The Real Estate Investing Club

Real estate pros share their stories on how they got started investing in real estate and then grew from their first deal to a portfolio of cash-flowing properties. In each episode you'll learn the strategies our guests used to create generational wealth for themselves and their families, and the steps you can take to do the same in your own back yard. Our goal at The Real Estate Investing Club is to teach you the fastest ways to start and grow your real estate investing career in today's market - from multifamily, to self-storage, to mobile home parks, to mix-use industrial, you'll hear it all! Our guests share their career peaks and valleys and the best advice, greatest stories, and favorite tips they learned along the way. Want to create wealth for yourself using the vehicle of real estate? Getting mentorship is the fastest way to success. Get an REI mentor and check out our REI course at https://www.therealestateinvestingclub.com.

The Real Estate Investing Club is a business podcast hosted by Gabe Petersen, with 656 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #686

  The Section 8 Cash Flow Secret Nobody Talks About with DJ Carroll

  Aug 19, 202628 minS1

  Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen SECTION 8 REAL ESTATE INVESTING WITH COACH DJ CARROLL In this episode of The Real Estate Investing Club, host Gabe Petersen sits down with DJ "Coach" Carroll, a Section 8 real estate investor and business coach out of Louisville, Kentucky. DJ breaks down how he built a portfolio of single family homes, duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes using the Section 8 rental strategy, and why he believes government backed rent checks are one of the most underrated real estate investing niches available today. If you are chasing financial freedom through real estate investing and want a strategy with built in tenant demand, this conversation is packed with real estate investing tips you can use immediately. MACROECONOMICS, INFLATION, AND THE HOUSING MARKET Before diving into Section 8, Gabe and DJ talk about what is happening in the real estate market right now, from days on market climbing in Seattle and Louisville to why currency devaluation, not just rising home values, is quietly eating into your purchasing power. They also unpack how oil supply issues and Federal Reserve decisions could ripple into inflation, interest rates, and real estate investing strategy over the next 24 to 36 months. Any investor building long term wealth through real estate needs to understand these macro forces. HOW SECTION 8 INVESTING ACTUALLY WORKS DJ explains how he syndicated a real estate deal, raising about a million dollars to acquire a multifamily and single family rental portfolio now worth roughly four and a half million dollars. He breaks the myth that Section 8 tenants mean low quality properties, describing how his units are renovated with new flooring, roofing, and HVAC, and how strict inspection standards actually raise the bar for landlords and tenants alike. DJ also shares why Section 8 rents in Louisville often outperform market rent, thanks to long waiting lists and guaranteed government payments that never missed during COVID. FINANCIAL LITERACY AND GIVING BACK Beyond cash flow, DJ shares his financial literacy program for tenants, designed to help Section 8 renters understand credit, generational wealth, and how to eventually become real estate investors themselves rather than lifelong renters. It is a powerful look at real estate investing as a tool for community impact, not just personal profit. USING AI TO SCALE A REAL ESTATE BUSINESS DJ also introduces Alley, a custom AI platform his team built and trained on thousands of client meetings, now used to optimize websites, manage email marketing, answer phone calls, and even update CRMs automatically for real estate agents and property managers. Gabe and DJ discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping operations for real estate investors and agents heading into an increasingly automated future. QUICK FIRE ROUND The episode wraps with a rapid fire round covering DJ's favorite books, his advice to his younger self, how he generates real estate leads through agent relationships, and where listeners can connect with him for coaching, courses, and free content at coachcarroll.com. Whether you are a new investor exploring your first rental property or a seasoned landlord looking to add Section 8 units to your portfolio, this episode is loaded with actionable real estate investing strategy and financial freedom insights. #RealEstateInvesting #Section8Investing #PassiveIncome #FinancialFreedom #RealEstatePodcast Want to learn more about our guest? Connect here: https://www.instagram.com/dj_carroll/ Want to learn more about the REI Club Podcast, how to invest with Gabe at Kaizen, or join our community of active real estate investors on Skool? Visit the podcast website at https://www.therealestateinvestingclub.com or click here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen Send us Fan Mail Join the Online Community here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen. Support the show

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  Episode #685

  The Multifamily Mistake Costing You Financial Freedom with Sam Morris

  Aug 14, 202636 minS1

  Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen ️ In this episode, host Gabe Petersen sits down with Sam Morris, Partner at Lone Star Capital Real Estate (LSCRE), a Texas multifamily firm managing nearly 6,000 apartment units. If you're ready to move from single family into large scale apartment investing, this episode is packed with actionable strategies. FROM COMMERCIAL LENDER TO MULTIFAMILY OPERATOR Sam started his real estate career in 2001 underwriting commercial loans as a bank analyst, racking up 10,000 hours of underwriting reps before he ever bought a property. He explains how that lending background became the foundation for evaluating multifamily deals and why reading a rent roll is a lot like reading words once you know what to look for. THE HURRICANE THAT BECAME HIS BEST EDUCATION Sam's first big multifamily deal, a 100 unit complex purchased in 2007, went from nearly full occupancy to just 12% leased after a hurricane hit a month after closing. He shares the real world lessons on insurance, contractors, and landlord obligations that no underwriting model can teach, and why every investor eventually gets "punched in the mouth" by a deal that doesn't go as planned. UNDERWRITING MULTIFAMILY DEALS THE RIGHT WAY Gabe and Sam dig into the mistakes most new apartment investors make, including underwriting aggressive rent growth in a market where supply is still outpacing demand. Sam shares why Lone Star Capital underwrites conservative rent growth in 2026 and instead focuses on NOI growth through ancillary income and expense optimization. EXPENSE OPTIMIZATION SECRETS FOR APARTMENT INVESTORS Learn how Sam's team saved over $100,000 a year on a recent 376 unit Houston acquisition by auditing vendor contracts, cutting an overpriced valet trash agreement, and bringing bulk Wi-Fi and parcel lockers in house. This is a masterclass in finding hidden NOI and forced appreciation without spending a fortune on renovations. ️ WHY HOUSTON IS ONE OF THE BEST REAL ESTATE MARKETS IN 2026 Sam explains why Houston, soon to be the third largest city in America, remains his top pick for multifamily investing thanks to population growth, job growth, and in migration outpacing new apartment supply. He also shares Lone Star Capital's buy box, their $250 million acquisition goal for the year, and why they only buy in Texas. HOW TO FIND OFF MARKET MULTIFAMILY DEALS Discover why nearly every institutional multifamily deal flows through broker relationships, how being a reliable closer earns you first access to future deals, and why the highest bid does not always win a property. BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS AND ADVICE FOR NEW INVESTORS Sam shares his favorite books for real estate investors, including Atomic Habits, Rich Dad Poor Dad, and Nobody's Coming to Save You, plus the one piece of advice he would give his younger self starting out as a lender in 2007: go bigger, sooner. Whether you're scaling from a duplex into your first apartment syndication or refining your underwriting process on a large multifamily acquisition, this episode of The Real Estate Investing Club gives you a real look at how experienced operators drive value, manage risk, and build long term wealth through multifamily real estate investing. #MultifamilyInvesting #RealEstateInvesting #ApartmentInvesting #HoustonRealEstate #PassiveIncome Want to learn more about our guest? Connect here: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@sunsetcapital?si=FjrdtKsdNZFCSeSa LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sunset-capital-tx?trk=blended-typeahead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/S54M39sokxEcEJLt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunset_capital?igsh=MWtkZmRzcmlyOHlkbw== Website: https://www.sunset-capital.com/ Want to learn more about the REI Club Podcast, how to invest with Gabe at Kaizen, or join our community of active real estate investors on Skool? Visit the podcast website at https://www.therealestateinvestingclub.com or click here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen Send us Fan Mail Join the Online Community here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen. Support the show

