Big Mike Fund Podcast

Alastair Macdonald is back this week for a continuation of Economic Timelines and Surrounding Vital Factors, this time focusing more on the consequences of bad economic conditions. For new listeners and viewers, Alastair is an international analyst, forecaster, speaker, writer and investment consultant. He is the founder and editor of “The Parallax Report,” a subscription-based market, social and economic forecasting service for individual investors, and institutions.

Join us for another episode that delves deeper into economic issues and what the future holds.

You might have missed the first episode with Alastair, so be sure to check that out.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE

01:28 – The direction of interest rates | The risk of low interest rates

05:21 – Junk Bonds

09:47 – The pursuit of yields and the resulting low-quality bonds

13:33 – The serious threat of inflation

16:36 – “When does this end?”

21:19 – Is there a chance for redemption?

25:56 – What interest rates are meant to represent

NOTABLE QUOTES

“When does this end? Will the government stop? The answer is, historically speaking, no. It won’t be an event. It will be a process.” – Alastair Macdonald

“It is the lender that decides the rate, not the borrower.” – Alastair Macdonald

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In this week’s episode, we are joined by Nick Legamaro a.k.a “Nick The Note Guy”. Nick has been investing in real estate since 2001. He has experienced the crash firsthand in 2008 and lived to talk about it!

Nick is now dedicated to showing individuals how they too, can “Be the Bank” and invest in High Yield, Low Risk, Securitized Real Estate Mortgage Notes. Tune in to learn more.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE

01:33 – Background of the guest

04:08 – Note Investing and the pandemic

08:24 – Mortgages: What people don’t realize

11:35 – Where and how can investors find these deals?

19:17 – Transferring titles

22:37 – Interest rates

26:49 – A look at the future

If you found this episode substantial and want to dig deeper into real estate, or maybe you want to discover better investment opportunities, be sure to check out www.tempofunding.com.

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Jeff is one of the most highly sought-after attorneys in the country when it comes to Self-Directed IRA Investing. He has been a real estate investor since 1993. As a frequent and popular guest speaker, he has become a recognized thought leader and innovator in the field of real estate investing.Tune in as Jeff and Mike drop must-know information in this episode.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE

01:49 – Guest introduction

05:58 – Duty, breach, causation, damages, and collectability

07:14 – “Get clear.”

10:22 – Asset protection

13:52 – Another asset protection technique

16:15 – How many properties do you put into an LLC to maintain asset protection?

21:45 – “Know your numbers.”

28:28 – The IRA owning the Trust

30:32 – IRA LLC vs. IRA Trust

NOTABLE QUOTES

“Get clear. Not get clear of things but get clear about your things. Know your numbers, know what you own, know what your liabilities are, and know your risks.” – Jeff Watson

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This week’s guest is Freeland Ventures CEO and host of the Accelerated Investor Podcast, Josh Cantwell. Josh manages over $40M in private money, which is deployed into multifamily real estate and apartments. He has been involved in 1,000+ wholesale, rehab, rental, foreclosure, and apartment transactions, and currently holds a portfolio of over 3,000+ cash-flowing apartments. Josh is a true entrepreneur and prides himself on never having had a boss in his entire adult life.

Make sure to tune in to this noteworthy episode in finding the right deals and how to be on top of the capital-raising game.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE

01:22 – Background of the guest

05:26 – From residential to commercial real estate

13:22 – Steps to raising capital

21:55 – “Selling” your cause

29:13 – The “Secret Sauce” into winning investors

NOTABLE QUOTES

“Pancreatic Cancer has just a 6-8% survival rate, and so now I’m almost ten years, actually this November, we’ll be celebrating my 10-year anniversary as a survivor. I’m one of the very, very lucky few. And so, when I look at opportunities to join you on your podcast, opportunities to raise capital, opportunities to do deals, my focus is creating legacy for my wife, my kids, but also to have impact on other people because you never know, you never, never know, Mike, the moment, the day, your number will be called, and your life will be thrown into upheaval. One of my passions is helping people understand that they’ve got to do what they’re passionate for right now, don’t wait, get started.” – Josh Cantwell

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This week’s guest is author, real estate developer, and podcast host Victor Menasce. He is well-known as the host of The Real Estate Espresso Podcast: Your morning shot of what’s new in the world of real estate investing. Victor helps independently wealthy investors redeploy their capital from the high risk, volatile equity markets into safe multi-family real estate assets. He has conducted business in over 15 countries, have forged numerous partnerships, raised capital, been awarded patents, acquired businesses, negotiated deals, lead organizations, and brought about business improvement.

Tune in to dive deeper into real estate development, learn high standards and practices, and expand your general knowledge in the world of real estate.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE

01:18 – Background of the guest

02:35 – Real Estate work amidst the pandemic

11:21 – Criteria for engagement

16:40 – Returns in a conservative investment philosophy

20:44 – Cost Value

26:45 – Maximizing profit

29:06 – Interest rates

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This week, we are joined by Alastair J. Macdonald. He is an international analyst, forecaster, speaker, writer and investment consultant. He is the founder and editor of “The Parallax Report,” a subscription-based market, social and economic forecasting service for individual investors, and institutions.

Tune in as Alastair imparts profound wisdom on global economy, both past and present, as well as a forecast on the United States’ economy.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE

00:51 – Background of the guest

04:41 – How larger sets of data can give us a deeper perspective

10:31 – The nature of debt

19:39 – A foresight into the United States’ economic future

23:03 – The possibility of hyperinflation in the United States

25:05 – Bank reserves

NOTABLE QUOTES

“Debt is a taxation on future income.” – Alastair J Macdonald

“It is never the borrower than sets the terms. It is the borrower.” – Alastair J Macdonald

If you found this episode substantial and want to dig deeper into real estate, or maybe you want to discover better investment opportunities, be sure to check out www.tempofunding.com.

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In this week’s episode, we are joined by Adam Southey and Justin Sliva, active land investors and hosts of the Casual Fridays REI podcast.

Tune in as Adam and Justin share their knowledge and experiences in real estate, specifically in land investing, their investment practices, and a whole lot more.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE

01:47 – Getting to know the guests

04:14 – Real Estate background

09:14 – General Real Estate practices

10:02 – “Bass Boat Property Property”

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In this week’s episode, we are joined by the one and only Salena Kulkarni, best-selling author and founder of Freedom Warrior. Freedom Warrior is a Mastermind designed to help time-poor business owners catapult their wealth and shave decades off their time to financial freedom. 

Tune in and learn how Salena went from accounting to real estate to now being a certified property investment advisor. 

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE

01:12 – Background of the guest

04:29 – Australia’s Real Estate Industry

15:34 – Australia’s view on international property investments

20:19 – Are you learning to invest or investing to learn?

23:14 – Being great practitioners vs being great marketers

25:23 – The velocity of money

32:06 – Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

If you found this episode substantial and want to dig deeper into real estate, or maybe you want to discover better investment opportunities, be sure to check out www.tempofunding.com.

NOTABLE QUOTES

“You always have to start with people. Know, like, and trust them. Until that happens, it’s very difficult to invest.”

“Behind every loss, if you don’t have the capacity to find the lesson and the wisdom so that you never make that mistake again, is like running a race with one arm behind your back.”

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We are joined this week by Darren Smith, CEO and founder of Solid Growth Properties. Solid Growth Properties was built to exploit opportunities in the commercial market primarily in the North East Regions. They specialize in the acquisition, improvement, re-positioning, and management of commercial investment properties. 

Tune in as Darren talks about his journey in real estate and how his team now are operating and continuing to grow in commercial real estate.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE

01:06 – Background of the guest02:14 – What are Industrial Investments?04:21 – The economics of commercial real estate13:46 – Partnerships18:49 – Equity23:01 – Exit Strategy: Buying whole25:53 – Depreciation

If you found this episode substantial and want to dig deeper into real estate, or maybe you want to discover better investment opportunities, be sure to check out www.tempofunding.com.

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This week’s guest is Fuquan Bilal, CEO and founder of NationalNoteGroup Capital Fund. He founded NNG in 2012 with the principal mission of capitalizing on the growing supply of mortgage notes in the interbank marketplace. To date, he has successfully managed three private mortgage note funds that primarily invest in single-family performing and non-performing mortgage notes.

In this episode he talks about his journey in capital raising. He also imparts the importance of being responsive, building genuine relationships with investors, and how both significantly helped him achieve success.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE

01:04 – Background of the guest

05:23 – Capital raising

09:14 – The importance of being responsive

15:56 – Building genuine relationships with investors

35:21 – Final thoughts

If you found this episode substantial and want to dig deeper into real estate, or maybe you want to discover better investment opportunities, be sure to check out www.tempofunding.com.

NOTABLE QUOTES

“Raising capital is like pushing a train, it’s hard in the beginning, we work hard, it’s hard to get that thing going. But if you do the right things, you get the train going and people hop on that train.”

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