What if the house isn't the asset… and the mortgage is?

In this episode of Broadcast Your Authority, Tamara Thompson and co-host Ryan D. Lee, Shane Seo, and Linda Kim sit down with Peter Skaggs, founder of Lighthouse Lending and a mortgage broker with nearly 17 years of experience and billions in real estate transactions behind him. Peter has quietly helped thousands of clients build real estate portfolios one-on-one, and he's now stepping into a bigger mission: teaching investors how to get into the game, stay in the game, and grow in the game.

Peter walks through his framework of 14 fundamental disciplines built around three pillars — Buying Power, Staying Power, and Growing Power — and shares the contrarian insight that reframes how serious investors think about debt: the 30-year fixed mortgage is the single best financial tool ever created, and the property itself is just the key that unlocks the bank vault.

Along the way, Peter unpacks the "Freedom Flywheel" (buy two homes a year for 10 years, then refinance tax-free), why most investors are collectors rather than portfolio builders, the difference between focusing on permanent vs. temporary decisions, and why paying off your mortgage in retirement may be the riskiest move you can make. He also shares the story of the $850,000 Kauai Airbnb he and his wife bought when they only owned a $350,000 home — and how leaning into the deep end built a lifestyle asset that's paid off for nearly a decade.

Plus, Peter offers listeners a free Deal Analyzer tool that walks you through 15 questions to evaluate any property against his framework and compare it side-by-side to the S&P 500.

In this episode:

• Why the mortgage is the asset, not the house

• The three pillars: Buying Power, Staying Power, Growing Power

• Leverage as a megaphone — and why bad leverage destroys investors

• The top mistakes new real estate investors make

• Permanent vs. temporary decisions in real estate

• How a Kauai Airbnb became a lifestyle asset

• Why paying off your mortgage in retirement transfers ALL the risk to you

• The Freedom Flywheel: financial freedom in 10 years or less

• Wealth stacking: appreciation, principal paydown, tax benefits, and cash flow

Connect with Peter Skaggs:

• Website & free Deal Analyzer: https://investorlighthouse.com/

• Instagram: http://instagram.com/petertskaggs

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petertskaggs/

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