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Road to Family FreedomHow to Scale Your Short-Term Rental Business with Clint HarrisClint Harris – a short-term rental investor and owner of Salt and Soul Property Management talks to Neil Henderson, the host of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. When we last spoke to Clint Harris in February of 2020, he owned 14 short-term rental units. In this episode, we talk to Clint about how he has scaled his portfolio to over 60 units under management. Clint has been a real estate investor for over a decade with his wife, starting with long-term single-family home investing but has since transitioned into short-term rentals, including their own house on the beach.In This Ep...2022-01-2558 min
Road to Family FreedomWe are MOVING!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...2021-10-1216 min
Road to Family FreedomUsing the BRRRR Method to Scale to 35 Short-Term Rental Units with Shane & Rachel SigsbeeShane 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 sitt...2021-03-291h 02
Road to Family FreedomThe Keys to Successful SBA Lending on Self-Storage with Moe KrugerMoe 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 Sm...2021-03-2242 min
Road to Family FreedomConsistent Passive Cash Flow using Triple Net Lease Industrial with Neil WahlgrenNeil 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 fl...2021-03-1543 min
Road to Family FreedomEscape the Rat Race by Investing in Raw Land with Mark PodolskyMark 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 othe...2021-03-0833 min
Road to Family FreedomSEO for Real Estate Investors with Kris ReidKris 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 cont...2021-03-0141 min
Road to Family FreedomPutting Landlording on Easy Mode with Casey FranchiniCasey Franchini – Single-Family Rental investor, and founder of Brick By Brick Wealth talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Casey is a real estate investor and mom of 3 young children who earns a passive second income from investing in single-family rental properties. She also teaches aspiring real estate investors that they, too, can live a better life with passive income from rentals and it starts with getting the first one. In this episode, we talk to Casey about how she first got started in real estate as a resi...2021-02-2247 min
Road to Family FreedomFrom House Hacking to 10 Units with Becky NovaBecky Nova – multifamily investor and founder of Lady-Landlords.com, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Becky began investing in real estate in 2018, when she and her husband, Emilio, purchased their first duplex in Yonkers, NY. Just a year later, she bought a four-family in the same neighborhood as well as a condo in the Dominican Republic, her husband’s native country. Now, she has acquired 10 doors in a competitive high cost of living area in two years.She has grown a love for working with first-time investors and...2021-02-1543 min
Road to Family FreedomGetting Started with Passive Wealth Strategies with Taylor LohtTaylor Loht – Real Estate Investor, Founder of NT Capital, and host of the Passive Wealth Strategies podcast talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Taylor is on a mission to teach Busy Professionals how they can invest in real estate without dealing with tenants, toilets, and termites. He highlights and distills the knowledge, experiences, and lessons of expert real estate investors through his podcast, YouTube Channel, and email newsletter Passive Wealth Strategies for Busy Professionals.His goal is to help his listeners and investors build lives of abundance. He...2021-02-081h 00
Road to Family FreedomSelf-Storage, Industrial Warehouses, and Your Circle of Competence with Michael RogersMichael Rogers – Real Estate Investor and Owner of Chandler Properties, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. After working for 15 years in the Corporate Accounting world Michael transitioned to full-time real estate investing in 2017. When he was still working his full-time corporate job he was also purchasing, remodeling, and managing rental properties as a side job. He currently self-manages a portfolio of 350 storage units, several residential rental properties, and is developing a Third Party Logistics industrial warehouse complex.In this episode, we talk to Michael about how he bo...2021-02-0141 min
Road to Family FreedomFrom 3 Single Family Homes to 1000 Multifamily Units with Justin FraserJustin Fraser – Multifamily Asset Manager and Host of the True Multifamily Show, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Justin is an apartment syndicator, asset manager, and real estate investor, responsible for managing multiple apartments across the country.A real estate investor since 2014 when he bought a single-family home as a rental property. For years Justin flipped houses and owned single-family rentals until May of 2018 when he formed 88 Real Estate Capital and closed on his first apartment syndication, raising over $600k for the deal.By September 2018, Ju...2021-01-2552 min
Road to Family FreedomFrom House Hacking to Full-Time Passive Investor with Tamar HermesTamar Hermes – CEO of Wealth Warrior Woman, Full-time Real Estate Investor, educator, and money coach, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Tamar guides women to become financially free through Real Estate Investing and creating an empowering relationship to money. Tamar grew up poor as the child of a Holocaust survivor and had no idea how people got rich. By chance, she stumbled upon Real Estate investing and became obsessed with the world of finance.Today, she coaches clients across the country and is a fanatic about investing. Ta...2021-01-1856 min
Road to Family FreedomOwning and Operating 15 Self-Storage Facilities Remotely with Gary EdmondsGary Edmonds – Self Storage Owner and Operator, founder of Pack It LLC and TheStorageManager, talks to Neil Henderson, the host of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Gary Edmonds is an Illinois based self-storage owner, operator, and manager who bought his first facility back in 1999 while holding down a full-time job. Since then, he has acquired 14 facilities totaling 1800 units and over 280,000 square feet of storage space. And almost all of those facilities were acquired and run remotely while Gary had a career as a State Farm insurance agent. In this episode, we talk to Gary about buying tha...2021-01-1158 min
Road to Family FreedomBuying a 12-Unit Multifamily as Your First Rental Property with Amanda BolanAmanda Bolan – Multifamily investor, wife, and mother to 3 small children. Being active previously on flips, underway on a small development, she and her husband have narrowed their focus to multifamily properties for long term wealth creation. At the beginning of 2020, they closed on a 12 unit apartment deal as their first rental property.,In this episode, we talk about getting started flipping properties, how they ended up buying a larger property than they thought they could afford, the challenge of acquiring their first property during the beginning of a pandemic, and how they got past the fear of th...2021-01-0451 min
Road to Family FreedomBest Episodes of 2020 with Neil & Brittany Henderson2020-12-3123 min
Road to Family FreedomScaling Your Self-Storage Empire with Truck Parking and Modulars with Wendell LongWendell Long – Serial Entrepreneur, Self-Storage Investor and owner of Mint Hill Self-Storage talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Wendell got his start in the manufacturing equipment business and has been successfully operating that business for 20 plus years. In addition, he has over 30 years of experience in commercial and residential real estate, including rezoning and development. He has 5 current commercial development projects, including warehousing facilities, self-storage and parking, and commercial leasing. He opened his first self-storage facility in 2008 and is building and expanding his second and third facilities now....2020-12-2850 min
Road to Family Freedom20 Build and Hold Rentals Before Age Thirty with Natalie CloutierNatalie Cloutier – Real Estate Investor from The New Build Couple talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Natalie started her investing journey along with her husband when they were just 20 years old with zero dollars in the bank by building their own home from the ground up. They then used an 18-month interest-free credit card from Home Depot to build a basement apartment, got a HELOC, and kept going from there. They have acquired a total of 12 doors so far, with an additional eight that are currently under construction....2020-12-2148 min
