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MB 255: Opportunities in Oil for Passive Investors – With Bob Burr
As a passive investors, we understand the importance of building a diverse portfolio. And while multifamily is the best investment on the planet, it doesn’t hurt to explore our options, especially when BIG opportunities present themselves. Today, Bob Burr discusses the current opportunities to invest in cashflowing, value-add oil projects that are likely to succeed!
MB 254: A Hands-On Approach to Asset Management – With Daniel Simpson
In real estate school, we’re taught that the money is made when you buy. But that just isn’t true for apartment buildings, where the money is made in the execution! Today, Daniel Simpson explains how an asset manager guides the property management team in following through on ownership’s plan to increase revenue and reduce expenses.
The Basics of Real Estate Syndications
Real Estate syndications are one of the most attractive alternative investments available to passive investors today. Why? And how do you go about getting started? Maybe you've heard about the awesome benefits of real estate syndications, but you're a little unclear...
MB 253: Don’t Follow Money, Make Money Follow You – With Keith Weinhold
Yes, work ethic is key in becoming a successful real estate investor. But mindset is even more important. Before you can start working toward the life you want, you have to overcome middleclass thinking. Today, Keith Weinhold joins us to explain how to stop following the money and start making money follow YOU.
MB 252: Want to Raise Capital? Focus on Investor Relations! – With David Meilan
Raising capital is at the heart of multifamily syndication. But how do you build relationships with investors and make them feel comfortable enough to trust you with their hard-earned money? Today, David Meilan discusses his role as Director of Investor Relations at Nighthawk Equity and describes the process of raising capital for a real estate deal.
4 Ways to Make Millions with Real Estate Investing
What if you knew that you could get an eight to 10% cash on cash return, and an average annual compounded return of 15%? If you're not currently investing in real estate, what are you waiting for? For decades, real estate has proven to be one of the best ways for...
MB 251: You Don't Need Good Grades to be a Millionaire With Pat Hiban, Tribe of Millionaires
They say that your network is your net worth. And Pat Hiban has proven this to be true over and over again, creating more than 30 passive income streams through his GoBundance mastermind! Today, Pat explains how to leverage the art of building relationships to reach the next level of success in YOUR life!
5 Mistakes Newbie Multifamily Investors Make
You've probably heard about the benefits of multifamily investing. Maybe you have family, friends, or co-workers who have had great success in multifamily investing. Maybe you heard a podcast or read a book, and decided you wanted a piece of the multifamily pie. ...
MB 250: The Best of 2020 on Apartment Building Investing
Multifamily is recession-proof, and 2020 gave us a chance to prove it. Today, I’m sharing the Best of 2020 on Apartment Building Investing, revisiting conversations with Russell Gray, Brandon Turner, Gino Wickman, Pat Flynn, Amy Porterfield, Drew Kniffin, Drew Whitson and Garrett Lynch on entrepreneurship, marketing to investors and protecting your wealth in a crisis!
FINDING OFF-MARKET MULTIFAMILY DEALS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
LET'S GET STARTED! A major challenge for investors in the multifamily space is access to consistent deal flow. While the internet makes it easy for us to search for available properties, smart investors know that properties posted online are there because no one else...
MB 249: Increase Your NOI Through Cell Tower Investing – With Hugh Odom
The most successful real estate investors find creative ways to increase their NOI either by adding amenities or reducing expenses. But there is a new opportunity for property owners that you may not be aware of. Today, Hugh Odom explains how to earn more by leasing a portion of your building for a cell tower!
Meet The Nighthawk Equity Team
Our mission with Nighthawk Equity is helping passive investors become financially free by providing high-quality investment opportunities that generate passive income and long-term wealth. If you’re a sophisticated or accredited investor with at least $75,000 to invest in a multifamily syndication, then I invite you to join our Nighthawk Investor Club. And if you're not quite ready to dive in just yet, click the button below to download The Complete Guide to Real Estate Syndications for Passive Investors to get started!
MB 248: Grow Your Investor Base & Raise Millions in Days – With Jeff Anzalone
So, you’ve done a multifamily deal or two, and your friends and family are maxed out in the money department. What is the best way to grow your investor base and scale your capital raise? Today, Dr. Jeff Anzalone explains how he built a real estate investing platform and raised $2.7M in just five days!
MB 247: Achieve Your Investing Goals with Affirmations
Affirmations are a powerful tool in crushing our goals, reminding us why we do what we do, what we plan to achieve and the kind of person we want to become along the way. Today, I walk you through the process of creating an affirmation specific to achieving financial freedom through real estate investing!
MB 246: An Others-Focused Approach to Resort Value-Adds – With Josh McCallen
No question, the hospitality industry is among the hardest hit by COVID-19. And yet, Josh McCallen is thriving. Today, he describes how focusing on resort turnaround projects rather than hotels has benefitted him (and his investors!) through the pandemic and explains how his others-focused approach to hospitality helps him serve his guests and investors well.
