REady2Scale - Real Estate Investing
Welcome to Season 7 of REady2Scale, the go-to podcast for real estate investors, with a special emphasis on multifamily investing. In this podcast, we explore the dynamic landscape of various investment strategies, from real estate to farmland and more, offering you insights, strategies, and stories to enhance your agility and foresight in the market.
Each episode is designed to empower you, whether you're a seasoned investor or just starting out. From analyzing market shifts to uncovering investment opportunities, and from risk management to portfolio diversification, we cover a spectrum of topics that resonate with anyone keen on building wealth through smart investing. Tune in to transform your approach to investing and start moving with the market, not against it.
REady2Scale is sponsored by Blue Lake Capital. To learn more and join us in our multifamily investments, visit: www.bluelake-capital.com.
*๐๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ. ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐๐, ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ/๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฃ๐บ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ.ย
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S3 EP 148: Reducing Risks With a "Long Game" Mi...
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Season 3, EP 147: *Special Edition* Evaluating...
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S3 EP 146: Creating Unity Out of Chaos with Bru...
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S2 EP 145: *Special Edition* Using Intuition an...
The absolute truth is that real estate investing is a balance between an art and a science. This week I'm peeling back the layers a bit to help give you insights into how this process actually works. When it comes to data and numbers, interpretation...
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S2 EP 144: How to Retire Early with Rental Prop...
Once you've spent enough time with other real estate investors, you will begin to pick up on a certain common goal amongst the vast majority: retiring early. Not all investors are radically passionate about real estate just for the sake of real...
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S2 EP 143: *Special Edition* How Is It Possible...
In this week's special edition I am going to share with you my inner thought process on evaluating market data, with a hands-on dive specifically into the Atlanta MSA. Listen along to learn what data you need to keep up to speed with at all times,...
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S2 EP 142: Strong Performing vs Distressed Asse...
Real estate investing is all about opportunities! Today, my guest Sean Morrisey and I discuss and evaluate the differences between acquiring strong performing assets versus distressed properties in the midst of COVID. Which of these opportunities are...
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S2 EP 141: *Special Edition* 3 Things Passive I...
All real estate investing deals should be closely evaluated, but with COVID there are some additional items every passive investor should scrutinize. In today's episode, I share the three major factors to analyze before making an investment decision...
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S2 EP 140: Infinite Banking with Chris Larsen
There are many ways to build significant wealth, and today's guest, Chris Larsen, is here to help you discover a very interesting and rarely used approach! If you'd like to learn what infinite banking is, and how to essentially become your own banker,...
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S2 EP 139: *Special Edition* How Sponsors Have ...
Join me today to learn how the rules of the "game" have really changed when it comes to being a sponsor of multifamily properties. Due to the pandemic, this year has brought in new challenges and circumstances that owners and investors have never...
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S2 EP 138: Freedom: Managing a Real Estate Comp...
Chris Arnold is "living the dream" and has achieved what many of us endeavor to do - freedom of time, resources, and lifestyle. In today's episode Chris shares with us how he owns and manages his US real estate company from the comfort and beauty of...
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S2 EP 137: *Special Edition* What I Personally ...
Since I speak with Investors regularly, it's not uncommon for me to be asked, "What do you personally invest in?". It's a very fair question, and a great one! In today's episode I share what I do and what I don't invest in, why, and which aspects of...
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S2 EP 136: Retire Early with an Anti-Financial ...
Wow - what is this now? An anti-financial plan? That's right! Join me and our guest, Chris Miles, for a lively discussion on what an anti-financial plan is and how shifting your mindset away from the more traditional approaches to money management can...
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S2 EP 135: *Special Edition* 3 Lessons I've Lea...
One of the most common questions I'm asked now is, "How are your properties performing?". Today I am going to share with you my own personal experiences of what is has been like to own and operate multiple multifamily properties during the pandemic....
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S2 EP 134: Letโs Talk Capital Gains Tax Strateg...
Prepare for an episode that is very likely not what youโre expecting to hear! If your first thought is 1031 exchange, then that is all the more reason you need to listen along to Brett Swarts today. Thereโs a strategy many investors are not aware...
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S2 EP 133: *Special Edition* Eviction Moratoriu...
While no one is pleased to have yet another eviction moratorium in place, this time, there are some significant differences than the first. Join me today to take a deep look into how this moratorium isnโt as restrictive as the first, and to learn...
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S2 EP 132: Acquiring Real Estate in a Downturn ...
Deal flow is back in action, and it's time to dig deep into all the details of what is it like to be navigating through active acquisitions in the middle of a pandemic. Robert Martinez joins us today, keeping it real, with all the efforts that go into...
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S2 EP 131: *Special Edition* Creatively Closing...
The truth is good and bad deals were here before COVID, and are still present today. With real estate investing, if your goal is to create the best outcome for your own portfolio and investors, getting creative is a must. This is the key to...
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S2 EP 130: Conducting Due Diligence During COVI...
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S2 EP 129: *Special Edition* The New Accredited...
This week I bring you some good news! The SEC has expanded their current definition of an accredited investor. Why does this matter? Broadening the scope of who is and who is not considered accredited can exponentially increase the amount of...
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S2 EP 128: Student Housing Development During C...
Today's guest is Nick Simpson, a thriving entrepreneur who started understanding the power of building out your own success at the young age of just 12. Nick focuses on a blended strategy in real estate investing, with 25% on development of student...
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S2 EP 127: *Special Edition* Creative Ways To H...
When it comes to asset management, one key component is of course, the tenants. The reality is no property is profitable without a good tenant base, and when you want to win at the game of investing, managing tenant relationships has to be a priority...
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S2 EP 126: How to Market Your Deal to Investors...
Whether you've done it once, or a hundred times, effectively marketing a new investment opportunity and going through the capital raising process is always a challenge. Enter COVID, and as is true for everything else, the challenge just got a little...
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S2 EP 125: *Special Edition* How Trumpโs Execut...
Politics aside, this week I am taking a candid look into Trump's recent Executive Orders, and what type of direct impact these bring to multifamily investments. There is some good news, but also some areas of gray that should be noted. Listen along to...
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