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Are you wondering which real estate asset class will be the most profitable in 2024 and beyond? In this episode, you’ll hear from an expert who began his real estate career right after the Global Financial Crisis or what many of us call the Great Recession in 2010. He worked in New York City with a fund that was acquiring all kinds of distressed assets so he’s had exposure to various real estate strategies, and to my great satisfaction, he sees residential properties as one of the asset classes with the most upside. Let me introduce Christian Gore. He’s the founder and managing partner of G1 Capital Partners, a private equity firm with some $9.5 billion transactions across the US. One of his primary concerns is the outsized demand for affordable housing, and how G1 can help meet that demand so that tenants can afford to live and work near their jobs. One of the metros that he’s focusing on is Dallas and the surrounding markets in Texas. He’s utilizing artificial intelligence tools to compile the kind of data

For many people, investing in real estate is a means to an end. You put money into real estate to earn your way toward financial freedom. But the big benefit is to have more time to do the things that really matter to you. Many investors like to spend more time with their families, but it could be anything that you’re passionate about. In this episode, you’ll hear from a veteran who’s passionate about helping other veterans.   Eric Upchurch is an Army Special Operations veteran with a passion for educating the military community on how to create long-term wealth through real estate investing. While serving our nation, he completed five combat deployments, managed a 27-man squad, and earned a Master’s Degree in Aeronautical Science.   Eric has also invested in thousands of multifamily, storage, mobile home park and student housing units as a General Partner over the last decade. And he currently serves as Co-Founder of Active Duty Passive Income (ADPI) and as Chair of the National Fundraising for the non-profi

There's been a lot of debate about the state of the economy and so many questions about where we're headed next. Are we going to see banks tumbling because of commercial loans that can’t be refinanced? Are we headed into a recession because of high interest rates? What's going to happen with the housing market as demand keeps pushing home prices unaffordably higher? Are they ever going to come down?    In this episode, you’ll be getting answers to all those questions and many more from one of my all-time favorite guests, John Chang of Marcus & Millichap. I've been lucky enough to be on his side of the table during debates at the Best Ever Conference, which is coming up, by the way. If you haven't bought a ticket, do it. I'm not being paid to say this. I just love that conference and I will be there. John Chang will also be speaking there and you won't want to miss it. But he's also here with me on the Real Wealth Show.   So here's a little bit about John. He serves as the National Director of Research Ser

The Corporate Transparency Act is suddenly in the spotlight as a paperwork nightmare that just got shot down in court, but only for a specific group of individuals. Millions more will still be required to comply with the legislation, and the Federal Government has said it will appeal the ruling that protects members of that one group, so the fight is not over.   The Corporate Transparency Act is meant to control financial crimes like money laundering and the financing of terrorism, but it will also impact some five million above-board companies and individuals, such as real estate investors with LLC’s or other kinds of entities AND the CPA’s or attorneys who handle their affairs. And violating the Act could add up to tens of thousands of dollars in fines and jail time. There are also strict deadlines to comply.   In this episode, you’ll hear from syndication attorney Mauricio Rauld. He’s the founder and chairman of Premier Law Group and the host of The Real Estate Syndicator LIVE Show on YouTube. He’s one of

Do you want to know how to make your next vacation tax deductible? Have you thought about including your kids or other family members in your real estate investing business but don’t know where to start? Would you like to know about a few tax loopholes that could cut your taxes in half? If you answered ‘yes” to any of those questions, you are in for a treat with this interview. In this episode I’m joined by my husband Rich as a co-host and special guests Mark Kohler and Patti Campbell who will share their love story along with many tips about investing together and organizing your financial lives. Mark is a tax attorney, real estate investor, and a founding and senior partner at KKOS. He helps clients protect their assets by coordinating their tax, legal, wealth, estate, and asset protection planning. Patti is a real estate investor and certified coach. She helps highly successful men improve their personal and business relationships in her private coaching practice. Together, they have created a wealth build

