The Two Stewards Show

The world is a mess. Things are bad. But, they are not ALL bad!   In this episode, Brent and Mark try to keep things positive!   How can we thrive in this topsy-turvy world? What are the things worth suffering for? What are practical actions we can take to improve our situation in uncertain times?   Check out our podcast website for some FREE resources to help you steward your wealth wisely! - - -...

Anthony Molinaro is a content producer and membership coordinator at Rock Star Real Estate. He has been investing in real estate for several years. But he has noticed that everything in our world is corrupt. How do we avoid corruption? How do we reduce unnecessary suffering? How do we stay out of jail? - - - Anthony on LinkedIn ------------------> https://ca.linkedin.com/in/anthonymolinaro   Ge...

Brent just got back from the Thank God for Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. This is a conference with many intelligent speakers who discussed family, stewardship, money, economics, government and Bitcoin from a Christian perspective. Join Mark and Brent as they recap Brent's notes from the conference and give their perspective. - - - Get in touch with Brent to source, develop and launch...

The cycles of history go round and round. 'The Fourth Turning' by William Strauss and Neil Howe identifies the stages of this cycle as: the high, the awakening, the unravelling, and the crisis. A recurring cycle where periods of prosperity and hardship alternate, and shape the character and strength of individuals living in them. Mark and Brent also get into decentralization, hard currency, childr...

Today, we are joined by Glen Sutherland. Glen is a Canadian investing in the U.S.A. Glen has been investing in American Real Estate since 2016. He produces a podcast called "A Canadian Investing in The USA". He also provides coaching services for any Canadian looking to get into U.S. real estate. - - - Check out Glen's website! ------------------> glensutherland.com/   Glen's list of mistakes t...

Brent and Mark discuss the idea of a home-equity tax for Canadians. Is it a good idea? They also talk about an organization called Generation Squeeze. To find out which generation is getting squeezed by who, you'll have to listen to the episode.   You can view the Generation Squeeze website here: ------------------> gensqueeze.ca   - - - Get in touch with Brent to source, develop and launch inv...

In this current events update, Brent and Mark discuss a number of important news items. They go over the importance behind Toronto's St. Paul's byelection results, Bank of Canada deliberations, CMHC changes, and population trends.    Mark also goes on a side rant about the updates to the rainbow pride flag.  - - - Get in touch with Brent to source, develop and launch investment properties --------...

How can we be better stewards in God's created order? What are the hidden costs of abandoning that order? Are we prepared to pay those costs?    Today, Mark and Brent sit down with Mike Hutten for a second time.    Mike is a farmer. But not just any farmer. Mike is an unconventional, ecological, sustainable, regenerative farmer from The Good Ground Natural Farm.    Listen to our first conversation...

Investing in real estate is a time-tested method to build wealth, enjoy extra income, and create financial freedom for yourself and your family. But, it is also a proven way to get yourself caught up in all sorts of problems, complications, complaints, disputes, repairs, and quandaries if you do it wrong!   In order to succeed, you must do two things: 1. Keep your tenants happy. 2. Keep your bank...

Are you an Airbnb host? Does your unit sit vacant some nights?  What if you could turn those vacant nights into FREE travel nights??   Today, Brent and Mark are joined by Landon Wilkinson. Landon is the co-founder of hostshare. Hostshare is a platform where Airbnb hosts can trade their vacant nights for FREE travel. Landon shares how he started hostshare, and how you can participate.   - - - Visit...

How are you going to FUND YOUR RETIREMENT? If you own a house, chances are, you are planning to use part (or all) of your home equity to fund all (or part) of your retirement. What a disaster it would be if the housing market collapsed right before you retired!  Well, do not fear. Justin Trudeau is here! He will ensure that real estate prices do not fall! With sky-high home prices you can retire i...

Over at Good Stewards, we have some exciting news:   We just finished our first detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)!    In this episode Brent and Mark do a deep dive into this project. They talk about why we decided to build an ADU, how much it cost, what challenges we faced, and what we would do differently.    VIEW THE ADU PHOTOS   View our FREE ADU Case Study Report (+Financial Breakdown)  ...

A recent survey found that the two most riveting subjects on planet earth are economics and theology. Now imagine a podcast episode where both of these subjects are combined!   In this episode, Mark and Brent chat with Jordan Bush. Jordan is the co-author of the book Thank God for Bitcoin. He was a missionary in Uruguay, and is now executive director at Thank God for Bitcoin, and host of the Thank...

Life is so difficult. There are no more opportunities, I am so busy and stressed. The previous generation had it way easier. What can young people do? Will they ever get to own a house? Why is life so difficult for them?   This episode, Brent and Mark bring on their producer, Gideon. He is young, attractive, and very intelligent. He is definitely not writing this description. What good has ever co...

We are living in the Information Age.   This era is defined by the ability to collect, store, process, and transmit vast amounts of data really quickly. This leads to profound changes in how people work, interact, and perceive the world around them.   Mark and Brent are a bit old school. This is why today they decided to talk about a book. So old school in fact, that the book they chose to read is...

The Canadian Government has released their budget for next year! They are clearly doing their best to ensure that Canada is not a place where we incentivize people to provide value to the marketplace. Instead, changes were made to the capital gains inclusion rate. Which basically means increasing taxes on gains made on already taxed money. Brent and Mark begin this episode by breaking down the new...

Wise stewardship of our time and money requires thinking about the future. How often do you think about tomorrow? Tomorrow is unknown, uncertain, and often underestimated. What is the price of tomorrow? That is the title of Jeff Booth's book.  Today Mark and Brent talk to Jeff to try and get their minds around what the future could look like from first principles thinking. Jeff Booth is a technolo...

Budgets are SERIOUS. So Serious in fact, that the government hires incredibly smart people to make them. Of course, they have to pay these smart people a ton of money (which comes out of the budget). Once all the money is gone, they hire more smart people to find ways to make more of it, so that they can use the money to pay all the smart people.   This episode was recorded before the budget was r...

Fiat money brings ENORMOUS EARTHLY POWER and SUCCESS to those who can produce it, and to their allies, but it seems to leave a twisted trail of decay and debasement in its wake for everyone else. The consequences of unsound money are far-reaching. And that is one reason we wanted to chat with Jimmy Song. Jimmy is a cowboy hat wearing, Korean, Christian, coder from Texas. He has a very unique persp...

We all want to acquire assets. But we need money! How can we get the banks to give us their money? Dan Patton is here to tell us how. Dan has over 20 years of experience as a mortgage broker, helping Canadians successfully access millions of dollars of debt to acquire assets.    What can young people do to get into the housing market? What is happening with interest rates this year? Everything you...

Canada relies on immigration in a big way. But with 1.2 million newcomers, have we gone too far??   The government is now talking about new limits on temporary residents in Canada. And also new limits for mortgage lending in Canada! Welcome to Canada, the land of new limits! These announcements have huge implications for Canada's housing market!    Brent and Mark sit down to talk with Ben Rabidoux...

Get ready for a some interviews in the coming episodes! Mark and Brent have been so diligent in preparing for their upcoming episodes that they completely forgot about preparing for this one. So strap in. Is there a transition happening from homeowners to tenants? How do we value a single-family home? There seems to be fewer homes being built and more investors buying them up. Are we going back to...

What if I told you that you use too much energy?  So, for the rest of the year, you aren't allowed to use your laptop, phone, dishwasher, laundry machines, furnace, air conditioner, or your fridge. You can't turn on the lights. You have to take cold showers. You aren't allowed to put gas in your car. And also, you can't eat food.   Is energy consumption bad?? Is energy itself scarce? If so, who sh...

What is the MOST TEMPTING THING about Real Estate Investing? Today Mark and Brent are talking about a recent news story: "Private Jets, Yachts, and Parties: Ontario Landlords Flaunted Lavish Lifestyle as Business Began to Crumble." Most people are tempted by the lifestyle that real estate can afford. We all have a desire to gather wealth quickly, but real estate is not the vehicle for short-term g...

It's our 1 YEAR PODIVERSARY! A full year of listening to Mark and Brent talk about inflation and immigration and several hundred tangents and sidebars. To celebrate this milestone, (in typical guy fashion) Mark and Brent do nothing special. A year ago, they set out to explore money, economics, real estate investing and more, from a Christian worldview. Today, they continue this exploration by talk...