Best Andrew Assaf Podcasts (2024)

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#236 - How to Safely Invest Passively in Multifamily in Today's Market - Travis Watts 41:52

1h ago41:52

41:52

Joining us on this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who specializes as a passive investor backing other people's commercial deals. He started with a single-family home and switched to investing as a full-time limited partner. Travis Watts has been a proven leader in the real estate industry since 2009 in multifamily, single-family, and vaca…

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#235 - Financial Freedom Through a Mix of Rental Properties and Note Investments - Nick Disney 36:05

22h ago36:05

36:05

Joining us in this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who has built an impressive portfolio over the last 15 years. He achieved financial freedom through a mix of rental properties and note investments. Nick Disney is a real estate investor who owns 52 doors and notes that created a dependable stream of cash flow. He has grown an impressive p…

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#234 - From Retail Manager Making $40k to Owning 300 Rentals - Steven Andrews 51:21

6d ago51:21

51:21

Joining us for this episode of Living Off Rentals is Steven Andrews, author of the book “The New American Dream: A Simple Roadmap to Purchasing Investment Properties.” Coming out of college, Steven was $75,000 in debt and making $45,000 a year. With little to no money, he used his credit cards to fund his first rental property deal. Listen to how h…

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#233 - How to pick the best rental market - John Casmon 39:30

14d ago39:30

39:30

Joining us on this episode of Living Off Rentals is an expert in multifamily properties. He has partnered with other investors to purchase over $100 million dollars’ worth of these properties. John Casmon hosts a very popular podcast, Multifamily Insights. He came from a corporate job that he enjoyed, but with concerns about having no control of hi…

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#232 - Buying Industrial Buildings - Without Using the Bank - Joel Friedland 41:53

21d ago41:53

41:53

Joining us on this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who has been a real estate investor since the early ‘90s. He has a unique way of investing in industrial real estate. Joel Friedland is an accomplished real estate professional with a 40+-year track record in industrial real estate. He has secured over 2,000 industrial property leases and …

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#231 - Financial Freedom with Just Two Group Homes - Jesse Ray 40:41

28d ago40:41

40:41

Joining us on this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who replaced his six-figure corporate salary with just two coliving rental properties. Listen as we interview Jesse Ray, a real estate investor and digital nomad who is helping business professionals to achieve financial freedom. In this episode, he shares his journey to becoming the owner…

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#230 - From Homeless to Owning 100 Doors of Real Estate - Ray Glymph 32:19

1M ago32:19

32:19

In this episode of Living Off Rentals, our guest is someone who went from being homeless to owning over 100 doors of real estate and doing over $10 million in real estate deals. He achieved his dream of a successful career through self-motivation and determination. Ray Glymph is a business and life coach who has helped encourage new and veteran ent…

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#229 - This tool solves the hardest part of short term rentals - Assaf Karmon 31:31

1M ago31:31

31:31

Joining us today on Living Off Rentals is someone who found his niche by creating a tech platform for managing short-term rental and vacation rental cleaners. He now has a product that most short-term rental owners use in their business. Assaf Karmon is a tech entrepreneur, CEO, and cofounder of Turno, a service that connects short-term and vacatio…

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#228 - Corporate Escape Plan in 9-18 Months - Brian Luebben 41:34

2M ago41:34

41:34

Joining us today on this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who thinks deeply about finding financial freedom and living a lifestyle by design. At a young age, he realized he didn't want to be in a corporate 9-5 lifestyle until he was 60, so he decided to invest in real estate. Brian Leubben is a successful entrepreneur, podcaster, and real e…

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#227 - Starting an STR Business in a Foreign Country - Tracey Northcott 46:08

2M ago46:08

46:08

Joining us on this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who runs a short-term rental business in Japan. Tracey Northcott got into the Japanese Airbnb business by accident. She came to Japan to work with her brother as a software engineer, and she now owns more than 23 properties all over Tokyo. Listen as she shares her story of how she got into…

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#226 - How to Free Yourself from Airbnb and Get Direct Bookings - Jenn Boyles 34:29

2M ago34:29

34:29

Joining us on this episode of Living Off Rentals is a short-term rental owner and the founder of Direct Booking Success. Jenn Boyles helps short-term and vacation rental property managers, owners, and hosts to build and grow their rental businesses. She created a program to help investors with their marketing action plans. In this episode, Jenn wil…

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#225 - From Flipping to Multifamily: Achieving Financial Independence at a Young Age - Chad King 44:39

3M ago44:39

44:39

In this episode of Living Off Rentals, we interviewed someone who has always been fascinated with building wealth. He took a job in sales because he thought that salespeople could control their income. Chad King started by flipping and wholesaling properties. He has completed over 400 flips and started using his active income to buy real estate, an…

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#224 - $6k a Month in Cash Flow from His First Three STRs in Just over a Year - Paul Proios 50:19

3M ago50:19

50:19

Joining us on this episode of Living Off Rentals is a military veteran working in the corporate world since leaving the Army. Paul Proios is a member of the First Vacation Rental Investment Blueprint program. He recently decided to replace his corporate income with real estate cash flow. Listen as he shares how in just over a year he is making $6k …

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#223 - Creating Cash Flow Through Rentals Without Owning the Rentals - Fred Moskowitz 38:11

3M ago38:11

38:11

Joining us today on this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who turned from being a computer engineer to becoming an expert in investing in notes and leveraging retirement accounts. Fred Moskowitz is an alternative investment expert, speaker, author, and trainer. He wrote a book entitled The Little Green Book of Note Investing. In this episod…

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#222 - Creating Massive Cash Flow and Equity by Buying RV Parks - Zackry Copper and John Cascarano 44:47

3M ago44:47

44:47

Joining us today on Living Off Rentals are Zackry Cooper and John Cascarano. Zackry is an entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in residential mortgage financing and real estate. John is an experienced attorney, brand founder, and entrepreneur who has founded multiple companies. In this episode, Zackry and John talk about owning RV parks as a st…

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#221 - Going All in on Real Estate Before Doing Her First Deal - Tess Bessent 55:05

4M ago55:05

55:05

In this episode of Living Off Rentals, we are joined by Tess Bessent. Before going all in on real estate investing, she was in the liquor business, based in Las Vegas. Tess Bessent is a busy professional seeking passive income through real estate. She is ready to share her inspiring story along with the lessons she’s learned throughout her journey.…

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#220 Leaving a Teaching Job to Start a Turnkey Rental Business - Steve Yoak 46:30

4M ago46:30

46:30

Joining us on this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone passionate about real estate, an educator, and an entrepreneur. He started as a savvy investor, specializing in multifamily properties and house-hacking. Steve Yoak is on a mission to help people succeed in real estate investing through his skills in strategic investments and mastering the…

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#219 - From Flipper to Rental Investor to Lender - Derek Dombeck 40:36

4M ago40:36

40:36

Joining us on today's Living Off Rentals episode is someone who has been in the real estate world since 2003. He is a successful real estate investor involved in thousands of transactions, from rentals to flips to lending. Derek Dombeck is also a speaker and a best-selling author who is passionate about teaching and mentoring people to help them im…

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#218 - Passive Income from Land Investments - Brent Bowers 38:26

4M ago38:26

38:26

Joining us on this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who turns land into a passive income business. He invests in many types of real estate, but his favorite strategy is buying and selling vacant land. Brent Bowers is an Army officer with over eight years of service. While in the Army, he discovered the potential of land investment and later…

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#217 - Quitting His Teaching Job and Going all in on Flex-Space Rentals - Jonathan Hayek 51:44

4M ago51:44

51:44

Joining us today on Living Off Rentals is someone who started his career as a special education teacher in the public school system. Now, he focuses on a different sector: industrial properties. Jonathan Hayek didn't come from an entrepreneurial family. His dad was a teacher, and his mom worked at an office. His desire for financial, time, and geog…

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#216 - From Top Newscaster to Financially Free Through Real Estate - Ericka Pino 37:07

5M ago37:07

37:07

Joining us today on Living Off Rentals is someone who is a certified bilingual meteorologist and a seasoned television personality. Ericka Pino is a former newscaster who worked for major news outlets. Now, she is financially free through real estate. A mom of two kids, Ericka worked with her husband to grow their real estate portfolio. Listen as s…

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#215 - Financial Fitness, Spiritual Fitness, and Physical Fitness - Cale Delaney 49:32

5M ago49:32

49:32

Joining us today on Living Off Rentals is someone involved in short- and long-term rentals who built a strong cash-flowing portfolio that has allowed him to leave his W-2 job and live off rentals. Cale Delaney is known as the “Fit Investor.” He is a published author and the host of the Fit Investor podcast, which helps people who want to be fit fin…

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#214 - When to leave your day job for real estate - Matt Floyd 1:01:03

5M ago1:01:03

1:01:03

In this episode of Living Off Rentals, our guest is someone who left his full-time job to live off rentals, a goal for many of us. Matt Floyd is a real estate investor who uses rental properties as his tool for financial freedom. Fresh from his transition from working a full-time day job to becoming a full-fledged entrepreneur, he shares great insi…

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#213 - Understanding Exactly What Is Happening in Your Rental Business in Real Time - Greg Namrow 40:56

5M ago40:56

40:56

Our guest for today on Living Off Rentals has over six years of experience as a founder and entrepreneur, having launched and scaled successful startups in the real estate sector. Greg Namrow is a former Marine Corps infantry officer who transitioned to being a real estate investor in 2017. He helps people make clear decisions based on data rather …

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#212 - How he gets over 90% occupancy on his STR portfolio - Sean Rakidzich 49:07

6M ago49:07

49:07

Joining us today on Living Off Rentals is someone who has been a pioneer in the short-term rental industry. He has a huge following of 265,000 subscribers on his platform, Airbnb Automated. Sean Rakidzich is a real estate investor who currently holds 155 properties in his Airbnb portfolio. He will share some excellent information about pricing stra…

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#211 - How to Use Private Money to Fund Your Rentals - Jay Conner 41:02

6M ago41:02

41:02

People often ask, "Is it that easy to borrow money from someone?" Joining us today on Living Off Rentals is someone who is an expert in using private money to fund his rentals. He has been buying and selling houses in a town of just 40,000 people since 2003. Jay Conner is a nationally renowned real estate investor who has done over 475 houses with …

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#210 - Special Ops Pilot Creates a Niche STR Business in His Hometown - Jason Nazarenko 58:35

6M ago58:35

58:35

Joining us today on Living Off Rentals is someone who has served as a pilot in one of the elite aviation units in the world, the 160th Special Operations Unit. Additionally, he is the head of the planning commission and president of his local chamber of commerce, not to mention he is running for the Arkansas House of Representatives. Jason Nazarenk…

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#209 - Scaling to over 200 STR Units in just a few years - Matt Durrette 45:26

6M ago45:26

45:26

Joining us in this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who has an impressive short-term rental business that started from scratch. He owns COZI, a vacation rental management company. Matt Durrette has been able to grow his portfolio in the short-term rental business since he started in 2014. He shares strategies that worked best for him as wel…

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#208 - How to Negotiate the Best Real Estate Deal - Tom Zeeb 36:33

7M ago36:33

36:33

We have a special episode today on Living Off Rentals as we focus on real estate negotiations. Joining us today is someone who left his 9-to-5 job to focus on real estate investing and has now been a real estate investor for two decades. Back in 2001, Tom Zeeb was as broke as a joke. His near-death experience pushed him to break free from his 9-to-…

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#207 - How to BRRRR Your Way to Financial Freedom - Jessie Lang 37:52

7M ago37:52

37:52

Joining us today on Living Off Rentals is someone who has been involved in the real estate market for over 10 years. She has built a massive portfolio using the BRRRR model, now holding 70 properties. Jessie Lang is a real estate investor who created significant cash flow. In our episode, she shares her beneficial experiences that will inspire you …

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#206 - West Point, Pro Baseball, Multiple Combat Tours, and a Successful REI Business - Schuyler Williamson 57:31

7M ago57:31

57:31

In this week's episode of Living Off Rentals, our guest is in the top 1% of all real estate agents in the United States. He is passionate about educating and coaching others in business and entrepreneurship. Schuyler Williamson is an experienced real estate agent and investor, a professional baseball player, graduate of the United States Military A…

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#205 - Build Your Wealth in 2024 - Dustin Heiner 48:54

7M ago48:54

48:54

On the first 2024 episode of Living Off Rentals, we sat down with a bestselling author who is also the creator of one of the top real estate investing conferences in the US, Real Estate Wealth Builders Conference (REWBCON). He also owns over 30 rental properties and is the host of the incredibly successful podcasts Master Passive Income and Success…

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#204 - Property Management and Finance in One Platform - Saad Dar and Thorben Scheidegger 45:19

8M ago45:19

45:19

Joining us on this week's episode of Living Off Rentals are the two key figures of Baselane, a next-generation financial operating system and banking platform for independent landlords. Saad Dar is the head of business development and partnerships, and Thorben Scheidegger is the cofounder and COO of Baselane. They tell us the secrets of inexpensive…

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#203 - Over $8k Net Cash Flow on His First Two Low-Cost Deals - Michael Waller 48:07

8M ago48:07

48:07

For today's episode of Living Off Rentals, we have Michael Waller as our guest. He decided to take the plunge into his investing journey in 2021 and now has four listings in Milwaukee. Michael Waller started with Airbnb. He was one of the first people to enroll in the First Vacation Rental Investment Blueprint program and started working on his fir…

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#202 - The ATM of the Real Estate Industry: Incredible Wisdom from a Seasoned Investor - Shannon Robnett 50:34

8M ago50:34

50:34

Joining us today on Living Off Rentals is someone who has been involved in the real estate market for over 35 years. He has done over $250 million worth of construction, and over $100 million of real estate assets that he manages. Shannon Robnett is a real estate developer with an extensive background in developing and investing in a huge range of …

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#201 - Live for Free! - Pam Holt 46:54

8M ago46:54

46:54

Gracing us today on Living Off Rentals is someone who has experience as a real estate agent and broker, managing broker, consultant, lawyer, investor, and short-term rental property host, a mixed bag of knowledge to give us insight into the many facets that contribute to success in the investing space. Pam Holt is the owner of Holt Residential, the…

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#200 - First Blind and Deaf Person to Complete Hardest Race On Earth (and he owns rentals) - Aaron Hale 50:27

8M ago50:27

50:27

Welcome back to Living Off Rentals. It’s our 200th episode celebration baby! For this special milestone we’re bringing back the most inspirational person I know, my friend Aaron Hale, the CEO and founder of Extra Ordinary Delights and host of the Point of Impact podcast. A veteran of both the Army and the Navy, Aaron lost his sight and hearing whil…

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#199 - How the Wrong Legal Structure Can Cost You Your Business - Bonnie Galam 40:08

9M ago40:08

40:08

When it comes to running a business, navigating legalities effectively can mean the difference between success and failure. It’s no different in real estate investing. Not having the proper structure can be a costly mistake. To shed some light on the subject, Bonnie Galam, founding attorney of The Galam Firm, joins us in this episode of Living Off …

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#198 - Using a Series LLC to Protect Your Properties and Save you Money - Scott Royal Smith 42:52

9M ago42:52

42:52

In this episode of Living Off Rentals, Scott Royal Smith joins us to share his knowledge. He is a former litigator and now the founder of Royal Legal Solutions, a company dedicated to helping real estate investors protect their assets, save money on taxes and boost their net worth and cash flow. Scott is also a real estate investor, with his portfo…

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#197 - How to get paid three different ways on one deal - Chris Prefontaine 29:38

9M ago29:38

29:38

Today’s guest is Chris Prefontaine, the chairman and founder of Smart Real Estate Coach and a four-time bestselling author. He is dedicated to teaching individuals how to transition from their W2 jobs into becoming full-fledged real estate investors. Chris is a recognizable giant in the industry and a certified fount of real estate investing knowle…

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#196 - How to Get to 60% Direct Bookings on Your STRs - Mark Simpson 44:52

