The Real FI Podcast - Real Estate Investing to FI

Despite being relatively new to the real estate business, Kody Thompson is absolutely crushing it. After 14 short months, Kody went from broke to becoming the integrator of various real estate businesses. Kody started by cutting his teeth in the wholesaling business, and has since transitioned his efforts over to building a real estate agency. Kody’s biggest tip to a new real estate professional–p...

Anthony Scornaienchi’s journey into real estate started as many investor stories begin … with struggle and a desire for time freedom. Anthony was living in Philadelphia and working as a health and PE teacher and paying nearly $1,000/month to rent a tiny 1 bedroom apartment. Wanting to have more control over his living situation, he took the leap and bought his first property in 2016. Anthony bough...

We love to see former military members absolutely crushing it in business and real estate after they’ve concluded their patriotic service. Our guest, Naaman Taylor, is a perfect example of how someone can prepare their transition from the military to building a successful business. Naaman joined the Army at the young age of 18 and had the opportunity to travel the world for 13 years, but he quickl...

Our conversation with Jeremy Stevenson was hands-down one of the more interesting conversations that we’ve had on this show! PWC, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan–a pedigree that would make any young professional salivate. Jeremy seemed to have it all with his corporate career path, but as he began to evaluate his peers and superiors something became clear–they were living a material life and simply didn’...

Our guest Rodney Harris, Jr. is working his way to a million dollar real estate portfolio by using this one often overlooked strategy–FHA loans! Rodney is utilizing FHA loans to acquire 4-unit multi-family properties that he renovates, improves, and forces major appreciation with. So far, Rodney has bought two 4-unit buildings with this strategy, which is great because each deal required that he p...

Jacqueline Marshall went from being a dental hygienist to real estate investor extraordinaire in a short period of time. What did it take to get there? It all started with a strong dissatisfaction with having to commute 2 hours to work each day and not having enough money to enjoy life the right way! Jacqueline found real estate as her saving grace! Jacqueline has been investing for 8 years now an...

Shannon Robnett is the son of a builder and the fourth generation of his family to take on the real estate business. After witnessing his parents retire at the age of 50 from rental cash flow, Shannon quickly saw that the way to wealth could be achieved by acquiring one real estate investment at a time. After a few years in the game, and rubbing shoulders with the likes of investors such as Robert...

The willingness to take risks is where success is found. For Jason Griggs, his make-or-break moment was deciding to purchase a one-way ticket to Las Vegas, Nevada to explore a new market and make a name for himself. Within one year of relocating from Long Island, Jason gave up his job as a PE teacher and transitioned into a career in real estate. After becoming an agent and seeing the success of o...

Our guest Clay Hepler went from failed diplomat with the State Department in Buenos Aires to multi-family real estate investor in a very short period of time. It all started when Clay met a developer while working for the family’s boutique chocolate company. This developer helped Clay to understand the secrets and benefits of owning and building a career in real estate. From there, Clay joined a m...

While Camille Spinelli has always been an entrepreneur at heart, she found herself in the real estate business by accident when her grandmother left her a property through an estate. From there, Camille immediately recognized the power of real estate and made it her life goal to accumulate a solid rental portfolio that would provide her and her husband with the ability to live life on their own te...

Our guest TJ Cremeans isn’t building the “Legacy Real Estate Group” so he can drive around fancy cars and live a showboating life. His purpose is much deeper than that. Beginning with a conversation that TJ had with his mentor in corporate america, he charted a path to becoming an entrepreneur and real estate investor. After starting with single-families and flips, TJ finally found himself playing...

Mike Scarpa & Jae Morales-Irizarry are a creative financing and real estate duo! You might recognize some of their strategies from our guests on Ep. 22 with Joe & Jenn Delle Fave. The proof of the strategy can be found in the success of these mentees! Mike and Jae met in college, entered the corporate world in 2018, and decided in 2020 to make a life pivot towards building their own busine...

We’re not going to lie, Axel Ragnarsson is doing exactly what Patrick and I dream of doing in the near future with real estate. Some people are content with building a job around real estate and calling it a day. To a large extent, we’ve fallen victim to that mindset, but Axel sees things a little differently. From day one, Axel has been set on building a reputable, branded, kick-ass multi-family...

Sometimes bad fortune leads to positive outcomes. After taking down a few deals of his own, Jonathan Mueller decided to go big and explore small apartments. During his due diligence trip to Michigan he was investigating a small opportunity, but upon further investigation determined that the black mold and other issues would be a bit too much of a risk to take on. As fortune would have it, while on...

Our guest JD Sustar has been busy at work over the past 4 years. In 2018, JD started with a negative $10k net worth and driving a truck for the Cintas uniform company making $45k/year. To see where he’s at today is nothing short of amazing. After capitalizing on a transition to a sales job, where he still works today, JD is now sitting on a nearly $2M net worth which is comprised of his 20 SFR and...

Patrick and I are relatively new to the game, so we always enjoy having guests on the show that have been investing in real estate for more than 10 years and have lived through a full cycle or two. It’s from time in the market that wisdom is born! Flip Zweig started investing in the early 2000’s back when you could get a home loan with a heartbeat being the only strenuous application requirement....

What does it mean to work towards financial independence in the digital age? Answering that question is certainly a moving target, but one thing is certain–the economy and markets are changing rapidly and what’s happening today will have significant consequences for generating future wealth. Today’s guest is Logan Bolinger, who is an attorney by day and bitcoin/economics student by night. Logan ha...

Hannah McCoy graduated from nursing school in 2019 making $22 per hour. In today’s economy, that income didn’t go very far, but Hannah was determined to build a life around experiences rather than working grueling 3-12 nurse shifts. She moved out of her parents house into a rental in 2019 to start her adult life, but something didn’t feel right. Hannah didn’t appreciate the feeling of paying down...

Today we're spending some time to get to know one of our hosts a little better! In this episode we're diving into Patrick Mcgrath's business as a real estate investor and entrepreneur. If you've ever been curious about the cool things that Patrick has going on, or perhaps even where's he's at on his journey to reaching financial independence, then you won't want...

Grant Warrington started out his investing career in 2003 after learning how to buy houses by listening to cassette tapes and learning from some OG investors. Everything was going great until 2007 when Grant faced some financial troubles and all but had to start over again. After getting back on his feet, and cleaning up his personal life, he met his current wife in 2014 and was ready to hit the g...

Jeff Stephens didn’t build his real estate portfolio up to 35 units by taking a conventional path. It took a lot of work and planning to find and acquire deals with favorable financing terms. Jeff spends a lot of his time building off-market relationships so that he may capitalize on seller financing opportunities. There are a few value statements which are closely held in Jeff’s business: (1) rar...

Many people have spent time thinking about their ‘why’ in life, but few have used their ‘why’ to fuel a passion for amassing generational wealth. Our conversation with Yaamu Camara was amazing to say the least. If you’ve been struggling to find some motivation on your path to financial independence then this episode will quickly motivate you to take the next step towards reaching your goals. Yaamu...

Many people have spent time thinking about their ‘why’ in life, but few have used their ‘why’ to fuel a passion for amassing generational wealth. Our conversation with Yaamu Camara was amazing to say the least. If you’ve been struggling to find some motivation on your path to financial independence then this episode will quickly motivate you to take the next step towards reaching your goals. Yaamu...

You can own real estate, or you can create a real estate business. Roberto De Leon is doing both and has found a niche way to create massive profits in California, one of the country’s most competitive real estate markets. Roberto’s story started in 2012 with his first househack before he even knew what that term meant. Fast forward to today, Roberto is building ADU after ADU and forcing MASSIVE a...

Did you know that succeeding in real estate doesn’t require you to bring a ton of cash to closing or be a landlord? Joe and Jenn’s real estate career spans more than two decades and they’ve built their ideal real estate business that fits their desires and lifestyle. This husband and wife duo transitioned from relying upon bank and traditional financing to take down their deals to more creative fi...