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Mark Jackson is the founder of Investor Comps, an online service that helps potential investors get the transactional and market information on a property. We discuss his company and the tools it offers to its customers. I have personally worked with Mark in the past. We met in the Freedom Founders mastermind. I really like […]

I am joined today by Jason Hartman, a successful real estate investor and advisor. Jason and I discuss the changes coming to the real estate market. Interest rates are set to raise and we have differing opinions on the government’s decision to rise rates. We have a respectful debate about why these changes are both […]

Today’s episode is a presentation I have put together about how to prepare for raising interest rates and other topics. I answer many questions about interest rates and how a fund can better prepare you for an economic downturn. Some of the questions I answer are, What to do when interest rates go up. What […]

My guest today is Paul Moore, the co-founder of Wellings Capital. He is also the host of the How to Lose Money podcast. Paul explains how his conversations with founders inspired How to Lose Money and how failures are the best teachers. We discuss how Paul got into real estate and why he prefers multi-family […]

Dr. Forrest Bryant joins me today to discuss his role as CEO of High Speed Alliance a networking community for medical professionals that offers consulting, life coaching, and investment advice for their clients. Dr. Bryant gives me insight into what they offer to their clients and what makes High Speed Alliance different from other firms. […]

Mike Fitzgerald shares his story of wild success in real estate investing with me. Mike is my business partner in The Dream Fund project (there will be more on that some other time.) He tells me about the early years of his real estate career. We also talk about his successes and his missteps. Not […]

Today’s episode is a solo one. I have put together a presentation to discuss the current real estate market trends, strategies, and opportunities for 2018. I will be posting my slideshow for this episode later on, so stay tuned for that. I cover some basic terms and popular strategies that every investor should know. If […]

I welcome Salena Kulkarni to today’s podcast. Salena is a former accountant who pivoted into real estate. She is a certified property advisor who founded the Phoenix Wealth Group. Salena discusses her experience with the Australian real estate market and compares it to the U.S. market. We also discuss investment strategies and the current market […]

Joe McCall is a member of the Collective Genius Mastermind and is a business and real estate coach. He is extremely skilled in wholesale lease deals. Today we discuss how Joe got into lease optioning and what it is and for whom it works best. Joe also discusses the pros and cons of doing land […]

Kingsley Charles joins me today to talk about the tax changes of 2017 and what that means for real estate professionals. There have been some major changes to the code and Kingsley tells us what we can expect for this upcoming tax season. Kingsley is a member of the Collective Genius Mastermind group and is […]

My guest today is Larry Goins, master blaster of wholesaling real estate and seller-financing. I met Larry at the Collective Genius Mastermind, we have known each other for many years. Larry has 30+ years experience in a wide variety of real estate. Today we focus on his Filthy Riches program and his HUD strategy.  Larry […]

Today’s episode of the Big Mike Fund Podcast is an overview of the concepts and strategies we have discussed thus far in the series. I don’t have a guest today, but I do have a lot of useful information about investing and real estate in general. I will go over some common terminology and give […]

My guest today is Corey “The Big Kahuna” Peterson, the founder of Kahuna Wealth Builders. Corey is a real estate investor, educator, and a member of the Collective Genius Mastermind. He specializes in multifamily units. Corey has humble beginnings, he didn’t start his career in real estate until his 30s. He began wholesaling properties and […]

My guest today is Patrick Precourt, an MMA fighter who is a successful gym operator. Pat is a very active member of the Collective Genius Mastermind. He is known as “the people’s developer” within the group. Pat is more than a business owner, he is a cultivator of people. On today’s episode, Pat shares his […]

My guest today is Scott Meyers, the expert behind Self-Storage Academy and Self-Storage Investing. These two businesses are the crux of Scott’s efforts to teach people how to make money in the self-storage industry. We discuss the types of self-storage facilities and how an owner can find the best fit for them. Self-storage is a […]

My guest today is Aaron Chapman, the loan officer and loan originator for the Security National Mortgage Company. Aaron specializes in investor real estate deals. He began his career doing purchase loans for owner-occupied properties. However, one discussion in the early 2000s changed the direction Aaron went moving forward. He explains why he likes working […]

My guest today is Gary Pinkerton, a wealth strategist at Paradigm Life. Gary has a fascinating personal history as a former military submarine captain. He transitioned into real estate as a civilian career. Gary and I discuss his path to wealth strategy. We also explore Gary’s specialty in infinite banking, which is a self-banking investment […]

Welcome back to the Big Mike Fund Podcast! My guest today is Eric Goodman. Eric and his father run Goodman Capital, a real estate investment firm that focuses on commercial real estate. Goodman Capital brokers closed fund deals and specialize in foreclosure sales. Today, Eric tells me about his company’s fund structure and gives me […]

My guest today is Darris Cassidy, the principal of Fairway America and the president of Fairway America Capital Markets Group. Fairway is an investment consulting firm that specializes in Small Balance Real Estate (SBRE) deals. Darris and his team help investors find the right investments for their money. The team also assists with capital raising […]

My guest today is Saul Zenkevicius (Saul Z. to those of us in the business.) Saul is a Chicago based realtor who has a one-stop shop for home ownership. His company Chicagoland Home Buyer handles appraising, mortgages, house flipping, and real estate brokering. Saul and I discuss how he manages to run such a massive […]

My guests today are co-managers at a hard money lending company called Carolina Hard Money. Wendy Sweet and Bill Fairman have 50 years real estate development experience between the two of them. They specialize in multi-unit homes and Airbnb properties. They discuss the exciting market developing over in the Carolinas (North and South) with me […]

I have Dr. David Phelps on the podcast today. Dr. Phelps is a former dentist that found financial freedom in real estate investing. He left his practice for personal reasons and soon found that others were curious about his passive income method. This prompted Dr. Phelps to start the Freedom Founders mastermind group. The mastermind […]

The Chief Business Development Officer for New Direction IRA, Clay Malcolm joins me on today’s podcast. I have been doing business with New Direction for many years and have nothing but great things to say about them. Clay and I discuss what IRA (Individual Retirement Accounts) accounts are and how an investor can use them […]

I welcome Joe Lieber to the podcast. Joe is a Cleveland based real estate investor who specializes in rental properties. Joe is a member of my mastermind group called Collective Genius and has really made a name for himself in the industry. We discuss the exciting economic boom happening in Cleveland right now. This revitalization […]

Mike welcomes Jason Hartman to the podcast. Jason is the host of the Creating Wealth Podcast, a marketer, and a real estate investor who specializes in income properties. Jason and Mike discuss the ups and downs of the real estate market and the new GOP Tax Plan (previously known as the Trump Plan.) They explore […]