Passive Real Estate Investing

Born with an entrepreneurial spirit Damion started his first business at age 11, has started 30 since then, and is the published author of 5 books. Damian paid for his first rental house with a VISA, then over next 5 years bought 150 houses across 7 states, and went through a $20,000,000 meltdown in 2008. Damian’s personal philosophy combined with a love of financial markets and money psychology d...

On today’s episode we respond to some listen questions about asset protection and how I like to structure my asset protection plan. As well as how to hold title and use a client as an example scenario. And a quick look at closing dates and what to expect in practice. If you missed last week’s episode, be sure to listen to the Listener Questions / Jacksonville Update. Enjoy the show! – – – – – – –...

On today’s episode we briefly revisit Jacksonville, Florida to look at some new pre-construction investment opportunities. I also answer several listener questions about getting started, property tax rates as an out-of-state investor, and whether a cash-out refinance on a principal residence makes sense. If you missed last week’s episode, be sure to listen to the Market Spotlight: Little Rock, Ark...

On today’s episode we take a look at the great “under the radar” market of Little Rock, Arkansas. Little Rock has a great economy, and terrific number in terms of purchasing and rates of return. It’s also one of the most landlord friendly states in the country with average eviction times of only 21 days! Why invest in Little Rock, AK? What is the local economy like? What is the local housing marke...

On today’s episode I share my journey investing in rental real estate from my early start at the age of 18, through my trials and tribulations, to where I am today. We should all learn from our past experiences, good and bad, because they provide us knowledge and the wisdom to improve and do better as we go. Regardless of where you are in your investing journey, I encourage you to listen in, and f...

On today’s show we speak with one of our local Indianapolis market experts and property provider about the growth and opportunities in the Indianapolis market. We have some news and updates from our Indianapolis market spotlight early this year. I also answer several listener questions, and talk about leveraging your existing equity to build a larger portfolio with more cash flow. If you missed la...

Matty Aitchison is a millennial entrepreneur, real estate investor, and wealth building evangelist who has had great success following his turbulent start. Ranked in the Wall Street Journal’s Top 1000 for real estate teams nationwide, Matt has personally flipped over 100 houses in 5 years, and now passionately mentor others on their journey of unlocking a rich and fulfilling life. Listen in as Mat...

In order to make profitable investments, it’s vital for investors to understand the four real estate market cycles because they directly affect the price of the properties you may want to consider, or the properties you currently own. If you missed last week’s episode, be sure to listen to The Wealth Creation Formula. Enjoy the show! – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Download your FREE copy of: The Ulti...

Have you ever wondered how the rich keep getting richer while broke people stay broke and the middle class continues to shrink? This isn’t as mysterious as it may appear when you examine the specific differences in how broke people, the middle class, and the rich spend their money. Today we talk about The Wealth Creation Formula. If you missed last week’s episode, be sure to listen to Finding The...

Our guest today is Rod Khleif. Rod has personally owned more than 2,000 single family homes, and multiple apartment communities. Rod has also built several multi-million dollar businesses, and has dedicated himself as a community philanthropist. A compelling rags-to-riches-to-rags-to riches story, Rod soared from humble beginnings as a young impoverished Dutch immigrant to incredible success. Why...

Our guest today is David Stein. David was the Chief Investment Strategist and Chief Portfolio Strategist at Fund Evaluation Group, LLC, a $33 billion investment advisory firm. Today he likes to teach people about money, how it works, how to invest it and how to live without worrying about it. What is inflation, and what causes it? Why you shouldn’t pay off your mortgage. What does the current inve...

How would you like to be completely mortgage free in less than a decade? There’s a new way to manage your mortgage and monthly cash flow so that you, and not some banker, get to squeeze the most use out of every dollar that comes in, and every dollar that goes out. The strategy is called Equity Acceleration. It’s not such a big secret in Australia and the United Kingdom, where as many as 1-in-4 ho...

How does a 22-year old go from being broke, clueless, and sleeping on the floor of a small home with ten other broke college buddies to making over $10K per month, traveling the world, meeting his business heroes, all within six months? Well meet Sean Gray. He started by asking himself better questions, and as he likes to say, “being the person who he is becoming." Today, at age 24, he’s an author...

The only way to win the real estate investing game is by mastering the numbers. If you’re truly interested in real estate investing then you must first realize that investing in income properties is all about the numbers. It’s about discounted cash flow and rates of return and net operating income and cap rates. If you understand how these and other key concepts work, then you’re on your way to su...

Would you like to defer (or eliminate) your capital gains taxes? How about increasing the cash-flow of your real estate portfolio? The taxable gain in real estate is due to a combination of the appreciation in value and the amount of depreciation taken over the period of time that it was owned by the investor. The tax savings using a 1031 exchange can be enormous. And using a 1031 exchange can hel...

Many people think that being rich and being wealthy are the same thing. They’re related but not the same. You see, the rich have lots of money but the wealthy don’t worry about money. What’s the difference? Join me as we take a look and compare the two. And if you missed last week’s episode, be sure to listen to Financing for Foreigners and the Self-Employed. Enjoy the show! – – – – – – – – – – –...

How do you get financing for investment real estate if you’re a self-employed or a foreigner (non-resident or non-U.S. citizen)? It’s not hard as there may be many options available to you. We talk to a lot of investors who are self-employed or live abroad who want to purchase investment property with financing. Well, the good news is there are a number of financing options and we work with a numb...

I just came back from a real estate forum in Florida where I was speaking on a panel answering questions about real estate and turnkey operators in the industry. As it turns out, I was asked a very important question about building your reputation in an industry with shady operators. Unfortunately, they only gave me two minutes to answer a question that required at lease 15 minutes. So, I felt the...

We get asked a lot of great questions from real estate investors and our clients.  On this episode I invited one of our Investment Counselors where we both provide answers to some of our most common investor questions. And if you missed last week’s episode, be sure to listen in to better understand how to predict real estate prices. Enjoy the show! – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Download your FREE co...

Is it possible to learn how to predict real estate prices? Learn why property values and price trends are so important. If you can see where a market has been, and where it may be headed, you can lower your risk and improve your results. We welcome back my good friend and successful real estate investor, David Campbell, to discuss market drivers, inflation, currency and other factors that investor...

After returning from a two-week vacation in Thailand, I’m back to work answering listener questions. On today’s episode I talk about some miscellaneous stats and cover some listener questions including: What do the successful 2% do that the other 98% don’t? Do you deal with “active” real estate investments? How should I evaluate a property’s cash-flow and rates of return? Are there more risks with...

On today’s episode our guest is Keith Weinhold. Keith is the founder of Get Rich Education and is a popular podcaster, active real estate investor, business owner, and good friend. Keith shares his story of how he started in real estate and became an “accidental millionaire”. Many of you may want to copy that same formula. We discuss the differences between compounding and leverage. Which one is b...

There are times when you may need a Broker’s Price Opinion. Are you even aware of what exactly a BPO is and is not? Many investors aren’t, and many don’t even realize the many uses of getting a BPO done on your properties, or one’s you’re looking to purchase. On today’s episode we talk to the owner of Lakeside BPO to better understand the differences between appraisals, Broker’s Price Opinions, CM...

I think you are going to love this episode! What I’m excited to share with you today is the audio portion of one of the greatest videos ever produced that explains how the economy works. More specifically, it’s titled “How the Economic Machine Works”.  The 30-minute video was produced and narrated by Ray Dalio. Who is Ray Dalio? Ray Dalio is an American businessman and the founder of the investmen...

Wouldn’t it be great to have a set of eyes, hands and feet in another market to help you check or verify almost anything you want? On this episode our guest is Robin Smith, the CEO of WeGoLook.com. WeGoLook is an inspection company leveraging a sharing economy of over 20,000 agents. They can inspect and verify properties, autos, boats, antiques, electronics, furniture, and almost any other asset....