In this episode, Neil & Brittany discuss their upcoming move to North Carolina to pursue self-storage full time and live in a house hack across the street from the beach. In This Episode We Cover: We bought a house across the street from the beach with the intention of doing a house hack “someday maybe” - We will go into more detail on the house in a later episode. What led us to decide to make the move now? First, we call this podcast The Road to Family Freedom. Our goal is financial and location independence. We aren’t there yet. But we have achieved a level of independence with our investments that allow us to take this leap, which is a risk, to try an experiment in working for ourselves...while living at the beach. Several things conspired to lead us to this decision: The death of my father in March of 2020. A best friend worked alongside him for 18 years. I realized that so much of my joy of going to work every day came from the experience of getting to be with my dad on a daily basis. Making up for lost time from when he was in the Air Force. I found I missed being able to walk down the hall and tell him something cool I’d just read, or how much fun it was to whine to him about the challenges of being a father, or just getting to go to lunch with him nearly every day. Suddenly going to work every day became a sad reminder of what was no longer there. COVID. Like many people, the pandemic has made us do a lot of soul searching about what’s important in life. As we prepared for my father’s long-delayed memorial, I was putting together a slideshow of his life. I kept coming back to these pictures of us from a time when we lived near the ocean. My mom and dad both describe those days in Florida as some of the happiest times of their life. Their kids were young, the work was easy, they were surrounded by other families, many of whom became lifelong friends, we lived near the water. I've always had a dream of living near the water, and I'd like to do it while our son is still young. We love house hacking, and we have a lot of experience house hacking with a short-term rental. Right as COVID hit in March of 2020, the short-term rental regulations in Las Vegas finally caught up with us after 6 years. We got shut down. That, combined with concerns over what COVID was going to do to the Las Vegas housing market, caused us to sell our house that we had owned since 2013. We ended up with a healthy chunk of cash from the equity we had accrued. So, we bought a house across the street from the beach with the intention of house hacking it eventually way down the road. Obviously, things changed. My work, since 2003, has been indirectly in support of the war effort in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terror. When the war in Afghanistan came to an end, it felt like the end of a chapter for me.  So we sat down, did the math, and discovered we could financially take this risk. We aren't financially free. We don't have the income to sit on the beach all day drinking Pina Coladas. I prefer margaritas or Moscow Mules. But we've got savings and income streams to give us some time to work towards our next chapter.  Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/ (facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://www.instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/?hl=en (instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://twitter.com/r2familyfreedom (twitter.com/r2familyfreedom) Other Stuff: If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/) Discover the tools and services we use, visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/resources/)

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In this episode, we talk to Victor Diaz about how he got his start in self-storage, the mistakes he sees many new self-storage owners making, how to stand out from the crowd when marketing to potential sellers, and the changes he’s seen in the storage industry since he got into it. Victor Diaz is the co-founder of Stor365.com, a new consulting firm that specializes in helping self-storage owners operate their small storage portfolios the way a large REIT would. Victor’s entire adult life has been spent in the self-storage business where he was general manager and then an area field manager for U-Haul. He now oversees 8 facilities and over 670,000 square feet of storage for a private firm in Ohio. In This Episode We Cover: Ways a self-storage owner can incentivize their on-site manager to achieve better performance Emerging trends in the self-storage industry The biggest mistakes new self-storage investors make Why you should not rely solely on the self-storage supply index when evaluating a self-storage facility for purchase And much more! Books and Resources Mentioned: The Road to Family Freedom: https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com) Website: http://stor365.com/ (Stor365.com) Email: victor@stor365.com Phone: 330-591-5958 Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/ (facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://www.instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/?hl=en (instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://twitter.com/r2familyfreedom (twitter.com/r2familyfreedom) Other Stuff: If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/) Discover the tools and services we use, visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/resources/)

