BTM198: Reformed Criminal Mastermind Turned Billion Dollar Hotel Magnate with Nate Barger
Enjoy this wide ranging conversation with Nate Barger, today’s guest and former criminal mastermind. His story is compelling, yet inspirational as we navigate through cocaine drops to million dollar real estate deals. From apartments and industrial buildings to hotels, Nate has a knack for putting together deals with very little down and outsized returns.
Key Points From This Episode:
- Why Nate started dealing cocaine at 15 years old
- Under investigation with the FBI and 4 felonies later Nate finds his way
- How Nate bought his first property for $6,000
- Early investing mistakes – going bankrupt
- Nates first retirement at 40 years old with $35,000 in passive income
- How Nate acquired 1,800 apartments, Hilton Hotels, Marriott Hotels, IHG Hotels, Staybridge Hotels, Hampton Inns and more
- The BRRR hotel investment strategy
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Recommended Book:
7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen Covey
Lifestyle Design App:
BTM194: Multifamily Millions in Emerging Real Estate Markets with David Lindahl
Starting out as a broke landscaper in 1996, todays guest Dave Lindahl’s goal was to simply create a better life for him and his family. In David’s first few years as an investor, David studied the markets closely and found creative ways to buy property with none of his own money.
Since then he has gone on to create a portfolio of over 9,000 units, become a New York times Best Seller Author – twice, and is now know as the premier expert in the study of emerging markets sharing stages with the likes of Robert Kiyosaki and Tony Robbins.
Key Points From This Episode:
- Being mindful of where you get advice
- How to become an expert without formal education
- The 2 indicators of market movement
- The lifecycle of markets
- The best markets to invest in for growth in 2021
- How David became a 2x best selling author
- The effectiveness of micro repositioning
- David’s morning routine as a Dad and Triathlete
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Recommended Book:
Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins
Lifestyle Design App:
BTM188: 2022 CRE Tactics – Apartments, Self Storage & Data Centers with Terry Hale
Today’s guest, Terry Hale, is a commercial real estate rockstar with 20+ years experience in the industry. As an investor, Terry experienced the ups and downs of varying niches in the commercial space. Starting as an apartment investor, Terry abruptly realized that the self storage space was where he wanted to settle. It quickly proved to be one of the few asset classes that could produce in the worst of economy’s.
Today we discuss Terry’s transition to self storage, why he’s such a strong advocate for it and where he see’s commercial real estate going in the next few years. By the end of the episode, you will be crystal clear on the most important things you newbie investors to know and do when getting into apartments, self storage and data centers.
Key Points From This Episode:
- How to calculate Cap Rate
- Why Self Storage vs. Traditional Apartments in 2021?
- Why Data Centers can be a sneaky lucrative asset class
- How Attorney’s kill deals
- Why talking to Brokers is the most powerful thing a newbie can do
- Networking or Underwriting, what’s more important?
- Terry’s 3 Prong approach for analyzing deals
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Recommended Book:
Think and Grow Rich Napoleon Hill
Lifestyle Design App:
Best Of 58: Command An Abundance Of Wealth Using The Law Of Attraction With Reggie Brooks
Reggie Brooks has achieved what many people consider to be impossible. He went from making $36,000 per year at the local telephone company, to making over $40,000 per month in his real estate business. Starting out with very little money, Reggie began his investment career in 1986.
By educating himself about hidden opportunities in real estate and making well placed investments, he has become a multi-millionaire.
To date, Reggie has spoken on programs with such notables as Donald Trump, Magic Johnson, Suze Orman, Tony Robbins, George Foreman, Rudy Giuliani, Alan Greenspan and Russell Simmons, to name a few.
On today’s episode, you’ll learn how to leverage the law of attraction to achieve financial freedom and all around success in your life. Reggie applied the principles (and continues to apply them) for decades to make reality everything that he desires in this world.
Key Points From This Episode:
- The #1 thing Reggie studied to help attract more opportunities for himself and his family
- What is the real “The Law of Attraction” and how you can use it to achieve financial freedom
- How reading the book “Psycho-Cybernetics” changed Reggie’s mindset forever
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode
Must Read Books:
Reggie’s Website: Reggie Brooks
Reggie’s Favorite Book: Psycho-Cybernetics
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BTM179: The Truth About Mobile Home Park Investing with Jefferson Lily
Today’s guest, Jefferson Lily owns 31 Mobile Home Parks valued at over 71 million dollar. What started as an interest in the multifamily apartment space quickly turned into a fascination with affordable housing for low-income Americans.
On today’s show, we explore Jefferson’s journey from corporate burnout to multimillionaire. We’ll learn the tools and strategies that Jefferson used to reach the pinnacle of American success in a real estate niche that most people would run from… until now.
Key Points From This Episode:
- Why the lucrative mobile home park niche is overlooked
- Investing in mobile home land vs. mobile homes
- How the government is try to “squeeze” the mhp industry
- The future of mobile home parks and is now the best time to invest
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Recommended Book:
Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder
Lifestyle Design App: