Real Estate Investing Insights

GI143: Creating Passive Income as a Senior with Bill Manassero

When it comes to doing it all, Bill Manassero has a few things down. He is a Christian who started a non-profit helping children in Haiti. He is also a person who is an advocate for people learning to be financially independent and stand on their own legs. This is how he started in real [...]

SS65: How Can I Generate Passive Income from an Inheritance?

How would you structure your passive real estate investing if you just received an inheritance? Well, in this episode, a listener asks just that and Charles discusses what he would do if he received a lump sum of cash and wanted to generate passive income. Watch The Episode Here: Listen To The Podcast Here: Talking [...]

GI142: Achieving Financial Freedom as a Single Mom with Mandy McAllister

Mandy McAllister went to school and got a master's degree. Noticing the student housing situation there inadvertently gave her a career. She saw her friend whose parents had purchased a home for her and then rent it out to her college friends. Mandy wishes that at 19 she had started investing, but she bought a [...]

SS64: Should I Passively Invest in Real Estate Syndications?

Welcome to Strategy Saturday; I’m Charles Carillo and today we’re going to be discussing should I passively invest in a real estate syndication? Many future real estate investors ask themselves if they really want to be real estate operators or just passive investors? This is a great question and in this episode, Charles discusses the [...]

GI141: Transitioning from Home Flipper to Multifamily Investor with Jimmy Edwards

Jimmy Edwards is a multifamily investor who currently controls 570 units. He became interested in real estate investing when one of his professors got him to read "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" and that it "pretty much exploded his brain." After college graduation in 2013, he started with single-family investing and became a house flipper. It [...]

SS63: The Importance of Having a Real Estate Website and Email Address

Email addresses and websites are the first thing people notice about you and your company. In this episode, Charles discusses why having a real estate website and an email address at that website will make you look more professional and serious to; brokers, contractors, investors and vendors. Watch The Episode Here: Listen To The Podcast [...]

GI140: Completing Over $1.5 Billion in Real Estate Transactions with Spencer Gray

Spencer started out with his first building in Indianapolis. He has since completed over $1 billion in transactions and has purchased properties with traditional financing and with HUD financing. HUD financing has low interest rates and a longer term than agency financing however; it is a very long process that takes many months to complete [...]

SS62: Understanding Capital Gains as it Relates to Real Estate Investing

Capital gains are taxed at different rates than ordinary income; but what constitutes a capital gain? In this episode, Charles discusses capital gains and how they affect real estate investors. Watch The Episode Here: Listen To The Podcast Here: Talking Points: Make sure to speak to your tax professional for individualized advice Real estate has [...]

GI139: Acquiring and Managing over 6,000 Units with Ivan Barratt

Ivan Barratt is a real estate operator who has acquired over 6,000 units to date. His dad gave him the book, "Rich Dad, Poor Dad” which got Ivan thinking and in his early 20s, he started as a landlord, which wasn't ideal for him. He had graduated business school with big dreams of becoming a [...]

SS61: Why are Large Investors Acquiring Smaller Properties

An approach that is becoming more and more popular in today’s market is large investors purchasing smaller properties. Charles’ company has utilized this same strategy several times over the past few years and in today’s episode, Charles discusses why this becoming more relevant along with the pros and the cons. Watch The Episode Here: Listen [...]
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