Theresa Bradley-Banta

In a Few Words

Theresa Bradley-Banta, Founder/CEO, Theresa Bradley-Banta Real Estate Consultancy, consults, writes and speaks about reality-based strategies for buying and owning multifamily properties and apartment buildings. Her clients have successfully acquired multifamily real estate portfolios, and just as importantly, they have developed the necessary skills to build their own multifamily real estate investing teams and companies.

She is a trusted resource for investors from beginner to pro.

Theresa is the author of the book Invest In Apartment Buildings: Profit Without The Pitfalls and is a 2012 Winner of the prestigious Stevie Award for Women in Business, Entrepreneur of the Year, Business Services.

A Little Bit About My Company

My award-winning website is one of the most popular in the field for free resources, links and articles on multifamily real estate investing.

Resources that will help you:

Finalist in Company of the Year, Executive of the Year and Website

On May 9, 2013 my company was named a Finalist in three categories of The 2013 American Business Awards, the premier business awards program in the U.S.A.

My company will ultimately be a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie® Award winner for each category. More than 3,200 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration.

The three awards categories are:

I’m especially honored to receive this recognition of my accomplishments from such a distinguished organization. This honor is a reflection of the achievements made by my team and a testament to my clients’ recognition that education and solid strategies are key to their success.

I Can Help You Acquire the Skills to Become a Successful Real Estate Investor

As a multifamily investing consultant and mentor, I help my clients in all aspects of the investing process—from creating successful real estate investing strategies and business plans to analyzing specific properties, markets and financing to successfully buying and selling multifamily investment properties.

I work individually with clients who want to buy their first multifamily property or apartment building by helping them find, analyze and make offers on specific deals. By having a specific and effective investment plan my clients increase their cash flow and net worth. Read about my Multifamily Real Estate Mentoring and Consultancy Services at this link.

I also offer consultations for real estate investing professionals who want a highly skilled sounding board for their ideas and investment strategies, often challenging underlying assumptions that will likely prove ineffective.

Get in Touch!

Would you like me to speak to your group or at your conference? I’m friendly, flexible, and affordable. Send me an e-mail and let’s discuss what you’re looking for. Or, click here to download a PDF describing my most popular topics and workshop sessions.

My Story

In addition to real estate investing, consulting and speaking I’m a musician, award-winning graphic artist and owner of multiple businesses. I live in Colorado with my husband, Richard, who is an entrepreneur and an attorney.

I fell in love with real estate investing in 2004 when my husband and I realized that we could buy a beautiful 1890 Victorian home then keep our former home as a cash flowing residential rental property. Instead of selling the house, we rented our home to a group of college girls and loved the experience. The best part is that we actually lowered our monthly expenses significantly (we even moved our two offices home saving thousands a year!). And so began my real estate investing journey, including working with extraordinary real estate business mentors.

After turning our personal residence into a rental property I had the real estate investing bug. I have purchased single-family properties and multifamily properties across the country—some of the properties I renovated and flipped and some are holds (income rental properties). Just before writing my book Invest In Apartment Buildings: Profit Without The Pitfalls, I completely renovated and repositioned a brick three-story 29-unit apartment building. I sold that property at the end of 2011. During the past decade I’ve partnered in other deals and have been active in a residential development just north of Puerto Vallarta Mexico (now stalled and waiting on a return to positive thoughts about the viability of traveling and residing in Mexico—it’s a long story). I’ve consistently doubled my net worth throughout the years.

I’m an active multifamily and single-family real estate investor today.

Investing in residential real estate, including multifamily properties and apartment buildings, has become a 24/7 preoccupation. It’s a marriage of my two passions: mentoring and growing wealth through the acquisition of appreciating assets.

But what stands out is that along the way I’ve put much of my time and energy into teaching others–from beginners to professional real estate investors with millions–how to be wise investors without following what is often the incorrect advice of the “gurus” of the moment. The key to success in real estate investing is to get the best possible education/mentorship without the hype.

Real estate investing isn’t brain surgery, but there are some definite dos and don’ts. This site is dedicated to helping you succeed on your real estate investing journey.

Please spend some time visiting my blog

I’ve been a business mentor and coach for the past two decades. Here’s what I believe. An abundance of information does not create results. And often too much information can have a paralyzing effect.

What you read in my blog posts will:

A really good mentor knows that they need to meet you where you are. They are committed to empowering you to create a transformation in your life. Some of the suggestions I have for taking action will get you out into the real world talking to people about the reality of investing. To learn about your markets. To ask knowledgeable questions about real estate investing. To build a team.

If you find yourself on the middle of the fence, please call me. I love to talk to both new and experienced investors. Why not take me up on my offer of a free 20-minute call? I love hearing from visitors to my site and readers of my book. No strings—just some straight-dope, no-nonsense advice.