Three Factors to help you Invest Intelligently in Real Estate

Once you’ve decided to invest in real estate, how do you know where to begin?  As a real estate investor, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the different asset classes and offerings to invest in.  As a CPA, Denise Piazza was immediately drawn to the tax benefits associated with real estate investments.  After years of…

S2, E19: From Wall Street to Main Street; all that Lay in Between, with Kevin Amolsch

Kevin Amolsch is a successful real estate investor and private money lender. After college, he spent two years working with Wall Street as a Mortgage Bond Analyst before leaving to work in real estate financing for investors full time. He and his companies have closed on over 2,200 transactions as a buyer, seller, or private…

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Opportunity During Economic Uncertainty: Why You Should be Investing in Limited-Service Hotels Right Now

In the midst of soaring inflation, high interest rates, and economic uncertainty, limited-service hotels (such as Courtyard by Marriott, Hilton Garden Inns, etc.) offer unique protection for investments. Real estate remains a hedge against inflation, and specifically, limited-service hotels offer additional benefits such as daily rate pricing power and lower labor costs than other hotel…

Lessons Learned from Snowboarding & Investing

Hoan Thai likes to compare learning to invest in real estate to learning to snowboard.  “​​In order to snowboard, you have to lean either forward or backwards to turn right,” Thai said to Ricci Truong of the CamaPlan Podcast. “And when you first get snowboarding, it’s such an awkward position because you actually have to…

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Fake It, Until You Make It

Bigger Pockets Podcast co-host Henry Washington used a highly sophisticated strategy to finance the purchase of his first investment property — he stumbled blindly into the local bank that was closest to his house. Washington had been telling people he was a real estate investor for weeks — despite having never invested in real estate…

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S2, E18: Becoming a Passive Cash Flow Leader, Using a Deferred Sales Trust, with Brett Swarts

As a child, today’s guest grew up learning about real estate investing, experiencing it, first hand. His parents were avid investors, rental owners, and developers of land and real estate. He fell in love with being an entrepreneur at a young age but did not know that he would end up in real estate for…

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S2, E17: From Payroll to Pilot, What More Could You Ask of Mr. Charles Read?

Today’s guest goes by many titles, CPA, U.S. Tax Court Practitioner (USTCP), member of the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) CEO, Entrepreneur, Pilot, Husband, and Dad. Whew, that was mouth full! He may go by many titles, but he is also funny to boot! Charles and TRTFF conduct a fabulous chat about his experiences…

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Investing in Gold and Mining Shares in the Age of (Stag?)flation, Digital Currency and Geopolitical Uncertainty

Securities, real estate and commodity markets are in turmoil, the direction of both fiat and digital currencies is unclear. Hanging over all of this is the most vicious inflation we’ve seen in a generation, while a war affecting global food supply rages on in Europe. What role should gold and mining shares play in your…

Investing Into a Cleaner Future

Demian Klenk is a big fan of what he calls “ethical self-interest.” How could self-interest be ethical? Aren’t ethics about the greater good? What about when the greater good aligns with your self-interest — for example, making a profit not by harming the planet, but by helping it? That’s the intersection where Klenk intends to…

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S2, E16: From the Navy to Living in Paradise and the Journey in Between, with Mike Cavaggioni

Listening to a Podcast is always a great way to learn about different areas of interest. Today’s guest Mike Cavaggioni is an avid podcaster, starting his career in the Navy and from there, was able to move to his paradise of Hawaii. Throughout his career as a licensed Real Estate investor he has focused on…

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