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Antoine has been investing in real estate for four years now, and he’s only 23. Turnkey was not always the business plan, but that is what the company has grown to. Just two years ago, they did 10 houses, last year they did 60, this year they’re on track to complete 100 deals. Learn what he does to grow his business to 100 deals per year in four years. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “From the networking, I had a pool of people that were interested in turnkey rentals” - Antoine Martel Antoine Martel Real Estate Background: 23 year old real estate investor Does 100 flips per year (turnkey rentals), owns a 20 unit apartment building Based in LA, CA Say hi to him at https://martelturnkey.com/ Best Ever Book: The 10X Rule If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Edgar took over a struggling janitorial company at the age of 23 in 2008. He took that struggling business and grew it into a successful commercial and construction cleaning company, helping investors clean up their properties after construction. It wasn’t always easy, Edgar worked two jobs for some time. He’s had success, but some of the business slowed for a while, Edgar did not given up, he’s working harder than ever to get his business to levels it has never reached. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I didn’t know how I would pay the bills, but I knew that if I kept learning, and putting myself out there, I would make it” - Edgar Aguilar Edgar Aguilar Real Estate Background: Owner of Legacy Construction Cleaning Has been working with investors and construction crews, cleaning facilities for over 20 years Based in Denver, CO Say hi to him at https://www.legacyconstructioncleaning.com/ If you’re a passive investor wanting to learn more about questions to ask sponsors in order to qualify the opportunities, sponsors, and the markets opportunities are in, visit BestEverPassiveInvestor.com. We created this site just for passive investors to have a free resource providing the questions to ask and things to think through. BestEverPassiveInvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last Follow Along Friday, Theo mentioned that he has decided to sell his 12 unit portfolio. Joe was taken by surprise and wanted to really dive into the story with Theo on another episode of Follow Along Friday, rather than quickly mentioning it in last week’s episode. We’ll hear the mistakes Theo made, which is part of the reason why he’s selling now. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Anytime I had a few months of cash flow, I’d have to spend that cash flow to fix something else” - Theo Best Ever Listeners: We have launched bestevercauses.com   We profile 1 nonprofit or cause every month that is near and dear to our heart. To help get the word out, submit a cause, or donate, visit bestevercauses.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now it’s time for the second and last part of this Syndication School series on submitting your apartment syndication deals. Theo is diving deep into the details so you can walk away from these two episodes know exactly how to submit your offers on large apartment communities. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “Based off the seller’s motivation and everything you learned in the underwriting process, either submit your offer, or decide to walk away” Free LOI Examples: http://bit.ly/loiexamples2  Best Ever Listeners: We have launched bestevercauses.com   We profile 1 nonprofit or cause every month that is near and dear to our heart. To help get the word out, submit a cause, or donate, visit bestevercauses.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get ready for some more syndication knowledge bombs from our resident apartment syndication instructor, Mr. Theo Hicks. He’ll be taking another step forward in the syndication process, explaining step-by-step how to submit your apartment offers. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If there isn’t a price listed, there are a few ways to get a ballpark idea of what the price will be” Free LOI Examples: http://bit.ly/loiexamples2  Best Ever Listeners: We have launched bestevercauses.com   We profile 1 nonprofit or cause every month that is near and dear to our heart. To help get the word out, submit a cause, or donate, visit bestevercauses.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex’s first deal took him 6 months to close, and he only made $1800. After that, he realized he was doing something wrong. He made some changes, continued taking risks, and now succeeds at a high level in real estate investing. Learn how he kept going even after a bad first deal, and what tactics he employs to avoid another bad deal. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “You think you know something, but more than likely you haven’t played all angles of devil's advocate” - Alex Brodowski Alex Brodowski Real Estate Background: Real Estate Developer and founder of Westmont Capital Group, LLC. Owns multifamily, retail, and light industrial properties Last year they had $30M worth of inventory they moved Based in Nashville, TN Say hi to him at abATwestmontcapgroup.com Best Ever Book: Think and Grow Rich Best Ever Listeners: We have launched bestevercauses.com   We profile 1 nonprofit or cause every month that is near and dear to our heart. To help get the word out, submit a cause, or donate, visit bestevercauses.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mitch has built quite a large real estate investing company, doing at least one deal every four days. His strategy is to seller finance properties that he buys with his private investors. He raises the money and keeps them legal, while his team take care of the rest. He’ll share how he’s been able to grow such a large business, and raise a large amount money. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “If the house is worth $100k, I get a loan for about $58k” - Mitch Stephen Mitch Stephen Real Estate Background: Self Employed real estate investor for 20+ years Bought and sold over 1500 properties Owns over 1,100 storage doors in 16 locations Listen to his previous episode: JF95: Boat and Mini Storage Unit Investing…and SOOOO Much More! Based in San Antonio, TX Say hi to him at https://reinvestorsummit.com/mitch-stephen/ Best Ever Book: Nothing Down by Robert Allen Best Ever Listeners: We have launched bestevercauses.com   We profile 1 nonprofit or cause every month that is near and dear to our heart. To help get the word out, submit a cause, or donate, visit bestevercauses.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason and his team help investors with marketing. This was born out of a need of his own, and realized others had the same need. We’ll hear tips to improve our own marketing, we’ll also hear how a company like his can help optimize your marketing for you. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I quickly built an algorithm, or a spreadsheet at that time” - Jason Roether Jason Roether Real Estate Background: Runs an AI Technology company called Liberty AI His company has been doing marketing in the real estate industry for over 12 years Recently developed an AI software for investors that is patterned after the core technology used by Google and Facebook Based in Spokane, WA Say hi to him at https://libertyai.net/ Best Ever Book: Think bigger How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings?  Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric saw a problem in the marketplace, created a solution for himself, and is now helping others do the same thing he did. Taking IRA savings and investing in private companies was a complicated process before, now Eric and his team make it easy for their clients. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “That’s what we call a big market opportunity” - Eric Satz Eric Satz Real Estate Background: Founder and CEO of AltoIRA His mission is to make 21st-century investment opportunities available to everyone, not just accredited investors Based in Nashville, TN Say hi to him at https://www.altoira.com/ How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings?  Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe has three more great pieces of wisdom to share with us from his interviews last week. We also get an update from Theo on his properties, which he is selling, but tune in to find out why. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I assumed, incorrectly that he made $100,000. I need to ask about their carrying costs” How great would it be to buy a piece of institutional-quality, income-producing commercial buildings?  Now you can… with BuildingBits. It’s NOT A REIT or a fund. BuildingBITS is a new platform for non-accredited investors, where virtually anyone, regardless of income, can select a building leased to a major corporation and earn money from it! Start investing with as little as $500 at https://www.buybits.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices