Real Estate Investing Exposure Podcast

“I started from nothing and didn't have any liquidity network experience, but I knew I had to go find it”

-Cody Laughlin

“If you show up enough, and you're present enough, and you build your brand, and you build strong relationships, you start to overcome that hurdle”

-Brian Alfaro

Cody Laughlin is a real estate entrepreneur, podcaster, and meetup host with 10 years of real estate investing experience. His focus is acquisition of cash flow producing real estate with a special focus on value-add, multifamily assets. Cody is the founder of the “Prosperity Through Multifamily Real Estate Investing'' podcast and the Space City Multifamily Meetup. He works alongside other investors through syndication to acquire multifamily assets and is currently invested in 128 units as a Limited Partner and 240 Units as a General Partner.

Brian Alfaro is a real estate entrepreneur and local Houston business owner. Starting in food service operations, Brian quickly expanded his span of control in a customer focused Franchise business. Leveraging his expertise, Brian now controls a multi-location business in Fort Bend county that serves 1000’s offering an upscale coffee experience. In addition to his Commercial Real Estate experience from his Retail business, Brian is also a residential real estate investor, current licensed residential agent, and he is currently a General Partner in 240 Units in Houston, TX.

In this episode, Trevor, Cody and Brian discuss:

• How Cody and Brian met each other and became successful partners.
• To find a great market, go to an area where opportunities are available and that you are very familiar with. An area where you really know the market well.
• The uphill battle that you will experience as a new investor - network, liquidity, track record.
• How Cody, Brian, and John put the company together, their biggest challenges and how they find deals.
• How to build your network and tell the world what it is you're doing.
• And a lot more informative topics!

“I started from nothing and didn't have any liquidity network experience, but I knew I had to go find it”

-Cody Laughlin

“If you show up enough, and you're present enough, and you build your brand, and you build strong relationships, you start to overcome that hurdle”

-Brian Alfaro

Cody Laughlin is a real estate entrepreneur, podcaster, and meetup host with 10 years of real estate investing experience. His focus is acquisition of cash flow producing real estate with a special focus on value-add, multifamily assets. Cody is the founder of the “Prosperity Through Multifamily Real Estate Investing'' podcast and the Space City Multifamily Meetup. He works alongside other investors through syndication to acquire multifamily assets and is currently invested in 128 units as a Limited Partner and 240 Units as a General Partner.

Brian Alfaro is a real estate entrepreneur and local Houston business owner. Starting in food service operations, Brian quickly expanded his span of control in a customer focused Franchise business. Leveraging his expertise, Brian now controls a multi-location business in Fort Bend county that serves 1000’s offering an upscale coffee experience. In addition to his Commercial Real Estate experience from his Retail business, Brian is also a residential real estate investor, current licensed residential agent, and he is currently a General Partner in 240 Units in Houston, TX.

In this episode, Trevor, Cody and Brian discuss:

• How Cody and Brian met each other and became successful partners.
• To find a great market, go to an area where opportunities are available and that you are very familiar with. An area where you really know the market well.
• The uphill battle that you will experience as a new investor - network, liquidity, track record.
• How Cody, Brian, and John put the company together, their biggest challenges and how they find deals.
• How to build your network and tell the world what it is you're doing.
• And a lot more informative topics!

“Every day, there is a lesson to learn and the key is not to make the same mistake more than once.”
-Nicole Stanbra

Nicole founded The Stanbra Home Team and quickly became a top producing agent in the Palm Beach and Jupiter area. Nicole has grown her business as a single agent, to now operating a cohesive team of elite real estate professionals. Unwavering work ethic, persistence, innovative marketing, and overall grit are at the core of this team’s culture. Going “above and beyond” is the standard when it comes to representing and serving our clients.

In this episode, Trevor and Nicole discuss:

• How Nicole started her Real Estate Investing journey.
• From a single agent to having a team of agents, learn how Nicole builds and grows her team.
• Gain knowledge of how Nicole finds new people that are looking to sell their home and people that are looking to buy a home.
• Learn some innovative marketing tactics that made Nicole’s team successful.
• Know the challenges Nicole faces and how she overcomes them.

“Every day, there is a lesson to learn and the key is not to make the same mistake more than once.”
-Nicole Stanbra

Nicole founded The Stanbra Home Team and quickly became a top producing agent in the Palm Beach and Jupiter area. Nicole has grown her business as a single agent, to now operating a cohesive team of elite real estate professionals. Unwavering work ethic, persistence, innovative marketing, and overall grit are at the core of this team’s culture. Going “above and beyond” is the standard when it comes to representing and serving our clients.

In this episode, Trevor and Nicole discuss:

• How Nicole started her Real Estate Investing journey.
• From a single agent to having a team of agents, learn how Nicole builds and grows her team.
• Gain knowledge of how Nicole finds new people that are looking to sell their home and people that are looking to buy a home.
• Learn some innovative marketing tactics that made Nicole’s team successful.
• Know the challenges Nicole faces and how she overcomes them.

