We’ve got more helpful insights about the self-storage business for you in today’s episode with Scott Krone, plus some crazy stuff about his friend who owns a self-storage facility. Learn all this and more when you press that play button!
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About Scott Krone
Scott is a Chicago native whose career in architecture began in 1991 by pursuing his Masters of Architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology. While obtaining his degree, he also worked as a Project Manager for Optima, Inc. During his time at Optima, Krone’s responsibilities included notable projects such as the 400-unit Cormandel in Deerfield, IL, the 40-unit HedgeRow in Winnetka, IL, and the 51-unit Optima Center Wilmette in Wilmette, IL.
In 2012, Krone founded Coda Management Group – a firm that specializes in managing real estate assets. Since its inception, Coda manages a wide range of real estate including single and multi-family homes, retail, commercial warehouse, self-storage, and multi-use flex athletic spaces. Currently, the platform of investments is in excess of $55 million.
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We’re so grateful to have Joey Mure on the show to give us the best investment strategies in real estate for passive income and a path to financial freedom. He also got a crazy story about a confrontation he had with a guy who owns a short-term rental business. Hear all these by tuning in!
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About Joey Mure
Joey Mure is a Wealth Without Wall Street founder and partner. Despite aspiring to be an orthopedic surgeon since the age of 10, Joey worked in the mortgage industry for 11 years before transitioning to finance in 2014. Joey looks up to his personal mentor, Nelson Nash, who is also a man of integrity and impact. Joey's skills in relationship building, asking probing questions and influencing and empowering people with the Wealth Without Wall Street message make him beneficial to the company's mission.
He is a relational, influential, and true leader. His coworkers describe him as thoughtful, funny, and a family man. Many people are unaware that Joey once ate a 72-ounce steak dinner. If he could be anywhere but at work, he would be at the beach with his family. And they worship the Lord every Sunday morning. Joey's long-term goal is to impact the world for Christ, while his short-term goal is to buy a beach house for his family.
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Are you looking for new ways to invest and earn a consistent passive income stream? If so, the self-storage business could be ideal for you. Listen in as Joe Evangelisti reveals how to get started in self-storage investing and its edge in real estate, plus the craziest thing about a large oil tank he encountered during his flipping days. Don’t miss out on taking advantage of this unique market!
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About Joe Evangelisti
Joe has over 15 years of experience constructing and selling residential properties in the South Jersey area. He is a second-generation builder and began visiting construction sites with his father, Rob, as a child. Since then, he has wanted to be involved in real estate and build things.
He has built an eight-figure real estate empire and finalized over $100MM in property transactions. He has channeled his passion and wealth of real estate expertise into creating state-of-the-art Self Storage Facilities across the United States.
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Daniel Apke joins us to talk about a different angle in real estate with his strategic approach to land investments. Hear more on how you can capitalize and thrive in this niche, plus a fascinating story about a property purchase turned shady transaction that taught a good lesson on assessing deals. If you don't know how to get started in this business, this is an excellent resource so listen in!
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About Daniel Apke
Daniel Apke is the co-owner of Land Investing Online. After only six months of land flipping, he quit his day job as a salesman and jumped directly into Land Investing full time. Within this timeframe in the business, he could profit over a whopping $500,000, with his average profit per land flip coming around $20,000! This land-flipping business income has changed his life for good, and he knows it can also change others!
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We’re all about the technical side of real estate syndication today. Karl Krauskopf elaborates on the importance of being hypercritical about wholesale deals, practical ways to detect early warning signs, and the next set of projects that can give you the fastest returns. Listen in as he weaves an excellent cautionary tale that could help save you money on your future ventures.
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About Karl Krauskopf
Karl is the Managing Partner of Auroras Investment Group. He got his start in real estate, flipping houses. His business has always focused on acquiring and renovating significantly under-market value properties in areas experiencing tremendous market appreciation.
As Karl diversified and scaled his business, real estate development was the natural next step, and it is now the primary focus of Auroras Investment Group. Before real estate, Karl obtained his MBA from Palm Beach Atlantic University. He left a position of 10 years (to pursue real estate investment full-time). He was running strategic planning and business development for a business services healthcare company that grosses $100M annually.
