The Real Estate Guys Radio Show - Real Estate Investing Education for Effective Action

As much as we love making money, we all know there's more to life than just making money.In this epsiode, we talk with a woman who has overcome a number of obstacles to achieve success in business, investing and even in parenting!Rita Khagram was born into a culture that didn't empower women.  Undeterred she set off to make it in business, but at an enormous personal price.Determined to repair her relationship with her daughter, she sold her successful business and because she didn't get good advice, ended up losing everything.But she didn't give up.After investing in her own investing education and seeking out wise counsel, Rita applied her new wisdom to acquire a large portfolio of properties and build another successful business.  And she rebuilt her relationship with her daughter.Then a profound experience on the streets of India have given her a higher purpose for her money-making ventures.  Now her life is more focused and fulfilling than ever.You're going to be inspired and encouraged when you hear Rita's story.  Enjoy!The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training, perspectives and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com

Renowned real estate syndicator Sam Freshman is our special guest for this episode.  Sam Freshman began his real estate investing career in 1957 and founded his syndication company in 1961.  Since then he’s been involved in deals exceeding $500 million.  And when you consider the price of real estate in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, that's a LOT of deals!  Sam’s no-nonsense, pragmatic adherence to proven principles of syndication and investment make him one of our favorite mentors.  So we’re excited to share Sam and his time tested wisdom with you in this episode of The Real Estate Guys™ radio show.  The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training, perspectives and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com

An essential skill for every rental property investor big or small is knowing how to do accurate financial analysis. Without it, how do you know if a property is a good deal, how it compares to other properties; or whether it's a good time to buy, sell or refinance? These are just some of the very important questions a prudent rental property investor needs to know how to find the answers to.  That's why we say “Do the math and the math will tell you what to do!” So the topic of this episode is an overview of the 7 essential formulas of rental property financial analysis.  You'll learn what they are, why they're important and how to use them. Sound scary?  Hey, it's only math.  And it’s not as bad as getting into a property expecting positive cash flow and finding out you’re really negative; or buying into an overheated market, or not getting out while the getting’s good.  Good financial analysis can save you a LOT of heartache! So listen in as The Real Estate Guys™ teach you how to sharpen your pencil and do the math! The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com.

Real estate investors plunge into properties hoping for an endless stream of passive income.  But sometimes, instead of getting rent checks, the market delivers reality checks.So even though we love real estate and remain convinced it's the single best investment vehicle available to everyday investors...once a year (in honor of Halloween), we dig up some terrifying tales from the crypt of real estate deals gone horribly wrong. But it's not all gloom and doom.  There are great lessons in bad deals, so listen in as Robert and Russ dig into what property problems can teach real estate investors...on The Real Estate Guys™ radio show!The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training, perspectives and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com

Hotel Impossible star Anthony Melchiorri and Louisville Kentucky boutique hotel operator (21c Museum) Craig Greenberg are our special guests as we discuss how to develop the hidden potential of distressed properties.  Whether a hotel, apartment building or a single family home, skilled rehabbers can find creative ways to force value where others can’t.  And with a market full of distress, there’s never been a better time to turn under-developed potential into serious profits - all while doing something great for the community.  So listen in as we explore the possibilities! The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com

Our special guest for this episode is YOU!  We've sorted through the hundreds of questions received over the last several weeks and picked out as many as we could to answer on the air.To get great answers, you have to ask great questions.  Sometimes the great question is less about how and more about why.  As famed business philosopher, the late great Jim Rohn often said, "When the why becomes clear, the how becomes obvious."This particular batch of questions came out with a little more focus on the why.  We think you'll like it.So listen in as hosts Robert Helms and Russell Gray answer listener questions on yet another edifying episode of Ask The Guys.The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education,  training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com Connect with The Real Estate Guys on Facebook.  Facebook.com/TheRealEstateGuys

Host Robert Helms travels to Orlando Florida to attend the Encounter of the Americas conference which is hosted by RE/MAX.   This event brings company leaders and agents together from all over the world, with an emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean.  RE/MAX is one of the biggest brands in real estate brokerage with an especially strong international presence.  So they're able to help us gain a global perspective about where money is flowing in and out of real estate. At the event, Robert sits down with three of the top guys at RE/MAX, each offering unique insights. Larry Oberly is VP of International development, who helps RE/MAX expand its network around the globe.  By collecting data from local offices, monitoring search activity on the RE/MAX website and having high level conversations with international industry leaders, Larry helps us do one of our favorite things:  anticipate where the puck is going.  He has some interesting comments about China that you want to listen to. Next, Robert talks to Ricardo Cardenas who is the RE/MAX VP of Latin America and the Caribbean.  As part of the emerging growth countries known as BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China), Brazil is the dominant economy of Latin America.   But it isn't the only strong economy in the south side of the Western Hemisphere.  And as these nations make more money, they are diligently working on improving their business systems, including how real estate brokerage is done.  RE/MAX is playing a leadership role in that process.   Just as software protocols have made various devices more compatible and easier to use, so will improving business protocols improve access to properties and the ease and security of doing business.  This helps pave the way for more capital to move into those real estate markets. Last, but certainly not least, Robert reconnects with John Turley, our good friend and top broker in the country of Belize.  John visits face to face with real life buyers every day, so while we appreciate the big picture view of high level execs, we like to balance that with street level insights from guys like John.  He brings us up to speed on the latest and greatest about Belize.   We are pleasantly surprised to learn that tourism is substantially up over last year’s record highs.  It’s also interesting that while much of the world experienced severe price declines throughout the recession, Belize did not.  And tourism is actually higher now than before the recession hit.  Very interesting. There’s a lot here, so turn up your volume and enjoy! The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.   Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com

