Not Sure About Interest Rates? Prediction vs Preparation.
It is very difficult to predict interest rates. I would argue that it is impossible to predict the future of interest rates. So what should investors do in the face of future uncertainty?
Here's what to do. Don't try to predict the future. Prepare for the future instead.
To prepare for interest rate ups & downs, we underwrite conservatively. We give each deal a healthy buffer to ensure that the deal performs whether rates rise or fall. It's not easy to do this. We end up passing on many deals because they can't handle the rigor of our approach. The good news: When we choose a deal this way, we know the deal is solid.
Visit https://ROIClear.com and click the orange INVESTOR PORTAL button to learn more about our opportunities.
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Jon Lopez: Break Free from Comfort Zones
Youtube: https://youtu.be/g1MYi0C_5fE
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nine-doors-down-putting-money-to-work-in-commercial/id1593774119?i=1000652170478
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Sw9GIsZPvd7wvjaZ6p9pl?si=N6X60V7nQzC4978JDl5_6Q
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Nine Doors Down: Putting Money to Work in Commercial Real Estate
About the guest:
Jon Lopez is one of the managing partners of Nine Doors Down. He shares insights into how Nine Doors Down got its name, their focus on multifamily and self-storage real estate, and his personal entrepreneurial journey.
Books recommended by Jon:
* Traction - https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837
Relevant Links:
https://ninedoorsdown.com/
https://schoolofninedoorsdown.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-lopez-3224b3ab/
https://www.instagram.com/ninedoorsdown/
https://www.instagram.com/schoolofninedoorsdown/
About Ray Hightower:
Ray Hightower is a tech company founder and commercial real estate investor based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He serves as CEO of Bridgetown Partners, the creator of ROIClear.
https://ROIClear.com
https://BridgetownPartners.com
https://RayHightower.com
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#Entrepreneurship​
#Business
#RealEstate
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Operating on the Battlefield and in the Marketplace with Chris Lenyk
Youtube: https://youtu.be/BV1yclYnXoY
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chris-lenyk-military-intelligence-market-analysis/id1593774119?i=1000650636980
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3G1JT5Yddu5043diSbSuqK?si=cDUi1a6RTmqb9DscM7u8bw
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#Business
#RealEstate
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Beautiful Lakes in Arizona
Transcript:
Greetings. This is Ray Hightower speaking to you from the great state of Arizona. And yes, I am wearing the Sun Java t-shirt today. A few people have remarked that they have not seen a Sun or a Java t-shirt in a few decades. So I'm rocking this one. This is from back in the 90s. If you were in that space back then, feel free to put a shout out in the comments and let's have a conversation about that.
Anyway, many of you know how I talk about in the great state of Arizona we have job growth, income growth, and population growth. We also have immense natural beauty of course we have the beauty of the desert and the beauty of lakes like Lake Theodore Roosevelt, right here. This is Ray Hightower. Be well!
https://ROIClear.com
https://BridgetownPartners.com
https://RayHightower.com
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Mentorship + Learning: Going Back to Arizona
Transcription:
Greetings. This is Ray Hightower speaking to you from the state of California. I'm driving back to Arizona right now after spending a few days with mentors, friends, instructors, gurus at vertical street ventures. What a remarkable collection of talented multifamily operators. It was a pleasure to meet with them and spend time with them and I'm looking forward to the great things that we will continue to do together. This is Ray Hightower. Be well!
https://ROIClear.com
https://BridgetownPartners.com
https://RayHightower.com
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#Business
#RealEstate
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Chris Lenyk: Military Intelligence & Market Analysis
About the guest:
Dr. Christopher Lenyk, is a distinguished nuclear engineer, Air Force-honored officer, and seasoned investor in commercial real estate, particularly in multifamily assets. As the principal and underwriter of Ascendency Real Estate Services (Ares), Dr. Chris shares his expertise in navigating the dynamic real estate landscape.
Books recommended by Dr. Chris:
* The Royal Seal of Mahamudra - https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Seal-Mahamudra-Realization-Coemergence/dp/1559394374
Relevant Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/investwithares/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/investwithARES
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-lenyk
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpr-TJS8TshytaJCmq-Wqgw
Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/investwithares/
Company website: https://www.investwithares.com
About Ray Hightower:
Ray Hightower is a tech company founder and commercial real estate investor based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He serves as CEO of Bridgetown Partners, the creator of ROIClear.
https://ROIClear.com
https://BridgetownPartners.com
https://RayHightower.com
#ROIClear
#Entrepreneurship​
#Business
#realestate
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Unlocking the Power of Self-Directed IRAs: A Lucrative Investment Opportunity From Jay Conner
Youtube: https://youtu.be/kqCmL7b5mYE
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jay-conner-teaching-leading-with-a-servants-heart/id1593774119?i=1000649351891
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1aRCAhQBUONiZbOvmWfmA7?si=WHAgw7uSRo2tNrnZ259XRQ
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#Business
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Jay Conner: Teaching & Leading with a Servant's Heart
About the guest:
Jay Conner is renowned as the private money authority in the real estate realm. With a track record spanning single-family homes to multifamily and various commercial asset classes, he has revolutionized real estate financing through private money solutions.
Don't miss this opportunity to gain exclusive insights from Jay Conner on unlocking the potential of private money for your real estate endeavors. Visit www.jayconner.com/book to claim your free copy of his acclaimed book and embark on a transformative journey toward financial freedom in real estate.
Books recommended by Jay Conner:
* Og Mandino's University of Success - https://www.amazon.com/Og-Mandinos-University-Success-Self-Help/dp/0553345354
Relevant Links:
https://www.jayconner.com/
https://www.jayconner.com/podcast/
https://www.facebook.com/jay.conner.marketing
https://www.linkedin.com/company/jay-conner-private-money-authority-real-estate-investing/
About Ray Hightower:
Ray Hightower is a tech company founder and commercial real estate investor based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He serves as CEO of Bridgetown Partners, the creator of ROIClear.
https://ROIClear.com
https://BridgetownPartners.com
https://RayHightower.com
#ROIClear
#Entrepreneurship​
#Business
#RealEstate
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RaiseFest 2024
Video from RaiseFest in Feb2024. Connections were made and stories were shared. Grateful for the opportunity to network and collaborate with incredible minds.
https://ROIClear.com
https://BridgetownPartners.com
https://RayHightower.com
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#Business
#RealEstate
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CRE Mentorship: Rod Khleif + Ray Hightower
Kudos to Rod Khleif and his team for featuring Ray Hightower in this 2-minute video clip. Rod's program is one effective way to ramp up quickly in the multifamily investment space.
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Jens Nielsen: Surround Yourself with Motivation and Success
Youtube: https://youtu.be/ZMj5TZmWC3U
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jens-nielsen-it-expert-cyclist-investor/id1593774119?i=1000645915419
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rx9lN2s0NUYtDEF1MNJYW?si=lzHHHbafSdCM-7WSIY-yYQ
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#Business
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Visiting our properties in Tucson and Sierra Vista
Transcript:
Greetings. This is Ray Hightower speaking to you from the desert of the great state of Arizona. Currently, I'm driving from Phoenix to Tucson. My partners and I make it a point to go on site to our properties to visit our properties in person on a regular basis. And that's one of the things that I'm doing today.
At the same time driving through the desert is just a great pleasure and a great joy for me. It's a wonderful place to meditate and to think. So I'm meditating on my way to visiting some of our properties in Tucson and in Sierra Vista today. This is Ray Hightower. Be well!
https://ROIClear.com
https://BridgetownPartners.com
https://RayHightower.com
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#RealEstate
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Real Estate and Business Growth in Arizona
Transcription:
Greetings! This is Ray Hightower, speaking to you from the great state of Arizona. And my goodness look at this. We're near the Goodyear Airport. I'm out riding my bike. Out exploring nearby. And you know you've got the airport going on here. There's a lot of aircraft maintenance going on here. Next to the airport, you've got warehouses and data centers. Amazon has a warehouse out here. There are multiple data centers. There are multiple businesses that are growing their enterprises out here. We are in the middle of job growth, income growth, and population growth. This is beyond exciting. These are major drivers of commercial real estate investment drivers of multifamily real estate investment right here in the state of Arizona. This is Ray Hightower. Be well!
ROIClear: https://ROIClear.com
Bridgetown Partners: https://BridgetownPartners.com
Ray Hightower: https://RayHightower.com
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Remove the Pebble From Your Shoe
Transcription:
Greetings! This is Ray Hightower, speaking to you from the great state of Arizona. And I just spent most of today, wrestling with some issues that seemed very small in comparison to what I should be working on.
But then I'm thinking of a metaphor you know, you as entrepreneurs, we have to run a marathon. Walk a marathon. We have to go long distances, with discipline, taking one step after the other over and over again. Over a long distance.
And it's very difficult to go that distance with a pebble in your shoe. And it's very difficult for the people on our team, or teams to go the distance if they have a pebble in their shoe. And sometimes as entrepreneurs, we spend our time removing a pebble from someone else's shoe. So that they can go the distance.
And a pebble it's so tiny but you ever tried, you know, I'm a boy scout leader. You know we do 20 mile hikes. And you know I can hike 20 miles or I can run marathons all of that. But try walking one block with a pebble in your shoe and that is excruciating.
So you got to remove the pebble from the shoe. And sometimes when we're moving that removing the pebble from the shoe, it takes a long time but in the end, it turns out to be a really good use of time. This is Ray Hightower. Be well!
https://ROIClear.com
https://BridgetownPartners.com
https://RayHightower.com
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Lucid Casa Grande
Transcription:
Greetings. This is Ray Hightower speaking to you from the lucid factory here in Casa Grande, Arizona. Yet another example of job growth, income growth, and population growth here in Arizona.
It's so exciting to be here. This is Ray Hightower. Be well!
ROIClear: https://ROIClear.com
Bridgetown Partners: https://BridgetownPartners.com
Ray Hightower: https://RayHightower.com
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#Entrepreneurship
#Business
#RealEstate
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Project Eagle
Transcription:
Greetings. This is Ray Hightower speaking to you from Project Eagle in Chandler, Arizona.
What is Project Eagle? Project Eagle is a huge construction project by the Intel Corporation. They're building a bigger fab. They're putting $20 billion of work into this fab and the construction is so exciting.
This is Arizona. This is Chandler, Arizona and as many of you know from previous videos what's so exciting about Chandler and Phoenix and Tucson, and the entire state of Arizona is that this is a hotbed of job growth, income and population growth. And this fab that you can see behind me this intel fab that they're building here, this is just amazing $20 billion of construction that they're putting in here to create chips for the devices that we carry around with us. Our laptops are, well we don't carry servers around but the servers that we communicate with via our phones.
This is fantastic. Competition breeds excellence. Many of you know TSMC is doing something similar in northern Phoenix. TSMC and Intel are competitors. My goodness, competition breeds excellence. And this is so exciting. And this is yet another example of why I love the state of Arizona. This is Ray Hightower, be well!
ROIClear is the video podcast for business leaders.
Created in the USA. Connected with the world.
ROIClear celebrates capitalism.
When good people conduct business,
everybody wins.
ROIClear: https://ROIClear.com
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Rooftop Solar
Rooftop due diligence. Yes, it is important for us to inspect the roof of any asset that we're buying. Even more important: We need to bring multiple experts on the journey with us. Experts who know exactly what they're looking at.
Why experts, plural? Here's why.
During a recent roof inspection, we were fortunate to have a multiple experts on-hand, each operating from a different viewpoint.
* Some experts always recommend replacement because they're in the business of replacing roofs.
* Other experts give solid maintenance tips because they're in the business of building relationships.
It is important to know what kind of expert we're dealing with up front. And to make decisions accordingly.
ROIClear is the video podcast for business leaders.
Created in the USA. Connected with the world.
ROIClear celebrates capitalism.
When good people conduct business,
everybody wins.
ROIClear: https://ROIClear.com
Bridgetown Partners: https://BridgetownPartners.com
Ray Hightower: https://RayHightower.com
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#Entrepreneurship
#Business
#realestate
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The Grand Canyon
Greetings. This is Ray Hightower speaking to you from the Grand Canyon in the great state of Arizona. And I have nothing else to say.
ROIClear is the video podcast for business leaders.
Created in the USA. Connected with the world.
ROIClear celebrates capitalism.
When good people conduct business,
everybody wins.
ROIClear is the video podcast for business leaders.
Created in the USA. Connected with the world.
ROIClear celebrates capitalism.
When good people conduct business,
everybody wins.
ROIClear: https://ROIClear.com
Bridgetown Partners: https://BridgetownPartners.com
Ray Hightower: https://RayHightower.com
#ROIClear
#Entrepreneurship
#Business
#RealEstate
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The Boiler Room
Here's a quick video from the boiler room of a property where we recently performed due diligence.
A few folks have asked us: Why do you have so many people on-site for your due diligence walkthroughs?
Why do you have so many inspectors? So many specialists in electrical systems, plumbing, rooftops, concrete, etc? Why do you have people in the office reviewing every lease?
Isn't that overkill?
Yes, IT IS OVER-KILL. We overkill-it when we perform due diligence because we want the clearest possible picture of an asset before we acquire it.
Our overkill approach is in the best interest of our investors.
When we study an asset deeply, we can learn everything we need to know to provide the best possible living experience for our residents. That makes our residents happy.
Happy residents pay rent. And when rent gets paid, cash flows. Flowing cash makes our investors happy.
Everybody wins.
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#Arizona
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What is due diligence?
Due diligence the formal process that the ROIClear team goes through when inspecting a property before acquisition. Our investors trust us to thoroughly review all aspects of a property before we move forward. We always bring a big team on-site when we go through DD. Team members included:
* Our core GP team.
