20 years of real estate development distilled into one conversation. Dustin Hendrickson breaks down how busy professionals build real wealth passively.

Connect with guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dusten-hendrickson


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Website:
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/

Download Our Passive Income Guide for W2 Professionals:
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/guide/

About Seven Peak Capital:

Seven Peak Capital provides investment opportunities in multifamily properties to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Through our methodical research methods and strong strategic partnerships, our team specializes in acquiring properties through rigorous underwriting standards, improving operations with best in-class asset management techniques and intimate knowledge of local market dynamics to deliver attractive returns regardless of market cycle.

Our team personally invests capital in each property alongside our investors, enhancing the value of commercial multifamily properties and, in turn, generating passive income for our investors through cash flow.

Aaron Fragnito is an 8-Figure Real Estate Investor and Co-Founder of People's Capital Group. With 300+ transactions and experience working with Family Offices & RIAs, Aaron helps investors secure off-market deals and build passive cash flow. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Rowan University and hosts 170+ episodes of the Passive Cash Flow Podcast.

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Aaron Fragnito

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Website:

https://sevenpeakcapital.com/

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https://sevenpeakcapital.com/guide/

About Seven Peak Capital:

Seven Peak Capital provides investment opportunities in multifamily properties to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Through our methodical research methods and strong strategic partnerships, our team specializes in acquiring properties through rigorous underwriting standards, improving operations with best in-class asset management techniques and intimate knowledge of local market dynamics to deliver attractive returns regardless of market cycle.

Our team personally invests capital in each property alongside our investors, enhancing the value of commercial multifamily properties and, in turn, generating passive income for our investors through cash flow.

Todays guest is Thomas Dunkel, a seasoned real estate investor with nearly 30 years of experience. he jumped into real estate right before the Great Recession hit and lost everything. In 2010, he and his partner Joe Downs started US Mortgage Resolution with just $12,000. Today, that business has generated over $65 million in revenue, and they've acquired $50+ million in self-storage across 7 states. Tom is the founder of Eagle Capital Investments, helping investors achieve financial, time, and life freedom through passive real estate.

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Bryan Morris:

Chris Ward:


Website:
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/

Download Our Passive Income Guide for W2 Professionals:
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/guide/

About Seven Peak Capital:

Seven Peak Capital provides investment opportunities in multifamily properties to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Through our methodical research methods and strong strategic partnerships, our team specializes in acquiring properties through rigorous underwriting standards, improving operations with best in-class asset management techniques and intimate knowledge of local market dynamics to deliver attractive returns regardless of market cycle.

Our team personally invests capital in each property alongside our investors, enhancing the value of commercial multifamily properties and, in turn, generating passive income for our investors through cash flow.

"I would never become friendly with my tenants."

That's the #1 rule from a landlord who self-manages 144 buildings and over 1,000 tenants—and he learned it the hard way.

In this episode, I sit down with Joel Kraut, a seasoned real estate investor, author, and private direct lender based in the Tri-State area. Joel has purchased, renovated, and sold over 100 homes and scaled a portfolio of 144 buildings in just 3 years—all while self-managing the entire operation.

His rare experience as an owner, operator, contractor, borrower, AND lender gives him a 360° perspective that most investors never get. Joel is also the co-founder of Burr Loans, a private lending firm built by investors, for investors.

Whether you're buying your first rental or scaling to 100+ units, this episode is packed with hard-won lessons you won't hear anywhere else.

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Website: https://sevenpeakcapital.com/

Download Our Passive Income Guide for W2 Professionals:
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/guide/

About Seven Peak Capital:

Seven Peak Capital provides investment opportunities in multifamily properties to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Through our methodical research methods and strong strategic partnerships, our team specializes in acquiring properties through rigorous underwriting standards, improving operations with best in-class asset management techniques and intimate knowledge of local market dynamics to deliver attractive returns regardless of market cycle.

Our team personally invests capital in each property alongside our investors, enhancing the value of commercial multifamily properties and, in turn, generating passive income for our investors through cash flow.

Is your money safe? In the world of private real estate syndication, trust is expensive—but transparency is free.

