Welcome to Passive Investor's Playbook, a podcast for those who are looking to make smart, passive investments without sacrificing time and energy. In each episode, we sit down with successful people from medical professionals to professional athletes, IT professionals to lawyers, engineers to military, who have entered the world of real estate investing. Our guests share insights on why they started investing in real estate. We talk about what makes real estate a great investment to build w ...
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Welcome to “The Stephen Lee-Thomas Show,” your destination for expert advice and actionable strategies in the world of real estate investing. Hosted by Stephen Lee-Thomas, a seasoned real estate investor and business coach, this webcast delivers insights to help you achieve financial freedom and personal growth through strategic real estate investing. Join us every week as we dive deep into the latest trends, tips, and tactics for succeeding in the competitive real estate market. Whether you ...
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Overcoming Real Estate Challenges: Insights from Charlie Hardage
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In this premiere episode of the Stephen Lee-Thomas Show, we explore the realm of real estate investing with our special guest, Charlie Hardage. Charlie, a full-time real estate investor, recounts his transition from the corporate sector to managing over a thousand units across six properties. We delve into the critical role of mindset in overcoming…
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Balancing a Full-Time Job and Real Estate Success: The Journey of Eddie Esparza
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In this episode of the Stephen Lee-Thomas Show, we welcome Eddie Esparza, a remarkable real estate investor who has managed to acquire $13 million in assets, including a 133-unit apartment complex in Arlington, Texas, all while maintaining a full-time W-2 job. Eddie shares his inspiring journey, from his early days working with his father's residen…
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Navigating Real Estate Challenges: Lessons from Brandon Martinez
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In this episode of the Stephen Lee-Thomas Show, we welcome Brandon Martinez, a dynamic real estate investor who has successfully navigated the ups and downs of the commercial real estate market. Starting as a passive investor in 2018 and becoming a general partner in 2021, Brandon has been involved in six deals totaling over a thousand units. Brand…
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Going All-In on Real Estate with Anthony Bishop
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In Episode 5 of the Stephen Lee-Thomas Show, we sit down with Anthony Bishop, a seasoned real estate investor who transitioned from a full-time day job to becoming a successful real estate entrepreneur. With over 14 years in the real estate industry, 11 of those full-time, and over 220 transactions under his belt, Anthony shares his journey, insigh…
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From W-2 to $88 Million in Assets: The Journey of Gabriel Craft
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In this episode of the Stephen Lee-Thomas Show, we are joined by Gabriel Craft, a real estate powerhouse with $88 million in assets under management and over 2,200 units acquired. Gabriel shares his inspiring journey from a secure W-2 job to becoming a full-time real estate investor. Discover the strategies Gabriel used to navigate market challenge…
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Transforming Lives Through Real Estate with Matt Faircloth
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About the Guest: Matt Faircloth has been a full-time investor for 15 years. In that time he has successfully completed projects involving dozens of fix and flips, office buildings, single family homes, and apartment buildings. He has amassed a portfolio of over 1000+ units and raised tens of millions of equity for these real estate projects in both…
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Finding Additional Streams of Income in a Commission-Only Role with Jarod Alexander
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About the Guest: Jarod Alexander is the Founder of Optimal Equity Group based in Arizona. Jarod's background in a commission-only sales job gave him the push to find other sources of income. Jarod uses real estate as a means to achieve time and financial freedom. He wants to be able to spend more time with his family. Connect with Jarod: Website: w…
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Investing in Real Estate because He Couldn't Afford to Wait with Jeremy Kuchenbecker
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About the Guest: Jeremy Kuchenbecker was born and raised in Orlando, FL. He has a diversified portfolio in ATMs, Assisted Living, Car Washes, Multifamily, and more. Jeremy has tried a bit of everything, from dropshipping to eCommerce. Jeremy loves passive investing because of the return on time! He can put his money to work passively. Jeremy took a…
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Leveraging Teams to Travel the World with Michael Wagman
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About the Guest: Michael Wagman is the Managing Partner of Nimble Capital Group. Michael has lived in several countries. He saw a TV show where they were flipping homes and decided he could do it. Michael transitioned to multifamily and he has been traveling the world while raising capital. Check out this episode with Michael and learn how he is ab…
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Michael Wagman Preview: Tangible Investments with Real Estate
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Bridging the Gap Between the Medical Field and Real Estate with Rob Natale
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About the Guest: Rob Natale is the Founder of North Square Capital. Rob spent years on Wall Street and realized a lot of what they did was a secret. He had several family members in the medical community who shared their findings. Rob wanted to share the power of real estate investing and started his firm, North Square Capital to help medical profe…
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From Tech to Real Estate: Inside the Mind of a Silicon Valley Veteran with Ed Mathews
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About the Guest: Ed Mathews is the founder of Clark St Capital. For years, Ed worked at Silicon Valley start-ups and traveled non-stop. Ed cashed out some of his 401k to get into his first property. He has dabbled in many different real estate niches but left the corporate world in 2018 to focus on Clark St Capital full-time. Ed has many years of r…
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Ed Mathews Preview: Analyzing Historical Trends Can Help with Due Diligence
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Losing Money Didn't Slow Him Down with Eric Tomei
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About the Guest: Eric Tomei is a Partner at Top Point Investments, a real estate company based in Michigan. Eric got his start in single-family flips about 15 years ago. Right before he got married, he did his first flip where he LOST $5,000. Eric continuously is learning while being a full-time physical therapist. Eric made the switch to commercia…
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Eric Tomei Preview: Why Mindset is so Important
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Commission Check Wake-Up Call: Building a Secure Future in Real Estate with Matt Fore
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About the Guest: Matt Fore is a Partner at Next Level Income, a real estate private equity firm with over $1B in assets. Matt shares his story of his life-changing commission check that ended up being not life-changing as it was drastically reduced. He realized there had to be a better way and dove into real estate where he has quickly build a larg…
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Matt Fore Preview: You are Either All In, or You're All Out
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Making an Impact and Enjoying the Outdoors in Eco-Tourism Spaces with Rachel Bowers
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About the Guest: Rachel Bowers spent years in corporate medical sales working 80-100 hour work weeks. She wanted something different and started a Hot Yoga studio and loved the Hospitality industry. Rachel's company focuses on experiences while maintaining a minimal footprint in the environment and is extremely passionate about eco-tourism. I bet y…
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Rachel Bowers Preview: Eco-Tourism Just Makes Sense
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Strong Real Estate Partnerships Make All the Difference with Randy Smith
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About the Guest: Randy Smith is the founder of Impact Equity and works with strong operators to invest in commercial properties passively. Randy spent 25 years in sales and endured 2 layoffs. Before the 2nd layoff, he realized he needed something on the side as a backup in case he lost his job again. He started in single-family homes but wanted som…
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Randy Smith Preview: Removing His Dependence on His W-2
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From the Foxhole to Building a Real Estate Empire with Oliver Perry
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About the Guest: Oliver Perry is serving his country as an active duty Army Officer in Huntsville, AL. Oli has a podcast called Real Estate From the Foxhole and his own YouTube channel where he details how he will achieve his goal of $60,000/mo. in net income. He is an entrepreneur at heart and has tried a little bit of everything before realizing …
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Oliver Perry Preview: Building a Real Estate Empire
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Here is a preview of the episode with Oliver Perry. Provestor is designed to help you network, meet partners, and learn. Visit https://reprovestor.com today to learn more. About H&K Investment Group: H&K Investment Group, LLC is a real estate investment group that looks for underperforming apartment complexes where they can improve the community an…
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Blueprints of Change: Women Transforming Real Estate with Daisy Serrano
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About the Guest: Daisy Serrano is the Managing Partner for Make it Rain Capital. Daisy and her husband buy multifamily properties and allow other investors to passively invest alongside them. Daisy is involved with many different organizations where she gives her time and expertise to newer investors. She had to pave her own path as she didn't see …
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From Lending to Investing: How a Real Estate Lender Became a Full-Time Investor with Ciaara Hoffmann
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About the Guest: Ciaara Hoffmann is the VP of Operations at 1 Vision Capital and the host of the Commercial Real Estate Bosses podcast. Ciaara and her husband started investing in single-family homes while Ciaara got into lending. Due to the quick change in interest rates, she quickly found her paycheck dropped drastically. She used it as a catalys…
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Self-Storage is Getting a Tailwind: It's Time to Diversify Before it Gets too Crazy
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The self-storage industry is kind of archaic. A lot of facilities are older and run by families. Institutions are getting into self-storage and that will push the price up. Over the next 7-10 years, there will be a large tailwind that will make storage facilities very competitive. It's a great time to diversify into storage! Reach out to me if you …
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Healthy Returns: Exploring Real Estate Opportunities for Medical Practices with Alex Tam
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About the Guest: Dr. Alex Tam is a Chiropractor, business owner, and real estate investor. Alex offers doctors and practice owners a way to love their practice again. He has a team that can help doctors book more calls and operate effectively. He also gives doctors a path to invest passively in real estate so they can take advantage of the tax bene…
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Have Your Money Work for You! Don't Work for Your Money
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If you have heard this podcast before, you have heard me butcher the famous Warren Buffett quote: "If you don't find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die." Said a similar way, have your money work for you, don't work for your money. Wealthy people don't always work for their money. They have control of their money and us…
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Innovate, Invest, Inspire: A Tech Founder's Journey to a Real Estate Trailblazer with Ray Hightower
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About the Guest: Raymond Hightower is the CEO and Founder of Bridgetown Partners. Ray started a tech company and was a dynamic leader where he built lasting relationships with his employees, customers, and even competitors. Ray sold his tech company a few years ago and went all in on real estate. Ray and his team focus on multifamily properties whe…
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How Real Estate Can Help You Reduce Taxes
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It's no secret that real estate can be an amazing investment. But did you know that some real estate investors legally pay no taxes?! It's true. The government does not build housing. However, they do incentivize investors through tax laws. I am no CPA but I do have a really good one! Depreciation and Bonus Depreciation are amazing for investors. C…
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Building a Solid Foundation with your Finances with Curtis May
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About the Guest: Curtis May is the Founder of Practical Wealth Solutions. Curtis and his team teach the principles of financial freedom to their clients before they even start investing. He acts as a 'defensive coordinator', helping people KEEP what they earn through their various investments. Curtis is a big proponent of controlling your money and…
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Leverage is One of the Best Benefits of Real Estate!
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My favorite benefit of real estate is LEVERAGE! Maybe it's a new term for you but you definitely know what it is. Real estate is such a solid investment that even the largest financial institutions are okay with putting most of the money up for real estate. If you have ever bought a house, you don't have to put 100% of the cash in. You are able to …
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Commercial Real Estate Rx: How a Pharma Rep Prescribes Success with Angie Aki
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About the Guest: Angie Aki is the co-founder of Ohana Investment Partners. Her early career was spent in the pharmaceutical industry where she was a top sales performer. Angie left the corporate world where she started wholesaling properties. While she was very successful wholesaling properties, it was very active and stressful. Investing in commer…
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The Science of Real Estate: A Food Scientist's Career Shift with Christine Hsu
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About the Guest: Christine Hsu is the Co-Founder of Noblivest, a real estate firm that invests in multifamily and helps investors achieve financial freedom and reduce their tax burden. Christine had been a food scientist but was not fulfilled in her job. She thought she had to work in corporate America, since that is what we are taught since we wer…
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How to Become a Millionaire with $50k in Real Estate
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You can become wealthy in real estate. It won't happen overnight, but it will happen over time. I do a quick overview of how you can become a millionaire with $50,000. Check out the full YouTube link: youtu.be/KUcGXbW_g4w Provestor is designed to help you network, meet partners, and learn. Visit https://reprovestor.com today to learn more. About H&…
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How a Former Government Employee Changed His Entire Trajectory with Real Estate with Rasool Mutawakkil
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About the Guest: Rasool Mutawakkil has had an improbable path to real estate. Rasool grew up with a small view on the world. He ran around with the same friends in the same area and didn't think he had too many options. Rasool decided to serve his country and went into the US Army. After his experience in the military, he realized the world was muc…
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Creating Wealth without Wall Street: How a Former Lender is Building the Way with Joey Mure
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About the Guest: Joey Mure is a Partner in Wealth without Wall Street. After spending years in the lending business, Joey realized he was making great money but was not able to focus on what he wanted: his family. Joey left the lending business and started Wealth without Wall Street, a brand committed to helping others achieve financial freedom in …
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How to Overcome Your Risk Averse Mindset if You Want to Be a Real Estate Investor
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I struggled with being Risk Averse for so many years. Since I didn't take any risks, I didn't have any big failures. However, since I didn't have failures, I wasn't learning from it. The biggest change for me was finding a group that had experience and investing with them. They had the expertise. They had the knowledge. They had the time. Fortunate…
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Creating Freedom Through Real Estate: An Air Force Vet's Journey with Charlie Cameron
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About the Guest: Charlie Cameron was on active duty Air Force for 11 years and got into real estate to help others. He is an agent, an investor, and a team leader. Charlie is an engineer by trade and calls himself a real estate nerd. Charlie leverages teams to give himself time back and spend time with his family. If you want to learn how to be ext…
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Diving into Real Estate: A Special Forces Veteran's Journey to Real Estate with Edwin Epperson
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About the Guest: Have you ever met someone whose first real estate investment was on the side of a mountain in Afghanistan? I have. And I had an awesome conversation with him! Edwin D. Epperson III served for 13 years in the United States Army and spent some time as a combat diver (who knew the Army had divers?!) Edwin is a private lender in the re…
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From Healing Bodies to Building Wealth through Commercial Real Estate with Nic Espanet
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About the Guest: Nic Espanet is the Founder of Thrive Multifamily, a Texas-based company that focuses on adding value to apartment communities. He began his journey in multifamily properties back in 2016 and in 2018, he closed his first deal as a Lead Syndicator & Asset Manager. Since then, Nic has continued to invest in apartments where his total …
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This episode is another strategy that wealthy people use to invest. You can LEGALLY buy life insurance, invest, and NOT have to pay taxes. The policy MUST be structured correctly. These strategies are used by the wealthy. Not only are wealthy people focused on making money, but they are focused on KEEPING as much as possible and they use specific s…
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Finding Freedoms in Commercial Real Estate with Dr. Sanjay Sharma
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About the Guest: Dr. Sanjay Sharma is a practicing Hematologist and Oncologist based in California. He is the co-founder of Exponential Capital Investments. In the interview, we talk about how real estate provides control and freedom. Dr. Sharma is helping other physicians reduce stress by passively investing in syndications. Dr. Sharma's goal is t…
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How Wealthy People Make Their Money Work for Them 3 Times
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Most self-made wealthy people didn't just get lucky. They are smart. They have their money work for them. A lot of wealthy people use strategies that even the middle-class has never heard about. One of these strategies is through whole life insurance policies. In this episode, Charlie provides an example and overview of how this works. Keep in mind…
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Compounding His Capital Using a Blue Collar Work Ethic with Dave Seymour
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About the Guest: You may have seen Dave Seymour on the TV Show "Flipping Boston". Dave grew up very poor in England. He moved to the US and realized he was spending too much time and money on things that were not helpful in his life. Dave became a firefighter and got into real estate. Due to his amazing personality and work ethic, he was picked up …
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401ks and IRAs are Overrated and There's a Much Better Way
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On the show, we talk about IRAs and 401ks quite often. Many people think that is the best way to have a modest retirement. While 401ks may offer a company match, they are full of fees and do not offer much control or options. IRAs offer more control but no company match. Would you rather have cash flow NOW? Or wait until you are of retirement age? …
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Turning Tides of Business: A Navy Vet's Path to Real Estate Prosperity with Chris Linger
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About the Guest: Chris Linger spent 27 years in the US Navy. Along with his wife, Maricela, they are the owners of Up Plex Multifamily Investments and educate aspiring entrepreneurs and real estate investors in many different ways. Along with providing passive real estate opportunities to investors, they also have a coaching business and a Virtual …
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Real Estate can Provide Passive Streams of Income When you Do it Right
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What is your retirement plan? One thing you can do to have a better retirement is look for ways to get passive income streams. They are out there. Regardless of your age, you can invest in income-producing real estate NOW. Check out this short episode to find out how. Provestor is designed to help you network, meet partners, and learn. Visit https:…
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Taking Massive Action in Real Estate and Helping Others with K Trevor Thompson
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About the Guest: K Trevor Thompson spent years working for various entertainment companies. After one of the companies was acquired, he received a very nice equity payout Unfortunately, he lost a large percentage due to taxes. He realized he needed to find tax-efficient investments! Trevor has taken massive action to educate others on real estate w…
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The Power of HELOCs and Leveraging Other People's Money
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The wealthy use creative strategies to grow and build their wealth. They use other people's money to invest! They borrow funds at a low-interest rate and invest those funds in opportunities with higher returns. The result... ARBITRAGE! If you are trying to build wealth and the strategies you are using aren't working, it's time for new strategies! R…
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