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Are you energized by the thought of starting your own business but overwhelmed by the amount of work it will take? Or maybe you’ve already begun, but you feel like you’ve reached a plateau and don’t know how to get it going again? Or maybe you’ve just gotten through one major hurdle and can’t muster the enthusiasm to tackle another? These are just examples of the things we can feel when we don’t have the right tools or strategies to take our business goals to the next level, whether it’s for real estate investing or any other kind of business. Our new book “Scaling Smart, How to Design a Self-Managing Business” can help you find some answers!   In this interview, my co-author, co-founder of RealWealth, and my husband Rich and I will talk about why we decided to write this book and some of the key concepts that we cover – from having a clear vision of your business goals to the kind of team, systems and processes you need to help you get there. Bigger Pockets asked us to write this book based on Rich’s 20 year

Are you familiar with the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad? How about the investing game Cashflow Quadrant? If you know about either of these, you’re probably also familiar with the legendary Robert Kiyosaki who wrote the book and created the game to teach people about wealth creation and real estate investing.    He was on our show many years ago at the very beginning of our podcast. Now, as we celebrate our 1,000th episode, he’s come back on to our show to talk about the importance of financial literacy and the building of wealth through the responsible use of debt. He also discusses the transition from smaller deals to bigger ones for bigger financial results.   Kiyosaki encourages people to expand their financial horizons by attending events like the upcoming Limitless Expo. He will be a featured speaker at the event along with dozens of other entrepreneurs, investors, and educators. My husband Rich and I are among those participating and presenting at this Expo! So please join us! The Expo is taking place from Au

Have you ever felt I coulda, woulda, shoulda bought some rental properties after the 2008 housing collapse? Prices were so low it was like getting a 75% discount in many cases! But it’s always easier to see what you should’ve done instead of what you might want to do right now. The truth is that when you're in it, you can't see it as clearly. So what are the signs you should look for to recognize those opportunities happening right now, and follow up with smart, timely decisions? In this episode, you’ll hear from Brenda Coleman who’s our latest Real Wealth Story guest. She's been investing for 17 years and got her start in 2009 when other potential investors were in panic mode. How did she know it was a good time to buy? And what's she looking for today? She’ll answer those questions and share a mindset about real estate that has worked for her over the years. Brenda’s first property was the building of a spec home in Oregon with her husband in 2006. Since then, she’s built more spec homes, done some flips, i

*This is a re-posting of a previous interview with Zeona Macintyre on the topic of medium-term rentals.* If long-term rentals aren’t giving you enough cash flow, and short-term rentals seem like too much trouble, there IS a third option. By renting your property as a furnished home for 30-days or more, you can increase your cash flow, avoid local short-term regulations and occupancy tax, simplify your bookkeeping, and use your property as a guest home when it’s not rented. It’s a niche that seems to be growing in popularity and is known as medium-term rentals. In this episode, you’ll hear from Zeona McIntyre who’s been an Airbnb host since 2012, and is now pivoting into medium-term rentals. She co-authored a book on the topic called: “30 Day Stay: An investor’s guide to Mastering the Medium-Term Rental” and is co-host of a podcast called: “Invest2fi.” She is also a RealWealth investor and will share her experience in this interview! Zeona spends half the year in Boulder, Colorado and the other half traveling

Have you ever wondered how long a buy-and-hold strategy should last? Forever? Or, at some point, is it appropriate to sell? It’s a decision that most investors have at least thought about. Personally, my husband Rich and I have sold and later regretted it because our properties shot up in value after we let them go. But we’ve also had better luck in that regard, and couldn’t be happier with the outcome. In this episode, you’ll hear from someone with great insights into the idea of “portfolio rebalancing.” That’s when it makes more sense to sell a property and use the money to reinvest in something else that will be more profitable. Our guest is a Dallas area native with a proven track and a $40 million portfolio to show for her effort. She’s also our amazing Dallas property team leader and can share many insights about the Dallas market and how you can make it work for you! This is a great interview for investors wanting to know more about the options, such as the 1031 exchange. You can also find out more abo

This is the first of our new “Jumpstart Your Wealth” series to help first-time home buyers and investors jumpstart their real estate experience. And the first topic we’d like to address is “Getting Out of Debt.”  We had an amazing husband-and-wife team on the show last year to talk about their efforts to eliminate debt and get into real estate, so we’re reposting that interview as the first Jumpstart episode.   Meet Ali & Josh Lupo, better known as “The FI Couple.” The FI stands for “financial independence” which they have now obtained. But in this interview you’ll hear what they were up against and how they restructured their financial world to fix that problem and gain financial independence. If you listened to it before, it’s worth listening to again! It’s THAT good!   Ali & Josh talk about their humble beginnings as college students pursuing degrees in social service and a wedding that provided a big wake-up call about their finances. It was bad. They had a whole lot of debt and knew they had to d

The real estate business is not entirely about the housing market. In this episode, we talk about industrial real estate, oil and gas, bringing US companies back home, or what’s known as “reshoring,” and of course, the housing market. But the conversation goes beyond that with talk of economic trends, investment strategies, and our recent RealWealth property tour in San Antonio where investors can get a 4.25% interest rate from the builder. In this episode, you’ll hear from investor and commercial lender Ben Fraser. He has more than a decade of experience in the mortgage business and is the Chief Investment Officer at Aspen Funds, which was co-founded by his father. Before that, Ben served as a commercial lender at First Business Bank and a commercial credit underwriter for Crossfirst Bank. He’s also a seasoned podcaster, and co-hosts the show “Invest Like a Billionaire” with his Dad and his Dad’s Aspen co-founder. ~~~~ JOIN RealWealth® FOR FREE

It’s not easy to find a good investment property in today’s market. Prices and mortgage rates are high, and it can be really difficult to make the numbers work. As a lifelong Californian, Kathy has learned this lesson. It’s just too expensive in California to invest here. So 20 years ago, she started looking in other states and had to evaluate realtors, property managers, renovation teams, and others. With the experience she gained, she launched RealWealth with her husband, Rich, to help other investors find rental properties, and they now have great systems in place to find the best property teams in strong but affordable growth markets. As a more recent addition to the RealWealth crew is a husband-and-wife team who are experienced investors themselves, and are now traveling the country in an RV to vet property teams for our RealWealth investors. Rebekah and Grant have bought, sold and 1031 exchanged all kinds of real estate including single family rentals, short-term rentals, and fix-and-flips. Rebekah was

How do large corporations decide what part of the country they should move to or build new facilities? It’s much more than a random recommendation, a sale price, or a gut feeling. They do in-depth studies and often hire expensive consultants because it’s a huge investment and they don’t want to get it wrong.  In this episode, you’ll hear from site selection consultant, John Boyd Jr., who has his finger on development across the nation. John will talk about the site selection process, the exodus from California and where companies are going, challenges in choosing the right location, industries that are driving growth in various parts of the country, and the impact of climate change. He’ll also share some information on a few of the hottest growth markets in the nation today, including an area near San Antonio, Texas. John is at The Boyd Company out of Princeton, New Jersey. It’s one of the most trusted and well-known corporate site selection firms in the nation with clients like Boeing, Chevron, Pratt & W

One of the most compelling reasons for owning investment property is the huge amount of money you can save on taxes. So it’s extremely important to understand the kind of tax benefits and deductions available to you.   In this interview, you will hear about cost segregation studies and how they can help you depreciate different components of your properties more quickly. There’s also a bonus depreciation that can amplify those savings, a short-term rental loophole, and how much it might cost to get one of these studies done.   Our guest is a new partner with RealWealth to help our members with cost segregation studies. He has experience in tech leadership roles, business development for fintech companies, and online lending. He’s also a real estate investor with a BA in International Business from Texas State University.   You can find out more about our guest and cost segregation on our website. Just log in to the investor portal as a free RealWealth member and look under resources. You can also take a deep

If you haven’t considered the impact of climate-related natural disasters on your real estate decisions, you'll get valuable insights from this episode. Call it climate change or climate risk or simply a natural climate cycle that we’re going through  –  whatever side you are on – there are an increasing number of risks related to our environment that are having an impact on real estate.   In this interview, you’ll hear from Dr. Howard Botts who is the chief scientist and executive director of the science and analytics team for real estate data firm CoreLogic. With 30+ years experience in geo-spatial modeling, he's a recognized expert on natural hazard risk solutions.  He speaks frequently on climate change impacts to the real estate ecosystem, and he says there’s great reason to be concerned.   He’ll discuss climate change vs climate risk and the impact on real estate. That includes tangible impacts on real estate, property insurance challenges that we’re seeing across the country, strategies for getting ins

The jobs report for May was a surprise to the upside, with 272,000 new jobs. Wage growth also came in hotter than expected. Good news, right? But maybe it’s not so good for the fight against inflation. It stokes fear among Fed officials that inflation could heat up again if they cut interest rates too soon. With so much weight given to those reports, just how accurate are they?  In this episode, José Torres will explain the jobs report and how the data varies depending on the method used to collect the information. As an economist with decades of high-level experience, he’ll share other insights about the economy, inflation, interest rates, mortgage rates, a possible recession, and how all this impacts real estate and the housing market. José Torres is senior economist at Interactive Brokers. Previously he worked as an economist for the US government at the FDIC and the BLS. He also taught economics at the City University of New York and earned a master’s degree in financial economics from West Texas A&M

Syndicated real estate deals can be complicated and can look like a lot of legal mumbo jumbo, but you CAN make sense of it all with a few good pointers! And that’s what you’re going to get in this interview – a short-but-sweet overview of the syndicated real estate deal in language you can understand. Our guest is a syndication lawyer who will explain things like capital calls and how to deal with them, the difference between a private placement memorandum and an operating agreement, and why it’s so important to look at how the syndicators are defining their terms. One of those oh-so-important terms is the “preferred return.” You definitely want to understand that one!  Attorney Bethany LaFlam describes herself as a seasoned deal lawyer, a conscious wealth creator, a real estate investor, and a mother. She has more than 20 years of experience practicing law and is currently a managing partner for the Premier Law Group, which focuses mostly on real estate syndications and funds. Among other career highlights i

With interest rates hovering around 7% and housing prices still soaring, does it make sense to be a homeowner? Or would it be wiser to rent, spend less money, and enjoy more lifestyle flexibility? And how will the lawsuits against NAR impact the cost of buying a home? Will they help bring prices down by reducing real estate agent fees? These are hot topics for American home buyers and investors. In this episode, you’ll hear from a guest who’s made it his business to democratize real estate agent fees. He also believes that, in many cases, renting is a better financial option than buying. What you’ll hear in this interview is a lively discussion about how the lawsuits against the National Association of Realtors might impact home prices, housing inventory, and real estate agent compensation. The debate also heats up when we discuss the virtues of real estate investing versus stock market investing. If you know me, you know where I stand on that issue! My guest, Jack Ryan, is the founder and CEO of REX Real Est

Tax deductions are a big deal for real estate investors and there’s one important deduction that’s dangling from a cliff right now. It’s the 100% bonus depreciation that’s currently hung up in the Senate, past the date mentioned in this interview. But our guest, Brandon Hall, will fill you in on exactly how this deduction works and why it’s so important.  He’ll also dive into several other very useful tax topics including how you can qualify as a real estate professional for additional tax savings, whether real estate investors are experiencing more audits right now, and what situations might increase your risk of an audit. Brandon is founder and managing partner at Hall CPA and is also known as The Real Estate CPA (www.therealestatecpa.com). He studied accounting and finance at East Carolina University and specializes in creating “tax smart” portfolios for clients. He’s also a real estate investor with more than two dozen units. Previous employment includes PwC and Ernst & Young.  Brandon’s team recently

I love getting together with long-time real estate investing friends. It’s been a few decades now since I started investing in rental properties and co-founded RealWealth to help other people do the same. We recently held a live event in the San Francisco Bay Area to showcase a few rental markets we are excited about and I had the opportunity to catch up with many people I’ve gotten to know over the years. You’re going to hear from one of those people in this interview who also happens to be one of my all-time favorite real estate experts! My guest today is none other than Brandon Turner, former host of the very popular BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast. His current podcast is called: "The Better Life Podcast." As real estate investor, he is the founder of Open Door Capital LLC and has built a portfolio with more than 13,000 units and more than $1 Billion in assets under management. He's also a prolific author on the topic of real estate. You'll see many of his books on Amazon including: “The Book on Rental

Homeowners are seeing their insurance costs skyrocketing, and in some cases, they are getting their insurance canceled all together, even after they’ve bought insurance from the same company for years without any claims. What should homeowners and real estate investors know about buying property insurance in today’s market?   In this episode, you’ll hear from an insurance expert with decades of experience. He’ll talk about why insurance rates have gone up so much, how inflation and natural disasters are playing into this, what you can do if your policy is canceled, what insurance options are recommended for landlords, and how insurance brokers can make it easier to get a policy that fits your needs and your wallet.   For a free quote from our guest and his company, click on the link below for a “free quote.”   Please be sure to sign up for a free RealWealth membership for a well-rounded real estate education. And subscribe to our podcast!   Thank you!  Kathy   LINKS   ~~~~ Free Quote from our guest: https://r

The economy is a beast that keeps us on our toes. It is constantly evolving and is never easy to figure out. But it helps to hear how top economists are interpreting the data and what they are forecasting for various segments of the economy, such as housing and real estate.   In this episode, you’ll hear from long-time award-winning economist Selma Hepp. She’s the chief economist at CoreLogic which is the nation’s largest provider of advanced property and ownership information, analytics, and data-enabled services. Selma and her team are responsible for analyzing, interpreting, and forecasting housing and economic trends in real estate, mortgages, and insurance.   Among the topics she covers in this interview: Economic Mixed Signals  Consumer Confusion Inflation Fatigue The Wealth Gap Housing Market Stability Labor Shortage & Immigration Rental Demand and Single-Family homes   If you want to learn more about how to put this valuable economic information to good use, please sign up for a free RealWealth

There are so many ways to invest your money, but it’s difficult to know whether you are making the right decisions. Should you invest in real estate, stocks, bonds, or just tuck your money away in a savings account? Is it smart to invest when inflation remains stubbornly high? What happens if we really do have a recession? What’s up with the central bank and interest rates? In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Mike Larson who teaches people about money, the economy, and how to invest. He’s the vice president and editor-in-chief of an educational platform called MoneyShow where he oversees all aspects of investor education, content creation and conferences. Previously, he was a senior editor and analyst at Weiss Ratings and also worked at Bankrate.com and Bloomberg News. His areas of expertise as an analyst include commercial and residential real estate, central bank policy, and domestic and global interest rates,  You can see Mike in person at an upcoming symposium called “The Big Money Pivot” this May 7th t

Welcome to a very special episode of The Real Wealth Show. Today, we dive into a personal story about how I got into real estate and the real estate professional who opened so many doors for me and became my mentor. It’s a story about how we came together as co-hosts of a wealth building radio show many years ago, how both of us turned challenges into opportunities, and how he helped me during a very difficult time in my life, although he claims that he also learned a lot from me!   This special guest is real estate investor, home builder, mortgage broker, mentor, coach trainer, and best-selling author Gary Massari. He got his start a long time ago at Falender Properties. Gary would find the land and then work with his company subdividing and selling the lots to builders. He’s currently the CEO of REI Homes & ADU’s out of Danville, California which specializes in the construction of energy efficient smart homes and ADUs. And he’s the CEO of REI Fortunes which teaches people how to create debt free wealth.