The Obsessed With Real Estate Show
by Alana George
Learn how other people just like you have found success in real estate investing. On the Obsessed with Real Estate Show, we explore many different types of real estate investing, and dive deep into what it takes to start. Expect action steps you can apply to your journey today. Be prepared to be inspired by true stories. There is enough room at the top for everyone. Join us!About the Host: Alana George is a top producing residential Realtor in Silicon Valley, CA, an out of state buy-and-hold investor, apartment syndicator, as well as a mom, dog-mom, and wife. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alana-george/support
Episodes
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Ep 35: Peak Potential Unleashed: Insights from High-Performance Coach Del Denney
In our next episode, we have Del Denney, a High performance Coach and author of the High Performance Playbook. Unlocking Your Best Self with Del Denney who is a high-performance coach that reveals the secrets to living a better life, exploring the qualifications for high performance and…
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Ep 34: Leadership: TJ Kosen's Winning Formula for 50 Deals a Year
TOWRE – TJ Kosen Summary: TJ Kosen shares his experience building a thriving real estate wholesaling company doing hundreds of deals per year. He provides insights into scaling up through hiring the right people, investing in marketing and leads, and developing processes to repeatedly close...
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Ep 33: Unlocking Homeownership: Seller Financing Secrets with Austin Lagrusa
In our next podcast episode, we have Austin Lagrusa, an experienced real estate investor based out of the Bay Area in California. Austin got started in real estate investing after being told he couldn't buy a house in 2019 due to his credit score and DTI. After much research, and learning that…
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Ep 32: Unlocking Efficiency with Philippine Based Virtual Assistants with Mary Cabrera
In our next podcast episode, we have Mary Cabrera, the CEO of a top Virtual Assistant agency. She's here to talk about how Virtual Assistants can make a huge difference in real estate.It doesn't matter if you're a pro or just starting out in real estate. This episode is packed with tips and…
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Ep 31: How to Thrive in a Recession with Kevin Amolsch
In this episode, prepare to be inspired as we sit down with Kevin, a seasoned real estate veteran with two decades of diverse experience. Through market ups and downs, Kevin's tenacity never wavered. His journey is a testament to why having a strong why and a why bigger than you is important in...
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Ep 30: Rising from Adversity: Healing from Trauma & Building a Portfolio of 50 Doors with Michelle Rogers
In today’s episode, we will be inspired and transformed by a lady who was onced physically, mentally and emotionally abused yet was able to get rid of the scarcity mindset which was necessary to achieve owning 50 rental properties today. About Guest: Michelle Rogers is the founder/owner of…
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Ep 29: From Kicked Out to Cash Flowing in California with Jessie Alvarez
Can you imagine someone being kicked out from his parents’ house as a teen, to then move on to buying cash flowing assets in California? That’s Jessie Alvarez’s story! Coming from a family involved with real estate, Jessie at an early age knew already that real estate appreciates and builds…
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Ep 28: The Journey Continues: Welcoming Baby No. 2 and Expanding My Real Estate Portfolio
Summary: After a hiatus for the past few months, I am happy to announce that I had a healthy baby boy in April! In this episode, I fill you in on the changes in my life and business, and why I didn't take a maternity leave! Follow me as I continue this journey, now being a mom of two now, and…
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Ep 27: How To Be An "Investor-Friendly" Agent with Vicky Oberoi and Sid Bobba
Summary: Whether you’re a Realtor or planning to work with a Realtor, this episode is vital! Learn how to be and what to look for in an “investor-friendly agent”. What does that even mean? Listen to find out! We dive into what expectations to have, why Realtors benefit by having a quality…
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Ep 26: How to Attract and Maintain a Mentor
Summary: Five tips you can implement today to attracting and maintaining a mentor in real estate or any realm of your life! Why do this journey alone when you can follow someone who has already done what you’re dreaming of doing?? Many beginning investors are looking for direction, someone to…
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Ep 25: From Almost Quitting the Business to Over $350M in Assets Under Management with Craig McGrouther
Summary: Our guest this week is Craig McGrouther with Lone Star Capital. He shares his journey in real estate, discusses with us what to look for in a key principle or a general partner syndication group, the current challenges that he's seeing in the multi-family space, specifically in Houston…
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Ep 24: Physician turned Real Estate Investor: 1 to 40 doors in 3 years with Annie Purcell
Summary: Physician turned real estate investor! Annie shares the catalyst that made her make the transition from the world of medicine into real estate. She also dives deep into short-term rental tax loophole benefits, and why she automatically assumes she’ll make zero dollars on all of her...
