#8 Archive Interview - Brad Shepherd - A guide to passive income with real estate syndications!

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#8 Archive Interview - Brad Shepherd - A guide to passive income with real estate syndications!

These interview podcasts were originally released as part of my previous show a few years ago. I believe they remain relevant and may be enjoyed by current listeners. The old podcast was called 'A Trader's Life,' so please disregard the intros and any outdated segments. I hope you enjoy them. This episode is brought to you by ENLIGHTENED TRADING COMMUNITY [https://www.rickmazur.life/enlightened-trading-community/]. If you are somebody who has any interest in trading the financial markets -- short term or long term -- stocks, options, futures, forex, and more -, please click this link [https://www.rickmazur.life/enlightened-trading-community/] on my website and be sure to join our mailing list. We are currently in private beta with Enlightened. Enlightened is a trading community and will provide great information and lots of free resources. We have tons of things planned for expansion to give anyone interested in becoming better at finance and investing and trading your money some great opportunities. Get on them ailing list today, and let's get trading and better managing our money! "We help busy professionals like you create passive income from hassle-free real estate investments." - Brad Shepherd. You can see below some of the discussion points we covered: 1:29 Differences between passive and active investing? 6:55 Differences between stock market investing and real estate? 9:53 Tax differences between IRA and investing in real estate 12:46 Differences between a REIT fund and real estate syndications 15:10 Custodian companies that can help you invest in real estate through your self-directed IRA 19:24 What type of investor qualifies to invest in a real estate syndication deal? 23:04 How much of your portfolio should you consider investing in real estate deals 25:34 Liquidity of real estate syndication deals. 29:24 Tokenization with real estate deals 31:47 Different types of deals and how they may be constructed 35:34 Differences between Class A, B, C type properties 40:04 Cap rates in real estate explained 48:34 The syndication process - all your questions answered! I had a great chat with Brad Shepherd from SugarHouse Investments. Brad specializes in passive real estate syndication deals and has a lot of information on his website. [https://www.sugarhouseinvestments.com/] LINKS FROM THE EPISODE * Connect with Brad Shepherd Website [https://www.sugarhouseinvestments.com/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sugarhouseinvestments] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgPLIgNQFqmWHYu-8chA0g] Twitter [https://twitter.com/bradshep] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/sugarhouseinvestments/] Follow Rick Mazur: Website: https://www.rickmazur.life/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atraderslife Twitter: https://twitter.com/rickmaz1106 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rickmazur1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickmazurlife/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickmazurlife/] Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/atraderslifepodcast/ YouTube: https://www.rickmazur.life/youtube [https://www.rickmazur.life/youtube]

#7 Archive Interview - Sarah Blanchfield - Helping business owners create security in their lives on variable income

These interview podcasts were originally released as part of my previous show a few years ago. I believe they remain relevant and may be enjoyed by current listeners. The old podcast was called 'A Trader's Life,' so please disregard the intros and any outdated segments. I hope you enjoy them. "Helping business owners create security in their lives on variable Income!" - Sarah Blanchfield You can see below some of the discussion points we covered: A Little Background about Sarah Blanchfield 0:50 What is a financial therapist 5:58 Money Myths and red flags 8:27 How does someone begin to break the "spend more than you make cycle"? 10:05 The financial and budgeting advice has to be tailored to each household 13:19 Behavioral economics and how it relates to finance 14:23 How to best use behavioral economics to help with your finances 20:38 Decision Paralysis 26:52 Couples and finance 28:17 mybulletproofbudget.com and how Sarah's company can assist 30:57 Sarah is a financial therapist and the founder of my Bulletproof budget. She helps online business owners create simple budgets to help them create security in their lives and a variable income and grow their businesses simultaneously. One of the main tools she uses to help is called behavioral economics. We're going to cover it in the interview for those of you who don't know what it is, but I can tell you it's used behind the scenes in many aspects of your life sometimes without you even knowing it. One example is banks that started using behavioral economics to shape how they offer products and services to you as a customer. But there are many more. So I hope you find this interview interesting, and we're going to learn a lot more as we go along. LINKS FROM THE EPISODE * Connect with Sarah Blanchfield Website [https://mybulletproofbudget.com] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/mybulletproofbudget/] Pinterest [https://www.pinterest.de/mybulletproofbudget/_created/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mybulletproofbudget/] Follow Rick Mazur: Website: https://www.rickmazur.life/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atraderslife Twitter: https://twitter.com/rickmaz1106 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rickmazur1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickmazurlife/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickmazurlife/] Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/atraderslifepodcast/ YouTube: https://www.rickmazur.life/youtube [https://www.rickmazur.life/youtube] This episode is brought to you by ENLIGHTENED TRADING COMMUNITY [https://www.rickmazur.life/enlightened-trading-community/]. If you are somebody who has any interest in trading the financial markets -- short term or long term -- stocks, options, futures, forex, and more -, please click this link [https://www.rickmazur.life/enlightened-trading-community/] on my website and be sure to join our mailing list. We are currently in private beta with Enlightened. Enlightened is a trading community and will provide great information and lots of free resources. We have tons of things planned for expansion to give anyone interested in becoming better at finance and investing and trading your money some great opportunities. Get on them ailing list today, and let's get trading and better managing our money!

#6 - Mitche Graf - Business - Delivering 6-Star Service In A 1-Star World

These interview podcasts were originally released as part of my previous show a few years ago. I believe they remain relevant and may be enjoyed by current listeners. The old podcast was called 'A Trader's Life,' so please disregard the intros and any outdated segments. I hope you enjoy them. "Life is meant to be lived, not endured, and we can each make a profound difference in the world" - Mitche Graf You can see below some of the discussion points we covered: When starting a business if you love what you don't worry about failure just start 0:43 Work-Life balance and its importance 5:20 Automation in your business and where to start? 8:52 Sales for your start-up 16:19 Customer Service - Customer Service - Customer Service! 18:35 Why has customer service lacked so much in certain businesses? 24:22 Hiring employees and managing them post COVID-19 29:43 Identifying opportunities and having the passion for what you do 35:09 It cant be just about the money, you have to want it really bad 38:44 Best-selling author, serial entrepreneur, international speaker, nationally syndicated radio host, and former All-American Track & Field athlete Mitche Graf has been a passionate lifestyle entrepreneur for over 25 years, dangling his toes into the ponds of many intriguing industries along the way. From selling used bicycle parts out of his garage in the seventh grade to running 4 companies today, he has prided himself on knowing how to squeeze every drop of potential out of his endeavors. In 2019, he took time off from his own businesses and became the President of an affiliate for the San Francisco Giants baseball team for a season, and bolstered attendance by over 12%, which was the biggest increase in all professional baseball. Over the past three decades, Mitche has created many multi-million dollar companies.....two award-winning restaurants, a bustling catering & events company, a national spice manufacturing business with over 4000 accounts, a photography studio, a cribbage board company, an award-winning limousine business, a portable hot tub rental business, a drive-through espresso company, an educational products company, an athletic fitness testing corporation, and even a nightcrawler company. Having started, built, and successfully operated and sold numerous enterprises in many industries has taught him a simple truth: the same basic business principles apply, regardless of the arena you may play in..... (bio continued on Episode show notes page [https://www.rickmazur.life/podcast/9-mitche-graf-six-star-service-one-star-world/]) * LINKS FROM THE EPISODE * Connect with Jimmy Song Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/BusinessEdgeRadio/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/mitchegraf] Power Marketing 101 [https://powermarketing101.com/] Website [https://powermarketing101.com/] Six Star [http://www.6-Star.org] * Recommended Books * Customer Service Is DEAD: Delivering 6-Star Service In A 1-Star World [https://amzn.to/3AReNUb] * Business Basics BootCamp: The Ultimate Crash Course For Entrepreneurs [https://amzn.to/3hTSOUg] * HIGH VOLTAGE BRANDING: Go From Ordinary To "Extra-Ordinary" [https://amzn.to/3ASPoti] * Power Marketing, Selling, & Pricing by Graf, Mitche. (Amherst Media, Inc.,2009) [Paperback] Second (2nd) Edition [https://amzn.to/3yLyNWM] * Marketing Your Espresso Business: How to Separate Yourself from the Rest of the Pack [https://amzn.to/36sA9JN] * Mentioned * Fiverr [https://fvrr.co/3xsQSZj] * Jim Beach - School for Startups [https://jimbeach.com/] Follow Rick Mazur: Website: https://www.rickmazur.life/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atraderslife Twitter: https://twitter.com/rickmaz1106 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rickmazur1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickmazurlife/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickmazurlife/] Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/atraderslifepodcast/ YouTube: https://www.rickmazur.life/youtube [https://www.rickmazur.life/youtube] This episode is brought to you by SURFNET CORPORATION [https://www.surfnetcorp.com]. This episode is brought to you by SurfNet Corporation. SurfNet Corp. has been servicing the IT needs of many businesses since 1996. SurfNet is a full-service provider offering IT consulting services including but not limited to internet strategy, development, custom programming, security, cloud computing, and much more. They also provide web hosting at one of their global data centers and merchant processing to take credit cards for your business and online application. Furthermore, they specialize in taking a project that your business may need, from just an idea that you'd like to implement to a completed project that can help your business grow. You know, I talk to business owners all the time that say, "Rick, I want to do x y or z for my business, but I don't have the in-house staffing to get it done or…..I don't know whom I can trust to complete the task and get it done. Fear no more. SurfNet can help and has been for decades. Visit them at www.surfnetcorp.com [https://www.surfnetcorp.com/] for more information – Clear Vision, Clear Future, Clear choice! Contact them today!