A $229 Million multifamily portfolio was just foreclosed on in Houston, Texas. It’s the first of what could be similar foreclosures in the commercial real estate industry. And there's a good chance some of our listeners were invested in that portfolio or another one facing the same fate. If you are a multifamily investor, either passive or active, you'll get some great advice in this episode on how to navigate the current commercial real estate environment.  You’ll hear from Old Capital National Director James Eng. He’ll explain why commercial real estate could be facing a massive reckoning, especially for investors who took out bridge loans. In Part One of this interview, you’ll get his take on interest rates and the impact on commercial lending. In Part Two, you’ll hear more about what he thinks will happen in the months to come.  James has over 17 years of experience in commercial real estate lending. He started his career as an underwriter at GE Capital Real Estate and joined Old Capital in 2014. He has worked with hundreds of investors to help them acquire over $1.5 Billion in multifamily properties totaling over 20,000 units nationwide. In addition to financing multifamily, he has invested in over 10,000 units as a limited partner in nearly 40 properties in Texas. Often called “The Professor” of Multifamily Financing, James has produced hundreds of hours of educational multifamily content on YouTube. He received his finance degree from University of Texas at Austin and resides in Dallas-Fort Worth with his wife and three boys. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and if you like the show, please leave a review! Join RealWealth today at www.RealWealthShow.com. And for more information on Kathy's Single-Family Rental Fund, go to www.GrowDevelopments.com

Why are some people able to reach levels of wealth at a faster pace than others? It may have something to do with their mindset, or their ability to overcome internal blocks.    Normally, I interview people on their journey to creating wealth so that we can learn from their experiences. But today, we are going to dive into the deeper stuff: The subconscious thoughts that often control our decision-making process, which may lead us astray from our wealth-building goals.   In this episode, you’ll hear from Alecia St. Germain. She’s a Certified Immunity to Change Coach and the founder of The Conscious Edge – a leadership and personal development company focused on empowering female entrepreneurs.   She began her real estate journey in her late teens and 20’s wholesaling probate properties with her mother. She then moved on to mobile home investing in the state of Ohio. After seeing so many women in the real estate industry unconsciously sabotage their own success because of inner conflicts about wealth and their role in the business world, she moved into the personal development side of things as a coach.   Alecia has now helped more than 10,000 entrepreneurs with strategies and tactics that help them uncover and transform their unconscious blocks so they can confidently make money, reclaim their time, and step boldly into their role as leaders.   You will find Alecia at the upcoming InvestHER CON 2023. It’s happening May 18 & 19 in Scottsdale, Arizona. You’ll find details at therealestateinvestorher.com/investhercon   If you're interested in joining my mastermind for high-level female entrepreneurs, check out my website kathyfettke.com for details.    If you haven’t yet joined RealWealth, you can become a member for free at realwealthshow.com. And we always ask that you subscribe to our podcast, and please leave a review!    Thanks for listening! Kathy Fettke  Follow me on Instagram!

We are excited to announce two new markets for rental properties and an investment loan that you may be able to get for under 5%! RealWealth helps investors find and purchase properties in 16 markets that offer a variety of residential rental properties including single-family rentals, short-term rentals, and small multi-families that are both rehabbed and new. In this episode, you’ll hear from the Director of our Real Wealth Realty, Leah Collich. She will share what she’s doing as an investor and what she’s seeing many of our RealWealth members doing. You’ll also hear about our property tours and how that can help you make a decision on where and what to buy.  Leah began investing in real estate in 2010 and became a RealWealth member in 2017 in order to expand her portfolio into five new markets while living overseas. While she enjoys the creative outlet of flipping, she strongly believes buy-and-hold investing is the path to real wealth. As an Investment Counselor, Leah is passionate about discussing real estate investment strategies that create a clear path to real wealth and helping our members realize that retirement might not be as far away as they think. If you’d like to look at sample properties and get details on upcoming tours, please log into RealWealth or click the Join for Free button if you haven’t become a member yet. Members also have access to our experienced investment counselors, including Leah, and a list of recommended real estate professionals for things like deal analysis, investment loans, asset protection, legal services, accounting, self-directed investing, and 1031 exchanges. As always, please be sure you are subscribed to our podcast, and if you haven’t yet, leave us a review!  Thank you for joining me on the Real Wealth Show! Kathy Fettke

It might not sound sexy, but one of the best parts of owning real estate is the amount of money you can save on taxes. There are several amazing deductions you can take as a real estate investor that many CPAs don’t even know about. Some of the tax strategies covered in this interview include cost segregation, carryover loss, and creative ways to depreciate properties. There’s also the 1031 exchange, and you’ll hear about all of them and more in this interview with one of our highly recommended tax attorneys. Toby knows how to “talk taxes” in a way that is so interesting, you’ll probably be as excited as I was by the end of the interview. You can take your enthusiasm to the next level by checking in with Toby or another one of our recommended tax experts, at realwealthshow.com. You need to join RealWealth to access our Investor Portal, but it’s free and easy to join. Once you’re logged in, you’ll find Toby’s company listed under the Resources tab in the Asset Protection and CPA/Accounting/Bookkeeping categories. Please remember to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review! Thanks for listening! Kathy

It’s easy to assume that the challenges we face in the U.S. real estate market are unique while the rules of the real estate game might be similar in other countries, especially when it comes to our northern neighbor Canada. After all, Canada is dealing with a housing crunch and is experiencing astronomical home price growth just like we are in the U.S.   But you might be surprised at how different we are from Canada when it comes to the rules of the real estate game, especially when it comes to mortgages and investor tools, like the 1031 exchange. (Spoiler: There is no such thing as a 1031 exchange or a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage in Canada.)    That’s just a teaser! In this episode, you’ll get more details from two Canadian real estate investors. Daniel Foch and Nick Hill will explain how the Canadian market differs from the U.S. and what Canadian home buyers and investors are up against.    Daniel is a real estate investor, podcast co-host, and realtor with more than 15 years of experience in the real estate industry. He’s been featured as a real estate expert in the Wall Street Journal, CBC, BNN, Bloomberg, The Globe and Mail, among others. Nick Hill is a real estate investor, podcast co-host, and mortgage agent. Their podcast: “The Canadian Real Estate Investor.”   You can find out more about U.S. real estate at realwealthshow.com. Click on the “Join for Free” button to sign up. It only takes a few minutes and will give you complete access to our real estate market data and resources. Please be sure you are also subscribed to our podcast, and don’t forget to leave a review!   Thanks for listening, Kathy

How do you build a real estate portfolio when you’re already too busy with work, family, and life in general? In this episode, you’ll hear from a busy computer software engineer who’s married with two children. Despite the daily time crunch, he's ventured into real estate, learned a few hard lessons, and is now sharing his story with us on the Real Wealth Show.   Ron Quintos started buying rental properties in 2001 but didn’t really know what he was doing until 2010, after the housing market crashed. He calls himself a “born again investor” because he was able to bring his investments back to life. His investments include single-family properties in Illinois, Alabama, Maryland, Texas, and a property under contract in Florida. He has also invested in mobile home park and apartment syndications, but he’s now realizing that he prefers good ol’ single-family rental homes.   Ron recently attended one of our real estate property tours in Dallas which you’ll hear about in this interview. We have several more tours planned over the next few months. You can see our tour schedule at https://realwealth.com/tours/.   We also had the pleasure of hosting Ron at a recent Mastermind in Malibu, which helped him map out a plan for 2023 and beyond. We are holding several more masterminds this year. You can get details about those at https://kathyfettke.com/masterminds/.   Please be sure to join RealWealth for access to all our data and resources at realwealthshow.com. It’s free to join and takes about two minutes. And please remember to subscribe to our podcast and leave a review!   Thanks for listening! Kathy Fettke

It’s been quite an economic roller coaster this last week with headlines about bank failures in response to the Fed’s inflation-fighting rate hikes. That’s created a lot of fear about the stability of the U.S. financial system and the risk to our personal assets, like bank accounts and even real estate. For years, I’ve advocated for real estate as an asset that can weather an economic downturn and provide long-term wealth, and that hasn’t changed because of recent developments.   In this episode, you’ll hear more about why real estate can help you safeguard your personal financial world and about one particularly good market for real estate investors right now – in North Dallas. Last fall, we launched a single-family rental fund in the North Dallas area. Joining me to talk about why this market is so resilient is my fund partner and experienced real estate investor, Leah. She has a $40 million dollar personal portfolio, and is the co-founder of one of the largest property management residential investment firms in North Texas.   If you’d like to find out more about our single-family rental fund, go to www.growdevelopments.com. You’ll find information about the North Dallas market and the rental fund by clicking on Investments and Current Offerings.   You can become a member for free by joining RealWealth at realwealthshow.com.    As always, please be sure you are subscribed to our podcast, and if you haven’t yet, leave us a review!    Thank you for joining me on the Real Wealth Show! Kathy Fettke

