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Erik Hatch is a masterful entrepreneur. Originally a youth paster, Erik started out in real estate part-time and closed 0 homes his first year! He kept at it and slowly grew his business before jumping in full-time about 10 years ago. Since then he formed a team, became a brokerage, formed a coaching company, began investing (he now owns 60 doors), flips 25-30 homes a year as part of his Snap Offers program, wrote a book, and recently started doing Airbnb. Hear Erik talk about his journey, how he allocates his time and sets his priorities to grow his companies, and how he's built a great team of people along the way that loves winning alongside him.

In this episode, hosted by Mike Swenson, we discussed:      

• How Erik career got started and his background    
• Erik has 20 businesses 
• His background is in ministry 
• His net worth increased by 400% in 10 years...

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Devin Doherty is a mindset ninja. Outside of real estate, he's been in the tech industry (working with IBM & Macintosh), a consultant, and also a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, among many other amazing accomplishments. Inside of real estate, he's been a top agent, investor, coach, and helped build the 6th largest real estate team in the United States. In this episode, Devin shares more about his journey towards financial freedom and the lessons that have helped impact his journey. This episode comes from Freedom Con, a live event REL Freedom held in the fall of 2020. 

In this episode, hosted by Mike Swenson, we discussed:     

• How Devin’s career got started and his background   
• He is the founder of Five Doors Network as well as Thrive Network 
• Devin was recruited to work for IBM at the age 14 
• The “I will until” attitude...

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Before we can experience the freedom of building wealth, many of us have to remove the chains of debt. For Kelly Blodgett, she graduated with 60k in student loan debt. She faithfully made her school loan payment for 8 years. She was astonished at how little she had paid down during that time, so she decided to get aggressive and attack her debt. Over the next 20 months, she paid off the remaining $46,514.91 and now is a financial coach helping others to build a solid financial future through Money Gal Coaching. In this episode, Kelly Bodgett and Mike Swenson discuss getting your house in order and many of the basic principles to give you a solid financial foundation for your future.

In this episode, hosted by Mike Swenson, we discussed:     

• How Kelly’s career got started and her background     
• Kelly's launch as Owner and coach at Money Gal Coaching 
• Her...

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You can be anywhere you want within five years. Erin Torres is proof of that. Having worked past jobs that left her bored and unfulfilled, she met Adam Hergenrother and it all changed. In 5 short years, she's moved up to President of Herg Group, a top real estate team that closed 3,000 units with 240+ agents in 24 states. We talk about how she found the role, her journey in real estate, and how she has 12 streams of income coming from 3 main areas that ALL worked synergistically to help feed each other. Plus she has some BIG projects on the horizon for this upcoming year.

In this episode, hosted by Mike Swenson, we discussed:    

• How Erin’s career got started and her background  
• She met Adam Hergenrother through a craigslist job posting
• How Erin is now in her new role of President of HergGroup  
• Since she started, the team grew $650 million in volume 
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Todd Dexheimer shares his journey from being a teacher to researching real estate investing, to eventually jumping in full-time over the span of a couple of years. He's done single-family, multi-family, mobile homes, and even a ski resort. Todd's pushed through roadblocks, adapted his mindset and grown his company to new heights. Todd now focuses his time on 100+ unit complexes & senior group homes. Learn from Todd to help you forge your path in real estate. You can also hear from Todd on the Pillars of Wealth Creation Podcast.

In this episode, hosted by Mike Swenson, we discussed:   

• How his career got started and his background 
• Tood first found some books on real estate and that sparked his interest to pursue it further
• Todd’s first 3 purchases were a foreclosure (to live in), single-family rental, and a flip (that flopped) 
• You’re going to have...

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Hear from Ahmed Iqbal as he discusses being an "IT guy" who "finds (computer) bugs for a living" to being a real estate investor who currently holds 28 units in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, and Alabama totaling $4 Million, which have all been purchased in the past 5 years. He has leveraged relationships with others to create strong investment partnerships where each person brings their specific skills to the group. Because of his strong passion for systems and efficiencies, it has allowed each of them to grow quickly. He also discussed his desire to "soft retire" in 3 1/2 years to choose where he wants to spend his time after that.

In this episode, hosted by Mike Swenson, we discussed:   

• How his career got started and his background in IT for 26 years
• How he started off as a landlord in the Chicago area
• Ahmed’s freedom belief is that personal finance mixed with real...

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Christy Belt Grossman talks about her journey to creating a life by design and empowering thousands of other admin in real estate along the way. She discusses how she went from the top 1% worldwide at her employer in the mortgage industry to running her family's real estate team that has sold over $1 Billion in their lifetime. She then took that experience and launched Ops Boss Coaching and is truly living the life she wants serving her bigger purpose in life, giving back to the real estate admin community, and working with a group of people that she handpicked to help change the world.

In this episode, hosted by Mike Swenson, we discussed:   

• How her career got started in the mortgage industry and her transition to real estate 
• She worked for Chase Manhattan Mortage and was top 1% of all employees worldwide 
• Was chief operating officer for one of the first teams in the Nation to...

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Hear from Ryan O'Neill as he shares his humble growth from renter to investor to agent to now leading the world's #1 team at Remax in closed transactions. Ryan started his real estate team in 2005 and has been the number #1 Remax team in the state from 2006 on. Oh, and he also has been inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame. We discuss basic business principles - hire good people, care for them, help them get where they want to go, and provide great service to your clients. It's simple, not easy. Yet when you do that year over year, a large business can grow organically - eventually getting you to #1 in your field. This is a can't-miss episode. 

In this episode, hosted by Mike Swenson, we discussed:   

• How his career got started and his background 
• He has the #1 one team in Remax on closed transactions 
• Started by buying a duplex and lived in part and rented part 
• ...

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Hear from Tri Vu as he talks about how he's lept into investing over the past 2 1/2 years while still keeping his day job in IT. After interviewing a bunch of top people in IT, he found out that so many of them had real estate investments on the side, so he and his wife and family dove headfirst into opening 2 Airbnb’s in San Diego in the spring of 2018. Since then it has grown to additional investments in other states such as Arizona, Mississippi, Illinois, and Maryland. It has provided a creative outlet for him and his wife and led him to take risks he never would have taken before so that he can build the future and freedom he wants. 

In this episode, hosted by Mike Swenson, we discussed:   

• How his career got started and his background 
• He has been in IT for 20 yrs 
• Tri noticed that a lot of IT people had something in common, and that was real estate...

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Hear from Nick Correll as he talks about getting into investing before he was a licensed agent. He talks about what it's like working with his family in his business and how he's balanced being an agent & and investor. Also hear how his investment business is giving him the freedom, due to passive income, so his family can follow their dreams and move his real estate business to a new state!

In this episode, hosted by Mike Swenson, we discussed:   

• How his career got started and his background 
• Got into real estate from investing 
• Prides himself on being a good landlord, focusing on communicating and having value with tenants 
• 23 rentals at his peak 
• Does about 30-35 real estate transactions per year 
• Sets up accounts and build relationships at different places to help get good pricing for his rental needs 
• Is planning to move to Nashville 
• Short term goal for ...