Hospitality as a business involves using real estate to provide services to leisure and business travelers.  That’s pretty straight forward.  As real estate investors, any time there’s real estate producing cash flow, we’re interested.  And when you do the math based on nightly cash flows, the numbers look pretty good! But this type of real estate investing is very different than your run-of-the-mill rental home, so to avoid ending up with a heartbreak hotel, it's wise to do some homework before investing.   To learn more about the opportunities and the state of the lodging and hospitality industry in the current economy, listen in as The Real Estate Guys sit down with Eric Stoessel, Managing Editor for Lodging Hospitality magazine.   The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com

Host Robert Helms travels to Orlando Florida and attends the 14th Annual Shared Ownership Conference.   So what exactly is "Shared Ownership"?   Great question!  And the answer is this extra long episode of The Real Estate Guys radio show - including a huge collection of interviews with experts on the topic.   Can you make money with shared ownership?  Sure! Even better, you can use this investment strategy to enhance your personal lifestyle. After all, in addition to financial independence, most people are investing so that can live better.  Why wait when you can start today?   So settle is and enjoy as Robert and his collection of experts share their insights on how you can invest to live better faster through shared ownership. The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed. Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com 

Most savvy real estate investors know it’s a good idea to put each property in a limited liability company.  More complex strategies include setting up management companies, holding companies and can even include an offshore component. The basic idea is to create a legal entity (corporation, LLC, etc.) or network of entities through which various aspects of your business activities are conducted. And to NEVER do business as a natural person in your own name.   Once you get your mind around it, it’s ALMOST fun putting it all together.  Unfortunately, that’s where it ends for too many investors.  And as you might guess...the devil's in the details. Attorney Garrett Sutton tells us it's important to not only set up a solid structure, but to maintain it properly.  How?  By being careful to observe “corporate formalities”.   To find out what those are and why they're important, listen in as we talk with Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad Advisor for Asset Protection, Garrett Sutton.  Discover how to run your own corporation and better protect your real estate empire! The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com

The overall health of the US economy affects jobs, incomes and asset values - including investment real estate.  Throughout one of the most hotly contested presidential elections in recent memory, economic policy has been a central theme.   At their convention, the Democrats invoked the spirit (and oration) of ex-President Bill Clinton, while the GOP conjures up visions of Reaganomics. Dire predictions of fiscal cliffs, defaults, hyper-inflation, depression, civil unrest and other calamities fuel the debate.  It seem that everyone has an opinion. But what does history say?   To find out, we sit down with Dr. Jeffrey Hummel, a professor of both economics and history.  We think both are important to providing the context for our investing decisions. So grab your note pad and listen in!   The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com   

Another exhilarating episode of Ask The Guys!  Robert and Russ answer your questions... With only $20,000 to invest and living overseas, which U.S. markets make sense? Does size matter?  A Minneapolis investor is enjoying great cash flow on smaller properties, but feels the urge to go big.  Should he? A Texas investor is stacking up cash flow properties and wants to retire in Belize in 12 years. Great idea! But should he accelerate the loans or leverage into more properties?  What's the shortest path to "critical mass"? A New York investor wants to know if she should use off the shelf deal analysis software or build her own spreadsheet.  What's a diligent investor to do? A rookie investor from Minnesota is flipping his first deal - a single family home. He wants to know how to build a true investment business with multi-unit buildings. How can he go from forcing equity to collecting passive cash flow? Another New York investor with 12 residential propeties wants to crack the commercial code.  What do the lenders look for?  How can he make the leap? A land owner in New Jersey is looking for investors - presumably to help develop the property.  He's tried investor clubs, bars and dating services (just kidding) with no luck.  Where can he go to find the funding partners he needs? A California couple have an expensive home that's paid for, a bunch of cash in a low rate CD, and a half million in retirements accounts.  They're doing great...but want to own more real estate.  How can they get there from here? We love your questions!  To submit yours, visit www.realestateguysradio.com and click on Ask The Guys! The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com 

Chicken Soup for the Soul co-author Mark Victor Hansen is our guest for this episode.  As a mega best-selling author and world famous public speaker, Mark’s lifestyle and profession requires lots of positive energy and creativity.  The same is true for real estate investors.   So we asked Mark to sit down and share some of himself with us to see if we could pick up some great ideas from this iconic personality.   Wow, talk about drinking from a firehouse!  So strap in and get ready for a wild ride with the ever energetic Mark Victor Hansen.   The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com.

CPA Tom Wheelwright gives us his take on "The Fiscal Cliff" that the U.S. economy is said to be headed for at the end of 2012. What is "The Fiscal Cliff"?  Should real esttate investors be concerned?  What should investors do to prepare? Sometimes problems are exaggerated and sometimes they're hidden when election year hype hits the headlines. Listen in and find out what CPA Tom Wheelwright says investors need to know and do amid the uncertainty. The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed. Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com 

Is government too big, too small or just right?  And what does this have to do with real estate investing? To help us explore this controversial and timely topic, Steve Forbes comes back to share his thoughts, as does first time guest Tom Woods.  In a very polarized election year for the U.S., many people are paying close attention.  As real estate investors, we care about how rules, regulations and even rhetoric affect our investments.   Property taxes, zoning, rent control, eminent domain, environmental controls, fair housing; Fannie, Freddie, FHA and much more are all examples of how government affects real estate.   To win at the game of real estate investing, you need to know the rules.  And when the rules are subject to change (and they are), it’s important to anticipate trends and adjust accordingly.The bottom line which affects your bottom line is that government is in the market to stay, so don’t get frustrated.  Be fascinated. Because, as we learn, confusion in the market creates opportunity for the alert - and tension in the process can actually be a very good thing.The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com