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#209: You’re getting taxed in sneaky ways - both everywhere you look, and also where you DON’T look. Americans spend more on taxes than housing, food and clothing costs combined. Real estate has the best tax shelters - tax-deferred exchanges, rent income exempt from Social Security and Medicare tax, and tax depreciation sheltering more of your rent income. Today’s guest, FOX News and CNN TV Contributor Kristin Tate, uncovers hidden taxes that you don’t even know that you’re paying. Stealthy taxes are killing you. They’re often disguised as fees, licenses, and surcharges. Once citizens pay a new tax, they get used to it, and just keep paying it. Housing taxes, transportation taxes, utility taxes are often hidden. You learn where. Your tax revenue often goes to a “general fund”, not where it “should”. Graduated Tax vs. Regressive Tax - definition, relevance. Sin taxes. We discuss what you can do to beat excessive taxation. Kristin’s book, “How Do I Tax Thee” is on Amazon. I bring you today’s show from Locarno,

#208: With a $55,000 annual contribution limit, the QRP gives you checkbook control of your IRA. You can invest your retirement money in nearly anything. Retirees are suffering with 401(k)s and IRAs. QRPs provide a better way. Damion Lupo tells us how. QRPs avoid the UBIT tax. Self-directed IRAs do not. Learn more from Total Control Financial by texting “QRP” (ALL CAPS) to 72000. QRP stands for Qualified Retirement Plan. You can invest in nearly anything with your retirement funds, get a $50,000 line of credit, and creditor protection. With Self-Directed IRAs, you might have to pay tax on leveraged gains; QRPs are exempt. With QRPs, you can invest in residential property, metals, cryptocurrency, options, tax liens, notes, vacant land, mobile home parks, more. You can set up a QRP with less red tape than a Self-Directed IRA. __________________ Want more wealth? 1) Grab my free E-book and Newsletter at: GetRichEducation.com/Book 2) Actionable turnkey real estate investing opportunity: GREturnkey.com 3) Read my

#207: I am a spender. Our guest is a saver. Spenders defer financial wealth. Savers defer quality of life. This interview takes a sweeping turn when our guest tells us he’s “very frugal”, because I’m not. Hear my “The Spender vs. The Saver” commentary in the last ten minutes of the show. The creator of one of the world’s most successful real estate investing apps, Anton Ivanov and the DealCheck app, joins us today. I’ve used myself. It’s great, and free. For 25% off the optional premium upgrade, use Discount Code GRE25OFF. From his San Diego homebase, Anton has grown his nationwide portfolio to 35 units and $11K of monthly cash flow. He owns in Kansas City, Birmingham, and Atlanta. The Spender vs. The Saver: there is no right or wrong. This is why it is called PERSONAL finance. __________________ Want more wealth? 1) Grab my free E-book and Newsletter at: GetRichEducation.com/Book 2) Actionable turnkey real estate investing opportunity: GREturnkey.com 3) Read my best-selling paperback: getbook.at/7moneymyths

#206: Student loan debt vs. real estate investing. Where should you devote your dollars? You get answers. I tell you how to eliminate investing “uncertainty”. The “BRRRR” real estate investing strategy is discussed - pros and cons. It’s a hybrid between flipping and buy-and-hold. Turnkey vs. BRRRR real estate investing. I cover the history of mortgages from the 1930s to today. FDR and World War II had substantial impact. Fannie Mae was born in 1938. Freddie Mac didn’t begin tracking mortgage rates until 1971. 2000 was the last year that mortgage rates (30-year FRMs) exceeded 8%. The median 30-year mortgage rate since 1971 is 7.7%. Let’s meet in-person at the New Orleans Investment Conference. __________________ Want more wealth? 1) Grab my free E-book and Newsletter at: GetRichEducation.com/Book 2) Actionable turnkey real estate investing opportunity: GREturnkey.com 3) Read my best-selling paperback: getbook.at/7moneymyths __________________ Listen to this week’s show and learn: 02:13 Student loan debt vs. r

