Property Profits Real Estate Podcast

Learn what is in it for you if you start investing in the real estate business, how to get started fast in the real estate business, and know what the ‘winner’s mindset’ is all about.
 
Resources/Links
www.getbetterreturns.com
Summary
René Masse is an experienced real estate investor, speaker, and educator based in Kingston, Ontario. Rene used to be a French teacher, giving him the advantage of fluency both in French and English. Most importantly, he has 20 year’s experience under his belt being an entrepreneur.
He has an extensive network of expert service providers that includes real estate lawyers, mortgage brokers, and skilled laborers. He finds it rewarding to help people more fully develop their investment portfolios for improved security and returns.
Furthermore, he enjoys supporting his community by re-investing funds in the local economy and providing safe, respectable housing for families and students in need.
Listen in to this episode as René shares snippets of wisdom in the real estate world. Not only that, but he is also a student of life, and his experiences and life struggle come in handy as he faces head-on the struggles, he encounters in his own real estate business and shares with us how he successfully pulled through.
Topics Covered:
01:17 – The backstory of his life and how he came to dabble into real estate business
02:57 – That time he started getting active in real estate investment
03:59 – When is the right time to start investing in the real estate business
04:30 – Given the knowledge, he has now, how would he start out again if all is lost now
05:49 – The common mistake people do when starting out in the real estate business
07:55 – One trait that pulled him through in the real estate business
10:01 – What to expect from getting into the real estate
11:26 – How to be persistent at getting into real estate or anything, for that matter
14:41- Why the need to create a balanced life
15:55 – Actionable steps to do to keep getting successful at real estate
Key Takeaways:
“I wouldn’t wait that long. The one mistake I did is that I did everything alone. In the beginning, I was doing everything alone. We did renovations on my own with a few people there. Even accumulating the down payment, I had to do everything alone. Even find the deal. I was the lone ranger, so the idea of doing it alone is really not the way of doing it. Once I figured and got a bit of coaching and got a bit of help and let other people do the same thing, it raised my level of the game much higher.” – René Masse
“I know the thing I noticed with people is to really make good changes,  to learn. There are really just three ways. First is you’re reading a textbook or you’re learning it through to online. You’re honestly doing it. The second way is actually doing it yourself, learning with all the mistakes. But the best way is this where I wish I’d learned this much earlier, is learning through other people’s mistakes. So for example, I’m coaching, once I got a bit of coaching, I was learning through the experience and the mistakes of other people. So that definitely helped.” – René Masse
“I’ve got to say, it’s the persistence because Winston Churchill, he’s got that nice quote.  It’s like when you’re going through hell, just keep going. And that’s really what has helped me over the years.” – René Masse
“Superpower. It can take years to develop. But I think I’ve tapped into it nine years ago, 19 years ago, and the reason I’ve tapped into it, it’s a true morning routine that involves, this may throw a few people off, but it’s true, meditation and Hot Yoga. And the reason is that we’ve been conditioned over the years to really avoid pain and discomfort. It’s just human nature to avoid pain and discomfort and hot yoga, especially in meditation, you’re kind of rewired again to accept discomfort and face it head-on.” – René Masse
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Learn Matt's real estate investing strategy that earns him steady and favorable cash flows, discover the value you can offer even if you don't have much in knowledge, time, money, and credit, and find out the mindset to keep to become successful at real estate businesses.
 
Resources/Links
whatsmynextlevel.com
 
Matt Theriault is the creator of the A.C.E. Framework (Attract. Convert. Exit.) which is a systemized model for a successful part-time or full-time real estate investing business. 
He is a USMC “Desert Storm” Veteran who enjoyed 15 successful years in the music business as a record producer and label owner. When the digital download killed the record store, he found virtually everything that he had built become obsolete in a matter of months. The demise of his music business was swift and unforgiving to the point that Matt was forced to start life, personally and professionally, from square one at the age of 34. The transition from a 7-figure year to $7 an hour bagging grocery was a humbling one, to say the least. Theriault rebuilt his life using real estate and now holds cash flowing real estate portfolio of 100+ units, continues to build his portfolio, and has discovered a new passion for creating systems and showing others how to replicate his results 
Today on Property Profits Real Estate Podcast, Matt unveils the many steps to becoming successful in the real estate business. Unfortunate circumstances brought him to the bottom but real estate reversed that for him. 
 
