In this week’s podcast, Matt and Alex chat with Justin Donald author of the #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling book, The Lifestyle Investor: The 10 Commandments of Cash Flow for Passive Income and Financial Freedom. Justin is a living example of ‘Practice what you preach’. He’s a master of low-risk cash flow investing, specializing in simplifying complex financial strategies, structuring deals, and disciplined investment systems that consistently produce profitable results. A must-listen for those who want to embark on the world of a lifestyle investment.

In this week’s episode, TRE Co founders Matt Teifke and Alex Coffman have a conversation with Bruce Linton. He is the founder and former chairman and CEO of Canopy Growth Corporation. Bruce is a brilliant entrepreneur passionate about starting businesses to make a difference in the world.  He also provides a whole lot of experience in the cannabis industry, public policies, plus how to raise and attract money for your investments. Many years of experience are shared in this valuable podcast.

We recently sat down with one of our top agents, Jess Smith, to talk about her background in financial services and why she decided to make the move into real estate. We discuss her story, the parallels between the financial services world and real estate, the mindset shifts she had to make, the leadership skills that came with the agent success department, and more. What are the personal and professional challenges that you face when doing so? How do the changes affect the way you view your self-worth, and the way others perceive you? All this and more are discussed in today's episode of The Real Estate Podcast.

Alex & Matt discuss business focuses on growing the brokerage while also raising capital for their fund, The TRE Growth Fund 1. The TRE Growth Fund 1 focuses on raising capital for Central Texas real estate. They also discuss how challenging it can be to stay business-focused while also being a good leader by helping others. Stick to the end to hear a question by one of our TikTok followers. If you have a question, submit it to [email protected] and we'll answer it in our next episode!

Why Entrepreneurship is So Exciting | The Real Estate Podcast, Ep 81  

Are you doing something you love as an entrepreneur? In today's episode, Matt sits down with his pastor, Chris Plekenkol, to discuss everything from how being a pastor is a form of entrepreneurship to running a business, how entrepreneurship is doing what you love while also fulfilling your purpose at the same time, and more.   

Chris graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1999 and served in the Army for seven years. Upon God’s call in his life to ministry, Chris attended Dallas Theological Seminary and received his Master's in Theology (ThM). Chris traveled as an evangelist and missional group trainer with iamsecond.com for two years before becoming the Lead Pastor of Wells Branch Community Church. He's also the author of five books including “Faith in the Fog of War”, chronicling his faith journey as a company commander in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

How June Homes is Changing the Short Term Rental Game | Ep 80

In today's episode, Matt sits with Dan Mishin to discuss his company, June Homes, and how they're changing the short-term rental game on both the landlord and tenant experience.  

Learn more here: junehomes.com

This podcast episode is sponsored by Prodigy Mortgage Brokers. Schedule a time to speak today: www.meetingwithFreddy.com.

How to turn real estate and cannabis investing into success | The Real Estate Podcast, Ep 79  

In this podcast, Matt sits down with Jonathan Kalikow, the Principal Manager, Head of Real Estate, and Class II Director of AFC. He is president and founder of Gamma Real Estate, a boutique commercial real estate firm based in New York City. The firm lends on real estate nationwide, owns a portfolio of approximately 5,000 apartments and several office properties in the Southeastern US, and developments real estate, including an 850 unit residential building on Sutton Place in Manhattan.   

Jonathan was once reluctant of diving into the cannabis industry due to the illegality of cannabis as well as the social stigma of a class 1 narcotic, but now understands all the benefits that cannabis can offer. We take a dive into what his business offers with investment opportunities.  

Learn more about Gamma Real Estate: www.gammarealestate.com

This podcast episode is sponsored by Achosa Home Warranty. You can reach out to Amber Martinez directly at 512-876-7842

How to Take Your real estate Business From Good To Great | The Real Estate Podcast Ep 78  

In this podcast, Matt sits down with Ellis Hammond. Ellis is the founder of Kingdom REI, a mastermind, and coaching community for faith-driven real estate investors who want to multiply their real estate portfolio, income, and impact through joint ventures and collaborations.  

From being a full-time pastor during college to full-time investing and teaching others to invest as well, this episode sheds light on how to take your real estate business from good to great.   

The key: Communication! "Be good at communicating and you’ll never be broke"  

Matt and Ellis also discuss the future of real estate with blockchain and cryptocurrency. They see this as opening up a new class of investors and making real estate and investing more accessible to others. Ellis also foresees this changing the value of real estate as well.  

If you're like to connect with Ellis, you can find him on Twitter or by going to their website: https://www.symphonycapitalgroup.com/

This podcast is sponsored by Doyenne Inspections: a female-owned and operated Home Inspection team serving the greater Austin area. Call or Text 512-655-9940 to book by phone.

In today's episode, Matt sits down with fellow real estate investor and entrepreneur, Clay Hepler. Clay is the Chief Wealth Strategist at the Creative Capitalist helping entrepreneurs and real estate investors in 50 states create, protect and multiply their cash flow so they keep, control, and amplify more their hard-earned cash in ANY economy. He also is the Director of Acquisitions for a local real estate investment firm.

Clay's been investing in real estate for the past 14 months and just closed on his 14th unit. Some of his biggest pieces of advice for those starting out are to work with people that have done what you're looking to do, focus on building relationships, never stop being curious, continue to learn, and lastly TAKE ACTION!

This podcast is sponsored by Ceshker Group here in Austin, TX. Call today at 512-563-8883 or visit their website here: https://www.ceshker.com/title-offices

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How to Build & Scale a Successful Company like Zillow with Spencer Rascoff | Ep 76  

In this podcast, Matt sits down with Spencer Rascoff. Spencer is an entrepreneur and company leader who co-founded Zillow, Hotwire, dot.LA, Pacaso, Recon Food, Queue, Path, Supernova's family of SPACs, and 75 & Sunny. Spencer served as Zillow's CEO for a decade.   

They discuss the many stages of entrepreneurship as well as the challenges that new start-ups face. They also discuss one of his current businesses, Pacaso, which helps you buy a portion of a second home. They democratize access to second-home ownership.  

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