How Did They Do It? Real Estate

This episode with Peter Neill explores the factors that make single-family and affordable housing powerful in the present real estate and economic situation. He clearly explains the need for providing high-quality yet cut-rate homes while giving value to investors, the significance of having communication skills in raising money, and his extensive knowledge of the housing market.

Grasp a different approach to leveraging the potential of single-family investing by diving into this conversation!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• How Peter got introduced into the real estate space, his roles in the past, and his journey to building partnerships
• What it’s like to raise capital for a company
• Attributes and abilities of a successful capital raiser
• The importance of establishing proper communication and setting expectations with investors
• How real estate investing has changed over the years in terms of resources, options, and communication
• The current demand and state of single-family and Section 8 Housing
• Why it makes sense to invest in affordable housing in today’s market
• Ways to evaluate the market and housing supply and demand
• The value of having patience, giving value, and asking for other people’s help in real estate

Resources & Links
Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Peter Neill

Peter Neill is the Co-Founder and Partner at GSP REI, a vertically integrated real estate investment company specializing in acquiring, developing, and managing single-family affordable and workforce rental housing. 

Peter has over 9 years of real estate investing and capital raising experience. He plays an active role in the management of the company and its various fund offerings. Peter is chiefly responsible for fulfilling the company’s capital raising goals by marketing and communicating the company’s private fund offerings and maintaining key relationships with the company's investors. 

Get in Touch with Peter

• Website: https://gsprei.com/ 
• Email: pneill@gsprei.com 
• Phone: 610 357-2330

To Connect With Us

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Get prepared for an exciting episode featuring Donato Callahan with his story of creating success as an investor and helping others through his innovative and cutting-edge software, Bright Investor.

Don’t miss out as we discuss how Bright Investor can make market research more convenient, how this platform can help you expand and scale faster, plus his wisdom about retirement, investment, and business.

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• What kept Donato looking for a wealth-building vehicle after losing $25k in the stock market 
• Donato’s perspectives on retirement through 401(k)s
• 3 benefits of owning and investing in real estate 
• How Donato started his journey in real estate investing at a young age
• Donato’s transition from house hacking and wholesaling to commercial multifamily syndication
• The impact of mentorship on creating partnership and business relationships in the syndication space
• Bright Investor: Its background story and what this platform is all about
• The mindset it takes to successfully launch and run a real estate platform or software
• Bright Investor’s data update, special features, pricing, and advantages over other platforms 
• Ways Bright Investor can help in finding off-market deals

Resources & Links
Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Donato Callahan

Donato secured the prestigious Department of Defense SMART Scholarship following his high-school valedictorian success. He later graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boise State and dedicated time to wildlife conservation in South Africa and wildlife ecology studies in Montana. Amidst the COVID-19 lockdown, Donato discovered real estate investing, leading to the establishment of his first wholesaling company and the acquisition of an astounding 176 residential and commercial multifamily units by the young age of 23.  

He’s on track to achieve nearly 400 units and $40M in real estate in 2024, speak at numerous universities, and empowers investors through his company BrightInvestor, a cutting-edge real estate market research tool getting results for investors to grow, scale, and profit. 

Get in Touch with Donato

• Website: https://brightinvestor.com/ / https://www.donatocallahan.com/ 
• Instagram: @donato_callahan

To Connect With Us

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In this episode, Alex Kingman proves that undervalued and troubled properties can transform into steady income-generating assets! Dive into our conversation as Alex talks through the risks and upsides of doing heavy value-add into distressed multifamily communities, building good connections with investors, and the main reasons to consider investing out of your backyard.

Keep tuning into this show and begin visualizing a fulfilling life through passive investing in real estate today!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• How Alex discovered real estate investing and started house hacking
• The impact of Robert Kiyosaki’s books on Alex’s life trajectory and perspective
• Reasons why some investors choose to invest out-of-state instead of California
• The potential to scale and grow faster in multifamily
• Pros and cons of investing in heavy value-add and distressed properties
• Best places to find investors for deals involving distressed assets
• Giving value and maintaining a relationship with investors from meetups
• The importance of focusing on your goals and having the courage to keep going in real estate

Resources & Links

• Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
• The Book on Managing Rental Properties by Brandon Turner and Heather Turner
• Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Alex Kingman

Alex is the Director of Investor Relations at KGI Capital. Her company helps high-income and high-net-worth individuals invest passively in apartment buildings so that they can reduce their tax burden, grow passive wealth, and live life on their own terms. 

KGI capital invests in 20-100 unit distressed multifamily properties and redevelopment projects in the Southeast and Midwest. To date, they have acquired 253 multifamily units and have $30MM in assets under management. Before going full-time into real estate, Alex was one of the top Airstream salespersons in the country. She is located in the San Francisco Bay Area and is a mother of two girls.  

Get in Touch with Alex

• Website: KGI Capital - https://www.investwithkgi.com/ 
• LinkedIn: Alex Kingman

To Connect With Us

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Today, we’re bringing another fantastic guest on the show, Shane Thomas! He chats about how he ended over a decade of working in the corporate world by discovering real estate investing, reaping the benefit of shifting from single-family to multifamily space, and his company's continuous growth.

Shane also outlines top-tier strategies his company utilizes for handling potential investment risks, thousands of units, and preserving investors’ capital for a long-term goal. There's more to learn from this interview, so get right in!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• Shane’s extensive experience in accounting, consulting, and journey to wealth-building in real estate
• The most challenging part of self-managing single-family homes out-of-state or country
• Multifamily’s evolving popularity and the importance of having a long-term vision in today’s market
• Why you should take asset management seriously
• Things to highly consider in your cadence and KPIs when managing over a thousand units or multiple deals
• Evaluating the performance of each KPI in a deal and some ways to ensure KPI goals are attainable
• Strategies for managing risks and having reserves
• The value of leveraging other people’s skills and mindset, partnerships, and networking events

Resources & Links
Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Shane Thomas

Shane is a Canadian-born real estate entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Catalyst Equity Partners, a Texas-based privately held real estate investment firm founded in 2016. Catalyst focuses on the acquisition and management of large value-add multifamily properties in high-growth markets. Catalyst currently has ~1,900+ units and assets under management valued at $300M+.  

Shane is also a Co-Founder of CEP Construction Services, a multifamily construction and rehab company. Shane leads the acquisitions, financing, asset management, and investor relations efforts at Catalyst. Shane leverages his expertise in large-scale project management, analytics, and process improvement to ensure Catalyst’s processes are best-in-class.  

Prior to starting Catalyst, Shane had 10+ years of experience working at PwC, a Big-4 Consulting Firm, where he led large teams in strategically advising large Fortune 500 companies on ways to improve operations, increase revenues, and reduce costs by implementing streamlined processes and technology.  

Shane is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA, Illinois) and Chartered Accountant (CA, Canada). Shane has a bachelor of Mathematics degree and a Master of Accounting degree from The University of Waterloo located in Ontario, Canada.  

Shane resides in Houston, Texas with his wife and three daughters ages 6, 5, and 4.  

Get in Touch with Shane

• Website: https://catequity.com/
• Email: shane@catequity.com 
• LinkedIn: Shane Thomas / Catalyst Equity Partners 

To Connect With Us

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Many times, we heard in this show that patience is one of the keys to success in the real estate business. It is exactly why we’ve collaborated with Justin Moy in this episode!

Justin joins us to share how he pursued investing despite failures and not earning money in the first few months of his sales career at a young age, the positive impact of deferring his gratification in the face of his wins in the commercial space, and most importantly, his deep understanding of passive investing and growing a portfolio. Listen in to resonate with his journey!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• The reason why Justin is interested in real estate despite his family’s contradicting perspectives
• What kept Justin motivated to pursue real estate in spite of his failure for the first 6 months of his career
• The turning point that triggered Justin’s transition from sales to residential and commercial investing
• Advantages of investing in Midwest markets
• Realities of acquiring investment properties and what it really means to be passive in real estate
• Efficient ways to extraordinarily operate properties and scale your investments
• Process of starting a fund, evaluating deals, and vetting operators 
• Why it’s important to diversify into different asset classes in the current market condition 

Resources & Links

• To download Justin’s FREE retirement calculator, “The Top Secret Investing Strategy For Sales Professionals” ebook, and a bonus gift, visit https://www.presidentsclubinvestors.com/. 
• Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Justin Moy

Justin Moy was in real estate sales in the Bay Area of California when he was 18 years old. The most competitive market at the time, he cold-called owners all day, for 6 months straight with 0 success. He decided he was going to quit his sales job and never look at the industry again, but one more lead popped up on his dashboard, and figured he’d give it one last call before never touching the industry ever again. That call turned into his first listing and purchase, and net a $60k commission to him.

He spent the next years of his life in sales roles, consistently performing within the top 5% where he went. He realized he was transactionally rich but not wealthy. He was sacrificing his personal life for professional growth. When he went to start investing his money to hopefully buy back his time, he realized nobody in the investing space served sales professionals by taking into account their specific pain points (variable income, exposure to recessions, volatile job) and realized he was burning out. 

That’s when he realized that investing in commercial real estate could help sales professionals address all the pain points unique to them, and almost all sales pros he’d invested with have been able to replace their income with passive income with this strategy.  

Get in Touch with Justin

• Website: https://www.presidentsclubinvestors.com/ 
• LinkedIn: Justin Moy - The Presidents Club Investor 🏆

To Connect With Us

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Whether you’re a limited or general partner in multifamily syndication, lend an ear to this episode with Deepa Reddy Akula! Today, she connects with us to share her journey from engineering to passive investing to where she is today.

We’ll cover Deepa’s competence in preserving investors’ capital in a volatile market, the perks of investing in a fund, property value-add strategies, and some excellent advice when participating as a limited partner in a deal. Let's benefit from her wealth of knowledge by tuning in!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• What attracts Deepa to invest passively in real estate syndications
• Valuable tips on what investors should be asking and looking for in a deal when investing as a limited partner
• Things to focus on to preserve investors’ capital as an asset manager and general partner
• Deepa’s amazing journey with JT Capital Group as an LP, co-GP, and Principal
• JT Capital Group’s current focus markets and its goal of increasing the living standards of its residents
• Advantages of having a fund model

Resources & Links
Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Deepa Reddy Akula, PE, MSME, M.ASCE

Deepa Akula is a highly accomplished leader and real estate investor, with over 14 years of experience in engineering and commercial real estate. Currently, she serves as the Managing Principal at JT Capital, leading the investor relations group. JT Capital is a boutique Real Estate Private Equity group specializing in institutional-grade multifamily properties in vibrant submarkets of Texas and Florida. 

She brings her love for numbers and strategic thinking from her engineering background and her experience in property management, asset management, and underwriting to the field of commercial real estate. She is passionate about generating double-digit returns for passive investors through strategic investments in Multifamily assets. 

Deepa is an alumnus of the University of Missouri, where she earned a Master of Science degree in Engineering. 

Get in Touch with Deepa

• Website: https://www.jtcapitalgroup.com/ / https://www.jtcapitalgroup.com/current-offerings 
• LinkedIn: Deepa Reddy Akula, PE, MSME, M.ASCE

To Connect With Us

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Are you struggling to get good results in your real estate investing business, such as raising capital and generating leads, despite your marketing efforts? Dive into this interview with Jesse Futia, a LinkedIn branding expert and an investor, to discover more about LinkedIn and its power in growing your brand and online presence.

Jesse provides high-powered tips on utilizing your LinkedIn account as an investor, content postings, email campaigns, newsletters, and more. Don’t miss out on this episode to start claiming your reputation in the competitive world of social media!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• How Jesse started from a small project to getting involved in student housing, commercial space, and syndications
• Some ways to differentiate yourself from other student housing owners and landlords
• Benefits of transitioning from student housing to larger asset classes
• What makes LinkedIn a powerful platform for investors and other professionals
• Why consistency is important in LinkedIn content posting
• Authenticity and why it matters for your online presence
• Drip campaign newsletter: What it is, how it works, and how to nurture it
• Jesse’s perspectives on constantly sending emails, texts, and outreach messages to people for marketing
• How to identify real or fake (spammers, scammers, etc) people who reach out on LinkedIn
• The advantage of upgrading your LinkedIn to a premium account
• The importance of taking consistent action in getting positive results on social media branding

Resources & Links
Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Jesse Futia

Jesse Futia is the Principal and CEO of Executive Equity Investing. Jesse grew up in Albany NY and graduated from the University of Albany. He was commissioned as an officer in the US Army and served as a US Army Ranger from 2019-2021. Jesse Began investing in real estate during college where he and his family built one of the largest student housing portfolios in Albany, NY. In 2021, Jesse made the transition to commercial real estate with the goal of investing in mobile home parks, apartment buildings, and self-storage deals to achieve incredible returns for investors. 

Get in Touch with Jesse

• LinkedIn: Jesse Futia
• Website: https://www.execequityinvesting.com/ / https://www.finghost.io/ 

To Connect With Us

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If you missed listening to our real estate experts last month, visit the links below!

https://bonavestcapital.com/podcast/
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Watch this recap episode on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aMpb_rApTw

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In this episode, another remarkable guest joins us, San Eng! He’s here to share his success in the industry across the US, Canada, and Asia markets, the failure he had to overcome along the way, what it’s like to live financially stable through multiple businesses, and more. Don’t miss out on another great conversation!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• San’s business journey and his life after selling his assets
• How driving and traveling can lead to finding opportunities and great investments
• San’s business model and some of his strategies from acquiring to selling deals
• Investing in the US vs. Asia
• San’s current focus in real estate
• Why you should be persistent and treat real estate investing as a business

Resources & Links
Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About San Eng

San is an “Investorpreneur.” As an investor, San has managed billion-dollar funds and deployed US$700+ million in the technology, infrastructure, consumer, blockchain, agriculture, and real estate sectors in the USA, Canada, and Asia. San’s private equity firm has been ranked Top 30 and Top 50 in China. As an entrepreneur, San has founded and led ventures raising $200+ million. He has been seated on boards and advised founders of three dozen companies. In real estate, San has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in single-family homes, farmland, mortgage funds, retail/commercial and multifamily apartments in North America and Asia. 

San’s ikigai (reason for being) is his family and coaching his 3 daughters (and targeting one million more) through GenFIRE to achieve Financial Independence, Reach Excellence. 

San is dedicated to education through leading GenFIRE and sharing insights from his books, the Wall Street Journal & USA Today best-seller Ten Commandments of Investing (#10Cs) and its upcoming sequel Ten Commandments to Generational Wealth (#10C2). San has taught investing as Adjunct Professor at prestigious universities and served on boards of educational institutions such as the Wharton Club of Shanghai. He is currently the President of the University of Pennsylvania alumni club of Tampa Bay.

Get in Touch with San

• Website: https://skytiancapital.com/ / https://genfire.co/ 
• X (Twitter): @TheSanEng
• Facebook: Skytian Capital
• LinkedIn: Skytian Capital

To Connect With Us

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With over three decades of experience in the IT industry, what made Sridhar Sannidhi choose real estate as his investment vehicle to retire?

We’ve invited Sridhar Kumar Sannidhi to break down his journey as an investor in single-family, his smooth transition to passive investing as a limited partner, and now syndicating large deals as a general partner. Deep dive into this episode to acquire the mindset it requires to trust the process towards your retirement!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• Why Sridhar decided to invest in real estate despite having a good career in the tech industry
• How Sridhar transitioned from single-family to passive investing in multifamily syndications
• Investing as a limited partner and choosing the right operator
• Sridhar’s journey from limited to general partnership and sponsorship
• Things to consider when looking for a good deal as a general partner and passive investor
• The point where Sridhar decided to go all-in and full-time in real estate investing

Resources & Links

• BiggerPockets
• Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Sridhar Kumar Sannidhi

Sridhar is the CEO and Founder of Grow Wealth 2 Retire, LLC, a real estate company focused on acquiring and building A and B-class apartment complexes and land development through syndications.   

Sridhar has been a Technologist for three+ decades spanning Legacy, Distributed, Internet, and Cloud computing. He is an Accredited, Deal Syndicator, Passive Investor in Commercial and Residential, Co-sponsored approx 3700+ units in 15 multi-family complexes in Texas and Tennessee (over 400 mil USD) three of which completed full cycles in less than 4 years, and Passively invested over 11,600+ multi-family unit syndications in US (over 1.6 Billion USD). 

Get in Touch with Sridhar
Website: http://www.growwealth2retire.com/ 

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Today, we’ve got one of the most empowered women in the real estate investing business, Liz Faircloth. In this incredible conversation with Liz, we’ll cover how they kept growing in the industry despite her challenges when they started, her valuable advice for investors looking to scale their portfolio, and her mission to support more women in creating their success in the complex nature of investing. 

Be inspired to invest and connect with more like-minded people by tuning in to this episode!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• The power of reading real estate investing books for Liz
• How Liz and her husband started their first investment property
• What it takes to learn property management in the days when digital information is not available
• The disadvantage of focusing on different investing strategies at the same time
• Things you need to set in place to scale and expand your portfolio
• Benefits of focusing on one market, one project, and one strategy 
• Ways to cultivate your investor base, networks, and relationships
• Why authenticity is important when raising capital from investors
• Stressful aspects of acquiring and managing large multifamily investments
• Overcoming the biggest challenges of investing in large multifamily deals
• Liz’s passion for supporting and empowering women in the industry

Resources & Links

• To get a ticket for the InvestHER CON 2024 on June 2nd-4th, visit https://investhercon.therealestateinvesther.com/ and learn more.
• The Real Estate InvestHER Upcoming Events: https://www.therealestateinvesther.com/events 
• Rich Dad Poor Dad
• Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Liz Faircloth

Liz Faircloth is the co-founder of The Real Estate InvestHER® community, a platform to empower women to cultivate deeper connections, create generational wealth, and live a financially free and balanced life on their own terms.  

She is the co-host of the Real Estate InvestHER podcast and co-author of the bestseller “The Only Woman in the Room - Knowledge and Inspiration from 20 Successful Real Estate Women Investors”.  

Get in Touch with Liz

• Website: https://www.therealestateinvesther.com/ 
• YouTube: The Real Estate InvestHER

To Connect With Us

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In this episode, Melvin Landry joins us to share his wins and losses in the early years of his investing career, his property financing methods, and how shifting his mindset helped him diversify his portfolio into larger investments. Regardless of your investment market and asset class, this conversation will show you what taking action and education could bring to your journey!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• A quick story on how Melvin got involved in real estate investing, succeeded, and lost some of his investments
• Melvin’s strategies for financing and buying properties
• Why Melvin decided to stay in Pittsburgh, PA
• How Melvin started diversifying his portfolio into different asset classes and niches 
• Why investors should continue buying properties even when the market is down
• The value of taking action and aiming for bigger growth in real estate

Resources & Links
Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Melvin Landry

Melvin Landry is the founder of More-Land Equity Capital. He is a real estate professional with a sizable single-family portfolio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “Merv” is also a college professor (economics & marketing) and has over 20 years of experience in corporate procurement and supply chain management across various industries. His hobbies include distance running and spending time with family. 

Get in Touch with Melvin

• Website: https://morelandequity.com/ 
• Email: merv@morelandequity.com 
• Facebook: Melvin Landry
• LinkedIn: Melvin Landry

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We’re back for another week of sharing knowledge about real estate investing! Josh Kristoff will kick off this week with his expertise in the hospitality space, vacation rental property management, the long-term benefits of short-term rentals, and building partnerships. Learn more from this episode and stay on supporting the show!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• Josh’s background in the US Navy and the start of his investing journey
• What it’s like to structure a business partnership with someone you know
• Raising capital in a syndication deal for the first time
• Ways to manage and market a short-term rental and hospitality business 
• The evolution of property management companies in the short-term rental space
• The freedom and flexibility real estate investing can provide

Resources & Links

• AirDNA
• Vrbo
• Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Josh Kristoff

Josh graduated from the United States Naval Academy (Beat Army!) with a BS in Quantitative Economics. He spent 7 years in the US Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer. Josh transitioned from the Navy and ran operations and business development for a manufacturing company in his hometown of Syracuse, NY. It was two years of record growth there before Josh and wife Kassandra knew they wanted to join the digital revolution and went straight to the heart of it all in San Francisco where they first met best friends and current Nomad Capital Ventures business partners, Jered & Carly DaCosta, and family. 

Josh's first tech job was at early-stage HomeSuite, think Airbnb for monthly furnished rentals (before Airbnb started doing it) – he ran all things automation on the supply side. His love for building automation tools saw him on to Cisco Meraki, a growth business unit powering Cisco’s current strategy. He built a team of technical program managers and drove several strategic data projects across the organization. Concurrent with his time at Meraki, Josh earned his MBA from The Wharton School as a double major in Business Analytics and Joint Marketing and Operations Management. 

In 2020, the pandemic enabled remote work and Josh & Kass knew they would go straight to the Beaches of Jax, FL – originally their first Navy duty station and where they got engaged, now a new homebase for them and their four kids. They executed in rapid succession four deals, two syndicated, and bid farewell to their W-2's to fully focus on their business and family. 

As of 2023, NCV collectively has $60MM under management and their hospitality brand, Nomad Hospitality, has almost 100 listings. Josh loves the Jax communities and every aspect of their businesses, from underwriting deals, working with investors, overseeing renovations, implementing software systems, and of course delivering 5-star experiences. 

Get in Touch with Josh

• Website: https://www.nomadcapitalventures.com/ 
• Property Management Website: https://www.nomadhospitality.co/
• Realty Website: https://www.nomadjax.com/ 
• LinkedIn: Josh Kristoff

To Connect With Us

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What gives people enough reason to leave a lucrative job for real estate investing? Let’s hear it from Alvin Scioneaux, Jr., joining us today to talk about a huge step he had to take to start living life on his terms.

This episode delivers so much value about nurturing a growth mindset, overcoming what holds people back from investing in real estate, and top-tier advice from Alvin on how to succeed in the investing space, career shift, and decision-making. Don’t miss out on every guidance towards the right direction to your success!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• Alvin’s background as an athlete and aerospace engineer, and his discovery of real estate investing
• What made Alvin decide to invest in real estate despite having good and high-paying careers
• A quick overview of how Alvin started from single-family to commercial multifamily space
• Residential vs. commercial: Their differences in terms of acquiring loans, scalability, and income potential
• The benefit of forming a partnership when investing out-of-state
• A valuable advice for people with a successful full-time job planning to invest in real estate
• Two things people and investors need to cultivate a growth mindset
• What is “NBS” and why it’s important in moving forward in life and achieving goals
• The importance of being a lifelong learner and sharing knowledge in real estate
• Advantages of knowing how to communicate and network with people

Resources & Links

• Free e-book: Financial Athlete’s Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing
• Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Alvin Scioneaux, Jr.

Alvin Scioneaux, Jr. is a force of diverse passions and talents. He was born & raised in St. John Parish, Louisiana, and is currently a real estate investor and author. He previously worked for 8 years as an Aerospace Engineer with a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from San Diego State University. He serves on the regional executive board for the National Society of Black Engineers while also being a traveling public speaker, where he engages with various schools and programs. 

In his career prior, Alvin was an All-American student-athlete who majored in Physics at Wofford College, then moved onto being an NFL linebacker with the LA Chargers. He transitioned to serving as a Fitness Coach, helping people on their fitness and nutritional journey, as well as a Model & Actor, working on various promotional and commercial projects. 

Alvin has gone from receiving over $2 million in scholarships, being inducted into his collegiate Hall of Fame, and playing in the NFL to now philanthropy, giving back towards scholars and athletes while running a multi-million dollar real estate business. He is also a proud executive member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. and the NFL Players Association. 

Get in Touch with Alvin

• Website: https://www.imperiumfortune.com/ / https://www.financialathletecapital.com/
• Facebook: Alvin Scioneaux Jr.
• Instagram: @a1scioneaux
• LinkedIn: Alvin Scioneaux, Jr., M.S.

To Connect With Us

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Be inspired to achieve your goals through real estate with our guest today, CJ Calio. He converses about the realizations that shifted his life path into real estate investing, the strategies he had to utilize to expand his portfolio faster, and his unique approaches to raising capital and leveraging other people’s money.

Acquire tons of value from CJ’s wisdom, investment philosophy, mindset, and success strategies!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• CJ’s life as a full-time worker, family man, and the beginning of his journey as an investor
• The power of joining meetups and networking groups
• How the BRRRR strategy and leveraging Other People’s Money (OPM) helped CJ grow his portfolio quickly
• Why you should raise capital in a way you’re presenting opportunities to investors
• The investing principles WNN Properties promotes to the real estate space
• WNN Properties’ live events and mentorship programs
• The positive changes in CJ’s life and health that were provided by investing in real estate

Resources & Links

• To learn more about CJ’s mentorship programs and upcoming live events, visit https://wnnproperties.com/contact-us/. 
• Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About CJ Calio

CJ Calio is a buy-and-hold, out-of-state specialist who focuses on creating portfolios of cash-flowing-producing properties out of state. He is the proud owner of WNN Properties LLC, a mentorship/consulting company. They are active real estate investors who will lead through action and hold you accountable to achieve your goals. CJ and his wife have been able to quit their day jobs and live their dream of being full-time investors while spending more time with their three wonderful children. They now focus on helping others to do the same. 

Get in Touch with CJ

• Website: https://wnnproperties.com/ 
• Instagram: @wnnproperties

To Connect With Us

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From being a full-time police officer to an investor, Joseph Cornwell shares his journey of achieving financial stability starting from rehabbing one single-family property.

This episode covers performing value add to an investment property, valuable ideas when hiring a contractor, buying and holding properties, and the ideal partner that will help you scale and grow in real estate.

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• Factors that motivated Joseph to invest in real estate
• Why Joseph decided to start a general contracting business
• Juggling a full-time job with real estate investing and other businesses
• What does “heavy value add” mean in real estate
• Things investors must be looking for and expect from a contractor
• Joseph’s transition from single-family to larger and mid-sized multifamily 
• Having the right business partner and building relationships
• Biggest challenge of scaling to larger multifamily deals
• The key to succeeding in real estate despite having mistakes

Resources & Links
Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Joseph Cornwell

Joseph was a full-time police officer based in Cincinnati, Ohio from 2011-2021. He began real estate investing in 2016, got his real estate license and started buying small multi-families, duplex, 4plex, etc. He began a general contracting business in 2018 and scaled his businesses and portfolio until he was financially free in 2021. 

He now has 125 units in 13 properties ranging from single families to 40 units valued around 8MM. He sells around 8MM annually in investment property, and they do around 2MM a year in the general contracting business. 

Get in Touch with Joseph

• Facebook: Realty One Stop
• FacebookPrivate Group: Realty One Stop Mastermind
• Instagram: @joecornwellre
• LinkedIn: Joseph Cornwell

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Today, we’ve invited Lindsay Lovell, a coach, speaker, real estate investor, co-founder, and CEO of 3 businesses. Owning 36 doors after 18 months, she’ll prove that quick growth is possible in short-term and long-term property rentals with proper guidance and strategies.

Now, she joins the show to share how she achieved all her success in the investing space, diversification approaches, and ways for you to start building your financial future. 

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• Lindsay’s background and the introduction to her fast-growing portfolio
• The difference between a home and a rental or investment property
• Some effective ways to start a rental business
• The importance of having a team when you’re investing out-of-state or out of your backyard
• Steps to building an out-of-state real estate team 
• Financing strategies for beginners in real estate investing
• What makes single-family and small multifamily ideal for rental business
• How does acquiring conventional bank loans work for married couples
• Senior living homes as a great strategy for diversifying a portfolio

Resources & Links

• BiggerPockets
• Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Lindsay Lovell

Lindsay had an explosive, successful start in real estate investing. In just the first 18 months, Lindsay scaled from zero to 36 doors, reaching her goal of financial freedom along the way. She started with a focus on the BRRRR method, and then quickly expanded into flips, STRs, joint ventures, and passive investments. Now, only two years later, her portfolio consists of 57 long-term rentals and 15 short-term rentals. Scaling this quickly involved leveraging various creative financing strategies including hard money loans, tapping into equity from BRRRRs, forming relationships with local banks, and even utilizing a self-directed IRA and self-directed Roth IRA. 

Lindsay recently co-founded G-VI Capital Management, LLC which has over $15M in assets within 3 funds under management. The unique opportunity that G-VI Capital Management offers to investors is access to all the benefits of investing in various markets, with a blend of vacation rentals and long-term rentals, without any of the workload it takes to successfully run rentals. Additionally, Lindsay co-founded Wanderlust Stays, a co-hosting/vacation rental management company that oversees properties across the country. 

