Today, we have something special for you as Barb Betts reveals the power of social media and tons of valuable advice for brokers and agents who want to up their game in today's market. You've got to finish this episode to hear Barb's crazy story about listing and disclosing her best friend's "haunted" house, so stay tuned!
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About Barb Betts
Barb Betts is a successful Real Estate Professional, Broker/CEO, Keynote Speaker, and Social Media Guru. She runs a boutique brokerage in Southern California that looks at the Real Estate Industry differently. This innovative thinking has made her a sought-after speaker and educator locally and nationally.
Barb brings an honest, compassionate, and transparent approach to each event she speaks at, every training course she produces, and each Real Estate Professional she helps on their journey to finding success. Her passion lies in sharing her best practices, successes (and failures) in selling Real Estate, running a brokerage, and figuring out how to balance it.
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Are you or someone you know going through a divorce? Safeguard your finances and home ownership eligibility with Prof. Kelly Murray, J.D., as she presents a smarter way to work with lawyers and real estate professionals before divorce mediation. Plus, you’ll also hear a crazy good story about the time they actually stopped a couple from divorcing!
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In today’s episode, Charlotte Dunford sheds light on one of the most intriguing real estate niches - mobile home parks, and its impact on the affordable housing crisis. Stay tuned to hear her unbelievable story about starting a real estate company with little experience and an even smaller lump of cash on hand!
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About Charlotte Dunford
Charlotte graduated from The Georgia Institute of Technology, earning her degree in Business with a focus on business analytics and technology. Coming from China at 16 without her parents, Charlotte's intense drive to succeed led her to build her own company.
Along with her business partner, Charlotte started Johns Creek Capital, LLC in early 2020. From only two investors at the beginning of the firm's founding, Charlotte and the team led the company to a total investor subscription of over $5 million. She is also a Certified Associate in Project Management and speaks fluent Mandarin. She enjoys playing the piano and doing equestrian sports in her spare time.
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Website: Johns Creek Capital
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Today's guest uncovers an effective strategy for building wealth through rental property investment. Listen as Sabrina Guler explores opportunities in short-term leases and how to add value to satisfy tenants as much as possible while saving money in the long run.
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About Sabrina Guler
Sabrina is a 29-year-old female entrepreneur in the real estate space that co-founded Techvestor, a short-term rental fund that raised $21m in the last 12 months. Before Techvestor, she worked at Apple in the engineering space as a project manager for the Airpods product line while helping thousands of people in tech learn about real estate investing. Since 2021, she has flipped, designed, and furnished over 65 houses, built Techvestor’s operational infrastructure, and has been nominated for Forbes 30 under 30, 2023.
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How to Dominate During This Recession!
Enroll Now to get ahead of the curve and learn how to manage changing markets, the action steps for what to do, and most importantly, what to say so that you can secure listings, assist more buyers, and grow your business no matter what the market is doing.
Now that there’s inflation, you’ve got to make better investing decisions and fewer mistakes. That’s why Aaron Chapman is with us to share the lending shams to avoid and more tips for your real estate success. He also tells his story of how he went from scavenging coins at a parking lot to being in the top 1% of loan originators in America. Dial in!
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About Aaron Chapman
Aaron Chapman has been a veteran in the finance industry since 1997, helping clients better understand, source, and finance cash-flow positive investment properties. He advises over 100 clients a month in the acquisition and financing of their investment properties and primary residences. Aaron is ranked in the top 1% of mortgage loan processors in the country, in an industry of over 300,000 licensed loan originators, closing in excess of 100 transactions per month.
He moved his team to SNMC in 2015 to continue focusing on a national business working with real estate investors. His team has grown over the years containing all operations with Aaron as the sole loan originator driving volume. His team's expertise is in the complicated and closes the highest priced loans in the industry.
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How to Dominate During This Recession!
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You’ll be listening to crazily creative ways to get involved in real estate in today’s episode with Dr. Chau Ong as he talks about corporate housing and what it takes for you to earn stable cash flow. He’ll also detail the shocking and messy realities of renting short-term rentals, so don’t miss this!
