Guide 2 the Grind

Every once in a while we’re fortunate enough to have a guest that takes us outside the limits of our normal conversations and thinking. This week’s guest is one of those.  We had a great conversion with Terrie Schauer, author the #1 Best Selling book, “Mindful Landlord”. Terrie is a 3 time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion, and holds a PHD. She maps out for us the mental processes she used to acc...

Hey *|FNAME|*, In a changing market it's important folks tend to look at more alternative investment solutions. Ones that can ride the ebbs and flows of the market, while creating a predictable return. But where do you look? Maxwell Nee is our guest on this episode of " Guide 2 the Grind" . He specializes in luxury investments in wine and whiskey. A truly recession proof asset class...

No matter what’s going on in the market, someone is always making money. As the market ebbs and flows, what was making money may not be now, but that opens up doors in other areas.  But how do you find them? There’s no real trick to it. It takes a lot of time and effort to study all the different facets of the markets you invest in. Real estate happens to be my area of study, but even when crypto...

By now we’re all aware of the massive advancements that have been happening in the Artificial Intelligence space. Whether you’re afraid SkyNet is about to come online, or a college student using Chat GPT to write your next term paper, we know that AI is  changing the world in a massive way. One of the most fascinating fields to me is video content.  For years I’ve been using a system I call “Creat...

It seems all you hear about the real estate market lately is doom and gloom. Every time you turn on the news you’re being bombarded with messages that the sky is falling, mortgage rates are higher than they’ve been in years, and the whole “bubble” is about to collapse.  But it’s a huge load of malarkey.  The truth about these changing times is, yes some people are going to feel real pain in the ve...

First things first… Happy New Year!   We’re kicking things off right for 2023.     This single most important skill to master in business, and life in general, is creating strong and meaningful relationships.     Though networking isn’t something you can get a diploma in, some folks seem to possess PHD level abilities in the  cultivation of power connections. I assure you though, it’s no accident....

Right now the media is flooded with all sorts of experts giving their opinion on the market and what’s happening. Some say it’s good, some say the sky is falling. The one thing nobody seems to be talking about though is the psychology behind what's happening.  Though people generally only think about numbers when they picture the markets in their minds, behind all of those numbers are people,...

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Despite what the media is propagating, there hasn’t been a better time in recent history for first time home buyers to get into the market. Yes interest rates are higher than they’ve been in well over a decade, but purchase prices have also come down massively. This dichotomy of higher interest and lower pricing means that the affordability has remained the same, but the barrier to entry is signif...

Have you ever heard of the concept of “Infinite Banking”?   I certainly haven’t. That is until we had Russ Morgan of “Wealth Without Wall Street” on the show.   Russ and his team specialize in the re-education of most folks’ thoughts around money and how they view investing. The strategies are simple, yet revolutionary in their ability to create truly passive income.   Russ asks, “What percentage...

It’s no secret that we’re in changing times. Economically, socially, and politically the world is pretty darn uncertain right now. The one thing I know however is when the world doesn’t know what’s going to happen next, there’s always opportunity.  Whenever there’s a downturn in the economy, there’s also problems that need to be solved. And if you’re the one that comes up with the solutions to tho...

For me, today’s topic is one of the most fascinating strategies in real estate.  If you’ve spent any time researching the world of real estate, you’ve no doubt heard all sorts of gurus talking about buying houses with no money down. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard speakers telling folks they can learn their “No Money Down secret at an exclusive 3 day event for the low cost of just $40,0...

One of the most common objections I hear to why people don’t invest in rental properties is, “I don’t want to fix toilets, or get calls in the middle of the night to change a lightbulb”.  While repairs and maintenance are a part of the real estate investor’s world, it’s a small price to pay for the ability to control the outcomes of your investment. More importantly, you don’t have to be the perso...

My favourite thing about the real estate world is the mavericks. The outliers that do what others either don’t know about, or are unwilling to do. Today’s guest is the hallmark of such investors.   I met Jonathan a little over ten years ago. Even though we didn’t do business together right away, he continued to weave in and out of my life over the next decade. (which is appropriate given that his...

You know, when I was a younger man, I thought insurance was the most boring subject on the planet. I always harkened back to the line in John Prine’s “Illegal Smile”,  “all my friends have become insurance salesmen”.  But I didn’t truly understand just how powerful the right insurance game plan can be.  See, making money isn’t just about working hard and hoping to get rich. We’re taught that there...

Positioning is one of the most important, yet least examined, parts of human interaction.   Every time we pick up the phone to call a prospect, or try to convince our significant other to do what they don’t want to do, or even when a child is asking for something from their parent, someone is the “F-U” or “Alpha” position, and someone is in the “Beta” position. Let’s take a look at this in the sim...

Do you listen to the news? Years ago one of my mentors taught me to go on a “low information diet”. I was a junkie too. I’d get up in the morning, turn on the computer, and pull up the local 24 hour news channel. I felt so plugged in… … and stressed out.  Do you know that when 9/11 happened, people halfway across the continent were getting treated for PTSD, even though they were nowhere near the t...

Nowadays the term “comfort zone” seems like a cliche. Every wannabe youtube motivational speaker over uses the term, and most people have no real concept of how their comfort zone actually works. It’s not enough to tell someone they “have to get out of their comfort zone”, they need to actually understand what it is, why it exists, and how it functions.   What it is is fairly simple… on the surfac...

Times are getting a wee bit crazy.   Inflation is stupid, gas prices are outta hand, and interest rates are on the rise. If you listen to the news… the sky is falling.   Are we in a time of flux?   Yes.   Is it the end of the world?   Of course not.   No matter what the financial climate, there’s always going to be opportunity when there’s change. Yes there’s a whole lot of people that are going t...

Every now and then someone close to me does something so extraordinary that I’m both humbled, and honoured to call them my friend. Today’s guest is one of those people.  Melanie Rousseau works in the mortgage and life insurance fields, she’s a master networker, has one of the best smiles you’ve ever seen, and is a single mom to two beautiful kids.  You’d think that would be enough to keep her busy...

One of my all time favourite sayings is a quote by John Maxwell that reads “None of us is as smart as all of us”.   We’re all susceptible every now and then, some of us more now than then, to believing that our opinions are facts. And there’s nothing that causes more conflict than two sides that absolutely know they’re right and that the other side is wrong.   Back when I used to work in the film...

I believe gratitude is one of the most powerful mental states that humans can achieve. It’s only when we take time to truly appreciate where we are in this moment, and the journey we’ve taken to get here, that we understand how much we’re capable of.  So from both Jonathan and myself, I want to say THANK YOU.  When we started producing content (Real Investment Property Income podcast), we really d...

Have you ever thought about raising investor capital?   This typically follows one of those “good problem” moments. You know the kind where a unique opportunity pops up, you don’t have enough capital to do it on your own, and it’s time to level up your investing career?   We've had some really great guests on the show over the past year and a half. We’ve spoken with hedge fund managers, devel...

One of my favourite things about doing the podcast is all of the incredible guests we get to meet. We’ve met all kinds of fascinating people at different points in their journey as investors and entrepreneurs.  The most interesting part, to me, is the progression people have made on their path to where they are now.  Joe Evangelisti is no exception. He started out doing fix and flips… a lot of the...

What do you think of when you think about being by the lake? For me it’s sepia toned memories of rope swings, family dinners, and endless summer afternoons.  ... I can practically smell the BBQ as I write this.  One thing is for certain, if you’ve ever spent time living by the water, you understand the emotional pull that lifestyle has on you.  Scott Freerksen and Christine Mosier know this pull b...