Have you been wanting to get into commercial real estate? Are you thinking that NOW may be the time to take advantage of the distress we’re seeing in the commercial real estate market? Well, you may have hit the jackpot with this episode!   Our guest is commercial real estate expert, Ben Lapidus. Ben was recently a partner and chief financial officer for the Spartan Investment Group, where he applied his skills in acquisitions, capital markets, corporate finance, accounting, and data engineering to construct, from scratch, a self-storage portfolio worth more than $500 million in assets under management. Ben is also the founder and host of the Best Ever Real Estate Investing Conference, now in its eighth year in April. And he’s with us in this episode to talk about what he sees on the horizon for commercial real estate.    You can get tickets for the Best Ever Conference 2024 at besteverconference.com. Use the discount code INVEST for a $300 discount off any ticket type. And for help in building a portfolio of

What potential issues should you be looking for when purchasing an investment property? It’s easy to spot superficial issues, but others may not be obvious - such as the condition of the home’s heating and cooling system. And replacing an HVAC system can be costly! The secret formula is simple, cost effective, and reliable. But how do you make that happen?   In this episode, you’ll hear from an expert who can answer that question. And he covers a lot of ground with clear explanations that will leave you feeling well informed. Among the topics he talks about:   1 - The average life expectancy of an HVAC system 2 - Why life expectancy varies from region to region. 3 - How much you can expect to pay for a new system 4 - Whether you should get a high efficiency system for rentals 5 - The pros and cons of a high efficiency system 6 - What you need to know about maintenance   Our expert is Howard Bynder. He is a Colorado-based entrepreneur and real estate investor who operates The Bee Heat & AC company. His com

Real estate deals are often put together with options, such as the option to buy if certain conditions are met. But exactly what are they? And how can they work in your favor to lower your risk in a real estate transaction? That’s what you’ll find out in this interview! In this episode, my long-time partner and master negotiator, Fred Bates, will answer those questions. Fred and I have done 14 syndications together building homes all over the country. We’ve had projects in  Florida, Montana, Nevada, California, and Oregon. And right now, we have another project in Oregon with a much lower risk to the investor thanks to the use of an option. You’ll hear how Fred negotiated that deal and why he’s calling it his best deal ever! The Oregon project is an exciting deal which is open to accredited  investors until sometime next month. It provides a 12.5% preferred return with distributions expected to begin by the end of this year. Investors will also get 25% of the profits. You can find out more about our Ridgewate

Welcome to a very special episode of The Real Wealth Show. Today, we dive into a personal story about how I got into real estate and the real estate professional who opened so many doors for me and became my mentor. It’s a story about how we came together as co-hosts of a wealth building radio show many years ago, how both of us turned challenges into opportunities, and how he helped me during a very difficult time in my life, although he claims that he also learned a lot from me!   This special guest is real estate investor, home builder, mortgage broker, mentor, coach trainer, and best-selling author Gary Massari. He got his start a long time ago at Falender Properties. Gary would find the land and then work with his company subdividing and selling the lots to builders. He’s currently the CEO of REI Homes & ADU’s out of Danville, California which specializes in the construction of energy efficient smart homes and ADUs. And he’s the CEO of REI Fortunes which teaches people how to create debt free wealth.

I love answering questions about Real Estate and you'll hear some of my answers in this episode of “Ask Kathy.” Questions have come from various people including followers on my Instagram account, our RealWealth website, and live events. So buckle up! I’ll be going into detail about several real estate investing topics including the kinds of opportunities you might find this year, whether it makes more sense to buy newly-built rentals instead of fixer-uppers, and how investors group together for bigger syndicated projects. I'll talk about what they are and how they are structured. If you’d like to have one of your questions answered in a future “Ask Kathy” episode, please send it to podcasts@realwealth.com or you can reach out to Kathy on Instagram (linked below). You can also get your questions answered as a RealWealth member. It’s free to join at realwealthshow.com which gives you access to other members, our RealWealth team, and a long list of recommended real estate professionals. For more information abo

