Welcome to the Self-Storage University Podcast, where you will learn the correct way to identify, evaluate, negotiate, perform due diligence on, renegotiate, finance, turn-around and operate self-storage facilities. And your host is a partner in one of the largest real estate portfolios in the U.S. with nearly $1 billion of holdings, Frank Rolfe.
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Savvy Painter, hosted by Antrese Wood, offers a treasure trove of insights artists can't afford to miss. Visit https://savvypainter.com Antrese's teachings focus on nurturing a creative mindset and prioritizing mastery over perfection, making it a must-listen resource for artists worldwide.Whether you're an emerging artist looking to hone your skills or an established pro seeking fresh perspectives, the show offers practical advice and inspirationBut the real magic happens when you apply Ant ...
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Welcome to the Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast, where you'll learn the correct way to identify, negotiate, perform due diligence on, renegotiate, finance, turn around and operate real estate in today's market -- a market in which volatility creates opportunity, and sound principles defeat fads and bubbles. And your host is a 25-year commercial real estate veteran and co-owner of over $1 billion in real estate assets, Frank Rolfe.
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Podcast of Proven Marketing Ideas to Lease Up your Self Storage facility Fast!
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Real estate pros share their stories on how they got started investing in real estate and then grew from their first deal to a portfolio of cash-flowing properties. In each episode you'll learn the strategies our guests used to create generational wealth for themselves and their families, and the steps you can take to do the same in your own back yard. Our goal at The Real Estate Investing Club is to teach you the fastest ways to start and grow your real estate investing career in today's ma ...
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Each week, we bring you interviews with some of Wisconsin's top real estate investors who share their tips, tricks, and strategies that you can implement right away. This show is dedicated to helping Wisconsin real estate investors elevate their game. Along with interviews, I'll also dive into hot topics in solo episodes and feature experts from various real estate sectors across Wisconsin.
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How to Raise $10M Without Cold Calling (Fund Secrets)
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32:07Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen REAL ESTATE FUND MANAGEMENT AND CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES 💰 In this powerful episode of The Real Estate Investing Club podcast, I sit down with Justin Freishtat, fund manager at Pitch Equity, to uncover the secrets of raising millions in capital without making a single c…
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Avoid Taxes, Build Wealth: Self-Directed IRA & 401k Strategies
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52:36Send us a text Taxes don’t have to be the cost of doing business. Specialized custodian Mikey Liello breaks down how self-directed retirement accounts let you buy rentals, fund flips, and lend privately — compounding gains with powerful tax advantages. We simplify IRC 4975 so you understand what’s allowed, who’s disqualified, and how to structure d…
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Real estate is all about financing and a big part of financing revolves around how much you put down on the deal. So what are the options and what makes them the right fit for you? In this Creative Real Estate Mastery podcast we’re going to review the various financing options from zero down to 100% down and what the strengths and weaknesses are of…
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Unless you can do everything yourself, you will have to hire contractors to perform certain services at your storage facility. But are you paying too much for them? In this Self-Storage University podcast we’re going to explore some strategies to get you the lowest cost from vendors.By Frank Rolfe
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$100M Developer Reveals Ground-Up Real Estate Secrets
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27:21Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT MASTERCLASS 🏗️ Discover how Katie Kim built a $100 million real estate development portfolio and learn the exact strategies she uses to structure deals with little to no money down! 💰 In this episode of The Real Estate Investing Club podcast, host …
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What to do when decades of work are stacked against your walls and you can't remember the last time you made a decision about any of it. You know that feeling when you walk into your studio and see paintings leaning against every wall, flat files overflowing, canvases stacked so deep you've forgotten what's in the back? And underneath it all, that …
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Co-Living: Triple Your Cash Flow on Single Family Homes
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31:50Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen DISCOVER HOW TO TURN SINGLE FAMILY HOMES INTO CASH FLOW MACHINES 💰 In this game-changing episode of The Real Estate Investing Club, I sit down with Sam Wegert from Scale Co-Living to reveal how everyday investors are doubling, tripling, even quadrupling their rental incom…