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We are psyched to have Kelli Meade with us on this episode. Join us for another exciting topic about real estate investments, starting up, going digital, and a crazy construction story that involves a self-therapeutic experience. Connect with us now and listen in!
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About Kelli Meade
Kelli is a top-producing real estate development professional who conducts meticulous comparative analyses, shapes profitable investment strategies, & designs effective selling systems.
She offers a deep understanding of the real estate market with experience spanning investment, new home construction, renovations, sales forecasting, & marketing.
In 2020, she was a record producer for Valor Communities, raising $24MM in gross sales revenue. Additionally, she was awarded Top Producer by RealtySouth. By 2021, she was named VP of Sales and Marketing for the major Builder in Huntsville, AL.
Networking is her superpower. She’s focused on building solid & synergetic relationships. A few years ago, she started offering free workshops to teach the community real estate investing. Hundreds of people attended these workshops to learn about financing, fix-n-flip strategies, & real estate fundamentals. Until COVID-19, this platform allowed her to connect with potential partners, collaborate with industry-wide professionals, & mentor emerging real estate investors.
She is also a dynamic project manager with experience running technical projects for the U.S. Navy and executing enterprise-wide technology solutions, including deploying a software system to over 40 naval base sites. Additionally, she spearheaded, planned, & implemented an unofficial public WiFi network in 7 naval regions worldwide, generating a $750k government-driven revenue stream.
She strives to be a motivational leader, steering teams toward success by championing excellence, teamwork, & a customer-first mentality.
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Do you want to save money on taxes? Tax law changes happen all the time, and one of the current ones related to the pandemic era is worth visiting your tax professional if you are self-employed or are an employee. This episode is worthy of your attention!
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In this all-purpose episode, Alejandro Szita shares his perspective on the United States of America, mortgages, private property rights, and customer experience. As a bonus track, hear his narrative about a residential loan turned into a nightmare deal. This is going to be one of your favorites to date!
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About Alejandro Szita
Alejandro Szita is the President of Prosperity Lending. He is a California-licensed real estate broker and mortgage professional, and he has been doing loans and real estate transactions in Southern California since 2005.
Growing up in Chile, Alejandro was always fascinated by finance, and at a young age, he went on a quest to find out how money works. He got to see firsthand what it takes to grow a creative enterprise thanks to his grandfather, a fashion designer who created the most prominent men’s clothing brand in the country. After studying economics at the University of Santiago, Alejandro gained work experience in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK before settling in Southern California.
Alejandro worked for over ten years as an agent under a prominent commercial and luxury real estate broker, where he became familiar with many different financial scenarios. He started his own business, focusing on real estate loans for business owners and creative entrepreneurs.
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An astonishing sublet fee tale is ahead of you as Tina Larsson joins us not only to talk about her shocking real estate experience but also to let you into the world of cooperative and condominium space. See how this woman is helping multifamily residential building boards manage a more cost-efficient and sustainable business by hitting the play button.
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About Tina Larsson
Tina Larsson is a financial consultant and efficiency expert for co-op and condo boards as well as building owners. With her husband, Mark Foley, they have 50+ years combined experience, analyzing and interpreting complex financial data. Their firm, The Folson Group has built proprietary benchmarks, including data of operating costs and project costs for over 200 buildings. They have successfully saved buildings hundreds of thousands of dollars; including buildings with no maintenance increases for 7 years.
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We are so glad to learn about Tara’s real estate background and how she shifted sail to find her real calling. It is such a delight to hear her insights about traveling, education, and yes, a silly narrative about a bidet experience and an icy incident. Tune in and enjoy the conversation!
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About Tara McNamara
Tara approaches her business more as a consultant, educating and guiding versus a typical salesperson selling and pressuring. She really doesn’t sell real estate but more importantly, she helps people change their lives. Yes, she assists people in selling and buying homes but sees it more as helping people move forward in their lives. She does this by fulfilling the role of being her client’s “Trusted Advisor” and her purpose is to help clients make good decisions that are best for them.