 “Failure is your friend. It's not to be feared, you have to embrace it.”

-Billy Alvaro

Billy Alvaro is the President of Max Returns Real estate investments, Coach at Flip Masters, Principle of Easy Sell Property Solution, Your New York All-Cash House Buyer and Host of “Real Estate Investing Radio” on 103.9 FM and syndicated on Buzz-sprout podcasts. He started and built multiple real – estate related organizations with a combined $1.3 BILLION dollars worth of volume on an annualized basis and has been involved with over 11,700 real estate transactions.

In this episode, Trevor and Billy discuss:

• Learn how Billy started his real estate journey at a very young age.
• Know how Billy achieved the $1.3 BILLION dollars and 11,700 real estate transactions.
• Learn the difference between smart investing and gambling, identify which are you currently doing.
• Learn tips and advice to become a successful real estate investor.
• Learn the strategies of building a team that will surely give you comfort and time freedom.

 “Failure is your friend. It's not to be feared, you have to embrace it.”

-Billy Alvaro

Billy Alvaro is the President of Max Returns Real estate investments, Coach at Flip Masters, Principle of Easy Sell Property Solution, Your New York All-Cash House Buyer and Host of “Real Estate Investing Radio” on 103.9 FM and syndicated on Buzz-sprout podcasts. He started and built multiple real – estate related organizations with a combined $1.3 BILLION dollars worth of volume on an annualized basis and has been involved with over 11,700 real estate transactions.

In this episode, Trevor and Billy discuss:

• Learn how Billy started his real estate journey at a very young age.
• Know how Billy achieved the $1.3 BILLION dollars and 11,700 real estate transactions.
• Learn the difference between smart investing and gambling, identify which are you currently doing.
• Learn tips and advice to become a successful real estate investor.
• Learn the strategies of building a team that will surely give you comfort and time freedom.

“You really need to have a relationship with all these people, and have people basically interested in investing with you.”
-Lee Yoder

Lee was practicing as a physical therapist and investing in real estate. He has taken this passion and considerable action to quickly build a portfolio with several small apartment buildings. Lee is the founder and visionary behind Threefold Real Estate Investing. His focus is driving the business forward by forging new relationships with top-notch professionals in the real estate world and bringing on more partners to invest alongside Threefold. Lee also hosts an exciting new podcast, Threefold Real Estate Investing.

In this episode, Trevor and Lee discuss:

- How to transform your current career into a real estate investing career.

- Know how to grow your real estate investment just around your local area.

- Learn how to find better deals and how to put those deals together.

- Know the challenges in real estate investing and learn the tips on how to overcome them.

- Learn the key and the steps to get your investor’s commitment in a deal.

“You really need to have a relationship with all these people, and have people basically interested in investing with you.”
-Lee Yoder

Lee was practicing as a physical therapist and investing in real estate. He has taken this passion and considerable action to quickly build a portfolio with several small apartment buildings. Lee is the founder and visionary behind Threefold Real Estate Investing. His focus is driving the business forward by forging new relationships with top-notch professionals in the real estate world and bringing on more partners to invest alongside Threefold. Lee also hosts an exciting new podcast, Threefold Real Estate Investing.

In this episode, Trevor and Lee discuss:

- How to transform your current career into a real estate investing career.

- Know how to grow your real estate investment just around your local area.

- Learn how to find better deals and how to put those deals together.

- Know the challenges in real estate investing and learn the tips on how to overcome them.

- Learn the key and the steps to get your investor’s commitment in a deal.

“Be really intentional about making a habit and making something stick.“

-Darren Smith

Darren is a commercial and residential real estate investor. His companies have purchased hundreds of homes across Colorado and Pennsylvania, as well as several light industrial and retail properties in Pennsylvania. He partners with people looking to make a secured and consistent return on their money, backed by cash-flowing real estate.

In this episode, Trevor and Darren discuss:

• How Darren started his real estate investing journey.
• How Darren managed to build a team in 2 different markets.
• Why Darren decided to go back into real estate investing after experiencing the hardships from the crash.
• How investing in other markets keeps you going.
• How to value your property and who are the best people to help you find great deals.

“Be really intentional about making a habit and making something stick.“

-Darren Smith

Darren is a commercial and residential real estate investor. His companies have purchased hundreds of homes across Colorado and Pennsylvania, as well as several light industrial and retail properties in Pennsylvania. He partners with people looking to make a secured and consistent return on their money, backed by cash-flowing real estate.

In this episode, Trevor and Darren discuss:

• How Darren started his real estate investing journey.
• How Darren managed to build a team in 2 different markets.
• Why Darren decided to go back into real estate investing after experiencing the hardships from the crash.
• How investing in other markets keeps you going.
• How to value your property and who are the best people to help you find great deals.