PassivePockets: The Passive Real Estate Investing Show

When investing in real estate in uncertain times such as these, it is important to look for inflation and recession resistant asset classes that can still produce acceptable returns during difficult economic conditions. Medical offices could be just such an asset class. If you are looking for a recession resistant asset class to generate passive income in any market, this is the podcast for you! I...

This week’s episode features a post from the Infielder Forum. The question was asked - what is your passive investing plan? We had some good answers, but Infielder, Pat Wills, had a great explanation and diagram that he shared on the Forum. In this episode, Jim Pfeifer explains his strategy and plan and then Pat describes in detail how he structures his finances in order to maximize growth while m...

A self-directed IRA (SDIRA) gives you more control over your investments than a standard IRA and can help you diversify your investments within your retirement account. It allows you to invest in what you know best instead of forcing you to choose from a limited set of options determined by your IRA provider. Today’s guest, Juan Deshon, is an IRA specialist at Quest Trust Company is a self-describ...

This week’s episode features Paul Miller. Paul is a pharmacist that is focusing on investing passively on the side to help develop his wealth. Paul discovered the passive investing industry and began reading up on the subject and listening to podcasts to educate himself and build his confidence to make his first investment. Paul is going to continue to focus on investing in a couple of deals a yea...

In real estate, there are many ways to generate cash flow and appreciation. Listen in as Jim Pfeifer talks with the Principal of Responsible Real Estate, Bryan Underwood as he shares the challenges of starting his own venture outside of his family’s business and expertise. Bryan discusses the importance of having the right partnerships, the initiative to learn from experienced mentors, and how acc...

Short-term rentals are an asset class many passive investors have not yet invested in. This emerging asset class presents unique opportunities, deal structures, and deal structures. Join Jim Pfeifer as he talks to serial entrepreneur, real estate developer, and experiential hospitality expert Richard Fertig about the asset class everyone is talking about, but few are investing in: short-term renta...

In this episode, Jim Pfeifer takes a topic from the Infielder Forum and shares it with the community. Jim talks about how to teach kids about investing and reveals insights from other Infielders. Tune in to hear how others have taught their kids to become investors!

Often, when people are working in lucrative occupations, they have a lot of income coming in, but they do not have control of their time, their income, or their life. That is how today’s guest, Peter Kim felt when he was working full time as a doctor. He saw examples of other successful professionals who had bought back their time through multiple income streams and he decided to learn from them....

Being a successful business owner and entrepreneur can be exciting – until you realize you end up giving half of your money back to the government. Our guest today, Dave Zook, used his tax burden as motivation to find a better way and now has a proven track record of successful investments. In this episode, he shares how he turned his interest in mitigating his tax liability into a business helpin...

This week’s episode features Anthony Humphress. Anthony has been active in the syndication industry for several years as a GP vs. an LP. Anthony shares how he started syndicating in the Lexington, Ky area working his way up from purchasing single-family homes. He plans to continue to expand his business, focusing on multifamily assets.

True wealth is having assets that produce cash flow - cash flow is they key to sustaining that wealth. In this episode of Passive Investing from Left Field, Paul Moore, the founder of Wellings Capital, joins Jim Pfeifer to share his secrets on how you can keep your wealth growing by investing in cash flowing assets. Paul also shares his strategies for creating wealth and explains the difference be...

This week’s episode features Nishant Shah. Nish is an accredited investor from the Chicago area. His W2 role is an anesthesiologist, but he is building his passive investing portfolio to give him flexibility down the road. He is looking to do some group investing with fellow physicians to help diversify his investments and minimize risk. Nish enjoys educating himself on the business through podcas...

Speculation is often the most exciting and riskiest part of a wealth-building strategy. Venture capital is a great way to potentially boost your overall portfolio returns with a small allocation to this type of speculation. We usually talk about boring (consistent) returns on real estate investments, but today we are switching gears and chasing shiny objects! Listen in as Alec Ellison, Chairman of...

David Morovitz was 45 years old when he realized he didn’t have any real estate. He had no possessions besides his own property. That was what triggered him to really start investing more. So he reached out and learned about the world of syndication. He went to meetups and landed right on left-field investors. And thanks to left-field investors, David has been exposed to sponsors from every asset...

Most people want to live a life full of choices and without regret – it’s a lot easier to accomplish this if you are financially free. To get there, you need one of the two forms of capital – time or money. Knowing which you have can help you implement an investment strategy to help you achieve your goal of being financially free. Join Jim Pfeifer as he talks with Chris Larsen about how he used hi...

This week’s episode features Brian Piana. Brian is a professor teaching graphic design that started investing passively this past year and is currently in two deals. Brian has found a lot of value from joining a community of like-minded investors to help educate him. He plans to watch the economy for a while before deploying more capital but will be watching for the next great deal.

Franchising is becoming a more popular way to start a business. It allows you to invest in an established business system with a proven track record of success. But how can you find the right franchise for you? Tune in today to hear Kim Daly share her insights. Kim is the Franchise Consultant at The Daly Coach, one of America’s Top Franchise Consultants, Founder & Host of KimDaly.tv, and Motivatio...

Vyzer is a wealth management tool that was designed to monitor and track all of the standard financial asset classes. But what’s most exciting about this tool is how it has been optimized to track passive syndication investments. Litan Yahav explains how Vyzer works in this conversation with Jim Pfeifer. Litan started out developing hardware and software for photographing and displaying diamonds o...

This week’s episode features Jeff Geagan. Jeff has been investing passively for about a year and a half. Having started as an accidental landlord in the real estate industry, he has pivoted to the passive side over time. Today, Jeff shares how he found value in Left Field Investors and Tribevest to educate him and spread his risk of investing. He continues to look at new opportunities in individua...

There is a difference between investing and saving. To attain financial freedom you need to take action and invest. In this episode, Billy Keels, Founder of First Generation Capital Partners, shares his experience and the different trials he faced along his journey. He talks about how Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki changed his mindset and helped him liberate himself from his W2. Tune in to t...

This week’s episode features Paul Shannon, a diversified investor with both passive and active investments in his portfolio. Today, Paul describes deal metrics that he both likes and dislikes when he is vetting a deal, as well as asset classes that he likes to invest in. Paul hails from the Indianapolis area and is focusing on conserving his capital and watching the economy for a bit while he lean...

Phoenix is one of the most interesting markets for multifamily right now. In this episode, Jim Pfeifer interviews Zach Haptonstall, the CEO, and Co-Founder of Rise48 Equity and Rise48 Communities, to help us learn more about the Phoenix market. Zach takes us on his journey from a real estate investing novice to running a successful business that owns 34 different properties with over 5,500 units i...

This week’s episode features Greg Baxter. Greg began his real estate investing journey by group investing with college friends. Eventually, he progressed into investing on his own in multi-family properties, self-storage, and mobile home parks. Today, Greg shares how he’s focusing on staying on his path to not chasing shiny objects. He also talks about his anticipation of investing in more multi-f...

Camilla Jeffs had limiting beliefs that resulted in her thinking small and then she learned about passive investing. She found that she was able to stop trading time for money and started thinking big - resulting in the growth of her business and allowed her to ditch her W2 job.   Join Jim Pfeifer as he talks to Camilla Jeffs about how she exited her W2 job and created a business to help others st...

This week’s episode features Brian Liddy. Brian has been investing passively for a while and has reduced his W2 hours in half due to the cashflow he has created. He has invested primarily in multi-family units and has spread into other asset classes - including self-storage and mobile home parks – upon seeing their potential. Brian plans to continue his journey to build his cash flow to replace al...