Nick Hayhurst, Sr. is a seasoned lender, operator, developer, and financier of elder care and hospitality assets throughout California and Nevada. With over 30 years experience, Nick was an esteemed board member and Vice Chair of the California Lodging Industry Association (CLIA) and helped shape policy surrounding development of hospitality projects. His company, Hallmark Funding Corporation, has worked on over 550 commercial loans, securing conventional, private, bridge, refinance, and construction debt to allow for the successful completion of lodging and assisted living facilities throughout the Western US.

In this segment, Nick talks about assisted living facilities and how they work for the investor.

Peter is a libertarian and a capitalist. He believes that transactions which you can be proud of result from carefully conceived goals and plans followed by purposeful actions and scrupulous documentation.

Peter continues to teach and to attend real estate and investment seminars and meetings regularly. He is respected for his clear and patient explanations of investment concepts and transactions.

He has been building, structuring, manipulating and managing investment transactions and portfolios for more than 45 years.

In this segment, Peter discusses how he ended up in real estate investing and his path to owning enough assets to cover his expenses, freeing him from having to work.

Kim is an internationally-renowned speaker, author (Rich Woman, Good Deal Bad Deal), entrepreneur, real estate investor, radio show host, and the founder of Rich Woman. Kim is an advocate and inspiration for women everywhere to get a financial eduction and make their dreams a reality!

In this segment, Kim talks about how she decided to become an entrepreneur rather than working for companies. She also discusses how she came to investing in real estate and her first deal.

John Schaub has prospered during three recessions, four tax law changes and interest rates ranging from 6-16% in his 35 years as a real estate investor. His 2005 best-selling book, Building Wealth One House at a Time, assisted more than 100,000 real estate enthusiasts on their way to successful investing. He also wrote Building Wealth in a Changing Real Estate Market in 2007.

John recommends buying better, well-located houses rather than cheaper houses and other management-intensive properties. Better houses are more profitable and far less trouble. He advocates paying off debt, owning properties free and clear, and renting only to long term, high quality tenants.

In this segment, John speaks about his experience in real estate investing and his success with cash flow. Why does he prefer single-tenant housing over apartment buildings? Watch to find out!

Mitch Stephen has been investing in real estate for decades. He has bought rentals, flipped houses, and built his business so large that in one year he bought 150 houses. Mitch was able to start with almost none of his own money using credit cards. Although Mitch has tried many different real estate strategies, he loves to owner finance deals. He is buying 50 to 100 homes a year, and creating massive amounts of cash flow without spending money on repairs.

In this segment, Mitch talks about how he ended up in real estate and entrepreneurship. Learn how Mitch uses owner financing to purchase houses.

John Burns has helped executives form demographic-based strategies for more than 27 years. He is the founder and CEO of John Burns Real Estate Consulting—a research and consulting firm with 17 offices around the country. John is a highly regarded consultant and speaker.He earned his BA in economics from Stanford University and his MBA from UCLA.

In this segment, John speaks about the current state of the economy, what markets are hot and which are not, and where he believes rent prices are going.

Alan Lewis is the Chief Investment & Co-Founder of DiversyFund, a real estate crowdfunding platform, and has worked in the real estate industry for 15 years, including heading up a real estate private equity division, where he oversaw multi-family and master-planned residential development, after working on Wall Street as both an investment banker and a corporate attorney serving real estate investment clients and banks such as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Mr. Lewis is a graduate of Columbia Law School and Brigham Young University.

In this segment, Alan speaks about how he got into real estate investing after going to law school. Tom and Alan also talk about the keys to success in syndications and development.

G. Edward Griffin is an author, lecturer, and filmmaker. He is the author of The Creature from Jekyll Island (1994), which promotes theories about the motives behind the creation of the Federal Reserve System. Griffin's writings include a number of views regarding various political, defense and health care interests.

In this segment, Ed speaks about the Federal Reserve and the monetary system of the U.S.

Bruce Norris is an active investor, hard money lender, and real estate educator with over 30 years experience. Bruce has been involved in more than 2,000 real estate transactions as a buyer, seller, builder, and money partner. Bruce currently serves on the Executive Board for the Real Estate Research Council of Southern California.

In his interview with Tom, he discusses the current Quadrant Four housing cycle and how you can position yourself to best capitalize on it.

Larry Stone is the County Assessor of Santa Clara County. He was first elected in 1975 to the City Council of the City of Sunnyvale. After serving for 16½ years, including two terms as Mayor, he was elected in 1994 to serve as County Assessor for the County of Santa Clara, California for a four-year term representing not only the Capital of Silicon Valley, but also the seventeenth largest county in the United States, encompassing more than 1,300 square miles (3,400 km2) and 1.8 million people.

In this segment, Larry speaks about how he ended up becoming the County Assessor of Santa Clara County and what the role entails.