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John Stiles is a licensed MN real estate agent with Bridge Realty.

Israel Garavito                                         

Founding Partner 

Legion Real Estate  

Israel is a founding partner of Legion Real Estate, a real estate investment syndication company in the twin cities.    

Additionally, he is a managing partner of Falstaff Holdings, a real estate investment and property management company with the majority of its portfolio in Mexico.    

After graduating from the University of Minnesota in 2007, he began his real estate career in franchising, where finding good locations is a major bottleneck for expansion.  In 2008, as national franchise sales manager and later director of operations of for Mexico, he oversaw the search, negotiation and lease, buildout, opening and subsequent operation of 42 stores over a 4 year period. He and two partners also owned and managed 6 of those stores.  Israel was later hired as CEO by a well-backed Mexican franchise to design its franchise, legal, operational and administrative frameworks in the USA.  In mid-2014, after the company was up and running with 6 stores in the US in Venice Beach, downtown Los Angeles, CA, Houston, TX and Dallas, TX, the opportunity arose to take over the family business, so he moved back to Mexico as its managing director.    

Since then, with smart acquisitions, some sales and many operational and administrative changes, the business’s income has tripled and the value of its portfolio almost doubled.  Most recently, Falstaff Holdings purchased a blighted 16 unit apartment building in the heart of Mexico City and remodeled it into a modern, business-oriented 24-suite hotel. The company has a mix of residential single and multi-family, Airbnb, boutique, vacation and industrial properties in Mexico and Minnesota.    

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John Stiles is a licensed MN real estate agent with Bridge Realty.

Sue Speakman-Gomez has been the President of Minnesota's HousingLink since 2010.  Previously she was the Community Relations Manager at HousingLink. In her role, she steers the organization—which was founded in 1999-- toward its mission to "improve people's lives through information expanding their affordable rental options." 

With a staff of 8, HousingLink provides the most comprehensive rental housing information in Minnesota. There were 1.4 million searches for affordable housing in Minnesota through their website in 2019. 

She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a B.A. in American Studies, and has operated 26-units of market rate rental housing since 1999.

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Have a question about property management or real estate investing? We want to hear from you. Submit your question in video format and if your question is featured on one of our future shows you could receive a free gift! Please keep your question under 60 seconds. It is preferred that you share the video by uploading it to YouTube and sending the private link to us using our contact page: http://www.realestatestiles.com/contact/

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Are you wondering what your property is worth in today's real estate market? Download my free e-book that will help you calculate your property's value! http://www.realestatestiles.com/value/

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John Stiles is a licensed MN real estate agent with Bridge Realty.

Robert Benenate, a New Orleans native, with over 30 years of construction and renovation experience, he has influenced major projects, most recently a 1.7 MM condo conversion project. 

Seeing a change in the market, Robert seized the opportunity to begin a career in commercial and multi family management for the last 8 years, Robert has been the regional vice president of development and management to a 600 door portfolio, valued at over 100MM In this short time and he has helped achieve unprecedented growth and increased revenue nearly doubling the portfolio's value. In the past, Robert has managed portfolios up to 7,000 units in six states before his present portfolio managing maintenance, construction crews and property management staff. 

Robert has a deep passion for real estate and is a certified FEMA inspector as well. He has learned the business from the ground up, flipping houses and house hacking a Katrina damaged property. A hard working individual, Roberts unchanging passion to real estate, is demonstrated in every aspect of his daily life. 

Like what you're hearing? You can WATCH this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9p74LHu4dBet3Htypyan24kM7k62OuIh

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Use promo code "stiles" for $100 off your 2-day ticket.

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John Stiles is a licensed MN real estate agent with Bridge Realty.

Scott Ficek, a Minnesota Real Estate broker, has been buying and managing investment property since 2001. He has as many duplexes, 4-plexes, townhouses, single family houses and even commercial properties throughout Minneapolis and surrounding Minnesota communities. As a result of managing all these rental properties himself, he is an invaluable resource for his investor clients.

Prior to real estate, Scott was the Director of Information Technology for Caribou Coffee and Mesaba Airlines in the Twin Cities. He graduated with a Finance degree from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and lives in Independence with his wife, Amanda, and their 3 kids.

https://rentalmanagementguys.com/

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John Stiles is a licensed MN real estate agent with Bridge Realty.

Check out the full webinar hosted by the Minnesota Real Estate Journal here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtIYC85-82M&t=14s

Kara Frank, partner in Twin Realty Investment Company, is an experienced real estate professional who delivers superior personal attention, flexibility and customization to her clients. Kara combines her work of managing a successful portfolio of multifamily and commercial properties with strategic partnerships with other industry professionals to provide flexible commercial real estate services.

About Kara
Professional Experience

• A proven track record of property and asset      management and leasing.
• Extensive experience with neighborhood retail,      suburban office and office-industrial properties.
• Broad base of real estate knowledge and active      member of real estate industry associations (CPM designation; ULI, IREM,      MNCAR and MHA member)
• Possess wide range of functional building      knowledge and extensive network of vendors helping clients to solve issues      quickly and make informed decisions.

Kara is busy chasing her two active children! She and her husband love to run the lakes, take power yoga classes, walk the neighborhood with their two furry children, Punky and Stanley and take bike rides on one of Minneapolis' amazing trails.  Kara also serves on the board of Oak Ridge Country club, is a member of the board of directors for her college sorority Alpha Omicron Pi managing the facility, is an active volunteer at the JCC's Early Childhood Center, sits on the steering committee for the Anti Defamation League and is the Co-Chair of the Urban Land Institute’s Real Estate Development Diversity initiative program. 

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You can also check out the latest blog post at www.realestatestiles.com/blog

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Have a question about property management or real estate investing? We want to hear from you. Submit your question in video format and if your question is featured on one of our future shows you could receive a free gift! Please keep your question under 60 seconds. It is preferred that you share the video by uploading it to YouTube and sending the private link to us using our contact page: http://www.realestatestiles.com/contact/

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John Stiles is a licensed MN real estate agent with Bridge Realty.

Brian is a principal and founding member of the real estate investment firm Four Oaks Capital, LLC.  He is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps and brings years of leadership and management experience to his real estate investments. As a Marine officer, he has proven his ability to plan, lead, and effectively accomplish missions in both training and combat situations. He has earned graduate degrees from both the University of Utah and Naval Postgraduate School and is currently stationed at the Pentagon. He has actively invested in real estate since 2007. Brian is an "Advisor" in Michael Blank's Deal Maker Mastermind and a member of Michael's "Elite Investor Club."

A couple take aways from this show:

Talk to the owners of the neighboring properties to ask them how business is going.

What do they think about the property you are buying?

When looking for a property manager, contractor or insurance agent

• Secret shop
  
• Ask for references
  

When you take over a property it’s a good idea to do a tenant survey. Ask what improvements the tenants would like to see. You can do this with multiple choice options of things you are actually considering doing. When the tenants see improvements at the property they will recognize that you are responsive and that you care.

Be active in reaching out to tenants to identify issues at the property.

When you’re getting quotes from contractors be sure to ask a lot of questions.

Ask what it includes and doesn’t include. Ask what could happen that would cause the expense to go up? Ask what would be the worst case scenario.

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Like what you're hearing? You can WATCH this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9p74LHu4dBet3Htypyan24kM7k62OuIh

You can also check out the latest blog post at www.realestatestiles.com/blog

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Mark your calendars and plan to attend the premiere real estate gathering in the midwest. The Northstar Real Estate Conference will be held on April 24-25 in Bloomington, MN and you do not want to miss it.

Use promo code "stiles" for $100 off your 2-day ticket.

www.nreconference.com

www.facebook.com/NREConference

www.instagram.com/nreconference/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/31463542

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8hcpZZQWCsQHnu7P1YlGpA

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Have a question about property management or real estate investing? We want to hear from you. Submit your question in video format and if your question is featured on one of our future shows you could receive a free gift! Please keep your question under 60 seconds. It is preferred that you share the video by uploading it to YouTube and sending the private link to us using our contact page: http://www.realestatestiles.com/contact/

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Are you wondering what your property is worth in today's real estate market? Download my free e-book that will help you calculate your property's value! http://www.realestatestiles.com/value/

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John Stiles is a licensed MN real estate agent with Bridge Realty.