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Passive Investor Tips is a weekly series hosted by full-time passive investor and Best Ever Show host, Travis Watts. In each bite-sized episode, Travis breaks down passive investor topics, simplifying the philosophy and mindset while providing tactical, valuable information on how to be a passive investor. This episode covers the 2024 multifamily market, highlighting a potential bullish outlook despite current challenges. Key points include a significant amount of multifamily loans maturing, the decline in new construction starts, and the anticipation of positive rent growth and cap rate adjustments. Travis Watts discusses value-add strategies and the importance of considering migration trends and the affordability gap between owning and renting.   Sponsors: Monarch Money My1031Pros Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Lucas, a self-taught investor and neuromodulation guide (trust us, he’ll explain), joins host Joe Cornwell to discuss his journey from working in film, music, and television to eventually becoming an active real estate investor. In this episode, David discusses how he taught himself how to invest in real estate, why he chose the multifamily niche, his early property management issues, and why he chose to cap himself at 29 units as an active investor before transitioning to a more passive strategy. David Lucas | Real Estate Background NeuroModulation Guide + Real Estate Investor Based in: Columbus, OH Portfolio: 29 units owned and managed Say hi to him at:  Resonatenmt.com Best Ever Book: "Rich Dad Poor Dad" - Robert Kiyosaki Best Advice: "You need to love, trust, believe, accept, and heal yourself, before you can peacefully and successfully run a profitable business."   Sponsors: Monarch Money My1031Pros Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darin Davis, Principal at Club Capital, joins host Joe Cornwell to discuss the opportunity in today’s market to capitalize on preferred equity. In this episode, Darin explains what preferred equity is, how it differs from common equity, and why the current climate has created a huge opportunity for investors to capitalize on pref equity. He also explains what he loves about the Texas and Florida markets and why Texas is an economic juggernaut. Darin Davis | Real Estate Background Club Capital Based in: Austin, Texas Say hi to him at:  ClubCapital.co Best Advice: "The power of passive and residual income."   Sponsors: Monarch Money My1031Pros Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Multifamily legend Gino Barbaro — co-founder of Jake and Gino, a vertically integrated real estate company — joins host Ash Patel to discuss all things multifamily in the current climate. In this episode, Gino lifts the veil on his investing strategy in 2024 and beyond and explains why the Fed won’t raise rates again this year, why no deal is better than a bad deal, how tio find the right financing by engaging with local credit unions and small community banks, and much more. Gino Barbaro | Real Estate Background Co-Founder of Jake & Gino Based in: Knoxville, TN Portfolio: 1,800+ units, $280 Mil AUM Say hi to him at:  Linktree Best Ever Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey Best Advice: "Focus on long term goals."   Sponsors: Monarch Money My1031Pros Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Slocomb Reed interviews Roger King, the CEO of Kings Unlimited LLC, a real estate investor education and coaching platform. In this episode, Roger discusses how he went from pursuing a music career at Berklee College of Music to investing in real estate in 1996. From his 27 years and experience in multiple market cycles, he shares his tips on how to recession-proof your portfolio, including not being afraid to pivot or reinvest yourself and having difficult conversations with investors up front. Roger King | Real Estate Background CEO of Kings Unlimited, LLC Based in: Dorado, Puerto Rico Say hi to him at:  Rogerking.com Best Ever Book: Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill Best Advice: "Just because they’re nice, doesn’t mean they’re ethical or competent."   Sponsors: Monarch Money My1031Pros Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Ash Patel interviews Chad Schieler, the founder and principal owner at Focused Capital. In this episode, Chad shares his experience getting started with partnerships, including the biggest lessons he learned from his early partnerships. He also discusses how he achieved the freedom that has allowed him to live in Hawaii part-time, a time he suffered from and overcame procrastination, and his blueprint for anyone to get started in real estate, including how to start raising capital from scratch. Chad Schieler | Real Estate Background Focused Capital Portfolio: 275 Units acquired/developed, 39 SOLD, 236 current. 1000+ units as an LP Based in: Fishers, Indiana Say hi to him at:  LinkedIn Focused Capital Best Ever Book: 10x is easier than 2x – Dan Sullivan Best Advice: "Getting outside of your comfort zone is where the magic happens."   Sponsors: Monarch Money My1031Pros Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Multifamily Fundamentals is a 10-part series hosted by multifamily investor and syndicator Matt Faircloth of the DeRosa Group. In each episode, Matt and his guests dive deep into the fundamentals of not just investing in multifamily, but in building a real estate business. They dissect everything from choosing the right market, to underwriting and financing multifamily properties, to mastering investor relations — all the way to building out your multifamily dream team. In this episode, Matt Faircloth focuses on the importance of effective communication and trust-building with investors in commercial real estate, emphasizing transparency and honesty in investor relations for long-term success.   Sponsors: Monarch Money My1031Pros Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Passive Investor Tips is a weekly series hosted by full-time passive investor and Best Ever Show host, Travis Watts. In each bite-sized episode, Travis breaks down passive investor topics, simplifying the philosophy and mindset while providing tactical, valuable information on how to be a passive investor. In this episode, Travis Watts discusses why chasing yield isn't the best investment strategy, sharing insights from a mentor with a high net worth who prefers low-risk investments. He emphasizes understanding risk profiles, preparing for market downturns, and determining how much income is enough.   Sponsors: Best Ever Conference Monarch Money My1031Pros Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s no secret what’s been happening in office real estate across the country since the pandemic. During COVID-19, as work-from-home became ingrained in the American economy, office values plummeted. Now, with $117B in US CRE office debt maturing in 2024 and a 20% vacancy rate (the highest in 40 years), investors with dry powder are preparing to capitalize.  And it’s not just Institutional investors who are ready to pounce. According to a recent piece in Commercial Observer, Chad Carpenter, founder of Reven Capital, and Ethan Penner, CEO of Mosaic Real Estate Investors, recently launched a $1 billion publicly traded real estate investment trust to raise capital for distressed office opportunity. In this episode, Brian Pascus, the journalist who wrote the Commercial Observer piece, joins  the Best Ever Show to discuss this trend and what it means for the future of office real estate, and investors. You can read his full piece here.   Sponsors: Best Ever Conference Monarch Money My1031Pros Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Best Ever Show hosts Ash Patel and Joe Cornwell catch up for an impromptu roundtable discussion. Joe discusses the current state of his business as he tries to compete in a low-inventory multifamily environment, including marketing strategies and how he’s optimizing his deal flow. Meanwhile, Ash discusses the importance of marketing yourself (even on social media), why he thinks interest rates could actually go up rather than down, and why your ADHD might not be a flaw, but a superpower.   Sponsors: Syndication Attorneys Monarch Money My1031Pros Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices