
Pandemic REI and a Different ROI with Suzy Sevier & Michael Barnhart
About this episode
Suzy Sevier & Michael Barnhart real life partners, Co-Founders of Adventurous Real Estate Investors, and Co-hosts of The Adventures of a Real Estate Investor podcast. Suzy and Michael started their real estate business during the pandemic and have invested with partners overseas. They have a hands-on approach to communicating and making deals with their real estate partners, putting their safety and happiness a priority whilst ensuring impactful outcomes. Their “why” is to achieve financial freedom through real estate investing so they can serve others all over the world.
[00:01 – 06:06] Starting Real Estate Overseas
- Let’s get to know Suzy Sevier and Michael Barnhart
- Suzy and Michael share their daily lives alongside real estate
- Starting real estate in the pandemic
[06:07 – 13:59] REI in the Pandemic
- Suzy and Michael talk about their active investing experience
- Finding Deals Remotely
- Suzy and Michael share how they communicate with partners overseas
- A Leak Story
[14:00 – 17:02] A Different ROI
- Return on Impact
- Making residents happy
- Suzy and Michael reference The Apartment Rockstar
- Beyond Ourselves and Worth It
[17:03 – 24:10] Overseas Real Estate
- Michael and Suzy share their challenges
- Building systems and processes
- Thinking Beyond and Blind Spots
[24:11 – 37:02] THE FINAL FOUR
- What's the worst job that you ever had?
- Suzy: Server at Chili’s
- Michael: Working at Joe’s Crab Shack
- What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
- What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
- Suzy: Make vegan cheese
- Michael: Be a certified rescue diver
- What does success mean to you?
- Suzy: “Living out my life the way I want so I can achieve my life’s worth.”
- Michael: Being able to use money as a resource and a tool; making education available in third world countries
- Putting actions behind your words
- Connect with Suzy and Michael. Links available below
Resources Mentioned
Tweetable Quotes:
“We wanted to be involved as often as possible because then we get to see the other side of people as well.” - Suzy Sevier
“When you neglect your residents, not only do you put a bad name out in the real estate world but you are actually harming others in a way.” - Suzy Sevier
“Education would help solve a lot of issues the third world countries have.” - Michael Barnhart
Connect with Suzy and Michael through [email protected], Instagram, or LinkedIn (Suzy Sevier and Michael Barnhart). Check out https://adventurousrei.com/ and
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