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Excited to hear Michael Tich’s wildest real-estate experience that involved open-house cooking and a diversity exploration. He also shares insider tips on co-living spots, digitalizing the marketplace, common-property rental investments, and making everything work together. Listen in and learn more!
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Michael Tich is the VP, Growth & Data Science and Co-Founder of HomeRoom. He is a Marketing leader with experience leading teams to advance the field of marketing analytics and data science.
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In this episode, we enjoy chatting with Brenda Kasuva about her passion for education, the importance of finding your biggest why, and overcoming biases in the world of real estate. Listen to the end to hear her insane story about a "deal-or-no-deal" situation.
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About Brenda Kasuva
Education is key to Brenda Kasuva. She has completed several National designation/certifications and is a Real Estate Educator starting one's real estate career. Brenda Kasuva is also a CERTIFED eXp MENTOR guiding 15+ people in the industry.
Brenda Kasuva attained her Bachelor’s degree in Computer information systems at Towson University. She got her Maryland Real estate license in July 2004. She also attained her master’s degree in Business Administration – Marketing from the University of Baltimore.
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It’s such a delight to connect with Landon Pastori who started his early days building a fascinating business in the airstream restoration space. Listen in as he shares the importance of keeping your mental game in check, the value of keeping tabs on a strong backbone system, realtor safety, as well as a shell-shocking moment with an “unwanted squatter” while touring first-time homebuyers. Yes, just do it!
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Landon comes from a background of entrepreneurship. He will work hard at ensuring you reach your Real Estate goals. Landon loves to learn, is tech savvy, and excited to help you achieve the dream of home ownership. He will be an asset throughout your Real Estate journey. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife Chloe, driving fast cars and partaking in Dungeons and Dragons. Contact Landon today for your real estate needs.
Having been deep rooted in business for over 10 years Landon bridges the gap between classroom knowledge and real-world applications. Having worked alongside the areas most brilliant marketers, and real estate investors, he brings a level of networking that cannot be overlooked. Landon is on the edge of his seat at all times to rush out the door and show off a property here, there, or anywhere. Just be cautious as he may still have a bit of grease on his hands from working on one of his classic cars day in and day out.
No matter if it's a day at the office or a flight with his wonderful wife to the Bahamas, Landon always has the means to make your real estate dreams a reality.
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This episode will surely open your eyes and provide you with a great perspective on the future of senior care. Join us as we pick Therese Southwell’s brain on the specifics of creating residential spaces for the elderly, including architectural, regulatory, and logistical considerations. Also, hear the buzz about an insane story of what the neighbors have to say about her advocacy.
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Therese Southwell is the co-owner of Rosette Residential Senior Living. Senior care has always been near to Therese’s heart. Her father worked in a nursing home in Chester County where she enjoyed spending time with residents as a child. Her father eventually opened a visiting-nurse service that he operated while also caring for family members in their home. As an adult, Therese would eventually care for her beloved Aunt Kay for many years. Though most of her professional career has been in real estate finance, she is also a licensed Personal Care Home Administrator. Therese looks forward to combining both disciplines with her lifelong love of seniors to continue making Rosette the premier senior home on the mainline.
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“Looks can be deceiving.” It is a life lesson that our special guest Nik Tsoukales learned when he worked with a walk-in client that ended up to be his biggest and most “royal” rental sale. Tune in because this episode will surely change your career perspective!
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Nik was the youngest real estate agent based in Boston at 18 years old, a friend introduced him to real estate through rentals where he became an agent. From there he became interested in buying old buildings to renovate and sell them to people he trusts, prior to owning REALTOP Marketing he was a former leasing agent, mortgage backer, and sales agent.
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From single-family property flips that involved scary water situations to massively scaling his business, Blake Templeton shares his success stories towards financial freedom. This guy is all about sophisticated strategies, building pillars, and making a difference. Check this out!
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Blake handles the full overview and management for each investment from concept to maturity. This includes market analytics, feasibilities, due diligence, concept creation, acquisition, development, processes, procedures, and quality assurance at every phase of the investment process.
