The Real Estate Mindset

When it comes to taking the plunge on real estate investment, it’s easy to get bogged down in research, whether it’s listening to podcasts, reading business books, or going to seminars. Our guest today has seen this dilemma play out in his own life and subsequently decided to write an entire book to help other investors depart from the research phase and take action. Quentin D’Souza is the author...

The bestselling book Rich Dad, Poor Dad has been so influential that its title has permeated public consciousness and become a part of our shared vocabulary. On today’s episode of Real Estate Mindset we get together with San and Oia Eng, the father-daughter duo who co-authored the Wall Street Journal bestselling title Ten Commandments of Investing: Guiding Principles from the Greatest Investment W...

Having a purpose behind the work that you do is an essential component of success. Our guest today is Whitney Sewell, director of Life Bridge Capital and host of The Real Estate Syndication Show, who entered the world of real estate investment to free up time to spend with his family and raise capital to help others to start theirs through adoption. You’ll hear about the ‘never give up’ mindset he...

Inspired by the life she saw her father-in-law living as a real estate investor, Melissa and her husband embarked on a similar journey. Although the marriage didn’t survive, and other challenges have occurred along the way, Melissa chose to never give up on her dream, and her business is thriving! In this episode, Melissa explains the benefit of utilizing a variety of exit strategies and the impor...

Although he describes himself as risk averse in terms of his work, today’s guest had the courage to take the biggest risk of all; leaving his W2, selling his house, moving into a studio with his family, and putting everything into passive real estate investing. The first loan Jaspreet Baveja did, because of the encouragement of a friend of his, was a quarter of a million dollars, and he has never...

Today’s guest comes from a slightly different perspective to the guests we usually have on the show. Although she does get involved in syndications and passive investments, Alex Breshears is first and foremost a private lender. This means she essentially acts as a bank from which people can borrow money for certain types of real estate investments. Alex explains the two main criteria for borrowing...

In today’s episode, we are joined by Lisa Hylton who brings together busy entrepreneurs and professionals to collectively invest in tax-efficient real estate opportunities. She does this through being a fund manager who builds relationships with expert, world-class operators who are at the top of their game and she creates a fund to invest alongside them. This way, investors can come into her fund...

Creating thriving communities is Michael Barnhart and Suzy Sevier’s goal. They do this by adding value to their investments that will benefit the people who live in them in a multitude of ways, and their plan for the future is to build schools in third-world countries. In today’s episode, Suzy and Michael, who do everything together, explain how the COVID-19 catalyzed their entry into the world of...

In today’s episode, we get together with Trent Porter, financial advisor, investment manager, and CEO of Priority Financial Partners. We hear from Trent about how he first became interested in financial planning, after accruing considerable credit card debt while earning his CPA. The experience earned him valuable first-hand knowledge and helped him gain key insights into the financial management...

In today’s episode, we sit down with the multi-talented Ramsey Blankenship to talk about his business, Real Focus Capital Investments. Tuning in you’ll hear the lessons he’s adopted from various mentors over the years and how he learned to delegate and become open to the idea of partnerships. In our conversation Ramsy shares how his career with the Navy facilitated his first foray into real estate...

Multifamily real estate investment can only be enriched by any career experience you may have, unrelated as it may be. In today’s episode, we speak with Savannah Arroyo, also known as the Networth Nurse, who has managed to direct her experience in the medical field into building a multifamily investment brand. We kick off the conversation with a bit of background on Savannah and her husband’s care...

1031 exchanges allow investors to continue investing in other properties without losing their investment equity to taxes, and today’s guest on The Real Estate Mindset Podcast can help you do just that! Nathan Webb is a 1031 Exchange Accommodator. He and his team are the qualified intermediaries required to perform your 1031 exchange, leveraging their Exchange Software and FinTech to make your exch...

On today’s episode of The Real Estate Mindset Podcast, we talk to multifamily expert, Sandhya Seshadri about leveraging the power of multifamily investment as an entry point to the real estate investment market. We talk about the nuts and bolts of syndication and the value of cutting your teeth as a limited partner before going all-in on real estate investment. Sandhya unpacks the role of tax-adju...

Leveraging your taxes and real estate investments in smart ways can have huge benefits and result in financial freedom on a whole new level! Joining us to discuss these exact avenues of the business is Larry Pendleton from PC Capital Services, and we get into a great chat about his expertise in the tax realm, before diving a bit deeper into mindset, philosophy, and healthy practices. Larry shares...

When you are building a business, giving back isn’t always at the front of your mind. Chris Bettin and Christina Rinderle of Durango Land and Homes have taken a different approach; giving back to their communities is a fundamental pillar of their business, and it truly does set them apart. They are passionate not only about real estate but also about uplifting Durango and those who live there. In...

Transitioning from one career to another is not easy. It takes humility, drive, and commitment to start from scratch. Brian Briscoe, Director of Content and Marketing at Four Oaks Capital, decided to leave the Marine Corps to dive into the world of multifamily four years ago and, with just over 100 days till his retirement, he is within arm's length of his goal of working in syndication full-...

Real estate partnerships offer numerous benefits for investors. Finding the right partner means you’ll not only have a wider pool of knowledge, skills, and contacts but a moral support network too! For those looking to scale their business or just get it off the ground, joining forces with like-minded individuals can be very advantageous, as is illustrated by today’s guests. Jens Nielsen and Jason...

Sometimes it can be difficult to know what steps to take in which order, but having an end goal in mind and practicing accountability as you progress can go a long way to help. Today’s guest is Mandy McAllister, and she joins us to talk about her mindset frameworks and how they fit into her work as a women’s coach and real estate investor. Mandy is an advocate for empowering women through her plat...

Successful people are often seen as being brilliant and gifted, but many would say that the main ingredient in success is hard work. Today we talk about the value of hard work and taking action in being a successful real estate investor with Alix Kogan. Alix is the President of Ashland Capital Fund, a multi-strategy investment group specializing in alternative investments and asset management. We...

Making the move into multi-family from your W2 may seem daunting, but with the right preparation and a mindset change, you could find success in your new vocation. Today we speak with someone who did just that. Kyle Mitchell is a multi-family investor and syndicator, and in this episode, he tells us about his journey into real estate and how his aspirations have shaped his experiences so far. To o...

One of the fastest and most effective ways to learn a new skill and level up in your life is to surround yourself with people who have already mastered what you aim to. This is a key lesson that Nate and Bethany Smith AKA Your Cashflow Couple join us on the show today to discuss. Our conversation opens with some background information about our guests and they talk about Nate’s career in the milit...

Mindset and success are inextricably linked, but everybody has their own unique way of defining these terms and living them out for themselves! It is with concepts like this in mind that we bring you the first episode for The Real Estate Mindset Podcast, hosted by Eric Nelson! Today we are joined by Luc D’Abreau and Daisy Serrano from Make It Rain Capital and we spend today’s show hearing about th...