Private real estate investing can be opaque. You see the returns, you see the marketing, but do you really see the truth behind the deal?

In this episode, I sit down with Pat Zingarella, Founder and CEO of Invest Clearly, a platform launched in 2023 to bring radical transparency to private markets. He’s on a mission to ensure that bad actors are held accountable and that honest operators get the recognition they deserve.

We discuss how to properly vet General Partners (GPs), the dangers of investing based on hype alone, and the real-life stories of investors who wished they had done more due diligence.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:

The Problem: Why private real estate lacks transparency and how it costs investors millions.

The Solution: How Invest Clearly uses verified, LP-led reviews to vet sponsors.

The $100K Story: A cautionary tale of an investor who lost everything because they didn't understand the equity stack.

Vetting 101: The specific red flags every passive investor needs to look for before wiring money.

The Future: How marketing will matter less than credibility in the next era of private capital.

GUEST BIO:

Pat Zingarella is the Founder and CEO of Invest Clearly. Based in Clinton, Connecticut, Pat started the platform after experiencing personal frustration as an investor lacking reliable feedback on private sponsors. Previously, he co-founded Optimum Conversion and led sales programs at Gartner. He is passionate about shifting the private equity market from a "hype" model to a "trust" model.

CONNECT WITH PAT ZINGARELLA:

Website: https://investclearly.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pasqualezingarella

CONNECT WITH HOSTS:

Bryan Morris:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanmorris7/

Chris Ward:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thechrisward/

Website:

https://sevenpeakcapital.com/

Download Our Passive Income Guide for W2 Professionals:

https://sevenpeakcapital.com/guide/

About Seven Peak Capital:

Seven Peak Capital provides investment opportunities in multifamily properties to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Through our methodical research methods and strong strategic partnerships, our team specializes in acquiring properties through rigorous underwriting standards, improving operations with best in-class asset management techniques and intimate knowledge of local market dynamics to deliver attractive returns regardless of market cycle.

Our team personally invests capital in each property alongside our investors, enhancing the value of commercial multifamily properties and, in turn, generating passive income for our investors through cash flow.

Today’s guest is Yonah Weiss, Business Director at Madison SPECS, one of the leading cost segregation firms in the U.S. With 16,000+ studies across all 50 states and $3B+ in client tax savings, Yonah is one of the most trusted voices in cost segregation education.

We cover:

• How cost segregation studies work from start to finis
• The difference between straight-line depreciation vs accelerated depreciation
• A practical $1M property example to understand the math
• Where bonus depreciation fits in (and why timing matters)
• Common misunderstandings investors have about depreciation

This episode is packed with actionable insights for W-2 high earners and real estate investors who want to keep more of what they earn.

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Bryan Morris:

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Website:

https://sevenpeakcapital.com/

Download Our Passive Income Guide for W2 Professionals:

https://sevenpeakcapital.com/guide/

About Seven Peak Capital:

Seven Peak Capital provides investment opportunities in multifamily properties to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Through our methodical research methods and strong strategic partnerships, our team specializes in acquiring properties through rigorous underwriting standards, improving operations with best in-class asset management techniques and intimate knowledge of local market dynamics to deliver attractive returns regardless of market cycle.

Our team personally invests capital in each property alongside our investors, enhancing the value of commercial multifamily properties and, in turn, generating passive income for our investors through cash flow.

Today's guest is Whitney Elkins-Hutten. She is the Director of Investor Education at PassiveInvesting.com, which is a national passive real estate investment firm based in the Carolinas. The company has acquired 3,500+ multifamily units, 6,600+ self-storage units, 31 car washes, and 153 hotel keys with a portfolio valued at over $1.4B with over 2,200 investors active in those assets.

Connect with Whitney Elkins-Hutten
http://passiveinvestingwithwhitney.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneyelkinshutten

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Bryan Morris:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanmorris7/

Chris Ward:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thechrisward/

Website:
https://sevenpeakcapital.com/

In this episode, we sit down with Dave Holman. Dave went from running a bookstore chain in Bolivia to building a 360-unit real-estate portfolio in one of the most overlooked markets in America.

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