Bigger Pockets-156: Lifestyle Engineering Through Commercial, Residential, and Vacation Rentals with Mark Spidell

156: Lifestyle Engineering Through Commercial, Residential, and Vacation Rentals with Mark Spidell | Bigger Pockets Podcast

On this episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we sit down with Mark Spidell, an investor from the great state of Colorado, to discuss how he uses real estate to engineer his ideal lifestyle! We talk about partnering with family, investing out-of-state, buying small commercial buildings, owning vacation rentals, and much, much more! Not only will this episode entertain and inform you, it will also help you clarify your own investing plan so you can begin engineering your own perfect lifestyle!
In This Episode We Cover:

How Mark got started through ADU

Why he went the vacation rental route

Where he currently invests

The benefits of lifestyle-focused investing

Tips for people with families

The qualitative and quantitative parts of his investing

What he’s learned from his first investments

How he weathered the market crash

How he was able to buy more after the crash

Tips for investing in commercial deals

How he financed his commercial property

A commercial banker’s perspective on applying for loan

The difference between commercial and residential financing

How to minimize risk on commercial property

The benefits of investing in commercial real estate

Why you should ask for help from attorneys when drawing up leases for commercial property

The ins and outs of being a landlord for commercial real estate

How to successfully mix commercial property and vacation rentals in your portfolio

How to find out what you’re good at and figure out which investing path to take

The art of lifestyle engineering

And SO much more!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets’ Rental Property Portfolio Tracker

BP Podcast 076: Growing Your Real Estate Company Into a $30 Million Dollar Business with Brian Burke

BiggerPockets Webinar

BiggerPockets Calculator

BP Podcast 152: Building Wealth and Passive Income with Rental Properties with Ben Leybovich, Brian Burke, and Serge Shukhat

Be a guest on the podcast

Books Mentioned in this Show

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad’s CASHFLOW Quadrant by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Schweser Notes for the 2011 CFA Exam Level 1 Book 3: Financial Reporting and Analysis

Tweetable Topics:

“Commercial real estate is valued based on the income of the property.” (Tweet This!)

“If you want the freedom, real estate could help you, but make sure you are doing it for the right reasons.” (Tweet This!)

Connect with Mark
Mark’s BiggerPockets Profile


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