MB 245: Bring in 1031 Exchange Investors with the DST – With Paul Moore
As syndicators, we’d love to work with 1031 exchange investors more often. But the rules make it really, really difficult! It means taking on co-owners and big bucks in legal fees. Today, Paul Moore introduces us to the Delaware Statutory Trust, a tax-deferred strategy that allows 1031 investors to invest passively in syndication deals!
MB 244: 2020 Year in Review & 2021 Forecast
Despite the chaos and uncertainty of 2020, we have a lot to be grateful for here at The Michael Blank organization. Today, I’m reflecting on our key accomplishments and top lessons learned in the last 12 months and sharing our plans for the next year based on the market outlook for multifamily in 2021!
MB 243: Taking the Entrepreneurial Leap – With Gino Wickman
Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? If you’re in the early stages of building a multifamily syndication business, Gino Wickman can help you determine what kind of enterprise is right for you and accelerate your path to success. Today, Gino joins us to discuss the 6 essential traits of an entrepreneur!
MB 242: The Systems to Scale Your Syndication Business – With Jorge Abreu
What is the key to scaling a real estate investing business? Growing your investor database? Raising more and more capital for deals? Putting together and training a capable...
MB 241: What to Say to Potential Multifamily Investors – With David Kamara
What is the best way to approach the conversation with potential multifamily investors? Today, David Kamara joins us to explain how to communicate the benefits of investing in apartment buildings over other asset classes and assure investors that their money is safe with you—even if you’re new to the real estate space!
MB 240: How to Get Unstuck & Get Into Action – With Matt Brawner
A lot of would-be multifamily syndicators get stuck, sometimes out of fear and sometimes because they want to plan every step of the process before they begin. But that’s not how entrepreneurship works! Today, Matt Brawner joins us to explain how to embrace the unknown and get into action to become successful real estate investor.
MB 239: Developing a Can-Be-Done Mindset for Multifamily – With Jeremy LeMere
So, you know that multifamily investing would help you achieve financial freedom on an accelerated timeline. But you just don’t BELIEVE that you can do it. Today, Jeremy LeMere joins me to explain how he leveraged a mentoring program to overcome limiting beliefs and develop the confidence to invest in commercial real estate!
MB 238: Plug into a Multifamily Network & Fast-Track Your Success – With Barry Flavin
How do you land your first syndication deal without a track record in multifamily? It all starts with networking. Today, Barry Flavin joins me to explain how getting plugged a real estate investing community allows you to leverage the knowledge and experience of investors who’ve been where you want to go and fast-track your success!
MB 237: Biggest Myths about Building a Platform to Raise Capital – With Patricia Sweeney
Have you thought about building a thought leadership platform but rejected the idea because you’re not a writer or techie? Or you don’t like the way you look or sound on camera? Today, Patricia Sweeney joins me to explain how to overcome those false beliefs and scale your capital raise in a matter of months!
MB 236: The Financial Freedom to Do What You Love – With Megan Lamke
Time is precious. Are you spending your days doing what you love with the people you love? What if multifamily real estate could help you do just that? Today, Megan Lamke joins me to explain how she achieved financial freedom, quit her corporate job and built a thought leadership platform to raise capital for syndications.
MB 235: What Is a Platform & Why Should You Build One?
What’s the secret to growing a multimillion-dollar syndication business? The strategy that has worked for my team, allowing us to raise MILLIONS effortlessly in just a few days, starts with building an online thought leadership platform. Today, I’m walking you through the 3 pillars of platform building for multifamily real estate investors!
MB 234: Earn Your Master’s in Real Estate with a Mentor – With Josh Gorokhovsky
Yes, an education in business or finance is a good foundation for a real estate investor. But spending time with an experienced syndicator and watching a deal happen firsthand is more valuable than any degree. Today, Josh Gorokhovsky joins me to explain how to find a mentor and convince them to work with you!
MB 233: From Trading Time for Money to Financial Freedom– With Dave Seymour
Trading time for money has a ceiling. There are only so many hours in the day, and eventually, we run out. Today, Dave Seymour joins me to explain how he went from working 120 hours a week as a firefighter to starring in Flipping Boston on A&E, leveraging multifamily real estate to achieve financial freedom.
MB 232: Turbocharge Your F.I.R.E. Journey with Real Estate – With Rajneesh Jha
Rajneesh Jha was following the F.I.R.E. method to achieve financial freedom, putting his money in safe, low-cost mutual funds with the goal of quitting his corporate job in about 10 years. And then he discovered real estate! Today, Raj joins me to explain how shifting from the stock market to multifamily investing TURBOCHARGED his journey!
MB 231: Lessons of a Master Multifamily Deal Finder – With Garrett Lynch
2020 has been a tough year for finding multifamily deals. In fact, the Nighthawk team is currently in the process of closing on our first and only deal of the year. Today, Garrett Lynch joins me to explain what we’re looking for in a deal and how we’ve adjusted our underwriting in the COVID era!