9M ago44:52

44:52

It’s time to consider taking your short-term rental properties out of being dependent on sites like Airbnb. Joining us today is Mark Simpson, the founder of Boostly, a platform that gives hospitality owners access to tools, training, and strategies to generate more direct bookings. External platforms provide certain benefits and minimize risks, but…

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#195 - Financial Freedom with Five Paid-off Deals in Seven Years - Andrew Holmes 50:42

10M ago50:42

50:42

Joining us for this episode of Living Off Rentals is Andrew Holmes. He is the founder of Chicago REIA, the largest real estate investors association in the country, and has significant experience in many facets of real estate, including building, developing, and investing. Andrew has built an extensive real estate portfolio–growing his empire into …

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#194 - How Not to Get Sued as a STR Owner - Keith Brady 42:07

10M ago42:07

42:07

As a real estate investor, you are not only navigating the market, but you’re also navigating the law, and much like the former, the law is in a constant state of evolving. Keith Brady of Florida Vacation Rental Law joins us today on the Living Off Rentals podcast to shed some light on the legal aspects of owning and managing vacation rental proper…

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#193 - 1031 Tax Savings Strategies You Probably Don't Know About - Dave Foster 34:34

10M ago34:34

34:34

The 1031 exchange can be a massively beneficial tool for real estate investors to have in their arsenal. It allows an investor the opportunity to defer taxes on the sale of a home, maximizing profit. To dive deeper into leveraging this opportunity, we are joined by 1031 exchange expert, Dave Foster. He is a real estate investor, accountant, tax str…

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#192 - 600 deals in the past 10 years working 1hr per day - Sharad Mehta 42:01

10M ago42:01

42:01

Welcome back to the Living Off Rentals podcast. Our guest is Sharad Mehta, a real estate investor and the Founder and CEO of REsimpli. Sharad is no simple investor. Over the years, he developed systems to automate his processes, eventually founding REsimpli, a company dedicated to simplifying real estate investing. It is a cloud-based system that h…

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#191 - 0 to $200m Worth of Real Estate In a Decade - Charles Carillo 50:22

11M ago50:22

50:22

Charles Carillo is our guest for this episode of the Living Off Rentals podcast. He is a commercial real estate investor and a managing partner at Harborside Partners. Charles has been an entrepreneur for 20 years and in real estate since 2006, with a portfolio growing from 11 in 2017 to over 1,500 this year. He is also the host of the Global Inves…

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#190 - Ivy League Investment Banker to STR Business Owner - Michael Chang 38:35

11M ago38:35

38:35

Today’s guest on the Living Off Rentals podcast is Michael Chang, a former investment banker, now turned short-term rental business owner and operator as co-founder of TrustBNB Vacation Rentals with his wife, Elizabeth Chang. For a decade, Mike spent his years in Wall Street, and while he did very well financially, he didn’t want the life he saw mo…

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#189 - Renting out RV’s for big cash flow & low startup capital - with Garr Russell 43:32

11M ago43:32

43:32

Joining us for this episode of Living Off Rentals is Garr Russell. Prior to venturing into the rental space, he was a long-time FICO-certified credit counselor who founded his own business. In 2015, having already owned a significant real estate portfolio, Garr began his journey in a unique, charming niche—RV rental management, Fireside RV Rental. …

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#188 - How he went from 1 STR in 2017 to over 950 today - Dale Smith 49:34

11M ago49:34

49:34

Dale Smith is a veteran in real estate, having been in the industry for 15 years with experience in investing, development, and management. In 2017, Dale founded The SDDE® Smith Group, a company that provides a multitude of services for commercial and holiday home properties, including legal, property consultation, architectural and interior design…

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#187 - Financial Security Through Fractional Ownership of 1500 Units - Brian Davis 45:11

11M ago45:11

45:11

Our guest today is Brian Davis, a real estate investing and personal finance expert with over two decades of experience, who has been frequently featured on news platforms and websites like U.S. News & World Report and REtipster. Brian also created the SparkRental platform, allowing people to invest with a lower barrier of entry. He owns over fract…

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