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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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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Diving Deep into Real Estate Market Data

Daren Blomquist is the VP of Market Economics at Auction.com. His work is focused on gathering and analyzing data to help real estate investors find the best investments that will help them succeed in scaling their businesses and growing their portfolios. Listen to this episode to learn more about Daren’s insights on today’s market and why you should always be looking at the data before you invest! Quotables “We’re still at the point where foreclosures are about half of what they were pre-pandemic, which already was, basically at a 20-year low.” “People who are in default are just going in and out of default and staying in that seriously delinquent bucket. It’s just taking them longer to move down the drain.” “The foreclosure sale is the last opportunity for that homeowner to protect their equity. If it goes back to the bank, then the bank gets all the equity.” Links Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/

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Navigating Growth, Family and Consistency from the CEO’s Chair

Alex Gerhart is the CEO and President of Lifetime Quality Roofing, a national-level commercial roofing contractor, specializing in insurance restoration. He has built his company from the ground up to where it is today and he is with us to share the experience – the good, the bad, and everything in between. Listen now to learn more about Alex, how he built his business, and how he learned to run a successful company without compromising time with his family! Quotables “The value your children put on you is not in dollars, but the amount of time you’re spending with them and the quality of that time.” “It’s extremely important that you realize that you can always make money, but you can never get those memories and time back with your kids.” “You just have to realize that every person you bring in is not a cost, it’s an investment into making your company better, being able to be bigger.” Links Instagram: Alex Gerhart https://www.instagram.com/alexcharles… Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/

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The Man, The Myth, The King of Data

Rick Sharga is the founder and CEO of CJ Patrick Company, a market intelligence firm providing industry insights, forecasts, and analysis to real estate companies. Rick has years of experience in the real estate and mortgage industries and he is with us on the show to talk about what we can expect from the market in the last few months of the year. Listen now to learn more about what’s really happening in today’s market, what we should expect, and how we can plan for the next few months! Quotables “Look for people that need to sell their properties. There are sources where you can find all of that data and that’s where you’re going to be able to find all the assets that you need to buy.” “The millennials wanted to own homes at the same rate that Gen X did, the same rate as the boomers did – they just got started later.” “Don’t jump at the first opportunity that you see because there will be other opportunities but make sure that whatever opportunities you do pursue is an opportunity that pencils out for you.” Links Social Media: Rick Sharga https://twitter.com/ricksharga https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricksharga/ Website: CJ Patrick Company https://cjpatrick.com/ Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/

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