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Mistakes to Mastery: Real Estate Lessons That Changed Everything
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41:16Send us a text What if your worst flip could become your best teacher? In this episode, Corey pulls back the curtain on his real estate journey, from corporate sales burnout to building a Wisconsin-based real estate business powered by BRRRR, direct-to-seller, and rent-to-own strategies. No fluff—just the hard lessons, pivots, and small wins that a…
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Industrial Real Estate: 8-9% Cap Rates with One Tenant
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29:49Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTING 🏭 Discover why industrial warehouse properties are becoming the secret weapon for smart real estate investors tired of dealing with hundreds of apartment tenants! In this episode, I sit down with Jens Nielsen from Open Doors Capital who co…
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Six Tools to Stop Treating Your Studio Like a Courtroom
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17:06What to do when you catch yourself in “courtroom mode” You named it. You know you're doing it. You can hear yourself cross-examining every brushstroke, cataloging evidence that you're not good enough, delivering a guilty verdict before the paint dries. But what do you do when you catch yourself mid-spiral? This one's the follow-up to Your Studio Is…
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Affordable Housing: $36K/Door Properties at 98% Occupancy
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37:39Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen CRACKING THE CODE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING INVESTING 🏘️ Want to know how to buy apartment buildings for a fraction of what everyone else pays? Denis Shapiro from SIH Capital Group reveals the insider strategy that lets him acquire properties at $36,000 per door while competi…
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School Teacher to Investor: How Duplex Joe Built a Storage Portfolio From Scratch
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57:35Send us a text What if the fastest way to level up your real estate game is to write more offers — sooner — using just a few laser-focused questions? That’s the spark behind this week’s conversation with Joe “Duplex Joe” Gracyalny, a Wisconsin investor who went from teaching and bartending to building wealth through duplexes, and now, self storage.…
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Creating a sense of urgency for your self-storage facility seller can often be difficult. But when you’ve been waiting for a while for them to sign a contract, you realize that you have to take some proactive action. In this Self-Storage University podcast we’re going to review some of the most effective ways to build a fire under sellers.…
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The Dutch Tulip Bulb crisis was the first economic “bubble” in world history. Although it was around 400 years ago, the investment lessons learned were profound and still apply today. In this Commercial Real Estate Mastery podcast we’re going to explore what happened in this catastrophic event and how to protect your investments from future “bubble…
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New Construction Mastery: Ground-Up Development Secrets 🏗️
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30:05Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen GROUND-UP DEVELOPMENT IS THE ULTIMATE WEALTH BUILDER 💰 In this powerful episode of The Real Estate Investing Club, I sit down with Daniel Angel from Apex Investments to reveal why ground-up development might be your secret weapon for building serious wealth in today's cha…
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Why You Can't Finish a Painting (And What to Do About It)
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26:32You look around your studio and see them everywhere — canvases turned to the wall, paintings shoved under the bed, works-in-progress stacked in corners. Each one started with complete conviction that this time would be different. But somewhere around the messy middle, you bailed. Again. And now you're wondering: What's wrong with me? Nothing. You'r…
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How She Makes $30K Per Deal Without Spending on Leads
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25:27Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen HOW TO FIND OFF-MARKET DEALS WITHOUT SPENDING THOUSANDS ON MARKETING 💰 Barbara Barnes reveals her proven system for generating multiple six-figure income in real estate while spending less than ten thousand dollars per year on marketing! In this episode of The Real Estate…
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Flip Your Way to Six Figures: From Stuck Condo to Green Bay Profit
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54:43Send us a text We trace Jennie Buah’s path from an underwater condo to a six-figure flip in Green Bay’s Indian Trails, spotlighting the mindset, systems, and financing stack that turned overwhelm into action. This episode breaks down how she built confidence, raised private money, and learned to move fast — even when the numbers weren’t perfect yet…
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$873K From ONE Deal: Luxury Spec Homes & Multifamily Secrets
