The Best Ever CRE Show

Don got his start in the industry by knocking doors to sell security. An investor told him to do that same thing with real estate. He took the advice and ran with it, knocking on doors to find properties to buy, eventually getting away from the door knocking and scaling a large real estate investing business. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “When people lose money on an asset, usually it’s because they couldn’t execute internally and over extended themselves” - Don Wenner Don Wenner Real Estate Background: CEO of DLP Real Estate Capital, a family of real estate solution companies w/ 350 team members, 750MM in assets under management, and 100MM plus in annual revenue 10k units owned, 12k homes and apartments acquired Based in Allentown, PA & St. Augustine, FL Say hi to him at https://dlprealestate.com/ Best Ever Book: Turning the Fly Wheel by Jim Collins The Best Ever Conference is approaching quickly and you could earn your ticket for free. Simply visit https://www.bec20.com/affiliates/ and sign up to be an affiliate to start earning 15% of every ticket you sell.  Our fourth annual conference will be taking place February 20-22 in Keystone, CO. We’ll be covering the higher level topics that our audience has requested to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Theo and Maurice are going to have a great conversation for us today. Maurice has a lot going on in his business, with experience across many different asset classes, he has a lot of value to add for us today. The first thing we will get into is how he balances his time between all those different deals. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You just can’t do it without family and good partners and friends” - Maurice Philogene Maurice Philogene Real Estate Background: Founder and Principal of JMP Investment Group, LLC Multifamily investor and entrepreneur, he's executed over 200 transactions across numerous classes of real estate, including commercial, apartment buildings, mobile home parks and single-family residences. Based in Washington, D.C. Say hi to him at jmpholdings@outlook.com Best Ever Book: The 4 Hour Work Week The Best Ever Conference is approaching quickly and you could earn your ticket for free. Simply visit https://www.bec20.com/affiliates/ and sign up to be an affiliate to start earning 15% of every ticket you sell.  Our fourth annual conference will be taking place February 20-22 in Keystone, CO. We’ll be covering the higher level topics that our audience has requested to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason has helped many people with their retirement planning, a good number of his clients have been real estate investors. Jason helps them evaluate their portfolios and decide if selling or keeping is the better idea for them. He also has his own real estate experience to share with us. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “The most important number that everyone needs to understand is how much you spend” - Jason Parker Jason Parker Real Estate Background: Host of Sound Retirement Radio, inventor of https://retirementbudgetcalculator.com/ Financial advisor with a focus on retirement planning Based in Seattle, Washington  Say hi to him at https://retirementbudgetcalculator.com/ The Best Ever Conference is approaching quickly and you could earn your ticket for free. Simply visit https://www.bec20.com/affiliates/ and sign up to be an affiliate to start earning 15% of every ticket you sell.  Our fourth annual conference will be taking place February 20-22 in Keystone, CO. We’ll be covering the higher level topics that our audience has requested to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As real estate investors, we are usually business owners and entrepreneurs as well. Dana is also an entrepreneur who is here to share her story and help us with some tips on entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Every successful entrepreneur at some point has to say no and disappoint some people” - Dana Corriel Dana Corriel Real Estate Background: Board certified internist and creative entrepreneur Was one of the Top Ten Internists to follow on Twitter in 2018 and featured on the LA TImes front cover in 2019 Based in NYC, NY Say hi to her at  doctordanacorriel@gmail.com The Best Ever Conference is approaching quickly and you could earn your ticket for free. Simply visit https://www.bec20.com/affiliates/ and sign up to be an affiliate to start earning 15% of every ticket you sell.  Our fourth annual conference will be taking place February 20-22 in Keystone, CO. We’ll be covering the higher level topics that our audience has requested to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have the privilege of hearing about DJ’s real estate investing story. He had no clue what to do after graduating college, started and ran multiple businesses, before discovering his love of real estate. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet:  “You don’t have to be a jerk, but you can always ask why” - DJ Scruggs DJ Scruggs Real Estate Background: Has owned and operated multiple businesses for over twenty years CEO of Blue Spruce Holdings  He has filled many roles in business and as a real estate investor including raising capital, marketing, sales, and software development Based in Denver, CO Say hi to him at http://realbluespruce.com/ Best Ever Book: The Book of Why The Best Ever Conference is approaching quickly and you could earn your ticket for free. Simply visit https://www.bec20.com/affiliates/ and sign up to be an affiliate to start earning 15% of every ticket you sell.  