Idris Talib is a luxury co-living investor and entrepreneur. He joins Ashley Jeffers to discuss lease options, creative financing, and luxury co-living operations. Then they dig into luxury co-living: single-family homes and mansions with en-suite rooms, concierge services, chefs, and activities, for residents like widows living alone and professionals. Idris explains how he reaches residents through the advisors and professionals they trust, what he says his rooms rent for, and how he finds absentee owners of unsold luxury homes. He walks through his creative structures, why he gets a seller's attention before mentioning creative financing, how profit sharing aligns incentives, and his next idea: corporate luxury co-living.

Topics:

• Idris's start: infomercials, Rich Dad Poor Dad, and a lease option
• What a lease option is
• Creative financing for co-living properties
• Luxury co-living vs. workforce co-living
• Finding residents through people with influence
• Amenities and room pricing (as Idris describes them)
• Absentee owners of unsold luxury homes
• Lease options, subject-to, seller financing, rental arbitrage, and profit sharing
• Corporate luxury co-living
• Master the basics before going luxury

Connect with Idris on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prettyhouseguy

Want to learn more about room rental investing? Take my free masterclass: https://www.roomrentalprofits.com/room-rental-webinar-registration

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Is the "private lender" in your inbox actually private money, or a hard money lender with a new label?

In this episode of the ⁨@colivinginvestingpodcast⁩ , Ashley Jeffers sits down with investor, community builder, and private lending specialist Adam Balsinger.

Adam started out in commission-only door-to-door and B2B sales. He got hooked on real estate after taking his Chicago landlord to lunch and doing the math on a house that had been converted into four units. He started with fix and flips in 2014, then moved into apartment syndications. In 2022 he did the opposite of what most people do. He went back to duplexes and triplexes with a plan to keep them forever. When the numbers on his traditional rentals got tight, he found co-living. He started by converting vacant units, and his team went from there to buying a triplex this year.

We also dig into one of the most misunderstood topics in real estate: private money. Adam explains the difference between hard money lenders, private money brokers, and true private lenders. He shows why "find the deal and the money will find you" leaves investors stuck, and he lays out how he builds relationships with private lenders before he ever pitches a deal.

In this episode, we discuss:

How Adam went from door-to-door sales to fix and flips, syndications, and co-living
What a syndication is, and why it turned into "just another big fix and flip"
Hard money vs. private money vs. brokers, and why the lines got blurred
Private lenders (debt) vs. private investors (equity)
How to sort your network into three tiers and approach each one differently
How to write an elevator pitch: who you are, who you help, how you do it, and "who do you know?"

This conversation is for you if you're looking for funding for your next co-living deal and you're tired of jumping through hoops for lenders who aren't what they claim to be.

Connect with Adam: join his Facebook group, the Cash Flow Collective: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1Fd23KjP5N/

Ready to start building income with room rentals? Take my FREE Room Rental Profits masterclass: https://www.roomrentalprofits.com/room-rental-webinar-registration

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Is Airbnb still a smart real estate investment strategy, or should investors be taking a closer look at room rentals?

In this episode of the Co-Living Investing Podcast, I sit down with real estate investor and short-term rental operator Ashley Harkrader, who owns 10 Airbnb properties and manages another 60 across the country for other investors.

With 70 properties under her watch, Ashley brings firsthand experience navigating the opportunities and challenges of the short-term rental industry.

We dive into the current state of Airbnb, what it really takes to manage properties for other investors, the challenges of meeting guest expectations, and how the Airbnb business model compares to long-term room rentals and co-living.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The current state of Airbnb and the short-term rental market
• What it takes to own 10 Airbnbs while managing 60 more nationwide
• Guest expectations and the realities of operating short-term rentals
• Airbnb vs. room rentals: comparing two different real estate investment strategies

Beyond real estate investing, Ashley is also the owner of Spill the Tea CLT, a unique Charlotte experience that combines sightseeing, history, and a touch of royal elegance! Through Whimsy Wheels Wander Tours, guests enjoy a Bridgerton-inspired city tour featuring fascinating stories about Charlotte, curated teas, high-tea treats, and memorable photo opportunities.

Instagram: @spillthetea_clt

Need management for your AirBnb? Contact Ashley @ airbnbpro704 @gmail. com

Ready to turn your next investment property into a cash-flowing room rental business? Join us at the Room Rental Profits Mastermind on October 17th in Charlotte, NC, where you'll learn how to find, finance, launch, and scale profitable room rentals—and walk away with a personalized 90-day action plan! Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2000320367065?aff=oddtdtcreator

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