Matt Faircloth​ is the ​founder of The DeRosa Group, ​serving both investors and tenants. ​He is an advocate of ​the beginner investor strategy of ​living below your means and using the extra disposable income to snowball into your first real estate investments. Matt ​similarly begin investing ​by getting​ his start in house hacking and us​ing​ out-of-the-box tactics to find his deals.   ​On this episode, ​the guys talk about everything from navigating and using 1031 exchanges and the nuances of financing and mortgages to structuring a syndication deal. A lot of great advice on getting the deal and big picture discussions of how and where the majority of people today are investing their money. The discussion even turns to partnerships (both business and personal) and how to structure them and what is required to make them work. This show covers a little bit of everything, everyone will be able to find something useful in this show, and we recommend it to all of our listeners (and beyond)! ​   ​T​op 10 1. House hacking in your 20's 2. Fix n' flips 3. Longview 4. Buying from mom and pops 5. Time value 6. 1031 Exchange 7. Syndicaitons 8. Blue collar/retail tenants 9. Broker relationships 10. And much more! The Derosa Group: Investment Strategies and Investing in Real Estate   ​Book Recommendations: Buy: The Science of Getting Rich Buy: The Way of the Superior Man   Invest with Jake & Gino: Create an Account - Rand Partners ​www.propertyzar.com​/gino Check out the podcast for iTunes: iTunes Store - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/jake-gino/id1025080737?mt=2 Check out the podcast for Android: RSS FEED - http://jakeandgino.libsyn.com/rss Thanks so much for joining us again. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post! Also, please leave an honest review for our Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely important to our show and help in our rankings. Please leave a review if you find value in our show! Click here to learn more about our multifamily educational platform: Multifamily Mastery - https://jakeandgino.mykajabi.com/offers/tw3qfTWN If you have any questions, please email me at gino@jakeandgino.com If you would like to partner or invest with Jake & Gino, please fill out this form: Investor Form - https://invest.randpartnersllc.com/accounts/register/ Check out the podcast for iTunes: iTunes Store - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/jake-gino/id1025080737?mt=2 Check out the podcast for Android: RSS FEED - http://jakeandgino.libsyn.com/rss