Damion Lupo started off as a real estate investor before the housing crash in the mid 2000's. He was able to by 150 houses while he was in his early 20's and was smart enough to sell many of them before prices dropped. However, Damion decided to take his capital and invest it heavily in more real estate, which caused him to lose everything he had and then some. Damion came back strong after his collapse, but decided on a new path. He started Fintech Total Control Financial to help people retire better and faster. His company focuses on qualified retirement plans which are much more flexible than IRA's or 401k's. You can hear all about Damion's rise, fall, and development of a new company on this episode of the InvestFourMore Real Estate Podcast.
Joe Mueller started out as a real estate investor when he was just 18. He bought his first house at 19, and became an agent to make investing easier. As an agent he started listing REO and HUD homes like I do, and then started his own brokerage. Joe now has an office that sells hundreds of homes a year, he has a wholesale business, he owns close to 60 rental properties, and he flips houses as well. Joe is a busy guy with a career that is very similar to mine and we talk all about it on this episode of the InvestFourMore Real Estate Podcast.
Last week my wife and I took a vacation to Turks and Caicos. Turks and Caicos is in the Caribbean close to Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas. It is a beautiful country with many islands, but only 30,000 people. I love vacations because of the time I get to spend with my family (no kids on this trip), time I get to relax, and because vacations help my business become more successful. On this podcast I talk all about why your business needs to be set up so that you can take vacations, and why vacations are so important. I see many business owners who are the business, they have to constantly be involved for things to run. They are afraid to hire help because of the cost, they are afraid to give up control, and they don't have the time to make big changes. To have a successful business it must be able to run without you. When you are not working in the business constantly, you have time to look at the big picture and make decisions that will make you more successful. Vacations are a great time to clear your head, relax, and let ideas come to you.
On this episode of the InvestFourMore Real Estate Podcast I talk about debt. I hear how bad debt is all the time. How debt ruins lives, how it ties down people, and how the banks are the only ones that benefit from debt. I have a completely different view about debt. I love debt! You have to be careful how you use debt, but if used right it can make you much more money than paying cash for everything. I have debt on my personal house, 13 of my 14 rental properties, 15 of my 16 flips, and on a couple of my cars. I do not consider any of that debt bad, because I can use the cash from that debt to make much more money than the debt costs me. On this podcast I talk about why debt is not scary or bad, what type of debt is the best to use (Arms, 15 or 30 year mortgages), and how to find a lender that will lend you money.