Topics Covered:
 
00:58 - Snippets of his life story and how he stumbled into real estate
04:09 - His real estate investing strategy that serves him well
04:53 - His thoughts on multi-family properties real estate
05:45 - How would he have done things starting out, in hindsight 
07:10 - What is the wrong notion people have about real estate investing
08:38 - His unfair advantage for making it successful in the real estate business
10:07 - Encouraging words to those who doubt themselves getting into real estate
11:49 - What singles him out from the rest of gurus and mentors in terms of solving a client's problem
13:39 Free resource about the six levels of real estate investing: head down to  whatsmynextlevel.com
14:41 - Actionable tip for you to start now
17:47 - His advice to a brand new investor who doesn't have much in resources
 
Key Takeaways:
 
“The idea of being your own boss and being flexible and being the person that can call the shots is really alluring and it's great when you get there. But I think what people miss out on, particularly when they're coming from this employee mindset are they've always been an employee, is that yes you are in the beginning you are going to be your own boss and it's fantastic, but you're also your own employee. And so you have to hold yourself accountable to you, yourself, your new boss in the same way that you were performing for your previous boss when you were working for the man.” - Matt Theriault
 
“In reality, when you start getting good deals, you start to recognize you're the more valuable piece of that puzzle. So finding the deal and just knowing that the money is always going to find you. And I think and being able to put that type of stuff together with creative strategies as far as the seller participating in the deal and carrying back some of the financings and, and being able to raise private money and put those structures in place, I think that's my superpower.” - Matt Theriault
 
“Well, it's like anything, real estate investing is a skill. And we hold a two-day summit for our private clients here. And one of the things that we stress is when we go over like scripts and deal analysis and creative structures, it's a skill that can be developed like any other skill. And that's through massive repetition. And I show people and demonstrate like practice your dialogue with a seller in the same way you would practice your golf swing at the driving range or you practice playing the piano. Just massive repetition. And even when you're good at it, keep getting better at it.” - Matt Theriault 
 
“Be intentional about creating your environment and that cliche being you are the average of the five people you spend the majority of your time with. And there's so much truth to that. Because when you start getting in a different environment of people that are doing what you want to do, that are living the life that you want to have, you find yourself in different conversations you, you find yourself with new ideas. You find yourself where those new ideas actually seem possible and they don't feel like dreams. You get connected to resources and relationships that can actually make all that stuff happen.” - Matt Theriault 
 
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Know the reasons why Gary is determined to gain financial freedom, learn his most effective strategies in real estate investing, and discover how having the correct mindset, clarity, and focus can change your life.
 
Resources/Links
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Smart Guide to Real Estate by Gary Hibbert
Summary
Have you ever felt that somebody is in control of your financial freedom or future? Or have you ever had that light bulb moment in your life where you said... “Never again!”? Well, you are not alone, and Gary Hibbert has been through the same difficult times.
Gary Hibbert is a fulltime Real Estate investor, licensed (and award-winning) Real Estate agent, and educator. In 2008 he purchased his first investment property, and through hard work and dedication left the regimen of the corporate world to become a full-time real estate entrepreneur in 2014.
In this episode, learn Gary’s story, the things he lacked in the beginning, how he overcame numerous mistakes, and how having the right mindset and learning from other people on the same journey has helped him win and create some serious success in real estate investing.
 
Topics Covered:
01:12 – Gary tells how his real estate investing journey started
05:21 – What he primarily does as a real estate investor
07:39 – Admitting that he lacked one thing at the beginning
08:06 – What he regards as the biggest mistake most real investors make
07:33 – The most significant mistakes other real estate investors are making
09:53 – Sharing an insightful excerpt from the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
10:12 – Gary talks about his unfair advantage 
12:07 – His best advice for people to get over their fear and go forward despite possible failures
15:12 – What he regards as the most significant problem he solved for people he worked with
16:54 – How to connect with Gary and find out more about real estate investing
17:31 – Wrapping up the episode with a piece of actionable advice from Gary – “Attend meetings.  Listen to experts in the industry, or in your local market.  Talk to other real estate investors in your area and do that for about 2-3 months, pick a strategy, then implement it.”
Key Takeaways:
“I would say that my unfair advantage would be I love to jumping in and taking action. And I would say that I’m also very comfortable with making mistakes.  And I think people that make mistakes, they think that it’s a problem or they’re there. They’re done in the right path, and then they give up. But the key is when you make those mistakes as obviously to learn from it, and then they continue to keep moving forward.” – Gary Hibbert
“I think the best thing is the mindset.  It doesn’t have anything to do with money. It has to do with mindset. There are so many different ways to do it, but it’s about writing down your goals, and once you do it, you move forward with that.  So, mindset is such a huge thing, and learning from other people that have gone through that journey.” – Gary Hibbert
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Learn how to overcome lack of experience when syndicating your first deal, know how real estate syndication works, and discover why Ellie believes multifamily syndication is a superior strategy.
 
