AJ Osborne Podcast

Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne podcast! I’m excited to have you back tuning in for another episode. Well the climate out there in regard to politics has been pretty interesting these past few months and especially these past few weeks to say the least. That said, I’m not even going to attempt to dive in and put that dumpster fire out. Instead, we’re going to do something a bit different. Yes, today’s podcast is based around politics, the elections, and what my thoughts are regarding the whole thing. If there was one thing though that I could ensure you took away from this podcast, it would be this - don’t lose focus of the big picture and get caught up thinking in the short term, thinking that your future is dictated by anyone but yourself. Buying into hype can cost us valuable time, opportunity, and resources, some we may never get back. We have to stay on track and on course no matter what the climate brings. I wanted to highlight in today’s episode my position as a business owner and investor in these highly politicized and politically charged times. There are fundamental principles that we cannot allow ourselves to stray away from in our long term business, investment, and financial goals. As you know, we’re in it for the long game, for the marathon. Not only that, times like these are ripe with opportunity. Trust me, my team and I have been more busy these past few weeks with numerous opportunities that we can hardly keep up with them all. How? Because we’re focused. We’re focused, we know what we want, and we’re out there getting it. I hope you are too! Enjoy today’s episode, stay hungry, stay focused, and keep crushing it out there everybody! Thanks for listening, AJ

Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Show, this is your host AJ Osborne! Today is kind of an impromptu episode that we wanted to get out and share with you guys. It was a late evening at the office and we had some discussions come up that we had to be sure to share. To kick the podcast off, Roc gives you all an update on one of our most recent projects… the old Idaho Statesman building located here in Boise Idaho. For those of you that don’t know, the Idaho Statesman was a news paper company here in the Boise area. As you all absolutely DO know… the news paper business hasn’t been doing well, which is why the building was up for sale. Roc shares with you guys how he identified the building initially, his discussions with the broker, how we evaluated the value of the building, and why this was such a great property to move on. Mind you - we started looking at this building and got it under contract in the height of COVID 19 (April 2020 timeframe). There was a ton of uncertainty and fear, and things were a bit chaotic. Even still, we maintained our cool, kept our wits about us, stuck to our investment criteria, and just as planned, this purchase will absolutely be a great move for us. Outside of that, Roc also shares some key insights into one of our online businesses. This is a business that we purchased for around $250k, the company just months later is now worth over $1Million. Roc shares how he identified this online business, how increased revenue by double and the profit by triple, and what the plans are for the company moving forward. The basis of our discussion today really touches on our core strategy of everything we do - value add. This is a strategy that can be applied to any industry, product, service, you name it. You just have to be able to identify the value drivers and be able to leverage those drivers to deploy and extract the utmost value. Simply put - bring value better. Find and fill people’s actual needs. Lastly, as it was election night when we recorded this episode, we talk briefly about the election and what it means for us as business owners, entrepreneurs, and citizens of the United States. Thanks for listening everybody, AJ

Welcome back everybody to Cashflow 2 Freedom! This is your host AJ Osborne. As you know, we love real estate here at Cashflow 2 Freedom. So many of us hear the stories of numerous successful real estate investors who have the freedom to live life on their own terms… and a lot of us want to be able to live the same life style. One such person living that lifestyle is our guest today Hadar Orkibi. Hadar started his real estate investing journey as a wholesaler, then he went to flipping homes. Hadar used and leveraged these investment strategies to then get into the commercial and multifamily property markets. Which has worked well as markets continue to consolidate. Hadar has a wealth of experience and he’s here today to share it all with us. We talk about the importance of stress testing potential investments and his exact step by step process for stress testing investments to help ensure you’re getting the best possible deals that can perform both today and in the future. We talk about limiting and mitigating risk, how to identify a good market and what exact identifiers he looks for that tell him a market is good or bad. We touch on the importance of building the right momentum, team, and mindset that will help set you on the path to real estate investment success. Thanks for listening everybody, AJ Be sure to check out Hadar’s website and keep up with him at: MIHmastermind.com - https://mihmastermind.com/

Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast! And yes you guessed it, this is your host AJ Osborne! I’m really excited about today’s episode as I know so many of you guys are interested in real estate. Whether you’re looking to make extra money, bring in passive income, or build wealth, real estate can do it all. There are an incredible number of real estate investment strategies and today we’re talking wholesaling with the one and only Brandon Barnes. Brandon Barnes is a wholesaler in Atlanta, GA. After being fired from his day job, he knew it was time to make a change and take control to get out of the 9-5 career lifestyle. Real estate was the path he chose -specifically wholesaling. Brandon has now built out a successful wholesaling business, a business that can operate with or without his day to day involvement. This allows him to spend more time doing the things HE wants to do, like hanging out with his wife and four kids. Brandon is a great example of how we can achieve financial freedom through real estate and he’s here today to share with us exactly how he did it. We talk about how to find wholesale deals, how to value homes, his cold call strategy, how to leverage wholesaling to grow wealth and experience, and more. Be sure to tune in, take notes, and learn about the process of wholesaling real estate. Thanks everybody, AJ Be sure to keep up with Brandon: Brandon’s Website: https://iambbarnes.com/ Brandon’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iambbarnes/

Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast, this is your host, AJ Osborne. Today is a special episode where we get to welcome back an incredible return guest - Ali Boone. If you listened to her first episode here on th Cashflow 2 Freedom, you’ll remember that her episode was unfortunately cut short by a crazy random earthquake that we experienced during recording. It’s an absolute pleasure to welcome her back and to have her on the show again. It all worked out well because Ali just recently published her book “Not Your How To Guide to Real Estate Investing”. Yes you read that correctly - NOT your how to guide. This book is a totally different spin on the real estate world that is very much needed. Ali’s aim with the book was to add some fun, some personality, and some help to address the massive failure rate of those who are just starting their real estate investing journey. We also dive into the importance of identifying your ideal investment strategy. Think about it - you spend 5 years of your life learning and starting down a real estate investment path… only to find out, the path was A LOT different than what you thought or planned for it to be. Time is valuable and if we don’t correctly identify our end goal and align our actions and our path with that goal, we lose massive amounts of time and opportunity. Ali is here to help you skip that devastation and heartache so you can get on YOUR path to real estate investment success. Get ready to get inspired and motivated so you can get out there and make things happen. Thanks for listening everybody and we’ll see you next time! AJ Be sure to keep up with Ali: Ali’s Website: https://www.aliboone.com/ Ali’s Turn Key Website: https://www.hipsterinvestments.com/ Get Ali’s New Book for FREE: https://www.hipsterinvestments.com/2freebook

Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast, this your host AJ Osborne and thank you for tuning in! Today we have another incredible guest lined up for you. We’re going to switch gears a bit from the usual business and finance heavy tactical content, and we’re going to talk about one of the most important skills we need to develop as people - leadership. Our guest today is the one and only Brandon Buck. Brandon has spent the last 18 years helping both people and organizations maximize their potential. Whether it’s sports, business, school, work, or family, leadership is key to us, our goals, and our team. Unlike most people think, leaders aren’t just born, they’re built. Yes, some people are wired differently than others that helps leadership come more naturally to them. That doesn’t mean however that we can’t learn this incredibly important skill. In today’s episode, Brandon shares how he defines leadership, how you can develop those leadership skills, and the one question you should be asking yourself as a leader. We also jump into the challenges that life throws our way and how to face and overcome them, the key to growth, and the importance of finding your board of directors, or your mentors, that can help guide you through amazing journey we call life. Listen in, reflect, and get ready to start maximizing your potential. Thanks everybody, AJ Keep up with Brandon: Brandon’s Website: https://infinitestrengths.com/ Brandon’s Email: brandon@infinitestrengths.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-buck-00354b126/

Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom Podcast, this your host AJ Osborne. We all have these end goals right - we want to make x amount of money per year, we want to start and run a successful business, we want to invest and grow our wealth and our net worth to new heights. We all know how difficult it is and can be to navigate our way to these goals. Now imagine for a moment - trying to navigate towards or trying to achieve these goals… without the most important tool you need… a map and plan. This is no different and actually directly correlates with our personal finances and how we look at and manage our finances to ultimately drive our successes. This is what we’re going to focus on in today’s episode. We’re going to look at the relationship between income and net worth, the difference between the two, and one of the biggest misconceptions about income and net worth. We also dive into the compounding of capital and thus wealth, understanding your wealth vehicle, and probably one of the most important thing we could all understand better… the real value of a dollar. The value of the dollar itself changes over time, as most of us know. However, we seldom take into account the value of that dollar if it were invested and compounded over time. This is a huge mistake that so many of us make and something I wanted to be sure to include in today’s episode. We also talk about the importance of treating your personal finance like a business and the factors we need to be taking into account when planning our personal finances. I hope you all enjoy today’s episode and you start planning for your vision of the future so you can achieve it and truly live it. We’ll see you next time everybody, AJ

Welcome everyone to the Cashflow 2 Freedom podcast! I’m your host AJ Osborne. What was your routine today? What did you do? Who did you talk to? What did you think about? We often go day to day, doing what we do, simply going about our routines. But why? Why did you do, say, and think about the things you did today and every day? Better yet - how do these actions forge our paths into the future? All of these actions ultimately come down to two things - our identity - who we are and who we choose to be. We have two different identities, our chosen and our default. This is the heart of the discussion today. Who we are and who we choose to be each and every day ultimately decides our future. This is the reason why it’s so important for us to analyze and to understand why we do the things we do. In order for us to attain the goals we’ve set for ourselves, it’s essential that we align our identities with our desired outcomes. We cover this topic in depth today and help guide you through the process of analyzing your identities and ensuring that your chosen identities are truly the identities that will drive you on to success. Thanks for listening, AJ

Welcome back everybody to the Cashflow 2 Freedom Podcast! This is your host AJ Osborne. I hope you’re all doing great and you’re out there crushing it as always. Today, we have another incredible guest on the podcast for you who definitely IS crushing it. Our guest today is real estate investor and software developer Laurence Jankelow. Laurence is the Co-Founder of a landlord software solution called Avail. Avail is a robust and easy to use software solution that allows DIY landlords to better manage their assets and their tenants. Years ago as a landlord himself, Laurence had tried to find a software solution that was functional and relevant to his needs. However, every solution available at the time was large and overly complicated systems built only for institutional investment firms. Unable to find a solution, and like all of us being the entrepreneurs we are, Laurence decided he would make a solution, go so far as to even learn coding to build out the first layers of his software solution. Avail, the software he created helps landlords find tenants, collect rents, track data, and more. Laurence shares his investment and entrepreneurship journey with us from start to finish. He also shares some invaluable insights into current rental data, the continued automation of the rental industry, their exact process for screening and identifying the best tenants, how he started and grew his company, what metrics of growth are important for a company to analyze, and what advice he would offer to those starting their own companies. This is a value packed episode and I couldn’t be more excited to get this out to you guys. As always, thanks so much for listening and we’ll be in touch. AJ Check out Laurence’s software solution Avail at: avail.co Or email Laurence directly at laurence@avail.co

Welcome back to another episode of the Cashflow 2 Freedom Podcast! I’m your host AJ Osborne. Let me paint a picture for you real quick - there’s a huge train barreling down the tracks, speeding on to its next destination. Every now and again the train will slow for a corner in the tracks or it could be climbing a mountain. No matter where the train is at on its journey, it has and maintains momentum, always driving towards its final destination. Let’s say you want to go where this train is heading, do you get on, or do you stand there at the station watching the train build its momentum as it speeds off without you? Yeah, there maybe a train you can get on later to reach the same destination, but you missed reaching that destination sooner. Now let’s apply this story to the economy. As you might have guessed, the economy is the train and I’ll be totally straight with you - that train isn’t stopping and if you want to get where you want to go, you better jump on and you better do it now. Today I wanted to discuss some fundamentals of the economy such as the history of our economy here in the US, it’s ups and downs, how inflation can help or hinder you, and ultimately we cover the golden topic - how to make the economy work for you. You don’t have to drive the train right? You just have to step on board and join the fun. We all know and understand the power of economies. I wanted to help share some insight into exactly how you can use one of the most powerful forces in our world today to your advantage. Listen in, take notes, and start working with the economy instead of trying (and failing) to work against it. Thanks for listening everybody, we’ll catch up with you on the next episode, AJ