This episode is for anyone wanting to achieve financial independence before retirement age. Learn about the signs of a housing bubble and how you can avoid the mistakes that Cedric made. Luckily failure is not final as long as you keep moving forward!
Cedric is a native South African who married an American girl and is now a pastor in the Pacific Northwest. His journey with Real Estate has progressed from mistakes made in ignorance to an intentional strategy towards financial increase and freedom.
For reference, we talked about the difference between investing and speculating back in Episode 21. It was great having David on the show and we know you will enjoy hearing his wisdom!
David Stein produces and hosts the weekly podcast Money For the Rest of Us where he weaves together stories, examples, academic research and media findings on topics related to money, investing and the economy. The podcast launched in May 2014 and has over 185 episodes and more than six million downloads.
Prior to launching the podcast, David advised and managed assets for institutions and financial planners. He was Chief Investment Strategist and Chief Portfolio Strategist at Fund Evaluation Group, LLC, a $33 billion investment advisory firm, where he co-headed the 21-person research group. He co-founded the firm’s $2.2 billion asset management division where he developed its investment philosophy and process and was the lead portfolio manager.
Hunter Thompson is a full-time real estate investor and founder of Cash Flow Connections. Since starting CFC, Hunter has helped investors allocate capital to over 100 properties which have a combined asset value of more than $350,000,000. His experience includes investments in self-storage facilities, residential mortgage notes, mobile home parks, single-family acquisitions, hard money loans, office buildings, and multi- family real estate syndications. In connection with these investments, he has worked with some of the most experienced and well-respected asset teams across the United States and Canada.
Geoff Woods is the Vice President of The ONE Thing. After hearing the Jim Rohn quote that “you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with” Geoff set out on a mission to surround himself with high level CEOs and successful entrepreneurs. Fast forward just 10 months, Geoff went from employee to entrepreneur, launching a company with the co-authors of the best selling book The ONE Thing. Geoff has been featured in Entrepreneur.com and is on a mission to teaching people how to live a life of focus so they can have more by doing less.
P.S. Apologies for Paul's audio quality in this episode. We strive for excellence so we will do our best to make sure this never happens again!
You NEED to find the right product (or service) to sell. In this episode, Michael shares his tips and lessons about finding the right thing to sell.
Michael Zipursky is an author, lead-generation and marketing consultant, and entrepreneur. His work has appeared in the Financial Times, FOX Business, Maclean's, HR Executive, MarketingMag, Management Consulting Journal, and in several other media and publications.
Michael runs Consulting Success, the leading consulting resource for people that want to become successful consultants. The site has over 700 articles, interviews, guides and products and serves 30,000 readers each month from around the world.