Finding Success in the Real Estate Market – a Personal Story

Today we talk with Byron Fisher, owner of BT Realty Services in the Tampa Bay area, about his real estate strategies during this COVID19 pandemic. Although Byron only started in real estate in 2012, he has become quite successful in a short amount of time. Byron also gives his advice to new investors on how best to navigate the current real estate market and mistakes to avoid. Also discussed is that we are in somewhat of an artificial market as there really hasn’t been much of a change in prices and valuations due to the pushing off of foreclosures and evictions – but it’s only a matter of time before this changes.

Key Discussion Points

[01:01] Opening remarks by Eric Odum and Steven Silverman

[05:31] About our guest: Byron Fisher

[06:04] How did you get started in real estate?

[12:24] Are you using debt to acquire properties (the ones you are currently holding)?

[13:36] How has COVID19 affected your rental and acquisition business?

[15:54] Tell us about the online auctions you’re involved with (Auction.com, Hubzu, etc)

[19:56] What’s your opinion on where you think the market will go and what opportunities might come up?

[21:28] What have you heard about Gov. DeSantis pushing off foreclosures and evictions even later than August 2020?

[24:47] What types of mistakes do you see people making as they build their real estate business?

[25:33] Do you have your own crews that can help fix up real estate properties?

[31:19] What advice can you give to new investors on how best to navigate this real estate market we’re in?

[32:19] How can people contact you for opportunities or questions?

[34:27] Closing comments by Eric and Steven

About our Guest
Byron Fisher is owner of BT Realty Services. Byron started his business in 2012. He spent the first 4 years buying rentals and flipping residential properties. In 2016 he started doing hard money loans focused mainly on the rehab loan. He has sold several million dollars in properties and actively maintains a portfolio of properties and loans.

CONTACT INFO
Email: btrealtyservices@outlook.com
Phone: 727-642-9552

Investment Management Software for Real Estate

Jake Marmulstein is a tech-savvy entrepreneur and co-founder & CEO of Groundbreaker, a tech company that creates software to automate real estate fundraising, investment management, and investor relations. Jake discusses the software and how it is helping real estate investors and syndicators. He also reveals how he got the idea and how Groundbreaker got started.

Key Discussion Points

[01:03] Opening remarks by Eric Odum and Steven Silverman

[04:07] About our guest: Jake Marmulstein

[07:31] What prompted you to create Groundbreaker, and what market were you targeting?

[09:56] Can your software help people find investors?

[11:51] Tell us about the technology that’s becoming increasingly important in real estate

[14:40] What technology and solutions are there to help build and manage teams?

[16:57] Explain the benefits and onboarding process for investors

[20:25] From your perspective as a technology company, what lessons can we learn from COVID19?

[21:54] How can people reach you to get more info on Groundbreaker

[32:17] Closing comments by Eric and Steven

About our Guest

Jake Marmulstein is the founder and CEO of Groundbreaker. Before founding Groundbreaker, Jake held a number of roles involving real estate and technology, supporting the growth of early stage digital technology ventures while working with the government on foreign direct investment by fortune 500 companies.

In 2011, Jake started his career in real estate, underwriting hotel investments for watermark capital partners. He graduated from Cornell University with a major in hospitality management and minored in real estate.

CONTACT INFO

Website: groundbreaker.co (you can then go to the instant demo form and then book a meeting with Jake)