The Broke Millionaires

In this episode we provide some updates on our life, current projects and and how we are managing everything with a newborn in the fold. We do dive into MTR marketing, outlining how to make your listing stand out in searches and the ways we market our properties to create a constant lead funnel.

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In this episode we jump into how to launch your first MTR to stand out from the crowd and operate build a legitimate business with this strategy. 

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In this episode we break down a strategy to get you to 7 figures a year without having a single company make it big. This strategy also helps you to diversify your risk, hedge against a down economy, and makes it easier to offset your tax liability. 

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Nate Green is an award winning CEO, Founder, Entrepreneur, Best Selling Author and Success and Leadership Coach. His relentless spirit and grit, coupled with his passion to impact the lives of those that are hungry and driven have been a combination that have provided him great success. Through a life of crazy adventures, major hardships and the constant need to adapt, Nate has constantly pushed forward to develop the core of who he is and overcome all obstacles he encounters. The life transition from a Police Officer to Founder and CEO of a company that sold for 8 Figures has allowed for financial freedom and a unique knowledge base that he has channeled to launch others toward success.

Nate's Book

Suck Less, Do Better: The End of Excuses & the Rise of the Unstoppable You

By Nate Green

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Book recommendations

The Last Arrow

By Erwin Raphael McManus

Reach out to Nate

successwithnategreen.com

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In this episode we talk about the power of partnerships and how this can free up time, money and take your business or investing to the next level as you scale up. We also touch on how fostering and maintaining relationships can help build your network and come full circle. 

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🎙 Episode Summary

In this powerful episode, Lauryn and Joshua sit down with Luke W. Gilbert, a real estate investor, agent, and entrepreneur whose journey from digging ditches and bartending in San Francisco to building a 7-figure real estate portfolio is nothing short of remarkable.

Luke opens up about the moment that changed his life, juggling parenthood while broke, reinventing himself as an electrician, and ultimately discovering real estate, land development, and tax strategy as the keys to building long-term wealth.

He also shares the behind-the-scenes truth about:

• moving his family across states for a better financial future
• scaling to 9 properties and a 100-door management portfolio
• making $1.4M in one year and paying $0 in taxes legally through bonus depreciation
• surviving a nightmare out-of-state rental with slab leaks
• winning Rookie of the Year his first year as an agent
• rebuilding his life, marriage, and mindset through sobriety and personal development

This episode is packed with mindset breakthroughs, practical strategies, and real, raw stories about the sacrifices required to build wealth.

🔑 Key Takeaways

1. You’re Not Stuck—You Need New Variables

Luke reveals how leaving San Francisco and later San Diego changed everything. He realized geography was destroying his financial future and making ownership impossible. Once he reframed his situation, opportunities opened. 

2. A Career Reset at 30 Can Still Change Everything

He went from bartending and digging ditches to becoming an electrician simply by calling a contractor every other day until he got hired. Tenacity became his secret weapon. …

3. Real Estate + Tax Strategy = Wealth

After discovering Kiyosaki and tax codes, Luke realized taxes are the #1 enemy of wealth creation. So he became a real estate professional and used bonus depreciation to offset massive income.
He bought seven properties in a year—and paid zero taxes on $1.4M of income. 

4. The Power (and Pain) of Out-of-State Investing

From Oklahoma to Idaho, Luke shares wins and losses—including a brutal rental with under-slab leaks that cost him over $15k in repairs and crushed his cash flow.
 “It’s not if you lose money in real estate, it’s when.” 

5. Building a Business That Serves Your Family

Luke openly discusses the strain entrepreneurship placed on his marriage and home life—and how he works to balance ambition with being a good husband and father. 

6. Coaching, Sales, and Helping Others Win

Luke is now building a coaching program designed to help real estate agents create predictable income, growth, and tax strategy—because most agents never make it through year one.

🧠 Mindset Moments

• “What you think is a lot of money… isn’t.”
• “Leadership is communicating the vision—even when no one else sees it yet.”
• “Tenacity is my secret sauce.”
• “You can’t study your way into out-of-state investing—you can only experience it.”
• “The tax man sees me after depreciation; lenders see me before it.

Book recommendations
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: By Stephen R. Covey

Unfair Advantage: The Power of Financial Education: By Robert T. Kiyosaki

Reach out to Luke
Instagram: @luke.w.gilbert

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In this episode we break down the current stock market crash, Trump's tariffs and the direction of the economy. We also talk about how you can prepare your financial health to weather the impeding recession comes upon us. 

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In this episode we talk about the sacrifices and struggles we face while building wealth through real estate while raising money. We also touch on our side hustles and the income streams those are creating which have helped us to push through. 

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In this episode we talk further in depth on how we renovate homes on a budget and still get a stylish high quality end result. When to use a contractor and when to take on a project on your own and what type of finishes to use when you are rehabbing a rental property. 

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In this episode we shed light on the less talked about truth of investing. When building wealth and investing you will have wins and losses, people tend not to talk about the losses and glorify the wins. We talk about the losses we have experienced and how the lessons we learned helped us succeed on the next investment. 

Failed Businesses 

OC Recycled Furniture  

Baby & Bow

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