CTW 103: Jeremy Roll - Playing Smart in Passive Investing

The Commit to Wealth Podcast - Creating Generational Wealth through Real Estate Investing

Jeremy got his start in real estate investing and business back in 2002 and 2007 became a full time investor. He’s currently an investor in over 70 deals/ businesses worth over $1B in asset value. He’s the founder of Roll Investment Group AND he’s the founder of For Investors By Investors, a non-profit organization that is now THE largest group of public real estate investor meetings in California with over 27,000 members.

Topics Covered:

• Control v. diversification

• Make sure your operator is an expert in whatever asset class you invest in

• Look for growing population, diversified economic base, thriving economy in the area you invest in

• Look for consistency and predictability

• Look for 8% return

• The most common splits are either 60/40 or 80/20

• Work with operators who makes conservative estimates about the expected returns

• Get to know the operator and their communications style and ask for samples of quarterly reports

• Get used to thinking 10 years ahead

Nuggets of Wealth

• What is a tool you use everyday? I use OnceHub for scheduling
• Best advice you'd give to someone who wants to be a passive investor? Right now, be very careful. We are at the end of a cycle so prices are very high. It's about timing.
• What book are you reading? Read Robert Kiyasaki, Rich Dad, Poor Dad and Cashflow Quadrants are great for people who are new
• Where do you see your business in the next five years? Build the cashflow snowball. I am going to be pouncing on opportunities when there's a downflow.
• At the end of your life how do you want to be remembered? As someone who helped as many people as possible
• Where can Commit to Wealth Nation go to contact you and find out more about you and Roll Investment Group or FIBI? [e-mail]