Zen Rent Investment & Success Podcast

I was invited onto the show Networking Arizona with Carol Blonder to discuss property management and the rental market status.  Listened in!

Covering the Reno & Lake Tahoe NV investment market, Erika, the owner and broker of Welcome Home Property Management, is a mover and shaker with a passion for innovation and excellence.  Not only does she have an eye for detail in helping her clients purchase the right investment deal, manage the property and sale it on the back end, but she also uses the same winning strategies for clients that she uses for her own investment portfolio.  With a strong IT background and as a Microsoft Excel Pro Erika developed her very own property investment analysis spreadsheet to look at the investment value of over 50 properties at once!  She has an extensive leadership background with service to both the National Association of REALTORS and NARPM on local, state, and national levels.  To connect with Erika go to: https://welcomehm.com or call (775) 200-1331

Torger is an ASU Alumnus and has been a mortgage lender since 1990.  He is licensed both in AZ and CA.  When I first met Torger I was blown away at how much knowledge he had about the various aspects of real estate investing including tax depreciation strategies, 1031 exchanges, utilizing 15 year amortization schedules, and more.  Today we talked about his investment portfolio and what it takes for investors to buy in the current real estate market climate.  Right now he is locking in interest rates between 2.5% on owner occupied loans and 3.5% on investor loans.  To speak with Torger about your strategy he can be reached at: 480-766-1201, terickson@bayeq.com, or https://www.bayequityhomeloans.com/torger-erickson/

Today I am joined by tenant screening authority Mike Stout from National Tenant Network (NTN) to discuss the importance of properly screening tenants with accurate data and information.  Mike began his tenant screening career in the mid 1990's after working as a property manager for several years and saw the need for better data gathering and reporting.  He later began buying rental properties and brings a full property manager & landlord perspective.  NTN is the oldest tenant screening company which began in the early 1980's and grew to be one of the only companies that physically goes to court houses throughout the US to manually collect eviction filings.  Mike can be reached at (713) 201-8794, screeningguy@gmail.com, or https://ntnonline.com

As the name suggests, Stacey has worked tirelessly to ensure that Leading Edge Property Management utilizes cutting edge technology to keep up with the demands of the ever changing growth of the property management industry.  Listen in on how she transitioned from top level management roles in retail sales, to being "thrown" into property management, and ultimately founding her own company as a premium full service one stop shop for all real estate needs.  Her services encompass Skagit Valley and Snohomish County in Washington just north of Seattle.  Investors take note she can be found at (425) 312-2592 or www.edgehomerentals.com

Ashley and I met through NARPM and various property management online groups.  She fills us in about how she got started in the property management industry as a leasing agent in a large multi-family housing apartment complex, to eventually starting her own single family home property management company, to buying her own investment properties and more.  She offers a great service to landlords & investors in Fort Myers Florida and surrounding communities.  To connect with Ashley and her team she can be reached at www.royalpalmpm.com or (239) 223-2116

My sister Melissa has been a major source of inspiration for my own real estate investment strategies and career.  Being in the top 10 of her high school graduating class, a continuous strait A student throughout her life and through college, she is currently a nurse practitioner but has a skillful knack for numbers and finance.  With strong determination she bought her first home at age 22 and paid it off by age 27 and subsequently by her mid 30's owned a portfolio of 6 single family homes with half being paid off.  Her buy and hold strategy has made her a very successful real estate investor.