So what the heck is going on with the U.S. economy? We’ve been warned about a possible recession for two years now. But the economy is still going strong, and the housing market seems to defy gravity. The contradictions may have left you scratching your head, but the guest in this episode will help clear up any confusion. He’ll also share his thoughts on what and where to invest. Our guest Rick Sharga has more than 20 years of experience in the real estate and mortgage industries. He’s the founder and CEO of market intelligence and advisory firm CJ Patrick Company, and has previously served as EVP of Market Intelligence at ATTOM data, EVP for Carrington Mortgage Holdings, EVP of Marketing at RealtyTrac, and Chief Marketing Officer for Ten-X and Auction.com. Rick is one of the country’s most frequently quoted experts on the U.S. economy, real estate, mortgages, and foreclosures. He’s appeared on all the major news channels, and several times on this podcast. We just co-hosted a 2024 Housing Market Predictions

Do you have a really clear strategy for your real estate portfolio and a clear vision for where you want to go? Most of us know we need this, but maybe we haven't taken the time to figure it out or we just simply don't know how. In today’s episode, you’ll hear from someone who shares some great insights on how to create a strategy that fits your goals. You might recognize the name Dave Meyer. As a real estate investor and VP for Data and Analytics for BiggerPockets, he’s been on the main podcast many times.  He also hosts the new BiggerPockets “On the Market” podcast, for which I also appear as co-host. And he’s the author of “Start with Strategy,” which is just being released, and before that, “By the Numbers.” In this interview, David talks about strategy, vision, deal design, and portfolio management. Dave has done most of his investing in Colorado, but lives in Europe so he's had to learn how to invest from a distance.You can follow Dave on Instagram @thedatadeli And you can learn more about real estate i

Are your real estate investments earning enough profit to make it all worthwhile? Do you know how much money is going out versus how much is coming back in? Do you need a better way of tracking the cash flow that you’re working so hard to create? In this episode, you’ll hear from real estate investor, David Richter, who learned by experience that he was spending too much for the amount of money he was getting from his rental properties. So he created a system for tracking cash flow called “Profit First” to help himself and other investors understand exactly how much they were really making. David has been investing in real estate for more than 10 years and has closed more than 850 deals. That includes wholesale, turnkey, BRRRR, owner finance, rentals, lease options, and other investing strategies. He created his Profit First cash flow system after he realized the need for tracking his cash flow. He’s also the author of: “Profit First for Real Estate Investing,” and he’s the founder of SimpleCFO Solutions to h

It’s the start of a New Year, and we kick it off with a new rental market that we’re very excited to tell you about! We’re always on a mission to find the next up and coming metro for investors – where there’s job growth, population growth, cash flow and appreciation — and we’re happy to say that after a lot of due diligence, we’ve added San Antonio to our list. We’re even more excited that our team in San Antonio has worked out a deal with a local bank to offer an interest rate on loans that’s under 5%!   In this episode, you’ll hear from the CEO for this property team company. He is a longtime developer and home builder who specializes in duplexes and fourplexes for investors who want cash flow, appreciation, and built-in equity. He’s also arranged a property tour for Real Wealth members that’s happening toward the end of January. It will take place on January 20th in San Antonio. You can register for that tour at https://realty.realwealth.com/join/tours/. You’ll need to be a RealWealth member to register b

We talk a lot about how to build a real estate portfolio so you can have more free time. But what about the process of actually stepping back from your job to capitalize on that promise of free time? When's the right time? Why now? What will you do next? In today’s episode, you’ll hear from someone who’s had his ups and downs with real estate, but has been very successful overall. At the age of 51, he's decided that now is the time to take a break. David Shaw has been one of our Florida property providers for many years and has helped countless RealWealth investors, but the voice in his head says it's now time to move on to new projects and goals. The great thing about his plan? It’s working in his favor! He can afford to do this because he has a cash-flowing investment portfolio!  David is an Irish-born investor and turnkey rental home provider for more than 15 years. After years of personal investment, he’s now financially free to enjoy what we call real wealth – which is having the money and the freedom to

It's that time of year when everybody's enthused about closing down the old year and bringing in the new! And who better to help us with that process than my business partner and life partner, Rich Fettke. At the end of each year for many years now, Rich has led a focused investor exercise in two parts – one to assess and close out the old year and the other to set goals for the upcoming year.   In this episode, Rich will give us some background on what it takes to be a focused investor, which, in the most simplified terms, is getting clear, or focused, on what you really want, and then making a commitment to stay on track with your goals. But it isn't just for investing. It's for any kind of goal you'd like to attain. He also talks about doable goals based on what he calls the Rule of Three. And he offers suggestions as to the kinds of goals that will really move your life forward.    This interview coincides with two “Focused Investor” webinars that will actually guide you through the exercises. He’s alread

Should Wall Street companies be kicked out of the single-family rental market? Would it improve housing affordability if Congress banned institutional landlords from owning rental homes and forced them to sell off what they now own? That’s exactly what U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon and U.S. Representative Adam Smith of Washington believe is needed to improve housing affordability. They introduced legislation called “End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act” and it’s getting a lot of pushback from people in the real estate industry. I just got back from the IMN Single Family Rental Conference in Scottsdale which was filled with fund managers who’d disagree with the concept. In this episode, you’ll hear from a fund manager with more than 5,000 rental properties in 39 southeast communities. Richard Ross is the CEO of Quinn Residences. He talks about how single-family rentals are filling a badly needed housing gap, why he believes he’s part of the solution (and not the problem), and what he thinks of th

Finding a good investment opportunity is not as easy today as it was about ten years ago but sometimes it’s a matter of identifying those opportunities with the eyes of an experienced investor. Today, I’d like to share the good fortune I’ve had to work with long-time developer and real estate investor Fred Bates. He’s been my partner for many syndicated deals, and with great success! In this episode, we’ll talk about some of those projects and how they turned out, plus we’ll introduce a new project that we’re launching now in Oregon. Fred has been a developer for more than 40 years. He either focuses on entitling land or building homes depending on which is more profitable for that particular situation. He loves working with us because we’re good at market research and getting investors together for a syndicated deal. And we love working with him because he’s so good at evaluating projects and making them happen!  If you’d like to read more about some of the projects we’ve done together, go to realwealthshow.

Imagine if you owned a piece of undeveloped land to build your dream home and you show up one day to find a home under construction by someone who thought they had purchased your land. That sounds somewhat impossible with all the steps you go through to purchase land, but it’s apparently something that has been happening more often. Some industry experts even say it may have become an even bigger problem than wire fraud.   In this episode, you’ll hear from Elizabeth Blosser of the American Land Title Association who calls this kind of fraud “seller impersonation fraud” because the crooks are impersonating the real landowner in order to sell the land to someone else. Elizabeth will talk about how they get away with it and what buyers and sellers can do to protect themselves. You’ll find an ALTA brochure on seller impersonation fraud here.    Elizabeth Blosser is the Vice President of Government Affairs at ALTA. She oversees the association's state legislative efforts including annually monitoring state bills r

This episode could change your life! Find out how one real estate investor has built a portfolio that only takes him a few hours each week to maintain! The rest of his time he can do whatever he wants, like living abroad for a year at a time, and he’s earning plenty of passive income to make it happen. Chad “Coach” Carson began his real estate journey 20 years ago, at the age of 23. He had just ended a career as a college football linebacker at Clemson University, and started investing with a friend. There were some lessons learned and some hard work involved but he hit financial independence about 10 years later. He’s now in his 40’s, working just two hours a week to maintain his real estate portfolio, and is thoroughly enjoying a free and flexible lifestyle.  He just published a book called “The Small But Mighty Real Estate Investor” to share his strategy and philosophy on how to create just enough passive income without going overboard. And he offers lots of great tips in this interview.  You will also fin