Road to Family FreedomLiving a Fit Rich Lifestyle using Multifamily with Jason & Pili YarusiJason Yarusi and Pili Yarusi – Multifamily Syndicators and co-founders of Yarusi Holdings, talk to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, co-hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. In 2016 they founded Yarusi Holdings, a multifamily investment firm currently with over 800 units under management. The firm repositions properties through operational efficiencies, moderate to extensive renovations, and complete rebranding. Jason and Pili also host "The Jason and Pili Project" a Youtube Channel and Podcast that sets the foundation for building Mental Fortitude, Growing Wealth, and Improving Health by providing actionable steps (and avoiding missteps). Their monthly meetup, The New Jersey Multifamily Foundation Cl...2020-12-1743 min
Road to Family FreedomUsing TikTok to Start a Self-Storage Empire with Frazier RobisonFrazier Robison – The owner of Titan Self Storage talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Frazier is a self-storage investor from the Pacific Northwest who has purchased five facilities in less than two years. He documents his journey and experiences as the owner/operator of a self-storage business to his 360,000 followers on the short-form social media video sharing platform TikTok. In this episode, we talk to Frazier about how he found his way into storage, how he purchased his first facility by partnering with his brother, the ways in...2020-12-1046 min
Road to Family FreedomFrom Zero to Fifty Rentals in 18 Months with Josh and Marcie RathbunJosh and Marcie Rathbun – Real Estate Investors and co-founders of Silver Lining Homes talk to Neil Henderson, the host of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Josh and Marcie have grown their rental property portfolio from Zero to Fifty units in just a year and a half. They began accumulating properties while Josh had a full-time job, and Marcie worked as the property manager. In that short amount of time, they have achieved enough financial independence to set off on a family adventure to travel the United States by RV full time. In this episode, we talk to...2020-12-071h 18
Road to Family FreedomTeaching Veterans to House Hack Using VA Loans with Eric UpchurchEric Upchurch – Real Estate Investor and Army Veteran from Active Duty, Passive Income talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Eric has a passion for educating the military community on how to create long term wealth through real estate investing, while personally investing across the country for the last fourteen years. He serves as Co-Founder of Active Duty Passive Income (ADPI) and is a Senior Managing Partner with ADPI Capital. Most recently, Eric’s team has opened a nationwide, first-of-its-kind 100% employee-owned mortgage branch, real estate brokerage, as well as an insu...2020-12-0255 min
Road to Family FreedomConverting Old Buildings to Self Storage with Scott KroneScott Krone – Self Storage Investor from Coda Management Group talks to Neil Henderson of The Road to Family Freedom Podcast. Scott is a Chicago native whose career began in architecture in 1991. In 2012, Krone founded Coda Management Group - a firm that specializes in managing real estate assets. Since its inception, Coda has managed a wide range of real estate including single and multi-family homes, retail, commercial warehouse, self-storage, and multi-use flex athletic spaces.In this episode we talk to Scott about his company’s specialty, which is converting older buildings into Class A self-storage facilities, we talk abou...2020-11-3041 min
Road to Family FreedomHow to Fill Your Self-Storage Funnel with Fernando AngelucciFernando Angelucci – self-storage investor and co-founder of Titan Wealth Group talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, co-hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Fernando got his start in real estate when he was just 23 on the residential side of the world with wholesaling small deals and acquiring residential rentals. He then went on to build a multi-family rental portfolio. Two years ago he made the switch to self-storage and has grown his self-storage portfolio to upwards of 260,000 square feet producing more than $550,000 in Net Operating Income per year and did it in less than 24 months.In...2020-11-231h 19
Road to Family FreedomBuilding Your “Forever Money” Using Multifamily Real Estate with Mandy McAllisterMandy McAllister – a multifamily real estate investor, mindset ninja, eternal learner, coach, and dot connector talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson from The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Mandy followed volleyball to Mercer University in Georgia where she was awarded Top Graduate in Marketing. Soon after, she moved to Chicago to do a Masters in Economics and began work at the Board of Trade. Her professional career transitioned to Medical Device Sales where she was a perennial top performer. After many years of “chasing commission,” she has made it her mission to secure financial freedom for her family and ot...2020-11-1951 min
Road to Family FreedomRaising a Million Dollars in Under One Month with Frank ScappaticciFrank Scappaticci – a former financial services consultant, Army Officer, and West Point graduate turned real estate investor and entrepreneur. After over a year of hesitation, he finally decided to make real estate his full-time profession while partnering with Grayline Investments. Since that time, he and his partners at Grayline have turbocharged a home buying system that is closing on up to 30 deals a month and is primarily focused around towns with military bases.We talk about why he and his team have decided to focus on towns with military bases, how they are marketing to up to 200,000 po...2020-11-1649 min
Road to Family FreedomTips for Talking to Self-Storage Owners and Brokers with Marla ColicMarla Colic – is a former self-storage owner and now broker from Missouri who has been in the industry since 2010. Marla’s knowledge of the storage asset class includes storage ownership, management, consulting, and brokerage. In 2016, Marla joined Marcus & Millichap as a real estate broker where she facilitates the acquisition and disposition of Self Storage assets across Missouri and the Midwest. Marla is a partner with First Vice President Investments Anne Williams-Blackwell and the Williams Storage Group, which includes over 30-year storage experience. The Williams Storage Group sold over $60 million in storage in 2019.In this episode, we talk to M...2020-11-1253 min
Road to Family FreedomPurchasing Six Self-Storage Facilities in Two Years with Tony PernelliTony Pernelli – is a self-storage investor from Pennsylvania who got his start investing in multifamily and flips. In this week’s episode, you’ll hear how he self-managed over 100 residential doors while holding down a full-time job and why that experience pushed him into investing in self-storage facilities. In just two years, Tony has built a portfolio of 6 facilities and counting in several locations in the South.In this episode we talk to Tony about purchasing his first self-storage facility, what was it that attracted him to storage from working a full-time job while managing over 100 residential units...2020-11-0941 min
Road to Family FreedomFrom Zero to Twenty Multifamily Units On Their First Deal with German and Oscar BuendiaGerman & Oscar Buendia – brothers and co-founders of Good Day Capital, talk to Neil Henderson, the host of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. German and Oscar were both serving in the military, but only recently began investing in multifamily. Sparked by a family scare while deployed, Oscar and German decided to build up a multifamily portfolio to provide some flexibility. After overcoming limiting beliefs, they built relationships online to do their first deal in Ohio, a 20 unit multifamily portfolio.They’ve got a great story about how they overcame a lot of their limiting beliefs and found thei...2020-11-0256 min
Road to Family FreedomSelf-Storage Investing with a Higher Purpose with Scott MeyersScott Meyers – founder of SelfStorageInvesting.com and Kingdom Storage focuses on syndicating self-storage deals and helping others launch their own self-storage business to enjoy a lifestyle as his saying goes, “ free from tenants, toilets, and trash!”Scott Meyers is the principal in 16 facilities totaling over 7,500 units and over 2 million square feet of storage and has converted over 30 facilities totaling over 12,000 units and over 2 million square feet of Storage. He is also the Founder and President of SelfStorageInvesting.com (Self-Storage Profits, Inc.), a leading self-storage education company that offers courses, live events, and mentoring/coaching. His company was starte...2020-10-2952 min
Road to Family FreedomFrom Zero to 15 Single Family Rentals in Three Years with Anam & Aamir HashambhaiAnam & Aamir Hashambhai – co-founders of Opulent Realty talk to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Anam and Aamir are a Dallas, TX-based husband and wife team who purchased their first investment property three years ago with their entire savings. Three years later they have a few million under management and show no signs of slowing down. They currently have 15 units purchased through the BRRRR Strategy and they are looking to get to 20 by the end of the year.Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: Have very well defined acquisition cri...2020-10-2654 min
Road to Family FreedomSelf-Managing a Small Portfolio of Single Family Rentals with Elenis CamargoElenis Camargo – co-founder of Third Stone Properties talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Elenis and her husband began their real estate investing journey when they bought their first investment property sight-unseen, long-distance from their home in Brooklyn, NY before they made the move to their investing market of Jacksonville, FL. They have since built a portfolio of four single-family rentals and continue to grow their portfolio while self-managing. Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: Don’t be afraid of inherited tenants. Don’t let it be a reason y...2020-10-2244 min
Road to Family FreedomHow to Build A Long Distance Real Estate Investing Team with Antoine MartelAntoine Martel – the co-founder of Martel Turnkey, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Antoine is a 25-year-old real estate investor from Toronto, Canada. While still in college Antoine learned about real estate investing and knew it was his calling. From his dorm room, he completed his first BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) project out of state with his father's $40,000. Since then Antoine and his family have completed over 200 real estate projects and currently have a $14M real estate portfolio. They have also helped create $50,000/mo of cash flow fo...2020-10-1958 min
Road to Family FreedomFrom Zero to Seven Self-Storage Facilities in Two Years with Zach QuickZach Quick – full-time self-storage investor primarily focused on value-add facilities in the midwest. Zach and his wife began their investing journey by building a residential/multi-family portfolio over 5 years before pivoting into self-storage. While expanding their residential/multi-family portfolio Zach worked for two Fortune 500 companies related to Retail and Staffing Management. After selling their residential portfolio and purchasing several self-storage properties Zach jumped into the role of investor full-time. Zach and his wife and their beautiful daughter reside in Northwest Arkansas.In this episode, we get a rundown on Zach’s first self-storage deal, and how he has...2020-10-1551 min
Road to Family FreedomNOT Your How-To Guide to Investing in Real Estate with Ali BooneAli Boone – the founder of Hipster Investments, is a real estate investor and lifestyle entrepreneur and has literally defined non-conformity when it comes to her career. Ali left her corporate 9-to-5 job as an Aerospace Engineer, despite the “dream job” status that came with it, to start her real estate investing company, Hipster Investments. Hipster managed to facilitate over $18M in real estate investment transactions in its first five years of business. Ali’s primary focus in real estate, and with Hipster, revolves around passive income and passive investment options, and she is most involved with turnkey rental properties.In...2020-10-1340 min
Road to Family FreedomProviding Non-Traditional Buyers a Path to Home Ownership using Lease Purchases with Nick PrefontaineNick Prefontaine – real estate investor specializing in lease purchases, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Nick tells the story of how a snowboarding accident left him in a coma for three weeks, his journey to real estate investing which began with knocking on the doors of pre-foreclosures at age 16 and 17. As part of a family-run real estate business at Smart Real Estate Coach, Nick specializes in working with lease purchasers to get them into a home and on to the path of homeownership.Post-Interview Analysis Key Les...2020-09-241h 05
Road to Family FreedomFrom Short Term Rental Manager to Boutique Hotel Owner with Mike SjogrenMike Sjogren – Co-Owner of Occupied and Short Term Rental Secrets, talks to Neil Henderson, the host of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Mike Sjogren started off as a CPA, built a successful architectural photography studio, developed a short term rental co-hosting (management) company with over 25 properties, and recently became the owner of a boutique hotel in a beach community on the New England shore. Mike is experienced with systematizing, automating, and scaling short term rental properties and teaches his system at Short Term Rental Secrets.Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: When trying to automate or cut...2020-09-2132 min
Road to Family FreedomBuilding Wealth One Rental at a Time with Michael ZuberMichael Zuber – the author of the book One Rental at a Time, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Michael talks to us about his journey, which started as being a full-time employee at 30 years old, working insane hours all over the world, and then growing his rental portfolio from a single house to currently about 175 doors. He talks about some of the hurdles many investors who work full-time encounter and the ways they can avoid them. Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: Pay attention to the affordability inde...2020-09-1458 min
Road to Family FreedomHow to Buy Investment Property without Ever Going to a Bank with Brad SmothermanBrad Smotherman – Real Estate Investor from BradSmotherman.com and host of the Investor Creator podcast, talks to Neil Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Brad is an investor and mentor who owns and manages a 7-figure per year flipping business. His focus is on buying single-family flips creatively, both subject-to and with owner financing…and selling retail or with owner financing (creating wrap notes).With 11 years in the real estate business, Brad has invested in over 15 states, has houses from Michigan to Georgia, and has completed over 550 transactions to date. Brad is the host...2020-09-0740 min
Road to Family FreedomThe 3 Qualities that Make Storage a Near Perfect Investment with Ben LapidusBen Lapidus -- Director of Acquisitions for Spartan Investment Group, brings his skills in asset management and financial analysis to launch and grow Spartan’s portfolio business line. With over 2 dozen successful deals under his belt prior to Spartan, Ben is also the founder and host of the national Best Ever Real Estate Investing Conference and managing partner of Indigo Ownerships LLC.Before Spartan, Ben started a multi-million dollar study abroad company and worked with several start-ups through IPO or acquisition. He graduated Rutgers University with dual degrees in Finance and Economics where he was the founder of...2020-08-3144 min
Road to Family FreedomTransitioning from Multifamily to Self Storage with Corinn AltomareCorinn Altomare – Owner of Hearthfire Holdings talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Corinn Altomare is a classically trained musician turned real estate investor. Along with her husband, they have been investing in real estate for nearly a decade starting with multifamily but made the strategic decision to pivot into self-storage and other “affordable lifestyle and leisure” assets like RV and campground properties.Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: In real estate, there is always an individual situation with a property that could make it a good deal, indepen...2020-08-2853 min
Road to Family FreedomLessons from a Full-Time Passive Investor with Travis WattsTravis Watts – Director of Investor Relations at Ashcroft Capital, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Travis is a full-time passive investor. He has been investing in real estate since 2009 in multi-family, single-family, and vacation rentals. Travis has invested in over 28 passive syndications between 14 different firms. Travis now dedicates his time to educating others in the world of investing and has made it his mission to share passive investment strategies in order to help others achieve and maintain wealth in real estate.Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: Foc...2020-08-2448 min
Road to Family FreedomBouncing Back Strong from 2008 with Self-Storage with Allen FairesAllen Faires – President of Premier Storage Partners, talks to Neil Henderson, the host of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Allen has devoted over a decade to the real estate industry. He owns 92,000 square feet of office and over 1,100 self-storage units throughout Ohio. He’s been extensively involved in real estate transactions representing a wide range of product types such as single-family, multifamily, industrial, retail shopping centers, land, and self-storage. From real estate brokerage to real estate ownership, his extensive knowledge of real estate is the product of such a wide variety of real estate experiences.Post-Interview Anal...2020-08-2051 minRoad to Family FreedomReal Estate Investing in the Time of COVID-19 with Neal BawaNeal Bawa – Owner of Grocapitus Investments, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Neal Bawa is a technologist who is universally known in the real estate circles as the Mad Scientist of Multifamily. Besides being one of the most in-demand speakers in commercial real estate, Neal is a data guru, a process freak, and an outsourcing expert. Neal treats his $250+ million-dollar multifamily portfolio as an ongoing experiment in efficiency and optimization. The Mad Scientist lives by two mantras. His first mantra is that We can only manage what we can me...2020-08-171h 07
Road to Family FreedomFrom No Money and No Knowledge to 7 Doors with Sunitha RaoSunitha Rao – Company Owner of Griffix Property Group, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. 10 years ago, Sunitha retired from nearly a decade of playing tennis professionally at the age of 23 with a sixth-grade education, quite literally no money and very little knowledge of how the world worked outside of her sport. Fast forward to today, she has earned a bachelor's in business and finance from Babson College, an MBA from Villanova University, has no student debt, a successful career in corporate finance, and a real estate business with seven do...2020-08-1349 minRoad to Family FreedomThe Six Departments of a Self-Storage Business with Stacy RossettiStacy Rossetti – a self-storage investor and teacher at the Super Secret Investors Society, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Stacy has spent the last several years systematizing and automating her storage facilities so that she can easily run them from her phone or tablet and only spend a few hours each week working on them. She teaches others not only how to find abandoned storage facilities, but how to buy them with little money down and no banks. Plus, she focuses on your six departments and teaches you how to...2020-08-051h 04Road to Family Freedom12 Months To Financial Freedom Using Self Storage With Jon FarlingJon Farling – is a self-storage investor from Ohio. He started buying single-family rentals in 2015. In 2019, he pivoted to self-storage and has purchased two facilities in just six short months plus one or two more by the time this episode airs.Post-Interview AnalysisKey Lessons Learned: Find a way to take action. So many real estate investors, myself included, get bogged down in analysis paralysis and fear of getting started. If you can find a way to tackle a smaller deal, like a single-family home, rather than trying to go out and buy a $500,000 Self Storage Facility. Wh...2020-07-2949 min
Road to Family FreedomHow to Invest Without Banks Using Lease Purchases with Chris PrefontaineChris Prefontaine – 3-time best-selling author and CEO of Smart Real Estate Coach talks to Neil and Brittany Henderson, hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Chris talks about how the 2008 real estate crash shaped his real estate investing strategy so that he now buys and sells investment properties with no banks. He now uses, and teaches others to use, a strategy called Lease Purchase, to control an asset, and then either hold it as a long term rental, or sell it using another lease purchase agreement. Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: Manage your expectations on your...2020-07-2249 min
Road to Family FreedomGetting Started Raising Private Capital with Jake MarmulsteinJake Marmelstein – founder of Groundbreaker.co talks to Neil Henderson , host of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Jake founded Groundbreaker after working for an institutional real estate investment firm focused on distressed hotels. He found that the process of raising money and managing the data related to investor communications was cumbersome and inefficient, so he set out to provide a better solution. Groundbreaker, which is headquartered in Chicago, offers modern investment management to professional real estate deal sponsors and their investors.Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: If you are looking to fund deals with other peop...2020-07-1539 min
Road to Family FreedomScaling from 8 Single Family BRRRRs to a 24 Unit Apartment Building with Alex FeliceAlex Felice – of BrokeIsAChoice.com, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Alex is the first repeat guest on The Road to Family Freedom. He talks about his journey from buying 8 single family rentals using the BRRRR strategy, to buying a 24 unit apartment building with 5 other partners.Post-Interview AnalysisKey Lessons Learned: Real Estate is hyper-regional, there is no “national real estate market”. The market in Las Vegas, Nevada is very different from the market in Reno, Nevada, and there are also submarkets within those regional markets. It’s i...2020-07-0159 min
Road to Family FreedomJumping Right into Mid-Sized Multifamily pt. 2 with Jimmy JohnerJimmy Johner - the co-founder of Crystal Coast Capital, and mid-sized multifamily investor, talks to Neil Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. This is part two of the interview with the founders of Crystal Coast Capital, his life-long friend and partner, Alan Hill, can be heard on episode 47 of The Road to Family Freedom. Jimmy talks about discovering the pitfalls of investing in duplexes, and his decision to jump right into to larger properties.
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Key Lessons Learned: You can read every book on real estate investing that’s ever been written, but you...2020-06-2551 minRoad to Family FreedomFrom House Hacking to 41 Doors with Meghan McCallumMeghan McCallum left the fire service after 14 years, walking away as a chief, she now leverages her risk analysis from her experience and from her Masters degree from the University of Chicago in Threat Response and Management into her investing career. A full-time real estate investor for almost 4 years now with a portfolio of 41 doors, she is partnering into new companies with other investors who specialize in their own niches. Due to her exposure to almost every form of real estate investing she helps drive trends and pivots with her team as change occurs. She is launching the REI...2020-06-101h 06Road to Family FreedomJumping Right into Mid-Sized Multifamily with Alan HillAlan Hill - the co-founder of Crystal Coast Capital, and mid-sized multifamily investor, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Alan Hill talks about his start in leveraging assets for income from a young age and how he jumped right into investing in mid-sized multifamily with childhood friend Jimmy Johner as Crystal Coast Capital.
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Key Lessons Learned: Don’t let no stop you. In almost every real estate transaction there are going to be times someone tells you no. That’s an opportunity to use your problem solvi...2020-05-281h 01
Road to Family FreedomThe Power of Forced Appreciation in Mid-Sized Multifamily with Mario BrownMario Brown – is a Greenville, SC real estate agent who specializes in new residential construction, as the co-founder of Affordable Upstate, he and his team buy and reposition mid-sized multifamily in South Carolina, where he talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Mario Brown talks about the various ways they force appreciation on their assets all while instituting environmentally conscious utility programs.Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: When you are the owner/operator of a multi family asset, it’s important to remember you are i...2020-05-2050 minRoad to Family FreedomStaying on the Right Side of Short-Term Rental Laws with Erin SpradlinErin Spradlin – the co-owner of Erin and James Real Estate, founder of Denver Women Invest that is a monthly investing group for women, short-term rental investor, and specialist in helping homebuyers purchase short-term rentals in several Colorado markets, with a special emphasis on using that strategy in using house-hacking, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Erin Spradlin talks about medium-term rentals, the short-term rental market in Denver, working with property management companies, and her group Denver Women Invest. Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: Wom...2020-05-131h 03
Road to Family FreedomNext Level Income with Demographic Trends in Multifamily with Chris LarsenChris Larsen, multifamily investor and the founder and managing partner of Next-Level Income, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Chris Larsen got his start in real estate investing with a house hack during college. He’s since grown into investing in large multifamily syndications. Chris talks about how he uses demographics to identify investment opportunities, and how he uses the infinite banking concept to build wealth.
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Key Lessons Learned: The same demographic trends with aging Baby Boomers that led to the growth of the medical devices indu...2020-05-061h 04
Road to Family FreedomBuy and Hold Rentals to Wealth with Kyle and Lauren ClugstonKyle and Lauren Clugston – a husband and wife team working their way towards long-term wealth with buy and hold rental properties, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Kyle and Lauren Clugston started their real estate journey in 2017, and have since purchased four properties, starting with a house hack of a duplex and a recent addition of a triplex, all while holding down full-time jobs. Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: Don’t wait on the ‘perfect’ property for your first deal. Find a property that won’t make you go...2020-04-2944 min
Road to Family FreedomHouse Hack Your Way to a Life Near the Beach with Joe PrillamanJoe Prillaman – the Founder and ‘Average Joe’ of Anchored Investing, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Joe Prillaman has been investing since 2018, where he got started with a BRRR of a single-family home in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He currently owns five properties in Fayetteville, North Carolina and is living near the beach on the Carolina coast by way of a house hacking a duplex as a short-term rental.Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: Stay consistent. Airbnb is a business, not passive investing. How did they acquire their kn...2020-04-2248 min
Road to Family FreedomGetting Kids Involved In Your FIRE Journey with Pongee BarnesEpisode DescriptionPongee Barnes – a seasoned real estate investor from Chicago, serial entrepreneur, and the founder of Little Owners, a company dedicated to educating kids on the various paths to career and entrepreneurial success, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Pongee Barnes talks about investing in real estate in Chicago, writing business-related books for children with her children, and incorporating investing into her children’s upbringing. Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: Don’t overwhelm your kids with entrepreneurship lessons and make them end up resentin...2020-04-151h 03
Road to Family FreedomParking Your Investments in Parking Lots with Sam WilsonSam Wilson – buys parking lots and parking garages as the CEO of Parking Your Investments talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Sam Wilson got his start in real estate by buying single-family homes at foreclosure auctions. He has done over 60 fix-and-flips and he owns a dozen long-term rentals. Now he has transitioned into buying parking lots and parking garages.
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Key Lessons Learned: It is important to find people to partner with and learn from. Take what you have and offer it for free to someone who is...2020-04-0859 minRoad to Family FreedomUpdate and Lessons Learned from Timberland BRRRRNeil and Brittany Henderson break down one of their latest real estate purchases, a single-family rental in North Carolina that they recently executed the BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) strategy on. Neil breaks down the lessons learned, the mistakes and the successes.The property highlightsType, size, locationWhat was the purchase price?What were the rehab costs and was there anything unexpected?What was our "all-in" cost to buy and rehab?Were there any other costs associated with the purchase and rehab?What did the property appraise for after it was rehabbed?What does it rent for?A l...2020-03-1123 min
Road to Family FreedomHow to Build Wealth from Rentals with Your Unique Value with Ashley KehrAshley Kehr – is a full-time real estate investor, she runs the educational and entertaining Wealth From Rental Instagram account, and is the mom to three boys, talks to Neil Henderson, the host of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Ashley Kehr talks about how she got involved in real estate investing, using a line of credit and refinancing, house hacking and travel hacking, setting up two property management companies, building a robust investment portfolio, and using her time wisely.Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: Figure out what you have to bring to the table for real esta...2020-02-2651 minRoad to Family FreedomShort-Term Profits Lead to Long-Term Wealth with Avery CarlAvery Carl – Affiliate Broker at eXp Realty and is a top 1% agent and vacation rental expert. Avery Carl talks about getting her start in real estate with one short-term rental, expanded that into five, and has now used the cash flow from those rentals to construct a portfolio of 18 long-term rental units. Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: You can get creative with how you finance real estate. Don’t let your limiting beliefs about vacation rentals stop you.How did they acquire their knowledge or what knowledge did they need to acquire? She learn...2020-02-1952 min
Road to Family FreedomStay At Home Mom Soars To $2 Million Portfolio with Erin HelleErin Helle – Founder & CEO of BC Global Investments and Real Estate Investor who has built up a portfolio valued over $2 million and cash-flowed at over $6000 a month in her first year. Erin is also a mom who served in the U.S. Army for 12 years. Erin shares her first real estate investment experience all the way to building up her lucrative portfolio. Find out how she balances her investing with being a mother of two young girls.Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: Make a strategic plan and ask yourself what you want your life to look lik...2020-02-1255 minRoad to Family FreedomHow to Transition from Long-Term to Short-Term Rentals with Clint HarrisClint Harris – Real Estate investor for over a decade with his wife, starting with long-term single-family home investing but have since transitioned into short-term rentals, including their own house on the beach. Clint Harris discusses micro-listings, using an FHA loan, past choices he would do differently now, acquiring data, and what he is doing in the short-term rental space. Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: They looked into the reviews and what the best renters were doing in the short-term rental space in his area. He is working to scale the business by creating in-house operations.How did...2020-02-061h 08Road to Family FreedomLive-In Flips and 1500 Days to Financial Freedom with Mindy and Carl JensenCarl Jensen – Creator of the blog 1500Days.com and Mindy Jensen – Co-Host of Bigger Pockets Money podcast talk to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Find out how Carl and Mindy Jensen created financial freedom before the age of 50, making changes in their lives to engineer that freedom, and their experiences of living in the properties that they sell.
