Sky's the Limit with Mike & Ryan

In this episode of Sky’s the Limit, Mike sits down with Dustin Heiner, founder of Master Passive Income and the AI investing platform IncomeBuilder.io. Dustin shares his journey from working a traditional job to achieving financial freedom at 37 through real estate investing and building cash-flowing properties. He also discusses how his experience led him to help thousands of people learn how to...

In this episode of Sky’s the Limit, Mike sits down with Bill Faeth, entrepreneur, real estate investor, and founder of Build STR Wealth, the premier platform for short-term rental investors. Bill shares his journey from growing up with a single mom in Bakersfield, California, to building and scaling 43 companies, achieving 19 exits, and generating more than $1 billion in lifetime sales. Today, he...

In this episode of Sky’s the Limit, Mike sits down with John McNellis, veteran real estate developer and founding partner of McNellis Partners. John shares how he built a real estate development business over more than four decades, developing over 100 properties across Northern California, primarily grocery-anchored shopping centers. He also discusses why he intentionally focuses on markets withi...

In this episode of Sky’s the Limit, Mike sits down with Jithu Sajeevan, real estate investor, agent, and founder of Team CheckMate and DIG Chess. Jithu shares his journey from professional chess player to entrepreneur and real estate investor, including how he purchased his first 2-family property in Bristol, Connecticut at just 19 years old. Since then, he has acquired 8 properties totaling appro...

In this episode of Sky’s the Limit, Mike sits down with Efri Argaman, Founder and CEO of OwnEZ Inc., a data-driven financial technology company focused on expanding access to homeownership through innovative lending solutions. Efri shares how OwnEZ is using alternative data, including rental history and cash flow patterns, to identify “invisible prime” borrowers who may be overlooked by traditiona...

In this episode of Sky’s the Limit , Ashley breaks down advanced strategies for real estate investors looking to defer taxes, reduce landlord responsibilities and create smarter exit strategies. We cover 1031 Exchanges, Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs), 721 UPREITs, 1031-eligible oil and gas investments , and options for investors experiencing landlord fatigue. Mike also explains how to evaluate D...

In this episode of Sky’s the Limit, Mike sits down with Joe Downs, CEO and Co-Founder of Belrose Storage Group and founder of Storage Moguls. Joe shares how he built and operates a $50M+ portfolio across six storage-focused real estate niches, including self-storage, boat and RV storage, industrial outdoor storage, small-bay flex, PRO storage and vehicle parking. We break down how investors can fi...

In this episode of the Sky’s The Limit Podcast, host Mike Doherty sits down with Joel Kraut, a real estate investor, private lender, and commercial mortgage consultant with more than 30 years of experience helping investors finance and grow their portfolios. Joel shares how he got started in real estate, the lessons he learned from the 2008 market crash, and why consistent cash flow and responsibl...

In this episode of the Sky’s The Limit Podcast, host Mike Doherty sits down with Wayne Seminoff, a real estate investor with nearly 50 years of experience specializing in finding overlooked land opportunities and unlocking hidden value! Wayne shares how he finds overlooked land opportunities and uses strategies like tax sales, variances, easements, and title clearing to unlock hidden value. He als...

In this episode of the Sky’s The Limit Podcast, host Mike Doherty sits down with Caleb David, commercial real estate broker, investor, and host of the Commercial Real Estate Unfiltered podcast! Caleb shares how he transitioned from the nonprofit sector into commercial real estate and built a successful career as both a broker and investor. He and Mike discuss opportunities across different commerc...

In this episode of the Sky’s The Limit Podcast, host Mike Doherty sits down with Will Harvey, founder of Harvey Capital, to discuss hard money lending, private capital, and creative real estate investing strategies! Will shares his journey from traditional mortgage lending into direct investing and hard money lending, while breaking down the differences between conventional loans, private lending,...

In this episode of the Sky’s The Limit Podcast, host Mike Doherty sits down with Robert Howell of Howell & Sons to discuss his approach to real estate through land home development and affordable housing! Robert breaks down how he turns raw land into finished homes by placing manufactured housing on individual parcels and selling them to first-time homebuyers. He shares the process, the number...

In this episode of the Sky’s The Limit Podcast, host Mike Doherty sits down with Thomas St John of North Corp Capital to discuss his journey from getting started in real estate to scaling a portfolio and investing at a higher level! Thomas shares how a defining moment early in life pushed him toward real estate, and how he grew from buying single-family homes to transitioning into multifamily and...

In this episode of the Sky’s The Limit Podcast, host Mike Doherty sits down with Justin Sudol, Director of Investor Relations at Alpha Capital Funds, to talk about how he got started in real estate and what it takes to grow in the industry! Justin shares his journey from selling tools to helping scale a real estate investment firm to over $75 million in assets under management and 500+ units acqui...

In this episode of the Sky’s The Limit Podcast, host Mike Doherty sits down with James Lloyd and Voytek Mardula from US Properties to discuss turnkey real estate investing and the opportunities in the Detroit market! They share how they got started, what led them to Detroit, and how they’ve built a business around renovating properties and helping investors access both long-term rentals and short-...

In this episode of the Sky’s The Limit Podcast, host Mike Doherty sits down with Neal Bawa, CEO of Grocapitus, technologist, real estate investor, and widely known in the industry as the “Mad Scientist of Multifamily.” Neal is known for applying data science, analytics, and systems to real estate investing while managing a portfolio of over $500 million in assets. Neal shares how he got started in...

In this episode of Sky’s The Limit Podcast, host Mike Doherty is joined by Andres Bernal, a full-time real estate investor who has completed over 50 flips and owns and self-manages more than 60 rental units across Connecticut. Andres shares how discipline, mindset, and execution shape long-term success in real estate investing, along with practical insights on house hacking, flipping versus buy-an...

In this episode of Sky’s The Limit Podcast, host Mike Doherty sits down with Mikkel Thorup, founder and CEO of Expat Money, to explore how families and investors legally reduce taxes, diversify internationally, and build wealth beyond their home country. Mikkel breaks down offshore investing, second residencies and citizenships, the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, global banking, and why assets l...

In this episode of Sky’s The Limit Podcast, host Mike Doherty sits down with Jon Weiskopf, founder and CEO of Blue Eyed Capital, to explore how he transitioned from leading over $10 billion in global commercial real estate projects at Apple to building a purpose-driven real estate investment firm. Jon shares his background as an engineer, how he got started in multifamily investing, and why privat...

In this episode of Sky’s The Limit Podcast, Mike Doherty sits down with Gino Barbaro, co-founder of Barbaro 360, to talk about the mindset and money habits that helped him grow into a successful multifamily operator. Gino explains how changing your identity, understanding your relationship with money, and thinking long-term can transform your investing journey. He also shares lessons from the 2008...

In this episode of Sky’s The Limit Podcast, host Mike Doherty sits down with Justin Brennan, CEO of Brennan Pohle Capital and Multifamily Schooled, to discuss how he scaled from small real estate deals to owning and operating over 1,200 multifamily units across multiple states. Justin shares how growing up around real estate shaped his understanding of market cycles and risk, and why the lessons f...

In this episode of Sky’s The Limit, host Mike Doherty sits down with Joey Mure from Wealth Without Wall Street, an online community helping business owners and families rethink how money works and build passive income outside traditional Wall Street strategies. Joey shares his journey from a high-earning but time-constrained career in the mortgage business to achieving financial freedom through di...

In this episode of Sky’s The Limit, host Mike Doherty sits down with Nick Gonzalez, co-owner of Linville Team Partners, a brokerage and investment group that recently closed $60 million in real estate across the Southeast. Nick shares his journey from working at IHOP to building a successful brokerage, scaling a diverse investment portfolio, and launching a customizable real estate fund. He explai...

In this episode of Sky’s The Limit, host Mike Doherty talks with Erik Oliver from Maven Cost Segregation about how investors can use cost segregation and bonus depreciation to reduce taxes and reinvest savings into more real estate! Erik breaks down what accelerated depreciation is, how both residential and commercial property owners can benefit, and why the return of 100% bonus depreciation creat...

In this episode of Sky’s The Limit, host Mike Doherty sits down with Gary Jonas, Owner and CEO of The HOW Group, a full-service investment firm with over $500 million in assets under management. Gary shares how he went from buying his first home in his 20s to building one of Philadelphia’s leading real estate investment and development companies. He also explains how The HOW Group navigates today’...