Having the right focus and determination is often behind great success stories, and that’s certainly the case for the guest in this episode. Abbas Mohammed spent his childhood in Iraq sleeping on concrete floors because his family was so poor. When his family came to the U.S., his goal was to eliminate poverty from his life and he's now become wildly successful at age 24. His story is sure to inspire anyone sitting on the fence about making their financial dreams come true. Abbas started off as a used-car salesman while he was going to college. He didn’t like the job, and decided to try his hand at selling real estate. It’s now taken just a few short years for him to become one of the top real estate agents in the country and to start investing in large multi-family properties. He founded The Abbas Group as a crowdfunding platform to raise money for larger deals, and says his company completed 37 million dollars of acquisitions in 2021. In five years, he hopes to hit the one billion dollar mark. He’s got an amazing story, an amazing amount of energy and lots of great advice. The path to real estate success goes in many directions. If you’d like to learn more about how to build a portfolio of single-family rentals, go to realwealthshow.com. It’s free to join, and visit our Investor Portal where you can see sample properties and connect with our network of real estate professionals. That includes experienced investment counselors, property teams, lenders, 1031 exchange facilitators, attorneys, CPAs and more. And please remember to subscribe to our podcast and leave a review! Thank you!

Kathy and Rich Fettke take a break from skiing in Park City, Utah, to talk about the risks and rewards of ground-up development projects, including a RealWealth project in Park City. In this episode, Rich interviews Kathy on what investors need to know about these kinds of projects. That includes specific risks that investors need to control or avoid and how profitable these projects can be if you choose well. You’ll also find out more about the RealWealth development and why it could be a good choice for investors as well as a dream-come-true for skiers. (Spoiler Alert: Kathy & Rich LOVE to ski. They just bought one of the townhomes for themselves and a single-family lot.) You can find out more about our project at realwealthshow.com. You need to join to see the details, but it’s free to become a member and talk to one of our investment counselors. You can also contact Kathy directly about the Park City project at kathy@realwealth.com. And please remember to subscribe to our podcast and leave a review! Thank you!

The build-to-rent trend is hot right now, but construction costs are creating major headaches for developers. They are having a difficult time getting materials, of all kinds, from key components of a home, like lumber, to small but necessary pieces like metal truss connectors. The shortages are pushing prices higher, and causing delays in finishing projects, all of which are adding thousands of dollars onto the price of an investment property. But there is a silver lining, and you’ll hear about that in this episode from a build-to-rent developer and property manager in the Jacksonville, Florida, area. Our guest shares his side of the build-to-rent story to help investors understand why it’s been so difficult to get new rental homes on the market, how he’s dealing with supply chain issues and a volatile pricing environment, and how he expects the pricing issues to play out. Chris moved to Florida in 1999 for college and graduated with a business management degree. He launched his career with a dry cleaning business but transitioned into residential real estate rentals after the 2008 recession. Chris and his father bought distressed single family homes that they renovated and turned into rentals. They also provided property management. When the supply of existing homes grew scarce, they transitioned the business into a build-to-rent model. If you’d like to learn more about how to buy newly-built single-family rental properties in Florida, go to realwealthshow.com and sign up for free. As a member, you’ll get access to the Investor Portal where you can see sample properties and connect with our network of resources. That includes experienced investment counselors, property teams, lenders, 1031 exchange facilitators, attorneys, CPAs and more. And please remember to subscribe to our podcast and leave a review! Thank you!

There is a lot of uncertainty in the financial markets right now. We’ve had more than two years of COVID-19 and now there are worries about inflation, rate hikes, housing costs, supply chain issues, a labor shortage, and a war in Ukraine. How can investors make good financial decisions when they don't know where our economy is headed? In this episode, you’ll hear from Mike Fratantoni of the Mortgage Bankers Association to help us understand what we may be facing in 2022. As the MBA’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Industry Technology, he’s responsible for overseeing the MBA’s industry and benchmarking surveys, economic and mortgage origination forecasts, and policy development research for both the single-family and commercial/multifamily markets. He has also worked as a senior economist and risk management expert at Washington Mutual and Fannie Mae. If you’d like to learn more about the real estate business and how you can buy cash flowing rentals, go to realwealthshow.com and sign up for free. As a member, you’ll get access to the Investor Portal where you can see sample properties and connect with our network of resources. That includes experienced investment counselors, property teams, lenders, 1031 exchange facilitators, attorneys, CPAs and more. And please remember to subscribe to our podcast and leave a review! Thank you!

We spend a lot of time talking about how to build wealth, but protecting it is just as important! In this episode, you’ll get some great tips from asset protection attorney, Clint Coons. He returns to The Real Wealth Show to give us an update on what kind of lawsuits he’s seeing and how we can protect ourselves. He also talks about changes in tax law that could affect your real estate portfolio. Clint is a great story-teller and shares several examples of what can go wrong between landlords and tenants, and how to prevent those kinds of events from happening. The interview expands on the basics of asset protection that we just covered in a webinar. You can listen to a replay of that webinar for free on our website at realwealthshow.com. You can also find out more about cash-flowing rentals at realwealthshow.com. Membership is free, and will give you access to educational materials and the Investor Portal where you can see sample properties and connect with our network of resources. That includes experienced investment counselors, property teams, lenders, 1031 exchange facilitators, attorneys, CPAs and more. And please remember to subscribe to our podcast and leave a review! Thank you! Background on Clint: He is one of the founding law partners at Anderson Business Advisors. The firm helps clients protect their assets with solid entity structuring plans and investor-oriented tax services. He’s also an experienced real estate investor who grew up in a real estate family and has acquired more than 200 properties, from small single-family homes to commercial buildings. So, he speaks as both an attorney and an investor. He’s also a prolific writer and educator who has published hundreds of articles, videos, and workbooks on real estate investing and asset protection. His most recent book is called: “Asset Protection for Real Estate Investors.”

Many people dream of retiring at an early age to spend time pursuing other activities or projects. Creating passive income with real estate can make that happen, but you also need to know how much money you’ll need to pay for it all. In this episode, you’ll hear from an investor with some great advice for people who want to streamline their plans, and make it easier to reach their goals. Kathy Gottberg talks about rightsizing (as opposed to downsizing) your lifestyle and your financial plan so you can do the things you want. Kathy and her husband Thom got rid of the oversized home, the extra cars, and put the money they saved into real estate investments, for decades. The payoff? They have enough passive income to pay for their travels and other pursuits. For Kathy, that includes writing. She doesn’t need the income but she loves doing it. She’s a long-time blogger with a website called www.SMARTLiving365.com. SMART stands for her five topics: Sustainable, Meaningful, Aware, Rightsized, and Thankful. She’s also the author of seven books including one called: "Rightsizing--A SMART Living 365 guide to Reinventing Retirement." You can learn how to create your own cash-flowing real estate portfolio at realwealthshow.com. Sign up for free and get access to our learning center. You will also have access to our Investor Portal where you can see sample properties and connect with our network of resources. That includes experienced investment counselors, property teams, lenders, 1031 exchange facilitators, attorneys, CPAs and more. And please remember to subscribe to our podcast and leave a review! Thank you!

It’s not every day that we have a professional football player on our show to talk about real estate investing. But today, you’ll hear from linebacker, Devon Kennard, on financial literacy and how he’s creating long-term wealth with real estate. You don’t have to be a football player to do what he is doing, although a higher paycheck may speed things up a bit. Devon is currently with the Arizona Cardinals. He started out with the New York Giants and played with the Detroit Lions for two years before he signed with the Cardinals. He’s been in the NFL for a total of nine years, which he says is a long time. A football career can end quickly with something like an injury or a contract expiration. The short lifespan of a football career was one of the things that inspired Devon to start building a cash-flowing real estate portfolio. He wants his family to be able to continue the same lifestyle they are living now, after his football career is over. And he’s making very good progress. He’s also passionate about sharing what he’s learned. For more about Devon, check out his website. You can find out more about cash-flowing rentals at realwealthshow.com. Membership is free, and will give you access to educational materials and the Investor Portal where you can see sample properties and connect with our network of resources. That includes experienced investment counselors, property teams, lenders, 1031 exchange facilitators, attorneys, CPAs and more. Click here to join! And please remember to subscribe to our podcast and leave a review! Thank you!

This podcast reveals an intriguing real estate success story. But it’s not just about the daughter of immigrants who knew that real estate was the key to wealth, or the steps she took to create a $5,000,000 portfolio from just $10,000. It’s also about how she dealt with the downturns of real estate and the stress and worry that can haunt an investor. Moneeka Sawyer describes herself as a “blissful millionaire” who worked just 5 to 10 hours a month building her real estate wealth. She’s now on a mission to help other women do what she has done with her podcast, “Real Estate Investing for Women.” She’s also a TEDx speaker, has shared the stage with well-known female entrepreneurs, and has appeared on major broadcast channels to share her message about blissful real estate investing. If you’d like to learn more about how you can build real wealth with cash flowing rentals, go to realwealthshow.com and sign up for free. As a member, you’ll get access to the Investor Portal where you can see sample properties and connect with our network of resources. That includes experienced investment counselors, property teams, lenders, 1031 exchange facilitators, attorneys, CPAs and more. And please remember to subscribe to our podcast and leave a review! Thank you!

The housing market meltdown in 2007 dealt a rough blow to many developers. In this episode, you’ll hear from someone who lost a lot of money back then, but he managed to stage a successful comeback. He did that by discovering a backdoor into the real estate development business. Instead of developing the land, Cody Bjugan arranged to have it approved or entitled for development, which is often one of the toughest parts of any big project. Cody is now a full-fledged developer with 30 projects and 2,300 residential units under his belt. But he also founded a company called VestRight to teach people how to do entitlements. He says it’s a simple way to create 5- to 7-figure paydays from off-market land deals, without owning or developing the land, without debt, and with very little cash at risk. If you’d like to learn more about the real estate business and how you can buy cash flowing rentals, go to realwealthshow.com and sign up for free. As a member, you’ll get access to the Investor Portal where you can see sample properties and connect with our network of resources. That includes experienced investment counselors, property teams, lenders, 1031 exchange facilitators, attorneys, CPAs and more. And please remember to subscribe to our podcast and leave a review! Thank you!

If you like to dream big, you'll love this podcast. In this episode, Kathy and Rich Fettke celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a conversation about their marriage and their investing experience. They were supposed to be skiing down some wild terrain in Utah after getting dropped off by helicopter on a snowy mountaintop, but weather conditions delayed those plans. Instead, they are safely inside their hotel room, with some amazing memories and stories about where they’ve been, where they are now, and where they are going next! Rich and Kathy are the co-founders of the real estate investing company RealWealth, as well as the creators of this podcast, The Real Wealth Show! They launched the company in 2003 which currently has almost 63,000 members. It’s free to join and you'll gain access to hundreds of free webinars, articles, and podcasts. You will also get access to the Investor Portal where you can make an appointment with an investment counselor and connect with our network of property teams nationwide. Please join RealWealth at realwealthshow.com, and remember to subscribe to the podcast and please leave us a review! Links: Rich mentions taking a RealWealth Assessment in the podcast, which you can access here. Kathy mentions a Couples’ Adventure Weekend which you can inquire about by emailing her assistant Tonya at: tonya@realwealth.com.