The BetterLife Podcast

Many people spend 40+ years grinding toward retirement… then they die six months before they get there.I know that sounds harsh. But I watched it happen to someone close to me, and it completely changed how I think about money, time, and freedom.The truth is, you don't need to be rich at 72. You need to be free while your kids still want to hang out with you. While you still have energy. While life is actually happening.This isn't another "save $200/month for 50 years" video. This is about calculating your Freedom Number—the exact amount of monthly income that would make work optional—and then using three specific levers to hit that number decades earlier than you thought possible.It's not complicated. It doesn't require winning the lottery or inventing an app. It just requires rethinking everything you've been told about retirement and being willing to aim at different targets.🧔‍♂️ WHO AM I? My name is Brandon Turner! I teach people how to BUILD WEALTH WITHOUT LOSING THEIR SOUL through real estate investing!1️⃣ WANT TO GET YOUR FIRST DEAL? https://go.abetterlife.com/fd_yt_landing📈 WANT TO SCALE YOUR EXISTING PORTFOLIO? https://go.abetterlife.com/blt_yt_landing🤝 CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM https://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_instagram📚 READ ONE OF MY BOOKS https://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_storefront❌ DISCLAIMER https://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_disclaimer

I brought an AI expert to Maui last week who's raised over $117 million using AI. And he thinks all the scientists screaming about AI doom are missing the point entirely.Joe Stolte joined Cam and me to answer the question I've been losing sleep over: Are we all dead because of AI?Here's what's wild: the people screaming the loudest about AI destroying humanity? They've never actually built anything. They're catastrophizing because it's easier to imagine terrible futures than create positive ones.Meanwhile, regular people who understand AI are quietly automating their businesses, raising millions with AI-generated pitch decks, and scaling faster than ever before.In this episode:Why your brain is wired to fear AI (and why that's costing you money)The newspaper headlines that said electricity would "destroy humanity" (sound familiar?)Joe's 5-step framework: Learn AI → Use AI → Build with AI → Teach AI → Scale with AIHow he raised $117M using AI to create pitch decks and presentationsReal examples of how AI is replacing jobs (and why that's actually good news)The Dan Sullivan story: Why we're terrible at predicting the future but great at attaching meaning to thingsHow to use AI right now even if you're scared or skepticalWhile everyone's arguing about whether AI will kill us, your competition is using it to automate, scale, and get rich.DM me the word "BEARD" and I’ll send you all the resources mentioned in the episode.🧔‍♂️ WHO AM I? My name is Brandon Turner! I teach people how to BUILD WEALTH WITHOUT LOSING THEIR SOUL through real estate investing!1️⃣ WANT TO GET YOUR FIRST DEAL? https://go.abetterlife.com/fd_yt_landing 📈 WANT TO SCALE YOUR EXISTING PORTFOLIO? https://go.abetterlife.com/blt_yt_landing 🤝 CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM https://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_instagram 📚 READ ONE OF MY BOOKS https://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_storefront ❌ DISCLAIMER https://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_disclaimerConnect with Joe Stolte: https://www.instagram.com/joestotelive DM Him: https://dmjoe.comSign up for the 2026 REI Summit at REISummit2026.com and use code CAM10 for a discount!

I had two millionaire real estate investors visit Maui last week. So naturally, we sat down and recorded a podcast.Craig Curelop (house hacking legend, founder of The FI Team) and Mike Brockway (luxury short-term rental expert) joined Cam and me to talk about the single pieces of advice that completely changed our financial trajectories.Here's what's wild: none of us became millionaires because we worked harder. We became millionaires because someone gave us advice that shifted how we thought about building wealth.In this episode:The BiggerPockets forum post that changed my entire life (and why I still have it printed out 20 years later)Why the "bucket vs. pipeline" story from Cashflow Quadrant made me a MULTI-millionaireCraig's house hacking journey and why "living like no one else" is more than just frugalityMike's short-term rental empire and the power of getting around the right peopleCam's BRRRR breakthrough (and why it doesn't work the same way in 2026)The difference between advice that makes you a millionaire vs. advice that makes you a MULTI-millionaireWhy systems beat hustle every single timeHow to surround yourself with people who make the impossible look like a Tuesday morningThe thread throughout this entire conversation? None of this was complicated. But it required us to actually listen and implement instead of just nodding our heads.REI Summit 2026 is happening April 1–3 in Austin, Texas. Grab your ticket at REISUMMIT2026.com and use code CAM10 for 10% off.Connect with Craig Curelop: https://www.instagram.com/thefiguy/?hl=enConnect with Mike Brockway: https://www.instagram.com/mikebrockway_/?hl=en🧔‍♂️ WHO AM I? My name is Brandon Turner! I teach people how to BUILD WEALTH WITHOUT LOSING THEIR SOUL through real estate investing!1️⃣ WANT TO GET YOUR FIRST DEAL? https://go.abetterlife.com/fd_yt_landing 📈 WANT TO SCALE YOUR EXISTING PORTFOLIO? https://go.abetterlife.com/blt_yt_landing 🤝 CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM https://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_instagram 📚 READ ONE OF MY BOOKS https://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_storefront ❌ DISCLAIMER https://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_disclaimer

This episode has no agenda… and that’s why it works!We bounce from ADUs and co-living to 2026 goal-setting to the rarely discussed reality of working with your spouse, not because we planned to, but because these topics are quietly connected by the same question: How do you design a life that actually works?What starts as a practical conversation about housing flexibility turns into a bigger discussion about tradeoffs—space, money, time, ambition, and relationships. We talk about why some “smart” ideas fall apart in real life, why certain goals lose their appeal as your life changes, and why mixing marriage and business can either sharpen everything… or expose every crack.If you like real conversations that don’t fit into neat buckets, make sure to hit FOLLOW 🔔Know someone thinking about ADUs, co-living, or working with their spouse? Send this to them.🧔‍♂️ WHO AM I? My name is Brandon Turner! I teach people how to BUILD WEALTH WITHOUT LOSING THEIR SOUL through real estate investing!1️⃣ WANT TO GET YOUR FIRST DEAL? https://go.abetterlife.com/fd_yt_landing 📈 WANT TO SCALE YOUR EXISTING PORTFOLIO? https://go.abetterlife.com/blt_yt_landing 🤝 CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM https://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_instagram 📚 READ ONE OF MY BOOKS https://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_storefront ❌ DISCLAIMER https://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_disclaimer

At 24, I was broke and stuck. I was doing everything I thought I should be doing—but nothing was working.Then I started spending time with actual millionaires. And I realized something: they weren't successful because of what they did. They were successful because of what they stopped doing.So I started eliminating behaviors that kept me broke. Combined with the right actions, I became a millionaire.In this episode, I'm breaking down the exact behaviors you need to eliminate if you want to break out of being stuck and broke.Fair warning: if you get triggered at any point, good. That means you needed to hear it.Millionaire-level growth doesn't come from comfort. It comes from confronting the parts of your life you've been avoiding.In this episode:Stop waiting for motivation (discipline beats feelings)Stop hanging with people who don't want moreStop spending like you're already richStop blaming your circumstancesStop consuming junk (food, media, information)Stop negotiating with your weaknessStop expecting overnight success…and 13 more behaviors that keep you brokeNone of this is complicated. But it requires you to actually stop—not just nod your head and keep doing the same thing.🧔‍♂️ WHO AM I? My name is Brandon Turner! I teach people how to BUILD WEALTH WITHOUT LOSING THEIR SOUL through real estate investing!1️⃣ WANT TO GET YOUR FIRST DEAL? https://go.abetterlife.com/fd_yt_landing📈 WANT TO SCALE YOUR EXISTING PORTFOLIO? https://go.abetterlife.com/blt_yt_landing🤝 CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM https://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_instagram📚 READ ONE OF MY BOOKS https://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_storefront❌ DISCLAIMER https://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_disclaimer

We did something different this week. We took our weekly Bottleneck Breakthrough call with 25 tribe members and recorded it live as a podcast episode.Real questions. Real answers. No scripts.In this live Q&A session with Cam Cathcart, we answer:What market dynamics should I look for to start co-living/room rentals?How do I get my Virtual Assistant to actually help me scale my business?How do I buy 11+ properties with seller financing without going broke?What's the best strategy for finding off-market deals in 2025?How do I organize corporate formalities and LLC meeting minutes?BIGGEST TAKEAWAY: Your business is just a collection of processes. Define them. Hand them to people who crush at that type of work. Scale.🧔‍♂️ WHO AM I?My name is Brandon Turner! I teach people how to BUILD WEALTH WITHOUT LOSING THEIR SOUL through real estate investing!1️⃣ WANT TO GET YOUR FIRST DEAL?https://go.abetterlife.com/fd_yt_landing 📈 WANT TO SCALE YOUR EXISTING PORTFOLIO?https://go.abetterlife.com/blt_yt_landing 🤝 CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAMhttps://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_instagram📚 READ ONE OF MY BOOKShttps://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_storefront ❌ DISCLAIMERhttps://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_disclaimer

Pedro Adao went from begging God to kill him to building a $50 million business.And it wasn't because he worked harder. It was because he stopped doing business like everyone else and started doing it God's way.In this episode, Pedro breaks down what actually happened during his bankruptcy, why he hired a mentor when he couldn't afford groceries, and how he doubled his income the same year he gave himself a 40% pay cut.We also get into the stuff most people won't talk about: Why most pastors shouldn't be pastors. How to know if you're building wealth for the right reasons. What God actually thinks about money.This conversation went deep. If you've ever felt conflicted about making money as a believer, you need to hear this.🔗 JOIN THE 31 DAY WISDOM CHALLENGE: 31daywisdomchallenge.com🧔‍♂️ WHO AM I?My name is Brandon Turner! I teach people how to BUILD WEALTH WITHOUT LOSING THEIR SOUL through real estate investing!1️⃣ WANT TO GET YOUR FIRST DEAL?https://go.abetterlife.com/fd_yt_landing 📈 WANT TO SCALE YOUR EXISTING PORTFOLIO?https://go.abetterlife.com/blt_yt_landing 🤝 CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAMhttps://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_instagram📚 READ ONE OF MY BOOKShttps://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_storefront ❌ DISCLAIMERhttps://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_disclaimer

At 24, I was dead broke. My wife and I had no money despite working hard and trying to do everything right.That moment changed everything. I realized I didn't have a money problem. I had a money ignorance problem.So I decided to actually learn how money works. Fast forward to 40: I'm financially free with over a billion dollars in real estate and millions in net worth.But here's the truth: it didn't have to take this long. If someone had told me these 9 rules at 25, I would've hit financial freedom way faster.In this episode:Build an emergency fund before a lifestyleDon't finance what you can't pay off that monthBuy assets, not liabilitiesMaster a rare, valuable skillTrack every dollarSeparate time from moneyKeep your lifestyle below your incomeOnly take advice from people whose life you'd trade forResults come from what you repeatedly doNone of this is complicated. Follow these rules consistently and wealth becomes unavoidable.🧔‍♂️ WHO AM I?My name is Brandon Turner! I teach people how to BUILD WEALTH WITHOUT LOSING THEIR SOUL through real estate investing!1️⃣ WANT TO GET YOUR FIRST DEAL?https://go.abetterlife.com/fd_yt_landing 📈 WANT TO SCALE YOUR EXISTING PORTFOLIO?https://go.abetterlife.com/blt_yt_landing 🤝 CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAMhttps://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_instagram📚 READ ONE OF MY BOOKShttps://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_storefront ❌ DISCLAIMERhttps://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_disclaimer

👇 Watch the full keynote and grab the resources🎟️ REI Summit 2026: https://www.reisummit2026.com💲Save 10% on your tickets with code “POD10”🌐 More Better Life resources: https://betterliferef.comThis is the full keynote I gave at the 2025 REI Summit in Austin.It’s a story about the real journey most real estate investors go through.Getting stuck in a job.Trying to break free.Messing it up.Getting scared.Wanting to go back to safety.I walk through a story about ancient Egypt, the Red Sea, the wilderness, and the promised land, and how closely that mirrors the path from a 9-to-5 into real freedom.I also talk about:Why most people get trapped building someone else’s empireWhy early mistakes hurt so much and why they’re normalThe Red Sea moment every investor hits when quitting or scalingWhy so many people stop right before things actually workComfort, fear, and why growth always feels uncomfortableWhy you should climb the mountain simply because it’s thereIf you’re stuck in a job you can’t stand, or you’re already in real estate but feel like you've stalled out, you might like this one.🧔‍♂️ WHO AM I?My name is Brandon Turner! I teach people how to BUILD WEALTH WITHOUT LOSING THEIR SOUL through real estate investing!1️⃣ WANT TO GET YOUR FIRST DEAL?https://go.abetterlife.com/fd_yt_landing 📈 WANT TO SCALE YOUR EXISTING PORTFOLIO?https://go.abetterlife.com/blt_yt_landing 🤝 CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAMhttps://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_instagram📚 READ ONE OF MY BOOKShttps://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_storefront ❌ DISCLAIMERhttps://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_disclaimer

👇Get the tools we talked about in this episode🏠 First Deal: https://www.firstdeal.com🎟️ REI Summit 2026: https://www.reisummit2026.com🌐 More resources from BetterLife: https://betterliferef.comTwo entrepreneurs. Years of mistakes. A stack of wins. And a list of rules they wish someone had handed them long before things finally clicked.Brandon and Cam sit down after a marathon stretch of Thanksgiving, birthday parties, flights, and jet lag to strip business down to the essentials. This episode breaks down the eleven rules that keep real businesses alive. The rules that help you move faster, think clearer, and build something that holds up when the economy decides to wobble.Along the way, they pull back the curtain on the complexities of mobile home parks, co-living models, land development, Class A rentals, and conducting time audits. They explore the unexpected comfort found in defining your own challenges, the true hurdles behind seven-figure revenue, and the vital difference between high revenue and actual profit.These are the exact rules that powered the creation of their multiple companies—and the rules they rely on every single day.👇Books that came up in the conversation:📘 Traction by Gino Wickman - ⁠ https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71lELYG7IgL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg⁠📗 Vivid Vision by Cameron Herold - ⁠https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1520122317i/38922562.jpg⁠📈 The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney⁠ - https://www.franklincovey.com/the-4-disciplines/🧔‍♂️ WHO AM I?My name is Brandon Turner! I teach people how to BUILD WEALTH WITHOUT LOSING THEIR SOUL through real estate investing!1️⃣ WANT TO GET YOUR FIRST DEAL?https://go.abetterlife.com/fd_yt_landing 📈 WANT TO SCALE YOUR EXISTING PORTFOLIO?https://go.abetterlife.com/blt_yt_landing 🤝 CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAMhttps://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_instagram📚 READ ONE OF MY BOOKShttps://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_storefront ❌ DISCLAIMERhttps://go.abetterlife.com/bb_yt_disclaimer