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The Real FI Podcast is all about helping people achieve financial independence by showcasing time-tested methods of generating cash flow and generational wealth. We bring you guest every week with a focus on Real Estate Investing. We discuss long-term rentals, short-term rentals, vacation rentals, flipping houses, wholesaling house, multifamily apartments and much more. Let's kick the 9 to 5!
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How many times do you need to hear from us that STRs are a reliable way to massive real estate profits? Our guest, Michael Elefante, is yet another example of how someone can quickly scale with short-term rentals, even in a hot real estate market. Michael started as a college baseball athlete, but when it wasn’t picked up by any of the majors, he had to scrap to make ends meet. His first best idea was to apply for Chick Fil-a, but he wasn’t even able to get a job there! He had to settle for a...
Our guest Pete Reese is the President of Reelvest Properties, a land development and investment company. After some experience with flipping houses through the Great Financial Crisis, Pete and his wife ran an online education business about travel blogging. They turned it into a very successful business and were able to parlay those profits into real estate around 2017. Today, Pete focuses his energies on flipping raw and vacant land for very high profit margins. Last year, Pete was looking a...
Our guest, Sam Primm, is a real estate investor who has built an impressive $42 million portfolio using other people's money (OPM). The most impressive part is that he started on his real estate path in 2014! At the same time that he was selling CAT construction equipment, he decided to get into real estate wholesaling and flipping on the side. In order to build his portfolio to what it is today, Sam has used OPM to acquire, fund, and develop properties, including multifamily apartment buildi...
Our guest Doug Peacock is a financial expert and advocate of the concept of "infinite banking," also known as "bank on yourself." This strategy involves using a type of permanent life insurance policy as a personal bank to generate cash value that can be used for a variety of purposes, including saving for retirement, paying off debt, and funding big expenses such as a child's education or a down payment on a home. Doug believes infinite banking is a vital wealth building technique because it...
In this episode, our guest Jas Takhar shares his experience building a successful real estate team and how they are able to serve 700 families per year. Jas discusses the importance of having a clear vision and mission for your team. He believes that having a strong sense of purpose can help keep team members motivated and focused, and can also help attract top talent. Jas also talks about the importance of building a strong team culture. He believes that having a positive and supportive team...
Our guest Marco Bario transitioned from a career in the Hollywood TV and film industry to become a full-time real estate note investor. Today, Marco is the President and Founder of Porch Swing Funding, a niche and focused business that allows those owning seller-financed mortgage notes to sell their future payments for immediate cash. Marco’s investment history includes passive commercial syndications, SFRs, and various iterations of note investing. Tune in to learn about what jurisdictions a...
Casey Franchini is a testament to the time-tested adage of “slow and steady wins the race”. Since 2007, Casey has been acquiring rental properties one-by-one and building her portfolio. Today, she’s amassed 6 SFRs that gross $100k/year, and has plans on getting into the STR space to bump up her income and FI numbers. Tune in to hear about Casey’s story and building a sold rental portfolio! You can connect with our guest on Instagram @brickbybrickwealth. Do you have any questions you'd lik...
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–partner with someone so you can add value and learn fast. After you’ve learned the business, immed...
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 bought in an up-and-coming neighborhood that was being overlooked at the time, and even took advantage...
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 quickly realized that he needed to prepare himself for life outside of service. After dabbling in real ...
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’t share the same life values. Seeing time and freedom as being Jeremy’s guiding life pursuits, he...
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 put down very little capital to get started. The power of this househacking multi-family strategy ...
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 and focused on buying quality homes in good neighborhoods. By doing this, she’s benefited from mass...
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 Kiyosaki, Shannon developed a keen eye for utilizing the incentives of the internal revenue code...
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 other investors with owning the properties, and not just transacting in them, Jason realized his c...
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 mom and pop real estate company that managed 100’s of units and spearheaded the creation of a whol...
1While 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 terms. After a ton of lessons and some creative financing deals, Camille was able to build her port...
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 with the big boys, taking down multi-million dollar deals and eventually building his portfolio ...
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 business which is primarily wholesaling, but also creative rent-to-own deals and some good old fashione...
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 real estate business, and his efforts show in his results. Starting out as a car salesman in coll...
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