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  Episode #684

  The Marketing Bet That Bought His Freedom with Bobby Suarez

  Aug 11, 202634 minS1

  Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen FROM MORTGAGE BROKER TO EIGHT FIGURE WHOLESALER On this episode of The Real Estate Investing Club, host Gabriel Petersen sits down with Bobby Suarez, founder of Rezzie.com and SellToBobby.com, to break down how he built one of South Florida's most recognized real estate investing brands. Bobby started in mortgages at 18, helped a hedge fund acquire nearly 1,000 single family rentals a month, then launched his own fix and flip and wholesaling company from scratch. If you are searching for real estate investing strategies, motivated seller marketing, or how to scale a wholesaling business, this conversation is packed with real numbers and real lessons. WHY BOBBY DITCHED COLD CALLING FOR TV ADS Most real estate investors rely on cold calling, cold texting, and direct mail to find motivated sellers. Bobby explains why he walked away from outbound marketing entirely and rebuilt his lead generation around TV, radio, and billboard advertising instead. He shares the exact weekly ad spend required to compete in a major metro like Miami, why the first six months of any new marketing channel feel painful, and how repetition on TV builds the kind of trust that turns strangers into referral sources. This episode is a masterclass in real estate marketing and brand building for wholesalers and house flippers who want to generate their own seller leads instead of depending on other people's deals. INSIDE REZZIE: FIXING THE WHOLESALE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY Bobby also unpacks Rezzie, the off market marketplace he built to professionalize wholesale real estate and eliminate daisy chaining between wholesalers. He walks through how VIP buyer lists work, how dispositions agents use buyer analytics to move deals faster, and how investors can build a private, spam free buyers list instead of relying on shared spreadsheets. If you are a real estate wholesaler, cash buyer, or dispositions manager looking for better deal flow and buyer management tools, this section breaks down exactly how the platform works and how to get started. AI, AGENTS, AND THE FUTURE OF REAL ESTATE LEAD MANAGEMENT Later in the episode, Bobby and Gabe dig into how artificial intelligence is already changing real estate investing operations. Bobby shares how his AI phone agent, Sarah, handles after hours and overflow calls, gathers seller information, and pushes notes directly into his CRM, plus why he is still hesitant to let AI handle closing conversations with motivated sellers. This is a must listen for investors curious about AI tools for real estate lead management, seller communication, and scaling an acquisitions team without adding headcount. Bobby closes out the episode with the one piece of advice he wishes he had at 19, his favorite metro for real estate investing right now, and the biggest lesson learned from a deal that went sideways. Whether you are brand new to wholesaling or scaling a multi market acquisitions company, this episode of The Real Estate Investing Club gives you a real blueprint for building wealth through real estate. Want to learn more about our guest? Connect here: https://www.instagram.com/rezzieoffmarket/ Want to learn more about the REI Club Podcast, how to invest with Gabe at Kaizen, or join our community of active real estate investors on Skool? Visit the podcast website at https://www.therealestateinvestingclub.com or click here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen #RealEstateInvesting #Wholesaling #RealEstateMarketing #PassiveIncome #FinancialFreedom Send us Fan Mail Join the Online Community here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen. Support the show

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  Episode #683

  Private Lending Secrets That Built a $250M Empire with Kevin Amolsch

  Aug 6, 202633 minS1

  Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen ️ In this episode of The Real Estate Investing Club, I sit down with Kevin Amolsch of Pine Financial Group, a private lender who has closed almost 3,000 real estate transactions and deployed over $1.2 billion in capital. If you want to learn private money lending, hard money lending, or how to start a debt fund, this conversation is packed with real estate investing strategies you can use today. FROM ARMY SAVINGS TO A $250 MILLION LENDING BUSINESS Kevin started buying rental properties at 21 using creative financing while still in college because banks would not lend to a broke student. That forced him to master deal structure and seller negotiation, and he explains why he believes financing is the deal. After the 2008 crash, he founded Pine Financial Group, which now manages roughly $250 million in assets across residential fix and flip loans, bridge loans, and real estate development deals in Colorado, Minnesota, DC, and Wisconsin. HOW TO LAUNCH A PRIVATE LENDING FUND OR MORTGAGE FUND We dig into how Kevin brokered his very first private money loan for $2,000, then scaled into his first mortgage fund back in 2009. He breaks down Reg D, Reg A, and 506C fund structures, the 35 non-accredited investor limit, and why he eventually rolled several legacy funds into one, plus how a REIT election can create major tax advantages for real estate investors and passive investors looking for cash flowing income. BRIDGE LENDING, HARD MONEY, AND ASSET CLASSES FOR BEGINNERS Kevin explains what bridge lending really means, why residential real estate is the safest and most liquid asset class for new private lenders, and why shorter loan terms reduce market exposure while increasing fee income. He also shares how a shrinking inventory market is forcing fix and flip investors into bigger rehabs including additions, mold, asbestos, and foundation repairs instead of simple cosmetic flips. THE TWO BIGGEST CAUSES OF LOAN DEFAULTS RIGHT NOW As a hard money lender, Kevin weighs asset risk versus borrower risk and reveals the two warning signs he is seeing most right now, over leveraged borrowers and business partnership divorces. ⚠️ This is essential real estate investing education for anyone underwriting private loans or considering joint venture partnerships in today's market. BOOKS, MINDSET, AND CHASING SHINY OBJECTS IN REAL ESTATE Kevin shares his top book recommendations for real estate investors, including The Millionaire Real Estate Investor and The E Myth Revisited, and explains why controlling your ego and setting the right goals matters more than chasing deal count. He also opens up about buying a hotel in Branson, Missouri outside his niche, a six figure mistake that taught him the value of staying focused. USING AI FOR CONTRACT REVIEW AND REAL ESTATE LEASES To close things out, Kevin shares how he uses ChatGPT and AI tools to review contracts, leases, and appraisals, including a cell tower lease he analyzed without hiring an attorney. If you are curious how artificial intelligence is changing real estate investing and legal review, do not miss this segment. Whether you are exploring private lending, building a real estate debt fund, or just want smarter real estate investing strategies for 2025 and beyond, this episode delivers actionable insight from a lender who has seen almost every deal structure imaginable. #RealEstateInvesting #PrivateLending #HardMoneyLending #RealEstateFinancing #PassiveIncome Want to learn more about our guest? Connect here: https://www.youtube.com/pinefinancial https://www.facebook.com/PineFinancial https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinamolsch/ https://pinefinancialgroup.com/ Want to learn more about the REI Club Podcast, how to invest with Gabe at Kaizen, or join our community of active real estate investors on Skool? Visit the podcast website at https://www.therealestateinvestingclub.com or click here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen Send us Fan Mail Join the Online Community here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen. Support the show

