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• Why I Stopped Buying Storage Facilities 2 Years Ago

  Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersenTIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction to Self Storage Investing Reality Check 1:09 - Nick Huber's Journey: From Moving Company to 63 Storage Facilities 5:47 - The Self Storage Market Crash Nobody's Talking About 9:47 - How We Survived Floating Rate Debt Through Rising Interest Rates 12:37 - The South African Sales Team Secret That Increased Conversions 40% 16:02 - How We Get 110 Five-Star Google Reviews Every Month 19:17 - Why We Bought Industrial Real Estate (And Why It's Hard to Scale) 23:36 - The #1 Rule for Surviving Real Estate Downturns 27:52 - The Two Deals I Walked Away From That Saved My Business 31:22 - How We Use AI to Monitor Every Customer InteractionTHE BRUTAL TRUTH ABOUT SELF STORAGE INVESTING RIGHT NOW 🏚️If you've been thinking about getting into self storage investing, you need to watch this episode first. Nick Huber, founder of Bolt Storage with 63 self storage facilities under management, reveals why he hasn't bought a single storage facility in nearly two years and what's really happening in the commercial real estate storage market right now.THE SELF STORAGE RECESSION NOBODY WARNED YOU ABOUT 📉For the first time in self storage history, every major REIT including Public Storage, Extra Space, and CubeSmart reported declining net operating income for six consecutive quarters. Interest rates skyrocketed from four percent to seven point five percent on commercial loans while overdevelopment in markets like Texas, Florida, and Georgia created massive oversupply. Nick shares how his portfolio weathered this perfect storm and why half his properties are performing below initial projections despite his team's revenue management expertise.WHAT ACTUALLY WORKS IN TODAY'S STORAGE MARKET 💡Despite the challenging environment, Nick's team has increased revenue by forty percent across their portfolio through aggressive leasing strategies and operational improvements. Learn how they use South African sales teams to achieve forty-two percent conversion rates on inbound calls, their Google review strategy that generates over one hundred five-star reviews monthly, and why they focus on markets in the Northeast where development is difficult rather than chasing yield in overbuilt Southern markets.REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT VS ACQUISITION STRATEGIES 🏗️Nick started with ground-up development of a two point nine million dollar self storage facility that's now worth eight to ten million dollars. He breaks down why he wishes he had started with acquisitions instead, the brutal reality of dealing with zoning boards, and why his first development deal changed his entire life trajectory. For anyone considering storage development versus buying existing facilities, this discussion provides invaluable insights into the true costs and timeline of each approach.#selfstorage #realestateinvesting #commercialrealestate #storageunits #realestatebusinessWant to learn more about our guest? Connect here: boltstorage.comWant to learn more about the REI Club Podcast, how to invest with Gabe at Kaizen, or join our community of active real estate investors on Skool? Visit the podcast website at https://www.therealestateinvestingclub.com or click here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersenSend us a textJoin the Online Community here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen. Support the show

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• How AI Helped Me Close $100K Commissions in 24hrs

  Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersenMASTERING AI IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE 🤖In this episode of The Real Estate Investing Club, I sit down with Logan Freeman, a commercial real estate broker and investor managing a $78 million pipeline in Kansas City. Logan shares how he's using artificial intelligence to completely transform his brokerage and investment business, cutting what used to take weeks down to mere hours. If you're serious about real estate investing in 2024 and beyond, this episode is packed with actionable strategies you can implement immediately.THE AI TOOLS REVOLUTIONIZING REAL ESTATE 💻Logan reveals his exact AI tech stack that's generating massive results. He walks through GenSpark for deep market research, Gamma.app for creating professional presentations in minutes, and Intel CRE for underwriting analysis. These aren't just theoretical tools, Logan shares a real case study where he created a complete broker opinion of value in just 35 minutes, winning a $2.8 million listing and earning a $100,000 commission within 24 hours. The traditional approach would have taken days or weeks, but AI gave him an unbeatable competitive advantage.FROM DIVISION II FOOTBALL TO MULTIFAMILY MILLIONS ⚡Logan's journey is nothing short of inspiring. After playing professional football with the Oakland Raiders and losing his father during a critical transition period, he reinvented himself completely. He shares how reading 750 books, making 265 cold calls per day, and developing an obsessive focus on personal growth led him to close 185 single-family rental deals in 18 months. His story proves that real estate investing rewards persistence, continuous learning, and the ability to pivot when circumstances change.COLD CALLING SECRETS THAT ACTUALLY WORK 📞One of the most valuable parts of this conversation is Logan's transparency about cold calling. He called 2,500 prospects and closed just three deals, but those three deals launched his entire consulting business. This is the reality of prospecting that most gurus won't tell you. Success in real estate investing requires massive action and the ability to handle rejection. Logan turned his car into a classroom on wheels, listening to Jim Rohn, Tony Robbins, and Zig Ziglar while building his business from scratch.POSITIONING YOURSELF AS THE MARKET EXPERT 📊Logan explains his content and relationship strategy for generating consistent deal flow. By publishing weekly market research, leveraging LinkedIn's algorithm, and speaking at industry events, he's positioned himself as the go-to expert in Kansas City commercial real estate. This approach generates referrals and inbound leads without relying on traditional cold prospecting. He shares specific examples of how AI helps him analyze planning and zoning meetings, track new construction pipelines, and deliver insights his competitors simply cannot match.Want to learn more about our guest? Connect here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/livefreeinvestments/Want to learn more about the REI Club Podcast, how to invest with Gabe at Kaizen, or join our community of active real estate investors on Skool? Visit the podcast website at https://www.therealestateinvestingclub.com or click here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen#RealEstateInvesting #AIinRealEstate #CommercialRealEstate #MultifamilyInvesting #RealEstatePodcastSend us a textJoin the Online Community here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen. Support the show

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• LP Investing Secrets: $300K Passive Income Revealed

  Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersenLEARN HOW TO INVEST AS A LIMITED PARTNER IN REAL ESTATE DEALS💰 In this episode of The Real Estate Investing Club podcast, I sit down with Pascal Wagner, a former venture capitalist who deployed over $150 million into 300+ companies and now generates $300K annually in passive income through his LP investments and rent-by-the-room portfolio. If you've ever wanted to invest in real estate without the headaches of property management, tenant calls, or fixing toilets, this episode is your roadmap to passive real estate investing success.PASCAL'S INCREDIBLE BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISEPascal's story is absolutely fascinating. He started with house hacking at 23 years old, scaled to 94 units across 11 properties, founded and sold a VR real estate startup, and worked as a fund manager at Techstars deploying massive amounts of capital. But everything changed when his father suddenly passed away in April 2021, leaving his mother with a $3.5 million portfolio and no knowledge of how to manage it. This family crisis forced Pascal to become an expert in passive real estate investing and LP strategies, ultimately building a system that now generates substantial monthly cash flow for his family.THE THREE PILLARS OF SUCCESSFUL LP INVESTINGPascal breaks down the three critical components that most retail investors completely miss when investing as limited partners. First is strategy, which means knowing whether you're investing for cash flow, equity growth, or tax reduction. Most LPs react to whatever deals land in their inbox instead of having a clear investment thesis like institutional investors do. Second is deal flow, and Pascal shares his genius hack for building massive pipelines using Google searches and retargeting ads to get hundreds of deals flowing to you each month. Third is vetting, which becomes much easier once you've filtered deals through your strategy and built robust deal flow. These three pillars have helped Pascal invest $3.3 million across 23 different private investments while writing off over half a million dollars in taxes.CROWDFUNDING PLATFORMS AND FINDING THE BEST OPERATORSWe dive deep into how platforms like Fundrise, Yieldstreet, and Realty Mogul actually work for both general partners and limited partners. Pascal explains the pros and cons of using crowdfunding sites versus finding private operators directly, including fee structures, vetting processes, and minimum investment requirements. He also shares how to build relationships with top-tier operators and get access to the best deal flow that most retail investors never see.🏠 This episode is packed with wisdom for accredited investors, high-income earners looking to diversify beyond the stock market, and anyone wanting to build true passive income through real estate without being the general partner doing all the work.Want to learn more about our guest? Connect here: [email protected] to learn more about the REI Club Podcast, how to invest with Gabe at Kaizen, or join our community of active real estate investors on Skool? Visit the podcast website at https://www.therealestateinvestingclub.com or click here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen#PassiveInvesting #LimitedPartner #RealEstateInvesting #RealEstateSyndication #PassiveIncomeSend us a textJoin the Online Community here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen. Support the show

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• How to Make $300K/Year as a Limited Partner (No Toilets!)

  Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersenBECOME A SUCCESSFUL LIMITED PARTNER IN REAL ESTATE 🏢💰Discover how Pascal Wagner built a $300,000 per year passive income portfolio by investing as a limited partner in real estate deals without ever fixing a toilet or dealing with tenants! 🚀 In this episode of The Real Estate Investing Club, we dive deep into the strategies used by institutional investors to deploy capital into real estate syndications and private equity deals.INSIDER SECRETS FROM A $150M FUND MANAGER 📊Pascal shares his unique journey from founding a venture-backed VR startup to becoming a fund manager at Techstars, where he deployed over $150 million into 300+ companies. After his father passed away suddenly, Pascal took responsibility for managing his mother's $3.5 million portfolio and discovered the power of passive real estate investing. Today, his family generates $300K annually from rental properties and LP investments across 23 different private deals.THE THREE PILLARS OF SUCCESSFUL LP INVESTING 🎯Learn the framework that separates successful limited partners from those who lose money. Pascal breaks down the critical importance of having a clear investment strategy, building robust deal flow pipelines, and properly vetting operators and opportunities. Whether you're looking for cash flow, equity growth, or tax reduction strategies, this episode reveals how to align your LP investments with your financial goals.AVOIDING COSTLY MISTAKES IN REAL ESTATE SYNDICATIONS ⚠️Hear the raw truth about losing $40,000 in what turned out to be a Ponzi scheme, even after conducting extensive due diligence with audited financials and institutional backing. Pascal shares invaluable lessons about diversification, red flags to watch for, and why even sophisticated investors can't bat 1,000. This honest conversation about investment losses is essential viewing for anyone considering passive real estate opportunities.BUILDING DEAL FLOW LIKE THE PROS 💼Discover Pascal's proven system for generating hundreds of real estate investment opportunities monthly. Learn how to leverage crowdfunding platforms like Fundrise, RealtyMogul, and Yieldstreet, use Google ads strategically to build your pipeline, and connect with top-tier operators in multifamily, industrial, storage, and alternative asset classes. This episode reveals the exact process institutional investors use to source and evaluate deals.94 UNITS WITH RENT-BY-ROOM STRATEGY 🏠Pascal operates 94 units across 11 homes in Atlanta using the rent-by-room or co-living strategy, generating substantial monthly cash flow. Learn why he consolidated his portfolio from Austin and Charlotte into a single market, how platforms like PadSplit revolutionized his business model, and why market concentration can actually reduce risk when you're an active operator versus a passive LP investor.Want to learn more about our guest? Connect here: https://passiveinvestingstarterkit.comWant to learn more about the REI Club Podcast, how to invest with Gabe at Kaizen, or join our community of active real estate investors on Skool? Visit the podcast website at https://www.therealestateinvestingclub.com or click here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen#PassiveInvesting #LimitedPartner #RealEstateSyndication #PassiveIncome #RealEstateInvestingSend us a textSupport the show

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• Family Office Secrets: How the Ultra-Wealthy Invest

  Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersenINSIDE THE WORLD OF ULTRA HIGH NET WORTH REAL ESTATE INVESTING 💰Ever wonder how the ultra-wealthy deploy their capital into real estate? 🏘️ In this eye-opening conversation with Kholt Mulderrig from DCA Family Offices, we pull back the curtain on how family offices managing over 600 million dollars make investment decisions. If you're serious about scaling your real estate business and attracting institutional capital, this episode is essential viewing!UNDERSTANDING FAMILY OFFICES AND QUALIFYING INVESTORS 🎯Family offices represent ultra high net worth individuals with at least 20 million in investable capital who can write multi-million dollar equity checks for individual deals. These aren't just wealthy people, they're families building multigenerational wealth through strategic diversification. Kholt breaks down exactly what separates qualified purchasers from typical accredited investors and why this distinction matters when you're raising capital for your syndications or funds.THE MOBILE HOME PARK ADVANTAGE EXPLAINED 📊Why do sophisticated investors consistently choose mobile home parks over traditional multifamily? The answer lies in the numbers and the tax code! Mobile home parks deliver similar returns to apartment buildings but with dramatically less operational intensity. Residents stay an average of seven years compared to constant turnover in apartments. When something breaks, it's the resident's responsibility since they own the home. Your capital expenditures focus solely on infrastructure like utilities, roads, and landscaping rather than interior renovations every single year.MAXIMIZING AFTER TAX RETURNS THROUGH STRATEGIC DEPRECIATION 💸Here's where mobile home parks become truly exceptional for taxable investors. Through cost segregation studies, you can take massive bonus depreciation on the land improvements including septic systems, gas lines, and electrical infrastructure. These qualify as short-lived property under IRS guidelines, meaning you can accelerate depreciation dramatically compared to traditional real estate. For family offices managing portfolios generating significant cash yield, this ability to offset tax liability elsewhere in the portfolio creates a compounding effect that traditional multifamily simply cannot match.STANDING OUT IN A CROWDED MARKET OF OPERATORS 🚀Family offices see ten multifamily deals every single day. How do you break through the noise? Kholt emphasizes three critical elements. First, define a clear differentiated strategy and stay in your lane, don't dabble across multiple asset classes. Second, have your track record completely dialed in with performance data on every single deal you've executed. Third, own your story including deals that didn't go as planned, sophisticated investors understand that losses happen and they want to see how you handled adversity.#FamilyOffice #RealEstateInvesting #MobileHomeParks #TaxStrategy #WealthBuildingWant to learn more about our guest? Connect here: https://dcafamilyoffice.com/Want to learn more about the REI Club Podcast, how to invest with Gabe at Kaizen, or join our community of active real estate investors on Skool? Visit the podcast website at https://www.therealestateinvestingclub.com or click here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersenSend us a textJoin the Online Community here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen. Support the show

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