Happy Tuesday 👋 Quick intro for anyone newer to the group — I'm Gabe. Founder of this community, host of the Real Estate Investing Club podcast, and operator of Kaizen Properties where we acquire mobile home parks, RV parks, self-storage facilities, and land. I've been heads-down on deals and realized I wasn't using the video/post feature here enough. So I'm changing that. Here's what I want to know: What are you buying? What asset class are you focused on right now? Drop it in the comments. Whether you're analyzing your first deal or grinding through your 10th acquisition, I want to hear what you're working on. I'm active in this group and if you've got a deal you're looking at — or just need a direction check — post it up. I'll give you my honest take. And if you're ready to get on a call, jump into one of the weekly sessions. Link in the community. Talk soon. — Gabe

Hey everyone — I wanted to share something with the group that has nothing to do with a deal. My wife and I just welcomed a baby boy into the world. Everybody's healthy, everybody's happy. Holding him reinforced the "why" of real estate for me. It's not just "I need to provide for this kid," but "I need to build something I can actually hand down to him." Something that outlasts me. For me real estate isn't just a way to make money or hit a number. It's the most tangible thing I can build and pass on. A portfolio, the knowledge, the relationships, the systems — all of it can become his head start instead of something he has to figure out from zero like most of us did. So if anything, this little guy just turned the volume way up on why I'm doing this. For those of you building for your own families — kids, parents, whoever you're doing this for — I see you. That "why" is the thing that keeps you going when a deal falls through or the cold calls aren't landing. Hold onto it. And for all you parents out there, you got this! Back to your regularly scheduled real estate content soon. For now, I'm going to go stare at my son a little more :). — Gabe

It's Friday, which means live podcast recordings — and as a member of this community, you've got exclusive access to watch before anyone else! Here's today's lineup: 🕗 8:00 AM PST — Charlie Panayi UK-based real estate investor sharing his experience and strategies from across the pond. 📌 Topic: International real estate investing 🕘 9:00 AM PST — Brandon Cobb Fund manager and owner of the Land Development Accelerator who manages over $22M in land development annually. He's lost $1M on a deal AND made $1.4M on another — and he's going to break it all down. 📌 Topic: Land development, entitlement, and raising private capital 🕙 10:00 AM PST — Kevin Amolsch Founder of Pine Financial with 20+ years in real estate and 1,000+ transactions under his belt — including surviving the 2008 crash. 📌 Topic: Private lending, rehabbing, and navigating tough markets 🕚 11:00 AM PST — Athena Brownson Denver-based investor and agent with 10+ years of experience. Former professional skier turned real estate powerhouse with a reputation for building rock-solid investment systems. 📌 Topic: Denver market, agent-investor hybrid strategy, and building systems Drop your questions in the chat during any of the interviews and I'll ask them live! 🔥 🔴 Watch Live Here (bookmark this — same link every week!): 👉 https://riverside.com/studio/gabriel-petersens-studio-z8nSs See you this morning! 🚀

4 recordings today and you get to watch them live! Members only perk — tune in through Riverside 👇 👉 https://riverside.fm/studio/gabriel-petersens-studio-z8nSs Here's the lineup: 8am PST — Clint Snuggs (rentroll.us | @sirclintsnuggs) 77 rental units by age 27 AND founder of the Rent Roll app. Husband and father building something real. Super fired up for this one — his story is exactly the kind of thing this community is built around. 9am PST — Joshua Ax (nepacashoffer.com | @thejoshax) Real estate investor since 2014, focused on value-add opportunities in Northeast PA. Has been doing it the right way — building his rental portfolio while running an active acquisitions operation. Great conversation coming. 10am PST — Dr. Ryan Chaw (newbierealestateinvesting.com | @ryanchaw1) Former pharmacist who walked away from his W2 by 31 by building a ~$1.5M net worth through co-living and student housing. Didn't chase big commercial deals — just found a niche and executed. Really cool model to dig into. 11am PST — Lena Vergara (LinkedIn) 25 years in the game. Grew a $100K initial investment to ~$50M with a disciplined buy-and-hold strategy across 23 properties and 75 doors in 5 states. The kind of long-term thinking we don't talk about enough. Drop in for any or all of them — would love to see some of you in the room! 🙌

Got 4 back-to-back recordings today and as a member of this community you get exclusive access to watch them live through Riverside! 👉 Join here: https://riverside.com/studio/gabriel-petersens-studio-z8nSs Here's the lineup: 8am PST — Gino Barbaro (barbaro360.com) Co-founder of Jake & Gino, Gino has built a portfolio of 1,800+ multifamily units and $450M in assets under management. He's also a Certified Money Coach and bestselling author focused on helping families build generational wealth. Should be a great conversation around multifamily and the money mindset behind it. 9am PST — Vineet Dutta (hiveny.com) Vineet is the founder of Hive, a flexible furnished rental company operating across major US cities. He's built a model around month-to-month leases, no broker fees, and move-in-ready units — a really interesting take on the rental side of real estate. 10am PST — Mark Shuler (LinkedIn) Mark is a licensed architect in WA and TX with 35+ years of experience, and the President of SGRE Investments. Since 2015 he's built a 2,000-unit multifamily portfolio across Puget Sound and Texas with a $300M acquisition basis. The architect-turned-investor angle is awesome — stoked to dig into how he uses his background to underwrite deals differently. 11am PST — Brian Tran (@mr.briantran) Brian is a Bay Area entrepreneur who's flipped 100+ homes and built an $8M rental portfolio. He's also the host of the Winners Club Podcast and a founding partner at Fifty Hills. Built everything from scratch — really raw and real story. Drop in for one or all four — would love to see some familiar faces in the room! 👊