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www.ellieperlman.com
Summary
Ellie Perlman is a real estate investor who owns multifamily properties across the U.S. Ellie is the Founder and CEO of Blue Lake Capital, a real estate investment firm specializing in syndications for apartment buildings.
Ellie will tell what sparked her interest in real estate and made her realize that when she worked for a large company, she was on the wrong side of the table, negotiating with banks and drafting contracts. Discover the two things she did to jumpstart her investing business.
She’ll also explain what syndication is all about, the type of investors to focus on, and how she works with people who want to find out how syndication business runs. Lastly, get the best piece of advice from this accomplished investor for those who want to go big in real estate investing.
Topics Covered:
01:40 – Ellie reveals what made her transition from being a lawyer to a real estate investor
02:59 – The two things she did to get started in investing
06:32 – What syndication is all about
07:50 – Working with accredited investors and sophisticated investors and their differences
09:08 – What investors in syndication outside the United States should consider in dealing with taxes
08:44 – The impressive number of investment units Ellie and her husband own
11:16 – Different things that she would do if she will invest over again 
11:44 – Her advice on somebody interested to start in investing
12:25 – Sharing the two ways on how she works with people who are involved with syndication
14:59 – Ways to connect with Ellie
Key Takeaways:
“When you partner with someone more experienced, it helps bring in capital to the deal.  It helps investors say, okay, you know what? We know we (can) trust you. We trust your judgment when it comes to who you’re a partner with.” – Ellie Perlman
“Either partner with someone more experienced or find a mentor and learn from them because there’s so much you don’t know.” – Ellie Perlman
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Learn what constitutes success in a real estate business, know the strategies to employ in making it big in this real estate niche, and discover the five pillars of creating the success aura of attracting joint venture partners.
 
Resources/Links
www.multifamilyinvestingacademy.com
 
Summary
Mandy Branham is a Master Real Estate Entrepreneur, successful public speaker, and dedicated wife and mother. She’s known as the “JV Queen” for her ability to connect with investors, create relationships, and offer win-win opportunities for all partners.
In this episode, Mandy speaks from the heart about her passion for the real estate business – it not only being her bread and butter financially but also how it is her vehicle to unfold her mission to provide clean, safe, appropriate housing and thereby to help solve the housing problem for humanity.
Topics Covered:
01:07 – Her story of venturing into Real Estate and how she became the ‘JV Queen’
03:06 – Which real estate investing niche is pouring in money for them and what does it take to do it
03:59 – What is a ‘B’ tenant profile
05:08 – How to develop a success aura to attract people to do deals with them
09:23 – Where to find joint venture partners
11:22 – Why joint venture agreement is important
13:21 – What makes her tick in the real estate business
14:22 – How to get fired up to be able to live up to one’s vision
15:38 – Her thoughts on becoming successful as a real estate investor
Key Takeaways:
A lot of times investors focus on this glory and they pretend that the risks don’t exist. And so you’re almost telling somebody, best-case scenario, but eyes wide open, here’s the worst case, but here’s how we would mitigate all these different risks.” – Mandy Branham
“I’m going to help humanity by creating housing for humanity. My mark on the world is going to be how I leave the world changed through the housing.” – Mandy Branham
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Learn how to own 1000 multifamily units in just 5 years, discover how to overcome the roadblocks of multifamily investing, and know what multiple family property investing is really like and how should it be treated.
 
Resources/Links
www.multifamilyinvestingacademy.com
Summary
Charles Dobens is a multifamily investor, attorney, and mentor to multifamily investors.  
He has personally acquired over $20,000,000 of apartments and been involved, on behalf of his clients, in over $3B in multifamily transactions (yes, that’s Billions with a ‘B’).
His legal and consulting practice has one specialty – helping new investors overcome any lack of confidence in moving towards their financial objective of owning and operating apartments.
Get to listen to this episode and join Charles as he tells from experience the ins and outs of real estate investing. Take note of his wisdom as he debunks common myths about this niche.
Topics Covered:
02:45 – How he got into the real estate business and what he went through to finally land in this space
06:32 – How to own a thousand apartments in five years
09:08 – What are the misconceptions about multi-family deals and how to best look at it
11:41 – Reasons why mistakes in raising capital arise and the right thing to do about it
12:41 –  How his insurance background help in running his real estate business
16:43 – Charles Valuable Free Resource: multifamilyinvestingacademy.com and the tons of free resources in his YouTube channel
Key Takeaways:
“[on building a business] And it’s not as hard as you think. And that’s the beautiful thing of just building this business slow and steady and doing it the right way. And to get to a thousand units, all you have to do this year is buy 20, that’s all you got to do. Go out and do it.” – Charles Dobens
“The easiest time to look for money is when you don’t need it.”  – Charles Dobens, quoting one of his students
“This is not a one-off deal in order to get to a thousand units. It isn’t just a little me sitting at the kitchen table. It’s my staff and my vision and my plan and my systems for running the business to run a thousand units. So that’s how you do it.” – Charles Dobens
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Learn Lisa’s strategy in real estate investing: investing in modestly priced homes in decent areas, and developing a system on how to invest long distance, discover how to find low-cost properties and analyze them to make sure you are choosing the right property, and know more from Lisa how to manage a profitable and compassionate real estate investing business offering long term affordable housing and stop the middle-class squeeze.
 
Resources/Links
Grab Lisa Phillips’ Book: Investing in Rental Properties for Beginners: Buy Low, Rent High
Summary
Lisa Phillips is a cross country real estate investor. After her second layoff and foreclosure in the bloated Las Vegas, NV real estate market, Lisa found herself alone and halfway across the US from her friends and family with no job. She was left with a 35k condo and only enough money to renovate the place doing the work herself to stretch her unemployment check. It not only gave her a solid foundation of repair maintenance and costs, but also a taste of how owning real estate could be affordable and profitable. 
In this episode, Lisa Phillis shares how to get into affordable real estate investing as a way to build wealth. Lisa shares how she built her real estate portfolio and has reached financial freedom after losing her job and going through foreclosure. 
Topics Covered:
1:00 – Lisa’s backstory how she started in real estate investing 
2:22 – Lisa shares her experience when she was unemployed, and f had to let go of her condo due to foreclosure
3:05 – All about low priced properties
4:26 – She narrates what happened to her after six months of being unemployed
5:07 – Lisa tells us that even though you’re a regular person, there are properties you can afford to invest in
6:24 – She explains why she doesn’t prefer a condo and why she prefers single-family and how the location affects her preference
7:20 – Lisa tells us how many properties she has in each market and how broad the distance of her properties
8:24 – She explains how she helps people in doing long-distance investing
9:47 – Lisa shares what she thinks the mistakes that people who are new to real estate investing are making and why it happens
11:41 – She explains how she helps people overcome problems on investing long distance and how to deal with people who are scared to fail and lose their money
13:46 – She shares the steps she made when starting and how she doesn’t have anything to do differently if she was to start all over again
15:13 – She explains why it is important for people who are just starting in real estate investing to trust their instincts
Key Takeaways:
“Real estate investing,  it just gives you so much freedom and control that you never really have before.”– Lisa Phillips
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Learn Rob’s strategy in real estate investing: creating a legal secondary suite and refinancing the property and potentially pulling your initial capital investment back out and ‘recycling’ it into the next property, discover how Rob started from flipping houses to doing purchasing sale agreement or wholesaling then ended up focusing on turning single-family homes into multifamily homes by adding a legal basement suite, and find out why finding houses, where you can create a legal secondary suite, is more profitable than house flipping or wholesaling.
 
