247: How AI is Leveling the Playing Field for Investors with Andrew Einhorn
The Wake Up Call
Description: Your WakeUp Call begins when you start to challenge conventional thinking. When you empower yourself to break free from the daily grind. When you choose to design your own lifestyle and economy. In this episode, we sit down with Andrew, the founder of LevelFields AI, to discuss how his company is using advanced data analysis and artificial intelligence to give individual investors access to the same powerful insights that were previously only available to large financial institutions. Andrew shares how his platform scans thousands of news sources and company filings in...
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246: Navigating the Complex World of College Planning and Financing
The Wake Up Call
Description: Your WakeUp Call begins when you start to challenge conventional thinking. When you empower yourself to break free from the daily grind. When you choose to design your lifestyle and economy. In this episode, Paul and Brad delve deep into the intricate world of college planning and financing. They discuss the critical steps involved in the late-stage college planning process, including visits, testing, negotiating with schools, and securing various forms of financial aid. They also explore the differences in guidance counseling services between private and public schools, and...
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245: Building a Well-Oiled Business Machine
The Wake Up Call
Description: Your WakeUp Call begins when you start to challenge conventional thinking. When you empower yourself to break free from the daily grind. When you choose to design your lifestyle and economy. In this episode, Paul Thompson shares his insights on developing an effective process for running a successful business. He outlines his approach to setting big, hairy, audacious goals, breaking them down into a 3-year vision and 1-year plan, and then implementing a cadence of weekly tactical meetings and daily huddles to drive execution and accountability. Paul emphasizes the...
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244: Mastering Marriage, Entrepreneurship, and the Art of Living by Design
The Wake Up Call
Description: Your WakeUp Call begins when you start to challenge conventional thinking. When you empower yourself to break free from the daily grind. When you choose to design your lifestyle and economy. In this introspective episode, Paul Thompson reflects on two pivotal journeys – his marriage and entrepreneurial ventures. As he celebrates his 19th wedding anniversary, Paul shares poignant insights on the evolving phases of marriage and the intentional commitment required to build a lasting partnership. He then shifts gears, discussing his involvement in an ambitious mastermind group...
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243: Leveraging Podcast Guesting to Raise Capital and Build Your Brand with Trevor Oldham
The Wake Up Call
Description: Your WakeUp Call begins when you start to challenge conventional thinking. When you empower yourself to break free from the daily grind. When you choose to design your lifestyle and economy. Trevor Oldham, founder of Podcasting You, shares valuable insights on how real estate investors and entrepreneurs can effectively use podcast guesting as a strategy to raise capital, build authority, and grow their businesses. He discusses the tactics and best practices for identifying the right shows, creating compelling pitches, repurposing content, and nurturing relationships with...
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242: An Insider’s Guide for Out-of-State Investors with Andrew Kim
The Wake Up Call
Description: Your WakeUp Call begins when you start to challenge conventional thinking. When you empower yourself to break free from the daily grind. When you choose to design your lifestyle and economy. Industry experts Paul Thompson and Andrew Kim explore the opportunities and obstacles for investors eyeing single-family rentals across the Sun Belt. With boots on the ground from Dallas to Memphis, Andrew offers hard-won advice for vetting deals, financing purchases, and managing rehabs remotely. Gain valuable perspective on the pros and cons of multifamily versus single-family...
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241: The Lone Star Journey with Dasha Beardsley
The Wake Up Call
Description: Your WakeUp Call begins when you start to challenge conventional thinking. When you empower yourself to break free from the daily grind. When you choose to design your lifestyle and economy. Rising star Dasha Beardsley joins Paul in this episode to discuss an unexpected secret to investment success—health optimization. As Manager of Data Science for Cadre, Dasha crunches property numbers by day while juicing up her own vitality by night. Learn how blending profit with daily wellness habits can maximize personal and portfolio performance. Key Takeaways: Simple self-care...
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240: The Microdose Diet Journey with Peggy Van de Plassche
The Wake Up Call
Description: Your WakeUp Call begins when you start to challenge conventional thinking. When you empower yourself to break free from the daily grind. When you choose to design your own lifestyle and economy. Join us on a fascinating journey into the world of the Microdose Diet with Peggy Van de Plassche, a former finance expert turned entrepreneur focusing on psychedelics. In this episode, Peggy shares her background in finance, her entrepreneurial journey, and her transition to focusing on psychedelics, particularly microdosing with magic mushrooms. Discover how this holistic protocol...
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239: Real Estate Resilience with Jordan Silvester
The Wake Up Call
Description: Your WakeUp Call begins when you start to challenge conventional thinking. When you empower yourself to break free from the daily grind. When you choose to design your own lifestyle and economy. In this insightful episode, real estate investor and agent Jordan Sylvester shares his candid journey through the rollercoaster of the recent Canadian housing market. With raw honesty, Jordan recounts the hard-earned lessons from a series of investments that went awry due to unforeseen interest rate hikes. However, his resilience and thirst for knowledge shine through as he...
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238: Creative Asset Protection for Savvy Investors with Scott Royal Smith
The Wake Up Call
Description: Your WakeUp Call begins when you start to challenge conventional thinking. When you empower yourself to break free from the daily grind. When you choose to design your own lifestyle and economy. Paul Thompson taps the mind of asset protection expert Scott Royal Smith in this wide-ranging discussion exploring creative strategies to shield your wealth. Learn the crucial steps these pros say you must take to fortify your investments against legal attacks and economic uncertainty. From anonymous LLCs to ironclad trusts, they reveal the keys to bulletproofing your empire. Key...
info_outlineIn recent years, mobile homes have emerged as a unique and lucrative investment opportunity, offering recession-resistant assets with lower property taxes and less competition.
In this episode, Adrian Smude, a real estate investor specializing in owning both land and individual mobile homes, shares his successful business model of renting out affordable housing. Throughout the conversation, Adrian offers valuable insights into finding leads, evaluating rehab costs, and complying with regulations when originating loans for mobile homes.
Learn some practical advice to enter the mobile home market and achieve financial independence on your own terms.
Key Points From This Episode:
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Peek into Adrian's Real Estate Investing path
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Finding leads for mobile home investments
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Evaluating mobile homes based on cash flow, land value, and rehab costs
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Compliance with regulations when originating loans for mobile homes
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Real estate investment strategies in mobile homes
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Creating systems and processes to do it yourself at scale
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Using leverage for growth and diversification
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Self-directed IRAs and solo 401Ks for private money lending
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Tax optimization strategies for real estate investment
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Treating LLCs as businesses to protect liability and commingling funds
Follow Adrian Smude
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Adrian Smude’s Website | adriansmude.com
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Lifestyle Real Estate Investing’s Website | www.lifestyle-rei.com
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Facebook | www.facebook.com/LifestyleREI
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Instagram | @lifestyle_rei
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LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/in/adriansmude
About Adrian Smude
Adrian started his real estate career in 2002. He attributes much of his success to his passion for lifelong learning, which has led him to continue education courses and fostered relationships with respected mentors. He implemented what he learned, took action, and now has a successful business that fits his personality and lifestyle.
Through sharing his ideas, success, and failures Adrian hopes to inspire YOU to take action and create a life pursuant to your passions! Although Adrian has invested in notes, single family homes, mobile homes in parks, and wholesaled properties, Adrian settled in the niche of Mobile Homes with land. He has also created a great system to allow him to live his vision of being geographically free!
Adrian is passionate about teaching to ensure the knowledge from his mentors is passed on. He also wants everyone to have the life they dream of. Adrian’s goals are to educate and inspire you to take ACTION!
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