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He has overcome common challenges such as market volatility and trust issues, Litan an experienced tech founder turned passive RE/PE investor who built a complex investment portfolio, and is now leading a new startup to automate the planning and control of his wealth and the wealth of others like him. He believes that bringing value to themselves and others is the key to success. He discusses the importance of having an advisor who specializes in passive investing and syndication. He recommends listeners visit his website, https://vyzer.co/!

[00:01 - 07:54] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Litan Yahav!
• Litan shares how he started investing in real estate  

[07:55 - 22:51] Achieve Financial Independence

• The biggest barrier to entry for real estate investors is trust
• Find good friends or family members to invest with
• Vysor aims to solve that pain point of trust
  • Financial advice and tracking of investment data
• How to find passive investments

[22:52 - 28:20] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had? 
  • When he worked as a waiter
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift? 
  • “Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss”
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • He would love to get more into meditation
• What does success mean to you?
  • Litan says that, “Success is when you achieve that level of freedom where you can really do what you’re passionate about.”

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Website: https://vyzer.co/

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“Success is like when you achieve that level of freedom where you can really do what you're passionate about.” – Litan Yahav

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With over 6 years of experience in the real estate space, Zach originally started as an agent in college and gradually migrated towards flipping single family homes. After a few years in the single-family space, he realized that the commercial real estate realm provided greater scale and a better return on time.  He shares his story of how he first got into the real estate industry and how he’s been able to scale his business over the years by syndicating and buying apartments.

[00:01 - 03:34] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Zach Hoereth!
• Zach shares a story of how he first got into the real estate industry

[03:35 - 19:31] How to Syndicate and Manage an Apartment Building

• Learning about syndication and joint ventures
• Focus on his personal development goals
• Enjoying the different aspects of running a remote business
• Starting a self-storage business
• His goal is to have a portfolio of high-quality properties

[19:32 - 29:26] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had? 
  • When he was waiting tables in high school
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift? 
  • “The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason”
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • He would like to learn a foreign language, which is Spanish
• What does success mean to you?
  • Zach says, “Freedom of your time and having the ability to really wake up every morning and just be thankful and enjoy what you have going on.”

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Website: https://hoerethholdings.com/

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“When you can really double down on personal development , your "why," if you will, becomes a little clearer and so just trying to focus more on relationships, your health, things like that, for me, is really what pushes me.” – Zach Hoereth

“It all comes back to quality of life and freedom of time for me.” – Zach Hoereth

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Paul Shannon spent his career as a sales leader and consultant for a large ophthalmology company, implementing surgical devices into operating rooms and health systems across the mid-west. He has experience in acquisitions, raising capital, property management, project management, and is a licensed Realtor in Indiana. He mentions that it is important to stay positive and persistent in the face of difficult times and that social media can be a great way to network and connect with potential partners. He shares that they learned from his experience working as a dietary aide at a hearing-impaired nursing home that people are not going to give you anything if you don’t ask for it. This experience taught them the importance of education and how to find the right opportunity.

[00:01 - 03:39] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Paul Shannon!
• Paul talks about his “Why”
• Challenging and stimulating your mind 

[03:40 - 24:02] Succeed In A Challenging Environment

• Paul recommends diversifying into other asset classes
  • Industrial
  • Self-storage
  • ATM funds
• He recommends being open-minded to different opportunities
• Find more properties in difficult environments
• Networking to find deals

[24:03 - 31:12] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • When he worked at a hearing-impaired nursing home
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
  • The Hands-Off Investor by Brian Bruke
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • He wants to play the guitar
• What does success mean to you?
  • Paul says that, “Waking up in the morning and being happy.”

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Website: Red Hawk Investing 

LinkedIn: Paul Shannon

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“If you can operate and you can pivot, I think you can have some longevity in the business.” – Paul Shannon

“If you're on there and you're trying to add value or give a different perspective or spark conversation or connect people, then you can be inspired yourself by doing that, and it drives you to move forward with it and it opens up other doors.” – Paul Shannon

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Elisa Zhang is the principal over a portfolio of $650M+ in holdings across 2,500+ apartment units. After successfully building a path to financial independence for herself via real estate investing. She made it her mission to help motivated other nine-to-fivers do the same through her site EZ Financial Independence University and podcast, 10,000 Roads to Financial Independence. She discusses how partnerships can be beneficial in helping you achieve your goals and how syndication can help distributors achieve financial independence. Visit her website at https://www.ezfiuniversity.com/!

[00:01 - 08:26] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Elisa Zhang!
• Shifting your mindset can help you achieve your goals

[08:27 - 24:45] The Importance of Work-Life Balance and Commitment to Your Goals

• Elisa discusses bringing value to the team
• Commitment to your goals
• Sacrificing aspects of your traditional work life
• Work-life balance
• Financial literacy

[24:46 - 35:00] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • She worked at Pizza Hut
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • Who Not How by Dan Sullivan
  • The Go-Giver by Bob Burg
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • She wants to time travel and do public speaking
• What does success mean to you?
  • Elisa says that, “How much life can you impact.”