Along this journey, Lindsay started The Millionaire’s March coaching, which has been able to bring to life her passion for helping other women learn how to reach financial independence. 

She lives in San Francisco with her husband, Cory, and their two dogs Paxton and Piper. When not working on real estate, you can find Lindsay skydiving with Cory horseback riding, or traveling. 

Get in Touch with Lindsay

• Website: https://themillionairesmarch.com/ 
• To set up a free 30-minute investing strategy session, go to www.millionairesmarchfreestrategysession.com/ and book your call.

To Connect With Us

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In this episode with Sonya Rocvil, our conversation focuses more on the property management side of the business. As an accountant, she discusses how she leveraged her skills to succeed as a new investor, her steps to educate herself, and her expertise in managing multifamily apartment investments.

Sonya also covers effective strategies for managing tenant issues, multiple properties, and building a solid property management team. Don’t miss out on ways to mitigate your challenges and integrate all these tips into your journey!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• Sonya’s background in financial services and her start as an investor
• Steps Sonya had to take to gain her knowledge about real estate investing
• The power of joining investing groups in the market you want to invest in
• Establishing connection and good working relationship with your business partner
• The most critical aspects of operational and asset management’s success
• Things to consider to structure an effective meeting in your investing organization and its sole purpose
• Managing collection, rent issues, and other challenges with residents
• Challenges of managing assets in today’s market

Resources & Links

• Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
• Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Sonya Rocvil

Sonya Rocvil is the principal and founder of Bedrock Real Estate Investors, which specializes in the acquisitions and asset management of multifamily apartments in the United States. She has syndicated and operated six multifamily apartments totaling 462 units and has successfully life-cycled four of these apartment deals. She has also been an equity partner for multifamily investments totaling 438 units. 

Sonya began her career as an auditor and later transitioned to finance at a Fortune 500 Company. She has been Adjunct Instructor for the NYU School of Professional Studies and is a Certified Public Accountant and licensed real estate agent. 

Sonya holds a Master of Business Administration from Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Rutgers University. 

Sonya is a best-selling co-author of the book Push Beyond Your Limits. A frequent guest on podcasts and webinars, Sonya lives with her husband and two children in Brooklyn, New York. 

Get in Touch with Sonya

• Website: https://www.bedrockreinvestors.com/ 
• LinkedIn: Sonya Rocvil, CPA

To Connect With Us

Please visit our website www.bonavestcapital.com and click here to leave a rating and written review!

If you missed listening to our real estate experts last month, visit the links below!

https://bonavestcapital.com/podcast/
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1368325

Watch this recap episode on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rbUbnMrcrQ

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With his nearly two decades of career in real estate, Evan Polaski joins the show to enlighten us about the pitfalls that he observed with operators and syndicators, his expertise as a limited partner in evaluating a good deal, and his sentiments on what the future of the real estate looks like.

So, regardless of your role in the real estate investing business, there’s a ton to take advantage of from this episode!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• Evan’s extensive background in real estate investing across different aspects and asset classes
• Evan’s perspectives on the current real estate market environment
• What should be your focus when determining a good deal? 
• How a syndicator or operator’s work ethic can impact the deals’ performance
• Problems with some syndicators underwriting and analyzing projected yields and returns
• Factors affecting the operator’s ability to run and operate a deal
• Insights about the future of real estate in the next two years
• Evan’s current focus in real estate
• The value of learning from mistakes, making better decisions, and taking action

Resources & Links

• BiggerPockets
• Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Evan Polaski

Evan is the Director of Investor Relations for Axia Partners, a diversified real estate fund operator focused on recession-resilient assets.

As such, he spends his days working with investors to better understand their investment goals and background. With over 16 years in real estate, he has seen all sides of real estate from acquisitions, to capital raising on the equity and debt side, to operations, and actively invests himself. Feel free to connect with Evan on Linkedin, where he shares his insights into the syndication space, where both his professional career and personal investments primarily sit.

Get in Touch with Evan

• Website: https://www.axiapartners.com/ 
• LinkedIn: Evan Polaski
• Email: evan@axiapartners.com 

To Connect With Us

Please visit our website www.bonavestcapital.com and click here to leave a rating and written review!