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Melanie was lucky enough to have parents who taught her about money, and how to save it. By the time she was 22 she had a “nice nest egg”. Looking for guidance with what to do with her cash, her dad suggested investing in real estate. Starting with single family homes and then moving into commercial real estate and opening her own business in a piece of property she bought. Hear what it takes to improve your quality of life substantially through real estate investing. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “I want to do what I want to do and no one is going to tell me no” - Melanie Bajrovic   Melanie Bajrovic Real Estate Background: Serial Entrepreneur, Real Estate Investor, International Best Selling Author, Speaker and Educator Became millionaire at the age of 27, is an inspiration for those who have a vision for what they want in life Author of The Wealthy Barmaid: From Minimum Wage to Millionaire Went from being a waitress to owning multiple investment properties    Based in Niagara Falls, Canada Say hi to her at https://www.melaniebajrovic.com/ Best Ever Book: 7 Laws of Spiritual Success by Deepak Chopra   Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.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

Jason was putting up bandit sign in 2009 when a police officer took them all down  and tracked them down. Jason did give up briefly at that time, but came back better because of that happening. Now Jason is a full time wholesaler with a ton of buyers on his list, and he makes $15-$20k per deal. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “Don’t give up, I wish I didn’t give up in 2009, I’d be a lot farther along” - Jason McDougal   Jason McDougal Real Estate Background: Full-time real estate investor Quit his job in January 2016 to go full time in real estate, with a focus on wholesaling He has done about 30 - 40 deals a year since he went full time Along with wholesaling he also flips houses, as wells acquires single family houses for rentals. Based in Dallas, Texas Say hi to him at https://www.sellmydfwhouse.com Best Ever Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad   Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.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

Ricky has been a guest before and shared his Best Ever real estate advice and told us about his real estate business. Today Ricky is back to tell us about his social media division of his company. From tactical strategies to overall benefits of using social media, hear how a bigger presence on social media can help your real estate business. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “They want to be featured on our account and that has been incredibly valuable for us” - Ricky Beliveau   Ricky Beliveau Real Estate Background: -Owner of Volnay Capital -Social media division Volnay Social Media has over 500,000 Instagram followers on 3 accounts -Specializes in both buy and hold as well as condo conversions -Currently have 8 development development projects in different stages in/around Boston -Based in Boston, Massachusetts -Say hi to him at www.VolnayCapital.com   -Best Ever Book: -Listen to his Best Ever Advice here: https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf1001-a-hidden-wealthy-niche-that-involves-a-fine-tuned-team/   Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.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

Jesse and Janine started a REIT in NYC to help everyone be able to invest in real estate, even as little as $100. Unlike most opportunities for investors, Compound allows everyone to invest in Manhattan real estate, not just accredited investors. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “Prices have gone up in every neighborhood, but the returns have varied” - Jesse Stein & Janine Yorio   Janine Yorio and Jessie Stein Real Estate Backgrounds: Real estate investors who created Compound, a Manhattan based REIT for everyone Based in NYC, NY Say hi to them at https://www.compoundny.com/ Best Ever Book: Fountainhead and Gone with the Wind   Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.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

The guys are back with another great topic. Hear why Joe doesn’t think cap rates are the best area to focus on with large apartment communities. We also get updates on their investing and how what they have learned in the past week can apply and help our businesses. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “The focus should be on the team, the execution, the business plan”   Mentioned In This Episode: Joe’s interview with Brian Burke: https://joefairless.com/podcast/jf305-why-you-should-look-at-the-numbers-last-when-evaluating-a-deal/   Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.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

Michelle is the owner and broker of Acorn + Oak Property Management. Her and her team have over 1000 units under management, and still growing. They take a customer service approach to their company, and that really sets them apart from other companies. They even have tenants that wait for a unit to open up, just so they can rent from Acorn + Oak. Hear different tips and advice that you can use to set yourself apart from your competition. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “We always have the owner’s bottom line in mind” - Michelle Ketchum   Michelle Ketchum Real Estate Background: Owner/Broker in Charge of Acorn + Oak Property Management and managing partner of Acorn + Oak Triad. Have been an active property manager and Realtor since 2009 Active in property managements throughout North Carolina and is leading Broker in the area Based in Durham, North Carolina Say hi to her at www.acorn-oak.com Best Ever Book: The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss   Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.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

Michael caught the real estate bug by reading books and saving money until he had enough to start investing. He worked his way up to 31 units in just 9 months. Hear the systems and people that it takes to scale that quickly, especially when starting from scratch. We’ll also hear about some of the roadblocks and obstacles that Michael had to figure out ways to get over. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “When I set up the company I told them I wanted final say” - Michael Beeman   Michael Beeman Real Estate Background: Started studying real estate in 2016 by listening to podcasts, reading 20 books, and saved 12k 31 multi-family units in 9 months Started an LLC, found 2 investors that believed in him, they purchased 1/2 of his new business Began multi-family investing on May 15, 2017 Based in Casey, Illinois Say hi to him at bestevercommunity.com or 317.508.8185 Best Ever Book: Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever   Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.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

Ray is the founder of RealtyShares which is one of the industry’s top platforms for real estate investing. He also co-founded AlphaFlow, which is his current focus and most of the conversation today is focused on AlphaFlow. One unique aspect of AlphaFlow, along with having investments for you, they are one of the very few, if not the only investment platform that is also certified to give you financial advice. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “We’ve expanded that further and offer massive diversification” - Ray Sturm   Ray Sturm Real Estate Background: - Co-founder and CEO of AlphaFlow - Prior to launching AlphaFlow, he founded RealtyShares, one of the industry’s top platforms for real estate investing - First and fastest-growing automated real estate investment service - Applies best practices of professional investment management like diversification, rebalancing, institutional-quality  data analytics - Based in San Francisco, California - Say hi to him at https://www.alphaflow.com/   - Best Ever Book: The Hard Thing About Hard Things   Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.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

Yonah is a cost segregation expert. Loyal Best Ever Listeners have heard about cost segregation on the show before, so today we are diving in deeper. We’re going past the basic nuts & bolts of cost segregation and into the nitty gritty details that we have not covered on the show before, including how the new tax code relates to cost segregation. You’ll be quite surprised at how many different parts of a building can qualify for accelerated depreciation. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “You have to hang around people who have been doing it and learn from people who have experience” - Yonah Weiss   Yonah Weiss Real Estate Background: -Business Director at a national cost segregation leader, Madison SPECS -Has assisted clients in saving tens of millions of dollars on taxes through cost segregation -Generated over 70M in loans in his first year of work at a small financing company. -Got his broker’s license and went from agent to partner within 6 months -Based in Lakewood, New Jersey - Say hi to him at http://www.madisonspecs.com/ - Best Ever Book: As Long As I Live   Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.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

Jorge owned over 4000 apartment units before losing it all. He wrote about that experience in his book, Burn Zones. Now Jorge helps people stay in their homes when they can’t afford their mortgages anymore through loan modifications. Jorge also helps other investors do the same thing as him. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review!   Best Ever Tweet: “We can cut payments in half because we buy theses at such a discount” - Jorge Newbery   Jorge Newbery Real Estate Background: - Founder of American Homeowner Preservation LLC - AHP utilizes Regulation A+ to crowdfund the purchase of non-performing mortgages from lenders at big discounts - Author of Forbes Real Estate Council and amazon best-selling book Burn Zones - Principal in mortgage, property management brokerage firms and have held real estate licenses in nine states - Based in Chicago, Illinois - Say hi to him at: www.notebuyerbootcamp.com   Join us and our online investor community: BestEverCommunity.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