The Real Estate Guys Radio Show - Real Estate Investing Education for Effective Action

The Fed FINALLY raises rates for the first time in nearly a decade. Now what? In this episode, Robert and Russ discuss the short term and big picture impact of the Fed's long awaited move...and what it might mean for real estate investors. The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed. Learn more and su...

Attorney Mauricio Rauld updates us on the new crowdfunding rules issued by the SEC. Finally, the doors are opening for non-accredited investors to get in on private equity opportunities. While this is very exciting news, purveyors of private placements need to know the rules...or risk running afoul of the regulators. So tune in and find out about the ins, outs and out of bounds...as we discuss cro...

How to get started investing is one of the most common questions we're asked. So no surprise it comes up again in this edition of Ask The Guys. Of course, the answer depends on where you're at, where you want to go, what you have to work with, and what's happening in the marketplace at the time. So even though the question repeats, the answer is seldom the same. Another popular question is about t...

Relationships are one of the most valuable assets a real estate investor has. In our careers, we're thankful for the many great ones we have. We KNOW they're great because we've had some real bad ones to compare them to. In this Thanksgiving edition of The Real Estate Guys radio show, we reflect back on how some of the many people we've known and worked with conducted themselves. Some were (and ar...

Broadcasting from the 41st annual New Orleans Investment Conference, we sit down to chat with Mark Skousen, Peter Schiff and Brien Lundin. Mark Skousen has been named one of the top 20 living economists. He's been writing a successful stock investing newsletter for nearly four decades. And he's a bull. Peter Schiff is a money manager, a multi-time best-selling author, and he famously warned a skep...

Inspections are a very important part of real estate investing. Having trained experts objectively evaluate the condition of all components of a property help prevent unexpected, unpleasant and expensive surprises. Inspections also provide leverage when margins and negotiations are tight. In this episode, the Guys discuss some of the myriad of inspections available and how savvy real estate invest...

Former Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke is taking a victory lap and promoting his new book, The Courage to Act. Meanwhile, ex- Congressman and multi-time Presidential candidate Ron Paul is a well-known long-time critic of the Fed. One thing's for sure - The Fed is the most powerful financial force on the planet. Their decisions affect interest rates, economic activity, investment activity and th...

Equity happens. But sometimes on the road to real estate riches, bad stuff happens too. In our annual "reality check" episode, we visit with several real life real estate investors who had things go horribly wrong and lived to talk...and laugh...about it. Of course, if you're going to have a bad experience it can be therapeutic to revisit it and look for the lesson. After all, you paid full price...

Most people invest in real estate for building wealth to enjoy then pass on to their family. But because of poor or little planning, some investors lose huge chunks of their assets to lawsuits and taxation. So in an age of hackers, surveillance and money hungry governments, it's never been more important to structure your holdings for maximum privacy, protection and tax mitigation. It used to be g...

Lots of great questions from our fabulous listeners! Topics range include market selection, what to watch out for when investing in condos, whether inflation or deflation is on the horizon, and what to think about China's push to make the Yuan a reserve currency. So many questions, so little time! But stay tuned because as long as you have questions, we'll keep making up answers! The Real Estate G...

Rock star is a term often used to describe HUGE success in any endeavor. Maybe YOU are dreaming of becoming a real estate rock star some day! So we thought it would be fun (and instructive) to sit down and visit with a real life rock star. We want to know how someone finds the passion and drive to fight the odds and achieve fortune and fame. We didn't just settle for some one-hit wonder...not that...

So many opportunities...so little time! In this fifth and final episode of our series on getting off the beaten path to find better cash flows, we take a rapid fire look at a variety of real estate niches. We discover there are MANY places an intrepid real estate investor can go to find profits...without fighting with dumb money or institutional giants. So listen in and scratch your itch to get ri...

Commercial properties are alternatives for investors looking for profits outside of every day residential real estate. In this episode, we take a look at the big three of commercial real estate - office, retail and industrial...and some of the many sub-sectors inside of each. If all you've ever known or considered is houses and apartments, you'll be amazed at the many different ways to derive rent...

Big banks and Wall Street have once again been accused of manipulating a major market. As if the LIBOR scandal wasn't bad enough, the latest allegations of Treasury market shenanigans highlight the dangers of little fish swimming with big sharks. But with banks paying virtually nothing on savings, and high yielding residential real estate getting harder to find...where's an investor to go for high...

In part two of our series on looking outside of little green houses for higher cash flows, we turn our attention to a monopoly favorite...red hotels! And to spice things up a bit, we add resort property to the mix. In a world where working class people are getting poorer in terms of real wages, finding ways to derive rental income from the affluent is something every real estate investor should be...

Just as ancient hunter-gatherers would migrate in search of sustenance, real estate investors today might be well-served to migrate into new markets and product types to find yields. In this first episode in our series on finding yield, we go WAY outside of box of little green houses and red hotels. We talk to a lawyer who helps international clients research and acquire income producing farmland...

Safety, privacy and yield are growing concerns for anyone with growing amounts of cash. As your real estate portfolio grows, so do your deposits, maintenance reserves and float. And if you're waiting for that next great opportunity, you may have a chunk of cash on hand for that too! But in a world of insolvent banks, debt-ridden governments, financial predators, high tech snooping and identity the...

Residential rents have been on the rise lately. Will the trend continue or are there clues in the news which suggest a squeeze is coming? In the episode, Robert and Russ break down the mainstream headlines which affect real estate investors. Healthcare spending on the rise...up to 20% of all U.S. spending by 2024. Social security disability fund to go broke in 2016. Retail prices are rising and Am...

Robert and Russ dig deep into the email grab bag and pull out a handful of great listener questions for this edition of Ask The Guys. Do high cap rates in a low cap rate market mean more risk? Maybe. What do you do when a tenant breaks their lease? Ouch. How to get a 401k into play without triggering taxes? A field trip to Cuba? Hmmmm.... Bought in the bubble and now drowning in debt. Help! Buy no...

At Freedom Fest 2015, your intrepid hosts found an ecclectic collection of very interesting people and how they approach real estate investing. Lily Williams arrived in the US from China with $100 and a dream to be free. Today she owns multiple properties and is a full time real estate investor. Craig Colley is an American who traveled to Nicaragua to find opportunity investing in timber farmland....

Guests Steve Forbes and Grover Norquist share their thoughts about tax reform as the U.S. heads into an election year. Tax policies affect the laws which steer the behavior of corporations, small businesses, investors and employees. Where capital, businesses and people flow to...and from...are all affected by tax strategies. So keeping an eye on trends in tax policy can help a savvy investor stay...

We ask Donald Trump about lessons from real estate investing...then talk to Robert Kiyosaki about the Donald's presidential aspirations. Does a real estate guy have any lessons for goverment? Find out in this episode of The Real Estate Guys Radio Show! The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed. Lear...

Everyone wants a great deal. But what's a great deal for YOU? In this last installment of our four part series, we delve into the do's and don'ts of picking a property that fits your personal investment strategy and advance you toward your financial goals. The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed....

Robert Kiyosaki says "Investing is a team sport." We agree! And this is especially true with real estate investing because unlike paper assets...properties aren't uniform commodities which lend themselves to being traded on electronic exchanges. Instead, the buying and selling of real estate involve people...lots of them. And so who you have on your team and how you get along with them is critical...

Getting into a long term relationship with a market is a big decision. It's important to take time up front to consider if you're truly compatible with each other. Do you have similar goals and personalities? Common friends and values? If things change or don't work out, do you have a plan to move on without too much damage? In this episode, The Real Estate Guys talk about why market selection is...