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Smart real estate investing will give you the time and the money to live life on your own terms! We call that real wealth. Host Kathy Fettke is Co-CEO of Real Wealth Network, author of the best selling “Retire Rich with Rentals" and the host of companion podcast, Real Estate News for Investors. Kathy Fettke launched this podcast in 2003 to share her own secrets and those of top experts in the real estate investing field. She along with guests like Robert Kiyosaki, Peter Schiff, Doug Duncan, ...
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This episode is dedicated to real estate investing as a couple, and the real life story of two RealWealth members who are making it happen! This is the second time we’ve featured Kevin & Michelle Yu on the Real Wealth Show to find out how far along they’ve gotten with their real estate plans, what’s changed along the way, and how they are dealing w…
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How can you dramatically increase your ability to invest with the money you are currently sending to Uncle Sam? By redirecting those big checks you send to the government into investments that also benefit the government;.. and change your life while you're doing it. In this episode, you’ll hear from Susan Geist who had a wake up call when she wrot…
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Working on an investment plan with your spouse can be challenging because money can be a source of tension and conflict. But it can also be a source of strength within your relationship with the right tools and strategies to help align your goals and work as a team. My husband Rich and I have been investing together for more than two decades, and h…
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I just got back from being on the road for a week in four different cities and at three different events. A few people asked me what my company, Real Wealth, does. I thought that was funny since we've been around for 20 years and I just assume people know. But in case you were wondering, it's pretty simple. We help people increase their passive inc…
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How would you like to reach your financial goals in half the time you planned? Our guests today are doing just that. Sophie bought her first rental property when she was just 23 years old, thanks to having a Mom who encouraged her to buy real estate. Sophie's husband Ben didn't know much about real estate when they got married, but they both had MB…
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The dream of being a passive investor is turning into a bit of a nightmare for some people who invested in commercial real estate. They are getting bitten by higher interest rates, slow rent growth, and dramatically higher costs for rate caps and insurance. A 229-unit apartment complex recently foreclosed in Houston, making headlines across the cou…
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In Part II of my interview with James Eng, the conversation continues about the commercial real estate correction that we’re already starting to see. In this half of the interview, James will dig in a little deeper into how the foreclosure of a $229 Million multifamily Texas portfolio is just the first domino to fall, and what he expects to see in …
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A $229 Million multifamily portfolio was just foreclosed on in Houston, Texas. It’s the first of what could be similar foreclosures in the commercial real estate industry. And there's a good chance some of our listeners were invested in that portfolio or another one facing the same fate. If you are a multifamily investor, either passive or active, …
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Why are some people able to reach levels of wealth at a faster pace than others? It may have something to do with their mindset, or their ability to overcome internal blocks. Normally, I interview people on their journey to creating wealth so that we can learn from their experiences. But today, we are going to dive into the deeper stuff: The subcon…
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We are excited to announce two new markets for rental properties and an investment loan that you may be able to get for under 5%! RealWealth helps investors find and purchase properties in 16 markets that offer a variety of residential rental properties including single-family rentals, short-term rentals, and small multi-families that are both reha…
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It might not sound sexy, but one of the best parts of owning real estate is the amount of money you can save on taxes. There are several amazing deductions you can take as a real estate investor that many CPAs don’t even know about. Some of the tax strategies covered in this interview include cost segregation, carryover loss, and creative ways to d…
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It’s easy to assume that the challenges we face in the U.S. real estate market are unique while the rules of the real estate game might be similar in other countries, especially when it comes to our northern neighbor Canada. After all, Canada is dealing with a housing crunch and is experiencing astronomical home price growth just like we are in the…
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How do you build a real estate portfolio when you’re already too busy with work, family, and life in general? In this episode, you’ll hear from a busy computer software engineer who’s married with two children. Despite the daily time crunch, he's ventured into real estate, learned a few hard lessons, and is now sharing his story with us on the Real…
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It’s been quite an economic roller coaster this last week with headlines about bank failures in response to the Fed’s inflation-fighting rate hikes. That’s created a lot of fear about the stability of the U.S. financial system and the risk to our personal assets, like bank accounts and even real estate. For years, I’ve advocated for real estate as …
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It’s been an amazing conference with more than 1,000 investors, operators, and syndicators at all experience levels! The Best Ever Conference in Salt Lake City is an event that takes place once a year, and provides attendees with economic forecasts, presentations and debates, insights on how to grow your real estate business, and plenty of opportun…
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FIRE is the new buzzword among real estate investors, and it has nothing to do with the fire emoji that everyone uses on instagram to say that “you’re hot.” It’s a movement known as Financial Independence, Retire Early or FIRE! In this episode, you’ll hear from someone who is about to experience FIRE. Adrian Rish started investing in rental propert…
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As your portfolio grows, it can become overwhelming to keep track of everything. Even if you have property management, you still need to oversee the property managers, respond to emails, organize your documents, make sure all the bills are paid, and every other little thing related to your investment properties. But how do you find the right person…
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Buying rental property requires a lot of math and, for most investors, a lot of spreadsheet analysis as well. The process can be complicated and time-consuming but there is a new state-of-the-art platform that does the work for you, and it’s really slick. We are crazy about it here at RealWealth. It’s called DealCheck by a real estate investor who …
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Housing inventory levels continue to drop. In fact, in February, they were back down to 970,000. That's not a lot of housing available for a country with 330 million people. And, as interest rates drop, the number of people who can afford to buy a home increases by the millions. What does this mean? I take it to mean that we are experiencing a lull…
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Are you looking for cash flowing rental properties with steady appreciation? It may seem like an impossible task in today’s market, but they do exist. And one of them is a place that we’ve been tracking for 10 to 15 years. It’s a market that we have wanted to promote but inventory was so tight when interest rates were low, that there was nothing to…
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This is our second “Ask Kathy” episode for the Real Wealth Show. Podcast host Kathy Fettke collected several questions about today’s real estate investing environment, and shares what she would do in those situations. Questions that she answers include: 1 - If you had $100k to invest today, how would you invest it? (from Karla) 2 - Is it a bad time…
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Are you sitting on the sidelines waiting for lower mortgage rates? Are you wondering whether the Fed is “doing the right thing” to fight inflation? Would you like a clear, simple explanation as to why mortgage rates are so high and when they might come down? The economy has a lot of moving parts that can make it difficult to see the big picture and…
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Podcasts are often filled with experts who make it sound too easy to reach those financial freedom goals. Many are often pushing their own agendas as well, and are trying to sell you something. That might create information overload for new investors who are trying to figure out where they should begin. But even the most successful investors starte…
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Happy New Year and welcome to 2023! It’s time to turn the page on 2022 and look for new real estate investing opportunities! And we have ATTOM’s Rick Sharga to help us do that! He joins me in this interview to talk about his data-based opinions on what the real estate market might do this year. That includes specific markets that are more likely to…
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We end the year with a special guest who’s transitioning from a long-term career in the Navy to what will be a full-time job in real estate. William Spekhardt has more than ten years of experience leading special military operations in the Navy both as an enlisted operator and a naval officer. He’s now preparing to wrap up his career as a Navy Seal…
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