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#123: Build Better Relationships: at Home, at Work, and at Play

Be a positive influence and do some good in the world by connecting with compassion. David Wood, a life coach, and performance expert shares three ways you can truly see the people around you. By asking questions that are truly interesting, you can help your team, your family, and your customers feel like they matter. And people who matter love doing business with you.

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#122: 6 Steps to Being an Effective (or Very Ineffective) Portfolio Manager

Even if you hire a property management company, you still need to keep an eye on your operations. As the owner of the Ohio Landlord Association, I talk to a lot of landlords about how to maximize their investments. My 6 Dos and 6 Don’ts for property management will protect you from being surprised by a failing apartment building.

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#121: Data, Measurement & Coronavirus

Data beats guts all day, says Neal Bawa from Multi-Family University. As the reigning mad scientist of multi-family, Neal uses data to predict trends and make safe secure investments. Your gut feeling may tell you to invest in your backyard, but does your city have the fundamentals in place to weather a recession?

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#120: How Real Estate Changed in the Past 60 Days

When you’ve finally decided to scale up, what position should you hire for first? The first crucial hire sets the stage for the next, and then the next, until you’ve got a team that can run smoothly without your oversight. Lee Kearney has built up a team that can run without him, and he tested it when he was diagnosed with COVID-19 this spring. Since then, he and his team have had to pivot and prepare for what’s coming next in the real estate market.

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#119: Choose a Quality Contractor for Capital Expenditures

Finding the perfect multi-family deal takes some time, a little bit of homework, and a lot of elbow grease. Remodeling without a reliable contractor could be a disaster that destroys your deal and causes your investors to run far away from you. Multi-family investor and contractor Jorge Abreu straddles both of these worlds, and he has some great advice to help you find the right contractor and make sure your CapEx is done correctly.

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#118: Outsourcing 80% of Your To-Do List

Filling up your day with tons of tasks doesn’t leave you with enough time to think those “big picture” thoughts. Stop telling yourself that no one can do the task like you can, and clear off your to-do list by outsourcing your tasks. Genecia Alluora from Soul Rich Woman teaches women entrepreneurs how to get into a zone of genius and today she talks with me about how business leaders can amplify their message and their business.

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#117: Look For a Deal and The Money Will Come

Once you hear Tenny Tolofari’s story, you’ll be inspired to put away your excuses and get to work building your real estate business. With a focus on relationship building, Tenny and his partner Leslie have acquired hundreds of units in just a little over a year. And instead of slowing down in the pandemic, Tenny’s unique perspective has allowed him to pause, reflect, and face this new challenge head on.

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#116: Buckingham Team Interview – PPP Loans and Debt Forgiveness — part 2

In this second part of my conversation with Buckingham attorneys Richard, Nate, and David, we talk about the impact of COVID-19 on bankruptcies, commercial real estate, and court cases. Because of their work with insolvency, the attorneys have some great ideas on how to restructure a business or a contract to protect assets, and where you can look to expand your real estate portfolio.

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#115: Buckingham Team Interview — PPP Loans and Debt Forgiveness Part 1

A lot of the initial conversations about the PPP Loan had to do with employee benefits. As we’ve moved further along in the crisis, that conversation has shifted. For an insider’s perspective on how the PPP loan can help companies beyond payroll, I talk with attorneys from Buckingham, a law firm based here in Ohio.

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#114: The Land Geek

Move beyond land flipping into creating mailbox money. Mark Podolsky’s unique approach to investing in raw, rural land yields a consistent stream of income. In addition to not dealing with tenants, rodents, or evictions, investing in raw land means you can go anywhere in the country and run your business from your home office. Don’t miss Mark’s offer just for our listeners at the end of the podcast.

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