Navigating Affordability Issues in the Real Estate Market 

Mike Tedesco is the CEO of Appraisal Nation with decades of experience in lending, banking, credit, title, closing, appraisals, and real estate investing. He has been around through different economic cycles and he is with us today to help us understand what’s going on behind the scenes in the real estate space. Listen now to learn more about the truth behind today’s real estate market and how you can remain profitable through these challenging market conditions! Quotables “The biggest thing that’s being overlooked right now is what’s happening in the affordability sector. As homes continue to rise, the median income is not catching up.” “More and more people want to be in a home and if they can’t afford to buy that home, then investors are gonna buy that home and they’re gonna rent those homes, and it’s limiting the market.” “Buying real estate today is always better than buying real estate tomorrow and there are so many programs out there for everybody.” Links Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/

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Digitizing Data to Put in the Property Owner’s Back Pocket

Chuck Hattemer is the co-founder and CMO of Poplar Homes, a nationwide property management company based in California. Chuck and his team are focused on helping mom-and-pop investors across the country better manage their properties by giving them access to institutional power. He is with us today to talk about the importance of effective property management systems and how Poplar Homes is helping solve issues in property management today! Listen now to learn more about Poplar Homes, what’s going on in property management, and how you can better manage your rentals as a real estate investor today! Quotables “We kind of approached it from the consumer, the renter perspective first and it was a problem that all of our peers were talking about.” “That was all about this philosophy of don’t over-optimize and don’t build before you know exactly what the customer wants and what the pain points are.” “So many opportunities that come up in my experience, in our business, have come up because we’ve knocked on that extra door. We’ve asked the tough question when the time has run out to a mentor or to someone we want to make a deal with.” Links Website: Poplar Homes https://www.poplarhomes.com/ Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/

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Safeguarding Pet Owners and Unleashing FIDO Scores

Victoria Cowart is the Director of Education and Outreach at PetScreening, a company that aids in helping residential and commercial spaces become more pet-friendly. Aside from that, Victoria also has decades of experience in property management and she is with us on the show to talk about property management and how investors can make their properties more pet-friendly while mitigating as many risks as possible. Listen now to learn more about the current rental market conditions, how the tenant bill of rights may affect landlords, and how you can make your rentals more pet-friendly with PetScreening! Quotables “It just seems our industry is unreasonably attacked as being predatory and it’s not. We are providing affordable housing.” “What we’re doing for the industry is we’re building a fence around the liability and the risk management of pets and animals like you would want around a swimming pool.” “Pet rent should always be required, you just have a range. $45-$65 to start off, you just create a $20 window for our 5 paws.” Links Email: Victoria Cowart Victoria@petscreening.com Website: PetScreening https://www.petscreening.com/ Email: PetScreening marketing@petscreening.com

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Resisting the Influencer Temptation

Tarry Summers is a seasoned real estate investor, developer, and entrepreneur, with hundreds of doors in his portfolio. He has been in business through different market cycles and he has learned from some of the most successful people in the industry. Tarry is with us today to share all the things that he learned along the way. Listen now to learn the best tips, tricks, and strategies that will keep you profitable in the real estate space from a seasoned real estate entrepreneur! Quotables “The worst thing you can possibly do in real estate is wait. You need to get in, you need to get involved.” “Rich people do not get rich by making an income, they get rich off of buying assets and then borrowing off their assets.” “When someone is older and wiser than you, shut up and just listen because they’ve been there.” Links Podcast: The Scalers Only Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VgWK… Instagram: Tarry Summers https://www.instagram.com/tarrysumms Facebook: Tarry Summers https://www.facebook.com/tarrysummers/ Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/

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Thinking Outside the Box to Solve America’s Housing Crisis

Robert Vazquez is a serial entrepreneur, national speaker, and one of today’s most influential real estate experts. Robert has years of experience under his belt investing in different asset classes. He is with us on the show to talk about his journey and what he’s currently seeing in the marketplace. Listen to this episode to learn more about the current real estate market, the strategies that work, and why thinking outside the box is critical in real estate investing! Quotables “Right now, poses the greatest opportunity in history to be able to pretty much take advantage of that – and what I mean by that is if you have the ability to build, build.” “When you think outside the box, you can create partnerships and relationships, and you can create a solution to the housing deficit in your given market.” “It is 1000% okay to fail, dust yourself off, and re-engage. I live by this as well – relentless forward progression.” “I’m extroverted because I have confidence. I have confidence because I built experience.” Links Instagram: Robert Vazquez https://www.instagram.com/passiveinco… Website: Countrywide Capital Group https://myreocountrywide.com/ Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/

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The Ultimate Skip Tracing Solution

Mike Singletary is a real estate investor and the CEO of Skip Force, a data aggregation company that helps real estate investors by providing high-quality data for their businesses. He is with us on the show to talk about the importance of data in your real estate business and how data can help you scale the right way. Listen now to learn more about Mike’s journey in real estate, how he learned about the importance of data in business, and why you need high-quality data to succeed! Quotables “The most important thing that these franchises take away from you is the marketing – which is, that’s the business! It’s sales and marketing, the house is just the widget.” “We’re also incorporating lead managers that will understand the system and do all the things that investors hate doing, which is follow-ups.” “If you’re not failing, you’re just not trying hard enough. I know that’s cliche, but that’s the truth.” Links Website: Skip Force https://skipforce.com/ Podcast: Real Talks Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/

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