Steve and Aaron discuss rent/tenant default insurance who would benefit from it. For instance, accidental landlords that might not have the ability to do deal with cash flow issues. One of the largest stress issues being an investor is of course dealing with a tenant problem that leads to a cash flow interruption due to an eviction or vacancy. Gues…

Steve and Juan talk about the challenges of owning a multi-family property. From maintenance nightmares to the nervousness of purchasing a large apartment complex, the deals never get easier - you just get better. Juan shares his experience with multi-family units and what kind of opportunities he looks for in his next investment. Juan Vargas is ho…

Steven Rozenberg and Gabe Rodarte discuss how to get from concentrating on your rental property as just a house you own and change your mindset to view it as a business. What changes can you make to your property to make your property more attractive to buyers and get more rent for it. The importance of finding good contractors and standardizing yo…

Undrea King joins Steve to talk about wholesaling, flipping and rehabbing property. He discusses his journey from a one-man wholesaler job to a business with a team to manage, and the sudden need for having good systems and processes in place. Undrea King is a Flipper/Rehabber Find Undrea on Bigger Pockets and on his podcast Wholesale Nation. The W…

Steve and Chris are discussing tax issues and advantages you have when you own investment property Everything from the tax advantages of owning property to how to create and keep your wealth. Are you taking advantage of all the tax benefits? Accelerating deductions or deferring them depending on your situation Why the tax code favors real estate in…

Juan C. Cristales joins Steve to discuss many aspects of real estate investing and flipping. – The fear of purchasing that first investment property – How having a mentor to guide you through the process the first time is a huge advantage – Don’t focus on the reasons that won’t work and find the ways it will – Why good communication with tenants is…

Steve and Alex discuss hard money loans for real estate investments as well as the real estate market in general. Hard money loans, also called bridge loans, are specialized lending instruments designed to assist real estate developers and house flippers who want to develop or renovate a property quickly and then sell it for a profit. These short-t…

Steve and Jason discuss the importance of screening tenants and what to consider in this process. What items are important to look at in the screening process to ensure you are getting a quality tenant in your home? What can you ask about during a screening? What questions are off limit in order to comply with Fair Housing laws? Why is screening wo…

Tarl and Grace Yarber are on today's show discussing the upcoming PNW Real Estate Wealth Expo in Seattle WA PNW Real Estate Wealth Expo 2019 event information and find them on Facebook Host: Steve Rozenberg Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC, investor, speaker. Learn more about Steve at steverozenberg.com. Guests: Tarl and Grace Yarber from Fixate…

Kristin Gerst returns to the Landlord Survival show to discuss real estate investing, mortgages and her exciting new venture into what she likes to call short-term corporate rentals. Wait until you find out her returns on those! Not to mention she has these set up as smart homes that she can control remotely. Guest: Find Kristin Gerst at Capricorn …

Jimmy has been investing in real estate since the late 80’s and is full of lessons learned. He started out Wholesaling to local Investors in Fort Worth, TX. After a short time he created a database of local investors that he supplied Wholesale real estate investment properties to. Along the way he started supplying out of state investors who had he…

Steve and Gloria discuss how Gloria got into real estate and mistakes she has made along the way. What happens when a partnership is unbalanced? How can you prevent this by assigning roles and metrics to each partner to hold them accountable? Guest: Gloria Gutierrez, Wholesaler and Investor. Gloria locates homeowners who are needing to sell their p…

Guest: Erika Basurto of Erika Basurto Real Estate Investments in Houston TX Erika Basurto tells her fascinating story of how she stumbled into real estate when she was working as a store clerk and was asked to help translate a real estate contract and the rest is history. She is a specialist in investment properties that buys, remodels, holds, sell…

Guest: Paul Kazanofski, Senior managing partner at Revision Homes LLC and real estate investor. You can connect with him on Facebook. Paul is one of the top real estate investors in the U.S. as well as a highly successful entrepreneur, author, speaker, and TV personality. He has been featured on A & E’s Bid, Build and Design and been the subject of…

Ever had an interest in house flipping? Steve and Cory discuss how Cory got started in real estate and flipping houses. Cory implements a unique strategy for using “debt-quity” to get deals and makes a minimum of $100K per deal. Host: Steve Rozenberg Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC, investor, speaker. Learn more about Steve at steverozenberg.co…

Billy Lopez discusses where he sees LPMA going in its inaugural year in the US with 250 founding members. Now is the time to join if you want to be a founding member, and you can learn more about what they offer on their website at https://lpma.com/us. If you aren’t familiar with LPMA in Australia and New Zealand, they put on premier events, and yo…

Steve Rozenberg and Alex Buriak discuss the options investors have when purchasing a home that needs work and may not necessarily qualify for a typical mortgage. What if you are trying to purchase an investment property for as little down as possible? How do you finance purchase to grow your portfolio? Steve and Alex discuss different purchase scen…