Our fourth annual conference will be taking place February 20-22 in Keystone, CO. We’ll be covering the higher level topics that our audience has requested to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Felipe is joining us today to tell us about his real estate investing journey so far. The journey includes buying, adding value, and selling a six unit apartment building. Joe will dig in on that subject, asking about the numbers, how he found it, what he did to add value, and how was the selling process. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Make sure you are earning while you are learning” - Felipe Mejia Felipe Mejia Real Estate Background: Entrepreneur, real estate investor, and small business owner Scaled from a $3,000 mobile home to owning 10 units Based in Nashville, TN Say hi to him at https://www.sideguymovers.com/ Best Ever Book: Lifeonaire The Best Ever Conference is approaching quickly and you could earn your ticket for free Simply visit https://www.bec20.com/affiliates/ and sign up to be an affiliate to start earning 15% of every ticket you sell.  Our fourth annual conference will be taking place February 20-22 in Keystone, CO. We’ll be covering the higher level topics that our audience has requested to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forming an LLC happens with each new deal in apartment syndications. Theo will be going over some of the details of how when to set them up, and how to do it, and what the LLC’s usually consist of. We’ve included a document for you to use to follow along with Theo, but this does not take the place of legal counsel! You will NEED to consult with an SEC attorney when pursuing an apartment syndication. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “There’s going to be a subscription agreement for this LLC that outlines the price of the units”  Free Document To Follow Along: http://bit.ly/syndicationllc  The Best Ever Conference is approaching quickly and you could earn your ticket for free. Simply visit https://www.bec20.com/affiliates/ and sign up to be an affiliate to start earning 15% of every ticket you sell.  Our fourth annual conference will be taking place February 20-22 in Keystone, CO. We’ll be covering the higher level topics that our audience has requested to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After you’ve done a deal or two, you may have the opportunity to work with private equity institutions. Joe and Ashcroft Capital choose to not work with them ever, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t. Theo will cover why we do not work with them, and when it might make sense to work with them. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If you’re unable to raise money from the fund, you’ll lose your earnest deposit, unless it’s refundable, and your reputation will take a hit” Relevant Blog Post: http://bit.ly/institutionalmoney  The Best Ever Conference is approaching quickly and you could earn your ticket for free. Simply visit https://www.bec20.com/affiliates/ and sign up to be an affiliate to start earning 15% of every ticket you sell.  Our fourth annual conference will be taking place February 20-22 in Keystone, CO. We’ll be covering the higher level topics that our audience has requested to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ll cover a lot more than just finding deals and getting the owner to agree to seller financing. Joe has been around many facets of real estate, from buying/selling real estate, mortgage brokering, insurance, and his own investments. We’ll dig in on the 120 units from seller financing about half way through the conversation. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Just getting out there and taking action is so crucial” - Joseph C McCabe Joseph C McCabe Real Estate Background: Real estate broker in PA, NJ, and DE; Owner of REMAX Experts, Home Front Mortgage, Keystone State Abstract, LLC and Allstate Insurance Company US Army veteran HOME Front Mortgage is a nationally growing and expanding mortgage broker opening 9 interstate location adding millions in volume Based in Philadelphia, PA Say hi to him at http://homefrontloans.com/  The Best Ever Conference is approaching quickly and you could earn your ticket for free. Simply visit https://www.bec20.com/affiliates/ and sign up to be an affiliate to start earning 15% of every ticket you sell.  Our fourth annual conference will be taking place February 20-22 in Keystone, CO. We’ll be covering the higher level topics that our audience has requested to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave recently launched a new business venture in which he helps people rent their homes, hassle free. They help homeowners from A to Z with every aspect of turning your home into an investment property. Once they have placed a renter, they continue to do everything for the owner, and send them checks from their investment. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “People are worried less about square footage, and more about how many people they can squeeze in a space” - Dave Friedman Dave Friedman Real Estate Background: Founded Boston Logic (now Propertybase) in 2004, grew it into one of the largest software providers to real estate brokers, and sold it in 2016 recently co-founded Knox Financial, which offers a frictionless way to turn a home into an investment property.  They raised $1.4M, launched a pilot in Boston, and began accepting units onto the platform Based in Boston, MA Say hi to him at https://knoxfinancial.com/ Best Ever Book: Hillbilly Elegy The Best Ever Conference is approaching quickly and you could earn your ticket for free. Simply visit https://www.bec20.com/affiliates/ and sign up to be an affiliate to start earning 15% of every ticket you sell.  Our fourth annual conference will be taking place February 20-22 in Keystone, CO. We’ll be covering the higher level topics that our audience has requested to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices