Robert Leonard talks with Michael “Mike” Stohler about how to get into hotel investing with no or very little experience, how Airbnb and VRBO play into Mike’s strategy on hotels, how COVID made an impact on his business in the short-term, and how he expects it to continue to play out over the long-term, and much, much more! Mike Stohler is a former commercial airline pilot, Navy veteran, and co-founder at Gateway Private Equity Group, a real estate investment firm whose portfolio has included hotels, multifamily, and residential properties. Between apartment complexes, houses, and hotels, Mike has owned or operated over 1400 units. Seeking value-add opportunities and higher returns, Mike pivoted from multi-family to hotels and now focuses exclusively on this niche. Mike also hosts The Richer Geek Podcast, to help others find ways to make their money work for them through real estate investing, owning businesses, or other alternative investments. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 06:15 - How Michael became a property 09:30 - How Michael bought real estate from colleges 11:45 - How do colleges sell real estate properties? 14:53 - How do you overcome the fear of failure? 18:29 - How to start hotel investing with no experience? 22:04 - What is a Cap Rate? 26:57 - Why Michael believes hotels typically perform consistently regardless of market conditions 32:03 - How Airbnb and VRBO play into Michael’s strategy on hotels 36:30 - Michael’s buying criteria is for potential hotel investments 39:06 - Why he started employing virtual assistants 42:31 - Habit or principle hat has had a big impact on his success 44:52 - The most influential book in Michael’s life ✔️ Subscribe to the Real Estate 101 show: https://open.spotify.com/show/7dnn22EWyo6MLsPaR492BM 🖊️ Access our free show notes and transcript here: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/real-estate-101/buying-real-estate-colleges ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ LISTEN 🎧 TO OTHER SHOWS FROM OUR NETWORK: ₿ If you're interested in Bitcoin, checkout our Bitcoin Fundamentals podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8wOLjjwNCM5B1qFdrtTdTZ 📚 Dive into value investing and learn more about billionaires with our We Study Billionaires podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F9dDPFYGAHRbrWoToCe2uoU 🏘 Learn the ins and outs of real estate investing with our Real Estate 101 podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8Yw_8xO2nk-RD7fhb3yktn 💸 Get introduced to the world of investing with our Millennial Investing podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F_p00VYv3psJ8rhDAGOvR5W ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA📱: 💻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theinvestorspodcast/ 👔 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-investor's-podcast/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TIP_Network ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ 📥 Download Stig & Preston's 1-page checklist for finding great stock picks: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/form-youtube-checklist/ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ❗DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only. Before making any decisions consult a professional. This show is copyrighted by The Investor’s Podcast Network. Written permission must be granted before syndication or rebroadcasting.