Steve discusses getting great investment deals with Undrea King and Andy Speed of Drayco Properties in Houston, TX. Host: Steve Rozenberg Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC, investor, speaker. Learn more about Steve at steverozenberg.com Guests: Undrea King and Andy Speed from Drayco Properties Undrea King, Founder and CEO, has been a successful b…

Steven Rozenberg talks to Jonathan Bonck from Bonck Home Buyers about a variety of topics! Host: Steve Rozenberg Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC, investor, speaker. Learn more about Steve at steverozenberg.com. Guest: Jonathan Bonck from Bonck Home Buyers Bonck Home Buyers is a real estate solutions company based out of Houston. We are working …

Steve welcomes Tarl and Grace Yarber from Fixated Real Estate to help YOU the investor and teach you the tricks of the trade as they have learned through their own mistakes. It’s all the stuff most won’t tell you. Let’s get real about investing and get into this week’s “Landlord Survival Show”. Host: Steve Rozenberg Co Founder of Empire Industries …

Steven Rozenberg talks with guest Gabe Rodarte (from Vertical House Buyers) about how to acquire your first few rentals and where to go from there. Host: Steve Rozenberg Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC, investor, speaker. Learn more about Steve at steverozenberg.com. Guest: Gabe Rodarte of Vertical House Buyers There are many reasons to sell yo…

The topic today is Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Rehab Again, Refinance Again and Again. Steve will discuss rehabbing and refinancing strategies with Enrique Jevons Host: Steve Rozenberg Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC, investor, speaker. Learn more about Steve at steverozenberg.com. Guest: Enrique Jevons is a licensed Realtor and the Designated…

Steven Rozenberg will be chatting with Jason Waggoner of ACUTRAQ Background Screening Solutions about (you guessed it) background checks. Host: Steve Rozenberg Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC, investor, speaker. Learn more about Steve at steverozenberg.com. Guest: Jason Waggoner, Vice President of Sales at ACUTRAQ For Over 20 Years, ACUTRAQ Has…

Steven Rozenberg talks to Kristin Adam Gerst with Capricorn Mortgage Investments. She’s been a full time investor since January 2005, and today they will be talking about several of their most memorable “nightmare” stories from throughout their careers! Host: Steve Rozenberg Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC, investor, speaker. Learn more about S…

Host Steve Rozenberg, Co-Founder, and Rachel Allen, Realtor, both with Empire Industries LLC in Houston, discuss how to find good investment properties. What to look for and how not to be taken advantage of when shopping for a deal.By Steve Rozenberg

Today’s guest, Elizabeth Navarrete, has a track record of flipping over 200 homes. Elizabeth always seeks to improve her skill and is passionate about training new investors to help them establish and develop their own successful real estate investing company. She has been featured on several radio shows since 2004 including ESPN and Univision in w…

Host: Steve Rozenberg Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC, investor, speaker. Learn more about Steve at steverozenberg.com. Guest Juan C. Cristales will be joining to Steve to talk about his company, Local House Buyers Inc. and how they work hard to help the investors out there.By Steve Rozenberg

Steve Rozenberg and Ryan Steinolfson discuss why your reputation is important, where to set up your public profile to get reviews, and more. They also discuss Ryan’s current home flipping project. Host: Steve Rozenberg Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC, investor, speaker. Learn more about Steve at steverozenberg.com. Guest: Ryan Steinolfson of Ac…

Host: Steve Rozenberg Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC, investor, speaker. Learn more about Steve at steverozenberg.com. Guest: Bill Twyford of Investor’s Edge University Bill Twyford is a successful real estate investor with over 800 deals under his belt. In addition, he is a national speaker, author, motivator, and incredible teacher. He has t…

Steve and Joe discuss Joe’s experience with real estate investing including how he got started, how he sets goals, and a few mistakes and successes he has experienced. Host: Steve Rozenberg Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC, investor, speaker. Learn more about Steve at steverozenberg.com. Guest: Joe Fairless Joe controls more than $301,000,000 wo…

Pete and Steve discuss their past mistakes in flipping houses and investing in rental properties. They have a few nightmare scenario stories to share about their experiences which ultimately lead to their starting their own property management company and the new Ultimate Landlord Survival Handbook to help the self-managing landlord succeed. Host: …

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This week's episode Sam about his trip to the St. Louis and his experience watching the eclipse earlier this year. The guys talk about the nerdiest version of sports. They end the show with some improv fun about a fantasy comic book draft. If you have any stories you like to share, please do so on Facebook or email us at lowerthebarpodcast@gmail.co…

This week's episode Gabe tells Sam about Augie's wedding from the audience side. The guys talk about the L.A. County Fair and collectibles. Same and Gabe review Marvel's Inhumans and other comic books shows season openers. They end the show with some improv fun. If you have any stories you like to share, please do so on Facebook or email us at lowe…

This week's episode is another episode without Sam who was sick when we recorded this one. In this episode Augie tells use about shower beer. Augie and Gabe poorly debate what counts as “ice cream”. Augie tell us about his recent wedding including a guest who became unwelcome at a certain point. Augie and Gabe end the show with some improv fun. If …

In this episode we meet Juan Velasco; an Ecuadorian who came to Los Angeles via Argentina. He tells us about making the move from Ecuador to Argentina and then to the U.S. Once in the U.S. he tells us about getting some early jobs. We ask Juan the Lower the Bar questions and end the show with some improv fun. Check out his improv team ESL, they pla…

We are back after a little hiatus, though Sam was sick so Gabe is flying solo on this one. We meet friend of the show Kathy “Swi” Takarabe. We find about Swi growing up in the Midwest in a less than diverse area. Swi tells us about here college years and about moving out to Southern California to attend USC. While attending USC she met her future h…

In this episode Gabe share about some summer traveling he did. He talks about the 100 degree plus weather in Reedley (a small town near Fresno). Gabe also tells up about being able to go Comic Con this year. Augie shows up at the end of the episode and updates us on his wedding planning and to talk about a new sponser; the Outloud app and some swag…

This week our guest is Jake Newton, an actor and singer of the band Sleeping Wolf. Jake grew up in Oakhurst, CA. A small town in the central Valley of California. Jake tells about growing up in a small town. He tells about how his family went from having decent money to living paycheck to paycheck due. To cope, he turned to comedy and music. Jake t…

The file has been corrected and is now downloadable. In this episode, Sam gives up an update on his surgery a little over a year ago. Sam also tells about the movie 'The Big Sick' and the Netflix special 'Homecoming King' and how he relates to them. Gabe and Sam review the last season of the CW (and few other) superhero shows. The guys end the show…

This week we find out why Sam's dad wanted a full body picture of him. Then Sam and Gabe review Wonder Woman, there are major spoilers. The guys end the podcast with some improv fun. If you have any stories you like to share, please do so on Facebook or email us at lowerthebarpodcast@gmail.com and your story could make it on a future podcast. Like …

This week we meet Will Gatlin. Will grew up all over from from Belgium to New Jersey to Bahrain to Virginia. Will tells us about a scripted Podcast he sold. We ask Will the Lower the Bar questions and the guys end the with some improv fun. If you have any stories you like to share, please do so on Facebook or email us at lowerthebarpodcast@gmail.co…

In this week's episode Augie gives us an update on his wedding plans and how he "auditioned" his wedding DJ's. Gabe tells about his recent trip Bermuda to go to a friends wedding. The guys then talk about an article regarding the modern action star physique. Gabe and Sam end the show with some improv fun. If you have any stories you like to share, …

This week we meet Melissa Heiman. Melissa grew up in New Mexico and tells us about the annual Albuquerque (hot air) Balloon Fiesta. Melissa talks about studying in France and moving back to New Mexico and started doing improv there. She eventually makes here way to So. Cal. We ask Melissa the Lower the Bar questions and the guys end the with some i…

For those paying attention, yes we went from episode 99 to 101. We have something special planned for episode 100, but it may not be about a month or so. In this week's episode Sam and Gabe start out by talking about arcade games. The Gabe and Sam then start share stories about each of their experience doing stand-up comedy back in the day; Augie j…

The week we meet Wisconsin native Sierra Kane. We hear about how she got interested in acting at a young age and how she came out to Los Angeles and the many twists and turns along the way. We ask Sierra the Lower the Bar questions and end the show with some improv fun. If you have any stories you like to share, please do so on Facebook or email us…

This week we meet Beau Brown of the 7 Foot Vlog on YouTube. Beau is 7 feet tall and talks about growing up in Southern California and how he got into YouTubing. Beau also shares a problem with his eligibility in playing college basketball. We ask Beau the Lower the Bar questions and the guys end the with some improv fun. Check out Beau's vlog at ht…

This week's episode we find out that Augie would watch Janet Jackson's Velvet Rope Tour to learn the dance moves by watching it over and over again. Augie also tells us about his recent hernia surgery. Sam Gabe and Augie talk about the Raiders moving to Las Vegas. The guys end the with some improv fun. If you have any stories you like to share, ple…

In this episode we meet Darryl Delaney. He tells us about growing up in Ohio as the 'golden child' in his family with NHL dreams. His fall back was trying to get on Mad TV. Darryl tells us about how he made it out to L.A. and how he found a knack with puppets and YouTube sketches. We ask Darryl the Lower the Bar questions then end the show with som…

In this episode Sam tells us of a recent Golf trip with his dad and someone named Jose, but he is not latin nor pronounces it the way you are probably reading it. Gabe and Sam then review Logan. Since the movie has been out for a while there are massive spoilers in this review. The guys end the podcast with some improv fun. If you have any stories …