Tampa Bay Real Estate Investors Podcast
Learn how to buy, sell, manage, and invest in rental properties in Tampa Bay, Florida with weekly Deep Dives and Quick Tips from host Jeff Copeland.
Episodes
38 episodes
38. Deep Dive: Mobile Home Park & Parking Lot Investing with Kevin Bupp
In this episode, Jeff interviews commercial real estate investor, author, and podcast host Kevin Bupp about his experience investing in mobile home parks and parking lots. Kevin has decades of experience in real estate investing, and is...
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Episode 38
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1:19:49
37. Deep Dive: How to find the right agent as an 'Out of Town Landlord', plus SDIRA Real Estate Investing with Joe Facenda
In this episode, Jeff interviews Out of Town Landlord founder and DC-based realtor and investor Joe Facenda. Joe discusses his journey as an investor-agent in the DC Metro Area, as well a...
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Episode 37
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46:43
36. Quick Tip: What is the Short Term Rental Loophole?
In this week's Quick Tip, Jeff discusses the "Short Term Rental Loophole" with Kenji Asakura of Semi Retired MD. The basis of the short term rental loophole is the idea that short term...
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Episode 36
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3:17
35. Deep Dive: Living the Semi-Retired Life with Kenji Asakura
How may rental properties does it take to replace the income of not one, but two, full time doctors? You might be surprised by the answer!In this episode, Jeff interviews Kenji Asakura, co-founder of
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Episode 35
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50:52
34. Quick Tip: The Crucial Importance of an Umbrella Policy for Real Estate Investors
Nothing will kill your real estate investing career (or your personal finances) faster than an uninsured wrongful death or permanent injury claim on one of your investment properties! Most homeowners/landlord insurance policies have a m...
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Episode 34
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8:16
33. Deep Dive: Asset Protection, Title Insurance, LLCs, Trusts, and Liability with Attorney John Redding
To LLC or not to LLC, that is the question! (One of them, anyway.)Liability from personal injury and wrongful death claims is perhaps the single greatest financial risk to real estate investors. In this episode, Jeff ch...
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Episode 33
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48:13
32. Quick Tip: How to get to the closing table with a bad 4-point inspection.
The 4-point inspection is a Florida-specific requirement and is an inspection report that looks only at the roof, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC systems of a property. Most insurance carriers require a "clean" 4-point inspection in order ...
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Episode 32
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6:49
31. Deep Dive: Time Management, Lead Generation, and Sales with Thom Pirone
Do you feel like you often just run from place to place and jump from task to task without any strategy or structure? Do you struggle with trying to keep too many plates in the air, working long hours, customers expecting you to work evenings a...
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Episode 31
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1:32:19
30. Quick Tip: Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals with Attorney Harry Heist
Do you have to accept service animals and emotional support animals (ESAs) as a landlord?Can you charge a pet deposit, pet fee, or pet rent for an ESA or service animal?How do you verify a service animal or ESA?Are there exemptions ...
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Episode 30
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2:34
29. Deep Dive: Invest in Real Estate Like a Lazy Girl with April Crossley
In this episode, Jeff chats with founder and owner of Lazy Girl REI, April Crossley. April is an active real estate investor, real estate coach, and private lender with a broad range of experience in all aspects of real estate inve...
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Episode 29
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45:08
28. Quick Tip: Renting to Felons with Attorney Harry Heist
Do you have to rent to convicted felons?What do you do if a rental applicant has a felony on their record?What if they were convicted of possession of a pound of cocaine 3, 5, or 10 years ago? Can you deny them housing?...
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Episode 28
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3:12
27. Deep Dive: 10X Your Tax Free Real Estate Investing with a Self-Directed 401k with Matt Ruttenberg
In this episode, Jeff chats with Matt Ruttenberg of Life Inc. Retirement Services, who shares some eye-opening insights about tax deferred investment plans for self employed individuals, as well as real esta...
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Episode 27
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51:46
26. Quick Tip: How to Avoid Paying for Your Tenant's Lawyer with Attorney Harry Heist
Security deposit claims are one of the most hotly debated (and litigated) areas in the landlord-tenant relationship. In this week's Quick Tip, Harry Heist explains how to avoid paying for your tenant's legal expenses when processing secur...
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Episode 26
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4:57
25. Deep Dive: Florida Homeowner's Insurance with Mike Tonsetic
In this episode, Jeff chats with Mike Tonsetic, CEO and President of Blanchard Insurance. Topics covered include:The #1 biggest liability for Florida real estate investors.Why is the Florida insurance market so tough, and s...
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Episode 25
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1:30:43
24. Quick Tip: Why to use your Property Manager's Vendors with Attorney Harry Heist
In this week's quick tip, Harry Heist shares the reasons why you should use your property manager's licensed, insured, screened, and trained vendors to limit your liability and save you money in the long run, and points of some of the risks ass...
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Episode 24
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3:52
23. Deep Dive: 1031 Exchanges with Dave Foster
In this episode, Jeff dives into 1031 Exchanges with Qualified Intermediary and founder of The 1031 Investor, Dave Foster.Dave and his team have completed over 100,000 exchanges for real es...
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Episode 23
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1:06:09
22. Quick Tip: Harry Heist and His Hatred for Home Warranties
In this episode, Jeff introduces Attorney Harry Heist, founding partner of Heist, Weisse, & Wolk, "The Property Manager's Partner". As you'll quickly discover in this episode, 1. Harry i...
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Episode 22
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8:45
21. Deep Dive: The Mindset for Multifamily Mastery with Rod Khleif
In this episode, Jeff chats live in studio with real estate legend Rod Khleif, founder of Multifamily Mastery and the Multifamily Bootcamp.Rod Khleif is one of the country’s top real estate tra...
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Episode 21
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53:22
20. Quick Tip: Multifamily Virtual Bootcamp
In this week's Quick Tip, Jeff share information about (and testimonials from) Rod Khleif's Multifamily Virtual Bootcamp coming up on March 12th & 13th, 2022. For registratio...
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Episode 20
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5:22
19. Deep Dive: The 'Secret Sauce' for Short Term Rentals in Tampa Bay with Mary Beth Blackwell
In this episode, Jeff discusses short-term vacation rentals with our very own 7X Airbnb Super Host, Mary Beth Blackwell., who was featured in the Spring 2022 issue of
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Episode 19
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48:28
18. Quick Tip: Should I Avoid Investment Properties in Flood Zones?
This week's quick tip comes via a question from Jordan, a real estate investor in California, who has questions about buying rental properties in flood zones in Florida, the cost of flood insurance, and how to estimate Florida flood insurance p...
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Episode 18
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4:02
17. Deep Dive: Interest Rate Outlook & Financing Strategies for House-hacking with Tracie Mayo
In this episode, Jeff interviews mortgage broker Tracie Mayo of Savvy Mortgage in St Petersburg, Florida about the interest rate forecast for real estate investors in 2022, financing strategies for house...
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Episode 17
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34:29
16. Quick Tip: The Single Most Important Question to Ask Your Property Manager
This stems from a question Jeff was asked during an appearance on the MVP Real Estate Podcast: What is th...
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Episode 16
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3:19
15. Deep Dive: Massive Passive Cashflow, Mutual Funds, Trusts, and Playing Defense with Gary Wilson
In this episode, Jeff interviews Gary Wilson, head of the Global Investor Agent team at EXP Realty and host of the Massive Passive Cashflow podcast. Jeff and Gary discuss:Gary’s “Massive Passive Cashflow” model – How to create m...
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Episode 15
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52:11