In this episode I talk to Mike Schoen and Marianne Marzolla of Donate Real Estate For Good. Mike grew up in the Detroit area and has “The D” in his heart. He is an accomplished biker, hiker and outdoor enthusiast with a love of health and fitness. Educated as an engineer, Mike has always dabbled in real estate investing and he owns multiple income …

In this episode I talk to Kelly Brittingham. Kelly started her real estate investing business with her Husband Todd in 2009 with their first investment in a single family rental property. Since then she has completed over 40 real estate transactions. Her investments have included single family rentals, lease options, wholesales, fix & flips, turnke…

In this episode I talk to my good friend Dave Sullivan. Dave is a classic buy-and-hold investor. He characterizes it as "regular guy" investing. My business is pretty similar to his - and so I agree with his characterization. It's not sexy - there are no frills. But the cash flow keeps rolling in month after month after month after month. Dave grad…

In this episode I talk to Todd Brittingham and John Rospierski. Together they formed a new build construction company about a year ago. John's background is in homebuilding, and Todd and his wife Kelly are real estate investors here in the metro are. I'm having Kelly on the show in a couple of weeks to talk about their other real estate investing a…

In this episode I talk to Brian Borawski. Brian is a CPA who happens to have several real estate investors as clients in this area - including me. I've used Brian for several years now, and it's been great to have a knowledgable person like him available when issues come up like the sale of one of my apartment buildings back in January of 2013. The…

In this episode I talk to Todd Waller. Todd is a real estate agent, and in my opinion, he's the premiere agent in Metro Detroit. He has a tremendously successful business model with phenomenal processes, and he combines that with a laser focus on the needs of his clients. His market focus is the I-275 corridor from Commerce Township to Canton, and …

In this episode I talk to Brent Maxwell. Brent is a real estate broker who works exclusively with real estate investors. He also primarily focuses on properties in the City of Detroit. His clients include both local and foreign investors who have risk capital available to put to work in the city. He started in real estate investing eight years ago,…

In this episode I talk to Steve Londeau. Steve is currently a full time wholesaler here in metro Detroit. He had a pretty rocky start to his real estate investing career, but he got focused and got busy, and ultimately co-founded and helped grow a profitable short sale and non-performing note business. He then had to leave that business rather abru…

In this episode I talk to Eric Persha. Eric is a native Detroiter who went away for college then decided to come back to the area and get into real estate. He’s in REI to make money, but he also likes participating in the renaissance of the city. REI News NO REI news this week. My conversation with Eric went way long, so we skipped the news and wen…

In this episode I talk to Aaron Yates. We talk about the challenges that lead to him getting started in real estate, we talk about his bankruptcy, we talk about the REI Meetup he founded, and he shares two resources that have made a huge difference in his investing business. REI News It’s been a slow week in the news department, so I’ll take this o…

In this episode I talk to Allan Daniels. He’s a third generation real estate investor here in Metro Detroit. We talk about his family real estate business, his really cool perspective on making mistakes in your business, how he’s funding his deals, and his pretty black and white take on Dodd Frank. REI News Six news items to report today: First - c…

In this episode I interview Mike Simmons. Mike is a landlord, a flipper, a podcaster, and he coaches new investors on how to get started in real estate. Mike's husband and father of three. He, along with his wife Nanette, started flipping houses here in metro Detroit back in 2008. He's been successfully flipping houses in Metro Detroit ever since. …

In this episode I interview Trent Dalrymple, former Hard Money Lender turned Real Estate Investor. Trent’s story is inspiring. He was cursing along with a profitable lending business when the government jumped in and changed the rules. Overnight he had to switch gears and find another way to earn a living. And he did. We talk about what he experien…

In this episode I interview Ron Walraven. He’s a former top REO broker turned real estate investor and deal maker. Ron is incredibly knowledgeable about REI. Having done over 3000 BPOs, he has a lock on property values which is a great advantage when he sizes up deals. He’s also a great resource to new and experienced real estate investors. Even th…

In this episode I interview Jeremy Burgess, the Detroit Market Expert and Urban Homesteader. Jeremy has been knocked down and lost everything. Twice. And he goto back up both times. I think he epitomizes the guts and determination that’s required to succeed if you invest in the city of Detroit. REI News A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by two …

Welcome to REI Talk Detroit – the show for and about real estate investing in metro detroit. In this kickoff episode I introduce the show, tell you how it’s going to the structured, and very briefly give you my background. And in the money talks segment I tell you how I’m funding my deals. REI Talk Detroit is a show by and for real estate investors…