Lessons for New Storage Owners from an Experienced Manager with Victor Diaz

In this episode, we talk to Alka Kumar about how concerns over burnout as a doctor led her to pursue additional streams of passive income, how she scaled after buying that first single-family rental, how she purchased a small mobile home park using her self-directed retirement account, and why she is focused on investing passively in real estate syndications. Alka Kumar of YourWealthMD.com came to the United States from India with $40 in her pocket. Fast forward to today and she has been making a comfortable living working as a physician for the last 30 plus years. A few years ago, she realized that she was overworked and heading towards burnout. This forced her to look for passive and semi-passive sources of income which led her to real estate. She has now switched to working part-time as a physician and spends her free time focusing on expanding her real estate portfolio. That currently includes a local rental portfolio, a small mobile home park, and numerous passive real estate syndications. In This Episode We Cover: Why high-income earners such as doctors, lawyers, corporate executives would want to pursue passive real estate investing Why she chose to purchase a rental property in a coastal community with cash How she went about scaling her real estate portfolio after that first single-family rental Why she transitioned out of buying single-family rentals And much more! Books and Resources Mentioned: The Road to Family Freedom: https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com) Website: https://www.yourwealthmd.com/ (YourWealthMD.com) Book: https://amzn.to/2ojo1IA (The Millionaire Real Estate Investor) by Gary Keller Book: https://amzn.to/3hP6SQb (The ABCs of Real Estate Investing: The Secrets of Finding Hidden Profits Most Investors Miss) by Ken McElroy Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/ (facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://www.instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/?hl=en (instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://twitter.com/r2familyfreedom (twitter.com/r2familyfreedom) Other Stuff: If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/) Discover the tools and services we use, visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/resources/)

Passive Real Estate Investing Strategies with Alka Kumar

In this episode, we talk to Christian Mercado about how he purchased his first piece of real estate using a VA loan, how a light bulb went off after he started renting one of his rooms out, how he purchased his first self-storage for zero money down, and the key to negotiating with self-storage owners. Christian Mercado is a full-time real estate investor and Army Captain. He got his start in real estate in 2017 with the purchase of his first house utilizing a VA loan. 6 months later, he rented a room out and discovered the power of house hacking. After a year, he purchased another home to live in using his VA loan and rented out the first, and he was off to the races. Since that time he has flipped at least 8 houses, opened up several short-term rentals, and purchased a self-storage facility. In This Episode We Cover: How he bought his first property using a VA loan The red flags that led him to walk away from his first self-storage deal How he found his first self-storage deal How he negotiated with the seller to purchase for zero down with seller financing And much more! Books and Resources Mentioned: The Road to Family Freedom: https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com) Website: http://www.thesentrystorage.com (The Sentry Storage) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChristianDoesRealEstate/ (@ChristianDoesRealEstate) Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/middle-class-to-millionaires/id1498647963 (Middle Class to Millionaires) Resource: https://www.thestoragerebellion.com/ (Storage Rebellion) Book: https://amzn.to/2ZzCKMb (Rich Dad, Poor Dad) by Robert Kiyosaki Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/ (facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://www.instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/?hl=en (instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://twitter.com/r2familyfreedom (twitter.com/r2familyfreedom) Other Stuff: If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/) Discover the tools and services we use, visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/resources/)

40,000 Square Foot Self-Storage Deal as First Facility with Christian Mercado

In this episode, we talk about two key setbacks that shifted Jeff Anzalone’s mindset towards building multiple streams of passive income, why he doesn’t invest in single-family rentals, the lessons learned from losing his first $50,000 he invested in a syndication, and the great question he uses to find other potential groups to invest with. Dr. Jeff Anzalone is a full-time practicing periodontist in the great state of Louisiana, author, and founder of DebtFreeDr.com. He focuses on teaching doctors and other high-income professionals to create passive income from real estate so that they can STOP trading their time for money. In This Episode We Cover: How school may give you the knowledge to practice your profession but not prepare you for actually practicing it How a skiing accident helped him realize how precarious his economic future was even with a high-paying, safe, secure job Why 90% of all millionaires have real estate in their investment portfolios Why high-income earners should focus on their core money-making ventures and leave the active real estate investing to others Why he doesn’t invest in single-family rentals The lessons learned from losing the first $50,000 he invested in an apartment syndication Why he doesn’t like investing in syndications through crowdfunding platforms What led him to choose apartment syndications over other asset classes How he would go about educating himself on apartment syndications if he were starting over And much more! Books and Resources Mentioned: The Road to Family Freedom: https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com) Website: https://www.debtfreedr.com/ (Dr Debt Free) Resource: http://debtfreedr.com/freeguide (Free Doctor’s Passive Income Guide) Email: jeff@debtfreedr.com Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/ (facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://www.instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/?hl=en (instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://twitter.com/r2familyfreedom (twitter.com/r2familyfreedom) Other Stuff: If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/) Discover the tools and services we use, visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/resources/)