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  Episode #682

  This Land Strategy Nets 7-Figure Paydays Twice a Year with Brandon Cobb

  Aug 5, 202636 minS1

  Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen In this episode of The Real Estate Investing Club, I sit down with Brandon Cobb of Land Development Accelerator and HBG Capital to break down how land investing and land development can create massive seven-figure paydays without the headaches of tenants, toilets, or turnover. ️ If you have ever wondered how to get into land investing, how land entitlement works, or how to find profitable land deals for development, this conversation is packed with real estate investing gold. FROM MEDICAL SALES TO LAND DEVELOPMENT EMPIRE Brandon shares his real estate investing origin story, from being a medical device rep to getting fired unexpectedly and stumbling into real estate investing by accident. He talks candidly about selling his retirement accounts for his first house flip, scaling into 35 to 40 flips a year, and eventually graduating into land development after a national home builder came knocking on his door wanting to buy his dirt. HOW TO FIND YOUR FIRST LAND DEAL We go deep into the land investing niches, from land flipping to rural subdivides to full scale land development like Brandon does. ️ Brandon explains exactly how he uses the GIS parcel viewer, sewer access, and proximity to national home builder communities like Lennar, DR Horton, and Ryan Homes to identify large parcels worth pursuing. This is essential listening for real estate investors looking to add land development to their business. THE LAND ENTITLEMENT PROCESS EXPLAINED Brandon walks through the entire land entitlement process step by step, starting with a concept plan, meeting with the city or planning director, securing a preliminary plat approval, and finishing with civil drawings and grading permits. He also shares real numbers, including per unit engineering costs and the seven figure profit minimums he targets on every land development deal. AI TOOLS CHANGING REAL ESTATE INVESTING FOREVER Brandon reveals how artificial intelligence is transforming his real estate business, from automating podcast production to using AI for concept plan drawings through platforms like Acres.com. We also compare tools like Claude and Manus for agentic real estate workflows, making this a must listen for investors trying to stay ahead with AI in real estate. LESSONS LEARNED AND WHY NASHVILLE IS HOT RIGHT NOW Brandon opens up about losing seven figures on a land deal before approvals were secured, why finding a mentor is non negotiable, and why Nashville, Tennessee remains one of the best real estate markets in the country for investors right now. We close out with his favorite lead generation strategies for land deals and his top book recommendations for real estate and life. Brandon also breaks down why land development is not a good fit for beginners, and why it works best for mature real estate entrepreneurs who already have a cash flowing business and want to add a high profit, low transaction volume arm to their portfolio. He explains why sophistication and patience matter more than hustle once you move from single family flips into raw land, sub divides, and full scale community development. If you are serious about learning how to invest in land, understand real estate entitlement, or build long term financial freedom through real estate investing, this episode is for you. #RealEstateInvesting #LandDevelopment #PassiveIncome #RealEstateInvestor #FinancialFreedom Want to learn more about our guest? Connect here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-cobb-83524a54/ https://www.facebook.com/brandon.cobb.3950 https://www.instagram.com/hbgcapital/ Want to learn more about the REI Club Podcast, how to invest with Gabe at Kaizen, or join our community of active real estate investors on Skool? Visit the podcast website at https://www.therealestateinvestingclub.com or click here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen Send us Fan Mail Join the Online Community here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen. Support the show

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