How Real Estate Works

Episode 29 - Jonathan Weiss

Thu, 8 Apr 2021 15:19:15 +0000

This was an amazing episode with Jonathan Weiss President of Equinox Management and Construction LLC. Equinox has completed over $100 million of residential and mixed-use development projects in the Greater Philadelphia area, with a focus on infill apartments, condominiums, townhomes and student housing. We got to talk about more of the construction side of the business and some alternative ways of building that are becoming more popular. Jonathan also discusses the Otto Project they are working on in Brewerytown Philadelphia!

Episode 28 - Michael Zuber

matt.tallent@compass.com (Michael Zuber, Jesse Johnston, Matt Tallent) — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:50:25 +0000

Michael is the Author of the book One Rental at a Time! The book follows him and his wife’s journey starting out as a full time employees all the way to financial freedom and growing their portfolio to 175 properties. On the show we talk about the important framework of getting to financial freedom: Goal setting, framework, and execution of the plan. We also talk about what happens when you reach financial freedom and making that jump!

Episode 27 - Tony Robinson

matt.tallent@compass.com (Tony Robinson, Jesse Johnston, Matt Tallent) — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Tony is the host of the Bigger Pockets Real Estate Rookie Podcast and is also crushing it in airbnb and vacation rentals! Tony teaches us all about how to analyze, finance, and buy multiple vacation rentals. This was an amazing episode filled with tips you won't learn in any real estate book.

Episode 26 - Andrew Yeager

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:58:20 +0000

Andrew Yeager is the Co-Founder of Axe Philly Development based out of Philadelphia. They started out doing tons of flips and learning to design their signature look. Now they are rapidly scaling into the multi-family space and learning day by day. It's exciting to hear where they are heading and their future plans!

Episode 25 - Ashley Kehr

matt.tallent@compass.com (Ashley Kehr, Jesse Johnston, Matt Tallent) — Thu, 4 Mar 2021 12:05:14 +0000

Ashley Kehr went from a W2 job and debt to financial freedom using partnerships and the BRRRR method! She went to work as a property manager and learned to create systems that she could use in her own business! Ashley is a Mom, Wife, and successful investor with 30+ rentals!!!

Episode 24 - Craig Curelop

matt.tallent@compass.com (Jesse Johnston, Matt Tallent, Craig Curelop) — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:14:04 +0000

We talk about how Craig got started in real estate investing and why. Craig tells us how he was able to live for free and pay off his student debt using house hacking! He is a killing it as a real estate Agent and did 87 deals in 2020 and holds a portfolio of 11 unites!

Episode 23 - Anam and Aamir

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Anam and Aamir are building a portfolio of 20+ rentals using the BRRRR method. Listen to their "AREA" method for choosing on where to buy homes. They have a great funnel of how to find deals and methods for rehabbing their projects!

Episode 22 - CJ Koch

matt.tallent@compass.com (CJ Koch, Direct Subs, Jesse Johnston, Matt Tallent) — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:00:01 +0000

CJ Koch has done it all, flipping, development, and he's currently building a BRRR portfolio. He is very passionate about his company Direct Subs, which helps real estate investors with their biggest pain point: Finding Contracts!!! We've all been there and CJ's company Direct Subs is alleviating this issue for investors!.

Episode 21 - Julia Choseed

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 11:29:04 +0000

Julia Choseed is developing single and multi-family homes on the way to financial freedom! She talks a ton on the show about the mechanics of building step by step and what true financial freedom means to her!

Episode 20 - Ashley Wilson

matt.tallent@compass.com (Jesse Johnston, Matt Tallent, Ashley Wilson) — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Ashley Wilson started out created a home flipping company. She eventually transitioned into multifamily and now owns 600+ units! Ashley also wrote the book "The Only Woman in the Room" which showcases woman real estate investors!

Episode 19 - Aj and Jon from Philly Home Reno!

matt.tallent@compass.com (Jesse Johnston, Philly Home Reno, Matt Tallent) — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Aj and Jon are local Philadelphia investors that started building a portfolio right out of college! They are now at five doors and are building a flourishing portfolio. They have full time jobs and do the renovations in their free time.

Episode 18 - Ken Weinstein

matt.tallent@compass.com (Jesse Johnston, Ken Weinstein, Matt Tallent) — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Ken is a pillar in the Philadelphia Real Estate community. He has done everything from running banks, to owning restaurants, residential and commercial real estate. He is working on some massive commercial projects. We also talk about his loan program to get new investors started that maybe coming to a city near you!

Episode 17 - Lauren and Kyle from Rentals to Wealth

Thu, 7 Jan 2021 12:17:50 +0000

Lauren and Kyle from Rentals to Wealth come on the show! You may know them from their recent show where they fix up their new triplex. They started investing a few years ago and now have 8 units! Using the BRRR method they were quickly able to grow a portfolio.

Episode 16 - Top 10 Moments From the Show

matt.tallent@compass.com (Jesse Johnston, Matt Tallent) — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:48:34 +0000

Matt and Jesse discuss their top 10 moments from the first 15 episodes of the show!

Episode 15 - Nikita Roman

matt.tallent@compass.com (Jesse Johnston, Matt Tallent) — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:54:27 +0000

How Group Agent - Nikita Roman comes on the show, she is killing it on her way to doing ten million in sales this year! Nikita tells us about how she got started as an agent and what she has done to grow her business.

