Episodes

Today, we have the privilege of having Loftium co-founder and CEO Yifan Zhang join us to talk about Loftium’s new Host to Own program. This program is a great way for people to save up for a down payment on their dream home by hosting an Airbnb. Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#375: Loftium’s Host to Own Program Review: Can You Really House Hack with Almost No Money Down?” on the Denver Real Estate Investing Podcast Watch the YouTube video (at the bottom). Read the blog post. N...

This month, we have a full team to discuss the residential market trends in Colorado for April 2022. Envision Advisors agents Jenny Bayless and Preston Newberry and lenders Joe Massey of Castle & Cooke Mortgage, and Travis Sperr of Renovo Financial joined me to discuss the trends. Watch the YouTube video or listen to the podcast to hear the full conversation. Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#374: April 2022 Residential Roundtable Market Update” on the Denver Real Estate Investin...

You’ve heard us giving updates on Property Llama, our new software that helps investors analyze their portfolios. Over the past few weeks, we’ve had a whirlwind of opportunities, culminating in presenting the software at the Inman Conference. To hear the Property Llama presentation, go to 5:59 of this episode’s YouTube video! Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#373: Property Llama Goes to New York” on the Denver Real Estate Investing Podcast Watch the YouTube video (at the bottom)...

We’re back with another episode of House Hack Mastermind. Guests Kyle and Tiffany join co-host Jeff White and me to discuss their first house hack, a duplex in Englewood. They faced some hurdles during the transaction process, but are settled in and ready to continue their investing journey. Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#372: Lessons Learned from First Time House Hackers in an Englewood Duplex” on the Denver Real Estate Investing Podcast Watch the YouTube video (at the bottom...

This won’t come as a newsflash to our audience, but cashflow around Denver and other parts of Colorado is getting harder and harder to find in rental properties. Over the past few years, a lot of clients started turning to short and medium term rentals to boost cashflow. These clients have been able to go from low or no cashflow to hundreds and sometimes even thousands of dollars a month! However, there’s a steep learning curve to running a short term rental if you plan on managing it yourself....

We’ve mentioned our new portfolio analysis software Propertyllama a few times, but today I want to formally introduce you to it. Going forward, you’ll be seeing a lot more content with Propertyllama, and we have big plans to expand its capabilities. This software helps investors figure out how to analyze and optimize their portfolios. It reduces the confusion of how to go from one to two properties and beyond in order to reach your financial freedom goals. There are great metrics and indicators...

Question: What does it take in order to have long term success in real estate? I’m talking wealth building, decades long success. Aside from the usual patience and hard work, there are two very important factors: Local knowledge – what’s going on in the market. All of the niche trends that allow you to successfully invest for the present and the long term. Community – your team. The network of people who hold you accountable and help you invest. This is everyone from other investors to various...

Envision Advisors is not only one of our Strategic Partners, it’s also a real estate investing firm of investor friendly realtors that I founded. While listeners are familiar with the company, some people are unclear on exactly what Envision Advisors is. To help explain the backstory, details, and what we do in the marketplace, I brought on Katie Heinsohn and Preston Newberry. Katie is our Director of Operations who does everything behind the scenes to make sure the company is running smoothly....

The Denver MLS trends data for March 2022 is in, and a couple things stick out to us. Inventory went up 81%, which seems like a huge number, but low inventory means it was only about a 1K increase in homes. For context, we need about 10-12K in inventory for a balanced market. Interest rates continue to go up with no end in sight, which may push some buyers out of the market or into a different price pool. There are still so many buyers as a whole that it isn’t likely to affect housing prices. C...

This deal analysis looks at a 1031 exchange I recently helped a client complete. He was able to sell his investment property condo and use the exchange for a duplex in Lakewood. This was a really fun deal to complete, and now my client has an asset with a lot of upside. Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#366: Utilizing a 1031 Exchange to Buy a Lakewood Duplex” on the Denver Real Estate Investing Podcast Watch the YouTube video (at the bottom). Read the blog post. Note, the blog i...

We often discuss strategies for acquiring properties, but we don’t spend a lot of time talking about protecting your assets. Day-to-day liability is important, and so is long-term planning. Eventually, we all stop being a landlord and our properties go to the next person in line. Having a plan for this is something few people have in mind but everyone needs. Our Strategic Partner Pam Maass Garrett of Law Mother specializes in estate planning and asset protection, especially for real estate owne...

Our deal analysis today looks at an 11 unit multifamily building in Englewood, CO. This deal is particularly interesting because of the creative financing and value add business plan the investors are implementing. To help break it down, Travis Sperr of Renovo Financial joined me to discuss the details. Travis is one of our Strategic Partners, and he did the lending for this deal. Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#364: How to Boost Returns on a 1960s Multifamily in Englewood” on ...