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30:46Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen MULTIFAMILY AND LUXURY REAL ESTATE INVESTING STRATEGIES 🏢💎 Real estate veteran Fuquan Bilal shares his incredible 26-year journey from flipping houses in 1999 through the brutal 2008 financial crisis and into today's competitive market. With over two decades of battle sca…
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What really happens when you return to your art — and how to make work again without getting stuck in what could have been. You took time off from your art. Maybe it was a few months. Maybe it was twenty years. You built a life, raised kids, held it together, paid the bills — and now you’re trying to come back. But instead of feeling proud of every…
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$5K to $12M in Real Estate (Despite No High School Degree)
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36:14Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen Jeremy Beland's journey is absolutely incredible and proves that your starting point doesn't determine your destination in real estate investing. Born to a single mother on welfare, bouncing between homeless shelters, Jeremy dropped out of high school and spent his early …
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How to Fund Every Deal (Even in a Tight Market)
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40:35Send us a text What separates a stuck investor from a scalable one? 💡 It’s not more hustle—it’s smarter capital. This week, we unpack the four funding buckets that fuel every real estate business: HELOCs, private money, community banks, and hard money. Corey walks through how to stack them for maximum flexibility, minimize risk, and stay competitiv…
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I See You Scrolling Instagram Instead of Painting (Nine Patterns That Keep You Stuck)
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30:30Ever spend half your studio time staring at a painting, mentally ripping it apart, but never actually picking up the brush? Or maybe you're scrolling Instagram right now instead of being in your studio. (I see you.) You're not broken. You're just stuck in a pattern. And once you can name it, it loses its power. In this episode, I'm walking through …
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Self-storage properties recently made the #1 position on the lists that nobody wants to be on: 1) fastest declining same-store occupancy and 2) fastest declining same-store rents. But with every storm cloud there is a silver lining for those who stay on top of the trends and make their plans accordingly.…
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Turn 3-Bed Houses Into 10-Bed Cash Machines 💰
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33:53Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen SCALING STUDENT HOUSING TO 100 MILLION 🏠 In this episode of The Real Estate Investing Club podcast, I sit down with Sree Varma from Varma Properties Group to break down his incredible student housing investment strategy in the UK. If you're looking for a real estate inves…
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8 Rentals Pay All My Bills While I Travel The World
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30:36Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen ESCAPING THE 14-HOUR WORKDAY TRAP 💼 Ryan Mellon shares his incredible journey from working two dead-end jobs totaling 14 hours per day, six days per week, to building a real estate portfolio that funds his digital nomad lifestyle around the world. This episode reveals the…
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From Analysis Paralysis to First Flip: Page Nelson’s Fast-Track Lessons
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39:14Send us a text This week, we sit down with our teammate and acquisition specialist Page Nelson, who went from overthinking to owning it—literally. He breaks down how he pushed past fear, landed his first profitable flip, stumbled on the second, and came out sharper, faster, and more confident as an investor. If you’ve ever hesitated to pull the tri…
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$20K in 90 Days: Virtual Wholesaling Secrets Revealed
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43:01Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen VIRTUAL WHOLESALING BLUEPRINT FOR MASSIVE PROFITS 💰 Welcome back to another game-changing episode of The Real Estate Investing Club Podcast! Today I'm diving deep with Chris Logan from Virtual Wholesaling Made Simple, who transformed his life by mastering the art of whole…
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Real Estate Tokenization Unlocks Instant Liquidity
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37:05Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen REVOLUTIONARY REAL ESTATE LIQUIDITY SOLUTION 🚀 Welcome to another game-changing episode of The Real Estate Investing Club Podcast! Today we're diving deep into the future of real estate investing with Tyler Vinson, CEO of RE Tokens, who's revolutionizing how investors acc…
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From Contractor to Investor: BRRRR, Bold Offers & Smarter Systems
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58:23By Corey Reyment
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Base Hits to a 55-Door Deal: How Systems + Creative Financing Built Freedom
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54:51Send us a text From a quick “clean and list” starter flip to full financial freedom by mastering systems, roles, and mindset. 🔥 Inside This Episode: 🏡 How one investor turned a light rehab + relist into momentum for multi-unit deals 💰 The seller-financed 55-unit acquisition—structured at 0% down and 2.38% interest ⚙️ Using AppFolio + a VA to automa…
