Capital Hacking

In this episode of Capital Hacking, host Josh McCallen interviews Marc Halpern, an expert in chemistry and private investing. Halpern shares his evolution through the world of private investing, starting from real estate and learning how to maximize his IRA to become a successful investor. He also talks about the content he created, including his expertise in phase transfer catalysis. Listeners ca...

E278: Three Policy Risks in the Apartment Investing and Ownership Industry with Jay Parsons There are screening methods to combat leasing fraud and improve risk management. In today’s episode, Jay Parsons reveals the three policy risks that landlords and investors should be aware of and provides insight into the current state of the market, including price discovery and which markets are on the ri...

Starting with a top-down approach and asking what you want your life to look like can help you make better decisions. In this episode with Kimberly Hopkins, she shares her criteria for choosing an asset class, and why she opted for multi-tenant industrial over multifamily investing. She told us the story of why and how she moved from academia to entrepreneurship in the real estate industry. Kim ma...

Starting with a top-down approach and asking what you want your life to look like can help you make better decisions. In this episode with Kimberly Hawkins, she shares her criteria for choosing an asset class, and why she opted for multi-tenant industrial over multifamily investing. She told us the story of why and how she moved from academia to entrepreneurship in the real estate industry. Kim ma...

Supercharge your IRA by venturing into other opportunities and alternative investments! Join Carl Fischer today as he talks about his business that allows people to invest in many spaces like oil and gas, precious metals, real estate, syndications, and LLCs using self-directed IRAs, 401Ks, and health savings accounts. Our conversation zeroes in on how investing through IRAs and 401(k)s works, the...

Along with exhausting all your resources, education and determination can make a big difference no matter your industry! Today’s guest, David Zamarin, tells us exactly how to get on the Shark Tank Show. He also explains how he invested the money into his education and the idea of nanotechnology, eventually leading him to develop the protective coating product, DetraPel. David shares his journey as...

Think beyond financial wealth and focus on accumulating and leveraging the different types of capital to fulfill the life you deserve. That’s what MC Laubscher, the Cashflow Ninja, teaches us to do as he talks about alternative investment strategies and education, and how to break free from the matrix. He also dove deeper into discussing the 10 types of capital and why you should invest in it. Lis...

Making real estate investing simple is one of the missions of our guest today. In this episode, Chris Levarek discusses the Reg D offerings and goes into detail on the 506(b), 506(c), and 504. He even shares his insights into multifamily investing and short-term rentals, and also discusses his partnership strategy for each deal. With a mission to make real estate investing simple for busy people,...

When giving gifts, the gift must match your relationship with your recipient or your brand. In this episode, John Rulin talks about the power of gift-giving in building strong relationships in business and in life and that the outcomes we want in business, such as referrals, deal flow, access, retention, and loyalty, are driven by how we show up for people. He also talks about how showing up for f...

Putting money to work in real estate positions you to make more money. Matt Faircloth teaches us how to syndicate deals by playing the cash flow game. He shares how they started from single-family to doing smaller multifamily until they have already started syndicating apartment buildings. He also explains the real estate, investing, and fundraising terminologies he used so listeners can understan...

Over, around, or through the obstacle is the way according to our guest today, Eric Upchurch. In this episode, Eric discusses his journey from being a military member to becoming an entrepreneur in the real estate sector. He explains how he got interested in real estate investing, how he connected with Markian Sitch, the founder and CEO of ADPI (Active Duty Passive Income), and how they created th...

It's essential to find your path and not just follow in someone else's footsteps. In this episode, Marc Kuhn shares his story of how he went from making $1 an hour working for his dad's concrete company to owning multiple businesses with over 200 units and a revenue of $25M. He shares his experiences and insights into the luxury storage industry and how he's been able to build...

Instead of trading your time for money, trade your money for time. In this episode, our guest Hoan Thai a.k.a. Hoanzone explains to us, step-by-step, how he negotiates his own seller financing note when it comes to actively investing in real estate and how he explains complicated deals very simply, especially for his new investors. He also talks about how he was able to multiply his time and how t...

The rapid innovation of technology today inevitably reduces people’s ‘cost’ of living and increases life quality. Today’s guest, Will Brown, explains to us deeply what ChatGPT is, how it works, and how AI helps people in many aspects of their business nowadays. He also shared with us how he created an AI company that is customer service-based and sales-based. He explains how it works 24/7 and why...

Having cash in your bank account is a dry powder position that is going to help you in the succeeding years and your financial advisors should’ve told you that. Today’s guest, Frederick Hubler, limitlessly shares with us his company’s wealth strategies that are proven to be true and effective because he used them himself to upscale his business big time!  He also talks about how he’s been doing cl...

Cap rates and interest rates increasing means there are more opportunities out there. But not all are willing to take the risk. Today’s guest, Matt Donnelly, shares how he exited his landscaping business that took 20-30 lawns in just a couple of years while he was still in college and eventually jumped into real estate investing which led him to own his franchise business today.  Keep listening as...

Don’t wait ‘til it’s too late! Sometimes, we are the very people that limit ourselves from being happy. We tend to wait for something to happen before rewarding ourselves. But our guest today, Travis Bell, assures us that we don’t need to wait to finally be happy. And one of the ways we can start getting that happiness is to make a bucket list and invest in it!  In today’s episode, Travis shared w...

Investing like a billionaire attracts billionaire assets as well! For today’s power-packed masterclass episode, our guest Ben Fraser explains to us the current megatrends, where he invests, the common places he’s looking into to buy new and more opportunities, and other types of asset classes they invest in. He also talks about inflation at a different depth and shares the biggest driver of inflat...

The opportunity arises when you re-evaluate your goals, including your health and financial goals. Jeff Donatello is a certified functional medicine practitioner and a certified clinical nutritionist who wanted to go into the world of helping people. He talks about the Entrepreneur Operating System (EOS) and how it is changing his business. His pivot with health regenerative medicine enabled him t...

There are opportunities here to be successful—you can use all of that to be able to invest. Ketan Bhavan is known for dropping knowledge bombs, all kinds of alternative investing ideas, and everything he's involved in. He expands his environment by not just looking at what is given: cash flows, financial plans, and private investments. But it's also about building a healthy work ethic an...

When buying an asset, especially a real estate one, it’s important not just to consider the current state of the economy but to look at the 20-year vision. Today’s guest, Chad Gallagher, helps us analyze where we are at the acquisition of real estate economy. He answers how we evaluate skyrocketing rates and teaches us about building community and analyzing deals and valuations while creating valu...

During the current times, in order to adapt, we must also be abreast of technology as much as we are in capital. Today’s guest, Alejandro Laplana, gives us a 101 lesson on venture capital. He explains his strategies and model, how he does real estate investing, buying companies, and co-investing.  He also shared how he and his businesses helped people to market fit, generate more traction, then al...

During the current times, in order to adapt, we must also be abreast of technology as much as we are in capital. Today’s guest, Alejandro Laplana, gives us a 101 lesson on venture capital. He explains his strategies and model, how he does real estate investing, buying companies, and co-investing.  He also shared how he and his businesses helped people to market fit, generate more traction, then al...

When buying an asset, especially a real estate one, it’s important not just to consider the current state of the economy but to look at the 20-year vision. Today’s guest, Chad Gallagher, helps us analyze where we are at the acquisition of real estate economy. He answers how we evaluate skyrocketing rates and teaches us about building community and analyzing deals and valuations while creating valu...

Growing up in a middle-class neighborhood is not an excuse to downsize your vision. In today's episode, Matt King talks about his vivid visions and an upbringing that taught him a principle of a winner's attitude called "Find the Way or Make the Way". He also shared the work he's learned and done on himself to walk those visions into reality. Even when he felt like he was...