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

The right to own property is at the heart of true freedom. From ideas to enterprise to personal and real property, the ability to acquire, improve, enjoy and profit from possessions is what motivates individuals to get up and be productive every day. In the course of human history, no document has done more than the United States Constitution to protect the right to own property. So for Memorial D...

Doing big deals often means getting big loans. But if a deal goes sideways, it's no fun. And if there's a personal guarantee, that's when the stress really hits the fan! Even if you're not in the big deal club yet, this episode has a lot for you. Would you rather get the lesson before or after you sign on the dotted line? Before is better! So listen in as we talk to special guest, commercial loan...

Money makes things happen, especially in real estate where conventional lending still remains very tight. And in changing times, the smart money usually makes the first move. Since we want to get close to the action so we can see if and where the smart money is moving, we headed to the money capital of the world, New York, where we sat down with fund forming attorney Jon Hornik. Listen in to find...

Investors are playing a vital role in helping the housing market heal. But who are these investors and how are they doing it? To find out, The Real Estate Guys™ get face to face with the CEO of a distressed property wholesaling company that “re-allocates” over 200 houses a month. Listen in as we discuss their survey of over 1,000 individual investors and discover who’s stepping up to get these pro...

Donald Trump’s legendary comeback is one of the great real estate stories in recent history. But how do you relate to anything The Donald goes through? We found a small developer whose David vs Goliath story has less zeros and lots of lessons for small fry like us. Join hosts Robert Helms and Russell Gray for a candid conversation with Malcolm Davies, whose world imploded when a little known claus...

Building wealth over the long term and passing it along tax free to subsequent generations is one of the great features of real estate when properly structured. But real estate isn't the only investment vehicle that works this way. As Yoda said in the Empire Strikes Back, "There is another". In this episode, we visit with an old friend who specializes in helping families create multi-generational...

Get into the minds of our entire faculty, as each reflects on their Summit experience. After one week of focused education, networking and outrageous fun, each faculty member (including Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad real estate Advisors Ken McElroy and Wayne Palmer) share their most important takeaways. Over two thirds of the 2011 attendees, including the complete faculty and their families immediate...

Bookkeeping is the backbone of portfolio management. Good bookkeeping provides the basis of feedback which is essential to working with advisors, obtaining financing, reducing taxes and making sound business decisions. Bad bookkeeping costs investors untold millions of dollars in wasted time and missed opportunities. The Real Estate Guys™ sit down with a QuickBooks Certified Pro Advisor for practi...

Wholesaling is a great way for real estate entrepreneurs to get started using very little, if any, of their own money. But is real estate wholesaling just about taking value from the market, or do wholesalers provide a valuable service to heal hurting markets? To find out, The Real Estate Guys check in with a special guest who has found huge opportunity in a formerly red hot market that most consi...

Not everyone has the time, talent or temperament to find, fix up and rent out properties. If you like your day job and just want to invest your savings in positive cash flow real estate, you may want to become a turnkey real estate investor. Let someone else do all the heavy lifting and then hand you a plug ‘n play property with positive cash flow. Of course, this pre-supposes you can find a good...

We sit down with Robert Kiyosaki, author of mega-bestseller Rich Dad Poor Dad and talk about his latest literary derivative, Unfair Advantage - The Power of Financial Education. "Unfair" is a bit of a misnomer, because everyone has the opportunity to become educated. But in the real world, so few people invest the time and effort to learn about money and business, that those who do seem to operate...

Chaos in the commercial lending markets means lots of problems for business borrowers. But it also means lots of opportunity for smart and bold entrepreneurs. When a market is wounded, creative entrepreneurs come out like white corpuscles to work on the problem. To get more insight into the state of commercial lending, The Real Estate Guys headed to Las Vegas for the National Hard Money Convention...

Making big money as a portfolio manager is the motivation for creating your own investment fund. And with banks not lending, and so many distressed properties and notes selling at steep discounts, the timing is great for pooling investor money and getting into the game. But before you start placing ads on Craig's list looking for investors, there are some very important rules and regulations you n...

What does it take to get to a full time income fast? Do you have to work full time to earn full time? With over 15 million people unemployed, many people feel very insecure about the future of their job and income. And if you're one of those who don’t have a job anymore, instead of waiting for someone else, it might be time to take charge and create a job for yourself. In this episode, The Real Es...

Is inflation on the rise? If it is, will it hit real estate - and if so, when? Inflation hawks say batten down the hatches! Other reports say all is calm. Which is it? And how can you know? In this episode, The Real Estate Guys take a look at the mechanics of inflation and how it works its way through the economy. And more importantly, how to track its progression so you can catch the wave and not...

CPA Tom Wheelwright is a Rich Dad Advisor to best selling author Robert Kiyosaki. Since it’s that time of year when millions of U.S. citizens are dutifully preparing their taxes - and wondering if their affairs are structured properly to avoid paying more than necessary, we dug into the archives to re-visit a conversation we had with Tom in May 2009. Even though the technical details of the tax co...

The Godfather joins Robert and Russ to answer some of the many questions listeners send us each week. When you listen in, you'll pick up precious pearls of wisdom gleaned from other people's experiences - many of which can help you capitalize on an opportunity, avoid a problem or have something of value to add to a strategic relationship. In all cases, you win - and that's always nice. If YOU have...

Where is real estate headed in 2011? It's that time of year when we like to take a look at what some of the real estate pundits are predicting for the upcoming year. Obviously, predicting the future is an inexact science....well, okay...it's actually not science at all. More like alchemy. But it's always interesting to see what some of the more notable people think - and why. It helps stimulate ou...

Financing is the life blood of real estate - especially for investors, builders and re-habbers. Not only do you have to have money for acquisition, construction or rehab, but you hope your takeout buyer can get a loan to cash you out. It’s ALL about financing. But what do you do when conventional financing is hard, if not impossible, to find? In this episode, The Real Estate Guys™ and their specia...

Ken McElroy is a self-made millionaire, a best selling author, and a very strategic thinker. We asked him what's next for America and his answer inspried us. As a very active apartment investor ($300 million in the last two years), he pays close attention to jobs. So he spends a lot of time thinking about where they are and aren't - and why. With U.S. joblessness staying stubbornly over 9% officia...

Discover proven strategies for goal setting that will inspire you to effective action. In this unique episode, host Robert Helms will reveal why your mind is your most valuable resource - and how you can unleash the power of your dreams to drive decisions and actions which will guide not only your investing, but all areas of your life. For many years, Robert taught a powerful 3 day workshop on goa...

Donald Trump may be the most famous “real estate guy” who made it big, lost it all, then made it all back bigger and better than before. What took him down? In his book, The Art of the Comeback, the Donald points to two things: complacency and the Tax Reform Act of 1986. We could do a whole show the importance of playing close attention to things that affect the flow of money into any asset class....

Get the most out of your properties by preparing for a successful 2011. Now is the time to look back on last year and glean lessons for a happy New Year! Running a real estate empire means effectively managing debt, equity and cash flow - and it requires being organized as all the year end paperwork arrives. In this episode, The Real Estate Guys discuss their checklist of things to do, including w...

Money, jobs and people are moving around the world like never before. And while fewer people may feel rich coming out of this recession, there are other good reasons many are still looking at international real estate - both as an investment strategy and a safe haven hedge against inflation. In this episode, we visit with Kevin Brass, an expert author for the International Property Journal. Kevin...

Big money, flexible hours and being your own boss has always attracted people to real estate as a career. And when the traditional job market is depressed, even more people look at real estate as way to make money. While most people think of a career in real estate primarily as selling houses to people who’ll live in them, there are actually many other options! In this episode, The Real Estate Guy...