How She Built an $800M CRE Portfolio Without Being a Broker | Whitney Elkins-Hutten

Everyone talks about building wealth through real estate.

Whitney Elkins-Hutten actually does it.

As the Director of Investor Education at PassiveInvesting.com, Whitney has helped guide more than $800M in assets under management — and in this episode, she breaks down how passive investing actually works, who it’s for, and why so many brokers miss the bigger wealth picture.

We cover:

🔹 Why being a GP isn’t always the smartest path

🔹 How to vet passive deals (and operators)

🔹 The 3 pillars of long-term investor confidence

🔹 Mistakes LPs make (and how to avoid them)

🔹 Where the best investors put their money next

If you’re a broker, GP, or someone who’s done all the work but not built the wealth — this episode will change how you think.

🎙 Hosted by Timmy & Bo Barron

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👩‍💼 More on Whitney: https://www.passiveinvestingwithwhitney.com/ YT: @passiveinvestingdotcom (Passive Investing Made Simple)

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00:00:00 - Cold Open00:00:47 - Welcome00:03:46 - You just handed a 25 year old kid $52,000!?00:07:06 - The Scaling Problem of Residential00:08:42 - Active to Passive Income00:10:47 - Explaining Capital Stack for Timmy00:12:44 - AD - CRE Investor Coach (Link in Shownotes), Site To Do Business https://stdb.com00:14:00 - Tell Us About Your First CRE Conference.00:15:17 - Tragedy Strikes00:18:52 - Whitney’s 5 Freedoms00:24:07 - Bo’s 4 Freedoms00:25:24 - How Do You Define Generational Wealth?00:26:04 - Is Generational Wealth A Bad Thing?00:27:35 - Teaching Your Kids About Money00:36:46 - Portfolio Instability00:38:42 - The Problem With So Much Financial Information00:39:09 - P&L vs Balance Sheet00:40:44 - The Strategies To Win The Wealth Game00:42:47 - The Importance Of Tracking Every Cent00:43:44 - How To Get Over The Fear Of Math00:44:46 - People Taking Up My Time00:46:45 - Strategy > Tactic00:48:15 - Create, Keep, Grow, Pass On00:50:17 - One Of The Problems With 1031 Tax Exchange00:51:43 - Understanding Your Goal and Risk Capacity00:53:12 - Ask Yourself The Important Questions00:55:37 - How Do You Want to Feel When We Achieve X?00:59:44 - Is It Hard To Get A Man To Talk About Feeling?01:01:34 - Bo Geeks Out On AI’s Potential To Help Answer These Questions01:03:44 - Put Your Wants Into Containers01:04:58 - Tackle Income Last01:06:11 - Pop Quiz01:13:36 - Connect With Whitney01:16:52 - Like, Comment, Share, Love ya!