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Only Buy Deals You’ve Personally Negotiated
Many real estate investors have a mentality of “I don’t care where the deals come from as long as they make sense.” These investors are more than happy to buy properties from wholesalers, through real estate agents, or any other source. But as Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneurs, we aren’t interested in buying properties negotiated by other people—at all. In this episode, Jeff explains why TREES are so committed to negotiating their own purchases, and discusses the critical differences between buying “properties” and buying “opportunities.”
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The Myth of “Low Inventory”
Real estate investors in today’s market are finding it difficult to buy properties the traditional way. One of the main difficulties they lament is “low inventory.” But is inventory really low? And is “low inventory” even an issue that should affect them? In this episode, Jeff reframes what inventory is, explains why there’s not really low inventory at all and why higher inventory isn’t necessarily better. Most importantly, Jeff explains how you can continue to grow your portfolio regardless of what the inventory statistics say.
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The INCREDIBLE Growth You Can Experience in Just 5 Years, with Alexandra Haider
As real estate investors, we are growth-oriented creatures. We want to grow our portfolios, wealth and cash flow to achieve financial freedom. But most of us also want to grow as humans as well; fortunately, the two go hand-in-hand. In this episode, Jeff interviews real estate entrepreneur Alexandra Haider, who—in just the first five years of her real estate investing career—has built a portfolio of hundreds of residential units and hundreds of thousands of square feet of commercial real estate. Alexandra shares her story, tips for growing into new and bigger deal types, and growing as a person and entrepreneur along the path.
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“Unreasonable Sellers” and Why I Love Them
We’ve all met them: the off-market Sellers who we chat with and immediately have red flags that they are not reasonable. But what exactly defines “unreasonable”? For more real estate investors, an unreasonable Seller is one who has unrealistic expectations for their property’s value. But for us Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneurs, our perspective is different and we define “unreasonable Sellers” differently. In this episode, Jeff explains why those Sellers who most investors would disregard as “unreasonable” actually represent great opportunity for those skilled in the art of Relationship Capital and Seller Relations.
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SFREI #31: Off-Market Seller-Financing Duplex Live Coaching Case Study with New Investor
Share This: SFREI #31: Off-Market Seller-Financing Duplex Live Coaching Case Study with New Investor Episode Summary Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify In this episode, Jeff provides a live coaching session with an aspiring real estate investor who is interested in buying an off-market duplex with Seller Financing…from a Seller in a very unique scenario. […]
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Real Estate Entrepreneurial Adjustments from COVID-19, with Jeff Stephens and Mike Nuss
Share This: Jeff from The Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneur and Mike Nuss from Investor Lab discuss Real Estate Entrepreneurial Adjustments that need to be made from COVID-19. The audio from this interview can also be found as a special Bonus Episode of the Sleaze-Free Real Estate Investing podcast right here!
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SFREI #30: Aligning Money with Purpose, With Dill Ward
Share This: SFREI #30: Aligning Money with Purpose, With Dill Ward Episode References DillWard.com About Dill Dill Ward is on a mission to raise the vibration on the planet one interaction at a time. Working as a life-catalyzing Realtor for the past decade she combines her unique perspective as a real estate investor, community builder, […]
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SFREI #27: Key Insights to Uncover About the Seller In Order To Make a Winning Proposal
Share This: SFREI #27: Key Insights to Uncover About the Seller In Order To Make a Winning Proposal Episode Summary Listen to the episode on iTunes Listen on Spotify When the phone rings with a new lead, most average investors begin collecting INFORMATION about the PROPERTY. But as Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneurs, we know the […]
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SFREI #25: When should you start negotiating with the Seller?
Share This: SFREI #25: When should you start negotiating with the Seller? Episode Summary Listen to the episode on iTunes Listen on Spotify When you’re trying to buy a property off-market from a Seller, when do you start negotiating? The answer will likely surprise you, and it’s probably far earlier than you think! First, you […]
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How to Get Your Offers Accepted by Sellers
Share This: There’s a really surprising key to getting your offers accepted when you’re working directly with sellers, and it’s going to come as a bit of a surprise. The key to making your offers acceptable is NOT to make offers. Okay, so what I mean by that? That doesn’t make sense, right? The distinction […]
