Elevate with Tyler Chesser - The Real Estate Podcast for Investing, Mindset and Personal Development

E59 - The Compound Effect of Showing Up with Ellis Hammond

Ellis Hammond’s investing journey began when he was still a full-time college pastor. With the goal to create passive cash flow for his family, he realized that investing in real estate could be an incredible resource to help his family and many others achieve financial freedom.He and his wife invested in a duplex in San Diego in 2018 and nine months later Ellis co-GP’d on a 144 unit complex in Memphis, Tennessee. Today, Ellis is the founder of Kingdom Capitalists, the number one mastermind community for Christian real estate entrepreneurs. He also manages his own network of investors who are seeking passive investment opportunities in multifamily apartment complexes across the U.S.
In this episode, Tyler and Ellis’ discussion focused on how consistently showing up is 90% of the battle in real estate investment and life. Talking points included investing in various masterminds, fearlessly experiencing failures, attending real estate conferences, morning coaches, engaging on LinkedIn and, ultimately, taking massive action on what you learned. Ellis also referenced “showing up together” and capitalizing on the complementary relationships you’ve built.
Other topics included using real estate investing as a vehicle to create positive impact, shifting from a fearful mindset to an empowered one, books, knowing your value, inspect what you expect, “the conference king” and more. This episode provides the motivation you need to take inspired action!
You can connect with Ellis via social media or his websites:
ellishammond.comkingdomcapitalists.cohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ellishammond
Apply for coaching with Tyler! The world's top performers in any field have a coach to help them achieve drastically greater results and in less time. The most successful real estate investors are no different. To apply for a results coaching session with Tyler, visit coachwithtyler.com.
This episode of Elevate is brought to you by CF Capital LLC, a national real estate investment firm that focuses on acquiring and operating multifamily assets that provide stable cash flow, capital appreciation, and a margin of safety. CF Capital leverages its expertise in acquisitions and management to provide investors with superior risk-adjusted returns while placing a premium on preserving capital. Learn more at cfcapllc.com.

E58 - Ahead of the Economic Curve with Russell Gray

Russ is co-host of The Real Estate Guys™ Radio Show. An avid student of economics with a diverse background in business, investing, mortgage and financial services, Russ brings unique and practical insights to help entrepreneurial investors grow and protect their wealth and income through real estate and real asset investing.
In this episode, Tyler and Russell’s discussion focused on the current economic climate and how curiosity, mindset change and education have led to Russell’s success in real estate and business. They went in-depth on the broken financial system, paying more attention to real estate at a macro level, Russell’s outlook on current phase of the market cycle, conducting a SWOT analysis amid the COVID-19 crisis, the future of the historically low interest rate environment and more.
Other topics included discovering the power of equity, the book that changed Russell’s life, teaching, learning by doing and why failing is necessary. Real estate investors can expect to learn from the numerous invaluable economic trends and wisdom in this episode!
Music: Inspirational Beat (Envato Elements)
You can connect with Russell via email or his website:
newsletter@realestateguysradio.comrealestateguysradio.com
Apply for coaching with Tyler! The world's top performers in any field have a coach to help them achieve drastically greater results and in less time. The most successful real estate investors are no different. To apply for a results coaching session with Tyler, visit coachwithtyler.com.
This episode of Elevate is brought to you by CF Capital LLC, a national real estate investment firm that focuses on acquiring and operating multifamily assets that provide stable cash flow, capital appreciation, and a margin of safety. CF Capital leverages its expertise in acquisitions and management to provide investors with superior risk-adjusted returns while placing a premium on preserving capital. Learn more at cfcapllc.com.

