The Real Estate Guys Radio Show - Real Estate Investing Education For Effective Action

How to get started investing is one of the most common questions we're asked. So no surprise it comes up again in this edition of Ask The Guys. Of course, the answer depends on where you're at, where you want to go, what you have to work with, and what's happening in the marketplace at the time. So even though the question repeats, the answer is seldom the same. Another popular question is about the use of debt. With interest rates at record lows, but growing concerns over student and consumer debt, there's a debate about whether it's a good idea to pay off debt BEFORE you start investing...or if it makes sense to get started anyway. We’ll tell you what we think. We also address the question of when and how to consider selling your investment property to your current tenant. And lots more... so listen in as listeners Ask The Guys! The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed. Learn more and subscribe to the free n

Relationships are one of the most valuable assets a real estate investor has. In our careers, we're thankful for the many great ones we have. We KNOW they're great because we've had some real bad ones to compare them to. In this Thanksgiving edition of The Real Estate Guys radio show, we reflect back on how some of the many people we've known and worked with conducted themselves. Some were (and are) awesome. Others…not so much. Through all of it, we learned there are characteristics and clues to watch for - good and bad. And learning the difference and responding accordingly can make or save you a lot of heartache...and money. So listen in and learn how to recognize a relationship you should treasure or a turkey you should avoid. The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed. Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter! Visit www.realestateguysradio.com. Enjoy the show?  Please leave us a positive review on iTu

Broadcasting from the 41st annual New Orleans Investment Conference, we sit down to chat with Mark Skousen, Peter Schiff and Brien Lundin. Mark Skousen has been named one of the top 20 living economists. He's been writing a successful stock investing newsletter for nearly four decades. And he's a bull. Peter Schiff is a money manager, a multi-time best-selling author, and he famously warned a skeptical world about the 2008 financial crisis...in 2006. He says nothing's fundamentally fixed. In fact, Peter says the next crash will be even bigger than the last one. Some say he’s a bear. Brien Lundin is an expert in gold. He's the producer of the New Orleans Investment Conference and the publisher of a very popular newsletter on precious metal investing. Gold is an alternative to dollars as a store of liquid value. And the gold helps us understand what’s happening with the dollar. So even those you don’t hold gold can benefit from watching it. None of these guys are real estate investors. So they don't look at the

Inspections are a very important part of real estate investing. Having trained experts objectively evaluate the condition of all components of a property help prevent unexpected, unpleasant and expensive surprises. Inspections also provide leverage when margins and negotiations are tight. In this episode, the Guys discuss some of the myriad of inspections available and how savvy real estate investors use them to get a good deal, avoid a bad deal, and protect themselves from unknown liabilities. Listen in and learn how inspections help you discover questions you didn't even know to ask! The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed. Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter! Visit www.realestateguysradio.com.

Former Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke is taking a victory lap and promoting his new book, The Courage to Act. Meanwhile, ex- Congressman and multi-time Presidential candidate Ron Paul is a well-known long-time critic of the Fed. One thing's for sure - The Fed is the most powerful financial force on the planet. Their decisions affect interest rates, economic activity, investment activity and the price of every product, commodity or service worldwide. Paper asset investors hang on every word the Fed utters...and real estate investors should pay close attention too. Both Ben Bernanke and Ron Paul appeared at separate events in separate cities within days of each other. So The Real Estate Guys decided to split up and cover both. Robert was in Dallas to hear Ron Paul. Russ headed to San Francisco is listen to Ben Bernanke. In this episode we compare notes and reflect on what we heard and how it affects real estate investors. Listen in and decide for yourself - is the Fed a friend….or foe? The Real Estate Guys™

Equity happens.  But sometimes on the road to real estate riches, bad stuff happens too.In our annual "reality check" episode, we visit with several real life real estate investors who had things go horribly wrong and lived to talk...and laugh...about it.Of course, if you're going to have a bad experience it can be therapeutic to revisit it and look for the lesson.  After all, you paid full price for it.  And even better when you can get a great lesson that someone else paid for.So listen in as we talk trouble in this episode of Halloween Horror Stories!The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter! Visit www.realestateguysradio.com.

Most people invest in real estate for building wealth to enjoy then pass on to their family. But because of poor or little planning, some investors lose huge chunks of their assets to lawsuits and taxation. So in an age of hackers, surveillance and money hungry governments, it's never been more important to structure your holdings for maximum privacy, protection and tax mitigation. It used to be good enough to set up a simple local structure. More sophisticated investors and businesses then began to use interstate structures. Today, it's becoming more common for investors to use global strategies to build and protect wealth, minimize taxes and maximize privacy. Because the easier it is for a predator to find your wealth and make a claim on it, the more likely you are to come under attack. In this epsiode we welcome back internationl asset protection attorney Joel Nagel who shares his strategies for going global to protect wealth and pass more if it on when the time comes. The Real Estate Guys™ radio show prov

Lots of great questions from our fabulous listeners! Topics range include market selection, what to watch out for when investing in condos, whether inflation or deflation is on the horizon, and what to think about China's push to make the Yuan a reserve currency. So many questions, so little time! But stay tuned because as long as you have questions, we'll keep making up answers! The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed. Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter! Visit www.realestateguysradio.com.

Rock star is a term often used to describe HUGE success in any endeavor. Maybe YOU are dreaming of becoming a real estate rock star some day! So we thought it would be fun (and instructive) to sit down and visit with a real life rock star. We want to know how someone finds the passion and drive to fight the odds and achieve fortune and fame.  We didn't just settle for some one-hit wonder...not that there wouldn't be lessons there too... We got someone who's achieved ENDURING success. Of course, as great as fame and fortune are, we think success is bigger than that. It's also about health, relationships and a sense of purpose. So listen in as we visit with mega-band Def Leppard's lead guitarist, Phil Collen...and discover philosophies, principles and patterns for you can apply to your life as pursue big time success in fortune, fame, relationships and health. And you guessed it. This episode ROCKS! The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help r

So many opportunities...so little time! In this fifth and final episode of our series on getting off the beaten path to find better cash flows, we take a rapid fire look at a variety of real estate niches. We discover there are MANY places an intrepid real estate investor can go to find profits...without fighting with dumb money or institutional giants. So listen in and scratch your itch to get rich...in a niche! The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed. Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter! Visit www.realestateguysradio.com.

Commercial properties are alternatives for investors looking for profits outside of every day residential real estate. In this episode, we take a look at the big three of commercial real estate - office, retail and industrial...and some of the many sub-sectors inside of each. If all you've ever known or considered is houses and apartments, you'll be amazed at the many different ways to derive rental income from real property! The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed. Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter! Visit www.realestateguysradio.com

Big banks and Wall Street have once again been accused of manipulating a major market.  As if the LIBOR scandal wasn't bad enough, the latest allegations of Treasury market shenanigans highlight the dangers of little fish swimming with big sharks. But with banks paying virtually nothing on savings, and high yielding residential real estate getting harder to find...where's an investor to go for higher yields and real assets? In this episode, attorney Mauricio Rauld talks with us about the growing popularity of private placements.  These are non-publicly traded investments where a sponsor organizes a group of private investors to purchase a single property or a portfolio of properties. These are deals typically too big for Mom & Pop investors to do, so you're not competing for profits with Johnny-come-lately novices who bid prices up.  But they're also too small for the big institutions to bother with, so there's often a "sweet spot" with private placements where deals still make sense...even in a hot marke

In part two of our series on looking outside of little green houses for higher cash flows, we turn our attention to a monopoly favorite...red hotels!  And to spice things up a bit, we add resort property to the mix. In a world where working class people are getting poorer in terms of real wages, finding ways to derive rental income from the affluent is something every real estate investor should be considering. To learn more, we visit with a seasoned real estate investor and international boutique resort property developer to get an insider's perspective on how hospitality real estate works...and where the opportunities are today. So listen in and discover how to combines business, investing and pleasure...with hotel and resport properties. The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter! Visit www.realestateguysradio.com. 

Just as ancient hunter-gatherers would migrate in search of sustenance, real estate investors today might be well-served to migrate into new markets and product types to find yields. In this first episode in our series on finding yield, we go WAY outside of box of little green houses and red hotels.  We talk to a lawyer who helps international clients research and acquire income producing farmland in Uruguay.  It's easier than you think! Then we visit with the Premier of the tiny Caribbean island nation of Nevis. Like Uruguay, they are very welcoming of foreign investors.  But their opportunities involve resort properties suitable for vacation rentals. And we don't want to leave the Eastern hemisphere out of the conversation, we visit with an asset manager about the amazing opportunities in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar (formerly Burma),..where investors can get investment insurance for up to 270 percent of investment...guaranteed by the U.S. government! So listen in and discover a much bigger world

Safety, privacy and yield are growing concerns for anyone with growing amounts of cash. As your real estate portfolio grows, so do your deposits, maintenance reserves and float. And if you're waiting for that next great opportunity, you may have a chunk of cash on hand for that too! But in a world of insolvent banks, debt-ridden governments, financial predators, high tech snooping and identity theft, and painfully low yields...what's an investor to do? Wouldn't it be great to buy insurance against all these risks...and get paid to own it? You can. So listen in to this episode as we visit with special guest Patrick Donohoe to discuss an amazing concept called Private Banking. The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter! Visit www.realestateguysradio.com. 

Residential rents have been on the rise lately.  Will the trend continue or are there clues in the news which suggest a squeeze is coming? In the episode, Robert and Russ break down the mainstream headlines which affect real estate investors. Healthcare spending on the rise...up to 20% of all U.S. spending by 2024. Social security disability fund to go broke in 2016. Retail prices are rising and Americans are starting to feel the pinch. Low oil prices triggering massive layoffs in the industry which was a driving force in U.S. employment over the last several years. Home ownership at a nearly 40 year low, so builders are building for landlords. Listen in and discover what all this means to real estate investors! The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter! Visit www.realestateguysradio.com.

Robert and Russ dig deep into the email grab bag and pull out a handful of great listener questions for this edition of Ask The Guys. Do high cap rates in a low cap rate market mean more risk?  Maybe. What do you do when a tenant breaks their lease?  Ouch. How to get a 401k into play without triggering taxes? A field trip to Cuba?  Hmmmm.... Bought in the bubble and now drowning in debt.  Help! Buy now for my own account...or save funds to prime the pump for my first syndication?  Decisions, decisions.... Will boomers into bonds crush stocks and sink interest rates?  Inquiring minds want to know! Does it make sense to sell on a least option in hot market?  Good question! You have questions.  We'll make up answers...on The Real Estate Guys radio show! The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter! Visit www.realestateguysradio.com. 

At Freedom Fest 2015, your intrepid hosts found an ecclectic collection of very interesting people and how they approach real estate investing. Lily Williams arrived in the US from China with $100 and a dream to be free.  Today she owns multiple properties and is a full time real estate investor. Craig Colley is an American who traveled to Nicaragua to find opportunity investing in timber farmland. Shankar Singham coaches governments on how to create business friendly environments to attract capital, enterprise and jobs. Erick Brimen syndicates capital to invest in the land that becomes these enterprise cities. That's the beautiful thing about real estate...there are SO many ways to make money.  Listen in and prepare to be inspired and enlightened. The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter! Visit www.realestateguysradio.com. 

Guests Steve Forbes and Grover Norquist share their thoughts about tax reform as the U.S. heads into an election year. Tax policies affect the laws which steer the behavior of corporations, small businesses, investors and employees.  Where capital, businesses and people flow to...and from...are all affected by tax strategies.  So keeping an eye on trends in tax policy can help a savvy investor stay ahead of the curve. Of course, taxation is a highly politicized topic.  But it doesn't matter what we think should or shouldn't happen, except for when we vote.  When we invest, we must consider what is happening...or is likely to happen...and then invest accordingly. So listen in and see what two of the most outspoken thought leaders on the subject of taxation have to say...and how a new direction in tax policy might affect YOUR investing. The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the f

We ask Donald Trump about lessons from real estate investing...then talk to Robert Kiyosaki about the Donald's presidential aspirations.  Does a real estate guy have any lessons for goverment? Find out in this episode of The Real Estate Guys Radio Show! The Real Estate Guys™ radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.  Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter! Visit www.realestateguysradio.com.