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

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 free newsletter! Visit www.realestateguysradio.com. 

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. 

Everyone wants a great deal.  But what's a great deal for YOU? In this last installment of our four part series, we delve into the do's and don'ts of picking a property that fits your personal investment strategy and advance you toward your financial goals. 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 Kiyosaki says "Investing is a team sport."  We agree!  And this is especially true with real estate investing because unlike paper assets...properties aren't uniform commodities which lend themselves to being traded on electronic exchanges.   Instead, the buying and selling of real estate involve people...lots of them.  And so who you have on your team and how you get along with them is critical to your success. In this episode, we talk about who you need on your team and how to pick people who fit well with you...and with each other.   So  listen in and find out why we think building a successful portfolio of properties is highly dependent on building a successfull portfolio of people. 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. 

Getting into a long term relationship with a market is a big decision.  It's important to take time up front to consider if you're truly compatible with each other. Do you have similar goals and personalities?  Common friends and values?  If things change or don't work out, do you have a plan to move on without too much damage? In this episode, The Real Estate Guys talk about why market selection is highly personal...and how to pick the market or markets that are right for you. 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. 

The secret to finding a "great deal" starts with knowing what you really want...and what you are...and are not...willing to do to get it. We call this your personal investment philosophy.  And most people develop theirs through a sometimes time-consuming and painful process called "trial and error". Knowing the right questions to ask yourself can really shorten the learning curve...and help you get in touch with your inner investor faster. In this episode, Robert, Russ and the Godfather discuss the critical questions every real estate investor should consider when crafting their own personal investment philosophy. 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. 

Hot markets can be fun.  But how do you know when a market is getting a little too hot to handle? A decade ago real estate investors were riding a thrilling wave of appreciation...which was driven by an abundance of easy to access mortgage money. Of course, for many, that party ended badly. Today's hot markets are a little different...or are they? In this episode we talk about what we learned after the last swell of equity, how to know when the wave is about to break, and what to do now to protect the equity you've accumulated. Warning:  There's math involved.  But don't worry.  It's easy. 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.

This special edition of Ask The Guys focuses on listener questions about loans and lending...with not one, but TWO expert guests. We talk HELOCs, commercial loans, cash out re-fi's and first time home buyers loans. A lot has changed in lending over the last few years.  From super loose, to super tight, to a return of equity and creative programs...what's in the lender's toolbox to help investors today? Find out when you listen to 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. 

In our third installment of our Shift Happens series, we take a look at the rising influence of the East...with special guest, Sovereign Man's Tim Staermose. Tim is a professional investor, an investment strategist, and an international man.  He lives in Asia, travels extensively and invests globally, In this episode, Tim shares his perspectives on the shift of political and economic influence from West to East...and how savvy investors can find opportunity. 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. 

Cash in on the silver tsunami as aging baby boomers turn their attention to caring for their aging parents...and ultimately helping their own children care for them. Our special guest Gene Guarino is an expert in turning single family homes into assisted living facilities.  These properties cash flow at a very high rate and ALFs are a great way to acquire and pay for beautiful properties in nice areas that might not otherwise cash flow. Listen in and learn how you can earn healthy profits helping people solve one of the biggest challenges facing an aging population. 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.

Dr. Marc Faber of the Gloom, Boom and Doom Report is our special guest...as we discuss diversification and capitalizing on emerging markets. The ongoing globalization of the economy and China's ascension as a world economic power is affecting everything from the future of the dollar... to interest rates... to where jobs are moving and being created...to the growth (or stagnation) of your tenant's wages...to the cost of commodities like food, energy and building materials. How should an investor be positioned to optimize opportunities and mitigate risk? Where does real estate fit into a diversified portfolio? We talk about all this and more 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.