Episode 14

matt.tallent@compass.com (Matt Tallent) — Thu, 1 Oct 2020 13:27:41 +0000

Our first Lender episode! Gary Risler comes on the show and tells us what we need for an investment property and how the lending industry is changing! Gary has been in the lending industry for years and is a founding member of The How Group.

Episode 13 - Rob Coldwell

matt.tallent@compass.com (Rob Coldwell, Jesse Johnston, Matt Tallent) — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:09:01 +0000

Rob Coldwell - President of Rentwell comes on the show for our first property management episode! This was a fantastic episode about business systems, how to rent properties, properly manage rentals, and manage efficiently. Rob has implemented things in his business that no other property managers are doing!

Episode 12 - Skye Michiels

matt.tallent@compass.com (Jesse Johnston, Matt Tallent) — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 13:45:55 +0000

Skye Michiels is the Philadelphia Manager for The Compass Real Estate Brokerage. We talk about how Skye went from working full time as a teacher to selling 90 million in real estate a year! Skye also tells us about Compass a newer real estate brokerage that has taken Philadelphia by storm.

How Real Estate Works Episode 11 - Gary Jonas

matt.tallent@compass.com (Matt Tallent) — Thu, 3 Sep 2020 12:23:48 +0000

Gary Jonas is a Founding Member and CEO of The How Group. The How Group is a real estate company that started in Philadelphia as a multifamily developer and now has grown to have a Mortgage Company, Property Acquisitions Team, General Contractor, Property Management Team, Property Investments Team, and Real Estate Sales Team. The How Group has 750 units and their real estate team did around 100 million in sales last year.

How Real Estate Works Episode 10 - Flip This Together

matt.tallent@compass.com (Matt Tallent) — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 15:18:11 +0000

In this episode we have on Erik and Niki from Flip This Together! At this time, they have been responsible for over $100 million in real estate transactions. They have done everything from building, flipping, wholesaling, they hold 45 units, they do multi family, land deals, you name it they’ve done it. Now they are sharing their journey with you!

Episode 9 - Philly Fixer Upper!

matt.tallent@compass.com (Matt Tallent) — Thu, 6 Aug 2020 11:02:45 +0000

Amy Wright and Mitch Mathern tell us about their fixer upper that was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer! This is their first project and it's a great 150 year old house.

Episode 8 - Rodney Ross

matt.tallent@compass.com (Jesse Johnston, Matt Tallent, Rodney Ross) — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:44:16 +0000

Rodney Ross is an Agent, Investor, and Developer! His story takes a crazy turn when he one a government bid for a 36 lot development deal for $36.00. We talk about scaling and how a huge development deal can be easier than the typical one off house flip. We also talk buy and hold, development, and how Covid has changed AirBnB.

Episode 7 - Gino Barbaro

matt.tallent@compass.com (Jesse Johnston, Gino Barbaro, Matt Tallent) — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 11:16:33 +0000

Today’s guests is Gino Barbaro, best selling author of Wheelbarrow Profits and the Honey Bee. He is also one of the founders of Jake and Gino, an education platform helping others achieve financial freedom through multifamily real estate investing.

Episode 6 - From 9-5 to Multi-Family Millions Portfolio

matt.tallent@compass.com (Jesse Johnston, Dan Harvey, Matt Tallent) — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 09:00:06 +0000

Dan Harvey comes on the show! Dan is a Philadelphia real estate legend, crushing it in multi-family. With over 70+ units under management and 80 in the pipeline! Find out how Dan is avoiding the competitive multi-family market with the multi-family conversion strategy!

Episode 5 - Distressed landlord to crushing it in notes with Scott Carson!

matt.tallent@compass.com (Jesse Johnston, Matt Tallent, Scott Carson) — Thu, 9 Jul 2020 11:26:41 +0000

Find out how Scott Carson of the Note Closers podcast went from being a distressed landlord to crushing it in note investing!

How to Buy Your First Home in 10 Easy Steps!

matt.tallent@compass.com (Jesse Johnston, Matt Tallent) — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 14:47:01 +0000

Jesse and Matt discuss The 10 Steps to Buying Your First Home!!! They revisit their first time home buying experiences also!

Episode 3 - Tom Dilsheimer

matt.tallent@compass.com (Jesse Johnston, Matt Tallent) — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:29:14 +0000

http://tomdilsheimer.com/meet-tom/

https://www.compass.com/agents/tom-dils/

https://www.ottobrewerytown.com/

Episode 2 - Shawn Lowery - Top Producing Real Estate Agent and Syndicator with 70+ Units

matt.tallent@compass.com (Matt Tallet, Jesse Johnston) — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 15:05:48 +0000

Find out How focus helped Shawn Lowery grow to a top producing real estate agent and multi-family investor! Shawn is a How Group member and was recognized last year as a top producing Compass agent in the Philadelphia Region! Not only is he a top producing real estate agent but also an investor and syndicator himself. Shawn has done flips, buy and hold rentals, and syndicated over 70 units and is growing!

How Real Estate Works Episode 1

matt.tallent@compass.com (Jesse Johnston, Matt Tallent) — Thu, 4 Jun 2020 15:48:49 +0000

Jesse and Matt discuss how Summer is the new Spring market now that the lockdown on real estate services has been lifted! They also discuss the 3 books that are must summer reads!