* Additional GPs who handle specialized areas of the acquisition and running of a property.
* Members of the property management team that will run the property day-to-day.
* Mechanical specialists, people who know HVAC and heating systems.
* Plumbing and sewer specialists.
* Electrical specialists.
* Roofing specialists.
You get the idea. We bring everyone on-site who can help us to gather data as we make decisions regarding how to move forward with the property.
In the end, we enjoy going through the process. We buy multifamily properties and improve them, thereby giving our residents a great place to live.
And we invite investors to benefit from our work. Investors receive capital preservation, tax advantages, and a solid return on investment.
It feels great to build systems and teams that serve so many people at once. Truly a win/win adventure!
ROIClear is the video podcast for business leaders.
Created in the USA. Connected with the world.
ROIClear celebrates capitalism.
When good people conduct business,
everybody wins.
ROIClear: https://ROIClear.com
Bridgetown Partners: https://BridgetownPartners.com
Ray Hightower: https://RayHightower.com
#ROIClear
#Entrepreneurship
#Business
#CommercialRealEstate
#Arizona
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Justin Wawrzyniak: Your Network is Your Net Worth
About the guest:
Justin Wawrzyniak is Founder and CEO of nostressdts.com. Justin shares his journey from a troubled past to becoming a successful multifamily real estate investor. Discover the importance of building a strong network, finding mentors, and leveraging partnerships in the world of real estate.
Books recommended by:
* $100M Offers - https://www.amazon.com/100M-Offers-People-Stupid-Saying-ebook/dp/B099QVG1H8
* $100M Leads - https://www.amazon.com/100M-Leads-Strangers-Want-Stuff/dp/B0C7WK2GF6
Relevant Links:
www.NoStressDTS.com
www.cashcre.com
www.instagram.com/cashflow_cowboy
www.facebook.com/justin.wawrzyniak
www.linkedin.com/in/justinwawrzyniak
About Ray Hightower:
Ray Hightower is a tech company founder and commercial real estate investor based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He serves as CEO of Bridgetown Partners, the creator of ROIClear.
https://ROIClear.com
https://BridgetownPartners.com
https://RayHightower.com
#ROIClear
#Entrepreneurship​
#Business
#RealEstate
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Carpentry, Construction, + Real Estate Eddie Gonzalez
About the guest:
Eddie Gonzalez is a Co-founder of JPG Properties, LLC, a seasoned union carpenter, and an entrepreneur. Eddie shares his journey from a background in construction management to venturing into real estate. Discover the unique blend of skills and experiences that make Eddie a results-driven entrepreneur.
Books recommended by Eddie:
* The Hands-Off Investor - https://www.amazon.com/Hands-Off-Investor-Insiders-Investing-Syndications/dp/1947200275
Relevant Links:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011001191353&mibextid=9R9pXO
https://www.instagram.com/jpgproperties?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA%3D%3D
About Ray Hightower:
Ray Hightower is a tech company founder and commercial real estate investor based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He serves as CEO of Bridgetown Partners, the creator of ROIClear.
https://ROIClear.com
https://BridgetownPartners.com
https://RayHightower.com
#ROIClear
#Entrepreneurship​
#Business
#RealEstate
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Botlab: Tech & Business Leadership with Mercy Njue
About the guest:
Mercy Njue is an award-winning individual recognized by Top 40 under 40 (Shortlisted June 2014), won the distinguished service award (Employee of the year – November 2014), she was also recognized by the Africa Nazarene University HR for a job well done – 2015. She has an MBA and a Degree in Business & Technology from Africa Nazarene University. She is also a BI specialist and is cloud certified, trained by IBM. She has also been trained by Seven Seas Technology. She has 7 years of experience working in Kenya and the US.
Books recommended by:
* Bird by Bird - https://amzn.to/3ilYGr9
* The Science of Storytelling - https://amzn.to/3zhrffx
Relevant Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mercynjue/
https://botlab.biz/
About Ray Hightower:
Ray Hightower is a tech company founder and commercial real estate investor based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He serves as CEO of Bridgetown Partners, the creator of ROIClear.
https://ROIClear.com
https://BridgetownPartners.com
https://RayHightower.com
#ROIClear
#Entrepreneurship​
#Business
#RealEstate
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Passionate Online Course Creators Sharing Knowledge to Change Lives with John Ainsworth
Youtube: https://youtu.be/aQZJ-fQkzVk
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/accelerate-your-revenue-thru-data-driven-marketing/id1593774119?i=1000636716577
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0YXicV9OmLTl2SwdJad3gY?si=t7ciojDpRx2oh_k4J5zhSw
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#Entrepreneurship
#Business
#RealEstate
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