The Moneyball Real Estate Show

“We look at the dollar investment, but forget we are playing with emotional and mental capital” - Kevin Clayson In today’s episode, I am gonna share an in-depth interview I performed recently and talk you through everything I've learned about success in passive real estate. I've been fortunate enough to become a best-selling author in over 20 countries and have been helping thousands of clients tr...

“It’s the perspective that makes all the difference in the world” - Steve Earl In today’s episode, Kevin and Steve get together to discuss how your perspective can influence real estate investments. Not many people consider perspective in real estate. Lots of people are more focused on getting down to the gritty details that they fail to look at the bigger picture. In doing this, however, they nev...

“Real Estate does not change value on a whim, because the public opinion sways one way or the other.” - Kevin Clayson In today’s episode, Kevin and Steve dive deep into why real estate is considered to be the best investment for your money. With such unpredictability in the investment markets in the last 18 months, it has brought into light why real estate is still considered one of the safest and...

“I think, personally, this has been the best year that I think we've seen as a company.” - Kevin Clayson. In today’s episode, Kevin and Steve get together to discuss and reflect on 2021, and what is to come in 2022. In this year alone, our average property value across our portfolio increased by $50,000. And when tied in with all the properties owned by our clients across their portfolios, that re...

In today’s episode, Kevin and Steve dive deep into why you should ‘stop checking the scoreboard’ on your journey to success in life. “We can celebrate the accomplishment that we do today and that is the Moneyball mind at work” - Kevin Clayson In the modern world, it can become so hard for people to be happy with what they have. We often see plenty of people dissatisfied with what they have because...

Today’s episode introduces the worst-case scenario when investing in real estate.  It’s something that we get asked quite often. When people imagine investing in real estate, they automatically begin to think about what’s the worst that could happen. And for some reason, they seem to exaggerate all the things that could go wrong for them. So today, we discuss the worst-case scenarios, the realisti...

“The Moneyball Mind philosophy has transformed everything that we do.” -Kevin Clayson Today’s episode introduces the fundamental, principle-based, philosophical approach that is the framework for our success and the success of our clients.  The Moneyball Mind is the key to real estate, real life, and business success. It has become a fundamental piece of everything we do at DFY Real Estate USA. It...

“As a real estate investor, inflation increases the value of your properties.” -Adam York In today’s episode, Kevin gets together with Adam York, Account Executive for DFY Real Estate, to discuss how you can put inflation to work for you. Most people view inflation through very negative lenses. That isn’t something new, and while we may not love the idea of inflation, the essential truth here is t...

“We aren’t just buying. We’re leveraging relationships and years of experience.” -Kevin Clayson Today’s episode talks about how we get properties to purchase and help our clients do the same. We discuss how we use our relationships with suppliers to get exceptional properties, which is probably the essential part of the equation. Also, be ready to listen about how those same contacts and relations...

“If you’re a prepared buyer, it’s always a good time to buy.” -Kevin Clayson Today’s episode is about the difference between market value, asking price, and appraised value. In this unique and brand-new market situation, all three values may differ, but they would all align in a “normal” market. We discuss how to look at these various values and their impact on an individual’s purchasing power rig...

In today’s episode, we talk about the death of the 1% Rule in real estate investing. “Rules of thumb aren’t bad, but they can get in the way of good investments.” -Kevin Clayson The 1% Rule is a rent to price rule that has dictated the “what makes a good investment property” conversation for a decade. This rule was the judging value of whether or not investors wanted to look at a specific property...

In today’s episode, we discuss some of the thoughts and principles that will help investors make the most of their relationship with their property manager. “Property managers love our clients because we provide them with a high-quality product.” -Kevin Clayson The property management companies that we work with genuinely care about the property, our clients’ experience, and their goal is to make...

In today’s episode, we interview Chris Miles, Cash Flow Expert and owner of Money Ripples, about how most financial advisors are frauds. “The question to ask every financial advisor is ‘Are you financially free?’” -Chris Miles Chris is an anti-financial advisor. He’s the right person to talk about this. After working as a traditional financial advisor and stock coach for several years, Chris came...

In today’s episode, Steve interviews the DFY Acquisitions Director for Florida, Ryan Hinricher, and they provide a market update on Florida. They let us know why real estate demand and growth will continue in that state. “People love living here because Florida’s best things never change.” -Ryan Hinricher Steve has been traveling to all of our markets. In Florida, and had a chance to talk to Ryan,...

In today’s episode, we interview our team on the ground in Oklahoma City again, and we get an update on how it's going and how great it's going. “From an appreciation standpoint, the market looks very, very strong in Oklahoma City.” - Steve Earl Steve Earl is in Oklahoma City right now, with our team members, Gary and Preston Norris. They are going to: Run us through the numbers and what the cash...

In today’s episode, we discuss the conclusion of the nationwide eviction ban, and we talk about the ramifications the eviction ban has had over the last year, as well as what people need to know about the topic moving forward. “The NAR helped the government take care of both tenants and landlords.” -Steve Earl You know we're not like a radio talk show where we're talking about current events every...

Today we’re talking about inflation, how reports state that it is still increasing very fast, and how real estate gives us the ability to navigate it more successfully than many other things. “Get into real estate because it can act as a hedge against inflation .” - Kevin Clayson. We see it in real-time, with our own eyes. Inflation grew in June, more than at any other time since 2008. We saw infl...

Today, we’re talking about what's the difference between having a real estate plan and having an outline for the success of your real estate investments.  “A flexible outline, instead of a rigid plan, allows you to capitalize on opportunities as they show up.” - Kevin Clayson Investing with purpose and having a game plan is very important. For many people, a plan is listing step one, step two, and...

Today, we’re talking about all of the ways DFY differs from traditional Turnkey Providers and the ever-so-popular Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat model.  “ One of the ways DFY differs from other companies is that we’re long-term thinkers. ” - Kevin Clayson The idea for today’s episode actually came from a conversation Kevin had with one of our listeners. Kevin asked him, what he wanted to hear...

We’re talking to Gary Norris, one of the best DFY Real Estate acquisition directors, about opening a new market in Oklahoma City.  “I want all DFY clients to look at Oklahoma City and say, this is the city I want to invest in.”  - Gary Norris As we mentioned many times on this podcast, we’re constantly vetting different markets. The demand for properties and increase in clients simply warrants goi...

In this episode, we talk to Buck Sexton, former CIA operative, co-host of The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show, and our latest clients about real estate investments for really busy people.  “The way we work in this country has changed forever, and it’s not going back.” - Buck Sexton To say that Buck Sexton has led an interesting life would be an insult. Buck worked both as a CIA officer and a counte...

We’re discussing what you need to win deals in today’s market, the importance of building relationships with suppliers, and various negotiation techniques that will help you do it.  “ We know relationships are important. But would somebody just think all the way I'm going to win deals in a historically tight market is by building relationships?” – Kevin Clayson The housing market hasn’t been this...

We’re talking about the power of one. Why your actions matter and why you need to make action-based decisions both in your private life and real estate.  “Our individual actions, that’s where power comes from. That’s where the impact comes from.”  – Steve Earl In this episode, we’re doing something different. We’re not talking about something simple and straightforward. There’s no discussion about...

We bring you one of our favorite clients - the one and only Erik Schaumann! Eric started investing in real estate with us a little over 10 years ago. Today, he is completely retired from his passive real estate income! Tune in to find out how we achieved that outcome. “At the end of the day, replacing your income depends on the standard of living you want to have.” - Steve Earl Erik relied on simp...

We dive into real estate partnerships, how they should be established, what the various parts of a partnership deal should be, and how much each partner should be making inside of the partnership transaction.  “Principle-based partnership means that everybody needs to come to the table with value.” - Steve Earl Real estate partnerships are common, but we are often asked how they work. In our exper...