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Get our wealth-building newsletter free. Text ‘GRE’ to 66866. You can help abolish the term “slumlord”. Profit by providing housing that’s clean, safe, affordable, and functional. Compared to the world, US mortgage terms are so advantageous that they almost feel illegal.  I compare this with: Canada, UK, Ireland, Spain, Australia, South Korea, Germany, France, Switzerland, and Japan. Are we in a recession? There continues to be dissonance in the economy. College enrollment keeps declining. But now, 46% of parents even hope that their child does not pursue a four-year degree after high school. A woman faced with eviction released a bee swarm on law enforcement. It costs $1.7M to build a small public lavatory in San Francisco. Resources mentioned: Show Notes: www.GetRichEducation.com/421 $1.7M public toilet in San Francisco: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/24/san-francisco-1-million-public-toilet Woman being evicted releases bee swarm: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/10/20/woman-rel

In times of high inflation, don’t rents have to collapse? Tenants are getting squeezed, paying more for food, gas, medical care, and everything else. Won't rents have to fall? Will this create a crisis for landlords too? If tenants can’t pay the rent, landlords must still pay property expenses.  Historically, what happens is opposite of what most think. So I explore what happened in high inflation 40+ years ago to forecast what will likely happen in the future. There are three reasons why rents soar in high inflation: 1) tenants move down a class, 2) doubling up as roommates, and 3) today’s low housing supply and high demand. Rents are up 12% year-over-year today for both SFRs and apartments. Real Estate Pays 5 Ways™, not four or six. Get started with income property in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh at: www.GREmarketplace.com/Coach Our in-house coach, Naresh, will help you. His services are free. Both urban and suburban properties are available. Urban areas often have a high Walk Score. The rent-to-

Are you a quitter? Today’s show can make that feel aspirational. Quit a job you hate for the work you love. Author of “The Quitter’s Manifesto” and GoBundance Founder, Tim Rhode, joins me today. For context on quitting your job, start with the I/O Quotient. The Soul Sucking Meter: Are you being paid enough? Are you respected? Are you a good cultural fit at your workplace? How does it feel when you wake up to go to work? Could you do your job for decades?  I quit my job for two main reasons: 1) Try it. 2) Be irreplaceable. Tim describes that quitting your job is like catching the next trapeze.  Want growth? Try something new and scary. You did this as a kid. For example, when you were 11 years old, you swam in water over your head.  Take out a home equity loan before quitting your job. Put those funds into another bank. This builds your financial cushion during a lifestyle change. Resources mentioned: Show Notes: www.GetRichEducation.com/419 Tim Rhode’s book, The Quitter’s Manifesto: QuittersManifestoBook.com

Homebuilder confidence is low. I talk to one today. Then, learn how a home is built. Join our Jacksonville properties webinar Oct. 20th. Sign up free at: GREwebinars.com. Text “GRE” to 66866 for our free “Don’t Quit Your Daydream” e-mail letter. After discussing the best place to invest today, learn how a home is actually built. Learn how a home is built: zoning, land acquisition, permitting, engineering, drainage, clearing & grubbing, adding earth fill, soil compaction, trenching, adding sanitary systems, stormwater system, lift station, conduit, electrical, foundation, slab-on-grade, plumbing, framing, block, roof truss.    Homebuilder confidence is low among those that sell to owner-occupants. That’s due to higher mortgage interest rates.  Among homebuilders that sell to investors, it’s better. Why? Higher rates mean higher rents. Tenant demand for fourplexes is strong. In inflation and a possible recession, more people must live frugally. Get started with new-build Florida income property (SFR to four

You want to increase your expenses. I reiterate why. All five ways that real estate pays are rarely surging at the same time. In the past year, appreciation has slowed, cash flow rose, principal paydown slowed, tax benefits are roughly the same, and inflation-profiting rose. How do you become a “laptop landlord” and know that you’re buying a good property? I share my favorite resources for real estate due diligence (laptop landlording). They’re all in the “Resources Mentioned” below. One mistake people make is that they tend to overgeneralize. They paint an entire city one color, saying something like: “I read that Memphis has high crime.” Well, where within Memphis? You can contract with an out-of-state stranger to check out a property for you at WeGoLook.com Aundrea Newbern, COO of GRE, MBA, NAR member (the woman with all the letters behind her name) joins me. She discusses her top real estate successes and failures. We discuss floods, old cast iron pipes, partnerships, single-family vs. multifamily, LTRs v

Residential real estate has greater usefulness and is easier to understand than: agricultural, office, retail, industrial, and warehouse real estate sectors. Tenants are staying in both SFRs and apartments longer than before. I discuss three reasons for today’s longer tenant retention trend. Higher mortgage rates correlate with higher home prices. In fact, in the nine times mortgage rates increased 1%+ since 1994, home prices rose seven of those nine. During recessions, mortgage rates typically fall. Both are opposite of what most people think.   Resort communities are almost declaring war against short-term rentals. I explore the depth of the problem and discuss solutions. Are the wealthy at fault?  People that grew up in an area cannot afford housing in these STR hotbeds. Resources mentioned: Show Notes: www.GetRichEducation.com/416 How to Raise The Rent and Keep Tenants Happy (Video): https://youtu.be/sqFwbn4yFhA 40-Year Mortgages: https://www.housingwire.com/articles/newrez- debuts-40-year-non-qm-mortgage

Car washes can be remarkably lucrative. This is enhanced with a franchise model and selling subscriptions to car wash customers. “There is no other operation on a 1-acre site that can do 1 million to 2.5 million in sales and pocket half of that.” -WSJ story Like other real estate, a car wash location is vital. Much like apartment buildings, car washes are valued based on their income stream amount. You can participate yourself. Start here: https://gremarketplace.com/carwash. Must be accredited, minimum $100K investment. Tommy’s Car Wash is an innovative franchise. Customers use a mobile app. Only Panera Bread and Chick-fil-A have higher sales revenue per location. (Wow!) Car washes have high cash flow and tax efficiency. Pro forma returns for individual investors like you have a 1.75x return on investment in five years or less. There is 100% bonus depreciation in year one.  Learn more and get started at: https://gremarketplace.com/carwash Resources mentioned: Show Notes: www.GetRichEducation.com/415 Get start

Join me live on our St. Louis properties webinar this Wednesday at: GREwebinars.com The Fed is out to crush lingering inflation. Coming rate hikes will likely lead us into a recession, if we’re not there already. Home price gains have stalled. This is worse for sellers and better for buyers.  Landlords are winning in today’s market; renters are losing.  CoreLogic’s Single-Family Rent Index shows a 13.4% YOY national rent gain. Single-family rents are up $500+ over the past six years.  For a long time, investing in hardwood trees was primarily for big money hedge funds and family offices.  You can own the title to quarter-acre parcels with teak trees that grow on top of them for just $6,880. Timber prices are often counter-cyclical to markets. They keep growing through recessions, market collapses, and fluctuating interest rates. Teak hardwood has natural oils that make it fire and rot resistant. In Panama, they thrive where there is about six months of rain and then six months of dryness. The operator that I

A GRE listener since 2015, Christian Montalvo and her family are growing their real estate portfolio in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. She has been a food microbiologist. Christian works for a company that cleans food processing plants. Her husband is a W-2 employee too, a financial analyst. After being a renter for about $1,000 / month in a tiny DFW apartment, they began with buying a $200K owner-occupied duplex with a 3.5% down payment. Next, they bought a fourplex. At this point, they have five rent incomes. They kept growing. Today, she and her husband still work their W-2 jobs. But as a young, married couple, they now have the flexibility such that they don’t both have to work. We discuss if they invest in 401(k)s and conventional retirement plans. I give many examples of “growing your means” instead of “living below your means”. Last year, Christian became a real estate agent. She works with investor clients.  Resources mentioned: Show Notes: www.GetRichEducation.com/413 Christian Montalvo’s e-mail address

“How long are you going to wait until you demand the best from yourself?” -Epictetus I share 18 lessons with my 18-year-old self.  #2 is: Don’t fear being different. That’s your advantage. #4 is: No one cares about your college grades. #14 is: Finding the truth is more important than being right. #17 is: What does life want from you? National median home prices eased from June to July—from $414K to $404K.  Homebuilders are in a recession. However, available housing supply is still low and demand is high. Almost every human is forgotten in four generations. Is a housing price crash imminent? You get a clear “yes” or “no” answer. The NAR says that today’s first-time homebuyer is: 33 years old (oldest ever), $86,500 household income, $252K median purchase price, 7% down payment, and 37% carry student debt. Average size is 1,640 sf. If you’d like to advertise with us, visit: GetRichEducation.com/Contact  Resources mentioned: Show Notes: www.GetRichEducation.com/412 Median sale price eases: https://www.wsj.com/ar

You told yourself you’d change the world, then you let the world change you. Rather than asking yourself, “What do I want out of life?”, a more powerful question is: “What does life want from me?” Almost everyone wants to be “job optional”.  People often use their words to denigrate the importance of money, yet their actions validate its importance. High-flying real estate appreciation rates are mostly over with. The market is normalizing. Through Q2, national median home price appreciation is 14%. But it's quickly slowing. American apartment rent-to-income ratio is 23% for tenants. Zumper tells us there’s about 10.2% national rent appreciation. Highest are TN and NC. We have available properties in the Midwest and South. Naresh & I spotlight Poinciana, FL; Ocklawaha, FL; and Memphis.  For available properties and free coaching, contact Naresh at: naresh@getricheducation.com Resources mentioned: Show Notes: www.GetRichEducation.com/411 E-mail Naresh about cash-flowing properties: naresh@getricheducation.c

Is the economy healthy or unhealthy? We’ve had two consecutive quarters of GDP contraction. High inflation and supply problems persist. On the other hand, we have a strong jobs market, low unemployment, and high rent increases. Ultimately, the NBER decides whether or not we’re in a recession. Today’s guest, Tom Wheelwright of Wealthability, tells us why he thinks we’re in a recession.  I share with you the exact rent increase numbers I’ve had on my rental single-family homes. Historically, a recession occurs every five years, on average. Whether we’re there yet or not, I believe there’s a likelihood of a recession soon. Tom thinks whether or not a recession is declared is important; it affects consumer sentiment. He breaks down the new “Inflation Reduction Act”. It does not appear to help reduce inflation.  Rather, it appears that it will: increase union wages, enact climate change policy, add taxes to pharmaceuticals, hurt small business, and increase IRS enforcement. “People who have never seen an IRS audit

Is today’s housing market healthy? “Yes” for rental property owners, existing homeowners, and sellers. “No” for renters, wannabe first-time home buyers. “Unbalanced” is a better word to describe today’s housing market. I bought my first income property 20 years ago today. In negotiation, emotions trump facts. Chris Voss, former FBI hostage negotiator, joins us for real estate negotiation tips.  If you need a decision from someone, get it in the morning before they have decision fatigue. In a negotiation, try to get agreement. Don’t try to get the other party to say “yes”. Chris likes to let the other side talk first. Let “no” out slowly. A great way to say it is, “How am I supposed to do that?” Self-deprecating humor can work in negotiation. Learn how to motivate people to finish projects in a timely fashion for you. Resources mentioned: Show Notes: www.GetRichEducation.com/409 Black Swan Group: www.blackswanltd.com Mike Gundy rant “I’m a man. I’m 40.”: https://youtu.be/zQ3oXkDPKbM Get mortgage loans for inve

We compare the safety of all these investments: cash, savings accounts, treasuries, CDs, gold, cryptocurrency, stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, raw land, a primary residence, and income properties. Listen to a mainstream media video clip about inflation from NBC Nightly News. We get a Florida market update from GREmarketplace.com/Orlando. Overall housing supply is low. It’s even lower for entry-level properties. For renovated properties, Florida insurance premiums have risen dramatically in the past few years. However, for new-builds, premiums are about 70% lower. These particular available properties in Palm Bay, FL are typically: 4 BR, 2 BA, 2-car garage, concrete block, single-family rentals, new-build, vinyl flooring, granite counters, and infill quarter-acre lots. $319,000 is what buyers pay.  Today, these properties appear to appraise for $370,000+. You have $51K+ of built-in equity. For those that select property at GREmarketplace.com/Orlando, your insurance is paid for the first year.  Resources mentione

When mortgage rates rise, home builders slow down on building. This constrains supply and supports housing prices. A record share of Americans say inflation is their No. 1 concern. The CPI is 9.1%. Property operating expenses are rising with inflation, like insurance and property tax. What helps you pay for it? Rising rent. Philosophically, why should you raise the rent on your tenants?  Besides adjusting it to the market amount, you took time learning, you built your credit, you accumulated a 20% down payment, you originated an 80% loan, your operating expenses are rising, you weathered pandemic uncertainty. If an auto mechanic makes $60 an hour, in ten years, they might make $90 an hour. Where’s the growth in this? Kathy Fettke from Real Wealth joins us.   We disagree on the housing market being “healthy”. I believe a good description of the housing market is: "unbalanced": Healthy for: rental property owners, existing homeowners, sellers. Unhealthy for: renters, homebuyers.  She believes that the Fed has o

National home prices are up 275% since 1991. I break it down state-by-state for you. Slowest? Connecticut with 137%. Fastest? Utah with 599%. Two misleading RE statistics are: real estate sales volume, home price cuts. I tell you where I’m spending my summer. Next, Tom Wheelwright joins us. He authored the new book, “The Win-Win Wealth Strategy”. He tells us about the 7 investments that the government will pay you to make. You don’t pay up to 12.3% Social Security Tax on rental income like you do with your day job. Tax depreciation is explained. Bonus depreciation is being gradually phased out after this year.  Resources mentioned: Show Notes: www.GetRichEducation.com/406 Tom’s New Book: “The Win-Win Wealth Strategy” State-By-State Home Appreciation Since 1991: https://advisor.visualcapitalist.com/growth-in-u-s-house-prices-by-state/ Get mortgage loans for investment property: RidgeLendingGroup.com or call 855-74-RIDGE  or e-mail: info@RidgeLendingGroup.com JWB’s available Florida income property: www.jwbr

Real estate funds invest in multiple properties.  Real estate syndications often invest in just one property. “What is the worst deal that you’ve ever done?” Ask your fund provider that question. I’m willing to share that I invest my personal real estate fund dollars with Flip & Dani Lynn Robison of Freedom Capital Investments. Fund pros: More passive than turnkey, stable returns.  Fund cons: Vet your operator. Learn more or get started at: GREmarketplace.com/funds There are short-term funds for liquidity, and longer-term funds for higher returns. The difference between simple and compound interest weighs in here.  Learn what a “preferred return” is. Fund returns of up to 10-12% are offered. Learn where your return comes from. Fund objectives: safety, certainty, reliability, and growth.  We’re talking about high-yield, fixed income fund. Dani Lynn has been a part of more than 600 multifamily deals. Learn how funds have two audit layers. There are funds for both accredited and non-accredited investors. Lea

Your Financial Independence Day happens when your residual income stream amount exceeds your basic monthly expenses. Rental demand is high for three big reasons: rates are rising, stringent mortgage qualification standards, housing undersupply.   I answer three listener questions: Should I make a big down payment? Is borrowing at lower than inflation profitable? What about prepayment penalties? Ridge Lending Group President Caeli Ridge joins us to discuss today’s mortgage lending landscape. Today, are ARMs beginning to make more sense than fixed-rate mortgages? We explore. Learn about the cash-out refinance climate. Second mortgages on income properties are still limited. Does it ever make sense to refinance to a higher mortgage interest rate? We discuss. Caeli Ridge thinks mortgage rates will keep rising. Resources mentioned: Show Notes: www.GetRichEducation.com/404 Get mortgage loans for investment property: RidgeLendingGroup.com or call 855-74-RIDGE  or e-mail: info@RidgeLendingGroup.com Freddie Mac Includ

“You DO care about what others think of you. That’s your reputation.” -Keith Weinhold People care about your brand when you create value for them. Next, you must reach people. A construction worker in London decided that he wasn’t where he was meant to be in life. He’s our guest, Steve D. Sims. He started asking others why they were wealthy but he wasn’t. A personal branding expert, Steve tells us why the right brand for you is the “authentic you”. When you meet someone, ask them about themselves. They are their own favorite subject. “A brand is what people say about you when you’ve left the room.” -Steve Sims Brands are either solution-based or aspirational. Every person has a brand. Donald Trump was well-branded because he had clear slogans like “Make America Great Again” and “Build A Wall”. The lesson? Be clear about who you are or what you stand for. It’s OK to know what you’re “not”. For example, I didn’t know how to hire a COO for GRE and still don’t have experience managing people. Resources mentioned:

For many, it’s become a scary world with $5-$6 gas, soaring food prices, spiking rents, the medical system is still a mess, and wages aren’t keeping up with inflation. Inflation is at a 40-year high of 8.6%. The Fed raised rates ¾%, the biggest jump in 28 years. For every $1M in real estate debt that you have, you’re benefiting $86,000 each year due to your debt debasement. Affordability has become so bad for wannabe first-time home buyers that increasingly, they’re becoming your renter. Many project rent growth to exceed home price growth this year. Rent.com’s Rent Report shows a 26% annual rent increase nationally. Every 1% in a mortgage rate increase decreases a buyer’s purchasing power by 12%. GRE’s COO Aundrea Newbern, MBA joins me. We discuss our favorite RE information sources. Aundrea expects to diversify her RE portfolio into more markets. She’s been focused on southeast Georgia. Some RE resources we use: www.city-data.com, US Census Bureau data, CNBC.com, HousingWire.com, FRED data, the MLS, AirDNA.