AJ Osborne Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Starting out in real estate can be daunting. One of the first steps is to choose a market you want to invest in. There are many Midwestern, midsized markets that are being affected by higher interest rates. How will it react?
Date the rate, marry the house - this is Craig Curelop's strategy, which he has used to acquire over 100 deals in his first year, now at approximately $100M+ in deals per year. He is the host of the Invest2Fi podcast, and the founder of The FI Team
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Investing opportunities are everywhere in the US. There is so much access to monetary and other support systems - and the opportunity might not be here for long.
Today we're talking with Alfonso Cuadra, who is an immigrant, international investor and asset owner. We're outlining some of the different challenges and differences between North American countries and others abroad.
The sacrifice his family had to make to come to North America was tremendous, but is the new opportunity enough to pay that off? I saw this in Brazil, he's seen it in El Salvador. Poverty is real.
So why does the average Joe in America has more opportunity than a vast majority of the world's population?
Check out Alfonso's channel: Alfonso Cuadra - YouTube
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Entrepreneurs made the world what it is today, will they take us to the next stage?
Just one generation ago, being an entrepreneur was laughable. You had to buy a brick and mortar building, buy inventory, and spend hours in a library researching.
Now, all of that has changed. You can start a website, sell online services, and find answers in a matter of seconds using Google and AI.
What’s the IMPACT of your life? Of your work? That’s what differentiates a corporate 9 to 5 job and a successful entrepreneur’s business. As you grow and scale, you can leave your own mark on the world, help people, and solve problems. And you can SEE the change yourself. Your contributions are not so far detached from your own personal goals.
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The market will either make you or break you. We can't predict when it will or what it'll do, but we can look at the patterns and be prepared.
In this episode, I dive into my investing thesis - what do I look for in an industry that spurs me to invest? What are the indicators that tell me, is this a good investment or not?
Also, we discuss protectionism.
Protectionism is the practice of a government supporting an industry when it fails. When the market decides a company needs to die out, it will naturally take place. When the government intervenes, it results in a protected field where failure is impossible.
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If you met Elton John or Elon Musk, what would you ask them?
No seriously, would you ask them about the weather? What their "number 1" tip for success is? What book they would recommend?
Or would it be better to find out who they are as a person, their philosophies, or how they create and manage relationships?
That's exactly what Steve Sims did. He set out to learn why you can work JUST as hard as the "successful" people, but their RESULTS were so much better. He's asking the important questions in the rooms with important people.
And he's here to share with you what he's learned.
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The White House announced that Inflation is down to 3% on a month-to-month basis. Real estate prices are coming down, but not at the rate that was expected.
Large hedge funds are STILL pouring millions into the housing market. That goes to say, their strategy has not changed despite the lay offs, interest rates, and high prices.
In this episode, Ryan Pineda and I discuss this topic in detail. What's going on with this crazy economy?
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You might've heard that the top 1% is crushing the other 99% of people. Are the ultra wealthy taking over?
Social mobility is a measure of movement of people within a country’s socio-economic status. It’s an expression of how easy or difficult it is for one to move up (or down) a social class.
That’s why there are sayings like “go to college, get a ‘real’ job,” and “you should be a doctor or lawyer.”
When we look at the laws and regulations built in the US, there is an obvious predisposition against those who do not have money. The law assumes that if you have money, you must be smart. And if you don’t have money, you must be stupid - this is not always the case. But this is what’s inherently taught.
This might be risky, but I’m bringing Bethany LaFlam, my attorney, on this episode to shed some light into the rules and regulations placed on financial freedom.
Article discussed in the podcast: https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-housing-bust-comes-for-thousands-of-small-time-investors-3934beb3
Follow Bethany on Insta: https://instagram.com/bethany_laflam?igshid=OGIzYTJhMTRmYQ==
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How do you break into the world of investing and entrepreneurship? Very few people "make it" by having "rich parents" or being "Harvard geniuses." But they make money somehow. How do they do it?
In this episode of Saving Capitalism, we bring together two successful entrepreneurs, Mikey Taylor and AJ Osborne, to discuss their journeys in business, the world of entrepreneurship, and the invaluable role of mentors.
With Mikey's background being a Professional Skateboarder, he was as far removed from entrepreneurship as possible. The learning curve pivoting from your career into investing and generating cashflow is astounding. It takes YEARS of learning and failing and finally figuring it out.
Don't miss this episode! Mikey and AJ share their experiences, the lessons they've learned, and the importance of having mentors who can simplify complex concepts for aspiring entrepreneurs. This is how you can avoid making their mistakes.
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Capitalism in America is VASTLY misunderstood. It’s often is treated as a political system - a matter of the left vs the right. News flash, it’s not.
It’s also one of the least taught subjects in schools. The education system has failed in an important way: teaching you and me on the basics of the economy and financial well-being. We’re here to change that.
Welcome to the first episode of the Saving Capitalism podcast. On this show, we’rer bringing high-value guests on board not to ask them where they're from or what their best one-liner is - we invite guests solely for the purpose of long-form, high-impact discussions.
I'm your host, AJ Osborne, and by working together, we can be Saving Capitalism and build a better future for ourselves and our families.
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A common misconception of the “Rich” is that they are all CEOs of huge companies that seem to have an infinite supply of money. But that’s not necessarily true - the “Rich” aren’t always who you think. What about the doctor or the lawyer making six figures a year? What do they do with their money?
There are lessons very few people talk about. Lessons in taxes, business, and investments that rival that of entrepreneurs.
When I started investing, I felt like I could never get ahead. I was stuck in my job, I was on that grueling treadmill despite making well over six figures. Which begged the question, why am I stuck? Why are my “investments” not paying off? Why, despite my high income, could I still not free up my time or do more with my life?
Let’s break it down.
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I always say - success doesn't happen on an island - but not only that, success also doesn't happen overnight. Ever hear the expression "everything they touch turns to gold"? Some people look like they struck overnight, massive success in their careers and in their financial life, but is it really what it seems?
We have a special guest returning to the podcast today (who is our OG co-host), Roc Pilon, the entrepreneurial spirit behind Gym Reapers. He leveraged his curiosity about systems and process to build an explosive level of growth in his business. He taught himself how to work with manufacturers, design products, and sell online and took a shot in the dark with his first product - and never looked back.
Everyone is smart enough to learn something.
Thanks for tuning in everybody.
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The disconnect between real estate investors can sometimes be frustrating. Often, to learn more about a specific niche market or a specific deal, you have to seek out someone who is a pillar in that industry - a mentor or teacher - in that space.
This is the problem Paul tackled when he started his business. There needed to be a way that real estate investors can talk to each other about properties and deals. And that's why he founded TwnSqr, or "Townsquare," a marketplace platform specifically for real estate investors.
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The disconnect between real estate investors can sometimes be frustrating. Often, to learn more about a specific niche market or a specific deal, you have to seek out someone who is a pillar in that industry - a mentor or teacher - in that space.
This is the problem Paul tackled when he started his business. There needed to be a way that real estate investors can talk to each other about properties and deals. And that's why he founded TwnSqr, or "Townsquare," a marketplace platform specifically for real estate investors.
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Find Paul's company TWNSQR: https://www.twnsqr.com/
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Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com
When Ryan lost his ability to speak English, he had to start from scratch. He was involved in an accident that caused him to lose the majority of his long-term memory. He had to re-learn everything just to function normally.
This puts a wrench in the system when it comes to career and education. How did he go from there to creating and running businesses and becoming an entrepreneur? This and much more on today's episode with Ryan Brady.
Learn more about Ryan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-brady-14b451157/
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When Ryan lost his ability to speak English, he had to start from scratch. He was involved in an accident that caused him to lose the majority of his long-term memory. He had to re-learn everything just to function normally.
This puts a wrench in the system when it comes to career and education. How did he go from there to creating and running businesses and becoming an entrepreneur? This and much more on today's episode with Ryan Brady.
Learn more about Ryan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-brady-14b451157/
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With the Fed jacking up interest rates yet again, the real estate market continues to experiences drastic shifts. We were only recently seeing houses fly off the market within a matter of days, when it used to sit on the market for months on end before it sells. What about now? What happens with a hot market is suddenly cooled down by economic conditions?
Today, we've invited Katie McFerrin, owner & partner of McFerrin Real Estate. She operates in the Boise, Idaho area and has amassed over $175 million in luxury home sales. We talk with her about the market in the past, what it is today, and what we might be able to expect in the near future for both home buyers and investors alike.
Learn more about Katie here: https://www.mcferrinrealestate.com/
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This is a special episode to me, everybody. Today we're talking with my dad, Ron Osborne, about his background and history. He comes from what we call extreme poverty, and he had to work and intentionally change his circumstances to create a better life.
We are also celebrating Ron's new book, The Right Kind of Rich, where he dives deeper into the topics discussed in this episode, and more about his journey out of poverty. Check it out here:
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Previous episode with Ron:
https://www.ajosborne.com/podcasts/aj-osborne-podcast/episodes/2147765389
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Is it possible to retire in just ONE year? This is a lofty idea and aspiration nearly no one believes is possible. But in reality, it's an infinite array of possibilities.
In this episode, we're talking about hustle culture and the difference between keeping your head down and working versus being focused and having strategies in place. How you treat the inherent opportunity cost - how you spend your time - can help you achieve your goals or put you behind.
Are you asking questions like, "How do I take action? What do I invest in? Are my skills and qualifications up to par to what is needed to achieve such high and lofty goals?"
Are those the RIGHT questions to achieve your goals?
Find out in this episode!
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The markets are exploding. Stocks, real estate, crypto - it's all crashing. It's a very scary and confusing time, and risk is piling up.
We're addressing that today. It's important to be thinking about these things all the time and keeping an eye on the potential impact to you. Asset valuation is more complicated than ever, and the future we expected 6 months ago is not what it is now.
Should you be investing during a time where people are defaulting, rates are going up, and returns are shrinking?
This is our 200th episode. Thanks so much to all of you guys for tuning in and supporting what we do!
Be sure to share this episode with someone who's also concerned (or should be concerned) about the economy - let's get the word out! Leave us a review on Apple podcasts, it really helps us now. Thanks everybody!
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Building a business has never been easy. But in the digital age, there are a whole new set of nuances to consider. When building a business, you have to consider not only your online presence, but also how entrepreneurship itself has changed.
Expectations are no longer the same. Amount of effort and work are also different. Being rich is hard. But being poor is also hard. Choose your "hard."
In this episode, we're discussing with Robert Leonard, the host of the Investor's Podcast Network, on the some of the ways to change your business and take it to the next level. Stay tuned!
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As the economy changes and as your financial situation changes, your earning potential changes along with it. In this episode, Amy Mahjoory and I discuss the state of the market and the over-arching strategies that can be applied to real estate investing as a whole.
You may have seen Amy on HGTV, New York Finance, and many more publications. She is a #1 Top Seller on Amazon and specializes in many different sub-markets within real estate, including multifamily, commercial, rentals, retail, and more.
Thanks for tuning in, everybody.
Find out more about Amy: https://amymahjoory.com/
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From his humble beginnings, to investing in real estate, to starring in two HGTV shows (Boise Boys and Outgrown), Luke Caldwell has made a tremendous impact in his community and those around him. Starting out can seen scary with all the roadblocks and challenges ahead. How do you overcome that uncertainty? There are always excuses to be made, and things to be made perfect. How do you push aside perfection to achieve progress and impact?
You don't want to miss this one!
We're so glad to have Luke as our guest in this episode, where he shares valuable insights from his experience in family, investing, and entrepreneurship.
Find out more about Luke: https://www.lukecaldwell.com
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The Fed is raising interest rates again! It's becoming harder and more expensive to use debt. This means higher mortgage rates, car payments, increased credit card debt - will this stop inflation or will it crash the economy first?
After all, raising rates doesn't help other aspects of high prices. What about supply chain? What about consumer demand?
Find out in today's episode!
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Event-based investing is not only scary, but dangerous. Is your investment - like a stock or a property - contingent on the SALE of that asset? If so, how do you know what your returns will ACTUALLY be and where they ACTUALLY come from?
Nobody has a crystal ball into the future. There are common metrics like expense ratios and ROIs that help us gauge how much an investment is worth. But are you filling in your equation with facts, or speculation?
Find out in today's episode!
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Why do the rich keep getting richer? There are so many "theories" and hypotheticals when it comes to this topic. Most of it is steeped in resentment, hatred, and ignorance. Very few millionaires inherited the wealth they have, and the ones that do usually end up wasting it. So what's with the hatred?
In this episode, we're discussing three reasons why the rich are actually keeping their money and getting wealthier by the second.
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It’s currently July, a little over halfway through an incredible year, and we’re about to close on another MASSIVE real estate deal. The team is doing well, my family is doing well, so why do I feel so down and unmotivated?
In this episode, we discuss how our results can sometimes be the enemy of our progress. The way we look at success is different from person to person, but we need to make sure that no matter what, we’re celebrating our victories, no matter how big or small!
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The collapse of the housing market in 2008 left a bad taste in many people's mouths when it comes to recessions and the real estate market. It's now 2022, and the housing market is back up in the air, and there are a lot of "gurus" online saying it will crash again much like 2008.
How will home affordability change in the next few months or the next few years? Are the federal reserve's higher mortgage interest rates going to cause the "bubble" to pop? Additionally, will the changes in the economy really cause another recession?
In this episode, we discuss some of the data I recently posted over on Instagram. There were a lot of people in the comments having an emotional reaction to what I was saying despite all the data I presented. So let's talk about it!
Click this link to see the data: https://instagram.com/reel/CgIE77jIkiQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast!
It’s pretty amazing to think about how many amazing guests we’ve had here on the podcast. Out guest today is no different and I couldn’t be more excited to welcome her. We have the Invest Diva herself - Kiana Danial!
Kiana, like so many of us entrepreneurs, was fired from her job on Wall Street and shortly after began her investing journey. She started in 4X trading/high risk trading and it just didn’t fit her lifestyle, overall goals, and wasn’t the kind of passive investing she wanted to be doing.
So what was next?
Kiana shares her investing journey and what she’s learned along the way. We talk about investment options, risks, and specific investment tools that she has used to build wealth and financial freedom.
Get ready to take notes on this one and soak up every ounce of value you can from this incredible episode.
Keep up with Kiana the Invest Diva:
- https://investdiva.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/investdiva/?hl=en
Thanks everybody!
AJ
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Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast!
We’re living in some pretty interesting times - inflation, rising interest rates, social and political friction, volatile markets here in the US and globally, all coming off the back end of a long economic cycle of nothing but massive prosperity.
What does this mean for our businesses and our investments? What should we be doing to help adjust for these rapidly changing times? What does the future look like? These are all great questions and one’s you should be asking.
Truth is, there will always be a storm. Today, tomorrow, you never know exactly when or how the storm will hit or how long it will last. Yes there are some indicators and things we can look out for, but all said and done, these macro level economic drivers are things we have absolutely no control over. Unfortunately so many investors and business owners have banked on these uncontrollable factors playing out. They banked on the market to make them, and that’s a massive risk. We’ve experienced a long run of nothing but sunshine and huge gains, we’re talking 10+ years. The owners and investors who have planned on nothing but sunshine will soon find out the hard way that the sun doesn’t always shine.
No matter what point we’re at in a cycle, no matter the business or the deal - I’m always planning for the storms and I’ll never expect the market to do anything. I want to have as much control over my wealth and financial freedom as possible. I’m sure you want the same thing.
Right now today, I’m buying more deals than I ever have and growing my business faster than I ever have and very little of my decision making has to do with the general markets or economy. A deal is always a deal. So today, I’m going to share with you exactly what I’m looking at, and how I’ve continued to invest, grow, and scale rain or shine.
Thanks everybody,
AJ
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Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast!
I know, I know, I’ve been a little hit and miss here lately on the podcast, but man I’ve been busy! Me and the team have been crushing deals, growing our company, attending amazing events, and we couldn’t be more excited about what we’re doing.
That said, we actually have a super special episode lined up today with a couple of my favorite people - Brandon Turner and Brittany Arnason!
Our conversation today actually revolves around the topics I just touched on - we talk all things growing business, building a team, and the journey that we’ve been on to create something truly incredible.
I’m super excited to share this episode with you guys so you can hang out with us, learn, and grow just as much as we are.
Thanks everybody,
AJ
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Welcome back everyone to the AJ Osborne Podcast!
Honestly, my guest today needs little introduction if you’ve been in and around the real estate industry, or if you’ve watched real estate reality TV show Flip or Flop. My guest today is Tarek El Moussa.
As with most of us who are drawn to real estate investing - Tarek was frustrated with his career, was tired of making little to no money, having little to no control over his life, and decided that real estate was the path to achieve the life he’d always wanted. But, as we so often find, his success didn’t happen overnight.
We dive into Tarek’s story, how he found real estate, how to deal with defeat, and his bumpy path to success.
There are a number of key fundamentals to achieving success - Tarek touches on many of them and shares some incredible insight into how to truly become successful.
Keep up with Tarek:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealtarekelmoussa/reels/?hl=en
Tarekbuyshouses.com
Temcaptial.co
Thanks everybody,
AJ
You can also find the AJ Osborne Podcast on:
- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aj-osborne-podcast/id1466437301
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Py4hxvj5Yh1rRpat7mkro?si=5cd7f293c3fd416c
- Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/cash-flow-2-freedom
Be sure to keep up with me on the AJ Osborne website:
- https://ajosborne.com/
You can also follow and keep up with me on social media:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajosborne/
Interested in Self Storage Investing? Then check out my website Self Storage Income and listen to the Self Storage Income Podcast: https://www.selfstorageincome.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, this is your host of course, AJ Osborne!
Well if you’ve been paying attention to the economy at all… things look a bit… questionable let’s say. Inflation just keeps going up and up. Government spending keeps going up and up. Interest rates are going up and up in an ever weakening economy. Despite higher interest rates, housing prices have stayed higher than ever due to demand.
All said and done, and as you might imagine, this isn’t a great recipe. Even still, this should honestly be expected.
One of the huge problems we see over and over again in our economy is individuals, investors, firms, and so forth expecting only good times. This is especially the case for those who didn’t go through the Great Recession of 2008.
It can’t be stressed enough - we should ALWAYS be planning for the downturns, the dips, the recessions. None of us have a crystal ball, therefore, we should err on the side of caution and plan accordingly.
This is what I’m going to talk about on today’s podcast. I want to help share the things we all need to be thinking about when it comes to our personal finance and investments. I want to help ensure that you have the insights to help you make the best financial and business decisions you can. You can’t bank on sunshine and rainbows. By all means, enjoy them while they last, but be sure you’re ready when the storms hit, because they always do.
Thanks everybody,
AJ
You can also find the AJ Osborne Podcast on:
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You can also follow and keep up with me on social media:
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Interested in Self Storage Investing? Then check out my website Self Storage Income and listen to the Self Storage Income Podcast: https://www.selfstorageincome.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! Thanks so much for tuning in and for all your amazing support.
Today we have an amazing guest on the show that I wish I could give you an epic description of, but its virtually guaranteed that whatever cool words I used, it wouldn’t do any justice. My guest today is Rich Fettke.
It’s wild because Rich and I share very similar paths as to WHY behind not only real estate investing, but our values and foundations we’ve built our lives and investment strategies around.
As a young adult Rich was diagnosed with terminal melanoma and given just 6 months to live. Having a wife and kids, this immediately kickstarted the very real need to ensure their families future without Rich - as tough as that idea was.
So what did they do? Through a series of events, they turned to real estate to secure that future.
Thankfully Rich had actually been misdiagnosed and 20+ years later, him and his wife Kathy have built a real estate empire, not only for themselves but for over 60,000 members of their group Real Wealth.
Rich shares so much amazing value with you guys in this episode and we talk everything from start to finish - how him and his wife got into real estate investing, how they built a business and a thriving community around real estate investing, and the amazing life he and his wife have built.
All said and done, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.
And here the links to get in touch with Rich so you can keep up with all the amazing things he has going on:
- Real Wealth: https://realwealth.com/
- Rich Fettke Website: https://www.fettke.com/
- Rich’s Book The Wise Investor: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09Y3P465L/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/richfettke/
Thanks everybody,
AJ
What’s going on everybody, welcome back to the AJ Osborne Podcast!
Man do I have an awesome episode lined up for you guys today. My great friend Tarl Yarber joins us today and sheds an awesome amount of insight into building the lifestyle and business that aligns with your REAL goals and aspirations.
So often we put our heads down, work like crazy to move the needle, then look up and wonder where the heck we’re at and how we got there. We end up unhappy, unfulfilled, and feeling like all our hard work and struggle has been wasted.
A lot of times, this is because we’re not working on the right things at the right time in the right direction. A lot of us fail in identifying what it is that we truly want out of life and our business and of course, we miss the mark when we pull the trigger.
There are a ton of aspects that go into making these life changing decisions and reflections, and we’re going to cover a handful of them today to help you get on the right track and begin executing at your fullest potential.
Obviously, Tarl is a total rock star and you should definitely follow him on Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/tarlyarber/?hl=en
You can also check out his amazing Limitless event here:
https://limitlessexpo.com/
He also mentioned his lending company Fixated Funding, which you can visit here:
https://fixatedfunding.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast!
I have a special guest with me today, someone I’ve followed and known about for years who is absolutely crushing it in his industry. We get the pleasure of sitting down with the one and only Kris Gethin.
Born on a farm in Wales, Kris had an early introduction to discipline and consistency - an extremely potent recipe for achievement. Throughout his life, Kris has applied these same principles and today, the level of fulfillment and impact that Kris has achieved is monumental. He’s lived in numerous places around the world, owns several gyms, owns a health supplement company, has been a prominent face of the fitness industry for close to two decades, working with and representing some of the most well known fitness brands in the world… the list goes on.
Of course we dive into Kris’s incredible story, but we also dive into the principles that Kris has applied to living his life - principles that have allowed him to grow, to succeed, to find fulfillment, and that have provided him with the ability to take control of his life in every aspect that he can control. He also talks about the key tenants to becoming hard to kill - a motto he lives his life by.
Enjoy this episode everybody. Kris is one of the most down to earth guys you could ever meet and it was an absolute pleasure being able to spend some time with him.
Keep up with Kris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krisgethin/?hl=en
Thanks everybody!
AJ
You can also find the AJ Osborne Podcast on:
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- Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/cash-flow-2-freedom
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You can also follow and keep up with me on social media:
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Interested in Self Storage Investing? Then check out my website Self Storage Income and listen to the Self Storage Income Podcast: https://www.selfstorageincome.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast!
Today we get to sit down with the man himself Chandler Bolt CEO of the Self Publishing School - a company that he started that has published 6,000 books and that has been ranked on the Inc. 5000 for several years. Not only that, Chandler himself just made Forbes 30 Under 30. Not bad for a company that was launched just a few years ago.
Chandler shares with us his insights regarding the publishing world, how this world has changed over the past several years, and the benefits of self publishing versus traditional publishing. He also shares some steps and insights into how to make your book truly a success.
Outside of just self publishing, it’s clear that Chandler knows a thing or two about building a successful business. That said, we also dive into what makes a successful business and some of the strategies you can use to build a successful business too.
This was an awesome episode and one you won’t want to miss!
If you’ve ever thought about publishing a book, be sure to check out the Self Publishing School
https://self-publishingschool.com/.
You can also pick up a free copy of Chandler’s latest book (if you’re one of the first 50 people) here: https://publishedbook.com/aj
Thanks everybody!
AJ
You can also find the AJ Osborne Podcast on:
- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aj-osborne-podcast/id1466437301
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Py4hxvj5Yh1rRpat7mkro?si=5cd7f293c3fd416c
- Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/cash-flow-2-freedom
Be sure to keep up with me on the AJ Osborne website:
- https://ajosborne.com/
You can also follow and keep up with me on social media:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajosborne/
Interested in Self Storage Investing? Then check out my website Self Storage Income and listen to the Self Storage Income Podcast: https://www.selfstorageincome.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast!
We have a special guest with us today who has been on the podcast before and who has made some special appearances with me on YouTube and social media... We have the one and only Brittany Arnason back on the podcast today to talk about probably one of the most important topics of all time - building relationships and networking.
Be sure to check out the video version of this podcast on our YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/E4ISvCofW6M
You've heard me say it before - success doesn't happen on an island. We're going to share several examples in this podcast today that demonstrates just how true this statement really is. Whether its Brit and I or even the friends we share in our circle, without these relationships, none of us would be where we are today with the opportunities we have at our fingertips.
If you aim to accomplish anything in life - you're going to need people and good relationships with those people. We're going to talk about just how important relationships are, how to build the best and most valuable relationships, and some examples of what we've been able to achieve merely through the relationships we've built with others.
Listen in and get ready to build that network and achieve huge goals.
Be sure to follow Brittany on social media: Instagram
We also mentioned the CRE Circle which is an incredible tool and opportunity to build these valuable relationships - take action and get involved now: https://www.thecrecircle.com/
Thanks everybody! AJ
You can also find the AJ Osborne Podcast on:
- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aj-osborne-podcast/id1466437301
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Py4hxvj5Yh1rRpat7mkro?si=5cd7f293c3fd416c
- Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/cash-flow-2-freedom
Be sure to keep up with me on the AJ Osborne website:
- https://ajosborne.com/
You can also follow and keep up with me on social media:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajosborne/
Interested in Self Storage Investing? Then check out my website Self Storage Income and listen to the Self Storage Income Podcast: https://www.selfstorageincome.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast!
My guest today is a total real estate investing rock star! I got to sit down with the man himself Brody Fausett.
Brody just happened to get into real estate when he went off to college but couldn’t find a place to rent. After talking to his mother who was a real estate agent, he decided to look at actually buying a house. All said and done, he bought a house, was able to rent to others and generate cash flow, and witnessed first hand the power of real estate investing.
Since then, Brody has branched off into other asset classes and continues to grow his real estate empire.
We talk about growth, progress, fulfillment and creating the life that you’ve always dreamed about, living the quality of life you’ve always dreamed about. Not only that, we talk a lot about sharing this amazing experience with others. Brody has even created a real estate education platform ‘The Real Estate Investing School’, to help share his invaluable real estate knowledge and experience with others.
Realestateinvestingschool: https://realestateinvestingschool.com/
Brody on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brodyfausett/?hl=en
Thanks everybody, AJ
You can also find the AJ Osborne Podcast on: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aj-osborne-podcast/id1466437301 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Py4hxvj5Yh1rRpat7mkro?si=5cd7f293c3fd416c Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/cash-flow-2-freedom
Be sure to keep up with me on the AJ Osborne website: https://ajosborne.com/
You can also follow and keep up with me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajosborne/
Interested in Self Storage Investing? Then check out my website Self Storage Income and listen to the Self Storage Income Podcast: https://www.selfstorageincome.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast!
You’re in for a special episode today as we have my OG co-host Roc Pilon back on the podcast!
Roc shares what he’s been up to these past couple years building his ecommerce business and the MASSIVE growth they’ve experienced. So much in fact, he just purchased a new warehouse facility to manage.
We dive into several subjects throughout the podcast, catch up on markets, trends, what we’re seeing and experiencing, and more. Guys this episode is super laid back and we take the conversation wherever it goes.
It was a blast to catch up with Roc and I’m so excited for all the awesome work he’s doing.
Be sure to keep up with Roc on social media: https://www.instagram.com/rocpilon/?hl=en
Thanks for listening everybody! AJ
You can also find the AJ Osborne Podcast on: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aj-osborne-podcast/id1466437301 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Py4hxvj5Yh1rRpat7mkro?si=5cd7f293c3fd416c Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/cash-flow-2-freedom
Be sure to keep up with me on the AJ Osborne website: https://ajosborne.com/
You can also follow and keep up with me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajosborne/
Interested in Self Storage Investing? Then check out my website Self Storage Income and listen to the Self Storage Income Podcast: https://www.selfstorageincome.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast!
Today we have an awesome guest episode lined up for you with the one and only Zack Boothe!
I loved this episode today because it was honestly like looking in the mirror lol. From our interests, to the places we’ve lived abroad, and the overall path of our lives… it’s almost like Zack and I have been living the same lives! It’s totally wild.
We talk a lot on today’s podcast about building your dream life, time and how to take control of it while you have it, building strong work ethics, and the power of sharing your knowledge and skills with others.
Obviously, we talk about Zack’s entrepreneurial journey, the companies he has built, and how he’s crushing it with his wholesaling real estate company Driving for Dollars.
Thanks for listening everybody! AJ
Check out Zack’s company Driving for Dollars: Website: https://dfdmastery.com/ $40k in 40 Days: https://membership.dfdmastery.com/40in40-optin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL9LDToGJCruOImtdwvnXBw
You can also find the AJ Osborne Podcast on: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aj-osborne-podcast/id1466437301 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Py4hxvj5Yh1rRpat7mkro?si=5cd7f293c3fd416c Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/cash-flow-2-freedom
Be sure to keep up with me on the AJ Osborne website: https://ajosborne.com/
You can also follow and keep up with me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajosborne/
Interested in Self Storage Investing? Then check out my website Self Storage Income and listen to the Self Storage Income Podcast: https://www.selfstorageincome.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast!
Guys, I can’t even tell you how excited I am about today’s podcast. This is one I’ve been looking forward to for a long time because our guest today is a fellow freedom loving American who I’ve followed and admired for quite some time, who has built a wildly successful business in the firearms and tactical/life-saving equipment industry.
My guest today is the man himself - Lucas Botkin, founder and CEO of T.REX ARMS, one of the most recognized brands in the industry. How did a young 20 year old civilian come to command such a presence and build such a well respected brand in the firearms industry? That’s exactly what we’re going to dive into on today’s episode.
Lucas share with us how he started TREX ARMS, what it looked like to build the company over time, and the massive shift he has had to undertake from working IN the business, to now working ON the business as CEO. We cover all this and more in today’s podcast, it’s totally packed with value and you’re going to absolutely love it.
Thanks for listening everybody! AJ
TREX ARMS Website: https://www.trex-arms.com/
Keep up with Lucas on social media: https://www.instagram.com/lucastrexarms/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, this is your host AJ Osborne!
If there’s one thing that’s for certain in investing and business… it’s that nothing will ever be certain. Opportunities come and go, industries come and go, markets come and go. But what causes entire markets to thrive and what causes them to die? Not only that, how can we better understand these cycles to better take advantage of opportunity?
The last thing any of us wants to do is to invest in a dying market. This means we have to be able to look at and effectively analyze relevant metrics within those businesses and markets. This means understanding risk and planning for it. It also means understanding both the micro and the macroeconomics of an industry and business. What can you control and what do you have zero control over in these arenas? How does policy and regulation affect and potentially affect that market?
This is just the surface of what we’re going to cover in today’s episode. There’s a lot to digest and a lot to think about, so be ready to take notes so that you can take what we talk about here and apply it to your endeavors.
Thanks everybody! AJ
You can also find the AJ Osborne Podcast on: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aj-osborne-podcast/id1466437301 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Py4hxvj5Yh1rRpat7mkro?si=5cd7f293c3fd416c Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/cash-flow-2-freedom
Be sure to keep up with me on the AJ Osborne website: https://ajosborne.com/
You can also follow and keep up with me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajosborne/
Interested in Self Storage Investing? Then check out my website Self Storage Income and listen to the Self Storage Income Podcast: https://www.selfstorageincome.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast!
When it comes to business, when it comes to success or failure, there’s ONE thing that truly determines it all… CASH FLOW.
Cash flow is the absolute king of business. If it's not there… you’re in trouble.
This all comes down to the business, the industry, and your specific value proposition. This comes down to timing, overcoming challenges, and making educated and calculated decisions day to day.
I’m going to share a bit about my journey on today’s podcast and how different the landscape and the opportunity is today than it was years ago when I got started. In some ways, there is immeasurably more opportunity and in some ways, there’s less. But the fact remains, opportunity exists to create incredible businesses, with incredible cash flow, so that you can live an incredible life.
This opportunity of timing, growth, and cashflow was one my partners and I identified in self storage and to say it’s paid off is an absolute understatement.
Thanks for tuning everybody! AJ
You can also find the AJ Osborne Podcast on: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aj-osborne-podcast/id1466437301 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Py4hxvj5Yh1rRpat7mkro?si=5cd7f293c3fd416c Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/cash-flow-2-freedom
Be sure to keep up with me on the AJ Osborne website: https://ajosborne.com/
You can also follow and keep up with me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajosborne/
Interested in Self Storage Investing? Then check out my website Self Storage Income and listen to the Self Storage Income Podcast: https://www.selfstorageincome.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! It’s me, your host, AJ Osborne!
Today we another awesome guest episode lined up for you with two awesome guys who doing some pretty incredible things. It’s my pleasure to welcome on Russ Morgan and Joey Mure.
Russ and Joey are the founding partners of their firm Wealth Without Wall Street. Them and their team are dedicated to helping people build wealth and freedom through passive income streams outside of the unpredictable machine we’ve all come to know as Wall Street.
So much of what we talk about in today’s podcast has to do with the unconventional approach to building wealth, stability, and a financial future for ourselves and our families. A huge take-away from this podcast is the ideas of scarcity mindsets and abundant mindsets. So much of what we’re taught in the financial world is base on the foundations of the scarcity mindset. When in fact, to build real wealth, we must utilize the abundant mindset.
There is so many great nuggets throughout this podcast that will help set you off on the right path to financial freedom that won’t have you working until you're 70, planning to retire with a 401K, and hoping for the best. Take control, and set yourself up for success. After all, this is the only shot we get.
Keep up with Russ and Joey on their website at: https://www.wealthwithoutwallstreet.com/
Thanks everybody, AJ
You can also find the AJ Osborne Podcast on: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aj-osborne-podcast/id1466437301 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Py4hxvj5Yh1rRpat7mkro?si=5cd7f293c3fd416c Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/cash-flow-2-freedom
Be sure to keep up with me on the AJ Osborne website: https://ajosborne.com/
You can also follow and keep up with me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajosborne/
Interested in Self Storage Investing? Then check out my website Self Storage Income and listen to the Self Storage Income Podcast: https://www.selfstorageincome.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! It’s me your host, AJ Osborne!
No matter what endeavor we set out on, no matter what direction we want to go in life, no matter what we do there will always be unknowns. Sometimes we like to fool ourselves into thinking that we have something 100% figured out, that our path forward is totally linear. This is almost never the case.
Life has a great way of reminding us every now and then about how much control we don’t have. Shoot, take me for example! I was doing great in the insurance world, bought a brokerage because I was going to crush it, and that totally fell apart. I recovered from that, began pouring capital into self storage, was totally crushing it, and then WHAM… I win the lottery and end up with GBS, on life support, and have to learn how to eat, and walk all over again.
Bottom line? We never truly know what’s waiting for us around the bend. This can sound kind of blue and pretty hopeless right? Well, there’s a few things we can do to build a shield for us and our families to help weather these unknowns when they strike. Yes, you still get hit, but you have at least some barrier, some protection against what could have been a killing blow.
This shield is exactly what we’re talking about in today’s podcast. How exactly do we deal with and move forward with these looming unknowns?
You’re about to find out.
Thanks everybody, AJ
You can also find the AJ Osborne Podcast on: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aj-osborne-podcast/id1466437301 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Py4hxvj5Yh1rRpat7mkro?si=5cd7f293c3fd416c Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/cash-flow-2-freedom
Be sure to keep up with me on the AJ Osborne website: https://ajosborne.com/
You can also follow and keep up with me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajosborne/
Interested in Self Storage Investing? Then check out my website Self Storage Income and listen to the Self Storage Income Podcast: https://www.selfstorageincome.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! This is your host AJ Osborne!
There’s something I hear quite a bit and I heard it more when I first started doing all this content and sharing my business and self storage investing “secrets” with the world. You guys and even friends have asked me, “AJ, why are you sharing all this information with everyone?” Or “Why are you doing all this work on content?” Well let me break it down for you.
The truth is - me sharing this information doesn’t hurt me, doesn’t hurt my businesses, the self storage industry, and it certainly doesn’t hurt those looking to learn more about business or investing. Yes you could try and make the argument that I’m creating more competition… you could TRY, but you’d be wrong.
Sharing this information actually accomplishes the complete opposite - it helps me, it helps the industries I'm in, and of course, it helps you. And it DOESN’T create more competition. Just think about this - because of these podcasts, videos, live events and so on that I’ve created and hosted, how many deals have been done? How many friends have been made? How many legacies have been started? How much freedom has someone been able to inject into their lives? It’s not even calculable, but just from the stories I’ve heard and even know about… the impact has been massive and it’s been staggering.
In today’s podcast I’m going to dive into all of this. I’m going to share why it’s been so important for me to build these brands, this content, and this legacy. I’m going to share what we do, how we do it, and why fundamentals are great but learning the actionable steps to those fundamentals is SO much better. We’re going to talk frameworks, building business, and sharing that journey with the world.
This is one for the note books so get ready, take notes and soak up some value. Thanks everybody. AJ
You can also find the AJ Osborne Podcast on: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aj-osborne-podcast/id1466437301 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Py4hxvj5Yh1rRpat7mkro?si=5cd7f293c3fd416c Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/cash-flow-2-freedom
Be sure to keep up with me on the AJ Osborne website: https://ajosborne.com/
You can also follow and keep up with me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajosborne/
Success doesn’t happen on an island, which is why I’ve launched the CRE Circle. Build your community, your resources, and your commercial real estate investing opportunities. That first or even next deal could be right around the corner. You can learn more about the CRE Circle and sign up here: https://www.thecrecircle.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! And yes, this is me your host AJ Osborne!
So much has happened this past year and so much more is coming down the line this year. We have some exciting times here folks and I’m so happy that I get to share this all with you. With that comes change.
I’ve put so much time and effort into building the Self Storage Income brand and my company Cedar Creek Wealth, that I haven’t spent a whole lot of time and effort here on the AJ Osborne podcast or the YouTube Channel.
Yep that’s right - the YouTube Channel (yes it existed once lol). For those that are new here, my personal brand used to be Cashflow 2 Freedom. I did all of my personally branded content under that brand name. That changed, the YouTube channel went away, and podcast became inconsistent. Now, that is all about to change.
I am totally re-creating this podcast, and re-launching what used to be the Cashflow 2 Freedom YouTube Channel, and will be branding it as the AJ Osborne YouTube Channel. Now you might wondering… why is AJ doing this?
Well, that’s exactly what I’m going to talk about in today’s episode.
You see, my companies are growing, opportunities are changing, and the value that I can deploy and receive from doing content like this and building my brands is immeasurable. I’m going to talk about these changes, exactly how my companies have grown, the structures we’ve built to run everything, and the why behind it all. It’s a crazy world of investing and I’m here to help make sense of it all.
Thanks for tuning in as always guys, thank you for all the support you’ve offered these past several years, and stay tuned for more to come. AJ
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Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host, AJ Osborne!
You know when you read those REALLY good books that just make so much sense and that opens doors to unrealized opportunities that were sitting right under your nose? Well my guest on the podcast today just happened to write one such book and I couldn’t be more excited to share this episode with you all.
Today, we’re hanging out with the one and only Walker Deibel, author of the best selling book Buy Then Build.
Walker shares with us today an array of incredible insights and lays down some phenomenal pieces of knowledge. We talk about the key fundamentals of business, the benefits and buying an existing business versus starting your own from scratch, the most effective way to approach a business acquisition, the best way to find companies to buy, and tons more. This is literally the tip of the iceberg.
Enjoy, take notes, and extract every ounce of value out of this episode that you can.
Thanks everybody!
Keep up or get in touch with Walker on his websites: Website: https://buythenbuild.com/ Acquisition Lab: https://acquisitionlab.com/
You can also find the AJ Osborne Podcast on: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aj-osborne-podcast/id1466437301 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Py4hxvj5Yh1rRpat7mkro?si=5cd7f293c3fd416c Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/cash-flow-2-freedom
Be sure to keep up with me on the AJ Osborne website: https://ajosborne.com/
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Welcome back everyone to the AJ Osborne Podcast! You guessed it… this is your host AJ Osborne!
Yes, you read the title here correctly. For those of you who haven’t heard my story - several years ago I went from totally healthy and normal, to in just a matter of hours, becoming completely and totally paralyzed because of a rare autoimmune disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome.
In a single immediate moment my life and my family’s lives were turned upside down. At first no one even knew what I had. The doctors couldn’t figure it out and even sent me home. Only for me to return to the hospital as paralysis began to take hold. It was terrifying and uncertain times, but this was just the beginning.
I’m here today to tell you my story. Some of you might already know of me and my story, but today is something a bit more in depth in regard to the whole experience. Because as awful and difficult as it all was, yes, it was the best thing that ever happened to me.
You’ll have to tune in to learn why.
Thanks everybody, AJ
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Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host, AJ Osborne!
I’m super excited to get this episode out to you all because I have the one and only Curtis May on the podcast today, and let me tell you… he’s bringing some incredible value for you here today.
Curtis is a 2nd generation business owner and entrepreneur who from an early age knew that a 9-5 job was not the path to wealth or financial freedom. Ultimately choosing to begin working in the insurance industry, Curtis noticed numerous issues within the corporate and institutional financial industry. This inspired him to take a further deep dive into the world of economics, finance, banking, and more to truly understand the broad world of all things money, investing, wealth, and opportunity.
Listen in, take note and learn how you too can begin building your path to financial freedom and total control over your life and money.
Thanks everybody! AJ
Be sure to keep up with Curtis! Practical Wealth Show Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/the-practical-wealth-show/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CurtisMay
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Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! This is your host AJ Osborne!
I tell you what, I have some pretty awesome friends. Not only that, it's incredible that I get to share these amazing people and their stories with you all. Today is no exception. My great friend Kyle Wilson joins me on the podcast today and provides some of the best discussion I think I’ve ever had on this podcast about underwriting and working with capital partners.
Kyle first got a taste of real estate investing like so many other investors - through house hacking. Being a professional hockey player, Kyle knew he needed to get plans for the future figured out.
Fast forward to today and Kyle and his wife have built a real estate empire and systems to find, analyse, and manage the successful real estate business they’ve built.
This is an amazing episode packed with tons of valuable insight that I know you’re going to really enjoy. That said I’ll let you all get to it!
Thanks everybody, AJ
Bar Down Investments Website: https://www.bardowninvestments.com/ Wife’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badashinvestor/?hl=en
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Welcome back everyone to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host AJ Osborne!
I’m super excited for today’s episode because I have my great friend Leka Devatha on the show today and she’s bringing some massive value!
Leka shares her story and how she got started in real estate investing after coming to the U.S. from India. As of today Leka has has done tens of millions in transactions, flips, and more and she’s just getting warmed up. But that wasn’t always the case.
Leka also sheds some light on her first deal and what a learning experience it was rather than the massive success she was looking for. She came back with the lessons learned and has been killing it ever since. There’s a lot we can all learn from this kind of tenacity.
She also shares some key insights into how to build a network of great people that can and WILL bring you great deals. We talk scale and so much more. Get in there, check it out, take notes, get pumped, and go out there and make your real estate investing goals a reality.
Thanks everybody, AJ
Keep up with Leka and all the amazing work she’s doing at the links below:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lekaaaah/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leka-devatha-5616bb185/ Website :https://www.rehabithomes.com/
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Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host AJ Osborne!
Today we’re talking about RISK. I’ve found that the various types of real and perceived risks are vastly unknown, and vastly misunderstood. Obviously this can be a huge problem for us whether we’re entrepreneurs, employees, investors… no matter what we are.
The fact is - risk cannot ever be totally eliminated. We can only control so much. So then, how do we effectively manage risk?
These are great questions and ideas, and this is exactly what we’re diving into on today’s podcast. I break risk down into three pillars and we expand from there.
The keys here - we should understand risk and know not only how to face it, but how to deal with and manage risk productively. We’ll never get away from risk completely and have to learn how to thrive in the uncertainty.
Thanks for listening everybody! AJ
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Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, I’m your host AJ Osborne!
So many of us want to grow and build wealth in a secure and sustainable way. The question is… does a solution like that even exist?
Well thankfully we have Anthony Faso and Cameron Christiansen on the podcast today to help answer that question for us. We talk about conventional wealth building advice and the importance of building a great view and perspective of what wealth truly is and can be, how to ensure access to capital and liquidity, and the process that you can walk through to help you go the right track to building real wealth.
All said and done, we have to take responsibility and take an active role in building our own wealth. Our 401k or the stock market isn’t going to do it for us.
Thanks everybody, AJ
Be sure to keep up with Anthony and Cameron on their website at: Infinitewealthconsultants.com
Access their free course for you, our awesome listeners at: infinitewealthcourse.com/ajosborne
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host AJ Osborne!
We have an awesome guest lined up for you all today, one of our amazing partners and resources that we use on our deals - the one and only Brad St. Onge with InvestNext.
In a nutshell - InvestNext is an industry leading software that helps firms manage investor relations. This is just the tip of the iceberg in regard to the level of value that InvestNext offers and how truly robust the platform is.
When it comes to raising money from investors, there are numerous aspects to consider. Are all documents signed correctly? Do investors have information they need at their fingertips? How are you managing your investors and their expectations? How do you send information to investors regarding the deals you have for them? These are just a few pain points that Brad covers in today’s podcast. These are great questions to be thinking about and that you should be asking, this is especially the case when you’re operating at scale with hundreds of inventors.
Brad also shares how InvestNext came to be, where things are at currently, and what the future looks like for the company.
This is a phenomenal episode packed with a ton of great information for anyone who is currently working with, or who is looking to work with investors to fund deals.
Enjoy everybody, AJ
Be sure to check out InvestNext on their website at: https://www.investnext.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host AJ Osborne and we have an outstanding episode lined up for you all today. It’s something we’ve never done before and I’m about as excited as a mosquito in a blood bank to share this with you all.
This episode is a first time ever - it is a live podcast that took place at our Self Storage Income live event that we hosted in Coeur D’Alene Idaho. This was THE LARGEST private self storage event that has ever taken place and the energy there was unlike any conference I’ve ever been to.
Now onto the podcast…
The one and only Brandon Turner (Host of the Bigger Pockets Podcast) joined us on stage for this live podcast. The day previous, Brandon had made mention of the ultimate goal of becoming an architect of your real estate investment empire - meaning, knowing what pieces of the puzzle you need, and knowing how and when to utilize those pieces to build a real estate investing machine.
We build off this idea in this great conversation and talk everything scale, capital, management, and more.
This is one of those podcasts you’ll want the notebook and pen ready to go for. The wealth of knowledge being shared is invaluable.
Thanks for listening everybody, AJ
Be sure to go to Selfstorageincome.com to get your copy of my Self Storage Playbook. This step by step playbook walks you through from start to finish - how to identify a self storage market, how to perform due diligence, how to contact a current owner, and ultimately how to land a deal and purchase a storage facility.
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Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, I’m your host AJ Osborne!
We’ve talked a lot about real estate here on the podcast, but we’ve never really dove into one asset class that has really peaked my interest… and that’s industrial space.
Today we have the expert himself Drew Whalgren on the podcast to discuss the in’s and out’s of industrial real estate investing. We talk about the various investing strategies that you can utilize to invest in industrial space. We talk about how he analyzes the industrial real estate market and it differs from alternative commercial real estate investment classes like multi-family.
There are incredible investment opportunities in the industrial space that you just don’t find or see in any other asset class. I’m excited to share this episode with you all and for Drew to help shed some light on these amazing assets.
Thanks for listening everybody! AJ
Get in touch with Drew at: drew@magcp.com Or on the Mag Capital Website: https://magcp.com/home/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, I’m your host AJ Osborne!
I have an awesome and incredibly interesting episode lined up for you all today with the one and only Matthew Sullivan, Founder and CEO of QuantumRE.
Now, this episode is going to differ slightly from most of my podcasts as I usually focus on the guest and their expertise or experience. Not only do we do that in today’s episode - but we also dive into what exactly QuantumRE is and what they do. Reason being, what Matthew and his team at QuantumRE is doing is so crazy interesting, it’s not something we can just gloss over. And I could bet most of you haven’t seen or heard of anything like this before.
Just to give a teaser - we’re talking about an innovative way to access your home’s equity without taking on an additional loan, how this is powered by blockchain, and what homeowners and investors alike can do to get involved.
Matthew shares the whole run down of what this all looks like, how he evaluates homes, where he’s investing and more. That said, I’m going to let you all get straight to it! Enjoy!
Thanks everybody! AJ
Check out QuantumRE on their website: https://www.quantmre.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host AJ Osborne!
I’ve got an amazing guest lined up for you guys today who is going to help shed some light of TRUTH on the financial and investing world. I’m excited to introduce Chris Miles.
Chris started his career in financial advising from day one, but quickly realized that there were some major issues in the world of financial advising. Even going so far as to call the financial advising industry “broken”. Something he said during this podcast really sends this whole issue home. In relation to financial advisors in general - he says, “...are they making good money because they make good investments, or are they making money because they’re good salesmen?”.
Recognizing these issues, he chose to become the ANTI - financial advisor. A term he’s coined to help bring reality into financial advising.
We’re going to unpack some of these industry wide problems and help uncover some pitfalls that you can hopefully avoid. Apart from that, we’re going to talk about the keys that will help you work because you want to, not because you have to. We’re also going to dive into stock investing and shed some truth there as well.
Hopefully this helps spread some light on the issues and can help put you guys on the right track so you don’t waste your time or money in what could very well be just another sales pitch.
Thanks for listening everybody! AJ
Keep up with Chris on his website or listen to his podcast!
Website: https://moneyripples.com/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chris-miles-money-show/id895555599
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host AJ Osborne!
Debt - there are very few subjects that have gotten as bad a wrap as debt has. Don’t get me wrong, debt when you don’t understand it… can be downright deadly. But debt used as a rocket fuel for generating wealth and income… that’s when debt becomes a massive force of leverage.
But how? How can taking on debt ever be a good thing? Isn’t buying all cash a better way to go? Isn’t paying off a loan as quickly as possible the best course of action? Yes and no, just like the above gives hint to - it depends on what kind of debt we’re talking about.
Let’s clear this up once and for all - not all debt is BAD and not all debt is created equal. We have two kinds of debt - consumer debt (which is generally bad and that you should try to avoid). And then we have revenue producing debt (which is the sweet nectar of the gods for investors).
This is just the tip of the iceberg and I couldn’t be more excited to help shed some light on this subject because I see it and hear it every single day. I hope this helps you more fully understand the different types of debt, when you should and SHOULDN’T be afraid of debt, and when you can use it effectively to help grow your wealth.
Outside of that, I give a bit of economic back story in regard to capital, the different types of markets, economic cycles, and more to really take a deep dive on the subject.
Enjoy everybody and we’ll catch you next time!
AJ
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Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, this is your host AJ Osborne!
This is a special edition episode of the podcast that I thought would be super fun and insightful for you guys to listen in on. This episode is of my team and I while we were on the ground in real time evaluating a number of potential self storage deals. Some of these we already have under contract and some we don’t… yet ;).
Join myself, Brittany Arnason, Brian Mullalley, Conner Skeen as we dissect our day of looking the deals, looking at and evaluating the overall self storage market, and more.
This episode is short and sweet but it’s packed with value and I’m super excited to be able to share it out with you guys.
Enjoy, take notes and be sure to keep up with all of us on social media where you can follow us in real time as well as we look at these awesome deals!
Thanks everybody! AJ
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host, AJ Osborne.
Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to Johnny Wolff who is absolutely crushing the real estate investment world by doing some amazing repositioning and changing value of assets.
Johnny is a financial analyst who moved to and is now living and investing in Kansas City, the city that he has identified to be one of the best cash-flowing real estate markets in the US. But what is “the best” real estate market? We cover this in the podcast and the get to the truth of what this really means.
Johnny also shares in this podcast exactly how he changes the cashflow and revenue structure of the investments he’s buying, and what exactly he’s doing to still achieve huge spreads on his real estate investments, even in this crazy real estate market we’re seeing currently. Johnny also shares his thoughts on value, the details about getting started and realizing that you’re not going to generally hit a homerun deal on your very first deal, his thoughts on the current real estate market, keys to real estate investing strategy in the current market, and more.
Real estate is one of the few investments where you can achieve such amazing returns through forced and passive appreciation, realize such amazing tax benefits, and be able to utilize so many different strategies all within the same investment vehicle. As you know, I love real estate and this podcast today is an amazing breath of fresh air on how you can invest in and take advantage of real estate in the current state of the real estate market. This wasn’t a podcast or discussion that provided strategies for real estate investing 3 or 5 years ago, it’s what you can do right now today.
Alright, get to it and get ready to take notes!
Thanks everybody,
AJ
Keep up with Johnny on his website or on his email directly at:
- livehomeroom.com
- johnny@livehomeroom.com
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host, AJ Osborne.
Today we’re talking real estate! One of my favorite things to talk about! And it’s not just me that you get to listen to today, it’s the one and only Chris Craddock.
Chris is one heck of a busy guy but he’s taking the time to hang out with us today and share some great insights into the various aspects of real estate that he’s invested in. We’re talking everything from flips and wholesaling, to agent teams, to insurance businesses, and even mortgage lending… he’s involved with it all.
We dive into how he got started in wholesaling and exactly how he went about building his retail team and wholesaling company. This is something I get asked about frequently so it’s awesome to have Chris on to talk about this very subject and help give you ideas on how you too could get started in wholesaling real estate.
Thanks for listening everybody! AJ
Keep up with Chris on social media and his website:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craddrock/?hl=en
- Website: https://www.chriscraddock.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host, AJ Osborne!
It’s my honor and my pleasure to introduce you to the one and only Codie Sanchez. Codie has a background in finance and also worked as a journalist who covered some of the darkest and heaviest subject matter you could as a journalist - human trafficking. It was after this that she chose to pursue a career in finance. Reason being, she recognized that the placement of capital was what actually brought about change and impact to address world issues. As she says here in this podcast, the power of the pen is mighty, but the power of capital is mighty-er.
Codie got interested in buying businesses soon after by realizing the huge need and desire there is in the market place for business owners looking to offload their companies. Through this, we talk about everything from buying and selling businesses, to debt and how to use it to your advantage, the value of doing hard things, mindset, and a ton more.
https://contrarianthinking.co/
Tune in, take notes, and we’ll see you next time!
Thanks everybody!
AJ
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host, AJ Osborne!
Alright, so I feel like I need to prepare you for this incredible guest episode today…. You better be ready for some laughs, some value bombs, and some great company. It’s my absolute pleasure to introduce you to the one and only Dave Seymour, and you better buckle up because this episode was a total hoot!
You might recognize the name from A&E’s hit show ‘Flipping Boston’. Dave shares his story about how he got into the real estate investing world after realizing that the ‘trading time for money’ game wasn’t one he wanted to play. He wanted to become an investor and live his life how he wanted when he wanted.
We talk a lot about overall real estate as you might guess, but Dave also takes us in-depth behind the veil of his very first deal, to building his portfolio of buy and holds. Dave shares his thoughts on the current state of the real estate market, as this is a huge question on all of our minds. “Where is this journey going and how long is it going to last?” Not only does he share key insights into the market currently, but he also shares some great advice on how to take advantage of opportunities, no matter what the markets are doing.
Really at the end of the day, it’s all about recognizing opportunity and acting on it.
Get ready for an awesome fun-filled episode that’s packed with tons of value.
Thanks everybody,
AJ
Keep up with Dave on his website at:
https://www.freedomventure.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, I’m your host, AJ Osborne!
It’s my pleasure to introduce you to Van Sturgeon. Van was born and raised in the Northside of Chicago helping his parents own and operate an apartment building. The economy was bad, vacancies were high, and the family had to perform all the repairs and maintenance on their own to limit cost and to make ends meet. This built the foundation for what was to come.
Van later built a company renovating real estate. This gave Van an inside look and connection to real estate investors who were buying and flipping homes while using his company as their go-to renovator. It didn’t take long for Van to recognize and realize the potential there was in real estate investing, whether that be buying, renovating and holding, or buying and flipping. He’s built an impressive portfolio and now has over 1k doors across the U.S. and Canada.
Today Van shares the truth about “finding deals”, the fundamentals of value, and his advice for anyone looking to start investing in real estate.
This episode is packed with tons of great information for anyone in the real estate world currently or those that are looking to break into real estate investing. Be sure to take notes, soak it up, and put to work the concepts Van shares with us today.
Thanks everybody,
AJ
Keep up with Van at his website: https://vansturgeon.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! This is your host, AJ Osborne!
I’m super excited today to have the pleasure to introduce you all to the one and only Jay Malloy. Jay is a real estate investor and built his foundations of real estate investing through wholesaling. We touch a bit on what exactly Jay does, but more importantly, we talk about the HOW.
So often we talk about strategy (especially me!). We build out our step by step pathway to follow, we build our strategy, we think tactically, all to achieve our desired end result. One thing a lot of us fail to truly evaluate and plan for in our preparation, and what we often fail to work on consistently, is OURSELVES. More specifically, our mindsets and our influences and atmospheres.
Today’s podcast is an incredibly in depth look into some of the ways that Jay has built success around great and genuine relationships. He shares some simple tools and resources that he’s used in his own life to help build systems for maintaining and building great relationships with the people he’s chosen to surround himself with. We also went on to talk about this idea of your tribe finding you. Which if you’re doing things right, they will.
Listen in, learn how to truly reach and accomplish your real potential. Take note and put into practice some of these awesome ideas.
Thanks everybody!
AJ
Keep up with Jay on social media: https://www.instagram.com/dr.leadz/?hl=en
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host, AJ Osborne!
So… if you’ve been online or to your local hardware or lumber store, you might have noticed something - the price of lumber (and materials in general) has skyrocketed. Honestly, saying the cost of lumber has “skyrocketed” even seems like an understatement.
This is why I’m having my great friend and our head of acquisitions here at Cedar Creek Wealth, Brain Mullally on the podcast today to talk everything lumber.
You see, before Brian joined my team, he wandered the mountainside in a flannel shirt, carrying a large ax, looking to strike it big in the lumber industry. Well… that might be a stretch lol. Brian worked in the lumber industry for years and continues to keep up the relationships he built over the years in the lumber industry. That said, he not only knows a thing or two about lumber and what’s currently going on, but he’s also got a backstage pass to the mills, the suppliers, and everyone in between to get the scoop on these crazy events we’re seeing unfold with lumber prices.
Brian shares his years of experience and helps to shed light on why lumber costs have increased so much over the past year or so. We also dive into various economic factors as to why this increase is happening, and how this increased pricing is affecting other industries across the country.
There’s a lot to unpack in this episode, so I’ll let you get right to it. Enjoy, spread the word, and maybe invest in a few 2x4’s…
Thanks everybody,
AJ
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host, AJ Osborne!
I’m extra excited about today’s episode because we get to hang out with one of my favorite real estate friends… the one and only Brittany Arnason! You might know her as investorgirlbritt on social media. She’s become wildly popular on social media with sharing her experiences from BRRR’ing single-family homes. Fun fact - she actually used to sleep in the houses as she was renovating them! Talk about dedication!
If you’ve followed me and this podcast for any amount of time, you might have heard mention my philosophy of scaling both vertically AND horizontally. Brittany is in this pivotal space now moving towards scaling horizontally.
What does that mean?
Brittany is now shifting her focus on commercial real estate investing, specifically (my favorite asset class lol)... SELF STORAGE!
This is an amazing time to have Brittany on the podcast as she’s actively making this transition that so many investors ultimately want to make - the shift into commercial real estate. Whether be more zeros, more management, limited experience, or fear of the unknown, it often proves difficult for so many of us to make these leaps from one type of investing to another.
Listen in and hear how she started her real estate investing journey, where she’s at now, what’s going through her mind, what her plans are, and what she’s actively doing now to accomplish HUGE goals in the next few months. Speaking of goals, we talk a lot in today’s episode about the process of setting and achieving goals, and ways that you can help shorten the timeframes for you to achieve your ultimate goals.
Tune in, take notes, and learn how Brittany is making the move from single-family homes to commercial real estate investing!
Thanks everybody,
AJ
Keep up with Brittany on social media and her website: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/investorgirlbritt/?hl=en
Website: https://brittanyarnason.com
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host AJ Osborne!
One of the biggest stresses that most of us feel consistently throughout our lives is MONEY. Money problems can crush dreams, marriages, physical and mental health, and our lives as we know them. Money is a big deal to a lot of us, but how do we get to that place where money isn’t a problem, but more so an asset, a lever, and a tool for us to achieve everything we’ve dreamed of?
This is why I’m excited to have Jim Crider on the podcast today to help shed some light money and what we can do to set ourselves up for success.
Jim had originally been working in sales… he couldn’t stand it, didn’t think he was good at it, and ultimately decided he had to move on. This led him to be unemployed for about an 8 month period of time, which brought to light his own financial situation and stresses that he himself began to feel about money. These thoughts and stresses sparked his interest and set him on the path to financial planning.
Today we walk through some frameworks that will help you identify what your goals are, aligning your actions with those goals, and step by step how you can start working towards and start living the life you truly want to live.
This episode is full of value for anyone looking to get to a place where money, time, life, is completely aligned (which is the vast majority of us!). Take notes, soak it up, and start!
Thanks, everybody,
AJ
Keep up with Jim on his Intentional Living website at:
https://www.intentionallivingfp.com/
Welcome back everybody to the Self Storage Income podcast, this is your host AJ Osborne!
As you’re probably aware, there’s A LOT of wacky things going on out there currently with the US Dollar, stimulus packages, and interest rates (and a ton of other crap I’m not even going to get into).
One huge aspect of today that we have to take into account is this - we’re in totally uncharted economic waters. There’s never been a time in history that we threw capitalism to the side and solely relied on the government to support everything. We’re living this right now. What happens when the stimulus stops? What happens when interest rates rise? What about inflation? We have some ideas as to the answers to these questions, but none of us have a crystal ball.
These are topics I wanted to be sure to discuss today on the podcast because I know so many of us are thinking about and asking the same questions.
We’re going to talk micro and macro economics and which you need to be focused on. We’re talking debt, capital, interest rates, consumer demand, and more.
The best thing we can ever do is to be educated enough to play the game and play the game well. To be able to protect our assets and continue to grow our wealth.
Thanks for listening everybody,
AJ
The Self Storage Income Exclusive Fall Event in Coeur d’Alene Idaho (GET YOUR SEATS RESERVED ASAP!) - https://selfstorageincome.com/events/
Be sure to go to Selfstorageincome.com to get your copy of my Self Storage Playbook. This step by step playbook walks you through from start to finish - how to identify a self storage market, how to perform due diligence, how to contact a current owner, and ultimately how to land a deal and purchase a storage facility.
You can also find the Self Storage Income Podcast on:
- iTunes
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The Self Storage Income Podcast is Sponsored by:
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Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, I’m your host, AJ Osborne!
What’s one of the biggest struggles for us Americans? Well, besides loving great food and being almost unable to resist… lol. The answer is MONEY.
The management of our personal finances is often in disarray and maybe even non-existent. It’s super unfortunate but who can blame us right!? Our lives are busy, money is tight, and there’s always tomorrow… Wrong.
The fact of the matter is - we only have so much time to set our lives up for success from now until retirement. We only have so much time before it could be too late for us to take the proper steps to ensure we live full and incredible lives. If you’ve wanted to get your finances and your life on the right track, my amazing guest today can help.
It’s my pleasure to introduce Damari Gold. She’s a first generation American who was raised on the very ideas of saving, preparing, and investing. She now helps people get their finances and their lives on the path to achieving results.
One of the biggest take-aways from today’s episode that I want you understand - investing and building wealth is a LONG TERM game. It’s not one huge decision to invest in some huge new idea. It’s small incremental and disciplined steps over a LONG period of time that will help you to achieve wealth, financial freedom, and all the other amazing things we all want to experience in our lives.
Tune in and hear Damari’s incredible story and learn about the pitfalls of financial entitlement, the foundations of money and building wealth, and the importance of not placing limiting beliefs or views on yourself or your family when it comes to finances. Take notes and get ready to take control of your life and your finances.
Thanks for listening everybody!
AJ
You can keep up with and learn more about Damari on social media here:
https://www.instagram.com/damarigold/?hl=en
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, I’m your host, AJ Osborne!
Ever wonder what it’d be like to become an angel investor? Well today, it’s my absolute pleasure to introduce you all to Tom Wallace who has built an investing empire.
Tom began his investment journey in the tech space when personal computers were just beginning to become a reality. Starting a systems integration company at the ground level as the tech industry was being born, obviously turned out to be an incredible time to be the space. This provided Tom with invaluable experience and opportunity in all things tech, even working in conjunction with some of the largest tech companies in the world, who continue their legacy even today.
Tom shares how he built multiple companies, sold them, and ultimately how he went from an incredibly successful tech entrepreneur to angel investor. Tom also shares with us and give an overview of his 5 d’s of investing which are- deal flow, due diligence, domain expertise, diversification, and discipline. These have allowed him to not only invest in numerous successful tech startups, has allowed him to build a company around it. Tom is the Managing Partner at Florida Funders, an incredibly successful investment company that finds, funds, and helps to build the next generation of tech companies.
We also jump into the power of capitalism, give a general economic market overview, and identifying the best opportunities. Tom also shares how he decides whether or not something is a good investment, what he looks for, and what’s he’s even looking at currently.
This was a great episode and we cover a ton of ground regarding angel investing, tech, business, and more.
Thanks everybody,
AJ
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, I’m your host AJ Osborne!
We all want results right? We want more money, freedom, opportunity, that six pack for the beach... the list could go on and on. We think all day about how great it would be to have these outcomes in our lives. There’s only one HUGE problem with this… we’re thinking about the end result and NOT the process we need to execute to actually achieve these outcomes.
This is where today’s podcast comes in.
Let’s be real with ourselves - none of us want to fail. We don’t want to sit spinning our wheels for decades never reaching the goals or visions we’ve set in our minds that we’d like to achieve. We only have so much time and so many resources.
So how do we make the most of it? How can we give our goals and aspirations the absolute best chance of success? How can we ensure that we actually get results?
We have to audit ourselves. We have to organize, plan, find what works and get rid of what doesn’t. We have to build teams, find mentors, and focus on long term, high output activities. Sounds like a lot of work right!? Well… it is. But it’s totally worth it.
Today I’m going to dive into these subjects and share the tools with you that I use every day to stay on track and drive results time after time. Get those notebooks out and get ready to crush your day, your week, your month, your year, and your life.
Thanks everybody,
AJ
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne podcast! I’m your host, AJ Osborne!
If you’ve listened to this podcast or my Self Storage Income podcast, you might have heard me talk about my three pillars that drive everything I do - Impact, Freedom, and Progress.
Each one of these pillars have their own unique challenges. However, Progress is one of those things that so many of us have such a hard time maintaining. The question is why?
Now I’m not going to try and diagnose the cause of everyone’s failure to progress in a desired direction. After all, we’re all on drastically different paths with drastically different understandings and goals of ‘progress’. I am however going to address a few key subjects that I believe can help anyone continue on their path to progress, especially when it comes to building your life around business and investing.
I’m hoping that the keys I share in today’s episode can help keep you compounding the power of progress, just like these keys have helped me on my own business and investing journey.
We’re going to ask the questions you need to truly be asking yourself, how to move forward with certainty in uncertain times, what the future looks like today and why long term vision is so important, and I even touch on the concept of what I call the ‘risk of ruin’.
Progress is our measurement of where we are currently to where we’d like to end up. Progress is a long and extremely volatile road. Prepare, plan, and execute on what will help you progress the most efficient ways possible.
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne podcast! I’m your host AJ Osborne.
If you follow me on social media you may have noticed these past couple weeks, I’ve been posting quite a bit on the current economic events happening here in our country. What we’re seeing is honestly unprecedented and in our country’s history we haven’t seen or experienced quite what we are today. That said, I’ve been thinking, and reading about this… A LOT… and I have some things to share that I think can shed some light.
The fact is, we’re seeing massive government intervention. This is diluting the economic fundamentals of this country and the very systems we run on. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a huge importance that needs to be placed on monetary policy and reasonable inflation is actually a good thing (more on this in the podcast). What causes issues is when the very systems we’ve created to help our economy actually end up being used in such a way that actually start to hurt our economy.
I today’s podcast I break everything down. I talk about the good and bad regarding inflation, supply and demand in the market place and its relation to the value of the USD, examples from the past that we can learn from and apply today, the fundamentals of value creation, and the importance of truly understanding value. These are all great topics to discuss, but most importantly, I propose the one question we all need to be asking, when the right time is to buy assets, and how all these subjects are connected and are working together like a large spider web, and also how all of this ties into the very reason that I started my holdings company and structured my investing the way that I have.
I don’t have all the answers and I’m not going to pretend like I do. I do however believe that the more of us that truly understand our economy and the drivers affecting that economy, the better off the world will be. And honestly… I can nerd out on this stuff all day lol.
Thanks for listening everybody and enjoy!
AJ
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne podcast! I’m excited you’re here and even more excited about the great guest I have on the podcast for you today.
It’s my pleasure to introduce you to the one and only Lance Pederson.
Lance helps investors navigate what so many believe to be the complexities of the investment world. I say, “what so many believe to be the complexities” because as we discuss in this episode, there are a ton of investors out there focusing on the completely and totally wrong things. To that, Lance has helped and been a part of over 190 engagements regarding the advisement and structuring of deals.
There are a lot of pieces to put together, you have the deal, money, legal, accounting, transaction, due diligence… the list goes on and on. You can’t and shouldn’t be wasting your valuable time and resources on spinning your wheels (or anyone else’s).
Lance shares some incredible insights today about deal structures and the potential pros and cons of those structures, raising money and the different avenues to accomplish your capital raise goals, fund structures and a ton more regarding the deals and structuring of those deals.
We also jump into economics and discuss what he’s seeing across the country. We talk real estate and the most popular assets he’s seeing come across his table, and he even shares some of key industry insights into what issues he’s seeing in the real estate industry, and where the opportunities may be.
This was one of those conversations that we could have explored all day long and this episode is PACKED with awesome and valuable information that I haven’t seen much anywhere else.
Be sure to keep up with Lance on his website and podcast:
- Verivest: https://verivest.com/
- Real Estate Risk Report: http://www.therealestateriskreport.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne podcast, this is your host, AJ Osborne!
Yep, that’s right, you read that title correctly - $100,000.00 per month at age 29. He has $50 Million in assets under management and he’s done this with only two employees. This is a massive goal and one that generally takes decades of work to achieve. Our guest today however has reached this landmark in a cool 3 year timeframe. What an investing animal!
This incredible guest and human being we have on today is the one and only Matt Onofrio.
Like so many of us, Matt was set on the career path. Not only that, he had spent over a decade in school to achieve that career. This was no factor as Matt began talking to various mentors who were real estate investors. Seeing and understanding the power that can be tapped through real estate investing, Matt began to look seriously at real estate.
I’m not even going to try and convey to you how much value there is in today’s episode. I will say though, we talk about Matt’s story, what he’s doing, and just how he’s built such an impressive portfolio over such a short period of time. He shares some key insights for us into what he’s doing, what he’s looking for, what he tries to stay away from, and some of the critical pieces of the puzzle that have helped propel him from living the career lifestyle to reaching absolute financial freedom.
Thanks for listening everybody,
AJ
Check out Matt’s website at: https://wildmooseventures.com/
And keep up with him on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/anesthesia.investor/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, I’m your host, AJ Osborne!
I have an amazing guest for you all today who has done everything from working the corporate job, to owning and operating business, writing books, organizing events, and teaching others to do the same… she’s done it all.
It’s a pleasure to welcome and introduce Cydney O’Sullivan.
Cydney has lived a life where she’s been able to experience both sides of the spectrum: poverty and wealth. Having these experiences has allowed her some incredible insights into types of people who tap into and achieve wealth, and the types of people who don’t.
Cydney discovered early on that wealth was the way to go. But how?
Over the years she’s bought a number of poorly operated businesses, turned them into total rock stars, then sold them for a premium. This concept of being able to identify a perfect opportunity to solve a problem or to make something better is a huge topic of discussion for us in this episode. We also talk about how to identify a niche, finding efficiencies that allow you to grow and scale, compound growth, and more.
Another huge topic we touch on today is what Cydney calls the Millionaire Mindset. This factor alone is what can set you up for growth and success in both good and bad times.
Enjoy this awesome episode with this awesome guest and I’ll see you next time!
AJ
Keep up with Cydney on her website at: https://millionairesacademy.com/
You can also check out her books here on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cydney+o%27sullivan&ref=nb_sb_noss
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, I’m your host, AJ Osborne!
Today we have an awesome guest lined up for you. We’re talking everything wealth and finance with the one and only Jonathan DeYoe.
It’s an unfortunate truth and one we can see almost everywhere we look - when it comes to wealth and finance a large majority of the population is drastically under educated and under prepared. This is the case a lot of times regarding even the most basic fundamentals of finance, money, society, the economy, and how these pieces all fit together. This is a huge cornerstone of my conversation with Jonathan today.
It was such a great time to dive into topics like social, economic, and wealth gaps and where they really stem from, the illusions that the finance industry has peddled to us all, the philosophy of money, currency, and how these differ, defining what risk really is, and discovering where wealth truly comes from.
I’m going to tell you right now, this is a podcast you’ll want to put on repeat to ensure you really hit everything going on in this discussion.
As we’ve already pointed out, there are massive issues that we face as people, an economy, and a country when it comes to finance. We’re supposed to plan our financial futures but how in the world are we to plan if we don’t even know how the system works? Don’t get left behind. Get educated, get prepared, share this podcast with your friends and never stop learning and growing.
Thanks for listening everybody,
AJ
You can keep up with Jonathan and continue your financial education over on his Mindful Money website at - https://mindful.money/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, I’m your host AJ Osborne!
The goal for so many of us is to become wealthy and live the lives that we’ve always wanted to live. To build real, true financial freedom. To separate your income from your time and to be able to spend your time however you please. Building wealth is a beautiful thing.
There’s only one problem…
How do we actually build and attain wealth? Or even - what does it mean to be wealthy?
These are huge questions, questions that we won’t be able to totally dissect in this one episode. Even still, this episode will help get you off on the right foot in understanding the fundamentals of wealth creation and the real world process to building wealth and freedom.
I cover a lot in today’s episode but some of the topics I’m going to cover are keys to starting to invest and build wealth, getting rid of the fairytale entrepreneur archetypes, understanding demand, margins, and ROI, and more.
The goal of building wealth is no small order. It will take time, a lot of time, and it will take an equal amount of work. It’s not a process that we can afford to get wrong. We only have so much time and so much resources. Be sure you get off on the right path from day one and set yourself up to successfully build the wealth and future you’ve always dreamed of.
Thanks for listening everybody,
AJ
Stay in touch with me on the AJ Osborne website at:
https://ajosborne.com/
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Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast!
We have an incredible guest lined up for you guys today that is going to share some amazing looks behind the curtain of wealth building. It’s my pleasure to welcome and introduce Tom Laune.
Tom wasn’t always in the financial industry. He actually worked an exciting job in the music industry for 29 incredible years as a producer and mix engineer. Due to partial hearing loss, Tom unfortunately had to exit the music industry. But he didn’t stop there.
Tom had always been passionate and interested in the wealth building process and finance. This being the case, Tom decided to go back to school and is now a financial consultant for clients across the country. But what is Tom doing in the world of finance and investing that sets him and his clients apart?
Before we get to that - have you ever wondered how banks use the money that you give to them? No, it’s not just sitting in a vault. When you deposit that money into your accounts at your bank, they immediately turn around and leverage (or lend) that money to borrowers at an insane ratio of 10 to 1. This means that after banks build up and meet their required reserve amount, or the amount of cash they are required to have on hand, the banks start lending YOUR money at that 10 to 1 ratio and earning interest. So for every dollar they hold, they leverage ten, and make money using YOUR money. This process is what we’ve come to call fractional banking.
Banks sure do have a great set up right!? But what if you could actually operate just like the banks? What if you could become your own bank?
Well you can.
This is what Tom is here to share with us today. He’s going to dive into his bullet proof wealth building strategy where he shares with us exactly how we can start operating and building wealth just like a bank. We talk about the tools to leverage and deploy to get you there and this amazing process of taking control of your money and not giving it to a bank. We also dive more into this concept of fractional lending or banking, infinite banking or sound money theory, inflation and deflation, and more.
All I have to say is get those note books ready.
Thanks everybody,
AJ
Keep up with Tom on his website Stress Free Planning:
https://www.stressfreeplanning.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host, AJ Osborne.
I have another amazing guest lined up for you all today - the man himself Lane Kawaoka.
Lane began like most of us do - he had a secure job working as a railroad engineer, he had a house, he was building his life. Being gone so much for work though, Lane decided to start renting out his house. One thing after another happened and before he knew it, he had 11 single family doors across the country. The thing was, once Lane realized the power that real estate had and the future that it could offer him, he decided investing in real estate was going to provide a much more rewarding and enjoyable future.
After dabbling in single family for a while, Lane realized how management intensive single family was, and how much more difficult it would be if he were to scale simply in the single family home asset class. This was even the case if he continued buying turn key investments (more on this in the episode).
Enter diversification and scaling both horizontally and vertically. This is exactly what Lane did. Now, Lane syndicates multifamily deals.
We talk about scaling, choosing the right investment strategy, the exact metric he uses to analyze a market for multifamily. We talk development, how to maximize cashflow while being able to leverage your property and what his ideal loan to value ratio is. Lane even shares the exact markets that he’s looking at currently to find some sweet multifamily deals.
This is just a peak at everything we cover in today’s episode. If you’re interested in investing in multifamily, this is a podcast you won’t want to miss.
You can learn more about Lane and his investment strategies on his website at:
https://simplepassivecashflow.com/
Thanks for listening everybody, AJ
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, this is your host AJ Osborne!
That’s right, Cashflow 2 Freedom is no more! But don’t worry, this podcast isn’t going anywhere.
As you might know, we’ve been re-branding the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast into this new AJ Osborne Podcast. I’ve talked about it a couple times to give you a heads up, but as of an episode or so ago, it’s official. The podcast, my website, everything, has been transitioned to this new AJ Osborne brand.
Today, I wanted to share with you why I went in this direction and wanted to do this re-brand. I also share why I started Cashflow 2 Freedom initially and how the idea came to mind when I was in the hospital on Christmas morning paralyzed. Speaking of which, I give you all some back story as to who I am, where I’ve come from, what I’m doing and so on. I know a lot of you know my story well, but we do have a ton of new listeners every week so I want to be sure everyone is caught up.
I also share the mission that I’m on with all this content I’m doing here, on the website, and over on the Self Storage Income podcast and website. My three pillars of Impact, Freedom, and Progress is what is driving everything. I’m here to obtain those things for myself and to also provide you with the resources to help you do it for yourself as well.
Thanks for all your support over the years and I’m looking forward to all the great things to come with this new brand and this solidified mission of helping you.
See you next time,
AJ
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne podcast!
I have an incredible guest lined up for you all today that I know you’re going to enjoy and take a lot away from. Our guest today is the one and only Bad Ash Investor herself Ashley Wilson.
As you know, I’m quite the fan of real estate and the amazing advantages it provides for offsetting taxes, cashflow, diversifying income, and much more. Ashley also loves real estate and shares with us today how she went from simply house hacking one of her first homes, to now owning and operating 600 multifamily units.
Initially when Ashley began house hacking, she did some short and long term single family rentals. Shortly after though, she partnered with her dad who was a contractor, and began flipping homes. Then like most investing strategies, she decided to take everything to the next level and began investing in multifamily. Fast forward to today and she’s doing multifamily syndication, has 600 units, and is in the planning process of actually developing a multifamily complex from the ground up. In short… she’s killing it!
We cover a ton of ground in today’s episode talking everything from CAP Rate compression currently in the multifamily industry, the cost of capital and what that means to you, lending and the current rates, how COVID has affected the multifamily industry, and then… we talk the big stuff.
How does Ashely find deals? What is she looking for when she’s trying to find a good value add opportunity? How is she finding good markets to invest in? How is she analyzing these markets?
This is just the tip of the iceberg.
Ashley also shares with us what she’s focused on for the future and what she’s projecting for multifamily in 2021. You might also want to pick up a copy of Ashley’s best selling book “The Only Women in the Room”, which focuses on women in real estate and all the amazing work they’re doing across the various real estate asset classes and investment strategies. It’s totally awesome. There’s a link below to grab a copy.
Thanks for listening everybody and we’ll see you next time,
AJ
Ashley’s Website:
https://www.badashinvestor.com/
Ashley’s Book:
https://www.therealestateinvesther.com/book
Ashley on Social Media:
https://www.instagram.com/badashinvestor/?hl=en
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne podcast! I’m excited to bring you yet another incredible guest for this episode todaywho shares a wealth of knowledge with us about real estate investing, family, and the process of building the life you’ve always dreamed of. It’s my pleasure to introduce you to full time real estate investor Justin Hannah.
We all dream about our perfect or ideal life - the house we’d like, our family, our income, our freedom. We often get caught up however on the end goal instead of focusing on the process that will get us to that end goal. This makes sense because a lot of what we need to do to reach our end goals makes us uncomfortable. We have to work extra hard, we have to deviate from our normal routines and the normal routines of those around us, we have to leave that job, we have to assume control and responsibility of everything in our working life… the list goes on. These can be huge and daunting, but they’re certainly worth it.
Justin is a perfect example of someone going through this exact process and today he shares that journey with us. We talk about the career lifestyle and the sense of security that a so called 9-5 job gives so many us. We talk about the massive shift in mindset from being in a career based job to becoming an investor. We even cover the very real fact that simply saving money for your future isn’t enough, that investing is the only way to truly secure your financial future. But how exactly do we do this and what exactly do we need to do?
We’re going to cover all of this in today’s episode and we’re going to dive into just how Justin made the shift from 9-5 to being a full time real estate investor. He shares the steps he took, strategies he’s using, and what the entire process has looked like for him and his family.
Thanks for listening everybody,
AJ
Keep up with Justin on social media, his website, or even on his podcast:
Instagram: @justin.hannah365 - https://www.instagram.com/justin.hannah365/
Justin’s Website and Podcast: https://realestateinvesting365.co/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m super excited about today’s episode because we have another amazing guest lined up for you today.
Our guest today is the one and only Steve Goodman. For over 30 years Steve has helped clients navigate the challenges of business succession, the preservation of wealth, charitable planning, and has helped address the various wealth planning needs of high net worth individuals. Apart from that, Steve was also the Vice President of the Trust and Investment Division of JP Morgan Chase. To say Steve has an incredible amount of knowledge and experience… would be a huge understatement.
Steve has an incredible amount of great insights for us today on this podcast from wealth preservation, to estate planning, to taxes, and more. Because let’s be honest here - most of us don’t want to work decades to build the life and opportunities we have, only for our families to lose them after we die.
We talk about the biggest issues he sees people having when it comes to estate planning. We talk policies and administrations and how these factors can vastly affect your planning for the future.
We also dive into what you need to know in regard to taxes, government leadership and spending, and what that all means for us and our assets. It’s critical we understand the inner workings of the systems and powers that be. Lastly, Steve shares with us what we can all do right now today to get our plans for the future squared away or even in motion.
Listen in, be ready to take notes, and be sure to check out Steve Goodman's websites below.
Thanks everybody,
AJ
Steve’s website: https://stevengoodman.biz/
Steve’s Business SHG Planning: https://www.shgplanning.com/about-us/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne podcast!
As you know, I’m a huge fan of real estate investing. We’ve had numerous guests on the podcast that have shared their incredible real estate insights and investing strategies. There’s an investment strategy though that we haven’t talked a whole lot about - stock market investing.
That said, I’m super excited to introduce you to Nick McCullum. Nick is the Director or Growth at a Passiv. Passiv is a rebalancing software solution for people who want to invest passively in the stock market.
Nick started looking into and getting interested in the stock market and investing when he was in college. His interest soon lead to a passion and ultimately a change in his degree. After graduating with a math degree, Nick began working for a research firm in the finance world and he hasn’t looked back since.
In today’s podcast we’re going to look at the difference between active and passive investing, the importance of diversification across assets and asset classes, risks you need to analyze, and the big daddy of them all… fees. Fees can absolutely destroy your returns and take tens of thousands or even millions of dollars out of your pocket.
Thanks a ton for listening everybody!
AJ
Keep up with Nick on Twitter at:
@NickJMcCullum - https://twitter.com/NickJMcCullum?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Also check out Passiv at:
https://passiv.com/
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne podcast!
Well everybody, it’s been quite the crazy year for a lot of us. In one way or another we’ve all been affected by these global, national, and local events that have had massive impacts. There’s been a lot of uncertainty and discourse as a result of these events. Rightly so, we all have questions and concerns and a lot of us are looking for direction.
What does all this mean for the long term? How about the short term? Where do we invest? How do we invest? Where do we put our money? What will be the effects of the stimulus being injected into the economy?
These are just a few of the questions I’ve seen coming up over the past several weeks and today’s podcast is going to cover each and every one of these topics.
Something we absolutely need to do is take a long look at where we’ve been and get a really good idea of where we’re going. We need to look at the past to gauge and plan for the future. There are some major social and economic lessons we need to study and learn from our history books. So many of the same or similar events play themselves out over and over again throughout history, we simply need to take note and do what we can to prepare or even totally avoid our social and economic mistakes of the past.
So much of this is exactly why I’ve chosen to invest in real cashflowing assets. I’m going to talk about the importance of cashflowing assets, the perks, understanding risk, and more. At the end of the day, we shouldn’t be asking where to put our money, we should be asking what kind of a strategy can we build where we can control our money and thus, know exactly where to put it and when.
All said and done, I think we have an amazing future ahead, but it’ll take work and smart decision making done with a heavy emphasis on the long term.
Listen in and let me know what you all think. Shoot me your questions and comments on social media (links below), or submit them on our Self Storage Income website (also linked below).
Thanks everybody, AJ
Welcome back everybody to the podcast, this is your host AJ Osborne!
We have another great guest episode here for you today with the one and only Matthew Pollard. Matthew has built several multi-million dollar companies and has helped other companies build systems that inspire massive and rapid growth. In fact, Matthew is even known as the “Rapid Growth Guy” due to his revolutionary but simplistic approaches to help people and companies move the needle towards greater growth.
Matthew shares with us today the exact steps he took to go from being an uncertain introverted salesman, to the top salesman in a company he was working at. This is a perfect example of how we can take control and live the lifestyles we want to live by making a plan and mastering a skill set.
We dive into the importance of finding not just any mentor, but the best mentor - one that matches your goals and your characteristics. We talk about problems and using them as a way to not find, but to develop solutions, creating systems for yourself to create and experience massive growth, and more.
If you’ve been feeling stagnant, like you’re ready for your next big move, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.
Thanks for listening everybody, AJ
Be sure to check out Matthew’s website and keep up with all the great info he’s putting out (and don’t forget to check out his new book!): https://www.matthewpollard.com
Welcome back everybody to the Self Storage Income podcast (or the AJ Osborne podcast – whichever one you’re listening to right now). I’m your host AJ Osborne and this episode was so great, we wanted to be sure to release it on BOTH of our podcasts – Self Storage Income and the AJ Osborne podcast (formerly Cashflow 2 Freedom).
Are you a current real estate investor? Looking to become a real estate investor? Then today’s episode is definitely for you. Whether it’s storage, multi-family, single family, homes, manufactured homes, or pretty much any other real estate asset, the strategy and concept we’re going to cover today can apply to you all.
That said, I’m extra excited about today’s episode because we get to dive into this subject that could save you thousands and even millions of dollars in taxes. The subject?
Cost segregation. Not only do we get to learn about this amazing tax strategy and tool, we get to learn about if from the expert himself - Yonah Weiss.
Yonah shares with us his story of how he went from being a teacher, to commercial real estate, to making taxes interesting by becoming a cost segregation expert. Yes… we used the words “taxes” and “interesting” in the same sentence… don’t worry! You’ll totally understand after listening to this episode. Saving thousands or millions of dollars in taxes is certainly an exciting idea.
You might even be wondering at this point - what even is cost segregation? Don’t worry you’re not alone. As a teacher, Yonah discovered that a large number of real estate investors needed to be educated about cost segregation and the power it can hold.
Yonah goes into what exactly cost segregation is, when you can use it, how to use it, and the amazing benefits it has to offer real estate investors.
This is absolutely one of those episodes you’ll want to take notes on. It’s also a subject that you’ll want to learn more about. That said, talk to Yonah himself by reaching out to him at:
https://www.yonahweiss.com/
and…
https://madisonspecs.com/
Thanks for listening as always everybody and we’ll see you next time!
AJ
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast!
Today we have another special guest in the house… and not just any house…
Today we’re talking everything manufactured home investing with the one and only Jonathan Tuttle.
We’re going to kick everything off by diving into how Jonathan got started investing in manufactured homes. Just a few spoilers if you didn’t already know - the economics of manufactured home investing are extremely good. The market is still fragmented (even more than the self storage market). They are not capital intensive like some asset classes. The demand for affordable housing only continues to skyrocket, all the while, supply is shrinking.
We go more in depth on these great economic drivers of manufactured home investing and how you can leverage these aspects to yield great returns.
This may not even be an asset class you’ve considered investing in, but there’s no two ways about it, the real estate trends and investment opportunities are changing dramatically. Are you ready to adapt? Tune in and listen in on how Jonathan got started, where he’s at today, what his plans are for the future, and how you too can realize huge returns from manufactured home investing.
Thanks for listening everybody,
AJ
Be sure to keep up with Jonathan at: www.midwestparkcapital.com
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast!
That’s right, we’re moving to totally re-brand the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast to simply be the AJ Osborne podcast. There are a lot of reasons for this re-brand and I actually dive into some of the reasons why in the beginning of today’s podcast.
After we cover that, we’re going to get right to it - we’re going to get into entrepreneurial archetypes, the dangers, and what you need to know as a growing entrepreneur. So much of this has to do with the bigger picture of what it actually means to build a thriving company. It doesn’t have so much to do with what people think and feel.
Here are some of the topics we’re going to get into today that will help you shift your focus from where it is, to where it really matters:
What really makes a business successful? What really makes businesses fail? How do you plan for or limit the risk of failure?
I’m also going to share with you guys my very own driving investment principles, what I learned from the 2008 downturn, and how I’ve structured my investments to build both consistent cashflow and stability over time.
I don’t know about you guys, but when it comes to my financial future, my investments, and so forth, I don’t gamble. You shouldn’t either.
Thanks for listening everybody,
AJ
Welcome back to the AJ Osborne show, this is your host AJ Osborne.
Man do we have an incredible episode lined up for you today. We have Roc back in the house for you all and I’m super excited to dive into this topic because it’s something that every entrepreneur needs to know and understand.
On today’s episode, we’re talking about what so many people like to call “hustling”, and building business. We hear it seriously ALL the time from people that we should “hustle”, that they’re their “hustlers”, and so on and so forth. Working hard is great and it’s absolutely necessary to truly build something big.
There’s a major problem with being a hustler though…
I know, I know, you’re saying, “AJ… you just told me that working hard was good!?” Let me explain - there is a vast difference between “hustling” and building a business and being a businessman/women.
This difference is what we’re going to dive into on today’s episode. You need to identify whether or not you’re building a business, or if you’re merely hustling to get by. I’m happy to break it to you - hustling is not a system and you’ll never reach your businesses true potential by hustling.
If you’re hustling, you need to start planning and building systems in your business that will allow you to start working ON and not IN the business. As business owners we need scalable, repeatable systems to grow for the decades to come. We need a long term plan, not a “I’m going to hustle harder this week and get back to where I was a couple weeks ago… again…”.
I don’t know, maybe there are people out there who want to stay in “hustle” mode forever. If you do, great. But if you really want to build an empire, then listen in and learn what you need to start doing to get to the next level. We break all of this down in a step by step format here on the podcast so get ready to take notes and start implementing.
Thanks for listening everybody, AJ
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne podcast, this is your host AJ Osborne.
Today we have another incredible guest for you - the one and only Ken Greene, or as others like to call him - The Engineer of Finance.
Ken started his journey as an engineer but discovered that his path had to change. He decided that insurance or finance was going to be his future and he ultimately came to rest on the world of finance. But it was everything but rest when he dove into the financial industry.
Everywhere Ken looked, there were financial gurus striking huge success. There was only one issue… where was their client’s success?
Come to find out, Ken discovered that the majority of the finance world was built around making the financial industry money… not making the clients of the financial industry money (YOU). Unfortunately the financial industry has created a number of tools and systems that help build their own wealth and success, usually leaving clients with sub par returns and little solutions that actually serve people’s best interests.
Ken set out to tackle this issue and flip the script. He wanted to put the power back into your hands as an investor and that’s exactly what he’s doing for his clients today.
In today’s episode we talk about various aspects of the financial industry that EVERYONE should know and understand. We talk about the importance of liquidity, the velocity of money, breaking the financial mould, how to get in the path of money, and how to get out of the game you’re being convinced to play, a game you can never win.
Gear up and get ready to take notes. This isn’t an episode you’ll want to just put on and listen to once. Listen again and again. Soak up all this great info and put the power back into your hands and the dollars back into your pocket.
Thanks everybody, AJ
Be sure to keep up with Ken on his website at: www.engineeroffinance.com
Welcome back everybody to the podcast! This is your host, AJ Osborne.
That’s right, you read that title correctly. But wait, how in the world could saving money make you poor? You save money and that means you have more of it right? In a perfect world, that may be true. But here in real life with the economic forces that be, if you’re saving money, you’re losing money.
Unfortunately, most people don’t even know or realize it. What’s even worse is that even more people don’t know that all that money they’re saving in the bank is actually being used against them. How?
You see, you’re either a producer or a consumer and being solely a consumer (and a saver) is a major major pitfall. In today’s episode I’m going to share with you all exactly why simply saving money is not a good wealth building strategy. In fact, I can tell you right now, simply saving money will never make you financially free or wealthy.
I’m first going to cover some basic economics of currency, inflation, interest rates and how they’re used to control the economy and so forth. Then we’re going to jump into the nitty gritty of it all and I’ll show you exactly how you’re actually losing money by saving money. I’ll also show you how you’re not only losing money, but how your own money is being leveraged against you as a consumer.
As always everybody, buckle up and get ready to take some notes, listen to this epsiode a couple times if you need to, whatever it takes to absorb the value here today. These principles, ideas, and understandings that we go over here today are foundational when it comes to building wealth.
Thanks for tuning, we’ll see you next time everybody, AJ
Welcome back to the podcast everybody! This is your host AJ Osborne.
It goes without saying that there’s been a lot of uncertainty this past year. From politics to markets, to industry, people are concerned and curious. Not only that, they have a lot of questions.
People want to know whether or not the real estate market is going to continue upwards, or if there is going to be another correction. People want to know if now is the right time to invest in certain industries and asset classes. People want to time their investments and resources as best they can.
So is it a good time to take the plunge and jump in? Or should you wait for a better opportunity at a later date?
The answer… is yes. Yes to both of those questions. But there’s more to answering these questions and being able to effectively recognize when it’s go time, or when you need to take a step back. This is exactly what we’re going to dive into and dissect today.
We’re going to look at the things that you need to be thinking about and paying attention to in order to answer these questions. We’re going to talk about the importance of having a timeless investing strategy that you understand. We’re also going to talk about risk, letting your money make decisions for you, and much much more.
Our goal here today is to give you the tools and to help prepare you for success no matter the market conditions.
Thanks for listening as always everybody, and we’ll see you next time. AJ
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne podcast! I’m excited to have you back tuning in for another episode.
Well the climate out there in regard to politics has been pretty interesting these past few months and especially these past few weeks to say the least. That said, I’m not even going to attempt to dive in and put that dumpster fire out. Instead, we’re going to do something a bit different.
Yes, today’s podcast is based around politics, the elections, and what my thoughts are regarding the whole thing. If there was one thing though that I could ensure you took away from this podcast, it would be this - don’t lose focus of the big picture and get caught up thinking in the short term, thinking that your future is dictated by anyone but yourself. Buying into hype can cost us valuable time, opportunity, and resources, some we may never get back. We have to stay on track and on course no matter what the climate brings.
I wanted to highlight in today’s episode my position as a business owner and investor in these highly politicized and politically charged times. There are fundamental principles that we cannot allow ourselves to stray away from in our long term business, investment, and financial goals. As you know, we’re in it for the long game, for the marathon. Not only that, times like these are ripe with opportunity. Trust me, my team and I have been more busy these past few weeks with numerous opportunities that we can hardly keep up with them all.
How? Because we’re focused. We’re focused, we know what we want, and we’re out there getting it. I hope you are too!
Enjoy today’s episode, stay hungry, stay focused, and keep crushing it out there everybody!
Thanks for listening, AJ
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Show, this is your host AJ Osborne!
Today is kind of an impromptu episode that we wanted to get out and share with you guys. It was a late evening at the office and we had some discussions come up that we had to be sure to share.
To kick the podcast off, Roc gives you all an update on one of our most recent projects… the old Idaho Statesman building located here in Boise Idaho. For those of you that don’t know, the Idaho Statesman was a news paper company here in the Boise area. As you all absolutely DO know… the news paper business hasn’t been doing well, which is why the building was up for sale.
Roc shares with you guys how he identified the building initially, his discussions with the broker, how we evaluated the value of the building, and why this was such a great property to move on. Mind you - we started looking at this building and got it under contract in the height of COVID 19 (April 2020 timeframe). There was a ton of uncertainty and fear, and things were a bit chaotic. Even still, we maintained our cool, kept our wits about us, stuck to our investment criteria, and just as planned, this purchase will absolutely be a great move for us.
Outside of that, Roc also shares some key insights into one of our online businesses. This is a business that we purchased for around $250k, the company just months later is now worth over $1Million.
Roc shares how he identified this online business, how increased revenue by double and the profit by triple, and what the plans are for the company moving forward.
The basis of our discussion today really touches on our core strategy of everything we do - value add. This is a strategy that can be applied to any industry, product, service, you name it. You just have to be able to identify the value drivers and be able to leverage those drivers to deploy and extract the utmost value. Simply put - bring value better. Find and fill people’s actual needs.
Lastly, as it was election night when we recorded this episode, we talk briefly about the election and what it means for us as business owners, entrepreneurs, and citizens of the United States.
Thanks for listening everybody, AJ
Welcome back everybody to Cashflow 2 Freedom! This is your host AJ Osborne.
As you know, we love real estate here at Cashflow 2 Freedom. So many of us hear the stories of numerous successful real estate investors who have the freedom to live life on their own terms… and a lot of us want to be able to live the same life style. One such person living that lifestyle is our guest today Hadar Orkibi.
Hadar started his real estate investing journey as a wholesaler, then he went to flipping homes. Hadar used and leveraged these investment strategies to then get into the commercial and multifamily property markets. Which has worked well as markets continue to consolidate.
Hadar has a wealth of experience and he’s here today to share it all with us.
We talk about the importance of stress testing potential investments and his exact step by step process for stress testing investments to help ensure you’re getting the best possible deals that can perform both today and in the future. We talk about limiting and mitigating risk, how to identify a good market and what exact identifiers he looks for that tell him a market is good or bad. We touch on the importance of building the right momentum, team, and mindset that will help set you on the path to real estate investment success.
Thanks for listening everybody, AJ
Be sure to check out Hadar’s website and keep up with him at: MIHmastermind.com - https://mihmastermind.com/
Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast! And yes you guessed it, this is your host AJ Osborne!
I’m really excited about today’s episode as I know so many of you guys are interested in real estate. Whether you’re looking to make extra money, bring in passive income, or build wealth, real estate can do it all. There are an incredible number of real estate investment strategies and today we’re talking wholesaling with the one and only Brandon Barnes.
Brandon Barnes is a wholesaler in Atlanta, GA. After being fired from his day job, he knew it was time to make a change and take control to get out of the 9-5 career lifestyle. Real estate was the path he chose -specifically wholesaling.
Brandon has now built out a successful wholesaling business, a business that can operate with or without his day to day involvement. This allows him to spend more time doing the things HE wants to do, like hanging out with his wife and four kids.
Brandon is a great example of how we can achieve financial freedom through real estate and he’s here today to share with us exactly how he did it. We talk about how to find wholesale deals, how to value homes, his cold call strategy, how to leverage wholesaling to grow wealth and experience, and more.
Be sure to tune in, take notes, and learn about the process of wholesaling real estate.
Thanks everybody, AJ
Be sure to keep up with Brandon:
Brandon’s Website: https://iambbarnes.com/ Brandon’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iambbarnes/
Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast, this is your host, AJ Osborne.
Today is a special episode where we get to welcome back an incredible return guest - Ali Boone. If you listened to her first episode here on th Cashflow 2 Freedom, you’ll remember that her episode was unfortunately cut short by a crazy random earthquake that we experienced during recording.
It’s an absolute pleasure to welcome her back and to have her on the show again. It all worked out well because Ali just recently published her book “Not Your How To Guide to Real Estate Investing”. Yes you read that correctly - NOT your how to guide. This book is a totally different spin on the real estate world that is very much needed. Ali’s aim with the book was to add some fun, some personality, and some help to address the massive failure rate of those who are just starting their real estate investing journey.
We also dive into the importance of identifying your ideal investment strategy. Think about it - you spend 5 years of your life learning and starting down a real estate investment path… only to find out, the path was A LOT different than what you thought or planned for it to be. Time is valuable and if we don’t correctly identify our end goal and align our actions and our path with that goal, we lose massive amounts of time and opportunity. Ali is here to help you skip that devastation and heartache so you can get on YOUR path to real estate investment success.
Get ready to get inspired and motivated so you can get out there and make things happen.
Thanks for listening everybody and we’ll see you next time! AJ
Be sure to keep up with Ali: Ali’s Website: https://www.aliboone.com/ Ali’s Turn Key Website: https://www.hipsterinvestments.com/ Get Ali’s New Book for FREE: https://www.hipsterinvestments.com/2freebook
Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast, this your host AJ Osborne and thank you for tuning in!
Today we have another incredible guest lined up for you. We’re going to switch gears a bit from the usual business and finance heavy tactical content, and we’re going to talk about one of the most important skills we need to develop as people - leadership.
Our guest today is the one and only Brandon Buck. Brandon has spent the last 18 years helping both people and organizations maximize their potential.
Whether it’s sports, business, school, work, or family, leadership is key to us, our goals, and our team. Unlike most people think, leaders aren’t just born, they’re built. Yes, some people are wired differently than others that helps leadership come more naturally to them. That doesn’t mean however that we can’t learn this incredibly important skill.
In today’s episode, Brandon shares how he defines leadership, how you can develop those leadership skills, and the one question you should be asking yourself as a leader. We also jump into the challenges that life throws our way and how to face and overcome them, the key to growth, and the importance of finding your board of directors, or your mentors, that can help guide you through amazing journey we call life.
Listen in, reflect, and get ready to start maximizing your potential.
Thanks everybody, AJ
Keep up with Brandon: Brandon’s Website: https://infinitestrengths.com/ Brandon’s Email: brandon@infinitestrengths.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-buck-00354b126/
Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom Podcast, this your host AJ Osborne.
We all have these end goals right - we want to make x amount of money per year, we want to start and run a successful business, we want to invest and grow our wealth and our net worth to new heights. We all know how difficult it is and can be to navigate our way to these goals. Now imagine for a moment - trying to navigate towards or trying to achieve these goals… without the most important tool you need… a map and plan.
This is no different and actually directly correlates with our personal finances and how we look at and manage our finances to ultimately drive our successes. This is what we’re going to focus on in today’s episode.
We’re going to look at the relationship between income and net worth, the difference between the two, and one of the biggest misconceptions about income and net worth. We also dive into the compounding of capital and thus wealth, understanding your wealth vehicle, and probably one of the most important thing we could all understand better… the real value of a dollar.
The value of the dollar itself changes over time, as most of us know. However, we seldom take into account the value of that dollar if it were invested and compounded over time. This is a huge mistake that so many of us make and something I wanted to be sure to include in today’s episode.
We also talk about the importance of treating your personal finance like a business and the factors we need to be taking into account when planning our personal finances.
I hope you all enjoy today’s episode and you start planning for your vision of the future so you can achieve it and truly live it.
We’ll see you next time everybody, AJ
Welcome everyone to the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast! I’m your host AJ Osborne.
What was your routine today? What did you do? Who did you talk to? What did you think about? We often go day to day, doing what we do, simply going about our routines. But why? Why did you do, say, and think about the things you did today and every day? Better yet - how do these actions forge our paths into the future?
All of these actions ultimately come down to two things - our identity - who we are and who we choose to be.
We have two different identities, our chosen and our default. This is the heart of the discussion today. Who we are and who we choose to be each and every day ultimately decides our future. This is the reason why it’s so important for us to analyze and to understand why we do the things we do. In order for us to attain the goals we’ve set for ourselves, it’s essential that we align our identities with our desired outcomes.
We cover this topic in depth today and help guide you through the process of analyzing your identities and ensuring that your chosen identities are truly the identities that will drive you on to success.
Thanks for listening, AJ
Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom Podcast! This is your host AJ Osborne.
I hope you’re all doing great and you’re out there crushing it as always. Today, we have another incredible guest on the podcast for you who definitely IS crushing it. Our guest today is real estate investor and software developer Laurence Jankelow.
Laurence is the Co-Founder of a landlord software solution called Avail. Avail is a robust and easy to use software solution that allows DIY landlords to better manage their assets and their tenants.
Years ago as a landlord himself, Laurence had tried to find a software solution that was functional and relevant to his needs. However, every solution available at the time was large and overly complicated systems built only for institutional investment firms. Unable to find a solution, and like all of us being the entrepreneurs we are, Laurence decided he would make a solution, go so far as to even learn coding to build out the first layers of his software solution.
Avail, the software he created helps landlords find tenants, collect rents, track data, and more. Laurence shares his investment and entrepreneurship journey with us from start to finish. He also shares some invaluable insights into current rental data, the continued automation of the rental industry, their exact process for screening and identifying the best tenants, how he started and grew his company, what metrics of growth are important for a company to analyze, and what advice he would offer to those starting their own companies.
This is a value packed episode and I couldn’t be more excited to get this out to you guys. As always, thanks so much for listening and we’ll be in touch.
AJ
Check out Laurence’s software solution Avail at: avail.co
Or email Laurence directly at laurence@avail.co
Welcome back to another episode of the Cashflow 2 Freedom Podcast! I’m your host AJ Osborne.
Let me paint a picture for you real quick - there’s a huge train barreling down the tracks, speeding on to its next destination. Every now and again the train will slow for a corner in the tracks or it could be climbing a mountain. No matter where the train is at on its journey, it has and maintains momentum, always driving towards its final destination.
Let’s say you want to go where this train is heading, do you get on, or do you stand there at the station watching the train build its momentum as it speeds off without you? Yeah, there maybe a train you can get on later to reach the same destination, but you missed reaching that destination sooner.
Now let’s apply this story to the economy. As you might have guessed, the economy is the train and I’ll be totally straight with you - that train isn’t stopping and if you want to get where you want to go, you better jump on and you better do it now.
Today I wanted to discuss some fundamentals of the economy such as the history of our economy here in the US, it’s ups and downs, how inflation can help or hinder you, and ultimately we cover the golden topic - how to make the economy work for you.
You don’t have to drive the train right? You just have to step on board and join the fun.
We all know and understand the power of economies. I wanted to help share some insight into exactly how you can use one of the most powerful forces in our world today to your advantage.
Listen in, take notes, and start working with the economy instead of trying (and failing) to work against it.
Thanks for listening everybody, we’ll catch up with you on the next episode, AJ
Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast. I’m your host, AJ Osborne.
Today I wanted to give those who are starting out a view behind the veil. There’s a huge misconception that successful business owners and investors know everything about their chosen professions. Yes of course, they know a lot and they absolutely have to in order to realize the level of success that they enjoy. However, they don’t know everything and they certainly didn’t know everything starting out.
All too often we get caught up with this idea - as we start out, we have a ton of questions. We don’t know how so much of the front end or back end of the business (or both) work and operate. We don’t know how to plan for the future, to market, to develop ideas, to build industry infrastructure, and so on. Unfortunately, this lack of knowledge and understanding leaves a lot of people out there at square one. But you have to remember, everyone starts at square one.
Don’t pass up your goals because you get caught in the mindset of, “If only I knew exactly how to get to x, y, z… THEN I could do what I want. But I can’t.”
Learning and solving problems is the heart of entrepreneurship. It’s ok if you don’t know everything, we simply have to learn, solve problems, and drive forward. We have to create our success. Of course you won’t know everything, especially starting out. You won’t know everything when you’ve been in the industry for decades. The world changes, business is dynamic and ever changing, and you’ll always have to learn, grow, and adapt.
Thanks for listening everybody. Enjoy the journey and we’ll see you next time, AJ
Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast! This is your host AJ Osborne, thanks so much for tuning in.
Today we have Garrett Sutton on the podcast to share his absolute wealth of knowledge. Garrett is a real estate investor, attorney, and he is also a part of the Rich Dad Advisors.
In today’s episode we cover a plethora of back end real estate industry insights. We go from simple do’s and don’t’s of real estate, different types of entity structure and when to use them, Garrett’s recommendations in operating those entities, and go to even specific states that you should set up your entities in for your real estate investments. All of this helps to set you up for continued success. There are massive risks involved if we don’t structure our investments correctly.
We also dive into family and the importance of aligning your investment goals with your family.
This a value packed episode that you guys don’t want to miss. Listen in, take notes, and get ready to crush your investment goals.
Thanks for tuning in everybody! AJ
Keep up with Garrett and check out his books at the links below:
https://www.sutlaw.com/about-us https://corporatedirect.com/about-garrett-sutton/ https://www.richdad.com/about/advisors
Start Your Own Corporation: https://www.amazon.com/Start-Your-Own-Corporation-Companies/dp/1937832007
Books: https://corporatedirect.com/resources/books/
Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast! I’m your host AJ Osborne.
We have another incredible guest on the podcast for you guys today and I couldn’t be more excited to share it with you all. Today’s guest is Mike Simmons. You may recognize the name as he is the author of Level Jumping.
Raised in a blue collar family in Michigan, Mike started out like a lot of us do - he found a job, expected to work there forever, and would retire some day… maybe. But, like a lot us again, Mike realized that the career path wasn’t built for him, his life, or his goals.
Mike began looking at investment vehicles so he could rid himself of the 9-5 career life, and he ultimately settled on real estate. He began flipping and wholesaling properties which has led to his massive successes in real estate today.
But he soon found that there was one problem as he kept doing more and more deals… there was only one of him. That led Mike to begin thinking about how he could remove himself from the day to day operations and start working on the business and not in the business.
This is a topic we spend a lot of time on today - we go over hiring, building teams, when and who to hire, hiring for the jobs you don’t do well at and focusing your energy and resources on what will truly move the needle for you and your company. We also dive into deal flow and setting your business up to drive deals to you instead of you trying to hunt them down.
This is a must listen episode, so get ready to take notes, and get ready to propel yourself and your business to the next level.
Thanks for listening as always everybody, AJ
Be sure to check out the links below for Mike’s book and websites. You can also text the number below as well to get a free digital copy of Mike’s book:
Level Jumping Book: https://www.amazon.com/Level-Jumping-business-million-profits/dp/1734832703
Mike’s website: https://mikesimmons.com/
Mike’s Podcast: Just Start Real Estate - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-start-real-estate-with-mike-simmons/id732855311
Upcoming speaker at: Best Real Estate Event - bestrealestateevent.com
Text Juststart 55444 - get free digital copy of book
Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast, this is your host AJ Osborne.
Today’s episode comes from a question I received at one of my speaking engagements. The question was - “Do you still invest in America?” The root of this question was in other words - do you still invest in the US economy and do you still invest in the US Dollar?
There are a multitude of factors affecting economies and values of currency. These effects don’t take place overnight and they often don’t stay for the long term. HIstory has positioned the US Dollar in a very advantageous place - I’m talking about the US Dollar being the reserve currency of a number of countries around the world. The US Dollar has also been used for currency swaps to help countries around the world to stabilize their currencies and economies.
These network effects, if you will of the US Dollar, are incredibly important factors to keep in mind when considering the value and stability of the US Dollar over the long term.
I dive into this network effect and these factors in today’s episode and how they work together to help give you an idea of where the US Dollar has been, and where it is today, and also my thoughts about the future of the US and global economies in relation to currencies.
What do you think about the US Dollar and the future of our global economy? Let me know in the comments, on social media, or on my website all linked below.
Thanks for listening for everybody, AJ
Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast. This is your host AJ Osborne. I just want to say real quick… thank you! Thank you to all of you amazing people who have listened in, emailed us, gotten in touch with us on social media, and everything else. You all are truly incredible and I can’t thank you enough for all your support.
Today’s topic is one that touches us all. Whether in good times or bad, we can and often do experience pain from various seen and unforeseen sources.
Most of us react to pain by simply wanting to avoid it. We do this consciously and subconsciously. The issue with the avoidance of pain is that it simply doesn’t work. Pain is a part of life, it’s a part of growth, it’s what you might even call a super power. Once we learn to embrace this superpower, there’s truly no stopping us. Whether the pain is physical or psychological, we can and absolutely have to overcome it and use it to our advantage.
As most of you know, I’ve experienced my fair share of pain through both business and my experience with Guillian Barre. I wanted to share my perspectives on pain through these obstacles that we often face in life and how to push through to the other side.
Facing pain, no matter what form it presents itself to you in, is easier said than done. Just know that if something is difficult, the outcome has a huge potential to be incredible. So no matter where you’re at right now, if you’re in pain of any kind, know that it won’t last forever and that you can achieve relief from simply doing, from simply moving forward.
Thanks for listening everybody, AJ
Hey everybody, welcome back to the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast. This is your host AJ Osborne.
I’m super excited to discuss in depth our topic today. What is that topic? Building your team.
Most of you here are like us, we’re all about growth, moving the needle, and deploying time, resources, and value in the most effective and efficient ways. We’re obsessed with this, and for good reason. Accomplishing all of this is what allows us to scale and grow in every aspect of our lives. To accomplish those things successfully, we have to build teams.
How do you build a team? Where do you even start? Who do you hire first and for what job?
These are all questions we have to answer as we reach these stages of scale in our businesses and operations. There’s an art and science to this process, like everything else, and to be successful, it's an art and science we have to master. Will we get it right every time? No, but getting it right a majority of the time is crucial to our continued success.
This is exactly what we’re going to cover in today’s episode. How to hire, when to hire, what to expect when you hire. This all applies, whether you’re hiring contractors or your very own employees.
This a value packed episode, so be ready to take notes, dive in, and get ready to take your endeavors to the next level.
Thanks for tuning in everybody, AJ
Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom!
Today we’re going to cover a topic that touches on the second largest expense for people here in the US - vehicles.
There’s so much information out there on whether you should buy or lease a car - the issue is that most of that information is purely based on opinion. All we’re getting into today however are the facts.
There are times to buy, times to lease, and you just need to know what to do and when. We’re going to break it down simply and easily to help provide you with those answers. Cars being the second largest expense for a majority of America, this is a topic we wanted to discuss in depth. As you know, everything starts with personal finance. We can’t grow businesses or our futures without being disciplined and effectively managing our own finances.
Tune in, take notes, and let us help settle the ‘to buy or lease’ debate for good.
Thanks for listening everybody, AJ
Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom Podcast. This is your host AJ Osborne.
Today I wanted to sit down with you all and give you an in depth updated on everything we have going on. If you’ve followed us for any period of time, you know that we have a TON going on and we couldn’t be more excited.
Specifically we’re going to talk about our online company that we purchased for $250K and just had an $80K month this past month, and is now worth well over $1 Million. I dive into how exactly we did this with a simple one product company in a specific niche.
A lot of these systems we cover today such as leverage, are what have driven us and our numerous companies achieve huge successes. I take a moment to identify what leverage is exactly and the many ways you can deploy leverage in your endeavors.
No matter what industry we’re in, or even different aspects of life, we use the same systems and resources to build ourselves, our businesses, even our families.
I also dive into our four square system to build and grow your business. Be sure to take notes and don’t miss this episode. If you’re like us, you’re serious about moving the needle and this episode will give you the insights to help you to do just that. Get out there, use this information, and keep crushing it.
Thanks for listening guys, AJ
Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom Podcast! This is your host AJ Osborne and I’m super excited to bring this episode to you guys.
Today I have the pleasure of sitting down with my long time friend Dan Rockrohr. Dan owns and operates a bar here in Boise Idaho. One of the major issues going on right now across our country is COVID. COVID has impacted many businesses and economies, but it’s hit the hospitality industry harder than most. That’s why I wanted to bring Dan in today - to talk about what he’s experienced, what he’s seeing, and what the plans are looking like for the future.
We dive into issues today that so many other business owners are having to tackle and overcome. We also share the measures that Dan and other businesses have taken to try and work with the local governments as opposed to working against them, all in an effort to begin moving things forward. So many businesses have and will go under due to the current events we’ve experienced.
There’s also the glaring issue of the COVID pandemic being politicized and exploited. There are cleary a number double standards that business owners have experienced when they’ve been shut down, classified as non-essential, and so forth. All the while, larger corporate companies operating in similar fashions are allowed to keep their doors open, are classified as essential, and simply follow the guidelines put into place.
Speaking to this, we also dive into the importance of diversifying you businesses and/or sources of income. You never know when something like COVID will happen and being divers across your holdings will help to ensure that you don’t lose everything you’ve worked so hard to build.
We cover all of this and more in today’s episode. Listen in, see how things are going on the ground from the source itself.
Thanks for listening everybody, AJ
Welcome everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom Podcast! This is AJ Osborne, your host, and I couldn’t be more excited to bring this episode to you guys.
Our guest today is the one and only Rob Bailey. You may know Rob from his highly successful fitness brand Flag nor Fail. Then again, you might know him from his supplement company Run Everything Labs, or you might even know him from the intensely great music he produces. As you might have figured out… Rob is absolutely crushing it. Today we’re diving into just how he’s built this incredible legacy and what his plans are to continue down this path of massive growth, challenge, opportunity, and value.
This episode is packed full of incredible insight through and through, but there were two major takeaways from this episode that can have a huge impact on your life. One - enjoying doing this that you’re not yet able to do. Enjoy learning, enjoy the growth, don’t think that because you can’t yet do something, that that is a barrier keeping you from obtaining your goals. Which takes us to the second takeaway - barriers equal opportunities. The epitome of an entrepreneur is someone who solves a problem, someone who provides a solution. Barriers offer that opportunity to develop solutions, they’re not mountains standing in our way, they’re literal road maps showing us where to go and all we have to do is follow them. As you’ll hear in today’s episode, Rob has done just that and built empires to address the barriers he’s faced.
One last thing I want to mention is this concept of taking massive accountability for yourself and your business. During this episode Rob mentioned that he has huge plans to further build out his company Flag nor Fail to take it to the next level, and he’s come to the conclusion that there’s something standing in his way from taking Flag nor Fail from a $10million company to a $100million company - himself. That right there should show you just how legit and down to earth Rob is.
If you don’t already: be sure to follow Rob on instagram @killrobbailey Check out his website - killrobbailey.com
Listen to his music on Spotify And check out his brands Flag nor Fail and Run Everything Labs
Thanks for listening everybody, we’ll see you next time, AJ
Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow to Freedom podcast! As always, I hope you’re all out crushing everything and making moves.
Today I have another awesome guest that I’m super excited about - multifamily real estate investor Josiah Smelser. If you’re thinking the name sounds familiar, yes this Josiah’s second appearance on the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast. He’s also just released his book ‘Dream It Build It - How to Crush Your Real Estate Investing Goals’. Be sure to grab a copy from the link at the end of these show notes.
To kick things off today we talk about the importance of knowing numbers of potential investments, but we also talk about the real art of being able to identify a good deal and execute on it. There’s so much more that goes into a deal than just the numbers and we wanted to be sure to cover that in our discussion today.
A few other items we discuss in today’s podcast are how to immediately identify a good multifamily deal, defining your investment criteria, knowing when to execute and when to pass on a deal, and more.
If you’ve even thought that multifamily may be your real estate investment vehicle of choice, you absolutely need to listen to this episode and hear it from the expert himself.
Grab Josiah’s Book here - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=dream+it+build+it+Josiah&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Also keep up with him on instagram at @dailyrealestateinvestor and he also has the Daily Real Estate Investor Podcast.
Thanks a ton for listening everyone, we’ll see you next time! AJ
What’s going on everybody!? Welcome back to the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast!
If you’ve taken a look out your window, checked your social media feed, or turned on the television recently you’re probably aware of everything going on here in the United States. We have Corona Virus, we have riots, we have protests, we have social media, we have politics… we have A LOT of noise. Unfortunately a lot of us like to seek out this noise as a distraction from our everyday lives. This noise can and often does negatively redirect our lives and our goals.
If we allow it, our thoughts and emotions can be hijacked by these external factors. Not only that, this can also lead to us continually wanting to escape our own reality instead of living it. This is where today’s episode comes in.
Today we wanted to talk through these external forces, these factors, and the effects they can have on us. We talk about the importance of self auditing our everyday lives to ensure we’re maximizing our time and resources and staying on track to achieve the goals we’ve set. We talk about the heard mentality and the awful side effects it can have in business and investing, fake perceptions versus reality, and simply facing truths.
This an in depth episode that a lot of us really need to hear, especially today when we have such huge distractions screaming for our attention every second of every day.
Listen in, take a deep breath, and stay the course.
Thanks for listening everybody, we’ll see you next time,
AJ
Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom Podcast. We’ve had a number of incredible guests on the show and today’s episode is no different and I’m super excited to share this out with you all.
Today’s guest is Logan Freeman, a real estate expert who has done fix and flips, to buy and holds, to owning multifamily, and running private equity funds.
As is the case with most of us - Logan’s path into real estate was far from linear. Working his way through sales jobs and cushy corporate titles, Logan was always involved with and being continuously pulled towards real estate investing.
This podcast was a perfect breakdown of how to use systems and knowledge to build and scale your real estate investing. Logan shares his wealth of experience with us through multiple facets of the real estate world. We talk building teams, building systems, setting criteria and identifying investment opportunities, deploying knowledge, and taking action.
Keep in touch with Logan and all the great things he’s doing: Logan’s Website: livefreeinvestments.com Search Logan Freeman on LinkedIn
Thanks so much listening guys, we’ll see you next time! AJ
Pick up a copy of my book An Investor’s Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage here:
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What’s going on everybody!? AJ here, I hope you’re all doing great and you’re out there crushing it as usual. I’m excited to release this episode to you guys because I’ve been saying for a while now that I’d love to get a real estate attorney on the podcast. Well, I’m happy to say, we’ve finally done it and this is the episode you’ve been waiting for.
Today I had the the pleasure of sitting down with real estate attorney Charles Dobens. Charles specializes in multifamily investing and even go on to launch his Multifamily Investing Academy that helps both new and veteran investors grow multifamily empires.
Charles walks us through the various aspects of what it takes to begin building your multifamily portfolio - building a team, building systems, the power of compounding, and so forth. We then jump into the details where Charles defines legal terms and gives examples of how to find and structure deals,
This is yet another value packed episode that you should definitely be ready to take notes on.
And be sure to keep up with Charles at: https://www.multifamilyinvestingacademy.com/
Thanks for listening everybody,
AJ
Pick up a copy of my book An Investor’s Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage here: https://selfstorageincome.com/book/
Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom Podcast.
In today’s episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with my good friend Tarl Yarber. Tarl is a real estate expert who has become a master of the fix and flip and BRRR real estate investment strategies.
We cover so many amazing topics in regards to real estate. We dive into how Tarl got started in real estate, how he learned to build out teams and systems to scale his investing, and ultimately how he’s done over 600 fix and flips to date since.
Another huge portion of our discussion today revolves around mindset. It’s truly incredible the amount of power that our mindsets and beliefs can have over us. Tarl and I go over how important mindset is when set personal and professional goals, how to Tarl set incremental goals to work himself towards his larger overall goals, and the place we need to be mentally to be able to achieve wherever it is that we set out to achieve.
Listen in, soak it up, and put it all to work in your own life to help you get where you truly want to be.
Keep up with or get in touch with Tarl at: https://fixatedonrealestate.com/
Thanks for listening everybody, AJ
Pick up a copy of my book An Investor’s Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage here: https://selfstorageincome.com/book/
Welcome everyone to Cashflow 2 Freedom. This is AJ, your host. I hope you’re all doing great and you’re out there crushing it, making things happen.
There’s no two ways about it, the current climate in the economy, business, and society as a whole can seem turbulent and more uncertain than ever. Times like these bring us the value of perspective and reflection. We start to challenge our ideas and dig deep to uncover the causes and effects of great businesses and economies.
These are topics of discussion throughout today’s podcast. We go from what causes recessions, to the domino effect of uncertain times, to inflation and the value of money, to the ever changing landscape of technology and business.
This is one of those episodes where we kick back and dive deep into these business and economic concepts that shape our everyday realities.
Thanks for listening everybody, AJ
Pick up a copy of my book An Investor’s Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage here:
https://selfstorageincome.com/book/
What’s going on everybody!? Welcome back to another episode of the Cashflow 2 Freedom Podcast. Today, we cover a ton of ground (pun intended).
Our guest today is travel hacker and expert Yan Stavisski.
Yan has been to hundreds of countries and regions around the globe. We’re not just talking flying coach either. We’re talking $20,000 first class flights to top destinations around the world… most all for free or for a few hundred bucks.
Yan walks us through his journey from falling in love with travel, to figuring out strategies to travel hack, to investing in real estate. Most importantly however, Yan shares his hardships and lessons learned along the way.
One of the biggest themes that came away from this episode is this - change your environment and change your future. Tune in and hear how Yan changed his environment and went from having no direction to living the life he’s always wanted.
Keep up with Yan on Instagram at instagram.com/king.credit/
Thanks for listening everybody, AJ
Welcome everybody to Cashflow 2 Freedom!
Today is an incredibly special episode, and this is just part 1. It represents decades of work, time, effort, successes and failures. As you all know, it takes teams of people and years of discipline and hard work to achieve life goals. It’s a journey of ups and downs and one of the most difficult parts about the journey is having the knowledge to be able to execute successfully. The same applies to self storage investing.
This is one of the reasons I decided to put together the guide of all guides - The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage.
As I said, this guide has taken years of experience for myself and my team to be able to put together for you guys, and I couldn’t be more excited to provide this to you all.
This guide walks you through from start to finish - how to identify a potential storage facility, how to analyze markets, the keys to underwriting, acquiring a facility, changing day where you take over the facility. I even provide real examples with real numbers from deals we’ve done to show you exactly how we’ve gone from owning one storage facility, to now owning and operating over 1 Million square feet of storage valued at over $150 Million.
If you’ve been following me or listening to our podcasts for any length of time, you know that I can’t stand “fluff”. The only thing I want to provide is value. I want to provide actionable steps that you can utilize in your investing to help you build and live the life you’ve always dreamed of. This guide is no different and is probably one of the most (if not the most) valuable pieces of work I’ve ever created.
Today’s podcast is a break down, or a sneak peak if you will, of what you can expect to find in this guide. Take notes and get ready to pick up your own copy of The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage.
Pick up your copy of the The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage here https://selfstorageincome.com/
Thanks everybody for listening and for all of the amazing feedback and support.
--AJ
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Welcome everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast! This episode is one near and dear to me. It’s an episode that I’m super excited to share with you all, even more than usual. Reason being, today we have the pleasure of hearing an amazing story of an individual who broke a generational cycle of extreme poverty and who has built an empire for himself and his family.
This incredible individual is my amazing dad Ron Osborne.
My dad shares his story from start to finish, how he’s gone from losing his father at age 10, to being brought up in a poverty stricken home, to putting in the work and discipline to break what seemed like an impossible cycle of hardship, to living the life he truly wants and enjoys living for himself and his family. My dad is one of my biggest role models and has built the foundations in me that have helped drive my life to where it is today. Throughout this podcast, my dad openly shares the exact foundations he’s built his empire upon that you can deploy in your own life or business to drive you forward.
We talk strategy, mindset, identifying opportunity, keys that Ron believes have had a monumental impact on his continued successes, and so much more.
Break out the notebook, listen to this episode over and over, whatever it takes, just be sure to extract every ounce of value that’s laid out in this legendary podcast.
Thanks for listening everybody, AJ
Welcome everybody to another incredible episode here on the Cashflow 2 Freedom Podcast!
As you’re aware, we absolutely love real estate here at Cashflow 2 Freedom. Today however is different - today we have one the best episodes of this podcast we’ve ever had that is centered around real estate.
The reason I say this is because our guest today shares with us how he got started in real estate at 19 years old, using none of his own money, with limited initial experience, who has now built a business at 22 years old that can bring in well over $100,000 in a single month.
Our guest today is Cole Ruud. He shares with us how he got started in real estate, how he’s built out his business, and how he’s been able to solve the massive issue of finding great deals for larger investors. As any investor knows, deal flow is king. Cole has developed a virtual system to find these deals, lock the deals up, and deliver these deals to investors.
I can’t tell you how excited I am to get this episode out to you guys. This is one of those episodes that you need to listen to over and over and extract every ounce of value that it brings to the table for you.
There’s no denying that Cole has built an abundance of success. This success has been built on the foundations of value, integrity, and a willingness to help others. That said, if you’re looking to get started in real estate reach Cole directly at his email - cole@hellopad.com
Thanks so much for listening guys, we’ll see you next time.
AJ
Welcome back to the Cashflow 2 Freedom Podcast!
Our guest for this episode has a unique and totally awesome background who has a wealth of entrepreneurial knowledge and experience. It’s an absolute pleasure to introduce you to Dr. Eric Cole. My introduction here would do little justice, so here it is right from the source - a snippet from his website secure-anchor.com:
“World Renowned Cybersecurity Expert with more than 30 years of network security experience, Dr. Eric Cole is a distinguished cybersecurity expert and keynote speaker who helps organizations curtail the risk of cyber threats. Many of the foundational principles of this course and training in cybersecurity were developed by Dr. Cole. He has worked with a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 50 companies, to top international banks, to the CIA, for which he was a professional hacker.
While he started his career on the offense, he is now fully dedicated to understanding the adversary so he can provide cost effective solutions that actually work. As a pioneer in the area of cybersecurity he has been inducted into the Infosec hall of Fame, awarded the Cyber Wingman Award from the US Air Force, received multiple accommodations from the CIA and was part of the commission on cybersecurity for President Obama. He has been the featured speaker at many security events and also has been interviewed by several chief media outlets such as CNN, CBS News, FOX New and 60 Minutes.”
To say Dr. Cole has an impressive resume would be an understatement. As such, he brings an amazing amount of value to us on this podcast that I’m super excited to share with you guys.
Throughout this episode we talk a lot about Dr. Cole’s entrepreneurial journey and the fundamentals of entrepreneurship that apply to all companies, both large and small. We talk about failing your way to success, how exactly he builds his companies and his teams to run them, and what he likes to target in markets specifically to become an industry leader in that given market.
This such an awesome episode. Enjoy, take notes, and be sure to connect with Dr. Cole on his website at https://www.secure-anchor.com/
You can also keep up and connect with him on social media by simply searching his name Dr. Eric Cole.
Thanks everybody, we’ll see you next time, AJ
What is going on everybody!? Welcome back to another episode of the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast. Today, Roc and I have a special episode for you guys that I’m really excited to roll out. We all want to do great things, but how do we start? How do we get going and how do we get going on the right path to our goal of financial freedom?
Whether you’re starting a business, investing, or working a career, it’s not always a clear cut path from where you’re at to where you want to be.
One of the huge topics of discussion today is perspective and being able to recognize current opportunities. We give several examples of how perspective and knowing when there’s opportunity or not, can either make or break what it is that you want to execute on.
Whether we like to admit it or not, understanding timing of opportunity is critical to our success or our failure.
We also touch base on being able to select the correct wealth vehicles to then be able to attain our visions of success. The path and the vehicle we choose, needs to align with the goal or vision that we’ve set for ourselves. This can be more tricky than it seems a lot of times and something we dissect in the episode as well.
It takes time, work, discipline and execution to get where we want to be. For most of you listening, that means being in control of your life and your finances, it means having financial freedom. It's an amazing process and one we’re excited to share with you.
Thanks for listening everybody,
AJ
Welcome back to the Cashflow 2 Freedom everybody!
On today’s episode I have the pleasure of sitting down with real estate investor Brian Trippe.
We focus in heavily on the concept and critical importance of building your network. Your network is everything - deal flow, financing, investors all come from your network. This solidifies the common theme we’ve talked about several times on the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast, and that is that success cannot and does not happen on an island. You absolutely have to build and maintain these relationships. Everything is built on people, and we have to be able to attract the right people for your network with common core values?
So how do you do this? What’s the key? It’s a great question and one that we answer in several ways in today’s podcast.
These fundamentals will either make or break you, no matter what direction you choose for your life or your goals. We’ll cover these fundamentals in depth and how you can set yourself and your endeavors up for success.
We also talk about the technical aspects of real estate. Brian shares what he believes will happen in the real estate market and in markets across the world in the near future with the elections coming up. Brian also shares how he is preparing for those potential events.
Brain also shares his advice for those who are just starting or looking to start investing in real estate. Where should you look? What should you look for? Who should you talk to? Brian covers all of these topics and more.
Be sure to check out REI Live, an online community that helps to connect like minded real estate professionals. https://rei.live/
Thanks for listening everybody, AJ
What’s up everybody!? AJ here with another awesome episode of the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast.
Today’s guest is Trevor Oldham, founder of Podcasting You.
In college, Trevor had started a social media group that exploded to over 600,000 followers. This inspired Trevor to launch a podcast in addition to their social media presence. Seeing the value of podcasting, Trevor began thinking of ways to leverage the medium.
After years of running his own podcast, it dawned on him, why doesn’t he utilize his experience and advise and assist other content creators with their podcasts. So began Podcasting You.
Podcasting You helps identify and schedule guests for podcasters.
In this episode Trevor shares how he started the company and the struggles he faced throughout the process. We also dive into the importance of knowing who to surround yourself with and who not to surround yourself with, and the experience of living those challenges.
Be sure to check out Podcasting You at https://podcastingyou.com/about
Thanks for listening everybody! Keep crushing it out there!
AJ
What is going on everybody!? Welcome to another episode of Cashflow 2 Freedom.
Today I had the pleasure of sitting down with Matthew Baltzell. Matthew currently lives in Thailand and works with a company by the name of Boardwalk Wealth. Boardwalk Wealth is a private equity firm that specializes in connecting passive investors with multifamily and other commercial real estate assets.
Matthew has built extensive experience surrounding all aspects of identifying and acquiring large commercial real estate assets. This includes market research, due diligence, investor relations, and property analysis. That said, Matthew brings a ton of value to the table for us today in this episode.
Matthew breaks down how exactly Boardwalk Wealth structures their deals with investors. This includes everything from what preferred return they offer investors, to the structure of the limited partners and general partners. He also shares with us what Boardwalk Wealth has planned for the future and what so many real estate syndicators get wrong.
One of the great topics of discussion today was about relationships with those you choose to work with. It should go without saying, but you should know exactly who you’re going to be working with and who you’ll be associated with in any investment. Whether it's a stock or a real estate asset, knowing your team and those who control the deal, is critical.
You can keep up with Matthew on his website at matthewbaltzell.com and you can also keep up with Boardwalk Wealth on their website boardwalkwealth.com/
Thanks a bunch for listening everybody, AJ
Welcome everybody to another episode of Cashflow 2 Freedom!
Our guest today is Blake Templeton, CEO of Boron Capital. So who is Blake and just what does Boron Capital specialize in? This clip from Blake’s website boroncap.com will help set the stage:
“Over the past 13 years, Blake has built a private investment firm that specializes in acquiring and developing corporate housing, luxury rentals, and event venue investments in emerging real estate markets, while providing above average returns to his partner investors. Blake has extensive knowledge and expertise in residential and commercial real estate and he has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry. In the last 13 years, his firm has closed over 300+ real estate transactions and most recently has developed a full service corporate housing investment in which Boron Capital owns and manages.”
Apart from that introduction, Boron Capital currently has over $100 Million under management and is poised to keep growing.
That said, today’s episode is packed with value. Blake shares his three dimensional investment strategy and how it has enabled him to consistently generate above average returns. Within his three dimensional strategy, we go into what exact assets to buy and how he identifies these assets.
Also, given the nature of our current economic uncertainty due to Covid-19, Blake shares his insights on the economy and capital markets and what he’s expecting to see over the next few months in this uncharted territory.
Be sure to check out Boron Captial’s website at: https://boroncap.com/meet-the-ceo/
Thanks for tuning in everybody! See you next time. AJ
Welcome back everybody to Cashflow 2 Freedom!
Our awesome guest today is real estate investor Sean Pan.
Sean, who as working as an electrical engineer, decided that financial freedom sounded a lot better than being an employee. He began searching for a solution that would get him on the path to financial freedom and ultimately decided that real estate was the wealth vehicle he was going to drive. It was scalable, one could manage the risks, and there were deals to be had. After studying, going to real estate meet ups, and networking, Sean decided it was time to jump in.
Using his salary from his job, he began purchasing by and hold rental properties in Florida. Living in southern California though, investing out of state was a challenge in and of itself. Sean walks us through how he found deals across the United States in Florida, how he set up a team to be able to get these deals and manage the properties afterwards, and more.
We also talk about the very real importance of diversifying your investments throughout different real estate asset classes and strategies to help limit your exposure to risk.
If you’re looking to get into real estate investing, this is a must listen episode. Sean shares tons of great information that can help you get on the path to achieving your financial freedom.
Sean also has a website, hosts his own podcast, and even organizes meet-ups for real estate professionals. Check all of that out on his website https://everythingrei.com/
Thanks for listening everybody, AJ
What’s going on everybody!? Welcome back to Cashflow 2 Freedom. Due to the huge amount of interest in the real estate investing episodes we’ve published, we decided to keep the real estate flowing. Which is why I’m excited to bring on our guest today, Lucas Miller.
Lucas initially went to school for and started a bustling career in politics. Finding that the world of politics wasn’t where he wanted to be, like so many of us, he turned to real estate. Also like so many of us real estate investors, Lucas’s first deal was a house hack.
Lucas shares the details of that first deal, where he’s at today, and how he got there through real estate investing. We also touch on a topic that we’re huge on here at Cashflow 2 Freedom - finding and working with a mentor to fast track your way to your goals.
Even with mentors, it’s not always rainbows and sunshine. Lucas shares a particular deal that went bad that lost him and an investor $50,000. He shares why that deal went bad, what he took away from it, and the steps he took to make things right with his investor to maintain a working relationship.
We also talk finding deals, broker relationships, flipping, and the exact criteria he’s using to find and close deals.
Keep up with Lucas - on his podcast Fear Free Passive investing - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fear-free-passive-investing/id1456823201
Thanks everybody, we’ll see you next time. AJ
Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom Podcast.
If you’ve listened to Cashflow 2 Freedom for any period of time, you know that we absolutely love real estate. Today, we have another awesome guest that shares their story of exactly how they went from a career lifestyle, to now having the freedom and flexibility to spend the last eight weeks in Florida, spending time with family.
First having set out to climb the corporate ladder in marketing and advertising, real estate wasn’t always on Andrew’s radar. When he started to want more time, freedom, and flexibility to spend more time with his family.
Andrew shares how exactly he got into real estate - from his first duplex deal to now owning and operating over one thousand units across a vast portfolio of multifamily properties. We talk about raising money, efficiencies of scale, the investment strategies he’s using currently and how you too can build the life you want around real estate investing.
Keep up with Andrew and the awesome work he’s doing on the Wild Horn Capital website at www.wildhorncap.com
Thanks for listening everybody,
AJ
Welcome back everybody to another episode of Cashflow 2 Freedom. We have been knocking these guest episodes out of the park for you guys lately and today is no exception.
I’m super excited to introduce you all to the one and only Gary Wilson.
Gary was living the American dream working as a successful job in the corporate banking world. The only problem was… it wasn’t his dream. Gary was sick of the corporate world and was ready to live life on his own terms. He was ready to see what the feeling of true freedom really felt like, and that’s exactly what he did.
Gary has used numerous creative financing strategies, which he shares with us in this podcast, and he also shares with us how he has used lines of credit and various leverage options, to kickstart his real estate investment portfolio.
If you’re just looking at getting started in real estate investing, this is an absolute must listen episode. Gary shares a wealth of knowledge that will help put you years ahead.
Also, be sure to check out https://www.myinvestmentservices.com/ where you can connect with investor realtors (yes, realtors that actually know how to work with and for investors).
Thanks everybody, see you next time. AJ
Hey everybody! AJ Osborne here, and welcome back to the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast.
Today we’re going to talk about control - control of your business, control of your future, control of your life.
We see it all the time (especially right now with the events that COVID-19 has brought with it), business unfortunately failing. Not because they weren’t profitable, but because they didn’t have the foundations built that would allow them to thrive in any environment. It goes without saying, if you want to build a business, it is absolutely critical to build it right, and to build it right from the very beginning.
The current events taking place are a the perfect case study as to why this is so important. Companies like Airbnb, We Work, and the like have taken a massive hit these past few months as the world has all but stopped turning. And not only have these companies taken a massive hit, so have the companies and individuals who utilize their services and that invested in them.
But how, how can a multi-billion dollar company lose more than half its value in such a short time? How are so many other once profitable businesses failing?
Because they didn’t or they don’t own the systems that allow their businesses to operate, scale, and truly succeed in any market condition.
Today we’re going to talk about how you can take control of your business and your future. We talk about the importance of building a brand and truly owning the systems your business or your investments require to function.
Thanks for listening guys! We’ll see you next time!
AJ
Welcome everybody to Cashflow 2 Freedom!
As you might know, we’ve talked quite a bit about real estate investing and the amazing benefits that it can provide to help us grow wealth and financial freedom. We’ve talked about everything from multifamily properties, to single family, to commercial, to one of my personal favorites - self storage.
There’s something though that we haven’t talked a whole lot about - funding.
Knowing how to fund or raise money for your real estate investments is a critical skill no matter what stage you’re at in your investment career.
Our guest today is an expert in this arena and is going to share with us how he went from managing money on Wall Street, to now having $200 million of assets under management and $39 Million of capital under management.
Josh shares key points with us about raising capital, working with private lenders, how he gets to know these private lenders, and so much more.
You can keep in touch with Josh and all the great work he’s doing at his website: freelandventures.com
Thanks for listening guys! AJ
Welcome back everybody to this episode of our Cashflow 2 Freedom 15 Minute Friday.
There’s no two ways about, the times we’re living in right now are crazy, uncertain, and have a lot of us on the edge of our seats waiting to hear what’s next.
There are also a lot of us using this time to think about the goals and opportunities we’ve always wanted to create for ourselves - one of those goals being the accumulation of wealth. Maybe it’s investing or maybe it’s starting your own business, but you know that creating wealth and financial freedom is your ultimate goal.
But what’s the process? How do we get from point A to point B?
Wealth a lot of times seems like this magic occurrence, like the wealthy in the world just woke up one day and knew exactly what to do, where to go, what to say, what product or service to create and so on. As we all truly know though, wealth is no magical occurrence, it just has to be created.
How? You just have to know the game and play the game. That’s exactly what we’re going to talk about today.
We go over the importance of aligning your goals and expectations with your chosen wealth vehicles, the exact process to go from idea, to testing your idea, to scaling your business, when and when not to use debt, and more.
Thanks for tuning in everybody. See you next time, AJ
PS. we've just created a new cheatsheet on the four steps to achieving financial freedom. You can download it FREE by clicking this link: https://cashflow2freedom.com/cheatsheet/
Alright everybody, by popular demand, we another incredible guest episode today with Andrew Keel who specializes in manufactured home investing.
If you’ve thought at all about investing in manufactured homes, this is the podcast you absolutely need to listen to. Even if you’re thinking about breaking into real estate investing in general, this will be a podcast you’ll want to listen to. The opportunities that manufactured homes can provide beginning investors can be huge.
Throughout this episode Andrew shares his wealth of knowledge surrounding the manufactured home industry, the opportunities that are there, the massive demand, and also what exactly he looks for when he’s looking for a great deal.
Andrew now owns sixteen communities with several others currently under contract.
Listen in and hear Andrew’s amazing story of going from buy a couple manufactured homes, watching a simple YouTube video on how to make money in the industry, to now owning a manufactured home empire that is rapidly growing.
Also, Andrew shares a few resources for anyone looking to get started investing in this amazing asset class.
His recommendations: Mobile Home University Frank Rolfe’s MH Mastery Podcast Jefferson Lilly Jefferson Lilly Podcast Kevin Bupp Podcast
You can also contact Andrew on his website at andrewkeel.com
Thanks everybody! AJ
Welcome back everybody to Cashflow 2 Freedom. As always, we have tons of great content coming out each and every week, but this episode today is one you can’t miss. The fact you’re listening to this podcast says it all - you’re ready for more. You’re ready to start that business, to grow your current business, to become financially free.
We have the vision, but how do we go from A to Z? What’s the step by step process that you need to follow to help ensure your best case scenario and the achievement of your goals? That’s exactly what we’re going to talk about today.
We’re going to cover vertical growth and horizontal growth and how these two forms of growth work to help you scale. Not only that, but how vertical and horizontal growth can help diversify and limit your risk.
We talk building repeatable systems, strategies for growth, how to evaluate risk, and more.
Thanks for listening everybody! AJ
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What is going on everyone, welcome to Cashflow 2 Freedom!
As always, we’re super excited to bring this episode to you all. We have a special guest on the show today who has been in real estate for over twenty years and now invests heavily in manufactured home communities. It’s my pleasure to welcome Kevin Bupp, CEO of Sunrise Capital Investors.
Kevin got his start in real estate at the early age of nineteen by finding and working with a mentor. As you hear from most any successful individual, the importance of finding a mentor is critical. We go over exactly how Kevin built a relationship with his mentor that helped propel him to the successes he experiences today.
Kevin is a wealth of knowledge across many different real estate asset classes. From owning over one hundred single family homes, to several hundred apartment doors, to commercial property and parking lots, to now owning several manufactured home communities, he’s done more than most.
But it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows, 2008 did a number on Kevin and it took him years to find his real estate groove again. Kevin shares the lesson learned from the financial crisis of 2008 and how that has shaped his investing today.
Being that 90% of Kevin’s portfolio is manufactured home communities, we touch on this industry, why he’s chosen to invest in it, what kind of communities he looks for, and what his strategies are to buy and immediately force value.
This is just the tip of the iceberg. As always, get your notes ready and learn how Kevin has built his real estate empire.
Be sure to check out Kevin’s website where he has tons of awesome resources and content.
And keep up to date with Kevin’s company Sunrise Capital Investors.
Until next time gang!
AJ
What’s going on everybody!? AJ here with another episode of Cashflow 2 Freedom and do I have an episode for you guys today.
I’m joined by the one and only Ali Boone.
She shares in today’s episode how she went from the textbook approach of college and career, but was redirected to real estate investing.
Ali went to college and became an aerospace engineer, but knew immediately, day one, that a cubicle and the career lifestyle wasn’t going to cut it.
She began looking at options and over the next five years she was able to pivot to real estate investing, specifically in turn key products.
Ali goes over exactly what turn keys are, how she’s invested in them successfully, and how you can too.
If investing in real estate is something you’re interested in, don’t miss this episode because it’s packed full of invaluable advice that can help you make the leap.
Thanks a ton everybody, AJ
What’s going on everybody!? Welcome to Cashflow 2 Freedom.
As always, I’m excited as ever to bring you another incredible episode. This time, we have the pleasure of spending some time with Damion Lupo.
Damion’s personal finance and investing journey started when he was in college. His college didn’t last long however, as he was kicked out for refusing to shut down a bookstore that he had started that was putting the campus bookstore out of business. Damion obviously didn’t stop there.
A huge topic of discussion throughout this podcast is taking action… massive action. Damion shares how he went from investing in one house, to investing in one hundred and fifty houses in three and a half years.
The Great Recession of 2008 however hit Damion hard and forced him to look at himself and his strategies moving forward. Damion shares how success was a horrible teacher, the importance of training, studying, and building a team around yourself for what it is that you want to succeed at. A common theme here at Cashflow 2 Freedom is that you cannot build success on an island, we have to have a team and resources outside of ourselves to deploy that allow us to reach our true potentials.
Going further into this episode we talk finance. We talk about retirement and how we can all diversify our investing strategies to be able to weather the ups and downs of the market. We talk about how critical financial literacy is in our journeys to financial freedom.
This episode is packed full of value and actionable steps that we can all take to continue moving the needle for ourselves towards financial freedom. Get that note book out, whatever it takes, but be sure to soak up all that Damion and this episode has to offer.
Thanks for listening everybody, AJ
I want to talk about an email I received from an unhappy C2F listener who didn’t like that we talked so much about macroeconomics and the effects.
Before I dive into the email and go over why macroeconomics are so important, I share why we here at Cashflow 2 Freedom are so passionate about creating cashflowing assets that allow us to live financially free. I’ve shared my backstory before here on the podcast, but I know we have a lot of new listeners jumping on all the time. If you know anything about me, having financial freedom and these cashflowing assets literally saved my life and my family’s lives.
That said, thank you for tuning in and being a part of Cashflow 2 Freedom. It makes me truly proud that you all are on the same path.
Now… on to business.
In this episode I go over the importance of macroeconomics and the truly massive impact that they can and do have on our economy and everything attached to it. Macroeconomics in short is how the government interacts with and affects the economy via monetary policy and other factors.
It’s important for us to know and understand factors like macroeconomics if we truly want to be financially free, and I’ll explain exactly why in this podcast.
Thanks for tuning in guys,
AJ
The opportunities that come our way during downturns can be immeasurable. The current downturn we’re experiencing due to the Coronavirus is that time for opportunity.
Opportunity, however, doesn’t always present itself in the ways that we think it would. Being willing to identify these opportunities and also take action towards them can be the deciding factor between triumph and failure.
Be sure to listen in and get ready to hit the reset button. These are great times with great opportunities and we’re looking forward to the future return of our calculated choices of today.
Thanks for listening in everybody! AJ
Be sure to go to selfstorageincome.com to get your free copy of my Self Storage Playbook. This step by step playbook walks you through from start to finish - how to identify a self-storage market, how to perform due diligence, how to contact a current owner, and ultimately how to land a storage facility deal.
You can also find the Self Storage Income Podcast on:
iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1482663918)
Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/4cq4CfjFYknagGeca24g7f)
Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/self-storage-income)
What’s going on everybody!? Welcome back to another episode of Cashflow 2 Freedom.
The saga continues with the very real threat we’re facing right now both physically and economically in the U.S. and around the world. Governments are shutting businesses down and it’s obviously having a massive impact on those businesses and the economy.
We’re going to cover these issues in this podcast. We’re going to talk about the real risks that we see in our businesses and the economy. We also get into numbers, what we’re currently experiencing in our online businesses and elsewhere. We want to give you everything we have, no sugar coating on anything.
We’re going to share what concerns us about this downturn and what the future may look like for all of us. That said though, don’t fall victim to all the doom and gloom. AJ built his current empire from the ashes of the financial crisis of 2008 (and by “ashes”, yes, we mean opportunity).
There is still massive opportunity to take advantage of, which is what we’re going to top this episode off with. We cover personal finance opportunities that you can leverage now to set yourself up for success when the market rises. We also talk about the very real business opportunity there is and the strategies that you can implement in your own businesses to keep you thriving during and after market downturns.
Downturns will always be a part of our lives, we simply have to plan for them and be prepared for them when they happen. We want to be clear - we’re not talking about timing markets, we’re simply talking about hoping for the best, but planning for the worst.
No matter what, we just have to keep moving forward. We cannot become stagnant. We just have to continue to keep moving and adapting and overcoming.
Thanks for listening everybody, we’ll see you next time!
P.S. - Be sure to subscribe and keep up to date with us as we continue to share what we’re seeing and experiencing first hand in our businesses, and what we’re planning for through this downturn.
** For updates on the Covid-19 Virus, you can check out the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website to learn how to ptortect yourself and your loved ones and what to do if you get sick.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
As of today the Dow is down over 3,000 points and has become one of the worst drops in market history. The cause? No, not the coronavirus, but the way in which we the people are reacting to it. We need to understand, we alone can make or break a market.
The mass hysteria that we’ve seen across the U.S. is having a massive trickle down effect on the state of the market both here in the U.S. and globally.
This is the discussion we’re having today on Cashflow 2 Freedom.
What are we seeing in the market, what are we paying attention to? But more importantly what are we seeing and doing in our own businesses to not only limit our exposure to this downturn, but what we’re doing to take advantage of situations such as these to keep our businesses moving forward.
It’s absolutely critical to keep and maintain a long term view so that you, your investments, and ultimately your future can come out on the other side still breathing, or even thriving.
AJ shares what he learned in the 2008 recession that has prepared him to survive downturns like the one we’re seeing today. Roc also shares strategies he’s deploying for his online businesses to ensure their profitable - such as cutting expenses and optimizing where it really matters.
We also talk about the difference between this downturn and the 2008 financial crisis. These two situations are drastically different and we’ll explain why.
Thanks for tuning in everybody, keep sending me your emails and contacting me with your questions.
AJ
** For updates on the Covid-19 Virus, you can check out the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website to learn how to ptortect yourself and your loved ones and what to do if you get sick.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
In today’s Cashflow 2 Freedom Fifteen Minute Friday we’re going to talk about stocks.
We dive into what stocks you should be looking at and a few to stay away from - especially in this huge downturn we’re currently experiencing.
AJ and Roc share some of their own personal stocks that they’re keeping an eye on. How do they decide which stocks to look at and to pursue, and which ones do they stay away from?
Don’t worry, they jump into exactly what they look for and how they decide which stocks to go for and which one’s they’re staying away from.
Get ready to take notes and position yourself to thrive no matter what the market is doing.
Thanks everybody, AJ
Well everybody, as you know, there’s a lot going on in the financial world. The coronavirus has had a tremendous effect on both the global and U.S. markets. The future is very uncertain. But tell me this - when has the future ever been certain? It’s not, right!?
This is where diversification comes into play. In this episode I share my beliefs on diversification and what it truly means in my book.
I also thought this would be a great time to share my thoughts and strategies on how you can secure your financial freedom no matter if the market is up or down, no matter the uncertainty. Enter - my four steps to help you secure your financial freedom.
These are concepts and strategies that I’ve deployed in downturns in the past and that I’m currently deploying today in my own investing and financial freedom model.
Listen in and be sure to hedge yourself and your hard earned investments against the uncertain future.
Thanks as always for listening everybody, see you next time.
AJ
Welcome back everybody to another episode of Cashflow 2 Freedom!
If you know us or have listened to this podcast for any amount of time at all, you know we love investing in real estate. The returns you can force (and not just hope and pray for), the tax strategies, the processes and systems you can put in place to scale to grow wealth quickly… The list of reasons why we love investing in real estate could go on and on.
You all obviously know Roc, the co-host of C2F. Well in just a matter of a few years he’s gone from nothing to now purchasing a half million dollar real estate asset - a triplex located in a hip and bustling part of Boise, Idaho.
This certainly didn’t happen overnight however. We dive into how Roc has set himself up and how he has put himself into position over the past several years to be able to accomplish this huge goal.
We talk the financing, the rehab of the triplex, the cost, how the property is performing and expected to perform, and so much more.
We also talk about this journey of investing and entrepreneurship and the incredible power of compounding and playing the game with a long term view and strategy.
Now get to it, listen, take notes, and learn how you too can accomplish your real estate investing goals.
PS - I have some really exciting projects coming down the line, so be sure to stay up to date at cashflow2freedom.com.
Thanks everybody, AJ
“I don’t want my business to grow.” No One
What’s going on everybody!? AJ here with Cashflow2 Freedom. I’m really excited to get into today’s topic with you guys and to also have my trusty co-host Roc Pilon back in the house to help me cover this topic.
So many of us get into business with the idea that we’re going to start this business, launch this product, and so forth, and grow our company to replace our current income, or to grow it into an empire well beyond our current income.
But how do you get from A to Z?
And at what point do you formulate a plan to help you scale from $1 million in sales to $100 million?
And how do we break through those barriers we reach in our journey to scale? How do you make the leap from $1 million in sales to even $5 million in sales?
A lot of us start out with an idea of how we think this whole process will play out, and very few of us get it right the first time. It takes years of learning, usually via the school of hard knocks to finally figure it out. It takes systems, processes, and a well executed plan - all of which must be laid in the very foundations of your business from day one.
Roc and I cover all of this in today’s episode and help you figure out how to break through those barriers, how to scale, how to make your business more secure, reliable, profitable, and more importantly, how to get you working on the business and not in the business to help you get further down the path of financial freedom.
We’ll see you next time, AJ
PS - be sure to check out the book ‘Rocket Fuel’ https://www.amazon.com/Rocket-Fuel-Essential-Combination-Business/dp/B012HJOBRY/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=EOS+rocket+fuel&qid=1581973197&sr=8-1
What’s going on my fellow Freedom Fighters!? I hope you’re all doing amazing and you’re out crushing things and making it happen.
Man, where do I even begin… This was such an amazing, value packed episode I don’t even know where to start.
First things first though, let me introduce you to Antoine Martel. A 24 year old real estate investor who before graduating high school, decided that real estate was going to be his wealth vehicle.
Living in LA however, Antoine soon found out that the LA area for a beginning real estate investor was far too competitive. He spent two years learning in LA and finally made the choice that investing in LA just wasn’t going to work. Which was when he set his eyes on investment opportunities out of state.
After speaking with other successful investors and learning about where and how they were investing, Antoine found out that his investment capital could go much further in markets across the country. Deciding this was the path to go, Antoine began collecting data on cities all across the U.S. and narrowed his aim on a select few cities to begin prospecting.
From there, Antoine goes on to talk about how he found his very first deal, how he built out a team to manage properties out of state, how he scaled his investments into a flipping/turnkey investment business, and how and why he made the leap to investing in apartment buildings.
This could not be a more perfect example of someone starting from ground zero and building out a real estate empire - an empire that allowed him the freedom and ability to recently retire his parents.
This is what Cashflow 2 Freedom is all about and couldn’t be more excited to share Antoine’s story with you guys.
Be sure to keep up with Antoine and all the incredible work he’s doing:
Antoine's Instagram: @martelantoine
Antoine’s Book: A Millennial’s Guide to Investing in Cash Flowing Rental Properties
Until next time,
AJ
A Cashflow 2 Freedom 15 Minute Friday!?
Yep, you read that right - it’s about time we tackled a Fifteen Minute Friday for you guys to give you an update on everything we have going on.
First and foremost - we’ve been super busy tackling opportunities. Again, we’re not just here to preach to everyone about how awesome we think we are, or how what we talk about works in theory, we’re out doing and living this every single day.
That said, let’s get to it. Today I go over our storage facility expansions, current opportunities we’re looking at, and more.
I talk about my brokerage firm and some exciting news I had to share with you. Not to mention the incredible amount of opportunity we have lined up for this coming year.
It’s a super packed 15 Minute Friday but also made time to cover some fundamentals of investing and entrepreneurship and the incredible freedom that you can gain from it.
See you next time everybody!
AJ
What’s up everybody!? I know it’s been a little bit since my last episode, but please bear with me. I’ve been traveling a lot this past month to speaking engagements and conferences, which is great, but I’m excited to spend some time with you and get another episode out to you all.
Today I want to talk about value. Not just the concept of value, but what value is in the marketplace and the economy - not only that, but how you can capitalize on it.
Value is constructed from two sides - returns and risk.
Applying this concept to business or investing - think of the returns as controllable factors and risk as uncontrollable factors. Controllable factors are things like management, offerings, services, revenue stream diversity, advertising/marketing, branding, and so forth. You can make management more efficient, effective. You can formulate and bring to market new products and services. You can change your advertising or marketing strategy to increase sales or brand awareness.
Uncontrollable factors would be things like supply and demand, the state of the market, capital pricing, etc. No matter how hard you try, generally, you cannot control or affect these aspects. However, I use my own software company as an example in this episode and share how we used controllable factors to help offset uncontrollable factors such as these.
Being that we generally cannot control the risks, we need to look at business models that allow us to increase returns while also limiting or lowering the risk (this is exactly why I got into self storage investing).
Whatever your endeavor, you need to ensure that your controllable factors far outweigh your uncontrollable factors.
Thanks so much for listening everyone, I really appreciate all of you. See you soon.
AJ
How should you invest capital? Should you put money in your 401(k)? Should you invest in a home? Or make Roth IRA contributions? AJ gives some advice on this episode.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
With a nickname like 'The Mad Scientist of Multifamily' Neal Bawa must be doing something interesting. In this episode learn how Neal leveraged his knowledge of data into a profitable real estate business...and why some people think his methods are crazy. He'll share with you useful trends like, 'Surban' developments and 'build to rent.'
For those of you who have thought about investing in real estate, specifically multifamily assets… this episode is for you and an absolute must listen.
I had the pleasure of spending some time with Neal Bawa who like a lot of investors, started investing in single family homes.
After numerous single family home deals, Neal decided to make the leap from single family investing to multifamily investing.
In this episode Neal shares how he finds deals, what he looks for and how to spot opportunity even when everyone is telling you you’re crazy, how to create opportunity instead of waiting for it, how to increase occupancy and value, what makes a good market, and so much more.
One of the biggest takeaways from this episode however, is how Neal has used a repeatable business model to create and sustain cashflows over and over again completely independent of market fluctuations.
If you or anyone you know is even thinking about real estate investing or investing specifically in multifamily property, you have to listen to this. Be sure to take notes and even go back and listen to this episode a second or third time to truly draw all the great value Neal provided.
Keep up with Neal or get in touch with him on his website at:
multifamilyu.com
I hope you guys are all doing amazing, thanks a ton as always for your support. Please subscribe to the podcast if you haven’t and if you’ve enjoyed Cashflow 2 Freedom, leave us a review on iTunes or whatever podcast platform you listen on. This helps us out a ton and lets me know what you guys want to hear more of.
Thanks everybody,
AJ
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
Well everybody, it’s brand new year and a brand-new decade. What does that mean? Pretty much the same thing it means every New Year – people set goals and take up new resolutions. But what’s the biggest issue people have with New Year’s resolutions?
Yep, you got it – the issue is people not following through with them and therefor not achieving them.
This is what I want to talk about in today’s episode of Cashflow 2 Freed – how to identify, plan, and organize your goals in a way that empowers you to not only achieve your goals, but to live your life by them.
Goals should be looked at as a lifestyle choice that are long lasting, that you do simply because you love to do them, or you love the result that it creates. But that’s a huge thought right!? How in the world can you possibly set such huge goals and actually achieve them?
It all comes down to planning and execution and that’s exactly what I’m going to share with you guys today. I want to share a process with you that will help you that will again, help you to identify, plan, and organize your goals, but it will also help you a huge way to figure out the exact steps you need to take and the execution of those steps.
This episode is full of value on how to get from A-Z but some great take-aways here are:
- To gain knowledge, both about yourself and what it is you truly want to do.
- The importance of surrounding yourself with people who believe your vision, are invested in it, and who also have long term visions.
- Being willing to change and adapt your approach, your path, your ideas, and everything in between that are necessary for you to accomplish your big over-all vision.
Get at me on social media and let me know what your big goals are for this New Year and what your big goals are for your life!
Until next time,
AJ
How to look at your goals as lifestyle choices that are long lasting, that you do because you love to do them.
This same idea applies to start-ups.
Identify a need in the market, don’t just follow your passion.
Balance between humility and understanding with drive and confidence.
Gain knowledge to gain humility
Economic success is a function of how much you give, not how much you get.
Your goals need to be about building infrastructure to deliver value.
Two sides or kinds of people to creating and executing a plan, they have to work with one another:
smart goals (small measurable)
Dream big (huge strong)
Don’t change your overall vision – be willing to change your path to reach that overall vision is key
First step to understanding your big overall goal and how to get there by breaking it down to small, actionable and measurable steps.
The importance of surrounding yourself with people who also have a long term vison with you and your goals
How to get from A-Z and stay on track
You need to have tons of reflection time when figuring out your big vision/goal. Know what YOU want.
Hey everybody!
I know, I know… it’s been a while since we’ve done a Cashflow 2 Freedom Fifteen Minute Friday. With the New Year, there were a few things I wanted to cover and share with you.
I’m not really about New Year’s resolutions, but I do take time to reflect on the prior year and plan for the big changes I need to make to continue learning and growing.
So what am I focused on this year?
It’s simple – tactics, strategies, and changes that are going to propel me and my overall goals into the future.
I don’t remember where I saw it or who said it but a quote I came across has stuck with me for years and it went something like this: “Successful companies are not the biggest, not the smartest, they are the companies willing to change.”
This doesn’t mean you should, or that you have to change your overall goal for your life. It simply recognizes the fact that everything in the world is constantly moving, constantly changing, and that we have to be able to change and adapt if we truly want to grow and accomplish our true potential.
So what big thing am I doing specifically to continue to change and grow this year?
I’m starting another company that will drive me and my investment goals forward that’s going to move the needle in a serious way. I talk about this company, what it is, and what my plans are for it.
I also dive into a few other topics such as:
A brief market overview of this crazy bull market we’ve experienced over the past decade, how monetary policy controls the market, how to stop inflation, and the importance of diversification across asset classes.
I talk about my own sources of wealth, my revenue streams and how I’ve chosen to diversify them, and I also share the one and only place where I use debt and what my exact debt ratio is.
If you haven’t already, subscribe and leave a review.
See you next time everybody,
-AJ
Josiah Smelser, the author of the new book, The Daily Real Estate Investor, and the host of a podcast of the same name, joins the podcast to discuss who to overcome limiting beliefs. Proximity to larger markets and limited capital should not stop anyone from investing in their futures.
To learn more about Josiah and The Daily Real Estate Investor, visit his website:
https://thedailyrealestateinvestor.com
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
From being paralyzed by a rare disease to living every minute of life. AJ's story of a near-death experience is not to be missed. Sometimes, freedom is just a state of mind.
Over two years ago out of the blue, my legs stopped working. Within days the rest of my body stopped working. I was hooked up to tubes to survive. I couldn't move, eat, talk or breathe.
This is my story. It's not pretty, fun, exciting, or motivating. I just wanted to tell it like it really was. Horrifying. I did my best. I worked every day to survive. I didn't give up (even tho at times I wanted to die).
I was trapped in my head. Unable to communicate. Unable to tell others the unbelievable pain I was in.
It's heavy but I didn't want to church it up. I wanted to give it to you how it really was.
As one of the co-founders of Heaton Dainard, not only has James Dainard developed an executed corporate strategies, he's also invested in and developed a real estate empire. He shares his story and some insight on this episode.
Connect with James:
IG @jdainflips
email: james@heatondainard.com
Website: https://heatondainard.com
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
Creating and maintaining a family business that lasts 100 years is no easy task. But President of Peterson Auto Group, Brady Peterson, joins the podcast to provide some insight into how he and his family have kept their family business running strong for four generations. Hint: It' has to do with treating customers well.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
As AJ prepares for the launch of the Inner Circle, he reflects on how being financially free has enriched his life and the lives of those around him.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
Ashley Wilson, an expert in the multi-family space joins the podcast to discuss her journey and investing philosophy. To connect with Ashely visit her website below.
https://www.badashinvestor.com
Ashley is also involved with the meet up group Invest Her, which empowers women to invest in real estate. More information can be found below
https://www.meetup.com/pro/the-real-estate-investher
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
Jace and Clark from Millionaires Unveiled join the podcast to share with AJ what they've learned from talking to millionaires.
Visit their website here and be sure to tune into their podcast to hear AJ's interview soon.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
It's 15 Minute Friday...just a day early. In this episode AJ discusses how to always be creating opportunity for yourself and for others.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
This edition is all about deals. Where to look for them, what to do whenn you find them and how to get them.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
'No pain, no gain' might be a cliche, but there's truth to it, in both the literal and figurative sense. Roc and AJ dive deep into how pain has helped them achieve their life and financial goals.
In this episode Roc mentioned a book called The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
On this edition of 15 Minute Friday, Roc describes his "baseline" theory. It helped him achieve financial freedom and it may help you as well!
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
There’s no getting around it - building wealth is a process. It’s a long term vision with a delayed gratification strategy.
But how can you position yourself to compound your wealth building efforts? How can you build more wealth over a shorter period of time? How might we be able to turn decades into just a few short years?
This is the topic of today’s discussion on the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast.
We go over the four pillars of wealth creation, how to invest in and scale real estate, getting your spending under control, and most importantly of all, how to take advantage of and leverage the tax system instead of the tax system taking advantage of and leveraging you and your hard earned money that you could otherwise keep and invest.
We cover real life strategies, concepts, and ideas that both myself and my co-host Roc have utilized to build large amounts of wealth over shorter periods of time. I even share how I’ve built out my own sources of income and my investments that have allowed me to rapidly grow and accumulate wealth. These are the same strategies, concepts, and ideas that you can use right now today to supercharge your wealth building process and bypass decades of waiting.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
On this 15 Minute Friday, AJ takes to the open road as he heads to Nashville. On the way he discusses blue ocean strategies and explains his grizzly bear analogy.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
What’s going on Freedom Fighters, today we’ve got another amazing episode here on the Cashflow 2 Freedom Podcast.
I had the pleasure of sitting down with the one and only Tim Bratz - a successful commercial property investor in New York. How successful? Currently Tim has 3,200 apartment units and 2 self storage facilities coming in at a $300 million portfolio valuation.
Tim started out as a real estate agent focusing on commercial space. Doing a few deals, Tim was able to see behind the curtain and figured out where the real value was - he needed to be owning real estate, not brokering it.
Listen in and hear how Tim has gone from solo operator funding his first investment (a duplex with a credit card), to building an investment company, networking and sourcing millions of dollars in private capital to fund and acquire the best deals.
We also go over the strategies Tim has used to build his $300 Million empire. What kind of deals does he look for? What kind of funding does he use and what are the terms? How does he handle investor relations?
This in addition to us going over how he has built a successful top producing and performing investment business. How has he hired employees without reducing cashflow? How has he gotten comfortable giving up control of the company when hiring? What kind of people is he looking for to hire?
And as always we cover the subject of scale. We didn’t just want to talk about what Tim has accomplished, but how. How has he has scaled his process to be able to own and operate real estate at such a high level?
Let me tell you, this is just the tip of the value iceberg Tim shares in this episode.
Don’t miss this one and while you’re at it - subscribe and leave us a review.
Talk soon,
AJ
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
In this edition of 15 Minute Friday AJ discusses different ways to get funding for your business ventures.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
In this episode AJ and Roc "go back to the start." Rather than a deep dive into their process, they discuss how to achieve your financial and lifestyle goals through reverse engineering.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
In this episode AJ responds to a listener's email. "Fail small" he says.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
Starting a business might be difficult. But if you take the steps to stack the odds in your favor, you dramatically increase your chances of succeeding. AJ provides some instructions as to how to do just that.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
This edition of 15 Minute Fridays is all about the brokers. The good, the bad, the necessary.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
Ever wondered how to start? This episode does a deep dive to the ins and outs of starting your own business and creating your own wealth vehicles.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
For this edition of 15 Minute Friday AJ discusses why having a good reputation matters. Whether it's in life or business, a reputation is one of the most valuable assets you can have.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
We've all heard of flipping house. But did you know it's also possible to flip land? Jack Bosch has made a successful career doing just that.
Books mentioned in this episode: "Turn the Ship Around" by David Marquet, The Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda and he also recommends anything written by Warren Buffet.
To learn more about Jack's company visit https://landprofitgenerator.com
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
It's not alway easy. On this segment of 15 Minute Friday, AJ discusses his greatest professional challenge and how he nearly lost everything.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
When Reed Goosens immigrated to America he didn't know a whole about real estate. That didn't stop him from creating his own path to financial freedom. You can visit his website at https://www.reedgoossens.com/
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
On this edition of 15 Minute Friday AJ discuses how a fun retreat can actually be quite productive.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
Gary Boomershine of REIvault joins the podcast to discuss his investments and how he's managed to keep control of his finances through good and bad economic conditions. Be sure to visit his website: https://reivault.com/newhome/
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
AJ took to the road and headed for Southern California to check in on one of his investments. AJ reiterates how important it is to "create your own economy" and in this edition of 15 minute Friday, he explains what that means.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
Brandon Tuner (Yes, THE Brandon Turner) from Bigger Pockets joins the podcast to chat with AJ about his real estate projects.
If you're interested in learning more about Self-Storage investing, please check out our blog: selfstorageincome.com
While in college for history, Brandon rented out some rooms in his apartment to make some extra money and that's how he got started. Instead of going to law school, he ended up buying a house, flipped it, and made $20,000. He knew real estate was for him after that.
As of today, Brandon has about 100 properties, although he's currently looking to buy hundreds of more mobile homes in mobile home parks.
Wanting to find a work environment and partners that felt like his regular laid-back life led Brandon to dream big and make plans to get there.
Rate increases! Listen to how small rate increases every year actually make tenants happier than going years without increases.
"Limitations are contagious" AJ and Brandon discuss thermostats and how to surround yourself with winners who help you jump higher.
Book Recommendations from Brandon Turner:
- Starting Out: Compound Effect, by Darren Hardy
- Business: Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant, by Robert Kiyosaki
- Real Estate Investing: The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing, by Spencer Strauss and Martin Stone
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
On this edition of 15 Minute Friday AJ discusses why his company has invested in many different assets and why he's diversified his investments. How he uses scale to not only grow his business but to diversify. How to scale your business right.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
Budgeting is important. Whether it's for your business or personal life, having a balanced budget is key to achieving financial freedom. In this episode, AJ and Roc discuss some basic principles about budgeting.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
On this edition of 15 Minute Friday, AJ recaps their time in Vegas and what they learned about the different markets. Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
AJ Osborne and Roc Pilon discuss the good, the bad and the ugly as it relates to debt. The "do's" the "don'ts" and how leverage it smartly. This episode, is all about debt.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
The market fluctuate and so does the economy. AJ and Roc discuss how to manage your business so you won't be crushed by the market.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
What is project based income? AJ explains on this segment of 15 Minute Friday.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
One of Bitterroot's partners, Sam, joins the podcast to discuss the importance of underwriting. *Note: We had some audio issues towards the end, but the information shared is still very important.
The more you know, the less risk there is. This is the idea behind today's episode. Sam works as an underwriter with AJ and they have learned what to look for in getting involved with deals. Not only do you need to know revenue sources, but also project expenses and the difference between the way it's being run and the way you would run it, if acquired.
It's easy to know how much you're going to spend on a project, because you can always stop spending, but projecting revenue is a much harder game because it's market driven, especially in something like self-storage which is month to month.
With correct underwriting and negotiating, you can score big. Listen to find out how AJ and Sam pulled off one of their biggest deals, all thanks to solid underwriting.
Don't let banks tell you what you can afford or realtors tell you what something's worth.
AJ and Sam are both big proponents of starting small. Start out smaller, learn the basics, and then move up as you become proficient. You may not make a whole ton of money right away, but you'll start to understand how to find good deals, and how to deal with them.
Topics of Discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
On this edition of 15 Minute Friday, AJ discusses the different types of assets and highlights another one of his projects.
Topics of Discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
Real Estate Investor Michael Blank joins the podcast to discuss investing in multi-family units. He also recommends four books for everybody to read including "Rich Dad Poor Dad" by Robert T. Kiyosaki.
Michael focuses on helping educate people to broadening their horizons away from just single-family homes or stock market investments. Instead, he suggests you go straight for the multi-family housing market, as well as commercial opportunities.
When do people take action and when don't they? When they find their life unacceptable in some form. Until they feel that way, they won't take action.
In order to get started, figure out your next three steps. Don't worry about what comes after that, just focus on the first three things. Then the next three. Then the next three. After a few months you'll look back and realize how far you've come.
Investing is a team sport. You have to have a team with you. Whether it's hunting for deals, or going out and raising money, you need people on your side.
Michael likes to focus on cities where there's a population of at least 300,000 people, in order to have it managed properly. Larger cities give more options over smaller markets.
For more information about Michael Blank visit his website
Topics of Discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
On this edition of 15 Minute Friday, AJ takes us to one his insurance firms to discuss how sales opened a lot of doors for him.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
Is college worth it? How do you create luck? AJ and Roc Pilon tackle both questions in this episode.
Starting out, AJ and Roc talk about "Chase Chance and Creativity" by James H. Austin and the four different types of "luck" or chance.
If you were to have engineered the modern computer, would you be as rich as Bill Gates? Or does luck come into play, and if so, which kind?
Most luck is created by those who are actively seeking opportunity, and that's the kind of luck we need to harness in order to become successful in our lives.
More importantly than the degree you earn in school, are the environment you surround yourself with, the higher level thinking you learn, and the information you gather while there.
Roc makes the point that if you don't know what you want to do in the long run, or even what to study, you may want to spend some time in the workforce to explore your options without drowning in student loan debt.
While talking about the idea of "luck of motion" AJ mentions that motion takes time to build up. "Luck of preparation" also takes tons of time and work. You need to be ready for the time you can take your preparation and put it in to motion. Of course, all this hinges on the person that you fundamentally are, which is the last of the "lucks".
Lastly, school is really just an avenue to create opportunity. There is no answer to whether school is good or bad, or if everyone needs it or not. You have to assess your life and decide if going to school is going to create more opportunity for you right now.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
On this edition of 15 Minute Friday, AJ takes us on a tour of a great work in progress....their new office space. Did you know office hacking is a thing? AJ explains. Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
Larry Goins joins this episode of Cashflow2Freedom. https://larrygoins.com
Living in South Carolina, Larry has worked with close to 1,000 deals. Closing about 7 to 10 a month currently. He's a firm believer in "going where the deals are", and it's obviously working.
Larry is an innovator in the world of digital real estate investing. You can check out his book, here: Getting Started in Real Estate Day Trading, by Larry Goins. Larry teaches how to make a low-ball offer and still leave the door open to negotiating with his clients.
Without ever even seeing the property, Larry can estimate what the repairs are for each home, and know how to flip it, sometimes even from the very first phone call.
Knowing where you can compete is crucial! Small towns are often easier to get started in, even remotely. The internet connects us all so easily, that no matter where you are, you can invest all over the US.
Larry also goes over his motto "stash cash for the crash", and talks about how he saves money while still investing.
He and AJ discuss his method to creating cash flow and discuss what Larry refers to as the filthy rich model.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
For this edition of 15 Minute Friday, AJ takes us to one of his biggest assets, a self storage facility in Reno.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
AJ Chats with Brittany Arnason, a DYI real estate investor with a unique approach to home buying. Learn how Brittany has achieved financial freedom and check her out on Instagram to see how she develops her property.
From a young age Brittany knew she wanted to work with real estate investing. She grew up watching her mom buy and sell rental properties and helped work on fixing them up in order to sell. When she was 18 she bought her first property, and now has 13 doors under her belt.
Based in Canada, Brittany follows the BRRR method, (which stands for Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance) to do what she loves and help others along the way.
Especially in the beginning, Brittany learned how to be frugal to help push all her money into her projects for a greater return! She is a disciplined young lady who knows the meaning or hard work and isn't afraid to get her hands dirty.
Creating a network around you who are supportive of your dream is huge. Brittany helps create that network with her social media approach. She encourages everyone to reach out to people who can be great resources for you. Don't become discouraged if you don't hear back right away, or even at all, just keep growing and learning and reach out, and with persistence and hard work, you'll get there.
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
This is the first installment of 15 minute Friday. AJ updates the listeners on all of the great things he's doing with his company and of course, shares some insights so the audience can start their journey to financial freedom. Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
In this episode AJ and Roc discuss the value of opportunities. Opportunity is all around us, and if we recognize it and are prepared, it can lead to financial freedom. Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
In this Episode, AJ and Roc continue their series of discussions about entrepreneurship. They share their experiences and discuss how to go about starting a business. Topics of discussions include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
Links: https://cashflow2freedom.com
Paul Moore of Wellings Capital joins AJ for this episode. Paul shares his expertise and discusses the power of commercial real estate. To learn more about Paul and Wellings Capital visit his website linked below.
https://www.wellingscapital.com/our-story
Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
links:
https://cashflow2freedom.com/
https://cashflow2freedom.com/
AJ and Roc continue their discussion about how to start a business. "Capital is King" as AJ says. Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
AJ and Roc discuss how to take your idea and turn it into a profitable venture and the value in finding a good mentor. Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
AJ and Roc discuss the ins and outs of the Self Storage Business. Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cash Flow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
AJ and Roc share their Four Pillars to financial freedom and discuss "fuel" for wealth vehicles. Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cashflow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
A young entrepreneur named Roc joins the podcast to discuss his real estate investments, e-commerce business and more. Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cashflow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
AJ discusses 'wealth vehicles' and provides insight in creating an avenue to financial wealth. Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cashflow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
AJ shares an example of an investment that paid off big time. Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cashflow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments
In the pilot episode of Cashflow 2 Freedom, host AJ Osborne shares his backstory and why he believes financial freedom is important to everyone. Topics of discussion include:
- Financial Freedom
- Creating Cashflow
- Real Estate
- Self Storage
- Buying Self Storage
- Passive Income
- Investing in Real Estate
- Investing in Self Storage
- Financial Freedom with Real Estate
- Cashflow
- Investments