Blake also serves as the external voice for the company. He is an experienced and knowledgeable economic speaker and addresses small and large audiences of executives and business professionals nationwide. His passion is to awaken awareness concerning our current economy and emphasize the need for individual investment dollars to be invested into tangible assets, not paper investments (Stocks, mutual funds, etc.)
Mr. Templeton has been often featured as a Financial Expert in “Business Week”, “CNBC”, “Fox News” Networks around the country and many Business Journals including “Philadelphia Business Journal”, “Dallas Business Journal” and “Boston Business Journal” for his keen insight on how to protect and build wealth in emerging real estate markets. Blake is a regular guest on the radio where he consults Executives on their Investments.
As a member of the World Oil Council, he speaks with executives about wealth management and helps them diversify their investments into real estate with Boron Capital.
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Really excited for you to meet one of our favorites Schneika Stokes who is an educator, a volunteer leader, and a great influence in the field. Tune in today as she talks about the importance of staying informed, getting involved, and creating the next generation of real estate professionals. She will also share crazy stories that happened during her first few listings and how she saw the “sign” to pursue her calling.
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About Schneika Stokes
Schneika is the Founder and Lead Instructor of The Academy of Real Estate & Business Development. She brings 20 years of combined experience as an educator and real estate professional. She started in real estate in 2015. Back then, she was a 14-year educator in the public and private sectors then jumped into Real Estate full force & haven’t looked back. She will be President of her local board next year, has chaired multiple committees on the state level and is currently in her 4th year as a committee member on the NAR Housing Opportunity Committee. Schneika simply loves this industry.
In 2019, she started teaching Real Estate classes and decided to open her own school. She also offers Sales Pre & Post and has had a few CE courses as well. To date, she is continuously trying to feel her way to determine what the agents in the market really need.
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About Heather Dreves
Heather Dreves is the Director of Funding at Secured Investment Corp. She is a tenured employee that has worked in the Private Money Industry for over 15 years and held her Series 63 license. Heather has been directly involved in the sale of over 75 million dollars in Trust Deed Mortgages and raised over 10 million in Secured Investment Corps High Yield Equity Funds. She has had experience in assisting underwriting, managing the Cogo and Servicing team in addition to Investor Relations.
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Want to learn some different angles to consider while looking at spaces? Today, Heidi Bolyard shares her innovative headspace in the industry and a story about an accidental discovery experience, in real estate, that led to an artistic ending. Join us to hear tips when looking for houses and properties.
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Heidi lives in Dublin with her children, Grady and Ellinore. In her spare time, she enjoys watching her kids play sports and volunteering in their classrooms, long-distance running, hot yoga, designing furniture, and baking.
Heidi received her Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Design and Architecture from Ball State University. She also earned an Associate’s Degree in both Construction Management and Art from Delta College.
Heidi is a Registered Architect in the State of Ohio and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, a member of the American Institute of Architects, and a LEED BD+C Accredited Professional. She also holds a certificate with the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, which provides reciprocity for registration in over forty states.
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Kate Ziegler joins us today to impart ideas and techniques on what questions to ask when dealing with a REALTOR, what to look for when investing, and what to do when considering a forever home. Plus, Kate shares a story about an insane inspection that turned into a life-long inspiration. Dial in to learn the impacts of going above and beyond to support your clients!
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Kate Ziegler is a Realtor, real estate investor, and entrepreneur. Born and raised on a farm in rural Pennsylvania, she has lived and worked in Boston for more than 15 years.
Kate started her career in legal operations and corporate property management. The daughter of a contractor, Kate grew up on construction sites, roofing and framing alongside her father and grandfather; she now applies that experience to owning and managing multi-family properties in Jamaica Plain and Roslindale, and renovating a cabin in New Hampshire along with her husband, Jack Romano. Kate helps clients across Greater Boston buy and sell homes that fit their unique needs and achieve their goals in a rapidly shifting market.
Kate is a basement expert for Apartment Therapy and has been featured in the Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Realtor.com, Discover's Modern Money, Citi's Life, and Money, House Beautiful, and Reader's Digest. She is a house whisperer, partial to old homes and good bones, and loves helping clients solve the mysteries and uncover the histories of their homes. Kate strives to align the motivations of buyers and sellers to be sure everyone gets what they need, and most of what they want, too.
