The Big Break Show

Join us for the second part of our exciting conversation with Nick Bastianelli. As you might have known in part 1, Nick Bastianelli is a real estate consultant and advisor who specializes in luxury and new construction listing and sales. In this episode, we delve deeper into Nick's incredible journey to becoming a successful real estate investor. Nick shares the story of the brokerage deal that le...

In this episode, we have the privilege of speaking with Nick Bastianelli, a seasoned real estate consultant and advisor who specializes in luxury and new construction listings and sales. But what makes this episode truly special is the fact that Nick also shares his personal story of overcoming addiction and rebuilding his life. Nick opens up about his family's struggles and his addiction problems...

Jessie Dillon is a cosmetic tattoo artist based in Massachusetts who also currently owns a beauty business and is a real estate investor. She considers herself "semi-retired" at the age of 30. Her most recent purchase, a $600,000 house hack, generates her $3800 in midterm and long-term rents, reducing her mortgage obligation to just $50! How did that happen? Find out in this episode!     Tune in a...

Ryan is a real estate investor and entrepreneur based in Utah who enjoys guiding and spending time on the river with his guests as the lodge owner at Alaskan Remote Adventures. He spends part of the year in Utah and part of the year in Alaska. He has always been into adventure, so he always liked to go share an unforgettable Alaskan experience.   Tune in as we talk about how he got into real estat...

We are now at Episode 50! And in this episode, we talked with Zeona Mcintyre. She is a real estate investor focusing on short and medium term rentals, a Bigger Pockets author, and a licensed real estate agent in Colorado who currently owns 12 properties while guiding a ton of people right now to their financial freedom. She is also a traveler! She has actually traveled across 48 countries now, by...

In this special episode, we are with The Real Estate Robinsons! Tony and Sara are well known in the world of real estate investing, and we are actually glad that both Tony and Sara Robinson were on our show as we talked all about their success as a couple, not only on the short-term rental side but also in their businesses. They talked about how they run and grow their businesses and what they wer...

Diego Corzo is an entrepreneur, realtor, and real estate investor based in Austin, Texas. He has now been featured in Forbes, CNN Money, Inc.com, Entreprenuer.com, Fox News, Telemundo, and Univision. But before all that, he was a Florida State University graduate and began his career in corporate America as a software developer for an IT company. He then realized that he was meant for so much more...

Bill Faeth has been in a lot of business ventures since 1992, starting from drop shipping all the way to swimwear products, ecommerce, retail, restaurants, glow in the dark miniature golf businesses, limousine companies, and being a golf professional himself at some point! He had done a lot of stuff for over 25 years of experience in the business. And now that he is on Short Term Rentals, we’ll ta...

This episode features Ingrid Duque, a real estate investor from Atlanta, Georgia. Before being an investor, she was an engineer, climbing the corporate ladder until one moment struck her the most, which made her realize that she needed to pivot into real estate. Take a listen to her unique story of how it all started; what her properties looked like; what she experienced owing her first property w...

In this episode, we are joined by Daniel and Adam, the Co-Founders of Host Financial. Host Financial is a financing company that aids short-term rental owners by bringing in capital for their investments. They are familiar with the short-term rental sector and have a network of capital partners who focus on helping investors in this industry. Host Financial will assist you whether you're looking f...

Sean Pan started his real estate journey back in 2016 when he worked as a full-time engineer. From there, he jumped into the real estate business by starting house hacking, which led to him finding his team and awesome properties. He then got a great house flip deal, which made him $300,000. He is currently working as a hard money lender, purchasing a large number of properties out of state, and i...

Right off the bat, we’d like to say that this episode hits differently because, in this episode, we did go beyond all the fuzz of real estate and the numbers. Today’s episode features Erin Helle, a Real Estate Investor Coach, Realtor, and Private Money Broker. This one is an awesome story of being in the military for 14 years, then suddenly, after having a health condition and life-changing events...

We’re back with more short-term rental content! In this new episode, we talk with Norman Hamilton who has been hosting in the short-term rental space since 2016, while he was also a software developer intern and did investment banking, with 30 properties doing a mix of arbitrage and management around the Texas area. Take notes with your pen and paper as he shares with us his blueprint! How it all...

WE ARE BACK! And we have this awesome episode with Andrew Lyko, aka OneDopeKid, who is a contemporary fine artist and creative visionary. Not only did we talk about the story he had growing up to become a successful entrepreneur, but he also talked about his business mindset, which could be one of your key takeaways from this great conversation. Tune in as he also talks about his NFT project, how...

In this episode, we talk with Steve Rozenberg. He is an international airline pilot, business coach, and real estate investor. In this conversation we had with him, he talked about leveling up your business mindset. He also shared a brief story about how 9/11 threw his life into disarray and prompted him to embark on his real estate journey; his early realizations as a real estate investor; how he...

In this episode, we speak with Josh Goldstein, a commercial producer and a real estate investor. Josh told a very interesting tale of how he entered the real estate business and how, in just two years, he had opened 20 doors! Listen as we talk about his life as a producer; a brief account of how his cancer diagnosis led him to real estate as he read Rich Dad Poor Dad and listened to several podcas...

In this week’s episode, we have Madison Rifkin, a woman entrepreneur and the CEO/Founder of Mount – a software platform that can take your STR to the next level by turning anything you own into a rentable amenity! Tune in as we dive deep into how she started from doing bike locks when she was 12 years old to being the entrepreneur she is today; all about Mount-its ins and outs from how it all work...

Join us in this episode as we talk with Stephanie Gutierrez, an ADU Realtor, Strategist, and Advisor. Starting out in the medical field doing medical billing and insurance eligibility, we dig deep into how she niched down to ADUs by forming her own team back in 2020. We also touched on the SB9 home act of California and how it could potentially take over the ADU space in the future, all about pref...

Join us on this incredible episode as we talk with the President of Hope Housing Foundation, CEO of MultiFamily Monopoly, and the 2022 TEDx Speaker, Mr. Alvin Hope Johnson. In this podcast, we focused on how he provides affordable housing for several economically challenged and workforce communities across America; their plans to put together their own Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) plant while...

In this episode, we have Philip "Flip" Zweig from AZ, who is a Real Estate Investor for almost 23 years. He is doing massive things in the Fix and Flip industry and has been teaching others how to get started in the business. Listen in as we talked about how he got into the real estate business, the story of how he lost his properties and what he did during the 2008 crash, going direct to subcontr...

In this episode, we have Lattice Hudson, a business coach, and marketing mentor. She is passionate about helping entrepreneurs create more wealth by utilizing a high-ticket evergreen business model. Watch this episode to learn how Lattice went from being in various human resource leadership roles to becoming an online business coach and mentor. We dig deep into what she does, how she could help so...

In our 33rd episode, we sit down with Ahmed Seirafi, the founder of Andalusia Development Company and a commercial real estate (CRE) developer. Ahmed has used his knowledge, expertise, and skills to improve and extend real estate ventures, most notably in the commercial real estate industry. Most importantly, he is so good at spotting a good deal. Tune in to this awesome episode as we discuss how...

In this episode, we're taking a breather from real estate and taking things in a different light as we talk with Jeremy Janus, who is now very well-known in nature photography. After graduating from high school, Jeremy relocated from California to Colorado when he was 18 and had severe depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. He embraced nature to find meaning after going through some difficult...

In this episode, we have Shawn Ackerman who is a real estate investor generating massive income in the Midwest area, specifically in Milwaukee, through creative financing deals. Listen to how he started leveraging credit cards to gain awesome properties with minimal cost by getting into subject-to financing deals. We deep-dive into long distances investing, best strategies when looking to invest o...

In this episode, we have Dan Zhukov who is a real estate investor and is known for his fix & flips while teaching people how to do it without using any of their own money through his course, Urban Flip Academy. He moved from London, UK, started a house cleaning business, started learning about real estate, did private money lending with friends, did fix & flips, and eventually ended up wit...