#205: A dollar is not money. Money serves three purposes. It is a:   #1: Medium Of Exchange   #2: Unit Of Account   #3: Store Of Value There is an opportunity for you to invest in cash-flowing real estate in Cleveland (link). After discussing the roles of money, currency, and real assets, we discuss the Cleveland, Ohio real estate investing market. Generally, if a place is too desirable to live in, it is a bad place to invest in long-term rental real estate for cash flow. But it must be attractive enough to retain residents. Cities must reinvent themselves when manufacturing wanes. Cleveland has doubled-down on medical technology and has become a world leader in health care. Eight Fortune 500 companies are headquartered here. The Cleveland Clinic is a world health care leader. Neighborhood selection, pockets for long-term appreciation and cash flow discussed. Typical in Cleveland: 3 BR / 2 BA, $700 - $1,000 rent, $80,000 price, 2% property tax. This provider: financing-friendly, in-house management, guarantee

#204: Your real estate ROI could be a billion dollars. Even if your property never appreciates nor pays you the other four ways, I discuss a little-considered way where you’re STILL profiting. Real estate price and value are different. “Return ON Equity” vs. “Return FROM Equity” discussed. Are you leveraging appreciation or leveraging inflation? Inflation assists leveraged real estate investors 3 ways: asset inflation, debt debasement, and higher cash flows. Real estate flipping vs. investing is discussed with Matt Theriault. Matt and I discuss the mindsets around passive income vs. active income. The importance of markets and teams. __________________ Want more wealth? 1) Grab my free E-book and Newsletter at: GetRichEducation.com/Book 2) Actionable turnkey real estate investing opportunity: GREturnkey.com 3) Read my best-selling paperback: getbook.at/7moneymyths __________________ Listen to this week’s show and learn: 02:13 Your ROI. 03:54 If your property never appreciates or pays you, here’s how you profi

#203: Doctors’ debt is $200K-$600K+ after medical school. Should they pay it off or invest in real estate instead? Most view doctors as “successful” - they help people and earn more than most. Dr. Buck Joffrey joins us. Are doctors “too academic” to be concerned with investing? They miss out. Get his great Wealth Formula Roadmap Course. Young doctors often ask veteran doctors what to do with their money. They get referred to a typical financial advisor. “The Rule Of 72” is misleading. Mutual fund investors often make zero return. It is impossible to build substantial wealth without (good) debt. That is, debt that’s outsourced to others, like tenants. I give a concrete example of how debt creates wealth for you with a $1M building where you make a small down payment. Inflation dilutes the weight of your debt. Wealth Formula = Mass x Velocity x Debt Dr. Joffrey’s first apartment building was bought based on “a promise” - a pro forma on a Class D building. It was awful. _______________ Want more wealth? 1) Grab

#202: $108,000 was my highest salary from my day job. I discuss. There’s high housing demand and low supply. Then why are homebuilders slowing down? You get answers. SFHs comprise 30-35% of all U.S. rentals. 90% of rental SFHs are owned by “mom & pops”. Learn how to exploit real estate’s geographic arbitrage. How are you living? Metaphorically, are you using water buckets or a sprinkler system? Meet me in-person at the New Orleans Investment Conference, Nov. 1st to 4th. I made an infographic to send you: “The 5 Ways Real Estate Investors Get Paid”. _______________ Want more wealth? 1) Grab my free E-book and Newsletter at: GetRichEducation.com/Book 2) Actionable turnkey real estate investing opportunity: GREturnkey.com 3) Read my best-selling paperback: getbook.at/7moneymyths Listen to this week’s show and learn: 02:12 Supply vs. Demand and “Capacity To Pay”. 03:59 Homebuilding slowdown. 10:40 SFHs comprise 30-35% of all rentals. 90% of rental SFHs are owned by “mom & pops”. 13:02 Geographic arbitrage