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Key Lessons Learned: Look at what you are buying and plan it out towards your end goal and work backwards. Always have multiple exit strategies. Talk with your significant others about your g...2020-01-291h 07Road to Family FreedomThe Triple Tax Advantage of Health Savings Accounts with Steven HamiltonSteven Hamilton of Hamilton Tax and Accounting talks to Neil Henderson, the host of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Steven Hamilton talks about the Triple Tax Advantages of a Health Savings Account. The various strategies his clients use to take advantage of this powerful wealth-building tool, plus some warnings about using it ways that perhaps the IRS didn’t intend.2020-01-2229 min
Road to Family FreedomThe Life-Saving Power of Passive Income with AJ OsborneAJ Osborne – Self-Storage Investor, CEO and Founder of Bitterroot Holdings/Keylock Storage and Host of Holdings, and Host of Cash Flow to Freedom podcast from the Boise, Idaho area talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. AJ Osborne talks about the importance of achieving financial freedom, overcoming being paralyzed, the life-saving ability of passive income, insurance needs, and the self-storage market. 2019-12-301h 11
Road to Family FreedomEngineer a Life You Love with Kim from Frugal EngineersKim – Blogger for The Frugal Engineers with a guide to college planning and early retirement. Kim shares how she and her husband have transformed their careers in a way where they can work from home using geo-arbitrage, simply moving to a lower cost of living area, she can be a stay-at-home mom, how they have learned from financial mistakes, supplemental incomes, and how they are preparing for their daughter’s education. Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: Increase happiness by removing negatives instead of adding more positives. Take your time when making an emergency financial decisi...2019-12-231h 04
Road to Family FreedomBuilding a Location Independent Lifestyle using Short-Term Rentals with J MartinJ Martin – Founder and Host of SF Bay Summit Real Estate Networking and Founder/Owner/Operator of JTM Real Estate Group, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. J Martin talks about building a location-independent lifestyle, primarily using a portfolio of short-term rentals. J also discusses how he is able to travel year-round and operate his business, why he doesn’t use HOAs, how he manages communication, and how he funds his ventures.Post-Interview AnalysisKey Lessons Learned: Systems are the things that make businesses successful. Ask your...2019-12-021h 01
Road to Family FreedomFundamentals - You Need a BudgetNeil and Brittany Henderson – Real Estate Investors, Founders of Summer Sky Capital, and Co-Hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast, cover a subject that is fundamental to achieving financial freedom, BUDGETING. Neil and Brittany talk about their past struggles with budgeting and how the software and concepts taught by Jesse Mecham in You Need a Budget have transformed their financial lives and made budgeting fun and effective. What you’ll learn about in this episodeWhat you'll learn about in this episodeHow Neil and Brittany budgeted in the past and why it didn't work wellOld way...2019-11-2638 min
Road to Family FreedomAdam Adams on The Power of Effective Real Estate MeetupsAdam Adams – Multifamily Investor, Founder and Lead Strategist at BlueSprice Holdings, and Host of The Creative Real Estate Investing podcast, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Adam Adams comes from a real estate-investing family and he got started in real estate himself in 2005 and as of today, he has partnered or raised capital on seven multi-family syndications valued at over $90 million. Adam Adams talks about real estate obstacles that he overcame and learned from, creating successful meetups and getting the most out of them, and investing in multiple markets....2019-11-191h 08Road to Family FreedomGetting Your Real Estate Investing Journey Started with Small DealsDuring this episode of The Road to Family Freedom podcast, hosts Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson talk about the recent purchase of their first house as a rental property, the fees involved, advice that helped reduce the risk and future real estate goals. The importance of just getting started and the challenge of momentum.What you’ll learn about in this episodeNeil Henderson and Brittany Henderson bought a single family rental house in North Carolina. How did Neil go about finding this property? You need to have a trust-worthy boots-on-the-ground team when buying remote properties. The pu...2019-11-1221 minRoad to Family FreedomJumpstarting Your Journey to Financial Independence with Whitney HuttonWhitney Hutten – Real Estate Investor, Founder, Consultant, Mentor, at Ash Wealth based in the Denver, Colorado Area, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Whitney got her start in real estate with turnkey properties investing. Now she is a partner in over $250 million in real estate investments, from single-family homes and mobile home parks to multi-family assisted living and self-storage. Founder at Ash Wealth, Whitney Hutton also teaches others to achieve financial independence through her coaching program.Post-Interview AnalysisKey Lessons Learned: Have more than one property ma...2019-11-0458 minRoad to Family FreedomEscaping the Tenant Trap with Self Storage with Tim PufferTim Puffer – Self Storage Investor in Lansing, Michigan and Managing Member of Focus REI, who also has experience in the insurance and risk management industry, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Tim discusses how he transitioned from house hacking to investing in self-storage, how he learned and found financing, and what an average day in his life looks like to keep business running smoothly.Post-Interview AnalysisKey Lessons Learned: Just jump right in and learn while you go and be ok with pivoting if things aren’t ri...2019-10-2854 minRoad to Family FreedomBuilding a Job-Free Lifestyle with Turn Key Rentals with Ali BooneAli Boone – Lifestyle Entrepreneur, Real Estate Investor specializing in turnkey rentals at Hipster Investments, with a Masters Degree in both Aerospace Engineering and Spiritual Psychology Investments, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Ali Boone shares the lessons she learned from losing $40,000 on her first deal and becoming extremely successful thereafter, how to properly approach turnkey rentals, how she established Hipster Investments, and she talks about her book, Not Your How to Guide to Real Estate Guide to Investing: Life Lessons on Hacking Your Mind Before You Hack Your Wallet....2019-10-141h 17Road to Family FreedomHow to Build a Portfolio of 52 Single Family Rentals with Chris from StealthyRichChris from Stealthy Rich – Real Estate Investor talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Chris has built a portfolio of 52 rental properties so far since 2013 with his partner, which has made them financially independent.Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: The rent-to-price ratio for evaluating deals and needing to complement your partners’ skills in a partnership to have different talents that are useful.How did they acquire their knowledge or what knowledge did they need to acquire? Trial and error and gaining experience are how he learned how to eva...2019-10-071h 12Road to Family FreedomDiversifying your Real Estate Using Syndications with Lane KawaokaLane Kawaoka – Owner of over 2600 rental units, Leader of the Hui Deal Pipeline Club, which has acquired over $155 million of real estate by syndicating over $15 million of private equity since 2016, and Host the Simple Passive Cash Flow podcast, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Lane discusses working with turn-key operators, investing in mobile homes, and diversifying with syndications.Post-Interview Analysis Key Lessons Learned: Find easier jobs that don’t take too much of your time so that you can focus on real estate.How did they acquir...2019-10-011h 06