As our listeners know, lending and financing are critical components of real estate—not just for building wealth, but for getting properties and building a business plan, too. Today, I’m excited to introduce you to Strategic Partner Travis Sperr of Renovo Financial. He has a great product: direct private money lending. Essentially, it’s a very flexible loan product for residential, commercial, long and short term real estate. To better explain it, he’s going to walk us through 5 different loan ...

With the extreme amount of appreciation in the Colorado real estate market the past few years, a common question we get is “What do I do with my portfolio?” There’s a great opportunity to use equity but a lot of confusion about how to optimize a portfolio. Our Portfolio Analysis Mastermind was created to answer this question using a combination of our Propertyllama software and human advisory. To understand how it works, we’re walking you through a condensed version of the 9-week course using a...

As regular listeners know, every time I need to find a person or people for a new role, I reach out to the community first because you may know someone who’s a good fit, or you’re looking for a change yourself. Recently, principals Brandan Kaufman, Teal Hagan, and I released an episode that launched Kaufman Hagan Commercial Real Estate and gave a high-level overview of their values and what sets them apart. It’s been about five months, and they’ve done a great job building out their infrastruct...

Today, we’re continuing to spotlight our Strategic Partners with Tom Konkel of First Integrity Title Company. Tom has had an impressive career in the title industry and is excited for his new role as a partner with First Integrity. Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#360: Why Relationships with Your Title Company Matter” on the Denver Real Estate Investing Podcast Watch the YouTube video (at the bottom). Read the blog post. Note, the blog is an executive summary. Get the in-depth ...

I’d like to reach out to those of you in our network with another job opportunity in Denver. We are looking for a Denver-based Marketing Manager who has a passion for real estate investing (like we do!) Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#359: Job Posting: Denver Digital Marketing Manager” on the Denver Real Estate Investing Podcast Watch the YouTube video (at the bottom). Read the blog post. Note, the blog is an executive summary. Get the in-depth breakdown from the podcast or vi...

We’re doing a different kind of deal analysis today—a commercial deal analysis that William Foy and Marcus Davis of Spearhead Commercial Capital put together. If you listened to our previous episode with them, you’ll recall they talked about an investor client who had 28 single family residences with 28 separate loans. They helped him restructure these loans, which enabled him to take out cash and invest in a multifamily property. They walked us through how they did it and what it means for th...

As part of our Strategic Partners program, we’re bringing in local experts who will provide you with in-depth information about their role in the real estate process. Today, we’re highlighting another Strategic Partner: Spearhead Commercial Capital. Marcus Davis and William Foy are the founding partners. Spearhead Commercial Capital is a commercial mortgage brokering firm in Denver, Colorado. Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#357: Introducing Your Commercial Financing Matchmakers...

The February 2022 MLS trends data for Denver are now out, and we have all the stats and analysis you need to understand the market. Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#356: Denver Real Estate MLS Market Stats – February 2022” on the Denver Real Estate Investing Podcast Watch the YouTube video (at the bottom). Read the blog post. Note, the blog is an executive summary. Get the in-depth breakdown from the podcast or video. Looking at a chart that covers the past 15 years of active ...

I recently sat down with Joe Massey, a residential lender and one of our Strategic Partners, to look at a recent deal he helped close. His client is a first-time investor who wanted to buy in a condo in Denver to rent out. Joe helped her navigate the sometimes-complicated process of getting lending for a condo. Listen to the podcast or watch the YouTube video to hear Joe walk me through several different scenarios. Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#355: First Time Denver Investo...

As part of our Strategic Partners program, we’re bringing in local experts who will provide you with in-depth information about their role in the real estate process. Today, we’re spotlighting Joe Massey of Team Massey with Castle and Cooke Mortgage. Joe is a residential lender, who specializes in lending on primary residences, second homes, house hacks and investment properties. “Lending First, Deals Second” is a phrase I share with clients often. Having an investment-friendly lender on your r...

Today, we’re looking at the Return on Investment (ROI) of an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) in Denver. As part of our recent series on ADUs, we talked a lot about how to finance and build one, but what does it look like once it’s complete? Chris and I reviewed a property located in the Sloan’s Lake neighborhood of Denver with a recently completed ADU. The owners spent about $300K to build this high-end, 1 bedroom/1 bathroom structure in their backyard. They’re renting it out as a short-term rent...

I’ve got some exciting news to share today. After the past few years of building out the podcast and our investing community, it’s time to take things to the next level. In order to provide better quality and more well-rounded content, I’m happy to announce the launch of Curtis St Media and our Strategic Partners program. Three Learning Options! Listen to the podcast “#352: Launching Curtis St Media and Our Strategic Partners Program” on the Denver Real Estate Investing Podcast Watch the YouTu...