I'm not really a big fan of flipping anything. I flipped three dozen houses early in my real estate career. But couldn't figure out how to turn that into a financial freedom business. That's why I switched to apartments. And…
Mark Khuri’s real estate business survived the crash of 2008. And the lessons he learned through that experience can help us take advantage of similar circumstances in the current market. But how do you find good deals in to…
Wherever you are in the process of building a company (real estate or otherwise), it’s important to consider your exit strategy. Because even if you don’t plan on selling your business anytime soon, that pushes you to elimin…
Is your corporate job making you miserable? Are you tired of giving everything to your company for eight hours (or more) and being too exhausted to spend quality time with your family at the end of the day? What if you could…
Robert Martinez has been a successful real estate investor for more than a decade. But he made headlines recently when MF1 Capital foreclosed on one of his Houston properties. So, how did it happen? What factors contributed …
Former Marine Joseph Kimbrough was a successful wholesaler, but the work was a constant grind. Joseph realized that to achieve financial freedom, what he needed was equity. And he was already comfortable pitching investors o…
Mario Rapaj has been in our mentoring program for nine months now, but he hasn’t closed his first deal. And he’s frustrated. So, what’s holding Mario back? Is he doing the right activities? Does he have any limiting beliefs?…
Ed Hermsen’s first multifamily deal fell in his lap, and he got it done fast. But because that initial success came somewhat easy, Ed hadn’t taken the time to work on his mindset. He didn’t have a morning routine. He hadn’t …
Andrew Elio is a 22-year-old recent college graduate, but he already knows that he doesn’t want to work for someone else the rest of his life. That’s what motivated him to join our Deal Maker Certification program a month ag…
Sudhir Jarajapu took the first steps on his multifamily investing journey and invested in our mentoring program. But then he got off track. In fact, it took Sudhir nine months to work through the first 90 days of the program…
It took Chris Pomerleau four years to realize he didn’t have to replace toilets himself and another four years to realize he didn’t have to do his own books. That’s when Chris went from simply doing deals to building a real …
Are you surrounding yourself with people who will get you to the next level? Five years ago, a group of seasoned multifamily investors got together and established a Mastermind to support each other as we scale our real esta…
Chad Schieler saw himself as the numbers guy, so he let partners handle the task of raising money for his first big real estate syndication. But his team was short. At closing, they had $1M of a $1.4M raise, and Chad had to …
Does your business feel like a black hole? Are you feeding it all your time, energy and money? But it just keeps sucking away? Too many business owners get to the end of their career and don’t have much to show for it, selli…
We all go through challenging life experiences, be it the loss of a loved one, a serious illness, or painful divorce. And the last thing we need in those circumstances is to worry about money. But what is the best way to bui…
Asset management can be a real challenge for multifamily operators, especially if you’re managing properties from a distance. If a site is not working, how do you figure out what’s wrong? Is it the staff? Are rents too high?…
A multifamily operator in Houston recently lost 3,200 units to foreclosure. Is that a sign of calamity to come? Or can we learn from their mistakes and ask better questions before we invest in our next syndication? On this e…
Caleb Johnson’s mother had just had surgery and was living off savings while she recovered. But after three months, she wasn’t healed and had to make an impossible decision: Return to work in excruciating pain or prolong ret…
So, you’ve got some money set aside to jumpstart your real estate career. What should you invest in? An apartment building? Mobile home park? Something else? The answer is no. Don't do any of those things. If you have money …
Scaling up a multifamily investing business starts with scaling up your capital raise. And one key strategy for expanding your investor network is to get referrals from friends and family who already invest with you. But how…
You say you want financial freedom. You want to build wealth and have money for extraordinary experiences. But if you’re doing what everyone else does, if you’re trying to save your way to wealthy, you’re never going to get …
The recent foreclosure on 3,200 units in Houston has investors nervous about putting their money in multifamily. But does that default mean we should all be sitting on the sidelines? John Casmon argues that investing in apar…
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. But what if you don’t want the same life as your current sphere of influence? How do you connect with successful people who will help you level up? Matt Ki…
Who is better at raising capital, extroverts or introverts? You might think extroverts have the advantage when it comes to raising money for real estate deals. But the truth is, introverts can be just as good at sourcing fun…