E57 - Elevating from Average to Extraordinary with Adam Ulery

Adam Ulery is a business agility consultant focused on helping organizations clarify and meet their business outcomes. He helps companies become resilient, rediscover curiosity, and change their traditional approach to business and product development, working primarily in software development. Adam is also a real estate investor helping busy business people energize their retirement plans through multifamily real estate investing. Adam is the host of the Tech Guys Who Invest podcast and Tampa Cashflow Education meetup. Most importantly, Adam is a husband and father who loves traveling and experiencing life with his family.The theme of Tyler and Adam’s discussion centered on elevating your life for more freedom and never accepting mediocrity. Adam described himself as someone in the midst of escaping an average life and breaking into an extraordinary one. He shared the book that changed his life, offered advice to others on their journey, and discussed his ongoing growth and discovery.Other topics included the technology that’s most important to Adam’s real estate business, the SAVERS routine, overcoming negative self-talk, the difference between scarcity and abundance mindsets, weekly reflections, finding motivation and much more. This is a great discussion with a “normal guy” pushing the limits!Music: Energetic Run (hooksounds.com)You can connect with Adam via his website, email and social media:tgwipodcast.comadam@dreamstoneinvest.comlinkedin.com/in/adamulery/Apply for coaching with Tyler! The world's top performers in any field have a coach to help them achieve drastically greater results and in less time. The most successful real estate investors are no different. To apply for a results coaching session with Tyler, visit coachwithtyler.com.
This episode of Elevate is brought to you by CF Capital LLC, a national real estate investment firm that focuses on acquiring and operating multifamily assets that provide stable cash flow, capital appreciation, and a margin of safety. CF Capital leverages its expertise in acquisitions and management to provide investors with superior risk-adjusted returns while placing a premium on preserving capital. Learn more at cfcapllc.com.

E56 - Intellectual Curiosity and Building a Margin with David McAlvany

David McAlvany is CEO of the McAlvany Financial Companies – International Collectors Associates and McAlvany Wealth Management. He is a featured speaker on national television programs including CNBC, Fox News, Fox Business News, and Bloomberg; on radio programs; and at financial seminars around the world, analyzing major events and their impact on the global economy and financial markets. He can be heard weekly on his market commentary with world leaders, bankers, economists, and renowned investors at www.mcalvanycommentary.com.
In this episode, Tyler and David’s discussion focused on how intellectual curiosity and building a margin can be applied to economics and personal growth. David shared how curiosity can be used as an energizer for learning and how it, among other traits, is necessary to become a successful real estate investor in today’s rapidly changing environment. He also talked about the importance of building a margin in economics, personal relationships and other intangible things in order to weather the storm when mistakes occur.
Other topics included David’s historical understanding of the transfer of value through currency and how COVID-19 pricked the credit bubble, living with fear, leaving a legacy, the importance of routines to control the controllables, David’s advice for owning gold and silver, why you should have a physical library and more in this wisdom-filled episode!
Music: Energetic Run (hooksounds.com)
You can connect with David through the websites below:
weeklycommentary.comvaulted.comhttps://mcalvanyica.com/elevate
Apply for coaching with Tyler! The world's top performers in any field have a coach to help them achieve drastically greater results and in less time. The most successful real estate investors are no different. To apply for a results coaching session with Tyler, visit coachwithtyler.com.
This episode of Elevate is brought to you by CF Capital LLC, a national real estate investment firm that focuses on acquiring and operating multifamily assets that provide stable cash flow, capital appreciation, and a margin of safety. CF Capital leverages its expertise in acquisitions and management to provide investors with superior risk-adjusted returns while placing a premium on preserving capital. Learn more at cfcapllc.com.
 

E55 - Limitless Commercial Real Estate Opportunities with Michael Bull

Michael Bull is an active commercial real estate broker who has closed over $6 billion in sales volume over 30 years. He is licensed in nine states, with Bull Realty, headquartered in Atlanta, which he founded 22 years ago. You may know Michael as the host and founder of America's Commercial Real Estate Show, a popular video and podcast show that has produced a new show every week since 2010. He is also the founder of Commercial Agent Success Strategies, a cloud based commercial agent training system featuring 21 one-hour modules.
In this episode, Tyler and Michael’s discussion covered Michael’s numerous successes and experiences in commercial real estate investing, brokerage and entrepreneurship. Michael shared how Bull Realty operates differently than national firms when it comes to marketing commercial property and the freedom to serve clients’ and agents’ best interests. He also talked about his training through Dale Carnegie, stand up comedy and television hosting classes, and shared the top characteristics of successful commercial real estate investors and brokers.
Other topics included Michael’s commercial real estate economic outlook, bringing in the wrong brokers, timeless sales principles, writing a book, separating home and work, finding motivation, having fun and more. Michael is an industry expert who provides great value in this episode!
Music: Energetic Run (hooksounds.com)

