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The Broke Millionaires
The Broke Millionaires
Author: Lauryn & Joshua Massari
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Building Wealth, Raising a Family, and Keeping It Real.
We share the unfiltered journey of growing wealth through mid-term rentals, creative finance, and home renovations - all while raising a young family. From sacrifices and struggles to wins worth celebrating, we bring you real stories, smart strategies, and the behind-the-scenes chaos of chasing big dreams.
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In Episode 39, Joshua and Lauryn sit down for what they hope is their final recording from home before moving into their newly built studio. This episode is a transparent look at their current season—exhaustion, setbacks, celebrations, and the goals they’re setting for the year ahead. They open with life updates: missed recordings, illness that sent Lauryn to the ER, juggling four kids, and the constant challenge of trying to find energy at the end of long days. They share how unpredic...
🎙 Episode Summary After an unplanned month-long break brought on by illness, recovery, and life chaos, Lauryn and Joshua return with one of their most transparent episodes to date. Episode 38 takes listeners deep into what life really looks like behind the scenes when you’re raising four kids, running multiple businesses, and building wealth in a down economy. Recording late at night—on their 8th wedding anniversary—the couple opens up about: hitting true rock bottom financiallybalancing cash...
In this episode, Lauryn and Joshua open with personal life updates before diving into a core entrepreneurial principle: buying back your time. As their lives grow busier—especially with four children at home—they reflect on why doing everything themselves is no longer sustainable. They explore how to delegate intentionally, retake control of their schedule, and focus on the high-leverage tasks that truly move their business (and family) forward. They anchor much of their strategy around Dan M...
We sit down for several updates with our projects and dive into how we go about setting up a furnished rental out of state. One of the programs we talk bout is the Ladder Up Home Loan Grant from City National Bank. This is for CA, NJ and NY residents. We also talk about the No Tax on Home Sales Act which aims to eliminate the capital gains tax on a primary residence. This is huge for us personally because we have 3 properties that have far surpassed the current exclusion cap so we are n...
In this episode we dive into some interesting statistics and talk about where you live and how you look can drastically improve your mental health and improve your ability to keep moving forward with your wealth building goals. We are looking for guests that have something helpful to share. If you or someone you know could make a good guest on the show, drop us a line to see if it would be a good fit info@thebrokemillionaires.com
We finally finished up the project house that seemed to be never ending and got it rented. In this episode we walk through what is looked like leading up to the final minutes before the guests arrived. We were of course down to the wire on everything getting final permits signed off the day before it rented. We are looking for guests that have something helpful to share. If you or someone you know could make a good guest on the show, drop us a line to see if it would be a good fit inf...
The Millionaire Next Door is a book that interviewed several self-made millionaires in the 90's and finds the common traits amongst these people. We break down these 7 common traits that still hold true today. We also talk about how a million is not what is was 30 years ago and how a decamillionaire is probably the new millionaire in today's world. Book recommendations The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy by Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko ...
People always ask "How do you have all these properties in CA?" It's not easy that's for sure, but we find ways to make it work and continue to acquire the next asset and struggle through until it stabilizes. We are always better off in the end than if we didn't buy that asset, it's just the in between time getting the property renovated that is always a struggle. Looking back...worth it! We are looking for guests that have something helpful to share. If you or someone you know c...
The biggest question we hear when someone is considering the MTR strategy is "What about squatter's rights?" We go over our screening process and what we do to help prevent these type of guests in our properties. We also cover calendar control and what we do to help avoid calendar gaps that we can't fill. We are looking for guests that have something helpful to share. If you or someone you know could make a good guest on the show, drop us a line to see if it would be a good fit info@th...
In this episode we provide some updates on our life, current projects and and how we are managing everything with a newborn in the fold. We do dive into MTR marketing, outlining how to make your listing stand out in searches and the ways we market our properties to create a constant lead funnel. We are looking for guests that have something helpful to share. If you or someone you know could make a good guest on the show, drop us a line to see if it would be a good fit info@thebrokemillionai...
In this episode we jump into how to launch your first MTR to stand out from the crowd and operate build a legitimate business with this strategy. We are looking for guests that have something helpful to share. If you or someone you know could make a good guest on the show, drop us a line to see if it would be a good fit info@thebrokemillionaires.com
In this episode we break down a strategy to get you to 7 figures a year without having a single company make it big. This strategy also helps you to diversify your risk, hedge against a down economy, and makes it easier to offset your tax liability. We are looking for guests that have something helpful to share. If you or someone you know could make a good guest on the show, drop us a line to see if it would be a good fit info@thebrokemillionaires.com
Nate Green is an award winning CEO, Founder, Entrepreneur, Best Selling Author and Success and Leadership Coach. His relentless spirit and grit, coupled with his passion to impact the lives of those that are hungry and driven have been a combination that have provided him great success. Through a life of crazy adventures, major hardships and the constant need to adapt, Nate has constantly pushed forward to develop the core of who he is and overcome all obstacles he encounters. The life transi...
In this episode we talk about the power of partnerships and how this can free up time, money and take your business or investing to the next level as you scale up. We also touch on how fostering and maintaining relationships can help build your network and come full circle. We are looking for guests that have something helpful to share. If you or someone you know could make a good guest on the show, drop us a line to see if it would be a good fit info@thebrokemillionaires.com
🎙 Episode Summary In this powerful episode, Lauryn and Joshua sit down with Luke W. Gilbert, a real estate investor, agent, and entrepreneur whose journey from digging ditches and bartending in San Francisco to building a 7-figure real estate portfolio is nothing short of remarkable. Luke opens up about the moment that changed his life, juggling parenthood while broke, reinventing himself as an electrician, and ultimately discovering real estate, land development, and tax strategy as the keys...
In this episode we break down the current stock market crash, Trump's tariffs and the direction of the economy. We also talk about how you can prepare your financial health to weather the impeding recession comes upon us. We are looking for guests that have something helpful to share. If you or someone you know could make a good guest on the show, drop us a line to see if it would be a good fit info@thebrokemillionaires.com
In this episode we talk about the sacrifices and struggles we face while building wealth through real estate while raising money. We also touch on our side hustles and the income streams those are creating which have helped us to push through. We are looking for guests that have something helpful to share. If you or someone you know could make a good guest on the show, drop us a line to see if it would be a good fit info@thebrokemillionaires.com
In this episode we talk further in depth on how we renovate homes on a budget and still get a stylish high quality end result. When to use a contractor and when to take on a project on your own and what type of finishes to use when you are rehabbing a rental property. We are looking for guests that have something helpful to share. If you or someone you know could make a good guest on the show, drop us a line to see if it would be a good fit info@thebrokemillionaires.com
In this episode we shed light on the less talked about truth of investing. When building wealth and investing you will have wins and losses, people tend not to talk about the losses and glorify the wins. We talk about the losses we have experienced and how the lessons we learned helped us succeed on the next investment. Failed Businesses OC Recycled Furniture Baby & Bow We are looking for guests that have something helpful to share. If you or someone you know could make...
In this episode we interview William and Jodi tingle. William is a Investor, Coach, Speaker, and Author of “The 12 House Blueprint”. William has bought hundreds of houses all across the US, most of them Subject To. He has trained and coached thousands of students all across the country to(including us) become financially successful real estate investors. William’s wife Jodi is a seasoned real estate investor with over 20 years of experience, specializing in short sales...