#201: Your down payment, credit score, reserves, debt-to-income ratio necessary for an income property loan are discussed. Ridge Lending Group President and CEO, Caeli Ridge, also tells you 15% of appraisals come in low, 80% right on, and 5% above the contract sale price. Can a bank call your mortgage loan payment due-in-full anytime? Short answer is “no”. We discuss. Learn some good options after your first 10 loans (single) or 20 (married) are exhausted. We discuss the effect of higher mortgage interest rates on your cash flow. HELOC interest is not always tax deductible. Be mindful that Trump doubled the standard tax deduction threshold. _______________ Want more wealth? 1) Grab my free E-book and Newsletter at: GetRichEducation.com/Book 2) Actionable turnkey real estate investing opportunity: GREturnkey.com 3) Read my best-selling paperback: getbook.at/7moneymyths Listen to this week’s show and learn: 02:58 Receiving sale price discounts for paying cash rather than financing property. 08:48 Two sets of un

#200: Discover your “why” in life and real estate. You should have a selfish why and an altruistic why in real estate investing. I summarize today’s economy and asset values: GDP growth, real estate, stocks, interest rates, cryptocurrency, oil, dollar, precious metals, The Fed. As a Forbes writer, I’m going on offense, not defense. You hear the audio clip: “7 Minutes To A Wealthy Mindset”. Enjoy this milestone 200th Episode - the Bicentennial Installment of GRE! _______________ Want more wealth? 1) Grab my free E-book and Newsletter at: GetRichEducation.com/Book 2) Actionable turnkey real estate investing opportunity: GREturnkey.com 3) Read my best-selling paperback: getbook.at/7moneymyths Listen to this week’s show and learn: 00:52 Up and down market cycles. 02:02 You live a great life. 04:33 Your “why”. 10:02 Why I’ll never paint a wall or mow a lawn again. 14:58 Programming changes. 16:07 Today’s economy, GDP, asset values. 25:12 At Forbes, I’m going on offense, not defense. 26:52 Audio clip: “7 Minutes To

#199: He thought this show was dumb, debt was bad. He originally listened to laugh rather than for financial education. In 2009, Get Rich Education (GRE) listener Dustin Jones suffered a personal bankruptcy as a result of high real estate commercial debt tied to properties with declining value. His goal was to be debt-free by age 40. In 2015, that all changed when he began listening to Get Rich Education. He learned that financially-free beats debt-free. Now Dustin embraces debt again by strategically turning equity into cash flow. He has $781,000 in debt, and hopes to have $1.1M to $1.2M by year-end. Isn’t that counterintuitive? It’s a fascinating story of tragedy, resilience, learning, strength, and self-belief with remarkable Michigan-based GRE listener Dustin Jones. _______________ Want more wealth? 1) Grab my free E-book and Newsletter at: GetRichEducation.com/Book 2) Actionable turnkey real estate investing opportunity: GREturnkey.com 3) Read my best-selling paperback: getbook.at/7moneymyths Listen to t

#198: The five ways real estate pays you, your monthly cash flow and using HELOCs are three listener questions that I answer today. Home inventory is so low that machine learning and artificial intelligence are being used to predict when someone is likely to sell. ATTOM Data’s Daren Blomquist tells us where today’s housing values are compared to pre-recession peaks. Want more wealth? 1) Grab my free E-book and Newsletter at: GetRichEducation.com/Book 2) Actionable turnkey real estate investing opportunity: GREturnkey.com 3) Read my best-selling paperback: getbook.at/7moneymyths Listen to this week’s show and learn: 00:57 How would $1,500 monthly cash flow help me? 04:00 The “5 Ways” real estate pays you. 06:40 HELOCs. 26:16 Daren Blomquist interview begins. 29:00 Machine learning, artificial intelligence in real estate. 35:00 Higher mortgage interest rates = higher home prices. 38:18 National median housing prices vs. “pre-crash” highs. 40:30 Housing values in “stable” markets. 43:38 Get Rich Education TV. Re

