Episodes

MB 125: The 5 Pillars of Elevated Wealth – With Brian Fouts
Aug. 16, 2018

MB 125: The 5 Pillars of Elevated Wealth – With Brian Fouts

If the extent of your financial education involved learning how to be a good employee, trading your time for money, then you’re probably beginning to realize that you simply can’t save yourself into wealth. But how do the multimillionaires and...
MB 124: The Shortest Distance Between You + Financial Freedom = Multifamily – With Josh Eitingon
Aug. 14, 2018

MB 124: The Shortest Distance Between You + Financial Freedom = Multifamily – With Josh Eitingon

What is the quickest route to financial freedom through real estate? Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200. Go directly to… Multifamily. But how do you overcome a lack of experience and capital to accelerate the timeline and jump straight into...
MB 123: Fostering an Abundance Mentality for Multifamily Success – With Jack Petrick
Aug. 14, 2018

MB 123: Fostering an Abundance Mentality for Multifamily Success – With Jack Petrick

‘The cost of my self-education was six figures in mistakes and seven [or] eight figures in lost opportunity.’ If you have a poverty mindset, investing money in a mentor or spending more for a qualified contractor seems like a burden. But if you...
MB 122: Becoming a Time-Wealthy Multifamily Investor – With Mark Dolfini
July 31, 2018

MB 122: Becoming a Time-Wealthy Multifamily Investor – With Mark Dolfini

The vast majority of us get into multifamily investing because we are hungry for time freedom. We want the flexibility to spend time with our families or travel or go to the gym in the middle of the day if we so choose. But many of us lose sight of...
MB 121: Proactive Property Management in the 5 Phases of Multifamily – With Bryan Chavis
July 31, 2018

MB 121: Proactive Property Management in the 5 Phases of Multifamily – With Bryan Chavis

There are five key phases in the multifamily investing process, and the property manager you hire plays a key role in nearly every stage. So, what should you look for in a property management company? And what KPIs can you use to assess the property...
MB 120: 20 Units to Financial Freedom with Multifamily – With Aaron Howell
July 13, 2018

MB 120: 20 Units to Financial Freedom with Multifamily – With Aaron Howell

You don’t necessarily need an enormous multifamily portfolio to achieve financial freedom. It is possible to start small and replace your income with modest holdings of just 20 units! Aaron Howell is a small multifamily investor with Black Lick...
MB 119: Building Your Multifamily Resume Through Partnerships – With Danny Woodford
July 9, 2018

MB 119: Building Your Multifamily Resume Through Partnerships – With Danny Woodford

Whether you are looking to become a multifamily syndicator or money raiser, it is difficult to get your foot in the door if you’ve never been involved in a deal. So, how do you build a resume without any experience or capital to speak of? The answer...
MB 118: Investing in the Growing Cannabis Industry Through Real Estate – With Leslie Plettner
July 2, 2018

MB 118: Investing in the Growing Cannabis Industry Through Real Estate – With Leslie Plettner

The attitude toward cannabis has shifted: 64% of Americans support the legalization of marijuana, 93% support medical consumption, and the drug is legal in nine states plus Washington, DC. By 2028, the cannabis space is projected to be a $60B...
MB 117: Pushing Your Limits to Strike Multifamily Gold – With Anna Simpson
July 2, 2018

MB 117: Pushing Your Limits to Strike Multifamily Gold – With Anna Simpson

Anna Simpson’s philosophy is that you don’t make money in your comfort zone. Once she has achieved a goal, Anna finds a way to push her limits and look forward to the next. And when things start to get difficult, that’s when Ana knows she needs...
MB 116: Reawakening, Reinvention & Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate – With Alan Schnur
June 15, 2018

MB 116: Reawakening, Reinvention & Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate – With Alan Schnur

Alan Schnur was away on a business trip when a plane struck his office building, killing 40 of his 44 team members. In the aftermath of 9/11, Alan spent a lot of time questioning what he wanted out of life and the experience informed his drive for...
MB 115: Enlisting an SEC Attorney to Protect Yourself & Ensure Compliance – With Mauricio Rauld
June 15, 2018

MB 115: Enlisting an SEC Attorney to Protect Yourself & Ensure Compliance – With Mauricio Rauld

If you are new to the idea of raising money to invest in apartment buildings, the particulars of complying with SEC regulations may have you spooked. No one wants to inadvertently break the law and face restitution, sanctions, or worse—fines and...
MB 114: The Ten Commandments of Negotation - With Stefan Aarnio
June 13, 2018

MB 114: The Ten Commandments of Negotation - With Stefan Aarnio

Every human interaction is a negotiation. Whether you are communicating with employees, investors, friends or family, the language of give-and-take is at play. And the fact of the matter is, if you don’t ask, you don’t get. So, how can we leverage...
MB 113: From Auto Mechanic to Self-Made Millionaire Through Multifamily – With Peter Conti
June 8, 2018

