Today's guest is a very savvy investor and real estate professional. He converted a single family property in the New York market into a triplex, which increased the value considerably! Best Ever Tweet: You can do all your homework, but in the end you need to trust your gut. Robert Edward Franklin real estate background: Has 15 years of real estate experience in New York City Co-founded Brick Real Estate and grew it from the ground up to one of Brooklyn’s finest residential and commercial firms and now is at William Raveis Got “Rookie of the Year” in residential sales Say hi to him at raveis.com Based in New York City, New York Please Take 4 Min and Rate and Review the Best Ever Show in iTunes.  Listen to all episodes and get a FREE crash course on real estate investing at: http://www.joefairless.com   Sponsored by: Door Devil – visit  http://www.doordevil.com and enter “bestever” to get an exclusive 20% discount on your purchase. Subscribe to Joe’s YouTube Channel here to learn multifamily and raising money tips:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwTzctSEMu4L0tKN2b_esfg Subscribe in iTunes  and  Stitcher  so you don’t miss an episode!