Resources/Links
Podcasting with Breakthrough Investor/Agent Rob Break: Check it out here
Summary
Rob Break is a visionary and entrepreneur in the world of residential investment real estate. Rob has an impressive history as a wholesaler and his investment podcast has helped make him a very respected real estate authority. Canadian Real Estate Wealth Magazine recently recognized him for his savvy. 
In this episode, Rob tells us how he accidentally got into real estate investing, how he started in flipping deals, and why he is not doing that now. He will also discuss wholesaling, the difference between a realtor and a wholesaler, and the advantages of creating a legal basement suite, and how it is possible to pull out 100% of your down payment as a cashback. 
Topics Covered:
1:18 – Rob’s backstory and how he got started on the real estate investing 3:23 – Rob tells how things progressed, how he got interested in flipping houses but ended up flipping the purchasing sale agreement which is otherwise known as wholesaling5:36 – Rob explains why people get interested in doing wholesaling and tells us the key to doing it8:27 – He explains why he is now against house flipping and recalls the time he did it and regretted it9:37 – Rob tells us why long time investment is where he wants to be and why he ended up looking for properties where he could have a legal basement apartment to it 11:18 – Importance of the legalities of the suites and why it is safer and far from liabilities13:37 – Rob shares his view on rent to own type of deals and the investors15:20 – How he managed to pull 100% of their down payment and get a rental cashback 16:03 – He tells us the things he would do differently if he could do everything over again: the deals he passed on and the things he should focus on more17:45 – Rob tells us about his podcast, Breakthrough Real Estate Investing podcast and what it is all about
Key Takeaways:
“We try and dig deeper into things as much as you can. I mean it’s pretty tough to, a lot of people complain that they don’t get all the answers but you can’t even get the answers in three-day seminars or two-year courses. It’s an ongoing learning process and that’s what we’re trying to do every day.”– Rob Break
 
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Know the comparison and contrast, the advantages of multifamily properties versus single-family properties, discover how to create lifetime cashflow through multifamily properties, and learn how psychology and having the right mindset helps achieve success in real estate investing.
 
Resources/Links
Join Rod Khleif’s Multi-family Bootcamp: Create Lifetime Cash Flow Through Multifamily Real Estate: Click Here
Summary
Rod Khleif is a very experienced real estate entrepreneur. He immigrated from Holland, the Netherlands to the United States when he was just 6 years old. He got interested in the real estate industry when his mother bought a house and earned $20,000.
He got his real estate broker license and started investing when he was 18 years old. Since then he has owned and managed over 2000 properties, all the way from single-family homes to large multi-family complexes.
In this episode, Rod tells us how he got successful in the real estate industry by just having the right mindset and psychology. He also explains why multifamily properties are much better and much profitable than single-family properties. He’ll also reveal the strategies he made to achieve his formidable success.
Topics Covered:
1:45 – Rod’s backstory, how he got interested in the real estate industry3:09 – The power of mindset and psychology to succeed in life4:20 – The mission of his podcast Lifetime Cash, the opportunities of multi-family properties5:35 – The problem he encounters with his single-family portfolio8:25 – Comparison and contrast, the advantages of multifamily properties versus single-family properties10:07 – Advice for someone who is just starting in the real estate investment career10:48 – Why it is easier to do commercial, five units or higher deals12:10 – How to build competence in the business14:40 – How to get on the right mindset16:00 – The power of visualization: How having pictures of his goals helped him get in the right mindset
Key Takeaways:
“You got to know exactly what you want and why you want it. So it’s not just writing your goals down, it’s taking your goals to a whole another level.”– Rod Khleif
 
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Learn Jon’s strategy in real estate investing especially on rent to own deals, discover how Jon adapted to changes in the economy and how you can learn from his experiences to be successful in real estate investing, even in a down market, and know more about Jon’s shortcut on making it in the real estate business.
 
Resources/Links
Join Jon Simcoe’s Free Rent-to-Own Training: How To Make Big Money From Rent-To-Own, Without The Headache Of Tenants And Toilets. Even In Declining Markets! Click Here
Summary
Jon Simcoe is a very astute young real estate entrepreneur and he’s been in the real estate game for quite a few years now. Jon is one of these guys that just take the bull by the horns and goes for it. He started in by doing single-family home deals, and gradually ended up focusing a lot on rent to own deals and has become known as Canada’s rent to own king.
In today’s episode, Jon tells us how he got involved in real estate investing and why he chose to quit his job and focus on real estate full-time. He will also share his strategies on raising capital (he’s raised over $30M so far), and his steps to successful joint venturing with his investor partners.
Topics Covered:
1:40 – Jon’s backstory and how he got involved in real estate investing4:09 – Why he quit his day job and focused on rent to own deals6:15 – His advice to his younger self8:28 – Tips on finding money partners and raising capital for deals 
11:45 – Jon describes the ideal people he wants to partner with16:50 – How to shortcut your way to start the real estate investing business
Key Takeaways:
“I use a little systems things in my phone to remember who they are obviously some people are gonna stick out with you more as you're doing it. You always want to make that person feel special every time you talk to them.”– Jon Simcoe
“Having the right type of follow up system and warming them up with a warm-up campaign, I think that’s probably the best way to get people started, to see you as a little bit more professional, so like when you do present a deal to those who are interested, that you already have a little bit of a head start.”– Jon Simcoe
 
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