Currently, a member of The Junior League of Boston, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Leadership Alumni Council, Elkins Fish & Game Club, and a regular volunteer with Women’s Lunch Place, Kate is committed to seeing her communities thrive.
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If you want to hear more crazy stories in the field, we have Chris Larsen for you sharing a not-so-fancy side of the real estate business. Be sure to check this out to see the consequences of missing a crucial process when dealing with tenants.
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Christopher Larsen is the founder and Managing Partner of Next-Level Income. Since “retiring” after 18 years in the medical device industry he dedicates his time to helping others become financially independent through education and investment opportunities. Chris has been investing in and managing real estate for over 20 years.
While completing his degree in Biomechanical Engineering and M.B.A. in Finance at Virginia Tech, he bought his first single-family rental at age 21. Chris expanded into development, private lending, buying distressed debt as well as commercial office, and ultimately syndicating commercial properties. He began syndicating deals in 2016 and has been actively involved in over $500M of real estate acquisitions. In addition to real estate, Chris has invested in equities, oil & gas, and small business lending, as well as being active in Venture South, one of the nation’s Top 10 Angel Investing groups.
Chris lives with his wife and two boys (and Viszla, Lucy!) in Asheville, NC where he loves spending time with them in the outdoors and enjoying the food and culture that the region has to offer.
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If you think politics has nothing to do with real estate, you might think twice after tuning in to this episode! Our guest John Blom explains the significant impacts of public policies in the real estate industry and why you should be involved more if you are a REALTOR. Listen to this one because John will tell a juicy story about losing an election with just a 55 votes difference.
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About John Blom
John Blom is a REALTOR based in Vancouver, Washington and he always had a passion for public policies. One of his fellow brokers knew about this and so encouraged him to join the local association government affairs committee. He also ran for office and was elected to a seat in the Clark Country Council. John really believes in connecting stories to policies and understanding how these could impact people’s lives.
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Get tons of value from this episode as we have Zack Boothe talks about getting started in the real estate wholesaling business and the challenges of being a real estate investor. Join us because Zack shares a story about a family who almost had to let go of a house they bought with their life savings. So, if you're wondering how he handled the situation, don't ever miss this show!
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About Zachary Boothe
Zack Boothe was a window cleaner turned highly successful real estate investor. Now, Zack helps other people replicate his success in real estate investing and founded Driving For Dollars Mastery. Zack Launched the Driving for Dollars Mastery Podcast and it is in the top 1% of podcasts globally. You can also find Zack on YouTube sharing his insights on real estate investing.
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Dial-in as Jordan Salisbury shares her wild stories in real estate that involved a man who bought a foreclosed home with a gold mold and cocaine and a bigfoot family that you don’t want to miss. Stay tuned to learn how to become a successful REALTOR without affecting the time for your family.
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About Jordan Salisbury
Jordan Salisbury is Realtor of the Year 2017 and was National Association of Realtor’s 2018 Class of 30 Under 30. Jordan is a native of the Lake of Ozarks and has a great passion for the lake community. Having joined the real estate industry in 2005, she has kept her clients and community at the forefront and is always welcoming each day and client with a smile.
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Today, we’ll give you tons of information as our guest Ant Stroud shares some information about what REALTORS should know with VA loans. Join us to hear his mind-blowing story that has to do with his VA loan transaction.
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About Ant Stroud
“Home is where the heart is” might seem like a cliche to anyone else, but Anthony is a living, breathing embodiment of this truth. Moreover, it perfectly encapsulates his motivation for becoming a REALTOR Growing up, Anthony bounced around from home to home, never experiencing a stable living environment, and even finding himself homeless at the age of 15.
As the CEO of the Ant Stroud Group with Navy to Navy Homes, Anthony is now fulfilling one of his life’s passions in helping others find and settle into their dream home. It has not been an easy journey becoming one of Northeast Florida’s top 5% real estate agents, and according to the Jacksonville Business Journal, ranked in the top 50 of real estate teams.
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