Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Mitchell Baldridge to chat about his thesis of buying a business, buying real estate, employing tax strategies, enjoying the cash flow, and paying little to nothing in taxes. You’ll also learn in more detail about the tax benefits of owning a small business, why a cost segregation study makes sense, what it has been like launching several new companies, and how Twitter has accelerated his career by decades.
Mitchell Baldridge is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Financial Planner with vast experience in corporate accounting, business advisory, and financial planning. His passion is building lifelong relationships with business owners to help them thrive.
He founded Baldridge Financial in 2014 to realize his dream of helping business owners achieve their financial goals.
He’s also involved in several other businesses including Better Bookkeeping, RE Cost Seg, and Tax Credit Hunter.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
02:40 - What Mitchell’s thesis is for wealth and tax optimization.
04:48 - What a Real Estate Professional is.
06:39 - What the tax benefits of owning a small business are.
09:50 - What the different retirement plans are that solopreneurs can take advantage of.
12:40 - What is qualified business income?
14:55 - Why it is important to stay current on the tax codes.
15:36 - What are the benefits of cost segregation?
29:30 - How Mitchell teamed up with Nick Huber and what their competitive advantages are.
32:06 - How Mitchell got Better Bookkeeping started.
44:02 - Why the distribution Twitter provides has been so critical to his success.
49:42 - What lessons he learned from Sam Zell.
51:41 - What are the two questions he asks before pursuing an opportunity?
59:01 - How he would spend $1000 if he was starting a new business.
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