

INVEST2FI
Craig Curelop aka The FI Guy
Real estate is undoubtedly one of the most profitable and thriving industries out there - especially if you are looking to achieve financial independence! It offers a wide variety of ways to invest actively and passively. If you are new to real estate investing and FI, and seek the proper guidance from experts, you are in the right place. Welcome to Invest2FI, hosted by Craig Curelop. In this series, we talk with real-life house hackers, real estate (and other!) investors and real people on a mission to become financially independent. Not everybody enjoys working a 9-5 job. No one wants to be stuck in analysis-paralysis feeling unsure how to finally jump into real estate. We teach you how to exit the rat race and work on living the life you want. This is the show for beginners and learners who want to achieve financial freedom through real estate. Whether you want to increase your savings, optimize your expenses, or build a prospering income source, we have helpful solutions. We talk all the tips and tricks for making your very first purchase. We discuss how you can build your skills on this initial transaction to close better deals in the future. This is also a show for techie types who are passionate about crunching numbers and the digital side of operating business and investments. If you are drawn to financial independence, we'll enlighten you with grounded, practical strategies for achieving real estate success. Each of our guests offers creative and practical strategies to begin a real estate investing career. They break down every single investing tactic you can emulate yourself. Receive essential lessons from their experiences as they open up about their real estate journey. They reflect on the moments when they got lucky or proved their intelligence and offer their fair share of “horror” stories too. Guests embrace their vulnerabilities and speak about challenges and failures, explaining how to overcome or avoid them. There is no better host for this podcast that Craig Curelop. His is a living testaments of what you should aspire to be in this industry. Achieving financial independence in his twenties, he take pride in his first-hand experiences through every facet of real estate. Craig specializes in a unique style of real estate investing called house hacking. He literally wrote the book on it: The House Hacking Strategy. This method purchases multi-unit properties and rents them out by portion. Craig is also the lead broker of The FI Team. If you are stuck in an unfulfilling corporate job, let this show bring you far more rewarding opportunities. Craig is your guide to making a major career shift and becoming part of the exciting world of real estate. Do not feel discouraged by the towering paperwork and complex principles. Equip yourself with the right knowledge and strategies, and you are good to go! Whether you are starting an active or passive venture, the key in real estate is proper training and a constant desire for growth. Invest2FI fortifies your confidence and provides you with a smooth, clear path to success. Listen to the podcast today!
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May 4, 2022 • 47min
Episode 82 - From Hotels To Airbnbs: Navigating The Short And Medium-Term Real Estate Model With Jake Cohen
Many people found the path to financial independence through real estate. Today's guest has walked on that path from a young age, learning from his family to eventually taking on his own. In this episode, Craig Curelop and Zeona McIntyre sit down with entrepreneur and Airbnb ambassador Jake Cohen. Jake shares his journey in real estate, getting his start in hotels and falling in love with the Airbnb short-term, medium-term model. He takes us across the properties he has, the big rehabs he did, and the investment partnership he has with his mother. Talking about the elephant in the room, Jake also imparts some wisdom on preparing your properties for a potential recession. This conversation is packed with insights on the industry's current state and how you can navigate it in the future. Don't miss out!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! invest2fi.com

Apr 27, 2022 • 46min
Episode 81 - The Path To Real Estate Success And Financial Freedom With Matt Amabile
There’s no magic to finding the path to financial freedom. It doesn’t happen overnight. You have to have the knowledge you need to get there. For Matt Amabile, that path started with self-education through books. From then, he met an investment agent who helped him begin investing in real estate properties. He eventually expanded his portfolio by having more units and properties. Now, he is on the path to complete financial freedom with a passive income from rental properties that covers his average monthly spend. Be inspired to change your life to a satisfying one by listening to this episode! If you want to join our affiliate program, go to www.rentredi.com and use our CODE: INVEST2FI to get 50% off on your first 6 months. To join our other program - Kaplan Real Estate Education – go to https://www.kapre.com/ and use our CODE - Invest2.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! invest2fi.com

Apr 20, 2022 • 51min
Episode 80 - Building Better Wealth With Caleb Guilliams
If people want success, be it in their profession or the pursuit of financial freedom, they need to live with intentionality. To build better wealth, they need to be ready to face their fears. In this episode, Craig Curelop discusses investing, intentionality, and life insurance with Better Wealth Solutions Founder and CEO Caleb Guilliams. Caleb looks back at his journey, learning from mentors along the way. Full of valuable insight, seekers of financial freedom will need to listen to Caleb's words. If you want to join our affiliate program, go to www.rentredi.com and use our CODE: INVEST2FI to get 50% off on your first 6 months.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! invest2fi.com

Apr 13, 2022 • 42min
Episode 79 - Fueling Financial Independence Through Self-Improvement With Marcus Garrett
Self-improvement isn't often something you hear when people talk about financial independence. Make no mistake, reaching your goal means being a better version of you. In this episode, Craig Curelop and Zeona McIntyre talk financial freedom with entrepreneur and author Marcus Garrett. Marcus shares his story of climbing from debt and his path to financial freedom. Learn and start walking your own path towards financial freedom today. If you want to join our affiliate program, go to www.rentredi.com and use our CODE: INVEST2FI to get 50% off on your first 6 months.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! invest2fi.com

Mar 30, 2022 • 57min
Episode 78 - How To Break Free From Your Limiting Beliefs With Casey Franchini
Are limiting beliefs keeping you from achieving your goals? Craig Curelop and Zeona McIntyre sit in with Casey Franchini, Founder of Brick by Brick Wealth. Casey shares how she watched her dad try one business after another and fail each time. Watching her dad created a negative mindset in Casey, which she had to battle to succeed. Today, she wants to tell you that believing you can do it is crucial. Don’t give up; always try hard, and you can achieve whatever you want your life to be. Join in the conversation to know the steps she took to break free and reach her goals. If she can do it, you can too! You can go to www.rentredi.com and use our CODE: INVEST2FI to get 50% off on their first 6 months.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! invest2fi.com

Mar 23, 2022 • 51min
Episode 77 - FIRE Movement: The Path To Financial Independence With Eric Brotman
Financial Independence is not an easy feat to conquer because money is always accompanied by shame. When you don’t have enough, you are ridiculed; when you manage to get by, you are embarrassed by people who think you make more than you do. Financial advisor Eric Brotman joins us in this episode to demystify the shame around money. He sits with Zeona McIntyre to talk about his journey to financial freedom and what went wrong along the way. Listen in as Eric shares his financial planning strategies and the different avenues he used to grow his money. Go to www.rentredi.com and use our CODE: INVEST2FI to get 50% off on your first 6 months!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! invest2fi.com

Mar 16, 2022 • 41min
Episode 76 - Building Financial Independence By Just Talking To People With Chris Craddock
If you want to achieve financial independence, just go talk to people and build new relationships. If you're in real estate, you don't really need to know what you're doing. As long as you understand that there is a problem to be solved and you have the answer. You don't even need any advanced CRM, just call people on your phone and talk to them. Start building that empire so you can find financial independence. This is what Chris Craddock has been doing all his life. Now, he is the founder and CEO of The Redux Group. Believe it or not, he didn't have any clue about wholesaling. But he made it. Listen to his story as your hosts Craig Curelop and Zeona McIntyre talk to Chris Craddock in today's episode of Invest2FI.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! invest2fi.com

Mar 9, 2022 • 42min
Episode 75 - The Path To Financial Independence With Scott Trench
Everyone wants to achieve financial independence. The question is how to achieve it. Join Craig Curelop and Zeona McIntyre as they interview Scott Trench, the CEO and President of BiggerPockets, on how to reach this goal. Scott reminisces his path to financial freedom and the steps he took to start realizing that dream. So tune in and learn great financial insights on your path to freedomLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! invest2fi.com

Mar 2, 2022 • 47min
Episode 74 - Breaking Debt Chains: Money Fear And Financial Independence With Ron Schneider
Those rags to riches stories can sometimes sound too good to be true. Can people go massively bankrupt to incredibly debt-free in one lifetime? Ron Schneider is living proof that you can achieve financial independence. He has gone from $60K in debt in 2006 to a net worth north of $2 million in the past 15 years. Ron joins Zeona McIntyre to talk about the things from his childhood that hindered him from paying off his debts. Tune in and learn how Ron used reduced spending, index funds, credit card hacking, and other techniques to supercharge his savings rate. Check this out: You can go to www.rentredi.com and use our CODE: INVEST2FI to get 50% off on your first six months.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! invest2fi.com

Feb 23, 2022 • 55min
Episode 73 - Secret To Success? Give Before You Receive With Taylor Doolittle
How do you achieve massive success? Give before you receive. Craig Curelop and Zeona McIntyre welcome Taylor Doolittle, a passionate realtor in the greater areas of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Together with Team Steady, Taylor has been able to sell 678 properties. The essential piece is to bring value to your potential clients for free. When you help walk them through the purchasing process, they will buy properties from you. Creating educational content is an excellent way to bring value. If you want to learn more, listen to this episode. Check This Out: You can go to www.rentredi.com and use our CODE: INVEST2FI to get 50% off on their first 6 months.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! invest2fi.com