Mike Swenson

REL Freedom Podcast

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Helping people working in all areas of the real estate industry find financial freedom. Join us as we interview the top minds in the industry to see how they used real estate in all ways, shapes and forms to find their own financial freedom. Whether you're a real estate agent, a real estate investor, a real estate syndicator, or you have a business inside of real estate, we want to highlight how you're using it to build time and financial freedom. Want to be a guest on REL Freedom? Contact us at mike@relfreedom.com Join Our Community at http://AgentInvestorMastermind.com Watch All Of Our Conte...

Author

Mike Swenson

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Business

Podcast website

www.relfreedom.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Tim Woodbridge - From Nurse To Mobile Home Park Investor 30.01.2025

We apologize for any lag in Audio/Video. After being a nurse for 9 years, Tim Woodbridge read Rich Dad Poor Dad and knew his future was about to change. Armed with his superpower of taking action, Tim was able to acquire $15M in mobile home parks in 3 years, which allowed him to retire from his nursing job to pursue real estate investing full-time. Hear how Tim was able to ditch his W2 & get i...

Mike Swenson - Top 5 Real Estate Investing Tips for 2025 23.01.2025

What does 2025 hold for real estate investing? 2025 may prove to be a pivotal year in the real estate investing space. Interest rates are still higher than hoped. Deals are tough to come by and get to pencil out. Insurance costs seem to keep going up. However, don't let that stop you from hitting your goals for your family's financial future. The deals you find this year may turn out to...

Ryan Twomey - 500 Units in 4 Years 16.01.2025

Ryan Twomey is the co-founder and Managing Partner of TR Capital Partners, a real estate investment firm with ownership in over 500 Units. Ryan started in financial services before transitioning into a role as an operations analyst for the parent company of the NYSE. He decided to purchase cash-flowing real estate starting in 2021 and quickly pivoted to commercial real estate, specifically apartme...

Mike Swenson & Mike Gengler - Analyzing Our 146 Unit Apartment Purchase 09.01.2025

Do you want to know what to look for in analyzing a deal and when a deal looks good enough to move forward? Join us as we break down one of our best deals that we've taken on, how we found it, what was most appealing about it, what our future plan is with it, and where things are at today. This was a 146 unit property that we closed in July of 2024 in southern Minnesota. Follow Us 👇 http://F...

Scott Harris - Selling $1.5 Billion In Real Estate 02.01.2025

We apologize for any lag in audio/video Scott Harris is a dedicated real estate professional passionate about helping people find their purpose and passion through residential real estate. He is the founder of the Harris Residential Team, in which he has sold over $1.5 billion in residential real estate in New York City. Scott has developed a knack for sales, entrepreneurship and understanding peo...

Mike Swenson & Mike Gengler - How To Invest In Real Estate With An IRA 26.12.2024

Did you know that you can use an IRA to invest in real estate? This is a secret that real estate investors have been using for years to build their wealth. In this episode we discuss how you can take an IRA and turn it into a self-directed IRA that can be used for real estate investing. Whether you have a lot of money saved up in an IRA or not much, you can unlock this powerful tool today. Downloa...

Nathan St Cyr - Turning 1 Star Motel Into #1 Small Hostel In North America 19.12.2024

Nathan is the co-founder of Malama Capital & host of The Hotel Investor Playbook, a podcast that shows how to buy and operate award-winning hospitality properties. Nathan's goal is to turn a $400,000 investment into a $400 Million Hospitality Based Business. With his business partner, they were able to take a 1 star motel located in Hawaii and turn it into the #1 small hostel in North Ame...

Mike Swenson & Mike Gengler - How To Invest In A Real Estate Syndication 12.12.2024

Many people want to get started investing in real estate, but may not have enough money to get a property themselves, nor do they want to take on a property themselves. Today we cover how people can invest in a real estate syndication with minimal money down, while not having to manage the property themselves, and they get to leverage the experience of full-time real estate professionals. We discu...

Amelia Misenheimer - Real Estate Investor & World Traveler 05.12.2024

Amelia Misenheimer bought her first rental in 2010 with a down payment from a stock she bought years prior. After working in the oil & gas industry for a couple of years after college, she moved back to New Mexico and started a property management firm and bought that first property. She grew the firm to over 450 properties and worked with over 100 property owners. She bought a real estate bro...

Jordan Berry - Laundromat Investing 28.11.2024

Jordan Berry was a pastor for 15 years and decided to buy a laundromat as he transitioned out of full-time miniwhta stry. His experience did not get off to a good start. Instead of replacing his salary, he lost $2,000/mo for over a year. In his quest to find other laundromat owners & operators to advise him, he couldn't find much out there. This drove Jordan to create Laundromat Resource...

Michael Matthew - Investment Across Borders 21.11.2024

We apologize for any lag in audio/video. Michael Matthew, CPA, CA has over three decades of experience as a professional accountant and has carved out a niche of specializing in guiding Canadians through the intricacies of real estate investments both in Canada and the United States. Michael earned his Bachelor of Arts in Honours Chartered Accountancy Studies from the prestigious University of Wat...

Catherine Bell - Be The Bank & Rent Dirt 14.11.2024

Catherine Bell is an engaging radio show host, captivating speaker, acclaimed author, and astute financial expert. Growing up in the foster care system, Catherine did not have things handed to her as a child. She eventually was adopted as a teenager and made her way to the United State at the age of 26. Knowing that the average millionaire has 7 streams of income, she got to work. Her and her husb...

Matt O'Neill - Leading A Good Mood Revolution 07.11.2024

Matt O'Neill teaches us that happiness is a choice, even when life gets tough. His work has positively impacted the lives of over 100,000 people worldwide. As a leader in happiness education, Matt teaches how to live a life of "Conscious Happiness". Matt is the author of the book "Good Mood Revolution", and has a podcast of the same name. He explains the importance of conq...

Steve Werner - From Active To Passive Investing 31.10.2024

After amassing a real estate portfolio of 150+ units as an active investor, Steve Werner knew there had to be a better way. He was still caught on the hamster wheel of trading time for dollars. This journey led him to become the Chief of Investor Relations for Home Invest, where he now invests, and helps others invest, in multifamily apartments. Find out why Steve is so passionate about building p...

Jacopo Iasiello - Healthy, Rich, & Happy 24.10.2024

Jacopo Iasiello is the EO of Luxury & Wealth Group. His journey started out growing up in Naples, Italy, where he developed a love for Entrepreneurship. He started a successful jewlery chain at 18 years old and dipped into real estate at 22. He earned his PhD in International Business Management , moved to Florida in 2011, and has since completed over 350 transactions and built a successful po...

Jenn & Joe Delle Fave - The Creative Finance Playbook For Real Estate 17.10.2024

Jenn started out as a middle school English teacher while Joe was stuck working at a car dealership in Upstate New York. Over time, they slowly started chipping away at their real estate goals through the use of creative financing and the rent to own strategy. What started out as a 1 month long trip to Florida turned into them taking 45 days to pack up their lives in New York, sell their primary r...

Wyatt Simon - Quitting Your W2 Job At 27 For Real Estate Investing 10.10.2024

Wyatt Simon currently owns and operates a $20 Million vertically integrated real estate portfolio thanks to the BRRRR strategy. He was able to quit his W2 job at the age of 27 years old thanks to his real estate investing. He is the author of the book "0-100: A Real Estate Investor's Guide to Scaling A Rental Portfolio" and helps other people ditch their W2 job and transition to mul...

Veena Jetti - $1 Billion In Real Estate 03.10.2024

Veena is the founding partner in Vive Funds, a commercial real estate firm specializing in conservative opportunities for investors. After graduating from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a degree in Finance, Veena pursued her passion in real estate. She now has over a decade in the industry, and has over $1 Billion in multi-family transactions in her own portfolio. She also leads a Face...

Ryan Chaw - Retired Pharmacist At 31 From Rent By The Room 26.09.2024

Ryan Chaw is a pharmacist turned real estate investor. By investing in 15 properties while working his full-time job, in August 2023 he was able to replace his pharmacist salary and walk away from his job to pursue real estate investing full-time. Growing up, Ryan saw the power of real estate investing from his Grandpa, who was able to acquire rentals and was able to pay for Ryan's college tu...

Gino Barbaro - "The Pizza Guy" With $350 Million In Real Estate 19.09.2024

Gino Barbaro is an investor, business owner, educator, entrepreneur & podcast host on 4 different shows. You may know him from "Jake & Gino", where along with his business partner Jake Stenziano, they teach others how to invest in multifamily real estate. Jake & Gino have a real estate portfolio of over 2,200 units transacted & $350 Million assets under management, and ha...

Jason Muth - Turning A Side Gig into 3 Short-Term Rental Businesses 12.09.2024

Jason Muth is the founder of 3 real estate investment and short-term rental businesses. After working for large media corporations, Jason decided to leave the corporate world behind and welcome guests into short-term rentals full-time, so he turned his "side gig" into his primary focus. Along with his husband Rory Gill, Jason launched Prideaway Stays, a gay-owned, tech-driven short-term...

Grant Francke - From The Railroad To $8 Million Portfolio 05.09.2024

Grant Francke is a self-made real estate entrepreneur and author who built an $8 Million real estate portfolio from humble beginnings. Working for a railroad company, Grant knew he needed to build something else on his own to be able to leave that work behind, be in business for himself, and build the life he wanted. He quit his job in 2019 and has been working on his real estate portfolio full-ti...

Matthew Gibbs - Leveraging AI To Simplify Mortgages 29.08.2024

Matthew J Gibbs is a business innovator and seasoned professional in the Canadian real estate & mortgage industry. He's the drier behind a nationwide online mortgage brokerage, The Great Canadian Mortgage Co. His mission is to simplify & expedite the mortgage process to ensure clients have access to the best financing options available. He's leveraging advanced AI technology to s...

Justin Udy - Winning Real Estate Through Sales & Investing 22.08.2024

Justin Udy's real estate career began on the mortgage side, where he began buying and renovating homes. He eventually got his real estate license and was named "Rookie of the Year". He continued to grow, consistently placing among the top 1% of salespeople nationwide and is ranked in the Top 10 producers globally for Century 21 and among the Top 200 Producing Agents in the USA. Thro...

Mike Gengler - From Real Estate Agent To Investor 15.08.2024

Mike Gengler became a real estate agent and got his license in 2020. He started out working with residential clients, but pretty quickly realized that working with investors and eventually becoming an investor himself better aligned with his future goals. Hear Mike share his journey to building a portfolio of over 200 units and $6.5M in assets under management in the past 2 years while giving up b...

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