It’s been an amazing conference with more than 1,000 investors, operators, and syndicators at all experience levels! The Best Ever Conference in Salt Lake City is an event that takes place once a year, and provides attendees with economic forecasts, presentations and debates, insights on how to grow your real estate business, and plenty of opportunities for networking.    I’ve been on stage three times at this conference, and have been soaking up a wealth of information from the pros. In this episode, my hubby and business partner Rich joins me for a conversation about what we’ve learned at this event, with an emphasis on multi-families versus single-family rentals. You can also check out the conference agenda to get a better idea of the topics covered, and get information about attending “next” year’s conference at www.besteverconference.com.    If you’d like to learn more about our single-family rental fund, which I mention during this episode, please go to www.growdevelopments.com. You can also sign up for a free RealWealth membership at www.realwealthshow.com and get access to our learning center, our market data for single-family rentals, our experienced investment counselors, our property teams and the opportunities they provide for investors.   As always, we ask that you subscribe to our podcast, and leave us a review!   Thanks for listening! Kathy Fettke

FIRE is the new buzzword among real estate investors, and it has nothing to do with the fire emoji that everyone uses on instagram to say that “you’re hot.” It’s a movement known as Financial Independence, Retire Early or FIRE! In this episode, you’ll hear from someone who is about to experience FIRE. Adrian Rish started investing in rental properties just a few years ago, and has now created enough passive income to become “work optional.” Adrian is a business owner, husband, father of two young children and financial provider for his mother. He purchased his first property in his hometown of Oakland, California, in 2013. After years as a do-it-yourself investor and property manager, Adrian discovered RealWealth in 2020. Attending some of our live events and real estate tours helped him diversity into other states and connect with like-minded investors. Now, having reached his near-term investment goals, he and his family are planning to make an international move to Portugal to experience life abroad, and potentially expand his portfolio to Europe. If you’d like to learn more about the FIRE! lifestyle, hit the join button at realwealthshow.com. Membership is free. You can tap into our educational material, get access to our investment counselors, see sample properties, and learn about different markets. You'll also find a schedule for upcoming real estate market tours where you can see properties in person and meet with other investors. Please subscribe to our podcast if you haven’t already. If you like what you hear, we’d love a 5-star review! Thanks for listening! Kathy Fettke  

As your portfolio grows, it can become overwhelming to keep track of everything. Even if you have property management, you still need to oversee the property managers, respond to emails, organize your documents, make sure all the bills are paid, and every other little thing related to your investment properties. But how do you find the right person to help you without busting your budget? In this episode, I am joined by my husband, co-founder, and RealWealth CEO, Rich Fettke, and the CEO of a company that’s provided the kind of help that he needed to scale our business, our personal portfolio, and make it easier for us as time goes on. Our special guest is Tricia Sciortino of Belay Solutions. She earned a degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Hartford. Worked as District Manager for the retail chain Pacific Sunwear for ten years. And the, she decided to take her chances with a startup called Belay, during the recession. Over the next ten years, she’s moved from Director, Vice President, President, and COO to her current position at Belay’s CEO.  Rich discovered Belay more than five years ago. He’s hired two executive assistants, and a couple of bookkeepers from Belay, and they’ve worked out so well that he wanted to share his experience with our listeners and other RealWealth investors. You’ll find out in this interview how Belay chooses only the top 1% of its applicants and how Belay carefully matches them with clients. No worries. You don’t have to hire someone full-time. You can start off slowly as you decide exactly how much help you’ll need. Rich began by hiring an executive assistant for three hours a week. That was expanded to ten hours a week. And now, Rich and I share an executive assistant who’s working for us full time. We also have a personal bookkeeper, and another bookkeeper to help with RealWealth finances. You can also get a discount through RealWealth to help get you started with Belay. Go to belaysolutions.com/realwealth to find out more about that. To find out more about real estate investing, please go to realwealthshow.com and join our network. It’s free and will give you access to all our educational materials and market data. And remember to subscribe to our podcast, and follow me on instagram @kathyfettke. Thanks for listening! Kathy and Rich