Building Multiple Streams of Income using Passive Real Estate Investments with Jeff Anzalone

In this episode, we talk to Powell Chee about his start in real estate and why quickly he shifted into multi-tenant assets, the three main roles of a real estate syndication team, a key difference between residential and commercial lending that challenges many investors making the switch, and how to build relationships with commercial real estate brokers that last. Powell Chee is a Los Angeles-based real estate investor who does all his investing out of state. After buying his first investment property in 2015, a single-family home in Kansas City, he came to the realization that one door at a time was not going to get him to his goals. Since 2017, Powell has partnered on 7 multifamily properties totaling over 1000 units. As Covid-19 affected the US in 2020, Powell shifted gears from multifamily and expanded his investments into self-storage. He closed his first self-storage property in January of 2021 and is operating it remotely. In This Episode We Cover: How he got started investing in single-family rentals but quickly shifted into multifamily investing How he scaled from those early self-funded apartment communities into larger assets with groups of passive investors Why he shifted from investing in multifamily into self-storage investments Some tips on forming real estate partnerships And much more! Books and Resources Mentioned: The Road to Family Freedom: https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com) Website: http://www.multifamilymasters.com/ (www.multifamilymasters.com) Email: powell@multifamilymasters.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/powellbiz (https://www.facebook.com/powellbiz) Twitter: https://twitter.com/powellchee (@PowellChee) Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/ (facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://www.instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/?hl=en (instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://twitter.com/r2familyfreedom (twitter.com/r2familyfreedom) Other Stuff: If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/) Discover the tools and services we use, visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/resources/)

Shifting from Multifamily to Self-Storage Investments with Powell Chee

Landon and Teria Harris started out rehabbing single-family homes. After a few successful projects, they realized it was not the direction they wanted. The amount of time, work, and capital was more than they wanted to manage. Their love of real estate led them to other investing opportunities. After hearing a podcast on vacant land sales, they immediately knew land investing was the right direction for them! Their land business began in 2019 where they immediately set up structure, processes, and tools to build their land business. Within a few short months, their business soared! They were able to build a successful land business and replace Landon’s full-time job in the first year.  In this episode, we talk to Landon and Teria about the challenges of rental property investing as well as house flipping, how that experience led them to invest in raw land, how they purchased 10 parcels for just $14,000 on their first deal, and the systems and processes they’ve set up to make their raw land business run as passively as possible. In This Episode We Cover: How Landon and Teria Harris got into real estate investing How their experience with house flipping and single-family rentals led them to shift to raw land investing How much it cost them to buy their first raw land deal How much it costs to market for raw land And much more! Books and Resources Mentioned: The Road to Family Freedom: https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com) Website: http://www.creeksidedevelopments.com/ (CreeksideDevelopments.com) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CreeksideDevelopments (Creekside Developments) Resource:: https://www.thelandgeek.com/ (The Land Geek) Resource: https://www.loom.com/ (Loom) Resource: https://airtable.com/ (AirTable) Resource: https://trello.com/ (Trello) Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/ (facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://www.instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/?hl=en (instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://twitter.com/r2familyfreedom (twitter.com/r2familyfreedom) Other Stuff: If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/) Discover the tools and services we use, visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/resources/)

