AJ Osborne Podcast

Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! This is your host, AJ Osborne! I’m super excited today to have the pleasure to introduce you all to the one and only Jay Malloy. Jay is a real estate investor and built his foundations of real estate investing through wholesaling. We touch a bit on what exactly Jay does, but more importantly, we talk about the HOW. So often we talk about strategy (especially me!). We build out our step by step pathway to follow, we build our strategy, we think tactically, all to achieve our desired end result. One thing a lot of us fail to truly evaluate and plan for in our preparation, and what we often fail to work on consistently, is OURSELVES. More specifically, our mindsets and our influences and atmospheres. Today’s podcast is an incredibly in depth look into some of the ways that Jay has built success around great and genuine relationships. He shares some simple tools and resources that he’s used in his own life to help build systems for maintaining and building great relationships with the people he’s chosen to surround himself with. We also went on to talk about this idea of your tribe finding you. Which if you’re doing things right, they will. Listen in, learn how to truly reach and accomplish your real potential. Take note and put into practice some of these awesome ideas. Thanks everybody! AJ Keep up with Jay on social media: https://www.instagram.com/dr.leadz/?hl=en

Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host, AJ Osborne! So… if you’ve been online or to your local hardware or lumber store, you might have noticed something - the price of lumber (and materials in general) has skyrocketed. Honestly, saying the cost of lumber has “skyrocketed” even seems like an understatement. This is why I’m having my great friend and our head of acquisitions here at Cedar Creek Wealth, Brain Mullally on the podcast today to talk everything lumber. You see, before Brian joined my team, he wandered the mountainside in a flannel shirt, carrying a large ax, looking to strike it big in the lumber industry. Well… that might be a stretch lol. Brian worked in the lumber industry for years and continues to keep up the relationships he built over the years in the lumber industry. That said, he not only knows a thing or two about lumber and what’s currently going on, but he’s also got a backstage pass to the mills, the suppliers, and everyone in between to get the scoop on these crazy events we’re seeing unfold with lumber prices. Brian shares his years of experience and helps to shed light on why lumber costs have increased so much over the past year or so. We also dive into various economic factors as to why this increase is happening, and how this increased pricing is affecting other industries across the country. There’s a lot to unpack in this episode, so I’ll let you get right to it. Enjoy, spread the word, and maybe invest in a few 2x4’s… Thanks everybody, AJ

Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host, AJ Osborne! I’m extra excited about today’s episode because we get to hang out with one of my favorite real estate friends… the one and only Brittany Arnason! You might know her as investorgirlbritt on social media. She’s become wildly popular on social media with sharing her experiences from BRRR’ing single-family homes. Fun fact - she actually used to sleep in the houses as she was renovating them! Talk about dedication! If you’ve followed me and this podcast for any amount of time, you might have heard mention my philosophy of scaling both vertically AND horizontally. Brittany is in this pivotal space now moving towards scaling horizontally. What does that mean? Brittany is now shifting her focus on commercial real estate investing, specifically (my favorite asset class lol)... SELF STORAGE! This is an amazing time to have Brittany on the podcast as she’s actively making this transition that so many investors ultimately want to make - the shift into commercial real estate. Whether be more zeros, more management, limited experience, or fear of the unknown, it often proves difficult for so many of us to make these leaps from one type of investing to another. Listen in and hear how she started her real estate investing journey, where she’s at now, what’s going through her mind, what her plans are, and what she’s actively doing now to accomplish HUGE goals in the next few months. Speaking of goals, we talk a lot in today’s episode about the process of setting and achieving goals, and ways that you can help shorten the timeframes for you to achieve your ultimate goals. Tune in, take notes, and learn how Brittany is making the move from single-family homes to commercial real estate investing! Thanks everybody, AJ   Keep up with Brittany on social media and her website: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/investorgirlbritt/?hl=en Website: https://brittanyarnason.com

Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast! I’m your host AJ Osborne! One of the biggest stresses that most of us feel consistently throughout our lives is MONEY. Money problems can crush dreams, marriages, physical and mental health, and our lives as we know them. Money is a big deal to a lot of us, but how do we get to that place where money isn’t a problem, but more so an asset, a lever, and a tool for us to achieve everything we’ve dreamed of? This is why I’m excited to have Jim Crider on the podcast today to help shed some light money and what we can do to set ourselves up for success. Jim had originally been working in sales… he couldn’t stand it, didn’t think he was good at it, and ultimately decided he had to move on. This led him to be unemployed for about an 8 month period of time, which brought to light his own financial situation and stresses that he himself began to feel about money. These thoughts and stresses sparked his interest and set him on the path to financial planning. Today we walk through some frameworks that will help you identify what your goals are, aligning your actions with those goals, and step by step how you can start working towards and start living the life you truly want to live. This episode is full of value for anyone looking to get to a place where money, time, life, is completely aligned (which is the vast majority of us!). Take notes, soak it up, and start! Thanks, everybody, AJ   Keep up with Jim on his Intentional Living website at: https://www.intentionallivingfp.com/

Welcome back everybody to the Self Storage Income podcast, this is your host AJ Osborne! As you’re probably aware, there’s A LOT of wacky things going on out there currently with the US Dollar, stimulus packages, and interest rates (and a ton of other crap I’m not even going to get into). One huge aspect of today that we have to take into account is this - we’re in totally uncharted economic waters. There’s never been a time in history that we threw capitalism to the side and solely relied on the government to support everything. We’re living this right now. What happens when the stimulus stops? What happens when interest rates rise? What about inflation? We have some ideas as to the answers to these questions, but none of us have a crystal ball. These are topics I wanted to be sure to discuss today on the podcast because I know so many of us are thinking about and asking the same questions. We’re going to talk micro and macro economics and which you need to be focused on. We’re talking debt, capital, interest rates, consumer demand, and more. The best thing we can ever do is to be educated enough to play the game and play the game well. To be able to protect our assets and continue to grow our wealth. Thanks for listening everybody, AJ The Self Storage Income Exclusive Fall Event in Coeur d’Alene Idaho (GET YOUR SEATS RESERVED ASAP!) - https://selfstorageincome.com/events/ Be sure to go to Selfstorageincome.com to get your copy of my Self Storage Playbook. This step by step playbook walks you through from start to finish - how to identify a self storage market, how to perform due diligence, how to contact a current owner, and ultimately how to land a deal and purchase a storage facility. You can also find the Self Storage Income Podcast on: iTunes Spotify Stitcher   The Self Storage Income Podcast is Sponsored by: Janus International - https://www.janusintl.com/ Store Local - https://www.selfstorage.coop/aws/SL/pt/sp/home_page Live Oak Bank - liveoakbank.com/incomepodcast

Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, I’m your host, AJ Osborne!   What’s one of the biggest struggles for us Americans? Well, besides loving great food and being almost unable to resist… lol. The answer is MONEY.   The management of our personal finances is often in disarray and maybe even non-existent. It’s super unfortunate but who can blame us right!? Our lives are busy, money is tight, and there’s always tomorrow… Wrong.   The fact of the matter is - we only have so much time to set our lives up for success from now until retirement. We only have so much time before it could be too late for us to take the proper steps to ensure we live full and incredible lives. If you’ve wanted to get your finances and your life on the right track, my amazing guest today can help.   It’s my pleasure to introduce Damari Gold. She’s a first generation American who was raised on the very ideas of saving, preparing, and investing. She now helps people get their finances and their lives on the path to achieving results.   One of the biggest take-aways from today’s episode that I want you understand - investing and building wealth is a LONG TERM game. It’s not one huge decision to invest in some huge new idea. It’s small incremental and disciplined steps over a LONG period of time that will help you to achieve wealth, financial freedom, and all the other amazing things we all want to experience in our lives.   Tune in and hear Damari’s incredible story and learn about the pitfalls of financial entitlement, the foundations of money and building wealth, and the importance of not placing limiting beliefs or views on yourself or your family when it comes to finances. Take notes and get ready to take control of your life and your finances.   Thanks for listening everybody! AJ   You can keep up with and learn more about Damari on social media here: https://www.instagram.com/damarigold/?hl=en

Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, I’m your host, AJ Osborne!   Ever wonder what it’d be like to become an angel investor? Well today, it’s my absolute pleasure to introduce you all to Tom Wallace who has built an investing empire.   Tom began his investment journey in the tech space when personal computers were just beginning to become a reality. Starting a systems integration company at the ground level as the tech industry was being born, obviously turned out to be an incredible time to be the space. This provided Tom with invaluable experience and opportunity in all things tech, even working in conjunction with some of the largest tech companies in the world, who continue their legacy even today.   Tom shares how he built multiple companies, sold them, and ultimately how he went from an incredibly successful tech entrepreneur to angel investor. Tom also shares with us and give an overview of his 5 d’s of investing which are- deal flow, due diligence, domain expertise, diversification, and discipline. These have allowed him to not only invest in numerous successful tech startups, has allowed him to build a company around it. Tom is the Managing Partner at Florida Funders, an incredibly successful investment company that finds, funds, and helps to build the next generation of tech companies.   We also jump into the power of capitalism, give a general economic market overview, and identifying the best opportunities. Tom also shares how he decides whether or not something is a good investment, what he looks for, and what’s he’s even looking at currently.   This was a great episode and we cover a ton of ground regarding angel investing, tech, business, and more. Thanks everybody, AJ

Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, I’m your host AJ Osborne!   We all want results right? We want more money, freedom, opportunity, that six pack for the beach... the list could go on and on. We think all day about how great it would be to have these outcomes in our lives. There’s only one HUGE problem with this… we’re thinking about the end result and NOT the process we need to execute to actually achieve these outcomes.   This is where today’s podcast comes in.   Let’s be real with ourselves - none of us want to fail. We don’t want to sit spinning our wheels for decades never reaching the goals or visions we’ve set in our minds that we’d like to achieve. We only have so much time and so many resources.   So how do we make the most of it? How can we give our goals and aspirations the absolute best chance of success? How can we ensure that we actually get results?   We have to audit ourselves. We have to organize, plan, find what works and get rid of what doesn’t. We have to build teams, find mentors, and focus on long term, high output activities. Sounds like a lot of work right!? Well… it is. But it’s totally worth it.   Today I’m going to dive into these subjects and share the tools with you that I use every day to stay on track and drive results time after time. Get those notebooks out and get ready to crush your day, your week, your month, your year, and your life. Thanks everybody, AJ

Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne podcast! I’m your host, AJ Osborne! If you’ve listened to this podcast or my Self Storage Income podcast, you might have heard me talk about my three pillars that drive everything I do - Impact, Freedom, and Progress. Each one of these pillars have their own unique challenges. However, Progress is one of those things that so many of us have such a hard time maintaining. The question is why? Now I’m not going to try and diagnose the cause of everyone’s failure to progress in a desired direction. After all, we’re all on drastically different paths with drastically different understandings and goals of ‘progress’. I am however going to address a few key subjects that I believe can help anyone continue on their path to progress, especially when it comes to building your life around business and investing. I’m hoping that the keys I share in today’s episode can help keep you compounding the power of progress, just like these keys have helped me on my own business and investing journey. We’re going to ask the questions you need to truly be asking yourself, how to move forward with certainty in uncertain times, what the future looks like today and why long term vision is so important, and I even touch on the concept of what I call the ‘risk of ruin’. Progress is our measurement of where we are currently to where we’d like to end up. Progress is a long and extremely volatile road. Prepare, plan, and execute on what will help you progress the most efficient ways possible.

Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne podcast! I’m your host AJ Osborne.   If you follow me on social media you may have noticed these past couple weeks, I’ve been posting quite a bit on the current economic events happening here in our country. What we’re seeing is honestly unprecedented and in our country’s history we haven’t seen or experienced quite what we are today. That said, I’ve been thinking, and reading about this… A LOT… and I have some things to share that I think can shed some light.   The fact is, we’re seeing massive government intervention. This is diluting the economic fundamentals of this country and the very systems we run on. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a huge importance that needs to be placed on monetary policy and reasonable inflation is actually a good thing (more on this in the podcast). What causes issues is when the very systems we’ve created to help our economy actually end up being used in such a way that actually start to hurt our economy.   I today’s podcast I break everything down. I talk about the good and bad regarding inflation, supply and demand in the market place and its relation to the value of the USD, examples from the past that we can learn from and apply today, the fundamentals of value creation, and the importance of truly understanding value. These are all great topics to discuss, but most importantly, I propose the one question we all need to be asking, when the right time is to buy assets, and how all these subjects are connected and are working together like a large spider web, and also how all of this ties into the very reason that I started my holdings company and structured my investing the way that I have.   I don’t have all the answers and I’m not going to pretend like I do. I do however believe that the more of us that truly understand our economy and the drivers affecting that economy, the better off the world will be. And honestly… I can nerd out on this stuff all day lol.   Thanks for listening everybody and enjoy! AJ