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Welcome to The Big Mike Fund Podcast. Today I’m talking with Ramon Gonzalez. Ramon is an investor and entrepreneur, based out of Miami, Florida. In this episode we talk about passive versus active investors, Ramon’s risk aversion and his investment philosophies, the importance of building a good team, market cycles, and future predictions. Minute Markers: […]

Welcome to The Big Mike Fund Podcast. Today I’m talking with Dr. Merril Rowe, who is moving from his profession as a professional dentist and changing to a career as a professional passive investor. We met through the Freedom Founders community, run by David Phelps. On this episode, we’re talking about how Merril buys himself […]

Welcome to The Big Mike Fund Podcast. Today I’m talking with Nathan Trunfio, a new brother from the Collective Genius Mastermind. Nathan hales from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has done over a billion dollars in loans on single-family and multi-family assets. He has spent his entire career in real estate as a lender and an equity […]

Welcome to The Big Mike Fund Podcast. Today it is a pleasure and a privilege to welcome Tim Bratz. Tim is a multi-family real estate investor from the Cleveland, Ohio area. He buys, develops, and holds apartment buildings, vacation rentals, & other commercial real estate properties throughout Ohio, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Oklahoma, & Texas. […]

Welcome to The Big Mike Fund Podcast. Today I have the pleasure of chatting with Frances Newton Stacy. She works for Optimal Capital as the director of portfolio strategies. Frances is also a frequent guest on both CBS, CNBC, as well as Fox Business News as a commentator on Central Bank Policy. She also blogs […]

Welcome back to the Big Mike Fund podcast. Today I’m talking with my good friend, Jimmy Shiels. We’ve known each other for many years. He’s a humble and genuine guy who classifies himself as a speaker, consultant, and the crazy glue that can help keep families together. The mission for his company, 18 Summers, is […]

Welcome to The Big Mike Fund Podcast. Today, I have my friend, John Martinez, from the Collective Genius Mastermind. He is an expert when it comes to training salespeople. That’s what we’re going to talk about today: sales techniques and what it takes to mold or train a successful salesperson. Even if you don’t classify […]

Today, I’m once again talking with Whitney Sewell, the Director at Lifebridge Capital. Whitney and I talk about the Coronavirus crisis, and its present and future impact on the multifamily space. These are difficult times for the country and world. Some of you may be losing sleep, or feeling grateful for a reserve budget and […]

Covid-19 and the Volatile Stock Market On today’s episode, I’m once again talking with Chris Miles, an expert in infinite banking, like insurance, and being a housekeeper (and zookeeper) for his own personal Brady Bunch at home. When he’s not being a family man, Chris works with life insurance and runs his own podcast about […]

Today, I have the pleasure of talking with fellow mastermind, Cory Boatright. We talk about the COVID-19 pandemic and what it means to the health of the world and to the economy as a whole.  Cory talks about some important practical things you can do with your company and your team whether they are in […]

On today’s episode, I’m talking with Gene Guarino from The Collective Genius Mastermind group. He’s a new member to the group but not new to the real estate market. He’s an expert and a specialist in converting residential properties to assisted living. Today we’re talking about the assisted living market and what makes it tick: […]

Today, it is my pleasure and privilege to talk with, fellow mastermind group member (and fellow “phone book celebrity”), Nick Aalerud. Nick talks candidly about his reset stories, the lessons he learned from them, turnkey real estate deals, and the importance of stress-testing the deal. He also talks about his book, Don’t Quit: Stories of […]

On today’s episode of the Big Mike Fund Podcast, I had the pleasure and privilege of having Al Beahn from Detroit, Michigan. Al is a real estate investing expert, a lifelong entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Pioneer Homes, the leading source for cash flow rental properties in Detroit. We talk about the multi-family […]

It is my pleasure and privilege to have minister, private lender, and real estate broker, Lee Arnold, with me on the podcast today. He is coming to us from beautiful Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. In this episode, we’re talking about hard money lending, real estate trends, and our best real estate advice. Minute Markers: 01:32 – […]

Today it is my pleasure to have Lance Peterson on the show. He has quite a unique platform in real estate since he comes from a background in technology. Because of both of those passions, he also has his own software for investors called Marko. We talk about what he does as admin for a […]

Today I have the pleasure of talking with Cory Boatright, a marketer, negotiator, and member of Collective Genius Mastermind. Cory’s wisdom, experience, and friendship is greatly appreciated.  Cory and I talk about the ups and downs in the world of investing, business, and entrepreneurship by maximizing your genius zone and strengths and teaming up with […]

Today I have the pleasure of talking with Rob Levy, who has been in the Real Estate business for 30 years. While some people think of it as a going down sector, Rob and I think of it as a land of opportunity. It’s a little bit of all contrarian play in the space retail […]

Today David Phelps from the Freedom Founders and I will be talking about real estate funds. We will do a quick overview, talk about what the big picture is (in investing in real estate), and where we’re going today with funds.  Minute Markers: 01:30 – Disclaimer 02:00 – Who is David? 03:43 – Freedom Fighters […]

Today I’m talking to Ryan Parson who is out on the road on the Motorhome and Money Tour for Mile Marker Club. We’re chatting about what the Mile Marker Club is, how to invest your money, learning along the way, and about what you need to consider when you are investing for the first time. […]

On today’s episode, I’m talking with economist and trader, Frances Newton Stacy. She works for Optimal Capital as the director of portfolio strategy. Frances is also a frequent guest on both CNBC, as well as Fox Business News as a commentator on Central Bank Policy. She also blogs about the trading community by helping to […]

Today I talk with the energetic #1 Wholesaler in the US last year, Tom Krol. We talk about family and Wholesaling. Not wholesaling furniture, tomatoes, or pajamas, but wholesaling real estate. Tom explains his views on business, what wholesaling is (it’s all about marketing and less about real estate), and coaching. Minute Markers: 00:32 – […]

Today I am talking with Chris Miles, the “cash flow expert” on the craziness of a full household, how he creates cash flow for thousands of his clients, his definition of infinite banking, and creating acceleration in your finances. Minute Markers: 00:28 – Welcome Chris Miles 02:25 – The Business Side of Chris Miles  03:41 […]

Today we talked with long-time guest Matt Larson about why Quad Cities is a great place to live and do real estate; the process and statistics for turn-key starter homes; and the ins and outs of working with contractors. Minute Markers: 00:28 – Welcome Matt Larson 01:05 – About Matt 03:51 – Why Matt Does […]

My guest today is Jay Conner from Moorhead City, North Carolina. A big, kind shark in a small pond, he works in small-town real estate investments. Today we talk about raising “small money,  ‘mom-and-pop’ style money” for real estate deals. MINUTE MARKERS: 0:30  — Introduce Jay Conner to the show 0:53 — Moorhead City, North […]

My guest today is Whitney Sewell, the Director at Lifebridge Capital. He’s involved in real estate syndications. We discuss the basics of syndications and what kinds of deals Whitney is seeing in the course of his work. Blaine has some helpful suggestions about how to get started in syndications. MINUTES MARKERS 00:00 — Introduction to […]