MB 113: From Auto Mechanic to Self-Made Millionaire Through Multifamily – With Peter Conti

Courage isn’t about being fearless. Courage is about feeling the fear but ‘saddling up anyway.’ When Peter Conti bought his first duplex, he admits that he was shaking. But Peter knew that he had to make a change to life the life he wanted, to...
MB 112: Scaling Up from a Duplex to 2,700 Multifamily Units – With Ivan Barratt
June 5, 2018

MB 112: Scaling Up from a Duplex to 2,700 Multifamily Units – With Ivan Barratt

“It’s these little things that we do every day that get us closer. I remember climbing a mountain in high school, and the guide told us, ‘Don’t look at the summit. Focus on putting one foot in front of the other, and the summit will take care...
MB 111: AirBnB for Apartments with Tim Hubbard
June 1, 2018

MB 111: AirBnB for Apartments with Tim Hubbard

Before Tim Hubbard purchased and renovated his small multifamily property in Memphis, Tennessee, the long-term rents ranged from $350/month for the studios to $700/month for the two-bedroom unit. After the renovations, complete with furnishings and...
MB 110: Conservative Underwriting & Risk-Management in Multifamily Investing – With Omar Khan
May 25, 2018

MB 110: Conservative Underwriting & Risk-Management in Multifamily Investing – With Omar Khan

No one wants to lose their shirt—or anything else for that matter—in multifamily investing. But it’s easy for inexperienced syndicators develop an emotional bias and conflate the numbers in order to make a deal look good to potential investors....
MB 109: The Law of the First Deal - with Michael Blank
May 18, 2018

MB 109: The Law of the First Deal - with Michael Blank

‘It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.’ --Tony Robbins In my experience, once you truly decide to pursue multifamily investing, it will take 3 to 18 months to do your first deal. In 3 to 5 years, you will have replaced...
MB 108: Analyzing 100 Multifamily Deals to Find the ONE – With Andrew Cushman
May 11, 2018

MB 108: Analyzing 100 Multifamily Deals to Find the ONE – With Andrew Cushman

Would you be willing to make 4,500 agonizing phone calls to land your first property? How about going to the trouble of analyzing 100 deals to find one good one? It goes without saying that we have unparalleled opportunities here in the US, but...
MB 107: The 3 Spiritual Lessons That Changed My Life - With Michael Blank
May 3, 2018

MB 107: The 3 Spiritual Lessons That Changed My Life - With Michael Blank

At the heart of every successful entrepreneur is a deep sense of spirituality. There is strength in developing a relationship with the higher power, and you must get your ‘being’ right before you can do something truly meaningful. I recently saw...
MB 106: Getting in the Multifamily Game, With or Without Syndication – With Mario Ortiz
April 24, 2018

MB 106: Getting in the Multifamily Game, With or Without Syndication – With Mario Ortiz

Mario Ortiz’s first multifamily deal wasn’t a homerun. Would he do things differently, knowing what he knows now? Maybe wait for a better deal to come along? Mario says no, arguing that ‘getting in the game’ is more important than the size or...
MB 105: How a Willingness to Fail Breeds Multifamily Success – With Todd Fox
April 11, 2018

MB 105: How a Willingness to Fail Breeds Multifamily Success – With Todd Fox

What’s differentiates a successful multifamily real estate investor from someone who dreams of financial freedom but doesn’t take action? Todd Fox contends that a willingness to fail is what sets him apart and that his failures have helped him...
MB 104: Building Community is Good for the Soul AND the Bottom Line – With Pete Kelly
April 11, 2018

MB 104: Building Community is Good for the Soul AND the Bottom Line – With Pete Kelly

The two biggest issues multifamily owners face are turnover and resident satisfaction. If a property is not at full occupancy, your bottom line takes a significant hit. How can you address both of these issues and create a community in your apartments...
MB 103: Accelerate Your Real Estate Success with a High-Level Network – With Mike Hambright
April 2, 2018

MB 103: Accelerate Your Real Estate Success with a High-Level Network – With Mike Hambright

When Mike Hambright first got into real estate investing ten years ago, he was hesitant to meet his competition. But Mike is an extrovert by nature, and after having coffee with a fellow investor, his perspective shifted. Now he advocates an abundance...
MB 102: Curing Entrepreneurial ADD with a Focus on Multifamily – With Ben Risser
April 2, 2018

MB 102: Curing Entrepreneurial ADD with a Focus on Multifamily – With Ben Risser

Ben Risser had a bad case of entrepreneurial ADD. He knew that the corporate environment was not a good fit for his personality, and he knew that real estate was the route he wanted to take. But Ben couldn’t get focused on a single strategy. He...