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Website: https://www.ezfiuniversity.com/

Instagram: @elisazhang_fi

LinkedIn: Elisa Zhang

Facebook: @ezfiuniversity

YouTube: Elisa Zhang (EZ FI University)

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“Truly approach a sales approach, building relationship approach from a go giver mindset. You're going to build a lot of deeper relationships and these helps with acquisition.” – Elisa Zhang

“The commitment that I spend all these money to invest in my growth, you're going to be successful when you made that mindset.” – Elisa Zhang

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Jake is the Founder, President & CEO of the Real Estate Investment Tech SaaS company, Groundbreaker Technologies. He made the initial angel investment, completed key hires, established selling, financial, and operational systems, led a Series Seed-round of financing, and continues to grow the company. He is an entrepreneur and business executive with a variety of experience, including ERP to SaaS, digital marketing to education technology, and hospitality to real estate. He shares his insights on how to achieve success, including tips on how to learn new skills and techniques. He invites listeners to visit groundbreaker.co to learn more about what Groundbreaker can do for you!

[00:01 - 10:54] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Jake Marmulstein!
• How he started Groundbreaker

[10:55 - 16:10] Team Building and Motivating People To Achieve A Common Vision

• Jake discusses how real estate investing is becoming more accessible and simple
• His background in tech startups helped him understand the importance of team building and motivating people to achieve a common vision
• Groundbreaker provides resources for syndicators and real estate investors, helping them learn about the industry and navigate through early stages

[16:11 - 21:51] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • When he worked in Johnny Rockets
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  •  “The Cold Start Problem by Andrew Chen”
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  •  Language acquisition in order to connect better with people
• What does success mean to you?
  • Jake says that, “Success is spending time doing what you want with whom you want, however much you want.”

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Website: groundbreaker.co

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakemarmulstein/ 

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“I get energized with helping emerging syndicators are up and coming operators be able to navigate through some of those early learnings that are usually very cost prohibitive, or just really time consuming.” – Jake Marmulstein

“If you're on the platform and you've been working with us for some time, the relationship is already established. ” – Jake Marmulstein

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Samuel Sells, a retired U.S. Air Force and combat veteran, he founded Wild Mountain in 2018 after traveling the globe as an International Health Specialist. Seeing poverty and a lack of safe housing fueled Sam to create a company set to change 1 million lives. Wild Mountain Capital works to change people's lives by transforming neglected and distressed workforce and “affordable” housing into healthy, well-governed communities that are clean and safe. Sam and his team see opportunity where responsibility has been abdicated by property owners or investment capital. To Sam, this is a health initiative that operates in a capitalistic paradigm.

[00:01 - 04:22] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Samuel Sells!
• Samuel discusses how he started his own business, flipping homes

[04:23 - 28:02] Impacting As Many Lives As Possible

• Samuel works with foreign militaries to help them develop and sustain healthcare systems
• He discusses, Clean Investing
• He believes that businesses should be involved in multiple aspects of community life, such as:
  • Social services
  • Education
  • Infrastructure
• He discusses the idea of impact investing
• He discusses how his team operated mobile home parks and storage complexes
• Impacting as many lives as possible

[28:03 - 33:24] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • He worked as a consultant
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • “The Ugly American by Eugene Burdick”
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • Telling stories
• What does success mean to you?
  • Samuel says that, “Success is something that you’re always looking for because I always want to be challenged.”

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelsells/  

Website: http://www.wildmountaincapital.com

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“I always think there's so much for us to do, to get better, and there's always stuff internally for us to get better.” – Samuel Sells

“A new Toyota is not success for me. Success is making a difference and, can we do more.”   – Samuel Sells

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Agostino Pintus urges people to rise above the outdated middle-class myth to achieve true financial freedom for themselves and their families. Starting from modest beginnings, he is now a commercial real estate investor, real estate developer, entrepreneur, and public speaker that inspires high-impact results. He is the founder of two multi-million dollar companies; a leadership platform and a real estate firm focused on net lease, multifamily, and development deals. He shares that if you are doing the right deals and have good partners, then you can be successful in this industry. If you want to learn more about the importance of networking and learning from your mistakes, visit bulletproofcashflow.com!

[00:01 - 06:03] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Agostino Pintus!
• How Agostino talks about the importance of real estate

[06:04 - 22:08]  

• Agostino talks about the benefits of real estate
• Opportunity zones in financing
• Letting go of negativity
• Focus on what you can control in life

[22:09 - 28:57] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • When he was a Director of IT, the person he was working for was on clinical medication
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • “On the Shortness of Life by Seneca”
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • He wants to get a pilot’s license and learn to fly an airplane
• What does success mean to you?
  • Agostino says that, “Success is freedom and the ability to get to places and have money available to you.”

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Website: bulletproofcashflow.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-farling-5a90b67/

Facebook: fb.com/bulletproofcashflow
YouTube: youtube.com/c/bulletproofcashflow

LinkTree: @bulletproofcashflow

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“If you align yourself with the right people, you don't have to do all this stuff on your own. it's a team sport.” – Agostino Pintus

“Focus on what I have to do in my life to be the best person I can possibly be, and to become the best version of myself.” – Agostino Pintus

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Melanie McDaniel is the founder of Freestyle Capital Group, a boutique private equity firm, and Freestyle Fund, a customizable fund. She partners with passive investors to invest in private equity real estate transactions across a variety of asset classes, operators, geographies, and investment strategies. Melanie offers diversified investment opportunities, and aims to have a personal relationship with each investor. She shares that contentment and happiness are key factors in achieving success!

[00:01 - 09:06] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Melanie McDaniel!
• How Melanie got into real estate

[09:07 - 24:53] Real Estate Options That Are Available For The Investors

• Melanie’s love of travel and how it influenced her career path
• Experiences owning and operating short-term rental properties
• The three ways to get into short-term rentals
• Multifamily is no longer the only option for investors

[24:54 - 29:19] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • When she worked at a youth camp
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • Learn Spanish and Italian languages
• What does success mean to you?
  • Melanie says that, “I feel like success is, “I gave it my best shot and I'm happy with where I am and just being content and happy.” I think that's success.”

Connect with Melanie

Website: http://www.freestylecapitalgroup.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melaniemcdanielinvest/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freestylecapitalgroup
Twitter: Free Style Invest
Instagram: Free Style Capital Group
YouTube: Your Passport to Financial Freedom 

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“If you find yield and someone's making money, then some bigger fish is going to find out and they're going to come eat our food.” – Melanie McDaniel

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Jon Farling left his 9 to 5 job in 2020 because of investing in real estate, mainly for Self-Storage. He now owns and operate 8 Self-Storage facilities and passively invests in two others. He mentions that they are heavily involved with a network of friends and colleagues, which helps them keep up to date on industry changes and navigate through any potential obstacles. He emphasizes the importance of learning from past experiences and how it can help you in your current business endeavors!

[00:01 - 06:06] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Jon Farling!
• How Jon start buying self-storage properties
• He’s currently invested in self-storage and has wholesale deals in place

[06:07 - 18:30] What It Takes To Run A Self-Storage Facility

• Jon discusses how to run a self-storage facility
• The importance of having a system in place to deter bad tenants
• He found inspiration in, “BiggerPockets”
• Have a partner that will work with you
• Technology used in Storage facilities

[18:31 - 25:23] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • When he worked at Pizza Hut at a truck stop in high school
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • “The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks”
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • He wants to share his experiences with public speaking
• What does success mean to you?
  • Jon says that, “Success for me starts with the family. I want to have a great relationship with my wife and kids.”

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-farling-5a90b67/

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“You've got to have a thirst for knowledge because I've talked to so many people that want to get in but they want to skip from a to Z without going through the whole thing. You can't do that. You've got to learn the way, or you've got to have a partner that will do the work.” – Jon Farling

“You've got to make mistakes. You've got to take action.” – Jon Farling

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Kyle Jones is the founder and Key Principal of TruePoint Capital, LLC, which is a private equity firm focused on owning and operating value-add multifamily assets and ground up construction. Kyle is also a co-founder of American Grid, which is a residential appraisal management company. Kyle advices listeners to get as aggressive as possible when acquiring single family homes and to partner with professionals who can help guide them through the complexities of multifamily development. He believes that the market will eventually get saturated and there will be less inventory to purchase. Kyle has found success in unplugging and allowing himself to be present with where he is.

[00:01 - 06:32] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know Kyle Jones!
• Shifting from teach to real estate
• He advices avoiding getting caught in the cycle of doing deals to do deals
  • Have partners who balance out your strengths and weaknesses

[06:33 - 24:49] Building a Team For Present and Future Success

• Kyle emphasizes that we should have strong rapport with our partners
• The importance of due diligence when meeting a potential partner
• Controlling costs
  • He recommends buying out jobs, supplies, and inventories as much as possible
• He recommends developing projects rather than renovating older properties

[24:50 - 30:47] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • Kyle says that his worst job was working in a mall in a kiosk where he sold sunglasses
• What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
  • The Bible
  • Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • He wants to learn wake surfing
• What does success mean to you?
  • Kyle says that, “Success for me is all about truly being free and being able to do what I want whenever I want to do it.”

Connect with Kyle

Website: https://truepointcap.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylenjonesy/

LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/kylenjonesy/

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