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Exploring the World of 3D Construction Printing

Justin Fordham is the CEO of Fordham Enterprises and an expert in the 3D Construction Printing (3DCP) space in real estate. He is with us on the show today to give us insights on the real estate development market and what the 3DCP space today looks like. Listen now to learn more about 3D construction printing in real estate and how it can be a solution to the affordability crisis today! Quotables “We’ve actually been 3D printing homes since 1949. It’s just that not a lot of people have known about it and had that real technology to mainstream it and bring it to the forefront.” “For people who are in new construction, that’s what they want because you’re pressed with trying to find the right workers that are going to be consistent.” “If you take time to get to know people, they will also be interested in you and you just never know where that opportunity or where that conversation is going to take you.” Links Website: Fordham Enterprises https://www.fordham-enterprises.com/ Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/

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Redefining Rehab Standards 

Clint Lien is the Executive Vice President of The Bluebook International, a company that provides solutions for real estate investors to help them estimate rehab costs efficiently and accurately. He has been in the industry for years, helping provide reliable resources for real estate investors, and he is on the show to help us better understand the work that goes into rehabbing properties and how we can be more efficient with them. Listen now to learn more about rehabbing properties and how you can be efficient with estimating and planning for the expenses that come with it! Quotables “Build relationships with contractors. Build relationships with realtors. Whoever is going to be interacting with you in that middle sphere, on that middle lever, build those relationships before you pull the trigger.” “There’s a risk, right? If there was no risk, everybody would do it, that’s what they say. There’s a risk, but you can limit that risk by educating yourself in multiple different ways.” “Ignorance is usually based on a conscious decision, so if you think about what happened, if you think about what went wrong, you can look back and say “oh, that’s where I made that ignorant decision that got me there.” Links Website: The Bluebook International https://www.bluebook.net/ 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

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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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Transforming Trajectories: The 203k Loan Blueprint

Matt Porcaro is the founder of The 203K Way, a program that helps real estate investors build their portfolios by using the FHA 203K loan. Matt is a seasoned real estate investor who specializes in fix and flips, the BRRRR strategy, and small multifamily properties, and he is with us on the show today to shed a little more light on The 203K Way. Listen now to learn how Matt used the FHA 203K loan to propel his real estate investing career to success and how you can learn how to do it for yourself too! Quotables “One thing I do know is that we’re not going to be able to build houses fast enough, so we have to learn how to work with the existing inventory in the market and one of the best ways to do this is by using renovation lending.” “People always wonder why all contractors suck, but it’s not that all contractors suck. It’s that all people go to the cheapest guy.” “I think the thing I underestimated the most was getting one deal and how that one deal changes everything so fast. You, all of a sudden, are part of the club.” “If you can get a good deal, a good deal absolves all sins.” Links Instagram: The 203K Way https://www.instagram.com/the203kway/ Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/

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Closing the Gap Between Investors and Contractors

Ryan Garcilazo, better known as Rotty, is a real estate investor and the CEO of The Rehab Depot. With a business focused on rehabbing and general contracting, Rotty is on the show today to help us learn more about managing your rehab budget, working with contractors, and more. Listen now to learn more about Rotty’s experience in real estate through the years and how you can build a strong relationship with your contractors for more successful rehabs! Quotables “It’s extremely important to understand that when you are an investor, I don’t care what you invest in, if you don’t understand our side of the fence, we will take your money.” “It is not your contractor’s job to teach you how to rehab your property.” “The more an investor understands the process of construction, you singularly can eliminate 90% of your problems.” Links Website: The Rehab Depot www.callmydog.co Instagram: rottyflippedit https://www.instagram.com/rottyflippe… Linkedtr.ee:@Getrotty https://linktr.ee/Getrotty Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/

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The Economy, Relationships, & Technology 

John Gordon is the Director of National Accounts at The Home Depot and a radio host with a show on home improvement for over 20 years. He is with us today to help us better understand the world of home improvement and how it has changed through the years. Listen now to learn more about John, the impact of technology on home improvement, and how The Home Depot has been consistently serving its customers! Quotables “Where there’s not a balance between understanding technology and understanding the real estate business, there’s ugliness.” “If you have a healthy balance between technology and your business, you’re going to be fine.” “If you don’t do the work on the front end, the back end is going to be garbage. We heard garbage in, garbage out – I say nothing in, garbage out.” “Shortcuts are not good in technology. I know that they’re designed to save time, but you have to do a little leg work.” “Think about the investors when things got dicey in 2008-2009 who did not slam on the brakes – they did very well and they began an industry that didn’t even exist until they decided to keep going.” “Look at your relationships, look at your network, and understand. Do you have the right people in it?” “You don’t want to look for money when you need money, you want to build the relationship for when you may need the money, and I think it’s the same when you’re working with the Home Depot.” Links Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/ Website: The Home Improvement Show with John and Dave https://wbt.com/ Email: John Gordon john_gordon@homedepot.com

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