Meet Joe Steele | Real Estate Investor & Podcaster

We had the good fortune of connecting with Joe Steele and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
I am a real estate investor based in Los Angeles, but purchase properties across the United States, What sets me apart is that I don’t enlist the help of others in terms of financing, and am not afraid to purchase a house if I haven’t seen it in person. I’m most proud when I can get ahead of the market, for example, my first investment in East Nashville, TN has been made an incredible return, as I got into the area when it was still not the “it” place to live. Investing out of State is not easy, I learned a lot of lessons the hard way employing different real estate investment strategies (buy and hold, fix n flip, 1031 exchange, etc.). I’ve done my own property managing, and have also enlisted the help of others, depending on the property.

I’m also a licensed real estate agent in CA, and what sets me apart there is that I have a lot of experience with real estate investment strategies that I have personally done, so I can give clients firsthand knowledge of my experience to help in their decision making.

For my podcast, “Experience Curve”, the idea was born out of a realization that I’ve worn many hats since high school: blackjack dealer, movie production assistant, studio employee, touring the country in rock bands, business owner, and real estate investor/agent. It made me realize how many cool and exciting people I’ve been surrounded with, and how I could give them the mic to teach others how to navigate their profession.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Eat: The Griddle Cafe (West Hollywood), Mastro’s (Beverly Hills), Laurel Tavern (Toluca Lake). Bamboo Cuisine in Sherman Oaks, Pizza Wagon Of Brooklyn in Sherman Oaks, Joan’s On Third, Diddy Riese cookies Drink: Intelligentsia coffee, Copa Vida in Pasadena, Golden Road Brewery LA
Visit: Venice Canals, Rodeo Drive, Huntington Gardens, Malibu, Mulholland Drive at night, Runyon Canyon to hike
I think Los Angeles is so spread out, there is so much to see!
Day 1: the beach cities to give them a good idea of how different Malibu and be from Hermosa Beach to Venice Beach. We would walk the shops in the Malibu Country Mart, see some volleyball in Hermosa, and explore Ocean Blvd in Venice. If we have time, swing by the Marina to take in the sunset and dinner
Day 2: start the day with a hike at Runyon Canyon, and head to downtown LA to the arts district, LA Live, and finish the night at a game: baseball or basketball
Day 3: Westwood/Beverly Hills/West Hollywood: check out Westwood village shops eating Diddy Riese cookies, head to Rodeo drive to window shop, then to WeHo to Santa Monica Blvd. for drinks and finish up on Sunset Blvd. for a concert at Viper Room
Day 4: Pasadena Old Town – check out Colorado Blvd shops and go to Huntington Gardens, then a UCLA game at the Rose Bowl
Day 5: NELA – explore Northeast Los Angeles: Hillhurst in Los Feliz, Sunset in Silverlake, Colorado Blvd. in Eagle Rock shop thrift stores and drink good coffee
Day 6: Ventura Blvd – start in Studio City and continue through Sherman Oaks, shopping and eating at cute cafes
Day 7: Studio tours – Universal and Warner Bros

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Investing: the Bigger Pockets community Branding: Ryan Serhant/Serhant

Website: www.joesteele.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joesteele/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephsteele/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/joesteele

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@experiencecurve