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A lot of investors or would-be investors never get their businesses off of the ground because of lack of funding. Nathan is here to tell us how to compete with other businesses that do have a lot of business. Nathan started Rentec Direct with no outside funding, or inside fundinge - other than minimal fees to set up the actual business, and grew it organically, to $3 Million in revenue for 2018. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “If you have a passion, go give it a try” - Nathan Miller  Nathan Miller Real Estate Background:   President at Rentec Direct Since 2009 has grown 100% organically & debt free, now a well known solution to landlords nationwide Bought his first property at 21 and leveraged that first investment into a multi-million dollar company Provides tenant screening and software solutions to over 13,000 landlords Based in Grants Pass, Oregon Listen to his previous Best Ever Advice: JF1164: Software Engineer & Investor Builds Amazing Tenant Screening Software with Nathan Miller Say hi to him at https://www.rentecdirect.com/   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com   Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chrstina is here to tell us how we can leverage traditional media to get more visibility. Her tips also help for gaining credibility as a newer investor. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “Don’t say you’re new to real estate, say you’re new to this company” - Christina Daves   Christina Daves Background: Founder of PR for Anyone Shows people how to get visibility using social and traditional media Author of the bestselling book, PR for Anyone™ - 100+ Affordable Ways to Easily Create Buzz for Your Business Say hi to her at http://prforanyone.com/  or at www.getpresstoday.com Based In Washington D.C.   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com   Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most of this episode was inspired by someone who wrote Joe asking to intern. If you want to work for someone operating at a high level, listen to Joe’s tips on how to reach out to them. They also discuss other ways someone can get into syndication with little to no experience. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “Good is no longer good enough, we have to be outstanding”   Mentioned in this episode:   JF1054: Getting Paid to Raise Capital Without Being a Broker-Dealer with Amy Wan   JF1353: How To Win Over An Apartment Broker (From An Apartment Broker) with Thomas T Furlow   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com   Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marc is the Co-founder and CEO of a company that created a software to help automate the underwriting process. Enodo will save you time and money in your underwriting process by taking out a lot of the small, tedious tasks that right now, a human does. Hear exactly how his company may be able to help you. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “You’ll have the incremental revenue there to weather the storm” - Marc Rutzen   Marc Rutzen Real Estate Background: CoFounder and CEO of Enodo, an automated underwriting platform for multifamily real estate Enodo helps users analyze more deals in less time and make better investment decisions backed by data science Based in Chicago, IL Say hi to him at https://www.enodoinc.com/ Best Ever Book: The Lean Startup   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com   Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John was (and still is) an investor like the rest of us, who was struggling to understand and prepare for everything that came with getting a commercial loan. One day he went to a consultant who put his info into a program, tapped his fingers on the desk for a couple minutes, and said “you’re a go”. John’s life was changed now. John and the consultant teamed together to bring this program to more people, which is how commercial loan success was formed. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “You just saved them a lot of time and money in the initial process of getting to know the transaction numbers” - John Matheson   John Matheson Real Estate Background: CEO of Commercial Loan Success Commercial Loan Success is a Business Loan and Investment Property Analysis Software and Education Platform. Based in Colchester, CT Say hi to him, get a free chapter of their upcoming book, and a free demo of their software at http://web.commercialloansuccess.com/Best Best Ever Book: Think and Grow Rich Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com   Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you ask Chad, the answer to the proposed question in the title, is to buy B class multifamily properties built between 1982 - early 2000’s. We’ll hear a better explanation and reasons why he believes this is the best way to invest in real estate with the least amount of risk. We also hear some difficult deals he’s had and how he was able to work through it. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “Every single deal we carry has a 6 month mortgage reserve and we raise the capital improvement stack for the first 5 years” - Chad Doty   Chad Doty Real Estate Background: CEO of 37th Parallel Properties Investment Group 12 years of multifamily real estate investing experience & 10 years of management consulting experience Close to $300 million in real estate transactions Based in Richmond, VA Say hi to him at https://37parallel.com/ Best Ever Book: The Goal Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com   Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben has been building his real estate portfolio since 2010, and is here today to walk us through his process for evaluating and underwriting a value-add syndication. As an aerospace engineer, Ben is very thorough and methodical in his approach to underwriting, which is a fantastic as a listener looking to learn more about the value-add apartment syndication process. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “The cops were advised to stay away from the property” - Ben Risser   Ben Risser Real Estate Background: Syndicator of commercial real estate and business consultant Began building real estate business in 2010 and has syndicated $7 Million in commercial real estate Based in Lititz, PA Say hi to him on Facebook and LinkedIn as “Ben Risser” Best Ever Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad   A couple of notes from Ben:   “One thing I stated that I would clarify, regarding being conservative on rental upside.  I underwrite to a lower upside until I have more experience in a given market, or have collected a sufficient quantity and quality of data to increase the statistical confidence in the rental upside estimate.”   His revised “Biggest Mistake Ever in Real Estate” answer:   "Buying a fixer upper house, under the condition with your wife, that you'll renovate it to what she wants, and then having two more kids."   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com   Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a practicing Periodontist, Jeff obviously had student loan debt. He also had a mortgage, both are paid off now. Jeff is here to tell us how he was able to do pay off all of his debts while also investing in real estate. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “If god didn’t want us to be in debt, that’s enough for me” - Jeff Anzalone   Jeff Anzalone Real Estate Background: Periodontist in a solo practice in Monroe, LA Dental Specialist Consultant at JeffAnzalone.com Shows how any specialist can double their revenue in 6 months by using strategies he's implemented Investor Mentor with Dentists and an Passive Investor with Joe Fairless Based in Monroe, Louisiana Say hi to him at https://www.debtfreedr.com/ You can listen to his Best Ever Advice here: Struggling With Student Loan Debt, A Periodontist Schools Himself In Real Estate Investing with Jeff Anzalone   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com   Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gene has been on the show in the past. Today he’s back for a Situation Saturday and tell us how he is able find great locations, and deal with zoning so you can change a single family home into an assisted living house. The benefit here is obvious, make a lot more money, but in order to do so you may have to jump through some hoops first, but Gene can help! If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “In Texas you can have up to 16 people in a single family home” - Gene Guarino   Gene Guarino Real Estate Background: Over 30 years experience investing in real estate President of Residential Assisted Living Academy Focused on just one thing: Investing in the mega-trend of senior assisted housing Based in Tempe, AZ Listen to his previous Best Ever Advice here: JF678: Earn TWICE the Fair Market Rent from an Assisted Living SFR Say hi to him at http://residentialassistedlivingacademy.com/   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com   Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James was making good money as a w2 worker with benefits and a comfortable life. He looked into real estate investing, started wholesaling, did two deals, and left his job. His family thought he was crazy and so did his friends. Now with his company being worth multiple millions of dollars, clearly he made the right choice. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “I just went until I figured it out” - James Hawk   James Hawk Real Estate Background: Owns and operates a multi million dollar real estate investing business in North and Central Florida Full time real estate investor since 2010, has purchased over 1,000 properties Bought and sold over $40 million worth of real estate Say hi to him at: www.flipmorehouses.com Based in Jacksonville, FL Best Ever Book: Traction   Get more real estate investing tips every week by subscribing for our newsletter at BestEverNewsLetter.com   Made Possible Because of Our Best Ever Sponsor: List and manage your property all from one platform with Rentler. Once listed you can: accept applications, screen tenants, accept payments and receive maintenance tickets all in one place - and all free for landlords. Go to tryrentler.com/bestever to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices