Episodes
Feb. 10, 2024
Educated Investor ep29 Late Bloom, Big Boom 14 doors in 4 years starting at age 50. Richard Mercado
This episode's guest is Richard Mercado who went from 0 to 14 doors in 4 years after starting his investing journey at age 50. Richard has done everything from house hacking, full gut rehabs, long distance investing and is …
Dec. 12, 2023
Lessons on becoming a financially free beach bum
Joe Ramos describes himself as a financially free beach bum, and is the host of the Financial Freedom Podcast. He has a Real Estate portfolio with properties in southern California, Georgia, Ohio, and Florida. Joe has done …
Oct. 4, 2023
From CP to ROI: A Real Estate Investor's Journey with Cerebral Palsy
Jason Malabute is a Real estate investor and former CPA. He shares his journey investing in real estate long distance, pursuing real estate full time in the multifamily syndication world, and how he has navigated these world…
April 22, 2023
Financial freedom, epic adventures and managing a portfolio from thousands of miles away
Sarah Weaver has been relentless on her journey to financial freedom. To list the number of successful business that Sarah has developed all with her living as a digital nomad is beyond impressive. She has a successful bus…
March 8, 2023
From Lingerie to Apartment buildings. Lessons learned doing business from recessions to boom times.
Joe Hara is proud to say that over 40 years in business, he has never been issued a W2. Joe Hara had done everything from selling hair care products in Africa, Lingerie throughout the U.S. and industrial warehouse space in …
Feb. 18, 2023
A lifetime of empowering investors to take control of their financial future
From a young age Jaden Sterling knew that his path would involve empowering other to take control of their life through financial education. As a financial advisor he consistently helped his clients achieve outsized returns…
Dec. 3, 2022
Building a thriving business as an educator and mental health advocate for youth.
Ross Szabo's has built a thriving business career as an author, speaker and the founder of a school that puts mental health advocacy and mental health education first. After experiencing traumatic events in his youth Ross s…
Nov. 6, 2022
From touring musician to 300 units of AUM in 5 years
Aaron Bernbach was waiting tables and touring as a musician when he caught the real estate bug and decided to go all in. He shares his story of what it takes to build a thriving business as a real estate agent doing everyth…
Oct. 21, 2022
How to go from 0 to the biggest coffee producer in Colombia in 5 years
Cole Shephard is the founding partner of Legacy Group and the Green Coffee company. Cole started his journey working with Price WaterHouse Cooper coordinating large capital transactions of everything from purchasing Gold Mi…
Oct. 14, 2022
How renters can become owners through co-ownership of real estate
This episode we interview Eric Chebil the founder and CEO of CHER whose goal is to make first-time homeownership simplified through co-ownership. By providing access to loans, homes, realtors, legal documents, and acting as…
Oct. 1, 2022
How to build your Real Estate Empire using Other People's Money
Matt Faircloth is the author of "Raising Private Capital, how to build your real estate empire using other people's money". As the founder of the he has built a real estate portfolio worth over $250 million in Assets under …
Sept. 22, 2022
Building a design firm that shakes up an industry.
Mary Ta has long held an unflinching belief in the power of the spaces we live in to elevate our lives. In 2004 she founded the Los Angeles flagship of legendary luxury Italian furniture brand Minotti. Although Mary travels…
Sept. 16, 2022
How to build a media brand that pushes cultural boundaries
Brooke Burgstahler has created docuseries for Snoop Dogg, and been a leading journalist in the budding cannabis media scene since its early days of legalization. (pun intended). She shares her journey of creating her own med…
Sept. 8, 2022
Doing well by doing good. Building a thriving portfolio serving tenants with subsidized housing.
Chris Barker and Nida Rinthapol are the definition of "educated investors" Chris was a practicing attorney, and Nida a Phd data scientist before they owned their first rental. By happenstance Nida's first purchase was from …
Sept. 2, 2022
Unlimited deal flow and unlimited capital through relationships
Hoan Thai has been in the real estate space for over 10 years. He does everything from flips, to BRRRS, rentals, multifamily, seller finance, creative finance, and more. Hoan's key to success can be summarized in his book …
Aug. 25, 2022
How anyone can achieve financial independence; from teens to teachers
Dan is a high school Business/Marketing teacher, real estate investor, and personal finance advocate in Denver, CO. In his 18 years of teaching high school, he has taught a variety of business subjects including personal fin…
Aug. 19, 2022
180k in student forgiven, and 30k in grants for purchasing investment property
Laura Blosser graduated from College with an architectural degree and $180,000 in student debt. They were overwhelmed y the prospect of paying such a burden at the start of their career, until they found a program that wou…
July 31, 2022
From Losing 30k on his first flip to raising 10 Million for profitable syndications
Herve Francois enjoyed a career in the high stakes world of wall street investing for two decades. When he finally decided to start a new path in Real Estate investing, his first venture lost him nearly $30,000. Through st…
July 22, 2022
Raising 2 Million dollars through Kickstarter for a business that puts the environment first
Emma Rose Cohen is the founder of Final, whose mission is to create reusable Foreverables™ (responsibly made, badass products) that reduce the need for plastics, empower individuals to change their buying habits, and raise a…
July 14, 2022
Laid off to $200 Million AUM by being of service first
Justin Fraser exemplifies the ethic of putting in work and being of service first. After being laid off by his company his wife gave him 3 months to fully commit to real estate, or find a new job. Justin shares the work tha…
July 7, 2022
10 units in 10 months on a Teacher's Salary
Sammy Lyon caught the Real Estate Bug in 2018 and struggled to balance a demanding job in education with Real Estate investing. Sammy shares their story of going all in on Real Estate, transitioning from an educator to an E…
June 30, 2022
How to build a portfolio of 2,500 units
Jason Pero and his wife purchased their first duplex in 2001 while he balanced a high pressure job in medical sales. He and his wife continued to balance the growth of their portfolio with a demanding work schedule, and the…
June 23, 2022
Lessons learned from 17 deals as a passive investor
K Trevor Thompson has invested in everything from Land development, Condo Conversion, Storage Space, Class A new development to workforce housing. In his previous life he did everything from opening up haunted houses, to d…
June 9, 2022
From College Side Hustle to Venture Capital Tech Startup
Madline Fraser is the CEO of Gemist, her second tech startup. Madeline shares her journey from starting her first company with two friends from college, being mentored by the founder of Tinder Sean Rad, and the ups and down…