Investing In The U.S.

I recorded this episode a few weeks back whilst I was on the road for my book tour. I had the pleasure of jumping in the studio in Asheville, NC, with Rodrigo Afanador. Rodrigo is originally from Columbia and immigrated to the US to pursue a better life/career. Through a lot of hard work and learning by doing, he is now scaling his wholesaling business and becoming a thought leader in his local ma...

AJ Osborne has an incredible story; Recording this episode nearly brought me to tears after hearing it. A hugely emotional struggle after a freak accident caused AJ to become a quadriplegic on life support, facing his own mortality, and the doctors not knowing what to do. This horrific ordeal caused AJ to reassess his life and how he supports his family. By pivoting his business AJ realized the po...

This week on the show I am chatting with Rob Stephens, co-founder of MyLodgeTax. Rob stumbled into the business of short term housing way before AirBnB was a thing! He had a condo in Aspen, CO where he would go on weekends with his family to enjoy skiing and the great outdoors. He started posting his condo online in the early days of short term rentals and soon realized he had massive amounts of d...

We all have grandparents who have lived in retirement facilities. I know I use to go visit my grandparents at a very expensive, high barrier to entry facility in Australia. Well this week on the show I am chatting with a bloke who has created a whole new system for senior citizens. Emmanuel Guarino is the expert when it comes to creating residential assisted living opportunities. This is a fascina...

Today on the show I have the pleasure of chatting with all round good bloke, Raphael Vargas. Raphael is a young millennial, like myself, who has come from very humble beginnings. With no formal education Raphael set out on a mission to be the sole provider for his mother and his brothers/sisters. Along the way he has made a few mistakes but through sheer grit and determination Raphael has created...

This week I am chatting with Michael Green, house flipper and podcast host of the Flip Factor. Michael has an incredible story: at 17, Michael found himself thrown into a paddy wagon with handcuffs around his wrists. Faced with a four year jail sentence Michael had a lot of time to think. He thought about how if his life up to that point. His negative patterns and limiting beliefs had eaten away a...

I am very excited to release this show. This week in the Hot Seat I am chatting with one of my favorite thought leaders, and author of Key Person of Influence, Entrepreneur Revolution, 24 Assets & Over Subscribed; Daniel Priestley. We dive deep into Daniels up bringing on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, how he never received a formal education but has yet gone on to grow a hugely successful...

This week in the hot seat I am chatting with a fellow expat, Joseph Gozlan. Joseph is originally from Israel and we dive deep into the conversation of how his international investing perspective gives him an edge over other US investors & syndicators when buying multifamily deals, given the low rate of returns he is getting back in his home country. The US is full of opportunity and a lot of i...

This week on the show I have the dangerous duo of Jack Gibson and Jeff Schechter in the hot seat. Jack and Jeff dive deep into their business partnership, how they came together to start their business, the ups and downs of partnerships, how to set up the best systems for your business, and establishing successful business ecosystem in order to future proof your wealth. These guys are truly down t...

This week in the hottest seat in town I am chatting with a great guy, Joe Evangelisti. Joe is a decorated US Navy veteran but also the founder of TheFlipKing.com & OperatorToOwner.com, host of The Flip King Real Estate Radio Show, and a real estate investor who specializes in flips & new builds in South Jersey. We dive deep into the topics of: - Realizing your business shouldn't eat up...

Today in the hot seat I am chatting with Jason Treu. Jason is a sales coach whose favorite things include champagne, barbecue, and helping executives maximize their leadership potential by strengthening their interpersonal skills. He was a featured speaker at TEDxWilmington in August 2017, leading a discussion on how to get your coworkers to like each other. We dive deep into the importance of com...

This week in the hot seat is Chris Prefontaine. Chris is the best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms, and the New Rules of Real Estate Investing. Chris is the founder of Smart Real Estate Coach and the host of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast. In this show we explore the importance of generating qualified leads, how to make sure you set up your lead funnel to constantly produce CRACKIN...

The legend in the hot seat this week is David Flores Wilson. David is a certified financial planner with a passion to disrupt the way in which the average American gains access to cost effective, quality financial advice that will set them up for financial freedom. David has seen his fair share of bad CFA's and he is trying to change the stigma around the fact that the average American views C...

I have always been fascinated with the tax deferment strategies available to real estate investors here in the US. There is no other Western country, that I am aware of, that allows you to roll over your capital gains profits from one deal into another helping you grow your portfolio and create true long term wealth. On this show we have talked a lot about 1031 Exchanges but this week I am discuss...

This week the legend in the hot seat is Ryan Wright. Ryan is an expert when it comes to using non-conventional lending techniques, aka peer-to-peer lending, to 10x your real estate investment portfolio. He explains the power of using other people's money to buy your first property, and why you will never have to use a bank again. This episode will get the creative juices flowing! So what are y...

Today's show is part 2 of a two part series I am doing on changing investors expectations in today's economy. In the hot seat i have my good mate, and all round top bloke, John Cohen, managing partner of Toro Real Estate Partners. In this show we dive deep into the importance of investing in true growth markets, how that will recession proof your investment, but also how that will mean low...

Everyone is talking about the cycles in real estate, one cycle in particular that is getting a lot of attention is retail. Retail has sure gotten a beating in the press in recent years with the boom of online platforms like Amazon and Google disrupting the industry. So how is this change affecting investor confidence placing capital in this space? Well this week on the show I am chatting with Adam...

This week's show is part 1 of a 2 part series I am doing on readjusting investors return expectations in todays economy. As the economy continues to chug along it has been over 10 years since the last recession and people are nervous that something is just around the corner, yet investors still want to place their capital and get a decent ROI. In part 1 I interview Paul Moore from Welling Capi...

This week in the hot seat I am chatting with Darryl Glade, CEO of Stilio and IMOTO. We have a fascinating discussion about the benefits of niching and then pivoting into a new venture, particularly for an online real estate business. However, as I discover, Darryl's early success in his first online business wasn't necessarily replicated in his second pivot business. We talk all about the...

In 2018 new tax reforms came into play in the United State. There have been many questions about these new laws. So who are the real winners, and who are the losers? Today on the show I have tax expert Diane Gardner in the hot seat to break it all down for us. If you are a new investor, business owner, entrepreneur, W2 employee or a real estate investor then these new laws may change the way you r...

This week I am chatting with Dr. Andrew Stotz. Andrew is the CEO of AStotz Investment Research, & co-founder of CoffeeWORKS, Thailand’s leading specialty coffee roaster since 1995. To top it all off Andrew is also a published author, podcast host and a teacher of business valuations and risk management. We had a fascinating discussion about the development of emerging economies, their transiti...

I get asked a lot from guys and gals starting out in the industry; How do you get off market listing from commercial real estate brokers? Well you need to pay attention during this episode as I interview James Young, from Newmark Knight Frank about the ways in which you create long terms broker relationships in order to get those off market listing. This episode is jammed packed with incredible ac...

Jens Nielsen has a very similar story to myself. He is an immigrant, originally from Denmark, moved to the US with no job prospects, no family, no network and made it happen for himself. Over the past three years Jens has balanced a busy schedule to build a 82 unit portfolio all whilst working full time. If Jens can move half way across the globe in order to become an entrepreneur and achieve fina...

I am super pumped to be bringing this episode to you, my listeners!! Andy Dane Carter is in the house! Andy is a true blue legend. He is extremely passionate about helping people and investing in real estate. We dive deep into how Andy is truly committed to helping people thrive in their businesses, and in real estate, so they can be in alignment with their SUCCESS mindset. His UNLOCK NOW program...

This week in the hot seat is Babak Ziai. BZ for short, is a retail and mixed use developer here in LA. In the conversation we dive deep into the future of big box retailers and how online businesses like Amazon are affecting future mixed use developments. BZ has a huge amount of experience, over a $1 billion in institutional retail/mixed use deals here on the West Coast. Another CRACKING episode f...