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.
*𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘊𝘗𝘈, 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶.
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EP 29: Losing a Deal Just to Win it Back with D...
“We were very, very frustrated because we felt like we really had a strong offer and there was no way anybody could outbid us.” Dan Handford and his partner were on the hunt for the RIGHT property in the Southeast. They...
25 min
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EP 28: From 2 Units to 1,000 Doors in One Year ...
“Live where you want to live, invest where the numbers make sense.” Monick Halm thought her career as a lawyer in L.A. was going VERY well... until it came time to buy a house. She realized that BUYING would not make sense...
28 min
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EP 27: From Worst to First Property in Town wit...
“All of these deals I’ve described are sort of like a check mark, you have to do down before you go up.” Michael Becker knew when he and his partner purchased an apartment complex in North Texas that there were going to be SOME...
23 min
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EP 26: Pilot Saves Deal with Not a Minute to Sp...
“It’s all about the reputation and doing what you say you can do.” As an experienced pilot, Bill Zahller has maneuvered MANY obstacles. But few experiences could have prepared him for what happened as he and...
21 min
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EP 25: From Being Crushed in the Recession to O...
“However bad you think you have it, it’s really not bad in the grand scheme of things.” Kevin Bupp began building his real estate investing portfolio when he was just 19! He was riding high as a successful...
36 min
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EP 24: How A Traumatic Brain Injury Shaped My R...
“I was given a second chance to live this life and there was a reason why I was given a second chance...I’m not entirely sure what that reason is yet, but I can tell you that I am headed that way.” Scott Bower was just your...
27 min
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EP 23: Real Estate Became My Addiction with Bri...
“It became obsessive to find the deal. It’s like crack to some people. To me, it’s my crack. I like the hunt, the negotiating...it’s where I find my joy in real estate.” Brie Schmidt felt bogged down in...
20 min
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EP 22: From a Market Mover to a Catastrophe wit...
“If you’ve got a $2 million-dollar loan and go into default, you’ve got a big problem. If you have a half-million-dollar loan and go into default, you have a friend.” Hunter Thompson has an AMAZING story...and...
22 min
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EP 21: Real Estate Took Over My Life with Tamar...
“I don’t want to be the CEO of someone else’s dreams. I know I can grow my own dreams if I really put my mind to it.” At 19, Tamar Mar was not your typical college student. A full-time employee for a corporate company and...
26 min
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EP 20: Getting to $250k in Passive Income Witho...
“The pain of staying where you are has to be greater than the fear of you taking the step and doing it.” In the late 1980s, Linda McKissack and her husband suddenly found themselves swallowed in $600k worth of debt! ...
26 min
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Bonus Track: Cannabis Real Estate with Leslie P...
“Real estate is the underpinning of the cannabis market.” In the past few years, the cannabis industry has skyrocketed! What does the anticipated continued growth in the industry mean for real estate?...
31 min
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EP 19: Using Real Estate Profits to Fight Human...
“I really believed that if we started giving generously it would come back.” When the Great Recession began, Paul Moore was one of the millions who realized he was in trouble. A couple of years prior, he had read an...
34 min
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Bonus Track: Self Storage As An Investment Vehi...
Self-storage has been a hot topic in the investment industry lately, and for good reason! Hunter Thompson, an investor and founder of Cash Flow Connections, shares why this form of investing is so popular right now. He explains the benefits of...
25 min
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EP 18: Real Estate Development Is Hard. Or Is I...
“A flexible tree bends in the wind, an inflexible tree breaks.” Scott Lewis has been in developing for 25 years...he knows how the industry works. When he and his co-workers recognized the need for a self-storage unit to be built in Black Diamond,...
27 min
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Bonus Track: Be An Early Mover In Opportunity Z...
Many investors still have unanswered questions about Opportunity Zones, such as what they are, the risks involved, and if they are worth investing in. Look no further for answers than Steve Glickman, an expert on Opportunity Zones who recently created...
28 min
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EP 17: Ex-Soccer Player Gave It His All And Is ...
At 19 years-old, Engelo Rumora had been out of school for 5 years and was a successful soccer player...but his future was anything but certain. Contemplating what was next, Engelo came to the conclusion that being a...
28 min
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Bonus Track: Blockchain & Real Estate with DJ S...
Does the future of real estate involve blockchain? In this episode, Ellie interviews DJ Scruggs, as he shares with us his knowledge of the subject and answers all our buzzing questions: What is blockchain? How does it...
22 min
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EP 16: When Your Mom Calls You "Unemployable" w...
When Meghan McCallum’s mom first called her “unemployable,” little did she know how that one term would mold her life and career. Meghan went searching for a niche in life, with this “unemployable” tag hanging over her head. Then, she...
36 min
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EP 15: Don't Be Brainwashed! Infuriating Tax Bi...
Holly Williams's story all began with a $65,000 tax bill she received after investing in mutual funds! This encouraged Holly to get passionate about investing... fast! She realized that she had been brainwashed when she first got involved in...
24 min
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EP 14: Random Email Kick-Started A Real Estate ...
“There are three kinds of people: people that make things happen, people that watch things happen, and the people that wonder what happened.” In his mid-teens, Marco Santarelli wisely observed that wealth was created and held in real estate!...
32 min
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EP 13: Indestructible Vision Against All Odds w...
Ryan Gibson shares a powerful real estate story about hearing numerous “no’s” concerning an RV Park he and his team were investing in. The property was completely distressed and everyone thought Ryan was crazy to get involved in such an...
35 min
447
EP 12: When Your Property Turns Into A Police S...
Jason and Pili Yarusi never imagined when they got involved in multifamily investing that one day they would be using one of their properties as a police stakeout! They share their exhilarating and unique story about how they landed their first big...
28 min
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EP 11: Syndicator Turned Passive Investor with ...
Lane Kawaoka was not content with taking a conventional path in life. He went from construction to real estate investing and then decided to make another bold move. Unlike the majority of investors, Lane started out as a...
39 min
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EP 10: Melting In A 100-Degree Texas Heat To Ge...
Frank Rolfe’s story begins with a hot, mushy sandwich given to him by a Korean War vet who owned a mobile home park he was interested in buying in Texas. The story ends with a strong bond and a deal, noting the importance of human relationships, not...
36 min
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EP 09: Real Estate Is A Snowball On A Roller Co...
Joseph Gozlan shares his inspiring story about how he transitioned into the real estate business after leaving Israel and the remarkable friendship he struck-up with a World War II-era property owner that resulted in Joseph’s first...
41 min