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Property Management Goldmine: Turn Your Rentals Into Deal Flow 🏠💰
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27:07Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen TURN YOUR RENTAL PORTFOLIO INTO A DEAL-GENERATING MACHINE 🚀 Discover how savvy real estate investors are using property management companies as honeypots to attract off-market deals! 🎯 In this episode, Jason Hull from DoorGrow reveals the insider secrets of launching and …
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Safety, Self-Trust, and the Secret to Creating Without Fear
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31:38What does it really mean to have your own back as an artist? In this episode, I share why safety isn’t just about gloves and turpentine — it’s about building trust with yourself in the studio. When you know you won’t tear yourself down for “failing,” you’re free to take risks, explore messy ideas, and grow in ways you never thought possible. This c…
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Rolling with the Punches: Sean Gibbons’ Guide to Real Estate Resilience
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57:57Send us a text Sean Gibbons shares the rollercoaster of his real estate career—from acquisitions to complex, sideways deals—highlighting how creativity, resilience, and relationships carry you when plans implode. • House-hacked a duplex after reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad • Cut his teeth in acquisitions at Wisconsin Discount Properties before going so…
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From $10/Hour Apprentice to 64 Rental Units
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50:26Send us a text What if you could buy your very first duplex with zero dollars out of pocket—while making just $10 an hour as an apprentice? That’s exactly how Corey Paszkiewicz launched his real estate journey over 20 years ago. Today, he owns 64 rental units with roughly 50% equity across the board—and in this episode, he breaks down how you can f…
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Why $23 Per Door Cash Flow Is Still A Great Deal: A Deal Breakdown
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30:32Send us a text What if you could create $48,000 in equity with just a few hours of effort? The BRRRR strategy (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) offers exactly this opportunity when executed properly, as demonstrated in this detailed deal breakdown of a Wisconsin duplex purchase. Corey walks us through the entire process of a recent BRRRR projec…
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There is an art to renegotiation based on the science of what’s worked in the past. In this Self-Storage University podcast we’re going to explore the best methods to get what you want when renegotiating a contract.By Frank Rolfe
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Your Studio Isn’t a Courtroom—Make Yours the Safest Place to Create
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37:46Ever notice how one “wrong” brushstroke can send you into a spiral? You’re standing in your studio, brush in hand, and suddenly the inner courtroom opens up. The judge, jury, and executioner? All you. This episode is about what I call self-aggression. Those tiny but brutal ways we attack ourselves for daring to experiment, for not being perfect, fo…
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The Cash Flow Myth: Building Real Wealth in Real Estate w/ Jimmy Vreeland
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48:30Send us a text What if everything you’ve been told about “financial freedom” through rental properties is wrong? In this episode of The Wisconsin Investor, we sit down with Jimmy Vreeland, a former Army Ranger turned successful real estate investor, to challenge the traditional cash-flow-only mindset. 💡 Jimmy introduces his concept of the “cash mac…
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How Brian Tibbs Retired at 44 While Living in South America
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33:07Join an active community of RE investors here: https://linktr.ee/gabepetersen BUILDING WEALTH WHILE LIVING ABROAD 🌎💰 In this incredible episode, I sit down with Brian Tibbs, the mastermind behind The Unexpected Investor who achieved financial freedom at age 44 while living in South America for 16 years! Brian's journey from a skeptical teenager to …
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Creative Financing: Its Potential And Limitations
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10:26Almost all real estate deals revolve around debt. Not that we’re a nation of debtors – it’s simply the fact that leverage is what gives real estate superior returns to other investment options. And since debt is so important, a key to successful real estate investing often revolves around the way the financing is structured. In this Create Real Est…
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Henry Ford once said “nothing is particularly hard if you divide it up into small jobs”. That simple theory allowed him to create the American automobile industry via the invention of the assembly line. But you can also apply this concept to investing in real estate. We’re going to discuss the small steps of choosing the right niche, learning how i…
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