Life and Money Show

Today’s guest has a career in real estate which began, as most do, with a focus on single family homes. But it wasn’t long after when he discovered incredible potential in an altogether different type of investment: parking garages and lots. He struck gold, being able to structure deals in such a way that operators can guarantee a monthly or annual income on each investment. Sam Wilson is the Foun...

Imagine traveling the world with your family, living on under a thousand dollars a month without skimping on excitement and adventure, by simply looking after pets and homes while their owners are away! Not only is today’s guest living that life, but she does so all while maintaining a thriving business and regularly giving back to those in need in a big way. Jess Swenson is the owner of a photogr...

“Passive income is built on the blood, sweat, and tears of passive income.” A lack of options forces us to be creative. That’s exactly what our guest experienced as she fought to keep her household afloat during and after the Great Recession. This frightening moment in history made her realize that having a job wasn’t enough. She realized that she had to build an asset that would weather any econo...

Success is any area of life—real estate included—is 90% mindset. Winning in anything requires you to endure challenges of many kinds. Most people fail to achieve their goals—much less a goal like financial freedom—simply because their minds weren’t primed to soldier on in spite of these obstacles. A tangible, emotionally compelling why is the first step towards any worthwhile dream. It’s this phil...

Today’s guest coaches business owners from all walks of life on achieving sales, marketing, and negotiation mastery. In this episode, he shares how he “accidentally” stumbled into the world of entrepreneurship to become one of the most sought-after trainers today. John Martinez is the owner of Midwest Revenue Group , The REI Sales Academy , 7-Figure Coach , and ioSelling . As a mentor to scores of...

Today’s guest was raised to be a leader. As a result, she has accomplished more in her 20s than many in her field do in their entire career. She attributes this early success to a strong-willed mother who instilled an inexhaustible drive to achieve within her. With no desire to slow down, our guest always keeps in mind the Tony Robbins quote: “The problem is never a lack of resources. The problem...

For today’s guest, the key to success is having the right priorities. You win some, you lose some, but as long as your definition of achievement is clear-cut, the journey will be worth it.  As she puts it, “What I learned after I quit my job is, don’t feel guilty over the things I didn’t finish—focus more on what I have done.” Today, our guest embodies her own personal brand of success, as a real...

“Creative” isn’t a word that’s normally associated with being a real estate investor. Today’s guest, on the other hand, totally embraces it as one of the top qualities of the most successful investors out there. Making creative deals is all about making the switch from saying, “I can’t” to asking, “How can I?”  Creative entrepreneurship is also all about fostering reciprocal relationships. Accordi...

Today’s guest is a seasoned investor with over 20 years of experience in the world of real estate. He takes us through a journey filled with countless ups and downs and lessons learned the hard way. Paul Moore is the founder and managing partner at Wellings Capital and co-host of the How to Lose Money podcast.  He was a self-proclaimed “shiny object chaser” in his early years, saying that he ended...

Is there such a thing as a recession-proof investing model? There is, according to today’s guest—and he has 30 years of experience to back it up! Find out how you can use the often overlooked approach of buying real estate on terms to set up an entire decade of income right now, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chris Prefontaine is a bestselling author, podcast host, and founder of Smar...

Matt Kepnes is the creator of the popular travel site NomadicMatt.com , which makes over $750,000 a year. He’s also New York Times bestselling author “How to Travel the World on $50 a Day” and “Ten Years a Nomad.”  Over the last eleven years, he’s traveled to over 100 countries and territories and helped millions of people travel more for less. In this episode, we talk to Matt about his journey fr...

Most of us have heard of the concept of early retirement and financial freedom. Yet for many, the specifics of exactly how to reach financial independence can be elusive and difficult to achieve. In this episode, we chat with Rob Berger – successful entrepreneur, retired trial lawyer, and author of the book Retire Before Mom And Dad: The Simple Numbers Behind A Lifetime Of Financial Freedom. Rob s...

“ Do what matters ” is the motto today’s guest lives by. “Money is just one currency of life,” he says, referring to an important lesson he learned from Tim Ferris’s 4-Hour Work Week . Our guest prioritized the currency of time after coming to accept that becoming experience-rich is infinitely more important than becoming money-rich. As a dad to two young girls, this is doubly true for him. Chad C...

Today’s guest was raised on hard work and a solution-oriented outlook on life. While he was raised by parents who are business owners in their own right, our guest went ahead and forged a path to success on his own terms. “I’m not the smartest guy in the world,” he insists. “What makes me different is, I know what questions to ask.” Jason Hsiao is the Managing Director at Shaw Investments , a mult...

“If you don’t take care of things early on and something happens unexpectedly,” says today’s guest, “aside from death, if you get sick or incapacitated and you can’t oversee your portfolio, it can get really confusing and messy for your family.”  There are two things that people absolutely hate talking about: death and finances. Today’s discussion covers both of those things through the lens of es...

Seth Williams started venturing into real estate investing in 2006, right at the height of the last boom. He spent hundreds of hours learning how to invest in real estate, the types of assets to invest in, and how to find and underwrite deals. However, because of the fierce competition in 2006 and 2007, he wasn’t able to find any good fix-and-flip or rental property deals, even when he put in offe...

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, there are businesses that are struggling , as well as some that are thriving . Our guests today, Jake Stenziano and Gino Barbaro , have spent years strategically building a solid multifamily portfolio, strong partnership, and recession-resistant businesses.  Jake and Gino are bestselling authors, multifamily investors, business owners, podcast hosts, and creat...

Kevin Bupp invested in his first piece of real estate when he was just 20 years old , after meeting a mentor who was leading the life Kevin wanted for himself. Over the 8 years following that, he continued to amass hundreds and hundreds of properties in his portfolio...until he lost it all in the Great Recession of 2008 . The ensuing years were incredibly tough, and Kevin almost threw in the towel...

“I love seeing potential—uncovering diamonds in the rough and making them great.” There’s nothing like the sense of accomplishment you feel after hours of sweat equity finally bear fruit. Today’s guest thrives on this feeling, and it’s why she’s able to look past risks and take quick, decisive action on any opportunity that comes her way. “Whether it goes well or not,” she says, “worst case scenar...

“Learning the step-by-step of how to invest is out there,” says today’s guests. “But getting your mindset around fighting the fear, taking the first step, and growing yourself is also crucial. It’s not just financial; it’s also mental and emotional. We’re all at different phases in our life—different seasons—so it’s helpful to band together with like-minded people to get the best out of investing...

“I am here to be financially free and to bring others along with me.” Today’s guest abides by this mantra, and for good reason: It’s her goal to help 1 million women live life on their own terms.  She believes that the key to succeeding as a real estate investor is to ally yourself with 1) those who are on the same path as you, and 2) those who have already walked the path and seek to pay it forwa...

“Never value yourself by your net worth. You’re simply a steward of the money you earn during your lifetime.” A million dollars a year, or even a month, in cash flow means nothing if you don’t know what you’re making that money for. Today’s guest reached financial freedom at a relatively young age, and says that he did it all out of love for his family and a desire to inspire and mentor others. Mi...

“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” This famous Mike Tyson quote was echoed by today’s guest, and fittingly so. The world of real estate investing can seem pretty unpredictable.  Without a WHY anchoring your every move, you will be buffeted by the winds of an ever-shifting market and lose track of why you even made the bold move to become an investor in the first place. But...

Hustle, perseverance, and the willingness to try  in spite of all the uncertainty is what sets winners apart from losers. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. The real estate world may seem daunting, but if you take it all one step at a time, you may even begin to enjoy the journey. She Buys It   founder Whitney Nicely shares how she was able to build a platform that helps women create...

Investing in real estate appears daunting to many, but a lot of it just comes down to a bit of math. With the right systems in place, it’s possible to automate your real estate business and minimize your own effort—to the point where you’d only need to work 30 minutes a month!  But to get to this point, it’s important to focus on the basics and not get caught up in all the different complexities t...