E54 - Committing to Self-Education and Leveraging Virtual Assistants with Bob Lachance

Bob Lachance is a nationally recognized speaker, mentor and trainer who specializes in helping customers build their businesses through automation and outsourcing. Bob currently owns four businesses and helped start one of the nation’s largest real estate coaching programs. A Bristol, Connecticut native, Bob played ice hockey at Boston University, playing a vital role in their 1995 National Championship. With only two classes left to graduate, he dropped out of school and signed a professional contract with the St Louis Blues. At 30, with his pro hockey career over, he self-educated himself in real estate and began his career in the trenches as a real estate investor. He acquired his first flip in 2004 and has done over 700 transactions since then. He has also started two very successful real estate coaching programs, three virtual assistant staffing companies and much more. Bob is the owner of REVA Global LLC, which focuses on offering trained real estate virtual assistants to real estate professionals.
In this episode, Tyler and Bob’s discussion focused on self-education and how virtual assistants can be utilized in real estate. Bob shared his experiences of self-education, including lessons learned from losing $150,000 on a knockdown rebuild, learning from podcasts, pivoting from hockey to real estate, finding your purpose and why many athletes experience depression when they’re done playing sports. They also talked about how real estate virtual assistants can provide efficiency, scale and time freedom, with Bob comparing virtual assistants to in-house employees and explaining how his business trains virtual assistants for real estate tasks.
Other topics included servant leadership, overcoming shiny object syndrome, persevering through pain and more! Elevate Nation can learn a lot from Bob’s innovative thinking and his “learn it, live it, gift it” mantra.
Music: Energetic Run (hooksounds.com)

E53 - Enjoying the Gift of Life Through Syndication and Independent Thought

Ben Kogut is a partner at HJH Investments, specializing in raising capital and investor relations. Ben is also an Austin, Texas-based commercial real estate broker with more than 15 years of experience. His passion is to help investors make wise decisions. Ben studied government and business at the University of Texas and later earned an MBA from the Acton School of Business. He is also CCIM certified.
In this episode, Tyler and Ben’s discussion focused on the idea of choosing to live your best life personally and professionally through real estate syndication. Ben shared his life lessons of not accepting what society says you should or should not be doing, recognizing that fairness instills a victim mentality, and his experience of being indifferent about the outcomes of deals. He also shared the 10 rules of how to enjoy the gift of life, given to him by a rabbi in Israel.
Other topics included pivoting from brokerage to syndication, the three-step process that Ben’s business takes to win deals, identifying asset classes, the deceptiveness of social media, sleep, investing in education and more. Elevate Nation can expect to gain a lot of personal and real estate syndication wisdom in this fun episode!
Music: Energetic Run (hooksounds.com)

E52 - Preparing for Financial Success with Rachel Richards

Only 27 years old, former financial advisor Rachel Richards has made a name for herself in the personal finance realm. In 2019, Rachel quit her job and retired, with over $10,000 per month in passive income! She is the bestselling author of “Money Honey” and “Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement.” She has been featured on the Penny Hoarder and the New York Times and has been contracted to speak at colleges. Rachel is also a real estate investor with 35 rental units. Her valuable money lessons have helped thousands of millennials work their way out of financial despair. She has successfully done what no one has done before: made the topic of money management fun, entertaining, and simple! Tyler and Rachel’s discussion addressed the financial education crisis in America and focused on Rachel’s mission of empowering people, particularly female millennials, to prepare for their financial future. Rachel talked consciousness, focusing on long-term goals, investing in yourself, and she shared how her Grand Canyon training is analogous to planning for your financial future. She also shared personal financial tips and explained why decreasing expenses is only half of the equation.
Other topics included Rachel’s mantra of never stop learning, daily meditation, joining a mastermind, aligning actions with values, conscious decision-making, authenticity, discipline, statements of affirmation, turning fear into inspiration and more!
Music: Energetic Run (hooksounds.com)