Road to Family FreedomInvesting in the U.S. with Reed GoossensReed Goossens – Real Estate Syndicator, Entrepreneur, Investor, Co-Founder of Wildhorn Capital, Author, and Podcast Host of Invest in the U.S. talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Reed Goossens, with his partner Andrew Campbell, own Wildhorn Capital can control over $175 million in multi-family properties. Reed has a new book called Invest in the US: The Ultimate Guide to US Real Estate. Originally hailing from Australia, Reed Goossens has been living and investing in the United States since 2011 and shares his journey in real estate.Post-Interview Analysis Key...2019-09-181h 20Road to Family FreedomHow to Build a Six-Figure Annual Income Using Short Term Rentals with Michael SjogrenMichael Sjogren – Company Owner of Short Term Rental Secrets at STRSecrets.com, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. He has built a portfolio of short-term rentals of over $100,000 a year in cash flow. He is also educating people on how to do it themselves over STRSecrets.com. Learn how a past family crisis became the catalyst to get involved in real estate, and ultimately maximizing his Airbnb rental opportunities.Four Key Take-Aways from this EpisodeKey Lessons Learned: Systematization. The key to success in short term re...2019-09-091h 12
Road to Family FreedomRecession-Proof Real Estate with Hunter ThompsonHunter Thompson – Full-time Real Estate Investor, Managing Principal at Asym Capital, a private equity firm in Los Angeles, Host of Cash Flow Connections Real Estate Podcast, Member of Forbes Real Estate Council, and Investor in Thrive Market talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Hunter has helped more than 250 investors to allocate capital to over 100 properties. Hunter discusses recession-resistant asset classes, low-to-value ratio, and protecting for downside risk.Three Key Take Aways from this EpisodeHunter Thompson has raised over $20 million in private capital and controls over $60 mi...2019-09-021h 17
Road to Family FreedomHow to Build Passive Income Rehabbing Mobile Homes with Danny BurbolDanny Burbol – Company Owner of MoveFastLV.com and Head Instructor at GrowWealthWithin.com, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Danny made the transition from being a 9-5 employee to living full-time off of passive income at age 38 with real estate, after 13+ years of self-education, risk-taking, and investing for cash flow. Danny talks about his training business to build up investors he can partner with, doubling his investment portfolio, and also tips on gaining reliable mentorship.Three Key Take-Aways from this EpisodeWithin two years of investing in...2019-08-261h 13Road to Family FreedomValue Add Multifamily and Student Housing with Jeff GreenbergJeff Greenberg – CEO and Managing Member of Synergetic Investment Group based in the Greater Los Angeles area, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Jeff has invested in a $20 million multi-asset portfolio, consisting of over 800 units. The Synergetic Investment Group currently controls over 300 student housing beds and properties in Georgia, Arizona, and Ohio. SIG focuses on value-add student housing and market-rate multifamily, and senior living multifamily properties.Three Key Take-Aways from this EpisodeValue adds for commercial properties include: increasing occupancy, fixing things to increase rents, charging fo...2019-08-191h 10
Road to Family FreedomMultifamily Real Estate Investing with Rob BeardsleyRob Beardsley – Co-Founder and Principal of Lone Star Capital Group in New York City, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Rob Beardsley, who has a long family history in real estate, discusses his journey creating financial freedom with multi-family investing and how to establish successful multi-family syndication.Three Key Take Aways from this EpisodeIt takes passive cash flow to achieve lasting family wealth.Get mentors and learn from jumping in and gaining experience.For multifamily syndication, you need underwriting and analysis, deal sourcing, proper balance sh...2019-08-1232 min
Road to Family FreedomBuilding a Short Term Rental Brand with Michael HamiltonMichael Hamilton – Founder of Live Swell Beach Bungalows in the Kill Devil Hills area of North Carolina, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Michael Hamilton, whose book “Vacation Rental Confidential” comes out on July 29th, 2019, discusses how he got involved in real estate and what it takes to run vacation rentals.Three Key Take Aways from this EpisodeA second home loan works is a lot like a conventional loan because you can put down as little as 10% as a down payment. Proper accounting and the cost of...2019-08-061h 18
Road to Family FreedomReal Estate Wholesaling, Self-Storage, and Airbnb Arbitrage with Fernando AngelucciFernando Angelucci – Founder of Titan Wealth Group, talks to Neil and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Fernando shares information about how he got involved in real estate with very little money, what it took for his expansive growth, how he makes income with real estate wholesaling, as well as using the Airbnb arbitrage model, and investing in self-storage facilities.Three Key Take Aways from this EpisodeIn marketing, you have to touch a potential client, 7-12 times before they’re willing to do business with you.As a wholesaler, it is v...2019-07-291h 15
Road to Family FreedomHow to Retire Early and Build a Business Around Travel with Lee HuffmanLee Huffman – Former banker, writer who writes about early retirement, credit cards, and travel, and host of the We Travel There podcast, talks to Neil Henderson and Brittany Henderson, the hosts of The Road to Family Freedom podcast. Lee Huffman shares information about buying his first homes, delayed financing, how he built his real estate team, what we should know about interest rates, and his websites WeTravelThere.com and BaldThoughts.com.Three Key Take Aways from this EpisodeLee has a total of 9 single family homes in his portfolio now. As your equity goes up, your act...2019-07-2246 min
Road to Family FreedomThe Difference Between Investing and Speculating with Paul MoorePaul Moore – Founder and Managing Director at Wellings Capital, sat down with us to talk about his “How to Lose Money” podcast, how he donated his way out of some crushing debt, how he got involved in real estate and creating Wellings Capital, and discussed his company’s social responsibility goals to help stop the global human trafficking epidemic.Three Key Take-Aways from this EpisodeThink ahead to your life when you want to stop working and create multiple passive income streams that will support that life. Build in a margin of safety for whatever it is you do...2019-07-1552 min
Road to Family FreedomHow to Invest Passively in Apartments, Self Storage, and Mobile Home Parks with David ThompsonDavid Thompson sits down to tells us about his journey from the corporate tech world to raising over $46 million in capital for real estate syndications.David Thompson has extensive experience in real estate investing in both domestic and international projects covering single-family, multi-family, and land development. He earned his MBA in finance from Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. After spending over 20 years in high-tech management positions at Dell, AT&T, and Lucent Technologies, David left the corporate world to start Thompson Investing and has raised significant private equity capital. He helped provide investor...2019-07-081h 13
Road to Family FreedomHow to Achieve Family Adventure using Self Storage Facilities with Erik HemingwayErik Hemingway has an amazing story of what’s possible using the power of real estate investing. In 2008, Erik transitioned from a home builder to owning a self storage facility, that gave him the opportunity to go live in Costa Rica for over a year, and then transitioning to living on a sailboat in the Mediterranean for 3 years with his wife and 6 kids!What you’ll learn about in this episodeErik’s ‘A-Ha!’ moment in real estateInvesting in self storage unitsHow to finance your first real estate investmentWhat is a Spec House?Why invest in self stora...2019-06-1741 minRoad to Family FreedomProfessional Passive Cash Flow Investing with Jeremy RollJeremy started investing in real estate and businesses in 2002 and left the corporate world in 2007 to become a full-time passive cash flow investor. He is currently an investor in more than 70 opportunities across more than $1 Billion worth of real estate and business assets. As Founder and President of Roll Investment Group, Jeremy manages a group of over 1,000 investors who seek passive/managed cash-flowing investments in real estate and businesses. Jeremy is also the co-Founder of For Investors By Investors (FIBI), a non-profit organization that was launched in 2007 with the goal of facilitating networking and learning among real estate investors...2019-06-1053 minRoad to Family FreedomBuilding Passive Income Through Turn Key Rentals with Marco SantarelliMarco Santarelli is an investor, author and the founder of Norada Real Estate Investments a nationwide provider of turnkey investment property. Since 2004, they’ve helped thousands of people create wealth and passive income with real estate. He’s also the host of the Top-rated Passive Real Estate Investing podcast.What you’ll learn about in this episodeNorada Real Estate Investments and how they can help youFoundational knowledge needed in real estate investingTaking ownership to your retirement planHow to make sure your investment is recession-proofInvesting with the right partner/peoplePassive vs. active real estate investingStarting capital needed...2019-06-0658 minRoad to Family FreedomHow to Scale from 4 Single Family Rentals to $570M in Apartments with Joe FairlessJoe Fairless began his real estate investing journey while he was still an advertising executive in New York City. He grew his portfolio of single family rentals to four units before realizing it wasn't going to get him where he wanted to go. Shifting to large multifamily, he raised $1 million from private investors to purchase his first 168 unit apartment community, after that he was off to the races. He now controls over $572,000 worth of apartment communities in the Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth regions.What you'll learn about in this episodeTaking the leap from single-family homes...2019-06-0352 minRoad to Family FreedomScaling from House Hacking to Apartments with Julie Lam and Annie DickersonJulie Lam and Annie Dickerson of Goodegg Investments have co-syndicated 3000+ multifamily units and 1500+ self storage units, worth over $300,000,000. They focus on preserving and growing investor capital by identifying investment opportunities that are acquired and managed by experienced partners that have a proven track record of success. Through this process, investors leverage their knowledge, expertise and relationships within the multifamily apartment and self storage space.What you’ll learn about in this episodeJulie and Anne’s journey to real estateReal estate syndication and passive investingThings to know about being a landlordThe purpose of GoodEgg Investments: connecting inve...2019-05-3058 minRoad to Family FreedomLiving the Life You Want Now Using Self Storage with Michael WagnerMichael Wagner started investing in small multi-family properties in 2007 just after graduating college. After 4 years of modest success, he realized his chosen strategy was not going to get him where he wanted to go fast enough so he pivoted into a different niche, Self Storage. In September of 2011, he quit his job as a Physical Therapist to take over a storage facility that was losing $2000 per month. After turning that facility around, he owns two others and is continuing to buy facilities that have a value add opportunity.How much money did he get started with?...2019-05-2751 minRoad to Family FreedomStarting Bigger than You Think You Can with Commercial Real Estate with Danny RandazzoDanny Randazzo is building financial freedom for his family with a mix of commercial office space, short term rentals and large multi family syndications. He has been financially savvy from a young age and became fascinated with the idea of investing in real estate. Danny Randazzo and his wife sold everything they owned in the summer of 2016 and relocated to Charleston, South Carolina to build a real estate portfolio. Their first purchase was 2 commercial buildings for $1,000,000. Danny has continued to invest in a variety of commercial, residential, and small multifamily properties through his company Randazzo Capital. Currently Randazzo Capital...2019-05-2336 min
Road to Family FreedomRetiring at 30 Using Short Term Rentals with Zeona McIntyreZeona McIntyre is earning $10-15k a month through her portfolio of vacation rental properties and her co-hosting service for other property owners. All this has afforded Zeona financial independence at a very young age, as she built her operation largely by piggybacking on the growing popularity of Airbnb. With a small team, some smart decisions, and some online tools, Zeona now manages her business from her home in Boulder, Colorado relatively hands-off.What’s her destination?She wanted to achieve early retirement by age 30. She is well past that, and now struggles with whether she sh...2019-05-2047 minRoad to Family FreedomPreviewing The Road to Family FreedomWe are a family on a journey towards financial and location independence. Tune in each week as we interview some of the most successful real estate entrepreneurs in the world about their chosen investment strategy, and rate it based on how much Knowledge it took them to get started, how much Money it took, how much Time it takes now, and how Location dependent it is.This episode is just a short trailer to give you a taste of what our show is going to be all about. 2019-04-2902 minRoad to Family FreedomHow to Use the Same $70,000 to Buy 7 Single Family Rentals Long Distance with Alex FeliceAlex Felice is an Army veteran who admits he woke up one day and realized he was broke because he was making bad choices with his money.He made a commitment to educating himself about managing his money and real estate investing, and 18 months later, he bought a foreclosure that launched his investing career.He specializes in executing the BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) method from long distance. In a few short years, he has built a strong portfolio of single family rentals.What’s his destination?His original goal was 10 si...2019-04-2945 minRoad to Family FreedomWho We Are Where We’ve Been Where We’re Going and How We Plan to Get ThereOn this, our very first episode of The Road to Family Freedom, we’re going to give an introduction to who we are, where we are going with all this and what you can expect to learn going forward.First Episode. What it’s all about? Building financial and location independence through investing in real estate. But not every path is going to be right for you and your family.What do you want your life to look like once you get there is a critically important question to ask.The life of a house flipper is going to b...2019-04-2920 min