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Join Leafy hosts as they interview best-selling author and corporate lawyer Garrett Sutton.  Garrett breaks down the benefits of using business structures, living trusts and estate plans for real estate investing.  He explains most people are unaware of the advantages to be gained when investing in real estate. Real estate investments allow your money to accelerate at a greater pace than typical paper investments, and will power up your earning potential that will put you into a different class of investor entirely. In Garrett’s book “Loopholes of Real Estate: Secrets of Successful Real Estate Investing”, he reveals knowing when to open real estate loopholes and when to close them will significantly improve your results as a real estate investor. There’s liability and risk associated with owning real estate leading to loopholes of increased personal liability and responsibility for the claims of others. These legal loopholes must be closed in order to gain asset protection to best protect yourself and your family. That is why it is so essential for real estate investors to seek tax and legal advice from the professionals.

Find Garrett’s guide to key loopholes in his book “Loopholes of Real Estate: Secrets of Successful Real Estate Investing”, visit https://www.amazon.com/Loopholes-Real-Estate-Advisors-Paperback-ebook/dp/B00E257UHU/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Prepare to be impressed by Leafy’s latest guest JJ Wenrich, as he explains how to teach your kids – at any age – how the Stock Market works. JJ is a certified financial planner and a 20-year veteran in the investment world. In JJ’s book Teaching Kids to Buy Stocks: Stories and Lessons for Grown-Ups, JJ gives well written, easy to understand advice and education on the Stock Market that can be taught to any age group.  JJ explains, in this episode, that getting kids to understand the Stock Market as a collection of individual companies and not just one big thing, will keep you out of a lot of trouble. JJ tells us to start with play money and simulate and test purchase different stocks.  To make it fun for kids, make this simulation a contest between kids or between you and your child. Make sure to look at charts and different time frames to show the kids how different stocks are doing over a time period. JJ gives a great tip to talk to your kids about money, at any age, to make them understand what life costs.  Challenge them to save money and set them up to be successful. 

To find JJ’s book Teaching Kids to Buy Stocks: Stories and Lessons for Grown-Ups, visit   https://smile.amazon.com/Teaching-Kids-Buy-Stocks-Grown-Ups/dp/173379770X

In today’s episode, we had the privilege to talk with Joshua Maddux, CEO of https://95visual.com about all things in custom web design, development, and digital marketing. He explains what sets his clients apart from the noise in the small business world and the sweet spot when it comes to automation vs. human customer service.  Joshua has seen a trend in customer acquisition and retention with companies that provide human customer service, and with that, customers are now willing to pay a bit more for a customer service experience that involves human interaction over an automated encounter. This is great news for small business, which are competing with big box brands (that now lend to mostly robotic or self-acting customer service). At 95Visual, Joshua and his team have perfected a blended system for their clients that he explains in this episode. His approach still lend to the human experience but delivers an automated emailing sequence with video email, that cuts down on call time and speeds up the sales closing cycle.  If your website isn’t up to par with the industry, it matters! Joshua goes on to give us SO many amazing professional tips that will help any business owner. Joshua continues our interview with a useful tip to Real Estate Agents – get rid of your MLS sites!  You can’t compete with Zillow and Redfin, unless you have billions of dollars for marketing. Instead, build a website that markets towards your buyers, gives them tips for things to look for at an open house.  Give them a printable pdf checklist, education, helpful resources, information, that will put you at the forefront of your customers’ minds during the buying process. During the last part of our conversation with Joshua, he send out a valuable warning: website accessibility has become a growing issue for website and business owners in this litigious society.   Last year alone there were 10,000 federal charges towards websites and businesses that were not accessible to handicap users. Visually impaired individuals have sued for well over $20K and won in California for websites that are not accessible to visually impaired. Joshua goes on to inform us that over 52 million Americans have disabilities that need handicap access to your website.  That’s 20% of your market, are you willing to leave behind that much business being incompliant?  

To find Joshua and his team, visit https://95visual.com

Join Leafy this week as we talk real estate investing with Rodney Miller, CEO of Trident Multifamily. Rodney has over 30 years of experience in the real estate investing business, having invested in every kind of real estate transaction from single-family flips to large multifamily syndications.  He currently owns over 100 single family home rentals and investments in several hundred multifamily doors. This episode full of the best tips to get started in multifamily investing.  Rodney teaches us that multifamily isn’t just a rich man’s investment and not as sophisticated and challenging to get into as it seems.  Through research and a few books Rodney recommends in this episode, anyone can become a multifamily investor. 

Rodney’s Investor Tips:

Begin by passively investing with a more experienced investor. 

Make sure you know 3 things about the investment 1) Is there lots of rental growth in the area you are investing 2) Is there a good plan in place for the surrounding area, look up comps, vet the property 3) Research your partner, make sure they are a sound investment partner. 

Rodney gives so many great investor tips on how to build passive income with alternative investing using self-directed IRAs and 401Ks

To find Rodney, visit http://tridentmultifamily.com https://www.hallmarkhomebuyers.com/  http://mwcapitalgroup.com/

Join Leafy Podcast as we dive into a value packed episode with Hot Mess To Success Entrepreneurs podcast host Amanda Balcazar.  Hot Mess To Success Entrepreneurs is an inspirational podcast aimed to empower entrepreneurs to kick ass in life and business. Be inspired by Amanda and her co-host Lauren Host (yes, that is her last name!) as they interview successful mompreneurs to find out all the “messy middle” stories that got them from startup to on top of the world.   Amanda also tells us the importance of a 90-day, structured plan and warns not to skip the planning stage, even in this fast-paced world, always take the time in the beginning to make a structured plan.  And for the sake of keeping your company safe, always use an operating agreement! This episode is packed with amazingly valuable tips to get your business started, thank you again Amanda!

To find out more about Amanda Balcazar and to listen to Hot Mess To Success Entrepreneur Podcast, visit: https://hotmesstosuccess.com/

Join Leafy Podcast hosts Jennifer, Brian and Tammy with expert guest Karen Ford as they dive into creating a budget, managing your finances and finding incredible deals in real estate investing. Karen is a master financial coach who motivates all of her clients to demolish debt and build wealth.  In this episode, Karen shares that the #1 way to get out of debt is to learn how to budget. Empower yourself with a budget to gain control of your finances.  Then, you tell your money where you want it to go, instead of wondering ‘where did all of my money go? each month.

Not only does Karen teach us how she slays debt for her clients, she also gives us lessons learned in her real estate investing adventures.  Karen explains the awesome deal she found at an auction, a $10 property, that later turned into a nightmare when she found there was a condemned meth house on the property! But no worries, Karen found a way to make that nightmare into a happy profitable ending! Karen gives away her secrets as to where you will find the best real estate investing deals (spoiler tip: take a look at your state auditor office and hudhomestore.com). This episode is so packed with amazing advice that everyone listening will find a valuable take-away.

Learn so much more from Karen! You can find her at https://karenford.org/ and check out her best-selling books on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Karen-Ford/e/B076TF3NTS?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_abau_000000

Join Hosts Jennifer, Brian and Tammy as they discuss critical factors in financial success with the "Cash Flow Expert" Chris Miles.  Chris is a leading authority on how to quickly create cash flow and lasting wealth for thousands of his clients, entrepreneurs, and others internationally. He has been featured in US News, CNN Money, Bankrate.com, and has a high reputation for getting his clients life-altering financial results in his company, Money Ripples.

After working as a traditional financial adviser and stock coach for several years, Chris came to a stark realization that the financial advising industry was not showing anyone how to quickly and safely become financially prosperous. In leaving that industry, Chris was able to retire at 28, and has since worked to teach his effective, unique strategies. Chris explains how you don't have to live on rice and beans to be a successful financial steward.  It's all about mindset and skill set.  If you can get away from thinking in a scarcity (there's never enough) mindset and realize there's an over abundance of wealth to be gained in life, you will truly become a financial steward (what all of us spenders and savers are striving towards).  Chris exposes the popular myths around money that have kept so many from enjoying financial freedom and peace of mind.

Check out more on our expert guest Chris Miles at "The Chris Miles Money Show." Visit www.moneyripples.com to listen to the podcast and download the FREE ebook "Beyond Rice & Beans: 7 Secrets to Free Up Cash Today."

Happy Friday the 13th! Join Jennifer, Brian and Tammy as they dive into some incredibly unbelievable stories from real estate investors who have "seen the worst" and discuss how they can make it out of these crazy "Florida Man" type situations safe and protected from lawsuits.

Join Leafy hosts Jennifer Gligoric and Brian Price as they discuss the latest news that business creation is decreasing in the US over the past few years. Good news for those looking to start a business, this latest trend means less competition in the marketplace. Brian and Jennifer discuss the growing opportunities in varying industries and great advice on building your business correctly from the start.

Leafy Podcast focuses on business engagement as we interview industry leaders and leave our audience with valuable take-away content on protecting, growing and managing their wealth with an uplifting and intriguing message from each episode.