From Rentals and Flipping to Raw Land Success with Landon and Teria Harris

Matt Gouge, aka Matt the Mortgage Guy, got his start in lending back in 2013. As a self-proclaimed math nerd and a people person, he burned his proverbial ships, leaving a steady paycheck with the State of California, for the commission-based world of brokering residential mortgages. He has excelled in the field because he himself is a real estate investor and he can advise clients at a high level. As a real estate investor himself, he is able to help clients not only analyze the mortgage on their primary residence but on potential investment properties as well. In this episode, we talk to Matt about his journey from state employee to a commission-based mortgage broker, the power of taking the leap into the unknown from an unfulfilling job, the tale of buying his first property before the Great Recession that is still a rental, and his misadventures investing long-distance. What You'll Learn in This Episode How Matt Gouge left a secure state job with a pension for a commission only job as a mortgage broker How lack of job satisfaction should be an indicator that something needs to change How to analyze the risk when planning to make a big decision How Matt Gouge bought his first investment property When buying a property to live in, you should keep in mind how well it will work as a rental when you move out How has he expanded his investment property portfolio How he got burned investing long distance and the mistakes he made Why you should always have an extra property manager ready to take over your rental properties Why you should NOT diversify your single-family rental portfolio across multiple cities Why you SHOULD diversify your real estate investments into syndications like apartments, self-storage, and mobile home parks How much time does take to manage a rental property portfolio How owning four or more rental units lowers your risk Where to learn how to buy investment properties Why you should buy real estate when everyone is afraid of buying real estate How to avoid paralysis by analysis How losing money on a deal can be a better education than a paid mentorship Books and Resources Mentioned The Road to Family Freedom: https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com) Website: http://www.mattthemortgageguy.com/ (Matt the Mortgage Guy) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq2XM1Q4PXs-msULABdk2Yw (Matt the Mortgage Guy) Twitter: https://twitter.com/MortgageMattCA (@MortgageMattCA) Phone: (916) 529-7600 Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/ (facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://www.instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/?hl=en (instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://twitter.com/r2familyfreedom (twitter.com/r2familyfreedom) Other Stuff: If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/) Discover the tools and services we use, visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/resources/)

Adventures in Real Estate Investing from a Mortgage Broker with Matt Gouge

Mindy Templeton is a Kansas City-based real estate investor who was, at one time, $165,000 in debt. A mindset shift a few years ago led her and her husband to aggressively pay down that debt and start buying single-family rentals in the Kansas City area. She and her husband have full-time jobs and are parents to two young children. She started Investinginyourwealth.com about two years ago as a way to track her journey to paying off that $165k of debt, and now that they are debt-free, she is working on building wealth through diversification. She is a firm believer in having multiple strategies for investing, so real estate is not her only strategy, but definitely her primary focus.  In this episode, we talk to Mindy about the mindset shift she went through that led them to adjust their spending habits, the creative way she acquired the funds for the downpayment on their first rental property, and why she doesn’t want to build a huge portfolio of rental properties. Books and Resources Mentioned The Road to Family Freedom: https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/likemindedinvestors/ (@LikeMindedInvestors) Website: https://www.investinginyourwealth.com/ (Investing In Your Wealth) Book: https://amzn.to/2ZiNzDD (Your Money or Your Life) by Vicki Robin Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/ (facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://www.instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/?hl=en (instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://twitter.com/r2familyfreedom (twitter.com/r2familyfreedom) Other Stuff: If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/) Discover the tools and services we use, visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/resources/)

From $165K in Debt to Five Single-Family Rentals with Mindy Templeton

Sara Witz and Anthony Gair are a soon-to-be husband and wife real estate investing team focused on wholesaling, flipping, and the BRRRR strategy. Two oil and gas employees from Houston, Texas who decided to take advantage of the extra time they had after their wedding was delayed by the Covid pandemic. They started investing less than 12 months ago and already have 13 deals under their belt. At the beginning of 2021, they set a goal for themselves of earning $100,000 in three months from real estate, and as of this recording, they are just $15,000 away from that goal.  In this episode, we talk to Anthony and Sara about how they got into their first BRRRR property for less than $10,000, the multiple exit strategies that they use to make use of nearly every deal they come across, why they now have a rule against doing any rehabs after dark, and the key expense many people forget about when buying a property to wholesale, flip or BRRRR. Books and Resources Mentioned The Road to Family Freedom: https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gair.realestate/ (@Gair.RealEstate) Resource: https://www.dealmachine.com/ (Deal Machine) Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/ (facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://www.instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/?hl=en (instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://twitter.com/r2familyfreedom (twitter.com/r2familyfreedom) Other Stuff: If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/) Discover the tools and services we use, visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/resources/)

