment syndications, and be sure to download your FREE document by visiting SyndicationSchool.com. Thank you for listening.  Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's Syndication School episode, Theo Hicks talks about building a team that lasts. As we’ve mentioned in the previous episodes, your team is one of the risk points of your deal-making process. Nobody wants the hassle of working with people that are not right for your business, and you don’t want to lose credibility by having a high team turnover rate. Theo gives a step-by-step process of putting together a team that lasts and shares some ways of presenting it the right way to your prospective investors. To listen to other Syndication School series about the “How To’s” of apartment syndications and to download your FREE document, visit SyndicationSchool.com. Thank you for listening! Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David started his real estate career back when he was working as a hospital administrator in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He was looking for financial freedom and the ability to live and work wherever he wanted. David partnered with his father, and they started a real estate business together. By the time he went back to the United States, his company has already had an impressive portfolio. To acquire these properties, they followed a simple recipe that worked: save, pay the 20% down payment, rinse and repeat. They now mostly work with small multifamily units, but they also work with commercial properties.   David Grabiner Real Estate Background: Full time multi-family real estate investor 6 years of real estate experience Portfolio consist of 137 multifamily units and 14 commercial units Based in Chattanooga, TN Say hi to him on Instagram @Diy_landlord Best Ever Book: Never split the difference - Chris Voss     Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Best Ever Tweet: “Normally, what hurts the revenue and increases expenses is when you have inefficient turnovers” - David Grabiner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chad quit engineering because it pigeonholed him into a very narrow career path. Real estate, however, offered him plenty of opportunities without limits. His family had a real estate business, and he followed in their footsteps. He started by acquiring a 35-unit multifamily property. It was an off-market opportunity, and the business took off from there. Since then, Chad has taught several classes on how to approach real estate brokers and leverage your perceptual position into getting off-market deals even if you’re a first-time investor. Chad Sutton Real Estate Background: Full-time real estate investor, formerly Aerospace/Mechanical Engineer 2 years Portfolio consists of 138 units, 5 properties Based in Nashville, TN Say hi to him at: www.thequattroway.com  Best Ever Book: The Honey Bee Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co        Best Ever Tweet: “What you really have to do is build that perceptual position” - Chad Sutton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ravi’s business started with a Google search “How to make money online.” After investing in a course, he started running ads for other people. That’s how he started an advertising agency and massively scaled it. Ravi believes that the foundations of advertising hold true no matter what business you’re in. Once you write sales letters that convert, that skill can be applied to any industry.  Ravi Abuvala Real Estate Background: #SkillsetSunday Law school dropout and founder of Scaling With Systems Scaling With Systems is an accelerator that works to bootstrap and scale businesses In the past 14 months, he has scaled two 7-figure businesses with less than $1,000 of his own capital & 4 commission-based employees. Based in Miami, FL Say hi to him at: www.scalingwithsystems.com       Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Best Ever Tweet: “Everyone offers leads; no one offers closings” - Ravi Abuvala.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Larsen started investing at 21. He was racing bicycles for 7 years on a professional level at the time, but he knew that he could do more with his life. Investing gave him the feeling of freedom that riding a bicycle once did. He went on to build a portfolio of single-family rentals. Over time, he moved on to multi-family units and commercial real estate and did his first syndication in 2016. Four years and nine syndications later, Chris is here to share his perspective and experience.   Chris Larsen  Real Estate Background: #SituationSaturday Full-time real estate investor, author, and sales executive Founder of Next-level income, through which he helps investors become financially independent 20+ years of investing experience Experience in development, private-lending, buying distressed debt, commercial offices, and syndication Based in Asheville, NC Say hi to him at www.nextlevelincome.com  Best Ever Book: Who Not How       Click here for more info on groundbreaker.co  Best Ever Tweet: “You don’t identify the deal first. You identify the market first.” - Chris Larsen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices