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Daniel Ameduri is a self made multi-millionaire. After warning family and friends in 2007 about the coming market and mortgage collapse, he started his own YouTube channel, which has received 10 million video views. Even with a great calculation of the crash he failed through it and shortly after began to pick up the pieces as well as a special focus and passion for personal finance, he re-built his wealth and declared financial independence in 2012. Having no mortgage and enough rental properties to pay for his life style, he was able to build his business larger than he could have ever imagined. On today\'s episode we discuss the importance of personal finance and self help. The major influences in Daniels life had opposing viewpoints, Robert Kiyosaki and Dave Ramsey partly cultivated Daniels business and his interest in investments. One really fascinating thing about daniel story is how terrible his credit is (below 500) and how he doesn\'t let it stop him from being an investor to be reckoned with. &

As a Real Estate Broker and avid Entrepreneur, Scottie Smith has a simple goal; To Help People. His lifelong mission has and will always be to help people, using his passion for real estate as the vehicle to do so. On a mission to do just that, he has been recognized nationally by the National Association of Realtors Magazine as one of the Top 30 brokers under 30. On today\'s episode Scottie and I discuss the importance of metacognition and how important it is to be aware of one\'s own thoughts. Scottie provides insights to Real Estate Agents looking to add \"Investor\" to their title. To end the segment, there\'s a development deal that Scottie has under contract. This deal comes with a Robin Hood twist. I\'ll give you a hint, it has to do with: Affordable Housing. If you haven\'t already, be sure to join our challenge. The BTM 5K in 30 Day Challenge is for those who want to jump start their investing journey and earn big cash fast. You\'ve been warned.   Key Points From This Episode: Scotties early chi

This new year has brought about many realizations...   Some of you are long time listeners and clients of Before The Millions This affects you more than you think   Let me start by saying this: I\'m Quitting....   I\'m quitting everything that doesn\'t serve me I\'m quitting everyone that doesn\'t add value   It\'s 2019 and the only way to get where you\'ve never been is to do what you\'ve never done.   If you\'re still being held back by your lack of support, lack of finances or lack of direction then it\'s time that you too reevaluate the things in your life...   Me personally, I\'m quitting my business... That\'s right, I said it.. I\'m quitting my business   Maybe not in the way that you\'re thinking of but regardless its a massive decision that I do not take lightly   This includes a complete reversal from the the current direction and cutting off unwanted fat   That\'s just the beginning of my 2019 list..   I know you\'re adding or implementing a whole l

On today\'s show, we have on the dynamic duo, Jack Gibson and Jeff Schechter aka \"Shecky\". Through an unusual chain of events and business relationships, he met Jack on a consulting call. Very quickly, they realized that they had the same interests and passions in real estate. They formed their partnership and never looked back. Our conversation centers around debunking the negative associations with Multi-Level Marketing (MLM\'s) and pyramid schemes. You\'ll learn about how beneficial some of these programs really are. We also highlight the benefits of a great partnership and how you can ensure that you\'re always making the right choice in a potential partner. We close the conversation with a focus on turnkey investing and how you can start getting direct deposits to your account every month with this strategy.   Key Points From This Episode: Why Pyramid Schemes are not dead The benefits of Network Marketing and Door to Door Sales How to classify your beliefs around money and success The power of the

Craig Cecilio is the CEO and founder of a crowdfunding real estate platform that gives average investors access to institutional-quality investments through the power of crowdfunding. By focusing his passions for real estate and technology, Craig has developed an online alternative asset investment platform known as DiversyFund. On today\'s episode we cover a myriad of topics that the rich would never want exposed on air. We uncover what really goes on behind the scenes at the \"good ole boys\" club and how the ultra wealth invest. You\'ll be shocked to discover the type of opportunities they get as opposed to the rest of us. But not to fear, we all go in detail on how to invest alongside the 1 %.   Key Points From This Episode: How to 10X your wealth in 5 years The secret world of real estate syndication Where the 15% returns are and how you can access them What crowdfunding is and why its becoming so popular How Kobe Bryant turned a 6 million dollar investment into 200 million dollars   Links

On today\'s show, we\'ve brought on Kala Philo, a location independent entrepreneur that specializes in empowering female entrepreneurs implement a video marketing strategy... and get this... with a simple cell phone. Kala and I discuss a myriad of topics surrounding the landscape of location independent entrepreneurs, geo-arbitrage and some of the best nomadic cities in the world. We end the conversation speaking to the Real Estate Entrepreneurs, Investors and Agents that are looking to use video marketing as a serious channel for leads and promotion.   Key Points From This Episode: What is \"slow travel\" and how you can use it to travel more efficiently How and why you should batch videos (hint: it\'s cheaper and saves time) Why lighting is super important and what to do about bad lighting The 4 step process for fab videos Not getting engagement? Short videos (2 minutes or less) can help Ways to outsource video production and find your perfect editor Why is editing so expensive? How to find your digit

He used to have a corporate day job. Now he’s a full time real estate investor who lives to help others find their way. Today’s guest, Paul Thompson has created his ultimate lifestyle design using real estate. These days he’s turning his personal journey of securing 20 deals in his first 18 months of investing into an inspirational story for others. Now doing about three deals per month, Paul is able to help himself, as well as helping others build wealth with passive cash flow.   On today’s episode, we talk with Paul about his escape from Corporate America and how he acquires his deals through various networking strategies. We’ll share why creating streams of income is more powerful than just having more money. You’ll learn how anyone can leverage real estate investing to create meaningful wealth without having to have access tons of their own capital. Lastly, Paul shares with us why building piles of money doesn’t lead to wealth. This is a Masterclass on the “5 Things You Can Do Today To Create A New M

Shanyn Stewart began her career with General Electric as one of two accountant/advisors that worked directly with GE employees and executives to mitigate taxation throughout the county. In 1996, she started Advanced Accounting to assist clients apply those principles she learned at GE to assist in reducing their tax liability. In addition to her Life, Health and Variable Contracts, Shanyn holds Series 6, Series 7, Series 63 and 65 licenses. Shanyn is the author of, “The 10 Most Expensive Tax Mistakes That Cost Business Owners Thousands” and is a Certified Senior Advisor and Certified Acceptance Agent with the IRS.   On today’s episode, we talk with Shanyn about her amazing photographic memory and how she was able to leverage this gift to become one of the top tax strategist in the country. She shares with us how entrepreneurs can use legal loopholes to create long-term wealth by understanding tax advantages. You’ll also learn why having a real estate investing mentor is a game changer. Lastly, we talk ab

Scott Royal Smith founded Royal Legal Solutions to offer tax, business, and legal strategies to real estate investors. He has spent the past 8 years of his career diving through case law, reading the ever-changing tax code, and analyzing real estate investment so that you don’t have to. Scott works with clients all over the United States and Canada who want to grow their businesses and protect their hard-earned assets. He uses a combination of his legal expertise, experience as an investor, and love of helping others grow and protect their businesses to build ironclad asset protection plans for his clients.   On today’s episode, Scott shares with us why setting up the right business structure is key to protecting your assets as a business owner and investor. He also shares the top questions to ask yourself to awaken self-awareness during your investing journey. You’ll learn the real asset you build when you achieve success (hint: it’s not money) and why you must get comfortable with failure in order to s

Stephanie Wankel is a Colorado native, and loves the outdoor lifestyle. Stephanie has been a real estate investor for over a decade, and continues to grow and manage her portfolio of single family home rentals, she’s done it all: property management, 1031 exchanges, evictions, turnkey, Airbnb, etc. Recently, Stephanie has gotten serious about growing faster through multifamily and has created New Heights Investment Group where they connect investors with private opportunities to participate in passive real estate investments with some of the most experienced, strategic partners in the industry. She wants to give encourage to others and believes if she can do this business while working full time and being a busy mom, that anyone can do it.   On today’s episode, we talk to Stephanie about how attitude is everything and action is the key to conquering your fears in business and life. Stephanie shares how to decide when you should start looking for a property manager vs. managing your rental properties your

Tim Bratz is the CEO and founder of CLE Turnkey Real Estate, a real estate investment company that acquires and transforms distressed commercial and apartment buildings into high-performance investment assets. Tim began his real estate career in 2007 as a commercial broker in the competitive NYC real estate market, where he saw the true potential of real estate to transform lives. Working in real estate, Tim has learned how to build a passive business and create a residual income that allows him to live the lifestyle of his choice.   On today’s episode, we talk to Tim Bratz about how you can build a business around your ideal lifestyle. Tim breakdowns how he went from being a real estate broker to owning a 300+ real estate portfolio in Ohio, SC, GA, FL, and TX. You’ll learn why you should focus your energy on the faithful vs. fearful “what-ifs” when investing in real estate. Lastly, we discuss how you can build up your track record as an investor quickly and the 2 things you need when raising private cap

Mitch Stephen has been a self-employed RE investor for 20+ years. His real estate investing career started at the age of 23 when he read “Nothing Down” by Robert Allen. Mitch’s company, Independence Day, Inc., has bought and sold over 1,500 properties in and about San Antonio, Tx since 1996. Mitch has recently been named one of the Top 9 RE Investors to follow on Twitter. Mitch’s personal expertise includes; Raising Private Money, Finding Bargain Properties, Negotiating Favorable Terms, Dealing with Renovations and Contractors, Selling Houses & Notes with little to NO Discount, and helping others deal with the everyday throws of life in business.   On today’s episode, Mitch talks with us about how he earned a first-class degree in entrepreneurship from the streets and why it’s important to understand the difference between working on vs. working in your business. Mitch shares his story of becoming an accidental real estate investor after buying his first condo purchase and how he ended up getting pai

This is a special client interview edition of the Before The Millions podcast you\'re going to want to hear... This interview is insanely awesome and proves anything is possible. Everything is covered. The doubt. The struggle. The perseverance. The triumph. I could not have written a better story even if I tried. You\'re going to love this interview. If you\'ve ever wondered whether what we do at Before the Millions will work for you, then this interview should answer that question once and for all. Because in the hottest market on the planet, our client, Teck, became a full fledged real estate investor this year.. In fact, as you\'ll hear. it was REALLY hard work. This guy\'s a machine. He did things most people simply aren\'t willing to do. Simple things. Things we suggested... but still the things most people don\'t put the time and energy to do. So while I\'m excited for you to hear Teck\'s story, I\'m not saying your results will look like Teck\'s. Unless you\'re an absolute machine like he is, they won\

Almost 10 years ago, Ryan G. Wright started investing in fix and flip properties. He soon saw that it was difficult to get funding quickly on these properties, much less from reputable and reliable sources. The solution was Do Hard Money, a private hard money company that offers short-term funding for real estate investors. Coming from a background of real estate investing, he understood the needs investors have. He wanted to provide a way for others to grow their real estate investing business by offering short term loans with no money down and no monthly payments. Ryan has been a featured speaker for Bank of America, CitiMortgage, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Inside Mortgage Finance and the ReCaptivate Conference for real estate professionals.   On today’s episode, we talk to Ryan about the secrets to success (show up, show up on time and show up prepared) in getting started in investing in real estate. Ryan talks with us about the concept of using private lending and hard money rental loans to financ

Zachary Beach has been around the real estate business for over 7 years. He has been a part of or has been mentored in a number of facets in the real estate world. At age 25, he decided to jump into the family real estate business. Zachary has completed an owner financing deal on a property that is worth over a million dollars and purchased it for $940,000 with principal only payments of $2500 per month. Zachary went from bartender to million dollar business owner in just under 3 years.   On today’s episode, we talk to Zachary about how to get started in lease options and owner financing deals. You’ll learn how to accelerate your real estate investing by doing this 1 thing (it has nothing to do with real estate). We also talk about misconceptions about owner financing deals and how you can create systems to help scale your business to automate it and create a lifestyle of your dreams.   Key Points From This Episode: Failing your way forward and taking action is the best way to get started in real es

Omar Khan is a manager at the Dallas, Texas private equity firm Boardwalk Wealth. Omar is a CFA charterholder with 10 years of experience investing across real estate and commodities. He has completed $3.7 billion in capital financing and M&A transactions. Omar has also syndicated large multi-million dollar deals across the US and Advised high net-worth individuals and entrepreneurs on real estate portfolio allocations.   On today’s episode, we talk about escaping the rat race, finding the right multifamily deals, underwriting them and sourcing capital – international and domestic. Omar shares his story of graduating during the 2008 market crash and how he 10x his efforts to start his career in finance and real estate. You’ll learn how you can leverage your W-2 income to invest in real estate and why underwriting is the most important piece of the investment process.     Key Points From This Episode: Why investing time in growing your network will 10x your income Top questions to ask yourse

Jim Palmer is a marketing and business building expert and in-demand coach. He is the founder of the Dream Business Academy and Dream Business Coaching and Mastermind Program. He is the host of Dream Business Coach TV, the hit weekly Web TV show watched by thousands of entrepreneurs and small business owners, and he is also the host of Dream Business Radio, a weekly podcast based on Jim\'s unique brand of Smart Marketing and Business Building Strategies.   Jim is best known internationally as \'The Dream Business Coach\' and creator of No Hassle Newsletters, the ultimate \'done-for-you\' newsletter marketing program used by hundreds of clients in nine countries. Jim Palmer speaks and gives interviews on such topics as entrepreneurial success, newsletter marketing, client retention, how to build a profitable business and how to create your own Dream Business. Jim is a cancer survivor, has been married for over thirty-five years, has four grown children and three grandchildren. Recently, Jim and his wife S

Larry Goins has been investing in real estate for over 30 years. Previously, Larry served as president of the Metrolina Real Estate Investors Association in Charlotte NC, a not-for-profit organization that has over 350 members and is the local chapter of the National Real Estate Investors Association. Larry is an active real estate investor and travels throughout the United States speaking and training audiences at conventions, expos, and Real Estate Investment Associations on his strategies for buying and selling houses. Larry also has a podcast on real estate investing Brain Pick a Pro, where he interviews experts from real estate and give his own expert advice. Between speaking engagements and mentoring other investors, Larry oversees the daily operations of his investing business that wholesales properties, seller finances properties and holds properties for investment.   We talk to Larry about how he got started in real estate investing and the breakdown of his first deal using a FHA loan. Larry tal

Javier Hinojo is the owner of IQ REI, a family-controlled real estate company that buys, manages, repairs, and sells homes in the Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, NC area. He has extensive experience working with foreclosed properties, land development, lease options, and land contracts. Javier offers the kind of business that prides itself on having a quick response rate, professional experience, and simplified solutions that make clients’ lives easier. Javier has been married for 19 years and have 5 children with 3 still living at home. He has always been an entrepreneur (owning a few businesses, been bankrupt twice, day trader Forex, and more). Javier started investing two years ago and completed over 28 fix and flips and is on track do to over 50 by next summer. He is looking forward to investing into rentals, multi-family, and development deals in the near future.   Today, Javier talks to us about his journey from joining the military to becoming an real estate entrepreneur. Growing up, Javier alwa

A full-time real estate investor, entrepreneur, popular podcast host, author, speaker, coach and all-around problem solver, J. Massey is well known for providing best-in-class advice and strategies to help new and experienced investors the world over. J.’s platform is simple… He invests his time looking for investment opportunities (a.k.a., problems to solve through real estate transactions), closing deals and teaching others how to find and manage similar opportunities, including getting Deals At Discounts and Raising Private Capital to Investing in Multi-Family Properties, getting leads and negotiating the deal. By turning his real-world field work into killer training courses, new and seasoned investors alike learn win-win solutions to solve real estate “problems” for buyers, sellers and other investors. J.’s cashflow-creation strategies are embraced on a global scale by people who want to learn better ways to achieve tangible success in real estate investing, and in his words become “bigger, badder, bet