How to Earn $100k in 3 Months with Sara Witz and Anthony Gair

Shane Sigsbee – Short Term Rental Investor and CEO or Sigsbee Homes talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Shane graduated from Notre Dame in 2007 with a degree in finance. He became a derivatives trader right out of school but lost his job in the financial crisis in 2009. He then left to pursue a career in gambling, starting the venture Imawhale Staking in 2010, which he still runs to this day. In 2017 he began investing in real estate in southern Alabama, focusing on the BRRRR method using short-term rentals. He’s currently sitting on 35 doors with a goal of reaching 100 doors. In this episode, we talk to Shane and Rachael about beginning their journey to real estate investing in 2017, how they scaled their portfolio from 1 to 35 doors, why they have converted most of their properties to short-term rentals, and tips and tricks on rehabbing and furnishing a short-term rental. Books and Resources Mentioned The Road to Family Freedom: https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com) Website: https://www.imawhale.com/ (I’m A Whale Staking Group) Instagram: http://instagram.com/shanesigsbee (@shanesigsbee) Twitter: https://twitter.com/ssigsbee (@ssigsbee) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.sigsbee (Shane Sigsbee) Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/ (facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://www.instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/?hl=en (instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://twitter.com/r2familyfreedom (twitter.com/r2familyfreedom) Other Stuff: If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/) Discover the tools and services we use, visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/resources/)

Using the BRRRR Method to Scale to 35 Short-Term Rental Units with Shane & Rachel Sigsbee

Moe Kruger – Senior Loan Officer at Live Oak Bank talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Moe Kruger is a 30-year banking veteran that specializes in storage financing for small business owners. Over his 30 years in banking, Moe has been a branch manager, bank business development officer, residential mortgage specialist, private banking manager, commercial relationship manager before settling in and focusing on helping small business owners. He has a great love for entrepreneurs and has spent the past 16 years financing business acquisitions, real estate acquisitions, and construction lending utilizing the Small Business Administration programs. He has closed close to a billion dollars in loans over his banking career including $250 million in storage loans. Moe joined Live Oak Bank in 2015 as a senior loan officer for the self-storage vertical. At Live Oak Bank, he is focused on loans that include construction deals, acquisitions, conversions, and mobile storage deals.  In this episode, we talk to Moe about how he got into self-storage lending, the keys to successfully getting an SBA loan for self-storage, the difference between SBA versus traditional commercial loans, and the common gotchas you should avoid. Books and Resources Mentioned The Road to Family Freedom: https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com) Website: https://www.liveoakbank.com/ (LiveOakBank.com) Email: moe.kruger@liveoak.bank Phone: (910) 550-2907 Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/ (facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://www.instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/?hl=en (instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://twitter.com/r2familyfreedom (twitter.com/r2familyfreedom) Other Stuff: If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/) Discover the tools and services we use, visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/resources/)

The Keys to Successful SBA Lending on Self-Storage with Moe Kruger

Neil Wahlgren – Chief Operations Officer at MAG Capital Partners, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. MAG Capital Partners is a private equity firm that specializes in sale-leaseback and industrial real estate investments. Neil brings nearly two decades of leadership in operations and capital markets. Prior to MAG Capital, Neil led a Bay Area real estate investment firm, raising capital for over $200M in projects. He came to real estate investing following a career in military aviation as a C-130 pilot in both the Air Force and Navy, logging over 2500 flight hours with combat tours to both Iraq and Afghanistan.  In this episode, we talk to Neil about the details of investing in single tenant net lease industrial properties, the keys to building trust with potential private equity investors, the unique benefits to investing in a net lease industrial, and the key lessons from his military background that helped him to be successful raising private equity. Books and Resources Mentioned The Road to Family Freedom: https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com) Website: http://www.magcp.com/ (MAG Capital Partners) Email: neil@magcp.com Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/ (facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://www.instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/?hl=en (instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://twitter.com/r2familyfreedom (twitter.com/r2familyfreedom) Other Stuff: If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/) Discover the tools and services we use, visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/resources/)

