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The Real Reason Agents Aren't Winning Right Now (And How To Fix It) | Brett Tanner & Katelyn Mitchell

Most agents and investors blame the market, the leads, or the broker for why they're stuck. Brett makes the case that the real problem is the one staring back in the mirror. He and Katelyn break down the operating system behind a personal life that actually feeds your business, and they call out the soft excuses, the 9-to-5 leaks, and the ego traps that quietly keep you making part-time money.

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

1:52 Your Personal Operating System

11:13 The 10/10 Honesty Rule

12:48 Zero Sick Days in 11 Years

20:04 Job Descriptions at Home

25:04 The $10 Uber Test

29:21 Honoring Every Commitment

31:15 The 9-to-5 Leak

44:26 The Morning Routine Trap

51:58 Leagues and "I Deserve"

57:15 Your Calendar Reveals Your Income

1:04:57 Net Income vs Ego

1:06:51 The 5 People Rule

1:15:58 Crypto and Day-Trade Traps

1:22:28 The Recap

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📚 BOOKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

- Jim Kwik — speed reading and memory training (kwiklearning.com)

- Tony Robbins — the "blueprint vs. life conditions" idea

- Jim Rohn — be content with what you have while ambitious for more

- Gary Keller — focus and execution over raw hours

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Infinite Banking Education: SaveLikeaBank.com

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Trust & Entity Structure: SetupMyEstate.com

Off-Market Deals & Direct Mail: TheMagicMailers.com

1031 Exchange: Exchange1031Now.com

Bookkeeping & Financial Services: BooksOffMyPlate.com

PPC & Digital Marketing for RE Investors: ScaleMyDeals.com

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🎙 ABOUT THE SHOW

The Be Wealthy Podcast brings entrepreneurs the strategies to grow their business, then teaches them how to think about their money. Because wealth is far more than money. It's freedom. Hosted by Brett Tanner & co-pilot Katelyn Mitchell.

Mission: Get Free.

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⚠️ DISCLAIMER

Be Wealthy and its affiliates do not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. This material has been prepared for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should consult your own tax, legal, and accounting advisors before engaging in any transaction.

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The Only 5 Meetings You Need to Run A Business (Part 1) | Brett Tanner & Katelyn Mitchell

Brett runs every one of his 34 companies on the same five meetings, and in this one he walks through where they came from and why they work. Katelyn pushes him on why he still tracks 15 numbers in a plain spreadsheet instead of a dashboard full of red and green dials. The line that sticks: most people in business are losing so slow they think they're winning. If you've never built a flash report or sat down for a real annual plan, this is where you start.

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

0:35 Welcome Back

2:14 Where This Came From

3:20 The Five Meetings

4:18 Why Agendas Matter

20:17 Inside The Bottle

33:08 You're An Asset

46:12 Your P&L Is A Tool

49:41 The Numbers Most Skip

53:16 Tracking The Ratios

57:00 The Flash Report

1:05:47 Annual Planning

1:06:20 The 1-3-5 Tool

1:09:13 Losing So Slow

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📚 BOOKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

- The 1-3-5 goal-setting tool, credited to Gary Keller

- Free flash report and 1-3-5 outline downloads: bewealthypodcast.com/#resources

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Infinite Banking Education: SaveLikeaBank.com

Self-Directed IRA: MaxOutRetirement.com

Trust & Entity Structure: SetupMyEstate.com

Off-Market Deals & Direct Mail: TheMagicMailers.com

1031 Exchange: Exchange1031Now.com

Bookkeeping & Financial Services: BooksOffMyPlate.com

PPC & Digital Marketing for RE Investors: ScaleMyDeals.com

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🎙 ABOUT THE SHOW

The Be Wealthy Podcast brings entrepreneurs the strategies to grow their business, then teaches them how to think about their money. Because wealth is far more than money. It's freedom. Hosted by Brett Tanner & co-pilot Katelyn Mitchell.

Mission: Get Free.

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Why the BRRRR Method Doesn't Work | Brett Tanner

This is part two on the Brandon Turner deal that torched about $15 million of investor money. Brett pulls up the actual math on the best fourplex he can dream up, 1% rule, lowest rates you'll ever see, and it stil loses a hundred bucks a month the second you rip your cash back out. He also clears up the comments from part one and draws the real line between a BRRRR, a cash-out refi, and an honest value-add.

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

0:49 The $15M Recap

2:40 BRRRR vs Cash-Out Refi

6:50 The "Roast" Breakdown

8:03 Running The Math

17:04 Answering The Comments

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Cost Segregation Studies & 45L Tax Credit: SingleFamilyCostSeg.com

Infinite Banking Education: SaveLikeaBank.com

Self-Directed IRA: MaxOutRetirement.com

Trust & Entity Structure: SetupMyEstate.com

Off-Market Deals & Direct Mail: TheMagicMailers.com

1031 Exchange: Exchange1031Now.com

Bookkeeping & Financial Services: BooksOffMyPlate.com

PPC & Digital Marketing for RE Investors: ScaleMyDeals.com

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🎙 ABOUT THE SHOW

The Be Wealthy Podcast brings entrepreneurs the strategies to grow their business, then teaches them how to think about their money. Because wealth is far more than money. It's freedom. Hosted by Brett Tanner & co-pilot Katelyn Mitchell.

Mission: Get Free.

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⚠️ DISCLAIMER

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How Brandon Turner (BiggerPockets) Lost $15,000,000 Of Investor Money | Brett Tanner & Katelyn Mitchell

Brandon Turner just torched $15 million of his investors' money on one apartment deal and went on an apology tour to explain why. Brett and Katelyn pull the actual numbers, show you why the market didn't kill this deal, the loan did, and introduce the ROAST method — the new syndication strategy Brandon accidentally invented when his BRRRR ran out of road. By the end you'll know the five questions to ask before you ever wire money into someone else's deal.

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

0:46 BRRRR Was Just A Cash Out Refi

1:31 Brandon Just Lost $15M

2:17 The Grandmother Problem

9:30 Introducing The ROAST Method

12:17 Commercial Real Estate 101

16:23 Cap Rates vs Comps

22:13 How Banks Make Money

25:37 The $1.26 Trillion Wall

29:49 Heights On Katy Breakdown

33:20 A-Class Property, Zero Upside

36:49 What Actually Killed The Deal

40:17 Class A vs Class B Investors

42:49 Five Reasons Syndications Die

49:00 Questions To Ask Before You Invest

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📚 BOOKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

- The Bankers Code by George Antone

- Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charlie Munger

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Some links below are partner or affiliate links. Be Wealthy may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Free Tools & Downloads: https://www.bewealthybrett.com/resources

Cost Segregation Studies & 45L Tax Credit: SingleFamilyCostSeg.com

Infinite Banking Education: SaveLikeaBank.com

Self-Directed IRA: MaxOutRetirement.com

Trust & Entity Structure: SetupMyEstate.com

Off-Market Deals & Direct Mail: TheMagicMailers.com

1031 Exchange: Exchange1031Now.com

Bookkeeping & Financial Services: BooksOffMyPlate.com

PPC & Digital Marketing for RE Investors: ScaleMyDeals.com

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🎙 ABOUT THE SHOW

The Be Wealthy Podcast brings entrepreneurs the strategies to grow their business, then teaches them how to think about their money. Because wealth is far more than money. It's freedom. Hosted by Brett Tanner & co-pilot Katelyn Mitchell.

Mission: Get Free.

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⚠️ DISCLAIMER

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5 Things The Rich Buy That Make Them Richer

Part 2 of where the wealthy actually spend their money. Brett and Katelyn run through 5 more categories that look like overspending until you do the math.

The Gary Keller conference table that's outlasted every other piece of furniture in his office. Why Brett drives a Tesla. The $1,000 Costco run at 21 that bought back Brett's time. The Belize trip Brett gifted Katelyn becuase memories pay dividends and stuff doesn't. And the Brett quote that lands hardest: "The most expensive line item in your life isn't your mortgage. It's the network you're not building."

If you missed Part 1, watch it first. We covered time, health, learning, kids, and trusted advisors over there.

👉 Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSEHMw-E6DE

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro and the 5 categories wealthy people pay more for

1:25 Quality and reliability: why broke people buy 3 cheap versions and wealthy people buy 1

4:36 Why Brett drives a Tesla and what it actually buys back for him

7:35 The Yeti, the Tumi suitcase, and the Mercedes lease Katelyn traded in

13:45 Warren Buffett's cigar-butt investing and the Charlie Munger flip that changed it

15:50 The $1,000 Costco run at age 21 that bought back Brett's time

18:09 Experiences not things and the memory dividend that compounds like a stock

30:30 "Buy memories, not sh*t" - Brett's anchor on what real wealth actually pays for

32:17 Hospitality and relationships: host the table or eat alone

41:33 Your real biggest expense isn't your mortgage, it's the network you're not building

42:08 Proximity and environment: the office Brett bought in 2010 when Wall Street said only morons would

47:43 Privacy and structure: Wyoming LLCs, TSA PreCheck, and why real wealth whispers

53:19 The "I can't afford it" lie and the Aladdin Factor question that replaces it

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📚 BOOKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

- The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley

- The Snowball by Alice Schroeder

- Die With Zero by Bill Perkins

- The Aladdin Factor by Mark Victor Hansen

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🎁 FREE RESOURCES

Some links below are partner or affiliate links. Be Wealthy may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Free Tools & Downloads: https://www.bewealthybrett.com/resources

Cost Segregation Studies & 45L Tax Credit: SingleFamilyCostSeg.com

Infinite Banking Education: SaveLikeaBank.com

Self-Directed IRA: MaxOutRetirement.com

Trust & Entity Structure: SetupMyEstate.com

Off-Market Deals & Direct Mail: TheMagicMailers.com

1031 Exchange: Exchange1031Now.com

Bookkeeping & Financial Services: BooksOffMyPlate.com

PPC & Digital Marketing for RE Investors: ScaleMyDeals.com

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🎙 ABOUT THE SHOW

The Be Wealthy Podcast brings entrepreneurs the strategies to grow their business, then teaches them how to think about their money. Because wealth is far more than money. It's freedom. Hosted by Brett Tanner & co-pilot Katelyn Mitchell.

Mission: Get Free.

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⚠️ DISCLAIMER

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Diversification Makes You Rich. It Won't Make You Wealthy. | Brett Tanner + Katelyn Mitchell

Brett and Katelyn are recording live from Apple Mountain Resort in Georgia, two weeks after their family office closed on the 285-acre property. Before they get into their ten-things series, Brett lays out the argument that most agents and investors build portfolios the wrong way: lots of small bets feel safe, but they'll cap your wealth and bury you in management units. The episode covers five of ten things the wealthy gladly overspend on, and the real estate investor lens runs all the way through it. Brett's 130-unit portfolio versus Apple Mountain's one management unit makes the point better than any spreadsheet. Part two drops next week with the remaining five.

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

0:37 Apple Mountain Acquisition

3:05 Auction Due Diligence

9:44 Three Ways to Make Money

15:36 Concentrated vs. Diversified Bets

18:27 Wealthy vs. Fake Rich

22:42 Four Spending Categories

24:43 Time: Buying It Back

32:12 The Highest Dividend

36:00 Two Scorecards of Life

41:29 Health and Longevity

46:48 Sleep as an Investment

53:17 Learning and Skills

55:06 Paying for Expertise

1:00:30 Building a Mental Model

1:05:14 Kids Education and Exposure

1:08:45 Raising Non-Entitled Kids

1:14:38 Trusted Advisors

1:18:27 CPA and Tax Strategy

1:22:38 Estate Attorney and Fiduciary

1:27:30 Episode Wrap and Preview

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📚 BOOKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

- The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller

- The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley

- The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

- The Almanac of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson

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🎁 FREE RESOURCES

Some links below are partner or affiliate links. Be Wealthy may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Free Tools & Downloads: https://www.bewealthybrett.com/resources

Cost Segregation Studies & 45L Tax Credit: SingleFamilyCostSeg.com

Infinite Banking Education: SaveLikeaBank.com

Self-Directed IRA: MaxOutRetirement.com

Trust & Entity Structure: SetupMyEstate.com

Off-Market Deals & Direct Mail: TheMagicMailers.com

1031 Exchange: Exchange1031Now.com

Bookkeeping & Financial Services: BooksOffMyPlate.com

PPC & Digital Marketing for RE Investors: ScaleMyDeals.com

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🎙 ABOUT THE SHOW

The Be Wealthy Podcast brings entrepreneurs the strategies to grow their business, then teaches them how to think about their money. Because wealth is far more than money. It's freedom. Hosted by Brett Tanner & co-pilot Katelyn Mitchell.

Mission: Get Free.

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⚠️ DISCLAIMER

Be Wealthy and its affiliates do not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. This material has been prepared for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should consult your own tax, legal, and accounting advisors before engaging in any transaction.

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ABOUT THE CONVERSATION

Brett and Katelyn recorded this one on-site at Apple Mountain Resort, the 285-acre golf and residential property their family office acquired two weeks prior. Brett makes the case that diversification is a path to getting rich, not wealthy, and that concentrated bets, executed well, produce the compounding that actually builds wealth. From there they cover the first five of ten things the wealthy actually overspend on: time, health and longevity, learning and skills, kids education and exposure, and trusted advisors. Part two drops the following week.

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How Wealthy Agents Actually Spend Their Money | Brett Tanner

Most people think rich people win by buying better stuff. They don't. They win because they refuse to buy certain things even when they easily could. In this episode Brett breaks down the five categories the wealthy systematically avoid spending on, from housing to cars to status, and shares the 30-33 housing rule that keeps his own payment under 2% of his income.

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

8:20 Why Wealth Is Subtraction

9:17 #1: Housing

14:48 The 30-33 Rule

16:40 #2: Cars

19:00 #3: Status Spending

24:54 #4: What Doesn't Compound

27:52 #5: Small Leaks

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📚 BOOKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

- The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

- Same as Ever by Morgan Housel

- The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel

- The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley

- Buy This, Not That by Sam Dogen (The Financial Samurai)

- Essentialism by Greg McKeown

- Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

- Die With Zero by Bill Perkins

- The Almanac of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson

- Atomic Habits by James Clear

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🎁 FREE RESOURCES

Some links below are partner or affiliate links. Be Wealthy may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Free Tools & Downloads: https://www.bewealthybrett.com/resources

Cost Segregation Studies & 45L Tax Credit: SingleFamilyCostSeg.com

Infinite Banking Education: SaveLikeaBank.com

Self-Directed IRA: MaxOutRetirement.com

Trust & Entity Structure: SetupMyEstate.com

Off-Market Deals & Direct Mail: TheMagicMailers.com

1031 Exchange: Exchange1031Now.com

Bookkeeping & Financial Services: BooksOffMyPlate.com

PPC & Digital Marketing for RE Investors: ScaleMyDeals.com

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🎙 ABOUT THE SHOW

The Be Wealthy Podcast brings entrepreneurs the strategies to grow their business, then teaches them how to think about their money. Because wealth is far more than money. It's freedom. Hosted by Brett Tanner & co-pilot Katelyn Mitchell.

Mission: Get Free.

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The Frame: How Top Agents Win The Listing Before They Even Open Their Mouth | Rene Rodriguez

Rene Rodriguez has shared the stage with Tony Robbins, Gary Vee, and Ed Mylett. He spent 30 years studying the neuroscience behind why people say yes or no to anything. We get into the frame, the narrative gap, and the brain mechanics that decide every listing pitch before a single word is spoken.

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🎤 CONNECT WITH RENE

Website: https://www.meetrene.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learnwithrene

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@learnwithrene

Book: https://www.amplifiibook.com

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

1:24 Meet Rene Rodriguez

5:30 Growing Up Without Money

10:25 Why He Studied Neuroscience

12:00 Door-To-Door Cookware At 18

15:53 CEO At 22 During 9/11

18:30 Pivot Into Mortgage Sales

22:00 The PAP-CAR Sales System

30:00 Why Today Feels Like 2008

33:30 Run When Everyone Else Walks

36:00 Losing 100 Events In A Week

40:00 The Frame Explained

46:00 The Used Car Salesman Reframe

48:00 The Astronaut And The Lowest Bidder

53:30 The Narrative Gap

55:30 Watch Him Demonstrate It

1:04:00 Top 3 Books

1:13:00 60 Seconds With 21-Year-Old Rene

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📚 BOOKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

- Amplify Your Influence by Rene Rodriguez

- Let's Get Real or Let's Not Play by Mahan Khalsa

- You Can Have It All by Arnold Patent

- The Four Questions by Byron Katie

- WhisperFlow (AI voice dictation)

- Ninja Creami (protein ice cream maker)

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🎙 ABOUT THE SHOW

The Be Wealthy Podcast brings entrepreneurs the strategies to grow their business, then teaches them how to think about their money. Because wealth is far more than money. It's freedom. Hosted by Brett Tanner & co-pilot Katelyn Mitchell.

Mission: Get Free.

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GUEST INFO

Rene Rodriguez is a WSJ best-selling author, keynote speaker, and behavioral neuroscientist who has trained over 100,000 people in influence and communication. His company AMPLIFII works with leaders, sales teams, and speakers across the country.

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Justin Colby: The 2 Million Dollar Mistake And The Public Comeback | Justin Colby

Learn More About Justin: https://thescienceofflipping.com

Justin Colby has flipped over 1,500 houses and runs two podcasts. He came on the show to do something most operators won't: name a 2 million dollar failure he's currently working through, and explain how a contractor he trusted faked an entrie renovation. If you've ever bought a deal because of pride, this one's for you.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

1:24 Dallas Snowstorm Story

5:14 Childhood Scarcity

9:34 Therapy Breakthrough

19:39 Three Levels Of Proving

22:00 The 2008 Wipeout

30:45 The Contractor Disaster

42:00 Building Up Vs Down

50:00 Five Hard Lessons

1:00:00 Rich Vs Wealthy

1:09:30 The 36-Month Trap

1:15:45 Closing Questions

BOOKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED:

- Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell

- The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday

- Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

- The Seven-Day Weekend by Ricardo Semler

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FREE RESOURCES:

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Cost Segregation Studies & 45L Tax Credit: SingleFamilyCostSeg.com

Infinite Banking Education: SaveLikeaBank.com

Self-Directed IRA: MaxOutRetirement.com

Trust & Entity Structure: SetupMyEstate.com

Off-Market Deals & Direct Mail: TheMagicMailers.com

1031 Exchange: Exchange1031Now.com

Bookkeeping & Financial Services: BooksOffMyPlate.com

PPC & Digital Marketing for RE Investors: ScaleMyDeals.com

ABOUT THE SHOW:

The Be Wealthy Podcast brings entrepreneurs the strategies to grow their business, then teaches them how to think about their money. Because wealth is far more than money. It's freedom. Hosted by Brett Tanner & co-pilot Katelyn Mitchell.

Mission: Get Free.

DISCLAIMER:

Be Wealthy and its affiliates do not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. This material has been prepared for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should consult your own tax, legal, and accounting advisors before engaging in any transaction.

GUEST INFO:

Justin Colby is the founder of The Science of Flipping podcast and coaching program and host of The Entrepreneur DNA podcast. He has flipped over 1,500 houses since 2007 and runs an active portfolio of apartments and rental homes out of Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Why Trust Fund Babies Fail (And How to Leave Wealth Without Killing Your Kids' Drive) | Marc Dearth

Brett's personal estate attorney Marc Dearth — founder of Dearth Law in Atlanta — explains why the standard "health, education, maintenance, and support" trust quietly turns wealthy parents into trust fund baby factories. Marc walks through why mandatory distribution ages (25/35/45) destroy asset protection in a divorce or lawsuit, and Brett breaks down the specific incentive structure he wrote into his own trust — including matching his kids' tax-return earnings into approved investments and splitting the estate into separate buckets so the super-achiever and the artist are both treated fairly.

This is the section of estate planning that most attorneys never bring up.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 The Trust Fund Baby Mentality

0:35 Why Achievers Get Penalized By Standard Trusts

1:25 Who Actually Decides — A Judge, Not You

1:55 The 25/35/45 Distribution Trap

2:25 The Divorce + Lawsuit Worst Case

3:05 Brett's Tax-Return Matching Trust Design

3:40 The Super-Achiever vs. The Artist Problem

4:15 Three Separate Buckets — One Per Kid

4:35 Why Brett Refused Mandatory Distribution Ages

WORK WITH MARC

Dearth Law: https://dearthlaw.com

Marc on the web: https://dearthlaw.com/about

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Facebook: facebook.com/brettbewealthy

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FREE RESOURCES

Free Tools & Downloads: https://www.bewealthybrett.com/resources

Cost Segregation Studies & 45L Tax Credit: SingleFamilyCostSeg.com

Infinite Banking Education: SaveLikeaBank.com

Self-Directed IRA: MaxOutRetirement.com

Trust & Entity Structure: SetupMyEstate.com

Off-Market Deals & Direct Mail: TheMagicMailers.com

1031 Exchange: Exchange1031Now.com

Bookkeeping & Financial Services: BooksOffMyPlate.com

PPC & Digital Marketing for RE Investors: ScaleMyDeals.com

ABOUT THE SHOW

The Be Wealthy Podcast brings entrepreneurs the strategies to grow their business — then teaches them how to think about their money. Because wealth is far more than money — it's freedom. Hosted by Brett Tanner & co-pilot Katelyn Mitchell.

Mission: Get Free.

DISCLAIMER

Be Wealthy and its affiliates do not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. This material has been prepared for informational and entertainment purposes only, and should not be relied on for tax, legal, or accounting decisions. Always consult your own advisors before taking financial action.