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Ep 23: Sober Living Homes and Risking Everything with Megan Ahern
Summary: Tired of her retail hours, Megan Ahern, aka the Tatty Investor, and her husband decided to risk it all by moving into a trailer and moving across the country to make it as real estate investors even despite losing $20k on their first flip! Talk about unbelievable courage! On this…
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Ep 22: Miracle Mornings and Motivation with Eddie Oberoi
In what direction are your habits taking you? Do you need some motivation to achieve your goals today? In this episode, we peek the behind the curtain to learn exactly what high performance habits a top producing Realtor like Eddie Oberoi does every single day to achieve extraordinary results....
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Ep 21: How to Vet a Property Manager for 100+ Unit Properties with Jack Aduwo
Summary: What do you do after you buy 10 single family rentals and can’t qualify for traditional financing anymore? You switch gears and enter into the world of commercial financing of course! Ok there are probably other options, but that’s what our guest, Jack Aduwo did! Listen in on how his…
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Ep 20: 21 Years of Part-time Investing, CPA wisdom, and Helping Cancer Patients with Scott Jacobson
What happens when you invest part-time for 21 years?? Our guest today, Scott Jacobson, shares how he fearlessly (or naively) scaled his portfolio into different and bigger asset classes over a 21-year span, while still working his full-time job as a CPA. From student housing, to office buildings,...
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Ep 19: 36 doors by 31 years old with Amelia McGee
Join as I meet Amelia McGee for the very first time! Residing and investing in the Des Moines IA region, Amelia has built a portfolio of 36 doors compiled of long term, mid term and short term rentals. She is a sports loving do-er who shares her journey from her first flip (which doubled her...
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Ep 18: How to Save More Money on Your Taxes This Year! With William Smith of ELB Consulting
Summary: Own Residential and/or Commercial Real Estate?? Want to save more money on your taxes this year?! Then you need to utilize Cost Segregation Studies on your properties to take advantage of Bonus Depreciation. What is Cost Segregation? A Cost Segregation Study allows you to accelerate...
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Ep 17: From Zoo Construction to Improving Lives through Lease to Own Options with Candice Crawford
Summary: Have you ever followed your intuition and things magically worked out? That’s what today’s guest Candice Crawford did her entire life, and real estate investing journey. She shares with us about finding her own path, outside of the cubicle and not wearing a suit and tie! We hear just how...
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Ep 16: The Pros and Cons of Hotel Syndications with Daniel Nguyen
From House Hacking to Multi-Million Dollar Hotel Syndications, Daniel Nguyen has scaled his real estate portfolio ridiculously fast. He’s now financially free and spends his days raising his son with his wife. He shares with us his journey and advice, as well as the positives and challenges of...
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Ep 15: $0-$20 AUM in under 2 years Utilizing Social Media with Joshua Baldovino
Once taken lightly, social media now has the power to build your career and income. In this episode, Joshua Baldovino shares how he was able to build his online presence, create lucrative business relationships, and scale his real estate portfolio from non-existent to $20M in Assets Under...
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Ep 14: Conscious Investing, Avoiding Burnout, and Arnold Schwarzenegger's Contribution with Julie Holly
What does Arnold Schwarzenegger have to do with a school teacher buying her first home? In this episode you’ll find out how Julie Holly started her real estate investing journey thanks to the Governater! Aside from that, we talk about many mindset book recommendations, being in your “zone of...
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Ep 13: From Bowling Alley Sales to Fearlessly Foreign Investing with Jasmine Lee
Ep 13: From Bowling Alley Sales to Fearlessly Foreign Investing with Jasmine Lee Would you believe it’s possible to buy a property in a country where you don’t speak the language? Where would you even start?? Our guest this week, Jasmine Lee, shares all of the details of how she didn’t shop for a...
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Ep 12: Why Section 8 rentals are Recession Proof with Francesca Lampert
Ep 12: Why Section 8 rentals are Recession Proof with Francesca Lampert Today’s Guest is a National Association of Realtor’s 30 under 30 recipient, Francesca Lampert! We go into a deep discussion into Goals: yearly, quarterly, and even DAILY goals. She talks about why she invests here in CA,...