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About Dr. Chau Ong
Dr. Chau Ong is the founder and CEO of multiple businesses: Airbnb/Vrbo/Corporate Housing, Educator, and The Water Doctor. He is an experienced serial entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the real estate and healthcare industry. He now also helps busy professionals make 10 to 20 thousand dollars every month within 3 to 6 months without owning properties.
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Red Taylor joins us to share his knowledge on achieving financial success without pursuing your true passion, and through negotiating deals and overcoming challenges. He also recounts a lovely tale of how he and his wife met and a crazy story of how his home caught fire soon after he purchased it. There’s so much to learn from this episode, so be sure to listen!
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About Red Taylor
Red Taylor worked as a teacher, a former assistant football coach in the Southeastern Conference, and in sales before investing in real estate. He has been the president of Health Trust Financial Network since 2000 and leads ArriveHome Investment Partners, where he works closely with his wife. Additionally, he serves as the CEO of Red Taylor Insurance, a reputable leader in the sector that offers health insurance to people and small businesses.
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Today, Melanie Bajrovic shares how real estate transformed her life, the value of portfolio diversification, and essential tips for rookie investors. Stay tuned to hear her story of proving everyone wrong for thinking she was crazy and about those who helped her!
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About Melanie Bajrovic
Melanie Bajrovic is from Niagra Falls, Canada. She is a real estate investor, serial entrepreneur, speaker, educator, and two-time international best-selling author of the books “The Wealthy Barmaid: From Minimum Wage to Millionaire” and “The Most Awesome Money Book Ever.” She worked as a barmaid for 15 years and eventually became a millionaire at 27 years old because of real estate. Now, she owns a multi-million dollar portfolio comprised of short-term rentals, single-family, and commercial real estate properties.
She shares her inspiring story to encourage others to take action in reaching for their success, wealth, and freedom through entrepreneurship and real estate investing.
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How to Dominate During This Recession!
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Gain the knowledge to turn distressed properties into money-making opportunities from Jake Harris as we chat about reasons to stay ahead of institutional investors and why he wrote his book "Catching Knives." He also tells a crazy story regarding toilet flappers and other manufacturing issues in today's real estate market.
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About Jake Harris
Jake is the founder and managing partner of a private equity real estate company that has overseen the development, acquisition, and management of over $200 million in assets in the last five years.
He has nearly two decades of experience in real estate, construction, and investment management and is a licensed California broker with expertise in opportunity zones, infill development, construction cost-control systems, and the scaling of distressed investing businesses.
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How to Dominate During This Recession!
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Get to know the wildest real estate market on the planet with Louise Phillips Forbes in today's episode as we chat about her expansive real estate knowledge and crazy stories about how she survived and navigated being a broker in New York City. Tune in now!
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Amazon book: Wise Up by Karen Duffy | Hardcover
About Louise Phillips Forbes
Louise has been an industry leader in New York City's residential real estate market for over three decades. With career sales expected to exceed $5 billion in 2022, she is considered one of the elite Power Brokers in Manhattan. With a list of accolades to her credit, she has been able to foster and maintain strong relationships and is regarded by clients and colleagues for her market insights, thoughtful guidance, and consummate professionalism.
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How to Dominate During This Recession!
Enroll Now to get ahead of the curve and learn how to manage changing markets, the action steps for what to do, and most importantly, what to say so that you can secure listings, assist more buyers, and grow your business no matter what the market is doing.
Do you want to break out of the cookie-cutter lifestyle? Check out today's show with Maurice Philogene to hear his expert life and investing advice. If you are an investor looking to venture into a career defined by your values and passion, this is the episode for you!
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About Maurice Philogene
Maurice is a real estate entrepreneur, coach, philanthropist, and co-founder at Quattro Capital. He is responsible for cultivating investor relationships, raising capital, and ensuring that relationships with investors, the company, and the property are an excellent fit to maximize experiences and opportunities.
He owns over 2100 single-family homes, apartments, and mobile home communities in ten states. His 25+ year real estate career has provided him with complete financial freedom, time control, and location flexibility.
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How to Dominate During This Recession!
Enroll Now to get ahead of the curve and learn how to manage changing markets, the action steps for what to do, and most importantly, what to say so that you can secure listings, assist more buyers, and grow your business no matter what the market is doing.