Passive Wealth Principles

Cody Bjugan is an entrepreneur, investor, mentor and a 20-year veteran land developer on projects across the United States, with a lot of experience in acquisitions and entitlements of OFF-MARKET raw land that has development potential. He is the founder of VestRight, a company he created to share his knowledge and make a difference in people’s lives by teaching them how to generate truly life-cha...

Travis Dillard, the co-founder of Cadia Capital Group, has been investing in real estate for a number of years. From new builds to commercial properties, historic buildings and multifamily, Travis is well versed in all aspects of the real estate industry. He has experience in deal flow, underwriting, operations, and value creation.  Besides real estate, Travis built and sold a national commun...

In this new “What I Learned...” episode of the Passive Wealth Principles Podcast, Jake Harris will break down his conversation with Jamie Gruber,  a successful real estate investor and community founder, and the leader of three Gobundance mastermind organizations. Jake will synthesize the information provided by Jamie as well as the nuggets he has taken away from the really inspiring conversa...

He decided to follow his authentic voice in his 40s which meant quitting a multiple six-figure executive position. Today, he has found purpose in motivating and inspiring others to live their best life. His name is Jamie Gruber and he is a full-time multifamily real estate investor and community founder, and leader of three Gobundance mastermind organizations: Multifamily and More, Gobundance Emer...

In this new “What I Learned...” episode of The Catching Knives Podcast, Jake Harris will break down his conversation with Adam Jason & Cole Shepard, partners at The Legacy Group, an alternative asset manager that targets profitable investment opportunities.  Jake will synthesize the information provided by Adam and Cole and the nuggets that he has taken away. You will first find out who a...

Private equity investors and world travelers, Jake’s guests on today’s episode have an amazing story and many interesting things to share with you. Adam Jason and Cole Shephard are partners at The Legacy Group, an alternative asset manager focused on Latin America investing with a social and environmental impact. In today's episode of the Catching Knives podcast, you will find out a little bit abo...

In this new “What I Learned...” episode of The Catching Knives Podcast, Jake Harris discusses his enlightening interview with Jesse Burrell and shares his most memorable takeaways.   You will find out what were the challenges Jesse faced when getting into house flipping. You will discover how Jesse became successful in real estate and how skip tracing became his favourite marketing strat...

Over the past few years, the real estate investment industry has become extremely competitive and investors must use every tool at their disposal to differentiate themselves from the rest. For Jesse Burrell, Co-Founder and Owner at BatchLeads, this meant using data to pinpoint homeowners and target them effectively.  Also called the "REI Data King", Jesse is known for opening up new opportuni...

In this new “What I Learned...” episode of  The Passive Wealth Principles podcast, Jake Harris will break down his conversation with Matt King, the Chief Operating Officer/Chief of Staff for David Osborn, one of the largest real estate owners in the country.  With his unique skillset, Matt is basically the man behind most of David's operations, and the person who helped him significantly...

His name is used as a gold standard for what he does. Every visionary dreams of having their own Matt King.  He is the Chief Operating Officer/Chief of Staff for David Osborn, one of the largest real estate owners in the country.  Matt is the man behind a lot of David's operations, and his unique skillset actually helped him significantly grow his net worth. In today's episode of the Cat...

In this new "What I Learned..." episode of The Catching Knives Podcast, Jake Harris will break down his conversation with Logan Fullmer and share his key insights with you. You'll learn how Logan became successful in the real estate business. You'll learn why Logan targets "problem properties" and what he uses in his office to solve said problems.  He will also talk about Logan's project, the...

Every house, every property has a history. And sometimes a very complicated one.   "Dirty deeds",  title problems are common in real estate investing. And to unlock the value of some of these properties an investor needs a next-level skill set. There is a handful of people in the US that have this advanced knowledge. One of them is Logan Fullmer, Jake Harris’s guest on today’s episo...

In this new “What I Learned...” episode of  The Passive Wealth Principles podcast, Jake Harris will break down his conversation with Christian Mack, an enterprise software veteran, investment banker, private equity and family office leader who has he walked through the fires of operating and starting a business and took it to a nine-figure exit.  He also has grown undervalued enterprise...

The journey of a successful entrepreneur is usually a fascinating one, and most of the top achievers out there have a story full of valuable insights. This is certainly the case of Jake Harris’s guest on today’s episode: Christian Mack, an enterprise software veteran, investment banker, private equity and family office leader.  Not only has he walked through the fires of operating and startin...

Jake Harris's insightful interviews on The Catching Knives Show are a great source of inspiration, knowledge, and actionable strategies.  In this new “What I Learned...” episode, Jake will break down his conversation with Brett Swarts to give you the most important takeaways to remember.  He will reveal some small snippets of what is a deferred sales trust and how you can utilize them to...

Property and business ownership can be stressful, especially when you're ready for a new start.  Businesses and real estate owners often get taxed with 30-50% in capital gains tax on the sale of their assets (businesses, high-end primary homes, or investment properties). Brett Swarts, founder of Capital Gains Tax Solutions helps his clients defer their capital gains taxes, works with sellers...

In this new “What I Learned...” episode of The Catching Knives Podcast, host Jake Harris discusses his insightful interview with Jace Mattinson and shares his most meaningful takeaways.   You will learn who is Jace and what was the episode with him about.  You will discover one of the key things that made Jace successful and what it means to build a business that is scalable and sel...

His interest in entrepreneurship, building wealth and personal finance began at a very young age and he believes he always had it in his blood. So, his journey to success actually started with selling snow cones and candy as a kid.  At 27 years old he took the opportunity to get from a CPA to structuring a leveraged buyout of a 250 person and 30 store company, and then have a nine-figure exit...

Jake Harris's inspiring interviews on The Catching Knives Show provide a lot of inspiration, knowledge, and actionable strategies. He thus decided to do a series of special episodes in which he will synthesize the information provided by his guests and the nuggets that he has taken away. In this new episode of "What I Learned...". Jake will explore key takeaways from his conversation with Ryan Ste...

Having financial freedom before you turn 30 may seem impossible to many people in their 20s, but it is possible.  Jake Harris' guest on today's episode is the living proof of that. At only 25, Ryan Stenberg acquired $30 million worth of real estate in less than a year.  In 2021, Ryan left his job at Google and co-founded West Egg Real Estate, a data-driven real estate syndication firm sp...

In this new “What I Learned...” episode of The Passive Wealth Principles podcast, Jake Harris will break down his conversation with Matt Aitchison, a succesful real estate investor, syndicator, podcaster, speaker and philanthropist. Jake will summarize the information provided by Matt and the nuggets he has taken from the conversation.  You will find out Who is Matt Aitchison and what experie...

A real estate investor, syndicator, speaker and philanthropist, Matt Aitchison has flipped hundreds of houses, built a Top 1000 real estate team in the U.S.  Currently, he focuses on raising capital for syndications and scaling his passive income portfolio to include commercial strip centers, hospitality assets, and single family rentals. Also, he hosts the Millionaire Mindcast, a Top 100 bus...

Welcome to the first episode of The Passive Wealth Principles Podcast with Jake Harris. In this origin episode, Jake will talk about his own story, what motivated him to create this show, what the podcast is going to be about, what is the target audience of it and what kind of people are going to be invited as interview guests. You'll learn what are the 3 core principles of what you'll get from th...