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Ep 11: 3 Ways To Build Self-Esteem
Ep 11: 3 Ways To Build Self-Esteem Curious how self-esteem affects your real estate investing? In this special episode, I will be giving you 3 ways to build self-esteem. I have done many interviews of Real Estate Investors and I noticed they all possess the ability to bet on and trust in...
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Ep 10: Traveling the World & Financially Free through Medium Term Rentals with Sarah Weaver
Ep 10: Traveling the World & Financially Free through Medium Term Rentals with Sarah Weaver What does living your best life look like? Well for today’s guest, it’s remotely managing 19 rental units across 4 states and multiple business while hiking in the Amazon or motorcycling in Vietnam! Sarah...
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Ep 9: $0 to Financially Free without Buying a single property with Phu Le
Ep 9: $0 to Financially Free without Buying a single property with Phu Le Looking to create cash flow but don’t have the funds to buy real estate? In this episode, we sit down with Phu Le, a growth-obsessed investor who has made a profitable business by using the rental arbitrage strategy. Phu…
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Ep 8: Scaling from 0-15 properties in 3 years with a Full Time Job with Robert Arroyo
Ep 8: Scaling from 0-15 properties in 3 years with a Full Time Job with Robert Arroyo It’s a small world, especially in the investing world! Listen to hear Alana’s interesting connection to today’s guest, Robert Arroyo. In this episode Robert shares how he scaled from 0-15 properties in just 3...
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Ep 7: Troubled Teen Dad Turns his Life Around with Real Estate Investing with Brody Garcia
Today's guest, Brody Garcia, shares how he escaped his childhood life of crime and poverty by investing in real estate at a young age. He shared how becoming a teen dad may have been just the blessing he needed to make this significant change in course. Listen to hear how he saved for a down...
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Ep 6: How Army Buddies are Creatively Cash Flowing in Expensive Markets with Alex Dant & Fernando Pineyro
Ep 6: How Army Buddies are Creatively Cash Flowing in Expensive Markets with Alex Dant & Fernando Pineyro Alex Dant and Fernando Pineyro, beer buddies and the Founder of KDP Real Estate say yes! Former US army soldiers, Alex and Fernando decided to get into real estate investing soon after…
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Ep 5: How the Pandemic Pushed this Cancer Surviving Music Teacher into Real Estate Investing with Hilary Graves
Ep 5: How the Pandemic Pushed this Cancer Surviving Music Teacher into Real Estate Investing with Hilary Graves Staring death in the face makes some people live with a renewed sense of courage. That was the case for our guest today. Hilary Graves, a music teacher, cancer survivor, and gymnastics...
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Ep 4: Contractor Red Flags, Accountability, and Scaling with Coach Devinne Bravoco
Ep 4: Contractor Red Flags, Accountability, and Scaling with Coach Devinne Bravoco Would you put your goals out for the world to see? Many people fear putting goals out in the open is taking responsibility for the possible disappointment of not fulfilling them. It's making yourself vulnerable....
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Ep 3: Perseverance & Success after losing $100k with Elsa Nguyen
Ep 3: Perseverance & Success after losing $100k with Elsa Nguyen Tired of working for other people as a real estate agent? You're not alone. But … what do you know about the other road you can take that offers all the perks of the industry + more? Take a moment to learn from Elsa Nguyen, a...
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Ep 2: From Laid Off to Wholesaling 50+ deals in 2 Years with Jarell Keys
Ep 2: From Laid Off to Wholesaling 50+ deals in 2 Years with Jarell Keys Qualified but scared to set foot? Being perfectly ready to launch your dreams is unreal, as my guest for today’s episode, Jarell Keys, proves. When life came crashing down on him after he lost his corporate sales job (hello...
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Ep 1: Intro: How this Realtor Mom got started in Real Estate Investing and became Obsessed!
Episode 1: How this Realtor Mom got started investing in Real Estate and became Obsessed! Welcome to the Obsessed with Real Estate Show! Where I interview successful investors to find out just how they did it so you and I can do it, too! I am the host, Alana George, and I am super obsessed with...
About this show
Learn how other people just like you have found success in real estate investing. On the Obsessed with Real Estate Show, we explore many different types of real estate investing, and dive deep into what it takes to start. Expect action steps you can apply to your journey today. Be prepared to be inspired by true stories. There is enough room at the top for everyone. Join us!About the Host: Alana George is a top producing residential Realtor in Silicon Valley, CA, an out of state buy-and-hold investor, apartment syndicator, as well as a mom, dog-mom, and wife. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alana-george/support
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