Tim Bratz is a real estate investor based out of Cleveland, Ohio. His core focus is on investing in apartment complexes in multiple markets. Tim started his real estate investing career by flipping and wholesaling single family residential properties. In this interview, Tim goes into detail about how his career transitioned from selling single family residential properties to now focusing on the long term gains of buying and holding apartment complexes. Tim also shares several strategies regarding raising private capital and using other people&apos;s money for real estate purchases. Words do not do justice to the insight shared in this interview by Tim and I hope you get as much out of this interview as I did!<a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/rjbatesiii">Support the show</a>

Codie Sanchez: Creating Financial Freedom via Tenacity and Persistance

RJ Bates III, affectionately referred to as the Viking Wizard by his students, started his real estate investing career in 2014 after attending a real estate education program that put him $65,000 in debt. RJ contracted his first deal he found on the MLS and wholesaled it for a $7,500 assignment fee. That was the end of his former life and the beginning of his venture into becoming a real estate investor.&nbsp; Since that moment, RJ has become an influential figurehead in the real estate investing industry. He has successfully purchased and sold over 2,000 properties all across the USA including wholesale deals, rehabs, rentals, owner finances and short term rentals.&nbsp; One of his passions is being the host of The Titanium Vault Podcast where he interviews the top real estate investors and finally, RJ has won back to back Closers Olympics earning him the reputation as the King Closer!&nbsp;