Consistent Passive Cash Flow using Triple Net Lease Industrial with Neil Wahlgren

Mark Podolsky – aka The Land Geek, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Armed with only $3,000, Mark bought his first few parcels of raw land in 2001. Today Mark is the author of Dirt Rich, the ultimate guide to helping you build a passive income, and owner of successful and investing company Frontier Properties. Prior to his land investing success, Mark felt trapped in a high-stress, corporate job. Escaping the rat race changed Mark’s life in so many positive ways that he decided to teach, coach, and mentor others to help them achieve their financial goals. In this episode, we talk to Mark about how he first got into raw land investing, the dead-simple way he seeks out raw land to buy, the extraordinary systems he sets up to automate 95% of his business, and the ways he designs his week to maximize productivity and happiness. Books and Resources Mentioned The Road to Family Freedom: https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com) Website: https://www.thelandgeek.com/ (The Land Geek) Website: http://www.frontierpropertiesusa.com/ (Frontier Properties USA) Resource: https://airtable.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_extra4=aud-851207090129:kwd-325289323194&utm_extra2=936407691&utm_extra3=47735600558&creative=464489871110&device=c&cx=us&targetid=aud-851207090129:kwd-325289323194&campaignid=936407691&adgroupid=47735600558&gclid=CjwKCAiAkJKCBhAyEiwAKQBCkky42tA26XHdngVmyXBjCn_nxGT8f5ZUXq25YQOVoUWyw-r06uix2xoCkTkQAvD_BwE (AirTable) Resource: https://www.followupboss.com/ (Follow Up Boss) Resource: https://www.landmodo.com/ (Landmodo) Resource: https://what3words.com/ (What Three Words) Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/ (facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://www.instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/?hl=en (instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://twitter.com/r2familyfreedom (twitter.com/r2familyfreedom) Other Stuff: If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/) Discover the tools and services we use, visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/resources/)

Escape the Rat Race by Investing in Raw Land with Mark Podolsky

Kris Reid – founder of Ardor SEO talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Kris is known online as the coolest guy in Search Engine Optimization. Now, you might be asking why a podcast about real estate investing is hosting an expert in SEO. Well, that’s because at the end of the day, real estate is a customer-driven business, and at some point, you will want to put yourself in front of more customers. Whether they be rental tenants, self-storage tenants, investors, buyers, sellers, prospective employees, etc. And the demand-driven content from a search engine is one of the best ways to do that.  In this episode, we talk to Kris about the basics of SEO, some tips on creating an SEO-friendly website, how backlinking pages help Google see your website as more reputable, and why you should NOT try to become an expert in SEO. Books and Resources Mentioned The Road to Family Freedom: https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com) Website: https://ardorseo.com/ (ArdorSEO.com) Free Guide: https://ardorseo.com/freedom (How to Get More Customers to Grow Your Business) Book: https://amzn.to/3bLWft5 (Clockwork) by Mike Michalowicz Book: https://amzn.to/3sFQrYV (Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less)https://amzn.to/3sFQrYV ( )by Michael Hyatt Book: https://amzn.to/3aYACGG (Who Not How) by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Dr. Hardy Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/ (facebook.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://www.instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/?hl=en (instagram.com/roadtofamilyfreedom/) https://twitter.com/r2familyfreedom (twitter.com/r2familyfreedom) Other Stuff: If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/episodes/) Discover the tools and services we use, visit https://www.roadtofamilyfreedom.com/ (roadtofamilyfreedom.com/resources/)

SEO for Real Estate Investors with Kris Reid

How much Money does it take to get started in a specific real estate investing niche? How much Knowledge does it take? How much Time does it take once you're up and running? And how Location dependent is it? Tune in each week to follow our journey and learn as we interview successful investors and entrepreneurs who have achieved or are well on their way to achieving financial and location independence, with a special focus the Time, Money, Knowledge and Location dependence of their chosen investment niche.

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