Investing Secrets: Invest like the Top 0.1%

Today, I welcome Daniel Linh and Ali Nasir to The Investing Secrets Podcast. Daniel and Ali are the co-founders of RiseComm, a real estate investment firm specializing in manufactured home communities, and today they share how they’re building a competitive edge in one of the most misunderstood yet profitable asset classes in commercial real estate. Ali brings over 40 years of experience in the mo...

Today, I welcome Julie Holly to The Investing Secrets Podcast. Julie is a seasoned real estate investor, podcast host, and high-performance coach who began her career as a public school teacher before transitioning into residential and ultimately commercial real estate. Over more than a decade, she’s built a diverse portfolio spanning multifamily, assisted living, and development projects - while...

Today, I welcome Jonathan Tuttle to The Investing Secrets Podcast. Jonathan is the COO of Land Play, a flex office space development fund focused on capitalizing on the undersupply of flex industrial assets across high-growth U.S. markets. He’s best known for his success and thought leadership in the mobile home park investment space - where he built a national following and reputation as one of t...

Today, I welcome Gian Pazzia to The Investing Secrets Podcast. Gian is the Co-Founder of KBKG, one of the largest cost segregation firms in the United States, and today he breaks down how real estate investors use cost segregation and depreciation to dramatically reduce - and in many cases, eliminate - their taxable income. He explains how cost segregation works, why it’s one of the most powerful...

Today, I welcome Dr. Nkem Ezeamama to The Investing Secrets Podcast. Dr. Ezeamama is an emergency physician by trade who discovered real estate syndications after years of practicing medicine. Starting as a limited partner, she eventually founded Phoenix Capital, a multifamily investment group focused on acquisitions in the Southeast. She highlights why so many doctors and medical professionals re...

Today, I welcome Patrick Grimes to The Investing Secrets Podcast. Patrick is the founder of Passive Investing Mastery and has devoted his career to educating W2 professionals on alternative investment strategies outside of Wall Street. After losing it all during the 2008–2009 recession, Patrick rebuilt his portfolio from the ground up, eventually transitioning out of his full-time engineering care...

Today, I welcome Louis Rogers to The Investing Secrets Podcast. Louis is the CEO and Founder of Capital Square, a leading real estate sponsor specializing in tax-advantaged investments. An attorney by trade, Louis brings decades of expertise in tax law and real estate strategy, and today he shares his deep knowledge of tax deferral mechanisms that have helped thousands of investors preserve and gr...

Today, I welcome Ben Reinberg to The Investing Secrets Podcast.  Ben is the CEO of Alliance Consolidated Group of Companies and today he shares how he has overseen billions of dollars in commercial real estate transactions while building a portfolio of more than half a billion dollars in assets. He highlights how he’s navigating today’s uncertain commercial real estate market and why motivated sel...

Today, I welcome Pat Zingarella to The Investing Secrets Podcast.  Pat is the CEO and Founder of Invest Clearly and today he shares how he created an online platform that allows investors to leave verified reviews of passive investment sponsors, giving LPs the transparency they’ve always wanted. He highlights how Invest Clearly is democratizing the world of syndications and funds while maintaining...

Today, I welcome George Otel to The Investing Secrets Podcast.  George is the Founder of US Business Funding and today he shares how he helps small business owners and commercial real estate operators access alternative lending solutions when traditional banks say no. He highlights how his firm works with over 1,000 lending sources, from private funds to family offices, to provide financing option...

Today, I welcome Dustin Heiner to The Investing Secrets Podcast.  Dustin is the Founder of Master Passive Income and today he shares how he went from being laid off at his county job to building true financial freedom through real estate. He walks us through his journey of acquiring over 30 single-family rentals and more than 700 apartment units, and how he created systems that allow him to work l...

Today, I welcome Charles Seaman to The Gould Mine. Charles is the Managing Partner at Cash Flow Champs, a multifamily investment group with over a quarter billion in transaction experience and more than 1,400 units under management. In this episode, Charles breaks down why multifamily isn’t as bulletproof as many assume - and what’s really happening behind the scenes in today’s distressed market....

Today, I welcome David Hrizak to The Gould Mine. David is the CEO and Co-Founder of The Streamline Companies, a vertically integrated commercial real estate firm with a focus on class B office and medical office investments. With nearly 30 years of experience, David breaks down why these asset classes are quietly outperforming - despite the media frenzy around office space collapse. He shares how...

Today, I welcome Chris Prefontaine to The Gould Mine. Chris is the founder of Smart Real Estate Coach and one of the nation’s leading experts in creative financing strategies - acquiring real estate without using your own cash, credit, or traditional bank loans. After getting crushed in the 2008 financial crisis, Chris rebuilt his entire business from the ground up - this time, with a laser focus...

Today, I welcome DJ Van Keuren to The Gould Mine. DJ is one of the country’s leading voices on family office real estate investing, and today he pulls back the curtain on how ultra-wealthy families think about wealth preservation, capital allocation, and operator selection. With decades of experience advising and deploying capital for family offices, DJ shares why alignment, access, and structure...

Today, I welcome Steve Blackwell to The Gould Mine. Steve is the founder and CEO of Invito Energy Partners, a private equity firm focused on direct investments in U.S. oil and gas. With decades of experience in the energy sector, Steve brings a no-nonsense, cash-flow-first approach to alternative investments - especially for investors looking beyond real estate and traditional markets. In this epi...

Today, I welcome Michael Houlihan to The Gould Mine. Michael is the co-founder of Barefoot Wine, the best-selling wine brand in the U.S. for decades. Since selling the company to E. & J. Gallo in 2005, Michael has turned his focus to angel investing, mentoring founders, and helping businesses build toward successful exits. In this episode, he brings a no-nonsense, cash-flow-first mindset to th...

Today, I welcome Jason Yarusi to The Gould Mine. Jason is the founder of Yarusi Holdings, a multifamily real estate investment group that has scaled to over 3,500 units across seven states in just 8 years. In 2017, Jason didn’t own a single property. Fast forward to today, he’s built a $300M+ portfolio by mastering operational discipline, sticking to workforce housing, and going deep - not wide -...

Today, I welcome Greg Mohr to The Gould Mine. Greg is the founder of Franchise Maven, a franchise consulting service that helps aspiring business owners find, fund, and launch the right franchise opportunity for their goals. In today’s episode, Greg walks us through how he went from making tacos at a local Taco Bell to becoming one of the most trusted franchise matchmakers in the country. He share...

Today, I welcome Michael Quan to The Gould Mine. Michael is a seasoned real estate investor, author of The FIRE Planner, and a leading voice in the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement. In this episode, Michael breaks down how he retired at 36 - not because he had a massive tech exit, but through strategic saving, disciplined investing, and smart portfolio building. We unpack his f...

Today, I welcome Ben Fraser to The Gould Mine. Ben is the Chief Investment Officer at Aspen Funds and co-host of the Invest Like a Billionaire podcast. In this episode, Ben breaks down the psychology and wealth-building strategies of the ultra-wealthy and why we’re still in the early innings of the migration to alternative investments - even though billionaires have been using these strategies for...

Today, I welcome Zach Zimmer to The Gould Mine. Zach is a single family real estate investor based in Northeast Ohio who built a portfolio of over 50 homes - and learned some hard lessons along the way. In this episode, Zach shares how he went from a W2 career in manufacturing and supply chain to building cash-flowing rental properties using a rent-to-own strategy that helped him weather the 2008...

Today, I welcome back Elijah Brown to The Gould Mine. Elijah is the founder of Goldhawk Capital, a firm that specializes in placing capital into top-tier multifamily investments. Since his last appearance, Elijah has taken Goldhawk to a whole new level - launching an equity brokering arm, hiring a full team, and reviewing 50 to 100 deals per month with systems designed to source only the top 1% of...

Today, I welcome Mark Podolsky to The Gould Mine. Mark - better known as The Land Geek - is one of the nation’s leading experts in raw land investing. With over 6,500 transactions and 25 years of experience under his belt, Mark has quietly built a passive income empire by buying land for pennies on the dollar and selling it with creative seller financing strategies. In this episode, Mark shares hi...

Today, I welcome Kimberly Flynn to The Gould Mine. Kimberly is the President of XA Investments, an investment management firm with a singular mission: to bring institutional-quality alternative investments to everyday investors. In this episode, Kim breaks down the growing demand for alternatives and why more investors are ditching stocks and bonds for access to private markets. She explains what...