#197: I dislike 401(k)s. They REDUCE your income. Sound investments INCREASE your income. Most people simply do not realize that there are alternatives to “defined contribution” retirement plans like 401(k)s, 403(b)s, 457s, IRAs, and Canadian RRSPs. Societal belief systems condition you into “Salary Reduction Plans” - which is, in fact, an early name of the 401(k)! The man credited as the “Father” and “Inventor” of the 401(k), Ted Benna, joins us today. He created and gained IRS approval of the first 401(k) savings plan. Even Ted laments that they should be “blown up”. They are not serving participants in the way they were intended. Ted & I discuss alternatives to 401(k)s. Personally, I don’t invest in 401(k)s. Admittedly, I used to, succumbing to poor financial education and societal conditioning. They’re not designed to begin paying you until between age 59.5 and 70.5. That’s a “life deferral plan” - awful. Want more wealth? 1) Grab my free E-book and Newsletter at: GetRichEducation.com/Book 2) Actionab

#196: For under $20,000, you can own deeded agricultural property. It produces cash flow from the crop harvest. Food is an innate human need. Earth’s population grows by 200,000 people daily. But arable land has decreased by 1/3rd in just the last forty years! You can invest in half-acre parcels of coffee and cacao for appreciation and cash flow. They’re deeded to you. The parcels are turnkey-managed by an expert team including agronomists, soil scientists, biologists, a value chain analyst, and laborers. These are higher-grade coffee and cacao varietals - specialty coffee and fine-flavored cacao. Coffee is the second-most traded commodity in the world (oil is #1). We discuss the benefits, risks, cash flow, and your projected ROI. Learn more: see the Coffee and Cacao Investor Reports. Want more wealth? 1) Grab my free E-book and Newsletter at: GetRichEducation.com/Book 2) Actionable turnkey real estate investing opportunity: GREturnkey.com 3) Read my best-selling paperback: getbook.at/7moneymyths Listen to t

#195: If I had maxed out a loser 401(k) when I worked a “day job”, you never would have heard my name. I'd still be working. Learn how to build multiple income streams. The average millionaire has 7 income streams. Be frugal with your time, not your money. I discuss the mindset around building passive income to have time freedom in your life. If you don’t invest in real estate, then how else will you acquire wealth? Options explored. Be yourself. When you strictly trade your time for dollars, you aren’t being yourself. When you have more time, it makes you more of what you are. Kim Butler of Partners For Prosperity joins us. She’s an original Rich Dad Advisor. She & I discuss retirement, the importance of passive income, and more. “Financial planning” has an ugly connotation. Kim & I break it down. We discuss why people keep investing in losing 401(k)s, IRAs, and other “life deferral plans”. Want more wealth? 1) Grab my free E-book and Newsletter at: GetRichEducation.com/Book 2) Actionable turnkey rea

#194: The apartment building space is hot. Unless you’re experienced, you need help from an expert that can help you navigate today’s apartment environment. Brad Sumrok, “The Apartment King”, joins us today. His apartment building students get results, closing dozens of larger apartment buildings every year. Brad began with buying a 32-unit building in 2005. Today, he provides forecasts to the apartment industry, and hosts live training events. Tens of thousands listen to his every word. But is it too late to buy apartments today? Apartment prices keep running up. Cap rates are compressed. Now, interest rates are higher. Brad tells you where to look today. I ask Brad, “What’s an underlooked apartment market or niche today?” He names exact towns. Think you can’t afford a $5 million building? Yes, you can. Brad tells you how. Learn how to outbid others when there are multiple offers for an apartment. His in-person events draw large, energetic crowds and he fills bus cavalcades with hopeful investors on apartmen

#193: If you raise the rent, these deadly mistakes will make your tenant move out. Learn how to effectively raise the rent in a way that makes your tenant stay. Rent escalators. You learn how to leverage your rent hikes. I review exactly what to include and exclude from your Notice Of Rent Increase Letter. Where do I get my investing and real estate information from anyway? I tell you. ATTOM Data Solutions’ Daren Blomquist reveals the exact city where Amazon is most likely to locate their second headquarters (HQ2) based on their research. Flipping activity can be predictive of “up-and-coming" neighborhoods. Want more wealth? 1) Grab my free E-book and Newsletter at: GetRichEducation.com/Book 2) Actionable turnkey real estate investing opportunity: GREturnkey.com 3) Read my best-selling paperback: getbook.at/7moneymyths Listen to this week’s show and learn: 01:42 You can leverage rent raises! 04:21 Mistakes to avoid in rent hikes. 07:01 Steps to raise the rent properly. Rent escalators. 10:36 Notice Of Rent In

#192: Your property can be damaged by Rent Control; so can your community. Today, you learn how to avoid it. You buy, sell, and rent your property at market value. But what happens when an outside force comes in and disrupts your “free market”? I also tell you about a major tenant problem from one of my own apartment buildings. To avoid losses, learn what clauses to put in your Lease Agreement. Want more wealth? 1) Grab my free E-book and Newsletter at: GetRichEducation.com/Book 2) Actionable turnkey real estate investing opportunity: GREturnkey.com 3) Read my best-selling paperback: getbook.at/7moneymyths Listen to this week’s show and learn: 01:30 The Broken Window Fallacy. 06:42 30-year mortgages vs. 15-year mortgages. 07:53 Rent control. 20:21 A flood in my apartment. Renter’s Insurance. 24:33 Security deposit and last month’s rent. 28:10 Resort property with cash flow. Resources Mentioned: Keith’s Recommended Reading List Book: Economics In One Lesson The Landlord’s Almanac Placencia, Belize Investor Re

#191: What makes fourplexes such great wealth creators? Financing and economies of scale. But there’s one giant pitfall with many fourplexes. Today’s guest, Steve Olson of the Fourplex Investment Group (FIG) has an elegant solution to the pitfall. He tells us how to maintain your investment’s value for long-term returns. You need to safeguard yourself against neighborhood blight to protect your investment’s value. Want more wealth? 1) Grab my free E-book and Newsletter at: GetRichEducation.com/Book 2) Actionable turnkey real estate investing opportunity: GREturnkey.com 3) Read my best-selling paperback: getbook.at/7moneymyths Listen to this week’s show and learn: 01:30 Fourplexes are the largest building for residential financing. 03:27 Safeguarding against neighborhood blight. 07:00 The FIG: Fourplex Investment Group. 09:09 How to repel neighborhood blight. 14:50 Pro formas. 17:48 Dealing with today’s compressed cap rates. 21:15 Pre-construction. 24:55 Exit strategy. 28:05 Fourplex prices. 32:55 Financing. 3

#190: Did you think that inflation only makes you poorer? Learn many simple examples about how inflation makes you wealthy. Here's a clue: inflation impoverishes savers and enriches debtors. MacroEconomist Richard Duncan joins us. He predicts the future direction of inflation and interest rates. Learn the difference between RE appreciation and RE inflation. Richard tells us why “money printing” no longer equals inflation. Globalization could be reversed. This pushes inflation higher. Richard tells you how to act in response to what’s coming. Richard’s brilliant economic work is at RichardDuncanEconomics.com. Get 50% off a MacroWatch subscription with the Discount Code “GRE”. Want more wealth? 1) Grab my free E-book and Newsletter at: GetRichEducation.com/Book 2) Actionable turnkey real estate investing opportunity: GREturnkey.com 3) Read my best-selling paperback: getbook.at/7moneymyths Listen to this week’s show and learn: 01:03 I used to ask myself how RE investing could be any good. 02:18 Signs of consumer